You might often feel like you’re already living through an apocalyptic nightmare, but I assure you that E.L. Katz’s new culty survival horror Azrael is way weirder and more wild than anything you’re doomscrolling through late at night. Written by Simon Barrett, and starring genre badass Samara Weaving (Ready or Not), Azrael is a blood-soaked and buck wild revenge tale set in a fractured world. It’s got everything you could ask for in a post-apocalyptic horror flick. It’s got cults, it’s got shotguns, it’s got seething anger, and (best of all) it’s got weird hellscape creatures lurking in the forest that rip people to shreds...
- 4/13/2024
- by Jonathan Dehaan
This SXSW round-up is a bit like our living (and growing) scrapbook from this year’s big event. We’ll continue to update the article as more video interviews and entries become available.
The SXSW festival has changed and changed again in its 35-plus years. Originally begun as “just” a music festival, the event has become an intersection that’s ever expanding. Bringing in the best of film, television, gaming, and even the cutting edge of technology, it is sometimes hard to quantify what isn’t SXSW these days. Even the Film Festival is now the Film & TV Festival. Still, Den of Geek tried to cover it all, so here’s a look at all the exciting projects we got an early glimpse at in our studio.
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The SXSW festival has changed and changed again in its 35-plus years. Originally begun as “just” a music festival, the event has become an intersection that’s ever expanding. Bringing in the best of film, television, gaming, and even the cutting edge of technology, it is sometimes hard to quantify what isn’t SXSW these days. Even the Film Festival is now the Film & TV Festival. Still, Den of Geek tried to cover it all, so here’s a look at all the exciting projects we got an early glimpse at in our studio.
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For those with the passion—and lung capacity—freediving is an aquatic activity that has divers plunge the depths of...
- 4/4/2024
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Brazil’s Fantaspoa film festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and the festival is breaking numerous records, presenting an impressive total of 114 feature films, 22 of these as World Premieres, marking the largest number of feature films in Fantaspoa’s long history.
The final selection of feature films for Fantaspoa’s highly-anticipated 20th edition has been exclusively presented to Bloody Disgusting, so read on for everything you need to know!
The festival tells us this week, “With a diverse selection, the feature films screening at Fantaspoa Xx have been divided into seven distinct competitive categories: International, Ibero-American, National, Documentary, Animation, All-Nighter, and Low Budget, Great Films. These categories promise audiences a variety of cinematic experiences, from the fringes of horror and fantasy to the depths of the human imagination.
“In addition to feature films, Fantaspoa will screen 123 short films, totaling 237 participating works, making this edition of the festival the largest in its history.
The final selection of feature films for Fantaspoa’s highly-anticipated 20th edition has been exclusively presented to Bloody Disgusting, so read on for everything you need to know!
The festival tells us this week, “With a diverse selection, the feature films screening at Fantaspoa Xx have been divided into seven distinct competitive categories: International, Ibero-American, National, Documentary, Animation, All-Nighter, and Low Budget, Great Films. These categories promise audiences a variety of cinematic experiences, from the fringes of horror and fantasy to the depths of the human imagination.
“In addition to feature films, Fantaspoa will screen 123 short films, totaling 237 participating works, making this edition of the festival the largest in its history.
- 3/28/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
While the experimental premise of “Azrael” is commendable on paper — a wordless, gore-filled revenge indie about a woman escaping a religious cult, as well as zombies of some sort — the film finds itself unable to visually convey many basic tenets of its story. In struggling to reconcile image and meaning, it ends up yielding an uncanny experience that invites too many dueling interpretations, and not nearly enough emotional certainty.
After onscreen text establishes a post-apocalyptic setting, in which Christian extremists have given up “the sin of speech,” E.L. Katz’s horror film begins in medias res — to a fault. A young woman (Samara Weaving) with a crucifix branding on her throat makes her way through a forest, constantly looking over her shoulder, before silently admonishing her romantic partner (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett) for lighting a fire. Both actors are committed to the bit, gesticulating wildly and passionately, but the specifics of their...
After onscreen text establishes a post-apocalyptic setting, in which Christian extremists have given up “the sin of speech,” E.L. Katz’s horror film begins in medias res — to a fault. A young woman (Samara Weaving) with a crucifix branding on her throat makes her way through a forest, constantly looking over her shoulder, before silently admonishing her romantic partner (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett) for lighting a fire. Both actors are committed to the bit, gesticulating wildly and passionately, but the specifics of their...
- 3/20/2024
- by Siddhant Adlakha
- Variety Film + TV
Left to right: Cuckoo, Immaculate, Azrael, Birdeater (all images courtesy SXSW)Graphic: The A.V. Club
The film festival portion of South by Southwest is always packed with stars, bringing their would-be blockbusters out to Austin, Texas, for splashy premieres. But it’s also a festival that’s never lost sight of the power of genre.
The film festival portion of South by Southwest is always packed with stars, bringing their would-be blockbusters out to Austin, Texas, for splashy premieres. But it’s also a festival that’s never lost sight of the power of genre.
- 3/19/2024
- by Matthew Jackson
- avclub.com
Billie Eilish was almost cast in new horror movie 'Azrael'.The 'Bad Guy' hitmaker is yet to make her debut in a feature length film, but 'Azrael' director E.L. Katz has revealed how one of the main characters was created with the 22-year-old pop star in mind.She told Collider: "So, Azrael, [Simon Barrett] wrote that in what felt like two weeks or three weeks or something."It was something I’d never read, even from him, and it was almost like all of his sensibilities distilled in this austere experiential thing with no fat at all."I loved it and I just wanted to see it get made. At first, Simon was going to direct it. I wanted that to happen. We wanted Billie Eilish to be in it, or something.”The movie stars Samara Weaving in the lead role, and she suspects Eilish...
- 3/12/2024
- by Alistair McGeorge
- Bang Showbiz
The term “scream queen” gets thrown around a lot, even applied to actors who have only done a handful of horror films. But if any young performer deserves the title, it’s Samara Weaving. Not only does she star in the very gruesome post-apocalyptic horror-action movie Azrael, directed by E.L. Katz (Cheap Thrills) and written by Simon Barrett (The Guest), which just premiered at SXSW 2024, but she’s been in The Babysitter, Scream VI, and Ready or Not, among others. In fact, when we ask Weaving at the festival whether she likes being referred to as a “scream queen,” she answers quickly, “Yeah, why not? ‘Scream Queen’ is great. I’ll take it!”
For Weaving, the appeal of horror movies goes beyond the guts and gore most often associated with the genre. “It’s such a good vehicle to explore so many things,” she tells Den of Geek. “For [Azrael], it...
For Weaving, the appeal of horror movies goes beyond the guts and gore most often associated with the genre. “It’s such a good vehicle to explore so many things,” she tells Den of Geek. “For [Azrael], it...
- 3/11/2024
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
In a future some time beyond the Rapture, a sect of penitents renounces the gift of speech in the hopes of secondary salvation. However, their survival depends on more than piety, and when a sacrifice goes awry, one former believer is out for vengeance in director E.L. Katz’s (Cheap Thrills) unusual survival horror, Azrael. Azrael (Samara Weaving) and Kenan (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett) are on the run. At first, we don’t know what from, but just as quickly as we are introduced, they are captured by a group of voiceless religious zealots and dragged to a blood sacrifice to appease the evil things living in the surrounding woods. Azrael is to be surrendered first while Kenan is taken back to the village, presumably for a subsequent ritual,...
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- 3/10/2024
- Screen Anarchy
This article appears in the SXSW 2024 issue of Den of Geek magazine. Check out all of our SXSW coverage here.
“A revenge ghost story with elements of a monster movie” is how Irish helmer Damian McCarthy describes his latest chiller, which is set to bring “plenty of scares and a few a few laughs” to SXSW’s late-night line-up. A supernatural horror centered around spooky trinkets, Oddity follows a blind medium (You Are Not My Mother’s Carolyn Bracken) as she uncovers the truth behind her twin sister’s death with the help of a terrifying wooden mannequin.
“She collects a lot of haunted items—she can pick up an object and tell you everything about it,” explains McCarthy, the writer/director of 2020’s psychological thriller Caveat and celebrated horror short He Dies at the End. Not only does one of these objects—the aforementioned “wooden man”—help her to catch her sister’s killer,...
“A revenge ghost story with elements of a monster movie” is how Irish helmer Damian McCarthy describes his latest chiller, which is set to bring “plenty of scares and a few a few laughs” to SXSW’s late-night line-up. A supernatural horror centered around spooky trinkets, Oddity follows a blind medium (You Are Not My Mother’s Carolyn Bracken) as she uncovers the truth behind her twin sister’s death with the help of a terrifying wooden mannequin.
“She collects a lot of haunted items—she can pick up an object and tell you everything about it,” explains McCarthy, the writer/director of 2020’s psychological thriller Caveat and celebrated horror short He Dies at the End. Not only does one of these objects—the aforementioned “wooden man”—help her to catch her sister’s killer,...
- 3/8/2024
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Samara Weaving is buckling up for 20th Century Studios forthcoming heist thriller Eenie Meanie. Sitting shotgun for the project is Karl Glusman, with writer-director Shawn Simmons at the helm. Producing the fast-paced thriller is Deadpool franchise alums Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick.
In Eenie Meanie, Samara Weaving plays Edie, “a former teenage getaway driver who is dragged back into her unsavory past when a former employer offers her a chance to save the life of her chronically unreliable ex-boyfriend.” (via Deadline)
Glusman hits the pavement as John, Edie’s recurrent boyfriend. Despite their differences, Edie feels compelled to pull John out of the flames of a terrible situation.
As one of my favorite actors in the business today, Samara Weaving is a force of nature. For some of her best performances, check out Joe Lynch’s Mayhem. The 2017 action-comedy is like Office Space meets The Raid and is a must-watch.
In Eenie Meanie, Samara Weaving plays Edie, “a former teenage getaway driver who is dragged back into her unsavory past when a former employer offers her a chance to save the life of her chronically unreliable ex-boyfriend.” (via Deadline)
Glusman hits the pavement as John, Edie’s recurrent boyfriend. Despite their differences, Edie feels compelled to pull John out of the flames of a terrible situation.
As one of my favorite actors in the business today, Samara Weaving is a force of nature. For some of her best performances, check out Joe Lynch’s Mayhem. The 2017 action-comedy is like Office Space meets The Raid and is a must-watch.
- 3/6/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
These past two years I've been fortunate to experience everything from a séance and a Vampire Ball to Halloween costume parties in April at The Overlook Film Festival (you can read all about it in my previous event report), and as I prepare to attend "summer camp for horror fans" for a third year in a row, the initial lineup for the festival's 2024 edition already has me wishing it were time to head to the Big Easy.
Brimming with must-see screenings and immersive experiences, the initial lineup for The Overlook Film Festival 2024 has plenty for horror fans to mark on their calendars between April 4th–7th, including Cuckoo, Abigail, I Saw the TV Glow, Blackout, a 50th anniversary screening of Phantom of the Paradise (with Paul Williams in attendance), and a 10th anniversary screening of Oculus with director Mike Flanagan, who will be in attendance along with Kate Siegel to...
Brimming with must-see screenings and immersive experiences, the initial lineup for The Overlook Film Festival 2024 has plenty for horror fans to mark on their calendars between April 4th–7th, including Cuckoo, Abigail, I Saw the TV Glow, Blackout, a 50th anniversary screening of Phantom of the Paradise (with Paul Williams in attendance), and a 10th anniversary screening of Oculus with director Mike Flanagan, who will be in attendance along with Kate Siegel to...
- 3/6/2024
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Universal’s monster movie Abigail helmed by Radio Silence’s Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett has been set to world premiere as the closing night film of horror fest The Overlook Film Festival, which is taking place this year at the Prytania Theatres in New Orleans from April 4 – 7.
Slated for release on April 19, Abigail watches as a group of criminals retreats to an isolated mansion after kidnapping the ballerina daughter (Alisha Weir) of a powerful underworld figure, unaware that they’re locked inside with no normal little girl. Written by Stephen Shields and Guy Busick, the film’s cast also includes Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Kathryn Newton, William Catlett, Kevin Durand, Giancarlo Esposito, and the late Angus Cloud.
This year’s Overlook lineup includes 45 films — 22 features and 23 shorts — from 11 countries, as well as four live presentations and five immersive experiences. Set to open the fet, on the heels of its Berlin launch,...
Slated for release on April 19, Abigail watches as a group of criminals retreats to an isolated mansion after kidnapping the ballerina daughter (Alisha Weir) of a powerful underworld figure, unaware that they’re locked inside with no normal little girl. Written by Stephen Shields and Guy Busick, the film’s cast also includes Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Kathryn Newton, William Catlett, Kevin Durand, Giancarlo Esposito, and the late Angus Cloud.
This year’s Overlook lineup includes 45 films — 22 features and 23 shorts — from 11 countries, as well as four live presentations and five immersive experiences. Set to open the fet, on the heels of its Berlin launch,...
- 3/6/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The Overlook Film Festival, which takes place from April 4 to April 7 in New Orleans, La. at the Prytania Theatres, has announced its initial 2024 lineup. The horror festival will open with Neon’s “Cuckoo” and close with the world premiere of Universal Pictures’ “Abigail.”
The lineup includes 45 films — 22 features and 23 shorts — in addition to four live presentations and five immersive experiences.
“We are finally able to see the fruits of post-pandemic productions and it’s a sight to behold,” Michael Lerman, co-founder and director of film programming of Overlook Film Festival, said in a statement. “This year’s lineup is full of bigger, scarier, more personal, more bombastic fever dreams that are sure to haunt you for the rest of 2024.”
As the opening night film, “Cuckoo” will kick off the week. The film stars Hunter Schafer, Dan Stevens and Jessica Henwick. Directed by Tilman Singer, “Cuckoo” follows a 17-year-old who moves...
The lineup includes 45 films — 22 features and 23 shorts — in addition to four live presentations and five immersive experiences.
“We are finally able to see the fruits of post-pandemic productions and it’s a sight to behold,” Michael Lerman, co-founder and director of film programming of Overlook Film Festival, said in a statement. “This year’s lineup is full of bigger, scarier, more personal, more bombastic fever dreams that are sure to haunt you for the rest of 2024.”
As the opening night film, “Cuckoo” will kick off the week. The film stars Hunter Schafer, Dan Stevens and Jessica Henwick. Directed by Tilman Singer, “Cuckoo” follows a 17-year-old who moves...
- 3/6/2024
- by Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
The Overlook Film Festival, billed as “the annual celebration of all things horror,” announced today the initial lineup for its 2024 edition.
Taking place April 4 through 7 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Prytania Theatres, the horror fest is ready to bring audiences back to “America’s most haunted city” with a selection of both new and classic films, including 2024 releases like Sundance smash hit “I Saw the TV Glow” from director Jane Schoenbrun, Tilman Singer’s opening night pick “Cuckoo,” closing night offering “Abigail” from the Radio Silence team, plus offscreen offerings including interactive events, live performances, immersive programming, special guests and much, much more.
“We are finally able to see the fruits of post-pandemic productions and it’s a sight to behold,” said Michael Lerman, co-founder and director of film programming of the Overlook Film Festival, in an officials statement. “This year’s lineup is full of bigger, scarier, more personal,...
Taking place April 4 through 7 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Prytania Theatres, the horror fest is ready to bring audiences back to “America’s most haunted city” with a selection of both new and classic films, including 2024 releases like Sundance smash hit “I Saw the TV Glow” from director Jane Schoenbrun, Tilman Singer’s opening night pick “Cuckoo,” closing night offering “Abigail” from the Radio Silence team, plus offscreen offerings including interactive events, live performances, immersive programming, special guests and much, much more.
“We are finally able to see the fruits of post-pandemic productions and it’s a sight to behold,” said Michael Lerman, co-founder and director of film programming of the Overlook Film Festival, in an officials statement. “This year’s lineup is full of bigger, scarier, more personal,...
- 3/6/2024
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
The upcoming Peacock horror thriller series “Teacup” has added five new series regulars, Variety has learned exclusively.
Kathy Baker, Boris McGiver, Caleb Dolden, Emilie Bierre, and Luciano Leroux have all joined the cast of the series.
They join previously announced cast members Yvonne Strahovski, Scott Speedman, and Chaske Spencer.
“Teacup” is inspired by the Robert McCammon novel “Stinger.” The official logline for the series states that it “follows a disparate group of people in rural Georgia who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive.”
As previously announced, Strahovski will play Maggie Chenoweth, while Speedman will play James Chenoweth. Spencer will play Ruben Shanley. Baker will appear in the role of Ellen Chenoweth. McGiver stars in the role of Donald Kelly. Dolden will play Arlo Chenoweth. Bierre will play the role of Meryl Chenoweth. Leroux will appear as Nicholas Shanley.
Baker is repped by Berwick & Kovacik and Paradigm.
Kathy Baker, Boris McGiver, Caleb Dolden, Emilie Bierre, and Luciano Leroux have all joined the cast of the series.
They join previously announced cast members Yvonne Strahovski, Scott Speedman, and Chaske Spencer.
“Teacup” is inspired by the Robert McCammon novel “Stinger.” The official logline for the series states that it “follows a disparate group of people in rural Georgia who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive.”
As previously announced, Strahovski will play Maggie Chenoweth, while Speedman will play James Chenoweth. Spencer will play Ruben Shanley. Baker will appear in the role of Ellen Chenoweth. McGiver stars in the role of Donald Kelly. Dolden will play Arlo Chenoweth. Bierre will play the role of Meryl Chenoweth. Leroux will appear as Nicholas Shanley.
Baker is repped by Berwick & Kovacik and Paradigm.
- 3/5/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Close on the heels of the news that Yvonne Strahovski of Chuck, The Predator, The Handmaid’s Tale, Stateless, Dexter, The Tomorrow War, and He’s Out There has signed on to star in and produce the Peacock streaming service series Teacup comes the Variety announcement that Scott Speedman is joining Strahovski in the cast. Speedman’s previous credits include Crimes of the Future, The Strangers, Underworld, Grey’s Anatomy, Animal Kingdom, Felicity, and Dark Blue. Strahovski’s character is named Maggie Chenoweth, and Speedman’s character is James Chenoweth.
Teacup is an adaptation of the 1988 bestseller Stinger, written by Robert R. McCammon (pick up a copy Here). McCammon’s novel has the following description: The story takes place during a single twenty-four hour period in Inferno, Texas. Inferno is a town in trouble, driven to the brink by racial tension, gang violence, and a collapsing economy. But things can always get worse,...
Teacup is an adaptation of the 1988 bestseller Stinger, written by Robert R. McCammon (pick up a copy Here). McCammon’s novel has the following description: The story takes place during a single twenty-four hour period in Inferno, Texas. Inferno is a town in trouble, driven to the brink by racial tension, gang violence, and a collapsing economy. But things can always get worse,...
- 3/5/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Based on Robert McCammon‘s Stinger, the upcoming Peacock series “Teacup” will be produced by James Wan, and Deadline reports that Scott Speedman (The Strangers) has joined the recently announced Yvonne Strahovski (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) in the series.
Speedman and Strahovski will be the leads of the series. Deadline notes, “Speedman will play James Chenoweth opposite Strahovski’s character Maggie Chenoweth.”
The series from Atomic Monster, UCP, and Ian McCulloch (“Yellowstone”) follows a disparate group of people on a ranch who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat.
Stinger takes place during a single twenty-four-hour period in Inferno, Texas. Inferno is a town in trouble, driven to the brink by racial tension, gang violence, and a collapsing economy. But things can always get worse, and they do so with astonishing speed.
Atomic Monster’s James Wan, Michael Clear (Archive 81, Swamp Thing) and Rob Hackett (Archive 81, I Know What You Did Last Summer...
Speedman and Strahovski will be the leads of the series. Deadline notes, “Speedman will play James Chenoweth opposite Strahovski’s character Maggie Chenoweth.”
The series from Atomic Monster, UCP, and Ian McCulloch (“Yellowstone”) follows a disparate group of people on a ranch who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat.
Stinger takes place during a single twenty-four-hour period in Inferno, Texas. Inferno is a town in trouble, driven to the brink by racial tension, gang violence, and a collapsing economy. But things can always get worse, and they do so with astonishing speed.
Atomic Monster’s James Wan, Michael Clear (Archive 81, Swamp Thing) and Rob Hackett (Archive 81, I Know What You Did Last Summer...
- 2/29/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The cast of Peacock’s Teacup continues to grow.
Chaske Spencer has signed on to the horror thriller, which is inspired by Robert McCammon’s novel Stinger. The Echo star joins Yvonne Strahovski and Scott Speedman in the series from Universal Studio Group’s UCP and James Wan’s Atomic Monster.
As was the case with Strahovski’s and Speedman’s casting, most details on Spencer’s role are being kept under wraps for now. He’ll play a character named Ruben Shanley.
Teacup will follow a group of people in rural Georgia who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive. The show’s setting departs from the novel, which took place in Texas. Peacock gave the project a series order in late 2022 after several months of development.
Ian McCulloch (Yellowstone) adapted the novel and will executive produce with Atomic Monster’s Wan,...
Chaske Spencer has signed on to the horror thriller, which is inspired by Robert McCammon’s novel Stinger. The Echo star joins Yvonne Strahovski and Scott Speedman in the series from Universal Studio Group’s UCP and James Wan’s Atomic Monster.
As was the case with Strahovski’s and Speedman’s casting, most details on Spencer’s role are being kept under wraps for now. He’ll play a character named Ruben Shanley.
Teacup will follow a group of people in rural Georgia who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive. The show’s setting departs from the novel, which took place in Texas. Peacock gave the project a series order in late 2022 after several months of development.
Ian McCulloch (Yellowstone) adapted the novel and will executive produce with Atomic Monster’s Wan,...
- 2/29/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Scott Speedman is set as a lead opposite Yvonne Strahovski in Peacock’s upcoming horror thriller series Teacup (fka Unt. Ian McCulloch Project) from writer Ian McCulloch (Yellowstone), Atomic Monster’s James Wan (The Conjuring Universe) and UCP, Deadline has confirmed.
Inspired by the bestselling novel Stinger by Robert McCammon, the series follows a disparate group of people on a ranch who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat.
Speedman will play James Chenoweth opposite Strahovski’s character Maggie Chenoweth.
Atomic Monster’s James Wan, Michael Clear and Rob Hackett executive produce alongside writer / executive producer Ian McCulloch, director (101) / executive producer E.L. Katz, executive producer/author Robert McCammon, Francisca X. Hu and Kevin Tancharoen. Danielle Bozzone oversees for Atomic Monster. The studio is UCP,...
Inspired by the bestselling novel Stinger by Robert McCammon, the series follows a disparate group of people on a ranch who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat.
Speedman will play James Chenoweth opposite Strahovski’s character Maggie Chenoweth.
Atomic Monster’s James Wan, Michael Clear and Rob Hackett executive produce alongside writer / executive producer Ian McCulloch, director (101) / executive producer E.L. Katz, executive producer/author Robert McCammon, Francisca X. Hu and Kevin Tancharoen. Danielle Bozzone oversees for Atomic Monster. The studio is UCP,...
- 2/29/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Scott Speedman has been cast in a lead role of the upcoming Peacock horror thriller series “Teacup,” Variety has learned exclusively.
Speedman will now star alongside previously announced cast member Yvonne Strahovski. Inspired by the Robert McCammon novel “Stinger,” the series is said to follow “a disparate group of people in rural Georgia who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive.” Speedman will play James Chenoweth, while Strahovski will star as Maggie Chenoweth.
Speedman currently appears in long-running ABC medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy” in the role of Nick Marsh. He originally guest starred in the show’s 14th season before returning as a main cast member starting in Season 18. Speedman previously starred in the TNT drama series “Animal Kingdom” and has also starred in shows such as “Felicity” and Season 3 of “You.” In film, he is known for his work in the “Underworld...
Speedman will now star alongside previously announced cast member Yvonne Strahovski. Inspired by the Robert McCammon novel “Stinger,” the series is said to follow “a disparate group of people in rural Georgia who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive.” Speedman will play James Chenoweth, while Strahovski will star as Maggie Chenoweth.
Speedman currently appears in long-running ABC medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy” in the role of Nick Marsh. He originally guest starred in the show’s 14th season before returning as a main cast member starting in Season 18. Speedman previously starred in the TNT drama series “Animal Kingdom” and has also starred in shows such as “Felicity” and Season 3 of “You.” In film, he is known for his work in the “Underworld...
- 2/29/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Yvonne Strahovski’s next role finds her tackling more social unrest — but with a twist.
The Handmaid’s Tale star will lead Peacock’s adaptation of Robert McCammon’s 1988 novel Stinger, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Executive-produced by James Wan, the horror-thriller, titled Teacup, will shift the story’s setting from Texas to rural Georgia...
The Handmaid’s Tale star will lead Peacock’s adaptation of Robert McCammon’s 1988 novel Stinger, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Executive-produced by James Wan, the horror-thriller, titled Teacup, will shift the story’s setting from Texas to rural Georgia...
- 2/28/2024
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
Based on Robert McCammon‘s Stinger, the upcoming Peacock series “Teacup” will be produced by James Wan, and Deadline reports today that Yvonne Strahovski (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) is on board to star. The project, when announced last year, didn’t have a title.
The series from Atomic Monster, UCP, and Ian McCulloch (“Yellowstone”) follows a disparate group of people on a ranch who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat.
Stinger takes place during a single twenty-four-hour period in Inferno, Texas. Inferno is a town in trouble, driven to the brink by racial tension, gang violence, and a collapsing economy. But things can always get worse, and they do so with astonishing speed.
Atomic Monster’s James Wan, Michael Clear (Archive 81, Swamp Thing) and Rob Hackett (Archive 81, I Know What You Did Last Summer) will executive produce alongside director (101) / executive producer E.L. Katz (The Haunting of Bly Manor,...
The series from Atomic Monster, UCP, and Ian McCulloch (“Yellowstone”) follows a disparate group of people on a ranch who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat.
Stinger takes place during a single twenty-four-hour period in Inferno, Texas. Inferno is a town in trouble, driven to the brink by racial tension, gang violence, and a collapsing economy. But things can always get worse, and they do so with astonishing speed.
Atomic Monster’s James Wan, Michael Clear (Archive 81, Swamp Thing) and Rob Hackett (Archive 81, I Know What You Did Last Summer) will executive produce alongside director (101) / executive producer E.L. Katz (The Haunting of Bly Manor,...
- 2/28/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Just over a year ago, the Peacock streaming service announced they were teaming up with genre filmmaker James Wan for a series adaptation of the 1988 bestseller Stinger, written by Robert R. McCammon (pick up a copy Here) – and even at the time, it was clear that they wouldn’t be keeping the Stinger title, because the show was being referred to as the Untitled Ian McCulloch Project, since Yellowstone consulting producer Ian McCulloch was on board to write and executive produce the show. The project is now going by the title Teacup, and not only has Peacock given it a straight-to-series order (allowing it to bypass the usual pilot process), but Deadline reports that Yvonne Strahovski, whose credits include Chuck, The Predator, The Handmaid’s Tale, Stateless, Dexter, The Tomorrow War, and He’s Out There, has signed on to play the series regular role of Maggie Chenoweth. Strahovski will also be a producer on the show.
- 2/28/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Yvonne Strahovski has been tapped for the lead role in the upcoming Peacock series “Teacup.”
Described as a horror thriller, “Teacup” hails from writer Ian McCulloch with James Wan and Atomic Monster attached to executive produce.
Inspired by the Robert McCammon novel “Stinger,” the series is said to follow “a disparate group of people in rural Georgia who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive.” Strahovski will star as Maggie Chenoweth.
Strahovski has received two Emmy Award nominations for her work on Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” on which she has starred as Serena Joy Waterford since the show began. The sixth and final season is expected to air in 2025. Strahovski is also known for shows like “Stateless” and “Dexter” and for films like “The Predator” and “The Tomorrow War.”
She is repped by Paradigm, Afa Prime Talent Media, R&cpmk, and Gretchen Rush.
Described as a horror thriller, “Teacup” hails from writer Ian McCulloch with James Wan and Atomic Monster attached to executive produce.
Inspired by the Robert McCammon novel “Stinger,” the series is said to follow “a disparate group of people in rural Georgia who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive.” Strahovski will star as Maggie Chenoweth.
Strahovski has received two Emmy Award nominations for her work on Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” on which she has starred as Serena Joy Waterford since the show began. The sixth and final season is expected to air in 2025. Strahovski is also known for shows like “Stateless” and “Dexter” and for films like “The Predator” and “The Tomorrow War.”
She is repped by Paradigm, Afa Prime Talent Media, R&cpmk, and Gretchen Rush.
- 2/28/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Yvonne Strahovski will star in Peacock’s upcoming horror thriller series Teacup (FKA Unt. Ian McCulloch Project) in the series regular role of “Maggie Chenoweth,” and will produce.
The series follows a disparate group of people in rural Georgia who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat to survive. Inspired by the New York Times bestselling novel Stinger by Robert McCammon.
Atomic Monster’s James Wan, Michael Clear and Rob Hackett executive produce alongside writer / executive producer Ian McCulloch, director (101) / executive producer E.L. Katz, executive producer/author Robert McCammon, Francisca X. Hu and Kevin Tancharoen. Danielle Bozzone oversees for Atomic Monster. The studio is UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group.
Strahovski is well known for her portrayal...
The series follows a disparate group of people in rural Georgia who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat to survive. Inspired by the New York Times bestselling novel Stinger by Robert McCammon.
Atomic Monster’s James Wan, Michael Clear and Rob Hackett executive produce alongside writer / executive producer Ian McCulloch, director (101) / executive producer E.L. Katz, executive producer/author Robert McCammon, Francisca X. Hu and Kevin Tancharoen. Danielle Bozzone oversees for Atomic Monster. The studio is UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group.
Strahovski is well known for her portrayal...
- 2/28/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Yvonne Strahovski has landed her next series project.
The Handmaid’s Tale star will lead the cast for Teacup, a horror thriller series at Peacock that counts James Wan among its executive producers. Strahovski will also be a producer on the project, which is inspired by author Robert McCammon’s 1988 novel Stinger.
Teacup will center on a group of people in rural Georgia (replacing the novel’s Texas setting) who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive. Strahovski will play a character named Maggie Chenoweth.
Ordered to series in late 2022, Teacup comes from Universal Studio Group’s UCP and Wan’s Atomic Monster banner. Ian McCulloch (Yellowstone) adapted the novel, and E.L. Katz (The Haunting of Bly Manor) is set to direct the first episode.
McCulloch also executive produces with Wan and Atomic Monster’s Michael Clear and Rob Hackett, Katz, McCammon, Francisca X. Hu and Kevin Tancharoen.
The Handmaid’s Tale star will lead the cast for Teacup, a horror thriller series at Peacock that counts James Wan among its executive producers. Strahovski will also be a producer on the project, which is inspired by author Robert McCammon’s 1988 novel Stinger.
Teacup will center on a group of people in rural Georgia (replacing the novel’s Texas setting) who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive. Strahovski will play a character named Maggie Chenoweth.
Ordered to series in late 2022, Teacup comes from Universal Studio Group’s UCP and Wan’s Atomic Monster banner. Ian McCulloch (Yellowstone) adapted the novel, and E.L. Katz (The Haunting of Bly Manor) is set to direct the first episode.
McCulloch also executive produces with Wan and Atomic Monster’s Michael Clear and Rob Hackett, Katz, McCammon, Francisca X. Hu and Kevin Tancharoen.
- 2/28/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
March fest announces multiple competition sections.
SXSW announced on Wednesday that Netflix series 3 Body Problem from Game Of Thrones co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss is the festival’s opening night TV premiere, while Universal’s action comedy The Fall Guy with Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt is the centrepiece screening.
Top brass at the Austin, Texas, festival (March 8-16) also unveiled feature and short competitions and Midnighters and Global sections, as well as select titles from other categories and Xr Experience for the 31st edition.
Headliners selections include world premieres of Pamela Adlon’s Babes starring Ilana Glazer,...
SXSW announced on Wednesday that Netflix series 3 Body Problem from Game Of Thrones co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss is the festival’s opening night TV premiere, while Universal’s action comedy The Fall Guy with Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt is the centrepiece screening.
Top brass at the Austin, Texas, festival (March 8-16) also unveiled feature and short competitions and Midnighters and Global sections, as well as select titles from other categories and Xr Experience for the 31st edition.
Headliners selections include world premieres of Pamela Adlon’s Babes starring Ilana Glazer,...
- 1/10/2024
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
This year’s SXSW Film Festival, taking place in Austin, TX, just unveiled their lineup, and what a massive year for horror.
The 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival’s Opening Night TV Premiere is the highly anticipated Netflix series 3 Body Problem created, executive produced and written by Emmy Award winners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss and Emmy Award nominee Alexander Woo. But that’s only the tip of the iceberg for what’s in store.
The fest unveiled its Midnight lineup, which includes the Samara Weaving-starring Azrael. Elsewhere, look for Neon’s highly anticipated Cuckoo set to make its premiere.
Read on for the genre titles included in SXSW 2024’s lineup, and stay tuned for additional programming announcements.
Narrative Spotlight
Unforgettable features receiving their World, North American, or U.S. premieres.
Cuckoo (Germany)
Director/Screenwriter: Tilman Singer, Producers: Markus Halberschmidt, Josh Rosenbaum, Maria Tsigka, Ken Kao, Thor Bradwell, Ben Rimmer...
The 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival’s Opening Night TV Premiere is the highly anticipated Netflix series 3 Body Problem created, executive produced and written by Emmy Award winners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss and Emmy Award nominee Alexander Woo. But that’s only the tip of the iceberg for what’s in store.
The fest unveiled its Midnight lineup, which includes the Samara Weaving-starring Azrael. Elsewhere, look for Neon’s highly anticipated Cuckoo set to make its premiere.
Read on for the genre titles included in SXSW 2024’s lineup, and stay tuned for additional programming announcements.
Narrative Spotlight
Unforgettable features receiving their World, North American, or U.S. premieres.
Cuckoo (Germany)
Director/Screenwriter: Tilman Singer, Producers: Markus Halberschmidt, Josh Rosenbaum, Maria Tsigka, Ken Kao, Thor Bradwell, Ben Rimmer...
- 1/10/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Any project Samara Weaving is involved with has our attention here at JoBlo and Arrow in the Head, so we’ve been anxiously waiting to hear updates on the action horror film Azrael, in which Weaving plays the title character. A great update has reached us today, as Republic Pictures has acquired the North American distribution rights to Azrael, for release through Paramount Global Distribution, in a high seven figure deal. They haven’t revealed their release plans yet, but it shouldn’t be long before they do.
Directed by E.L. Katz (The Haunting of Bly Manor) from an original screenplay by You’re Next writer Simon Barrett, Azrael has the following synopsis: In a world in which no one speaks, a devout female-led community hunts down a young woman (Weaving) who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael is to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient...
Directed by E.L. Katz (The Haunting of Bly Manor) from an original screenplay by You’re Next writer Simon Barrett, Azrael has the following synopsis: In a world in which no one speaks, a devout female-led community hunts down a young woman (Weaving) who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael is to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient...
- 9/27/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Samara Weaving (Ready or Not, Scream VI) leads the cast of the upcoming Azrael from writer Simon Barrett (The Guest, You’re Next), and we’ve got the latest this afternoon.
Republic Pictures has acquired North American rights to C2 Motion Picture Group’s Azrael, for distribution by Paramount Global Distribution, in a high seven figure deal.
The high concept action-horror film stars Samara Weaving and was directed by E.L. Katz from an original script by Simon Barrett.
“In a world in which no one speaks, a devout female-led community hunts down a young woman (Weaving) who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael is to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient evil that resides deep within the surrounding wilderness – yet she will stop at nothing to ensure her own freedom and survival. From the seeds of this gritty, relentless parable of sacrifice and salvation, comes an immersive,...
Republic Pictures has acquired North American rights to C2 Motion Picture Group’s Azrael, for distribution by Paramount Global Distribution, in a high seven figure deal.
The high concept action-horror film stars Samara Weaving and was directed by E.L. Katz from an original script by Simon Barrett.
“In a world in which no one speaks, a devout female-led community hunts down a young woman (Weaving) who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael is to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient evil that resides deep within the surrounding wilderness – yet she will stop at nothing to ensure her own freedom and survival. From the seeds of this gritty, relentless parable of sacrifice and salvation, comes an immersive,...
- 9/27/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Republic Pictures, the acquisitions label under Paramount Pictures, has picked up North American rights to Azrael, an action-horror movie from the C2 Motion Picture Group.
The high-concept feature comes with a strong horror pedigree. It is toplined by Samara Weaving, a star in the genre thanks to Ready or Not and The Babysitter movie series, and was directed by E.L. Katz, a rising name who has directed episodes of Haunting of Bly Manor and Channel Zero. And it was written by Simon Barrett, the scribe behind fan favorites The Guest and You’re Next.
No distribution plans were revealed, but there is hope for a theatrical release.
Azrael is set in a world in which no one speaks and centers on a devout, female-led community that hunts down a young woman, the self-titled character played by Weaving, who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael is to be...
The high-concept feature comes with a strong horror pedigree. It is toplined by Samara Weaving, a star in the genre thanks to Ready or Not and The Babysitter movie series, and was directed by E.L. Katz, a rising name who has directed episodes of Haunting of Bly Manor and Channel Zero. And it was written by Simon Barrett, the scribe behind fan favorites The Guest and You’re Next.
No distribution plans were revealed, but there is hope for a theatrical release.
Azrael is set in a world in which no one speaks and centers on a devout, female-led community that hunts down a young woman, the self-titled character played by Weaving, who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael is to be...
- 9/27/2023
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After kicking ass and taking names in movies like Ready or Not, Guns Akimbo, and Mayhem, Samara Weaving is traveling through time to lay the smackdown on the era of high hair, neon windbreakers, and thrash metal! According to Deadline, Weaving will star in Bella, a 1980s-set action thriller from Larysa Kondracki.
Kondracki directs the feature, with Craig Flores producing through Bread & Circuses Entertainment alongside John Wick’s Chad Stahelski through his 87Eleven banner. Jason Spitz and Alex Young executive produce, with Jesse Wigutow writing based on Jason Markarian’s script.
Set during a 1980s crimewave in New York City, Deadline says Bella is a “hyper-stylized action thriller about a cop’s daughter who, after her father clings to life following an assassination attempt, goes on a rampage to unearth her father’s assassin and weed out deep-rooted corruption in the New York City Police Department.”
“Bella cleverly reinvents the...
Kondracki directs the feature, with Craig Flores producing through Bread & Circuses Entertainment alongside John Wick’s Chad Stahelski through his 87Eleven banner. Jason Spitz and Alex Young executive produce, with Jesse Wigutow writing based on Jason Markarian’s script.
Set during a 1980s crimewave in New York City, Deadline says Bella is a “hyper-stylized action thriller about a cop’s daughter who, after her father clings to life following an assassination attempt, goes on a rampage to unearth her father’s assassin and weed out deep-rooted corruption in the New York City Police Department.”
“Bella cleverly reinvents the...
- 3/28/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
When a rock festival held in Tallinn in the summer of 1988 was shut down by Soviet authorities, thousands of Estonians took to the streets, waving Estonian flags and singing patriotic songs in a bold show of defiance of Soviet rule. By the festival’s final night, some 200,000 people had joined what would later be dubbed the Singing Revolution, a catalyst for the non-violent movement that swept across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in the early-‘90s and paved the way for independence.
Even under Moscow’s thumb the Baltics demanded to be heard. For decades the three small nations have drawn on their historical, cultural and economic ties to create a sum that’s bigger than its parts, a collaborative spirit that’s also energized the countries’ growing screen industries, which will share the stage as joint Countries in Focus at this year’s European Film Market.
The showcase, which is...
Even under Moscow’s thumb the Baltics demanded to be heard. For decades the three small nations have drawn on their historical, cultural and economic ties to create a sum that’s bigger than its parts, a collaborative spirit that’s also energized the countries’ growing screen industries, which will share the stage as joint Countries in Focus at this year’s European Film Market.
The showcase, which is...
- 2/17/2023
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
The European Film Market kicks off Feb. 16 with a wide assortment of films from sellers around the world. Below is a healthy selection of what’s on offer for buyers.
The Adults
Director: Alex Winter
Key cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Josh Gad, Anthony Carrigan
Synopsis: A sister and brother, Megan and Nathan are barely hanging on and their lives are completely upended when they discover a dead body, long buried in their parent’s basement, sending them down a rabbit hole of crime and murder.
Producers: Alex Winter, Scott Kroopf, Russell Hollander
Sales: Rocket Science (international); CAA Media Finance (domestic)
The Astronaut
Director: Jess Varley
Key cast: Emma Roberts, Laurence Fishburne
Producers: Brad Fuller, Eric B. Fleischman, Cameron Fuller
Synopsis: When astronaut Sam Walker (Roberts) returns from her first space mission, she’s found miraculously alive in a punctured capsule floating deep off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. General...
The Adults
Director: Alex Winter
Key cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Josh Gad, Anthony Carrigan
Synopsis: A sister and brother, Megan and Nathan are barely hanging on and their lives are completely upended when they discover a dead body, long buried in their parent’s basement, sending them down a rabbit hole of crime and murder.
Producers: Alex Winter, Scott Kroopf, Russell Hollander
Sales: Rocket Science (international); CAA Media Finance (domestic)
The Astronaut
Director: Jess Varley
Key cast: Emma Roberts, Laurence Fishburne
Producers: Brad Fuller, Eric B. Fleischman, Cameron Fuller
Synopsis: When astronaut Sam Walker (Roberts) returns from her first space mission, she’s found miraculously alive in a punctured capsule floating deep off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. General...
- 2/13/2023
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
Directed by E.L. Katz (The Haunting of Bly Manor) from an original screenplay by You’re Next writer Simon Barrett, the action horror film Azrael will be presented to potential distributors at the upcoming European Film Market – and ahead of the film’s market debut, an image has arrived online to give us our first look at the title character, played by Samara Weaving of Ready or Not, Mayhem, and The Babysitter. You can check that image out at the bottom of this article.
Deadline reports that Azrael is set in a world in which no one speaks and follows a devout female-led community which hunts down a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael (Weaving) is due to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient evil deep within the surrounding wilderness – but she has other ideas.
Joker financier Jason Cloth and his C2 Motion Picture Group...
Deadline reports that Azrael is set in a world in which no one speaks and follows a devout female-led community which hunts down a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael (Weaving) is due to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient evil deep within the surrounding wilderness – but she has other ideas.
Joker financier Jason Cloth and his C2 Motion Picture Group...
- 2/7/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Samara Weaving (Ready or Not, Scream VI) leads the cast of the upcoming Azrael from writer Simon Barrett (The Guest, You’re Next), and Deadline shares a first-look image today.
Deadline also notes, “Ahead of the EFM, Michael Rothstein and Sam Hall’s Mossbank is launching international sales on action-horror film Azrael.”
Here’s the brand new plot synopsis for the film, shared by Deadline…
“The film is set in a world in which no one speaks and follows a devout female-led community which hunts down a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael (Samara Weaving) is due to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient evil deep within the surrounding wilderness – but she has other ideas.”
Evan Katz (Haunting Of Bly Manor) directed Azrael, now in post-production.
Dan Kagan (Significant Other) and Simon Barrett are producing.
Mossbank’s Michael Rothstein said in a statement, “From...
Deadline also notes, “Ahead of the EFM, Michael Rothstein and Sam Hall’s Mossbank is launching international sales on action-horror film Azrael.”
Here’s the brand new plot synopsis for the film, shared by Deadline…
“The film is set in a world in which no one speaks and follows a devout female-led community which hunts down a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael (Samara Weaving) is due to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient evil deep within the surrounding wilderness – but she has other ideas.”
Evan Katz (Haunting Of Bly Manor) directed Azrael, now in post-production.
Dan Kagan (Significant Other) and Simon Barrett are producing.
Mossbank’s Michael Rothstein said in a statement, “From...
- 2/7/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Ahead of the EFM, Michael Rothstein and Sam Hall’s Mossbank is launching international sales on action-horror film Azrael, starring Samara Weaving (Ready Or Not). CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group will co-rep domestic.
Details about the movie have been kept under wraps to date but we can now reveal plot and a first look image. Currently in post-production, the film is set in a world in which no one speaks and follows a devout female-led community which hunts down a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael (Weaving) is due to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient evil deep within the surrounding wilderness – but she has other ideas.
Pic was directed by E.L. Katz (Haunting Of Bly Manor) from an original script by Simon Barrett.
As we first revealed last year, Jason Cloth and Dave Caplan...
Details about the movie have been kept under wraps to date but we can now reveal plot and a first look image. Currently in post-production, the film is set in a world in which no one speaks and follows a devout female-led community which hunts down a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael (Weaving) is due to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient evil deep within the surrounding wilderness – but she has other ideas.
Pic was directed by E.L. Katz (Haunting Of Bly Manor) from an original script by Simon Barrett.
As we first revealed last year, Jason Cloth and Dave Caplan...
- 2/7/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Apple TV+ has canceled “The Mosquito Coast” after two seasons, according to media reports.
The decision arrives fresh on the heels of the end of Season 2, the finale of which dropped two weeks ago.
Loosely based on Paul Theroux’s bestselling 1981 novel, “The Mosquito Coast” stars Justin Theroux, Melissa George, Logan Polish and Gabriel Bateman. The story follows Allie Fox (Theroux), an idealist inventor who puts his family in jeopardy in order to escape the U.S. government, cartels and bounty hunters.
A previous movie adaptation of the book starred Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren and River Phoenix. The first two seasons served as prequel material to the Peter Weir-directed film, which came out in 1986.
Also Read:
‘The Mosquito Coast’ Season 2 Trailer: Justin Theroux Seeks Refuge in a Guatemalan Jungle
The show’s second season watched the Fox family flee Mexico to seek shelter in a community of refugees led by an old friend of Allie.
The decision arrives fresh on the heels of the end of Season 2, the finale of which dropped two weeks ago.
Loosely based on Paul Theroux’s bestselling 1981 novel, “The Mosquito Coast” stars Justin Theroux, Melissa George, Logan Polish and Gabriel Bateman. The story follows Allie Fox (Theroux), an idealist inventor who puts his family in jeopardy in order to escape the U.S. government, cartels and bounty hunters.
A previous movie adaptation of the book starred Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren and River Phoenix. The first two seasons served as prequel material to the Peter Weir-directed film, which came out in 1986.
Also Read:
‘The Mosquito Coast’ Season 2 Trailer: Justin Theroux Seeks Refuge in a Guatemalan Jungle
The show’s second season watched the Fox family flee Mexico to seek shelter in a community of refugees led by an old friend of Allie.
- 1/21/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Apple TV+ has canceled “The Mosquito Coast” after two seasons.
Based on Paul Theroux’s best-selling novel, “The Mosquito Coast” follows the dangerous journey of Allie Fox, a brilliant inventor and stubborn idealist, who uproots his family on a dangerous quest to find refuge from the U.S. government, cartels, and hitmen.
In the latest chapter, viewers found the Fox family barely escaping Mexico with their lives, venturing deep into the Guatemalan jungle to meet up with an old friend and her community of refugees. This new refuge creates trouble for the Foxes though when they become entangled in a conflict between a local drug lord and his family. At odds about whether to settle down or keep moving, Allie and Margot pursue different paths to secure their family’s future. The outcome of which will either unite the family or tear it apart forever. The Season 2 finale aired earlier this month.
Based on Paul Theroux’s best-selling novel, “The Mosquito Coast” follows the dangerous journey of Allie Fox, a brilliant inventor and stubborn idealist, who uproots his family on a dangerous quest to find refuge from the U.S. government, cartels, and hitmen.
In the latest chapter, viewers found the Fox family barely escaping Mexico with their lives, venturing deep into the Guatemalan jungle to meet up with an old friend and her community of refugees. This new refuge creates trouble for the Foxes though when they become entangled in a conflict between a local drug lord and his family. At odds about whether to settle down or keep moving, Allie and Margot pursue different paths to secure their family’s future. The outcome of which will either unite the family or tear it apart forever. The Season 2 finale aired earlier this month.
- 1/21/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Allie Fox and his family won’t be returning to The Mosquito Coast as Apple TV+ has opted not to proceed with a third season of the drama series. The decision comes two weeks after Season 2 ended its run with an explosive finale.
The series is loosely based on Paul Theroux’s bestselling 1981 novel, but fans won’t get to see it move into more famous territory from the book and its movie adaptation starring Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren and River Phoenix.
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The Mosquito Coast, which stars Justin Theroux, Melissa George, Logan Polish and Gabriel Bateman, centers on Allie Fox...
The series is loosely based on Paul Theroux’s bestselling 1981 novel, but fans won’t get to see it move into more famous territory from the book and its movie adaptation starring Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren and River Phoenix.
Related Story TV Series Fading To Black In 2023 & Beyond: Photo Gallery Of Canceled Shows Related Story Timothée Chalamet Wants A Bite Of The Apple In Streamer's New Brand Campaign – Watch Related Story 'The Blacklist' Star Amir Arison Joins Ridley Scott's Apple Series 'Sinking Spring'
The Mosquito Coast, which stars Justin Theroux, Melissa George, Logan Polish and Gabriel Bateman, centers on Allie Fox...
- 1/21/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Apple TV+ shared a first look (above) at “Liaison,” a six-episode thriller starring Vincent Cassel and Eva Green in the first French and English multi-language Apple Original series. “Liaison” will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first episode on Feb. 24, followed by one new episode weekly every Friday through March 31.
The contemporary thriller explores how the mistakes of one’s past has the potential to destroy their future, combining action with a multi-layered plot where espionage and political intrigue play out against a story of passionate and enduring love. In addition to Cassell and Green, the series also stars Peter Mullan, Gerard Lanvin, Daniel Francis, Stanislas Merhar, Irene Jacob, Laetitia Eido, Eriq Ebouaney, Bukky Bakray and Thierry Fremont.
“Liaison” is created and written by Virginie Brac, and is directed by Stephen Hopkins. The series is co-produced by Newen Studio-backed companies Ringside Studios and Leonis Productions, and executive produced by Gub Neal,...
The contemporary thriller explores how the mistakes of one’s past has the potential to destroy their future, combining action with a multi-layered plot where espionage and political intrigue play out against a story of passionate and enduring love. In addition to Cassell and Green, the series also stars Peter Mullan, Gerard Lanvin, Daniel Francis, Stanislas Merhar, Irene Jacob, Laetitia Eido, Eriq Ebouaney, Bukky Bakray and Thierry Fremont.
“Liaison” is created and written by Virginie Brac, and is directed by Stephen Hopkins. The series is co-produced by Newen Studio-backed companies Ringside Studios and Leonis Productions, and executive produced by Gub Neal,...
- 12/20/2022
- by EJ Panaligan
- Variety Film + TV
An untitled horror thriller from “Yellowstone” writer and executive producer Ian McCulloch has been given a straight-to-series order from NBCUniversal’s Peacock.
The series, which comes from James Wan’s Atomic Monster and Universal Studio Group’s UCP division, is inspired by author Robert McCammon’s 1988 New York Times bestselling novel “Stinger.”
“Stinger” takes place during a single 24-hour period in Inferno, Texas – a town driven to the brink by racial tension, gang violence and a collapsing economy. The show will follow a disparate group of people on a ranch who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat.
Also Read:
‘Yellowstone’ Star Luke Grimes Says Season 5 Is Where ‘Everything Starts to Get Tied Together’ (Video)
In addition to McCulloch, Wan and McCammon, the series will be executive produced by Michael Clear, Rob Hackett and director E.L. Katz. Danielle Bozzone will oversee for Atomic Monster.
“We are so...
The series, which comes from James Wan’s Atomic Monster and Universal Studio Group’s UCP division, is inspired by author Robert McCammon’s 1988 New York Times bestselling novel “Stinger.”
“Stinger” takes place during a single 24-hour period in Inferno, Texas – a town driven to the brink by racial tension, gang violence and a collapsing economy. The show will follow a disparate group of people on a ranch who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat.
Also Read:
‘Yellowstone’ Star Luke Grimes Says Season 5 Is Where ‘Everything Starts to Get Tied Together’ (Video)
In addition to McCulloch, Wan and McCammon, the series will be executive produced by Michael Clear, Rob Hackett and director E.L. Katz. Danielle Bozzone will oversee for Atomic Monster.
“We are so...
- 12/16/2022
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
A month and a half after ordering a Friday the 13th series called Crystal Lake from Hannibal showrunner Bryan Fuller, the Peacock streaming service has now announced that they’re also teaming up with genre filmmaker James Wan for a series adaptation of the 1988 bestseller Stinger, written by Robert R. McCammon (pick up a copy Here). The series apparently won’t be keeping the Stinger title, because Peacock and the producers are currently referring to it as the Untitled Ian McCulloch Project, since Yellowstone consulting producer Ian McCulloch is on board to write and executive produce the show.
McCammon’s novel has the following description: The story takes place during a single twenty-four hour period in Inferno, Texas. Inferno is a town in trouble, driven to the brink by racial tension, gang violence, and a collapsing economy. But things can always get worse, and they do so with astonishing speed...
McCammon’s novel has the following description: The story takes place during a single twenty-four hour period in Inferno, Texas. Inferno is a town in trouble, driven to the brink by racial tension, gang violence, and a collapsing economy. But things can always get worse, and they do so with astonishing speed...
- 12/16/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Peacock is expanding its horror offerings.
The streaming service on Friday announced a straight-to-series order for the untitled Ian McCulloch Project.
Atomic Monster’s James Wan, Michael Clear and Rob Hackett will executive produce the new series.
They will work alongside writer and executive producer Ian McCulloch.
The untitled series is inspired by the 1988 bestselling novel Stinger.
The series follows a disparate group of people on a ranch who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat. Inspired by the New York Times bestselling novel Stinger by Robert McCammon.
Stinger takes place during a single twenty-four-hour period in Inferno, Texas. Inferno is a town in trouble, driven to the brink by racial tension, gang violence, and a collapsing economy.
But things can always get worse, and they do so with astonishing speed.
“We are so excited for this adrenalized thriller about a group of people overcoming adversity, that’s both entertaining and emotional,...
The streaming service on Friday announced a straight-to-series order for the untitled Ian McCulloch Project.
Atomic Monster’s James Wan, Michael Clear and Rob Hackett will executive produce the new series.
They will work alongside writer and executive producer Ian McCulloch.
The untitled series is inspired by the 1988 bestselling novel Stinger.
The series follows a disparate group of people on a ranch who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat. Inspired by the New York Times bestselling novel Stinger by Robert McCammon.
Stinger takes place during a single twenty-four-hour period in Inferno, Texas. Inferno is a town in trouble, driven to the brink by racial tension, gang violence, and a collapsing economy.
But things can always get worse, and they do so with astonishing speed.
“We are so excited for this adrenalized thriller about a group of people overcoming adversity, that’s both entertaining and emotional,...
- 12/16/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
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Peacock has given a series order to a horror thriller from executive producer James Wan and Yellowstone writer Ian McCulloch.
The untitled series is inspired by Robert McCammon’s 1988 novel Stinger. In development since March (and formerly titled Teacup), the series will follow a disparate group of people on a ranch who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat.
E.L. Katz (The Haunting of Bly Manor) is set to direct the first episode and is among the show’s executive producers. Wan’s Atomic Monster company and Universal Studio Group’s UCP are producing.
“We are so excited for this adrenalized thriller about a group of people overcoming adversity, that’s both entertaining and emotional,” said Lisa Katz, president scripted content at NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. “We know this upcoming drama will be in expert hands with James Wan, E.
Peacock has given a series order to a horror thriller from executive producer James Wan and Yellowstone writer Ian McCulloch.
The untitled series is inspired by Robert McCammon’s 1988 novel Stinger. In development since March (and formerly titled Teacup), the series will follow a disparate group of people on a ranch who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat.
E.L. Katz (The Haunting of Bly Manor) is set to direct the first episode and is among the show’s executive producers. Wan’s Atomic Monster company and Universal Studio Group’s UCP are producing.
“We are so excited for this adrenalized thriller about a group of people overcoming adversity, that’s both entertaining and emotional,” said Lisa Katz, president scripted content at NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. “We know this upcoming drama will be in expert hands with James Wan, E.
- 12/16/2022
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Based on Robert McCammon‘s Stinger, Peacock has just announced that they’ve given a straight-to-series order to an untitled horror series that will be produced by James Wan.
Being referred to at this time as “Untitled Ian McCulloch Project,” the series comes from Atomic Monster and UCP, with Ian McCulloch (“Yellowstone”) writing and exec producing.
The series follows a disparate group of people on a ranch who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat.
Stinger takes place during a single twenty-four-hour period in Inferno, Texas. Inferno is a town in trouble, driven to the brink by racial tension, gang violence, and a collapsing economy. But things can always get worse, and they do so with astonishing speed.
Atomic Monster’s James Wan, Michael Clear and Rob Hackett will executive produce alongside director (101) / executive producer E.L. Katz, writer / executive producer Ian McCulloch and executive producer / author Robert...
Being referred to at this time as “Untitled Ian McCulloch Project,” the series comes from Atomic Monster and UCP, with Ian McCulloch (“Yellowstone”) writing and exec producing.
The series follows a disparate group of people on a ranch who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat.
Stinger takes place during a single twenty-four-hour period in Inferno, Texas. Inferno is a town in trouble, driven to the brink by racial tension, gang violence, and a collapsing economy. But things can always get worse, and they do so with astonishing speed.
Atomic Monster’s James Wan, Michael Clear and Rob Hackett will executive produce alongside director (101) / executive producer E.L. Katz, writer / executive producer Ian McCulloch and executive producer / author Robert...
- 12/16/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they've been watching, why it's worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)
The Movie: "Cheap Thrills"
Where You Can Stream It: Peacock, Hulu, Tubi, PlutoTV
The Pitch: What lengths would you go to in order to ensure that you had enough money to keep your family from being evicted? Would you punch a bouncer twice your size in the face at a club? Would you eat something absolutely disgusting? Would you cheat on your wife? Would you commit crimes? These are the questions posed by E.L. Katz's incredible feature debut, "Cheap Thrills." Craig (Pat Healy) and Vince (Ethan Embry) are two down-on-their-luck friends who reunite during a chance meeting at a bar shortly after Craig is let go from his job. The two get wrangled into sharing drinks with a wealthy couple,...
The Movie: "Cheap Thrills"
Where You Can Stream It: Peacock, Hulu, Tubi, PlutoTV
The Pitch: What lengths would you go to in order to ensure that you had enough money to keep your family from being evicted? Would you punch a bouncer twice your size in the face at a club? Would you eat something absolutely disgusting? Would you cheat on your wife? Would you commit crimes? These are the questions posed by E.L. Katz's incredible feature debut, "Cheap Thrills." Craig (Pat Healy) and Vince (Ethan Embry) are two down-on-their-luck friends who reunite during a chance meeting at a bar shortly after Craig is let go from his job. The two get wrangled into sharing drinks with a wealthy couple,...
- 11/27/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Oscar winner Nicolas Cage has been set to star in horror-thriller Longlegs for Jason Cloth and Dave Caplan’s C2 Motion Picture Group.
Plot details are being kept under wraps on the project, which producers say will be in the vein of classic Hollywood psychological thrillers.
Osgood Perkins (Gretel & Hansel) wrote the script and will direct with C2 Motion Picture Group producing and fully financing. Filming is due to commence in 2023.
Producers are Nicolas Cage along with his production company Saturn Films, Dan Kagan (Significant Other), Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Insidious), Dave Caplan (The End We Start From) and Chris Ferguson (Child’s Play).
Joker exec Jason Cloth and La La Land producer Fred Berger of Automatik are executive producers. UTA and CAA Media Finance are co-repping worldwide sales on the film.
Cloth and Caplan’s C2 Motion Picture Group is currently in production on Azrael,...
Plot details are being kept under wraps on the project, which producers say will be in the vein of classic Hollywood psychological thrillers.
Osgood Perkins (Gretel & Hansel) wrote the script and will direct with C2 Motion Picture Group producing and fully financing. Filming is due to commence in 2023.
Producers are Nicolas Cage along with his production company Saturn Films, Dan Kagan (Significant Other), Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Insidious), Dave Caplan (The End We Start From) and Chris Ferguson (Child’s Play).
Joker exec Jason Cloth and La La Land producer Fred Berger of Automatik are executive producers. UTA and CAA Media Finance are co-repping worldwide sales on the film.
Cloth and Caplan’s C2 Motion Picture Group is currently in production on Azrael,...
- 11/7/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Apple TV+ has unveiled the season two trailer for “The Mosquito Coast,” the acclaimed drama adapted from the best-selling novel, starring Justin Theroux, Melissa George, Logan Polish, and Gabriel Bateman. The 10-episode second season will make its global debut with the first episode on Friday, November 4, followed by new episodes every Friday through January 6, 2023, on Apple TV+. Based on Paul Theroux’s best-selling novel, “The Mosquito Coast” follows the dangerous journey of Allie Fox, a brilliant inventor and stubborn idealist, who uproots his family on a dangerous quest to find refuge from the U.S. government, cartels, and hitmen. In season two, after barely escaping Mexico with their lives, the Foxes venture deep into the Guatemalan jungle to meet up with an old friend and her community of refugees. This new refuge creates trouble for the Foxes though when they become entangled in a conflict between a local drug lord and his family.
- 10/13/2022
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Apple TV+ shared the season two trailer for “The Mosquito Coast,” a drama series adapted from the novel of the same title, starring Justin Theroux, Melissa George, Logan Polish and Gabriel Bateman.
Based on Paul Theroux’s best-selling novel, “The Mosquito Coast” Season 2 picks up on the family after barely escaping Mexico with their lives, venturing deep into the Guatemalan jungle to meet up with an old friend and her community of refugees. This creates trouble when they become entangled in a conflict between a local drug lord and his family.
The show is executive produced by Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer, Stefan Schwartz, Evan Katz, Rupert Wyatt, author Theroux and series star Theroux. Bob Bookman, Alan Gasmer and Peter Jaysen serve as executive producers for Veritas Entertainment Group. The series is created for television and executive produced by Neil Cross. Developed by Cross & Tom Bissell, the series is...
Based on Paul Theroux’s best-selling novel, “The Mosquito Coast” Season 2 picks up on the family after barely escaping Mexico with their lives, venturing deep into the Guatemalan jungle to meet up with an old friend and her community of refugees. This creates trouble when they become entangled in a conflict between a local drug lord and his family.
The show is executive produced by Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer, Stefan Schwartz, Evan Katz, Rupert Wyatt, author Theroux and series star Theroux. Bob Bookman, Alan Gasmer and Peter Jaysen serve as executive producers for Veritas Entertainment Group. The series is created for television and executive produced by Neil Cross. Developed by Cross & Tom Bissell, the series is...
- 10/13/2022
- by Katie Reul, EJ Panaligan and Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
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