Deadline Reports: WWE Studios and Troika Pictures are teaming to co-produce and co-finance..
Plot: In the film, an emergency call center operator (Berry) takes a call from a teenage girl (Breslin) who has been abducted and carried away in the trunk of a car. The kidnapping plays out in real time as Jordan and Casey work together to track down the killer...
The Hive will Star: Halle Berry and Abigail Breslin... Directed By Brad Anderson (The Machinist, Transsiberian) - Written by Rich D’Ovidio... The flick is being produced by Troika’s Michael Helfant, Robert Stein and Bradley Gallo, WWE Studios’ Michael Luisi and Jeff Graup. William Gallo, Philip M. Cohen and Chip Rosenbloom are executive producers. Principal photography is scheduled to begin July 6 in and around Los Angeles...
“This terrifying new sequel follows a group of film students who break into the hospital from the first film to do their own paranormal investigation and quickly realize that Grave Encounters was not just a movie… it was real.”
Tribeca Film announced today that the follow-up to the Vicious Bros' hit GRAVE ENCOUNTERS will release October 2 to VOD, with limited theatrical release to follow throughout the month...
Plot: “ ‘The Possession’ is the terrifying story of how one family must unite in order to survive the wrath of an unspeakable evil. Clyde (Morgan) and Stephanie Brenek (Sedgwick) see little cause for alarm when their youngest daughter Em becomes oddly obsessed with an antique wooden box she purchased at a yard sale. But as Em’s behavior becomes increasingly erratic, the couple fears the presence of a malevolent force in their midst, only to discover that the box was built to contain a dibbuk, a dislocated spirit that inhabits and ultimately devours its human host.”
Produced by Sam Raimi’s Ghost House Pictures, the flick Stars: Natasha Calis, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Kyra Sedgwick... Written By Juliet Snowden And Stiles White - Directed by Ole Bornedal... The movie will be released to theaters on August 31st.
Plot: "A very pregnant Esther Woodhouse (Rasmussen) is walking home after her latest OB appointment, when she is brutally attacked and disfigured by a hooded assailant. When Esther seeks consolation in a support group, she finds friendship and empathy in Melanie (Havins), another mother scarred with tragedy. Esther soon begins to believe that the horrific event might be a bittersweet act of fate. However, friendship and empathy can be very dangerous things when accepted by the wrong people.”
The flick Stars: Kristina Klebe (Rob Zombie’s HALLOWEEN, PETER AND VANDY, Adam Green’s segment of CHILLERAMA), Joe Swanberg (V/H/S, YOU’RE NEXT, A HORRIBLE WAY TO DIE), Alexia Rasmussen (OUR IDIOT BROTHER, THE COMEDY), & Alexa Havins (TORCHWOOD, 27 DRESSES, WHEN IN ROME)... Written By Kevin Donner, Zack Parker - Director By Zack Parker...
More girl power for Robert Rodriguez’s "Machete Kills"! The Director twin nieces Electra and Elise Avellan are set to reprise their roles from the original flick.. The sisters will once again be playing bad-ass nurses Mona and Lisa!
The Avellans sisters previously played the Crazy Babysitter Twins in Rodriguez’s Grindhouse entry “Planet Terror” as well as Quentin Tarantino’s "Death Proof".. The twins join Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez, Amber Heard and Sofia Vergara, Mel Gibson, Tom Savini, Charlie Sheen and Danny Trejo as (Machete).
Plot: The U.S. government recruits Machete to battle his way through Mexico in order to take down an arms dealer who looks to launch a weapon into space...
Plot: “It was once the source of life, light and warmth. But now the sun has turned the entire world into baked and barren wasteland. Forests are scorched. Animal carcasses line the roads. Even the nights are dazzling bright. Marie, her little sister Leonie and Phillip are heading for the mountains in a car with covered windows. Rumor has it there is still water there. Along the way they run into Tom, a first-rate mechanic that becomes indispensible. But can they trust him? Tension grows in the small group. As if things weren´t bad enough, they are lured into an ambush. Their real battle for survival begins…”
The flick Stars: Hannah Herzsprung, Stipe Erceg and Angela Winkler.. Written And Directed By Tim Fehlbaum.. Rated R for some violence, Tim Fehlbaum’s Post-Apocalyptic "HELL" Will be available on VOD July 10 and on DVD on August 21..
Directed By RZA - Written By Eli Roth And RZA.. The flick Stars: Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu, Jamie Chung and Pam Grier..
Plot: In feudal China, a blacksmith who makes weapons for a small village is put in the position where he must defend himself and his fellow villagers..
Rated R for bloody violence, strong sexuality, language and brief drug use..
Plot: “In an isolated, slowly dying mining town, children are vanishing without a trace – abducted, the townsfolk whisper, by a mysterious entity known locally as “The Tall Man.” Town nurse Julia Denning (Biel) seems skeptical…until her young David disappears in the middle of night. Frantic to rescue the boy, Julia lives every parent’s darkest nightmare in this twisting, shock-around-each-corner thriller from acclaimed director Pascal Laugier.”
The flick Stars: Jessica Biel (New Years Eve, The A-Team), Jodelle Ferland (The Cabin in the Woods, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse), Stephen McHattie (Immortals, 2012), William B. Davis (“The X-Files,” Passengers), Samantha Ferris (Along Came a Spider), and Katherine Ramdeen (The World, The Flesh & The Devil).. Written And Directed By Pascal Laugier - The film is Rated R for violence and terror, and for language.. Look For "The Tall Man" August 31th...
Freestyle Digital Media has acquired the rights to Munger Road, a suspense-thriller from Insomnia Productions that will debut on DVD, Digital Download and Video On-Demand.. The film is slated for release on September 11th..
Plot: On the eve of the annual Scarecrow Festival, two St. Charles police officers search for a return killer the same night four teenagers go missing on Munger Road...
The flick is Written And Directed By Nicholas Smith, Bruce Davison, Randall Batinkoff and Trevor Morgan Stars...
Rated PG-13 for some violence and terror, brief language and teen smoking..
Lightning Entertainment has announced that they will handle the DVD and VOD release of the zombie comedy The Revenant. We have the official press release, which also mentions a limited theatrical release this August:
“Worldwide rights holder Lightning Entertainment has struck a deal with notable New York-based independent distribution company Paladin to handle the theatrical release of the award-winning horror comedy THE REVENANT, it was announced today by Lightning president Robert Beaumont, and Paladin’s president Mark Urman.
Paladin plans to release the film theatrically in August in an initial 10 markets. That same day, the film will be available as a premium V.O.D., as part of an event driven day-and-date Ultra VOD bow through Lightning’s distribution arm, Lightning Media.
The DVD will be released through Lionsgate under Lightning Media’s on-going partnership with the company.
The deal with Paladin was negotiated by Lightning Entertainment’s Joseph Dickstein, SVP of acquisitions and Audrey Delaney, VP of acquisitions and business development, and Paladin’s Urman.
Starring David Anders (the CW’s “The Vampire Diaries”) and Chris Wylde (THE TEN), THE REVENANT is written and directed by acclaimed visual effects expert D. Kerry Prior (PHANTASM franchise, AIR FORCE ONE, STARSHIP TROOPERS). Prior also produced the film along with Liam Finn (TRAINING DAY) and Jacques Thelemaque (MIDNIGHT MOVIE).
A horror comedy in the vein of SHAUN OF THE DEAD and ZOMBIELAND, THE REVENANT tells the story of a soldier and his slacker best friend who become zombies, and then use their newfound powers to become vigilante crime fighters with hilariously mixed results when their adventures become more complicated and bloody than expected.
A breakout hit on the film festival circuit, THE REVENANT has garnered exceptional reviews and won numerous awards including the Best Director and Audience Awards at Fantastic Fest and Zompire (the Undead Film Festival), and the Audience Award at CineVegas; and played to packed houses at top festivals like Sitges, the Brussels International Film Fest, and the Fantasia Film Festival.
“We are thrilled that THE REVENANT has found a theatrical home at Paladin,” said Beaumont. “Mark’s prowess in theatrical distribution, as well as his well-honed skills in the U.S. independent marketplace, ensures that this film will have a long and successful future.”
“Kerry’s film is an extremely clever and stylish take on zombie folklore, and the praise he garners from our theatrical release will almost certainly excite the genre’s fans and position him as a director to watch. I look forward to collaborating with Lightning Entertainment on this project, and expect it will be the first of several we do together,” said Urman.
Lightning’s high profile sales slate at the recently concluded Cannes Film Market included the Liam Hemsworth starrer LOVE AND HONOR screening for the first time for international buyers; WHOLE LOTTA SOLE starring Brendan Fraser and directed by Oscar winner Terry George (HOTEL RWANDA) also making its market debut along with the star-studded comedy STRUCK BY LIGHTNING starringGlee’s Chris Colfer and Rebel Wilson; the comedy SERVITUDE starring Joe Dinicol (the CW’s The L.A. Complex); the Russian animated 3D film KIKORIKI: TEAM INVINCIBLE; the thrillers BLACK SOUTH-EASTER and ONE LAST LOOK; family film HEAVEN’S DOOR starring Charisma Carpenter (upcoming THE EXPENDABLES 2) and Joanna Cassidy (HBO’s Six Feet Under) and Australian sci-fi film, 25thREICH starring Jim Knobeloch, Dan Balcaban and Jak Wyld. Lightning also debuted footage for the comedy THE HOT FLASHES directed by Susan Seidelman (DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN) starring Brooke Shields, Daryl Hannah, Virginia Madsen, Camryn Manheim and Wanda Sykes.
Paladin’s REVENANT deal with Lightning rounds out a particularly exciting chapter for the company that shepherded Tom Shadyac’s I AM to a $1.6 million gross, making it one of the surprise indie hits of last year. Other recent Paladin releases include THE WHALE narrated and executive produced by Ryan Reynolds; the Sundance 2011 award-winner, CONNECTED; Seidelman’s “Musical Chairs,” Morgan Spurlock’s most recent documentary, “Mansome,” starring and executive produced by Jason Bateman and Will Arnett. In current release is Oscar-nominee Taika Waititi’s prize-winning film, BOY, now in its fourth month in theaters having played nearly 100 engagements nationwide.”
Variety reports that Sean Astin, Brando Eaton and Ben Hollingsworth will star in Indomina's sequel, which is set to begin production on August 13th in the Dominican Republic, where Indomina has some of its operations.
The flick will tell the origin of the flesh-eating virus that was unleashed in the 2002 original, directed by Eli Roth. The new film follows the passengers of a cruise ship in the Caribbean that runs aground on a research island. They must find a way to survive before the disease consumes them. Jake Wade Wall, who wrote the remake of The Hitcher, penned the script.
Its nearing that time of year once again, and you know what that means? Paranormal Activity talk, updates are here!
B-D Reports: That Matt Shively (pictured left; April Apocalypse) is in talks to lead the relatively unknown cast. If Shively is cast, he would play the role of Alex.. Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman who directed the third enrty, will be returning to helm Paranormal Activity 4.. Paranormal Activity 4 set for an October 19th release date..
Plot: The police force of a remote Midwestern town search for a killer Santa Claus who is picking off citizens on Christmas Eve.
The film Stars: Jaime King, Malcolm McDowell Jessica Cameron, Donal Logue and Ellen Wong. The flick is Written by Jayson Rothwell and Directed by Steven C. Miller.. Release Date December 7th..
Plot: A mother and daughter move to a new town and find themselves living next door to a house where a young girl murdered her parents. When the daughter befriends the surviving son, she learns the story is far from over..
The flick Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Elisabeth Shue and Max Thieriot - Directed by Mark Tonderai and Written by David Loucka, Jonathan Mostow.
Plot: Life sucks when you're seventeen. Alienated teen Pauline (AnnaLynne McCord) struggles with the pressures of fitting into high school, pleasing her parents and a burning desire to lose her virginity. With a grotesque curiosity for the darker side of life, Pauline is considered a social outcast by everyone around her. Enticed by flesh, she retreats into her own fantasies...
The flim was Written and Director by Richard Bates Jr. Stars: AnnaLynne McCord, Traci Lords, Malcolm McDowell, Marlee Matlin and Ariel Winter..
From the Press Release: “Further underscoring its position as a leading curator and home entertainment provider of many memorable cult movie classics, Shout! Factory is proud to announce the launch of SCREAM FACTORY™, a new home entertainment series created to celebrate some of the most enthralling horror and sci-fi films with massive cult followings in cinematic history.
Debuting this September, SCREAM FACTORY™ boasts a scary slate of fan-favorite thrillers from the 1980s, many of which have never been available on Blu-ray™ before. Titles include HALLOWEEN II and TERROR TRAIN, (both starring “Scream Queen” Jamie Lee Curtis); the 30th Anniversary release of HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH; THEY LIVE from director John Carpenter (The Thing); Peter Benchley’s THE ISLAND starring Michael Caine, THE FUNHOUSE from director Tobe Hooper (Poltergeist); the nightmarish PHANTASM II; and the much-anticipated DVD debuts of DEADLY BLESSING, directed by Wes Craven (Scream) and featuring Sharon Stone in an early role, and DEATH VALLEY starring Peter Billingsley (A Christmas Story). Each title will be presented in anamorphic widescreen, and most will be released in a “Collector’s Edition” packed with new bonus content, archival materials, a collectible cover featuring newly rendered retro-style artwork, a reversible wrap with original theatrical key art and more!
On September 18, 2012, fans will rejoice as Shout! Factory unleashes HALLOWEEN II Collector’s Edition and HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH 30th Anniversary Special Collector’s Edition on Blu-ray and DVD. These two formidable titles inaugurate the SCREAM FACTORY™ home entertainment series and are now available to preorder at ShoutFactory.com and Amazon.com..
HALLOWEEN II Collector’s Edition Blu-ray & DVD
Starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasence, Halloween II follows the same ill-fated characters as they encounter the knife-wielding maniac they left for dead in the first film. It seems the inhuman Michael Myers is still very much alive and out for more revenge as he stalks the deserted halls of the Haddonfield hospital. As he gets closer to his main target, Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) discovers the chilling mystery behind the crazed psychopath’s actions. Written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill, Halloween II is a spine-tingling dark ride into the scariest night of the year.
EXCLUSIVE LIMITED OFFER: Order the Blu-ray or DVD directly from ShoutFactory.com and receive an exclusive “Haddonfield Memorial Hospital nurse’s hat!” Less than 500 have been made, so these are only available while supplies last.
*Special Features*
•Audio commentary with director Rick Rosenthal
•Audio commentary with stunt coordinator / actor Dick Warlock
•The Nightmare Isn’t Over – The Making of HALLOWEEN II, featuring Rick Rosenthal, Lance Guest, Dick Warlock, Alan Howarth, Dean Cundey and more..
•Horror’s Hallowed Grounds- Revisiting the original shooting locations
•Still Gallery
•Theatrical Trailer, TV and Radio Spots
Halloween III: Season of the Witch 30th Anniversary Special Collector’s Edition Blu-ray and DVD
A murder-suicide in a northern Californian hospital leads to an investigation by the on-call doctor, which reveals a plot by an insane toymaker to kill as many people as possible on October 31st through an ancient Celtic ritual and deadly Halloween masks. Starring Tom Atkins, Stacy Nelkin and Dan O’Herlihy, this third chilling film from the popular Halloween franchise is produced by John Carpenter and Debra Hill and is directed by Tommy Lee Wallace.
EXCLUSIVE LIMITED OFFER: Order the Blu-ray or DVD directly from ShoutFactory.com and receive an exclusive 18”x24” poster featuring the newly commissioned artwork! Less than 500 have been printed, so these are only available while supplies last.
*Special Features*
•Audio commentary with director Tommy Lee Wallace
•Audio commentary with actor Tom Atkins
•Stand Alone: The Making of HALLOWEEN III: Season of the Witch featuring Tommy Lee Wallace, Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dick Warlock, Dean Cundey and more
•Horror’s Hallowed Grounds- Revisiting the original shooting locations
•Still Gallery
•Theatrical Trailers and TV Spots
Plot: “Quiet 16-year-old Louis, the high school headmaster’s son, has never been in trouble. His best friend, 18-year-old Greg, however, is his polar opposite: provocative, angry, violent, he has been kicked out of school for physically threatening young English teacher Camille.. When Greg asks Louis to help him take revenge on Camille, Louis accepts, fascinated. Together, they kidnap the young woman and lock her in an old remote shack.. But Greg’s plans with Camille are more sinister than Louis could ever have foreseen, forcing him to confront his own dark side…
The flim is Directed by Safy Nebbou - Stars: Emile Berling, Charles Berling and Kevin Azais. The French horror flick was sold at the Cannes market last week..
Plot: A gripping thriller straight out of real life, THE IMPOSTER is an original film experience that walks the razor's edge between true-crime documentary and stylish noir mystery. The twisting, turning tale begins with an unsettling disappearance--that of Nicholas Barclay, a 13-year-old Texas boy who vanishes without a trace. Three and a half years later, staggering news arrives: The boy has been found, thousands of miles from home in Spain, saying he survived a mind-boggling ordeal of kidnap and torture by shadowy captors. His family is ecstatic to have him back no matter how strange the circumstances--but things become far stranger once he returns to Texas. Though the family accepts him, suspicion surrounds the person who claims to be Nicholas. How could the Barclay's blonde, blue-eyed son have returned with darker skin and eyes? How could his personality and even accent have changed so profoundly? Why does the family not seem to notice the glaring differences? And if this person who has arrived in Texas isn't the Barclay's missing".
The flick Stars: Frédéric Bourdin, Carey Gibson, Beverly Dollarhide, Charlie Parker, Nancy Fisher, Bryan Gibson, Bruce Perry, and Philip French - The film is Directed by Bart Layton.. Indomina Releasing will be releasing "The Imposter" this summer during July and August..
Where To Find "The Imposter":
• New York, NY: Landmark Sunshine Cinema, July 13th
• Los Angeles, CA: Landmark Nuart Theater, August 3rd
• San Francisco, CA: Landmark Theater, August 3rd
• Berkeley, CA: Landmark Theater, August 3rd
• Seattle, WA: Seattle International Film Festival, August 10th
• Portland, OR: Cinema 21, August 10th
• Minneapolis, MN: Landmark Theater, August 10th
• Denver, CO: Landmark Chez Artiste, August 10th
• Dallas, TX: Angelika Film Center, August 17th
• San Antonio, TX: Santikos Bijou, August 17th
• Boston, MA: Kendall Square, August 17th
• Philadelphia, PA: Landmark's Ritz at the Bourse, August 17th
