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Alden Ehrenreich joins Zach Cregger horror Weapons

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Barbarian director Zach Cregger is assembling quite the cast for his sophomore solo feature Weapons, with the news that Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story) is set to join Julia Garner and Josh Brolin in the ambitious horror flick.According to Deadline Erenreich will follow up his critically acclaimed turn in Fair Play to headline the […]

Challengers serves up $24 million opening weekend at the box office

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Challengers hit its opening serve straight down the line with a $24 million debut at the global box office.Luca Guadagnino’s R-rated sports drama topped a weak box-office frame with $15 million domestic, and a further $9 million from international markets. The $55 million budgeted film, which was pushed back from its original release date of September […]

Jessica Rothe hints that Happy Death Day 3 could still happen

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In a move befitting of the franchise, Happy Death Day star Jessica Rothe has revealed that a third installment of the horror-comedy series might not be dead after all. News emerged last year that Happy Death Day 3 probably wasn’t going to happen, with director Christopher Landon saying that it was due to the economics of […]

In a Violent Nature teaser depicts a slasher film from the POV of the killer

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IFC Films has shared a new teaser for their turning-the-tables slasher flick In a Violent Nature.Writer-director Chris Nash’s minimalist horror depicts the familiar tropes associated with a stalk-n-slash genre entry, but from the perspective of the masked killer. Think the opening of John Carpenter’s Halloween, but for the entire movie. In a Violent Nature walks slowly […]

Aaron Sorkin working on a spiritual sequel to The Social Network

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Aaron Sorkin has spoken previously about his desire to make a follow-up to The Social Network, and now it appears that he has found his inspiration with the news that he is writing a new movie examining Facebook’s role in the 2021 Capitol riots. The Academy Award winning screenwriter was in conversation with Matthew Belloni on […]

Julia Garner’s Rosemary’s Baby prequel Apartment 7A heading to Paramount+ this Halloween

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Catching everyone by surprise when it was announced as a covert prequel to Rosemary’s Baby, we finally have a release date for the Julia Garner-headlined Apartment 7A.According to Variety the Natalie Erika James directed horror will debut exclusively on Paramount+ ahead of Halloween.Apartment 7A is a prequel to Roman Polanski’s 1968 horror classic, and will star the […]

The Road’s John Hillcoat to direct Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian

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The Road director John Hillcoat is set to return to the world of Cormac McCarthy by bringing the author’s Blood Meridian to the big-screen. According to Deadline the Lawless director will work from a script written by three-time Oscar nominee John Logan (Skyfall, Alien: Covenant, Michael). Hillcoat told Deadline that “After years of dreaming and scheming about […]

Robot Dreams trailer teases a once in a lifetime friendship

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Having wowed festival audiences for months, Pablo Berger’s wonderful animated heart-warmer Robot Dreams finally arrives in theatres this May, and Neon are celebrating by releasing a brand new trailer for the friendship fable.Based on Sara Varon’s graphic novel of the same name, the film tells the story of Dog and the friendship that blossoms with […]

Al Pacino and Dan Stevens to partner up as priests for exorcism horror The Ritual

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Al Pacino and Dan Stevens are being ordained as cinematic clergy in order to team up and perform an exorcism for horror film The Ritual. According to Variety, Stevens (Godzilla x Kong) and Pacino (Heat) will play troubled priests in the David Midell-directed horror. Written by Midell (The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain) and Enrico Natale, The […]

Terence Stamp, Guy Pearce and Hugo Weaving returning for Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert sequel

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Load the tour bus with your most glam feather-boas and frocks, because 30-years down the dusty road the original cast of Terence Stamp, Guy Pearce and Hugo Weaving are returning for a sequel to The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.During a conversation with Deadline, Stephan Elliot, director of the original 1994 Australian road […]