Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, 2019. Directed by André Øvredal. Starring Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Austin Zajur, Austin Abrams, Gabriel Rush, Natalie Ganzhorn, Dean Norris and Javier Botet. SYNOPSIS: A group of teenagers are pursued by various supernatural beasties when they uncover an old book from a haunted house. The importance of gateway […]
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark featurette showcases the practical effects
A new featurette for Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark showcases behind the scenes footage and the dedicated work into bringing Stephen Gammell’s illustrations to life using practical effects. You can watch the featurette below, be warned the video does include spoilers, so be sure to watch the film before viewing this video… SEE ALSO: Read […]
Guillermo del Toro explains how Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark faithfully brings the illustrations to life
Director Andre Ovredal is intending to adapt several of Stephen Gammell’s illustrations from the horror book series to the screen in Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Now, producer Guillermo del Toro has explained to Fandango how the film faithfully recreates the memorable illustrations from the anthologies. “What we wanted was to try to […]
Andre Ovredal to direct Stephen King’s The Long Walk
Last year it was announced that New Line Cinema had picked up the movie rights to Stephen King’s 1979 Richard Bachman novel The Long Walk, and now comes word that the project has found itself a director. Variety reports that Andre Ovredal, the director behind The Autopsy of Jane Doe and the hotly-anticipated upcoming Scary […]
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark gets a first trailer
After promising earlier in the week that there was more to come following the release of the first two posters [see them here and here], CBS Films has now unveiled the first trailer for director Andre Ovredal and producer Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming adaptation of Alvin Schwartz’s book trilogy Scary Stories to Tell in the […]
Zoe Colletti is the first to join Guillermo Del Toro’s Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark
The Guillermo Del Toro-produced horror film Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark has found its first actress, with Deadline reporting that Zoe Colletti (Annie) has joined the film’s ensemble cast. Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark follows a group of young teens who must solve the mystery surrounding sudden and macabre deaths in their small town. Colletti […]
The Autopsy of Jane Doe director replaces Guillermo del Toro on Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Last January it was announced that Guillermo del Toro had signed on to develop and potentially direct an adaptation of Alvin Schwartz’s book trilogy Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark for CBS Films. Well, as is often the case with del Toro, the filmmaker has passed on directing, with Andre Ovredal (Trollhunters, The Autopsy […]
Nat Wolff to star in fantasy adventure Mortal
Nat Wolff has signed on to star in the fantasy adventure Mortal, which is being directed by Norwegian filmmaker Andre Øvredal (The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Trollhunter). Mortal is described as a coming of age, which follows a young man (Wolff) discovering he has God like powers based on ancient Norwegian mythology. Production is set to begin in […]
Troll Hunter director to helm sci-fi thriller Emergence
Variety is reporting that Norwegian director Andre Ovredal (Troll Hunter) has signed on to helm the sci-fi thriller Emergence, which is being produced by StarStream and XYZ Films. Written by Rowan O’Neill and Jonathan auf der Heide from a story by O’Neill and Chris Kunzmann, the story “follows a mining crew working on a distant moon […]
