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Channing Tatum questioned whether he was "good enough" during his acting hiatus.The 45-year-old movie star took a hiatus from leading film roles for nearly five years, starting around 2017, and Channing actually considered quitting the industry altogether during that period.He told Variety: "I was working too much. I got burned out."I was questioning if I ever should have been in this business, because I didn’t feel I was good enough. And I got to a place where I didn’t know what I was doing. No one tells you how to do fame."Channing has endured lots of ups and downs in his career, but he's learned some important lessons,...

Exclusive: MGM+ has added seven to the recurring cast of Robin Hood, starring Jack Patten and Lauren McQueen, including Graeme Thomas King (Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists), Tom Mison (See), Anastasia Griffith (Copper), Matija Gredić (Battle of the Castle Itter), Mihailo Lazić (Strange Documentaries: The Sky over Belgrade), Boban Marjanović (John Wick) and Jelena Gavrilović (The Outpost).

The join previously announced main cast Lydia Peckham, Steven Waddington, Marcus Fraser, Angus Castle-Doughty and Henry Rowley. Previously announced recurring cast includes Richard Lintern, Erica Ford, Ryan Gage, Oscar Salem, Miloš Timotijević and Tamara Radovanović.

From Lionsgate TV and showrunner John Glenn, Robin Hood is described as a sweeping, romantic adventure, a modern take of the classic tale that brings historical authenticity, psychological depth, and a heightened focus on the relationship between Rob and Marian.

In the series, following the Norman invasion of England, Rob (Patten) – a Saxon forester’s son – and Marian...

“Alien Country” is a new live-action science fiction comedy feature, directed by Boston McConnaughey, starring Corbin Allred, Rachele Brooke Smith, Alireza Mirmontazeri, Austin Archer, Jasen Wade, K.C. Clyde, Dalton Baker, Renny Grames, Charla Bocchicchio and Payton Myler, with distribution Tba:

…reeling from the news of an unexpected pregnancy, ‘Jimmy’ and ‘Everly’ unknowingly release an alien invasion in their small town then work together in order to save each other, their town and evidently, the entire galaxy…”

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The new live-action science fiction feature “Alien Country”, directed by Boston McConnaughey, stars Rachele Brooke Smith, Corbin Allred and Austin Archer, currently in post-production:

“…following the news of an unexpected pregnancy, ‘Jimmy’ and ‘Everly’ unknowingly release an alien invasion in their small town…

“…and learn to work together in order to save each other…

“…their town and the entire galaxy…”

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The episode of Revisited covering Wrong Turn 2: Dead End was Written by Emilie Black, Edited by Juan Jimenez, Narrated by Niki Minter, Produced by Tyler Nichols and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.

A long, long time ago, in a state deep in the woods, a bunch of people were eaten by cannibal hillbillies in a film called Wrong Turn. Soon, the locals to where the film was taking place got very angry about the depiction of their fellow mountain and wood residents, which they thought gave them a bad name. Horror fans responded by seeing the film anyways, making it a minor hit. The first film had a budget of $12.6 million and made $28.7 million at the box office. While this may lead to a sequel at times, it was not a given. Fast forward to 4 years later and we are gifted with the first of a long series of sequels.

What’s a season of “Black Mirror” without the superstar cast?

Just yesterday it was revealed that Rory Culkin (Scream 4, Lords of Chaos, Signs) had joined the show’s sixth season.

Today, Variety reports that Salma Hayek Pinault and Annie Murphy are also in talks to star.

Variety previously revealed that the new season has also signed Zazie Beetz, Paapa Essiedu, Josh Hartnett, Aaron Paul, Kate Mara, Danny Ramirez, Clara Rugaard, Auden Thornton and Anjana Vasan.

Season 6 would have more episodes than Season 5, which comprised of just three installments and starred Andrew Scott, Anthony Mackie, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Topher Grace and Miley Cyrus, notes the site.

Created by Charlie Brooker, “Black Mirror” is an anthology series that taps into our collective unease with the modern world, with each stand-alone episode a sharp, suspenseful tale exploring themes of contemporary techno-paranoia leading to an unforgettable – and sometimes unsettling – conclusion. Without questioning it,...

Gbenga Akinnagbe (The Deuce), Kyle Vincent Terry (Gotham) and Caroline Chikezie (Mayhem) are joining the upcoming third season of Power Book II: Ghost, Starz’s Power universe spinoff, in recurring roles.

Power Book II: Ghost is the first series in the expanded Power franchise from executive producers Kemp and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson.

The series picks up shortly after the Power finale and follows Tariq St. Patrick (Michael Rainey Jr.), the son of James “Ghost” St. Patrick and Tasha Green-St. Patrick, as he navigates his new life.

Akinnagbe will play Ron Samuel Jenkins aka Rsj, a Howard University and Harvard Business School alum who grew up working class and built his own legitimate empire that has firmly entrenched him among the business elite.

Terry will portray Obi, a young man schooled in Britain who knows his way around a gun, but is equally comfortable in a boardroom.

Chikezie is Noma, a...

A Billy Joel biopic is on its way — and the Piano Man himself has nothing to do with it. On Wednesday, Michael Jai White’s Jaigantic Studios greenlit the film, titled Piano Man, despite Joel refusing to grant rights to his music, name, and likeness.

A rep for the singer tells Rolling Stone that “Billy Joel is not involved with this film project” and that he has no plans to give access to his music and life story.

The film will follow the singer’s early life since being discovered...

Don Everly, who with his brother, Phil, was part of the Everly Brothers, a huge chart success in the late 1950s and early 1960s that grew into Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, died on Saturday at his home in Nashville. He was 84.

A family spokesman confirmed the death to The Los Angeles Times. No cause was given.

The duo were one of the first pop-rock acts to emerge from Nashville, and became instant hitmakers on the strength of the soaring harmonies in such songs as “Wake Up Little Susie” and “Cathy’s Clown.” They became a major influence on everything to follow, from the British Invasion through the Southern California county-rock scene.

Their harmonies on such hits as “Bye Bye Love” and “All I Have To Do Is Dream” are timeless and unforgettable. Don Everly usually sang lead, with his brother handling the higher harmony.

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“You thought I wouldn’t notice,” cartel boss Elena Sánchez (Salma Hayek) demands of her loyal caporegime Ludo (a physically and emotionally imposing Benicio del Toro). The brutal and effective killer does not defend himself when the head of his family, and boss of bosses, slaps him with the force of a bull whip. He doesn’t even flinch. That would mean death. Oliver Stone’s Savages may not be his most renowned mob movie offering, but Hayek’s drug lord is one of cinema’s most groundbreaking gangsters.

Stone is no stranger to iconic gangsters. He wrote the screenplay for Brian De Palma’s Scarface, which brought Al Pacino’s coke-fueled Cuban political asylum seeker, Tony Montana, into celluloid’s perennial rogue’s gallery. For his 2012 cartel twist of a gangster film, Savages, Stone let Hayek reset the template. Her Elena Sánchez is street smart, tech savvy and a wiz at business.

Shudder has released the Creepshow animated Halloween special teaser. The official title is A Creepshow Animated Special, and it was first announced last month. However, it seems there have been some minor changes to the release date. The animated special is premiering exclusively on the horror streaming service in all its territories, as well as via the Shudder offering within the AMC+ bundle, beginning Thursday, October 29th, shortly after 12:01 am Et/9:01 pm Pt. The previous release date was October 26th.

The Creepshow animated Halloween special contains two short stories. Survivor Type is based on the short story by Stephen King and adapted by Greg Nicotero, stars Kiefer Sutherland as a man determined to stay alive alone on a deserted island no matter what the cost. Twittering from the Circus of the Dead is based on the short story by Joe Hill and is adapted by Melanie Dale. It...

Channing Tatum and Jessie J’s reunion is coming at the right time for the two lovebirds.

The pair, who previously split in December after over a year of dating only to get back together this month, are spending time together in Los Angeles.

“They seem very happy about being together,” a source tells People in this week’s issue. “Things seem back to normal.”

The insider adds the singer, 31, “has been in L.A. so they can spend time together.”

“His daughter is in school so he can’t travel right now,” says the source of Everly, 6, his child with ex-wife Jenna Dewan.

Netflix has released the first trailer for their upcoming action/thriller Point Blank. This is not a remake of the classic 1967 Lee Marvin movie, mind you. It is, however, a remake of a 2010 French movie of the same name. In any event, it teams up a couple of Marvel Cinematic Universe stars in the form of Frank Grillo (Crossbones) and Anthony Mackie (Falcon) for what looks to be a pulse-pounding ride. If this trailer is any indication, it's at least going to be rather entertaining.

The Netflix trailer kicks off with Anthony Mackie enjoying a nice moment with his pregnant wife. Things take an ugly turn rather fast when a mysterious figure knocks him out and kidnaps his beloved. He's then sent to free Frank Grillo's character in a rather dicey situation, which leads to them teaming up to get even with some dirty cops. Guns are fired. Cars are driven fast.

Marvel Cinematic Universe players Anthony Mackie and Frank Grillo are teaming with Everly filmmaker Joe Lynch for Netflix’s Point Blank remake.

The film will be an American take on Fred Cavayé‘s French crime drama Point Blank (A bout portant).

We've been excited for Daily Dead readers to experience the adrenaline rush of Joe Lynch's Mayhem since our Managing Editor Heather Wixson gave it a four-star SXSW review. Following the film's November 10th theatrical and VOD release from Rlje Films, it's now been announced that Mayhem will wreak havoc on home media on December 26th.

The physical home media release of Mayhem will help you fight off the stress of the holidays with an audio commentary, a behind-the-scenes featurette, and more. We have the official press release with full details below, as well as a look at the cover art featuring Steven Yeun and Samara Weaving:

Press Release: Los Angeles (November 14, 2017) – Rlje Films (Nasdaq: Rlje) will release the action, horror film Mayhem on DVD, Blu-ray, and Ultra High-Definition 4K/Blu-ray combo on Dec. 26, 2017. Directed by Joe Lynch (Everly, Chillerama), the feature film debut from writer Matias Caruso stars Steven Yeun (“The Walking Dead,...

With great lead performances by Steven Yeun and Samara Weaving, a great musical score by Steve Moore, and great bloody action masterminded by director Joe Lynch, Mayhem is almost too much fun. It's the perfect example of a movie that knows what it is and is more than happy to deliver that to an audience eager to devour it. Lynch burst onto the genre scene with Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, a direct-to-video sequel that was far better than it had any right to be. More recently, Everly featured Salma Hayek in a furiously entertaining action picture that, again, exceeded expectations. Mayhem spreads that same action spirit out over a larger cast trapped in an office building after an outbreak of the so-called 'red eye'...

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Strap in because director Joe Lynch (Mayhem, Wrong Turn 2, Everly, “Holliston”) will be joining Knetter, myself, and the whole Brainwaves gang for an evening of weirdness like no other! It’s radio without a safety net, kids. It’s Brainwaves: Horror and Paranormal Talk Radio. Support Brainwaves On Patreon! Brainwaves: Horror and Paranormal Talk Radio is […]

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Strap in because director Joe Lynch (Mayhem, Wrong Turn 2, Everly, “Holliston”) will be joining Knetter, myself, and the whole Brainwaves gang for an evening of weirdness like no other! Join us Tonight at 8:00Pm Pt/11:00Pm Et for all the shenanigans fit to be had! It’s radio without a safety net, kids. It’s Brainwaves: Horror […]

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Hey there Los Angeles readers! Have you been infected with a burning desire to see Mayhem (review), the action-packed virus feature from Joe Lynch (Wrong Turn 2, Everly), then we’ve got a chance for a few lucky readers to attend… Continue Reading →

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The Walking Dead's Steven Yeun faces a different kind of infection—albeit one just as deadly—in Joe Lynch's Mayhem. Beginning this Friday, Rlje Films will unleash the office-set horror thriller on VOD platforms and in select theaters, including a special screening at the Laemmle Monica Film Center followed by a live Q&A with director Joe Lynch. To celebrate the upcoming release, we've been provided with two pairs of tickets to the Santa Monica screening and Q&A to give away to lucky Daily Dead readers.

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Prize Details: (2) Winners will receive:

(2) tickets to the 7:20pm Pt screening of Mayhem at the Laemmle Monica Film Center in Santa Monica (1332 2nd St., Santa Monica, CA 90401), followed by a live Q&A with director Joe Lynch (and potentially cast members as well)

How to Enter: For a chance to win, email contest@dailydead.com with the subject "Mayhem...

If you’ve been wondering what fan favourite actor Steven Yeun has been up to since the infamous and brutal death of his character on The Walking Dead, wonder no more. Here he is, gloriously and deservedly front and centre in a new batch of photos for an upcoming action-horror movie about workplace frustrations, and how to work them out. It’s called Mayhem and is directed by Joe Lynch (Everly), from a script written by Matias Caruso (in his feature length debut).

If the pics below put you in mind of 2016’s The Belko Experiment, you’re not incorrect. Both focus their action around violence between people trapped in an office environment for an extended period of time. However, there is one important difference.

Where The Belko Experiment is steeped in conspiracy and suspicion, Mayhem could not be simpler. The film sees an infection sweep through the offices of Towers & Smythe Consulting,...

I've got a crazy-ass trailer for a balls-to-the-walls action film called Mayhem that is just insanely brutal! The movie is described in one of the reviews as a being like The Office meets The Purge. This is a pretty hardcore trailer that doesn't seem to hold back on the violence. You've got blood splatting all over the place!

As far as the story goes, it centers around an office building full of people being exposed to a deadly virus that causes the infected people to lose their inhibitions and go crazy. The kind of crazy that makes them want to kill each other. It also follows a recently fired employee played by Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead) and a wronged client who have to fight their way through the madness. It looks like an incredibly entertaining flick worth watching, especially if you're into bloody violent movies. 

The movie co-stars Samara Weaving,...

Bring down the whole damn house! Indie filmmaker Joe Lynch's (Everly, Knights of Badassdom) new film is another violent, deranged, totally crazy, totally fun film titled Mayhem. The title, which is a bit vague, doesn't have much to do with the plot - which is actually about a guy who works at a sleazy legal corporation that decides to take on the executives when a virus causes everyone to go crazy. I saw this film at 1Am with a crowd of horror fans at the Sitges Film Festival, which is the perfect time and place to see this kind of film, because they cheered at all the right moments. If you watch this one at home, it just won't hit as hard, but it's still a thoroughly entertaining horror action comedy mashup with a worthwhile message at the end of it. The concept for Mayhem is fairly simple, enriched with some fun characters.

If you were wondering what fan favourite actor Steven Yeun has been up to since the infamous demise of his character on The Walking Dead, wonder no more. Here he is, gloriously and deservedly front and centre in a new action-horror movie about workplace frustrations, and how to work them out. Directed by Joe Lynch (Everly), and written by Matias Caruso (in his feature length debut) – this is the trailer for Mayhem.

If the promotional footage above puts you in mind of 2016’s The Belko Experiment, you’re not incorrect. Both centre their action around violence between people trapped in an office environment for an extended period of time. There’s an important difference, though.

Where The Belko Experiment is steeped in conspiracy and suspicion, Mayhem could not be simpler. An infection sweeps through the offices of Towers & Smythe Consulting, and the government quarantines the building. They then inform those...

Ladies and gents, behold the trailer for one of the most crowd-pleasing, straight-up entertaining action horror movies in recent memory, the aptly-titled Mayhem. Directed by Everly and Knights of Badassdom helmer Joe Lynch, Mayhem stars The Walking Dead's Steven Yeun as Derek Cho, a corporate climber having the worst day of his career when he discovers that the law firm's building is under quarantine for a dangerous virus that drives the infected to act out their wildest impulses. With chaos unleashed in the office, Derek teams with a former client (Samara Weaving) to claw their …...

Stress levels rise and blood and gristle fly in the official trailer for Joe Lynch's new office-set thriller, Mayhem, starring Steven Yeun, Samara Weaving, and one lethal nail gun.

"The first feature film from writer Matias Caruso, Mayhem was directed by Joe Lynch (Everly, Knights of Badassdom) and stars Steven Yeun ("The Walking Dead," Okja), Samara Weaving (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Showtime's "Smilf"), and Steven Brand ("Teen Wolf," "Secrets and Lies").

Synopsis: Derek Cho (Steven Yeun) is having a really bad day. After being unjustly fired from his job, he discovers that the law firm’s building is under quarantine for a mysterious and dangerous virus. Chaos erupts throughout the office as the victims of the disease begin acting out their wildest impulses. Joining forces with a former client (Samara Weaving) who has a grudge of her own, Derek savagely fights tooth and nail to get to the...

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Rlje Films will release the upcoming horror, action film Mayhem in theaters and available On Demand / Digital HD November 10, 2017.

From The Press Release

Mayhem starring Steven Yeun ("The Walking Dead," Okja), Samara Weaving (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Showtime's "Smilf"), and Steven Brand ("Teen Wolf," "Secrets and Lies") was directed by Joe Lynch (Everly, Knights of Badassdom) and marks the feature film debut from writer Matias Caruso.

The film follows Derek Cho (Steven Yeun), who is having a really bad day. After being unjustly fired from his job, he discovers that the law firm’s building is under quarantine for a mysterious and dangerous virus.

Chaos erupts throughout the office as the victims of the disease begin acting out their wildest impulses. Joining forces with a former client (Samara Weaving) who has a grudge of her own, Derek savagely fights tooth and nail to get to the executives...

Starring Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead), Samara Weaving, and Steven Brand (Teen Wolf), Joe Lynch's Mayhem follows Derek Cho, who teams up with an ex-client to take on the boss fight of all boss fights, and you can view the new key art that embraces the movie's manic mayhem.

"The first feature film from writer Matias Caruso, Mayhem was directed by Joe Lynch (Everly, Knights of Badassdom) and stars Steven Yeun ("The Walking Dead," Okja), Samara Weaving (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Showtime's "Smilf"), and Steven Brand ("Teen Wolf," "Secrets and Lies").

Synopsis: Derek Cho (Steven Yeun) is having a really bad day. After being unjustly fired from his job, he discovers that the law firm’s building is under quarantine for a mysterious and dangerous virus. Chaos erupts throughout the office as the victims of the disease begin acting out their wildest impulses. Joining forces with a former...

The first feature film from writer Matias Caruso, Mayhem was directed by Joe Lynch (Everly, Knights of Badassdom) and stars Steven Yeun (“The Walking Dead,” Okja), Samara Weaving (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Showtime’s “Smilf”), and Steven Brand (“Teen Wolf,” “Secrets and Lies”). Synopsis: Derek Cho (Steven Yeun) is having a really bad day. After being unjustly fired from his job, …

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November 10th is the date you need to remember for director Joe Lynch’s crazy return! That’s when Mayhem will be unleashed on VOD and Digital HD. Hearing good things about this one. Here’s the awesome key art for the movie along with all the details from the press release!

The first feature film from writer Matias Caruso, Mayhem was directed by Joe Lynch (Everly, Knights of Badassdom) and stars Steven Yeun (“The Walking Dead,” Okja), Samara Weaving (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Showtime’s “Smilf”), and Steven Brand (“Teen Wolf,” “Secrets and Lies”).

Synopsis: Derek Cho (Steven Yeun) is having a really bad day. After being unjustly fired from his job, he discovers that the law firm’s building is under quarantine for a mysterious and dangerous virus. Chaos erupts throughout the office as the victims of the disease begin acting out their wildest impulses. Joining forces...

We've seen Steven Yeun fight against the infected on AMC's The Walking Dead, but in Joe Lynch's Mayhem, he'll face a different—albeit equally lethal—virus, and you can now mark your calendars with the official release date.

Rue Morgue reported that Rlj Entertainment will release Mayhem in select cinemas and VOD and Digital HD platforms on November 10th. Following its theatrical release, Mayhem is set to stream on Shudder in early 2018.

We'll be sure to keep Daily Dead readers updated as more information on Mayhem is revealed, including its first trailer, and in case you missed it, read our own Heather Wixson's SXSW review of the film.

"Directed by Joe Lynch (Everly) and written by Matias Caruso, the film stars Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead), Samara Weaving (Monster Trucks), Steven Brand (The Scorpion King) and Dallas Roberts (Dallas Buyers Club).

In Mayhem, an airborne virus infects the...

The release of Charlize Theron spy movie Atomic Blonde is the first test of whether we are heading into a new era of kick-ass equality

If Jean-Luc Godard really meant it when he said “All you need to make a movie is a girl and a gun”, how come he never made a movie with just a girl and a gun? Vivre Sa Vie might just about scrape through, but Godard basically took it as read that there would be a guy in the mix.

Hollywood, on the other hand, has started to take Godard’s maxim literally. We have had countless “girl and gun” movies recently, and virtually none have stuck. It’s as though the studios looked at Bourne, Bond, John Wick and all the other franchised-up action heroes and all had the same bright idea: “Make the hero a woman!” Often that becomes a woman wearing next to nothing,...

Not only was Joe Lynch behind the super fun Wrong Turn sequel, but he directed Salma Hayek in the Die Hard-esque Everly, and went LARPing with Knights of Badassdom. Next up is Mayhem, which pairs Lynch with “The Walking Dead” star Steven Yeun and Samara Weaving, an Australian actress who toplines McG’s upcoming horror movie The Babysitter. I caught the film and loved it, […]...

We love Joe Lynch here at Bloody Disgusting. Not only was he behind the super fun Wrong Turn sequel, but he directed Salma Hayek in the Die Hard-esque Everly, and went LARPing with Knights of Badassdom. Next up is Mayhem, which pairs Lynch with “The Walking Dead” star Steven Yeun and Samara Weaving, an Australian actress who toplines McG’s upcoming horror movie The Babysitter. I caught […]...

This weekend marks the final days of the 2017 Dances With Film festival being held at the Chinese Theater in Los Angeles. Later tonight, director Adam Ripp’s supernaturally themed thriller Devil’s Whisper will be enjoying its world premiere at the historic cinema.

Ripp is no stranger to the world of indie filmmaking, as he’s produced movies like Joe Lynch’s Everly and Gambit, and has both directed and produced in the world of television. His newest project follows a teenager named Alex (Luca Oriel) who crosses paths with a mysterious box containing a demonic presence, and he mistakenly unleashes the sinister spirit, which wreaks havoc on Alex’s life and forces him to confront the evil that looks to consume his very soul.

During our interview, Ripp discussed the inspiration behind his approach to Devil’s Whisper, finding Oriel for his lead, and more.

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Filmmaker Joe Lynch recently enjoyed a well-received world premiere of his new movie Mayhem (read Heather's review here) at the SXSW Film Festival, and true to form, the Holliston co-star is showing no signs of slowing down, as he's now set to direct the horror film Taste from a screenplay by David Cohen, the screenwriter behind 2012's No One Lives.

Deadline reports the news of Lynch taking the directing reins on Taste, which will be produced by Erin Eggers, Chase Hudson and Matthew Porter of Penchant Entertainment, with Cohen on board to produce as well.

Filming on Taste is slated to start in Los Angeles this summer with a food-centric (and potentially cannibalistic) plot (via Deadline):

"When a young chef-on-the-rise is invited to cook for a revered master’s private supper club, what at first seems like a career-launching opportunity soon turns deadly with the discovery that she and...

Ha! I've actually known this dude for a few years, now. Joe Lynch, director of such films as Knights Of Badassdom, Everly, and the new Mayhem thriller starring Stephen Yuen, is getting ready to serve up some more spine-tingling cinema with his next film, Taste. David Cohen is set to write the film with Chase Hudson and Matthew Porter of the Penchant Entertainment production label set to produce. Taste... Read More...

Exclusive: Joe Lynch, whose directing credits include Knights Of Badassdom, Salma Hayek’s Everly and most recently the SXSW Midnighters thriller Mayhem starring Steven Yuen, has landed his next gig. He has been tapped to direct Taste, a horror pic penned by David Cohen. Erin Eggers, Chase Hudson and Matthew Porter of newbie production outfit Penchant Entertainment will produce with Cohen, whose writing credits include the Luke Evans-starrer No One Lives and the Black List…...

Rlj Entertainment and AMC's streaming service Shudder will be releasing Joe Lynch's action thriller Mayhem (read our very positive review here), starring The Walking Dead's Steven Yeun at the end of 2017 and into 2018. As you may read in the press release below Rlj will release the film in cinemas and On Demand later this year. Then, in early 2018, Shudder will stream the film on their service. Rlj Entertainment and AMC Networks’ Shudder are partnering on the North American release of Joe Lynch’s action/thriller Mayhem through a deal finalized at the 70th Cannes International Film Festival. The film first premiered at the 2017 SXSW Film Festival to positive reviews. Directed by Joe Lynch (Everly) and written by Matias Caruso, the film stars Steven Yeun...

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Joe Lynch’s action/thriller Mayhem will distribute through AMC Networks’ Shudder streaming service in a deal finalized at the 70th Cannes International Film Festival. The film first premiered at the 2017 SXSW Film Festival to positive reviews.

Directed by Joe Lynch (Everly) and written by Matias Caruso, the film stars Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead), Samara Weaving (Monster Trucks), Steven Brand (The Scorpion King) and Dallas Roberts (Dallas Buyers Club).

Rlje plans to release Mayhem in theaters and On Demand in Q4 2017, with the Shudder streaming premiere slated for early 2 [Continued ...]...

We've been excited for Daily Dead readers to see Joe Lynch's Mayhem since it made its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival (read Heather's review here), and now horror fans know when to mark their calendars, as Rlj Entertainment and AMC's streaming service Shudder have acquired North American rights to the office-set horror comedy.

Rlj Entertainment has slated Mayhem for a theatrical and VOD late this year, with Shudder set to stream the film in early 2018. A trailer has yet to be revealed, but we'll be sure to keep Daily Dead readers updated as more details are revealed. In the meantime, check out Heather's SXSW interview with Lynch.

Press Release: Los Angeles, May 24, 2017 – Rlj Entertainment and AMC Networks’ Shudder are partnering on the North American release of Joe Lynch’s action/thriller MAYHEMthrough a deal finalized at the 70th Cannes International Film Festival. The film first premiered at...

We love Joe Lynch here at Bloody Disgusting. Not only was he behind the super fun Wrong Turn sequel, but he directed Salma Hayek in the Die Hard-esque Everly, and went LARPing with Knights of Badassdom. Next up is Mayhem, which pairs Lynch with “The Walking Dead” star Steven Yeun and Samara Weaving, an Australian actress who toplines McG’s upcoming horror movie The Babysitter. In Mayhem, […]...

Throughout his career, filmmaker Joe Lynch has given us fantastic movies that have spanned both the horror and action genres, including Wrong Turn 2, the "Zom-b-Movie" segment of Chillerama, Knights of Badassdom, Everly, and his latest movie, Mayhem, which recently enjoyed its world premiere at the 2017 SXSW Film Festival.

Written by Matias Caruso, Mayhem follows a corporate attorney named Derek (Steven Yeun), who's trapped inside his office building with hundreds of fellow employees during a viral outbreak that causes the infected to be unable to control their primal urges. Chaos ensues as the co-workers begin to wage war against each other the longer the virus rages on.

Daily Dead had the chance to speak with Lynch after the first SXSW screening of Mayhem in Austin, and he chatted about the trepidation he felt going into the film’s world premiere, the journey to getting Mayhem made, working with Yeun, and more.

Dario Argento’s most personal film is also his most insane.

According to Susan Sontag (as paraphrased by 80s All Over co-host Scott Weinberg), camp is defined is failed seriousness. That insight not only speaks volumes to what the Junkfood Cinema podcast admires about certain cult and b-movies, but also brings into sharp focus the bizarre paradox of Dario Argento’s 1985 psychic giallo thriller Phenomena; a movie so bizarre that most people don’t recognize how personal a film it was for its director…and how legitimately good it is.

Alias Creepers, Phenomena is the story of a young girl named Jennifer (played by Jennifer Connelly in one of her first on screen appearances) who comes to a boarding school in Switzerland just as a serial killer is butchering women in the area. Jennifer, it turns out, has the ability to communicate with insects which, in any other movie, would be the most unusual element. In...

With great lead performances by Steven Yeun and Samara Weaving, a great musical score by Steve Moore, and great bloody action masterminded by director Joe Lynch, Mayhem is almost too much fun. It's the perfect example of a movie that knows what it is and is more than happy to deliver that to an audience eager to devour it. Lynch burst onto the genre scene with Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, a direct-to-video sequel that was far better than it had any right to be. More recently, Everly featured Salma Hayek in a furiously entertaining action picture that, again, exceeded expectations. Mayhem spreads that same action spirit out over a larger cast trapped in an office building after an outbreak of the so-called 'red eye'...

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We love Joe Lynch here at Bloody Disgusting. Not only was he behind the super fun Wrong Turn sequel, but he directed Salma Hayek in the Die Hard-esque Everly, and went LARPing with Knights of Badassdom. Next up is Mayhem, which pairs Lynch with “The Walking Dead” star Steven Yeun and Samara Weaving, an Australian actress who toplines McG’s upcoming horror movie The Babysitter. The film, penned […]...

A24 has released the first trailer for their upcoming thriller The Blackcoat's Daughter, which is finally hitting theaters after premiering on the festival circuit for more than a year. The Blackcoat's Daughter debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2015, with A24 picking up the film and setting it for release on February 16, exclusively for DirecTV subscribers through the studio's deal with the cable TV provider. After its exclusive window on DirecTV, this horror-thriller will hit theaters on March 31, where it will go up against four wide releases, 20th Century Fox's The Boss Baby, Paramount's Ghost in the Shell, Broad Green Pictures' Step Sisters and Focus Features' The Zookeeper's Wife.

A deeply atmospheric and terrifying new horror film, The Blackcoat's Daughter centers on Kat (Kiernan Shipka) and Rose (Lucy Boynton), two girls who are left alone at their prep school Bramford over winter break when their parents mysteriously fail to pick them up.

The Shannara Chronicles has added five new cast members as production gets underway on Season 2 in New Zealand. Joining the MTV series are Vanessa Morgan (Finding Carter), Malese Jow (The Flash), Gentry White (UnReal), Caroline Chikezie (Everly) and Desmond Chiam (NCIS: Los Angeles). They join returning stars Austin Butler (Wil), Ivana Baquero (Eretria), Manu Bennett (Allanon), Aaron Jakubenko (Ander) and Marcus Vanco (Bandon). Season 2 picks up a year later with The Four…...

Details on American Murder Song‘s third Ep, The Reckoning, kicks off today’s Horror Highlights. Also: Jennifer Blanc-Biehn joins the cast of Voyeur and a Daily Dead Q&A with Z Nation composer Jason Gallagher.

American Murder Song’s The Reckoning Details: Press Release: “1816, The Year Without A Summer, was an infamous year. A natural disaster blew its vengeance over the American northeast until every damn thing was froze, and the ground became death. Trapped indoors, Mary Shelly penned her classic novel Frankenstein. Two hundred years later, cult film composers Terrance Zdunich (Repo! The Genetic Opera) and Saar Hendelman (The Devil’S Carnival franchise) are resurrecting that fateful year as the setting for a bitter new batch of murder ballads. Prepare thyself for American Murder Song’s third extended play album, III. The Reckoning.

On American Murder Song’s first Ep, I. Dawn, Terrance and Saar led listeners through...

Directors Adam Green and Joe Lynch aren’t just successful horror filmmakers and best friends—they’re dog lovers, too. They’ll be putting their mouths where your money is for a live, three-day podcast to raise money for a dog rescue that’s near and dear to the heart of The Movie Crypt, the successful podcast Green and Lynch co-host weekly on GeekNation.

No lineup or list of guests have been made official yet, but The Movie Crypt has played host to countless actors, directors, and writers from the horror community since it launched in 2013, from Sid Haig and Kane Hodder, to Danielle Harris and Mick Garris, to Joe Dante and Leigh Whannell, to James Gunn and on and on and on. I wouldn’t be surprised if some of these friends of the podcast stop by the “Save the Yorkies” marathon, which will raise money for Save a Yorkie Resuce,...