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Writer, director, producer Adam Egypt Mortimer has already made a name for himself in the horror genre with films such as Holidays, Some Kind of Hate, and Daniel Isn’t Real. Mortimer sat down with me to discuss his new gritty superhero film Archenemy, starring Joe Manganiello. In Archenemy, Max Fist, who claims to be a hero from another dimension who fell through time and space to earth, where he has no powers. No one believes his stories except for a local teen named Hamster (Skylan Brooks). When Hamster finds himself in danger, Max will stop at nothing to protect him. Horror Fuel: “How did Archenemy come to be?” Adam Egypt Mortimer: “I started writing it after my first movie Some Kind of Hate. I already had Daniel Isn’t Real written. Some friends of mine who were involved with Ghost Tomahawk – I liked the way they shot that movie, in that really gritty, low-budget sort of way but it was
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Shudder’s coming strong this March with a ton of exclusives, premieres, episodes, and great movies. We’re here to make sure you don’t miss a moment of it. Check out the schedule and highlights, grab a bag of popcorn and get ready to be entertained! SHUDDER ORIGINAL/EXCLUSIVE MOVIES THE ROOM Premieres Thursday, 3/12 Best Feature Winner – Bucheon International & Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival He’s a struggling comic book artist, she’s tired of her job in a big law firm. In search of a more authentic and healthy life, they leave the city and move into an old house in New Hampshire. They soon discover a secret hidden room that has the extraordinary power to materialize anything they wish for. Like children in a fairy tale, they spend days and nights indulging their every material desire. And then one day, they ask for something different: a child, a little boy of their own, only to discover some wishes have dire
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I sat down last night to watch director Adam Egypt Mortimer’s most recent film, Daniel Isn’t Real, with no expectations thanks to the vague synopsis that was released. I have to say, that avoiding giving out a lot of information was a fantastic idea. We often have movies spoiled by too detailed synopsis and movie trailers. The story follows a young man named Luke who is struggling with life. His mom is mentally ill and he’s having issues himself. When his shrink learns of Luke’s childhood imaginary friend Daniel he recommends revisiting the friend who has been locked in a dollhouse since Luke’s childhood. At first, it seems that the imaginary friend is a good thing, Daniel is bringing Luke out of his shell. But things quickly go to hell in a handbasket. Miles Robbins stars as Luke, a kind, soft-hearted man who fears that his mother’s mental problems may have been handed down to him. With Daniel (Patrick Schwarzenegger),
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Patrick Schwarzenegger stars in the supernatural thriller Daniel Isn’t Real, from director Adam Egypt Mortimer, the award-winning filmmaker behind Some Kind of Hate and 2016’s Holidays. Schwarzenegger stars alongside Miles Robbins (“The X-Files”), Sasha Lane (Hellboy), Hannah Marks (The Amazing Spider-Man), and Mary Stuart Masterson (“Blindspot”). Written by Mortimer and Brian DeLeeuw, the film centers on “troubled college freshman Luke (Robbins) suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel (Schwarzenegger) to help him cope. Charismatic and full of manic energy, Daniel helps Luke to achieve his dreams, before pushing him to the very edge of sanity and into a desperate struggle for control of his mind — and his soul.” Daniel Isn’t Real, from the producers of Mandy, opens in theaters and arrives On Demand and Digital December 6, 2019, from Shudder and Samuel Goldwyn Films.
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Patrick Schwarzenegger stars in the supernatural thriller Daniel Isn’t Real, from director Adam Egypt Mortimer, the award-winning filmmaker behind Some Kind of Hate and 2016’s Holidays. Schwarzenegger stars alongside Miles Robbins (“The X-Files”), Sasha Lane (Hellboy), Hannah Marks (The Amazing Spider-Man), and Mary Stuart Masterson (“Blindspot”). Written by Mortimer and Brian DeLeeuw, the film centers on “troubled college freshman Luke (Robbins) suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel (Schwarzenegger) to help him cope. Charismatic and full of manic energy, Daniel helps Luke to achieve his dreams, before pushing him to the very edge of sanity and into a desperate struggle for control of his mind — and his soul.” Daniel Isn’t Real, from the producers of Mandy, opens in theaters and arrives On Demand and Digital December 6, 2019.
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SpectreVision and ACE Pictures announced today that principal photography has begun in New York City on the film Daniel Isn’t Real, the second feature from writer/director Adam Egypt Mortimer (Some Kind of Hate). Patrick Schwarzenegger (“The Long Road Home”, Midnight Sun) and Miles Robbins (Blockers, David Gordon Green’s Halloween) star alongside Sasha Lane (American Honey, Hearts Beat Loud), and Hannah Marks (“Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency”). In Daniel Isn’t Real, “troubled college freshman Luke (Robbins) suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel (Schwarzenegger) to help him cope. Charismatic and full of manic energy, Daniel helps Luke to achieve his dreams, before pushing him to the very edge of sanity and into a desperate struggle for control of his mind — and his soul.” The film is based on the novel In This Way I Was Saved by Brian DeLeeuw who co-wrote the script with Mortimer. Elijah Wood, Co-Founder and Partner of SpectreVision / Company X
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Writer, director, producer Adam Egypt Mortimer has already made a name for himself in the horror genre with films such as Holidays, Some Kind of Hate, and Daniel Isn’t Real. Mortimer sat down with me to discuss his new gritty superhero film Archenemy, starring Joe Manganiello. In Archenemy, Max Fist, who claims to be a hero from another dimension who fell through time and space to earth, where he has no powers. No one believes his stories except for a local teen named Hamster (Skylan Brooks). When Hamster finds himself in danger, Max will stop at nothing to protect him. Horror Fuel: “How did Archenemy come to be?” Adam Egypt Mortimer: “I started writing it after my first movie Some Kind of Hate. I already had Daniel Isn’t Real written. Some friends of mine who were involved with Ghost Tomahawk – I liked the way they shot that movie, in that really gritty, low-budget sort of way but it was
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MoviesNewsShudderStreaming TVTrailers
Shudder’s coming strong this March with a ton of exclusives, premieres, episodes, and great movies. We’re here to make sure you don’t miss a moment of it. Check out the schedule and highlights, grab a bag of popcorn and get ready to be entertained! SHUDDER ORIGINAL/EXCLUSIVE MOVIES THE ROOM Premieres Thursday, 3/12 Best Feature Winner – Bucheon International & Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival He’s a struggling comic book artist, she’s tired of her job in a big law firm. In search of a more authentic and healthy life, they leave the city and move into an old house in New Hampshire. They soon discover a secret hidden room that has the extraordinary power to materialize anything they wish for. Like children in a fairy tale, they spend days and nights indulging their every material desire. And then one day, they ask for something different: a child, a little boy of their own, only to discover some wishes have dire
Continue reading →
IndieMoviesNewsReviewsTrailers
I sat down last night to watch director Adam Egypt Mortimer’s most recent film, Daniel Isn’t Real, with no expectations thanks to the vague synopsis that was released. I have to say, that avoiding giving out a lot of information was a fantastic idea. We often have movies spoiled by too detailed synopsis and movie trailers. The story follows a young man named Luke who is struggling with life. His mom is mentally ill and he’s having issues himself. When his shrink learns of Luke’s childhood imaginary friend Daniel he recommends revisiting the friend who has been locked in a dollhouse since Luke’s childhood. At first, it seems that the imaginary friend is a good thing, Daniel is bringing Luke out of his shell. But things quickly go to hell in a handbasket. Miles Robbins stars as Luke, a kind, soft-hearted man who fears that his mother’s mental problems may have been handed down to him. With Daniel (Patrick Schwarzenegger),
Continue reading →
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Patrick Schwarzenegger stars in the supernatural thriller Daniel Isn’t Real, from director Adam Egypt Mortimer, the award-winning filmmaker behind Some Kind of Hate and 2016’s Holidays. Schwarzenegger stars alongside Miles Robbins (“The X-Files”), Sasha Lane (Hellboy), Hannah Marks (The Amazing Spider-Man), and Mary Stuart Masterson (“Blindspot”). Written by Mortimer and Brian DeLeeuw, the film centers on “troubled college freshman Luke (Robbins) suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel (Schwarzenegger) to help him cope. Charismatic and full of manic energy, Daniel helps Luke to achieve his dreams, before pushing him to the very edge of sanity and into a desperate struggle for control of his mind — and his soul.” Daniel Isn’t Real, from the producers of Mandy, opens in theaters and arrives On Demand and Digital December 6, 2019, from Shudder and Samuel Goldwyn Films.
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Patrick Schwarzenegger stars in the supernatural thriller Daniel Isn’t Real, from director Adam Egypt Mortimer, the award-winning filmmaker behind Some Kind of Hate and 2016’s Holidays. Schwarzenegger stars alongside Miles Robbins (“The X-Files”), Sasha Lane (Hellboy), Hannah Marks (The Amazing Spider-Man), and Mary Stuart Masterson (“Blindspot”). Written by Mortimer and Brian DeLeeuw, the film centers on “troubled college freshman Luke (Robbins) suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel (Schwarzenegger) to help him cope. Charismatic and full of manic energy, Daniel helps Luke to achieve his dreams, before pushing him to the very edge of sanity and into a desperate struggle for control of his mind — and his soul.” Daniel Isn’t Real, from the producers of Mandy, opens in theaters and arrives On Demand and Digital December 6, 2019.
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SpectreVision and ACE Pictures announced today that principal photography has begun in New York City on the film Daniel Isn’t Real, the second feature from writer/director Adam Egypt Mortimer (Some Kind of Hate). Patrick Schwarzenegger (“The Long Road Home”, Midnight Sun) and Miles Robbins (Blockers, David Gordon Green’s Halloween) star alongside Sasha Lane (American Honey, Hearts Beat Loud), and Hannah Marks (“Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency”). In Daniel Isn’t Real, “troubled college freshman Luke (Robbins) suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel (Schwarzenegger) to help him cope. Charismatic and full of manic energy, Daniel helps Luke to achieve his dreams, before pushing him to the very edge of sanity and into a desperate struggle for control of his mind — and his soul.” The film is based on the novel In This Way I Was Saved by Brian DeLeeuw who co-wrote the script with Mortimer. Elijah Wood, Co-Founder and Partner of SpectreVision / Company X
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