After setting an October opening weekend record at the domestic box office earlier this month, Sony’s Tom Hardy-led Spider-Man spinoff Venom has now pushed its worldwide haul beyond the half billion dollar mark in its fourth weekend. The film, based upon the fan favourite Marvel villain, has grossed $187.3 million domestically, plus a further $321.1 […]
Halloween spoof President Evil gets a new trailer and poster
Ahead of its release this coming Wednesday, a new trailer and poster have arrived online for the comedy horror President Evil. A parody of the classic slasher Halloween, the film sees a Michael Myers-inspired killer dressed as Donald Trump targeting three young women who are Muslim, Mexican and Haitian, just days before the mid-term elections; […]
Marvel’s Kevin Feige promises “a very different type of origin story” with Captain Marvel
Before she links up with the rest of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes for what we expect to be a key role in Avengers 4, Marvel is set to introduce Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers through her very own, 90s-set solo film this coming March. And, speaking to Variety, Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige promising that we can […]
Exclusive: Watch an explosive clip from WWII film Alone We Fight
Next week sees the release of writer-director Justin Lee’s World War II action film Alone We Fight, which tells the true story of Hürtgen Forest, the longest battle fought by American soldiers during WWII. Check out an exclusive clip from the film here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Alone We Fight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG24JIIWj4w Facing mounting odds, a […]
October Horrors 2018 Day 29 – Nightbreed (1990)
Nightbreed, 1990. Directed Clive Barker. Starring Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, David Cronenberg, Charles Haid and Doug Bradley. SYNOPSIS: Mental patient Aaron Boone is haunted by recurring nightmares of a monster-infested town named Midian. Convinced by his psychiatrist that he has committed several grisly murders, Boone goes on the run, seeking refuge in the town from […]
Festival-favourite supernatural short Salt releases online
A new festival-favourite horror short from the team by the ridiculously innovative Dawn of the Deaf you say? Director Rob Savage, writer Jed Shepherd and producer Douglas Cox have broken out the condiments for super short supernatural shocker Salt, and you’re in luck – it’s now available to watch online. If you’re yet to see […]
Richard Linklater to write and direct Bill Hicks biopic
Acclaimed filmmaker Richard Linklater (Dazed and Confused, Boyhood) has signed on to write and direct an as-yet-untitled biopic about the controversial comedian Bill Hicks for Focus Features, Collider has revealed. Texan comedian Hicks is widely regarded as one of the best American stand-up comics of all time, despite his career being cut short when he […]
Coming of age body horror Blue My Mind gets a trailer and poster
Ahead of its release next month, a poster and trailer have arrived online for writer-director Lisa Brühlmann’s coming of age body horror Blue My Mind which stars Luna Wedler and Zoë Pastelle Holthuizen and tells the story of a young woman who faces an overwhelming transformation which calls her entire existence into question. Take a look at the poster […]
Roberto Benigni to star as Geppetto in live-action Pinocchio
Less than a week after the announcement that Guillermo del Toro’s stop-motion animated passion project Pinocchio is moving forward at Netflix, we now have word that another adaptation of the Carlo Collodi fairy tale is moving forward, this time in live-action. Deadline reports that writer-director Matteo Garrone (Gomorrah, Dogman) has cast Oscar-winner Roberto Benigni (Life […]
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle sequel to start production in January
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle enjoyed an enormously successful box office run across the last holiday season and into this year, going toe-to-toe with Star Wars: The Last Jedi on its way to $962 million in global box office receipts. With those figures making it Sony’s second-biggest release of all time behind Skyfall ($1.1 billion), […]
