In an uncommon move from streamer Netflix, the Zack Snyder-directed “Army of the Dead,” will play exclusively in US cinemas starting on May 14th for one week prior to its Netflix release on May 21st. Notably, Cinemark, one of the country’s biggest theater chains, has agreed to screen the movie. It is booked at 200 Cinemark locations, making “Army of the Dead” the first Netflix film to score a wide release at a major theater chain. The movie will play at roughly 600 theaters in total, including iPic, Landmark, Alamo Drafthouse, Harkins and Cinépolis. Other major circuits, specifically AMC and Regal, will not be offering the film.
Horror
‘Happy Death Day’ and ‘Freaky’ directors next project confirmed
Writer/director Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Happy Death Day 2U, Freaky) is set to produce his next horror/genre project. ‘Time Cut‘ is described as “Back to the Future meets Scream.” That’s all we know about this one for now, as plot details are under wraps.
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars winner to appear on American Horror Story Season 10
American Horror Story: Double Feature will serve as the 10th season of his FX anthology series.
Today it was announced online that Chad Michaels will appear in the upcoming season. Continue reading
George A. Romero’s final zombie movie in development
In 1968, filmmaker George A. Romero unleashed the zombie genre with Night of the Living Dead, a low-budget sensation that remains as relevant today as it was decades ago.
The filmmaker went on to direct five more zombie features, including Dawn of the Dead (1978), Day of the Dead (1985) and Land of the Dead (2005). What few knew was that before he died of lung cancer at 77 in 2017, Romero was quietly developing Twilight of the Dead, a concluding chapter intended to be his final statement on the genre.
Dexter teaser trailer released
America’s favourite serial killer is back.
Michael C. Hall stars in Showtime‘s upcoming revival of Dexter, a continuation of the original series.
Kevin Smith to sell rights to horror movie ‘Killroy Was Here’
Kevin Smith is looking to auction off his latest horror feature anthology Killroy Was Here as an NFT (non-fungible token).
The new owner of the NFT will secure the rights to exhibit, distribute and stream the work, making it a means for whoever owns the movie to earn money outside of the blockchain.
The Forever Purge release date brought forward
Originally set for theatrical release in 2020, The Forever Purge was pushed back to 2021 and had been set for release on July 9, 2021 due to the ongoing Covid 19 pandemic.
The Forever Purge has now been moved up to July 2nd 2021.
Lexa Doig confirmed for Don Mancini’s Chucky TV series
The cast for SYFY/USA’s Chucky series continues to grow, with SYFY reporting today actress Lexa Doig is the latest to join the franchise.
Doig is playing a character named Bree Webber.
Trailer released for Saw reboot ‘Spiral’
Lionsgate have brought forward the release of upcoming installment of the Saw film series Spiral.
Saw reboot ‘Spiral’ release date brought forward
Lionsgate have brought forward the release of upcoming installment of the Saw film series Spiral.
