Lionsgate Reportedly Planning New Versions of ‘American Psycho’ and ‘The Dead Zone’
Published 3 days ago
on February 24, 2024
Pictured: ‘American Psycho’
Two genre properties are plotting returns from Lionsgate, Jeff Sneider (The Insneider) reports, with one of those projects being a fresh modern take on American Psycho.
“Lionsgate is plotting a new American Psycho movie and showing interest in a remake of The Dead Zone,” Sneider reported in last night’s edition of The Insneider newsletter.
American Psycho, the tale of murderous yuppie Patrick Bateman, began its life as a 1991 novel written by Bret Easton Ellis, which was turned into Mary Harron’s 2000 movie.
Christian Bale of course starred as Patrick Bateman in the hit movie, which still has fans debating a big question to this day: is Bateman really a murderer, or just a psychopath?
The film did spawn a direct-to-video “sequel” with American Psycho 2 in 2002, an initially unrelated story that was turned into an American Psycho sequel. Mila Kunis starred.
As for The Dead Zone, the story of a man who awakens from a coma to find he has psychic powers, it was first a 1979 novel from Stephen King that became a 1983 movie directed by David Cronenberg. Christopher Walken starred as main character Johnny Smith in the movie, and the King novel later spawned a 2002 TV series starring Anthony Michael Hall.
Jeff Sneider reports, “Roy Lee producing a new take that has Lionsgate very interested, as the studio’s TV department produced the USA series that starred Anthony Michael Hall.”
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‘Trap’ – Josh Hartnett Says M. Night Shyamalan’s Next Movie is “Very Bizarre” and “Very Dark”
Published 1 day ago
on February 26, 2024
Pictured: Josh Hartnett in “Penny Dreadful”
M. Night Shyamalan has signed a multi-year first-look directing and producing agreement with Warner Bros., and up first is a mysterious psychological thriller titled Trap.
The film has been dated for theatrical release on August 2, 2024, and it’s reportedly set at a concert. Josh Hartnett (30 Days of Night) stars, and he teases in a new chat with Indiewire that Shyamalan’s new movie is going to be a big time “pivot” for him as an actor.
“It’s a pivot,” Hartnett tells Indiewire. “But I try to make all of my roles pivots. If you’re playing the same thing again and again, it gets boring to the audience.”
“Working with M. Night was one of the best experiences of my career,” Hartnett adds. “I think he’s a true artist in the capital-A sense of the word. And I think people are gonna be really surprised and excited about the movie we make. It’s very bizarre, very dark, and it’s wild.”
According to IMDb, the cast for Trap also includes Hayley Mills, Marnie McPhail, Vanessa Smythe, Saleka Shyamalan, Scott Ian MacDougall, Kristi Woods, and Cali Lorella.
Under the new agreement with Warner Bros., Shyamalan’s company Blinding Edge Pictures will “develop original projects for the filmmaker to produce and/or direct for WBPG production divisions Warner Bros Pictures and New Line Cinema.”
On a related note, Shyamalan’s daughter Ishana Night Shyamalan will be making her feature debut with The Watchers for WB/New Line. M. Night Shyamalan will produce
‘Don’t Look’ – Janelle Monáe to Star in Universal Horror Movie Penned by Akela Cooper
Published 4 days ago
on February 23, 2024
Pictured: Janelle Monáe in ‘Antebellum’
Akela Cooper (M3GAN, Malignant, The Nun 2) has been set to adapt the screenplay for a new Universal horror movie based on a Colin Bannon-penned short story, Don’t Look. Per Deadline, the mysterious new horror film will star Janelle Monáe (Glass Onion, Antebellum).
Don’t Look is based on Colin Bannon’s unpublished short story, giving us not a single clue in terms of plot, and the logline for the Universal feature remains under wraps at this time.
Bannon is on a hot streak. Last month, the writer made a Universal deal for his horror short story Long Lost, produced by Spielberg’s Amblin Partners, Simon Kinberg and Audrey Chon for Genre Pictures, Scott Glassgold, and his Ground Control Entertainment. That feature film adaptation is said to be “In the vein of What Lies Beneath and Rosemary’s Baby, telling the story of a recently married woman whose life is upended when her husband’s long-lost wife shockingly returns after she was believed to be dead, sparking fears that she’s hatching a sinister plan to reclaim what was once hers.”
Deadline noted that “Bannon holds the Black List for having landed a record seven scripts on the List, and he has sold the specs Ultra to Tri-Star Pictures and First Ascent to Netflix.”
Scott Glassgold recently teamed up with Akela Cooper on upcoming feature, It’s Over, an unpublished short story from Jack Follman that Sony Pictures has scooped up. It’s Over is said to take the painful breakup of a longtime couple and drive it right into the horror lane, blending humor and social commentary, as Cooper did in M3GAN and Malignant.
Janelle Monae is in talks to both star in and produce Don’t Look through her Wondaland Pictures’ first look deal with Universal Pictures, along with Scott Glassgold’s Ground Control.
Hopefully, plot details will emerge soon. Stay tuned.
Christopher Landon Directing Platinum Dunes Thriller ‘Drop’ Starring Meghann Fahy
Published 4 days ago
on February 23, 2024
Pictured: Meghann Fahy in “White Lotus”
In addition to the upcoming werewolf movie Big Bad, Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) has already set up another genre movie. Deadline reports this afternoon that Landon will be directing Drop, a “fast-paced thriller” for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes.
Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will star in the mysterious thriller.
Landon teases on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
Stay tuned for more information as we learn it.
First Behind the Scenes Look at Art the Clown in ‘Terrifier 3’; Now Filming!
Published 4 days ago
on February 23, 2024
Filming is currently underway on Damien Leone’s hotly anticipated slasher sequel Terrifier 3 from Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting, and Leone shares a first look sneak peek today!
“Are you ready for more?” Leone writes on Instagram this morning, sharing a behind the scenes look at the return of Art the Clown (David Howard Thornton) from the set of Terrifier 3.
Check it out below and expect more soon…
Lauren LaVera (Terrifier 2) is back in this year’s big screen sequel to lead you through your deepest nightmares when horror icon Art the Clown unleashes chaos on the unsuspecting residents of Miles County as they peacefully drift off to sleep on Christmas Eve.
David Howard Thornton returns as Art the Clown, with AEW superstar Chris Jericho, Samantha Scaffidi, and Elliot Fullam also reprising their roles from last year’s Terrifier 2.
Damien Leone recently teased, “This one is going to pick up where part two left off, in the insane asylum, so, you’re going to see what transpires there, what mayhem unfolds, because seeing how Art and Victoria ended up, is so insane, and seeing how they get out of that situation and what happens next is going to be really wild.”
Terrifier 3 will release in theaters nationwide on October 25, 2024, with Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting handling North American distribution, sold by The Coven, who also reps international rights on the film. Watch the first look teaser here.
Terrifier 3 is produced by Phil Falcone, Steven Della Salla, Jason Leavy and Michael Leavy.
Chris McGurk, Brad Miska, Brandon Hill and Yolanda Macias serve as executive producers of the upcoming Christmas slasher Terrifier 3 for Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting.