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David F. Sandberg’s Until Dawn arrives with the weighty expectation that tends to accompany video game adaptations, especially ones as beloved and narratively intricate as Supermassive Games’ original 2015 release. The film, penned by Gary Dauberman and Blair Butler, doesn’t shy away from the challenge. What it delivers is a briskly paced, knowingly constructed horror feature that’s more playful than profound, more inventive than terrifying, and far more entertaining than most of its genre stablemates.

The story begins with a trope-heavy setup, where a group of college friends travel deep into rural nowhere to investigate the mysterious disappearance of Clover’s sister, Melanie. Their car ride, complete with cryptic gas station warnings and an ominous rainstorm, ends at a remote visitor centre in Glore Valley. So far, so familiar. But once the masked killer appears and dispatches the group one by one, only for them to wake up again in the same place,...

David F. Sandberg returns to horror with Until Dawn, a digital-first psychological slasher that twists familiar genre mechanics into a looping nightmare. Releasing on digital platforms from 10 June via Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, the film sees a group of teenagers trapped in a remote valley, forced to relive a night of escalating terror that mutates with every iteration.

Ella Rubin leads the cast as Clover, a determined young woman on a mission to uncover the truth behind her sister’s disappearance a year prior. Alongside her friends, she ventures into Glore Valley, where they encounter an abandoned visitor centre and a lurking threat that begins picking them off one by one. But death is not the end. Instead, the group reawakens to the same evening, and the cycle begins again. Each loop brings a new incarnation of the killer and a fresh set of horrors, pushing the characters toward their psychological limits.

One month after the film arrived in theaters, David F. Sandberg’s big screen adaptation of the video game Until Dawn is now available on Digital outlets at home from Sony.

You can rent Until Dawn on Digital for $19.99 or purchase the film for $24.99.

To whet your appetite, Sony has provided Bloody Disgusting with an alternate opening scene from the Until Dawn movie, which provides an extended version of the demise of Melanie (Maia Mitchell). It’s Melanie’s disappearance in the recent past that kickstarts the present day events of the film, and this extended cut makes it clear that she’s met a grisly end.

From director David F. Sandberg (Lights Out, Annabelle Creation, Shazam) and writer Gary Dauberman (It, The Nun), Until Dawn made just under $50 million at the box office.

“One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote...

Until Dawn, the 2025 survival horror film directed by David F. Sandberg, spins a chilling standalone tale inspired by the 2015 PlayStation video game of the same name. With a group of friends trapped in a remote location haunted by a sinister time loop, the movie takes its audience through a terrifying cycle of death, dread, and desperate survival. Built on a foundation of clever ideas and a unique take on the slasher genre, the slasher movie boldly attempts to deliver multiple horror experiences within one storyline. While it stumbles at times under the weight of its ambitious concept, the movie barely manages to create any intrigue with its narrative, eerie atmosphere, and meta-horror nods.

In this article I take a deeper dive into the ending of the movie Until Dawn. Please be aware, the article contain spoilers.

Until Dawn (2025) Plot Summary & Movie Synopsis: What happens at the visiting centre in Galore Valley?...

This week brings the return of Netflix’s Fear Street movie franchise and the debut of Until Dawn at home, along with a new Shudder Original horror movie… and that’s only the start.

Here’s all the new horror that released from May 19 – May 23, 2025!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

Felipe Vargas (Milk Teeth) makes his feature directorial debut with the horror movie Rosario, which was released in theaters earlier this month. The film debuted at home this week.

You can rent Rosario on Digital for $19.99 or purchase it for $24.99.

Alan Trezza (We Summon the Darkness, Burying the Ex) wrote the film, which explores the weight of generational secrets and the price we pay for the dreams we inherit.

Emeraude Toubia (“Shadowhunters”) and David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil) star.

“Wall Street stockbroker Rosario returns to her grandmother’s apartment after her sudden death.

Last year, we learned that Lights Out and Annabelle: Creation director David F. Sandberg would be re-teaming with Annabelle: Creation screenwriter Gary Dauberman for a movie based on the horror video game Until Dawn. Production began in August, wrapping in October, and the film reached theatres last month, earning a 6/10 review from JoBlo’s own Tyler Nichols at the time. Now, Until Dawn has received a digital release and is available to rent on Amazon for $19.99, or purchase for the price of $24.99.

As The Hollywood Reporter previously noted, first released in 2015, Until Dawn is an interactive horror video game that follows eight friends and frenemies who are brought together a remote mountain retreat. With live or die scenarios featuring a mysterious killer, cannibalistic wendigos, a cable car, and a long-ago mining cave-in that reverberates into the present day, the members of the group must fight through their fear if...

One month after the film arrived in theaters, David F. Sandberg’s big screen adaptation of the video game Until Dawn has been released on Digital at home by Sony this morning.

You can rent Until Dawn on Digital now for $19.99 or purchase the film for $24.99.

From director David F. Sandberg (Lights Out, Annabelle Creation, Shazam) and writer Gary Dauberman (It, The Nun), Until Dawn made just under $50 million at the box office.

Meagan Navarro wrote in her review for Bd, “This adaptation captures none of the intensity or scares [of the game]. It winds up the equivalent of touring a loud, busy haunted house attraction. It’s packed to the brim with kills and monsters, very loosely connected by its source material, yet with none of the characters or lore as connective tissue. It’s an adaptation that fails its source material in nearly every way, but it also fails as a straightforward horror film.

Here’s Everything You Need To Know About KPop Demon Hunters(Photo Credit –YouTube)

Over the years, K-pop has found a large global fan base. While initially it was only known in its origin place of Korea, now the world has joined in to enjoy the music, the artists, the fashion, and all of the content. Kpop Demon Hunters is an animated musical fantasy movie that revolves around three Kpop stars and how they are living double lives as pop stars and demon hunters. The trailer of the upcoming film has already enticed fans who cannot wait to enjoy it. Here’s what we know about the movie, including its release date, voice cast, and official synopsis.

KPop Demon Hunters: Release Date & Voice Cast

Kpop Demon Hunters officially releases on June 20, 2025, on Netflix. The 95-minute film features gorgeous outfits, pop star culture, friendship, fun, cool music, and everything a...

"You think we're just going let you steal our fans? You're gonna have to fight us for that!" Netflix revealed the full official trailer for the long-awaited KPop Demon Hunters animated movie, finally releasing on Netflix in June. "Mira! Rumi! Zoey!" KPop Demon Hunters are ready to take the stage. This project has been in the works for the last 4 years, originally in development in 2021 at Sony Pictures Animation. When they aren't selling out stadiums, Kpop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey use their secret identities as badass demon hunters to protect all their fans from an ever-present supernatural threat. Together, they must face their biggest enemy yet – an irresistible rival boy band of demons in disguise. Starring the voices of Arden Cho, Ahn Hyo-seop, May Hong, Ji-young Yoo, Yunjin Kim, Joel Kim Booster, Liza Koshy, with Daniel Dae Kim, Ken Jeong, and Byung Hun Lee. And with original songs performed by Ejae,...

Netflix has revealed the official trailer and poster for the musical action adventure KPop Demon Hunters, which will begin streaming on June 20. The film features the voices of Arden Cho, Ahn Hyo-seop, May Hong, Ji-young Yoo, Yunjin Kim, Joel Kim Booster, Liza Koshy, Daniel Dae Kim, Ken Jeong, and Byung Hun Lee.

In KPop Demon Hunters, when they aren’t selling out stadiums, Kpop superstars Rumi, Mira, and Zoey use their secret identities as badass demon hunters to protect their fans from an ever-present supernatural threat. Together, they must face their biggest enemy yet – an irresistible rival boy band of demons in disguise.

KPop Demon Hunters features original music by world-renowned K-Pop writers and producers, including Teddy Park, 24, Danny Chung, Ido, Vince, Kush and Dominsuk of Theblacklabel, Ejae, Jenna Andrews, Stephen Kirk, Lindgren, Mark Sonnenblick, Daniel Rojas, and Ian Eisendrath.

Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, Andrew Choi, Danny Chung,...

If you thought that you'd seen everything that the world of K-Pop can bring you... think again. Netflix released today a trailer for its upcoming animated movie KPop Demon Hunters, an action-packed adventure that blends two very different worlds together. The story centers on a trio of South Korean music idols that sometimes perform for crowds at stadiums and sometimes take on evil creatures that try to destroy them. The movie is set to premiere on June 20, and you can check out the trailer in this article.

If you think that the KPop Demon Hunters title features a wild combination of words, the trailer pretty much underscores that the idea is to have fun with the concept. The story is straightforward: Rumi (Arden Cho), Mira (May Hong), and Zoey (Ji-young Yoo) are used to dealing with supernatural threats, like demons trying to steal the souls of their fans. However,...

Monsters beware: The KPop Demon Hunters are here to slay the day.

When K-pop superstars Rumi (Arden Cho), Mira (May Hong), and Zoey (Ji-young Yoo) aren’t selling out stadiums, they’re using their secret identities as demon hunters to protect their fans from ever-present supernatural danger. Together, they must face their biggest threat — an irresistible rival boy band of demons in disguise.

The animated film, which arrives this summerfrom Sony Pictures Animation, is directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, and features a script by Danya Jimenez, Hannah McMechan, Kang, and Appelhans. The story comes from Kang.

Cho, Hong, and Yoo lead the ensemble as the film’s superstar girl group, while Ahn Hyo-seop voices a member of the rival boy band posing their biggest threat yet.

“We have an amazing voice cast, and the range of their performances is what gives...

Until Dawn Nears $50M Box Office Milestone ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Until Dawn is racing against the clock to cross the $50 million mark globally with only a few days left before Final Destination: Bloodlines crashes into theaters. Despite lukewarm reviews, it has held its own, pulling in $18 million from domestic screens and adding another $26 million overseas. That puts the total at a respectable $44 million (Via Box Office Mojo), which is not bad for a horror flick on a $15 million budget.

Until Dawn Has Surpassed A Robert Egger’s Masterpiece

Until Dawn has done better than a few recent genre outings, even though it hasn’t caught fire like horror movies used to, it even edged past Robert Eggers’ breakout film The Witch, which remains a critical darling.

However, the horror landscape has been shifting, and audiences have shown more interest in high-concept and artsier scares lately. Films like The Monkey are making waves this year,...

With Final Destination: Bloodlines lined up for release next week, there isn’t much time left for Sony’s Until Dawn to pass the $50 million mark at the global box office. The horror movie has performed modestly so far, despite mediocre reviews. While it has struggled to attain the level of success that the genre would dependably experience with studio releases until a few years ago, Until Dawn has managed to outperform a string of recent horror movies. The last few years have seen a curious decline in interest in mainstream horror, with more artistic movies breaking through the clutter. For instance, one of this year’s biggest scary movies is The Monkey, while one of last year’s biggest horror films was Robert Eggers' Nosferatu.

With $18 million domestically and another $26 million from overseas markets, Until Dawn’s cumulative global haul now stands at $44 million. The movie has now overtaken Eggers' acclaimed debut feature,...

Roughly 15 minutes into Until Dawn, a creepy petrol station clerk warns a group of teens that “a lot go missing further down the roads”. As they set off towards a familiar forest cabin, it’s hard not to get swept up in the Cabin In The Woods of it all. A well-worn set-up, sure, but there’s hope the horror to come might be just as inventive — maybe even with a similar tongue-in-cheek wink to the camera. That hope sadly fades fast.

The film bears little resemblance to the choice-driven PlayStation horror game it’s based on — and honestly, the retooling makes sense. The game itself is fairly standard horror fare: a bunch of teens in a cabin for a weekend of fun, heads inevitably roll. The joy of the game lies in player agency — you're dropped into a slasher flick and have to see if your choices get everyone (or no-one) out alive.

“Freaky Tales”, the new live-action anthology feature, written and directed by Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, stars Pedro Pascal, Ben Mendelsohn, Jay Ellis, Normani, Dominique Thorne, Jack Champion, Ji-young Yoo, Angus Cloud, Keir Gilchrist, Marteen, Michael X. Sommers, Yong Kim, Michelle Farrah Huang and Too $hort, now available to rent/own on digital platforms, followed by a 4K/Blu-ray release June 3, 2025:

‘…set in 1987 Oakland, California, the film is a multi-track mixtape of colorful characters…

“…including an ‘NBA’ star, a corrupt cop, a female rap duo, teen punks and a debt collector…

“…on a collision course in a fever dream…

“…of showdowns and battles.”

Click the images to enlarge…...

The word-of-mouth for Until Dawn hasn’t been great, with Sony’s video game adaptation currently “rotten” on Rotten Tomatoes with a 53% Tomatometer score. The film’s audience score is a bit higher at 69%, but most fans and critics seem to agree that the film misses the mark and doesn’t satisfyingly translate the video game into a terrifying big screen experience.

That’s probably why Until Dawn didn’t make much of a splash at the box office over the weekend, scaring up just $8 million in 3,055 theaters here in the United States. The film debuted in the #5 spot on the domestic box office charts, with most horror fans choosing Ryan Coogler’s vampire film Sinners in its second weekend over Until Dawn in its opening weekend.

Sinners, for the sake of comparison, made an additional $45 million at the domestic box office in its second weekend, just a few million...

Until Dawndirector David F. Sandberg breaks down exactly why the horror adaptation was harder to make than Shazam! and its sequel.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Sandberg was asked about the complex shifts and constant changes behind the scenes while he was working on both of DC's Shazam! films, and whether returning to the horror genre was what he was looking for after such a tumultuous chapter in his career. "Yes, but Until Dawn was a more complicated movie than any of the Shazam! movies," Sandberg replied.

"It was very hard to make this movie, and it was a very ambitious movie for the time and the money we had," Sandberg added. "But I was so eager to do horror again, and this was a dream come true in that I got to do lots of full-on R-rated kills and gore and special effects and special makeup and monsters. I...

The trends that were observed last year appear to be repeating in 2025 as well. Horror movies are having an unusually difficult time in theaters, with only a handful of titles managing to stick out among the crowd. This year’s biggest horror hit remainsThe Monkey, which grossed around twice as much as the IP-driven Wolf Manin its global run. This week, Sony’s Until Dawn opened with soft numbers at the box office, mere days after Ryan Coogler’s Sinners broke records. Inspired by the video game of the same name, Until Dawn is directed by horror specialist David F. Sandberg, who’d been focused on the now-defunct DC Extended Universe for a few years.

With $8 million domestically in its first three days of release and another $10 million from overseas markets, Until Dawn’s global box office debut stands at $18 million. Fortunately, the movie didn’t cost all that much to produce.

The opening of David F. Sandberg’s Until Dawn will feel eerily familiar even to those who haven’t played the 2015 vivdeo game of the same name that it’s based on. The camera floats upward, giving us a god’s eye view of a car traveling along a straight road, surrounded by a thick forest. It carries a group of young friends who, after receiving cryptic directions from the unsettling attendant of a remote gas station, wind up at a mysterious house in the middle of the woods where a night of unimaginable horror awaits them.

Until Dawn’s story, as written by Gary Dauberman and Blair Butler, is far from original and its attempts to graft deeper meanings about grief and trauma on to it—the group is led by Clover (Ella Rubin), who’s on a mission to track down her missing sister—are hackneyed. Clover’s...

Talk about following a tough act. Sony's Until Dawn opened this week, days after Ryan Coogler's Sinners defied horror movie expectations both critically and commercially. Until Dawn will struggle to hold its ground in its debut weekend, while Sinners is expected to blaze past box office projections, like it did in its debut frame. Inspired by the video game of the same name, the movie opened to mediocre reviews and not-so-promising audience reception, which certainly doesn't bode well for its future. These missteps will ultimately work in Sinners' favor, as more casual audiences give it a chance thanks to the excellent word-of-mouth that it has been attracting.

Until Dawn currently holds a "rotten" 51% rating on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. But the film's audience score on the platform stands at a significantly superior 71%. A more accurate reflection of audience sentiment can be observed in the C+ CinemaScore that...

David F. Sandberg’s Until Dawn arrives as a philosophical riff on time’s circular cruelty, adapted from the 2015 PlayStation classic. It follows five friends—Clover, Max, Nina, Megan and Abe—who journey into the remote Glore Valley in search of Clover’s missing sister. Rain-soaked roads lead them to an abandoned lodge where each night ends with an antique hourglass flipping its sands, thrusting them back to that same first moment (what I call a “loopscape”).

A supernatural undercurrent hums beneath the slasher shocks. Masked killers and wendigo-like apparitions breach every shadowed hallway, while moments of dark humor—grotesque one-liners, self-aware banter—cut through the tension like a scalpel.

At stake is more than mere survival. Clover carries a weight of unspoken guilt; her attempt at atonement mirrors society’s struggle to reckon with buried traumas (think communal cycles of forgetting and remembering). The group’s hunt for clues—mysterious guest-book entries,...

Three of this year’s recent theatrical horror releases were made available at home this week, while Cronenberg’s latest expands wide and a popular video game comes to the big screen.

Here’s all the new horror that released April 21– April 25, 2025!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

A mind-bending sci-fi horror movie directed by Grammy winning artist Flying Lotus (V/H/S/99, Kuso), Ash was released in theaters on March 21 from Rlje Films and Shudder, and it’s now available at home. Rent it now for $19.99 or purchase it for $24.99.

Eiza González (Baby Driver) and Aaron Paul (“Breaking Bad”) star in the sci-fi horror film alongside Iko Uwais (The Raid), Beulah Koale (Shadow in the Cloud), Kate Elliott (“Xena: Warrior Princess”), and Flying Lotus. Jonni Remmler wrote the film.

On the mysterious planet of Ash, Riya (González) awakens to find her crew slaughtered.

The reviews are in. Until Dawn is about to enter theaters, critics have already shared what they have to say about the film adaptation of the 2015 PlayStation horror game. This feature was directed byDavid F. Sandberg, known for his work on DC's Shazam films, and stars Ella Rubin (The Idea of You), Michael Cimino (Never Have I Ever), Odessa A'zion (Ghosts), Ji-young Yoo, Belmont Cameli, and Maia Mitchell. While the video game featured a star-studded cast like Rami Malek, Hayden Panettiere, Brett Dalton, and Jordan Fisher, does this new batch of cast members convey the same feeling its predecessor had on the big screen?

The moment the review embargo for Until Dawn was lifted, the film debuted with a 63% Rotten Tomatoes score. But as of writing, it has dropped to 62% as more reviews have started to come out. Many have described the feature as "Cabin in the Woods meets Groundhog Day with a horror twist,...

The Netflix summer 2025 movies have been announced and include something for just about every mood. The streaming service is promising another unforgettable summer.

Go to your happy place with Happy Gilmore 2, crack the case with the star-studded whodunit The Thursday Murder Club, strap in for the adrenaline-racing action of The Old Guard 2, get spooked by the horror of Fear Street: Prom Queen, or feel your heart pounding with the high-stake thrills of Tyler Perry’s Straw.

Prefer to be immersed in the real world instead? Look forward to thought-provoking documentaries that range from true crime to powerful investigative pieces.

Happy Gilmore 2 Netflix Summer 2025 Movies

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Karol G: Tomorrow was Beautiful (Documentary)

Karol G was told her dream was too big — that she was the wrong gender, and from the wrong place, to ever be a global star. But only fools bet against a Bichota. Karol G: Tomorrow Was Beautiful,...

This post contains spoilers for "Until Dawn."

There's a moment in "Until Dawn," David F. Sandberg's new film adaptation of the popular video game, where the movie gains a little bit of juice. As the premise of the story is slowly established, the core cast of troubled Clover (Ella Rubin), pining Max, aspiring clairvoyant Megan (Ji-young Yoo), tough chick Nina (Odessa A'zion), and her himbo boyfriend Abe (Belmont Cameli) pull into an abandoned welcome center while searching for Clover's missing sister and quickly realize that they're all caught in a time loop where they'll each die in horrifying ways every night unless they can somehow break the cycle. After being murdered and resurrected, they take shelter in the welcome center's bathroom, thinking they can simply wait out the masked killers and unspeakable horrors of the night and survive until morning. Reasonable assumption! 

Unfortunately, being murdered has made these pals very thirsty,...

As “A Minecraft Movie” continues to rake in money at the box office and “The Last of Us” continues to earn critical acclaim every week for its second season, “Until Dawn” arrives with the hope of maintaining Hollywood’s recent string of successful video game adaptations. Co-produced by PlayStation Productions and distributed by Sony Pictures, the new film is a survival horror thriller based on the immensely popular 2015 video game of the same name.

“Until Dawn” also marks “Lights Out” and “Annabelle: Creation” director David F. Sandberg’s return to the horror genre, following his eight-year detour into the world of superhero filmmaking with 2019’s “Shazam!” and 2023’s “Shazam! Fury of the Gods.” Here is where you can watch “Until Dawn” yourself.

When does “Until Dawn” come out?

“Until Dawn” is set to be released on Friday, April 25.

Is “Until Dawn” streaming or in theaters?

“Until Dawn” is only playing in movie theaters.

David F. Sandberg thinks ‘Until Dawn’ was "a more complicated movie" to make than his ‘Shazam!’ films.The 44-year-old director helmed the newly-released movie adaptation of the beloved 2015 horror game of the same name, though he has admitted it was harder to make the picture than his DC superhero flicks ‘Shazam!’ and ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ because "it was a very ambitious movie for the time and the money we had".Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Sandberg said: "‘Until Dawn’ was a more complicated movie than any of the ‘Shazam!’ movies. "It was very hard to make this movie, and it was a very ambitious movie for the time and the money we had. "But I was so eager to do horror again, and this was a dream come true in that I got to do lots of full-on R-rated kills and gore and special effects and special makeup and monsters.

KPop Demon Hunters is coming to Netflix later this year!

The upcoming animated film centers on a group of K-pop stars who are also secretly demon hunters.

Here’s a synopsis: When they aren’t selling out stadiums, Kpop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey use their secret identities as badass demon hunters to protect their fans from an ever-present supernatural threat. Together, they must face their biggest enemy yet – an irresistible rival boy band of demons in disguise.

The streamer just announced the cast of the upcoming film, as well as the K-pop collaborators, including a very popular girl group, and more.

Keep reading to find out more…

Kpop Demon Hunters will feature original songs written by Danny Chung, Ido, Vince, Kush, Ejae, Jenna Andrews, Stephen Kirk, Lindgren, Mark Sonnenblick, Daniel Rojas, and produced by Teddy Park, 24, Ido, Dominsuk, Jenna Andrews, Stephen Kirk, Lindgren and Ian Eisendrath.

Among those performing the original music include Ejae,...

Condensing a roughly 8-hour immersive video game experience into a passive, under two-hour horror viewing experience is a daunting puzzle to crack, especially for a video game as beloved among horror fans as Until Dawn. It’s a game where your choices as the player and the ability to nail a quick time event directly affect who survives the onslaught of horror threats, both metaphysical and psychological, further complicating adaptation endeavors.

Director David F. Sandberg and screenwriters Gary Dauberman & Blair Butler realize what a fool’s errand it would be to try, at least as a straightforward adaptation, and instead take a kitchen sink approach with the Until Dawn movie

The core narrative thrust of Until Dawn calls the inciting event of the game to mind, in which one sister ventures into the dark wood to console her distraught sister, only for unspeakable horror to befall them both. In this case,...

“Freaky Tales” is a live-action anthology feature, written and directed by Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, starring Pedro Pascal, Ben Mendelsohn, Jay Ellis, Normani, Dominique Thorne, Jack Champion, Ji-young Yoo, Angus Cloud, Keir Gilchrist, Marteen, Michael X. Sommers, Yong Kim, Michelle Farrah Huang and Too $hort, available to rent/own on digital platforms April 25, 2025, followed by a 4K/Blu-ray release June 3, 2025:

‘…set in 1987 Oakland, California, the film is a multi-track mixtape of colorful characters…

“…including an ‘NBA’ star, a corrupt cop, a female rap duo, teen punks and a debt collector…

“…on a collision course in a fever dream…

“…of showdowns and battles.”

Click the images to enlarge…...

Kids will have something really exciting to watch this summer. Netflix will be releasing a new animated film that is sure to capture the interest of young audiences everywhere. It's titled KPop Demon Hunters, and yes, it's as fun and unique as it sounds!

While not exactly a horror film, it incorporates horror elements, focusing on demon hunters. Sony Pictures Animation produced the movie, which is the same studio behind other popular animated films such as Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and The Mitchells vs. The Machines. The film was directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, who were also involved in the scriptwriting process, along with Danya Jimenez and Hannah McMechan. In addition, the main idea for the story, or the concept behind it, originates from Kang.

So, what exactly is KPop Demon Hunters about? It centers around K-pop sensations Rumi, Mira, and Zoey, who when they're not rocking out...

While reactions to an early Until Dawn preview last week hailed it as the best horror film of the year, its Rotten Tomatoes score says otherwise, as the video game horror movie has debuted with a "rotten" score of 58% from critics on the aggregator site. Directed by David F. Sandberg from a screenplay by Gary Dauberman and Blair Butler, Until Dawn is a live-action take on the 2015 video game that features an original story set apart from the mythology built by Supermassive Games.

Hitting theaters tomorrow, April 25, Evan Valentine from Comicbook.com calls Until Dawn "a missed opportunity" that's "unable to carve out its own identity or work within the original game universe." Austen Goslin from Polygon says that the horror movie doesn't fail because it's unfaithful to the source material, but because "it's boring in a way the game never was." MovieWeb's own Julian Roman also didn't think too much of Until Dawn,...

The premise of Until Dawn, David F. Sandberg’s horror flick inspired by the video game of the same name, is promising despite its familiarity: A group of friends happen upon an abandoned residence in the middle of the woods and find themselves hunted by fatal forces of both the physical and supernatural variety. The stakes of this feature are also expectedly high: To avoid death, this crew of recognizable archetypes must outmaneuver their adversaries. And there’s even a twist that fans of the PlayStation game will immediately clock. This should be a recipe for success, if a minor one, but Until Dawn doesn’t really capitalize on these elements and, as a result, is erratically frightening and vaguely dissatisfying.

Written by Blair Butler and Gary Dauberman (Annabelle, Salem’s Lot), Until Dawn is the latest offering in a cinematic landscape littered with game-inspired movies. Just earlier this month...

Netflix has revealed a first look at the musical action adventure KPop Demon Hunters, which will begin streaming on June 20, 2025.

The film features the voices of Arden Cho, Ahn Hyo-seop, May Hong, Ji-young Yoo, Yunjin Kim, Joel Kim Booster, Liza Koshy, Daniel Dae Kim, Ken Jeong, and Byung Hun Lee.

In KPop Demon Hunters, when they aren’t selling out stadiums, Kpop superstars Rumi, Mira, and Zoey use their secret identities as badass demon hunters to protect their fans from an ever-present supernatural threat.

Together, they must face their biggest enemy yet – an irresistible rival boy band of demons in disguise.

KPop Demon Hunters features original music by world-renowned K-Pop writers and producers, including Teddy Park, 24, Danny Chung, Ido, Vince, Kush and Dominsuk of Theblacklabel, Ejae, Jenna Andrews, Stephen Kirk, Lindgren, Mark Sonnenblick, Daniel Rojas, and Ian Eisendrath.

Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, Andrew Choi, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee,...

An Until Dawn video game adaptation seemed… misguided upon announcement. Supermassive Games’ choose your own spooky adventure was, itself, a 10-hour cinematic experience. Simply replicating the events on Blackwood Mountain would be more of a remake versus an adaptation, which David F. Sandberg’s Until Dawn film is not. Writers Gary Dauberman and ex-G4 talent Blair Butler abandon the snowy lodge and butterfly effects for something completely different, begging the question, why is it even titled Until Dawn (*cough* IP familiarity *cough*)? It’s a strange experiment in video game adaptations that feels like it bizarrely leaves the source material behind.

The idea of missing siblings is still a motivating factor. Clover (Ella Rubin) is searching for her sister Melanie (Maia Mitchell), accompanied by a handful of tagalong friends. They’re on a morbid road trip tracking Melanie’s last known whereabouts, ending in an off-the-beaten-path old mining town.

Netflix is finally shining the spotlight on its new animated feature, K-Pop: Demon Hunters. Announced over four years ago from Sony Pictures Animation, the colorful musical adventure is now confirmed to hit the streaming platform on June 20, and with the date comes a batch of new images teasing the epic battle between idols and monsters and the reveal of who will be taking the stage in the film. Arden Cho, who was most recently seen on the streamer in its live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender adaptation, will be part of the trio of performers fighting back evil alongside May Hong and upcoming Until Dawn star Ji-young Yoo. K-drama star Ahn Hyo-seop (Dr. Romantic) will also star.

K-Pop: Demon Hunters centers on superstars Rumi, Mira, and Zoey, who sell out stadiums by day and moonlight as badass demon hunters at night to protect their fans from the supernatural. They've managed to...

This weekend, the new video game adaptation Until Dawn makes its debut in theaters. Just ahead of the movie's official premiere on April 25, its debut Rotten Tomatoes score has been revealed through early reviews from critics.

As it stands, Until Dawn is holding a Rotten Tomatoes score of 54%. Proving to be divisive with critics, Until Dawn has endured some criticism with some reviewers claiming it doesn't hold up to the source material. However, other critics are finding the horror flick to be a lot of fun, praised for its practical FX and "visually captivating horror sequences," as Manuel São Bento of FandomWire said.

"[David F.] Sandberg, [Gary] Dauberman, and their fellow cast and crew clearly wish to do nothing more than put on a good horror show, and the creatures, effects, and gags they've come up with do exactly that," Bill Bria of Slashfilm also said.

"Until Dawn is a classy throwback to simpler times,...

Before “Until Dawn” was a movie, it was a video game that was also basically a movie. Developed by Supermassive Games and co-written by indie horror luminary Larry Fessenden (“Wendigo”), “Until Dawn” starred notable actors like Peter Stormare, Hayden Panettiere and future Oscar-winner Rami Malek. Players were guided through a mixed-bag monster movie in which early decisions reaped unexpected consequences as the game continued. It was essentially a 10-hour “cabin in the woods” b-movie you could rewatch/replay over and over, so characters died differently or stayed alive depending on your idle whims.

But the main story of “Until Dawn” was always the same: a group of teenagers goes to a secluded mountain lodge and are attacked by a deranged killer, and eventually supernatural monsters. That story has been almost entirely ignored — for better or worse — by David F. Sandberg’s extremely loose adaptation. There are still teens, there’s...

A decade past its namesake video game, Sony’s “Until Dawn” adaptation isn’t the “best” possible outcome. To get that ending, the studio would’ve had to move faster, turning its popular PlayStation title from 2015 into a movie — preferably, back when it had a prayer of casting Hayden Panettiere and Rami Malek as the mo-cap teens they played then.

The original “Until Dawn” follows a group of grieving friends terrorized by a mysterious presence at a snowy cabin. It’s got multiple endings, famously determined by player choice, but the game also has a memorable narrative with the potential to win nostalgia points among gamers at the box office. Theoretically. What director David F. Sandberg does with his take on “Until Dawn” is something altogether stranger, with an approach more bizarre than almost any film 10 years ago would have tried.

Written by Gary Dauberman and Blair Butler, this “standalone...

Video game enthusiasts and horror buffs alike are eagerly anticipating Sony's upcoming live-action adaptation of the popular video game Until Dawn, which is set to hit theaters this Friday, April 25. However, the company also has something special in store that is sure to thrill hardcore horror fans. It's a competition that will test your stamina. Are you up for the challenge?

So, how does this competition work? Well, it's an Until Dawn screening competition that's designed to celebrate the release of the movie and get fans hyped. Essentially, the challenge is that participants must watch Until Dawn over and over again all night long, literally until the sun comes up. Doesn't seem that hard to you? Well, there's a catch. If you fall asleep, take a bathroom break, or even use your phone, you will be disqualified. The last horror fan standing, aka the one who makes it through the night without tapping out,...

Until Dawnwriter-producer Gary Dauberman confirms that one fan-favorite video game character is still just as important as ever.

Per Reddit, Dauberman recently discussed the role that Dr. Hill, portrayed by Peter Stormare in both the original video game and its big screen adaptation, will be playing in the upcoming film. "It's the same Dr. Hill from the game," Dauberman stated. "I'm not quite sure how to answer your other questions [about his intentions] without getting into spoilers… But broadly speaking, his role in the movie is just as crucial as it was in the game. I know that's not as satisfactory of an answer as you'd like. If you want to get more specific with your question, maybe I can get more specific with my answer."

Developed by Supermassive Games, 2015's Until Dawn was an interactive survival horror experience that put players in control of eight young adults whose weekend getaway to the...

For his latest video review, Kevin sits down to give his thoughts on another of his picks of the big-budget / low-budget / no-budget movie landscape… Freaky Tales. Giving you his personal opinion on why you should or shouldn’t give this movie your time.

Set in 1987 Oakland, Freaky Tales is a multi-track mixtape of colourful characters — an NBA star, a corrupt cop, a female rap duo, teen punks, neo-Nazis, and a debt collector — on a collision course in a fever dream of showdowns and battles.

Executive produced by hip-hop pioneer Too $hort, and featuring an all-star ensemble including Pedro Pascal, Ben Mendelsohn, Jay Ellis, Normani, Dominique Thorne, Jack Champion, Ji-young Yoo, Angus Cloud, and Tom Hanks, Freaky Tales is a pulpy blend of explosive action, edgy humour, gory kills, and sly twists and turns… making for one wild ride.

Freaky Tales is in select UK cinemas from 18th April and on digital platforms from 28th April.

Last year, we learned that Lights Out and Annabelle: Creation director David F. Sandberg would be re-teaming with Annabelle: Creation screenwriter Gary Dauberman for a movie based on the horror video game Until Dawn. Production began in August, wrapping in October, and the film is aiming for an April 25, 2025 theatrical release. With that date swiftly approaching, Sandberg has released an 8 minute and 29 second video that digs into his approach to practical special FX – and you can watch it at the bottom of this article!

As The Hollywood Reporter previously noted, first released in 2015, Until Dawn is an interactive horror video game that follows eight friends and frenemies who are brought together a remote mountain retreat. With live or die scenarios featuring a mysterious killer, cannibalistic wendigos, a cable car, and a long-ago mining cave-in that reverberates into the present day, the members of the group must fight through their...

Last year, we learned that Lights Out and Annabelle: Creation director David F. Sandberg would be re-teaming with Annabelle: Creation screenwriter Gary Dauberman for a movie based on the horror video game Until Dawn. Production began in August, wrapping in October, and the film is aiming for an April 25, 2025 theatrical release. With that date just a couple of weeks away, a clip from the film has dropped online to give viewers a ghoulish jump scare – and you can check it out at the bottom of this article!

As The Hollywood Reporter previously noted, first released in 2015, Until Dawn is an interactive horror video game that follows eight friends and frenemies who are brought together a remote mountain retreat. With live or die scenarios featuring a mysterious killer, cannibalistic wendigos, a cable car, and a long-ago mining cave-in that reverberates into the present day, the members of the group must...

A warped love letter to the Bay Area’s raw energy and rebel spirit, Freaky Tales arrives in select UK cinemas from 18 April before hitting digital platforms on 28 April. Directed and written by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, the filmmaking duo behind Half Nelson and Captain Marvel, the new feature throws a Molotov cocktail of styles into a vibrant, blood-splattered mixtape of mayhem.

Set in 1987 Oakland, Freaky Tales delivers four interlocking stories, each one pulsing to its own beat but building towards a shared crescendo. The film moves between an underground rap duo trying to break out, a disgraced cop skimming the surface of violence, a grieving teen punk bent on revenge, and an NBA star caught in a moral quagmire. It’s a world in flux, where fantasy bleeds into reality, and battles play out on the graffitied backstreets of a city cracking at the seams.

Bringing this volatile...

“Freaky Tales” is a live-action anthology feature, written and directed by Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, starring Pedro Pascal, Ben Mendelsohn, Jay Ellis, Normani, Dominique Thorne, Jack Champion, Ji-young Yoo, Angus Cloud, Keir Gilchrist, Marteen, Michael X. Sommers, Yong Kim, Michelle Farrah Huang and Too $hort, opening April 4, 2025 in theaters:

‘…set in 1987 Oakland, California, the film is a multi-track mixtape of colorful characters…

“…including an ‘NBA’ star, a corrupt cop, a female rap duo, teen punks and a debt collector…

“…on a collision course in a fever dream…

“…of showdowns and battles.”

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Former Golden State Warriors point guard Sleepy Floyd was a one-time NBA All-Star and current record holder for most points scored in a single quarter of a playoff game and half of a playoff game, thanks to his performance against the Lakers in the 1987 Western Conference Finals. In the world of Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck's Freaky Tales, however, he's an actual warrior of the Golden State, played by Jay Ellis and armed to the teeth with katanas, daggers, and so much more. As seen in the official trailer for the surreal anthology, he knows how to use them too. With the movie now in theaters, Collider can exclusively share a new sneak peek at this other, probably fictional, side of Floyd as he arms up to fight for the fate of Oakland.

The clip opens with a low-energy Floyd getting off the phone and telling his guests that...

Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson for Wbgr-fm on April 3rd, 2025, reviewing the new film “Freaky Tales,” four stories interconnected and set in 1987 Oakland, California. In theaters beginning April 4th.

The first story is “Strength in Numbers” as a notorious punk club … represented through two teen fans (Ji-young Yoo and Angus Cloud) ,,, battle neo-Nazis, based on a true story. “Don’t Fight the Feeling” has two female rappers (Dominque Thorne and Normani) squaring off against real-life Oakland rap legend Too $hort. “Born to Mack” has Pedro Pascal as a retiring leg breaker for a corrupt cop (Ben Mendelson) and “The Legend of Sleepy Floyd” features the real-life NBA phenom (portrayed by Jay Ellis) in that title role, seeking revenge. They are all affected by a greenish glow in the air, which may contain powerful properties

”Freaky Tales” is in theaters on April 4th.

As the big Spring break period approaches its conclusion, there’s still just enough time left for a quick trip via the multiplex. The destination’s not an exotic locale far from our shores, nor the pixel-generated backdrops of this weekend’s big studio flick. This movie “getaway” all takes place on the sunny streets of Oakland, CA. And, more importantly, this is a “time trip” since the “stories” are set in the long-ago Reagan era of 1987. Yes, I said “stories’ as this is an anthology of “twisted” fables with characters dropped in and out of different segments, so it differs from the Tales From The Crypt or New York Stories template, though there’s an off-screen narrator (unlike the Cryptkeeper). So, get your hair teased out, unplug the Walkman, lace up the Reeboks, and set the “Wayback machine” 38 years in reverse to take in some truly Freaky Tales.

Speaking of that narrator,...