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Exclusive: Blink49 Studios, the Canadian production company behind series including Wild Cards and Sight Unseen, is expanding its scripted team.

The Fifth Season-backed business has hired Andy Bourne, who was most recently head of limited series at Amazon Studios, as SVP, Scripted Television. It has also hired Mackenzie Donaldson, who has worked on series including Orphan Black and Snowpiercer, as VP, Scripted Television.

Based in Los Angeles, Bourne took on the role of head of limited series at Amazon in 2023. He has worked on series including Cross, Better Sister, starring Elizabeth Banks and Jessica Biel, and Blade Runner. Before that, he spent 18 months as co-head of external development at the company. He was previously at 20th Century Television, where he was SVP, Development, working on titles such as The Old Man (FX), Dopesick (Hulu), Percy Jackson (Disney+), The Chi (Showtime), Queen of the South (USA), Hot Zone (National Geographic), and...

Empire Studios, 8th Law Pictures, and Everly Entertainment Production have revealed a major cast expansion and unveiled first looks for their upcoming yuletide action-comedy “Jingle All The Slay” as the film launches worldwide sales.

Joining the previously announced Nick Sagar (“The Princess Switch” trilogy) and Ricky Norwood (“EastEnders”) are Julio Cesar Cedillo (“Sicario”), Adam Korson (“This Is Us”) and U.K. soap star Montana Manning (“Hollyoaks”).

The casting also includes Florence Hall (“The Princess Switch 2 & 3”), Eloise Lovell Anderson (“Villain”), Mark Fleischmann (“Being Human”), Vas Blackwood, Gabriela Ochoa Perez (“FBI”) and Tim Cullingworth-Hudson (“Prizefighter”). Bradley Stryker (“Terrifier 3”), who also directs, rounds out the cast.

“We mashed up the tone of ‘Home Alone’ with fight sequences of a ‘Rush Hour’ calibre film — and we created what we believe is going to be a family Christmas movie that can be enjoyed for many years to come,” Stryker told Variety. The multi-hyphenate filmmaker added,...

The prognosis for Fox’s Doc is excellent.

With just two episodes left to air this season, the Molly Parker-led freshman medical drama has been renewed for a Season 2 chockablock with 22 episodes.

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Season-to-date, Doc is averaging 4.5 million total viewers (with delayed playback), besting the cancelled nad recently ended 9-1-1: Lone Star to rank as Fox’s most-watched entertainment program of the 2024-25 TV season.

Writer/Director Christopher Folkens’ debut feature film “Catalyst”, is a gritty, contained thriller that explores the dark storylines that headline modern life. ‘Catalyst’ is a psychological thriller set to premiere across all major Tvod platforms on Tuesday February 11th. The grounded sci-fi thriller film revolves around seven strangers who wake up surrounded by an electrical force field, with collars around their necks. With no escape in sight and their captors standing guard they must unfold their darkest truths to gain their freedom and save their lives before time runs out.

The film was shot in a stunningly unique manner. Principal photography began in June of 2017 where over seven hours of footage was shot on three cameras with 100% improvised dialogue. Those sequences were expertly cut together by director Christopher Folkens which created the skeleton of what would become the feature length script, (written by Folkens with story credits to producers David Bianchi...

Exclusive: Mark Consuelos has joined the cast of Scream 7 from Spyglass and Paramount Pictures.

Details regarding the film’s plot and who Consuelos will play are under wraps.

He joins the previously announced legacy cast members Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox as well as Mason Gooding and Jasmin Savoy Brown, alongside newcomers Isabel May, Celeste O’Connor, Asa Germann, Mckenna Grace, Sam Rechner, Anna Camp and Joel McHale.

Franchise creator Kevin Williamson is directing with Guy Busick (2022’s Scream and Scream VI) writing. Project X Entertainment’s James Vanderbilt, William Sherak and Paul Neinstein (2022’s Scream and Scream VI) are producing.

The long-running horror franchise previously generated four feature films including Scream (1996), Scream 2 (1997), Scream 3 (2000) and Scream 4 (2011), directed by the late Wes Craven. It relaunched with the fifth installment, Scream, in 2022. The latest outing, Scream VI, released theatrically...

“Happy’s Place” has brought on Justina Machado and Christopher Rich as guest stars, Variety has learned exclusively.

The role will mark a reunion between Rich and “Happy’s Place” star Reba McEntire, as the two previously starred in McEntire’s hit self-titled sitcom “Reba” across its six-season run.

Rich will play Maverick, described as “a local tattoo artist that is very good at his job … as long as he’s using his right hand. Turns out Maverick has had a stroke and likes to tease new clients about which hand he’s going to use when he starts doing their tattoos.”

Machado will appear as Maritza, the mother of Isabella (Belissa Escobedo). Maritza is said to be “a self-made woman who put herself through law school as a single mom. She started a wildly successful law practice and does not suffer fools.”

Machado and Rich will appear opposite series stars McEntire,...

Prepare to load up the Lincoln once again because Mickey Haller (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) is officially returning for more misadventures in a fourth season of The Lincoln Lawyer. As originally revealed during the Next on Netflix event, Season 4 of the fan-favorite legal drama is scheduled to start production in February. The must-see streaming series will also feature the return of Scream Queen Neve Campbell as one of Haller’s two ex-wives, Maggie McPherson.

Season 4 of The Lincoln Lawyer will be based on author Michael Connelly's novel, The Law of Innocence, which was originally published in November 2020. The next batch of 10 episodes will also bring back the cast’s lovable mainstays, including Haller’s other ex-wife, Lorna (Becki Newton), the firm’s go-to investigator Cisco (Angus Sampson), and Jazz Raycole’s tenacious and loyal Izzy. Despite the devastating wildfires which ravaged Los Angeles, co-showrunners Ted Humphrey and Dailyn Rodriguez say the...

The following contains spoilers from the Jan. 7 series premiere of Fox’s Doc.

Dr. Amy Larsen is given a second chance at life — and how, and with whom, she chooses to live it — in the series premiere of Fox’s Doc.

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Fox’s upcoming series Doc brings a fresh twist to the medical drama genre, blending intense hospital cases with deeply personal character arcs.

Based on the popular Italian series Doc – Nelle Tue Mani, the show centers on Dr. Amy Elias, a brilliant but tough physician grappling with the loss of eight years of her memory after a traumatic event.

As she struggles to piece her life back together, her colleagues navigate their own personal and professional challenges, adding layers of complexity and emotional depth.

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Among the ensemble cast is Jon-Michael Ecker, a seasoned actor with a diverse portfolio that includes roles in Narcos, Queen of the South, and Chicago Fire. Ecker portrays Dr. Jake Heller, a fourth-year resident whose journey of rediscovery as a single father intertwines with Amy’s story.

Known for bringing authenticity and nuance to his characters, Ecker’s portrayal promises to anchor the show’s...

Griselda, the 2024 miniseries based on the life of the infamous Colombian drug lord, features June Hawkins (Juliana Aidén Martinez) in a critical role, a real-life person from history. Griselda is a Netflix crime show in the same vein as Narcos and Queen of the South, and like those series, it takes an intimate look at a notorious figure in the history of the drug trade. Sofía Vergara stars as the titular Griselda Blanco, a Colombian drug lord who began operating in Miami, Florida in the 1980s, eventually coming to be known as the "Godmother of Cocaine".

The show follows Blanco's rise up through the ranks of the drug trade, and her conflict with the cartels who are anxious about her power grab. Griselda is shockingly violent at times and deeply real about the consequences of a life in the cocaine business, and it never shies away from revealing the depths Blanco sank to.

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Mix one of the most famous modern-day Hollywood actors with the man who directed 1996’s From Dusk Till Dawn and 2003’s Once Upon A Time in Mexico. The result is an action thriller where Ben Affleck suddenly has the powers of Marvel’s Doctor Strange — just on a shoestring budget. Oh, and there’s some family drama sprinkled in there, too. Two years before the mystery action movie Hypnotic premiered in theaters, filmmaker Robert Rodriguez told Collider that he started writing the film close to 20 years ago (sometime in 2002) and that it's one of his favorite stories.

If only he had known the end result of this production, not even surpassing one-third of its budget at the global box office, audiences ripping everything about Hypnotic apart (even...

In a new trailer for the midseason Fox drama Doc, Molly Parker’s titular Amy Larsen is anxious to return to her work as a healer — soon as she is done being a patient, having lost eight years of memories in a car wreck.

Executive-produced by showrunner Barbie Kligman (Private Practice, Magnum P.I.), Hank Steinberg (Without a Trace, The Last Ship) and Erwin Stoff, Doc is set to premiere Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 9/8c. Parker (House of Cards, Deadwood) stars as Dr. Amy Larsen, the “hard-charging” and “brilliant” Chief of Internal and Family Medicine at Westside Hospital in Minneapolis.

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Exclusive: Pancho Mansfield is turning his producing deal with Blink49 Studios into an executive position.

Mansfield has been named President, Global Scripted Television at the company, which was founded by his former eOne boss John Morayniss.

Earlier this summer, Deadline revealed that he had struck a first-look deal with the company and was working on a problem-solving procedural with writer and producer Andrew Miller.

He will now oversee its worldwide scripted programming strategy including development and production of original content across global markets. He will report to Morayniss.

Mansfield was previously President, Global Scripted Television at eOne and oversaw its scripted slate, which includes Showtime’s Yellowjackets, Paramount+’s A Gentleman in Moscow, HBO’s Sharp Objects, ABC’s The Rookie and spinoff The Rookie: Feds, Freeform’s Cruel Summer, Fox’s Deputy, HBO’s Run and Netflix’s The Recruit.

Before working at eOne, Mansfield had his own banner...

This article contains spoilers for the USA Network show Queen of the South.

Queen of the South ended back in June 2021, but the beloved series had critical questions surrounding its finale, and we finally have some key insights into the why and how of it all courtesy of producer Dailyn Rodriguez (who is currently a producer and co-showrunner of Netflix's The Lincoln Lawyer). Unlike many other crime shows, the antihero does not die at the end of Queen of the South, with Teresa (played by Alice Braga) getting a different fate. The ending was not easy, according to Rodriguez: "We really had to figure out a way to make that work." In the end (literally) it would take an in-depth understanding of audiences, the character, the relationship between both, and the history of similar characters across movies and television. Rodriguez said:

I felt very strongly, and so did the writers on the show,...

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Dailyn Rodriguez, writer, executive producer, and co-showrunner of Netflix's The Lincoln Lawyer, talks to MovieWeb about the recent third season and the plans for season four, including much more of Maggie. She also discusses the differences between the show and the movie, Hispanic representation, and her other shows, Queen of the South and Ugly Betty.

Warning: This article contains Major Spoilers for The Lincoln Lawyer season 3!After the debut of The Lincoln Lawyer season 3, the show's co-showrunner, Dailyn Rodriguez, spoke with ScreenRant about Eddie's death and Lorna's job while teasing Mickey's attitude going into his season 4 murder trial. Based on the eponymous book series by Michael Connelly, The Lincoln Lawyer follows Mickey Haller (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) an LA defense attorney known for working out of the back of his car as he takes on challenging cases. Throughout season 3, Mickey's biggest case is the trial against Julian Lacosse for the murder of Glory Days, Mickey's former friend and client.

Following its October 17 debut, The Lincoln Lawyer season 3 became a hit on Netflix, gaining 7 million views within the first four days (via Variety) and hitting the Top 10 list. The court dramas success is thanks to The Lincoln Lawyers strong characters, unpredictable storyline, and perfect pacing. While some...

Jill Gevargizian's Ghost Game will enjoy a limited theatrical run on October 18th, with a VOD release on October 22nd. If you'd like a little tease of what to expect, we have an exclusive clip just for Daily Dead readers that gives a preview of the internet challenge that quickly turns fatal.

"Epic Pictures’ specialty horror label Dread presents Ghost Game, following a couple’s internet challenge that turns fatal as they trespass into a haunted house, facing sinister evils lurking within its walls. Ghost Game will have a limited theatrical run beginning October 18, and on October 22 the film will be available to rent or purchase on video-on-demand (VOD). The film will be available on Blu-ray beginning December 10.

Ghost Game is the second directorial feature from Jill Gevargizian, best known for her feature debut The Stylist, which developed from an award-winning short film of the same title and debuted in 2020 from Arrow Video.

Keith Urban is ringing in 2025 in Music City.

The Grammy Award winner will host CBS’ New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash, alongside Entertainment Tonight’s Rachel Smith.

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Urban will also perform live from the Bicentennial Mall stage during the program, as will Kane Brown and Jelly Roll.

New Year’s...

Back in 1980, author Philip Nicholson, writing as A. J. Quinnell, introduced the world to a man named Creasy, an American-born former French Foreign Legion soldier, in the pages of his novel Man on Fire. While Creasy would return for four more novels – The Perfect Kill (1992), The Blue Ring (1993), Black Horn (1994), and Message From Hell (1996) – it’s Man on Fire that has received the most attention over the year, being turned into a film that starred Scott Glenn in 1987 and one that starred Denzel Washington in 2004. Now, Man on Fire is serving as the basis of a Netflix TV series that’s set to star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Aquaman) as Creasey – and The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that Alice Braga (Queen of the South), Scoot McNairy (Speak No Evil), and Paul Ben-Victor (Nobody Wants This) have signed on to play recurring roles on the show.

We previously heard that Bobby Cannavale,...

Because of six seasons of brilliant television, The Sopranos earned millions of fans and a ton of critical acclaim. The HBO series had everything going for it with its exceptionally well-written and rich characters and captivating storylines and recently an equally brilliant prequel film The Many Saints of Newark, which came out in 2021 and gave all of the original series fans something more from the Sopranos world. So, if you loved the witty dialogues, compelling characters, and thrilling stories here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Gangs of London is a British action crime thriller drama series created by Gareth Evans and Matt Flannery. Based on a 2006 action-adventure open-world video game developed by London Studio, the AMC+ series is set in a crime-filled London as a bloody power struggle between the international gangs begins after the head of London’s most powerful...

Brazilian actors Alice Braga (“Queen of the South”) and Bianca Comparato (“3%”) have joined forces to launch South, a new production label based out of Los Angeles, New York and São Paulo. The company was established with financial support from Flagcx, the largest independent creative services holding company in Latin America.

South will debut its first feature project, Gabriela Amaral Almeida’s body-horror story “She, Crocodile,” at this year’s 12th edition of the San Sebastian Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum, which will take place from Sept. 25 -27.

Described by the producers as a “horror fable,” “She, Crocodile” is the story of a young woman, the sole heiress to a luxury real estate brokerage in Rio de Janeiro, who slowly transforms into one of the titular reptiles. As a project, it received backing from the MacDowell Institute Residency program where Amaral wrote a full-50 page treatment.

According to Amaral, a rising genre...

Brazilian Gabriela Amaral Almeida’s “She, Crocodile,” Victoria Galardi “Hedgehogs” and “Rambler,” from Mexico’s Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez, feature among the 14 projects being brought to market at San Sebastian’s Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum.

Further titles are from admired established helmers – Argentina’s Santiago Loza, Bolivia’s Martin Boulocq – or fast emerging directors such as Cuba’s Rosa Maria Rodríguez, Argentina’s Natalia Meta, Paraguay’s Pablo Lamar and Mexico-based Natalia López Gallardo.

One of the strongest lineups in years, the showcase is powered by the allure of the biggest Latin American co-production event in Europe, the need to drive into co-production to counter rising costs and the more specific dire straits of Argentina’s film industry.

“She, Crocodile” marks the first feature from New York City and São Paulo-based South, the new production company launched by ‘Queen of the South’ lead Alice Braga and ‘3%’ star Bianca Comparato.

Exclusive: Molly Burnett (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) is set to produce and star in Giant Void, an indie sci-fi film marking the feature debut of writer-director Michael Reisinger.

Shooting in Colorado, the film centers on a brilliant computer scientist (Burnett) whose work on a world-changing piece of software exposes a secret plot within her company. As she grows increasingly close to a co-worker who may be part of the conspiracy, she’s forced to rethink the nature of her relationships, her life, and her place in the universe.

Reisinger’s screenplay garnered excitement after placing in the 2021 BlueCat, Slamdance, ScreenCraft, and Scriptapalooza competitions, as well as landing on the 2022 Coverfly Red List.

Along with Burnett and Reisinger, Andrew Baird (The Peanut Butter Falcon), Shepard E. Smith, and Adia Stark are set to produce.

Said Burnett of her excitement in delving into the world of Stem, “In our polarized,...

Fry, Leela and Bender are back. Hulu has unveiled the trailer for Season 12 of the revival of “Futurama,” set to premiere July 29 on the streamer.

The crew embarks on different adventures in the new season, including birthday party games to the death, A.I. friends and enemies, the next chapter in Fry and Leela’s romance and more.

John Dimaggio, BIlly West, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille, Maurice Lamarche, Lauren Tom, Phil Lamar and David Herman all return to the animated sci-fi series. Created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen, “Futurama” comes from executive producers including Groening, Cohen, Ken Keeler and Claudia Katz.

Watch the trailer below.

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Acorn TV has released a new trailer for its detective drama series “Signora Volpe.” The three-part series is set to return for its second venture on Monday, July 29 and will broadcast on Acorn...

The horror film The Exorcism, which was formerly known as The Georgetown Project and stars Russell Crowe, received a theatrical release in North America on June 21st (you can read our review Here) – and now we’ve learned that it’s scheduled for VOD release just two and half weeks after it hit the big screen. As of July 9th, genre fans will have the chance to watch The Exorcism in the comfort of their own home.

Crowe recently played real-life exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth in the supernatural horror film The Pope’s Exorcist, which could turn out to be a franchise starter. He actually worked on this movie before making The Pope’s Exorcist – in fact, The Exorcism was first announced four and a half years ago. So it’s good to see it finally making its way out into the world.

Coming our way from Miramax, producer Kevin Williamson, and Outerbanks Entertainment,...

August’s New Nordic Films, Scandinavia’s biggest second-half-of-the-year film market, will open with drama-thriller “Way Home” from Charlotte Sieiling, a concept director on the original “The Bridge” and “Borgen.”

The screening will mark the world premiere of “Way Home,” sold by LevelK and produced by Denmark’s Toolbox Film.

“This movie means a lot to me, and I really hope the Nordic audience and the world will embrace our effort to tell this father-son story in an environment so different from ours, but still part of our reality,” said Sieling.

Sieling’s latest film, “Margrete – Queen of the North,” a lavish, stately historical drama,” in Variety’s words, asked t what extent a monarch would subordinate vital interest of state to personal interest. “Way Home” poses a similar question – how far are you willing to go to save the people you love? – in an entirely different context. Christian...

[Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for Dark Matter Season 1.]Apple TV+'s sci-fi adaptation Dark Matter has concluded Season 1, but is that all there is to the story? According to author and showrunner Blake Crouch and executive producer Matt Tolmach (Venom: The Last Dance), yes, Season 1 was created to be "the best representation of the book as possible." However, a series format opens a whole box of possibilities, and Crouch isn't opposed to exploring more characters. In fact, maybe that even leaves room to revisit Alice Braga's (Queen of the South) fan-favorite, Amanda Lucas?...

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The Straw Hat Pirates are about to sail once again as the cast of One Piece Live Action season 2 continues to expand, with more actors confirmed to join the highly anticipated Netflix project.

From Emily Rudd as Nami to David Dastmalchian as Mr. 3, here are all the new and returning cast members of One Piece Live Action season 2!

Who Are the Returning Cast and Characters of One Piece Live Action Season 2?

The second season of the One Piece live-action series will feature familiar faces that fans have strongly admired since the first season's success.

Here are all the returning cast and characters of the live action's second season as of writing:

Iñaki Godoy (Juan Ruiz in The Imperfects) as Monkey D. LuffyJacob Romero Gibson (Amir in Black Prom) as UsoppEmily Rudd (Clara in Hunters) as NamiMackenyu...

Fans of the hit series “Prison Break” have reason to celebrate as Dominic Purcell and Wentworth Miller, the actors who portrayed brothers Lincoln Burrows and Michael Scofield, are set to reunite on screen in a new drama series titled “Snatchback.” The show, currently in development at Universal Television, promises to bring the duo’s dynamic chemistry back to television in an entirely new setting.

“Snatchback,” created by Scott Rosenbaum, known for his work on “The Shield,” “Chuck,” and “Queen of the South,” draws inspiration from the real-life experiences of an active covert intelligence officer. The series will follow a team of highly skilled operatives, led by Purcell and Miller’s characters, as they undertake dangerous missions to recover hostages from perilous locations around the globe.

Tish Cyrus-Purcell, founder of HopeTown Entertainment and Purcell’s wife, expressed excitement about the project, stating, “Rosenbaum has crafted an emotionally charged and high-stakes world...

Exciting news for fans of Dominic Purcell and Wentworth Miller as they reunite for new series Snatchback. Snatchback follows a covert operative team recovering hostages from exotic and dangerous locations worldwide. Their best known series, Prison Break, is set for a spinoff on Hulu.

Prison Break stars Dominic Purcell and Wentworth Miller are now set to reunite for a new series from the writer of The Shield. Titled Snatchback and coming courtesy of Universal Television, the series will follow the pair as a team who are tasked with recovering hostages from terrible situations all over the globe. No doubt the idea of seeing Purcell and Miller together again on screen will be hugely exciting for fans of the pair, who have also worked together in the DC series Legends of Tomorrow, in which Miller played Leonard Snart aka Captain Cold alongside Purcell as Mick Rory aka Heat Wave.

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The “Prison Break” brothers are getting back together.

Dominic Purcell and Wentworth Miller are set as the stars of “Snatchback,” a series in development at Universal Television. Scott Rosenberg serves as writer and executive producer, while Purcell also executive produces via HopeTown Entertainment.

The official logline for “Snatchback” reads, “Inspired by the life of a real covert intelligence officer who is still active in the field today, the series follows a highly skilled privately contracted team of operatives as they recover hostages across the globe from some of the most exotic, and equally dangerous locations on the planet.”

Purcell and Miller led Fox’s “Prison Break” as brothers Lincoln Burrows and Michael Scofield for four seasons from 2006 to 2009 followed by “The Final Break,” a TV movie that concluded the series before a revival was ordered; Season 5 aired on Fox in 2017. The pair also both appeared in the CW Arrowverse series...

The Exorcisms Joshua John Miller compares watching Russell Crowe work to seeing a volcano. Although he is the son of Jason Miller, who starred as Damien Karras in The Exorcist, the director of The Exorcism doesnt believe in curses, even the one often associated with the 1973 classic. The Exorcism is now playing in theaters, but the horror film only registers 30% on the Tomatometer, at the time of this writing.

Russell Crowe might as well have been a powerful, active volcano as far as The Exorcisms director and co-writer Joshua John Miller is concerned. Millers new horror film is now playing in theaters, and the co-developer of Queen of the South was tasked with guiding The Exorcism's Oscar-winning star through the making of the movie. And in a brand-new interview, Miller revealed it was like witnessing a volcano where watching Crowe was concerned. Miller told Cbr:

"More often than not,...

Joshua J Miller and M.A. Fortin's new horror film, The Exorcism, prompts comparisons to Russell Crowe's previous movie, The Pope's Exorcist, despite different intentions. Miller and Fortin believe that the close release of the two films will actually lead to them having "a conversation" with one another and result in fun double features. With the similar genre movies releasing within one year of each other, eyes are on whether The Exorcism can match The Pope's Exorcist success, and despite poor reviews for the former, the 2023 movie's overcoming of its mixed reviews could see a repeat.

With the two coming out in close succession to one another, Joshua J Miller and M.A. Fortin address the comparisons between The Exorcism and The Pope's Exorcist. The duo, best known for the meta horror comedy The Final Girls and crime thriller Queen of the South, co-wrote the new Russell Crowe horror movie,...

Ryan Simpkins continues their reign in the horror genre with The Exorcism as Lee Miller, tackling a unique and meta twist to the subgenre. Simpkins prepared for the role by rewatching The Exorcist and drawing inspiration from Ellen Burstyn's performance. Simpkins had a natural rapport with Russell Crowe on set, highlighting his loyalty and giving nature as an actor.

Ryan Simpkins makes their return to the horror genre with The Exorcism. Sibling to the Jurassic World and Insidious franchise star Ty Simpkins, Ryan first broke out on the big screen with the crime thriller Pride and Glory and the period drama Revolutionary Road. They've since steadily built a name for themselves in the horror genre akin to their brother, including Francis Ford Coppola's Twixt, 2015's Anguish, and Netflix's Fear Street Part Two: 1978.

In The Exorcism, Simpkins stars as Lee Miller, the daughter of struggling actor Anthony who...

Joshua J Miller and M.A. Fortin bring a subversive approach to horror with The Exorcism, exploring addiction and trauma. Russell Crowe leads the cast of the horror movie, though Ryan Simpkins and Chloe Bailey's characters highlight the expectation-subverting approach to the subgenre. Miller and Fortin didn't intend to cast Crowe right after his Pope's Exorcist success, though think the two movies can "have a conversation" with one another.

Joshua J Miller and M.A. Fortin return to their horror movie roots with The Exorcism. The creative partners, and real-life couple, first broke out on the scene together with the 2015 meta horror comedy The Final Girls, which not only saw largely positive reviews, but also has amassed a strong cult following in the years since its release. The duo would later go on to co-develop and executive produce the crime thriller series Queen of the South, an English-language adaptation of...

Joshua John Miller and his personal and creative partner, M.A. Fortin, never set out to make a movie about an exorcism because, as Fortin says to Miller, “Your father stars in the greatest one of all time.”

Miller’s dad was the actor Jason Miller, who played Father Damien Karras in “The Exorcist.” He often told Joshua stories of the purportedly haunted set, recounting fires that started around the production and the injuries and deaths that would impact those who worked on the film.

That real-life experience was one of the big inspirations for “The Exorcism,” a new movie Joshua directed and co-wrote with Fortin, in which Russell Crowe plays Anthony Miller, an actor portraying a priest in what looks to be a modern “Exorcist” remake while living with his estranged daughter Lee (Ryan Simpkins).

Although the meta parallels are on display — from the father’s problems with alcohol to...

2024 has already been a big year for horror, and there’s only more to follow. On June 21, The Exorcism is set to be released in theaters. There hasn’t been a lot of exposure for this movie, but I recently saw the trailer while waiting for The Watchers. Here is what we can expect from yet another exorcism movie.

The Exorcism stars Russell Crowe, Ryan Simpkins, Chloe Bailey, and many other familiar names. The director is Joshua John Miller, who wrote the screenplay for The Final Girls and developed the TV series Queen of the South. In addition, he co-wrote the script for The Exorcism with M. A. Fortin, who he previously worked with on The Final Girls and Queen of the South.

Crowe is set to play Anthony Miller, an actor starring in a horror movie about an exorcism. However, everyone mentions that horror movie sets have a sinister reputation,...

The horror film The Exorcism, which was formerly known as The Georgetown Project and stars Russell Crowe, was once set to receive a North American theatrical release on June 7th, but you may have noticed that it’s not currently in theatres. That’s because it was pushed back to June 21st – and with that date one week away, a pair of clips from the film have arrived online. You can watch one in the embed above, and the other can be found at the bottom of this article.

Crowe recently played real-life exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth in the supernatural horror film The Pope’s Exorcist, which could turn out to be a franchise starter. He actually worked on this movie before making The Pope’s Exorcist – in fact, The Exorcism was first announced four and a half years ago. So it’s good to see that it’s finally making its way out into the world.

USA Network is reentering the scripted originals space.

The NBCUniversal-owned basic cable network has handed out a straight-to-series order for a reboot of The Rainmaker, from producers Lionsgate TV and Blumhouse TV, marking its first non-shared scripted series since 2020.

The cabler, which saw its former hits Suits and White Collar pop on Netflix, currently shares linear rights with corporate sibling Syfy to Chucky as its lone scripted series. The drama is the only scripted original to air on the network that previously ranked as the most watched cable network for a dozen years straight.

Based on the best-selling 1995 novel by John Grisham and subsequent 1997 feature film adaptation starring Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Jon Voight and Danny DeVito, The Rainmaker revolves around Rudy Baylor, a fresh out of law school attorney who goes head to head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond, as well as his law school girlfriend. Rudy, along...

Over the course of its history, USA Network has had both great successes and big disappointments when it comes to its original scripted shows. Which of the current ones will be cancelled or renewed for another season? Stay tuned!

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The power of Russell Crowe compels you to watch his new trailer.

The official trailer is out for The Exorcism, starring Crowe, which will have an wide release in theaters on Friday, June 21st.

Directed by Joshua John Miller, The Exorcism follows Anthony Miller (Crowe), a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter (Ryan Simpkins) wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions, or if there’s something more sinister at play.

The film also stars Sam Worthington, Chloe Bailey, Adam Goldberg and David Hyde Pierce.

The film is Crowe’s second in the exorcism subgenre in just two years, on the heels of Sony’s The Pope’s Exorcist, which grossed nearly $77 million worldwide.

From Miramax, producer Kevin Williamson and Outerbanks Entertainment, the film is written by Miller and M.A. Fortin, the creators of the hit series Queen of the South...

It may not have been his plan, but Russell Crowe is capitalizing on the return of the iconic “The Exorcist” franchise with separate standalone religious horror films “The Exorcism,” out June 7, and 2023’s “The Pope’s Exorcist.”

Crowe leads Joshua John Miller’s “The Exorcism” as an actor facing demons — maybe literal ones. Consider it a meta twist: The film centers on Anthony Miller (Crowe), a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter, Lee (Ryan Simpkins), wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play.

The buzzy cast includes Sam Worthington, Chloe Bailey, Adam Goldberg, David Hyde Pierce, Josh Warren, Adrian Pasdar, and Tracey Bonner.

Director Miller co-wrote the script with M.A. Fortin. “The Exorcism” marks Miller and Fortin’s second feature, after the 2015 horror comedy “The Final Girls.” They also co-created the...

The trailer for the latest take on the demon extraction genre dropped on Thursday with a first look at The Exorcism, which stars Oscar winner Russell Crowe as an actor who begins to unravel while filming a supernatural horror film.

The Exorcism, from director Joshua John Miller, will see an exclusive theatrical release beginning on June 21.

In this go-around in the genre that has captivated audiences since 1973’s The Exorcist, Crowe is joined by Ryan Simpkins as his character’s estranged daughter, who begins to suspect her father’s troubles are more sinister than a relapse into former addiction issues.

Per the logline, Crowe stars as Anthony Miller, a “troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film.”

The cast is rounded out with several notable supporting actors, including Sam Worthington (Avatar: The Way of Water), Chloe Bailey (Praise This), Adam Goldberg (The Equalizer) and David Hyde Pierce...

Vertical has released the trailer and poster for The Exorcism, a horror film starring Academy Award-winner Russell Crowe.

From Miramax, producer Kevin Williamson, and Outerbanks Entertainment, the film is directed by Joshua John Miller and written by Miller and M.A. Fortin, the creators of the hit series Queen of the South and the writers and producers of The Final Girls.

In addition to Crowe, the film stars Ryan Simpkins (Fear Street trilogy), Sam Worthington (Avatar: The Way of Water), Chloe Bailey (Praise This), Adam Goldberg (The Equalizer), and David Hyde Pierce (Frasier).

The film will have an exclusive theatrical release beginning on June 7, 2024. Shudder, AMC Networks’ premiere streaming service for horror, thrillers, and the supernatural, has acquired pay-one rights to the film.

The Exorcism follows Anthony Miller (Crowe), a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter (Simpkins) wonders if he’s slipping...

Yesterday, the folks at Vertical let us know they’d be dropping a trailer for the horror film The Exorcism (formerly known as The Georgetown Project), which stars Russell Crowe and is set to receive a North American theatrical release on June 7th, online today. Sure enough, a trailer for The Exorcism has just arrived online, and you can check it out in the embed above!

Crowe recently played real-life exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth in the supernatural horror film The Pope’s Exorcist, which could turn out to be a franchise starter. He actually worked on this movie before making The Pope’s Exorcist – in fact, The Exorcism was first announced four and a half years ago. So it’s good to see that it’s finally making its way out into the world.

Coming our way from Miramax, producer Kevin Williamson, and Outerbanks Entertainment, The Exorcism sees Crowe taking on the role of Anthony Miller,...

Vertical has released the first trailer for its upcoming supernatural horror film “The Exorcism,” starring Russell Crowe and Ryan Simpkins.

According to the official logline, “The Exorcism” follows Crowe as “Anthony Miller, a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter, Lee (Simpkins), wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play.”

Additional cast members include Sam Worthington (“Avatar: The Way of Water”), Chloe Bailey (“Praise This”), Adam Goldberg (“The Equalizer”), David Hyde Pierce (“Frasier”), Adrian Pasdar (“Near Dark”), Tracey Bonner (“The Beanie Bubble”) and Josh Warren (“Footloose”).

Joshua John Miller serves as director and co-wrote the script with his partner M.A. Fortin. “The Exorcism” marks Miller and Fortin’s second feature, after the 2015 horror comedy “The Final Girls.” They also created the USA Network drama series “Queen of the South.” Producers of “The Exorcism” include Kevin Williamson,...

A couple days ago, Vertical announced that they will be giving the horror film The Exorcism (formerly known as The Georgetown Project), which stars Russell Crowe, a North American theatrical release on June 7th, with the streaming rights going to Shudder. Now the Motion Picture Association ratings board has revealed that they have given The Exorcism an R rating – and we’ve learned that the film’s trailer will be dropping online tomorrow!

The Exorcism has been rated R for language, some violent content, sexual references and brief drug use. This isn’t the first time the movie has been given an R rating, as it was previously given an R for the exact same reasons last June, when it was still going by the title The Georgetown Project.

Coming our way from Miramax, producer Kevin Williamson, and Outerbanks Entertainment, The Exorcism sees Crowe taking on the role of Anthony Miller,...

Vertical has acquired North American rights to the horror film “The Exorcism,” starring Oscar winner Russell Crowe. It will be released this summer.

If this sounds vaguely familiar, that’s because Crowe also starred in an exorcism movie last year, the underrated “The Pope’s Exorcist.”

The new film follows Anthony Miller (Crowe), “a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film.” His estranged daughter (Ryan Simpkins) then starts to wonder if he’s slipped back into his addict past or if there’s something more supernatural at work.

“The Exorcism” was directed and co-written (with M.A. Fortin) by Joshua John Miller, who started his career as an actor (one of his first roles was as the little vampire kid in Kathryn Bigelow’s classic “Near Dark”). His father Jason Miller portrayed Father Damien Karras in “The Exorcist,” while his mother Susan Bernard appeared in “Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!...

Vertical has acquired North American rights to the horror film The Exorcism (formerly known as “The Georgetown Project”), starring Academy Award-winner Russell Crowe.

From Miramax, producer Kevin Williamson, and Outerbanks Entertainment, the film is directed by Joshua John Miller and written by Miller and M.A. Fortin, the creators of the hit series Queen of the South and the writers and producers of The Final Girls.

In addition to Crowe, the film stars Ryan Simpkins (Fear Street trilogy), Sam Worthington (Avatar: The Way of Water), Chloe Bailey (Praise This), Adam Goldberg (The Equalizer), and David Hyde Pierce (Frasier).

The film will have an exclusive theatrical release beginning on June 7, 2024. Shudder, AMC Networks’ premiere streaming service for horror, thrillers, and the supernatural, has acquired pay-one rights to the film.

The Exorcism follows Anthony Miller (Crowe), a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter (Simpkins...

Russell Crowe recently played real-life exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth in the supernatural horror film The Pope’s Exorcist, which could turn out to be a franchise starter… but before Crowe made that movie, he made a different supernatural thriller that deals with exorcism. Four and a half years have gone by since it was announced that Crowe had signed on to star in a film that was then known as The Georgetown Project, with Joshua John Miller directing. Now retitled The Exorcism, that film has been acquired by Vertical for a North American theatrical release that’s scheduled for June 7th. The streaming rights are in the hands of Shudder.

Coming our way from Miramax, producer Kevin Williamson, and Outerbanks Entertainment, The Exorcism sees Crowe taking on the role of Anthony Miller, a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter wonders if he...