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Since making his feature film debut with the awesome zombie movie Versus in 2000, director Ryuhei Kitamura has brought us such movies as Alive, Aragami, Azumi, Sky High, Godzilla: Final Wars, The Midnight Meat Train, No One Lives, Lupin the 3rd, Downrange, The Doorman, and The Price We Pay. Now Deadline reports that Kitamura has signed on to direct the rollercoaster thriller Thrill Ride.

Scripted by Chad Law and Christopher Jolley, Thrill Ride will show us what happens when a group of people, including two young women, who are trapped upside down on a roller coaster taken over by a mysterious saboteur threatening to drop them all one-by-one to their deaths.

United Film’s Gabriel Georgiev, Ellen Wander, and Jordan Dykstra are producing the film, which is expected to start filming in Bulgaria at Pro Cinema Studios in the fourth quarter of this year. Film Bridge International will be presenting the...

Stars: Camille Rowe, Jeremy Scippio, Stasa Stanic | Written by Franck Khalfoun, Glen Freyer | Directed by Franck Khalfoun

Night of the Hunted, the latest film from Franck Khalfoun is a remake, but not of Jean Rollin’s 1980 paranoid thriller of the same name, though that would be a logical choice for rebooting in these conspiracy-riddled times. Instead, he and co-writer Glen Freyer have reworked and updated Rubén Ávila Calvo and David R.L.’s 2015 Spanish thriller Night of the Rat.

This film begins in a hotel room where Alice is talking to her husband on the phone, we hear something about an appointment with a fertility specialist before she hurriedly hangs up as John enters the room. Driving back to town in the pre-dawn darkness they make a stop for gas despite Jiohn’s insistence that he filled the tank the day before. Alice goes in to grab some snacks, and as...

Night of the Hunted is a thrilling Shudder Original Film featuring a young woman targeted by a sadistic sniper. The film joins a lineup of exciting horror movies coming to Shudder in October, including V/H/S 85 and When Evil Lurks. Night of the Hunted is due to premiere on Friday, October 20 on Shudder and AMC+.

Check out an exclusive trailer and poster for the upcoming thriller, Night of the Hunted, a Shudder Original Film that finds a young woman suddenly at the whim of a sadistic sniper. Led by No Limit star Camille Rowe, Night of the Hunted is just one of several exciting horror outings coming to Shudder in October, with the rest of the line-up including further original features such as V/H/S 85 and When Evil Lurks, as well as old favorites like Evil Dead II, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, and the Saw series. Check...

In a brutal post-apocalyptic world, a family fights to survive against ruthless bandits in Geoff Resiner's new movie Fear, and ahead of the thriller's June 15th release on DVD and Premium Tvod via New Era Entertainment, we've been provided with the exclusive trailer to share with Daily Dead readers!

New Era Entertainment have slated their first release for thriller Fear across the USA and Canada on June, 15th 2021.

The film will receive a full home entertainment release, with a day-and-date physical DVD and Premium Tvod, followed by a full digital release.

Fear is an action thriller, set in the desolate regions of Pacific Northwest where a young family faces a group of bandits who steal the last of their supplies; with time running out, they must form an alliance with the outlaws to protect their children.

Starring Marci Miller Jason Tobias,Justin Dray, Danny Druiz (Mighty Oak), Cece Kelly,

The...

Director Ryuhei Kitamura has carved out a niche in creating action horror films that revel in the gore. The Midnight Meat Train, No One Lives, Downrange, Versus, and his recent segment in Nightmare Cinema showcase Kitamura’s frenetic style and ability to get the biggest and bloodiest bang for his buck, no matter the film’s budget or genre. In other words, […]...

"You should walk away now and if you don't? I will take you to hell." Lionsgate has released an official trailer for an action movie titled The Doorman, set in New York City. This is the latest feature form Japanese filmmaker Ryûhei Kitamura and it's debuting on VOD this October. Ruby Rose stars in this as a soldier who returns from combat and befriends a family in New York. When a group of thieves, lead by Jean Reno, breaks into their expensive home, she takes the lead and fights back. As Erik Davis pointed out: "this feels like Ruby Rose's Die Hard." The cast includes Louis Mandylor, Rupert Evans, Aksel Hennie, and David Sakurai. If this was really as good as Die Hard, I think we'd have heard more about it by now. ...

Resident Evil and The Meg star Ruby Rose, who is also the newest Batwoman, stars in the action-thriller The Doorman for director Ryuhei Kitamura. Kitamura is the Japanese director behind the ultraviolent horror films Versus, Alive, The Midnight Meat Train, No One Lives, as well as the most recent Downrange. “Doorman tells the story of an officer in the Marines who becomes traumatized while […]...

Last year, Daily Dead was proud to once again sponsor and experience The Overlook Film Festival, which took place in the historic (and quite possibly haunted) confines of New Orleans. We're looking forward to sponsoring the third Overlook Film Festival, which is returning to The Big Easy May 30th–June 2nd for another round of immersive events, essential screenings, and live performances, and this year's killer lineup has now been announced!

Featuring The Dead Don't Die as the opening night film and The Lodge as the closing night movie, with plenty of must-see screenings and events in between, including episode two of Swamp Thing, a master class presentation by Robert Rodriguez, two live presentations by author Grady Hendrix, a live recording of Post Mortem With Mick Garris, The Pumpkin Pie Show one-on-ones by Clay McLeod Chapman, and the world premiere of Fangoria's Satanic Panic (directed by Chelsea Stardust).

The third...

I enjoy a good horror anthology series and we’ve got a trailer for a new one coming called Nightmare Cinema, which looks like it will be filled with a lot of creepy fun! This is something that I know I’ll enjoy watching!

The five segments featured in Nightmare Cinema were directed by Mick Garris, Joe Dante, David Slade (30 Days of Night), Ryuhei Kitamura and Alejandro Brugues (Juan of the Dead).

Here’s the synopsis that was shared for it:

A series of down-on-their-luck individuals enter the decrepit and spine-chilling Rialto theater, only to have their deepest and darkest fears brought to life on the silver screen by The Projectionist – a mysterious, ghostly figure who holds the nightmarish futures of all who attend his screenings. By the time our patrons realize the truth, escape is no longer an option. For once the ticket is torn, their fate is sealed at Nightmare Cinema.

This morning, Bloody Disgusting exclusively shared trailer for the horror anthology Nightmare Cinema, which features shorts from five genre directors: Mick Garris (Critters 2, Sleepwalkers, “The Shining” miniseries), Joe Dante (Gremlins, The Howling, Piranha, The Hole), David Slade (30 Days of Night), Ryuhei Kitamura (Downrange, Versus) and Alejandro Brugues (Juan of the Dead). We’ve now landed the official poster art for the film releasing through […]...

Bloody Disgusting has the exclusive trailer for the horror anthology Nightmare Cinema, which features shorts from five genre directors: Mick Garris (Critters 2, Sleepwalkers, “The Shining” miniseries), Joe Dante (Gremlins, The Howling, Piranha, The Hole), David Slade (30 Days of Night), Ryuhei Kitamura (Downrange, Versus) and Alejandro Brugues (Juan of the Dead). We’ve also learned that Cranked Up Films will be releasing it in limited […]...

A new trailer has been discovered for the horror anthology Nightmare Cinema, which features shorts from five genre directors: Mick Garris (Critters 2, Sleepwalkers, “The Shining” miniseries), Joe Dante (Gremlins, The Howling, Piranha, The Hole), David Slade (30 Days of Night), Ryuhei Kitamura (Downrange, Versus) and Alejandro Brugues (Juan of the Dead). Meagan reviewed the film out of the World Premiere and explained that it attempts to revive “Masters […]...

After premiering at Fantasia, Cranked Up Films has acquired Nightmare Cinema, which features shorts from five genre directors: Mick Garris (Critters 2, Sleepwalkers, “The Shining” miniseries), Joe Dante (Gremlins, The Howling, Piranha, The Hole), David Slade (30 Days of Night), Ryuhei Kitamura (Downrange, Versus) and Alejandro Brugues (Juan of the Dead). Meagan reviewed the film out of the World Premiere and explained that it attempts to […]...

After premiering at Fantasia, Bloody Disgusting has carved out two new shots from Nightmare Cinema, which features shorts from five genre directors: Mick Garris (Critters 2, Sleepwalkers, “The Shining” miniseries), Joe Dante (Gremlins, The Howling, Piranha, The Hole), David Slade (30 Days of Night), Ryuhei Kitamura (Downrange, Versus) and Alejandro Brugues (Juan of the Dead). Meagan reviewed the film out of the World Premiere and explained that […]...

Five tales of horror. Five masters of horror. After premiering at Fantasia, Bloody Disgusting has carved out a new shot from Nightmare Cinema, which features shorts from five genre directors: Mick Garris (Critters 2, Sleepwalkers, “The Shining” miniseries), Joe Dante (Gremlins, The Howling, Piranha, The Hole), David Slade (30 Days of Night), Ryuhei Kitamura (Downrange, Versus) and Alejandro Brugues (Juan of the Dead). Meagan reviewed the film […]...

Five tales of horror. Five masters of horror. After premiering at Fantasia, Bloody Disgusting has a handful of new images from Nightmare Cinema, which features shorts from five genre directors: Mick Garris (Critters 2, Sleepwalkers, “The Shining” miniseries), Joe Dante (Gremlins, The Howling, Piranha, The Hole), David Slade (30 Days of Night), Ryuhei Kitamura (Downrange, Versus) and Alejandro Brugues (Juan of the Dead). Meagan reviewed the […]...

Open 24 Hours is your third time being represented at Frightfest Why is it important you show your movies at the UK’s premier festival?

FrightFest is the best horror festival in the world. It has the best fans and the best organisers a genre director could hope for. There is so much love and care that goes into the festival and I’m honored every time I get to be a part of it. I’m just happy that they let me keep coming back and showing my films. Everyone involved has become like a family to me and I really can’t thank them enough for helping me with my career and showing my films.

Where did you get the story concept for Open 24 Hours?

The idea of ‘Open 24 Hours’ came to me while I was shooting my first feature “Rites Of Spring” in Mississippi. We were scouting locations...

What do you get when you bring five of the greatest living horror directors together for one anthology movie? Nightmare Cinema! Which is as ominous as it sounds, and is sure to haunt your dreams well after you see it. Today, we have a quick teaser for this spooky delight, and it's sure to be a classic.

Nightmare Cinema consists of five tales of pure horror. And each tale is coming from one of five masters of horror. These aren't slouches in the game. These are bonafide home run hitters. And this simply can't be missed if you love the genre even just a little bit.

Nightmare Cinema is having its big premiere this Friday night at the Fantasia Film Festival. The anthology comes from Cinelou Films, and is made up of five short films that come from the likes of none other than Joe Dante, the mastermind behind 80s classics Gremlins and The Howling.

Five tales of horror. Five masters of horror. Premiering at Fantasia this Friday night is Cinelou Films’ Nightmare Cinema, which features shorts from five genre directors: Mick Garris (Critters 2, Sleepwalkers, “The Shining” miniseries), Joe Dante (Gremlins, The Howling, Piranha, The Hole), David Slade (30 Days of Night), Ryuhei Kitamura (Downrange, Versus) and Alejandro Brugues (Juan of the Dead). Check out the teaser trailer below and check […]...

Shudder is officially kicking off Summer with an exclusive collection of horror films. Said collection includes 30 critically-acclaimed titles hand-picked by Shudder curators. Films like Brandon Christensen’s postpartum haunter, Still/Born; Taneli Mustonen’s Lake Bodom; Rob Zombie’s 2016 reimagining of a deathmatch fantasy, 31; Joe Lynch’s Mayhem; Stefan Ruzowitzky’s Cold Hell; Ryuhei Kitamura’s Downrange, and Chris …

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Ryuhei Kitamura – director of the action-packed Japanese zombie film Versus, as well as Alive, Godzilla: Final Wars, Lionsgate’s Clive Barker adaptation of The Midnight Meat Train, and WWE’s slasher No One Lives, is back with the uber-violent Downrange, which I called “gloriously vicious and mean-spirited.” Now streaming on Shudder, Cs shares this really cool art poster that shows buzzards pulling up a bullet from blood splattered across the pavement. […]...

This Thursday Ryuhei Kitamura’s new horror-thriller Downrange hits Sudder exclusively and today we have the film’s brutal new trailer and poster. I’m counting down the days until I can check the film out myself, especially after our own Jonathan Barkan called the film an “Entertaining Gorefest“ in his Tiff review earlier this year. You can check out the new […]...

"Hell is on the way." Shudder has released an official trailer for a dark horror, thriller titled Downrange, the latest feature from Japanese genre filmmaker Ryuhei Kitamura. The film is about a group of friends who end up the target of a distant, vicious, hidden sniper after they pop a tire driving cross country. The film's cast includes Kelly Connaire, Stephanie Pearson, Rod Hernandez-Farella, Anthony Kirlew, Alexa Yeames, and Jason Tobias. This is basically a terrifying sniper survival movie on a dusty country road with no one around. The shot of the sniper in this trailer is very slick, and the way it builds is intense. Looks like a helluva scary sniper film. Here's the new official Us trailer (+ posters) for Ryuhei Kitamura's Downrange, direct from YouTube: Six college students are carpooling cross-country when one of their tires blows out on a desolate stretch of country road. Getting out...

"Fear what flies" in the official trailer for the new thriller Hover, which is featured in today's Horror Highlights along with Us release details for Blanc/Biehn Productions' new movie Altered Perception and details on Nitehawk Cinema screenings for Downrange, with director Ryuhei Kitamura on hand to introduce his latest movie.

Hover Release Details & Trailer: Press Release: "New York – April 18, 2018 – Syfy Films today announces the release of the upcoming film Hover, in theaters on June 29, 2018 and on VOD and Digital HD on July 3, 2018. Directed by Matt Osterman, the science fiction film marks the feature screenwriting debut of Cleopatra Coleman. The cast includes Coleman, Shane Coffey, Craig muMs Grant, Beth Grant, Fabianne Therese and Rhoda Griffis.

Hover takes place in the near future, where environmental strain has caused food shortages around the world. Technology provides a narrow path forward, with agricultural drones maximizing the yield from what land remains. Two compassionate care providers,...

Ryuhei Kitamura – director of the action-packed Japanese zombie film Versus, as well as Alive, Godzilla: Final Wars, Lionsgate’s Clive Barker adaptation of The Midnight Meat Train, and WWE’s slasher No One Lives is back with the uber-violent Downrange, which I called “gloriously vicious and mean-spirited.” You won’t have to wait much longer as Shudder is targeting an April 26, 2018, release and has zoomed in for the kill with […]...

Shudder recently acquired Ryuhei Kitamura‘s Midnight Madness title Downrange, which I called “gloriously vicious and mean-spirited,” for release on their streaming service April 26, 2018. Now, here’s a brand new one-sheet that gets up close and personal with one of the college students. In the throwback to 70’s thrillers: “Six college students are carpooling cross-country when one of their tires blows […]...

Years after adapting Clive Barker's "The Midnight Meat Train" for the screen and delivering colossal creature thrills in Godzilla: Final Wars, director Ryûhei Kitamura hits the road for his latest movie, Downrange, which is coming exclusively to the streaming service Shudder in the Us, UK, and Canada this April.

Downrange will be available to watch on Shudder in the aforementioned countries beginning April 26th. Read on for additional details on the film, and in case you missed it, check here to read our own Patrick Bromley's Cinepocalypse review of Downrange.

"Six college students are carpooling cross-country when one of their tires blows out on a desolate stretch of country road. Getting out to fix the flat, they quickly discover that this was no accident. The tire was shot out. With their vehicle incapacitated, the group is pinned down and mercilessly attacked by an unseen assailant as they desperately attempt...

We told you yesterday that Shudder has acquired Ryuhei Kitamura‘s Midnight Madness title Downrange, which I called “gloriously vicious and mean-spirited,” for release on their streaming service April 26, 2018. Now, we have several new stills that are left for dead. In the throwback to 70’s thrillers: “Six college students are carpooling cross-country when one of their tires blows out on a […]...

Entering its 14th year of entertaining, educating, and enthralling audiences with ambitious genre movies, Arizona's International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival has another eclectic lineup this year, including To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story, Downrange, David and Rebekah McKendry's All the Creatures Were Stirring, and the world premiere of Cynthia.

Read on for the list of highlighted films from the International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival lineup below, and visit HorrorSciFi.com and PhoenixFilmFestival.com for more information.

Press Release: It’s that time of year again Horror and Sci-Fi friends, that time to cozy up with your popcorn and cold beverage to watch the horrific, bizarre, otherworldly sights we have planned at the 14th Annual International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival which takes place at Harkins Scottsdale 101 from April 6th-15th.

We have expanded to 10 days and have more programming for your eyes to feast upon at the festival this year.

The next in a plethora of horror anthologies is Cinelou Films’ Nightmare Cinema, which features shorts from five genre directors: Mick Garris (Critters 2, Sleepwalkers, “The Shining” miniseries), Joe Dante (Gremlins, The Howling, Piranha, The Hole), David Slade (30 Days of Night), Ryuhei Kitamura (Downrange, Versus) and Alejandro Brugues (Juan of the Dead). Centering on a group of down-on-their-luck individuals who enter the decrepit Rialto Theatre, […]...

As I’m writing this review, news has just broken of another mass shooting, this time in Texas. It’s another in what has become a regular occurrence in America: random shootings, casualties, the nation mourns, then we move on until the next incident, which, tragically, is never far off. These frequent acts of terrorism have us all on edge, all living in fear, never sure where random violence will break out or where we can be safe.

This can make it difficult to watch and talk about Downrange, the latest thriller from director Ryûhei Kitamura (Versus, The Midnight Meat Train), because it deals directly with acts of random violence like those we hear about every other week. But just as it can be designed as fun, escapist entertainment, the function of horror is also to touch a nerve, to speak to our fears, to reflect that which we dread...

Living in Chicago, I spend much of my year being jealous of all the people I see online going to the various genre film festivals held around the parts of the country that aren’t here… until now.

For the first time ever, Chicago is getting its very own full-blown genre festival with Cinepocalypse, a week-long event running November 2nd–9th at the Music Box Theatre, the best place to see a movie in the entire city. Formerly the Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival (which I have attended since it began and always completely loved), Cinepocalypse now has a new venue, a larger and more ambitious slate of programming, and dozens of special guests. It’s going to be bigger and better than any festival of its kind the city has ever seen, and I can’t wait to be there as much as possible to see as many cool movies as possible.

Directed by Andrew Wiest, The Forlorned, based on the novel by Angela Townsend, will be released on October 3rd courtesy of Midnight Releasing. Continue reading for more details in today's Horror Highlights. We also have a trailer extravaganza with looks at Truth or Dare, Axeman 2: Overkill, and Irrational Fear, London Horror Festival performance details for The Raven, and a clip from Downrange.

Trailer and Poster Revealed for The Forlorned: Press Release: "Los Angeles, CA-- Midnight Releasing turns on the light for Andrew Wiest's The Forlorned October 3rd. Based on the book by suspense novelist Angela Townsend, The Forlorned is the story of a man lured by a job to a desolate lighthouse who quickly finds himself in over his head and at the mercy of malevolent forces. The Forlorned will be available October 3rd on Amazon Instant, iTunes, Xbox, Vimeo, Steam, Vudu, Google Play and more.

Andrew Wiest...

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You’d be hard-pressed to find a film that jumps into its story faster than Ryûhei Kitamura‘s latest, Downrange. It opens with an SUV driving a remote road, and within seconds a tire blows and the vehicle swerves to a stop in the dust. Six young people — a mix of best friends and vague acquaintances — […]

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*full disclosure: an online screener of this film was provided by the film's publicity arm. Director: Ryûhei Kitamura. Writers: Ryûhei Kitamura, Joey O'Bryan. Cast: Kelly Connaire, Stephanie Pearson and Rod Hernandez. Japanese director Ryûhei Kitamura is known to this film fan for his work on The Midnight Meat Train (2008) and No One Lives (2012). Both of these earlier horror films are dark, gory spectacles. Kitamura continues his trend, to bring bloody scenarios to the screen, with Downrange. Six college students are trapped along the side of the road as a sniper takes aim at them. They are one bullet away from becoming roadkill. The film's plot is very bare bones; Downrange is more of a scenario, than a typical story. Downrange is also similar to other films, like Joel Schumacher's Phone Booth (2002) and Doug Liman's The Wall (2017). The focus is on the victim and their psychology as the villain remains anonymous.

A car slams on its breaks at the pop of a flat. Inside is Todd (Rod Hernandez) and Sara (Alexa Yeames), a young couple toting around a bunch of strangers who pitched in gas money to reach everyone’s shared destination. Putting on the spare this SUV is thankfully equipped with should only take around twenty minutes—or less thanks to a friendly bet for bragging rights. But that would be too simple. The heat gets to Jodi (Kelly Connaire) and Keren (Stephanie Pearson), Eric (Anthony Kirlew) is going to the bathroom off the road, and Todd and Sara sit to rest. So the hard work is left to Jeff (Jason Tobias), a good-natured gent who doesn’t seem to mind until hearing the clink of a fallen rifle slug.

Writer/director Ryûhei Kitamura alongside co-writer Joey O’Bryan places us in the open expanse of a deserted road miles...

Tagline: "Hell is on the Way." The horror thriller Downrange is already showing at Tiff. In Toronto, Downrange is taking part in the Midnight Madness film section. Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura (The Midnight Meat Train, 2008), the film involves six college students and a mysterious shooter. Downrange stars: Stephanie Pearson (Insidious: Chapter 2), Rod Hernandez-Farella, Anthony Kirlew, Kelly Connaire and others. The film's latest clip, self-titled "Hole in the Head," is here. The short clip shows the friends. They are repairing a blown tire. Unbeknownst to them, one of their friends has been killed, off-screen. His bloody remains can be seen at the end of this clip. Downrange has already started showing this month. The first showing was September 11th. There are a total of five showings at the Toronto International Film Festival, with the final showing taking place on September 17th. The film will continue to show at film festivals,...

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Ryuhei Kitamura is heading to Tiff’s Midnight Madness with Downrange, a “terrifying” new thriller starring newcomer Kelly Connaire, Stephanie Pearson (Insidious: Chapter 2), Rod Hernandez-Farella, Anthony Kirlew, Alexa Yeames (The CW’s The Originals), and Jason Tobias (ABC Television’s Notorious). Kitamura, who directed the action-packed Japanese zombie film Versus, as well as Alive, Godzilla: Final Wars, Lionsgate’s Clive Barker adaptation of The Midnight Meat Train, and WWE’s slasher No One […]...

From the director of The Midnight Meat Train, Downrange tells the story of six college students who get stranded in the middle of nowhere during a cross-country excursion, and ahead of its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival this September, we have a look at new images and a trailer for the Ryûhei Kitamura movie.

"Downrange is the terrifying new thriller from acclaimed director Ryuhei Kitamura (The Midnight Meat Train, Versus, Godzilla: Final Wars). Produced by Kitamura and Eleven Arts' Ko Mori (Lords of Chaos, Man From Reno, Uzumasa Limelight), the film is executive produced by Taro Maki (In This Corner of the World). Screenplay is by Joey O'Bryan (Motorway, Fulltime Killer), with story by O'Bryan and Kitamura. 

In the film, six college students are carpooling cross-country when one of their tires blows out on a desolate stretch of country road. Getting out to fix the flat, they...

I figure we are now in the countdown stages as the Toronto International Film Festival approaches at the beginning of September. One of the films in this year's Midnight Madness lineup is Ryuhei Kitamura's Downrange. Three new stills from the production have surfaced and you will find larger version in the gallery below. The first two are character shots. The third is of characters, shot, an indication of the carnage that awaits us on premiere night.    Downrange is the terrifying new thriller from acclaimed director Ryuhei Kitamura (The Midnight Meat Train, Versus, Godzilla: Final Wars). Produced by Kitamura and Eleven Arts' Ko Mori (Lords of Chaos, Man From Reno, Uzumasa Limelight), the film is executive produced by Taro Maki (In This Corner of the...

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Downrange is the terrifying new thriller from acclaimed director Ryuhei Kitamura (The Midnight Meat Train, Versus, Godzilla: Final Wars). Produced by Kitamura and Eleven Arts’ Ko Mori (Lords of Chaos, Man From Reno, Uzumasa Limelight), the film’s screenplay comes from Joey O’Bryan (Motorway, Fulltime Killer), with story by O’Bryan and Kitamura.

Six college students are carpooling cross-country when one of their tires blows out on a desolate stretch of country road. Getting out to fix the flat, they quickly discover that this was no accident. The tire was shot out. With their vehicle incapacitated, the group is pinned down and mercilessly attacked by an unseen assailant as they desperately attempt to find a way to escape.

Downrange stars newcomer Kelly Connaire, Stephanie Pearson (Insidious: Chapter 2), Rod Hernandez-Farella, Anthony Kirlew, Alexa Yeames (The CW’s The Originals), and Jason Tobias (ABC Television’s Notorious). Kitamura’s...

Ryûhei Kitamura ("Versus", "Midnight Meat Train", "Alive", "Godzilla: Final Wars", "No One Lives", "Azumi", "Aragami") is heading to Tiff's Midnight Madness with "Downrange", a “terrifying” new thriller starring Stephanie Pearson ("Insidious: Chapter 2"), Kelly Connaire, Rod Hernandez-Farella, Anthony Kirlew, Alexa Yeames, and Jason Tobias. Produced by Kitamura and Eleven Arts' Ko Mori, the film is executive produced by Taro Maki. Screenplay is by Joey O'Bryan ("Motorway", "Fulltime Killer"), with a story by O'Bryan and Kitamura.Six college students are carpooling cross-country when one of their tires blows out on a desolate stretch of country road. Getting out to fix the flat, they quickly discover that this was no accident. The tire was shot out. With their vehicle...

Ryuhei Kitamura is heading to Tiff’s Midnight Madness with Downrange, a “terrifying” new thriller starring newcomer Kelly Connaire, Stephanie Pearson (Insidious: Chapter 2), Rod Hernandez-Farella, Anthony Kirlew, Alexa Yeames (The CW’s The Originals), and Jason Tobias (ABC Television’s Notorious). Kitamura, who directed the action-packed Japanese zombie film Versus, as well as Alive, Godzilla: Final Wars, Lionsgate’s Clive Barker adaptation of The Midnight Meat Train, and WWE’s slasher No One […]...

Hot on the heels of today's Midnight Madness lineup announcement comes the trailer for Ryuhei Kitamura's Downrange. The flick will mark the fourth appearance the Japanese director will make at the Toronto International Film Festival since his international breakout hit Versus back in 2001.    We will let you have a look for yourselves but give fair warning that it looks to carry on with Kitamura's penchant for extreme violence. Just watch where a car lands at the end. You will see what we mean. Have fun.    Downrange, the terrifying new thriller from acclaimed director Ryuhei Kitamura (The Midnight Meat Train, Versus, Godzilla: Final Wars) will celebrate its World Premiere at Tiff's Midnight Madness this September. Produced by Kitamura and Eleven Arts' Ko Mori...

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No One Lives director Ryuhei Kitamura is behind Downrange. This brutal thriller involves a mysterious sniper and his growing body count. Downrange will have its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. This long running festival begins in late September. And, Downrange stars: Stephanie Pearson (Insidious: Chapter 2), Kelly Connaire, Rod Hernandez-Farella and Jason Tobias. This title's official trailer is hosted here. The official synopsis begins with six college students. They are on a road trip, until they have a flat. Stuck on the side of the road, a killer begins to relentlessly shoot at them. Others intervene only to be added into the carnage. Now, there is only one way out. They must face the rifle, if they hope to escape. Japanese director Kitamura is well know in the horror genre. He has also filmed the iconic and unsettling The Midnight Meat Train (2008). This is a must-see for horror fans.

Kitamura Ryuhei cemented his place in the genre hall of fame with Versus back at the turn of the century. Since then he's found himself in and out of favor with fans as he made the likes of Aragami, Agumi, Godzilla: Final Wars, The Midnight Meat Train (my personal high of that year), and others. Soon he'll be returning to delight his fans with Downrange. Scripted by Joey O'Bryan (Fulltime Killer, Motorway, and more, and a personal friend, too), the film is based on a story by O'Bryan and Kitamura. Per the official statement: "In the film, six college students are carpooling cross-country when one of their tires blows out on a desolate stretch of country road. Getting out to fix the flat, they quickly...

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