It's here in the Archives section that you will find the news of the last three months.
----- February 28, 2025 -----
** JASON GOES TO HELL 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD in May from Arrow Video.
** WHEN EVIL LURKS 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from RLJE.
** CONTROL FREAK: A motivational speaker is tormented by an unrelenting itch on the back of her head. CONTROL FREAK premieres March 13 on Hulu.
** THE CREEP TAPES Season One: Coming to Blu-ray on 5/12 from Acorn Media in the UK.
** 88 Films update: Here's a look at some of their upcoming June releases.
----- February 27, 2025 -----
** FEAR STREET PROM NIGHT: Save the date for one killer night. Welcome back to Shadyside. In this next installment of the blood-soaked Fear Street franchise, prom season at Shadyside High is underway and the school's wolfpack of It Girls is busy with its usual sweet and vicious campaigns for the crown. But when a gutsy outsider puts herself in the running, and the other girls start mysteriously disappearing, the class of '88 is suddenly in for one hell of a prom night. Only on Netflix May 23.
** MURDER ROCK: Coming soon from Vinegar Syndrome. From director Lucio Fulci. The owner of a prestigious New York ballet school teams up with a male model to solve a series of bizarre murders of a few of the students.
** BLACK CAB: Coming to Blu-ray on 4/7 from Shudder/Acorn Media in the UK.
** Abbott & Costello Horror Collection: Coming Soon on 4K UHD from Kino Lorber.
----- February 26, 2025 -----
** AMERICAN PSYCHO remake: Luca Guadagnino has spoken about the project for the first time with Konbini revealing that he'd never actually seen the previous film adaptation until very recently:
"I can't say much about it. I saw Mary Harron's movie quite recently. I missed it when it came out, but I read the book when it came out in Italy in the 1990s, and I wrote a script – I was obsessed with the book. I was very sad when they made the movie because I wanted to make the movie. That's why I didn't see it for a long time, and then it happened that I might do it."
That would suggest that if the film does go ahead, it will be more akin to the original Ellis-penned work rather than trying to remake Herron's film adaptation. As for where the project currently stands, it's still very early in development:
"I met this great screenwriter, whom I always loved, called Scott Z. Burns, who wrote CONTAGION, who has directed himself – great writer and so so smart. He's now writing it, so we'll see." (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** New Extremity Collection Volume 1: Coming to Blu-ray on 6/4 from Umbrella Entertainment, which includes HIGH TENSION (HAUTE TENSION), ANATOMY OF HELL (ANATOMIE DE L'ENFER), FRONTIER(S) and MARTYRS.
** CANNIBAL MUKBANG: Shy and looking for love, Mark quickly becomes smitten with the outgoing and mysterious Ash, who somehow, much to his surprise, reciprocates the attraction. But as his feelings for her intensify, so does his unexpected submersion into Ash's biggest love: the wild world of mukbanging. And with it, lots of bloodshed.
** THE MONKEY 4K UHD: Here's a look at the upcoming Steelbook.
----- February 25, 2025 -----
** I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER reboot: Filmmaker Jennifer Kaytin Robinson has shared a behind-the-scenes photo for the I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER reboot with the photo teasing Jennifer Love Hewitt's return as Julie James. Robinson directs the upcoming reboot from a screenplay she co-wrote with Sam Lansky, Jeff Howard, and Leah McKendrick. Shot mostly in Australia last year, I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER is set to arrive in theaters on July 18th. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** THE RULE OF JENNY PEN: A former judge must stop an elderly psychopath who employs a child's puppet to abuse the residents of their shared rest home with deadly consequences.
** PRESENCE: The film will be available to rent or own on digital platforms, starting today, February 25. This will then be followed by its 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD releases on May 20, 2025.
** EVIL CLUTCH: Coming to Blu-ray on 6/27 from Cinestrange Extreme.
----- February 24, 2025 -----
** THE MONKEY 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD in the USA on 6/24 from Decal Releasing.
** KEEPER: THE MONKEY and LONGLEGS filmmaker Osgood Perkins has yet another film on the way and it has been announced as coming out before year's end as NEON reportedly has set an October 3rd release for the new film.
Titled KEEPER, the single-location horror feature stars Tatiana Maslany and is a movie Perkins dubs "intimate, small, weird". (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** THE LAST SHARK: Coming to Blu-ray in June from Treasured Films.
** WAKE IN FRIGHT 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 6/4 from Umbrella Entertainment.
----- February 21, 2025 -----
** DANGEROUS ANIMALS: IFC Films and AMC Networks' streamer Shudder have acquired DANGEROUS ANIMALS, Sean Byrne (THE DEVIL'S CANDY) buzzy movie from LD Entertainment, for the U.S. Pairing the serial killer genre with sharksploitation, DANGEROUS ANIMALS was penned by Nick Lepard and stars Jai Courtney, Hassie Harrison and Josh Heuston. The movie will get a wide release, exclusively in theaters, on June 6.
DANGEROUS ANIMALS follows Zephyr (Harrison), a rebellious surfer who is abducted by a shark-obsessed serial killer (Courtney). "Held captive on his boat – she must escape before he carries out a ritualistic feeding to the sharks below," the synopsis reads. (thanks to Variety.com)
** THE SOAP MAKER: Director Claire Denis has reportedly planned a cannibal crime thriller as one of her next films, a remake of Italian director Mauro Bolognini's 1977 movie GRAN BOLLITO. The original film was inspired by real-life serial killer Leonarda Cianciulli and followed Shelley Winters as a serial killer who cooked the bodies of her victims into cakes, cookies, and even soap.
THE SOAP MAKER producers have acquired rights to the Bolognini movie along with Cianciulli's diaries which she wrote while in psychiatric prison where she lived out her days after confessing her crimes. The film is being shopped around at shopped around at EFM Berlin. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD: Kettle Springs is already dying — until Frendo, a symbol of the town's success, decides to speed up the process. Blood will spill, and no one is safe. CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD is coming to theaters May 9.
** Terror In The Fog The Wallace Krimi at CCC: Coming to Blu-ray on 5/26 from Eureka Entertainment.
----- February 20, 2025 -----
** Bong Joon-ho's upcoming horror film: In a new interview with MBC Korea, the Oscar-winning filmmaker says his next live-action film will be an action-horror title set in the subway of Seoul. He tells the outlet the new film is "kind of like my life project. I've been thinking about it since 2001."
The host asks Bong to describe the first 90 seconds of the film and he says:
"We're running through the underground section of the subway. In the car next to us, people wearing similar clothes start to come over to our side. We're running. A lot of people start to come over to our side." (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** BRING HER BACK from TALK TO ME directors: From directors Danny and Michael Philippou and starring Sally Hawkins, Billy Barrat, Sora Wong, Jonah Wren Phillips, Sally-Anne Upton and more. BRING HER BACK – In Theaters May 30.
** R.I.P. Rossella Drudi: Rossella was a screenwriter (usually co-writing along with her husband Claudio Fragasso). She worked on some genre classics such as RATS: NIGHT OF TERROR, HELL OF THE LIVING DEAD, ROBOWAR, SHOCKING DARK and TROLL 2. May she rest in peace.
** SEEDPEOPLE: Coming to Blu-ray on 5/12 from 88 Films.
----- February 17, 2025 -----
** IN MY SKIN 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 5/27 from Severin Films.
** SEND HELP: Sam Raimi's new horror film SEND HELP will open on January 30th. Rachel McAdams, Dylan O'Brien, Chris Pang and Dennis Haysbert star in the survival tale of a woman stranded on a remote island with her boss after a plane crash and their struggles to stay alive. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** FATAL FRAMES: Coming to Blu-ray Mediabook on 5/30 from Cinestrange Extreme.
** THE BLACK DEMON sequel: Jack Kesy, Julio Cesar Cedillo and Kate Del Castillo are set to star in shark survival action film THE BLACK DEMON ATLANTIS, a sequel to the 2023 film which was a hit on Amazon Prime. Famed stunt coordinator Ben Hernandez Bray is directing from a script by returning writers Aaron Benjamin and Boise Esquerra. Filming begins in May.
The sequel sees an undercover DEA agent and his cell mate in a maximum-security prison built atop an abandoned desalination plant in the middle of the Pacific. The pair set out to dismantle a massive drug operation run by the notorious crime boss Diego Nunez. When the 'Black Demon' tears through the prison, the drug lord unleases his own giant sea predators to take down the beast. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
----- February 14, 2025 -----
** M. Night Shyamalan's REMAIN: Filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan's new work, a supernatural thriller feature based on an original story co-created by Shyamalan and bestselling novelist Nicholas Sparks, has scored a title – REMAIN. Shyamalan and Sparks are independently writing a screenplay and a novel, respectively, based on the same original love story. Jake Gyllenhaal is rumored to be starring in the film which will begin shooting in August. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** STIR OF ECHOES 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD 4/30 from Imprint Films.
** PRESENCE 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD in North America on 5/20 from Decal Releasing.
** UNTIL DAWN: Watch the new trailer for UNTIL DAWN – exclusively in theatres April 25.
----- February 12, 2025 -----
** DEADBEAT AT DAWN: Coming to Blu-ray on 2/24 from '84 Entertainment featuring audio commentary, behind-the-scenes material, a documentary feature, outtakes, music videos, short films, picture galleries, lobby cards and trailers along German and English subtitles.
** THE NIGHT HOUSE: Aaron Paul and Jacob Tremblay have both been cast as different age versions of the same protagonist role in the new horror movie THE NIGHT HOUSE based on the 2023 novel by Jo Nesbo. Jesper Ganslandt helms directs and co-wrote the script with Nesbo.
The story follows a highschooler whose parents recently died. Moving to a remote town, he witnesses a classmate violently get sucked into a phone receiver inside a phone booth and vanish without a trace. No-one believes him bar one teen outsider and the pair soon realise they have unleashed terrifying evil forces. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** HERETIC 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD Steelbook on 4/7 in the UK.
----- February 11, 2025 -----
** MADS 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD in April from Capelight Pictures.
** Robert Eggers' WERWULF: Last month came the news that filmmaker Robert Eggers and Sjon have co-written the period lycanthropy tale WERWULF with the project to be Eggers' next feature. Details of the new film are under wraps, but the story unfolds in 13th century England and reportedly features dialogue that was true to the time period. It will also have translations and annotations as it uses Old English for the dialogue.
Eggers recently participated in a NOSFERATU post-screening Q&A at the Lincoln Center, and spoke about WERWULF for the first time, saying: "It's a medieval werewolf movie and this is the darkest thing I have ever written, by far." (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** A CURSED MAN: Documentary filmmaker Liam Le Guillou enters the world of witchcraft: and the occult, searching for an answer to the question "is magic real?" Seeking out some of the world's most powerful dark magic practitioners, Le Guillou will ask the unthinkable - will they put a Curse on him.
----- February 7, 2025 -----
** HOKUM: According to a new report from Variety, SEVERANCE star Adam Scott is set to step into the horror genre once again in HOKUM, a new film from Oddity director Damian McCarthy. Alongside Scott, HOKUM will also star Peter Coonan and David Wilmot. The film will be the latest from McCarthy, whose film ODDITY became a smash hit after its premiere this past year. According to Variety's report, HOKUM will follow Scott, a horror novelist who visits a remote Irish inn "to spread his parents' ashes, unaware the place is rumored to be haunted by a witch." (thank to ComingSoon.net)
** THE RULE OF JENNY PEN: A former judge must stop an elderly psychopath who employs a child's puppet to abuse the residents of their shared rest home with deadly consequences.
** THE BUILDOUT: In THE BUILDOUT, a friendship is tested as two women experience something strange in the desert. This debut feature film, shot on-location in the Southern California desert, aims to seamlessly and intentionally blend a multi-camera narrative approach (Sony VENICE, GoPros, and a Sony Handycam), bridging the gap between found footage and more traditional cinematic storytelling.
** PLAY DEAD: A woman wakes up injured in a basement surrounded by corpses. To survive, she pretends to be dead while a grotesque ritual unfolds in the house above.
** BLOOD IN THEM HILLS: Set against the unforgiving backdrop of the Old West, BLOOD IN THEM HILLS follows a bloody heist gone awry, leaving a cunning bank robber, a revenge-bound doctor, and a midwife with a rescued baby stranded in a desolate wilderness. They soon discover they've stumbled upon the site of a demonic massacre, where only a midwife and a baby survived the horrific event. Now, they must band together to survive the relentless pursuit of a deadly Wendigo Demon, cannibalistic horrors, and a murderous outlaw gang.
----- February 6, 2025 -----
** HELLRAISER remake 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD/4K UHD Steelbook from Turbine Media.
** SHIVER ME TIMBERS: In Northern California during the summer of 1986, Olive Oyl, along with her cinema- obsessed friends and brother Castor, embark on a once-in-a-lifetime camping trip to witness the dazzling meteor shower accompanying the arrival of Halley's comet. But what starts as a serene evening of stargazing quickly turns into a harrowing nightmare when a meteor from the comet transforms Popeye, into a terrifying and unstoppable killing machine.
** BAD BOY: Oscar-winner Ke Huy Quan and Lili Reinhart are set to star in the high-concept horror feature BAD BOY. Travis Braun's script for the film topped the Black List in late 2023 and follows a young woman's fight to escape a deadly serial killer. What makes this unique is that this unfolds from the perspective of the killer's best friend – his faithful dog Gary.
Gary is a good boy who loves his new owner, Cameron (Quan). He gets treats and belly rubs and life is great. Gary isn't allowed in the basement though. And even if he was, he can't unlock doors. But there's a girl (Reinhart) in the basement. And she can't come out to play. Gary doesn't know it, but he's her only chance. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** FEAR STREET PROM QUEEN: Here's a first look at the upcoming film.
----- February 5, 2025 -----
** A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET Collection 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD Steelbook in 2025 from Warner Bros.
** FINAL DESTINATION BLOODLINES: If you screw with Death's plans, things can get very... messy. Only in theaters and IMAX May 16th.
** WOLF MAN 4K UHD: Universal Pictures has announced the WOLF MAN digital, 4K, and Blu-ray release dates, revealing that the Blumhouse horror movie will release on February 4, 2025, digitally. A month after its digital release, the Wolf Man 4K and Blu-ray will arrive, with the film releasing physically on March 18, 2025. A DVD version of the film will also arrive on the same date. (thanks to ComingSoon.net)
** LILIM: Hell is a place on earth. An official selection to International Film Festival Rotterdam 2025. Starring Heaven Peralejo, Ms. Eula Valdez, Ryza Cenon, Skywalker David, Mon Confiado, Rafa Siguion,-Reyna, Nicole Omillo, Phoebe Walker, and Gold Aceron. Written by Nikolas Red. A film by Mikhail Red, director of the blockbuster and award-winning horror film, DELETER.
----- February 4, 2025 -----
** THE SHROUDS: In an eerie, deceptively placid near-future, a techno-entrepreneur named Karsh (Vincent Cassel) has developed a new software that will allow the bereaved to bear witness to the gradual decay of loved ones dead and buried in the earth. While Karsh is still reeling from the loss of his wife (Diane Kruger) from cancer—and falling into a peculiar sexual relationship with his wife's sister (also Kruger)—a spate of vandalized graves utilizing his "shroud" technology begins to put his enterprise at risk, leading him to uncover a potentially vast conspiracy.
** M3GAN 2.0: Universal Pictures has premiered the official teaser trailer for M3GAN 2.0 which is headed to cinemas on June 27th. Allison Williams and Violet McGraw will reprise their roles of Gemma and Cady respectively in the new film.
Screenwriter Akela Cooper, who penned the first, will return for the sequel which will be produced by horror masters James Wan and Jason Blum via the combined Atomic Monster and Blumhouse Productions companies. The story takes place two years after M3GAN, the prototype of an AI lifelike doll, went rogue and embarked on a murderous rampage before being subsequently destroyed. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** LOCKED: From producer Sam Raimi comes a relentless horror-thriller where luxury becomes deadly. When Eddie (Bill Skarsgard) breaks into a luxury SUV, he steps into a deadly trap set by William (Anthony Hopkins), a self-proclaimed vigilante delivering his own brand of twisted justice. With no means of escape, Eddie must fight to survive in a ride where escape is an illusion, survival is a nightmare, and justice shifts into high gear.
** SCREAM 7: Scott Foley is returning to the SCREAM franchise, the actor joining the cast of the upcoming SCREAM 7 at Spyglass and Paramount Pictures. The star played Roman Bridger in the third film 25 years ago, the half-brother of Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) who was revealed as the Ghostface Killer of that movie.
Foley joins the previously announced legacy cast members Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Mason Gooding and Jasmin Savoy Brown. They're joined by newcomers to the franchise like Isabel May, Celeste O'Connor, Asa Germann, Mckenna Grace, Sam Rechner, Anna Camp, Joel McHale and Mark Consuelos. Franchise creator Kevin Williamson is directing from a script by Guy Busick. James Vanderbilt, William Sherak and Paul Neinstein are producing. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
----- February 3rd, 2025 -----
** THE FACULTY remake: Miramax is set to resurrect Robert Rodriguez's 1998 sci-fi horror thriller THE FACULTY which was scripted by SCREAM scribe Kevin Williamson and starred the likes of Josh Hartnett, Elijah Wood, Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall, Famke Janssen and Robert Patrick. Drew Hancock, whose debut feature COMPANION opened last week to very good reviews, will write the script. BoulderLight (BARBARIAN) will produce. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** Matthew Lillard returns for SCREAM 7: Nearly thirty years on, Matthew Lillard is returning to the SCREAM franchise for the upcoming SCREAM 7 at Spyglass/Paramount. The actor revealed the news on his Instagram account, hand writing out one of Stu's most famous lines from the film.
Lillard played Stuart 'Stu' Macher in the original 1996 film, one of the two killers in the movie alongside Skeet Ulrich's Billy Loomis. Ulrich reprised his role in 2023's SCREAM VI via visions that utilised de-aging visual effects. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** ASH: On the mysterious planet of Ash, Riya (Eiza Gonzalez) awakens to find her crew slaughtered. When a man named Brion (Aaron Paul) arrives to rescue her, an ordeal of psychological and physical terror ensues while Riya and Brion must decide if they can trust one another to survive.
** FRANKENSTEIN: Written and directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, and Christoph Waltz. November 2025 on Netflix.
----- January 31, 2025 -----
** AUDITION remake: Focus Features, Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park Entertainment and Mario Kassar Productions are nearing a deal to produce a feature take of Ryu Murakami's cult 1997 Japanese horror thriller novel, AUDITION.
The novel was previously adapted into a 1999 Japanese film of the same name, directed by 2x Cannes Palme D'Or nominee Takashi Miike. The latest take on AUDITION is being written and directed by Danish multi-hyphenate Christian Tafdrup who is co-writing with his brother and frequent collaborator, Mads Tafdrup. (thanks to Deadline.com)
** JASON X 4K UHD: Cliff MacMillan from Arrow Video had this to say about their upcoming release; "JASON X is a new scan of the OCN. There are some wonky digital effects still, but it is a new transfer. Looks much better than the transfer I did at Shout".
** RENFIELD 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD as a Walmart exclusive Steelbook on April 4th.
** SINNERS: The night belongs to sinners. SINNERS only in theaters April 18.
----- January 30, 2025 -----
** TERRIFER 4: Here's what director Damien Leone had to says about it on Instagram; "The script for TERRIFER 4 is under way and it is shaping up to be the most epic, horrifying, thrilling, emotional and satisfying conclusion to the TERRIFER saga. I've personally never been so excited to see one of my own scripts translate to the screen like this one. P.S. I will finally reveal Art's origin in this entry"
** THE HOUSE WITH THE LAUGHING WINDOWS 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Arrow Video.
** Terror Vision update: Coming to 4K UHD/Blu-ray in March from Terror Vision are SUDDENLY IN THE DARK (1981) and DANCE OR DIE (1987).
** BOKSHI: A troubled teenager confronts her terrifying destiny in a visceral high-school-set supernatural horror.
----- January 27, 2025 -----
** RESIDENT EVIL remake #2: BARBARIAN filmmaker Zach Cregger is attached to write and direct a new film reboot of the RESIDENT EVIL video game franchise. His boarding the project has reportedly started an intense bidding war for the property, with four studios vying for the project – including Warner Bros. Pictures and Netflix.
Constantin Film has held the screen rights to the title since the late 1990s and will produce the project alongside PlayStation Productions. The property has seen multiple screen adaptations, most notably the Milla Jovovich-led 2002 action-horror film RESIDENT EVIL which spawned five sequels and generated $1.28 billion in global revenue and was once the highest-grossing film series based on a video game.
A previous attempt to reboot the property took place in 2021 with the film RESIDENT EVIL WELCOME TO RACOON CITY, which flopped with a gross of $42 million worldwide and mixed reviews. That film was adapted from the stories of the first and second games in the series. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** SCARY MOVIE: Paramount Pictures has set a June 12th 2026 release date for the reboot of the SCARY MOVIE franchise. Marlon Wayans announced the date via Instagram on Friday. Wayans is returning to the franchise with Shawn Wayans and Keenen Ivory Wayans to pen the script and produce. A director, story or cast have not yet been announced for this sixth installment in the franchise. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
----- January 24, 2025 -----
** JASON GOES TO HELL 4K UHD: Coming soon as a Special Edition from Arrow Video.
** BLOAT: From a producer of SEARCHING and UNFRIENDED, Ben McKenzie and Bojana Novakovic star in this chilling tale of horror and suspense. After a near-death drowning accident, a young boy's family is horrified to discover he has become possessed by a legendary demon from the depths of the lake. As the family races against time to save the boy's soul, the evil monster inside the child tears the family apart as it seeks to destroy everyone in its path.
** A KNIGHT'S WAR: The film follows Bhodie, a knight of dubious birth but unwavering loyalty, tasked with a perilous mission: to journey into the dangerous realm of the fallen and retrieve the corrupted soul of the chosen one. A KNIGHT'S WAR will have a limited theatrical run beginning February 7, and on February 11 the film will be available to rent or purchase on video-on-demand (VOD).
** EVERYONE IS GOING TO DIE: A father attempts to reconcile with his estranged daughter by inviting her to his luxury house for a birthday dinner. But when the home is invaded by two masked individuals armed with shotguns, a lethal game of cat and mouse ensues, culminating in a life-altering revelation.
----- January 23, 2025 -----
** Robert Eggers' WERWULF: The Hollywood Reporter reports that Eggers has co-written WERWULF with Sjón, and plans to direct the lycanthropy tale as his next feature.
Focus Features, who released NOSFERATU this past Christmas, will reunite with him to handle distribution, and the film has already set a Christmas Day 2026 release. Those involved are likely hoping to see success similar to what they had with NOSFERATU, which has become the director's highest-grossing film and made $156.3 million off a $50 million budget.
Details are under wraps, but the story is set to unfold in 13th century England and reportedly features dialogue that was true to the time period. It will also have translations and annotations for its use of Old English in the film. The film was also originally planned to be shot in black and white, but that is no longer the case. Eggers, Sjón, Chris and Eleanor Columbus will produce. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** HELL OF A SUMMER: The film follows 24-year-old camp counselor Jason Hochberg, who arrives at Camp Pineway thinking his biggest problem is that he feels out of touch with his teenage co-workers. What he doesn't know is that a masked killer is lurking on the campgrounds, brutally picking counselors off one by one.
** DROP: A widowed mother on her first date in years, who arrives at an upscale restaurant where she is relieved that her date, Henry is more charming and handsome than she expected. But their chemistry begins to curdle as Violet begins being irritated and then terrorized by a series of anonymous drops to her phone.
** THE DEAD THING: A woman ghosted by her charming dating app suitor refuses to let go of their relationship. THE DEAD THING is streaming on Shudder February 14.
----- January 22, 2025 -----
** THE TOXIC AVENGER remake: Cineverse has acquired the darkly comedic reimagining of Troma Entertainment's 1984 cult classic, THE TOXIC AVENGER, and confirmed it will hit cinemas in 2025. Peter Dinklage plays a downtrodden janitor who, after a freak accident, transforms into a mutant vigilante.
Directed by Macon Blair, Kevin Bacon, Elijah Wood, Jacob Tremblay, Julia Davis and Taylour Paige also star in the film which will be unrated and aiming for a wide release later this year. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH: Sydney Sweeney is in negotiations to star in THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH at A24 and Picturestart. The project is said to be a "wildly revisionist and darkly comedic" take on the famed Edgar Allen Poe short story. The film will be shot this year. Playwright Charlie Polinger will write and direct, and executive produce alongside Lucy McKendrick. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** SEND HELP: Dylan O'Brien will star opposite Rachel McAdams in the darkly comic horror thriller SEND HELP which Sam Raimi will direct and produce for 20th Century Studios. Mark Swift and Damian Shannon penned the initial script with Scott Beck and Bryan Woods doing a re-write.
McAdams plays Linda, a woman on a business flight with her irritating boss Bradley (O'Brien). The plane crashes, leaving them stranded on a deserted island – the only two who survive. While Linda has serious survival skills, Bradley... does not. They must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it's a battle of wills and wits to make it out alive. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** OPUS: From writer and director Mark Anthony Green and starring Ayo Edebiri, John Malkovich, Juliette Lewis, Murray Bartlett, Amber Midthunder, Stephanie Suganami, Young Mazino, and Tatanka Means. OPUS – In Theaters March 14.
----- January 21, 2025 -----
** SORORITY HOUSE MASSACRE 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Scream Factory.
** THE HUNT 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Shout Factory.
** THE CREEP TAPES Season One: Coming to Blu-ray on 4/1 from Shudder.
** Umbrella Entertainment update: Coming to 4K UHD in May from Umbrella Entertainment.
----- January 20, 2025 -----
** Arrow Video upcoming horror releases: Coming soon from Arrow Video are PERPETRATOR (2023), HUESERA THE BONE WOMAN (2022), DEADSTREAM (2022), SPEAK NO EVIL (2022), NIGHTWATCH (1994), NIGHTWATCH DEMONS ARE FOREVER (2023), THE SADNESS (2021) and HELLBENDER (2021).
** DEATH CYCLE: After the death of her sister, a woman is visited by a man looking to solve a series of murders by a motorcycle riding maniac. As their shared fear escalates, the killer's rampage continues, leaving them both questioning who the real monster is.
** THE WOMAN IN THE YARD: From director Jaume Collet-Serra. Opens in theaters on March 28, 2025.
** THE ARKANSAS PIGMAN MASSACRE: Set in 2004, two 12 year old girls embark on a camping trip in the remote woods with big brother Dylan. Little do they know that their peaceful getaway will turn into a nightmare when they encounter the notorious Pigman, a terrifying figure lurking in the forest.
----- January 19, 2025 -----
SMILE 2
About to embark on a new world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her dark past to regain control of her life before it spirals out of control.
The beautifully stunning and talented Naomi Scott stars in this absolutely wild ride of a sequel that takes the concept to another level... it actually had me jump, which never happens.
Paramount Pictures released the film in a beautiful 4K UHD SteelBook edition. It features a very good 2.00:1 Dolby Vision and HDR10 transfer. Multiples audio tracks are available with the English version in English Dolby Atmos/TrueHD 7.1 while the Spanish and French tracks are in Dolby Digital 5.1. Also available are English, English SDH, French, and Spanish subtitles.
It features multiple extras such as Deleted and Extended scenes, Ear to Ear, The Rise and Fall of Skye Riley, Behind the Music, A New Smile, Smiler A New Monster, Turn That Frown Upside Down and Show Me Your Teeth. By far the coolest one being about the practical special effects but all of them are too short. There' also a commentary track with director Parker Finn. Finally, we get a Digital code included.
** UNTIL DAWN: Here's the full trailer for the upcoming live action adaptation of the Playstation video game!
** THE MONKEY: When twin brothers find a mysterious wind-up monkey, a series of outrageous deaths tear their family apart. Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins a new killing spree forcing the estranged brothers to confront the cursed toy.
** FEAR STREET PROM QUEEN: The upcoming film has landed an "R" MPA rating for "strong bloody violence and gore, teen drug use, language and some sexual references."
** SCREAM 7: Joel McHale is set to join the expanding cast of the seventh SCREAM film. McHale will play the role of Mark Evans, the husband of Neve Campbell's Sidney Prescott. He joins newcomer Isabel May who is set to play the daughter of Sidney in the film.
Also back are Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers and Mason Gooding as Chad Meeks-Martin along with new to the franchise McKenna Grace, Asa Germann, Sam Rechner, Celeste O'Connor, and Anna Camp. The script is being written by Guy Busick, while James Vanderbilt, William Sherak, and Paul Neinstein are producing and Radio Silence will executive produce for Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
----- January 15, 2025 -----
** SCREAMBOAT: The horror film inspired by the 1928 first Mickey Mouse cartoon STEAMBOAT WILLIE which entered the public domain last January, has been pushed back. Iconic Events Releasing has shifted the U.S. theatrical release of the film from late January to April.
David Howard Thornton, best known for playing Art the Clown in the ultra-gory TERRIFIER franchise, will play the mouse Willie and looks appropriately silly for the film which will have dark comedy elements. In the film, a group of New Yorkers on a late-night ferry ride that turns deadly when a mischievous mouse begins a rampage, targeting unsuspecting passengers. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** IGOR AND THE LUNATICS: Coming soon with a new restoration from Vinegar Syndrome. After 16 years in prison, Igor and his gang are out and bent on taking revenge on the town that sent them up.
** YOU'RE NEXT 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD Steelbook from Lionsgate.
** THE GODSEND: Coming to Blu-ray on 3/18 from Kino Lorber.
----- January 14, 2025 -----
** THE SUBSTANCE: MUBI has announced a theatrical re-release for THE SUBSTANCE with the Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley-led body horror film returning to over 350 theaters nationwide from this coming Friday. The film originally debuted in cinemas on September 19th and became available to stream on October 31st. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** PRESENCE: A family moves into a suburban house and becomes convinced they're not alone. The new film from Steven Soderbergh. In theaters January 24.
** EVIL DEAD 4K UHD: Here's a look at the upcoming Walmart Exclusive Steelbook out on 3/18.
** WORLD WAR Z 4K UHD: Here's a look at the upcoming Walmart Exclusive Steelbook out on 3/18.
----- January 13, 2025 -----
** THE BROOD 4K: Here's a look at the upcoming Second Sight Films edition out 3/31.
** SCANNERS 4K: Here's a look at the upcoming Second Sight Films edition out 3/31.
** NIGHT OF THE CREEPS 4K UHD: Here's a look at the upcoming Collector's Edition!
** INFINITY POOL 4K UHD: Coming soon from Turbine.
----- January 10, 2025 -----
** 28 YEARS LATER: Empire has done a major feature piece on Danny Boyle's 28 YEARS LATER, the overall third film in the 28 DAYS LATER franchise and the first of a new trilogy. Boyle directed 2002's 28 DAYS LATER, but handed over the reins to Juan Carlos Fresnadillo who helmed 2007's 28 WEEKS LATER.
Boyle has now returned for 2025's 28 YEARS LATER, but gave the director's chair over to Nina DaCosta for the second of the new trilogy 28 YEARS LATER PART II THE BONE TEMPLE which has already been shot and opens in 2026. In the piece however, they confirmed that the third film will be directed by Boyle again. There's a caveat though – that third film won't go into production until they see the audience response to the first film.
Alex Garland pens the scripts for all three new films and says: "This is very narratively ambitious. Danny and I understood that. We tried to condense it, but its natural form felt like a trilogy."
Additionally it has also been confirmed that Cillian Murphy does NOT appear in the first film, even in a cameo, but could well return in the second and/or third films. Producer Andrew MacDonald says:
"We wanted him to be involved and he wanted to be involved. He is not in the first film, but I'm hoping there will be some Jim somewhere along the line. He's involved at the moment as an executive producer and I would hope we can work with him in some way in the future in the trilogy."
Its also been revealed that the film starts off on Holy Island, a tidal island off the UK coast which can only access the mainland at low tide. In addition, the rest of the world has reportedly remain largely unaffected by the zombie outbreak – the quarantine containing the problem primarily to the UK. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** ROUNDING: After a traumatic incident, a driven young medical resident transfers to a rural hospital for a fresh start, but the demons of his past start to catch up to him when he becomes consumed by the case of a patient with mysterious symptoms. ROUNDING opens in select theaters and on digital February 14.
----- January 9, 2025 -----
** AMERICAN PSYCHO remake: In recent months have come trade reports that film director Luca Guadagnino has been circling to direct a new adaptation of author Bret Easton Ellis' infamous novel AMERICAN PSYCHO. Now though, Ellis has shot down those reports claiming they're all a complete fabrication and he's not involved in anyway. Speaking on his podcast, he says:
"I have a feeling it's fake news. I heard somewhere, from someone, that there are no contracts. Austin Butler hasn't signed anything to play Patrick Bateman. Luca doesn't have a deal. Scott Burns, who is supposed to write the screenplay, doesn't have a deal either.
From various sources that I have, this is just fake news that was put out there to see how an audience is going to react. If it does exist, I am not involved, I have nothing to do with this, I might get some money if they do this, but I am not involved creatively on any level, and that is all I know." (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** THE MONKEY: The MPA rating for Osgood Perkins' upcoming Stephen King adaptation has been revealed. THE MONKEY has been Rated R "for strong bloody violent content, gore, language throughout and some sexual references." (thanks to ComingSoon.net)
** HEART EYES: For the past several years, the "Heart Eyes Killer" has wreaked havoc on Valentine's Day by stalking and murdering romantic couples. This Valentine's Day, no couple is safe.
----- January 8, 2025 -----
** George A. Romero's RESIDENT EVIL: In 1998, Constantin Film set out to bring RESIDENT EVIL, the legendary horror video game, to the big screen. They enlisted George A. Romero, the visionary director who redefined the zombie genre, to adapt the project. But despite the perfect pairing of horror's greatest minds, Romero's vision for RESIDENT EVIL was never realized. Now, for the first time, Salisbury's documentary uncovers the hidden story behind the project that captivated fans and the horror industry alike.
** DARK MATCH: A small-time wrestling company accepts a well-paying gig in a backwoods town only to learn, too late, that the community is run by a mysterious cult leader with devious plans for their match. With an ensemble cast led by living legend Chris Jericho, DARK MATCH premieres January 31 on Shudder.
** FORBIDDEN WORLD 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Scream Factory.
** THE SNOWMAN 4K UHD: Coming Soon on 4K UHD from Kino Lorber.
----- January 7, 2025 -----
** THE SUBSTANCE 2: Filmmaker Coralie Fargeat says she has no plans for a sequel to her highly acclaimed 2024 feature THE SUBSTANCE and certainly will be going with something quite different for her next film. She tells Variety: "The point of this movie to bring fresh things to the world. No sequels, no prequels… I'm going to be happy to bring something fresh to the world in a bit". (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** NOSFERATU 4K UHD: Here's a look at the upcoming 4K UHD/Extended Edition release.
** THE OTHERS: Nicole Kidman has around one hundred film and TV works to her name dating all the way back to the 1980s. But there's one role she says she'd love to revisit, one which she drew acclaim for but perhaps isn't as showy as some of her other work – Alejandro Amenábar's 2001 gothic supernatural tale THE OTHERS.
Speaking with The Guardian before the Golden Globes, she said: "Actually the character I would love to go back to is the character in THE OTHERS, Grace... because I feel like THE OTHERS gets overlooked and I loved that character."
The film unfolds in 1945 on the island of Jersey in the UK. She plays a mother desperate to protect her two young photosensitive children from the sunlight while also waiting for her husband who is off fighting in the war. As new staff join the house, Grace begins to experience supernatural phenomena. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** THE DAMNED: An ominous and chilling thriller, follows Eve and her crew as they come across a shipwreck and are faced with the moral dilemma to either help, or prioritize their own survival.
----- January 6, 2025 -----
** NOSFERATU: Robert Eggers stated in a recent interview with Esquire UK that an extended cut of NOSFERATU would be present on an upcoming physical release of the film. This marks the first time of talk of a longer version of the film being released, though a longer version was reportedly tested earlier this year.
** FEAR STREET: Author R.L. Stine has confirmed that three more films based on his FEAR STREET young adult horror novels are in development. Stine told THR: "The writers are working, so I've got my fingers crossed." Stine revealed the news of the number of projects whilst attending the GOOSEBUMPS THE VANISHING premiere.
The three films will follow on from Netflix's successful 2021 launch of a trilogy of films across the span of one month which proved a success for the streamer. A fourth film, based on his novel THE PROM QUEEN, has finished filming and is slated for sometime in 2025. The original book series features 51 books in total and has sold over 80 million copies by 2010. The books blend slasher and supernatural genres and it aims at older audiences than his kids books GOOSEBUMPS. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** THE NAKED WITCH: Coming to Blu-ray on 5/13 from VCI.
** VISCERAL BETWEEN THE ROPES OF MADNESS: Coming to Blu-ray on 5/13 from Unearthed Films.
----- December 31, 2024 -----
** HERETIC 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 3/27 from Plaion Pictures.
** Fear in the Philippines: Coming to Blu-ray in March from Severin Films featuring TERROR IS A MAN, BRIDES OF BLOOD, MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND and BEAST OF BLOOD.
----- December 26, 2024 -----
** GRAFTED: Beauty is only skin deep. A teenage girl goes to bloody lengths to achieve popularity in GRAFTED, coming to Shudder on January 24th.
** THE MONKEY: Check out the new sneak peek movie clip for THE MONKEY directed by Osgood Perkins!
** PROPHECY 4K UHD: The 1979 film is coming soon on 4K UHD from Kino Lorber.
** EVIL DEAD RISE 4K UHD: Coming as a Walmart Exclusive Steelbook 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital edition on 2/18/25.
----- December 24, 2024 -----
** THE MUMMY: Lee Cronin, the Irish director of the well-received EVIL DEAD RISE, has set his third project – THE MUMMY. Cronin is writing and directing a new take on the ancient mummified undead creature for New Line, Atomic Monster and Blumhouse. Cronin's production company Doppelgangers will produce. James Wan, Jason Blum and John Keville will produce. The film has been set for an April 17th 2026 release.
Cronin tells THR this won't be like the Boris Karloff-led 1932 original or the 1999 Stephen Sommers film: "This will be unlike any Mummy movie you ever laid eyeballs on before. I'm digging deep into the earth to raise something very ancient and very frightening." (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** DRESSED TO KILL 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD in March from Arrow Video.
** DEEP BLUE SEA 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD in March from Arrow Video.
** CABAL (NIGHTBREED) 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD Steelbook on 4/23/25 from ESC Editions.
----- December 23, 2024 -----
** Courteney Cox back for SCREAM VII: The cast continues to grow, with Courteney Cox officially returning to the horror franchise to reprise her iconic role as Gale Weathers. According to a report from Variety, Cox has signed onto return in the franchise, bringing back both Cox and Neve Campbell, who signed onto the project earlier this year. The seventh installment will be directed by franchise creator Kevin Williamson from a screenplay written by Guy Busick. It is produced by Paul Neinstein, William Sherak, and James Vanderbilt. (thanks to ComingSoon.net)
** 28 YEARS LATER sequel: Sony Pictures has set a January 16th 2026 release date for THE BONE TEMPLE, the second film in the upcoming 28 YEARS LATER trilogy. Nia DaCosta helms the film, which is again being penned by Alex Garland while Boyle is producing and actor Cillian Murphy is executive producing. Story details for that second film remain under wraps. Meanwhile the third film still doesn't have a title or director so hasn't gone into production. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** DON'T TORTURE A DUCKLING 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD in March from Arrow Video.
** NIGHT OF THE CREEPS 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Scream Factory.
** WEREWOLVES: Coming to Blu-ray on 2/4 from Universal.
----- December 18, 2024 -----
** M3GAN 2.0: Here's a first look at M3GAN and Violet in M3GAN 2.0.
** SCREAM VII: Mason Gooding will reprise his role of Chad Meeks-Martin in the seventh installment of the SCREAM horror franchise at Paramount Pictures. Jasmin Savoy Brown, who plays Chad's sister Mindy, is not officially signed on yet. The pair, along with Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega, were introduced in the fifth film with all reprising their roles in the sixth film.
Both Barrera and Ortega have effectively exited the franchise with Neve Campbell's Sidney Prescott taking center stage once again for the new entry which also sees writer Kevin Williamson's first time directing one of the films. The film is slated to release in theaters on February 27th 2026. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** BRIDES: Maika Monroe is continuing her run throughout the horror genre. She'll re-team with Neon and filmmaker Chloe Okuno on the film BRIDES. Neon announced that it had acquired the North American rights to the film, which will see both Monroe and Okuno team up yet again. Monroe previously starred in Okuno's 2022 psychological thriller WATCHER, which was Okuno's feature directorial debut. (thanks to ComingSoon.net)
** CHUCKY Season 3: Coming to Blu-ray on 12/27 from Turbine.
----- December 17, 2024 -----
** THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE: The soundtrack is finally coming out on vinyl, CD and tape from Waxwork Records in the first quarter of 2025!
** RE-ANIMATOR 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 4/3 from Ignite Films in three editions.
** STALKER: Here's a teaser trailer for the upcoming short.
** INTO THE DEEP: Scout Taylor Compton and Richard Dreyfuss star in this action packed thriller where modern day pirates on the hunt for sunken drugs kidnap a boat of tourists and force them to dive into shark infested waters to retrieve the contraband!
----- December 16, 2024 -----
** I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER: Jennifer Love Hewitt has finally and officially joined the new I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER feature. The actress took to Instagram to announce the news by posting a photo of herself in front of a mirror covered with post-it notes, captioning it that it was "never too late to go back" and adding that "Julie James is returning". (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** 28 YEARS LATER: Here's two new posters for the upcoming film.
** 964 PINOCCHIO 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Media Blasters.
** THIRST and HARLEQUIN: Coming to 4K UHD in March from Indicator.
----- December 13, 2024 -----
** UNMERCIFUL GOOD FORTUNE: Rosario Dawson is set to star in and produce the supernatural horror thriller UNMERCIFUL GOOD FORTUNE with Tirsa Hacksaw set to make her feature directorial debut. The project is based on award-winning playwright Edwin Sanchez's show of the same name.
Dawson plays Maritza Cruz, a high-end celebrity attorney pulled into a headline-making case involving Fatima – a young waitress accused of serial poisoning 28 people. Fatima's defense? She claims she has the psychic ability to see how someone will die and reveals she is killing people to prevent a "fate worse than death". (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** SCANNERS 4K UHD: Both edition are coming out to 4K UHD/Blu-ray on 3/25 from Plaion Pictures.
** SHORT NIGHT OF GLASS DOLLS 4K UHD: Here's the cover for the upcoming 88 Films release.
** DARK NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW: Coming to Blu-ray on 3/24 from 88 Films.
----- December 12, 2024 -----
** AMERICAN PSYCHO remake: Austin Butler is set to take on the lead role of Patrick Bateman in Luca Guadagnino's new take on Bret Easton Ellis' novel AMERICAN PSYCHO for Lionsgate. The film is said to be a whole new adaptation of the novel as opposed to a remake of Mary Herron's famed 2000 film starring Christian Bale as Bateman. Jacob Elordi was being rumored for the role but Butler seems to have beaten him to it. Scott Z. Burns is penning the script for this new version. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** THE RITUAL: Follows two priests who must put aside their differences to save a possessed young woman through a difficult and dangerous series of exorcisms. Releasing exclusively in US theaters Easter weekend April 18, 2025 via XYZ Films.
** HERETIC 4K UHD: Coming out in January from A24.
** PETER PAN'S NEVERLAND NIGHTMARE: The newest entry into the Poohniverse follows Wendy Darling as she strikes out in an attempt to rescue her brother Michael from the clutches of the evil Peter Pan who intends to send him to Neverland. Along the way she meets Tinkerbell, who is twisted in this version of the story.
----- December 11, 2024 -----
** 28 YEARS LATER: It's been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily-defended causeway. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well.
** THE SHINING 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 2/4 from Warner Bros.
** GRAVEYARD SHIFT 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 2/25 from Kino Lorber.
----- December 10, 2024 -----
** EVIL DEAD BURN: Following the success of 2023's EVIL DEAD RISE, two more EVIL DEWAD films are in the works with one of them being directed by Sebastien Vanicek (VERMINES). Vanicek has revealed the film's title which will be EVIL DEAD BURN and is due in cinemas 2026.
The filmmaker previously told Konbini that: "wanted to make a nasty film, a film that hurts, from which you come away tested." Francis Galluppi (THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTRY) is writing and directing the other film which is currently untitled. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** FINAL DESTINATION BLOODLINES: Warner Bros. Pictures shook up its release schedule and announced that FINAL DESTINATION BLOODLINES has scored a May 16th 2025 release date. The sixth entry in the franchise, which has been dormant for over a decade, will score IMAX screens with this release – albeit only briefly. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** The GINGERDEAD MAN Movie Collection: Limited edition cookie tin gets a wide release from Full Moon on 4/15.
** EVIL BONG 3D: Coming to Blu-ray on 4/15 from Full Moon.
----- December 9, 2024 -----
** 28 YEARS LATER: Sony Pictures has released the first poster for Danny Boyle's 28 YEARS LATER. Story details are under wraps, though co-star Ralph Fiennes let some details slip a few weeks back. As expected, it will be set 28 years after the plague turned much of the populous into violent, rabid humans with only a few pockets of communities who've managed to escape it.
The story will reportedly center on a young boy seeking a doctor to help his dying mother and so the pair go on a trek through northern England for help – trying to avoid the infected where possible.
Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jack O'Connell and Erin Kellyman co-star in the film which was made on a budget of $75 million and was reportedly shot with an iPhone 15 by Boyle's usual cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER: A legacy sequel to 1997's I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER is currently in production with original star Freddie Prinze Jr. set to return, as hopefully is the original film's leading lady Jennifer Love Hewitt. Whereas Prinze Jr.'s status has been locked for a while, Hewitt's hasn't been so clear.
The reason comes down to a basic one of scheduling and her commitment to the TV series 9-1-1. She adds that every effort is being made to try and get her involved and they are "close" to achieving it:
"So, the interesting thing is I'm not officially signed on yet, but we're close. We've been trying to figure out a lot with the 9-1-1 schedule. It's been a little tricky. But the idea of returning to Julie James is really exciting for me… I think I feel excited to show or see what she's been up to and how she has changed, and what she still holds onto from that infamous night on the road."
Hewitt also used the opportunity to thank fans for keeping the film popular almost thirty years on and revealed that her own kids recently watched it:
"It's so crazy. Yeah. The movie just turned 27, so did I. I'm only 27 – that's what I call myself now. Yeah, it's great. My kids just watched it for the first time and that was wild. My big kids sitting with them and their friends watching a movie and seeing myself at 18 and looking just like my daughter, which is crazy. They loved it. I loved that fan base. I love that people still root for that movie. It was a big moment for me in my life. It was my first time really starring in a movie I was 18. It just has a special place in my heart for sure." (thanks to DarkHorizons.com & ComingSoon.net)
** Leigh Whannell + Universal monsters: Australian filmmaker Leigh Whannell has teased another classic monster he could be bringing to the big screen. Speaking to Empire to promote WOLF MAN, Whannell says he'd like the opportunity to direct another classic Universal Monster movie – even if only to quell some OCD-style habits:
"My own weird filmmaker OCD is almost like, 'Well I've made two, I have to do three.' It has to be three. But that's got more to do with my own neuroses than me actually wanting to do it. In my general life, I'm a pretty strange guy with my habits. I have to leave when it's an even number, like, 8:20, not 8:19, which is crazy. I'm probably revealing to you how crazy I am. So on that side of my brain, I gotta do a third one to complete the trilogy."
What would that third one be? If he had a choice, it would be a new take on Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: "As a kid, the idea that they were both the same person was always super interesting to me. That's up to Universal. If they said, 'We want you to be the monster guy,' that would be flattering to me. Like, 'Wow, they're entrusting me with this thing that's so important to them.' But I'm not gunning for that role." (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** THE GORGE: Two highly-trained operatives (Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy) are appointed to posts in guard towers on opposite sides of a vast and highly classified gorge, protecting the world from an undisclosed, mysterious evil that lurks within. They bond from a distance while trying to stay vigilant in defending against an unseen enemy. When the cataclysmic threat to humanity is revealed to them, they must work together in a test of both their physical and mental strength to keep the secret in the gorge before it's too late.
----- December 6, 2024 -----
** SMILE 3: A Production Weekly listing indicates that a third SMILE film will enter production in 2025. Filmmaker Parker Finn will return as writer-director for this third instalment, but no plot details or a cast have been revealed. The news follows the second film's release this Fall. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** THE COFFEE TABLE 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Second Sight Films.
** DAYBREAKERS 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Umbrella Entertainment.
** VENOM 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 3/25 from Blue Underground.
** WOLF CREEK 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD Mediabook on 12/12 from Turbine.
----- December 5, 2024 -----
** GHOSTS OF MARS 4K UHD: Here's a look at the upcoming 4K edition coming out February 11th.
** WEREWOLVES: Coming to 4K UHD on 1/23 from Capelight Pictures.
** JITTERS: Detective Collymore, a dedicated but weary divorced father, finds himself entangled in a baffling case in the heart of Prism Central. The mysterious death of a woman named Tiffany Bowman sets him on a perilous journey filled with chilling secrets and unsettling revelations. As he delves deeper, he uncovers a web of psychological twists with JITTERS.
----- December 4, 2024 -----
** ICHI THE KILLER 4K UHD: Here's a look at the cover for the upcoming release.
** I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER: A new behind-the-scenes photo has been released from the upcoming I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER which is currently in production ahead of a release next year. The shot, posted on the official social media channels of the film, shows off the famed fisherman's hook that killer Ben Willis wielded in the films along with part of a raincoat.
As it's a continuation many years later, Freddie Prinze Jr. and Jennifer Love Hewitt have signed on to reprise their respective roles as Ray Bronson and Julie James. Plot details however are under wraps. Joining them will be Jonah Hauer-King, Madelyn Cline, Sarah Pidgeon, Chase Sui Wonders, Tyriq Withers, Lola Tung, Austin Nichols, Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Gabbriette.
The film is being directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson from a screenplay she co-wrote with Sam Lansky, Jeff Howard, and Leah McKendrick. Neal Moritz produces. The new I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER opens in cinemas July 18th 2025. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** BLOODY AXE WOUND: Abbie Bladecut is a teenager torn between the macabre traditions of her family's bloody trade and the tender stirrings of her first crush. In the small town of Clover Falls, Abbie's father, Roger Bladecut, has built an infamous legacy by capturing real-life killings on tape and selling them to eager customers, but as Abbie delves deeper into the grisly family business, she begins to wonder if it's time to take the family tradition in a new direction.
----- December 3rd, 2024 -----
** THANKSGIVING 2: Director Eli Roth has teased that the sequel to the hit slasher movie will be on a whole new level. The screenplay for THANKSGIVING 2 has already been written, with the production set to commence in March 2025. Both Roth and THANKSGIVING screenwriter Jeff Rendell returned to write the script for the follow-up movie, with the former directing once again.
In an interview with IndieWire, the director said that he's treating the second movie as if it'd be his last. While Roth aims to outdo himself in THANKSGIVING 2, he also plans to do it with a lower budget, similar to the first one. The first film garnered over $40 million at the global box office against a $15 million project.
"We're upping the ante but we are not going to do it with more money. That keeps it tight and lean and mean and forces us to make decisions. There's a lot of setting up that we did in the first one that we don't have to deal with now. It can just be all pay-off," said Roth.
"I've come up with stuff that is going to be a challenge. And I want it to be a challenge to pull off. Because if I've come up with the stuff that I think will make the best kills, then I'm going to do it like I'm never going to make another movie again," Roth added.
He continued, "It really was a reminder of the deep satisfaction I get just knowing there is a THANKSGIVING movie out there and that people enjoy it and that people are now watching the old slasher films because of it. I feel like we have a new tradition. And that's all you want to do is leave your mark — good or bad — on pop culture. Eventually, no one is going to remember. The only thing that will be left is the movies." (thanks to ComingSoon.net)
** GALAXY OF TERROR 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Scream Factory.
** HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Scream Factory.
** SICK 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Scream Factory.
----- December 2nd, 2024 -----
** DON'T TORTURE A DUCKLING 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Arrow Video.
** DEEPER: Rumored earlier this Summer, filmmaker Doug Liman has confirmed he'll re-team with his EDGE OF TOMORROW star Tom Cruise for the supernatural thriller DEEPER at Warner Bros. Pictures. Appearing at a screening of the documentary GAUCHO GAUCHO, Liman indicated to Showbiz411 that he and Cruise are moving forward with their 'scary' movie, adding: "I have never done one, and neither has Tom Cruise."
The supernatural thriller was originally penned by Max Landis and has been floating around Hollywood for a decade. At one time filmmaker Baltasar Kormakur was attached to direct. The story follows a disgraced former astronaut hired to take a submersible to the deepest part of the ocean to explore a newly discovered trench. Supernatural events transpire as the vehicle gets closer to its destination and he is confronted by a sinister and dangerous force. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** Brivido Giallo: Now available for pre-order from Cauldron Films is this limited 4 Blu-ray and 1 CD box set of GRAVEYARD DISTURBANCE, UNTIL DEATH, THE OGRE and DINNER WITH A VAMPIRE.
** ALICE, SWEET ALICE 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD in February from Arrow Video.
