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First Images Released for Anthology MIDNIGHT PEEPSHOW

A film we’re currently looking forward to is Midnight Peepshow, which is a portmanteau horror film that is currently in production. The movie’s concept finds a set of Soho-based characters going on a dark psycho-sexual odyssey.

The directors involved are Jake West (DogHouse), Andy Edwards (Ibiza Undead), Airell Anthony Hayles (They’re Outside), and Ludovica Musumeci (I Am). They are teaming up to dive deep into the dark side of fantasy.

Director Jake West, who helms the segment The Black Rabbit says of the project, “It’s really exciting to explore things we can’t talk about around the dinner table. With Midnight Peepshow, our aim is to restore a true sense of horror to the genre, by pushing the boundaries a little further than usual…” Co-producer Airell Anthony Hayles says, “It was a really fun concept to explore, that of a phantom peepshow that exists to confront people with the nightmare side of their darkest desires.”

Among the fantastic cast being assembled for the project is Chiara De Ana (The Duke of Burgundy). The film is currently in production and is set for release in 2022.

Updates can be obtained from Golden Gate After Dark Films and The Haunted Cinema.

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UNCHARTED Trailer Introduces Tom Holland as Nathan Drake

Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg star as Nathan Drake and Sully in Uncharted film adaptation of hit video game franchise

An official trailer and new images for the upcoming Tom Holland-starrer Uncharted have been revealed. Based on the best-selling, critically acclaimed PlayStation video game and directed by Ruben Fleischer (who also directed Venom, as well as Zombieland and Zombieland: Double Tap), Uncharted stars Holland as the protagonist Nathan Drake, Mark Wahlberg as Victor Sullivan, Sophia Ali as Chloe Frazer, Tati Gabrielle as Braddock, and Antonio Banderas as an unnamed collector.

The trailer introduces Nathan as he meets his future partner, Victor “Sully” Sullivan; the two set out on an adventure in search of “the biggest treasure that’s never been found” and, along the way, hope to find clues that may lead to Nathan’s long-lost brother.

The film therefore serves as an origin story and prequel to the games, exploring how Nathan came to meet and befriend Sully, and become the great treasure hunter we know and love. As such, Holland gets to show off his action chops as a young kid out of his depth, Banderas gets another turn as a sinister, ultra-rich bad guy, while Wahlberg plays the fed-up, wisecracking mentor; all is good and right with the world.

Funnily enough, the film has been in development for so long that Wahlberg was initially slated to play Nathan Drake, all the way back in 2010. The project has attracted many directors who came and went: David O. Russell was attached then left to direct the Oscar-winning Silver Linings Playbook, Neil Burger then stepped in, only to leave to work on Divergent. The studio then hired Seth Gordon, who subsequently left in favour of Baywatch and was replaced by Shawn Levy. In turn, Levy stepped down to work on Free Guy, followed by Dan Trachtenberg, then Travis Knight, who had to exit the project due to scheduling conflicts with Holland.

Finally, came Fleischer. It’s been a long road for Uncharted, and the long chain of directors isn’t even the half of it – its messy journey also involves having its script leaked in the Sony Pictures hack, endless delays, and more).

But hey, the first trailer is finally here, and the release date has been set. Here’s to hoping Uncharted does better critically and commercially than Chaos Walking, another of Holland’s movies that was long stuck in development hell and that proved (to say the least) disappointing.

Uncharted arrives in theatres February 18th, 2022. Watch the brand new trailer below:

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DOCTOR WHO Announces New Batch Of Actors For FLUX Series

Jodie Whittaker as The Doctor in season 13 Doctor Who: Flux

The new, six-part Doctor Who season, Flux is fast approaching, which will form a key part of Jodie Whittaker’s farewell to the iconic BBC show. In anticipation of its debut, new information has been teased, including the name of the first episode and a great number of guest stars.

Premiering on October 31st, it seems appropriate that Flux’s first chapter would be titled The Halloween Apocalypse. The five subsequent episodes will air weekly following Halloween.

As we learned last summer, this upcoming 13th season will be Whittaker’s last as Doctor Who. Also stepping down is show runner Chris Chibnall, who is due to be replaced by the returning Russell T. Davis; there is still no word on who the next Doctor might be. Whoever takes up the mantle, they’ll of course be joined by a trusty new companion: Dan Lewis, played by John Bishop. Jacob Anderson will also co-star this season, having signed on as a mysterious traveller named Vinder.

Those already announced to be joining Whittaker, Mandip Gill, Bishop, and Anderson in season 13 include Robert Bathurst, Craig Parkinson, Blake Harrison, Thaddea Graham, Kevin McNally, Annabel Scholey, Penelope Ann McGhie, Gerald Kyd, and Sara Powell. And just confirmed to be joining the upcoming series are Rochenda Sandall, Sam Spruell, Craige Els, Steve Oram, Nadia Albina, Jonathan Watson, Sue Jenkins and Paul Broughton.

With just six episodes and the promised return of the Weeping Angels, the Sontarans, The Ravagers, the Ood and the Cybermen, as well as a bunch of new monsters and aliens – one of whom is named Karvanista – it sounds like it’s going to be a busy time for the Doctor!

There are also three specials set for next year: one at the New Year, one in the Spring, and the last one – which will feature the Doctor’s regeneration – will air next autumn as part of the planned celebrations marking the BBC’s 100th birthday.

Check out the full trailer for Doctor Who: Flux below:

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Horror Channel Reveals Fantastic November Premieres

The nights are drawing in and how better to spend that time than checking out the host of great movies on Horror Channel, including 11 premieres!

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The films screening are:

Friday, November 5th at 9pm – Witch Hunt (2021) UK TV premiere

Friday, November 5th at 11pm – Piercing (2018) UK TV premiere

Piercing

Saturday, November 6th at 10.45pm – Doomsday (2008) Channel premiere

Sunday, November 7th at 9pm – Black Rock (2012) Channel premiere

Friday, November 12th at 11.05pm – American Mary (2012) Channel premiere

Saturday, November 13th at 10.50pm – The Hitcher (2007) Channel premiere

Sunday, November 14th at 9pm – The Loft (2014) Channel premiere

Friday, November 19th at 9pm – Bloodthirsty (2020) UK TV premiere

Bloodthirsty

Friday, November 19th at 10.40pm – Revenge (2017) UK TV premiere

Saturday, November 27th at 10.30 – The Last House on the Left (2009) Channel premiere

Sunday, November 28th at 10.55pm – Initiation (2020) UK TV premiere

For more information, head over to http://www.horrorchannel.co.uk

Tune in on Sky 317, Virgin 149, Freeview 68, Freesat 138.

See Nicole Kidman And Javier Bardem In I LOVE LUCY Biopic, BEING THE RICARDOS

Aaron Sorkin directed Being The Ricardos starring Javier Bardem and Nicole Kidman

After two successful ‘based on a true story’ directorial efforts – with Molly’s Game and more recently, The Trial Of The Chicago 7 – Aaron Sorkin is back writing and directing with his Being The Ricardos biopic, which sees Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem playing television’s most iconic husband-and-wife team, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.

The couple were the stars behind the 1950s television sitcom I Love Lucy, which followed an accident-prone housewife and her sensible, Cuban-American husband. Being The Ricardos is set during a single production week of the sitcom, spanning from Monday’s table read through to audience filming on Friday, when Lucy and Desi face a crisis that could end their careers – and another that could end their marriage.

The lead duo are joined by a star-studded supporting cast that includes J.K. Simmons as William Frawley, the actor who played the landlord Fred Mertz; Nina Arianda as Vivian Vance, who played Fred’s wife Ethel Mertz; Tony Hale as Jess Oppenheimer, producer and head writer of I Love Lucy; Alia Shawkat as Madelyn Pugh and Jake Lacy as Bob Carroll Jr., who were writers on the show and long-term professional partners; and Clark Gregg in an as-yet undisclosed role.

I Love Lucy was a beloved series that ran for six seasons between 1951 and 1957, spanning 180 half-hour episodes. It became the most-watched show in the United States in four of its seasons, and remains popular with an American audience of 40 million each year – almost 65 years after it went off-air. I Love Lucy also broke new ground in a number of ways: it was the first show to end its run while still at the top of the Nielsen ratings (which measures audience sizes), was the first scripted TV program to be shot in front of a student audience on 35mm film, rather than broadcast live, the first to be broadcast as reruns, and the first show to feature an ensemble cast. Ball and Arnaz also became the television industry’s first millionaires.

And, winning five Emmy Awards and a number of other nominations and accolades, it’s no surprise that I Love Lucy is still regarded as one of the greatest and most influential sitcoms in history.

Being The Ricardos will received a limited cinema release on December 10th, before dropping on Amazon Prime on the 21st December. Check out the teaser below:

Being The Ricardos I Love Lucy

Danny DeVito Is Latest Addition To HAUNTED MANSION Remake

Danny DeVito in white wig as Frank Reynolds in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Veteran actor Danny DeVito has joined the cast of Haunted Mansion, according to a Hollywood Reporter exclusive. The Disney adventure film is based on the company’s signature theme ride, and also counts LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson and Rosario Dawson among its cast.

Helmed by Dear White People’s Justin Simien, Haunted Mansion began production last week in Atlanta and, although plot details are still being kept under lock and key (and buried six feet under), DeVito has reportedly signed on to play a “smug professor” – no word on whether said professor belongs to the land of the living, or the dead.

The film is Disney’s second attempt at adapting their famous attraction to film, after an unsuccessful outing in 2003 that starred Eddie Murphy, Nathaniel Parker, and Jennifer Tilly. The film flopped with audiences and critics alike, while another Disney ride-to-film adaptation released the same year (you may have heard of Pirates of the Caribbean?) proved a real cash cow for the studio. The recent success of Jungle Cruise may bode well for another attempt at Haunted Mansion, while the House of Mouse also produced a well-received Mansion-related special, Muppets Haunted Mansion, just in time for the Halloween season.

DeVito, whose most recent blockbuster outing was Jumanji: The Next Level, is also due to begin production this winter on Triplets, a sequel to the 1988 comedy hit Twins. Reteaming with Ivan Reitman and Arnold Schwarzenegger, the trio will also be joined by Tracy Morgan.

Disney has yet to announce a release date for Haunted Mansion.

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See The COWBOY BEBOP Crew In Action In New Teaser!

Just one more month until Netflix’s live-action Cowboy Bebop series premieres! In anticipation, the streamer has dropped a short teaser that sees stars John Cho (sporting the most incredible head of hair), Mustafa Shakir and Daniella Pineda in their respective roles as Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, and Faye Valentine.

Based on Shinichirō Watanabe’s 1998 cult anime series, Cowboy Bebop follows a ragtag group of bounty hunters, as they hunt down the galaxy’s most dangerous criminals.

Spike is a bounty hunter born on Mars with a history of violent gang activities with the Red Dragon Syndicate. He is joined by Jet, an ex-cop and jack-of-all-trades with a cybernetic arm, who is also captain of the Bebop. Faye, meanwhile, is an amnesiac con artist with significant gambling debt who spent 54 years in suspended animation after a space shuttle accident. Alex Hassell also plays Vicious, Spike’s sworn enemy, who is seen briefly in Netflix’s teaser.

The delightful, action-packed teaser sees the team kicking ass and hopping through comic panels to different locations, chasing bounties throughout the solar system. Complete with a campy, ’70s vibe that seems pulled from the original animation, and Exploitation-type cheesiness, this is bound to get old and new fans alike excited for this reboot.

Cowboy Bebop is set to debut on Netflix November 19th. The series will consist of ten hour-long episodes. Check out the teaser below:

Cowboy Bebop

MERLIN To Be Helmed By LOVE AND MONSTERS’ Michael Matthews

Merlin the wizard in Disney cartoon The Sword in the Stone

Michael Matthews, director of the delightful and critically-acclaimed post-apocalyptic adventure film Love & Monsters, has been tapped to direct Disney’s Merlin, so writes Deadline. An adaptation of T. A. Barron’s novel series about Camelot’s resident wizard, Ridley Scott was originally on board to helm the project (previously titled The Merlin Saga). He and the studio had to part ways because of the filmmaker’s overloaded schedule, which included his just-released medieval pic The Last Duel and the upcoming Lady Gaga-starrer, House of Gucci.

Matthews will be directing from the film’s latest draft by Chris Weitz (Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Rogue One, Cinderella), with Gil Netter (Life of Pi) producing. The 12-book series on which the film will be based tell the origin story of a young Merlin, on his journey to becoming King Arthur’s trusted adviser and mentor. The live-action project is still in early development so little is yet known about a potential synopsis, casting, or eventual release date – but stay tuned!

Meanwhile, we’ll just be in our bedroom, making no noise and pretending the BBC never cancelled Merlin. Colin Morgan, you are the once and future wizard of our hearts.

Merlin

MCU Titles And INDIANA JONES 5 Pushed Back In Massive Reshuffle

Though it looked like things were settling for cinema releases of late – with the likes of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, No Time To Die, and Dune finally making it to screens – Disney has just announced a long list of delays in its upcoming release schedule, pushing back a number of Marvel films, as well as Indiana Jones 5.

All four MCU films due next year have received new dates: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has moved from March to May 6th 2022, Thor: Love and Thunder has been pushed back from June to August 7th, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has shifted from a July 2022 release to November 11th, and The Marvels will no longer be releasing in November of next year, but rather February 17th, 2023. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is therefore scheduled for July 28th, 2023, and a number of untitled MCU movies have also received new dates.

The most dramatic move, however, is in the case of Harrison Ford’s fifth Indiana Jones film, which was expected to hit cinemas in July 2022. Now, fans of the whip-wielding archeology professor will have to wait an extra year for his next outing, scheduled for June 30th, 2023.

According to Variety however, the studio’s decision has nothing to do with the ongoing pandemic and its anticipated effects on the box office. Rather, reshuffle is due to production delays. After all, a production behind schedule can have a domino-effect on a studio’s releases, particularly when it comes to a franchise as interconnected as the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As for Indy, the later release can probably be chalked up to Ford’s on-set shoulder injury earlier this year, which forced him to take time off from filming while he recovered. He has since returned to set.

Until then though, Marvel fans still have The Eternals to look forward to on November 5th, as well as Spider-Man: No Way Home scheduled for December 17th.

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New THE BATMAN Trailer Drops At DC FanDome!

At this year’s annual DC FanDome, the much-anticipated and much-teased trailer for Matt Reeves’ The Batman has finally landed!

The free, virtual event gathers stars and creators of DC properties – across films, TV series, video games and comics – and offers fans breaking news, trailers and never-before-seen footage of its upcoming projects. DC FanDome is streaming on its official website and across its social media platforms.

As well as the trailer for The Batman, which stars Robert Pattinson as the titular anti-hero, Zoe Kravitz as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner Gordon, Paul Dano as Riddler, Colin Farrell as Penguin and Andy Serkis as Alfred, DC fans can also expect movie clips from DC League of Super-Pets, some behind the scenes footage of Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom starring Jason Momoa, and of Shazam! Fury of the Gods, and a first-look at Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam.

We’ve already seen Adam West, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, Christian Bale and Ben Affleck don the cape. This time, it’s Pattinson’s turn to prowl Gotham City: see him as the Caped Crusader in the brand-new trailer, below.