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The King of Queens and Paul Blart: Mall Cop star Kevin James is set to star in the new action comedy Guns Up, playing an ex-cop and family man who moonlights as a mob henchman. When a job goes horribly wrong and both of his worlds collide, he has one night to get his family out of the city.

Millennium Media, known for the Hitman’s Bodyguard and Expendables franchise, is handling world sales on the upcoming feature and will be pitching it to international buyers at the Cannes Film Market next week.

Edward Drake, director of Amazon Prime thriller Broil, will direct Guns Up from his own screenplay. Production on Guns Up is set to start in June, with BondIt Media Capital financing and assisting with project packaging.

“We couldn’t be more excited to team up with Ed on this film, which stars the incredibly talented Kevin James...

Stars: Lochlyn Munro, Brittany Mitchell, Madison Pettis, Vanessa Morgan, Jedidiah Goodacre, Phoebe Miu, Jordan Buhat, Richard Harmon, Susan Bennett | Written by Chris Beyrooty, Chris Sivertson, Nick Waters | Directed by Steven C. Miller

Margaux takes its title from the name of the sophisticated AI that runs the smart home serving as the film’s main location, And, as films from Demon Seed to Dark Cloud have told us, putting a computer in charge of your house never ends well. And judging by the prologue featuring Lochlyn Munro and Brittany Mitchell this will be no exception.

A group of college friends, Hannah, Lexi, Drew, Kayla, Devon, and Clay feel that they’ve grown apart in the four years since they left high school. So the former Nerd Herd decide to get together for a weekend party before graduation.

Director Steven C. Miller and writers Chris Beyrooty (Shelter in Place), Chris Sivertson and...

‘Camp Pleasant Lake’ Adds ‘Jerry Maguire’ & ‘Broil’ Actor Jonathan Lipnicki

Exclusive: Jonathan Lipnicki is getting villainous in Safier Entertainment’s indie horror flick Camp Lake Pleasant. The Jerry Maguire, Stuart Little and Broil star will play Jasper Meadows, the film’s villain, which goes into production on Sunday (August 28). Also joining the cast are Robert Lasardo, Kelly Reiter and James Di Giacoma (Stowaway). Michael Pare, Bonnie Aarons, Devanny Pinn and Mike Ferguson also star. Camp Pleasant Lake follows an enterprising couple, the Rutherfords, who decide to open a horror camp on the abandoned camp property where a young girl, Echo Meadows, and her parents were brutally murdered 20 years prior. They charge adults exorbitant sums to come and relive the events with the help of counsellors who were campers two decades before, while spreading the rumor Echo returns every year. However, the counsellors begin dying,...

Exclusive: Epix has rounded out the series regular cast for From, its upcoming contemporary sci-fi horror series. Shaun Majumder (Race Against The Tide), Avery Konrad (Sacred Lies), Hannah Cheramy (Van Helsing), Simon Webster (When Hope Calls), Ricky He (The Good Doctor), Chloe Van Landschoot (Skin) and Pegah Ghafoori (Hello Au Revoir) join Eion Bailey, Harold Perrineau and Catalina Sandino Moreno in the series created by John Griffin (Crater). From is produced by Midnight Radio — the producing team of Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg — as well as Joe & Anthony Russo’s Agbo. Production is currently underway in Halifax, Ns, with an eye towards a 2022 premiere.

From unravels the mystery of a nightmarish town in Middle America that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they also must survive the threats of the...

"What's the status of the Q-bomb?" Saban Films has released an official trailer for an epic sci-fi adventure called Cosmic Sin, another strange "where did this come from?!" creation from the same filmmaker behind Broil and Breach previously. From director and co-writer Edward Drake, Cosmic Sin follows seven rogue soldiers who launch a preemptive strike against a newly discovered alien civilization in the hopes of ending an interstellar war before it starts. Definitely sounds like a big "sin" before we've even seen the film. If that plot setup doesn't worry you, maybe the cast will. Cosmic Sin stars Bruce Willis, Frank Grillo, Brandon Thomas Lee, Corey Large, Perrey Reeves, Cj Perry, Lochlyn Munro, Costas Mandylor, as well as Adelaide Kane. No surprise, this looks mediocre. Despite the slick sci-fi VFX, it just seems like a big mess. Here's the official trailer (+ two posters) for Edward Drake's Cosmic Sin, direct from...

While it may not be Friday, there is still plenty to celebrate this Tuesday the 13th, as we prepare to head back to Camp Crystal Lake with Scream Factory’s impressive Friday the 13th Collection, which brings together all the films from the original franchise, as well as the remake and Freddy vs. Jason as well. Scream Factory also put together a Blu-ray release of one of the most seminal films from my childhood this week—Terror in the Aisles—and they even are giving Motel Hell the Steelbook treatment on Tuesday as well.

Kino Lorber is also keeping busy this week with their special edition Blu for DeepStar Six as well as a SteelBook for Rawhead Rex, and for those of you who dig on The Exorcist sequels, both Dominion and Exorcist: The Beginning come home on Blu-ray this Tuesday, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

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*full disclosure: a Blu-ray copy of this release was provided by Well Go USA. Director: Edward Drake. Writers: Edwards Drake and Piper Mars. Cast: Jonathan Lipnicki, Avery Konrad, Lochlyn Munro, Timothy V. Murphy, Corey Large and Annette Reilly. In the Greek play Oedipus Rex, Sophocles writes: "the pain we inflict upon ourselves hurt most of all.” And, there is more pain than pleasure in a viewing of Broil, unfortunately. From director Edward Drake and first time screenwriter Pipers Mars, these two filmmakers have put together a story of a demon coming-of-age, with the teenager Chance (Avery Conrad). Shot in Vancouver, B.C., the exterior scenes look great. However, the writers' attempt to create a Greek Tragedy with Broil mostly falls flat. The genre swings towards being a demonic family drama and this is not what this reviewer was hoping for. Also, Broil is sometimes strangely shot in a music video style.

Cutting family Ties Can Be … Deadly Broil Directed by Edward Drake and Starring Jonathan Lipnicki, Avery Konrad, Lochlyn Munro & Timothy V. Murphy Debuting on Digital, Blu-ray™ & DVD October 13 Just in time for Halloween, Well Go USA Entertainment unleashes the chilling thriller Broil on Digital, Blu-ray™ and DVD October 13. Director Edward …

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Tagline: "Cutting Family Ties Can Be...Deadly." Broil is a soon to be released horror thriller. From director Edward Drake (Animals), this feature focuses on a family in turmoil. When teenager Chance (Avery Konrad) begins living with her grandfather at his estate, she learns of a family secret and can only find solace in a killer-for-hire (Jonathan Lipnicki). This horror tale also stars: Lochlyn Munro ("Riverdale") and Timothy V. Murphy ("Snowpiercer"). A home entertainment trailer is available here, along with other release details. The trailer shows the family gathering for a dinner. But, there are evil rituals which must be performed first and one dinner guest might not survive the night. Then, the clip changes from more static situations to violent kinetic ones, with the mature rated trailer below. Well Go USA will show Broil on both Digital Platforms and Blu-ray formats this October. On October 13th, the film will be available.

"Who are we?" "I've been waiting for you to ask that question..." Well Go USA has released the first official trailer for an indie horror film titled Broil, from filmmaker Edward Drake. The film follows a dysfunctional family of demons vying to control the future of their wealth. After a violent incident with a school nemesis, 17-year-old Chance Sinclair is sent out to live with her draconian grandfather August Sinclair at his lavish estate, where she soon uncovers an ancient family secret. Suddenly caught between warring factions of the family, her only hope for survival may well come from a killer-for-hire. The film stars Avery Konrad as Chance, with Jonathan Lipnicki, Lochlyn Munro, Timothy V. Murphy, Corey Large, and Annette Reilly. This looks good...? Not just a dysfunctional family drama, a dysfunctional family of demons drama. Here's the official US trailer (+ poster) for Edward Drake's Broil, direct from Well Go's...

Exclusive: U.S. seller Film Mode Entertainment is launching its own series of panel discussions, ‘Stars a la Mode’, to talk up its sales slate during the Cannes virtual Marche next week.

The discussions will feature talent from its movies, including Dustin Hoffman and Simon Helberg (who appear in Mayim Bialik’s directing debut comedy As Sick As They Made Us), Jacki Weaver and Lucy Liu, and producer Malin Åkerman and Asher Levin (With Teeth).

Titles also being featured include Tuscaloosa and Broil, which Deadline reported on last week.

Stars a la Mode will be available to watch via Film Mode’s website.

“In an effort to better engage and service our distributors, we have thought outside the box with this entertaining concept.” said Film Mode chief Clay Epstein.

Exclusive: Ahead of this month’s Cannes virtual Marche, Clay Epstein’s Film Mode Entertainment has added to its sales slate and will be hosting the market premieres of two titles.

New on the slate is the horror-thriller pic Broil, which stars Timothy V. Murphy (Sons Of Anarchy), Jonathan Lipnicki (Jerry Maguire), Avery Konrad (Sacred Lies) and Lochlyn Munro (Scary Movie). Pic follows a defiant teen approaching her 18th birthday who is sent to live with her rich and highly controlling grandfather after she is involved in a violent incident at her school. Secluded at his opulent mansion, her suspicions about her strange family quickly grow and she begins to question the source of her family’s immense wealth and power.

Edward Drake directed and Corey Large produced. Film Mode has acquired world rights outside of North America, where Well Go USA will distribute.

The company will also be hosting...

Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired the U.S. rights to Canadian thriller Broil, a seemingly classic coming-of-age story that is quickly complicated by the fact that the protagonist’s family has been hiding a dark secret for millennia. Directed by Edward Drake, Broil features a veteran cast that includes Lochlyn Munro (Riverdale), Timothy …

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In today’s film news roundup, the documentary “You Cannot Kill David Arquette” and the thriller “Broil” find homes and AFI unveils winners of its Writers’ Room Ready Awards.

Acquisitions

Super Ltd, Neon’s boutique division, has acquired North American rights to David Darg and Price James’ documentary, “You Cannot Kill David Arquette,” which is an official selection of the 2020 SXSW Film Festival.

Filmed over three years chronicling the journey through Arquette’s life and stint in wrestling, the film had its debut in early March at Arquette’s California home 24 hours after hearing about the SXSW cancellation, surrounded by friends, family and a homemade wrestling ring.

Arquette starred as a wrestling-obsessed fan in the 2000 movie “Ready to Rumble” and was crowned world champion as a marketing stunt, making him the most hated man in professional wrestling as a result. In “You Cannot Kill David Arquette,” Arquette seeks redemption by...