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  • ‘Halloween’ Star Jamie Lee Curtis on Shooting Scary Scenes and ‘Verse Vs. Versus’ in Latest ‘Unscripted Overtime’

    ‘Halloween’ Star Jamie Lee Curtis on Shooting Scary Scenes and ‘Verse Vs. Versus’ in Latest ‘Unscripted Overtime’

     

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    Jamie Lee Curtis has a storied history in show business (or as she likes to call it “show off business”), so it’s safe to say that when she has an opinion on something, it’s best to listen.

    And while these takes didn’t make it into the final cut of our episode of “Unscripted: Halloween,” they’re still worthy of “Unscripted Overtime,” quick videos that highlight the best clips (unfortunately) cut for time.

    In our first OT for “Halloween,” Curtis — along with director David Gordon Green and producer Jason Blum — break down the generational difference in the pronunciation of the abbreviated “versus.”

    And in our second OT, the Original Scream Queen explains the ins and outs of shooting a scary scene, and why she has no time for abusive directors who try to scare their actors on purpose.

    “Halloween” also stars Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, and Will Patton, with Nick Castle returning as Michael Myers. Make sure to check it out when it hits theaters October 19!

  • ‘Ant-Man’ Star Michael Pena to Play Mr. Roarke in ‘Fantasy Island’

    ‘Ant-Man’ Star Michael Pena to Play Mr. Roarke in ‘Fantasy Island’

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    A Marvel breakout is set to play an iconic television character: Michael Pena will star as Mr. Roarke in the upcoming big screen adaptation of classic series “Fantasy Island.”

    Deadline has the scoop that Pena — who won over MCU fans as scene-stealer Luis in “Ant-Man,” and this year’s sequel, “Ant-Man and the Wasp” — will take on the starring role in the flick. The part was originated by the late Ricardo Montalban on the ABC series, which launched in 1978 and featured the mysterious Mr. Roarke granting the outlandish wishes of visitors to the titular locale, for a hefty fee.

    Those fantasies rarely played out as planned, often with disastrous results, and it appears that filmmakers will be leaning into that aspect of the series with this new take. Horror master Jason Blum will be co-producing the film, and director Jeff Wadlow is re-teaming with his “Truth or Dare” screenwriters Chris Roach and Jillian Jacobs for the project.

    No word yet on when production may start, or who will be playing the equally-iconic role of Mr. Roarke’s sidekick, Tattoo (originated by actor Hervé Villechaize, the subject of an upcoming HBO biopic starring Peter Dinklage). Stay tuned.

    [via: Deadline]

  • ‘Halloween’ Unscripted With Jamie Lee Curtis, David Gordon Green, and Jason Blum

    ‘Halloween’ Unscripted With Jamie Lee Curtis, David Gordon Green, and Jason Blum

    40 years ago, high schooler Laurie Strode faced off against murderous psychopath Michael Myers, and we’ve been terrified ever since.

    Now that we’re heading back to Haddonfield, Illinois for a new chapter of terror in “Halloween,” Moviefone sat down with one of the OG Scream Queens herself Jamie Lee Curtis for an episode of “Unscripted.” She’s joined by the two people that helped bring this latest iteration of “Halloween” to life: Director David Gordon Green and super producer Jason Blum.

    With all talent spoiling us with such a wealth of information across the acting, directing, and producing fronts, things picked up quickly. They discussed the possibility of a Michael Myers crossover film and what being a “scream queen” really means.  Curtis also shared a very moving story from the set of the movie.

    “Halloween” also stars Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, and Will Patton, with Nick Castle returning as Michael Myers. Make sure to check it out when it hits theaters October 19!

  • Horror Sequel ‘Happy Death Day 2U’ Lands Romantic Release Date

    Horror Sequel ‘Happy Death Day 2U’ Lands Romantic Release Date

    Happy Death Day
    Universal Pictures

    It’s really happening. “Happy Death Day” — which killed at the box office last October — now has a sequel with an official title and an official release date.

    “Happy Death Day 2U” will arrive in theaters February 14, 2019. Yes, that’s this coming Valentine’s Day. Bring your favorite *or* least favorite person.

    We heard about this sequel in May when Deadline said it was starting production that month. They also mentioned two new characters added for the sequel, in addition to original cast members Jessica Rothe (Tree Gelbman) and Israel Broussard (Carter Davis).

    The first film followed Tree’s “Groundhog Day” style murder on her own birthday. Christopher Landon directed the first film, and he also returned to write and direct the sequel.

    According to EW, in “Happy Death Day 2U,” Tree discovers that dying over and over on her birthday was actually easier than the dangers that lie ahead.

    Blumhouse produced the film, and chief Jason Blum raved about the sequel to EW last month:

    “I’m extremely proud of the second movie. It’s better than the first movie, it takes it further. Chris Landon got the tone right, and you’re going to love it.”

    Landon and Rothe have both teased out Chris Landon’s plan for the second film. Last year, before the first movie even came out,  Landon told Insider the idea for a sequel was already in the first movie “hiding in plain sight.”

    In January, Rothe praised Landon’s sequel idea to Collider:

    “Chris has done this incredible thing where the sequel, the way he described it to me, elevates the movie from being a horror movie – and I wouldn’t even say it’s just a horror movie because it’s a horror, comedy, rom-com drama – into a ‘Back to the Future’ type of genre film where the sequel joins us right from where we left off, it explains a lot of things in the first one that didn’t get explained, and it elevates everything. I was really pleased to know that we weren’t just gonna be pushing all the buttons that people loved the first time, over and over again, ’cause I think that gets old.”

    At the risk of being disappointed on Valentine’s Day (wouldn’t be the first time), we’re getting our hopes up a bit for this. “Happy Death Day” was a massive surprise hit, and we’re ready to be surprised again — in a good way.

    You now know when the sequel opens. Will you head out to see it?

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  • Jason Blum: ‘You Can Behead Me’ If ‘Halloween’ Reboot Is Late

    Jason BlumJason Blum is so confident that his “Halloween” reboot will be ready for October 2018, he’s issued a gruesome guarantee: “You can kill me. You can behead me. You can chop my hand off…that’s on the record,” he told TheWrap.

    Blum, the founder of Blumhouse Productions, made the ghoulish promise during a tour of the Universal Studios’ Hollywood theme park’s “Horrors of Blumhouse” attraction. Per Attractions Magazine, it will include homages to “The Purge,” “Insidious” and the upcoming “Happy Death Day.”

    The umpteenth “Halloween” film is currently scheduled for October 19, 2018.

    “Pineapple Express” director David Gordon Green and Danny McBride are co-writing, with Green directing. It has the blessing of John Carpenter, who gave us the first “Halloween” in 1978 and is executive producing this remake.

    Blumhouse is also behind the horror hits “Get Out” and “Split.

  • ‘The Purge’ Is Becoming a TV Series

    Lock those doors! “The Purge” is coming to your TV. The “one night where murder is legal” series will air on both USA and Syfy, Deadline reports.

    No further details, including whether it will feature regular characters fighting to survive the night or if each episode might be a self-contained night of terror.

    And having a TV series doesn’t mean the film franchise is over: The next “Purge” feature will be released by Universal in summer 2018. The third film, “The Purge: Election Year,” was the highest-grossing yet, with $79 million in domestic box office.

    Blumhouse founder Cold Case Files” on A&E and “12 Deadly Days” for YouTube Red. Also look for an HBO adaptation of “Sharp Objects” (by the author of “Gone Girl”), which will star Amy Adams.

    Blum told Deadline, “Over the past few years, we have been working to build Blumhouse Television into an independent studio so we can have the autonomy to work with the best storytellers and give them freedom to create the best dark genre programming. It is a dream that day is here. Julian and his team at ITV are remarkable partners and we can’t wait to kick things off with “The Purge” and “Secure and Hold” (a limited series about Fox News’ Roger Ailes). We are excited that with the launch of this new studio, we are expanding our partnership with NBCUniversal by growing ‘The Purge’ franchise into a television series.”

  • ‘Hellevator’ Producer Jason Blum Says Humor Is the Secret to the ‘Best Scares’

    ‘Hellevator’ Producer Jason Blum Says Humor Is the Secret to the ‘Best Scares’

    Terrifying viewers at home for his latest project was strictly a laughing matter for Jason Blum, who has produced hit nail-biting film franchises like “Paranormal Activity,” “The Purge” and “Insidious.”

    As the executive producer of GSN’s new horror-themed game show “Hellevator,” Blum tells Made in Hollywood: Teen that audiences will be scared to their wits end because the program is as comical as much as it is creepy.

    “The best scares come when there’s humor interlaced within them,” Blum reveals. “If you make things funny, the scares are much more effective because when people laugh they relax—and then they get more scared when they’re not ready for it.”

    The GSN series, which premieres Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 8 p.m. (ET), follows teams of three friends who vie for a chance to earn up to $50,000 by competing through a series of challenges that parallel some frightful moments seen in horror flicks. Contestants enter an abandoned slaughterhouse by way of a haunted elevator (as in Hellevator) and attempt to make it through a course of gory challenges.

    Naturally, horror movie fans were attracted to the opportunity to conquer the fright-fest brought to life. “We were looking for people who seemed fearless—we really wanted to challenge ourselves and get people scared who felt like they wouldn’t be scared of anything,” Blum says.

    Even so, there’s no shortage of blood-curdling screams and tears.

    “Those are the people that are usually crying within five minutes,” says Sylvia Soska, who hosts the series alongside her twin Jen (known as the “Twisted Twins”). The sisters, who have appeared in cult indie horror films, manipulate the macabre scenes throughout the game from a control center.

    “You don’t walk out of Hellevator and look clean,” she adds. “You walk out and you look like hell.”

    Whether the contestants suffer meltdowns or beat Blum and the Soskas at their own game, the real prize belongs to the viewer at home who gets the last laugh.

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  • Jason Blum’s Five Favorite Thrillers With a Twist

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    Producer Jason Blum is known for scaring the pants off of us with movies like “Paranormal Activity,” “Insidious,” and “The Purge.” This weekend his new creepy thriller “The Gift” will be hitting theaters starring Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, and Joel Edgerton. To celebrate his new movie, Blum told us the five thrillers with a twist that always get him.

    Also, be sure to look out for “Sinister 2,” which hits theaters later this month. Relativity Media Hosts A Special Screening Of "The Lazarus Effect" At The Hollywood Forever Cemetery

  • Creepy ‘Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension’ Trailer Promises Final Answers

    Bloody Mary! Bloody hell! Bloody finally — the “Paranormal Activity” franchise is officially ending this October with “The Ghost Dimension” and the first official trailer was just released. Producer Jason Blum promised that this movie will answer all of the mythology questions from the past films, and the trailer states, “For the first time you will see the activity” and “Every secret will be revealed.” But even if you haven’t been following any of the mysteries, you can just watch it for the “There’s something behind you…” scares and more shots of people looking into mirrors as the reflections do their own things.

    Check it out:


    “Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension” follows a new family and their young daughter who move into a house (bad idea – never move in a movie, especially with kids!) and discover a video camera and a box of tapes in the garage. They start watching the tapes, which are at least 20 years old, and one of them features a little girl with the impressive talent to know when to say “bless you” when you sneeze in real time. At least these creepy ghost children are polite…

    “The Ghost Dimension” comes out on October 23, just in time for Halloween scares. If you want to prepare, you can rewatch the past movies, from 2007’s “Paranormal Activity” to the 2010 sequel, the 2011 one after that, and the 2012 one after that.

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  • ‘The Gift’ Trailer: Jason Bateman Is Just Not That Into You (VIDEO)

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    Is there ever a polite way to tell a creepy high school acquaintance that you never want to see him again? According to “The Gift,” the answer is no — and also, that acquaintance is probably far creepier than you ever imagined.

    The thriller centers around married couple Simon (Jason Bateman) and Robyn (Rebecca Hall), who randomly run into Simon’s former classmate, Gordo (Joel Edgerton), and are soon barraged by expensive gifts left on their doorstep and multiple unannounced visits — seemingly all while Robyn is home alone. Simon tries to sever the rekindled friendship, but unfortunately for him and Robyn, Gordo isn’t going away without a fight (and kills their fish and throws a brick through their window, for good measure).

    You know someone’s in trouble in a movie when they actually say out loud, “I’m very happy,” so obviously that means Simon is doomed. As Gordo reminds him menacingly, “You think you’re done with the past, but the past is not done with you.”

    “The Gift,” which also marks Edgerton’s directorial debut, comes from “Paranormal Activity” and “The Purge” mastermind Jason Blum’s production company, Blumhouse. It’s due in theaters on July 31.

    Photo credit: YouTube

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