September 2024

Daniela Melchior Joins ‘Anaconda’ Reboot Starring Paul Rudd and Jack Black

In the wake of three sequels and a spinoff crossover film with the Lake Placid franchise (no really, that totally happened), the 1997 film Anaconda is plotting a return to the screen. Tom Gormican (The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent) is scripting and directing the next Anaconda movie for Columbia Pictures, with Paul Rudd and Jack Black starring.

Additionally, Deadline reports tonight that rising star Daniela Melchior (James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, Road House) has come on board to join the horror reboot’s cast.

“According to sources,” The Hollywood Reporter detailed, “the new story involves a group of friends facing mid-life crises who are remaking their favorite movie from their youth.

“They head to the rainforest only to find themselves into a fight for their lives against natural disasters, giant snakes and violent criminals.”

The original film was directed by Luis Llosa, and it featured an ensemble cast including Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Jon Voight, Eric Stoltz, Owen Wilson and Danny Trejo.

In the 1997 movie, a film crew is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who forces them along on his quest to capture the world’s largest – and deadliest – snake.

Tom Gormican and Kevin Etten wrote the new Anaconda movie.

Low IMDb Ratings

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Aubrey Plaza May Secretly Be One Of Marvel’s Most Powerful Characters In Agatha All Along

Did the reveal of Marvel’s Agatha All Along Funko Pops just spoil the truth of Aubrey Plaza’s character?

The Big Bang Theory Character Marisa Tomei Almost Played

Believe it or not, Oscar-winner Marisa Tomei almost had a major role on the long-running sitcom The Big Bang Theory. Here’s who she would’ve played.

‘The Classic Ghosts’ – 1970s Gothic Television Series Unearthed for Kino Cult Blu-ray Release [Trailer]

Late-night horror series The Classic Ghosts has rarely been seen since airing on ABC’s Wide World of Mystery in 1973, but that’s about to change.

The UCLA Film & Television Archive has preserved all five installments, coming to Blu-ray on October 29 via Kino Lorber’s Kino Cult line. Watch the exclusive trailer below.

Produced by broadcast pioneer Jacqueline Babbin (Sybil, All My Children), The Classic Ghosts was celebrated upon its debut for being made by a predominantly female crew, including trailblazing television directors Gloria Monty (General Hospital) and Lela Swift (Studio One).

Shot on videotape in the style of a soap opera, with expressive and colorful production design, The Classic Ghosts has an immediacy and otherworldliness akin to Dark Shadows — not surprising since two of the directors (Swift and Henry Kaplan) directed hundreds of episodes of the classic horror TV series.

The two-disc set includes interviews with Mark Quigley (John H. Mitchell Television Curator of the UCLA Film & Television Archive), Maya Montañez Smukler (Head of the UCLA Film & Television Archive Research and Study Center), and film and TV historian Amanda Reyes, as well as a demonstration by DC Video’s David Crosthwait of the technology required to reclaim the program from the now-obsolete 2″ videotape format.

“The Haunting of Rosalind” (65 min) is directed by Swift, based on a story by Henry James. Pamela Payton-Wright, Susan Sarandon, Beatrice Straight, and Frank Converse star.

“The Screaming Skull” (67 min) is directed by Monty, based on a story by Francis Marion Crawford. David McCallum, Vince Gardenia, and Carrie Nye star.

“The Deadly Visitor” (66 min) is directed by Swift, based on a story by Fitz-James O’Brien. Perry King, Gwen Verdon, and James Keach star.

“The House and the Brain” (65 min) is directed by Monty, based on a story by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. Carol Williard, Hurd Hatfield, Keith Charles, and Maryce Carter star.

“And the Bones Came Together” (66 min) is directed by Kaplan, based on a story by Sholomo Keil. Robin Strasser, Laurence Luckinbill, and Herbert Berghof star.

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‘When a Stranger Calls’ – 1979 Stalker Classic Now Ringing on SCREAMBOX!

Every babysitter’s nightmare becomes real in When a Stranger Calls, now streaming on our Bloody Disgusting-powered SCREAMBOX.

Carol Kane (Addams Family Values) stars in the 1979 masterclass in suspense from director Fred Walton (April Fool’s Day).

In the film, a psychopathic killer terrorizes a babysitter, then returns seven years later to menace her again.

“A young high school student babysits for a very rich family. She begins to receive strange phone calls threatening the children. When she finally realizes that it’s not a joke, she calls the police, only to find that the calls are coming from inside the house.”

Paul Le wrote about the film in his regular column, “Formative Fears”, exploring friends, family and closure in the 70s-era classic.

Watch it now on SCREAMBOX.

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‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ Coming to 4K Ultra HD With Paperback Novelization Included

The holiday horror classic Silent Night, Deadly Night celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, and Scream Factory has announced a brand new 4K UHD + Blu-ray release.

The original Silent Night, Deadly Night celebrates forty years of ho-ho-horrifying frights with the all-new 4K release on December 10, and pre-orders are available now.

You can grab either the standard edition or a special deluxe edition pack-up that includes the new 4K UHD release alongside an exclusive paperback novelization of the film!

Written by Armando Muñoz, the novelization of Silent Night, Deadly Night was originally published last year, but this is the first time it’s been made available in paperback.

Bonus Features for the release include…

DISC ONE (4K UHD – THEATRICAL VERSION):

  • NEW 4K Transfer From The Original Camera Negative
  • Presented In Dolby Vision
  • Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
  • NEW Audio Commentary With Author Amanda Reyes And The Hysteria Continues Podcast

DISC TWO (BLU-RAY – THEATRICAL VERSION):

  • NEW 4K Transfer From The Original Camera Negative
  • Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
  • NEW Audio Commentary With Author Amanda Reyes And The Hysteria Continues Podcast
  • NEW “The Night He Came Home… For Christmas: Creating Silent Night, Deadly Night” – An Interview With Producer Scott Schneid
  • NEW “In Search of Charles Sellier Jr: Remembering the Director” – An Interview With Editor Michael Spence
  • NEW “Naughty or Nice: 40 Years Of Silent Night, Deadly Night” – An Interview The Producers Scott Schneid And Dennis Whitehead About The Longevity Of The Film

DISC THREE (BLU-RAY – UNRATED VERSION)

  • NEW 4K Transfer From The Original Camera Negative With Standard Definition Inserts
  • Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
  • Audio Commentary With Actor Robert Brian Wilson And Co-Executive Producer Scott J. Schneid
  • Audio Commentary With Writer Michael Hickey, Composer Perry Boykin, Producer Scott J. Schneid, and Unit Director Michael Spence
  • “Slay Bells Ring: The Story Of Silent Night, Deadly Night” – Featuring Interviews With Writer Michael Hickey, Co-Executive Producers Scott J. Schneid And Dennis Whitehead, Editor/Second Unit Director Michael Spence, Composer Perry Botkin, And Actor Robert Brian Wilson
  • “Oh Deer!” – An Interview With Actor Linnea Quigley
  • Christmas In July – Silent Night, Deadly Night Locations – Then And Now
  • Audio Interview With Director Charles E. Sellier, Jr. From Deadpit Radio (Extended Version)
  • “Santa’s Stocking Of Outrage”
  • Poster And Still Gallery
  • R-Rated Theatrical Trailer & Japanese VHS Trailer
  • TV Spots
  • Radio Spot

Silent Night, Deadly Night is the heartwarming holiday story of little Billy Chapman, who was traumatized by his parents’ Christmas Eve murder, then brutalized by sadistic orphanage nuns. But when grown-up Billy dons a Santa suit and goes on a yuletide rampage to “punish the naughty,” no one can stop him … not even your angry city council!

 

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Official Poster for Netflix Slasher ‘Time Cut’ Promises the Trailer Tomorrow

Described as “Back to the Future meets Scream,” the time-traveling slasher movie Time Cut is coming to Netflix in October, and the streamer has debuted the official poster today.

Netflix promises the trailer tomorrow, October 1. Stay tuned…

Time Cut slashes into Netflix on October 30, 2024.

Hannah Macpherson (“Into the Dark”) directed the film, written by Macpherson and Michael Kennedy (Freaky, It’s a Wonderful Knife) from a story by Michael Kennedy.

In Time Cut

“A teenage girl travels back to the early 2000s to stop a vicious killer from murdering her sister.”

Madison Bailey (Outer Banks) and Antonia Gentry (Ginny & Georgia) star.

The cast also includes Michael Shanks, Griffin Gluck, Rachael Crawford, Jordan Pettle, Megan Best, Samuel Braun, Sydney Sabiston, and Kataem O’Connor.

Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) produced the upcoming slasher.

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The Penguin’s Many Sopranos References Continue An Old Batman Trend

The Penguin series pays homage to The Sopranos, but this isn’t anything new for Batman stories.

Star Trek’s Robin Curtis Blames Leonard Nimoy For A Common Saavik Complaint

Star Trek fans have complained about Robin Curtis’ take on Saavik, but she was merely listening to the direction of Leonard Nimoy.

The One Lost Mystery The Creators Will Never Answer

Lost resolved virtually every mystery it ever raised, although there’s one the show’s creatives refuse to clear up so long as they’re alive.