Victor Miller, the screenwriter behind horror slasher hit which became a franchise Friday the 13th, has died. He was 86.
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Fourth “Mummy” movie announced with original cast
The games continue….Blumhouse closes deal to buy ‘SAW’ rights.
Blumhouse, the maker of horror hits like “Insidious” and “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” has acquired the rights to all future “Saw” films, shows and other properties featuring the murderous, torture-loving Jigsaw. Lionsgate, which has released all 10 films in the series, will continue to be a partner in the property. It will also be retaining its existing 50% ownership stake in and distribution of future installments.
‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ trailer released
A trailer has been released for the latest Final Destination movie, this is the franchises sixth installment titled Final Destination: Bloodlines. The tagline for the film is ‘Death runs in the family’.
The film is due to be released in Cinemas & IMAX May 16th 2025,
Check out the new teaser and poster below:
Olivia Hussey, ‘Black Christmas’ Star, Dies at 73
Olivia Hussey Eisley, the British-Argentine actor who shot to fame as a teenager starring as Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet” and went on to star in the slasher classic “Black Christmas” and the 1978 murder-mystery “Death on the Nile,” died Friday. She was 73.
New ‘The Mummy’ movie coming from Blumhouse and ‘Evil Dead Rise’ director
Lee Cronin (Evil Dead Rise) is writing and directing a new take on ‘The Mummy’, it has been announced today. Atomic Monster and Blumhouse, along with Cronin’s company ‘Doppelgängers’, are producing.The project was previously only known as a Cronin mystery movie that had been announced earlier this year and is now set for an April 17, 2026 release.
“This will be unlike any Mummy movie you ever laid eyeballs on before,”
he said in a statement to THR.
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“I’m digging deep into the earth to raise something very ancient and very frightening,”
Atomic Monster and Blumhouse are co-financing the film. Producing are James Wan, Jason Blum and John Keville. Executive producing are Michael Clear, Judson Scott and Macdara Kelleher. Alayna Glasthal is the executive overseeing the project for Atomic Monster.
First trailer released for ’28 Years Later’
The first trailer for 28 Years Later (the second sequel to 2002’s 28 Days Later), from director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland’s arrived today after Sony dropped a poster last week, followed by a cryptic SOS teaser. Star of the original film Cillian Murphy also returns.
New ‘Evil Dead’ movie coming in 2026
Today we have learnt that the Evil Dead the franchise is getting set to expand further with two new movies on the way, one of which is being directed by Sébastien Vaniček (Infested).
‘Candyman’, ‘Final Destination’ star Tony Todd passes away aged 69
Tony Todd, an American actor who played the killer in Candyman and its 2021 sequel and appeared in the Final Destination franchise and Platoon among more than 240 film and TV credits spanning 40 years, died November 6 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 69.
‘Halloween’ actor Charles Cyphers, dies at 85
Charles Cyphers, known for his role as Sheriff Leigh Brackett in the Halloween franchise, died from a brief illness on Sunday, his manager Chris Roe announced. He was 85.
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