By Kyle Laugh
NEWS
Legendary Entertainment Announces They’re Remaking “The Toxic Avenger”!
Last we heard, Lloyd Kaufman is working on a fifth installment in Troma’s Toxic Avenger franchise, but we’ve learned tonight that Legendary Entertainment has now acquired the feature film rights for a remake of the original film.
Source: Bloody Disgusting
PETER JACKSON HAS BEEN BUSY RESTORING HIS OLD FILMS
“I’ve decided to go back and do this to my old films — the first four I made, which I own but never re-released,” Jackson told The Hollywood Reporter. “I’ve done some tests on Braindead, where we took the 16mm negative and put it through our World War I restoration pipeline — and s–t, it looks fantastic!
Source: JoBlo
Exclusive: Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ Plot Synopsis Promises a New Twist on a Familiar Premise
Ever since making his directorial debut with the acclaimed thriller Get Out, comedian and filmmaker Jordan Peele has been endlessly busy with new projects. He’s working on a new iteration of The Twilight Zone, producing a remake of Candyman, voicing a role in Toy Story 4, and more. But the first feature film since his Oscar-winning debut will be called Us, and until now we knew relatively nothing about this project.
Source: SlashFilm
Date Announced for SUSPIRIA Blu-ray/DVD
Expect to see Luca Guadagnino’s ambitious remake of Dario Argento’s Suspiria to adorn many Top Horror Movies of 2018 lists. We might even be seeing Tilda Swinton at the next Academy Awards with a Best Actress nomination (in addition Toni Collette for Hereditary, of course). If you missed Suspiria during its limited theatrical run, or if you want to own a physical copy of the film after watching it online, you’ll be able to purchase a Blu-ray or DVD beginning January, 29th.
Source: Dread Central
Director’s Cut of Lars von Trier’s Serial-Killer Drama The House That Jack Built Delayed After Ratings Board Controversy
The House That Jack Built received polarized reviews at Cannes, which is nothing new for Von Trier, with many critics wincing at its graphic depiction of the murders of two boys and a female victim’s brutal mutilation—although the storied French journal Cahiers du Cinéma did place the film on its Top 10 films of 2018. But if you’re going to see a Lars von Trier movie about a serial killer in the first place, it stands to reason you know you’re in for an extreme experience, and it’s hard to imagine Von Trier die-hards settling for anything less.
Source: Slate
Blumhouse Finally Hires a Woman Director: Sophia Takal’s All-Female Horror Movie
The next entry in the series, IndieWire has learned, comes from a filmmaker familiar from the festival circuit: Sophia Takal, the director of “Green” and “Always Shine,” helmed the all-female horror movie “New Year New You” for the series. The 85-minute feature will premiere on Hulu on December 28
Source: IndieWire
Ryan Reynolds to Produce Horror Movie Based on Reddit Story
It now appears that one of Reynolds' next producing projects will be The Patient Who Nearly Drove Me Out Of Medicine. As reported by Variety, 20th Century Fox and New Regency purchased the rights to the movie, beating out strong interest from a number of rival parties, and have handed production to Reynolds' Maximum Effort company and Vertigo Entertainment. There remains no word regarding directors, casting or a potential release date as of yet.
Source: ScreenRant
James Wan Wanted To Do A Batman Movie Exactly How You’d Expect
The director’s idea for the Caped Crusader wouldn’t shock you. James Wan is no stranger to horror and you get a bit of his classic horror elements in Aquaman, but if he got his hands on Batman he’d make it a full on horror film. You can check out exactly what James Wan had to say below.
Source: Heroic Hollywood
Note: For those of you wondering, as there are no horror related theatrical releases coming out till next year, the “Horror at the Box-Office” segment will be in hiatus till the new year.
New Releases
LEPRECHAUN RETURNS
Release date: December 11th, 2018
Format: VOD
The deadly, wisecracking Leprechaun is back in all his gory glory. When the sorority sisters of the Alpha Upsilon house decide to go green and use an old well as their water source, they unwittingly awaken a pint-sized, green-clad monster. The Leprechaun wants a pot of gold buried near the sorority house, but first, he must recover his powers with a killing spree—and only the girls of AU can stop him.
DEATH HOUSE
Release date: December 11th, 2018
Format: DVD
Two federal agents fight their way through nine levels of Hell inside a secret prison known as the Death House. A facility-wide prison break turns their flight into a tour of horrors as they push toward the ultimate evil housed in the lowest depths of the earth.
THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT
Release date: December 14th, 2018
Format: VOD
Follows the highly intelligent Jack (Matt Dillon) over a span of 12 years and introduces the murders that define Jack’s development as a serial killer. We experience the story from Jack’s point of view, while he postulates each murder is an artwork in itself. As the inevitable police intervention is drawing nearer, he is taking greater and greater risks in his attempt to create the ultimate artwork.
New Trailers
BrightBurn
What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister.
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
The cryptozoological agency Monarch faces off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah.
St. Agatha
Set in the 1950s in small-town Georgia, a pregnant young woman named Agatha seeks refuge in a convent. What first starts out as the perfect place to have a child turns into a dark layer ...
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