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Jesse Williams (Grey’s Anatomy) is digging to get to the truth in a Collider-exclusive sneak peek of What We Hide. Today, ahead of the film’s digital and on-demand release later this month, we’re excited to give our readers a taste of the drama that’s to come from the latest project from writer and director Dan Kay (Pay the Ghost). It’s a powerhouse performance in the first look, as not only do we get a chance to see Williams’ character on a quest for the truth, but we also see Mckenna Grace’s (A Friend of the Family) do everything she can to hide it from him.

Sharks aren’t the only threat in Survive, a new shark thriller preemptively acquired by Amazon MGM Studios based on a feature pitch, Deadline reports today.

Screenwriter Ian Levy (Pay the Ghost) will pen the script.

In Survive, “a desperate mother and her 12-year-old daughter attempt to flee from her abusive boyfriend. Their escape turns into a harrowing fight for survival after a highway crash leaves them stranded on a coastal cliff, battling not only the violent man they tried to escape but also a group of sharks circling in the waters below.”

That premise seems to continue the trend established by the recent release Dangerous Animals, which sees a serial killer employ sharks as a weapon for his ritualistic murders. There’s plenty more shark horror on the way, too. Tommy Wirkola’s Shiver swims into theaters next summer, and Hatchet filmmaker Adam Green is returning to the director...

Exclusive: Amazon MGM Studios has preemptively acquired Survive, a shark-themed thriller feature pitch from screenwriter Ian Levy, which was brought in by Premeditated Productions.

In Survive, a desperate mother and her 12-year-old daughter attempt to flee from her abusive boyfriend. Their escape turns into a harrowing fight for survival after a highway crash leaves them stranded on a coastal cliff, battling not only the violent man they tried to escape, but also a group of sharks circling in the waters below.

The scenario here was unusual for Premeditated, a company with a first-look deal at Amazon MGM, which is better known for producing adaptations of existing material from its sister company, Entangled Publishing. Levy will adapt the screenplay, with Liz Pelletier and Sherryl Clark producing for Premeditated, and Director of Development Cayla Tyne overseeing the project for the company.

For Levy, the sale marks another achievement in a busy year of feature development.

Netflix has acquired the spec script and aims to fast track Out There, a new high concept sci-fi thriller described as in the vein of A Quiet Place and Cloverfield, Deadline reports today.

Out There will mark the veteran editor Stefan Grube.

Plot details remain under wraps at this time, but the sci-fi thriller “revolves around a fractured family who must face the most catastrophic day of their lives.” Which does fall in line with the comparisons to A Quiet Place and Cloverfield. Considering Grube’s work on the suspenseful 10 Cloverfield Lane, we can likely expect that same level of breathless tension here.

Grube’s credits also include Tully, The Front Runner, and Star Wars: Episode IX. As for the spec script that was picked up by Netflix, that hails from Shane Van Dyke, Carey Van Dyke and Ian Levy. The Van Dykes previously wrote Don’t Worry Darling, and Levy scripted Pay the Ghost.

Exclusive: Netflix has acquired the spec script Out There, a high-concept sci-fi thriller in the vein of A Quite Place and Cloverfield. Netflix intends to make this one for a price, and it will mark the directorial debut of Stefan Grube, the veteran film editor. Script is by Shane Van Dyke, Carey Van Dyke and Ian Levy. The Van Dykes’ credits include Don’t Worry Darling and Levy produced Pay the Ghost.

The Picture Company partners Alex Heineman & Andrew Rona will produce along with Josie Liang of Space Bandit. Nick Meyer of Sierra Pictures will serve as executive producer.

Grube hails from the world of post-production, having collaborated with directors Dan Trachtenberg, Jason Reitman and JJ Abrams. His editing credits include films such as 10 Cloverfield Lane, Tully, The Front Runner, and Star Wars: Episode IX. He has also crafted some of the better trailers of the past decade.

The logline is currently under wraps,...

Nicolas Cage's Arcadian earns 86% on Rotten Tomatoes, his second Fresh score in a row. Cage's career has seen long stretches of Rotten scores since 2000, but his 2020s movies are trending positively. With upcoming films like Longlegs and Lords of War, Cage may continue his Fresh streak.

The new Nicolas Cage monster movie Arcadian has continued the star's Rotten Tomatoes redemption. Cage's career is marked by long alternating stretches of Fresh and Rotten scores on the review aggregator service, with huge strings of splats encroaching more and more after 2000. Although the star had a run of critical hits in the early 2020s, 2023 saw him earn four splats in a row before swinging back with a Certified Fresh score of 93% for Dream Scenario.

Rotten Tomatoes has now aggregated an official critic score out of 50 Arcadian reviews. While the score could still fluctuate as the movie gets further into its release, the...

AMC Networks’ The Walking Dead spinoff Fear the Walking Dead will air the series’ final episodes in November 2023. The zombie apocalypse action-horror series will wrap up its eight-season run with a two-part finale on November 18th.

AMC and AMC+’s November lineup also includes Planet Earth III presented by Sir David Attenborough, new films every Friday, a Nicolas Cage-A-Thon, and the kick-off of winter holiday programming.

2023 November AMC and AMC+ Schedule

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Now that Shrike (Maya Eshet) and her influence are gone, Madison (Kim Dickens) sets sights on transforming Padre into the safe haven the old Stadium was meant to be. But in doing so the island becomes a target as well as a beacon as word of Madison and this land of resources spreads, attracting unwanted attention that puts Padre back in peril and questions whether our heroes even deserve to save it.

Picking out the best Nicolas Cage movie can be fairly challenging, given the fact that the Hollywood star has starred in a diverse array of films of varying merit. Nothing short of a cultural tour-de-force, Nicolas Cage has managed to acquire a dedicated cult following over the years, whilst winning various accolades including an Academy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Golden Globe. However, when it comes to Cage, a string of offbeat roles granted him a bad movie streak. Seminal among these is Deadfall, Left Behind, and Pay The Ghost, among which the first two can be deemed as downright unwatchable.

Having said that, it is important to acknowledge that Cage is no stranger to portraying strong, complex characters, as evidenced in his revenge-fueled, yet pathos-inducing rendition of Red in Panos Cosmatos’ heavy metal valentine, Mandy. Underwhelming performances aside, there is a plethora of Cage films that deserve praise and consideration,...

Nicolas Cage has had an illustrious decades-long career, though there have been some hits and misses, especially in the horror genre, which now includes his latest release Renfield. The horror comedy is a sequel to 1931's Dracula with a more gory, campy twist. Renfield tells the story of Dracula's familiar and assistant Renfield as he tries to escape Dracula's manipulations and start a life of his own.

Over the years, Nicolas Cage has starred in various horror films ranging from absolutely terrible to incredible and iconic. Cage is well-known for his eclectic taste in film projects, so it is unsurprising that some of his on-screen appearances do well while others flop completely. Interestingly, within Cage's slew of horror films, viewers can actually see certain patterns when it comes to the films' Rotten Tomatoes critics' and audience scores. In terms of his latest film, Renfield has scored both poorly but also surprisingly well.

Nicolas Cage has had enough of the press taking shots at him for his era of straight-to-vod movies. The Oscar winner had a string of theatrical flops around 2014, including duds such as “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” and “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance,” and so his career pivoted almost exclusively to VOD titles like “The Runner,” “Pay the Ghost,” “The Trust” and more. Anyone who claimed Cage didn’t care about his career during this era was dead wrong.

“People thought I didn’t care. I did. I was caring,” Cage recently told Rolling Stone. “I think that I did some of the best work of my life in that so-called ‘direct to video’ period. ‘Massive Talent’ was in that group. ‘Mandy’ was in that group. ‘Pig,’ ‘Bad Lieutenant: Port of New Orleans,’ ‘Joe,’ ‘Mom and Dad,’ ‘Color Out of Space’ — they were all in that group. ‘The Runner’ I thought was terrific.

Paradigm on Thursday said it has hired Babacar Diene, the veteran film financing, sales and production executive who had been a VP at Voltage Pictures. He will become a Content Agent at Paradigm, which also said today it has promoted four staffers to agents.

Diene, based in Los Angeles, was most recently VP Acquisitions & Development at Voltage, the international finance, production and distribution company he joined in 2012. During his tenure he co-produced titles including Ava, starring Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell, John Malkovich, Common and Geena Davis; Good Kids starring Nicholas Braun, Zoey Deutch and Julia Garner; Fathers & Daughters, starring Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried and Aaron Paul; and Pay the Ghost starring Nicolas Cage. His executive producer credits at Voltage include Time Is Up, Archenemy, Safer at Home, Redemption Day, Follow Me and Drive Hard.

Previously, he was VP Acquisitions & Apsara Distribution at Im Global and had roles at Icon Entertainment International...

Paradigm Talent Agency announced that Babacar Diene has been hired as a content agent. Additionally, Sam Benfey, Josh Cohen, Natalie Handelsman and Wilson Rubinoff have been promoted to agent.

Diene is a longtime film financing, sales and production executive joining Paradigm from his previous position as vice president of acquisitions and development at Voltage Pictures. During his tenure at Voltage, which began in 2012, he served as an executive producer on films such as “Time Is Up,” “Archenemy,” “Safer at Home,” “Redemption Day,” “Follow Me” and “Drive Hard.” He co-produced movies including “Ava,” “Good Kids,” “Fathers & Daughters,” “Pay the Ghost” and “I.T.” He also previously served as vice president of acquisitions at Im Global’s Apsara Distribution, and worked for Icon Entertainment International and GreeneStreet Films International. Diene is based in Los Angeles.

Benfey enters his new position as digital and brand partnerships agent after first joining Paradigm in 2016. He...

Paradigm has hired Babacar Diene, a veteran film financing, sales and production executive formerly of Voltage Pictures, to join the agency as a content agent, the agency announced Thursday.

Paradigm also promoted four employees to agents across its departments, including Sam Benfey, Josh Cohen, Natalie Handelsman and Wilson Rubinoff.

Diene’s role as a content agent will see him handling film and series content packaging, financing, and sales. Benfey has been promoted to a digital and brand partnerships agent, Cohen and Handelsman are each talent agents, and Rubinoff is a literary agent.

“We are proud to congratulate these four exceptional and dedicated members of our team on their promotions, and look forward to their bright future at Paradigm,” Paradigm partner Andrew Ruf said on behalf of the company’s department leaders. “We welcome Babacar Diene to the company, a colleague we have long admired, who brings his extensive expertise as we redefine our content business,...

Stars: Lauren Beatty, Greg Bryk, Katharine King So, Michael Ironside, Judith Buchan | Written by Wendy Hill-Tout, Lowell | Directed by Amelia Moses

We reviewed Amelia Moses’ Bleed With Me at Fantasia last year. And now her latest feature, Bloodthirsty, co-written by Wendy Hill-Tout and her daughter Lowell, is screening at Frightfest after a successful US festival run. Her first film was a take on vampirism, the second takes on lycanthropy. Can she go two for two in updating classic monsters?

Grey is a singer with a hit debut album. She also has writer’s block and nightmares about becoming a wolf. Dr. Swan gives her pills but they aren’t helping. She might have a cure for her writing issues though. Vaughn Daniels a reclusive producer whose career is equal parts successful and controversial has offered his services. Grey and her girlfriend Charlie (Katharine King So; Transplant) take up residence at his isolated studio.

Nicolas Cage has been named the hardest working actor in Hollywood over the last five years. This, according to an analysis of some of the biggest names in the business and looking at their output. It's important to note that it counts work as a producer, which helped to bolster quite a few names on the list. But in the case of Cage, it was purely grinding it out as an actor.

According to the report, Nicolas Cage has starred in 27 features over the last five years. In 2015 Cage had a relatively modest two movies released with The Runner and Pay the Ghost. But in 2018, for example, Cage put in a ton of work with Mandy, Looking Glass, 211, Teen Titans Go! to the Movies, Between Worlds and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse all hitting theaters. Last year saw the actor appear in movies such as Primal and Grand Isle. Cage...

Originally slated to have its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival before it was canceled due to the coronavirus, the crime thriller The Silencing (starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Annabelle Wallis) has been acquired by Saban Films for U.S. distribution:

Press Release: Los Angeles – Saban Films announced today that they will release Robin Pront’s (The Ardennes) The Silencing, starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Annabelle Wallis and Hero Fiennes Tiffin, in the U.S. An official selection of the SXSW Film Festival slated for the Midnighters program, the crime-thriller was penned by Micah Ranum as his debut feature film with Anova Pictures’ Cybill Lui Eppich producing. Saban Films, which partnered with Xyz Films on the project since script stage, executive produced along with Xyz Films’ Aram Tertzakian and Maxime Cottray.

The Silencing follows a reformed hunter living in isolation on a wildlife sanctuary who becomes involved in a deadly game of...

Saban Films has acquired the Robin Pront-directed The Silencing starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Annabelle Wallis and Hero Fiennes Tiffin. The crime thriller was written by Micah Ranum and was slated to debut at SXSW. Saban Films will release the film domestically. Anova Pictures’ Cybill Lui Eppich produced the film. Saban Films, which partnered with Xyz Films, executive produces alongside with Xyz Films’ Aram Tertzakian and Maxime Cottray.

The Silencing follows a reformed hunter living in isolation on a wildlife sanctuary who becomes involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse when he and the local Sheriff set out to track a vicious killer who may have kidnapped his daughter years ago.

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Micah Ranum wrote screenplay, Anova Pictures’ Cybill Lui Eppich produces.

Saban Films will release Robin Pront’s (The Ardennes) The Silencing, which stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau from Game Of Thrones and had been set to premiere at SXSW before that festival was cancelled.

Annabelle Wallis and Hero Fiennes Tiffin also star.

The official SXSW Midnighters selection centres on a reformed hunter living in isolation on a wildlife sanctuary who becomes involved in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse when he and the local sheriff set out to track a killer who may have kidnapped his daughter years ago.

Micah Ranum wrote the screenplay,...

Quiver Distribution dropped the trailer for the Nicolas Cage-led thriller Running with the Devil today. The National Treasure actor stars alongside the Matrix's Laurence Fishburne in the drug trafficking flick where, "From the fields to the streets, everyone is running with the devil."

When a cocaine shipment is compromised, the drug cartel's CEO, known as The Boss (Crawl's Barry Pepper) orders his most trusted henchman, Cage's The Cook, to audit the company's supply chain. Or as Nicolas Cage says in the trailer, he has "administrative issues [he has] to attend to." Joining him on the dangerous journey is a master drug trafficker known as The Man (Academy Award Nominee Laurence Fishburne).

The drugs are making their "perilous trek across international borders past gangsters, refiners, and couriers," but they're also being tracked by Federal Agents under The Agent in Charge played by Leslie Bibb (Iron Man) who, the trailer tells us,...

Shared universes seem to be all the rage these days, and today we have word on another one in the works. This time it will be a shared universe of horror films based on reimagined versions of classic fairytales and public domain characters from Circle of Confusion, the production company behind The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead.

The first film in the series will be A Wicked Tale, which is described as a contemporary horror take on the classic Brothers Grimm tale, Hansel & Gretel. This flick is based on an original script written by Pay The Ghost and I.T. screenwriter Dan Kay that tells the tale of two college students who stumble upon something sinister in the local woods after an altercation with a fellow student leads to deadly consequences.

Along with being the production company behind AMC's hit zombie series The Walking Dead and it's...

Exclusive: The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead production company Circle of Confusion has secured rights to A Wicked Tale, an original script written by Dan Kay. It’s described as a contemporary horror take on the classic Brothers Grimm tale, Hansel & Gretel. Producers are aiming to build a shared universe franchise of horror films based on reimagined versions of classic fairytales and public domain characters.

The Houses October Built helmers Zack Andrews and Bobby Roe have been tapped to rewrite the script with Roe also on board to direct. Andrews will produce with Circle of Confusion’s Matt Smith and Lawrence Mattis, alongside Seasmoke Entertainment’s Josh Weinstock.

A Wicked Tale follows two college students who stumble upon something sinister in the local woods after an altercation with a fellow student leads to deadly consequences.

Kay and Roe will serve as executive producers with Brad Mendelsohn of Circle of Confusion.

One of my favorite up-and-coming horror directors out there is David Bruckner, and today we have word that he is attached to helm Entertainment One's high concept sci-fi flick Out There. Details are scarce on just what the project is about, but sources say the thriller centers on a family struggling to survive following a mysterious event that changes the course of the world. Sounds like fun to this guy! Even better still is that we hear the movie follows in the vein of Stephen King's classic novella The Mist.

Stephen King's The Mist, for those who somehow might not know, was adapted into a film starring Tom Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, and Laurie Holden back in 2007 from The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile writer-director Frank Darabont. Not to compare apples to soul-devastating oranges, but let me just put out there that if this Out There motion...

Exclusive: Entertainment One has won the high concept sci-fi spec Out There. David Bruckner is attached to direct the spec by exec-turned-tyro screenwriter Ian Levy.

The Picture Company Partners Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman will produce.

The genre thriller is said to be akin to The Mist and deals with a mysterious event that changes the course of the world. One family struggles to survive.

Levy sold his first spec after serving as an exec at SyFy and Bravo. He produced the film Pay The Ghost before making the transition to writing.

Bruckner just directed an episode of the relaunch of Creepshow on Shudder. He will shoot the horror-thriller The Night House this spring, with Rebecca Hall starring. He also directed The Ritual for Netflix.

For eOne, Zev Foreman and Josie Liang will oversee the picture.

Heineman and Rona are in post production on the horror-thriller Larry at Amblin and...

Anova Pictures has rounded out the cast for its upcoming sci-fi Warning, with Thomas Jane (The Predator) and Raul Castillo (Knives Out) joining Alex Pettyfer, Alice Eve, Annabelle Wallis, Benedict Samuel, Charlotte Le Bon, Lana Condor, Laura Harrier and Mena Massoud.

Agata Alexander will make her directorial debut with the thriller, based on an original screenplay by Alexander, Rob Michaelson and Jason Kaye. Cybill Lui (After the Dark, Pay the Ghost) of Anova produces.

Principal photography begins in March in Poland, with Staszek Dziedzic from Film Produkcja (Mr. Jones, Chemo) producing in association with Nem Corp, a new venture with Klaudia Smieja-Rostworowska (High ...

Anova Pictures has rounded out the cast for its upcoming sci-fi Warning, with Thomas Jane (The Predator) and Raul Castillo (Knives Out) joining Alex Pettyfer, Alice Eve, Annabelle Wallis, Benedict Samuel, Charlotte Le Bon, Lana Condor, Laura Harrier and Mena Massoud.

Agata Alexander will make her directorial debut with the thriller, based on an original screenplay by Alexander, Rob Michaelson and Jason Kaye. Cybill Lui (After the Dark, Pay the Ghost) of Anova produces.

Principal photography begins in March in Poland, with Staszek Dziedzic from Film Produkcja (Mr. Jones, Chemo) producing in association with Nem Corp, a new venture with Klaudia Smieja-Rostworowska (High ...

20th Century Fox is developing an adaptation of David Willman's non-fiction book The Mirage Man: Bruce Ivins, the Anthrax Attacks, and America's Rush to War, Collider has learned. Steve Zaillian will produce via his Film Rites banner along with Anova Pictures principal Cybill Lui, whose feature credits include After the Dark and the Nicolas Cage movie Pay the Ghost. The Mirage Man chronicles the true story of the 2001 anthrax attacks, which began on Sept. 18 -- exactly one week after 9/11 -- and continued over a period of three weeks. Letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to …...

The stars of yesterday now are making three films a year you never knew existed until they show up on Netflix.^ Real Movie ^

In my prior life as a script reader, I certainly read a lot of bad scripts, but at times, an even more common occurrence was a script that seemed to do a great many things right, but somehow fell just short of being something you wanted to champion as a movie. As draining as the terrible scripts were, there’s something pure about clear-cut bad. It takes little effort to explain why they’re unfit.

The real challenges were the scripts that had kind of a decent premise, kind of an okay twist or two, and a lead character who wasn’t bad so much as he or she was just… there. The raw materials are there for what Could be a script. They just happen to be assembled in the least compelling way...

You know, of all the Nicolas Cage disasters that have been coming out the last few years (looking at you Stolen and Pay The Ghost), this seems like it would be one of his least disastrous. The plot of his new movie USS Indianapolis: Men Of Courage is actually a good one. It tells the story of the USS Indianapolis that was shot down in open waters by the Japanese in WWII,... Read More...

Rob Leane Aug 2, 2016

Tomorrow, Today is the new collaboration between Starz and 50 Cent. It's also a superhero show...

Curtis Jackson - Aka 50 Cent - is developing a new TV show with the Starz network, reprising the collaboration which previously brought us the popular crime drama Power.

50 Cent's new TV project is entitled Tomorrow, Today. According to Deadline's story-breaking report, it's a "superhero-themed series about a veteran from the south side of Chicago who, after being falsely imprisoned, becomes the personal experiment of a mad prison doctor trying to create the perfect man – and an unstoppable killing machine. Set free, but on the run, the veteran must reconcile with the world that has turned against him, and use his newfound abilities for good."

"I am looking forward to continuing my relationship with my Starz family," said Mr Cent in a statement, "We have had great success together on Power and I...

Kirsten Howard Feb 24, 2017

Last year we watched ten of the recent straight-to-dvd films of Mr Nicolas Cage. Since then, he's made six more...

This article has been updated to include six new films: Dog Eat Dog, The Trust, USS Indianapolis: Men Of Courage, Southern Fury, Army Of One and Vengeance: A Love Story.

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The first Nicolas Cage movie I saw wasn’t one of the cool ones. It wasn’t Wild At Heart, Raising Arizona or even Valley Girl. It was the Cher rom-com, Moonstruck.

My mum, having just gone through an acrimonious divorce, was trying to drum up the optimism to find love again, and apparently that involved watching a lot of rom-coms where an idealised – or at least intrinsically whimsical...

The Japanese distributor will release Gods Of Egypt and Pride And Prejudice And Zombies in September.

Japanese distributor Gaga has unveiled its 2016 line-up, including Gods Of Egypt and Pride And Prejudice And Zombies, along with a move into the animation business.

One of Japan’s most active buyers, Gaga will release both titles in September, along with Giuseppe Tornatore’s Correspondence.

Before then, it will release David Wnendt’s Hitler satire Look Who’s Back in June; John Carney’s Sing Street and Margarethe von Trotta’s The Misplaced World in July; and Sérgio Machado’s The Violin Teacher in August (see full line-up below).

The company’s alternative label Gaga + has a line-up of six films – including Laura Poitras’s documentary Citizenfour and Uli Edel’s Pay The Ghost – while its GagaX label will release Michel Franco’s Chronic and Hong Kong director Dante Lam’s To The Fore.

On the animation...

Back in August, Fox confirmed that their beloved series Prison Break is coming back for a new event series, with original stars Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell returning as Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows. In January, Fox president Dana Walden teased that "some of the iconic characters" will be back, but he didn't mention any specific characters that would return. Today, Deadline reports that Sarah Wayne Callies has signed on to return as Dr. Sara Tancredi, with other casting additions being finalized.

The site reveals that Robert Knepper (T-Bag), Amaury Nolasco (Fernando) and Rockmond Dunbar (C-Note) are finalizing their deals to return, but nothing is official quite yet. During the TCA winter tour in January, Dana Walden said the series is "a bit of a sequel," taking place several years after the last season of the show. Prison Break ran for four seasons between 2005 and 2009, with the series concluding with...

Following the recent releases of Pay the Ghost and Backtrack, leading independent UK distributor, Arrow Films, is excited to announce the release of the Australian canine thriller The Pack. Taking place over a frantic and nightmarish 24 hours, The Pack sees a family menaced and attacked by a pack of vicious and hungry black dogs in a classic piece of animal-amok horror. The Pack arrives on DVD 7th March 2016 and we copies up for grabs!. Contest Ends on Monday, March 14, 2016...

Highland Film Group has released the first look photo of Jason Momoa in the new survival thriller Braven, which recently wrapped principal photography. No release date has been set at this time, but Highland Film Group will be handling international sales at the Berlin International Film Festival. It isn't known when the first trailer may be released for Braven quite yet, so stay tuned.

When Joe Braven (Jason Momoa), a humble logger residing along the U.S./Canada border, is confronted by a group of deadly drug runners in his secluded cabin in the mountains, he must do everything in his power to protect his family. Little do the elite drug runners know the unassuming man they've encountered has an impressive bite colliding two dynamic forces - one fighting for the lives of his family, the other for the love of the kill.

The supporting cast includes Garret Dillahunt, Stephen Lang,...

Stars: Adrien Brody, Sam Neill, Robin McLeavy, Bruce Spence, Jenni Baird, Anna Lise Phillips, Chloe Bayliss, Olga Miller, Michael Whalley, Malcolm Kennard, Matthew Sunderland, Suzie Steen | Written and Directed by Michael Petroni

Don’t look now, but a man begins to experience strange visions following the death of his child. After realising that the majority of his patients are ghosts (like a reverse Sixth Sense) psychologist Peter Bower (Adrien Brody) heads to his spooky old hometown in the hope that he can uncover the mystery behind it all.

Moody, intense Brody is the main draw for this low-key supernatural thriller, its effective Gothic vibe making it stand out from the chaff like Nicolas Cage’s Pay the Ghost (I say that with love) or the litany of 101 Films releases just like it (said with less love, but there’s still some). The level of class extends to the presence of one Sam Neill,...

Probably one of the more overlooked aspects of the filmmaking process is sound design, which can be a crucial element to any movie, but especially when it comes to genre projects. Sound can elevate a mood, hint at impending dangers, set the stage for the unusual and so much more.

Daily Dead recently had the opportunity to catch up with one of the busiest sound designers out there, Katie Halliday, who recently worked on The Strain, Alleluia! The Devil’s Carnival, Pay the Ghost, as well as Antibirth, which is set to make its world premiere later this month at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.

Check out what Halliday had to say on the inspiration to pursue a career in sound, some of the earlier projects she worked on, and her thoughts on the misconceptions of sound design.

What made you decide to pursue a career in sound design?

Katie Halliday...

Introduced to us horror fans as Rick Grimes’ wife on “The Walking Dead,” Sarah Wayne Callies has gone on to become somewhat of a scream queen within the genre, recently starring in Pay the Ghost. Up next, she again contends… Continue Reading →

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Stars: Nicolas Cage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Jack Fulton, Lyriq Bent, Lauren Beatty, Stephen McHattie, Veronica Ferres | Written by Dan Kay | Directed by Uli Edel

You can’t say Nicolas Cage rests on his laurels. After previously going all religious with Left Behind, the rapture-based movie from last year, he heads to the dark side of life for the supernatural thriller Pay the Ghost. Although caution is needed… Previously Cage took on the horror genre with a remake of The Wicker Man and we all now how that turned out!

Almost a year after his young son disappeared by his side on Halloween night in New York City, Mike (Cage) is alone and haunted by terrifying visions of his son. Desperate but determined not to let go he researches all the cases of missing children in the city and comes to a horrifying conclusion. After bombarding the detective in charge of...

New on DVD & BluRay this week are three films which awards season completists will need to see...

 

Mr Holmes in which 76 year-old spry Sir Ian McKellen is aged up to play the world's most famous detective at 93 years of age as he mind begins to deteriorate. Mr Holmes was a leggy arthouse hit this summer but can that be converted into an awards run for Sir Ian? We shall see... Tangerine, one of the year's best films, follows Sin-Dee (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) & Alexandra (Mya Taylor), best friends & hookers, as they search for Sin-Dee's boyfriend/pimp (James Ransone) who cheated on her "with real fish!" during her latest prison stint. It's the most unexpected and awesome Christmas comedy ever. It's already snagged multiple Gotham nominations but pray for Golden Globe, Bfca, Spirit nominations and top ten lists because this Sean Baker gem deserves them. Trainwreck, or The Coronation of Amy Schumer as 2015's It Girl.

This week, genre fans have an eclectic array of home entertainment titles to look forward to that feature both new and classic titles. Scream Factory and IFC Midnight have teamed up for the release of the revenge thriller Bound for Vengeance this Tuesday and for those of you Manimal fans out there (yes, I’m sure there are a few!), the entire series arrives on DVD tomorrow as well.

Several recent titles are also being released on November 10th, including Terminator: Genisys, Self/Less, and Pay the Ghost, and for those of you looking for something a bit older, we have Blu-rays of Play Misty for Me and Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. arriving on Tuesday. Additionally, Warner Bros. is dusting off a true cult classic this week, The Strangler—a film I highly recommend checking out if you’ve never seen it before.

Other notable titles being released this Tuesday include Queen of Blood,...

Exclusive: UK distributor acquires The Benefactor, Backtrack, The Pack and Anguish.

UK distributor Arrow Films has announced a number of acquisitions for its 2016 slate as Afm kicks off.

Arrow has acquired thriller The Benefactor starring Richard Gere and Theo James; psychological horror Backtrack starring Adrien Brody and Sam Neill; and horror films The Pack and Anguish.

Andrew Renzi’s The Benefactor has already set a date for Feb 29, 2016 release. Gere stars as a Philadelphia businessman who tries to make amends for a tragic accident that killed his friends years ago.

Michael Petroni’s Backtrack [pictured] stars Brody as a psychologist who discovers his patients are ghosts who died 20 years before.

Nick Robertson’s The Pack is about an Australian farmer who has to fight a feral pack of dogs.

Sonny Mallhi’s Anguish is about a girl diagnosed with an identity disorder that may actually be channelling an evil spirit.

Arrow’s acquisitions director Tom Stewart said, “We are...

Exclusive: UK distributor acquires The Benefactor, Backtrack, The Pack and Anguish.

UK distributor Arrow Films has announced a number of acquisitions for its 2016 slate as Afm kicks off.

Arrow has acquired thriller The Benefactor starring Richard Gere and Theo James; psychological horror Backtrack starring Adrien Brody and Sam Neill; and horror films The Pack and Anguish.

Andrew Renzi’s The Benefactor has already set a date for Feb 29, 2016 release. Gere stars as a Philadelphia businessman who tries to make amends for a tragic accident that killed his friends years ago.

Michael Petroni’s Backtrack [pictured] stars Brody as a psychologist who discovers his patients are ghosts who died 20 years before.

Nick Robertson’s The Pack is about an Australian farmer who has to fight a feral pack of dogs.

Sonny Mallhi’s Anguish is about a girl diagnosed with an identity disorder that may actually be channelling an evil spirit.

Arrow’s acquisitions director Tom Stewart said, “We are...

To mark the release of Pay The Ghost on 26th October, we’ve been given a copy of Pay The Ghost on DVD and a Nicholas Cage standee to give away, with another DVD copy for one runner up. Almost a year after his young son disappeared from his side on Halloween night in New York

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To celebrate the release of Pay The Ghost, available now on DVD, Blu-ray and digital download, we have an iTunes digital download code available to giveaway courtesy of Arrow Films.

Almost a year after his young son disappeared from his side on Halloween night in New York City, Mike (Nicolas Cage) is alone and haunted by terrifying visions of his son. Desperate but determined not to let go, he researches all the cases of missing children in the city and comes to a horrifying conclusion. After bombarding the detective in charge of the case with his shocking theory, he finally reunites with his estranged wife (Sarah Wayne Callies), and shares the supernatural mystery surrounding their son’s disappearance.

As Halloween night draws closer, Mike must follow a series of terrifying clues as he is led deeper into the ancient curse that could destroy him and all he loves.

Pay The Ghost...

[Editor's Note: We're bringing some of our columns from Deadly Magazine into Daily Dead as well and today we have a look at our review roundup from Monte he likes to call "Movie Mayhem." Each month, he'll give you the rundown on movies he watched over the last 30 days that you may be interested in checking out. In the first installment on Daily Dead, find out what he thought of Bone Tomahawk, Tales of Halloween, Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, and more...]

Bone Tomahawk: It’s a horror film, but it’s mostly a western. Add Kurt Russell, some cannibals and basically point me in the direction of the movie theater because I’m sold. “Bone Tomahawk” is an impressive film, one of the best of the year so far; a mix of unusual humor, touches of thoroughly effective and satisfying horror, a beautifully rendered western era composition, and stunning performances from an impressive cast. Richard Jenkins, known to horror fans as one of the operators of horror in “The Cabin in the Woods”, is amazing. Mr. Jenkins constructs a character that is both too old to banter with the mindset of those younger than him but also too old to not share whatever wisdom he can conjure up through insufferable anecdotes. Matthew Fox, from televisions “Lost”, plays a prideful and somewhat despicable hired gun. Mr. Fox might be at his best here,...

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To celebrate the release of Pay The Ghost, available to own now on Blu-ray and DVD, we are giving 2 lucky readers the chance to win a copy on Blu-ray.

Almost a year after his son disappeared on Halloween night, Mike (Nicholas Cage) is haunted by terrifying visions.

Alone and desperate, he researchers all missing children cases in the city and comes to a horrifying conclusion.

As Halloween night draws closer, Mike must follow a series of clues as he is led deeper into the ancient curse that could destroy him and all he loves.

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Is Nicolas Cage chasing a ghost?

Where do films begin? Sometimes they’re just an idea, a discussion between friends, something that gets gradually rounded out and is always intended for the screen. Sometimes they’re screenplays created out of whole cloth and touted round the studios for years in the hope that somebody will bite. Often, they’re independent works of fiction – novels or short stories – and that’s the case with Pay The Ghost, which stars Nicolas Cage and Sarah Wayne Callies and is released on DVD this week. We spoke to Tim Lebbon, the original author, about the experience of having his work adapted for the big screen.

“I wrote the short story about 15 years ago for an American anthology,” he says. “Then some time later I got a call from Ian Levy at Midnight Kitchen Productions. It did come out the of blue. He said he was interested in it so.

Now in post-production, James Crow's House of Salem stars Andrew-Lee Potts, Anna Nightingale, and Robert Lowe. Also in this round-up: a look at the short horror film called Santa and details on the Pay the Ghost Blu-ray.

House of Salem: Press Release: "Independent film company Last British Dragon has just wrapped filming its second feature-length horror film after “Curse of the Witching Tree”. Written, Produced and Directed once again by James Crow, the film promises to build upon its success in the USA and the UK with another film entering the realms of demonic forces, gothic imagery, and eerie undead spirits.

A group of kidnappers become a child’s unlikely protectors, after finding out they have unwittingly been set up to take part in a deadly game of human sacrifice. As they start to uncover the truth of the safe house they find themselves trapped, they must battle demonic...

Title: Pay the Ghost Rlj Entertainment Director: Uli Edel Writer: Dan Kay Cast: Nicolas Cage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Jack Fulton Running time: 94 minutes, Unrated (mild gore) In theaters, VOD and iTunes September 25, 2015 Professor Mike Lawford (Nicolas Cage) has a habit of disappointing his young son Charlie (Jack Fulton) by missing important events. His estranged wife Kristen (Sarah Wayne Callies) is usually the one to save the day and still make Mike look like a good dad. It’s Halloween and Charlie really wants to go to the street fair with his father. His mom takes him out so that he won’t miss much, and then Mike finally comes [ Read More ]

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To mark the release of Pay the Ghost starring Nicolas Cage to download and on DVD and Blu-ray on the 26th October, we’ve got something rather special planned. We’re giving you the chance to attend a fan screening of the movie and have 24 tickets (12 pairs) to give away! The screening will take place

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