Magnet Releasing has released the new trailer for Europa Report, the sci-fi thriller starring Michael Nyqvist, Sharlto Copley, Embeth Davidtz, Daniel Wu, Christian Camargo, Karolina Wydra and Anamaria Marinca.

A unique blend of documentary, alternative history and science fiction thriller, the August 2nd release follows a contemporary mission to Jupiter's moon Europa to investigate the possible existence of alien life within our solar system. When unmanned probes suggest that a hidden ocean could exist underneath Europa's icy surface and may contain single-celled life, Europa Ventures, a privately funded space exploration company, sends six of the best astronauts from around the world to confirm the data and explore the revolutionary discoveries that may lie in the Europan ocean. 

Cinedigm has announced the thriller Absence is opening in New York on July 5th.  In Jimmy Loweree’s film, doctors are baffled when a young expectant mother Liz (Erin Way, Alphas), wakes to find her nearly-to-term pregnancy disappear overnight.  

The police are investigating the situation as a missing child case and only her husband, Rick (Eric Matheny, J. Edgar) and brother, Evan (Ryan Smale, Damage) trust her version of events. 

Image Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to Scott Di Lalla’s Ouija board thriller I Am ZoZo from Outsider Pictures and One World Studios Ltd.  The film was written and directed by documentarian Scott Di Lalla (Choppertown: The Sinners) and stars Kelly McLaren, Courtney Foxworthy, Demetrius Sager, Caleb DeBattista, and Caleb Courtney.  

The film was produced by Zack Coffman and executive produced by Martin Perlberger.  I Am ZoZo was filmed entirely on Super 8mm and recently received Best Feature and Audience Choice Awards at the 2012 US Super 8 Film Festival.  Bill Bromiley, Chief Acquisitions Officer for Image Entertainment made today’s announcement.

Showtime has revealed the official season 8 trailer for Dexter!  Feast your eyes on what's to come beginning Sunday, June 30th.  This is the final season for the hit series.

The story begins six months after LaGuerta’s murder – and Dexter is still managing life as a dad, brother, and serial killer. As Deb struggles to deal with the consequences of her actions, a mysterious woman comes to work with Miami Metro, offering first-hand information on Dexter’s past.

The Australian '70s flick Patrick was remade recently and, today, with the Cannes film market in full swing, a sales trailer for the update was revealed.  And honestly?  It looks pretty damn good - contained and creepy.

Sharni Vinson, Rachel Griffiths, Charles Dance star in the film - hitting Australian theaters this fall - directed by Mark Hartley. 

After killing his mother and her lover some years before, Patrick is the comatose patient in room 15 of a remote, private psychiatric clinic run by the secretive Dr Roget who treats him as guinea pig in his bizarre studies of life and death. 

Two years after it was presented before a Comic-Con crowd, Francis Ford Coppola's latest film, Twixt, is finally coming home.  

At the time of its creation, Coppola spoke of making Twixt an experimental film intended to be viewed as a "live experience" that would evolve to match the crowd's demands.  Yeah, well, that never really panned out.

The film, according to Blu-ray.com, is hitting DVD and Blu-ray from Fox Home Entertainment on July 30th.  Special features have yet to be announced.

Those maniacs at Scream Factory just broke the following via their Facebook page.

Since we started this week with a John Carpenter film announcement (Body Bags) it is fitting with end it with another...The master's 1987 cult classic PRINCE OF DARKNESS - our #1 most requested title - will be coming this fall and presented as a Collector's Edition on DVD and Blu-ray!  \

We have no more details to report at this time (i.e. street date, extras, etc.) but will reveal more in the next few months. Have a great weekend!

Content announced today that Outpost III: Rise of the Spetsnaz has sold all US rights to XLrator Media, which successfully released Outpost II: Black Sun last year.  

Written by Rae Brunton, the threequel marks Kieran Parker's directorial debut and star Bryan Larkin as the lead Russian Dolokhov alongside James “The Colossus” Thompson, Ultimate Combat World Heavy Weight Champion as The Berserker. 

Image Entertainment has acquired all U.S. rights to the Cyclone Productions, Inc./Robert Weinbach production thriller, Shiver.  

Directed by UK-based, multi-film festival award-winner Julian Richards, UK’s multi film fest award winner, the film is based on the novel by New York Times best selling Author Brian Harper (a.k.a. Michael Prescott), who has over one million copies of his novels in circulation.  

The film stars Danielle Harris, John Jarratt and Casper Van Dien and features TV actors Rae Dawn Chong, Valerie Harper and European action-star Brad Harris.

With the Cannes film market upon us, Stealth Media has revealed that is in pre-production on The Hatchling.

The film is expected to be delivered in the 2nd quarter of 2014.

Set on the Somerset moors, The Hatchling marks the feature film debut of veteran commercials and documentary director Michael Anderson.  

The screenplay is the work of Sabre Films originator, Nick Squire, who has based the concept of two Somerset dwelling, man-eating crocodiles - a true story circulating since his school days.