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FANTASTIC FEST 2018: Blumhouse’s BLOODLINE Stains Sean William Scott Aplenty In The First Poster

Fantastic Fest kicked off thursday with a rousing selection of feats that are forthcoming. Introducing Henry Jacobson’s feature debut, Bloodline, Dread Central‘s Jonathan Barkan took to the masses online to unveil the first poster art featuring actor Sean William Scott sporting a look fitting for such a title and tone. Festival programmer Logan Taylor lays it all out in his dissemination below as the fest readies screenings slated for Saturday, September 22, and Monday, September 24. Jacobson will be in attendace with producer Adam Hendricks and screenwriter Avra Fox-Lerner. Evan (Seann William Scott) values family above all else, and anyone who gets between him, his wife, and newborn son learns that the hard way. But when it comes to violent tendencies, it seems the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Seann William Scott (GOON; AMERICAN PIE) goes full psychopath in BLOODLINE, the latest thriller from Blumhouse Productions and director […]

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DAREDEVIL: Season Three Sees Devilish Confessions In The First Teaser

Season two of Iron Fist is now here and with it, the first official teaser for Netflix’s third season of Daredevil. More info will likely emerge in the next few months as New York Comic Con approaches to announce the show’s upcoming continuation from the first two seasons, as that of ensemble spin-off, The Defenders. Actor Charlie Cox’s imminent return gets a foreboding signal this week with Cox in the old black-clad look originally featured in season one and his dialogue seemingly defeats any notion this could be a flashback scene. At any rate, season three could arrive later this year as some hope. Cox is joined by returning stars Deborah Ann-Woll and Elden Henson along with, and Vincent D’Onofrio, Joanne Whalley and Wilson Bethel. In addition, from what I’ve read, Iron Fist S2 actress Alice Eve could land an appearance here as well given the comic mythology, and I […]

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NIGHTSHOOTERS: Marc Price’s Raindance 2018 Selection Gets Boxing Day Release

Director Marc Price’s new action comedy thriller, Nightshooters, is officially on deck for DVD release and Digital Download in the UK on December 26. The film, which stars SAG-Nominated rising martial arts star, Jean-Paul Ly (Jailbreak), will first have its day vying for Best UK feature’ at this year’s Raindance Film Festival in October. Nightshooters centers on an amateur film crew forced to use their own means to fight and survive when a grueling indie nightshoot sends them on a wild odyssey through a condemned tower block, hunted by a murderous gang of arsonists after witnessing their latest gruesome killing. Produced by Michelle Parkyn, the film is described as a fusion of Gareth Evans’ The Raid (2011) and Brian DePalma’s Blow Out (1981) with a nod to popular British gangster cinema tropes. Bart Ruspoli, CEO of Ascendant Releasing, comments: “Having Nightshooters in competition at Raindance is a huge honour for […]

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Well Go USA Casts Zhang Yimou’s SHADOW Into 2019

On the eve of it’s forthcoming premieres at TIFF and in Venice, Zhang Yimou’s wuxia action epic, Shadow has officially landed at Well Go USA. Andreas Wiseman exclusively confirmed the news at Deadline on Wednesday with territories to include North America, UK, and Australia/New Zealand for its 2019 release. Here’s the lowdown from the Toronto programme: Master filmmaker Zhang Yimou brings a completely original cinematic style to an epic battle story, contrasting visuals that draw on China’s centuries-old tradition of ink-wash painting against next-level fighting sequences to dazzling effect. Zhang Yimou has long been acclaimed as one of cinema’s great masters. His Raise the Red Lantern and Ju Dou brought the world’s attention to the majesty of Chinese filmmaking. He launched the careers of two of China’s major stars, Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi. From the big screen to the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony, Zhang’s artistry is well known. But […]

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KNIVES OUT: Daniel Craig Sharpens Up For Rian Johnson’s Indie Crime Flick

Writer/director and self-described Agatha Christie “nut” Rian Johnson and producing partner Ram Bergman are currently readying a company of their own to help finance their next film, Knives Out, ahead of Toronto International Film Festival this week. Deadline reported exclusively on Tuesday that actor Daniel Craig is set to have accepted the lead role in the new project which Johnson had previously staked in for Craig, a move that sets up a potential A-list roster in upcoming casting news. The film is best described as a modern day murder mystery in the classic whodunit style, infused with Johnson’s original voice that informed films from Brick to Looper. Production moves forward in November with CAA Media Finance repping North American distro rights, FilmNation on international rights and both co-prepping its rights for China. Knives Out adds to Johnson’s current plate of to-dos for Disney’s Star Wars saga, while nonetheless an opportune […]

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AOF FEST 2018: Alexander Nevsky Wins Big And Plenty For MAXIMUM IMPACT

In the days and hours since the Action On Film International Film Festival in Las Vegas, crossover actor and producer Alexander Nevsky has been riding on ceremomy touting his latest accolades for his upcoming action thriller, Maximum Impact. The Andrzej Bartkowiak-directed action comedy won awards for Best Action Sequence, Best Special Effects and most significantly, for Best Action Film of the Year. The author, journalist and former bodybuilding champion also received his Breakout Action Star award as hailed weeks ago along with actor Matthias Hues who accepted an Icon Award. Nevsky stars in Maximum Impact with Mark Dacascos, Tom Arnold, Kelly Hu and Danny Trejo. The film was recently acquired by Unified Pictures for September 27 select theatrical release, with an October 2 release date on VOD/BluRay/Digital courtesy of Sony. When the granddaughter of the US Secretary of the State is kidnapped in Moscow, an agent of the Federal Security […]

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Trailer: Vasan Bala’s THE MAN WHO FEELS NO PAIN Looks As Good As It Hurts

Director Vasan Bala has several credits in many facets for the film projects he’s worked on – namely in screenwriting and assistant directing aspects. For this, it was his 2012 crime pic, Peddlers, which set forth a pretty good precedent for his later work now leading up to a what looks to be a rousing world premiere at TIFF next month in Toronto for his sophomore outing, The Man Who Feels No Pain. The official trailer emerged on Thursday featuring debut actor Abhimanyu Dasani in the title role, born with a congenitive disease that renders him painless upon injury, and a growing desire to fight crime and vanquish 100 foes. Joining Dasani is relative newcomer Radhika Madan with both showcasing their feats in the witty drama and comedy that cosign the action – the latter which comes with a delightful sweetner. Following the Instagram hashtag, #MKDNH (short for Mard Ko […]

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Tsukamoto Shinya’s ZAN Is All About Staying Sharp In The First Teaser

Celebrated auteur Tsukamoto Shinya’s latest Kaijyu Theater offering, Zan, is currently poised for a Japan release later this year. In the meantime, attendees for the 75th Venice International Film Festival will get first dibs following the festival’s August 31 launch. As such, we now have a first official teaser following a June reveal of our two principal stars, Ikematsu Sosuke (upcoming Falling Camelia) and Aoi Yu (Tokyo Ghoul), hailing their first collaboration with Tsukamoto. And there’s no question here either – if you love chanbara, the new teaser more than signals where it stands for your fandom and stimulus from swordplay action and thrills. Front center of it all from a script by Tsukamoto is the story of a ronin trying to survive mid-19th century Japan during the course of its of violent transition from feudalism to the modern world. As previously reported, Ikematsu leads the film with actress Aoi […]

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FANTASTIC FEST 2018 Announces THE NIGHT COMES FOR US, OVERLORD, APOSTLE And More!

Speaking of Apostle, the thirteenth annual Fantastic Fest is now readying things for its September 20 launch. The Gareth Huw Evans-directed 70′ cult horror/noir homage is now line-up in the festival’s First Wave next to the likes of the hotly-anticipated The Night Comes For Us, J.J. Abrams’ thrilling new WWII sci-fi/horror, Overlord and Ueda Shinichiro’s summer fest beloved One Cut For The Dead among others. This is only the first wave so stick around and by all means, if you’re attending, get excited! FANTASTIC FEST ANNOUNCES ITS FIRST WAVE OF PROGRAMMING WITH A WORLDWIDE EXPLOSION OF GENRE FILM, INCLUDING HIGHLY ANTICIPATED WORLD PREMIERES FROM NETFLIX AND PARAMOUNT The fourteenth incarnation of Fantastic Fest brings the best in global genre to Austin, TX from September 20 – 27, 2018, featuring the World Premieres of J.J. Abrams-produced OVERLORD and Gareth Evans’ new gothic frightener APOSTLE, as well as Iko Uwais in the […]

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