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The Paramount+ Holiday Collection ‘Tis The Season for Streaming returns to the service today with hundreds of seasonal movies and beloved specials for the whole household to enjoy, including the debut of the streaming service’s first original holiday film, Dear Santa.

The Farrelly Brothers holiday comedy Dear Santa stars Jack Black, Robert Timothy Smith, Keegan-Michael Key, Brianne Howey, Hayes MacArthur, and Post Malone in a story of a young boy who mails his Christmas wish list to Santa with one crucial spelling error, resulting in a devilish Jack Black’s arrival to wreak havoc on the holidays. The film premieres on November 25 exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. and the following day in the UK and Australia.

Dear Santa

This year’s Paramount+ Holiday Collection will also include the debut of SpongeBob SquarePants – “SpongeBob & Sandy’s Country Christmas,” an all-new half-hour special where one of Sandy’s experiments...

The sequel to 2017 horror Ready or Not is finally heading towards production, original directors Radio Silence and star Samara Weaving will return.

Despite the busy schedule of Radio Silence and the original film’s star, Samara Weaving, there have been talks about a sequel to Ready Or Not for several years. According to Deadline, Radio Silence have confirmed the sequel is happening and production will begin soon.

Weaving will return as Grace, and the actor said recently of the sequel, “I’m all in. I think we’re all in, I don’t know. I think we’re all in…I don’t know if we’ve had our blood handshake, but pretty much. We’ve done the spit handshake, but we haven’t cut each other’s hands and rubbed our blood together”.

Directorial duo Radio Silence – Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett – have built up a hugely successful filmography over the last few years.

Expectations can run high whenever a buzzworthy filmmaker makes the leap from indie to mainstream. And Radio Silence — Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, Chad Villella and former member Justin Martinez — certainly had a lot to live up to after V/H/S. This production collective’s rousing contribution to the 2012 anthology film not only impressed audiences and critics, the same segment also caught the attention of 20th Century. This led to the studio recruiting the rising talent for a hush-hush found-footage project later titled Devil’s Due.

However, as soon as Radio Silence’s anticipated first film was released into the wild, the reactions were mostly negative. Devil’s Due was dismissed as a Rosemary’s Baby rehash but dressed in different clothes; almost all initial reviews were sure to make — as well as dwell on — that comparison. Of course, significant changes were made to Lindsay Devlin’s pre-existing script; directors Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett...

Most filmmakers would kill to have a track record like the filmmaking collective known as Radio Silence. Breaking in with the anthology horror films "V/H/S" and "Southbound" as well as the found footage flick "Devil's Due," the crew skyrocketed to new heights with the crowd-pleasing horror-comedy favorite "Ready or Not," which more than proved they were capable of taking over the reins for "Scream V" and "Scream VI." Now, collective co-founders Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett are back in their directors' chairs for an original horror story, unleashing the balls-to-the-wall "Abigail," aka "the ballerina vampire movie." The trailer alone had already firmly placed this on my most anticipated films list of 2024, but my deep love of "Ready or Not" meant my expectations were sky-high. And yet, somehow, those wild Radio Silence boys knocked this out of the park and into the stratosphere, crafting arguably their best film yet.

The story...

A red band teaser trailer for writer/director Macon Blair’s remake of the Troma cult classic The Toxic Avenger (watch it Here) was unveiled back in September – you can watch it at This Link – but we’re still waiting to hear of a release date for that one. In the meantime, Ahoy Comics has announced (via The Hollywood Reporter) that they are bringing the Toxic Avenger character back to the world of comic books for a five-issue mini-series they’re planning to get out into the world this fall! The first issue is expected to reach store shelves on October 9th.

The Hollywood Reporter notes that Matt Bors, the Pulitzer Prize finalist who founded the daily online political comics publication The Nib, and artist / caricaturist Fred Harper are working on the mini-series, which will be taking its cues from the 1984 version of The Toxic Avenger, not from the upcoming remake…...

Since its first entry “The Man Trap” aired on Sept. 8 1966, Star Trek has released almost 900 episodes and 13 feature films. And yet, none of those TV episodes or movie releases have delved into that most popular of genres, the Christmas story.

Anyone who knows about the production of The Original Series can understand the reason for that omission. Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry placed religion alongside racism and capitalism as divisive tendencies from which humanity evolves. So of course a holiday based on Christianity and/or shopping would fade away as humans looked toward the stars.

But as is often the case, the actual execution of Star Trek differs wildly from Roddenberry’s intentions. Even though the franchise never openly embraces Christmas, some aspects of the holiday do catch up with it, no matter how far it boldly goes.

Does Starfleet Know It’s Christmas Time at All?

The first mention...

It’s the most spookiest time of the year, and you’ll find a smorgasbord of creepy content on the Hulu streaming service in October! Not only has the streamer secured recent theatrical releases like Cobweb and Slotherhouse for you, but Huluween is here again to make sure things go bump in the night.

Huluween highlights this year include the first season of Living for the Dead, which comes from the creators of Netflix’s popular Queer Eye. Join five queer ghost hunters – Alex Le May, Juju Bae, Ken Boggle, Logan Taylor and Roz Hernandez – as they travel to a range of the world’s most haunted locations in an attempt to help the living by healing the dead.

Hulu will also premiere Monster Inside: America’s Most Extreme Haunted House from director Andrew Renzi. The new documentary follows the story of “Navy Veteran turned master of horror” Russ McKamey. His home,...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year for Hulu! Oct. 1 kicks off the streamer’s annual Huluween offerings with dozens of spine-tingling series and films added to the platform, from horror classics like Stephen King’s “It” to new Hulu Originals like “Appendage.”

If you on the squeamish side, Hulu hasn’t forgotten you and will be adding dozens more titles this month and streaming major season premieres the day after they air, including new season of “The Simpsons,” “Bob's Burgers,” and more.

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Hulu’s latest original horror film “Appendage” joins the platform on Oct. 2 after its SXSW debut earlier this year. In it, Hannah, a young fashion designer who seems fine on the surface but secretly struggles with debilitating self-doubt begins to see her health decline...

For years, Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net has been about two things only – awesome art and the artists that create it. With that in mind, we thought why not take the first week of the month to showcase these awesome artists even more? Welcome to “Awesome Artist We’ve Found Around The Net.” In this column, we are focusing on one artist and the awesome art that they create, whether they be amateur, up-and-coming, or well-established. The goal is to uncover these artists so even more people become familiar with them. We ask these artists a few questions to see their origins, influences, and more. If you are an awesome artist or know someone that should be featured, feel free to contact me at any time at theodorebond@joblo.com.This month we are very pleased to bring you the awesome art of…

Joel Herrera

Joel Herrera is a Usaf Veteran,...

This article contains spoilers for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.

When we first meet Noah Diaz (Anthony Ramos), he’s a tech genius struggling to find a job and a purpose. By the end of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, he’s found a purpose by playing an important role in helping the Autobots and Maximals stop the Terrorcons from bringing the planet-destroying Unicron to Earth. But he still doesn’t have a job. That is until he’s approached by a man who knows what Noah has done for the planet and wants to recruit him. The name on the man’s business card? G.I. Joe.

By this point, shared universe teases such as these have become commonplace in blockbuster films, often pointing to larger franchises that nobody really wants (R.I.P. Dark Universe). But the G.I. Joe reveal in the latest Transformers might have a...

The film collective known as Radio Silence has more than proved they know their way around a recognizable IP, having taken the reins on the "Scream" franchise following the passing of horror maestro Wes Craven. Following their success with Paramount's slasher staple, it was announced that the group would tackle a remake of John Carpenter's genre-bending "Escape from New York" and a series adaptation of the serial killer crime drama, "The Butcher and the Wren." But now, the Radio Silence team of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, and Chad Villella are taking on the horror holy grail — a Universal Monster movie.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett will direct the currently untitled project with Villella producing. The script was written by Stephen Shields with revisions provided by frequent Radio Silence collaborator, Guy Busick. As of publication, Universal has not provided many details regarding the new project but...

After helping relaunch the Scream franchise, the filmmaking collective known as Radio Silence has signed on to an untitled monster thriller at Universal Pictures. The group’s Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett will direct the project, with Chad Villella serving as producer alongside William Sherak, Paul Neinstein and James Vanderbilt at Project X Entertainment.

The script was written by Stephen Shields, with revisions by Guy Busick.

Tripp Vinson will produce as well with Radio Silence and Project X, who are recently coming off the huge success of Scream VI, which Bettinelli-Olpin & Gillett directed, Project X produced and Radio Silence’s Villella executive produced. Co-written by Vanderbilt, the film set a franchise-record opening at the global box office. The teams also collaborated on 2022’s Scream which reinvigorated the horror franchise.

Radio Silence was actually eyeing this as its potential next project following the first Scream pic but given how successful Scream turned out,...

Over 100 popular films are leaving HBO Max at the end of the month, but luckily you have the whole month to stream them.

They include cinema classics like “Ben Hur,” the winningest film in Oscars history

Leaving April 5

The Inside Story, 1948

Reminiscence, 2021 (HBO)

Leaving April 11

Adult Swim Yule Log (aka The Fireplace)

Leaving April 12

About Face: Supermodels Then and Now, 2012 (HBO)

Leaving April 13

The Last Duel, 2021

Game Theory With Bomani Jones, Season 1

Leaving April 18

The Lego Batman Movie, 2017

Leaving April 24

Tom and Jerry Cowboy Up!, 2022

Leaving April 27

Malignant, 2021 (HBO)

Leaving April 30

47 Ronin, 2013 (HBO)

3 Godfathers, 1948

Accepted, 2006 (HBO)

The Adventures of Robin Hood, 1938

A Private War, 2018 (HBO)

An American in Paris, 1951

The American President, 1995

Any Given Sunday, 1999

Australia, 2008 (HBO)

Before I Fall, 2017 (HBO)

Ben-Hur, 1959

Black Legion, 1937

Blade, 1998

Blood Diamond, 2006

Blow Out, 1981 (HBO)

The Bodyguard, 1992

Boogie Nights, 1997

The Book of Eli, 2010

The Bourne Identity, 2002 (HBO)

The Bourne Supremacy, 2004 (HBO)

Bringing up Baby,...

There are so many different streaming services in play that it’s impossible to keep track of them all, but we find it’s good to at least be aware of what’s *leaving* the ones you’re subscribing to. This way you can make sure to knock things off your list before they’re gone.

On that note, a couple hundred movies will be leaving HBO Max in April 2023, including several that horror fans may want to watch before they can no longer be found on there.

That list of horror movies leaving HBO Max next month includes James Wan’s Malignant, as well as last year’s holiday horror movie Adult Swim Yule Log (don’t miss that one!).

Here’s all the horror leaving HBO Max in April 2023…

April 11

Adult Swim Yule Log (aka The Fireplace)

April 27

Malignant, 2021 (HBO)

April 30

Blade, 1998 Blow Out, 1981 (HBO) Deep Blue Sea,...

It just keeps on killing. After 27 years, six films, one television series, and more than $740 million in box office returns, the “Scream” franchise shows no sign of slowing down. After being relaunched with sequel “Scream” in 2022, the tongue-in-cheek slasher series bows it next entry, the already-well-reviewed “Scream VI,” in theaters this week.

But, like any franchise film, “Scream VI” is at the mercy of big (even bloody) expectations. And directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, along with producer Chad Villella (Aka Radio Silence) aren’t shying away from them. When Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett signed on to direct “Scream” in 2020, they were taking on a truly chilling gig: becoming the only filmmakers besides horror maestro Wes Craven to direct a “Scream” picture.

“I think we really felt the responsibility of what that meant to be stepping into Wes’ shoes, to be following up that legacy, and we didn’t want to fuck it up,...

Every time the "Scream" movies have resurfaced after an extensive break, like a Ghostface mask-wearing killer in Woodsboro, they have found themselves in a vastly changed horror landscape. When "Scream 4" bowed in 2011 (11 years after "Scream 3"), it was arriving on the heels of a decade of horror franchise reboots, slasher/splatter films (aka "torture porn"), and J-horror remakes. When 2022's "Scream" opened, the horror genre had enjoyed a major upswing in popularity thanks to the Conjuring Universe, Blumhouse, and A24, home of so-called "elevated horror."

Thanks to their post-modern outlook, the "Scream" films are specially equipped to adapt to the times. Just as Wes Craven's "Scream" made its characters aware of the slasher tropes the director helped popularize in 1996, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett's 2022 "Scream" is full of scenes where people talk about legacy sequels and other horror trends from the 2010s. It's also got a good...

If you dug the elaborate kills and intricate set design on the latest "Scream" requel, you simply must check out "Ready or Not," the previous theatrical feature from the filmmaking troupe known as Radio Silence. Comprised of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, and Chad Villella, the collective has largely been behind the camera of anthologies (including the first installment of "V/H/S" and its recent reboot "V/H/S/94"), though they also conjured up "Devil's Due," an overt homage to "Rosemary's Baby" that had Eli Roth solidly in the bag.

With "Ready or Not," the trio really flexed their filmic savvy in every conceivable way, boasting...

The post Ready Or Not's Production Went Through a Stunning Number of Wedding Dresses appeared first on /Film.

The Baby: "The HBO original eight-episode limited series The Baby, from creators Siân Robins-Grace and Lucy Gaymer, debuts on Sunday, April 24 (10:30-11:00 p.m. Et/Pt) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. A horror comedy co-production with Sky, and produced by Sister and Proverbial Pictures, The Baby presents a darkly funny, raw examination of motherhood, from the perspective of a woman who doesn’t want to be one.

Michelle De Swarte (“The Duchess”) stars as 38-year-old Natasha, who is furious that her closest friends are all having babies. But when she is unexpectedly landed with a baby of her own, her life dramatically implodes. Controlling, manipulative, but incredibly cute, the baby twists Natasha’s life into a surreal horror show. As she discovers the true extent of the baby’s deadly nature, Natasha makes increasingly desperate attempts to get rid of it.

Coming in completely off the radar, Bloody has the first trailer for the HBO Max original eight-episode limited series “The Baby”, set to debut on Sunday, April 24th (10:30-11:00 p.m. Et/Pt). A horror comedy from creators Siân Robins-Grace and Lucy Gaymer, “The Baby” presents a darkly funny, raw examination of motherhood, from the perspective of […]

The post “The Baby” Trailer – HBO Gives Birth to ‘The Omen’ Inspired Horror Comedy appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

The Baby is coming to HBO in April. Starring Michelle de Swarte, Amira Ghazalla, and Amber Grappy, the horror-comedy series follows a woman who has her life turned into a surreal horror show when a baby arrives in her life. The cast also includes Patrice Naiambana, Sinéad Cusack, Shvorne Marks, Isy Suttie, Tanya Reynolds, Seyan Sarvan, Karl Davies, and Divian Ladwa. Eight episodes have been ordered.

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Fox Entertainment’s MarVista Entertainment is entering into a development and production deal with TelevisaUnivision to produce 10 original Spanish-language films for ViX Plus, both sides announced Monday. ViX Plus is TelevisaUnivision’s Spanish-language subscription-based video on-demand offering; MarVista will produce 10 films across the genres of family, comedy, romance and holiday that will be available to stream exclusively on the service. TelevisaUnivision will hold the worldwide streaming distribution rights for all ten films, while MarVista is set to oversee the global distribution outside of streaming.

“It is an incredible honor to be a founding creative production partner of TelevisaUnivision on the launch of ViX Plus,” said Fernando Szew, CEO of MarVista Entertainment. “MarVista and Fox Entertainment take great pride in being leaders in delivering diverse stories and premium content across multiple genres for all viewers. We’re looking forward to introducing these initial ten films to what undoubtedly will be a...

"I know I'm not your mum, and you know I'm not your mum." Whoa this looks crazy fresh! HBO revealed a teaser trailer for a new dark comedy horror thriller series titled The Baby, created by Lucy Gaymer & Sian Robins-Grace. It is indeed a new series about a woman and a baby, but uh, it's definitely not what you're expecting. At all. When 38-year-old Natasha is unexpectedly landed with a baby, her life of doing what she wants, when she wants, dramatically implodes... "Where does it come from? What does it want? And what lengths will Natasha have to go to in order to get her life back? She doesn't want a baby. The baby wants her." It stars Michelle De Swarte as Natasha, Amira Ghazalla, Amber Grappy, Patrice Naiambana, Sinéad Cusack, Shvorne Marks, Isy Suttie, Tanya Reynolds, Seyan Sarvan, Divian Ladwa, plus Karl Davies. This almost seems like it's...

They often say that the time you’re going to find yourself having a kid is when you least expect it. But that’s taken to the extreme in the new horror series, “The Baby,” coming to HBO in April.

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As seen in the teaser for “The Baby,” the series follows the story of a 38-year-old woman who finds herself receiving a baby who fell from the sky, literally.

Continue reading ‘The Baby’ Teaser: The Horror Of Unexpected Motherhood Is Shown In New HBO Horror-Comedy at The Playlist.

HBO has set an April premiere date for horror comedy series The Baby, a co-production with Sky. The eight-episode series will debut Sunday, April 24 at 10:30 Pm on HBO and will stream on HBO Max.

We’re also getting a first look at the series in a teaser trailer (which appropriately begins with a crying baby).

The Baby, from debut screenwriter Siân Robins-Grace, Lucy Gaymer and Cherynobyl producer Sister, is a darkly funny, raw examination of motherhood, from the perspective of a woman who doesn’t want to be one.

It stars Michelle De Swarte as 38-year-old Natasha, who is furious that her closest friends are all having babies. But when she is unexpectedly landed with a baby of her own, her life dramatically implodes. Controlling, manipulative, but incredibly cute, the baby twists Natasha’s life into a surreal horror show. As she discovers the true extent of the baby’s deadly nature,...

Haters of PG-13 horror can let out a big sigh of relief as the fifth film installation of the "Scream" franchise has officially been given the R-rating from the MPAA, ensuring the entire franchise requires adult supervision or skilled theater hopping skills for viewers under the age of 17. The upcoming 2022 release earned its R-rating for "strong bloody violence, language throughout, and some sexual references," which uh, sure sounds like what to expect from a slasher movie. The new film comes from the Radio Silence collective's Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett of "V/H/S," "Southbound," "Devil's Due," and "Ready or Not" fame, all horror flicks...

The post Scream Gets an R Rating for Strong, Bloody You-Know-What appeared first on /Film.

It's easy to forget that actors are in fact acting when they do a great job portraying a certain character, but there's no better reality check than a good recasting. Time and time again, viewers at home have been reminded that TV shows are mere acts of fiction. In Game of Thrones, fans were transported back to the 21st century when they spotted a Starbucks coffee cup, a relic of the modern ages, in a scene of the HBO series. It happened once again in the finale, when people saw not one but two water bottles underneath Samwell Tarly's chair. But one of the bigger goofs that fans are able to spot is a scheduling conflict. Most recently, it happened when The Baby-Sitters...

The Baby-Sitters Club is officially back in business.

A lot has changed since we last saw them at Camp Mohawk last season

The Baby-Sitters Club Season 2 Episode 1 caught us up to date and introduced us to Season 2's new way of storytelling. While Season 1 of The Baby-Sitters Club followed the books more closely, Season 2 follows them loosely often picking a theme and focusing on that.

These Season 2 episodes still features the heart of the series, but if you're a diehard fan of the books, you will notice differences. Let's discuss the changes Kristy and her friends have dealt with.

In "Kristy and the Snobs," the episode stayed fairly close to the book. Kristy struggled with belonging in her new family and rich neighborhood. David Michael still loses his beloved dog, Louie. As a dog lover, that storyline makes me cry.

Many kids struggle with a parent getting remarried, especially if they have to move.

While hardly a new topic within the genre, the horror of pregnancy has been tackled from major Hollywood productions “Rosemary’s Baby” and “The Seventh Sign” to indie fare like “Devil’s Due” and “Prevenge.” Even efforts from around the world, like the French “Inside” or Australian “The Clinic” have tackled the issue, which opens the door for Indonesia to go head-long into the subject matter with first-timer Ook Budiyono’s new feature “Fetus.”

In the early stages of pregnancy, young mother Dinar (Jill Gladys) and her husband Randu (Reuben Elishama Hadju) are ecstatic to learn all’s going well and to carry on with their lives as the day approaches. As she begins to get stressed out, thinking something’s wrong with her, he decides to hire live-in nurse Susan (Rhesa Putri) to help care for her only for the attacks to continue and intensify. At his wits’ end, he comes...

Exclusive: The Ready Or Not gang of filmmakers Radio Silence and scribes Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy, are coming back together to work on the MGM horror high school movie Reunion.

Radio Silence, composed of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett and Chad Villella, will direct and produce off a screenplay and story by Busick, who co-wrote the story with Murphy.

Busick and Radio Silence recently were in production on Spyglass Media Group and Paramount’s reboot of Scream, due out 2022.

In Reunion, the horrific experience of high school reunions is taken to a new extreme when a group of uninspired old friends become the only hope for survival against an unwelcome shape-shifting creature.

Project X Entertainment’s William Sherak, James Vanderbilt, and Paul Neinstein (also 2022’s Scream) and Vinson Films’ Tripp Vinson are also producing the film. Tara Farney will executive produce for Vinson Films.

David Arquette is set to reprise his role as Sheriff Dewey Riley in Spyglass Media Group’s feature relaunch of Scream. The actor played the role in all four pics of the 24-year old franchise.

Arquette said, “I am thrilled to be playing Dewey again and to reunite with my Scream family, old and new. Scream has been such a big part of my life, and for both the fans and myself, I look forward to honoring Wes Craven’s legacy.”

Spyglass says that talks are underway to bring back more legacy castmembers to the fifth Scream installment. Feature production will begin later this year in Wilmington, North Carolina when safety protocols are in place.

Plot details are under wraps but the film will be an original story co-written by James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick with Project X Entertainment’s Vanderbilt,...

It’s been nearly nine years since the last “Scream” film hit theaters, and anyone still anticipating a new installment in the beloved horror franchise can finally let out a sigh of relief (or those fed up with Hollywood reboots can let out an exasperated scream — your call).

The Wrap has reported a new “Scream” movie is in development, with “Ready or Not” directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillet attached to direct the new film. The publication also reported that Kevin Williamson, who wrote the original “Scream” film, will executive produce alongside Chad Villella, with development being handled by Spyglass Media. The upcoming film’s producers include William Sherak, James Vanderbilt, and Paul Neinstein. Villela, Bettinelli-Olpin, and Gillett’s Radio Silence Productions collective previously worked on “V/H/S,” “Devil’s Due,” and “Southbound.”

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Spyglass Media Group is developing a reboot of the horror franchise “Scream” and has attached “Ready or Not” directors Matthew Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, Variety has learned.

The original “Scream” debuted in 1996 with Neve Campbell starring as Sidney Prescott, the target of the Ghostface killer, with a look inspired by the Edvard Munch painting “The Scream.” Courteney Cox and David Arquette co-starred in the four-film franchise, directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. Bob Weinstein’s Dimension Films released all four films, which combined for $608 million in worldwide box office with sequels released in 1997, 2000 and 2011.

Spyglass had no comment on the reboot news.

Spyglass Media was formed a year ago with former MGM topper Gary Barber and Lantern Entertainment co-presidents Andy Mitchell and Milos Brajovic. Lantern owns the rights to “Scream” as a result of taking over the film assets from the Weinstein Co. in 2018.

Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett...

Saturday Am Update: STXFilms's The Gentlemen is pacing right on expectations, bringing in an estimated $3.7 million from 2,165 locations on Friday, heading toward a debut anywhere from $10-11+ million for the weekend. The film received a "B+" CinemaScore.

As for Universal's The Turning, the film brought in an estimated $2.5 million on Friday and is currently looking at a three-day around $6.8 million, though if word gets out about the "F" CinemaScore the film received that could come down a bit.

You can check out all of the Friday estimates right here and we'll be back tomorrow morning with a complete look at the weekend.

Friday Am Update: STXfilms's release of The Gentlemen brought in $725,000 from preview grosses in 1,885 theater on Thursday evening. The performance compares favorably to the $700k The Nice Guys took in ahead of an $11.2 million debut back in 2016 and is just behind the $900k in preview for The Man from U.

It's the beginning of a the new year so you know what that means, plenty of holiday holdovers and a new horror film. This year's horror hopeful is Sony's remake of a remake in The Grudge, but it has plenty of competition as Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is looking at yet another weekend in the top spot not to mention films further down the line including Lionsgate's spectacular holdover Knives Out, which led all wide release holdovers last weekend in terms of holds, improving +52% compared to the week prior, and it's adding theaters this weekend.

At the top, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will easily remain the weekend's #1 film for a third weekend in a row, even if it dips another -60% compared to last weekend. We don't imagine that happening and are currently expecting a dip around -52% for a $34.7 million three-day, pushing the...

Formed in 2011 by directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, along with their executive producer Chad Villella, the filmmaking trio collectively known as "Radio Silence" has been working in the horror genre for nearly a decade. They made their initial debut in the 2012 horror anthology film, V/H/S, with the segment known as 10/31/98, in which a group of friends in search of a Halloween party stumbles upon an actual house of horrors. In 2014, the collective delivered their first feature, a found-footage take on Rosemary's Baby titled Devil's Due, before contributing two segments to the 2015 horror anthology film Southbound. Now, Bettinelli-Olpin & Gillett are back in feature mode with the film Ready or Not, a black comedy thriller about an eccentric wealthy family bound by a deadly, time-honored tradition. Written by Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy, Ready or Not is about Grace (Australian actress Samara Weaving of Mayhem and The Babysitter), a young bride on her wedding day.

"Good luck." Fox Searchlight has debuted the first trailer for a twisted horror thriller titled Ready or Not, the latest film from the two filmmakers behind Devil's Due previously. In Ready or Not, a bride's wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game (of "Hide & Seek"). It's already being described as "You're Next meets Clue", or perhaps "The Most Dangerous Game" turned into modern horror comedy. Samara Weaving stars, joined by Andie MacDowell, Adam Brody, Mark O'Brien, Henry Czerny, Nicky Guadagni, Melanie Scrofano, Kristian Bruun, Elyse Levesque, and John Ralston. Ohhh this looks so twisted and so dark and oh so good, can't wait to see it. First red band trailer (+ poster) for Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett's Ready or Not, from YouTube: Ready or Not follows a young bride (Samara Weaving) as she joins her...

Saturday Am Update: Lionsgate and CBS Films's Winchester is performing mostly as expected, bringing in an estimated $3.6 million on Friday, heading toward a third place finish with around $8.5 million. Opening day audiences gave the film a "B-" CinemaScore. At #1 is Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle with an estimated $2.87 million on Friday, looking at a weekend that could reach $11 million followed by Maze Runner: The Death Cure, which brought in an estimated $3 million on Friday, headed toward a three-day just shy of $10 million. You can check out all of the Friday estimates right here and we'll be back tomorrow morning with a complete look at the weekend. Friday Am Update: Winchester kicked things off last night bringing in $615,000 from Thursday night previews beginning at 7Pm. Using the comps in our weekend preview below, The Lazarus Effect brought in $344k from Thursday previews before its $10.2 million debut and You're Next delivered...

A prank video showing the girl from The Ring terrorizing unsuspecting customers at a TV store has gone viral in just 24 hours, and Et has the details on how the stunt came together.

In the video, customers are shown a wall of TVs at an electronics store, but one of the screens turns a bit too lifelike when Samara, played by Bonnie Morgan, crawls out of it and onto the showroom floor.

Read: YouTube's First Controversial Viral Star Lonelygirl15 Returns After an 8-Year Hiatus

Marketing agency Thinkmodo was the brains behind the viral video, which has been viewed more than 200 million times on Facebook and another million times on YouTube.

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"One of those TVs we rigged so that when the TV moves up and we distract people to look to the side, it reveals the actual character from the movie whose image is being played on all the other TVs at the same time," Thinkmodo co-founder...

On the heels of the worst weekend of the year so far (based on cumulative gross for all titles) this weekend should perk things up a bit as MGM and Sony's The Magnificent Seven remake and WB's animated feature Storks are looking at strong openings. Projecting just how well this weekend's newcomers will perform, however, is something that's raising a few eyebrows in the wake of recent weeks and last week's box office bloodbath where not one, but two of the week's three new wide releases came in well below expectations, and all three failed to open over $10 million. Industry expectations for Magnificent Seven and Storks have both films opening around $30+ million. For Storks this number appears to be about right on target, but for Magnificent Seven it seems grossly conservative. Sony is projecting a $30-32 million weekend, but if it doesn't top $40 million it would be a bit of a surprise.

Madison Wolfe has never been afraid of the boogieman under her bed. While the young actress, 13, has starred in more than a few thrillers including Devil's Due and the upcoming The Conjuring 2 (in theaters June 10), she remains unfazed and open to all opportunities presented to her. Here are five things to know about The Conjuring 2's lead Madison Wolfe: 1. She believes she's been in touch with the supernatural."I'm never ever scared on set," Wolfe tells People about her experiences with playing and surrounding herself with chilling characters. "I was never haunted by my character, but I...

Madison Wolfe has never been afraid of the boogieman under her bed. While the young actress, 13, has starred in more than a few thrillers including Devil's Due and the upcoming The Conjuring 2 (in theaters June 10), she remains unfazed and open to all opportunities presented to her. Here are five things to know about The Conjuring 2's lead Madison Wolfe: 1. She believes she's been in touch with the supernatural."I'm never ever scared on set," Wolfe tells People about her experiences with playing and surrounding herself with chilling characters. "I was never haunted by my character, but I...

Once Upon a Time dropped a baby bombshell in the episode "Devil's Due." While fans have probably known for a while that actress Emile De Ravin was pregnant there was no guarantee that Belle would be similarly with child. That all changed in "Devil's Due" as Rumple and the audience found out that Belle was expecting with his second child. In no uncertain terms, this an absolutely terrible idea.

Rumpelstiltskin has forever been one of the most interesting characters on ABC's Once Upon a Time. Though he holds the title of the Dark One, Rumple is repeatedly faced with life-altering decisions between right and wrong. Thanks in large part to actor Robert Carlyle, the audience is always kept in suspense to what Rumple is going to do, even when history says it will be the wrong and selfish choice. In "Devil's Due" Rumple was faced with yet another moral conundrum and yet again chose the evil path. Despite everything Rumple has done this might be the most horrible act yet and it finally puts him way beyond redemption. ...

Official photos from season 5 episode 14 of Once Upon a Time, airing Sunday, March 20 at 8pm on ABC.

"Devil's Due" -- Hook's captivity takes a dark turn when Hades threatens to condemn him to the River of Lost Souls after Hook refuses to choose which three of his friends will have to remain in the Underworld. Meanwhile, Gold is suddenly eager to help Emma, Snow, David, Regina, Robin and Henry find Hook so he can return home to Belle; but in order to do so, he must find his ex-wife Milah in the Underworld and ask for her help. In Fairy Tale Land flashbacks, Rumple and Milah face a life-or-death crisis concerning their son, Baelfire, that forces Rumple to make a deal that will haunt him.

Ash vs. Evil Dead is a horror comedy television series created by Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell for the Starz network. It is set in the Evil Dead franchise and serves as a sequel to 1992 movie Army of Darkness. Ash has spent the last 30 years avoiding responsibility, maturity and the terrors of the Evil Dead until a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind and Ash becomes mankind's only hope. Starring: Bruce Campbell as Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams, Jill Marie Jones as Amanda Fisher, Ray Santiago as Pablo Simon Bolivar, Dana DeLorenzo as Kelly Maxwell and Lucy Lawless as Ruby. Ash vs. Evil Dead "The Dark One" airs January 2 2016, 9/8c on Starz. Evil Dead and Army of Darkness has been published by Dynamite Entertainment, Devil's Due, Space Goat and Dark Horse Comics.

Ash vs. Evil Dead is a horror comedy television series created by Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell for the Starz network. It is set in the Evil Dead franchise and serves as a sequel to 1992 movie Army of Darkness. Ash has spent the last 30 years avoiding responsibility, maturity and the terrors of the Evil Dead until a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind and Ash becomes mankind's only hope. Starring: Bruce Campbell as Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams, Jill Marie Jones as Amanda Fisher, Ray Santiago as Pablo Simon Bolivar, Dana DeLorenzo as Kelly Maxwell and Lucy Lawless as Ruby. Ash vs. Evil Dead "Bound In The Flesh" airs December 26, at 9/8c on Starz. Evil Dead and Army of Darkness has been published by Dynamite Entertainment, Devil's Due, Space Goat and Dark Horse Comics.

Ash vs. Evil Dead is a horror comedy television series created by Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell for the Starz network. It is set in the Evil Dead franchise and serves as a sequel to 1992 movie Army of Darkness. Ash has spent the last 30 years avoiding responsibility, maturity and the terrors of the Evil Dead until a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind and Ash becomes mankind's only hope. Starring: Bruce Campbell as Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams, Jill Marie Jones as Amanda Fisher, Ray Santiago as Pablo Simon Bolivar, Dana DeLorenzo as Kelly Maxwell and Lucy Lawless as Ruby. Ash vs. Evil Dead "Ashes to Ashes" airs December 19, at 9/8c on Starz. Evil Dead and Army of Darkness has been published by Dynamite Entertainment, Devil's Due, Space Goat and Dark Horse Comics.

Ash vs. Evil Dead is a horror comedy television series created by Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell for the Starz network. It is set in the Evil Dead franchise and serves as a sequel to 1992 movie Army of Darkness. Ash has spent the last 30 years avoiding responsibility, maturity and the terrors of the Evil Dead until a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind and Ash becomes mankind's only hope. Starring: Bruce Campbell as Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams, Jill Marie Jones as Amanda Fisher, Ray Santiago as Pablo Simon Bolivar, Dana DeLorenzo as Kelly Maxwell and Lucy Lawless as Ruby. Ash vs. Evil Dead "Fire In The Hole" airs December 12, at 9/8c on Starz. Evil Dead and Army of Darkness has been published by Dynamite Entertainment, Devil's Due, Space Goat and Dark Horse Comics.

Ash vs. Evil Dead is a horror comedy television series created by Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell for the Starz network. It is set in the Evil Dead franchise and serves as a sequel to 1992 movie Army of Darkness. Ash has spent the last 30 years avoiding responsibility, maturity and the terrors of the Evil Dead until a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind and Ash becomes mankind's only hope. Starring: Bruce Campbell as Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams, Jill Marie Jones as Amanda Fisher, Ray Santiago as Pablo Simon Bolivar, Dana DeLorenzo as Kelly Maxwell and Lucy Lawless as Ruby. Ash vs. Evil Dead "The Killer of Killers" airs December 5, at 9/8c on Starz. Evil Dead and Army of Darkness has been published by Dynamite Entertainment, Devil's Due, Space Goat and Dark Horse Comics.

Ash vs. Evil Dead is a horror comedy television series created by Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell for the Starz network. It is set in the Evil Dead franchise and serves as a sequel to 1992 movie Army of Darkness. Ash has spent the last 30 years avoiding responsibility, maturity and the terrors of the Evil Dead until a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind and Ash becomes mankind's only hope. Starring: Bruce Campbell as Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams, Jill Marie Jones as Amanda Fisher, Ray Santiago as Pablo Simon Bolivar, Dana DeLorenzo as Kelly Maxwell and Lucy Lawless as Ruby. Ash vs. Evil Dead "The Host" airs November 28, at 10/9c on Starz. Evil Dead and Army of Darkness has been published by Dynamite Entertainment in comic book form, Devil's Due, Space Goat and Dark Horse Comics.