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Anthony Michael Hall Joins Halloween Kills

Anthony Michael Hall (The Breakfast Club, War Machine) has joined the cast of Halloween Kills alongside Jamie Lee Curtis, Variety is reporting. Get this, Hall will be playing the role of Tommy Doyle, who appeared in the original Halloween as one of the kids Curtis’ Laurie Strode was babysitting. The first time we saw Doyle as an adult was in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (the sixth film of the original franchise) and was played by Paul Rudd. But the new Halloween storyline avoids all of the old sequels. 2018’s Halloween picked up right after the 1978 original. Filmmaker and composer John Carpenter will be returning to create the score for both Halloween Kills and its planned sequel Halloween Ends, both announced last month. David Gordan Green will be returning to direct and co-write both films along with Danny McBride. Halloween Kills will open in theaters on Friday, October 16, 2020, followed by Halloween Ends on Friday, October 15,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 26, 2019

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‘Deep Blue Sea 3’ Is Swimming Our Way

While it’s still early in the development phase, production Weekly is reporting that a new sequel for the Deep Blue Sea franchise is swimming our way, this time from Netflix. Unfortunately, no other details have been revealed. The franchise made a splash back in 1999 with the Renny Harlin-directed feature starring Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows, L.L. Cool J, and Samuel L. Jackson. The movie centered on a group of scientists at an isolated research facility where they have been creating intelligent sharks. Last year Warner Bros. unleashed a sequel about scientists experimenting on bull sharks, of course, the sharks get out causing death and destruction. Danielle Savre, Rob Mayes, and Michael Beach starred.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 23, 2019

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Sony And Blumhouse’s Horror ‘Fantasy Island’ Gets A New Release Date

Sony Pictures and Blumhouse is bringing new life to the TV classic “Fantasy Island” in the form of a new horror feature by the same name. News has now come that the movie has a been moved up from its original release date February 28, 2020, to February 14, 2020. Lucy Hale (Truth or Dare) stars alongside Michael Pena (End of Watch), who is set play Mr. Roarke, the host of the island. Michael Rooker (Guardians of the Galaxy, “The Walking Dead”), Charlotte McKinney (A Girl is a Gun), Parisa Fitz-Henley (“Jessica Jones”), and Austin Stowell (Bridge of Spies) also star. Jeff Wadlow is directing Fantasy Island, written by Wadlow and co-writers Chris Roach and Jillian Jacobs who reunited from Truth or Dare. In the original 1977 series, “Fantasy Island was a unique resort in the Pacific Ocean, where there is very little that the mysterious overseer, Mr. Roarke, cannot provide. Visitors can experience adventures that should be impossible, but

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 23, 2019

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Alexandre Aja’s Making An Interactive Horror Movie

Alexandre Aja‘s creature feature Crawl is currently baring its teeth in theaters. It appears that the director isn’t wasting any time, he has already found his next project. It’s a “haunted house” movie, according to Collider. The currently untitled movie was written by Aja, Nick Simon (The Girl in the Photographs), and Jeff Howard who was behind Netflix’s huge hit series “The Haunting of Hill House.” Aja is taking an interesting approach, it will be an interactive movie, think “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch.” To achieve the movie Aja and Amblin are partnering with Kino Industries’ CtrlMovie tech. The viewer at theaters will be able to vote on the direction and narrative the story takes. For those watching at home, they will be able to influence the storyline via a phone app. We’ll update you when we know more.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 15, 2019

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James Wan Boards Camping Horror “The Troop”

James Wan (The Conjuring franchise) is taking horror fans camping with the new film “The Troop“, which he will produce under his Atomic Monster banner. Atomic Monster announced earlier this week that it has acquired the rights to the book “The Troop,” penned by Nick Cutter. The movie follows a group of teens camping at a remote location who are forced to fend for themselves when their adult chaperone falls victim to an otherworldly infection. E.L. Katz (“Channel Zero: Dream Door”) will direct “The Troop” with Noah Gardner and Aidan Fitgerald adapting the screenplay. Michael Clear and Judson Scott will produce along with Atomic Monster.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 14, 2019

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Djimon Hounsou Joins ‘A Quiet Place 2’

Djimon Hounsou has is joined the cast of A Quiet Place 2. Hounsou has stepped in to take over for Brian Tyree due to a scheduling conflict. He joins returning cast members ing Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, and Noah Jupe. Cillian Murphy has also joined the cast. The sequel to the 2018 hit directed and written by John Krasinski has already begun filming. While the plot has yet to be released but Krasinski did have this to say: I don’t even see it as a sequel,” Krasinski told the site. “Emily [Blunt] actually blew my mind by categorizing it the correct way after I pitched it to her. She said, ‘This isn’t a sequel at all — this is the second book in a series of books. It’s a widening of a world.’ And I thought that’s the best way to look at it. It doesn’t feel like a sequel — it’s a continuation of living in that world.” He

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 14, 2019

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Tony Todd Enters ‘Realm Of Shadows’

Horror legend Tony Todd will star in the highly-anticipated thriller film Realm of Shadows, a world of mystery, possession, and shadows in an anthology of short horror-themed tales woven together, all based on true events! Todd plays Fr. Dudley, a long-time Catholic priest, dedicated to his profession. Fr. Dudley must watch out for his close friend Robby Duray, played by Jimmy Drain (The Initiation), during a testing time in Robby’s life. He also takes on the volatile task of taming Robby’s diabolic alter ego, and steer him away from the snares of Satan. Cassandra, played by Vida Ghaffari (Fox’s The Mindy Project) is the alluring and mysterious muse of Master Makin…the mysterious owner of the haunted vault near Strain City’s infamous cemetery and narrator of the shadows for our feature presentation. There is tension between her and her acolyte Corey, played by Denise Gurule (Investigation Discovery’s House of Horrors: Kidnapped). Lauren C. Mayhew, Jodi Lynn Thomas, Gregg Stone, Caustic Scifidelic,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 9, 2019

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The First Image From The ‘Saw’ Set Has Arrived

Filming is underway on the next installment of the Saw franchise from director Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II-IV), in fact, the director says filming is half done. Now, he’s shared the first image from the set (via Instagram), our first glimpse at Rock in character. Chris Rock will be playing a police detective investigating a string of gruesome crimes. Get this, Samuel L. Jackson will be playing the role of Rock’s character’s father with Max Minghella (Horns) has been cast as Rock’s partner William Schenk. “Riverdale’s” Marisol Nichols is playing the role of Angie Garza, Rock’s Captain. There is still no word on if Tobin Bell will reprise his role as Jigsaw. “The film will offer fans worldwide a new amped-up level of deviously treacherous traps, clever clues and the edge-of-the-seat suspense they expect from one of the world’s most terrifying horror franchises.” Bousman took the reins from franchise creators James Wan and Leigh Whannell who have and will continue

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 4, 2019

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James Wan Returning To His Horror Roots For New Movie

James Wan is returning to his horror roots for his next project, a secret genre film, before diving into Aquaman 2, Variety reports. The plot is still being kept under wraps at this point, but we do know that Wan co-wrote the film along with The Nun‘s Ingrid Bisu, who he recently got engaged to. Wan will also be producing under his Atomic Monster banner along with Michael Clear. Wan’s plan is to direct and shoot the film this fall in Los Angeles before moving into pre-production on Aquaman 2. Wan cut his teeth on the Saw and Insidious franchise before bringing The Conjuring Universe, a franchise that has grossed over $1.8 billion.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 1, 2019

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‘Suspiria’ Director In Talks To Helm ‘Lord Of The Flies’ for Warner Bros.

Odds are, if you went to high school you were made to read Lord of the Flies penned by Nobel Prize-winner William Golding. The 1954 dystopian novel is now being adapted by Warner Bros. for a feature film. According to Variety, Luca Guadagnino is in talks to both direct and produce. Does that name sound familiar? It should. Luca Guadagnino‘s Suspiria made a splash with many critics last year as did his film Call Me by Your Name in 2017. The novel follows a group of schoolboys marooned on a deserted tropical island who descend into a savage social order in an attempt to recreate the culture they left behind. The book is dark, brutal, and has inspired many author and filmmakers in both the horror genre and the post-apocalyptic subgenre. This isn’t the first time the tale has been turned into a film. The novel was adapted for film in 1963 followed by the 1990 adaptation, which, in all

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 30, 2019

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