Deon Taylor filmed ensemble horror pic The Fear in quarantine

Deon Taylor is ready to return to the thrilling and chilling world of the horror genre with a new film entitled The Fear featuring an ensemble cast that has already been filmed while in quarantine, according to BlackFilmandTV.com.

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Written and shot in quarantine in the Strawberry Lodge near South Lake Tahoe, the film centers on a group of people who find themselves locked down at the lodge in the middle of a pandemic and while having to cope with spending extra time with each other, they find that maintaining their sanity and distance from one another proves to be harder than it seems.

The cast for the film is composed of an ensemble roster that includes Joseph Sikora (Power), Clifford “TIP” Harris (Ant-Man and the Wasp), Andrew “King Bach” Bachelor (Greenland), Terrence J. (Think Like a Man), Ruby Modine (Happy Death Day 2U), Annie Ilonzeh (Chicago Fire), Iddo Goldberg (Snowpiercer) and Jessica Allain (The Laundromat).

The Fear won’t be the first time Taylor’s explored the horror-thriller genre after making his directorial debut with the 2007 slasher Dead Tone as well as the horror anthology film franchise Nite Tales, the 2010 slasher Chain Letter, Mike Epps-starring horror-comedy Meet the Blacks and last year’s The Intruder starring Dennis Quaid, Michael Ealy and Meagan Good.

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The Fear is set to hit theaters sometime in 2021.

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Distant: Naomi Scott joins Anthony Ramos in new sci-fi comedy film

According to Deadline, Aladdin star Naomi Scott has been tapped to join Hamilton alum Anthony Ramos in Amblin Partner’s forthcoming sci-fi comedy film titled Distant. Scott is set to take on the film’s female lead as she replaces Golden Globe winner Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), who has exited from the project due to scheduling conflicts caused by the ongoing pandemic.

Scott gained recognition for her performance as Princess Jasmine in Disney’s blockbuster live-action Aladdin film which had grossed over $1 billion at the worldwide box office. Her other notable film credits include: Lemonade Mouth, Power Rangers and Charlie’s Angels.

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Distant will follow the story of an asteroid miner who crash lands on an alien planet and must contend with the challenges of the environment and make his way across the dangerous terrain to find the only other survivor, a woman trapped in her escape pod.

The film will be directed by Will Speck and Josh Gordon (Office Christmas Party) from a screenplay being written by Spenser Cohen (Extinction).  Speck and Gordon have worked together for years, co-directing the hit Will Ferrell and Jon Heder-starring ice-skating comedy Blades of Glory and the ensemble Christmas party comedy Office Christmas Comedy, as well as helming two episodes of Netflix’s Will Arnett-led Flaked.

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Distant will be produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Midnight Special), Fred Berger (La La Land) and Anna Halberg (Extinction), with Speck and Gordon set to executive produce alongside Speck, Gordon, Jonathan Rothbart, and Matt Hirsch, with Kevin Vafi co-producing.

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Netflix in final talks to acquire The Woman in the Window

The Amy Adams-starring adaptation of The Woman in the Window has had a rough road to its release, being delayed multiple times due to both negative test screenings and the global pandemic, and now it appears it has found its salvation as Netflix has entered final talks to acquire the psychological thriller, according to Deadline.

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Originally scheduled for October 2019 and May 2020 releases, the film was pushed back the first time due to test audiences’ negative response to the third act of the story and subsequently delayed as theaters around the world shuttered amdist the global pandemic. It was set to be the final theatrical release for Fox 2000 Pictures, the iconic label that is being shuttered following the film’s release due to Walt Disney’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox.

Should the deal go through, it will also be the latest major studio title to head to a streaming service as theaters struggle to reopen with recent spikes in disease cases, with some others in recent months including Paramount selling both The Lovebirds and The Trial of the Chicago 7 to Netflix, as well as skipping a global theatrical release for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run in favor of a VOD release on CBS All Access in early 2021, while recently acquiring Legendary Entertainment’s Enola Holmes.

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In The Woman in the Window, an agoraphobic child psychologist befriends a neighbor across the street from her New York City brownstone, only to see her own life turned upside down when the woman disappears and she suspects foul play. A stellar ensemble cast brings Tracy Letts’ screenplay based on the gripping, best-selling novel to life, where shocking secrets are revealed, and no one-and nothing-is what it seems.

The film features an A-list ensemble that includes five time Academy-Award nominee Amy Adams (Arrival) and Academy-Award winners Julianne Moore (Still Alice) and Gary Oldman; the latter reuniting with his Darkest Hour director. It will also star Anthony Mackie, Wyatt Russell, Brian Tyree Henry, and Jennifer Jason Leigh.

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The Woman in the Window is directed by Joe Wright from a script written by Tracy Letts. It is produced by Scott Rudin (Lady Bird, No Country for Old Men), Eli Bush (Lady Bird, Annihilation), and Antony Katagas.

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Joey King in talks for Brad Pitt-starring Bullet Train

On the heels of Netflix announcing a third installment of the rom-com film series she leads, The Kissing Booth star Joey King has entered negotiations to join Brad Pitt (Ad Astra) in the upcoming action thriller Bullet Train at Sony Pictures for an unknown role, according to Deadline.

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Bullet Train will mark the eighth collaboration between the 50-year-old filmmaker and 56-year-old actor, who first worked together in 1999 on Fight Club on which Leitch worked as an uncredited stunt double for Pitt, followed by 2001’s The Mexican, Ocean’s Eleven and Spy Game, the latter two in which he doubled again for Pitt and helped coordinate the martial arts stunts on the Tony Scott-helmed film. Leitch would once again double for Pitt in 2004’s Troy and 2005’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith and would later reunite with the star in 2018’s Deadpool 2, in which Pitt cameoed as Vanisher and Leitch directed.

On top of directing, Leitch will supervise the script written by Zak Olkewicz (Fear Street). Plot details for the film are currently being kept under wraps, but it is based on the Japanese novel Maria Beetle by Isaka Kotaro.

Leitch and Kelly McCormick will produce the project via their company 87North along with Antoine Fuqua (The Magnificent Seven, Training Day, The Equalizer) and Kat Samick (The Equalizer, Southpaw, Infinite). Brittany Morrissey is the executive overseeing the film for Sony Pictures.

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Leitch and McCormick recently signed a first-look deal at Universal and produced the action film Nobody, starring Better Call Saul’s Bob Odenkirk, which is expected to release in February 2021. The duo is also developing a biopic of Jutta Kleinschmidt, the first and only woman to win the brutal off-road endurance race known as The Dakar Rally, as well as the rights to her book My Victory at Dakar.

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Paul W.S. Anderson says Monster Hunter is 100 Percent Finished

Last month, it was announced that Paul W.S. Anderson’s forthcoming film adaptation of Monster Hunter had been officially pushed back from September 2020 to April 23, 2021. Because of this, some people have speculated that the delay might be caused by potential post-production problems due to the film’s expected high visual effects, however, in a new interview with Syfy Wire, Anderson has debunked those speculations by confidently revealing that he has already completed his newest Milla Jovovich-led action film. 

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“The movie is 100 percent finished,” Anderson said. “We were supposed to be releasing it on Labor Day weekend but we pushed it into 2021, but it’s completely done. So it’s coming out April 23 of next year. For me, it’s my most favorite movie I’ve ever made. It has a rather unique look to it.”

In addition, the English filmmaker also teased the epic and very real locations that they got to shoot in for the film. “I felt it was really important to get out on location and shoot if we wanted to do justice to the amazing landscapes form the game, and that’s exactly what we did. We shot the movie in Africa and we’ve got lush jungles, we’ve got deserts that reflect the Wildspire Waste from the game, and beautiful, stunning locations, some of which have never been shot before. And there’s a reason for that because they were just in the middle of nowhere.

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He continued, “So rather than being in Pinewood Studios and shooting it against a green screen, we’re on these epic, real locations with real lens flare, real dust, real foliage, real water…Real environments that the animators can lock the creatures into.  It’s given the movie a really epic, lush feel that I’m very, very excited about.”

Monster Hunter centers on the leader of a UN military team named Artemis, played by Jovovich, who is transported to another realm populated by monsters. There she meets the Hunter (Jaa), with the two teaming up to close a portal to prevent monsters from attacking earth. The movie will be a highly stylish big-screen adaptation of the video game.

The film adaptation will be led by Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil franchise) and Tony Jaa. It will also star Ron Perlman (Hellboy, Drive), T.I. Harris (Ant-Man and The Wasp), Diego Boneta (Luis Miguel, Rock of Ages), Meagan Good (Code Black), and Josh Helman (X-Men: Days of Future Past).

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Monster Hunter is written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. The film is a production by Sony Pictures, Constantin Film and Impact Pictures with Anderson, Jeremy Bolt, Robert Kulzer, Martin Moszkowicz, and Dennis Berardi serving as producers.

The video game series consists of action role-playing games where players and their friends work together to take down larger-than-life beasts in a living, breathing ecosystem. Since the first Monster Hunter title made its debut 14 years ago in 2004, the series has attracted a dedicated fan base, and grown into a global mega-hit with Monster Hunter: World, the latest title in the series, shipping 10 million units worldwide, with cumulative sales of the series exceeding 49 million units as of August 20, 2018.

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Paul Thomas Anderson in talks with Bradley Cooper for 1970s drama

Oscar nominee Paul Thomas Anderson (Phantom Thread) is well-known for building ensemble casts in his projects and now the writer/director is already looking to start big with his next project by entering talks with fellow Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper (A Star is Born) to star, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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The untitled film, which Anderson is set to write, direct and produce through his Ghoulardi Film Company banner, is set to follow a high school student as he struggles to balance his education with his life as a successful child actor. Sources report that casting is currently underway to find the lead and that the project is set to feature a large array of roles that may add up to an ensemble piece with intersecting storylines.

The eight-time Oscar nominated writer/director will be returning to his west coast roots for the movie, having grown up in the San Fernando Valley and first attended Santa Monica College before briefly attending Emerson University in Boston, Massachusetts and New York University. The project is set to be one of 13 films shooting in The Golden State.

After his well-received directorial debut Hard Eight, Anderson brought his stories back to his homeland with 1997’s historical drama surrounding the porn industry Boogie Nights, 1999’s LA-set epic Magnolia and 2002’s romantic black comedy Punch-Drunk Love starring Adam Sandler in a rare dramatic role. The films featured communities across the San Fernando Valley including Sherman Oaks, Encino and Tarzana.

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The filmmaker made his debut overseas with his last film, the 2017 period drama Phantom Thread. Set in the couture industry in 1950s London and eccentric fashion designer Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day Lewis), production took place in Lythe, England, United Kingdom. It went on to earn six Oscar nominations and winning one for costume design.

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Denis Villeneuve says he’s sprinting to finish Dune on time

Last month, it was confirmed that Denis Villeneuve’s highly-anticipated remake of Dune is scheduled to go back into production this month for its reshoots and additional footage. Now, in a recent interview with the Shanghai International Film Festival (via IndieWire), the Oscar-nominated director has finally addressed the impact of the ongoing pandemic on the film’s production and post-production. Check out the full interview video below!

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Villeneuve revealed that before the pandemic, he had a lot of time to spare in order to finish the movie in the way he had intended to. However, when his planned schedule got suddenly ruined, he is now rushing to finish the star-studded remake just in time for its December release.

“We were about to finish some shooting… the movie was like almost finished,” He explained. “Dune has been made in an unusual way which is that we made the main shooting, and then I edited that part of the movie and I was planning to go back to shoot some elements later because I wanted to readjust the movie – I needed time, and it’s a luxury that I had [before the pandemic]… When the virus hit North America as we were about to go back to do those elements.”

“The impact was that it crushed my schedule right now. It will be a sprint to finish the movie on time right now. We were allowed to go back to shoot – we’re going back to shoot those elements in a few weeks, [the ones] we were supposed to shoot earlier. It meant that I also had to finish some elements of the movie like VFX and the editing being in Montreal as my crew stayed in Los Angeles.”

In addition, Villeneuve has also expressed his frustration about the challenges of not being able to work in the same room with his long-time editor Joe Walker, who has been working with him since 2015’s Sicario. “I will say as a director there are things that can be done remotely to deal with technology, all the supervision of VFX with some equipment is kind of easy to do from afar… for me the big lesson of this is I thought that it would be possible to edit at a distance having my editor [Joe Walker] sharing with computers, being far from one another, but I realize how much editing is like playing music with someone and you need to be in the same room. I mean there’s something about the interaction, human interaction, spontaneity, the energy in the room. I really miss not being in the same room with my editor.”

He continued, “I’m saying, as an artist, to edit my movie not being in the same room as my editor is very, very painful. Also maybe one of the reasons is the editor is also a psychiatrist – I mean he’s the one who’s dealing with my anxiety and my panic attacks and my fears and receiving my joys. I think that in the future, if ever something like that happened again, definitely I will make sure that my editor is close to me. Editing is a very important part of the filmmaking process for me, maybe the most important. It’s the time where you rewrite the movie in some ways.”

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The star-studded cast includes Timothée Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name), Rebecca Ferguson (Mission: Impossible — Fallout) and Oscar Isaac (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) in leading roles. The film will also feature Zendaya (Spider-Man: Far From Home) Jason Momoa (Aquaman), Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy), Javier Bardem (No Country For Old Men), Stellan Skarsgard (Thor: The Dark World), Charlotte Rampling (The Night Porter) and Josh Brolin (Avengers: Endgame).

Villeneuve is best known for directing Blade Runner 2049 as well as Sicario. Though Dune will likely resemble the former film more than the latter, both display the sort of experience directing arid, desolate locales that a fan would want in their Dune director, considering a sizable chunk of the story takes place on a desert planet.

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Dune is currently set to be released in theaters on December 18, 2020.

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Amazon debuts red-band trailer for Get Duked!

Amazon Prime Studios has debuted the first red-band trailer for the coming-of-age British comedy Get Duked! (originally titled Boyz in the Wood) teasing a hilarious and profanity-filled camping trip gone wrong for four city boys. The trailer can be viewed in the player below!

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Written and directed by Ninian Doff in his feature directorial debut, the film follows teenage pals Dean, Duncan and DJ Beatroot from Glasgow who embark on a character-building camping trip inspired by the real-life program Duke of Edinburgh Award, where foraging, teamwork and orienteering are the order of the day. Eager to cut loose and smoke weed in the Scottish Highlands, the trio finds themselves paired with straight-laced Ian, a fellow camper determined to play by the rules.

After veering off the path into remote farmland that’s worlds away from their urban comfort zone, the boys find themselves hunted down by a shadowy force hell-bent on extinguishing their futures, leading to an anarchic journey of generational politics, hip-hop loving farmers and hallucinogenic rabbit droppings that pits the youth of tomorrow against the status quo of yesterday.

Alongside Izzard, the film stars Kate Dickie (The Witch), Georgie Glen (Call The Midwife), James Cosmo (His Dark Materials), Kevin Guthrie (The Terror), Jonathan Aris (Vivarium), Alice Lowe (Black Mirror: Bandersnatch), Samuel Bottomley (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie), Rian Gordon (The Rebel), Viraj Juneja and Lewis Gribben.

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The film is produced by Matthew Plouffe, Tobey Maguire, Brian Coffey and Laura Tunstall and executive produced by Thomas Benski, Dayud Karbassioun, Marisa Clifford, Tim Headington, Richard Weinberg, Lia Buman and Izzard.

Get Duked! is set to premiere on Amazon Prime Vide on August 28.

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Netflix Debuts First Photos for Ensemble The Devil All The Time

Just over two weeks after announcing the premiere date for the ensemble thriller, Netflix has debuted the first photos for The Devil All The Time starring Tom Holland (Spider-Man: Far From Home), Robert Pattinson (The Lighthouse) and more! The photos can be viewed below!

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Here’s your first look at THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME, a midwestern gothic tale from Antonio Campos starring Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Jason Clark, Riley Keough, Bill Skarsgård, Sebastian Stan, Haley Bennett, Mia Wasikowska, and Eliza Scanlen.

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Based on Donald Ray Pollock’s 2011 novel, The Devil All the Time film is set in rural southern Ohio in a town called Knockemstiff over the course of two decades and surrounding a cast of dark and bizarre characters, including a serial-killing couple, a faith-testing preacher and a corrupt sheriff.

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The official synopsis reads as follows: “In a place called Knockemstiff, Ohio, a forgotten backwoods of this country, where a storm of faith, violence and redemption is brewing. Out of desperation to save his dying wife, Willard Russell turns to prayer which succumbs to sacrifice. This sets protagonist Arvin, Willard’s son (Holland), on his path from bullied kid to a man who knows when to take action. “The Devil All the Time” involves a nefarious cast of characters that is told across two decades.”

The film will be led by MCU stars Tom Holland (Impossible, Spider-Man: Far From Home) and Sebastian Stan (Captain America: Civil War, I, Tonya) along with Robert Pattinson (Good Time, The Batman), Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland), Bill Skarsgard (It), Haley Bennett (The Girl on the Train), Jason Clarke (Pet Sematary), Riley Keough (It Comes at Night) Eliza Scanlen (Little Women), Harry Melling (Harry Potter films) and Pokey LaFarge.

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The Devil All the Time is directed by Antonio Campos who also co-wrote the adaptation with Paulo Campos. It is produced by Randall Poster (Destroyer), Riva Marker (Wildlife) and Jake Gyllenhaal through their Ninestories Production, marking Gyllenhaal’s second collaboration with Netflix after the horror-thriller Velvet Buzzsaw. It will debut on the streaming service on September 16.

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STX acquires Kevin Macdonald legal thriller with Foster, Rahim & more

STXfilms has won the US rights to Academy Award-winning director Kevin Macdonald’s untitled legal thriller formerly known as Prisoner 760, starring Oscar winner Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim (The Eddy), Golden  Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies) and Oscar nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (Avengers: Endgame).

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The highly anticipated film, from 30WEST, Topic Studios, and BBC Films, will also be distributed in the UK and Ireland by STXinternational, as previously announced. STXinternational also acquired the international rights to the film last fall at the AFM. Today’s announcement was made by Adam Fogelson, chairman of the Motion Picture Group for STXfilms.

The untitled film tells the explosive true story of a fight for survival against all odds. Captured by the US government, Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Rahim) languishes in prison for years without charge or trial. Losing all hope, Slahi finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander (Foster) and her associate Teri Duncan (Woodley). Together, they face countless obstacles in a desperate pursuit for justice. Their controversial advocacy, along with evidence uncovered by formidable military prosecutor, Lt. Stuart Couch (Cumberbatch), eventually reveals a shocking and far reaching conspiracy.

“We are proud to partner with 30WEST, Topic Studios, and BBC Films on this extraordinary and important true story,” Adam Fogelson, chairman of the Motion Picture Group for STXfilms, said in a statement. “The film features memorable performances by Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim, Shailene Woodley, who we have the pleasure of working with again, and Benedict Cumberbatch. Kevin has made a powerful and thought-provoking drama and a great legal thriller that we are excited to share with audiences in the US and around the world through our international distribution partners.”

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The film is based on Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s New York Times bestselling memoir Guantánamo Diary. Macdonald directs from a screenplay by Michael Bronner and Rory Haines & Sohrab Noshirvani. Michael Bronner is a screenwriter, producer, director, long-time journalist and former staff producer on 60 Minutes. His work has been recognised by the Peabody Award, the Edward R. Murrow Award and the Emmys. Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani previously wrote The Informer for Amazon and the BBC, and have an overall deal with FX where they are developing multiple projects. Production on the film wrapped earlier this year in South Africa.

Cumberbatch is producing with Adam Ackland and Leah Clarke for their company SunnyMarch, alongside Lloyd Levin and Beatriz Levin for Shadowplay Features, Mark Holder and Christine Holder through their newly formed venture Wonder Street, and Branwen Prestwood-Smith. Michael Bronner also serves as producer. Financiers are 30WEST and Topic Studios in partnership with BBC Films, which also developed the project.

Executive Producers are 30WEST principals Micah Green, Dan Steinman and Dan Friedkin, Topic Studios’ Maria Zuckerman, Ryan Heller  and Michael Bloom, and BBC Films’ Rose Garnett. Jim Reeve and Robert Halmi are executive producing for Great Point Media, and Zak Kilberg and Russell Smith are executive producing for Convergent Media. Larry Siems and Mohamedou Ould Slahi serve as co-producers.

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