It’s official: Mike Flanagan is set to write, direct, and produce the next Exorcist film for Blumhouse and Universal. But don’t expect a sequel to 2023’s The Exorcist: Believer; Flanagan will offer a radical new take on The Exorcist.

To reiterate, the new film will tell an all-new story set in The Exorcist universe and is not a sequel to David Gordon Green‘s The Exorcist: Believer. Plans for that trilogy are no longer moving forward.

Flanagan said in a statement, “The Exorcist is one of the reasons I became a filmmaker, and it is an honor to have the chance to try something fresh, bold, and terrifying within its universe. Reuniting with my friends at Blumhouse, with whom I’ve made some of my favorite pieces of work, only makes this more exciting.”

“Mike’s voice and vision are indispensable for horror fans and we are excited to welcome him back to Blumhouse. I immediately responded to Mike’s new take on the world of The Exorcist and can’t wait for audiences to experience it,” said Jason Blum, Founder and CEO, Blumhouse.

“It’s an honor to be working with Mike. I think his vision for this franchise is going to stun audiences worldwide, and I could not be more excited to be working with him, Trevor, Jason and the entire Blumhouse Team,” said David Robinson, Chairman and CEO of Morgan Creek.

The film will be produced by Trevor Macy on behalf of Intrepid Pictures and Flanagan via his new Red Room Pictures banner. John Scherer will also be working on the film on behalf of Intrepid. This film marks the fourth collaboration for Flanagan and Blumhouse; he wrote and directed Oculus (2013), Hush (2016) and Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016), all also produced by Macy, the latter which was recently featured in Blumhouse’s Halfway to Halloween AMC Film Series.

Stay tuned for additional details on this new direction for The Exorcist as they arrive.

The post Mike Flanagan Officially Set to Write/Direct All New ‘Exorcist’ Film for Blumhouse appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

It’s a big week for horror, with two recent theatrical releases coming home, one of the best slashers of the modern era hitting theaters, and a new Takashi Miike film coming to Netflix.

Here’s all the new horror releasing May 27, 2024 – June 2, 2024!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

After scaring up $53 million at the worldwide box office, director Arkasha Stevenson’s prequel The First Omen is now available for Digital purchase ($19.99) at home.

The First Omen is available to own at digital retailers such as Apple TV, Prime Video and Fandango at Home. It also arrives on Hulu May 30 and comes to Blu-ray and DVD July 30.

The First Omen is an exceptional expansion on a classic, earning rave reviews across the board and impressing all of us here at Bloody Disgusting. Meagan Navarro wrote in her review, “Thanks to the exquisite craftsmanship on display, beguiling Gothic horror, an impeccable cast, and an emotional journey that packs a wallop, The First Omen stands strong on its own.”

“Arkasha Stevenson doesn’t just helm a prequel worthy of Richard Donner’s classic but establishes herself as a bold new voice in horror,” Meagan’s 4-star review for BD continued.

In the film, “When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.”

From Sony’s Screen Gems, the fresh-out-of-theaters horror movie Tarot is now available at home, up for Digital rental for $9.99 and Digital purchase for $14.99 beginning yesterday.

As we’ve previously explained, artist Trevor Henderson designed the eight unique monsters featured in Tarot, with the Tarot card-based entities including the High Priestess, The Hermit, The Hanged Man, The Fool, The Magician, Death and The Devil.

Larsen Thompson, Harriet Slater, Adain Bradley, Avantika and Jacob Batalon star in the new horror movie Tarot, which was directed by Spenser Cohen & Anna Halberg.

Meagan wrote in her review for Bloody Disgusting, “Tarot has the makings of a breezy gateway horror movie perfect for sleepovers, though it’s undermined by surface-level characters and storytelling.” Her review continues, “Still, Tarot has just enough polish and monster fun to make for a straightforward, inoffensive, and easy foothold into the genre.”

Director Quarxx (All the Gods in the Sky) explores the peculiar, welcoming all those hungry for wonder in Pandemonium, a unique cinematic blend of fantasy, drama, genre, and humor.

Pandemonium is now available on VOD outlets and Blu-ray in the United Kingdom, United States & Canada. The film is also now streaming on ARROW in the UK/US/CA/IRE.

Arrow Video previews, “Pandemonium takes the viewer on a chilling journey as three interconnected stories unravel in this macabre exploration of tales depicting fallen souls. From the intricacies of everyday drama to the realms of supernatural intrigue, each narrative weaves a haunting tapestry that blurs the lines between the mortal and the supernatural.”

Nathan (Hugo Dillon) and Daniel (Arben Bajraktaraj) are caught in a road accident that kills them both. As they come to grips with their deaths, Nathan confronts his past and the consequences of his actions. Now trapped in the hellish void of Pandemonium, he encounters tortured souls like Jeanne (Manon Maindivide), a disturbed child; Julia (Ophélia Kolb), a grief-stricken mother; and Norghul (Jean Rousseau), the guide of the great void. Will he find a way to escape the torment that awaits him for eternity?

From producer Sam Raimi, the violent Boy Kills World may not have made a splash in theaters, but Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions are hoping you’ll check it out at home.

Boy Kills World is now available on Digital ($19.99 to rent, $24.99 to buy).

Starring Bill Skarsgård, the film from producers Sam Raimi and Roy Lee is described as “a one-of-a-kind action spectacle set in a dystopian fever dream reality.”

In Boy Kills World, “Boy (Bill Skarsgård) is a deaf-mute with a vibrant imagination. When his family is murdered, Boy escapes to the jungle and is trained by a mysterious shaman to repress his childish imagination and become an instrument of death.”

The cast also includes Happy Death Day star Jessica Rothe, Yayan Ruhian (John Wick 3, The Raid: Redemption), Andrew Koji (Warrior, Snake Eyes), Isaiah Mustafa (It: Chapter Two), Famke Janssen (The Postcard Killings), Sharlto Copley (District 9), Michelle Dockery (“Downton Abbey”), Brett Gelman (Stranger Things), Quinn Copeland (Peacock’s Punky Brewster), and twins Cameron and Nicholas Crovetti (Big Little Lies).

Moritz Mohr directed Boy Kills World, which was written by Arend Remmers (Sløborn) and Tyler Burton Smith (Kung Fury: The Movie).

One of Bloody Disgusting’s 10 Best International Horror Movies of 2023, home invasion nightmare Property was released onto Digital & On Demand by Dark Star Pictures on May 28.

The film won Best Picture at last year’s Fantastic Fest and has since garnered significant attention on the genre festival circuit, including screenings at Sitges, Edinburgh, and Berlin.

Dark Star previews, “Property is a riveting take on home invasion, that boldly delves into the political undertones of violence and power dynamics. Directed by Daniel Bandeira, the film takes place in a stately country house where a wealthy couple’s retreat is disrupted by the laborers from the surrounding farm. With its thought-provoking themes and visceral thrills, Property challenges viewers to confront the reality of violence and resistance in society, leaving a lasting impact long after the credits roll.”

Daniel Kurland, meanwhile, raved in the aforementioned ‘Best of 2023’ piece, “Property is Brazilian filmmaker Daniel Bandeira’s feature film debut that hits extra hard due to its too-real commentary on financial and social inequality. There have been many films during the past few years that put the “one percent” in their crosshairs. Property cooks with the same ingredients, but brings them to a boil with its claustrophobic reverse home invasion execution.”

“There’s a remarkably simple concept in play in Property, but Bandeira never overextends the film’s reach or makes its prolonged assault feel repetitive or formulaic,” he continued. “Property doesn’t cheat its way out of this premise and it’s easily the best trapped-in-a-car horror movie this side of Cujo, albeit with a more socially-minded and modern message.”

While we continue waiting for the Friday the 13th franchise to get off its ass, at least we have fresh new original slashers – inspired by the 1980s classics – to keep us entertained.

Like Terrifier 2 before it, upcoming slasher movie In a Violent Nature is being released into theaters on May 31 in its UNRATED form. It’s also coming soon to Shudder.

The unique arthouse slasher movie frames the slayings from the killer’s perspective, and audiences have already been losing their minds at the gory kills during preview screenings.

In the film, “When a locket is removed from a collapsed fire tower in the woods that entombs the rotting corpse of Johnny, a vengeful spirit spurred on by a horrific 60-year old crime, his body is resurrected and becomes hellbent on retrieving it. The undead golem hones in on the group of vacationing teens responsible for the theft and proceeds to methodically slaughter them one by one in his mission to get it back – along with anyone in his way.”

Chris Nash wrote and directed In a Violent Nature. Ry Barrett, Andrea Pavlovic, Cameron Love, Reece Presley, Liam Leone, Charlotte Creaghan, Lea Rose Sebastianis, Sam Roulston, Alexander Oliver, and Lauren Taylor star in the slasher film.

Meagan Navarro wrote in her Sundance review for Bloody Disgusting, “In a Violent Nature may offer slasher thrills and a delightfully gory rampage across the wilderness, but Nash’s approach captures the carnage through ambient realism. It results in a fascinating arthouse horror experiment that plays more like a minimalist slice-of-life feature with a grim twist.”

A twisty story of greed, murder, and gourmet food, the psychological thriller What You Wish For starring Nick Stahl will be released by Magnet in theaters and on VOD this Friday.

Nicholas Tomnay wrote and directed the tasty thriller.

In the film, “Ryan (Nick Stahl) is a talented, down-on-his-luck chef with crushing gambling problems. Circumstances being what they are, he leaves town in a hurry for the safe haven of an unnamed Latin American country where his friend Jack (Brian Groh), a more prestigious chef with his own unique troubles, welcomes him into his home. Ryan has no idea how Jack’s able to afford his extravagant lifestyle cooking for the elite in paradise; he doesn’t want to feel envious, yet he can’t help but want this life for himself as well.

“Soon, a grim twist of fate will give that to him. Ryan assumes his friend’s identity and soon discovers just what Jack’s been doing to maintain the lifestyle he so desperately craved.”

Tamsin Topolski, Randy Vasquez, Penelope Mitchell, and Juan Carlos Messier also star.

Prolific genre filmmaker Takashi Miike (Audition, Ichi the Killer) is back this week with Lumberjack the Monster, an adaptation of Kaibutsu no Kikori by Mayusuke Kurai. 

Lumberjack the Monster debuts on Netflix on Friday, June 1.

In the film, “Akira Ninomiya is a remorseless lawyer who doesn’t hesitate to eliminate anyone who stands in his way. One night he is brutally attacked by an unknown assailant wearing a monster mask. Although he miraculously survives the assault, Ninomiya becomes fixated on finding the attacker and getting revenge.

“Meanwhile, a series of gruesome murders occur where the victims are found with their brains removed from their bodies. While police conduct an intensive investigation, Ninomiya seeks revenge against the assaulter. Who will uncover the truth first?!”

Hiroyoshi Koiwai (Blade of the Immortal, Bleach) wrote the screenplay. Kazuya Kamenashi, Nanao, Riho Yoshioka, Shota Sometani, and Shido Nakamura star.

The post 8 New Horror Movies Releasing This Week Including ‘In a Violent Nature’ appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

In the wake of bringing Ari Aster’s Hereditary into IMAX theaters this past March, the A24 x IMAX venture continues with the IMAX release of Aster’s follow-up film, Midsommar.

A24 and IMAX have announced the next three A24 films that will be available in the IMAX Experience® for its monthly screening series, including the Midsommar Director’s Cut!

Here’s the full lineup…

• Ari Aster’s Midsommar (The Director’s Cut) on Thursday, June 20 
• Mat Whitecross’ Oasis: Supersonic on Tuesday, July 16  
• The Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All At Once on Wednesday, August 28

The A24 x IMAX Present screening series continues every month for the next year, with IMAX digitally remastering classics from A24’s premium library of more than 140 feature films.

Screenings will be held across more than 300 IMAX locations nationwide and select locations internationally. Tickets are on sale at www.imax.com/a24. 

How does the Midsommar Director’s Cut differ from the film’s theatrical release? Julieann Stipidis explained here on BD back in 2019, “After witnessing the more comprehensive version of Aster’s vision in this (nearly) three-hour film, I prefer this cut in spades.”

The review continued, “Impressively, the Midsommar Director’s Cut manages to move more swiftly and efficiently than the previous version does. With added situational context, dialogue, humor, and foreshadowing, any remote slowness of the original cut is modified to put the viewer into an entertained, fixated trance.”

“While there may not be anything in terms of additional violence and gore that we hadn’t seen in the original cut, there is a feeling of more vitriol and graphicness that Midsommar 2.0 possesses,” Julieann also noted in her rave review of the expanded Director’s Cut.

Sommar series A24 x IMAX Present: MIDSOMMAR DIRECTOR’S CUT (screening on the actual summer solstice June 20!), OASIS: SUPERSONIC and EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE remastered in @IMAX for one night only. Get tickets → https://t.co/vSQE01AjV4 pic.twitter.com/D4EdQzbS3T

— A24 (@A24) May 29, 2024

The post A24 Bringing ‘Midsommar’ Director’s Cut to IMAX Theaters on June 20th appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Following in the wake of Jaws and Jaws II getting upgraded to 4K Ultra HD, we’ve learned that both Jaws 3D and Jaws: The Revenge are also getting the 4K treatment this summer.

In addition to solo releases for the third and fourth installments of the franchise, Universal is releasing the Jaws 3-Movie Collection 4K set, featuring Jaws 2, Jaws 3, and Jaws 4.

The 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Code collection will be released on July 23.

Here’s the full rundown…

Disc 1 – Jaws 2:

• Includes a digital copy of Jaws 3-Movie Collection (Subject to expiration. Go to NBCUCodes.com for details.)
• Features High Dynamic Range (HDR10) for Brighter, Deeper, More Lifelike Color
• Deleted Scenes
• The Making of Jaws 2
• Jaws 2: A Portrait by Actor Keith Gordon
• John Williams: The Music of Jaws 2
• The “French” Joke
• Storyboards
• Theatrical Trailers

Disc 2 – Jaws 2:

• Deleted Scenes
• The Making of Jaws 2
• Jaws 2: A Portrait by Actor Keith Gordon
• John Williams: The Music of Jaws 2
• The “French” Joke
• Storyboards
• Theatrical Trailer
  

Disc 3 – Jaws 3:

• Features High Dynamic Range (HDR10) for Brighter, Deeper, More Lifelike Color
• Theatrical Trailer

Disc 4 – Jaws 3:

• Jaws 3 in 3D
• Theatrical Trailer

Disc 5 – Jaws: The Revenge:

• Features High Dynamic Range (HDR10) for Brighter, Deeper, More Lifelike Color

Disc 6 – Jaws: The Revenge:

• Theatrical Trailer
• Alternate Ending

“Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water…all 3 sequels from one of the most successful blockbusters of all time are featured in the Jaws 3-Movie Collection.

“Years after being terrorized by a great white shark, the vacationers on Amity Island begin disappearing again in an all-too-familiar fashion and seek the help of Police Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) in Jaws 2. In Jaws 3, tourists marvel at the new “Undersea Kingdom”, a maze of underwater glass tunnels that allow visitors to get up closer to marine life than ever before, until they get an unexpected visit from a very angry shark. Finally, in Jaws: The Revenge, Brody’s wife seeks refuge in the Bahamas only to find herself reliving the horrors of her past.”

The post ‘Jaws’ Sequels Swim Onto 4K Ultra HD This Summer in 3-Movie Collection appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

A brand new live action Masters of the Universe movie has been in the works for several years now with various different cast and crew involved, and even a few release dates tossed around and ultimately tossed away. But Amazon MGM Studios and Mattel Films are getting serious about the project, and their new He-Man has officially been cast this week.

THR reports today that Nicholas Galitzine (The Idea of You) has signed on to play the next live action He-Man in the upcoming Masters of the Universe reboot movie!

Masters of the Universe has now been set for theatrical release on June 5, 2026, with Travis Knight (Bumblebee) on board to direct He-Man’s return to the big screen.

Adam and Aaron Nee (The Lost City) wrote the original version of the script with David Callaham (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings), which Chris Butler will rewrite.

Deadline had reported, “The movie follows ten-year-old Prince Adam who crashed to Earth in a spaceship and was separated from his magical Power Sword—the only link to his home on Eternia. After tracking it down almost two decades later, Prince Adam is whisked back across space to defend his home planet against the evil forces of Skeletor.

“But to defeat such a powerful villain, Prince Adam will first need to uncover the mysteries of his past and become He-Man: the most powerful man in the Universe.”

The movie will be based on the beloved Mattel toyline, which spawned a successful animated TV series (1983-85) as well as the 1987 live-action film starring Dolph Lundgren as He-Man. The property centers on the warrior He-Man, the last hope of a magical land called Eternia.

The new movie comes from Amazon MGM Studios, Mattel, and Escape Artist.

Pictured: Nicholas Galitzine

The post Nicholas Galitzine Playing He-Man in Live Action ‘Masters of the Universe’ Movie appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.