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Movie Review: Fantasy Island (2020)

Fantasy Island begins exactly like any episode of it’s late ’70s boob-tube classic namesake did; namely a plane arrives on a gorgeous tropical island filled with folks looking to have their greatest wish granted by the island’s suave owner Mr. Roarke (Michael Peña stepping in for the late Ricardo Montalban) via… well, who the fuck knows… but he can do it, or rather the island can, and once a fantasy starts you must not end it. The fantasies are pretty standard on their surface level; a non-stop sex and drug fueled party, a second chance at happiness, a chance to be a soldier (okay, that’s a bit out of left fuckin’ field, but there’s another angle present that makes it reasonable), and revenge against a horrendous childhood bully… except where on the original show things usually didn’t end up balls deep in the horror biz, here that is exactly what happens! Soon our harried heroes and heroines find themselves in

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DanXIII
May 7, 2020
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New Poster And Trailer Arrives Ahead Of ‘Fantasy Island’ Theatrical Debut

Set sail for Fantasy Island, where visitors go expecting an adventurous vacation getaway only to land in a nightmare in the new trailer. “The Enigmatic Mr. Roarke (played by Michael Peña) makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious but remote tropical resort. But when the fantasies turn into nightmares, the guests have to solve the island’s mystery in order to escape with their lives.” Lucy Hale (Truth or Dare) stars alongside Michael Rooker, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Charlotte McKinney, and Austin Stowell. Jeff Wadlow directed the action-packed horror flick from the script he penned with, Chris Roach, and Jillian Jacobs. Take a trip to ‘Fantasy Island‘ in theaters on February 14, 2020.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 29, 2020
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Vacation Turns Into Horror In The ‘Fantasy Island’ Trailer

Take a trip to Fantasy Island this February when a vacation turns into terror for vacationers forced to live out their deepest, darkest desires. The trailer has just landed giving us our first real look at Blumhouse and Sony’s horror movie. In the movie, “the Enigmatic Mr. Roarke (Michael Peña) makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious but remote tropical resort. But when the fantasies turn into nightmares, the guests have to solve the island’s mystery in order to escape with their lives.” Lucy Hale (Truth or Dare) also stars along with Michael Rooker, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Charlotte McKinney, and Austin Stowell. Truth or Dare’s Jeff Wadlow was in the director’s chair for the film that he co-wrote with Chris Roach and Jillian Jacobs, based on the hit series, with a dark twist, that aired through the 70s and 80s. Take a trip to Fantasy Island on February 14, 2020.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 11, 2019
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Blumhouse Teaming Up With Sony For Horror Film Adaptation Of ‘Fantasy Island’

Blumhouse and Sony Pictures are teaming up for a film adaptation of ABC’s long-running series Fantasy Island. According to Deadline this the film will be a bit different from the 80s series, it will be horror themed with a killer stalking the guests of the island. Truth or Dare’s Jeff Wadlow will be directing from the script that he co-wrote with Truth or Dare co-scribes Chris Roach and Jillian Jacobs. Lucy Hale (Truth or Dare) stars alongside Michael Pena (End of Watch), and Crazy Rich Asians’ Jimmy O. Yang. Fantasy Island is set to open in theaters on February 28, 2020.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 3, 2018
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Universal Puts A Stop To ‘Extinction’

News has come via Variety today that the science-fiction thriller Extinction has been pulled from Universal’s release schedule. Originally set to premiere in theaters on January 26, 2018, the film starring Micahel Pena (Ant-Man) and Lizzy Caplan (Now You See Me 2) has no release date at this time, but when one is announced we will let you know. Extinction centers on Peter and Alice, a husband and wife played by Pena and Caplan. Peter has a reoccurring nightmare of losing his family. His nightmare begins to become a reality when the planet is invaded by a force bent on destruction. ‘Luke Cage’ actor Mike Colter, Lilly Aspell, Emma Booth, Lex Sheppard, and Isreal Broussard co-star. Ben Young directed from the script penned by Academy Award nominee Eric Heisserer, Spenser Cohen, and Bradley Caleb Kane. Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman produced with Alexander Young serving as executive producer.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 24, 2017
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Trailer Arrives For Serial Killer Film HOUNDS OF LOVE

Following its SXSW debut, Ben Young’s serial killer thriller Hounds of Love will open in theaters and on VOD next month. Set in the 80’s, the film stars Ashleigh Cummings, Emma Booth, Stephen Curry, Damien de Montemas, Susie Porter, Harrison Gilbertson and Michael Pena. Set in Perth during a time that people are unaware that a serial killer couple, John and Evelyn White, are snatching up young women. After a lapse in judgement, Vicki Maloney is abducted by the twisted couple. With her murder imminent, she realizes that she must find a way to save herself. Her best shot, driving a wedge between the couple. Young directed this Australian film from Acadamy Award nominee Eric Heisserer’s script. Hound’s of Love will arrive in theaters and on VOD on May 12, 2017.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 28, 2017
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Luke Cage Star Joins The Cast Of Alien Invasion Film ENCOUNTER

Mike Colter, star of Netflix’s hit series Luke Cage, has joined the cast of Ben Young’s alien invasion film Extinction which is currently filming. Colter will co-star alongside Lizzy Caplan (Cloverfield), Michael Pena (The Martian), and Isreal Broussard (Fear the Walking Dead). Written by Eric Heisserer, Spenser Cohen and Bradley Caleb Kane, Universal and Good Universe’s film follows a father (Pena) whose recurring nightmare of losing family becomes a real threat when aliens invade the planet. Beauty and the Beast’s Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman of Mandeville will produce. Mandeville’s Alexander Young will serve as executive producer for the project along with Joe Drake of Good Universe, and Nathan Kahane. Encounter will land in theaters on January 26, 2018.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 22, 2017
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Israel Broussard Signs On To Fight Aliens In ‘Extinction’

Fear the Walking Dead/ Bling Ring actor Israel Broussard has signed on to fight aliens in the invasion thriller Extinction from director Ben Young (Hounds of Love) and Oscar nominated screenwriter Eric Heisserer (Arrival), Variety reports. Broussard will co-star with Michael Pena and Lizzy Caplan in Universal and Good Universe’s film that follows a father (Pena) whose recurring nightmare of losing family becomes a real threat when aliens invade the planet. Beauty and the Beast’s Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman of Mandeville will produce. Mandeville’s Alexander Young will serve as executive producer for the project along with Joe Drake of Good Universe, and Nathan Kahane.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 19, 2017
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The Bringing Left In Search Of Studio After Sony Steps Away

Sony Pictures has decided not to move ahead with ‘The Bringing’, according to THR. The film has also lost its director Jeremy Lovering (Sherlock). As for the film’s lack of a studio, it shouldn’t be a problem for long. Several studios are already interested, including Lionsgate, Paramount and New Line. The film’s filming date is big part of the discussion. Star Michael Pena only has a certain window to do the film. Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer, the duo behind the horror film ‘Starry Eyes’, penned the most recent version of the script and will be taking over the project that follows a man (Pena) is investigating a woman’s strange death at the hotel. Inspired by the real-life story of Elisa Lam, a 21-year-old-woman who was found dead in the water tank of the Cecil Hotel in 2013. Just before her mysterious death, security cameras filmed Lam in its elevator behaving strangely. The footage and her story have since become

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 2, 2016
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Michael Pena Checks Into The Cecil Hotel For ‘The Bringing’

Michael Pena (The Vatican Tapes) is set to star in Sony’s ‘The Bringing’ from director Jeremy Lovering. The most recent script was penned by Kevin Kolsch and Denis Widmyer. The film is set in the Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, the very same hotel that inspired last season’s ‘American Horror Story: Hotel’. The hotel has a dark and deadly past and once served as home to a serial killer. The Cecil Hotel also has had a long history of mysterious deaths, suicides, and disappearances. Pena will be playing the role of an investigator looking for answers after a mysterious death occurs on the hotel’s grounds, according to Bloody Disgusting. It’s allegedly based on Elisa Lam, who was found dead in the water tanks on the roof of the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles. That’s the place that killers like Richard Ramirez called home at one time or another, and where suicides have occurred. Footage of Lam’s bizarre, inexplicable behavior

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 19, 2016

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Movie Review: Fantasy Island (2020)

Fantasy Island begins exactly like any episode of it’s late ’70s boob-tube classic namesake did; namely a plane arrives on a gorgeous tropical island filled with folks looking to have their greatest wish granted by the island’s suave owner Mr. Roarke (Michael Peña stepping in for the late Ricardo Montalban) via… well, who the fuck knows… but he can do it, or rather the island can, and once a fantasy starts you must not end it. The fantasies are pretty standard on their surface level; a non-stop sex and drug fueled party, a second chance at happiness, a chance to be a soldier (okay, that’s a bit out of left fuckin’ field, but there’s another angle present that makes it reasonable), and revenge against a horrendous childhood bully… except where on the original show things usually didn’t end up balls deep in the horror biz, here that is exactly what happens! Soon our harried heroes and heroines find themselves in

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DanXIII
May 7, 2020
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New Poster And Trailer Arrives Ahead Of ‘Fantasy Island’ Theatrical Debut

Set sail for Fantasy Island, where visitors go expecting an adventurous vacation getaway only to land in a nightmare in the new trailer. “The Enigmatic Mr. Roarke (played by Michael Peña) makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious but remote tropical resort. But when the fantasies turn into nightmares, the guests have to solve the island’s mystery in order to escape with their lives.” Lucy Hale (Truth or Dare) stars alongside Michael Rooker, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Charlotte McKinney, and Austin Stowell. Jeff Wadlow directed the action-packed horror flick from the script he penned with, Chris Roach, and Jillian Jacobs. Take a trip to ‘Fantasy Island‘ in theaters on February 14, 2020.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 29, 2020
Horror Fuel

Vacation Turns Into Horror In The ‘Fantasy Island’ Trailer

Take a trip to Fantasy Island this February when a vacation turns into terror for vacationers forced to live out their deepest, darkest desires. The trailer has just landed giving us our first real look at Blumhouse and Sony’s horror movie. In the movie, “the Enigmatic Mr. Roarke (Michael Peña) makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious but remote tropical resort. But when the fantasies turn into nightmares, the guests have to solve the island’s mystery in order to escape with their lives.” Lucy Hale (Truth or Dare) also stars along with Michael Rooker, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Charlotte McKinney, and Austin Stowell. Truth or Dare’s Jeff Wadlow was in the director’s chair for the film that he co-wrote with Chris Roach and Jillian Jacobs, based on the hit series, with a dark twist, that aired through the 70s and 80s. Take a trip to Fantasy Island on February 14, 2020.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 11, 2019
Horror Fuel

Blumhouse Teaming Up With Sony For Horror Film Adaptation Of ‘Fantasy Island’

Blumhouse and Sony Pictures are teaming up for a film adaptation of ABC’s long-running series Fantasy Island. According to Deadline this the film will be a bit different from the 80s series, it will be horror themed with a killer stalking the guests of the island. Truth or Dare’s Jeff Wadlow will be directing from the script that he co-wrote with Truth or Dare co-scribes Chris Roach and Jillian Jacobs. Lucy Hale (Truth or Dare) stars alongside Michael Pena (End of Watch), and Crazy Rich Asians’ Jimmy O. Yang. Fantasy Island is set to open in theaters on February 28, 2020.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 3, 2018
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Universal Puts A Stop To ‘Extinction’

News has come via Variety today that the science-fiction thriller Extinction has been pulled from Universal’s release schedule. Originally set to premiere in theaters on January 26, 2018, the film starring Micahel Pena (Ant-Man) and Lizzy Caplan (Now You See Me 2) has no release date at this time, but when one is announced we will let you know. Extinction centers on Peter and Alice, a husband and wife played by Pena and Caplan. Peter has a reoccurring nightmare of losing his family. His nightmare begins to become a reality when the planet is invaded by a force bent on destruction. ‘Luke Cage’ actor Mike Colter, Lilly Aspell, Emma Booth, Lex Sheppard, and Isreal Broussard co-star. Ben Young directed from the script penned by Academy Award nominee Eric Heisserer, Spenser Cohen, and Bradley Caleb Kane. Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman produced with Alexander Young serving as executive producer.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 24, 2017
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Trailer Arrives For Serial Killer Film HOUNDS OF LOVE

Following its SXSW debut, Ben Young’s serial killer thriller Hounds of Love will open in theaters and on VOD next month. Set in the 80’s, the film stars Ashleigh Cummings, Emma Booth, Stephen Curry, Damien de Montemas, Susie Porter, Harrison Gilbertson and Michael Pena. Set in Perth during a time that people are unaware that a serial killer couple, John and Evelyn White, are snatching up young women. After a lapse in judgement, Vicki Maloney is abducted by the twisted couple. With her murder imminent, she realizes that she must find a way to save herself. Her best shot, driving a wedge between the couple. Young directed this Australian film from Acadamy Award nominee Eric Heisserer’s script. Hound’s of Love will arrive in theaters and on VOD on May 12, 2017.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 28, 2017
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Luke Cage Star Joins The Cast Of Alien Invasion Film ENCOUNTER

Mike Colter, star of Netflix’s hit series Luke Cage, has joined the cast of Ben Young’s alien invasion film Extinction which is currently filming. Colter will co-star alongside Lizzy Caplan (Cloverfield), Michael Pena (The Martian), and Isreal Broussard (Fear the Walking Dead). Written by Eric Heisserer, Spenser Cohen and Bradley Caleb Kane, Universal and Good Universe’s film follows a father (Pena) whose recurring nightmare of losing family becomes a real threat when aliens invade the planet. Beauty and the Beast’s Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman of Mandeville will produce. Mandeville’s Alexander Young will serve as executive producer for the project along with Joe Drake of Good Universe, and Nathan Kahane. Encounter will land in theaters on January 26, 2018.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 22, 2017
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Israel Broussard Signs On To Fight Aliens In ‘Extinction’

Fear the Walking Dead/ Bling Ring actor Israel Broussard has signed on to fight aliens in the invasion thriller Extinction from director Ben Young (Hounds of Love) and Oscar nominated screenwriter Eric Heisserer (Arrival), Variety reports. Broussard will co-star with Michael Pena and Lizzy Caplan in Universal and Good Universe’s film that follows a father (Pena) whose recurring nightmare of losing family becomes a real threat when aliens invade the planet. Beauty and the Beast’s Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman of Mandeville will produce. Mandeville’s Alexander Young will serve as executive producer for the project along with Joe Drake of Good Universe, and Nathan Kahane.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 19, 2017
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The Bringing Left In Search Of Studio After Sony Steps Away

Sony Pictures has decided not to move ahead with ‘The Bringing’, according to THR. The film has also lost its director Jeremy Lovering (Sherlock). As for the film’s lack of a studio, it shouldn’t be a problem for long. Several studios are already interested, including Lionsgate, Paramount and New Line. The film’s filming date is big part of the discussion. Star Michael Pena only has a certain window to do the film. Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer, the duo behind the horror film ‘Starry Eyes’, penned the most recent version of the script and will be taking over the project that follows a man (Pena) is investigating a woman’s strange death at the hotel. Inspired by the real-life story of Elisa Lam, a 21-year-old-woman who was found dead in the water tank of the Cecil Hotel in 2013. Just before her mysterious death, security cameras filmed Lam in its elevator behaving strangely. The footage and her story have since become

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 2, 2016
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Michael Pena Checks Into The Cecil Hotel For ‘The Bringing’

Michael Pena (The Vatican Tapes) is set to star in Sony’s ‘The Bringing’ from director Jeremy Lovering. The most recent script was penned by Kevin Kolsch and Denis Widmyer. The film is set in the Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, the very same hotel that inspired last season’s ‘American Horror Story: Hotel’. The hotel has a dark and deadly past and once served as home to a serial killer. The Cecil Hotel also has had a long history of mysterious deaths, suicides, and disappearances. Pena will be playing the role of an investigator looking for answers after a mysterious death occurs on the hotel’s grounds, according to Bloody Disgusting. It’s allegedly based on Elisa Lam, who was found dead in the water tanks on the roof of the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles. That’s the place that killers like Richard Ramirez called home at one time or another, and where suicides have occurred. Footage of Lam’s bizarre, inexplicable behavior

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 19, 2016
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