Dakota Fanning and The Strangers director Bryan Bertino are teaming up for a horror movie called Vicious, which is coming our way from Paramount Pictures, and Deadline reports that Fanning is being joined in the cast by Devyn Nekoda (Scream VI), Mary McCormack (The West Wing), Rachel Blanchard (The Summer I Turned Pretty), Kathryn Hunter (Poor Things), Klea Scott (Millennium), and Emily Mitchell (Ordinary Angels). The film is heading toward an August 8, 2025 theatrical release.
Scripted by Bertino, Vicious sees Fanning taking on the role of a young woman who is left a strange present by a late-night visitor, and quickly realizes she is fighting for her life after slipping down a disturbing rabbit hole contained inside the gift.
An Atlas Independent production, the film is being produced by Richard Suckle, with Melinda Whitaker serving as executive producer.
Kathryn Hunter, Mary McCormack, Rachel Blanchard & More Join Dakota Fanning In Paramount Horror...
Scripted by Bertino, Vicious sees Fanning taking on the role of a young woman who is left a strange present by a late-night visitor, and quickly realizes she is fighting for her life after slipping down a disturbing rabbit hole contained inside the gift.
An Atlas Independent production, the film is being produced by Richard Suckle, with Melinda Whitaker serving as executive producer.
Kathryn Hunter, Mary McCormack, Rachel Blanchard & More Join Dakota Fanning In Paramount Horror...
- 4/2/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
There is no The Strangers franchise without Bryan Bertino, who directed the original home invasion movie that paved the way for a sequel and now a reboot trilogy later this year.
Bertino (The Dark and the Wicked) is also making his own return to the horror genre with the upcoming Vicious, which has Dakota Fanning (The Watchers) on board to star.
Vicious has already been dated for release on August 8, 2025, and Deadline brings us another update this week. For starters, Devyn Nekoda (Scream VI) will also star.
Kathryn Hunter (Poor Things), Mary McCormack (The West Wing), Rachel Blanchard (The Summer I Turned Pretty), Klea Scott (Millennium), and Emily Mitchell (Ordinary Angels) have also joined the cast of Bryan Bertino’s Vicious, which is a Paramount production.
“The plot follows a young woman who must spend the night fighting for her existence as she slips down a disturbing rabbit hold contained...
Bertino (The Dark and the Wicked) is also making his own return to the horror genre with the upcoming Vicious, which has Dakota Fanning (The Watchers) on board to star.
Vicious has already been dated for release on August 8, 2025, and Deadline brings us another update this week. For starters, Devyn Nekoda (Scream VI) will also star.
Kathryn Hunter (Poor Things), Mary McCormack (The West Wing), Rachel Blanchard (The Summer I Turned Pretty), Klea Scott (Millennium), and Emily Mitchell (Ordinary Angels) have also joined the cast of Bryan Bertino’s Vicious, which is a Paramount production.
“The plot follows a young woman who must spend the night fighting for her existence as she slips down a disturbing rabbit hold contained...
- 4/1/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Fans of Headup Games and developer Devespresso Games’ horror adventure title The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters have more on the way later this year with developer Dvora Studio’s The Coma 2B: Catacomb. Touted as the backstory for The Coma 2 and a bridge for the entire series, Catacomb will launch for PC via Steam Q3 2024.
Per Gematsu, the story for The Coma 2B: Catacomb take place right after The Coma, where protagonist Youngho has managed to escape the eponymous mirror dimension. Only now, he is being pursued by the entity known as the Vicious Sister. In order to escape, Youngho must once again travel to the mirror dimension and find a powerful relic sword that can be used against the Vicious Sister. However, things become complicated when “an unwanted invader” arrives in the mirror dimension.
As in the previous games in the series, players will have solve puzzles, discover clues,...
Per Gematsu, the story for The Coma 2B: Catacomb take place right after The Coma, where protagonist Youngho has managed to escape the eponymous mirror dimension. Only now, he is being pursued by the entity known as the Vicious Sister. In order to escape, Youngho must once again travel to the mirror dimension and find a powerful relic sword that can be used against the Vicious Sister. However, things become complicated when “an unwanted invader” arrives in the mirror dimension.
As in the previous games in the series, players will have solve puzzles, discover clues,...
- 3/28/2024
- by Mike Wilson
- bloody-disgusting.com
Not many horror films truly scare me these days. But alien horror? Even the ones substandard to most send me into a fear frenzy. That’s why I’m taking a deep dive into the sub-genre.
Welcome to Aliens Scare Me. A look into alien horror films on a case by case basis.
This month we check out 2014’s Vicious Brothers (Grave Encounters) film, Extraterrestrial.
What It’s About
A group of friends head out into the country for the weekend to stay at a cabin in the woods (because that always goes so well) in an area recently dealing with mysterious circumstances such as missing persons and cattle mutilation. While drunk and arguing, they witness a UFO crash nearby. Upon investigating, they notice footprints leading right back to their cabin. The group, a Sheriff (Gil Bellows) looking for his missing wife, and a pot growing, tin foil hat wearing...
Welcome to Aliens Scare Me. A look into alien horror films on a case by case basis.
This month we check out 2014’s Vicious Brothers (Grave Encounters) film, Extraterrestrial.
What It’s About
A group of friends head out into the country for the weekend to stay at a cabin in the woods (because that always goes so well) in an area recently dealing with mysterious circumstances such as missing persons and cattle mutilation. While drunk and arguing, they witness a UFO crash nearby. Upon investigating, they notice footprints leading right back to their cabin. The group, a Sheriff (Gil Bellows) looking for his missing wife, and a pot growing, tin foil hat wearing...
- 12/11/2023
- by Mike Holtz
- bloody-disgusting.com
Lou Reed died 10 years ago, in October 2013. But since then, he’s just become a more massive, more famous, more influential figure. His life is one of the strangest music stories ever. Will Hermes tells the whole epic tale in his new biography, Lou Reed: The King of New York. For most people, he’s the black-leather avant-garde rock & roll poet who symbolized NYC with his band the Velvet Underground, in the Warhol Factory scene of the 1960s. “I’m Waiting for the Man,” “Sister Ray,” “Sweet Jane” — these are...
- 10/5/2023
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
The big movie studios opted out of San Diego Comic-Con 2023, meaning the event didn't have all the air sucked up by the next big Marvel Cinematic Universe news for once. One of the most exciting announcements was "Lazarus," a new sci-fi thriller anime from Shinichirō Watanabe and Studio Mappa.
The announcement came with a teaser trailer; Watanabe's animes always have a musical theme and it looks like "Lazarus" will have the same jazzy score as "Bebop" (this time performed by saxophonist Kamasi Washington). Rather than a U.S. import like most anime, "Lazarus" will premiere on Toonami (the production team is aiming to be finished by the end of 2024). The American influence doesn't stop there, for the action scenes will be designed by "John Wick" director Chad Stahelski. Watanabe crafts animated action with unrivaled fluidity, so him and Stahelski working together is a dream team.
Even before this project,...
The announcement came with a teaser trailer; Watanabe's animes always have a musical theme and it looks like "Lazarus" will have the same jazzy score as "Bebop" (this time performed by saxophonist Kamasi Washington). Rather than a U.S. import like most anime, "Lazarus" will premiere on Toonami (the production team is aiming to be finished by the end of 2024). The American influence doesn't stop there, for the action scenes will be designed by "John Wick" director Chad Stahelski. Watanabe crafts animated action with unrivaled fluidity, so him and Stahelski working together is a dream team.
Even before this project,...
- 8/5/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
"JFK" is one of the most controversial films ever made, because of the alternate view of a major historical event provided by its director Oliver Stone, a filmmaker long known for his unapologetic brashness and penchant for highly subjective narratives. Stone is an outspoken critic of The Warren Commission, which concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone to assassinate the president, and he saw "JFK" as his opportunity to offer a "counter myth to the official one."
Stone's version hypothesizes that Kennedy's peaceful policies made him an enemy of warmongering intelligence agencies, and that the CIA, FBI, and Secret Service conspired to get rid of him so they could wage war in Vietnam. He used a masterful blend of reenactments and archival footage in order to showcase his own theories, which led The Chicago Tribune to accuse him of "rewrit[ing] history." It's an accusation that Stone rejects. He told Speaking...
Stone's version hypothesizes that Kennedy's peaceful policies made him an enemy of warmongering intelligence agencies, and that the CIA, FBI, and Secret Service conspired to get rid of him so they could wage war in Vietnam. He used a masterful blend of reenactments and archival footage in order to showcase his own theories, which led The Chicago Tribune to accuse him of "rewrit[ing] history." It's an accusation that Stone rejects. He told Speaking...
- 11/7/2022
- by Christian Gainey
- Slash Film
In this edition of The Silver Lining, we’ll be covering Colin Minihan’s alien abduction thriller, Extraterrestrial!
At one point, it can be argued that the Vicious Brothers were one of Canada’s most influential filmmaking duos, only challenged by the Soska Sisters in genre cinema. While these punk-rock partners (who aren’t really brothers) skyrocketed to stardom after the popularity of 2007’s Grave Encounters, they weren’t too keen on repeating themselves after that initial success, even passing along their directorial duties to John Poliquin on Grave Encounters 2.
For their next endeavor, the duo decided to look back on an unproduced passion project. Inspired by their perceived lack of “cool” alien movies in the horror genre, the filmmakers had come up with a story informed by UFO abduction accounts and government conspiracy theories long before their first feature film. Updating the script, they soon began production on what would eventually become 2014’s Extraterrestrial.
At one point, it can be argued that the Vicious Brothers were one of Canada’s most influential filmmaking duos, only challenged by the Soska Sisters in genre cinema. While these punk-rock partners (who aren’t really brothers) skyrocketed to stardom after the popularity of 2007’s Grave Encounters, they weren’t too keen on repeating themselves after that initial success, even passing along their directorial duties to John Poliquin on Grave Encounters 2.
For their next endeavor, the duo decided to look back on an unproduced passion project. Inspired by their perceived lack of “cool” alien movies in the horror genre, the filmmakers had come up with a story informed by UFO abduction accounts and government conspiracy theories long before their first feature film. Updating the script, they soon began production on what would eventually become 2014’s Extraterrestrial.
- 10/13/2022
- by Luiz H. C.
- bloody-disgusting.com
"House of the Dragon" is quickly becoming the best George R. R. Martin adaptation yet, a show that embraces the best parts of "Game of Thrones" but does away with what didn't work there. Sure, we may lack some of the sense of urgency from "Game of Thrones" and its catchy "Winter Is Coming" tagline, but by taking what is essentially just a history book and filling in the gaps of the story, we're getting a faithful-yet-surprising and poignant-yet-entertaining tragedy about the fall of a family due to very stupid choices.
But the show is not all violence, boobs, and funerals. "House of the Dragon" is also unafraid to be outright weird. After all, this is the show that gave us the gift that was Craghas Drahar, aka the Crabfeeder (rest in peace, king) and his army of crabs that ate people. Now, the show is topping itself by introducing...
But the show is not all violence, boobs, and funerals. "House of the Dragon" is also unafraid to be outright weird. After all, this is the show that gave us the gift that was Craghas Drahar, aka the Crabfeeder (rest in peace, king) and his army of crabs that ate people. Now, the show is topping itself by introducing...
- 10/10/2022
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Without the music of Yoko Kanno, it is safe to say that the world of "Cowboy Bebop" would not be nearly as memorable. Sure, the story of a band of misfits traveling the galaxy is already an exciting premise. However, the composer's music made the episodes come to life in ways that the animation alone cannot accomplish.
Shinichirō Watanabe always knew that Kanno was the one for this genre-bending series, even if she initially wasn't a big fan of jazz, the primary genre of music he had in mind for "Bebop." In an interview with otaku website OTAQuest, the director revealed that her eventually agreeing to compose a jazz score set the tone for the entire series.
"If things really did go that way, and she wasn't involved, then 'Tank!' would have never seen the light of day, and 'Cowboy Bebop' may never have realized its full potential,...
Shinichirō Watanabe always knew that Kanno was the one for this genre-bending series, even if she initially wasn't a big fan of jazz, the primary genre of music he had in mind for "Bebop." In an interview with otaku website OTAQuest, the director revealed that her eventually agreeing to compose a jazz score set the tone for the entire series.
"If things really did go that way, and she wasn't involved, then 'Tank!' would have never seen the light of day, and 'Cowboy Bebop' may never have realized its full potential,...
- 9/26/2022
- by Erin Brady
- Slash Film
How long will you stick with a new TV show before dropping it? According to acclaimed Japanese anime director Shinichirō Watanabe, the answer for most people is five episodes. He was sure to keep this in mind when heading the production team for "Cowboy Bebop" at animation studio Sunrise.
In "Cowboy Bebop," episodes are called "sessions," a reflection of Yoko Kanno's jazz-flavored score and how important music is to the show's identity. The first session, "Asteroid Blues," has some vague flashes of protagonist Spike Spiegel's past. However, for the most part, the first four sessions are standalone vehicles for introducing the show's primary characters. Session 5, "Ballad of Fallen Angels," is when things start to heat up and Spike's past comes to the forefront.
Watanabe bet a lot on session #5 by pulling back the curtain. In what might be an inside joke about these high stakes, Faye Valentine discovers...
In "Cowboy Bebop," episodes are called "sessions," a reflection of Yoko Kanno's jazz-flavored score and how important music is to the show's identity. The first session, "Asteroid Blues," has some vague flashes of protagonist Spike Spiegel's past. However, for the most part, the first four sessions are standalone vehicles for introducing the show's primary characters. Session 5, "Ballad of Fallen Angels," is when things start to heat up and Spike's past comes to the forefront.
Watanabe bet a lot on session #5 by pulling back the curtain. In what might be an inside joke about these high stakes, Faye Valentine discovers...
- 9/26/2022
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
When can you watch the new “Minions” movie on Peacock? This month, as it turns out!
Peacock has announced that “Minions: The Rise of Gru” will be streaming on the service starting on September 23, alongside the first “Minions” movie. This comes nearly three months after “Minions 2” opened exclusively in theaters on July 1, going on to gross almost 900 million at the box office worldwide.
The fifth film of the popular franchise starring Steve Carell explores the origin story of Gru and how he came to be the world’s greatest supervillain alongside his beloved minions. The film directed by Kyle Balda and co-directed by Brad Ableson and Jonathan del Val also stars Russell Brand, Taraji P. Henson, Michelle Yeoh and Julie Andrews.
Set in 1970s suburbia, Gru is a 12-year-old boy in this movie. When Gru crosses paths with the Minions, including Kevin, Stuart, Bob, and Otto—a new Minion sporting...
Peacock has announced that “Minions: The Rise of Gru” will be streaming on the service starting on September 23, alongside the first “Minions” movie. This comes nearly three months after “Minions 2” opened exclusively in theaters on July 1, going on to gross almost 900 million at the box office worldwide.
The fifth film of the popular franchise starring Steve Carell explores the origin story of Gru and how he came to be the world’s greatest supervillain alongside his beloved minions. The film directed by Kyle Balda and co-directed by Brad Ableson and Jonathan del Val also stars Russell Brand, Taraji P. Henson, Michelle Yeoh and Julie Andrews.
Set in 1970s suburbia, Gru is a 12-year-old boy in this movie. When Gru crosses paths with the Minions, including Kevin, Stuart, Bob, and Otto—a new Minion sporting...
- 9/9/2022
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
"I felt like I was watching a dream I could never wake up from. Before I knew it, the dream was over."
These words, spoken by Spike Spiegel in Shinichirō Watanabe's genre-hybrid anime series, "Cowboy Bebop," form the crux of his character. Apart from being one of the primary protagonists of the series, Spike is the heart of "Cowboy Bebop," as his troubled nonchalance reinforces several themes in Watanabe's classic. The green-haired space cowboy undergoes quite the personal journey, in which he is forced to confront his murky past and dance with his own demons. This makes Spike Spiegel an extremely beloved character, and his fate at the end of "Cowboy Bebop" is still a topic of heated discussion for long-time fans of the anime.
But how did Watanabe come up with such a compelling character to begin with? In order to understand this, let's take a quick...
These words, spoken by Spike Spiegel in Shinichirō Watanabe's genre-hybrid anime series, "Cowboy Bebop," form the crux of his character. Apart from being one of the primary protagonists of the series, Spike is the heart of "Cowboy Bebop," as his troubled nonchalance reinforces several themes in Watanabe's classic. The green-haired space cowboy undergoes quite the personal journey, in which he is forced to confront his murky past and dance with his own demons. This makes Spike Spiegel an extremely beloved character, and his fate at the end of "Cowboy Bebop" is still a topic of heated discussion for long-time fans of the anime.
But how did Watanabe come up with such a compelling character to begin with? In order to understand this, let's take a quick...
- 9/4/2022
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
One of the year’s biggest movies (with the smallest henchmen) is finally available to watch at home, with Minions: Rise of Gru now on VOD rental streaming platforms.
Released July 1, Minions: Rise of Gru became an unexpected smash-hit around the world, raking in over 700 million at the global box office. Directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda, and starring Steve Carrel, Taraji P. Henson, and Jean-Claude Van Damme, the film is a sequel to 2015’s Minions, which was a spin-off prequel of the Despicable Me movies.
Buy: Minions: Rise of Gru 19.99
Of course,...
Released July 1, Minions: Rise of Gru became an unexpected smash-hit around the world, raking in over 700 million at the global box office. Directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda, and starring Steve Carrel, Taraji P. Henson, and Jean-Claude Van Damme, the film is a sequel to 2015’s Minions, which was a spin-off prequel of the Despicable Me movies.
Buy: Minions: Rise of Gru 19.99
Of course,...
- 8/3/2022
- by Oscar Hartzog
- Rollingstone.com
This Summer, A Villain Is Only As Good As His Minions! Universal Pictures And Illumination Present Steve Carell, Taraji P. Henson, Michelle Yeoh, RZA, Jean-claude Van Damme, Lucy Lawless, Dolph Lundgren, Danny Trejo, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews And Alan Arkin. Minions: The Rise Of Gru. Rated PG. Only In Theaters July 1St.
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https://www.minionsmovie.com/
You are invited to enter to win passes to the advance screening of Minions: The Rise Of Gru
When: 7pm on Monday June 27th
Where: AMC Esquire 7
Wamg is giving away to 6 lucky readers a a cool prizepack. No purchase necessary. Seating is not guaranteed.
Enter in the comments to receive the prizepack of Minion Swag your name and email address
For your chance to receive a Family 4-pack of passes: http://gofobo.com/XHEAk08515
This summer, from the biggest global animated franchise in history, comes the origin story of how the world’s...
- 6/23/2022
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Director Kyle Balda and Illumination chief Chris Meledandri present animation.
The 46th Annecy International Animation Festival covered disparate bases in its opening ceremony on Monday (June 13) with a tribute to the people and filmmakers of Ukraine followed by the world premiere of Universal’s Minions: The Rise Of Gru.
“We give our support to the Ukrainian people,” said Annecy mayor Dominique Puthod, who also offered his solidarity to the country’s film industry.
Puthod then introduced Heavenly Hundred, a 2021 Ukrainian short film by Daryna Zghurovets. Set in 2022 on the eighth anniversary of the Revolution of Dignity, it sees a young...
The 46th Annecy International Animation Festival covered disparate bases in its opening ceremony on Monday (June 13) with a tribute to the people and filmmakers of Ukraine followed by the world premiere of Universal’s Minions: The Rise Of Gru.
“We give our support to the Ukrainian people,” said Annecy mayor Dominique Puthod, who also offered his solidarity to the country’s film industry.
Puthod then introduced Heavenly Hundred, a 2021 Ukrainian short film by Daryna Zghurovets. Set in 2022 on the eighth anniversary of the Revolution of Dignity, it sees a young...
- 6/13/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including Orange Is the New Black, So You Think You Can Dance, Animal Kingdom and The Carmichael Show!
1 | Orange Is the New Black bingers, what from Episodes 7-10 made you queasier: Piscatella ripping the hair out of Red’s scalp with a knife, breaking Alex’s arm with his own bare hands, or seeing that Red had cut off a piece of Humphrey’s thumb?
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1 | Orange Is the New Black bingers, what from Episodes 7-10 made you queasier: Piscatella ripping the hair out of Red’s scalp with a knife, breaking Alex’s arm with his own bare hands, or seeing that Red had cut off a piece of Humphrey’s thumb?
More from TVLineIs Survivor 45 Cast Soft? Is Loki Doing Sylvie Dirty?...
- 6/16/2017
- by Vlada Gelman, Matt Webb Mitovich, Michael Ausiello, Dave Nemetz, Ryan Schwartz, Charlie Mason and Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
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