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We’ve Got Your Ultimate Guide To The Characters Of ‘The Suicide Squad’

DC’s The Suicide Squad, Part sequel, part reboot, is here! The movie features a team of obscure supervillains who go on deadly missions in hopes of lowering their incarceration sentence. These expendable criminals make up the black ops team of Task Force X, otherwise known as “The Suicide Squad”. The movie features a massive cast list includes Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Sylvester Stallone who lends his voice to King Shark, Viola Davis, Idris Elba, John Cena, Pete Davidson, Jai Courtney, Nathan Fillion, Michael Rooker, Taika Waititi, Joel Kinnaman, David Dastmalchian, Daniela Melchior, Steve Agee, Storm Reid, Flula Borg, Peter Capaldi, Alice Braga, Sean Gunn, Joaquín Cosío, Mayling Ng, Juan Diego Botto, Julio Ruiz, Jennifer Holland, and Tinashe Kajese. The Suicide Squad opened in theaters and premiered on HBO Max on August 6, 2021, from Warner Bros. To celebrate the release, we’ve got your ultimate guide to the squad with every character from James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, plus their

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 7, 2021
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Vampires See The Light In The New “What We Do In The Shadows” Season 3 Teaser

“What We Do in the Shadows” has already given us two hilarious seasons. Today, you can sink your teeth into the new teaser trailer. “What We Do in the Shadows” centers on four vampire roommates living in Staten Island, New York along with one’s familiar, Guillermo. In season two we saw Guillermo struggling after learning that he is a born vampire killer, a descendent of the legendary vampire hunter Van Helsing. In Season 3, “After the shocking season two finale, we find the housemates in a panic about what to do with Guillermo after discovering that he is a vampire killer. This season, the vampires are elevated to a new level of power and will encounter the vampire from which all vampires have descended, a tempting Siren, gargoyles, werewolf kickball, Atlantic City casinos, wellness cults, ex-girlfriends, gyms, and supernatural curiosities galore. Plus, Colin Robinson is turning 100. And Nandor, faced with his own eternal-life crisis, tries to inject his life

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 15, 2021
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Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s Series “Wellington Paranormal” Coming To Blu-ray And DVD

Dazzler Media proudly presents the hilarious hit comedy series “Wellington Paranormal,” from the brilliant duo of Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, with all seasons coming to Blu-ray, DVD & Download-to-Own. The first season arrives this July. “Wellington Paranormal” follows hilariously hapless officers Mark Minogue and Karen O’Leary as they are assigned to the new Paranormal Unit of Wellington’s police force, tasked with tackling the increasing number of local crimes and misdemeanors of a supernatural nature. From Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, the visionary creators behind What We Do In The Shadows comes this hit New Zealand comedy series which has taken the US and UK by storm. Dazzler Media Presents “Wellington Paranormal: Season One” on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital on July 5, 2021. You can pre-order your copy now. Season Two will be out on September 6th, followed by Season three on October 11th. Season four, now filming, is coming soon.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 12, 2021
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Premiere Date And Plot For “What We Do In The Shadows” Season 3

“What We Do in the Shadows” has already given us two hilarious seasons. News has come that not only has FX renewed the vampire mockumentary-style series, but they’ve also already set a release date and revealed the plot. “What We Do in the Shadows” centers on four vampire roommates living in Staten Island, New York along with one’s familiar, Guillermo. In season two we saw Guillermo struggling after learning that he is a born vampire killer, a descendent of the legendary vampire hunter Van Helsing. In Season 3, “After the shocking season two finale, we find the housemates in a panic about what to do with Guillermo after discovering that he is a vampire killer. This season, the vampires are elevated to a new level of power and will encounter the vampire from which all vampires have descended, a tempting Siren, gargoyles, werewolf kickball, Atlantic City casinos, wellness cults, ex-girlfriends, gyms, and supernatural curiosities galore. Plus, Colin Robinson is turning

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 6, 2021
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James Gunn’s ‘The Suicide Squad’ Scores A Hard “R” For Violence And Gore

James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad will be different from 2016’s movie. For one, it won’t be PG-13 like its predecessor. The movie has just scored a hard “R” from the MPA for “Strong violence and gore, language throughout, some sexual references, drug use, and brief graphic nudity.” The massive cast list includes Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Sylvester Stallone who lends his voice to King Shark, Viola Davis, Idris Elba, John Cena, Pete Davidson, Jai Courtney, Nathan Fillion, Michael Rooker, Taika Waititi, Joel Kinnaman, David Dastmalchian, Daniela Melchior, Steve Agee, Storm Reid, Flula Borg, Peter Capaldi, Alice Braga, Sean Gunn, Joaquín Cosío, Mayling Ng, Juan Diego Botto, Julio Ruiz, Jennifer Holland, and Tinashe Kajese. The Suicide Squad lands in theaters and on HBO Max on August 6, 2021, from Warner Bros. Check out the red band trailer below for a taste of what’s to come.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 14, 2021
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What We Do In The Shadows Spin-Off “Wellington Paranormal” Coming To CW & HBO Max

The second series spin-off of Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement‘s 2014 vampire mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows, “Wellington Paranormal” is coming to the CW and HBO Max! “Wellington Paranormal” stars Karen O’Leary and Mike Minogue reprise their roles from the film as two members of the Wellington, New Zealand, constabulary’s paranormal unit. Led by Sargent Maaka (Maaka Pohatu), the unit investigates supernatural occurrences in the city. The premiere date has yet to be announced, but we do know that each episode will first air on the CW then air on HBO Max the next day. The series made its debut in New Zealand back in 2018 where it is currently in its third season. Clement and Waititi created the series and executive produce along with Paul Yates, THR reports. The series is produced by the New Zealand Documentary Board.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 25, 2021
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Taika Waititi Executive Producing New Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Film ‘Night Raiders’

Brilliant filmmaker and actor Taika Waititi (What We Do in the Shadows, Thor: Ragnarok) is executive producing the new apocalyptic sci-fi film Night Raiders which is heading to EFM in Berlin. “Set in the year 2043 when a military occupation controls disenfranchised cities in North America and children are property of the state, the female-driven dystopian story follows a woman who joins an underground band of vigilantes to infiltrate a ‘children’s academy’ and get her daughter back.” The film, a Canada-New Zealand co-production, is from writer-director Danis Goulet and stars Elle-Maija Tailfeathers (Blood Quantum,) along with Amanda Plummer (Pulp Fiction, “Ratched”), Brooklyn Letexier-Hart, Violet Nelson, Alex Tarrant, and Gail Maurice. Waititi is executive producing along with Noah Segal, Adrian Love, Lisa Meeches, Tim White, and Kyle Irving. Paul Barkin, Tara Woodbury, Georgina Condor, Chelsea Winstanley, and Ainsley Gardiner are serving as producers for the film. XYZ Films has obtained the rights for world sales of the film that do not

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 12, 2021
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Showtime Confirms Taika Waititi’s Horror Comedy Series “The Auteur” Now In Production

Showtime has now confirmed that “The Auteur,” a new horror-comedy series, is in development from the Oscar-winning writer-director Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, What We Do In the Shadows) who co-wrote the series with Peter Warren (Ghost Team), Deadline reports. Starring Oscar nominee Jude Law (The Young Pope), the series based on the graphic novel by Rick Spears, James Callahan, and Luigi Anderson. Described as a”gonzo horror-comedy, a twisted romance, and a glamorous, high wire act of biting satire,” “The Auteur” follows a film producer, desperate to make a great horror movie following a massive bomb, accidentally traps his production on a backlot with a serial killer. Waititi took home an Oscar for his most recent film, Jojo Rabbit which he wrote, directed, produced and starred in. The film is a World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy named Jojo (Roman Griffin Davis) whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother (Scarlett Johansson)

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 26, 2020
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Meet The Vampires Of FX’s “What We Do In The Shadows” In New Trailer

Since the moment fans first sunk their teeth into Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement‘s hilarious mocumentary What We Do In the Shadows, they’ve been thirsting for more. The dynamic duo is happy to oblige, giving us the upcoming FX series by the same name. Today, the network announced the series’ March premiere date and unveiled the first full trailer which introduces the Staten Island vampires, Laszlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), Nandor (Kayvan Novak), who are your average fun loving vamps, then there’s Olin (Mark Proksch), a psychic vampire who sucks the energy out of his victims by boring them to death with mundane anecdotes and bad jokes. The office is his feeding ground, but his powers also work on his vampire roomies. Don’t worry, the film franchise is far from over. Waititi and Clement are currently working on the film’s sequel titled We’re Wolves which will follow the group of werewolves we met in the first film. Tune in

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 5, 2019
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“What We Do In The Shadows” Series Coming To FX This Spring

Not only has Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement‘s hit film What We Do in the Shadows spawned the spin-off series “Wellington Place.” Now, the duo’s second spin-off “What We Do in the Shadows” is set to premiere on FX this spring according to the new teaser. The 10-episode first season is being described by Rotten Tomatoes as: Much like the movie, the series follows three vampires who live together: Laszlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), and Nandor (Kayvan Novak) — the former two are husband and wife. Also living with them is a fourth vampire named Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch), who’s an ‘energy vampire.’ Instead of blood, he sucks the energy out of his victims by boring them to death with mundane anecdotes and bad jokes. The office is his feeding ground, but his powers also work on his vampire roomies. The main action is put into motion when our central three vampires receive notice that an ancient leader vampire

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 10, 2019

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We’ve Got Your Ultimate Guide To The Characters Of ‘The Suicide Squad’

DC’s The Suicide Squad, Part sequel, part reboot, is here! The movie features a team of obscure supervillains who go on deadly missions in hopes of lowering their incarceration sentence. These expendable criminals make up the black ops team of Task Force X, otherwise known as “The Suicide Squad”. The movie features a massive cast list includes Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Sylvester Stallone who lends his voice to King Shark, Viola Davis, Idris Elba, John Cena, Pete Davidson, Jai Courtney, Nathan Fillion, Michael Rooker, Taika Waititi, Joel Kinnaman, David Dastmalchian, Daniela Melchior, Steve Agee, Storm Reid, Flula Borg, Peter Capaldi, Alice Braga, Sean Gunn, Joaquín Cosío, Mayling Ng, Juan Diego Botto, Julio Ruiz, Jennifer Holland, and Tinashe Kajese. The Suicide Squad opened in theaters and premiered on HBO Max on August 6, 2021, from Warner Bros. To celebrate the release, we’ve got your ultimate guide to the squad with every character from James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, plus their

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 7, 2021
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Vampires See The Light In The New “What We Do In The Shadows” Season 3 Teaser

“What We Do in the Shadows” has already given us two hilarious seasons. Today, you can sink your teeth into the new teaser trailer. “What We Do in the Shadows” centers on four vampire roommates living in Staten Island, New York along with one’s familiar, Guillermo. In season two we saw Guillermo struggling after learning that he is a born vampire killer, a descendent of the legendary vampire hunter Van Helsing. In Season 3, “After the shocking season two finale, we find the housemates in a panic about what to do with Guillermo after discovering that he is a vampire killer. This season, the vampires are elevated to a new level of power and will encounter the vampire from which all vampires have descended, a tempting Siren, gargoyles, werewolf kickball, Atlantic City casinos, wellness cults, ex-girlfriends, gyms, and supernatural curiosities galore. Plus, Colin Robinson is turning 100. And Nandor, faced with his own eternal-life crisis, tries to inject his life

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 15, 2021
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Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s Series “Wellington Paranormal” Coming To Blu-ray And DVD

Dazzler Media proudly presents the hilarious hit comedy series “Wellington Paranormal,” from the brilliant duo of Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, with all seasons coming to Blu-ray, DVD & Download-to-Own. The first season arrives this July. “Wellington Paranormal” follows hilariously hapless officers Mark Minogue and Karen O’Leary as they are assigned to the new Paranormal Unit of Wellington’s police force, tasked with tackling the increasing number of local crimes and misdemeanors of a supernatural nature. From Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, the visionary creators behind What We Do In The Shadows comes this hit New Zealand comedy series which has taken the US and UK by storm. Dazzler Media Presents “Wellington Paranormal: Season One” on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital on July 5, 2021. You can pre-order your copy now. Season Two will be out on September 6th, followed by Season three on October 11th. Season four, now filming, is coming soon.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 12, 2021
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Premiere Date And Plot For “What We Do In The Shadows” Season 3

“What We Do in the Shadows” has already given us two hilarious seasons. News has come that not only has FX renewed the vampire mockumentary-style series, but they’ve also already set a release date and revealed the plot. “What We Do in the Shadows” centers on four vampire roommates living in Staten Island, New York along with one’s familiar, Guillermo. In season two we saw Guillermo struggling after learning that he is a born vampire killer, a descendent of the legendary vampire hunter Van Helsing. In Season 3, “After the shocking season two finale, we find the housemates in a panic about what to do with Guillermo after discovering that he is a vampire killer. This season, the vampires are elevated to a new level of power and will encounter the vampire from which all vampires have descended, a tempting Siren, gargoyles, werewolf kickball, Atlantic City casinos, wellness cults, ex-girlfriends, gyms, and supernatural curiosities galore. Plus, Colin Robinson is turning

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 6, 2021
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James Gunn’s ‘The Suicide Squad’ Scores A Hard “R” For Violence And Gore

James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad will be different from 2016’s movie. For one, it won’t be PG-13 like its predecessor. The movie has just scored a hard “R” from the MPA for “Strong violence and gore, language throughout, some sexual references, drug use, and brief graphic nudity.” The massive cast list includes Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Sylvester Stallone who lends his voice to King Shark, Viola Davis, Idris Elba, John Cena, Pete Davidson, Jai Courtney, Nathan Fillion, Michael Rooker, Taika Waititi, Joel Kinnaman, David Dastmalchian, Daniela Melchior, Steve Agee, Storm Reid, Flula Borg, Peter Capaldi, Alice Braga, Sean Gunn, Joaquín Cosío, Mayling Ng, Juan Diego Botto, Julio Ruiz, Jennifer Holland, and Tinashe Kajese. The Suicide Squad lands in theaters and on HBO Max on August 6, 2021, from Warner Bros. Check out the red band trailer below for a taste of what’s to come.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 14, 2021
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What We Do In The Shadows Spin-Off “Wellington Paranormal” Coming To CW & HBO Max

The second series spin-off of Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement‘s 2014 vampire mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows, “Wellington Paranormal” is coming to the CW and HBO Max! “Wellington Paranormal” stars Karen O’Leary and Mike Minogue reprise their roles from the film as two members of the Wellington, New Zealand, constabulary’s paranormal unit. Led by Sargent Maaka (Maaka Pohatu), the unit investigates supernatural occurrences in the city. The premiere date has yet to be announced, but we do know that each episode will first air on the CW then air on HBO Max the next day. The series made its debut in New Zealand back in 2018 where it is currently in its third season. Clement and Waititi created the series and executive produce along with Paul Yates, THR reports. The series is produced by the New Zealand Documentary Board.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 25, 2021
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Taika Waititi Executive Producing New Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Film ‘Night Raiders’

Brilliant filmmaker and actor Taika Waititi (What We Do in the Shadows, Thor: Ragnarok) is executive producing the new apocalyptic sci-fi film Night Raiders which is heading to EFM in Berlin. “Set in the year 2043 when a military occupation controls disenfranchised cities in North America and children are property of the state, the female-driven dystopian story follows a woman who joins an underground band of vigilantes to infiltrate a ‘children’s academy’ and get her daughter back.” The film, a Canada-New Zealand co-production, is from writer-director Danis Goulet and stars Elle-Maija Tailfeathers (Blood Quantum,) along with Amanda Plummer (Pulp Fiction, “Ratched”), Brooklyn Letexier-Hart, Violet Nelson, Alex Tarrant, and Gail Maurice. Waititi is executive producing along with Noah Segal, Adrian Love, Lisa Meeches, Tim White, and Kyle Irving. Paul Barkin, Tara Woodbury, Georgina Condor, Chelsea Winstanley, and Ainsley Gardiner are serving as producers for the film. XYZ Films has obtained the rights for world sales of the film that do not

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 12, 2021
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Showtime Confirms Taika Waititi’s Horror Comedy Series “The Auteur” Now In Production

Showtime has now confirmed that “The Auteur,” a new horror-comedy series, is in development from the Oscar-winning writer-director Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, What We Do In the Shadows) who co-wrote the series with Peter Warren (Ghost Team), Deadline reports. Starring Oscar nominee Jude Law (The Young Pope), the series based on the graphic novel by Rick Spears, James Callahan, and Luigi Anderson. Described as a”gonzo horror-comedy, a twisted romance, and a glamorous, high wire act of biting satire,” “The Auteur” follows a film producer, desperate to make a great horror movie following a massive bomb, accidentally traps his production on a backlot with a serial killer. Waititi took home an Oscar for his most recent film, Jojo Rabbit which he wrote, directed, produced and starred in. The film is a World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy named Jojo (Roman Griffin Davis) whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother (Scarlett Johansson)

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 26, 2020
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Meet The Vampires Of FX’s “What We Do In The Shadows” In New Trailer

Since the moment fans first sunk their teeth into Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement‘s hilarious mocumentary What We Do In the Shadows, they’ve been thirsting for more. The dynamic duo is happy to oblige, giving us the upcoming FX series by the same name. Today, the network announced the series’ March premiere date and unveiled the first full trailer which introduces the Staten Island vampires, Laszlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), Nandor (Kayvan Novak), who are your average fun loving vamps, then there’s Olin (Mark Proksch), a psychic vampire who sucks the energy out of his victims by boring them to death with mundane anecdotes and bad jokes. The office is his feeding ground, but his powers also work on his vampire roomies. Don’t worry, the film franchise is far from over. Waititi and Clement are currently working on the film’s sequel titled We’re Wolves which will follow the group of werewolves we met in the first film. Tune in

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 5, 2019
Horror Fuel

“What We Do In The Shadows” Series Coming To FX This Spring

Not only has Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement‘s hit film What We Do in the Shadows spawned the spin-off series “Wellington Place.” Now, the duo’s second spin-off “What We Do in the Shadows” is set to premiere on FX this spring according to the new teaser. The 10-episode first season is being described by Rotten Tomatoes as: Much like the movie, the series follows three vampires who live together: Laszlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), and Nandor (Kayvan Novak) — the former two are husband and wife. Also living with them is a fourth vampire named Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch), who’s an ‘energy vampire.’ Instead of blood, he sucks the energy out of his victims by boring them to death with mundane anecdotes and bad jokes. The office is his feeding ground, but his powers also work on his vampire roomies. The main action is put into motion when our central three vampires receive notice that an ancient leader vampire

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 10, 2019
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