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Apr272024 by cineverseNo Comments

Rosemary’s Baby’ Prequel ‘Apartment 7A’ Starring Julia Garner to Premiere on Paramount+ This Fall

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By Jack Dunn Rosemary’s Baby” prequel “Apartment 7A,” starring Julia Garner and directed by Natalie Erika James, will premiere exclusively on Paramount+ ahead of the Halloween season. Roman Polanski’s 1968 horror classic was produced by Paramount, starring Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes as a young couple who are trying to start a family but find themselves tormented by strange neighbors. According to an official logline, “Apartment 7A” is “Set in 1965 New York City, and tells the story prior to the legendary horror classic ‘Rosemary’s Baby’, exploring what happened in the apartment before Rosemary moved in. When a struggling, young dancer suffers a devastating injury, she finds herself drawn in by dark forces when a peculiar, well-connected, older couple promis...

Apr272024 by cineverseNo Comments

Kraven the Hunter’ Moves to December Release as Sony Pushes ‘Karate Kid’ to May 2025

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By Katcy Stephan Sony’s “Kraven the Hunter” is being pushed back from its August release, moving to Dec. 13, 2024. It will screen in IMAX and premium large formats. The film takes over “Karate Kid‘s” original release date, which has been changed to May 30, 2025. It will now bow in theaters after the sixth and final season of “Cobra Kai” debuts on Netflix. With a coveted Christmastime release date open, Sony is positioning “Kraven” as an R-rated option for the end of the year. Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, “Kraven the Hunter” unpacks the origin story behind the Marvel villain, set before his notorious vendetta against Spider-Man. Ariana DeBose, Fred Hechinger, Alessandro Nivola, Christopher Abbott and Russell Crowe also star. The film is directed by J.C. Chandor, with a stor...

Apr252024 by cineverseNo Comments

Hollywood Exorcist Rachel Stavis Developing a Body Horror Feature and TV Adaptation of Her Memoir ‘Sister of Darkness’

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By Matt Donnelly Rachel Stavis, billed as the “Hollywood Exorcist,” is channeling her creativity for a number of upcoming scripted projects.Stavis is an author and filmmaker whose day job — as a “non-denominational exorcist on a mission to create global change by eradicating darkness from one person or place at a time,” per her bio – has put her in the employ of studio chiefs, movie stars and global political figures.Stavis’ work ranges from the personal and therapeutic to paranormal investigations, and content makers are taking notice. Stavis is currently in the casting phase for her feature directorial debut “Da Wee Do Wa,” for which she also wrote the script. The film explores generational trauma suffered by women in the context of body horror. XYZ Films is in the mix to pr...

Apr252024 by cineverseNo Comments

Wednesday’ Season 2 Casts Thandiwe Newton (EXCLUSIVE)

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By Joe Otterson Thandiwe Newton is the latest new cast member to join “Wednesday” Season 2 at Netflix. Variety has learned exclusively from sources that Newton will star in the second season of the megahit series. Exact character details are being kept under wraps. She is the latest new cast member to be revealed, as Variety previously reported that Steve Buscemi will also appear in Season 2. Reps for Netflix declined to comment. Newton has held a number of TV roles in her career, perhaps most notably starring in the HBO series “Westworld.” She received three Emmy nominations for best supporting actress in a drama for that show, winning the award in 2018. Her other TV credits include “The Slap,” “Big Mouth,” “Human Resources,” and “Rogue.” In film,...

Apr252024 by cineverseNo Comments

’28 Years Later’ Adds Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer and Ralph Fiennes

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By Katcy Stephan Danny Boyle’s “28 Years Later” has added Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes to its cast. The continuation of the “28 Days Later” franchise will be released in theaters globally by Sony Pictures. “28 Days Later” was released in 2002 and starred Cillian Murphy, then largely unknown. Boyle directed the feature, while Alex Garland wrote. A sequel, “28 Weeks Later,” was released in 2007. Plot details are still being kept under wraps for the new screenplay, written by Garland. It will be part of an upcoming trilogy, for which Nia DaCosta is in talks to direct the second film. Boyle and Garland are producing, as is original producer Andrew Macdonald and Peter Rice. Bernie Bellew is also producing. Murphy is also returning...

Apr242024 by cineverseNo Comments

The Fall Guy star Ryan Gosling pays tribute to Hollywood stunt doubles: ‘Real heroes’

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Oliver Browning facing his fears by dropping 12 storeys off a building in his new action comedy The Fall Guy. The Hollywood star, 43, plays stuntman Colt Seavers, who comes out of retirement to work on a new blockbuster being directed by his former partner Jody Moreno, played by Emily Blunt. Things get complicated as he attempts to track down the film’s missing movie star, solve a conspiracy and win back the love of his life while still doing his day job. Real-life performers took on the majority of the stunts in the film, but Gosling completed a few himself including the dramatic opening scene

Apr242024 by cineverseNo Comments

How Alex Garland’s Civil War offers a warning about the US political divide

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By Caryn James A harrowing action film imagining a near future in which the US has descended into chaos is the year's most controversial film so far – and the polarised response is just as interesting. The most harrowing, visceral scene among many in Alex Garland's Civil War takes place on the streets of Washington DC, which has become an intense combat zone. In a very near-future when seceding states are rebelling against the authoritarian US government, helicopters fly overhead and explosions hit the Lincoln Memorial. Near the White House, journalists hide from gunfire behind armoured military vehicles. Garland puts us in the centre of a stomach-churning fictional battle that feels all too real, especially in light of the real violence in the US Capitol on 6 January 2021....