Jason Blum and Mark Duplass (Zero Dark Thirty) are re-teaming for another genre project. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Duplass and Olivia Wilde (pictured, Tron Legacy) are starring in Reawakening which Blum, of Blumhouse Production, will produce with Mosaic. Lionsgate will release the film.
Duplass recently appeared in Mercy, the Stephen King adaptation, for Blum and Blumhouse snatched up Peachfuzz, co-produced by Duplass.
Travis Tope has been cast in the forthcoming remake of The Town That Dreaded Sundown, says The Hollywood Reporter. The newcomer will play opposite Addison Timlin.
In this redo, Timlin plays a young girl who survives a copycat massacre at the film’s annual tribute screening and sets out to solve the mystery of who’s recreating the unsolved Sackhead murders, using clues from her own past.
The original film took its inspiration from the 1940s Texarkana murders in which a "Phantom Killer" stalked the town.
The first major horror/thriller/genre release of the summer, The Purge, opens on June 7th, however, Universal has kicked off a free screening tour which is presently underway.
Yours truly is going to be heading out on the road next week to join producer Jason Blum on the film's journey around the country and I'll be hosting Q&As in New York City, the Chicago area and at the Stanley Film Festival at the famous Stanley Hotel.
If you're in NYC/Chicago, we've got the details on how to see the film - starring Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey - for FREE. Both screenings will be followed by a Q&A with producer Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions. I'm certain there will be other goodies in store, too.
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, the man who directed some of the best episodes of American Horror Story, is embarking on a redo of The Town That Dreaded Sundown for producer Ryan Murphy and Blumhouse Productions. Today yields the first bit of casting news...
According to Deadline, Addison Timlin (pictured) will star in the redo. Now, here's the interesting thing about this project. It's taking a "meta" approach. The 1976 film of the same name exists in the world of this picture.
I do love a poster with a creepy masked killer. Moreover, a home invasion film with a promising scenario.
Universal has revealed the poster and trailer for The Purge, the latest film from Blumhouse Productions. There's good buzz surrounding this one which stars Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey. You can check out the trailer inside!
In an America wracked by crime, the government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour period in which any and all criminal activity - including murder - is legal. The police can’t be called. Hospitals suspend help. It is one night when the citizenry regulates itself without thought of punishment. On this night plagued by violence and an epidemic of crime, one family wrestles with the decision of who they will become when a stranger comes knocking.
James DeMonaco (writer of Assault on Precinct 13 and The Negotiator) directs. Universal's feelin' confident so it's dropping the film into the summer movie season. Look for it May 31st! (For our photo gallery, click here.)
It's really not that drastic of a push, but FilmDistrict has made a slight release date change for James Wan's Insidious Chapter 2. The film is currently shooting in Los Angeles and was originally slated to open August 30th.
Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill, the duo behind last fall's Sinister, are returning for Sinister 2, reports Deadline. The duo will pen the next entry for Blumhouse Productions, but it doesn't appear Derrickson will be back to direct. Instead, he'll co-write and also produce alongside Jason Blum.
In the first film, Ethan Hawke played a true crime novelist struggling to find his next big story who discovers a box of home videos showing other families being brutally murdered, but his investigation soon leads him to a supernatural entity that may be placing his own family in harm's way.
Blumhouse Productions has brought Mark Duplass (Zero Dark Thirty) aboard to appear in Mercy, the Stephen King adaptation which is based on the tale "Gramma."
Dylan McDermott, Frances O’Connor, Chandler Riggs, Joel Courtney, Shirley Knight and Chris Browning round out the cast of the film which is being directed by The Haunting in Connecticut's Peter Corwell.
Blumhouse recently picked up Peachfuzz, which Duplass co-produced and also stars in.
This week, Insidious Chapter 2 officially began rolling cameras in Los Angeles and writer Leigh Whannell has posted the first pic from the set, via his Twitter account.
Head inside for a look!
Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, Barbara Hershey and Ty Simpkins will reprise their roles from the first film. The next installment opens August 30th. No word on the plot yet, but we'll keep you posted!
Lionsgate has targeted a January 10, 2014 release for its upcoming supernatural thriller Ghosts (formerly Jessabelle).
Directed by Kevin Greutert with a script by Robert Ben Garant, Ghosts stars Sarah Snook, Mark Webber and Joelle Carter and is officially described as follows...
Insidious Chapter 2 is getting ready to roll cameras any minute now and the team behind the film - director James Wan, writer Leigh Whannell and producer Jason Blum - are offering a walk-on role in the sequel.
The winner will receive an all-expense paid trip for two to Los Angeles where he/she will get a walk-on role in the movie, filming now and due for release in theatres August 30th.
You'll find the contest details inside along with a special video message from the team.
