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A party game turns into a supernatural nightmare in Spin the Bottle, featuring Justin Long (Barbarian) as the local authority savvy to the paranormal. Paramount has provided Bloody Disgusting with an exclusive clip today, which puts the spotlight on Justin Long.

Spin the Bottle will be available on Digital on October 4.

Watch our exclusive clip below and find the official trailer underneath.

In the film, “When a group of friends plays spin the bottle in a house marked by a brutal massacre, they unknowingly unleash an evil spirit and start dying in terrifying ways. Now, the survivors must stick together to uncover the house’s dark secrets and end the bloodshed.”

The supernatural horror movie stars Tanner Stine, Kaylee Kaneshiro, Tony Amendola (The Curse of La Llorona), Ryan Whitney, Hal Cumpston, Angela Halili (American Horror Stories), Samantha Cormier (Legion) with Ali Larter (Final Destination).

Gavin Wiesen (The Art of Getting By...

Two years ago, we heard that production had wrapped on Spin the Bottle, a supernatural horror film that has genre regulars Ali Larter (the Final Destination and Resident Evil franchises) and Justin Long playing supporting roles and Tanner Stine (Impulse) and Kaylee Bryant (Legacies) taking on the lead roles. Now Spin the Bottle is finally ready to make its way out into the world, as Paramount will be giving the film a digital release on October 4th – and with that date just a couple of weeks away, a trailer has arrived online. You can check it out in the embed above.

Gavin Wiesen directed Spin the Bottle from a screenplay written by John Cregan (Plague Town). The actors mentioned above are joined in the cast by Christopher Ammanuel (Black Lightning), Ryan Whitney (Reagan), Angela Halili (American Horror Stories), Samantha Cormier (Legion), Hal Cumpston (The Greatest Beer Run Ever) and Tony Amendola...

A party game turns into a supernatural nightmare in the upcoming supernatural horror movie Spin the Bottle, featuring Justin Long (Barbarian) as the local authority savvy to the paranormal. Paramount has debuted the new trailer today, giving a closer look at the haunted rules.

Spin the Bottle will be available on Digital on October 4.

The film’s official synopsis: “When a group of friends plays spin the bottle in a house marked by a brutal massacre, they unknowingly unleash an evil spirit and start dying in terrifying ways. Now, the survivors must stick together to uncover the house’s dark secrets and end the bloodshed.”

The supernatural horror movie stars Tanner Stine, Kaylee Kaneshiro, Tony Amendola (The Curse of La Llorona), Ryan Whitney, Hal Cumpston, Angela Halili (American Horror Stories), Samantha Cormier (Legion) with Ali Larter (Final Destination) and Justin Long.

Gavin Wiesen (The Art of Getting By) directs from a script by John Cregan.

Exclusive: Dane Cook is set to reteam with Greg Coolidge, his director on the 2006 Lionsgate comedy Employee of the Month, on Guys Night, an indie comedy based on the 2011 Black List script by Christopher Baldi.

The film follows a man who, after hitting a major rut in his marriage, is convinced the only way to save the relationship is to have the ultimate night out with his male co-workers.

Cook will produce, as will Jim Valdez through his Fortress Media Group. Seth Yanklewitz (The Hangover) is casting, with production scheduled for a late summer start. Christopher Barish, Kyle Hayes and Matt Bass are the executive producers.

Breaking out in the late ’90s and early 2000s as one of the biggest comedians in the world, Cook remains among the top-selling, as highlighted by his sold-out performance at Netflix Is a Joke and his upcoming nationwide Live Nation tour, “Fresh New Flavor.

Exclusive: Maggie Moore(s), the film which marks the reunions of Mad Men duo Jon Hamm and John Slattery and 30 Rock couple Hamm and Tina Fey, has sold to Screen Media for North America.

Slattery directs Hamm and Fey in the true-crime-inspired thriller written by Paul Bernbaum. Pic also stars Nick Mohammed (Ted Lasso), Micah Stock (Kindred), Mary Holland (Happiest Season) and Happy Anderson (Mindhunter).

Screen Media is planning a theatrical release in June, followed by a digital release later that month.

In Maggie Moore(s), when two women with the same name are murdered days apart, small-town police chief Jordan Sanders (Hamm) finds himself wading through an unlikely collection of cheating husbands, lonely hearts, nosy neighbors and contract killers in an effort to put the pieces of the case, and his life, together.

The deal was negotiated by Seth Needle, executive vice president of global acquisitions and co-productions, on behalf of Screen Media,...

Deadline reports that genre regulars Ali Larter (the Final Destination and Resident Evil franchises) and Justin Long play supporting roles in the supernatural horror film Spin the Bottle, with Tanner Stine (Impulse) and Kaylee Bryant (Legacies) taking on the lead roles. Production recently wrapped on the film, which centers on

a group of teenagers in small town Texas who unleash a deadly force after playing the famed party game Spin the Bottle in an abandoned house where a grisly massacre once took place.

Gavin Wiesen directed Spin the Bottle from a screenplay by John Cregan (Plague Town). The actors mentioned above are joined in the cast by Christopher Ammanuel (Black Lightning), Ryan Whitney (Reagan), Angela Halili (American Horror Stories), Samantha Cormier (Legion), Hal Cumpston (The Greatest Beer Run Ever) and Tony Amendola (The Curse of La Llorona).

Financing for Spin the Bottle was provided by Fortress Media Group. Will Hayes,...

A party game turns into a party nightmare in the upcoming supernatural horror movie Spin the Bottle, and Deadline reports that Justin Long (Barbarian) has joined the cast.

Additionally, Ali Larter (The Rookie), Tanner Stine (Impulse) and Kaylee Bryant (Legacies) will star, with Stine and Bryant leading the cast. Long and Larter play supporting roles.

Deadline notes, “The recently wrapped film written by John Cregan centers on a group of teenagers in small town Texas who unleash a deadly force after playing the famed party game Spin the Bottle in an abandoned house where a grisly massacre once took place.”

The film’s cast also includes Christopher Ammanuel (Black Lightning), Ryan Whitney (Reagan), Angela Halili (American Horror Stories), Samantha Cormier (Legion), Hal Cumpston (The Greatest Beer Run Ever) and Tony Amendola (The Curse of La Llorona).

Fortress Media Group is financing, with Will Hayes, Jim Valdez, Kyle Hayes and Chris Barish producing.

Exclusive: Tanner Stine (Impulse) and Kaylee Bryant (Legacies) will lead the supernatural horror Spin the Bottle from director Gavin Wiesen (The Art of Getting By), with Justin Long (Barbarian) and Ali Larter (The Rookie) to play supporting roles.

The recently wrapped film written by John Cregan centers on a group of teenagers in small town Texas who unleash a deadly force after playing the famed party game Spin the Bottle in an abandoned house where a grisly massacre once took place.

Christopher Ammanuel (Black Lightning), Ryan Whitney (Reagan), Angela Halili (American Horror Stories), Samantha Cormier (Legion), Hal Cumpston (The Greatest Beer Run Ever) and Tony Amendola (The Curse of La Llorona) round out the cast. Fortress Media Group is financing, with Will Hayes, Jim Valdez, Kyle Hayes and Chris Barish producing. Harrison Kordestani is exec producing, with Scot Ruggles serving as co-producer.

Stine has previously appeared on series including Impulse,...

Alec Baldwin and Scott Eastwood are bound for a dark, gritty and futuristic version of La – and we’re not talking Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2.

According to Deadline, Baldwin and Eastwood have been tapped to star in Crown Vic, a pulsing crime thriller arriving by way of writer-director Joel Souza. Filming has been pegged to get underway in the summer, when the two stars will portray a pair of “Lapd officers navigating through their own personal turmoil while hunting down a couple of vicious cop killers.” Jim Valdez and Chris Barish are attached to produce the new drama on behalf of Brand Inc Group banner, with Gregg Bello also lending his support.

Grizzled law enforcers on the hunt for cop killers reads like a crime noir in the making, though it remains to be seen what kind of tone Souza and Co. will settle for.

As for Crown Vic‘s newfound stars,...

Exclusive: Alec Baldwin and Scott Eastwood have been set to star in Crown Vic, a gritty, futuristic cop thriller that Joel Souza wrote and will direct. Shooting begins May 1 in Los Angeles. Jim Valdez and Chris Barish are producing through their Brand Inc Group banner, along with Gregg Bello. The story revolves around two Lapd officers navigating through their own personal turmoil while hunting down a couple of vicious cop killers. Baldwin is fresh off of Blind and Drunk P…...

Cinedigm has signed a 12-film deal with Brand Inc over three years and will funnel the original titles through multiple platforms including its Ott channels.

The partners said they aim to produce a wide array of films covering family, action, Western, urban and holiday season genres.

Cinedigm acquired all North American rights for the 12 including theatrical, digital, VOD and physical home entertainment.

Ott destinations include Cinedigm’s CONtv aimed at Comic Con enthusiasts and Dove Movie Channel for the faith-based and family crowd.

Christopher Barish and Jim Valdez’s Brand Inc plans to release its first three features this year: Zoey To The Max with Amy Smart and Grant Bowler; Little Loopers with Rob Morrow and Natalie Imbruglia; and Ghost Squad starring Kevin Nealon.

“Man, if college kids keep watching horror movies about Spring Break, they’ll never want to invade isolated getaways for a week-long alcohol, drug, and sex binge again!” – hopes every overprotective parent in America. Yes, it’s true that horror films love exploiting Spring Break for all its debaucherous shenanigans, picking from a goldmine of horny, drunk, uninhibited party goers with zero awareness, but some attempts are nothing but a lame buzzkill – like the dude who shows up carrying wine coolers. Weak bro.

Take Jim Valdez’s Machine Head for example – three girls, three guys, a lavish house in the middle of nowhere, and a stalker obsessed with “Ding-Dong-Ditch.” About as brainless as some drunken sorority girl looking to get revenge on mommy and daddy, Valdez never once achieves even a modicum of slasher glory despite casting three bodacious babes – I know, right?! How can a horror movie be so...

Anchor Bay Entertainment will be unleashing Spring Break slasher flick 'Machine Head' onto DVD next Spring. Of course with the movie being a Spring Break based feature we're guaranteed a raft off on screen bikini'd hotties that include Sharon Hinnendael ('Embrace of the Vampire'), Nicole Zeoli ('The Telling', Cristina Corigliano ('Sand Sharks'), Morissa O'Mara ('Hanna's Gold'), and Alana O'Mara ('The Cottage'). 'Machine Head' unloads onto DVD from 25 March 2014. Robert Adamson, Brett Howell and Blake Baskin also star and you can head below to check out the official artwork for the upcomoing release helmed by Jim Valdez. If you're in the mood for a bit of read then you'll appreciate the extended plot synopsis also shown below....

Andrew Fleming ("The Craft," "Hamlet 2") is set to helm the comedy "Guys Night" at Millennium Films says Variety.

Chris Baldi penned the story of four guys stuck in dead-end jobs and even less successful relationships who hear about a mystery island off the coast of New Jersey where anything goes.

One night, they set off in search of adventure and everything that can go wrong does. Jim Valdez and Matt Bass are producing.

The 2011 Black List, the Top Unproduced Screenplays of the year has been released. The best unproduced screenplays from The Black List 2011 is compiled by votes from over 300 “execs, agency guys, and high-level assistants. Titled The Black List, the compendium highlights both established screenwriters and up-and-comers, and has served as a launching pad in the past for projects like Juno, Lars and the Real Girl, and (500) Days of Summer. Last year’s list included Margin Call, Crazy, Stupid, Love, The Hunger Games, and Snow White and the Huntsman.”

Regarding the validity of The Black List, things to keep in mind:

some of these screenplays have already been acquired and are already in development, though…none will have entered principal photography by December 31, 2011. Also worth pointing out is that, as in previous years, there have been rumors that some of the participants have been accused of using the Black List to promote their own clients or friends.

For the seventh annual year a list of the top unproduced screenplays written in the past 12 calendar months has been made. The Black List is the most recognized and celebritized compilation for screenwriters and unknown movie ideas to be heard. While some prior Black List scripts have gone on to be made (like Juno or 500 Days of Summer), most scripts do not. However, what being on The Black List can do is to give a big push of credibility to a screenwriter hoping to carve out a career in Hollywood.

The Black List recepients are chosen by a committee of 300 individuals working in Hollywood: agents, writers, producers, managers and the like. They read the screenplays that float around the showbiz ecosystem; some are bought and are already in development while others are still seeing the interest of talent of financial backers.

The makers of The Black List are good to...

The 2011 Black List has arrived online and there are a bunch of the hottest scripts in Hollywood. Some have already been picked up by studios, while most are still unproduced. Here is the press release: The Black List was compiled from the suggestions of over 300 film executives, each of whom contributed the names of up to ten of their favorite scripts that were written in, or are somehow uniquely associated with, 2011 and will not have begun principal photography during this calendar year.

This year, scripts had to receive at least six mentions to be included on the The Black List.

All reasonable effort has been made to confirm the information contained herein. The Black List apologizes for all misspellings, misattributions, incorrect representation identification, and questionable 2011 affiliations.

It has been said many times, but it's worth repeating:

The Black List is not a "best of" list. It is, at best, a "most liked" list.

[1] Each December since 2004, studio executive Franklin Leonard has compiled the best unproduced screenplays of the year, as voted by hundreds of execs, agency guys, and high-level assistants. Titled The Black List, the compendium highlights both established screenwriters and up-and-comers, and has served as a launching pad in the past for projects like Juno, Lars and the Real Girl, and (500) Days of Summer. Last year's list included Margin Call, Crazy, Stupid, Love, The Hunger Games, and Snow White and the Huntsman. It should be noted that the headline is somewhat misleading -- some of these screenplays have already been acquired and are already in development, though according to Leonard none will have entered principal photography by December 31, 2011. Also worth pointing out is that, as in previous years, there have been rumors that some of the participants have been accused of using the Black List to promote their own clients or friends.

Millennium Films has acquired the rights to the Chris Baldi comedy "Guys Night" and has slated a spring production start date. Baldi, the writer behind Columbia's upcoming comedy "What Would Kenny Do" (starring Ashton Kutcher and Justin Bieber), wrote the "Guys Night" script. Executive producers include Millennium's Avi Lerner; Danny Dimbort and Trevor Short will executive produce, along with Mike Goldberg and Josh Adler. Jim Valdez and Matt Bass are listed as producers. The cast has not yet been announced. "Guys Night" is about four men working at dead-end jobs and involved with less-than-satisfying relationships.

Chris Baldi's comedy spec Guys Night sells to Millennium Films Millennium Films has acquired rights to the story which follows four guys with dead-end jobs and similar relationships, who find out about a mystery Island off the coast of New Jersey where anything goes. After setting off one night to find it, anything and everything goes wrong. Variety reports that a spring production start is being eyed for Guys Night, produced by Jim Valdez and Matt Bass. Avi Lerner, Danny Dimbort, Trevor Short, Mike Goldberg and Josh Adler will serve as executive producers. Baldi's doing well. The writer scripted the upcoming Ashton Kutcher and Justin Bieber flick What Would Kenny Do which Sony is distributing, as well as Fox's Thor Freudenthal-helmed The Scavengers...

Chris Baldi's comedy spec Guys Night sells to Millennium Films Millennium Films has acquired rights to the story which follows four guys with dead-end jobs and similar relationships, who find out about a mystery Island off the coast of New Jersey where anything goes. After setting off one night to find it, anything and everything goes wrong. Variety reports that a spring production start is being eyed for Guys Night, produced by Jim Valdez and Matt Bass. Avi Lerner, Danny Dimbort, Trevor Short, Mike Goldberg and Josh Adler will serve as executive producers. Baldi's doing well. The writer scripted the upcoming Ashton Kutcher and Justin Bieber flick What Would Kenny Do which Sony is distributing, as well as Fox's Thor Freudenthal-helmed The Scavengers...

Chris Baldi's comedy spec Guys Night sells to Millennium Films Millennium Films has acquired rights to the story which follows four guys with dead-end jobs and similar relationships, who find out about a mystery Island off the coast of New Jersey where anything goes. After setting off one night to find it, anything and everything goes wrong. Variety reports that a spring production start is being eyed for Guys Night, produced by Jim Valdez and Matt Bass. Avi Lerner, Danny Dimbort, Trevor Short, Mike Goldberg and Josh Adler will serve as executive producers. Baldi's doing well. The writer scripted the upcoming Ashton Kutcher and Justin Bieber flick What Would Kenny Do which Sony is distributing, as well as Fox's Thor Freudenthal-helmed The Scavengers...

Also from Joker Films is Machine Head, from director Jim Valdez. Being sold at the Afm next month, the pic stars Sharon Hinnendael, Nicole Zeoli and Cristina Corigliano. "The desert of Los Ranchos, CA isn't your standard spring break hot spot but when Rachel's high powered father gives her the keys to a beautiful desert home, she decides to make the most of it. Spring break will most certainly be filled with her friends, some boys, cocktails and fun. Once away from the city, they find themselves being followed by a menacing hot rod on the highway. They quickly wish they'd gone anywhere else as a masked stalker hunts them through the desert heat. Finally at the lavish vacation pad, the trouble they had on the road appears to be a distant memoryuntil the doorbell rings late one night and Machine Head unleashes a hell unlike they've ever seen."...

( Note: I apologize for quoting Bush lyrics in our headline! ) Details landed on our lap today for a new thriller called Machine Head , presently in post-production. Jim Valdez directed from a script by Jim Souza; Sharon Hinnendael ( Look ), Nicole Zeoli ( The Telling ) and Cristina Corigliano ( Sand Sharks ) star. Here's a synopsis. We'll have more as images and release details come in. The desert of Los Ranchos, CA isn't your standard spring break hot spot but when Rachel's high powered father gives her the keys to a beautiful desert home, she decides to make the most of it. Spring break will most certainly be filled with her friends, some boys, cocktails and fun. Once away from the city, they find themselves being followed by a menacing hot rod on the highway. They...

Bryan Cranston, Vinessa Shaw and Ron Livingston have joined the cast of Robert Celestino's indie thriller "Leave," about a novelist and his encounters on a road trip. According to Variety, Celestino will direct and Jim Valdez will executive produce. Michael Hagerty will handle producing duties.The cast includes co-producers Rick Gomez and Frank John Hughes, who also wrote the script.