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Jake Gyllenhaal is on trial for murder in Presumed Innocent trailer

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Apple TV+ has dropped the trailer for their Jake Gyllenhaal-led limited series Presumed Innocent.  Based on Scott Turow’s bestselling novel, which was also adapted for the big-screen in the form of 1990’s Harrison Ford thriller of the same name, Presumed Innocent‘s impressive ensemble also includes Ruth Negga, Bill Camp, O-T Fagbenle, Chase Infiniti, Nana Mensah, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Julia Garner-headlined horror Apartment 7A is a covert Rosemary’s Baby prequel

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It turns out that Paramount Pictures has made a covert prequel to 1968 horror-classic Rosemary’s Baby. According to World of Reel, a recent test screening of Apartment 7A turned out to be a prequel to the critically-acclaimed Roman Polanski film, focusing on the woman who died outside the apartment when Mia Farrow’s titular mother-to-be moved […]

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 […]

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 […]