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Ten Years After Its Release, ‘Chronicle’ Is Getting A Sequel

Back in 2012, the hit found-footage sci-fi horror flick Chronicle premiered and made a killing at box offices. Now, ten years later, it’s getting a sequel. Earlier this week producer John Davis (Jungle Cruise) spoke with Forbes and revealed that Chronicle 2 is currently in the works and promises that it will be from a fresh point of view. Chronicle was literally the best return on investment, any of my movies ever made. Chronicle we did for $12 million, and it grossed $126.64 million worldwide. Then it had a huge afterlife in syndication. It’s one of the most financially successful movies in my stable. We’re working on Chronicle 2 right now, and I think it’s going to be great,” Davis said. “We’re working on it at Fox (20th Century Studios). It’s going to give us a chance to tell the story in a different way. We’re going to tell it from the female point of view. It will have been

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 9, 2021
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Sylvester Stallone Gets Protective In New Image From ‘Samaritan’

If I have said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times, 2018’s Overlord was freaking fantastic, so needless to say I have high expectations for director Julius Avery‘s new dark superhero movie Samaritan starring action hero and general badass Sylversten Stallone (Rocky, Rambo). In the movie, based on an original idea, a young boy learns that a superhero who was thought to have gone missing after an epic battle twenty years ago may in fact still be around. Today we’ve got a new image (via Total Films) of Stallone’s title character protecting Javon Walton’s character while in a traffic tunnel. Pilou Asbæk, Martin Starr, Moises Aries, and Dascha Polanco co-star. This is a big event movie – we see our heroes kicking ass,” Avery recently told Total Film. “We’re going to see Sly do things he hasn’t done in a long time, and in a really inventive way. He’s 73 years old! I’m amazed by how much he actually

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 11, 2021
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Horror Duo Directing Marvel’s New ‘Moon Knight’ Series

Marvel Studios is continuing to expand its Disney Plus library with “Moon Knight,” a new series based on the comic book character created by writer Doug Moench and artist Don Perlin. Get this, the series will be directed by the well-known horror directing duo of Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead who brought us Synchronic, The Endless, and Spring, so don’t be surprised if the show has a horror tinge to it. Mohamed Diab (“Clash”) will also direct with Jeremy Slater of “The Umbrella Academy” serving as showrunner. Marvel has not officially announced the cast, but back in October 2020, Variety reported that Oscar Isaac was in talks to play the role of Marc Spector, whose dissociative identity disorder manifests as different distinct personas. One version of the character in the comic, Spector is also the embodiment of Khonshu, the Egyptian god of the moon. “Moon Knight” is set to begin filming this March in Hungary with a Disney Plus release

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 10, 2021
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Showrunner Won’t Let Threats Stop “The Boys” Or Its Spin-Off

Amazon’s series “The Boys,” shines a light on the dark side of superheroes. It has scored a solid fan base, but not everyone is happy about the action-packed horror-tinged show. Showrunner Eric Kripke has shared that he’s actually receiving threats now. Kripke recently told Consequence of Sound: “[Regarding the threats], it’s only human nature to have to react to anger or hate directed right at you. I’m not gonna lie and say, ‘No, I think it’s funny.’ It affects me. It troubles me and everything. But I think it’s part of my job to not let it affect the work. And not let it force me to second guess myself and what I’m doing here. So, no, I take a moment, feel appropriately horrified, and then process my way past it. And get back to the work of writing.” He went on to say, “And we have a very specific rule that we try to follow, which is, it was

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 5, 2021
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A Team Of Horror Icons Are The World’s Only Hope In ‘The Horrific Evil Monsters’ Trailer

388 Studios and Macrocosm Productions have released the first official full-length trailer for the apocalyptic horror film The Horrific Evil Monsters, a super(hero)-horror team commissioned by a secret government agency that recruits the most hazardous horror icons to battle a biblical force. The Horrific Evil Monsters, directed by Adam R. Steigert and co-written by Kristin Steigert, aims for a wide-VOD release in 2021 and features cult favorites such as a zombie, alien, masked killer, grim reaper, werewolf, and a completely fresh character to the horror scene, a new interpretation of the four horsemen of the apocalypse featuring Famine, War, Conquest, and Death! The indie film’s all-star cast features Bishop Stevens (Bloodthirst), Gregory Blair (FANG), Kaylee Williams (Teacher Shortage), Jennie Russo (She Kills) as well as horror icon Jason John Beebe (Sharknado 2: The Second One) and (Club Rat$) star Jamie Miller for an undisclosed connective role. Phill Beith serves as special effects master, taught by the legendary Tom Savini School

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 4, 2021
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Movie Review: Archenemy

Writer-director Adam Egypt Mortimer (Daniel Isn’t Real, Some Kind of Hate) has now unleashed his superhero film Archenemy starring Joe Manganiello (Magic Mike franchise, “True Blood”) as Max Fist, an alcoholic homeless man who claims to be a superhero from another dimension, who has none of his powers on earth. Max meets a young man named Hamster who may be the only person on earth who believes his story. When Hamster (Skylan Brooks, The Darkest Minds, Southpaw) is in trouble Max puts his life on the line to protect the kid. Max’s story plays out in a combination of the gritty real world and in gorgeous animated flashbacks filled with psychedelic pinks and blues. The styles are a nice combination that reveals his superhero past in such a way that you don’t know if it is real or simply a delusion in Max’s mind. The casting was a great choice. Manganiello and Brooks are perfect for their roles. You can

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 14, 2020
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Adam Egypt Mortimer Talks Superheroes & Horror In An Interview

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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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 10, 2020
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Joe Manganiello Is A Total Badass In The ‘Archenemy’ Trailer!

This December, RLJE Films will unleash the action-thriller Archenemy, from the producers of Mandy and Color Out of Space. Written and directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer (Daniel Isn’t Real, Some Kind of Hate) the film stars Joe Manganiello (Magic Mike franchise, “True Blood”), Skylan Brooks (The Darkest Minds, Southpaw), Zolee Griggs (“Wu-Tang: An American Saga,” Public Disturbance), Amy Seimetz (Upstream Color, “The Girlfriend Experience”), and Glenn Howerton (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “A.P. Bio”) and Paul Scheer (“The League,” “Veep,” Long Shot). “Max Fist (Manganiello) 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. Together, they take to the streets to wipe out the local drug syndicate and its vicious crime boss known as The Manager.” Archenemy lands in theaters and on Digital and On Demand on December 11, 2020.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 15, 2020
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Sylvester Stallone Joins ‘Suicide Squad’ Sequel

James Gunn‘s sequel to 2016’s Suicide Squad is beginning to take shape, in fact, in an Instagram post, the writer-director confirmed that Sylvester Stallone has joined the cast. Stallone himself confirmed his involvement with a video on Instagram. Some are speculating that Stallone will be the voice of King Shark. Always love working with my friend @officialslystallone & our work today on #TheSuicideSquad was no exception. Despite Sly being an iconic movie star, most people still don’t have any idea what an amazing actor this guy is. 🙌 Speaking of the sequel’s cast, several actors will be returning to reprise their roles. We do know that Margot Robbie will return as Harley Quinn and Jai Courtney will reprise his role as Captain Boomerang, Viola Davis is back as Amanda Waller, and Joel Kinnaman returns as Rick Flagg. There will also be new supervillains in the movie played by Nathan Fillion (T.D.K.), Idris Elba (Bloodsport), and John Cena (Peacemaker), Deadline is

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 15, 2020
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Jamie Foxx Gets Superpowers In Netflix’s ‘Project Power’

Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Dominique Fishback are set to star in Project Power from Paranormal Activity 3 filmmakers Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. “On the streets of New Orleans, word begins to spread about a mysterious new pill that unlocks superpowers unique to each user. The catch: You don’t know what will happen until you take it. While some develop bulletproof skin, invisibility, and super strength, others exhibit a deadlier reaction. But when the pill escalates crime within the city with too dangerous levels, a local cop (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) teams with a teenage dealer (Dominique Fishback) and a former soldier fueled by a secret vendetta (Jamie Foxx) to fight power with power and take the pill in order to track down and stop the group responsible for creating it.” Mattson Tomlin (The Batman) wrote the script for Project Power, premiering on Netflix on August 14th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 18, 2020

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Ten Years After Its Release, ‘Chronicle’ Is Getting A Sequel

Back in 2012, the hit found-footage sci-fi horror flick Chronicle premiered and made a killing at box offices. Now, ten years later, it’s getting a sequel. Earlier this week producer John Davis (Jungle Cruise) spoke with Forbes and revealed that Chronicle 2 is currently in the works and promises that it will be from a fresh point of view. Chronicle was literally the best return on investment, any of my movies ever made. Chronicle we did for $12 million, and it grossed $126.64 million worldwide. Then it had a huge afterlife in syndication. It’s one of the most financially successful movies in my stable. We’re working on Chronicle 2 right now, and I think it’s going to be great,” Davis said. “We’re working on it at Fox (20th Century Studios). It’s going to give us a chance to tell the story in a different way. We’re going to tell it from the female point of view. It will have been

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 9, 2021
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Sylvester Stallone Gets Protective In New Image From ‘Samaritan’

If I have said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times, 2018’s Overlord was freaking fantastic, so needless to say I have high expectations for director Julius Avery‘s new dark superhero movie Samaritan starring action hero and general badass Sylversten Stallone (Rocky, Rambo). In the movie, based on an original idea, a young boy learns that a superhero who was thought to have gone missing after an epic battle twenty years ago may in fact still be around. Today we’ve got a new image (via Total Films) of Stallone’s title character protecting Javon Walton’s character while in a traffic tunnel. Pilou Asbæk, Martin Starr, Moises Aries, and Dascha Polanco co-star. This is a big event movie – we see our heroes kicking ass,” Avery recently told Total Film. “We’re going to see Sly do things he hasn’t done in a long time, and in a really inventive way. He’s 73 years old! I’m amazed by how much he actually

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 11, 2021
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Horror Duo Directing Marvel’s New ‘Moon Knight’ Series

Marvel Studios is continuing to expand its Disney Plus library with “Moon Knight,” a new series based on the comic book character created by writer Doug Moench and artist Don Perlin. Get this, the series will be directed by the well-known horror directing duo of Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead who brought us Synchronic, The Endless, and Spring, so don’t be surprised if the show has a horror tinge to it. Mohamed Diab (“Clash”) will also direct with Jeremy Slater of “The Umbrella Academy” serving as showrunner. Marvel has not officially announced the cast, but back in October 2020, Variety reported that Oscar Isaac was in talks to play the role of Marc Spector, whose dissociative identity disorder manifests as different distinct personas. One version of the character in the comic, Spector is also the embodiment of Khonshu, the Egyptian god of the moon. “Moon Knight” is set to begin filming this March in Hungary with a Disney Plus release

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 10, 2021
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Showrunner Won’t Let Threats Stop “The Boys” Or Its Spin-Off

Amazon’s series “The Boys,” shines a light on the dark side of superheroes. It has scored a solid fan base, but not everyone is happy about the action-packed horror-tinged show. Showrunner Eric Kripke has shared that he’s actually receiving threats now. Kripke recently told Consequence of Sound: “[Regarding the threats], it’s only human nature to have to react to anger or hate directed right at you. I’m not gonna lie and say, ‘No, I think it’s funny.’ It affects me. It troubles me and everything. But I think it’s part of my job to not let it affect the work. And not let it force me to second guess myself and what I’m doing here. So, no, I take a moment, feel appropriately horrified, and then process my way past it. And get back to the work of writing.” He went on to say, “And we have a very specific rule that we try to follow, which is, it was

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 5, 2021
Horror Fuel

A Team Of Horror Icons Are The World’s Only Hope In ‘The Horrific Evil Monsters’ Trailer

388 Studios and Macrocosm Productions have released the first official full-length trailer for the apocalyptic horror film The Horrific Evil Monsters, a super(hero)-horror team commissioned by a secret government agency that recruits the most hazardous horror icons to battle a biblical force. The Horrific Evil Monsters, directed by Adam R. Steigert and co-written by Kristin Steigert, aims for a wide-VOD release in 2021 and features cult favorites such as a zombie, alien, masked killer, grim reaper, werewolf, and a completely fresh character to the horror scene, a new interpretation of the four horsemen of the apocalypse featuring Famine, War, Conquest, and Death! The indie film’s all-star cast features Bishop Stevens (Bloodthirst), Gregory Blair (FANG), Kaylee Williams (Teacher Shortage), Jennie Russo (She Kills) as well as horror icon Jason John Beebe (Sharknado 2: The Second One) and (Club Rat$) star Jamie Miller for an undisclosed connective role. Phill Beith serves as special effects master, taught by the legendary Tom Savini School

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 4, 2021
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Archenemy

Writer-director Adam Egypt Mortimer (Daniel Isn’t Real, Some Kind of Hate) has now unleashed his superhero film Archenemy starring Joe Manganiello (Magic Mike franchise, “True Blood”) as Max Fist, an alcoholic homeless man who claims to be a superhero from another dimension, who has none of his powers on earth. Max meets a young man named Hamster who may be the only person on earth who believes his story. When Hamster (Skylan Brooks, The Darkest Minds, Southpaw) is in trouble Max puts his life on the line to protect the kid. Max’s story plays out in a combination of the gritty real world and in gorgeous animated flashbacks filled with psychedelic pinks and blues. The styles are a nice combination that reveals his superhero past in such a way that you don’t know if it is real or simply a delusion in Max’s mind. The casting was a great choice. Manganiello and Brooks are perfect for their roles. You can

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 14, 2020
Horror Fuel

Adam Egypt Mortimer Talks Superheroes & Horror In An Interview

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

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 10, 2020
Horror Fuel

Joe Manganiello Is A Total Badass In The ‘Archenemy’ Trailer!

This December, RLJE Films will unleash the action-thriller Archenemy, from the producers of Mandy and Color Out of Space. Written and directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer (Daniel Isn’t Real, Some Kind of Hate) the film stars Joe Manganiello (Magic Mike franchise, “True Blood”), Skylan Brooks (The Darkest Minds, Southpaw), Zolee Griggs (“Wu-Tang: An American Saga,” Public Disturbance), Amy Seimetz (Upstream Color, “The Girlfriend Experience”), and Glenn Howerton (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “A.P. Bio”) and Paul Scheer (“The League,” “Veep,” Long Shot). “Max Fist (Manganiello) 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. Together, they take to the streets to wipe out the local drug syndicate and its vicious crime boss known as The Manager.” Archenemy lands in theaters and on Digital and On Demand on December 11, 2020.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 15, 2020
Horror Fuel

Sylvester Stallone Joins ‘Suicide Squad’ Sequel

James Gunn‘s sequel to 2016’s Suicide Squad is beginning to take shape, in fact, in an Instagram post, the writer-director confirmed that Sylvester Stallone has joined the cast. Stallone himself confirmed his involvement with a video on Instagram. Some are speculating that Stallone will be the voice of King Shark. Always love working with my friend @officialslystallone & our work today on #TheSuicideSquad was no exception. Despite Sly being an iconic movie star, most people still don’t have any idea what an amazing actor this guy is. 🙌 Speaking of the sequel’s cast, several actors will be returning to reprise their roles. We do know that Margot Robbie will return as Harley Quinn and Jai Courtney will reprise his role as Captain Boomerang, Viola Davis is back as Amanda Waller, and Joel Kinnaman returns as Rick Flagg. There will also be new supervillains in the movie played by Nathan Fillion (T.D.K.), Idris Elba (Bloodsport), and John Cena (Peacemaker), Deadline is

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 15, 2020
Horror Fuel

Jamie Foxx Gets Superpowers In Netflix’s ‘Project Power’

Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Dominique Fishback are set to star in Project Power from Paranormal Activity 3 filmmakers Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. “On the streets of New Orleans, word begins to spread about a mysterious new pill that unlocks superpowers unique to each user. The catch: You don’t know what will happen until you take it. While some develop bulletproof skin, invisibility, and super strength, others exhibit a deadlier reaction. But when the pill escalates crime within the city with too dangerous levels, a local cop (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) teams with a teenage dealer (Dominique Fishback) and a former soldier fueled by a secret vendetta (Jamie Foxx) to fight power with power and take the pill in order to track down and stop the group responsible for creating it.” Mattson Tomlin (The Batman) wrote the script for Project Power, premiering on Netflix on August 14th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 18, 2020
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