Exclusive: Two-time Oscar nominee Bruce Dern is starring with Richard Grieco, Michael Paré, Sofia Nistratova, Nick Davi, Mike Mendez in the horror thriller feature The Devil’s Trap which is commencing production.
In the film directed by Mike Mendez, a big city hospital is terrorized by a demonic presence. In the quiet nighttime corridors and patient rooms of a city hospital, Abigail (Nistratova) consoles her traumatized brother, Billy (Davi) who is now a paraplegic. Billy suffers from horrible nightmares in which he revisits his childhood, where we meet his alcoholic and violent father. Sharing Billy’s hospital room is a dying man, Mr. Cohen (Dern) who seems to know everything about Billy and Abigail. There’s also another horrific presence roaming in the hospital terrifying patients and staff alike. Paré portrays Father Gestas. Grieco is the lovestruck hospital orderly who worships his nurse g.f. Diana. Their romantic interludes in...
In the film directed by Mike Mendez, a big city hospital is terrorized by a demonic presence. In the quiet nighttime corridors and patient rooms of a city hospital, Abigail (Nistratova) consoles her traumatized brother, Billy (Davi) who is now a paraplegic. Billy suffers from horrible nightmares in which he revisits his childhood, where we meet his alcoholic and violent father. Sharing Billy’s hospital room is a dying man, Mr. Cohen (Dern) who seems to know everything about Billy and Abigail. There’s also another horrific presence roaming in the hospital terrifying patients and staff alike. Paré portrays Father Gestas. Grieco is the lovestruck hospital orderly who worships his nurse g.f. Diana. Their romantic interludes in...
- 9/13/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
It turns out Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson’s horror and mystery film “Spiral” isn’t a prequel or a spinoff to the “Saw” franchise but is something of a follow-up, with Rock playing a detective now investigating a series of murders from none other than a Jigsaw copycat.
“Spiral: From the Book of Saw” was meant to come out last summer only to be pushed back by the pandemic, but the wait may have been worth it thanks to the twisted and grizzly new trailer for the film released Tuesday.
Rock in the film tries to investigate this latest killer using spirals and chilling, gift wrapped boxes as his calling card, and he does so with the help of his rookie partner played by Max Minghella and his retired father played by Jackson. But as he gets deeper into the mystery, he finds himself wrapped up in the new killer’s deadly game.
“Spiral: From the Book of Saw” was meant to come out last summer only to be pushed back by the pandemic, but the wait may have been worth it thanks to the twisted and grizzly new trailer for the film released Tuesday.
Rock in the film tries to investigate this latest killer using spirals and chilling, gift wrapped boxes as his calling card, and he does so with the help of his rookie partner played by Max Minghella and his retired father played by Jackson. But as he gets deeper into the mystery, he finds himself wrapped up in the new killer’s deadly game.
- 3/30/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Universal Pictures is developing an original horror/thriller inspired by Universal’s classic monster legacy with James Wan producing through his Atomic Monster banner.
Robbie Thompson (Netflix’s “Cursed”) is writing the script.
The story centers on a group of teens who discover that a neighbor is building a monster in his basement, which then goes on the loose.
Also Read: James Wan's 'Aquaman: King of Atlantis' Animated Miniseries Swims to HBO Max
Similar to what was just done with Blumhouse and Leigh Whannell’s “The Invisible Man,” which grossed $48.3 million globally on its opening weekend and marked the highest domestic opening for a horror title since last year’s “It Chapter Two,” instead of pushing forward with the initial notion of an interconnected universe, the studio halted, reassessed, and remains committed to creating filmmaker-driven projects instead based on characters from the studios vast monsters legacy.
Robbie Thompson is a...
Robbie Thompson (Netflix’s “Cursed”) is writing the script.
The story centers on a group of teens who discover that a neighbor is building a monster in his basement, which then goes on the loose.
Also Read: James Wan's 'Aquaman: King of Atlantis' Animated Miniseries Swims to HBO Max
Similar to what was just done with Blumhouse and Leigh Whannell’s “The Invisible Man,” which grossed $48.3 million globally on its opening weekend and marked the highest domestic opening for a horror title since last year’s “It Chapter Two,” instead of pushing forward with the initial notion of an interconnected universe, the studio halted, reassessed, and remains committed to creating filmmaker-driven projects instead based on characters from the studios vast monsters legacy.
Robbie Thompson is a...
- 3/6/2020
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Johnny Depp will no longer appear in Universal’s reboot of The Invisible Man, a source tells TheWrap.
Leigh Whannell, the director of Insidious: Chapter 3 and Upgrade, has signed on to direct the remake of The Invisible Man, which Universal Pictures is developing based on the classic monster movie character, an individual with knowledge told TheWrap.
Whannell will also produce alongside Jason Blum for his Universal-based Blumhouse Productions.
Also Read: Universal Landed a Wide Range of Hits, From 'Jurassic World' to 'Halloween'
Depp had originally joined the project back in February 2016 as part of Universal’s planned Dark Universe based on its classic monster movie characters. The franchise kicked off with Tom Cruise in “The Mummy” and was also meant to star Russell Crowe as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, as well as planned movies for “Bride of Frankenstein,” “The Wolf Man” and others.
And...
Leigh Whannell, the director of Insidious: Chapter 3 and Upgrade, has signed on to direct the remake of The Invisible Man, which Universal Pictures is developing based on the classic monster movie character, an individual with knowledge told TheWrap.
Whannell will also produce alongside Jason Blum for his Universal-based Blumhouse Productions.
Also Read: Universal Landed a Wide Range of Hits, From 'Jurassic World' to 'Halloween'
Depp had originally joined the project back in February 2016 as part of Universal’s planned Dark Universe based on its classic monster movie characters. The franchise kicked off with Tom Cruise in “The Mummy” and was also meant to star Russell Crowe as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, as well as planned movies for “Bride of Frankenstein,” “The Wolf Man” and others.
And...
- 1/28/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
“Upgrade” director Leigh Whannell has signed on to direct an “Invisible Man” movie. The movie reunites him with Jason Blum, who is set to produce the Universal Pictures movie through his Blumhouse Productions banner.
The move is part of a fresh strategy for the Universal monsters properties, bringing creative directors with distinctive visions to the classic characters.
Whannell and Blumhouse previously worked together on hit films including “Insidious: The Last Key” and “Upgrade.” Whannell will be joining Blum as a producer. Johnny Depp was previously attached to “The Invisible Man,” but sources say he will not appear in this film. He may be featured in another one of the monster movie projects in development, sources say.
Universal has tabled the idea of an interconnected universe and is reassessing how to keep the enduring characters relevant for a new generation. Sources tell Variety that Universal remains committed to creating compelling filmmaker-driven...
The move is part of a fresh strategy for the Universal monsters properties, bringing creative directors with distinctive visions to the classic characters.
Whannell and Blumhouse previously worked together on hit films including “Insidious: The Last Key” and “Upgrade.” Whannell will be joining Blum as a producer. Johnny Depp was previously attached to “The Invisible Man,” but sources say he will not appear in this film. He may be featured in another one of the monster movie projects in development, sources say.
Universal has tabled the idea of an interconnected universe and is reassessing how to keep the enduring characters relevant for a new generation. Sources tell Variety that Universal remains committed to creating compelling filmmaker-driven...
- 1/28/2019
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
It’s an historically lucrative time to be in the horror business, and not just because the 11th installment of “Halloween” has made $128 million at the domestic box office on a reported $10 million budget.
Last year was the genre’s highest earning ever, as titles like New Line’s “It” and Jordan Peele’s groundbreaking “Get Out” raked in cash. Streaming series like Netflix’s “The Haunting of Hill House” and “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” have been showing impressive staying power on social media after the initial binge rush.
Naturally, the industry is seeking similar content across mediums to fill their pipelines — and an annual industry survey of the hottest unmade horror projects has just been released.
The Blood List surveyed 71 C-suite level executives in film and television for the “most-liked screenplays and pilots in the horror, thriller, sci-fi and dark-comedy genres,” according to Blood List creator Kailey Marsh, whose...
Last year was the genre’s highest earning ever, as titles like New Line’s “It” and Jordan Peele’s groundbreaking “Get Out” raked in cash. Streaming series like Netflix’s “The Haunting of Hill House” and “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” have been showing impressive staying power on social media after the initial binge rush.
Naturally, the industry is seeking similar content across mediums to fill their pipelines — and an annual industry survey of the hottest unmade horror projects has just been released.
The Blood List surveyed 71 C-suite level executives in film and television for the “most-liked screenplays and pilots in the horror, thriller, sci-fi and dark-comedy genres,” according to Blood List creator Kailey Marsh, whose...
- 10/31/2018
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Writer Jeremy Slater has been tapped to write “Tommyknockers,” a feature film based on Stephen King’s 1987 sci-fi horror novel, for Universal, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.
James Wan, who is in post-production on “Aquaman” and produces “The Conjuring” franchise, will produce through his Atomic Monster banner. Michael Clear will also produce for Atomic Monster.
Roy Lee and Jon Berg will produce through Vertigo Entertainment along with Larry Sanitsky, who executive produced the hit 1993 ABC miniseries, also based on the book.
Also Read: Universal Wins Bidding War for Stephen King's 'The Tommyknockers'
Universal won the rights and beat out aggressive bids from Sony and Netflix.
“The Tommyknockers” is about the residents of Haven, Maine, who experience changes from a metal object that turns out to be an extension of a long-buried alien spacecraft. Once it’s exposed, the spacecraft releases an invisible gas into...
James Wan, who is in post-production on “Aquaman” and produces “The Conjuring” franchise, will produce through his Atomic Monster banner. Michael Clear will also produce for Atomic Monster.
Roy Lee and Jon Berg will produce through Vertigo Entertainment along with Larry Sanitsky, who executive produced the hit 1993 ABC miniseries, also based on the book.
Also Read: Universal Wins Bidding War for Stephen King's 'The Tommyknockers'
Universal won the rights and beat out aggressive bids from Sony and Netflix.
“The Tommyknockers” is about the residents of Haven, Maine, who experience changes from a metal object that turns out to be an extension of a long-buried alien spacecraft. Once it’s exposed, the spacecraft releases an invisible gas into...
- 8/16/2018
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Eighteen film and TV screenplays have been shortlisted for the inaugural Gateway La Script Development Program launched by Australians in Film (AiF).
The winner will get a cash prize to facilitate development of the script, a flight to Los Angeles, meetings with producers and executives and table reads.
AiF will announce the winner and runners-up, who will form an .Aussie List., determined by a panel of expert judges, and the value of the cash, in a month.
The projects were selected from more than 500 scripts submitted to the L.A.-based Australian entertainment industry guild. The program aims to provide Australians living and working in the Us with more opportunities for support and resources and to help Australian projects secure exposure to the best networks in the business.
"We're incredibly proud of the projects coming out of Australia and thrilled to be able to offer writers an opportunity to showcase...
The winner will get a cash prize to facilitate development of the script, a flight to Los Angeles, meetings with producers and executives and table reads.
AiF will announce the winner and runners-up, who will form an .Aussie List., determined by a panel of expert judges, and the value of the cash, in a month.
The projects were selected from more than 500 scripts submitted to the L.A.-based Australian entertainment industry guild. The program aims to provide Australians living and working in the Us with more opportunities for support and resources and to help Australian projects secure exposure to the best networks in the business.
"We're incredibly proud of the projects coming out of Australia and thrilled to be able to offer writers an opportunity to showcase...
- 3/22/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: James Wan has closed a big two-pronged deal with New Line Cinema. He will return to direct The Conjuring 2, with shooting to begin next summer. In addition, the hit-making Australian who had a major hand in launching the Saw and Insidious franchises and The Conjuring and most recently Annabelle, has made a first-look producing deal with the Warner Bros-based film label. The directing deal follows New Line taking The Conjuring sequel off its October 23, 2015 slot and moving it to 2016, which gives Wan time to promote the film he just finished, Fast & Furious 7. Universal releases that film April 3, 2015 after moving it from summer 2014 following the tragic death of star Paul Walker.
At New Line, Wan will develop and produce modest budget films in the science fiction, horror, and comedy genres through his Atomic Monster production banner. The overall deal comes after the latest hit for New Line, Annabelle, which Wan produced.
At New Line, Wan will develop and produce modest budget films in the science fiction, horror, and comedy genres through his Atomic Monster production banner. The overall deal comes after the latest hit for New Line, Annabelle, which Wan produced.
- 10/21/2014
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline
Australians in Film has named the judges for its new Gateway La script development program. Modelled on The Black List. and the UK's Brit List, the program will support the development of commercially successful, Australian-created television and movie screenplays for Us and international audiences. AiF president Simonne Overend said: "Gateway La presents a fantastic opportunity to make Australians in Film an even more supportive and useful resource for Australians living and working in the Us and will help Australian projects secure exposure to the best networks in the business, and our goal is to discover screenplays with strong global appeal." Overend, who runs Essential Media and Entertainment's La office,. will co-chair the program with Peter Lawson, executive VP of production and acquisitions at Open Road Films. The judges, who will review an .Aussie List. of up to 10 film and TV scripts from which between one and three winners will be chosen,...
- 9/3/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Reviewed by Elliot V. Kotek
(April 2011, screening at the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival)
Directed by: Nick Tomnay
Written by: Nick Tomnay and Krishna Jones
Starring: David Hyde Pierce, Clayne Crawford, Nathaniel Parker, Megahn Perry and Helen Reddy
Having debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010, where it was a feature effort stemming from a short film shown almost 10 years earlier, “The Perfect Host” is finally making its way into the world, ushered by Australian producer Stacey Testro (“Saw,” “Insidious”). Helmer Nick Tomnay, another Aussie, has been working in advertising for the past few years, but with his feature effort now coming to theatrical fruition with Magnolia Pictures, he’s sure to be offered other opportunities, and hopefully audiences won’t have to wait as long for whatever’s next.
Tomnay’s central cast is a solid coupling of faces seen before, assembled for roles in which we’ve not seen them previously.
(April 2011, screening at the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival)
Directed by: Nick Tomnay
Written by: Nick Tomnay and Krishna Jones
Starring: David Hyde Pierce, Clayne Crawford, Nathaniel Parker, Megahn Perry and Helen Reddy
Having debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010, where it was a feature effort stemming from a short film shown almost 10 years earlier, “The Perfect Host” is finally making its way into the world, ushered by Australian producer Stacey Testro (“Saw,” “Insidious”). Helmer Nick Tomnay, another Aussie, has been working in advertising for the past few years, but with his feature effort now coming to theatrical fruition with Magnolia Pictures, he’s sure to be offered other opportunities, and hopefully audiences won’t have to wait as long for whatever’s next.
Tomnay’s central cast is a solid coupling of faces seen before, assembled for roles in which we’ve not seen them previously.
- 6/27/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Reviewed by Elliot V. Kotek
(April 2011, screening at the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival)
Directed by: Nick Tomnay
Written by: Nick Tomnay and Krishna Jones
Starring: David Hyde Pierce, Clayne Crawford, Nathaniel Parker, Megahn Perry and Helen Reddy
Having debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010, where it was a feature effort stemming from a short film shown almost 10 years earlier, “The Perfect Host” is finally making its way into the world, ushered by Australian producer Stacey Testro (“Saw,” “Insidious”). Helmer Nick Tomnay, another Aussie, has been working in advertising for the past few years, but with his feature effort now coming to theatrical fruition with Magnolia Pictures, he’s sure to be offered other opportunities, and hopefully audiences won’t have to wait as long for whatever’s next.
Tomnay’s central cast is a solid coupling of faces seen before, assembled for roles in which we’ve not seen them previously.
(April 2011, screening at the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival)
Directed by: Nick Tomnay
Written by: Nick Tomnay and Krishna Jones
Starring: David Hyde Pierce, Clayne Crawford, Nathaniel Parker, Megahn Perry and Helen Reddy
Having debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010, where it was a feature effort stemming from a short film shown almost 10 years earlier, “The Perfect Host” is finally making its way into the world, ushered by Australian producer Stacey Testro (“Saw,” “Insidious”). Helmer Nick Tomnay, another Aussie, has been working in advertising for the past few years, but with his feature effort now coming to theatrical fruition with Magnolia Pictures, he’s sure to be offered other opportunities, and hopefully audiences won’t have to wait as long for whatever’s next.
Tomnay’s central cast is a solid coupling of faces seen before, assembled for roles in which we’ve not seen them previously.
- 6/27/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
The Perfect Host ArtMore entertaining goodies are leaking out of the 2010 American Film Market, with The Perfect Host the latest. This is a "psychological thriller" (American) where looks can be deceiving and even deceptively threatening. Two men live two very different lives in this film. One is a career criminal, while the other is the host of "a dinner party" (American). Except this distinguished dinner host has a hidden, darker side in store, for his latest visitor. The Perfect Host is a film from Cinema Group Entertainment and the film will be shown at the Afm beginning November 4th. Have a watch of the trailer below, until more details become available.
The synopsis for the film:
"Warwick Wilson is the consummate host. He carefully prepares for a dinner party, the table impeccably set and the duck perfectly timed for 8:30 p.m. John Taylor is a career criminal. He's just...
The synopsis for the film:
"Warwick Wilson is the consummate host. He carefully prepares for a dinner party, the table impeccably set and the duck perfectly timed for 8:30 p.m. John Taylor is a career criminal. He's just...
- 10/25/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Darren Lynn Bousman is set to direct Saw IV. The director, who helmed the last two installments in the horror franchise, Saw II and Saw III, will begin production in Toronto April 16, Lionsgate and its production partner Twisted Pictures announced Monday.
Also reuniting on the project is the "Saw" production team, with Twisted's Mark Burg and Oren Koules producing and Daniel Jason Heffner, James Wan, Leigh Whannell and Stacey Testro executive producing.
Executive producing for Lionsgate are president of acquisitions and co-productions Peter Block and senior vp acquisitions Jason Constantine. Key contributors to the first three films returning include editor Kevin Greutert, director of photography David Armstrong and production designer David Hackl.
"Having Darren behind the camera gives 'Saw IV' a real edge, so to speak," Block said. "He has led this franchise into boxoffice history while proving himself a modern master of psychological terror."
The film is slated for worldwide release on Oct. 26. The "Saw" series has thus far grossed more than $400 million worldwide.
Also reuniting on the project is the "Saw" production team, with Twisted's Mark Burg and Oren Koules producing and Daniel Jason Heffner, James Wan, Leigh Whannell and Stacey Testro executive producing.
Executive producing for Lionsgate are president of acquisitions and co-productions Peter Block and senior vp acquisitions Jason Constantine. Key contributors to the first three films returning include editor Kevin Greutert, director of photography David Armstrong and production designer David Hackl.
"Having Darren behind the camera gives 'Saw IV' a real edge, so to speak," Block said. "He has led this franchise into boxoffice history while proving himself a modern master of psychological terror."
The film is slated for worldwide release on Oct. 26. The "Saw" series has thus far grossed more than $400 million worldwide.
- 2/20/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lions Gate Films and Twisted Pictures, the genre production arm of Evolution Entertainment, announced Tuesday that first-time writer-director Darren Lynn Bousman will direct Saw 2, the sequel to last year's Halloween release that grossed the studio $55 million domestically. Bousman, a music-video and commercial director, also wrote the original screenplay for Saw 2 in conjunction with Leigh Whannel, the writer/co-star of the original Saw, and Saw director James Wan. Principal photography is set to begin May 2 in Toronto for a Halloween release. Twisted Pictures' Gregg Hoffman, Oren Koules and Mark Burg are producing. Wan and Whannel are executive producers of the sequel, along with Stacey Testro, Lions Gate senior vp acquisitions Jason Constantine and Peter Block, Lions Gate's president of acquisitions, TV and co-productions.
- 3/23/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- Lions Gate Films has made a pre-emptive strike to acquire worldwide rights to the Sundance entry Saw, a horror thriller scheduled to premiere Sunday in the festival's Park City at Midnight section. Directed by James Wan, Saw stars Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Monica Potter and newcomer Leigh Whannell. The film follows a serial killer the police have nicknamed "Jigsaw" because of the madman's bloody calling card. Waking up in a mysterious room, two men (Elwes and Whannell) find themselves trapped in the serial killer's twisted game. Whannell penned the Saw screenplay. Gregg Hoffman, Oren Koules and Mark Burg produced Saw through Evolution Management, with Stacey Testro as executive producer.
- 1/13/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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