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The Meg 2 director Ben Wheatley teases what to expect from the sequel

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Director Ben Wheatley (Rebecca, Free Fire) is set to helm the sequel to the 2018 Jason Statham-starring sharksploitation blockbuster The Meg, and now, the filmmaker has teased what fans can expect from the film as well as stating he intends to honour the scope of the titular Megalodon shark. “A lot of it is respecting The Meg, and […]

Watch a tense new clip from Ben Wheatley’s In the Earth

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Ahead of its US release this Friday, a tense clip has arrived online from writer-director Ben Wheatley’s low-budget horror In the Earth featuring Joel Fry and Reece Shearsmith; watch it here, courtesy of Bloody Disgusting… SEE ALSO: Read our review of In the Earth here As the world searches for a cure to a disastrous […]

Ben Wheatley’s new horror In the Earth gets a trailer and four posters

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Neon has debuted the first trailer for writer-director Ben Wheatley’s (Kill List, Sightseers) return to low-budget horror, In the Earth, along with four character posters featuring stars Hayley Squires, Ellora Torchia, Joel Fry, and Reece Shearsmith; take a look here… As the world searches for a cure to a disastrous virus, a scientist and park […]

2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – In the Earth

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In the Earth, 2021. Directed by Ben Wheatley. Starring Joel Fry, Ellora Torchia, Hayley Squires, and Reece Shearsmith. SYNOPSIS: As the world searches for a cure to a disastrous virus, a scientist and park scout venture deep into the forest for a routine equipment run. Ben Wheatley is a filmmaker whose prodigious talents are matched only […]

In The Earth is Ben Wheatley’s epic return to horror! | Sundance 2021 Video Review

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In The Earth, 2021. Directed by Ben Wheatley. Starring Joel Fry, Ellora Torchia, Hayley Squires, and Reece Shearsmith. Filmmaker Ben Wheatley recently debuted his remake of Rebecca on Netflix and it was met with mixed reactions. Thankfully Wheatley quickly returned to horror as this will surely be one of his most memorable films ever. In […]

Tomb Raider sequel lands new director in Lovecraft Country showrunner Misha Green

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Although it was previously reported back in 2019 that British filmmaker Ben Wheatley (Rebecca) would be helming and co-writing Alicia Vikander’s second outing as the iconic video game heroine Lara Croft, it seems like plans have now changed. According to Deadline, the Tomb Raider sequel has now landed HBO’s Lovecraft Country showrunner Misha Green who […]

Ben Wheatley’s new horror In the Earth gets a teaser trailer

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Back in October, British filmmaker Ben Wheatley (Kill List, Rebecca) announced his return to the low-budget horror realm with Into the Earth, a new project which he’d shot in secret during the first lockdown, and now we have a brief teaser for the movie courtesy of distributors NEON… The new trip from Ben Wheatley, IN […]

Ben Wheatley-directed horror In the Earth gets first image and plot details

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In the run up to the release of Rebecca on Netflix, filmmaker Ben Wheatley announced that he’d been working on a low budget pandemic horror throughout lockdown, and now we have the first image (above) and details on the film. Titled In the Earth, the film features a cast that includes Joel Fry (Yesterday), Ellora […]

Tomb Raider 2 release date delayed indefinitely

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While we know a sequel to 2018’s Tomb Raider is currently in development, it seems like Alicia Vikander’s second outing as the iconic video game heroine Lara Croft won’t be releasing any time soon. According to The Wrap, MGM has announced that the Tomb Raider sequel, which was initially set to release on March 19th, 2021, has now […]