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Paramount+ Is Taking Us Back To The ‘Pet Sematary’ With A New Prequel

The world of Pet Sematary is expanding with a new prequel in the works at Paramount+, which will be Lindsey Beer’s feature directorial debut. Jeff Buhler, who penned the script for the 2019 adaptation, based on the Stephen King story, wrote the prequel which was last revised by Beer, THR is reporting. Natalie Alyn Lind (“Big Sky,” “Tell Me a Story”), Jack Mulhern (“Mare of Easttown”), Forrest Goodluck (The Revenant), and Isabella Star LaBlanc have joined the cast with Jackson White (“Mrs. Fletcher”) playing a young Jud Crandall. While there have been no plot details revealed at this point, there are a couple of ways it could go. We can’t help but wonder if the prequel will involve the cautionary story that Jud recounts to Louis about Timmy, the young man who was the last person buried in the Pet Sematary. During the story, Jud says those famous lines, “Sometimes dead is better.” But we could be completely wrong. We

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 11, 2021

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Set Sail With André Øvredal’s Dracula Movie ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’

Javier Botet (IT, The Conjuring), who has played some of horror’s most disturbing creatures and characters, will star as the famous bloodsucker, Dracula, in director André Øvredal’s (The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark) The Last Voyage of the Demeter. Already in production, The Last Voyage of the Demeter also stars David Dastmalchian (The Suicide Squad), Liam Cunningham (“Game of Thrones”), Aisling Franciosi (The Nightingale), and Corey Hawkins (“The Walking Dead”) according to THR. The script was penned by Zak Olkewicz (Bullet Train), based on the original script by Bragi Schut. Javier Botet stars as the infamous vampire, Dracula, with Cunningham playing the ship’s stately captain. Dastmalchian plays Wojchek, Demeter’s first mate. Franciosi stars as Anna, a stowaway aboard the ship, while Briones is playing the ship’s cook. Kapicic and Nikolaeff play two of the ship’s crew members. The film is “based on a single chapter, the Captain’s Log, from Bram Stoker’s classic 1897 novel

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 4, 2021

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“Helstrom” & “FTWD” Actress Joins The Cast Of Blumhouse’s “Firestarter”

The Firestarter reboot is beginning to take shape. Today, we’ve learned via a press release that Sydney Lemmon (Helstrom, Succession, Fear of the Walking Dead) has joined the cast to play Vicky. Lemmon joins previously announced actors Zac Efron (Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, The Greatest Showman), Michael Greyeyes (Wild Indian, Rutherford Falls, True Detective), Gloria Reuben (City on a Hill, Mr. Robot), and Ryan Kiera Armstrong (“American Horror Story”, The Tomorrow War, It: Chapter II). Keith Thomas, who brought us the fantastic horror film The Vigil earlier this year, directs from the script adapted by Scott Teems (Halloween Kills), based on Stephen King’s novel of the same name. The tale centers on a young girl (Armstrong) who develops pyrokinetic abilities and is abducted by a secret government agency that wants to harness her powerful gift as a weapon. Jason Blum and Academy Award® winner Akiva Goldsman will produce. Martha De Laurentiis, who was an associate producer on the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 29, 2021

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AMC Sinks Its Teeth Into New “Interview With The Vampire” Series

AMC has officially ordered the new series adaptation of Anne Rice’s “Interview With the Vampire” with an eight-episode first season, Deadline reports. The series is created by Rolin Jones (“Friday Night Lights”) who will also serve as showrunner and writer. Deadline notes, that “Interview With the Vampire” will premiere in 2022 on both AMC and AMC+. “The challenge of adapting for television the groundbreaking and immensely compelling work of Anne Rice is both intimidating and exhilarating,” Mark Johnson (“Breaking Bad”) said in a statement shared by Deadline. “Having previously produced films from such singular works, I recognize both the responsibility and the obligation we owe the material. I strongly believe that with AMC and Rolin Jones we are equipped to meet this challenge and to thrill and entertain both the loyal Anne Rice fan and the viewer who is just now discovering her work.” The “Interview With the Vampire” saga centers on vampires Louis and Lestat, who were played by

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 25, 2021

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Movie Review: Werewolves Within (2021)

My dude Finn (Sam Richardson) has just taken on the role of forest ranger in Beaverfield… a rural town crucial to the plans of Sam Parker (Wayne Duvall), an oil tycoon that wants to run his pipe straight through B-field’s sweet spot! This has the populace at odds and on edge, and an encroaching storm and a growing number of dead bodies aren’t helping matters. Soon Finn and local mail-person Cecily (Milana Vayntrub) are balls deep in the murder biz as they try and suss out just who… or more precisely, what… is behind these savage attacks! I’ll say one thing about Werewolves Within… it sure as shit has a literal ass-load of heart! Every character, even the real shit-heels are presented as pretty damn likable… or ridiculous… or an unholy combination of the two, and the actors present truly give it everything they have (special shout out to leads Richardson and Vayntrub who have undeniable chemistry and miles of

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Jun 25, 2021

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Blumhouse Is Remaking Stephen King’s ‘Christine’ With Bryan Fuller Directing

After years of development, Blumhouse’s Firestarter has finally begun production, but that’s not the only Stephen King project they are working on. Now, they’ve officially announced they are remaking Stephen King‘s classic killer car movie, Christine. But that’s not all, Deadline is reporting that Bryan Fuller, who was behind the brilliant series “Hannibal” and “Dead Like Me”, will be both writing and directing the film, which will be produced by Jason Blum and Vincenzo Natai who has been involved with several King adaptations, including In the Tall Grass and several episodes of the series “The Stand”. In King’s novel, released in 1983, Arnie, a teen who is tired of being bullied and having no luck with the ladies buys a beat-up 1958 Plymouth Fury to restore, not knowing the car is possessed by an evil spirit. Soon, the car begins to corrupt Arnie and the body count begins to rise. It’s up to Arnie’s best friend Dennis Guilder, and his

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 9, 2021

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V.C. Andrews’ Landry Family 4-Movie Series Takes Us To The Bayou This July

Return to the Louisana Bayou this July for the V.C. Andrews’ Landry Family 4-Movie Series on DVD, from Lionsgate. Inspired by the best-selling novels from author V.C. Andrews comes a dark, twisted tale of family, jealousy, mystery, and magic. The films follow the story of Ruby Landry as she digs deeper into the roots of her mysterious family tree. Raised by her grandmother in the Louisiana bayou, Ruby gets caught up in a web of dark secrets and betrayal over the course of four Lifetime® Original movies — Ruby, Pearl in the Mist, All That Glitters, and Hidden Jewel — starring Raechelle Banno, Karina Banno, Naomi Judd, Gil Bellows, Lauralee Bell, and Ty Wood. The cast of the collection includes Raechelle Banno (TV’s “Pandora,” “Home and Away,” “In Your Dreams”), Crystal Fox (TV’s “Big Little Lies,” “The Haves and the Have Nots,” “In the Heat of the Night”), Primetime Emmy® winner Gil Bellows (2010, Outstanding Made-for-Television Movie, Temple Grandin), Grammy®

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 8, 2021

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Blumhouse And Jamie Lee Curtis Adapting Patricia Cornwell’s “Kay Scarpetta” For A Series

Blumhouse Television and Comet Pictures – Jamie Lee Curtis’ production company, have secured the highly-pursued rights to Patricia Cornwell’s “Kay Scarpetta’‘ crime thrillers and are developing an ongoing, one-hour scripted series around Scarpetta, the fictional, brilliant and beautiful, forensic pathologist, who is the protagonist in the popular series of Cornwell’s crime novels. I’ve had the honor and pleasure of knowing Jamie for a number of years, and have come to respect her hugely as an artist and a stellar human being. Blumhouse is a creative force of nature, and I’m confident that Scarpetta is going to make it to the screen in a fantastic way,” said Patricia Cornwell. “To say I’m thrilled is an understatement, and I have no doubt my readers will feel the same!” Patricia Cornwell is a bonafide literary trailblazer, and collaborating with her to bring her beloved character Kay Scarpetta to life through the power of television and to introduce her to an entirely new audience

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 6, 2021

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Voltage Snags The Rights To Ben Jagger’s Adaptation Of Nanami Kamon’s ‘Room 203’

Voltage Pictures’ president and COO Jonathan Decker announced today Voltage has acquired worldwide rights to Ben Jagger’s (Gravitas Venture’s Corbin Nash, The Paddy Lincoln Gang) highly anticipated new horror film, Room 203. Adapted from Nanami Kamon’s Japanese novel published by Kobunsha and currently in post-production, the English-language J-Horror follows two female roommates who are tormented by the vengeful spirits dwelling in their gothic-style, rented apartment, which contains an ornate centerpiece. The cult genre, also known as Japanese Horror, is identified by its suspenseful, folk-religious themes and focus on psychological horror, and its English-language remakes have gone on to become global box office phenomenons: The Ring starring Naomi Watts took over $250m worldwide, and The Grudge starring Sarah Michelle Gellar took over $187m worldwide. The screenplay is written by John Poliquin (Shudder’s Spiral), Jagger, and Nick Richey (Low Low). The cast features rising talent Francesca Xuereb (Murmur, Forever & Always), Viktoria Vinyarska (“The Real Drakoolvas”, Highway to Havasu), and Eric Wiegand

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 4, 2021

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Blumhouse Has Found Their ‘Firestarter’

Blumhouse has found their Firestarter. Ryan Kiera Armstrong will star in the new adaptation of Stephen King’s tale of the same name, from Universal Pictures, Blumhouse, and Weed Road Pictures. Armstrong (“American Horror Story”, The Tomorrow War, It: Chapter II) will star as Charlie, the young 11-year-old lead of the film who has the power of pyrokinesis. Armstrong will star alongside Zac Efron (Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, The Greatest Showman) and Michael Greyeyes (Wild Indian, Rutherford Falls, True Detective) who were previously announced. Keith Thomas, who brought us the fantastic horror film The Vigil earlier this year, directs from the script adapted by Scott Teems (Halloween Kills). The tale centers on a young girl (Armstrong) who develops pyrokinetic abilities and is abducted by a secret government agency that wants to harness her powerful gift as a weapon. Jason Blum and Academy Award® winner Akiva Goldsman will produce. Martha De Laurentiis, who was an associate producer on the 1984

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 3, 2021

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