Saturday, January 31, 2015

1.31 Nick Carter To Direct Zombie Flick:




It appears Backstreet Boys Nick Carter is gearing up to direct a zombie western flick titled 'Dead West', for the Asylum... Carter co-wrote the script and is looking to star in the film and cast Joey Fatone (N*Sync) in the upcoming project as well...

1.31 Trailer For Mitchell Lichtenstein's 'Angelica':




The trailer for Mitchell Lichtenstein's Victorian thriller 'Angelica', has worked it's way online - the film is based on the novel by Arthur Phillips...

Cast: Jena Malone, Janet McTeer, Glynnis O'Connor, Tovah Feldshuh, Elizabeth Conboy, Eliza Holland Madore, Stuart Matthews, Lilian Price, Francine Berman, Laura Darrell and Ed Stoppard...

Story: In Victorian England, sexual repression opens a rift between young couple Constance and Joseph after the birth of their daughter Angelica. As Constance becomes more and more protective of little Angelica, a ghostly predator begins to make its way through the house late at night... ANGELICA is a spellbinding ghost story about desire, repression and its consequences... The new film by Mitchell Lichtenstein, director of HAPPY TEARS and the cult favorite TEETH...

Written and Directed By: Mitchell Lichtenstein - Angelica' will make it's world premieres February 7th...






Jena Malonean


1.31 IFC Midnight Acquires 'REVERSAL':


IFC Midnight has acquiring U.S. rights to Dark Factory Entertainment’s revenge thriller 'REVERSAL'... The film Stars: Richard Tyson, Amy Okuda, Bianca Malinowski, Stephanie Charles, Dustin Quick, Nihan Gur, Ric Sarabia, Jenny Marrero, Vivan Dugré, Kristoffer Kjornes, Fiorella García and Tina Ivlev...

The story centers on a young woman, Eve (Tina Ivlev), who fights back and manages to escape a malicious abductor. However, after discovering she may not be the only victim, Eve unravels a darker truth and decides to turn the tables on her captor...

Written By: Keith Kjornes and Rock Shaink Jr. - Directed By: José Manuel Cravioto... Reversal' premiered in the "Park City at Midnight" section of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival...











1.31 Trailer/Stills For Jon Knautz's 'Goddess Of Love':


The trailer for Jon Knautz's upcoming psychological thriller 'Goddess Of Love', has made it's way online (thanks to Twitch)... The flick Stars: Rachel Alig, Alexis Kendra, Monda Scott, Emily Lawrence, Woody Naismith, Leonel Claude, Matt Shapira, Deana Ricks and Elizabeth Sandy...

Story: Venus is a troubled young woman whose life is upended when the love of her life, Brian, breaks up with her. Her obsession to discover why he left drives her to the brink of madness...

Written By: Jon Knautz and Alexis Knight - Directed By: Jon Knautz ("The Shrine," "Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer")... Goddess Of Love' will be presented to buyers at the European Film Market via international sales company Automatic Entertainment...












1.31 Sequel Update For 'The Conjuring':




It appears the upcoming sequel to The Conjuring may center around the events that took place in 1977 known as 'Enfield Poltergeist'...

In August 1977, single parent Peggy Hodgson called police to her rented home in Enfield after two of her four children claimed that furniture was moving and knocking sounds were heard on walls. The children included Margaret, age 13, Janet, age 11, Johnny, age 10 and Billy, age 7. A female police constable saw a chair slide on the floor but couldn't determine if it moved by itself or was pushed by someone.

Later claims included allegedly demonic voices, loud noises, thrown rocks and toys, overturned chairs and levitation of children. Reports of further incidents in the house attracted considerable press attention and the story was covered in British newspapers such as the Daily Mail and Daily Mirror, until reports came to an end in 1979. On Halloween 2011, BBC News featured comments from a radio interview with photographer Graham Morris, who claimed that a considerable portion of the events were genuine.








At the time paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren did a intensive investigation of the incident - Ed Warren even went as far to claimed that Janet was once "sound asleep, levitating in midair" and concluded that the children were the subject of demonic possession..

Last year we learned that James Wan would return to direct the upcoming sequel, and that the film would be pushed back from October 23, 2015 to June 10, 2016...

You can't blame New Line Cinema/Warner Bros. wanting James back, after all back in 2013 The Conjuring' pulled in a whopping $318,000,141 (Worldwide) on a $20 million dollar budget. And in spite of being universally hated by critics, The Conjuring spin-off 'Annabelle', pulled in $255,273,813 million (Worldwide) on a $6.5 million dollar budget..

If you would like to check out the documentary based on the Enfield Poltergeist, click on the video below...




Friday, January 30, 2015

1.30 Blu-ray/DVD Update For 'THE BABADOOK':




A few days it was announced that Jennifer Kent's Australian horror film 'THE BABADOOK', would finally make it's way onto dvd/blu-ray April 14th!! Today we learned that the upcoming release will be loaded with features!

Written And Directed By: Jennifer Kent - The flick Stars: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Hayley McElhinney, Barbara West, Cathy Adamek And Daniel Henshall...

Story: Six years after the death of her husband, Amelia struggles to discipline her "out-of-control" six-year-old Samuel – a son she finds difficult to love. Samuel’s dreams are plagued by a monster he believes is coming to kill them both.

When a disturbing storybook called "The Babadook" turns up at their house, Samuel is convinced that the Babadook is the creature he’s been dreaming about... And when Amelia begins to see glimpses of the creature herself, it slowly dawns on her that the thing Samuel has been warning her about may well be real...

Special Features:

SPECIAL EDITION BLU-RAY EDITION:

* Director-Approved Limited Run “Pop-up Book” slipcover packaging (Note:The wrap itself inside will be the art reflected on the standard Blu-ray edition)
* Director Jennifer Kent’s short film MONSTER
* Deleted Scenes
* Cast and Crew interviews and a look behind-the-scenes of the making of the film:
– Creating The Book with illustrator Alex Juhasz
– A Tour of the House Set
– The Stunts: Jumping the stairs
– Special Effects: The Stabbing

* Theatrical Trailers

DVD & STANDARD BLU-RAY EDITIONS:

* Cast and Crew interviews and a look behind-the-scenes of the making of the film:
– Creating The Book with illustrator Alex
– A Tour of the House Set
– The Stunts: Jumping the stairs
– Special Effects: The Stabbing Scene
* Theatrical Trailers




1.30 New Trailer For CW's 'iZOMBIE':




A new trailer for CW's 'iZOMBIE', has made it's way online... The series will premiere March 17th at 9pm right after 'The Flash'...

The story follows: A medical student who becomes a zombie joins a Coroner's Office in order to gain access to the brains she must reluctantly eat so that she can maintain her humanity but every brain she eats, she also inherits their memories and must now solve their deaths with help from the Medical examiner and a police detective...

The series will Stars: Robert Buckley, Rose McIver, David Anders, Aly Michalka, Nora Dunn, Jenna Berman, Malcolm Goodwin, Elysia Rotaru, Nick Purcha And Alexandra Krosney...

iZombie is based on Vertigo comics (owned by DC) iZombie was created by Chris Roberson and Michael Allred...





1.30 First Still For Alexandre Aja's 'The 9th Life Of Louis Drax':



The first still for Alexandre Aja's upcoming horror/thriller 'The 9th Life Of Louis Drax', has worked it's way online... The flick Stars: Jamie Dornan, Sarah Gadon, Molly Parker, Aaron Paul, Oliver Platt, Terry Chen, Anjali Jay, Lina Roessler, Alex Zahara and Barbara Hershey...

The story begins on Louis Drax's 9th birthday, when a lifetime of curious mishaps culminates in the boy's near-fatal fall. Desperate to reveal the strange circumstances behind the young boy's accident and dark coincidences that have plagued his entire life, Dr. Allan Pascal (Dornan) is drawn into a thrilling mystery that explores the nature of the sixth sense, testing the boundaries of fantasy and reality...

Written By: Max Minghella, based on the novel By: Liz Jensen - Directed By: Alexandre Aja





1.30 Cast Update For Nicolas Winding Refn 'The Neon Demon':




It appears Abbey Lee (MAD MAX: FURY ROAD) will join the cast for Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, Only God Forgives) upcoming horror film titled 'The Neon Demon', the flick is being co-finance/distribute by Wild Bunch and Gaumont... Filming is currently under production in LA / Copenhagen...

Earlier this month we learned that Elle Fanning (Super 8, Maleficent) was cast as the lead... The Neon Demon' will be produced by Lene Borglum (Only God Forgives), via Space Rocket... Cast TBA...

Nicolas Winding Refn: "One morning I woke and realized I was both surrounded and dominated by women. Strangely, a sudden urge was planted in me to make a horror film about vicious beauty... After making ‘Drive’ and falling madly in love with the electricity of Los Angeles, I knew I had to return to tell the story of The Neon Demon"


Elle Fanning (Left) - Abbey Lee (Right)



1.30 New Trailer For 'EJECTA':




A new trailer for Chad Archibald and Matt Wiele's upcoming sci-fi thriller 'Ejecta', has landed online! The flick Stars: Julian Richings, Lisa Houle, Mark Gibson, Justin Darmanin, Ry Barrett, Ari Millen, Tony Burgess, Cat Hostick, Adam Seybold And Dee Wallace...

The story tells the terrifying tale of two men whose lives cross paths on a fateful night during a once in a lifetime solar storm. An unknown presence besieges the men on a remote farmtriggering an intense struggle to survive not only the night, but also the horrific interrogations and tortures of an anonymous organization who will stop at nothing to learn the truth about what the two men witnessed...

Written By: Tony Burgess - Directed By: Chad Archibald And Matt Wiele... IFC Midnight will release 'Ejecta' into theaters (limited) and VOD February 27th...





1.30 New TV Spot/Poster For 'TERMINATOR GENYSIS':


A new Superbowl TV spot and poster for Paramount Pictures 'TERMINATOR GENYSIS', made their way online... Written By: Patrick Lussier and Laeta Kalogridis - Directed By: Alan Taylor...

The film Stars: Emilia Clarke, Jason Clarke, Byung-hun Lee, J.K. Simmons, Sandrine Holt, Dayo Okeniyi, Michael Gladis and of course Arnold Schwarzenegger... The film is set to land in theaters July 1, 2015...

Story: TERMINATOR GENYSIS is set in 2029, when the Future War is raging and a group of human rebels has the evil artificial-intelligence system Skynet on the ropes. John Connor (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Jason Clarke) is the leader of the resistance, and Kyle Reese (Divergent‘s Jai Courtney) is his loyal soldier, raised in the ruins of post apocalyptic California. As in the original film, Connor sends Reese back to 1984 to save Connor’s mother, Sarah (Game of Thrones‘ Emilia Clarke), from a Terminator programmed to kill her so that she won’t ever give birth to John. But what Reese finds on the other side is nothing like he expected."

Sarah Connor isn’t the innocent she was when Linda Hamilton first sported feathered hair and acid-washed jeans in the role. Nor is she Hamilton’s steely zero body-fat warrior in 1991’s T2. Rather, the mother of humanity’s messiah was orphaned by a Terminator at age 9. Since then, she’s been raised by (brace yourself) Schwarzenegger’s Terminator—an older T-800 she calls "Pops"—who is programmed to guard rather than to kill. As a result, Sarah is a highly trained antisocial recluse who’s great with a sniper rifle but not so skilled at the nuances of human emotion...








Wednesday, January 28, 2015

1.28 Drafthouse Films Takes 'SPRING':




Press Release: Drafthouse Films is immensely proud to present Spring, the stunning new genre-defying supernatural love story from directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (Resolution), in U.S. theaters and on VOD March 20th!

Story: A young man in a personal tailspin flees the US to Italy, where he sparks up a romance with a girl harboring a dark, primordial secret in this edgy, romantic drama with a supernatural twist...

Written By: Justin Benson - Director By: Aaron Moorhead And Justin Benson.. Spring' Stars: Lou Taylor Pucci, Nadia Hilker, Augie Duke, Jeremy Gardner, Vinny Curran, Kenzo Lee, Shane Brady, Holly Hawkins, Vanessa Bednar And Nick Nevern...




1.28 New Release Date For 'IT FOLLOWS':




David Robert Mitchell's upcoming horror flick 'IT FOLLOWS', will move from it's March 27th release date to Friday March 13th...

The film Stars: Linda Boston, Heather Fairbanks, Keir Gilchrist, Ruby Harris, Christopher Hohman, Olivia Luccardi, Maika Monroe, Lili Sepe and Aldante Foster... Written and Directed By: David Robert Mitchell...

Story: For 19-year-old Jay, fall should be about school, boys and weekends out at the lake. But after a seemingly innocent sexual encounter, she finds herself plagued by strange visions and the inescapable sense that someone, or something, is following her. Faced with this burden, Jay and her teenage friends must find a way to escape the horrors that seem to be only a few steps behind...




1.28 New Stills For Trevor Matthews 'Girlhouse':




A bunch of new stills for Trevor Matthews 'Girlhouse', have worked their way online.. The film is currently being shopped at the American film market (AFM), via Lightning Entertainment...

Story: A HALLOWEEN-style slasher for the digital age, it follows a beautiful young college student who, needing money for tuition, moves into a house that streams content to an X-rated website. After a deranged fan hacks in to determine the house's location, she finds herself in a terrifying fight for her life...

Cast: Adam DiMarco, Slaine, Elysia Rotaru, Alice Hunter, Nicole Fox, Zuleyka Silver, Wesley MacInnes, Chasty Ballesteros, Erin Agostino and Alyson Bath...

Written By: Nick Gordon and Directed By: Trevor Matthews... GirlHouse' will land in theaters (limited) February 13th...
























1.28 Teaser Trailer And Stills For Chris Alexander's 'Female Werewolf'':




A handful of stills and teaser trailer for Chris Alexander's 'Female Werewolf'', have made their way online... The film Stars: Carrie Gemmell, Shauna Henry and Cheryl Singleton...

Written and Directed By: Chris Alexander...

Story: The flick centers around a mentally unstable woman lost in a fever of sexual delirium, who begins to believe she may be turning into a monster...
















1.28 New Details For 'GHOSTBUSTERS' Reboot:




More details about the reboot of 'Ghostbusters', have made their way online.. Yesterday we learned that Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones will lead the cast upcoming flick.. We now know the characters these ladies will be playing:

* Erin Gabler is an academic on the tenure track at Columbia. Her former colleague and co-author is..
* Abby Bergman, who’s more on the pop parapsychology side of things, and pursues ghosts for a living.
* Jillian is Abby’s ghost hunting partner.
* Patty is an MTA employee who comes across the main ghost.




We also learned that the director Paul Feig is still pursuing Bill Murray for the film, but not as Peter Venkman - instead Murray would play Martin Heiss, "a professional supernatural debunker, who crosses paths with the women when they post footage online and sets out to prove they are fakes"

The reboot/sequel to Ghostbusters' will land in theaters July 22, 2016...


(Source: Arrow In The Head)


Tuesday, January 27, 2015

1.27 New Release Date For 'FRIDAY THE 13TH' Reboot/Sequel:




Paramount Pictures has pushed the sequel/reboot of 'Friday The 13th', from it November 13th release date to May 13, 2016... This move is not a big shock, considering the project has no director script or cast..


1.27 Update For Eli Roth's 'The Green Inferno':




It appears we may finally get to see Eli Roth's 'The Green Inferno' in theaters.. In a recent interview with Indiewire, the director/actor had this to say about the project:

"As of right now, all systems are go for the theatrical release. Here’s the thing: everyone is working to resolve it. Open Road has been amazing through this entire process. I really love them, they’ve been great. Even with whatever situation World View is going through, everyone is working together to find the best, cleanest, most positive resolution and get the film out in the widest release possible. I think realistically it would be in the August to September range. We wanted to have an announcement at Sundance. Trust me, I check in with the lawyers every day. Everyone is working to resolve it as soon as possible and we have hope to have an announcement within the next couple of weeks for the definite theatrical plan for the film."

Last year Open Road Films pulled the cannibal jungle flick from it's release schedule "indefinitely"... The flick was set to hit theaters September 5th 2014... .

The film Stars: Daryl Sabara (Spy Kids), Kirby Bliss Blanton (Project X), Lorenza Izzo (Aftershock), Ariel Levy (Aftershock), Aaron Burns, Magda Apanowicz (Caprica), and Sky Ferreira.. Written By: Eli Roth And Guillermo Amoedo - Directed By: Eli Roth..

Story: From acclaimed horror director, Eli Roth, THE GREEN INFERNO follows a group of student activists who travel from New York City to the Amazon to save the rainforest. However, once they arrive in this vast green landscape, they soon discover that they are not alone… and that no good deed goes unpunished..




1.27 Casting Update For 'Ghostbusters' Sequel/Reboot:




It appears the sequel/reboot to 'GHOSTBUSTERS', finally has it's lead cast.. Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones are in negotiations for the upcoming flick... Paul Feig will direct from a script by Katie Dippold - as of right now it is unclear if Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson and Sigourney Weaver will reprise their roles...

Dan Aykroyd has been pushing for a new Ghostbusters for years, so I would be shocked if he did not return.. Sigourney Weaver and Ernie Hudson have both expressed interest in returning, it highly unlikely that Bill Murray would return and sadly Harold Ramis passed away last year...

The plot of the film is not known at this time, but we do know that Ivan Reitman will once again produce the flick...



1.27 Teaser Trailer/Clip For 'TURBO KID':




The first teaser trailer and clip for 'Turbo Kid', has made their way online... The film is Written and Directed By: François Simard, Anouk Whissell and Yoann-Karl Whissell...

Story: In a post-apocalyptic future, THE KID, a young solitary scavenger obsessed with comic books must face his fears and become a reluctant hero when he meets a mysterious girl named APPLE. Despite their efforts to keep to themselves, ZEUS, the sadistic and self-proclaimed leader of the Wasteland, plagues THE KID and APPLE.

Armed with little more than blind faith and an ancient turbocharged weapon, THE KID learns of justice and friendship and embarks on an incredible journey to rid the Wasteland of evil and save the girl of his dreams...

Cast: Munro Chambers, Michael Ironside, Jean-François Ferland, Aaron Jeffery, Patrick Kerton, Evan Manoukian, Maxime Lapointe, Laurence Leboeuf, Romano Orzari, Edwin Wright and Marcello Bezina...

Turbo Kid' is currently being screened at this years Sundance Film Festival...







1.27 New Stills For 'The Lazarus Effect':




A handful of creepy looking new stills for David Gelb's upcoming thriller 'The Lazarus Effect', have made their way online... The flick Stars: Olivia Wilde, Evan Peters, Sarah Bolger, Donald Glover, Bruno Gunn, Jennifer Floyd, Scott Sheldon, Ator Tamras, Scott L. Treger and Mark Duplass...

Written By: Luke Dawson and Jeremy Slater - Produced By: Jason Blum, Cody Zweig, Matt Kaplan and Jimmy Miller - Directed By: David Gelb...

Story: A team of ambitious medical professionals have found a way to bring dead patients back to life using a serum codenamed "Lazarus". After several successful tests are done on animals, Zoe (Olivia Wilde), one of the lead researchers, dies in a lab accident. In desperation, the team uses "Lazarus" to bring her back and they are successful. But as she begins to display unusual abilities the team begins to realize that in their attempt to resurrect the dead, they may have opened the door to unfathomable evil.

The flick is Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of horror violence, terror and some sexual references... The Lazarus Effect' will make it's way into theaters February 27, via Relativity..


















(Source: ShockTillYouDrop.com)