Another acclaimed novel is making the journey from page to screen, with two-time BAFTA-winning filmmaker Joe Wright officially attached to direct the feature adaptation of Tim Winton’s ambitious post-apocalyptic thriller, Juice. According to Deadline, Emmy-winning writer Abi Morgan (Shame, Eric) has been hired to adapt Winton’s novel for Working Title Films, bringing together two of…
One of the most anticipated horror remakes in development has just become even more exciting. Paul Dano has officially joined the cast of Parker Finn’s upcoming remake of Possession, adding another acclaimed performer to a project that is already attracting enormous attention from horror fans. Deadline broke the news that The Batman actor has signed…
One of the biggest reasons It Follows became such a modern horror classic wasn’t something audiences could see. It was something they could hear. David Robert Mitchell has now confirmed that composer Disasterpeace will officially return to score They Follow, reuniting one of horror’s most celebrated creative partnerships over a decade after the original film…
Robert Eggers has already terrified audiences with witches, mermaids, Vikings and vampires. This Christmas, he’s turning his attention to one of horror’s oldest monsters, and if the newly released trailer is anything to go by, Werwulf could be his bleakest nightmare yet. The first trailer for Werwulf has finally arrived, offering audiences their first proper…
Over the past few years we’ve seen boutique labels go from serving a niche audience to becoming the driving force behind premium home entertainment. Companies like Second Sight Films, Radiance, 88 Films, Indicator, Shout! Studios, Scream Factory, 101 Films and the rapidly growing Last Slate Video have all helped make collecting films exciting again, while…
Yesterday we took a look at Second Sight Films’ outstanding release of The Ugly Stepsister. Today, we’re staying with one of the UK’s finest boutique labels, but swapping twisted fairy tales for psychological crime with Erik Skjoldbjærg’s superb Insomnia. Released in 1997, Insomnia has often lived in the shadow of Christopher Nolan’s 2002 remake starring…
Who are you gonna call? Apparently, a whole new generation of Ghostbusters. Netflix has unveiled the first official images from Ghostbusters: Night Shift, the upcoming animated series that will continue the beloved franchise’s long history on the small screen. Alongside the new images comes an intriguing revelation: the series will be set in 1994, five…
Every so often a film comes along that takes a story everybody knows and somehow makes it feel completely fresh again. That is exactly what Emilie Blichfeldt achieves with The Ugly Stepsister, a darkly comic, gothic and often deeply uncomfortable retelling of the Cinderella story that has quickly become one of the most talked-about genre…
Somewhere, a streaming executive has just spilled their coffee. While the entertainment industry continues its relentless push toward digital ownership, cloud libraries and subscription services, one format simply refuses to stay dead. VHS has survived DVDs, Blu-rays, streaming platforms, digital downloads and approximately seven hundred declarations of its demise. Now it has claimed another major…
Mark Lewis has officially entered the Premier Class Tier of the Hall of Killers, proving that you don’t need a hockey mask, a chainsaw, supernatural powers or a habit of returning from the dead every few years to become one of horror’s most important murderers. Sometimes all you need is a camera, a deeply traumatic…