Tag: hostel-part-ii

Every Eli Roth Movie, Ranked

Eli Roth on the set of ‘Borderlands’. Photo Credit: Katalin Vermes. Copyright: ©2021 Lionsgate.

Director Eli Roth is one of the current Masters of Horror.

The filmmaker and occasional actor (‘Inglorious Basterds‘) is best known for horror movies like ‘Cabin Fever,‘ ‘Hostel,’ and his most recent, ‘Thanksgiving.’

But Roth has also made films in other genres including ‘Knock Knock,’ ‘Death Wish,’ ‘The House with a Clock in Its Walls,’ the documentary ‘Fin,’ and his latest project, the big screen adaption of the video game ‘Borderlands,’ which opens in theaters on August 9th.

In honor of ‘Borderlands’ release, Moviefone is counting down every feature film Eli Roth has ever directed.

Let’s begin!

10. ‘Borderlands‘ (2024)

(L to R) Cate Blanchett as Lilith, Kevin Hart as Roland, Ariana Greenblatt as Tiny Tina, Florian Munteanu as Krieg and Jamie Lee Curtis as Tannis in ‘Borderlands’. Photo Credit: Katalin Vermes. Copyright: ©2021 Lionsgate.

Lilith (Cate Blanchett), an infamous bounty hunter with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home, Pandora, the most chaotic planet in the galaxy. Her mission is to find the missing daughter of Atlas (Edgar Ramírez), the universe’s most powerful S.O.B. Lilith forms an unexpected alliance with a ragtag team of misfits – Roland (Kevin Hart), a seasoned mercenary on a mission; Tiny Tina (Ariana Greenblatt), a feral pre-teen demolitionist; Krieg (Florian Munteanu), Tina’s musclebound protector; Tannis (Jamie Lee Curtis), the oddball scientist who’s seen it all; and Claptrap (Jack Black), a wiseass robot. Together, these unlikely heroes must battle an alien species and dangerous bandits to uncover one of Pandora’s most explosive secrets. The fate of the universe could be in their hands – but they’ll be fighting for something more: each other.
R3pUkc2eg6Y2rnhZklpHG2 98yROJ4P

9. ‘Hostel: Part II‘ (2007)

2007’s ‘Hostel: Part II.’ Photo: Lionsgate.

Three American college students studying abroad are lured to a Slovakian hostel, and discover the grim reality behind it.
24860

8. ‘Fin‘ (2021)

(Right) Eli Roth in the 2021 documentary ‘Fin.’ Photo: Discovery+.

Follows a group of scientists, researchers and activist exposing the extinction behind sharks.
ScjWpc6962U1ED0N0ivHX5

7. ‘Death Wish‘ (2018)

Bruce Willis in 2018’s ‘Death Wish.’ Photo: MGM.

A mild-mannered father (Bruce Willis) is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act.
cjTCaDvr6TcTPqigNymI

6. ‘The Green Inferno‘ (2013)

2013’s ‘The Green Inferno.’ Photo: Open Road Films.

A group of student activists travel from New York City to the Amazon to save the rainforest. However, once they arrive in this vast green landscape, they soon discover that they are not alone… and that no good deed goes unpunished.
10086910

5. ‘The House with a Clock in Its Walls‘ (2018)

Jack Black in ‘The House with a Clock in Its Walls.’ Photo: Universal Pictures.

When ten-year-old Lewis (Owen Vaccaro) is suddenly orphaned, he is sent to live with his Uncle Jonathan (Jack Black) in a creaky (and creepy) old mansion with a mysterious ticking noise that emanates from the walls. Upon discovering that his uncle is a warlock, Lewis begins learning magic, but when he rebelliously resurrects an evil warlock he must find the secret of the house and save the world from destruction.
3gA7bW2HITpmNrLV7LXLr3

4. ‘Knock Knock‘ (2015)

(L to R) Lorenza Izzo, Keanu Reeves and Ana de Armas in ‘Knock Knock.’ Photo: Lionsgate.

When a devoted husband and father (Keanu Reeves) is left home alone for the weekend, two stranded young women (Lorenza Izzo and Ana de Armas) unexpectedly knock on his door for help. What starts out as a kind gesture results in a dangerous seduction and a deadly game of cat and mouse.
20068156

3. ‘Hostel‘ (2006)

Jay Hernandez in ‘Hostel.’ Photo: Lionsgate.

Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.
24285

2. ‘Cabin Fever‘ (2003)

2002’s ‘Cabin Fever.’ Photo: Lionsgate.

A group of five college graduates rent a cabin in the woods and begin to fall victim to a horrifying flesh-eating virus, which attracts the unwanted attention of the homicidal locals.
15657

1. ‘Thanksgiving‘ (2023)

Amanda Barker “Lizzie”in Thanksgiving’ from TriStar Pictures and Spyglass Media Group, LLC Thanksgiving.

After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts – the birthplace of the holiday. Picking off residents one by one, what begins as random revenge killings are soon revealed to be part of a larger, sinister holiday plan.
wFnmtkZL9c3kYFF4uTzJQ4

August 17, 2024
Paul Giamatti Starring in ‘Hostel’ TV Series Adaptation
(Left) Paul Giamatti at the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards, airing live from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on Sunday, January 7, 2024, at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT, on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS ©2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Right) 2005’s ‘Hostel’. Photo: Lions Gate Films.

Preview:
- Paul Giamatti has agreed to star in a ‘Hostel’ TV series.
- ‘Hostel’ director Eli Roth is involved in the new show.
- The show will update the horror concept.
Back in the mid-2000s, Eli Roth’s ‘Hostel’ horror movies were a big part of the “torture porn” horror movie wave that also included the ‘Saw’ franchise.

While the ‘Saw’ movies are sticking with the big screen, it appears ‘Hostel’ –– which last showed up on home entertainment –– is packing its bags and heading for TV.

With Roth back to co-write, produce and direct episodes of the show, the ‘Hostel’ series will feature ‘The Holdovers’ Oscar nominee Paul Giamatti in a key (but unknown) role.
24285
What’s the story of the ‘Hostel’ movies?

Jay Hernandez’s 2005’s ‘Hostel’. Photo: Lions Gate Films.

Originally released in 2005, written and directed by Roth, the first ‘Hostel’ follows a group of American tourists as they end up in Slovakia where they are eventually taken one-by-one by an organization that allows people to torture and kill others. It earned $82 million at the box office.

In the second movie, again directed by Roth and released in 2007, three American female art students in Rome are directed to a Slovak village where they are eventually kidnapped and taken to a facility in which rich clients pay to torture and kill people. That film added $36 million to the franchise’s coffers.

Finally, Roth handed the reins of the franchise over to Scott Spiegel, who directed the straight-to-DVD follow-up ‘Hostel: Part III’, released in 2011, following four men attending a bachelor party in Las Vegas. While there, they are enticed by two prostitutes to join them at a private party way off the Strip. Once there, they are horrified to find themselves the subjects of a perverse game of torture, where members of the Elite Hunting Club are hosting the most sadistic show in town.

The new series, according to The Hollywood Reporter, is apparently going to be a modern adaptation of the movie’s concept and its reinvention as an elevated thriller.

Paul Giamatti on his Eli Roth Connection

Paul Giamatti stars in ‘The Holdovers.’

This marks the first time that Roth and Giamatti have worked directly together, but it sprang from their first meeting years ago.

Here’s what Giamatti told Entertainment Weekly:

“Eli was shooting ‘Hostel’ in Prague, and I was shooting ‘The Illusionist’ and I met him. We talked about me actually killing somebody in that movie, but it never panned out.”

Related Article: Paul Giamatti Talks ‘The Holdovers’ and Reuniting with Alexander Payne

Who else is involved in the ‘Hostel’ series?

Director/Producer Eli Roth speaks at the Los Angeles Fan Screening for Tristar Pictures and Spyglass Media Group’s ‘Thanksgiving’ at Vista Theatre on November 14, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Stewart Cook/Getty Images for Sony Pictures.

While there is no other casting to report yet, the ‘Hostel’ series will see Roth reuniting with movie producers Chris Briggs and Mike Fleiss, with Briggs also co-writing the first script for the series.

When will the ‘Hostel’ series be on screens?

While the show has the backing of Fifth Season, the company that produces ‘Severance’ for Apple, ‘Hostel’ has yet to find a home on the small screen yet, since it’s still at the development stage. So we’ll have to wait and see if it makes a deal before a launch date is specified.

Jay Hernandez in ‘Hostel.’ Photo: Lionsgate.

Other Movies in the ‘Hostel’ Franchise:
- ‘Hostel‘ (2006)
- ‘Hostel: Part II‘ (2007)
- ‘Hostel: Part III‘ (2011)
Buy ‘Hostel’ Movies On Amazon
lxiLNkfH
June 6, 2024