Sylvester Stallone is a brilliant actor, screenwriter, and director. Since the start of his career, the actor has consistently proven himself as a formidable one-man army and has made some of the best movies of all time. Yet, his career has not been without several commercial and critical failures.
Sylvester Stallone ([PC: Tulsa King | Amazon Prime]Also, having made some of the worst movies of all time, the actor once believed he never had made a movie that could lose money. While that is far from the truth today, Stallone once stated that if his career was on the line so badly, he could have made his Rocky Balboa an astronaut.
Sylvester Stallone on Making Rocky Balboa an Astronaut
Sylvester Stallone and Carl Weathers in Rocky II | United Artists
Sylvester Stallone, before his Rocky fame, was just a nobody struggling to make ends meet. Agitated by not being able to get any worthy roles, he...
Sylvester Stallone ([PC: Tulsa King | Amazon Prime]Also, having made some of the worst movies of all time, the actor once believed he never had made a movie that could lose money. While that is far from the truth today, Stallone once stated that if his career was on the line so badly, he could have made his Rocky Balboa an astronaut.
Sylvester Stallone on Making Rocky Balboa an Astronaut
Sylvester Stallone and Carl Weathers in Rocky II | United Artists
Sylvester Stallone, before his Rocky fame, was just a nobody struggling to make ends meet. Agitated by not being able to get any worthy roles, he...
- 6/4/2024
- by Maria Sultan
- FandomWire
Hollywood has no shortage of action movies and has cooked up some of the best action films of all time over the years. Bruce Willis’ Die Hard surely occupies a high place in Hollywood’s Hall of Fame for the genre. Not only did it branch out an incredible franchise, but the movie also inspired a bunch of other iconic movies like Under Siege, Speed, The Rock, and many more.
Die Hard (1988) | 20th Century Studios
Among these movies is Sylvester Stallone’s 90’s classic, Cliffhanger. Based on Willis’ top-of-class action film, Stallone’s flick would have never happened had the action thriller not been released.
Bruce Willis’ Die Hard Inspired Sylvester Stallone’s Cliffhanger Sylvester Stallone in Cliffhanger | TriStar Pictures
Bruce Willis‘ 1988 action thriller Die Hard featured him as a New York City police detective who runs into a terrorist takeover while going over to visit his estranged wife. A...
Die Hard (1988) | 20th Century Studios
Among these movies is Sylvester Stallone’s 90’s classic, Cliffhanger. Based on Willis’ top-of-class action film, Stallone’s flick would have never happened had the action thriller not been released.
Bruce Willis’ Die Hard Inspired Sylvester Stallone’s Cliffhanger Sylvester Stallone in Cliffhanger | TriStar Pictures
Bruce Willis‘ 1988 action thriller Die Hard featured him as a New York City police detective who runs into a terrorist takeover while going over to visit his estranged wife. A...
- 5/28/2024
- by Maria Sultan
- FandomWire
Director Renny Harlin's "Cliffhanger" is a quintessential '90s action movie. The right movie at the right time, it is one of the few true breakout action flicks starring Sylvester Stallone that's not connected to "Rocky," "Rambo," or "The Expendables." It's a lean, fun, crowd-pleasing thriller that features John Lithgow in a great villain performance (a villain role that almost went to David Bowie) and remains a product of its time in the best of ways. It also might not have happened at all had "Die Hard" not become a huge success a handful of years earlier.
In a 2023 20th anniversary retrospective in The Telegraph, it's explained that "Cliffhanger" started with co-producer Gene Hines, who saw a TV show about mountain climbers in the mid-'80s. "That got him interested in the world of climbing," said co-producer Jim Zatolokin. "It's a dynamic and unique world with a lot of characters.
In a 2023 20th anniversary retrospective in The Telegraph, it's explained that "Cliffhanger" started with co-producer Gene Hines, who saw a TV show about mountain climbers in the mid-'80s. "That got him interested in the world of climbing," said co-producer Jim Zatolokin. "It's a dynamic and unique world with a lot of characters.
- 5/27/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Here’s the latest episode of The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #397: Die Hard 2 director Renny Harlin on...
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #397: Die Hard 2 director Renny Harlin on...
- 5/27/2024
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Sylvester Stallone is known for his Rocky films, a franchise in Hollywood that remains one of the most influential pieces of cinema. However, Stallone has starred in some lesser-known offerings, that are nonetheless brilliant and engaging, if not a completely different genre from what the actor is used to.
Sylvester Stallone and Polly Walker in D-Tox | Dej Productions
Cliffhanger was a 1993 action thriller that starred Stallone, Michael Rooker, John Lithgow, and Janine Turner. The film might not have been as widely received as his other franchises like Rambo and Rocky, but the film has one of the most terrifying scenes of Stallone’s career.
Cliffhanger has one particular scene that horrifies fans to this day Sylvester Stallone in Cliffhanger | TriStar Pictures
Sylvester Stallone’s action thriller Cliffhanger has one of the most nail-biting scenes ever put to cinema, which sees Stallone try to attempt a rescue over a deep plunge...
Sylvester Stallone and Polly Walker in D-Tox | Dej Productions
Cliffhanger was a 1993 action thriller that starred Stallone, Michael Rooker, John Lithgow, and Janine Turner. The film might not have been as widely received as his other franchises like Rambo and Rocky, but the film has one of the most terrifying scenes of Stallone’s career.
Cliffhanger has one particular scene that horrifies fans to this day Sylvester Stallone in Cliffhanger | TriStar Pictures
Sylvester Stallone’s action thriller Cliffhanger has one of the most nail-biting scenes ever put to cinema, which sees Stallone try to attempt a rescue over a deep plunge...
- 5/24/2024
- by Anuraag Chatterjee
- FandomWire
Directed by David Fincher, Alien 3 was released in 1992...and deemed a major disappointment after Alien and Aliens. Still, the movie earned a loyal fanbase in the years that followed, with many defending it as an underrated classic.
The story follows Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), who crash-lands on Fiorina 161, a bleak, prison planet. Her companions, Newt and Hicks, perish in the crash, and Ripley discovers that a Xenomorph has also survived. The prisoners and guards, lacking advanced weapons, must combat the creature with limited resources.
Things got really weird during the final act with the introduction of a human/Xenomorph hybrid, and the movie's original director - Deep Blue Sea and Cliffhanger's Renny Harlin - has now shared how his approach to Alien 3 differed in an interview with Slash Film (via SFFGazette.com).
"I always thought that I had a good idea," Harlin started. "I was working on...
The story follows Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), who crash-lands on Fiorina 161, a bleak, prison planet. Her companions, Newt and Hicks, perish in the crash, and Ripley discovers that a Xenomorph has also survived. The prisoners and guards, lacking advanced weapons, must combat the creature with limited resources.
Things got really weird during the final act with the introduction of a human/Xenomorph hybrid, and the movie's original director - Deep Blue Sea and Cliffhanger's Renny Harlin - has now shared how his approach to Alien 3 differed in an interview with Slash Film (via SFFGazette.com).
"I always thought that I had a good idea," Harlin started. "I was working on...
- 5/23/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
Renny Harlin is closing in on 40 years in the movie business and still committed to his craft. He has worked all over the world on films at the top and bottom of the box office charts, but still gets a twinkle in his eye when discussing how a score can tweak the tension of a scene. He dreamed of being a Hollywood action movie director since childhood, and is best known for his bombastic 1990s blockbusters like Die Hard 2 (1990) and Cliffhanger (1993). But after Hollywood ejected him for younger models, he maintained a furious productivity elsewhere, working […]
The post Renny Harlin on The Strangers: Chapter 1, China and Don Siegel first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post Renny Harlin on The Strangers: Chapter 1, China and Don Siegel first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 5/23/2024
- by R. Emmet Sweeney
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Renny Harlin is closing in on 40 years in the movie business and still committed to his craft. He has worked all over the world on films at the top and bottom of the box office charts, but still gets a twinkle in his eye when discussing how a score can tweak the tension of a scene. He dreamed of being a Hollywood action movie director since childhood, and is best known for his bombastic 1990s blockbusters like Die Hard 2 (1990) and Cliffhanger (1993). But after Hollywood ejected him for younger models, he maintained a furious productivity elsewhere, working […]
The post Renny Harlin on The Strangers: Chapter 1, China and Don Siegel first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post Renny Harlin on The Strangers: Chapter 1, China and Don Siegel first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 5/23/2024
- by R. Emmet Sweeney
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
As the curtains begin to close on the 2023-24 broadcast season, we’re left hanging in suspense with ten intriguing shows still awaiting their fate. These uncertain moments lead us to ask: Should they stay or should they go? Alert: Missing Persons Unit – Future Up in the Air The procedural drama set in the Philadelphia Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit has recently experienced a notable drop in viewership and demo ratings. Season-to-date, it pulls in 2.6 million total viewers and a 0.3 demo rating down 32% and 40% from its freshman numbers. The Cleaning Lady – In Dangerous Territory Scoring
The post Bubble Show Cliffhanger The Final 10 Broadcast Shows Awaiting Renewal first appeared on TVovermind.
The post Bubble Show Cliffhanger The Final 10 Broadcast Shows Awaiting Renewal first appeared on TVovermind.
- 5/18/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
"Alien 3" remains a fascinating entry within one of sci-fi's most enduring franchises. While both Ridley Scott's original "Alien" and James Cameron's "Aliens" remain unimpeachable classics, the third entry is a bit more divisive. It was director David Fincher's feature debut and the end result is a bit messy, in no small part thanks to studio interference. The version we got sees Sigourney Weaver's Ripley in a space prison, once again facing off against a Xenomorph. But director Renny Harlin, of "Deep Blue Sea" and "Cliffhanger" fame, had a radically different idea for the film when he was attached, and sadly, that version never came to fruition.
"I always thought that I had a good idea," Harlin said recently in an interview with /Film's Jacob Hall in honor of his upcoming film "The Strangers: Chapter 1," which is the first part of a whole new trilogy.
"I always thought that I had a good idea," Harlin said recently in an interview with /Film's Jacob Hall in honor of his upcoming film "The Strangers: Chapter 1," which is the first part of a whole new trilogy.
- 5/17/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Ascended rock deity David Bowie appeared on TV and in movies as early as 1968, only shortly after the release of his first record. His first leading performance came in 1972 with the release of Nicolas Roeg's sci-fi satire "The Man Who Fell to Earth," a film about an alien who comes to Earth and becomes distracted by drugs, TV, and other unhealthy creature comforts. Bowie later played himself in Uli Edel's harrowing 1981 J.D. flick "Christiane F.," in addition to starring in the smoky vampire film "The Hunger" and terse Pow drama "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence." A younger generation fell in love with Bowie because of 1986's puppet film "Labyrinth," while he was cleverly cast as Pontius Pilate in Martin Scorsese's "The Last Temptation of Christ."
In 1993, when director Renny Harlin was preparing to make his mountainside actioner and Sylvester Stallone vehicle "Cliffhanger," he very much wanted Bowie to play the film's villain.
In 1993, when director Renny Harlin was preparing to make his mountainside actioner and Sylvester Stallone vehicle "Cliffhanger," he very much wanted Bowie to play the film's villain.
- 5/17/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Director Renny Harlin has made some of your favorite movies. He's also made some total stinkers. And the beauty of speaking to the filmmaker -- who has carved out a unique niche across horror and action cinema for past four decades -- is that he's completely aware of it. Here is a director who has been around long enough, who has seen every facet of the filmmaking machine from all possible angles, that he's willing to be straight-up honest about it. Like anyone with a filmography this large (and this wild), he has stories to share.
When I sat down with Harlin over Zoom to chat about his new movie, the horror reboot "The Strangers: Chapter 1," I hoped we could talk about his entire filmography. But 30 jam-packed minutes later, my time was up, and the sheer number of noteworthy movies we didn't get to was astonishing. But we did...
When I sat down with Harlin over Zoom to chat about his new movie, the horror reboot "The Strangers: Chapter 1," I hoped we could talk about his entire filmography. But 30 jam-packed minutes later, my time was up, and the sheer number of noteworthy movies we didn't get to was astonishing. But we did...
- 5/17/2024
- by Jacob Hall
- Slash Film
Spoiler alert! This story contains details from the series finale episode of Young Sheldon on CBS.
Good luck at Caltech, Sheldon! We know you’ll do just fine and go on to make great friends in Pasadena.
The May 16 episode of Young Sheldon marked the end of The Big Bang Theory spinoff, with young Sheldon Cooper (Iain Armitage) heading off to California to further his studies. Here, executive producer Steve Holland explains why Sheldon first needed to dip his body in baptismal water before making the trek, and why it was so important that his adult self write a memoir about his childhood in Texas.
Deadline: What was the very last scene you shot before Young Sheldon wrapped for good?
Steve Holland It was the family dinner scene where Mary [Zoe Perry] wants them to get baptized. George’s chair is there with a place setting, but he’s obviously passed away at that point.
Good luck at Caltech, Sheldon! We know you’ll do just fine and go on to make great friends in Pasadena.
The May 16 episode of Young Sheldon marked the end of The Big Bang Theory spinoff, with young Sheldon Cooper (Iain Armitage) heading off to California to further his studies. Here, executive producer Steve Holland explains why Sheldon first needed to dip his body in baptismal water before making the trek, and why it was so important that his adult self write a memoir about his childhood in Texas.
Deadline: What was the very last scene you shot before Young Sheldon wrapped for good?
Steve Holland It was the family dinner scene where Mary [Zoe Perry] wants them to get baptized. George’s chair is there with a place setting, but he’s obviously passed away at that point.
- 5/17/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
After four decades of filmmaking, Renny Harlin isn’t slowing down in the slightest. The journeyman director, who’s most known for Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, Deep Blue Sea and A Nightmare on Elm Street 4, is back on the big screen with The Strangers: Chapter 1, the first film in a trilogy that he’s already shot across 52 days in Slovakia.
Chapter 1 stays true to Bryan Bertino’s 2008 horror classic, The Strangers, only it imagines a scenario where an analogue for Liv Tyler’s character definitively survives the central home invasion, setting up Chapter Two and Three. Madelaine Petsch’s Maya is now filling that protagonist role, as her cross-country road trip to Portland results in her and her boyfriend (Froy Gutierrez’s Ryan) having to stay at a small town Airbnb due to car trouble. That’s when the Strangers crawl out of the woodwork to play their patented cat-and-mouse game.
Chapter 1 stays true to Bryan Bertino’s 2008 horror classic, The Strangers, only it imagines a scenario where an analogue for Liv Tyler’s character definitively survives the central home invasion, setting up Chapter Two and Three. Madelaine Petsch’s Maya is now filling that protagonist role, as her cross-country road trip to Portland results in her and her boyfriend (Froy Gutierrez’s Ryan) having to stay at a small town Airbnb due to car trouble. That’s when the Strangers crawl out of the woodwork to play their patented cat-and-mouse game.
- 5/16/2024
- by Brian Davids
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Strangers: Chapter 1
Photo: John Armour (Lionsgate)
After 16 years of axe-wielding, needle-dropping, and door-knocking scares, The Strangers have become all too familiar. When Bryan Bertino’s 2008 original asked, “Is Tamara home?” the home invasion felt like a novel avenue for slashers. With added authenticity and a sense of criminal mundanity,...
Photo: John Armour (Lionsgate)
After 16 years of axe-wielding, needle-dropping, and door-knocking scares, The Strangers have become all too familiar. When Bryan Bertino’s 2008 original asked, “Is Tamara home?” the home invasion felt like a novel avenue for slashers. With added authenticity and a sense of criminal mundanity,...
- 5/16/2024
- by Matt Schimkowitz
- avclub.com
“Is Tamara here?” In May of 2008, those three words hung in the air with foreboding menace (along with “because you were home”) as Bryan Bertino’s The Strangers played in theaters and shocked moviegoers like myself with its straightforward approach to home invasion horror and random violence. Now, 16 years later, the masked murderers now known as Pin-Up Girl, Dollface, and Scarecrow are back on the big screen in The Strangers – Chapter 1, the first film in a new trilogy and the third movie overall in the franchise (the most recent being 2018’s The Strangers: Prey at Night). More of a relaunched expansion of the franchise rather than a full-on remake of the original movie, The Strangers – Chapter 1 still retreads a lot of the first film’s frights, but it does so effectively while weaving in its own intriguing story threads, delivering a promising start to a new trilogy of terror...
- 5/16/2024
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Things have begun to pick up at the summer box office, and three new wide releases will try to keep things rolling along. Read on for Gold Derby’s box office preview.
The big movie this weekend is the latest from director John Krasinski, once again teaming with Paramount Pictures for his family film “If,” starring Ryan Reynolds. “If” stands for “Imaginary Friends” – not to be confused with the recent horror movie “Imaginary” – although this is a family-friendly version of the same general concept, about a little girl named Bea (played by Cailey Fleming) who begins working with Reynold’s character to help pair IFs who have been abandoned by their childhood friends with new kids.
Following his run on “The Office” and directing a couple of indies, Krasinski directed “A Quiet Place” for Paramount in 2018, which opened with $50.2 million and went onto gross $188 million domestic and $334 million globally, based on a $17 million budget.
The big movie this weekend is the latest from director John Krasinski, once again teaming with Paramount Pictures for his family film “If,” starring Ryan Reynolds. “If” stands for “Imaginary Friends” – not to be confused with the recent horror movie “Imaginary” – although this is a family-friendly version of the same general concept, about a little girl named Bea (played by Cailey Fleming) who begins working with Reynold’s character to help pair IFs who have been abandoned by their childhood friends with new kids.
Following his run on “The Office” and directing a couple of indies, Krasinski directed “A Quiet Place” for Paramount in 2018, which opened with $50.2 million and went onto gross $188 million domestic and $334 million globally, based on a $17 million budget.
- 5/15/2024
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
We’re now just days away from the theatrical release of The Strangers: Chapter 1, the first film in a brand new reboot trilogy from director Renny Harlin (A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Master, Deep Blue Sea). It’s coming to theaters May 17, 2024.
While you wait, check out two brand new images from The Strangers: Chapter 1, which Lionsgate has exclusively shared with Bloody Disgusting to whet your appetite this week.
The first image sets a creepy mood with the Man in the Mask lurking in the woods, trusty axe in hand, while the second sees Madelaine Petsch’s Maya tied to a chair while the Man in the Mask and Dollface look on. We can be pretty sure Pinup Girl isn’t far behind…
Tickets for The Strangers: Chapter 1 are now available. Grab them here.
Madelaine Petsch (“Riverdale”), Froy Gutierrez (Hocus Pocus 2), Rachel Shenton (The Silent Child...
While you wait, check out two brand new images from The Strangers: Chapter 1, which Lionsgate has exclusively shared with Bloody Disgusting to whet your appetite this week.
The first image sets a creepy mood with the Man in the Mask lurking in the woods, trusty axe in hand, while the second sees Madelaine Petsch’s Maya tied to a chair while the Man in the Mask and Dollface look on. We can be pretty sure Pinup Girl isn’t far behind…
Tickets for The Strangers: Chapter 1 are now available. Grab them here.
Madelaine Petsch (“Riverdale”), Froy Gutierrez (Hocus Pocus 2), Rachel Shenton (The Silent Child...
- 5/15/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
In 1988, director Renny Harlin made a big splash in Hollywood when he directed “A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master,” which at that point was the highest-grossing film in the “Elm Street” series — and would remain so until “Freddy vs. Jason” in 2003. Two years later, Harlin had an even bigger hit with “Die Hard 2,” a movie that several critics at the time considered to be artistically superior to its predecessor. Now Harlin, whose credits also include “Cliffhanger,” “The Long Kiss Goodnight,” and “Deep Blue Sea,” returns to the world of sequels with “The Strangers: Chapter 1,” a sequel to Bryan Bertino’s ultra-creepy 2008 horror film about a brutal home invasion. As with his previous sequels, Harlin has both delivered the satisfactions of his source material and gone in his own new directions, in the process creating the most frightening thriller of 2024 so far.
The director’s overall...
The director’s overall...
- 5/14/2024
- by Jim Hemphill
- Indiewire
Godzilla and King Kong bring their latest fight home this week, and they’ll be joined by a new Tubi Original slasher, a wide release for an A24 hit, and the return of The Strangers to theaters.
Here’s all the new horror releasing May 13 – May 19, 2024!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
A box office powerhouse, director Adam Wingard’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire has raked in $558 million at the worldwide box office since its debut in theaters back in March, and you can now rent or own the film on Digital at home beginning today, May 14.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire sees the legendary Titans Godzilla and Kong team up to face a world-ending threat so terrifying that neither of them could survive it alone.
Meagan wrote in her review of the new movie for Bloody Disgusting, “Wingard continues the...
Here’s all the new horror releasing May 13 – May 19, 2024!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
A box office powerhouse, director Adam Wingard’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire has raked in $558 million at the worldwide box office since its debut in theaters back in March, and you can now rent or own the film on Digital at home beginning today, May 14.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire sees the legendary Titans Godzilla and Kong team up to face a world-ending threat so terrifying that neither of them could survive it alone.
Meagan wrote in her review of the new movie for Bloody Disgusting, “Wingard continues the...
- 5/14/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Sometimes, contestants experience embarrassing and tough-to-watch moments on The Price Is Right, including bad luck or failed attempts to win the games.
One of the game show’s big moments involves a contestant spinning the wheel, where they could potentially win big money.
A contestant achieved impressive wheel spins in one recent episode after losing a brand-new car on the show.
However, another contestant didn’t fare as well during the Mother’s Day episode, and the audience let them hear about it.
Host Drew Carey also couldn’t help but laugh about the situation despite trying to give his assistance.
It was part of a bizarre and brutal sequence of events during an event celebrating the annual holiday.
Tpir contestant fails at the wheel as audience boos
The Friday, May 10 episode of The Price Is Right celebrated Mother’s Day, with mother-daughter duos getting to play the games together.
One of the game show’s big moments involves a contestant spinning the wheel, where they could potentially win big money.
A contestant achieved impressive wheel spins in one recent episode after losing a brand-new car on the show.
However, another contestant didn’t fare as well during the Mother’s Day episode, and the audience let them hear about it.
Host Drew Carey also couldn’t help but laugh about the situation despite trying to give his assistance.
It was part of a bizarre and brutal sequence of events during an event celebrating the annual holiday.
Tpir contestant fails at the wheel as audience boos
The Friday, May 10 episode of The Price Is Right celebrated Mother’s Day, with mother-daughter duos getting to play the games together.
- 5/14/2024
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
Los Angeles, California – May 08: Renny Harlin attends “The Strangers: Chapter 1” Los Angeles Premiere at Regal LA Live on May 08, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Lionsgate) Copyright 2024 Getty Images Director Renny Harlin, known for his 90s action blockbusters like Die Hard 2 and Cliffhanger, ventures into the horror genre with The Strangers: Chapter 1. This chilling film follows a couple stranded in a remote cabin who become the targets of three masked assailants with no apparent motive. Harlin, who dedicated the past few years to this project, eagerly anticipates audience reactions to his latest creation. In a recent interview, he shared his excitement. (Click on the media bar below to hear Renny Harlin) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Renny_Harlin_Happy_audiences_Strangers_.mp3
The Strangers: Chapter 1 opens Friday.
The post Director Renny Harlin Returns With The Horrifying ‘The Strangers: Chapter 1’ appeared first on Hollywood Outbreak.
The Strangers: Chapter 1 opens Friday.
The post Director Renny Harlin Returns With The Horrifying ‘The Strangers: Chapter 1’ appeared first on Hollywood Outbreak.
- 5/13/2024
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
What to expect from Cannes 2024? The global selection offers critics plenty to write about — after all, this is the festival d’auteurs. But this year’s edition may be light on the red carpet glitz that lures celebrities to the Côte d’Azur for eye-popping photo memes and offshore yacht revels. Remember Madonna’s 1991 pointy Gaultier bustier? Elizabeth Taylor holding her white dog as “Cliffhanger” star Sylvester Stallone climbed the steps to meet her at the top? Such viral moments are what Cannes director Thierry Fremaux dreams of.
High-octane stars expected to hit the Palais photo gauntlet include two-time Oscar-winner Emma Stone, who stars in all three stories in competition title “Kinds of Kindness” (Searchlight), Yorgos Lanthimos’ edgy follow-up to $100-million grosser “Poor Things.” Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth will add some sizzle for out-of-competition prequel “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” (Warner Bros.), George Miller’s rollercoaster return after 2015’s Oscar-winning “Mad Max: Fury Road.
High-octane stars expected to hit the Palais photo gauntlet include two-time Oscar-winner Emma Stone, who stars in all three stories in competition title “Kinds of Kindness” (Searchlight), Yorgos Lanthimos’ edgy follow-up to $100-million grosser “Poor Things.” Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth will add some sizzle for out-of-competition prequel “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” (Warner Bros.), George Miller’s rollercoaster return after 2015’s Oscar-winning “Mad Max: Fury Road.
- 5/10/2024
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Bold and the Beautiful spoilers have Sheila Carter, Ridge Forrester, and Steffy Forrester leading the pack in Friday’s cliffhanging episode for the CBS soap.
Bold and the Beautiful Spoilers: Sheila Carter’s True Colors Come Through?
Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown) finally went to the hospital to get checked out after being shackled in a warehouse for a few weeks. But now, while in the examining room, she heard a familiar voice. And that voice belongs to none other than Li Finnegan (Naomi Matsuda).
B&b | CBS
Deacon Sharpe (Sean Kanan) is also at the hospital with the woman who calls him “Daddy” but he stepped out to retrieve his cell phone out of his truck. Bold and the Beautiful viewers think it’s likely that he won’t like what Sheila is about to do to Li.
She set up Li Finnegan once hearing her voice. Sheila asked the nurse...
Bold and the Beautiful Spoilers: Sheila Carter’s True Colors Come Through?
Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown) finally went to the hospital to get checked out after being shackled in a warehouse for a few weeks. But now, while in the examining room, she heard a familiar voice. And that voice belongs to none other than Li Finnegan (Naomi Matsuda).
B&b | CBS
Deacon Sharpe (Sean Kanan) is also at the hospital with the woman who calls him “Daddy” but he stepped out to retrieve his cell phone out of his truck. Bold and the Beautiful viewers think it’s likely that he won’t like what Sheila is about to do to Li.
She set up Li Finnegan once hearing her voice. Sheila asked the nurse...
- 5/9/2024
- by Maggie Larkin
- Soap Dirt
Exclusive: Here’s some buzzy casting. Greta Lee (Past Lives) and Kingsley Ben-Adir (Bob Marley: One Love) are in negotiations to star in director and producer Louis Leterrier’s (Now You See Me) upcoming sci-fi horror film 11817.
Both actors are on a roll. The former is coming off a string of hits including Oscar nominee Past Lives, Apple TV drama The Morning Show and Sony’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, while Ben-Adir’s last two movies couldn’t have gone much better in the shape of box office hits Bob Marley: One Love and Barbie.
In 11817, inexplicable forces trap a family of four inside their house indefinitely. As both modern luxuries and life or death essentials begin to run out, the family must learn how to be resourceful to survive and outsmart who – or what – is keeping them trapped.
Additional casting is underway on the project, which is based on a script by Matthew Robinson.
Both actors are on a roll. The former is coming off a string of hits including Oscar nominee Past Lives, Apple TV drama The Morning Show and Sony’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, while Ben-Adir’s last two movies couldn’t have gone much better in the shape of box office hits Bob Marley: One Love and Barbie.
In 11817, inexplicable forces trap a family of four inside their house indefinitely. As both modern luxuries and life or death essentials begin to run out, the family must learn how to be resourceful to survive and outsmart who – or what – is keeping them trapped.
Additional casting is underway on the project, which is based on a script by Matthew Robinson.
- 5/7/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
We always love a good viral marketing campaign, and with Lionsgate gearing up to release The Strangers: Chapter 1 in theaters on May 17, they’re pulling out all the stops this month.
The three masked slashers from the franchise – known as Pinup Girl, Dollface and the Man in the Mask – have been showing up on home security cameras across the country!
Videos and images posted to Tiktok, Twitter, and even Next Door have been documenting the sightings, one of which is a creepy doorbell cam video of a roommate who was allegedly followed home by the masked trio earlier this month. Another video sees them lurking around outside of a gas station, eventually stopping to look directly into the security camera.
The Strangers were also spotted standing outside the Manhattan Criminal Court House, making for “a strange, slightly unsettling scene,” as one Twitter user perfectly described it.
They’ve also...
The three masked slashers from the franchise – known as Pinup Girl, Dollface and the Man in the Mask – have been showing up on home security cameras across the country!
Videos and images posted to Tiktok, Twitter, and even Next Door have been documenting the sightings, one of which is a creepy doorbell cam video of a roommate who was allegedly followed home by the masked trio earlier this month. Another video sees them lurking around outside of a gas station, eventually stopping to look directly into the security camera.
The Strangers were also spotted standing outside the Manhattan Criminal Court House, making for “a strange, slightly unsettling scene,” as one Twitter user perfectly described it.
They’ve also...
- 5/7/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Like many of you, I was scratching my head when I learned that director Renny Harlin would be making not one, not two, but three movies based on the horror cult classic The Strangers. While a pretty slick horror flick, the original spawned a modest follow-up that didn’t get a ton of buzz. When it came out, I figured it was a series that had run its course. It seems this is not so, with Lionsgate releasing a widely ambitious trilogy of horror films this year (it’s like the horror version of Kevin Costner’s Horizon).
Notably, it marks the return of director Renny Harlin to the horror genre. Now mostly known for his action films, such as the classics Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, The Long Kiss Goodnight, and many more – horror was where he made his original reputation. Prison, which gave Viggo Mortensen his first leading role,...
Notably, it marks the return of director Renny Harlin to the horror genre. Now mostly known for his action films, such as the classics Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, The Long Kiss Goodnight, and many more – horror was where he made his original reputation. Prison, which gave Viggo Mortensen his first leading role,...
- 5/6/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
In horror, bodies are usually split into parts, not the movies themselves.
Lots of slasher icons are revived for sequel upon sequel over the years but very few franchises — in any genre — have released a trilogy of movies within one year. Lionsgate’s “The Strangers” is breaking down the door in an ambitious, three-chapter strategy to give horror fans a never-before-seen horror “odyssey.”
This isn’t the first time “The Strangers” has come sneaking into theaters. The original 2008 film, inspired by real-life break-ins and the Charles Manson murders, starred Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman as a not-so-happy couple who get an unwelcome knock at their door in the middle of the night. They turn away a creepy woman asking “Is Tamara home?” but are soon plagued by masked, knife-wielding home invaders. The movie became a sleeper hit, making $82 million off a $9 million budget, and 10 years it later spawned a sequel,...
Lots of slasher icons are revived for sequel upon sequel over the years but very few franchises — in any genre — have released a trilogy of movies within one year. Lionsgate’s “The Strangers” is breaking down the door in an ambitious, three-chapter strategy to give horror fans a never-before-seen horror “odyssey.”
This isn’t the first time “The Strangers” has come sneaking into theaters. The original 2008 film, inspired by real-life break-ins and the Charles Manson murders, starred Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman as a not-so-happy couple who get an unwelcome knock at their door in the middle of the night. They turn away a creepy woman asking “Is Tamara home?” but are soon plagued by masked, knife-wielding home invaders. The movie became a sleeper hit, making $82 million off a $9 million budget, and 10 years it later spawned a sequel,...
- 5/6/2024
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
The masked modern horror icons return to the big screen in Lionsgate’s The Strangers: Chapter 1 on May 17, the first film in a brand new reboot trilogy from director Renny Harlin (A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Master, Deep Blue Sea). But why wait that long?!
Lionsgate is hosting the World Premiere of The Strangers: Chapter 1 at Regal LA Live in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 8, and Bloody Disgusting has been provided with 45 Tickets to giveaway to anyone who’s able to attend the big premiere next week!
Want to see the film before it hits theaters nationwide on May 17? Enter To Win!
Madelaine Petsch (“Riverdale”), Froy Gutierrez (Hocus Pocus 2), Rachel Shenton (The Silent Child), Ema Horvath (“Rings of Power”) and Gabe Basso (Hillbilly Elegy) star.
Based on the original 2008 cult horror franchise, the project features Petsch, who drives cross-country with her longtime boyfriend (Gutierrez) to...
Lionsgate is hosting the World Premiere of The Strangers: Chapter 1 at Regal LA Live in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 8, and Bloody Disgusting has been provided with 45 Tickets to giveaway to anyone who’s able to attend the big premiere next week!
Want to see the film before it hits theaters nationwide on May 17? Enter To Win!
Madelaine Petsch (“Riverdale”), Froy Gutierrez (Hocus Pocus 2), Rachel Shenton (The Silent Child), Ema Horvath (“Rings of Power”) and Gabe Basso (Hillbilly Elegy) star.
Based on the original 2008 cult horror franchise, the project features Petsch, who drives cross-country with her longtime boyfriend (Gutierrez) to...
- 5/3/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Louis Leterrier (Fast X) will direct and produce 11817, a sci-fi horror film scripted by Matthew Robinson (The Invention of Lying) that is being presented to buyers at Cannes by Rocket Science.
The film watches as inexplicable forces trap a family of four inside their house indefinitely. As both modern luxuries and life or death essentials begin to run out, the family must learn how to be resourceful to survive and outsmart who — or what — is keeping them trapped…
Casting is currently underway on the pic to be produced by Leterrier’s Carrousel Studios, Rocket Science, Thank You Studios, Chernin Entertainment (A North Road Company) and 3 Arts Entertainment. Producers include Leterrier, Thomas Benski and Omar Sy for Carrousel Studios, Lars Sylvest for Thank You Studios, Kori Adelson for Chernin Entertainment, Oly Obst of 3 Arts Entertainment, Thorsten Schumacher for Rocket Science, and Joe Neurauter. Cecile Gaget is exec producing for Carrousel Studios.
The film watches as inexplicable forces trap a family of four inside their house indefinitely. As both modern luxuries and life or death essentials begin to run out, the family must learn how to be resourceful to survive and outsmart who — or what — is keeping them trapped…
Casting is currently underway on the pic to be produced by Leterrier’s Carrousel Studios, Rocket Science, Thank You Studios, Chernin Entertainment (A North Road Company) and 3 Arts Entertainment. Producers include Leterrier, Thomas Benski and Omar Sy for Carrousel Studios, Lars Sylvest for Thank You Studios, Kori Adelson for Chernin Entertainment, Oly Obst of 3 Arts Entertainment, Thorsten Schumacher for Rocket Science, and Joe Neurauter. Cecile Gaget is exec producing for Carrousel Studios.
- 5/2/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
In just over two more weeks, Lionsgate will be back in theaters with The Strangers: Chapter 1, the first film in a brand new reboot trilogy from director Renny Harlin (A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Master, Deep Blue Sea). It’s coming to theaters May 17, 2024.
While you wait, check out a series of new character posters below.
Madelaine Petsch (“Riverdale”), Froy Gutierrez (Hocus Pocus 2), Rachel Shenton (The Silent Child), Ema Horvath (“Rings of Power”) and Gabe Basso (Hillbilly Elegy) star.
Based on the original 2008 cult horror franchise, the project features Petsch, who drives cross-country with her longtime boyfriend (Gutierrez) to begin a new life in the Pacific Northwest. When their car breaks down in Venus, Oregon, they’re forced to spend the night in a secluded Airbnb, where they are terrorized from dusk till dawn by three masked strangers.
Here’s the full official synopsis: “After their...
While you wait, check out a series of new character posters below.
Madelaine Petsch (“Riverdale”), Froy Gutierrez (Hocus Pocus 2), Rachel Shenton (The Silent Child), Ema Horvath (“Rings of Power”) and Gabe Basso (Hillbilly Elegy) star.
Based on the original 2008 cult horror franchise, the project features Petsch, who drives cross-country with her longtime boyfriend (Gutierrez) to begin a new life in the Pacific Northwest. When their car breaks down in Venus, Oregon, they’re forced to spend the night in a secluded Airbnb, where they are terrorized from dusk till dawn by three masked strangers.
Here’s the full official synopsis: “After their...
- 4/30/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Stars: Aston McAuley, Sophie Simnett, Jason Flemyng, Johanna Harlin, Raza Jaffrey, Shervin Alenabi | Written by Ben Sztajnkrycer | Directed by Renny Harlin
Renny Harlin’s career has come full circle, from low-budget horror and action films like Born American and Prison through blockbusters such as Die Hard 2 and Cliffhanger before reverting back to budget-minded films like The Bricklayer and this film, Refuge. This time around, he’s bringing the horrors of war back home as a soldier’s encounter with the unexplained threatens the lives of everyone around him.
Sergeant Rick Pedroni is serving somewhere in Afghanistan when his unit takes a group of Taliban prisoner. Questioned about a nearby cave, they say there’s no more of them in there, in fact, none of them would go in there. Rick volunteers to check it out.
This sets off a long flashback to he and Kate’s wedding day. By...
Renny Harlin’s career has come full circle, from low-budget horror and action films like Born American and Prison through blockbusters such as Die Hard 2 and Cliffhanger before reverting back to budget-minded films like The Bricklayer and this film, Refuge. This time around, he’s bringing the horrors of war back home as a soldier’s encounter with the unexplained threatens the lives of everyone around him.
Sergeant Rick Pedroni is serving somewhere in Afghanistan when his unit takes a group of Taliban prisoner. Questioned about a nearby cave, they say there’s no more of them in there, in fact, none of them would go in there. Rick volunteers to check it out.
This sets off a long flashback to he and Kate’s wedding day. By...
- 4/25/2024
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
We are now less than one month away from the release of Lionsgate’s The Strangers: Chapter 1, the first film in a brand new reboot trilogy from director Renny Harlin (A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Master, Deep Blue Sea). It’s coming to theaters May 17, 2024.
The Strangers: Chapter 1 has officially been rated “R” this week for…
“Horror violence, language and brief drug use.”
For the sake of comparison, Bryan Bertino’s original home invasion film was rated “R” for “violence/terror,” while Prey at Night was rated “R” for “horror violence and terror throughout.”
Madelaine Petsch (“Riverdale”), Froy Gutierrez (Hocus Pocus 2), Rachel Shenton (The Silent Child), Ema Horvath (“Rings of Power”) and Gabe Basso (Hillbilly Elegy) star.
Based on the original 2008 cult horror franchise, the project features Petsch, who drives cross-country with her longtime boyfriend (Gutierrez) to begin a new life in the Pacific Northwest. When...
The Strangers: Chapter 1 has officially been rated “R” this week for…
“Horror violence, language and brief drug use.”
For the sake of comparison, Bryan Bertino’s original home invasion film was rated “R” for “violence/terror,” while Prey at Night was rated “R” for “horror violence and terror throughout.”
Madelaine Petsch (“Riverdale”), Froy Gutierrez (Hocus Pocus 2), Rachel Shenton (The Silent Child), Ema Horvath (“Rings of Power”) and Gabe Basso (Hillbilly Elegy) star.
Based on the original 2008 cult horror franchise, the project features Petsch, who drives cross-country with her longtime boyfriend (Gutierrez) to begin a new life in the Pacific Northwest. When...
- 4/24/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
There are a lot of exciting horror movies on the way for genre fans in 2024. Whether you’re aching for original screamers, franchise thrillers, or even a reboot or two, chills are definitely incoming, and we have all the release dates to look out for right here!
The year has already given horror fans some great entries, including surprising hits like Late Night With the Devil, Immaculate, and Abigail. And there’s much more interesting stuff to come, with Terrifier 3 providing the gore and Alien: Romulus promising new Xenomorph action. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice delivers a long-awaited sequel to Tim Burton’s ’80s classic, and The Witch director Robert Eggers returns with Nosferatu, a fresh take on the titular vampire starring Bill Skarsgård as the iconic bloodsucker.
Remember to check back after you’ve watched your latest horror obsession for all our coverage of the best horror movies of 2024!
The Strangers:...
The year has already given horror fans some great entries, including surprising hits like Late Night With the Devil, Immaculate, and Abigail. And there’s much more interesting stuff to come, with Terrifier 3 providing the gore and Alien: Romulus promising new Xenomorph action. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice delivers a long-awaited sequel to Tim Burton’s ’80s classic, and The Witch director Robert Eggers returns with Nosferatu, a fresh take on the titular vampire starring Bill Skarsgård as the iconic bloodsucker.
Remember to check back after you’ve watched your latest horror obsession for all our coverage of the best horror movies of 2024!
The Strangers:...
- 4/19/2024
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
Director Renny Harlin's career is fascinating. The Finnish filmmaker grew up loving Hollywood movies and later managed to insert himself into that very industry, making a slew of successful '80s and '90s movies from "The Long Kiss Goodnight" to "A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master." More recently, however, his output has been a little more uneven.
Last year, Harlin's Pierce Brosnan-starring film "The Misfits" made a surprise comeback on Netflix. I say a "surprise" because "The Misfits" did not fare well at the box office when it was first released in 2021, and despite Harlin's efforts to rekindle the magic of his '90s actioners, simply functioned, according to critic Chris Bumbray, as "ad for Abu Dhabi tourism." Thankfully, the man who gave us such classics as "Die Hard 2" and "Cliffhanger" has not simply been reduced to churning out streaming movies that desperately...
Last year, Harlin's Pierce Brosnan-starring film "The Misfits" made a surprise comeback on Netflix. I say a "surprise" because "The Misfits" did not fare well at the box office when it was first released in 2021, and despite Harlin's efforts to rekindle the magic of his '90s actioners, simply functioned, according to critic Chris Bumbray, as "ad for Abu Dhabi tourism." Thankfully, the man who gave us such classics as "Die Hard 2" and "Cliffhanger" has not simply been reduced to churning out streaming movies that desperately...
- 4/18/2024
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
Director Renny Harlin recently shot an entire trilogy of Strangers movies simultaneously, with The Strangers: Chapter 1 set to reach theatres on May 17th and The Strangers: Chapter 2 and The Strangers: Chapter 3 possibly following by the end of the year… but those aren’t the only Renny Harlin horror movies we’ll be seeing this year. In fact, Vertical will be giving a Harlin-helmed horror movie called Refuge a VOD release this Friday, April 19th – and the trailer for the film can be seen in the embed above!
Scripted by Ben Sztajnkrycer, Refuge has the following synopsis: After a mysterious attack from a malevolent demon during his tour of duty in Afghanistan, Sergeant Rick Pedroni returns home a changed man, and more dangerous than ever.
The film stars Sophie Simnett (Daybreak), Raza Jaffrey (The Rhythm Section), Aston McAuley (Rocketman), Johanna Harlin (Class Reunion 3), Shervin Alenabi (Gangs of London), Atanas Srebrev...
Scripted by Ben Sztajnkrycer, Refuge has the following synopsis: After a mysterious attack from a malevolent demon during his tour of duty in Afghanistan, Sergeant Rick Pedroni returns home a changed man, and more dangerous than ever.
The film stars Sophie Simnett (Daybreak), Raza Jaffrey (The Rhythm Section), Aston McAuley (Rocketman), Johanna Harlin (Class Reunion 3), Shervin Alenabi (Gangs of London), Atanas Srebrev...
- 4/17/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Paramount Pictures and Neal H. Moritz’s Original Film banner have renewed their first look production deal for another three years.
The new deal extends the studio’s relationship with Moritz through 2027. The partnership was last extended in 2020 after Moritz and his production banner left their longtime deal with Sony Pictures.
“We are proud to continue our long-standing relationship with Neal, who is renowned across the industry for building enduring and audience-beloved franchises. We can’t wait to continue partnering on our top-tier animated and live-action projects together,” Brian Robbins, president and CEO of Paramount Pictures, said in a statement.
Under the new deal, Paramount and Miramax will have Moritz produce a new installment in the Scary Movie franchise. The film is being made as part of the studio’s first look partnership with Miramax under CEO Jonathan Glickman, with Paramount Pictures distributing.
“I’m thrilled to be extending my partnership with Paramount.
The new deal extends the studio’s relationship with Moritz through 2027. The partnership was last extended in 2020 after Moritz and his production banner left their longtime deal with Sony Pictures.
“We are proud to continue our long-standing relationship with Neal, who is renowned across the industry for building enduring and audience-beloved franchises. We can’t wait to continue partnering on our top-tier animated and live-action projects together,” Brian Robbins, president and CEO of Paramount Pictures, said in a statement.
Under the new deal, Paramount and Miramax will have Moritz produce a new installment in the Scary Movie franchise. The film is being made as part of the studio’s first look partnership with Miramax under CEO Jonathan Glickman, with Paramount Pictures distributing.
“I’m thrilled to be extending my partnership with Paramount.
- 4/11/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
At their CinemaCon presentation this Am, Paramount Pictures today announced a three-year extension of its first-look deal with producer Neal H. Moritz and his Original Film banner.
The new agreement goes through 2027.
Under the deal, Paramount and Miramax announced today that the Sonic the Hedgehog producer will shepherd a new installment in the Scary Movie franchise. The film is being made as part of the studio’s first look partnership with Miramax under the leadership of newly appointed CEO Jonathan Glickman, with Paramount Pictures distributing. Scary Movie is rolling cameras this year for release in 2025.
Brian Robbins, President and CEO of Paramount Pictures, said, “We are proud to continue our long-standing relationship with Neal, who is renowned across the industry for building enduring and audience-beloved franchises. We can’t wait to continue partnering on our top-tier animated and live-action projects together.”
Moritz commented, “I’m thrilled to be extending my partnership with Paramount.
The new agreement goes through 2027.
Under the deal, Paramount and Miramax announced today that the Sonic the Hedgehog producer will shepherd a new installment in the Scary Movie franchise. The film is being made as part of the studio’s first look partnership with Miramax under the leadership of newly appointed CEO Jonathan Glickman, with Paramount Pictures distributing. Scary Movie is rolling cameras this year for release in 2025.
Brian Robbins, President and CEO of Paramount Pictures, said, “We are proud to continue our long-standing relationship with Neal, who is renowned across the industry for building enduring and audience-beloved franchises. We can’t wait to continue partnering on our top-tier animated and live-action projects together.”
Moritz commented, “I’m thrilled to be extending my partnership with Paramount.
- 4/11/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The 1990s represented a golden epoch for action cinema. This was the time which saw VHS and its digitized successor DVD introduce a whole new generation of fans to the magic of stars like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone. And those titans from the ‘80s still claimed big wins, too, at the box office and home media via the likes of Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Demolition Man, and Cliffhanger.
It was also the decade that saw audiences turn out in droves to theaters and rental stores to catch a glimpse of Steven Seagal’s flying fists in movies like Under Siege or Jean-Claude Van Damme and his trademark splits in Timecop; Jackie Chan finally got the larger American fanbase he so richly deserved thanks to the Rush Hour movies while Bruce Willis gave us Die Hard With A Vengeance, the best of all the Die Hard sequels, before pivoting...
It was also the decade that saw audiences turn out in droves to theaters and rental stores to catch a glimpse of Steven Seagal’s flying fists in movies like Under Siege or Jean-Claude Van Damme and his trademark splits in Timecop; Jackie Chan finally got the larger American fanbase he so richly deserved thanks to the Rush Hour movies while Bruce Willis gave us Die Hard With A Vengeance, the best of all the Die Hard sequels, before pivoting...
- 4/11/2024
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
The first installment in a brand new reboot trilogy from Lionsgate and director Renny Harlin, The Strangers: Chapter 1 will be available in theaters everywhere on May 17, 2024.
While you wait, check out three new character posters below, which spotlight Dollface, Pin-Up Girl, and Scarecrow, the latter character previously known as “The Man in the Mask.”
Whatever you want to call them, they’ve all got killer looks…
Madelaine Petsch (“Riverdale”), Froy Gutierrez (Hocus Pocus 2), Rachel Shenton (The Silent Child), Ema Horvath (“Rings of Power”) and Gabe Basso (Hillbilly Elegy) star.
Based on the original 2008 cult horror franchise, the project features Petsch, who drives cross-country with her longtime boyfriend (Gutierrez) to begin a new life in the Pacific Northwest. When their car breaks down in Venus, Oregon, they’re forced to spend the night in a secluded Airbnb, where they are terrorized from dusk till dawn by three masked strangers.
While you wait, check out three new character posters below, which spotlight Dollface, Pin-Up Girl, and Scarecrow, the latter character previously known as “The Man in the Mask.”
Whatever you want to call them, they’ve all got killer looks…
Madelaine Petsch (“Riverdale”), Froy Gutierrez (Hocus Pocus 2), Rachel Shenton (The Silent Child), Ema Horvath (“Rings of Power”) and Gabe Basso (Hillbilly Elegy) star.
Based on the original 2008 cult horror franchise, the project features Petsch, who drives cross-country with her longtime boyfriend (Gutierrez) to begin a new life in the Pacific Northwest. When their car breaks down in Venus, Oregon, they’re forced to spend the night in a secluded Airbnb, where they are terrorized from dusk till dawn by three masked strangers.
- 3/30/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Sylvester Stallone is certainly one of the biggest names in the history of Hollywood, as he was truly the king when it came to action and drama in the 70s and 80s. After all, his roles in classics such as Rocky, Rambo, and more, solidified his legacy as an all-time great.
Sylvester Stallone in Rocky
With that said, Stallone named just one role that didn’t show him as impaired or dangerous in one of his lesser-known movies. This might also come as a surprise for many fans in general who have followed him over the years.
Sylvester Stallone Named Just One Role That Doesn’t Show Him As Dangerous Another scene from Rocky
As per Variety, tied by commitments to nine shows, Taylor Sheridan couldn’t be as involved as before. After crafting the Tulsa King pilot within three days and swiftly securing Sylvester Stallone’s participation, Sheridan entrusted the project to Terence Winter,...
Sylvester Stallone in Rocky
With that said, Stallone named just one role that didn’t show him as impaired or dangerous in one of his lesser-known movies. This might also come as a surprise for many fans in general who have followed him over the years.
Sylvester Stallone Named Just One Role That Doesn’t Show Him As Dangerous Another scene from Rocky
As per Variety, tied by commitments to nine shows, Taylor Sheridan couldn’t be as involved as before. After crafting the Tulsa King pilot within three days and swiftly securing Sylvester Stallone’s participation, Sheridan entrusted the project to Terence Winter,...
- 3/29/2024
- by Subhojeet Mookherjee
- FandomWire
Goodbye, The Lazarus Project. Unless a mysterious sci-fi organisation steps in to reset time to before Sky chose to cancel the mind-bending time travel drama, that’s our lot. After airing two seasons, they won’t be making a third.
The news was first announced in The Sun, and later confirmed by trustworthy outlets including TV Zone and RadioTimes.com. It had previously been rumoured that if season three were to go ahead, creator Joe Barton would be stepping back to a producer role and welcoming in new writers, who would have to do without some of the major cast members including Tom Burke. Now, that won’t happen because season two will be the last.
Barton posted the cancellation news on social media, along with a meme featuring a woman and a child wearing matching denim jackets throwing confetti in the air, along with the words “Don’t cry because it’s over,...
The news was first announced in The Sun, and later confirmed by trustworthy outlets including TV Zone and RadioTimes.com. It had previously been rumoured that if season three were to go ahead, creator Joe Barton would be stepping back to a producer role and welcoming in new writers, who would have to do without some of the major cast members including Tom Burke. Now, that won’t happen because season two will be the last.
Barton posted the cancellation news on social media, along with a meme featuring a woman and a child wearing matching denim jackets throwing confetti in the air, along with the words “Don’t cry because it’s over,...
- 3/25/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Reba McEntire’s Untitled NBC Comedy pilot has added three to its expanding cast including Tokala Black Elk (Yellowstone), Rex Linn (Young Sheldon) and Pablo Castelblanco (Alaska Daily).
The pilot follows Bobbie (McEntire) who inherits her father’s restaurant and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in the half-sister she never knew she had.
As Deadline exclusively revealed on Monday, Belissa Escobedo will star as Bobbie’s half-sister and Melissa Peterman will play a bartender at the tavern who wishes she was Bobbie’s sister.
Tokala will play Takoda, a waiter at the tavern with serious handyman skills and probably the kindest person you’ve ever met. Linn will play Emmett, a cook at the tavern who is described as a man of few words. Castelblanco will play Steve, the accountant for the tavern who does his work at the bar. He...
The pilot follows Bobbie (McEntire) who inherits her father’s restaurant and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in the half-sister she never knew she had.
As Deadline exclusively revealed on Monday, Belissa Escobedo will star as Bobbie’s half-sister and Melissa Peterman will play a bartender at the tavern who wishes she was Bobbie’s sister.
Tokala will play Takoda, a waiter at the tavern with serious handyman skills and probably the kindest person you’ve ever met. Linn will play Emmett, a cook at the tavern who is described as a man of few words. Castelblanco will play Steve, the accountant for the tavern who does his work at the bar. He...
- 3/18/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
“Arthur the King” suitably plays like an emotional endurance challenge. Director Simon Cellan Jones and screenwriter Michael Brandt, adapting Mikael Lindnord’s book “Arthur: The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home,” take us through the ups and downs of adventure racing. They put our stamina, tear-ducts and psychological well-being to the test as we watch a team of underdog athletes attempt to cross the finish line in record time after befriending an ailing, scruffy street mutt. Our palms sweat, our hearts palpitate, and our spirits brace themselves for a windfall of feelings in the final act. This true-life tale about perseverance, compassion and second chances cuts right to the quick. While it doesn’t stray from a predictable path, the journey is rarely dull, making our travels and these characters’ travails feel worthy of the big screen.
Michael Light (Mark Wahlberg) is his own worst enemy. He...
Michael Light (Mark Wahlberg) is his own worst enemy. He...
- 3/13/2024
- by Courtney Howard
- Variety Film + TV
Sylvester Stallone is one of the most underrated gems when it comes to screenwriting. Although the actor has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and is known for always tweaking his scripts, the actor has remained under-appreciated for this talent of his. Without Stallone and his incredible genius for writing, the audience would have been deprived of some of the finest scenes in the history of cinema.
Sylvester Stallone in a still from Tulsa King
And so, starring in the hit crime-drama show, Tulsa King, was no different for Stallone, who occasionally edited the script despite it being written by esteemed screenwriters, Taylor Sheridan and Terence Winter. And in an interview, Stallone revealed the real reason why he did so.
Sylvester Stallone On Why He Would Alter Tulsa King Scripts A still from Tulsa King
Based on the life of a former Mafia Capo just released from prison after 25 years,...
Sylvester Stallone in a still from Tulsa King
And so, starring in the hit crime-drama show, Tulsa King, was no different for Stallone, who occasionally edited the script despite it being written by esteemed screenwriters, Taylor Sheridan and Terence Winter. And in an interview, Stallone revealed the real reason why he did so.
Sylvester Stallone On Why He Would Alter Tulsa King Scripts A still from Tulsa King
Based on the life of a former Mafia Capo just released from prison after 25 years,...
- 3/7/2024
- by Maria Sultan
- FandomWire
The first installment in a brand new reboot trilogy from Lionsgate and director Renny Harlin, The Strangers: Chapter 1 will be available in theaters everywhere on May 17, 2024.
While you wait, check out a brand new clip below along with two new images from the film. In this clip, the Strangers have already made their way inside the house. While Pinup Girl stalks and gets ready to slash, our main characters attempt to hide in their Airbnb rental. Stumbling around in the dark, Madelaine Petsch ends up with some nasty hand trauma…
The Strangers: Chapter 1 is said to be something of a remake of the original 2008 movie, while its sequels – Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 – will blaze a new path from there.
Madelaine Petsch (“Riverdale”), Froy Gutierrez (Hocus Pocus 2), Rachel Shenton (The Silent Child), Ema Horvath (“Rings of Power”) and Gabe Basso (Hillbilly Elegy) star.
Based on the original 2008 cult horror franchise,...
While you wait, check out a brand new clip below along with two new images from the film. In this clip, the Strangers have already made their way inside the house. While Pinup Girl stalks and gets ready to slash, our main characters attempt to hide in their Airbnb rental. Stumbling around in the dark, Madelaine Petsch ends up with some nasty hand trauma…
The Strangers: Chapter 1 is said to be something of a remake of the original 2008 movie, while its sequels – Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 – will blaze a new path from there.
Madelaine Petsch (“Riverdale”), Froy Gutierrez (Hocus Pocus 2), Rachel Shenton (The Silent Child), Ema Horvath (“Rings of Power”) and Gabe Basso (Hillbilly Elegy) star.
Based on the original 2008 cult horror franchise,...
- 3/5/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Get ready to hide behind your couch cushions again, because the trailer for The Strangers: Chapter 1 just dropped, and it’s teasing us with all the thrills and chills we’ve been craving. Slated for release on May 17th, this film marks the beginning of a brand-new trilogy inspired by a flick that has haunted our dreams since 2008. Yes, I’m talking about The Strangers, and if the snippets from the trailer are anything to go by, we’re in for a terrifying treat.
Let’s rewind the clock to 2008, when Brian Bertino’s The Strangers first crept into our collective nightmares. The setup was deceptively simple: Kristen (Liv Tyler) and James (Scott Speedman) anticipated nothing more than a serene weekend at a secluded family vacation home. However, serenity was the last thing they found. Their ordeal began with an unsettling visit from a mysterious woman at the door. The real horror,...
Let’s rewind the clock to 2008, when Brian Bertino’s The Strangers first crept into our collective nightmares. The setup was deceptively simple: Kristen (Liv Tyler) and James (Scott Speedman) anticipated nothing more than a serene weekend at a secluded family vacation home. However, serenity was the last thing they found. Their ordeal began with an unsettling visit from a mysterious woman at the door. The real horror,...
- 3/2/2024
- by NOFS STAFF
Lionsgate has shared the first trailer for Renny Harlin’s prequel slasher. Take a look at The Strangers: Chapter 1 trailer here.
2024 has been a little barren for horror films, but fear not, my friends. Things are looking up.
Renny Harlin’s The Strangers: Chapter 1 is heading our way in May and if it captures even a smidge of the atmosphere of the 2008 original, we’re in good company.
The first trailer has just surfaced online for The Strangers: Chapter 1 and you can take a look at it below.
Chapter 1 is the third film in the franchise, following on from Bryan Bertino’s 2008 original film, simply titled The Strangers, and its 2018 sequel, Strangers: Prey At Night.
The trailer showcases the iconic masks worn by the intruders in Bertino’s film. The trailer’s tagline also invites us to “witness how the strangers became the strangers”.
The film stars Madelaine Petsch, Froy Gutierrez,...
2024 has been a little barren for horror films, but fear not, my friends. Things are looking up.
Renny Harlin’s The Strangers: Chapter 1 is heading our way in May and if it captures even a smidge of the atmosphere of the 2008 original, we’re in good company.
The first trailer has just surfaced online for The Strangers: Chapter 1 and you can take a look at it below.
Chapter 1 is the third film in the franchise, following on from Bryan Bertino’s 2008 original film, simply titled The Strangers, and its 2018 sequel, Strangers: Prey At Night.
The trailer showcases the iconic masks worn by the intruders in Bertino’s film. The trailer’s tagline also invites us to “witness how the strangers became the strangers”.
The film stars Madelaine Petsch, Froy Gutierrez,...
- 3/1/2024
- by Maria Lattila
- Film Stories
What do you do when they come for you? Beloved horror franchise “The Strangers” is getting a revamp, courtesy of prequel “The Strangers: Chapter 1” starring “Riverdale” alum Madelaine Petsch. Two more sequels are due later this year, all from “Die Hard 2” and “Cliffhanger” director Renny Harlin.
In this first film, Petsch stars as a young woman who is trying to start a new life with her fiancé. Yet, during a road trip stop in a remote vacation rental in the woods, the couple become the prey of a mysterious gang of masked strangers who attack without warning or reason. Froy Gutierrez, Gabriel Basso, and Ema Horvath co-star.
Sure, it may sound like a run-of-the-mill slasher, but “The Strangers” franchise has a haunting allure, thanks to its creation by filmmaker Bryan Bertino. The director has a “story by” credit for “Chapter 1,” which is helmed by Harlin and written by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland.
In this first film, Petsch stars as a young woman who is trying to start a new life with her fiancé. Yet, during a road trip stop in a remote vacation rental in the woods, the couple become the prey of a mysterious gang of masked strangers who attack without warning or reason. Froy Gutierrez, Gabriel Basso, and Ema Horvath co-star.
Sure, it may sound like a run-of-the-mill slasher, but “The Strangers” franchise has a haunting allure, thanks to its creation by filmmaker Bryan Bertino. The director has a “story by” credit for “Chapter 1,” which is helmed by Harlin and written by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland.
- 3/1/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
‘The Strangers: Chapter 1’ Trailer Looks Like a Direct Remake of the 2008 Home Invasion Horror Movie
The first installment in a brand new reboot trilogy from Lionsgate and director Renny Harlin, The Strangers: Chapter 1 will be available in theaters nationwide on May 17, 2024.
The Strangers: Chapter 1 is said to be something of a remake of the original 2008 movie, while its sequels – Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 – will blaze a new path from there.
Our hope is that the two subsequent movies will allow Renny Harlin to get crazy and inject a little more of his personal filmmaking style into the proceedings, because The Strangers: Chapter 1 indeed does look to be a pretty straight up remake of Bryan Bertino’s 2008 home invasion classic. This first trailer essentially goes through all the familiar beats, ending with a new/lesser version of the most iconic line from Bertino’s movie. “Because you were home” has been replaced with “Because you’re here,” which doesn’t quite have the same punch to it.
The Strangers: Chapter 1 is said to be something of a remake of the original 2008 movie, while its sequels – Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 – will blaze a new path from there.
Our hope is that the two subsequent movies will allow Renny Harlin to get crazy and inject a little more of his personal filmmaking style into the proceedings, because The Strangers: Chapter 1 indeed does look to be a pretty straight up remake of Bryan Bertino’s 2008 home invasion classic. This first trailer essentially goes through all the familiar beats, ending with a new/lesser version of the most iconic line from Bertino’s movie. “Because you were home” has been replaced with “Because you’re here,” which doesn’t quite have the same punch to it.
- 3/1/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
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