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21st January 2021, 09:44 AM
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 The 25 Most Anticipated Horror Movies Of 2021 / The Playlist - Part 1  "Pandemic life may have been horror enough for most, and no, this isn’t some comment on Inauguration Day, but those of us who find comfort in giving ourselves the creeps have been in a bit of a drought. Last year saw the displacement of some massive upcoming titles, like “A Quiet Place Part II,” Nia DaCosta and Jordan Peele’s “Candyman” sequel, and the next David Gordon Green “Halloween” installment, “Halloween Kills.” Those movies are all set to finally premiere this year, and they – along with a few other holdovers and some new features – are among our most anticipated horror films of 2021. As the world continues to get more and more surreal, so too does the film landscape. “Creep” director Patrick Brice is making a teen scream for Netflix, Ilana Glazer is behind a modern horror inspired by “Rosemary’s Baby,” and Nicolas Cage will be in what appears to be, for all intents and purposes, a “Five Nights at Freddy’s” rip-off. “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” is making its way back to the big screen, while “The Purge” is about to celebrate its last night of lawlessness. From mainstream flicks to Sundance premieres, here are 25 titles you’ll want to catch this year, whether streaming, at the drive-in, or – God and vaccine rollout willing – in a multiplex. “Antlers” Director Scott Cooper has directed movies about country music stars, frontiersmen, and Whitey Bulger, but “Antlers” marks his horror debut. The film, produced by Guillermo del Toro, follows a school teacher who discovers that one of her students has been keeping a supernatural creature in his house. The creature in question is a wendigo, an evil spirit important in First Nations Algonquian culture. The creature, which feeds on human flesh and negative energy, springs from the tribe’s violent experiences with greedy colonists. Though indigenous people frequently factor into horror movies, they do so usually in the form of stereotypical side characters or vengeful spirits. It will be interesting to see what this film does with an intentional eye on that mythology. Release Date: TBD “Army of the Dead” Zack Snyder hasn’t directed a non-superhero movie in a decade (literally, “Sucker Punch” was back in 2011), so fans of the ultra-stylized action auteur are no doubt excited to see him lead a zombie heist film for Netflix. “Army of the Dead” centers on a group of mercenaries as they raid a Las Vegas casino in the midst of the zombie apocalypse. Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Ana de la Reguera, Theo Rossi, and Tig Notaro are just a few members of the film’s ensemble cast, which means I can officially fulfill my very specific dream of seeing Tig Notaro in the same movie as Dave Bautista. Notaro was actually added to the film in post to replace alleged predator Chris D’Elia, so even if this film turns out to be a complete mess, it marks an important step toward my other lifelong dream: replacing all men with Tig Notaro. Release Date: Netflix reportedly wants to release the film in the summer. “The Blazing World” “The Blazing World” will premiere in Sundance’s Next section, where recent masterpieces like “Tangerine” and “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night” once debuted. The film marks the feature filmmaking debut of 30-year-old actor Carlson Young, best known for playing one of the last teens standing in MTV’s “Scream” TV show. Young will tap back into her scream queen roots to star in the film, which she also co-wrote, playing a troubled young woman who retreats into her own mind after a traumatic childhood event. Co-written by science fiction novelist Pierce Brown and with visuals by “Boyhood” cinematographer Shane Kelly, this first film from Young is shaping up to be a visionary debut. And the fact that it was shot entirely during the pandemic makes the feat all the more impressive. Release Date: Makes its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. “Candyman” Any horror fan with a pulse has been anxiously waiting for Nia DaCosta’s “Candyman” since Jordan Peele announced he would produce the project way back in September 2018. DaCosta was brought on two months later, shortly after her debut feature “Little Woods” turned heads at the Tribeca Film Festival. The new “Candyman” will act as a direct sequel to the 1992 classic film of the same name, and follows an artist (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) and his girlfriend (Teyonah Parris) as they uncover the secrets of Chicago’s now-gentrified Cabrini-Green neighborhood, where a mythical killer named Candyman (Tony Todd) once reportedly stalked his prey. It finally hits theaters this summer. Release Date: August 27 “Censor” Sundance premiere “Censor” tells the story of a young woman (Niamh Algar) in 1985 who happens upon a graphic videotape that may be linked to her sister’s disappearance. Welsh director Prano Bailey-Bond drew inspiration from the British “video nasty” censorship movement to inform her first feature. Its gory aesthetic and original premise have made this film one of the most hotly anticipated additions to Sundance 2020, and with horror experts like prosthetics designer Dan Martin (“In Fabric,” “Possessor,” “Color Out of Space”) and production designer Paulina Rzeszowska (“Saint Maud”) on the crew, we’re already on the edge of our seats. “Censor” will debut in the Midnight section, where new horrors staples like “Hereditary” and “The Babadook” once premiered. Release Date: Makes its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. “Cobweb” If the French Netflix horror series “Marianne” isn’t on your quarantine binge watch list, it’s time to add it. The chilling paranormal tale put creator and director Samuel Bodin on the map, and now he’s set to debut his first feature. “Cobweb,” produced by Seth Rogan and starring Lizzy Caplan and Anthony Starr, tells the story of a boy who uses the voices in his head to get back at his abusive parents. The script, by Chris Thomas Devlin (“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” reboot), was on the 2018 Black List. The film reunites Bodin with “Marianne” camera operator Philip Lozano. We should see it sometime this year, courtesy of Lionsgate. Release Date: TBD “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” It’s time for the third installment in James Wan’s “The Conjuring” series, the fictionalized chronicles of real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. In “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It,” Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga will reprise their roles as Ed and Lorraine as they investigate the first-ever American murder case in which the defendant claimed to have been demonically possessed. That case, as all incorrigible weirdos likely already know, is that of Arne Cheyenne Johnson, a Connecticut man who murdered his landlord in 1981. Ruairi O’Connor (“The Morning Show,” “The Postcard Killings”) joins the franchise as Johnson. “The Curse of La Llorona” director Michael Chaves directed the film, from a script by “The Conjuring 2” co-writer David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick. Release Date: June 4 “The Deep House” “The Deep House” is the next horror feature from French co-directors Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, who also wrote the script. Though Maury and Bustillo directed the 2017 “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” addition “Leatherface,” they are perhaps best known for their brutal 2007 feature “Inside,” about a woman who attacks a pregnant woman in an attempt to steal her unborn baby. In “The Deep House,” James Jagger (“Vinyl,” “Bit”) and Camille Rowe play a hip couple who journey to France to investigate an underwater haunted house for their YouTube channel. If you, too, are curious enough to know what a haunted house looks like when taking place at the bottom of a lake, you should add this one to your list. Filming wrapped last summer, and the film is expected to see daylight sometime this year. Release Date: TBD “Don’t Breathe 2” The Blind Man is back this summer. “Don’t Breathe” and “Evil Dead” co-writer Rodo Sayagues will make his directorial debut with “Don’t Breathe 2,” which finds another group of criminals facing off against The Blind Man after they kidnap his new “daughter.” The original film’s director and co-writer Fede Álvarez co-wrote the film with Sayagues, and Stephen Lang is reprising his role as The Blind Man. “Don’t Breathe” was heralded for its economy and ingenuity, as Álvarez used a claustrophobic house set and the villain’s blindness to maximum effect. Composer Roque Baños and cinematographer Pedro Luque are also returning to the franchise for the sequel. The film is expected in August, courtesy of Sony. Release Date: August 13 “False Positive” If “an A24/Hulu horror film * la ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ co-written by and starring ‘Broad City’ lead Ilana Glazer” wasn’t on your 2021 bingo card, tough luck. Not much is known about the film’s plot yet, aside from the “Rosemary’s Baby” reference, but that backing, along with the unusual directorial choice of John Lee (“Pee-wee’s Big Holiday”), is more than enough to color us intrigued. Glazer is joined by an all-star cast, including Justin Theroux, Sophia Bush, Pierce Brosnan, and Josh Hamilton. Throw in “Hereditary” and “Midsommar” cinematographer Pawel Pogorzelski, and we’re practically drooling. Release Date: TBD “The Forever Purge” After nearly a decade of low-budget success, Blumhouse is finally purging “The Purge.” The franchise’s fifth film, “The Forever Purge,” will put an end to the anarchistic series, set in a dystopian America where all crime is allowed ([spooky voice] including murder) for one night each year. “The Forever Purge” acts as a direct sequel to the franchise’s third film, “The Purge: Election Year,” which debuted in 2016, and stars Josh Lucas, Ana de la Reguera (“Army of the Dead,” “Narcos”), Leven Rambin (“Mank,” “Gone”) and Will Patton (“Minari,” “Falling Skies”). Everardo Gout makes his “Purge” debut as the director, with a script from franchise creator James DeMonaco. Catch it this summer, and prepare to mourn the end of an era. Release Date: July 9"
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21st January 2021, 09:45 AM
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| The 25 Most Anticipated Horror Movies Of 2021 / The Playlist - Part 2 "“Halloween Kills” “Pineapple Express” director shocked and delighted audiences with his very deft handling of 2018’s “Halloween,” a direct sequel to John Carpenter’s horror classic of the same name. Now, much like Michael Myers, Green is back for more. “Halloween Kills” takes place immediately after the events of “Halloween” (2018), as final girl Laurie Strode enlists her family and other allies to hunt down the escaped Myers. Jamie Lee Curtis naturally reprises her role as the survivalist Laurie, and Kitty Greer returns as her estranged daughter. Danny McBride returns as a co-writer on the film, with Scott Teems joining him and Gordon on the script. This marks the second film in Green’s “Halloween” trilogy, slated to end in October 2022 with “Halloween Ends.” Release Date: October 15 “In the Earth” For better or for worse, Ben Wheatley is on everybody’s mind after last year’s “Rebecca” reboot, so it will be interesting to see him get back to his horror roots at Sundance this year with “In the Earth.” This sci-fi horror set “as a deadly virus ravages the world” (zoinks!) follows a scientist and a scout as they rely on the expertise of a stranger to find their way out of a treacherous forest. “In the Earth” marks a tone shift from his regular genre fare like the woefully underappreciated shoot-’em-up “Free Fire,” with dusky cinematography from newcomer Nick Gillespie and a score by Clint Mansell. The film reunites Wheatley with Hayley Squires (“Happy New Year, Colin Burstead”) and also stars Joel Fry (“Yesterday”), Ellora Torchia (“Midsommar”), and Reece Shearsmith. Neon has already picked up distribution, so this one will probably hit theaters soon after the fest. Release Date: Makes its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. “Last Night in Soho” Four words: Edgar. Wright. Horror. Movie. The director certainly knows and reveres the genre – this is the man who launched a career off of “Shaun of the Dead,” after all – “Last Night in Soho” marks his first straightforward chiller. Set in 1960s London, the film, co-written by Wright and Krysty Wilson-Cairns (“1917”) follows an aspiring fashion designer (Anya Taylor-Joy) who ecstatically meets her idol – before everything begins to fall apart. “The Crown” and “Doctor Who” star Matt Smith plays the protagonist’s love interest, but we’re most excited to see Thomasin McKenzie, who was absolutely stunning as a lead in Debra Granik’s “Leave No Trace,” cast as some kind of she-beast. After watching Wright pull off-street racing, superhero, and buddy cop films, we’re not even a little bit worried about how this tone shift will go. The only thing we want to know is who will be on the soundtrack. Release Date: April 23 “Malignant” Though its plot is being kept under wraps, “Malignant” earns a spot on this list thanks to director James Wan, who will use the film to return to the horror genre for the first time since 2016’s “The Conjuring 2.” The film is also based on an original story by Wan, who’s had story credits on some of his most successful films, including “Saw,” “Insidious: Chapter 2,” and “The Nun.” (“Hell Fest” and “The Nun 2” screenwriter Akela Cooper penned the script.) “Malignant” stars Annabelle Wallis, Jake Abel, George Young, and Maddie Hasson, with a score by “Insidious” and “The Conjuring” composer Joseph Bishara. Warner Bros. had originally planned to release the film last year, but pushed it to year thanks to COVID-19. That means it will also premiere on HBO Max – excellent news for us horror nerds not yet ready to return to cinemas. Release Date: TBD “The Manor” “The Manor,” one of Blumhouse’s many 2021 offerings, takes place in an unexpected but aptly creepy locale: a nursing home. It follows protagonist Judith (Barbara Hershey) as she attempts to convince those around her that she does not need assisted living in an attempt to escape a supernatural force in the home. This is the second feature from Belgian director Axelle Carolyn, whose first film, the acclaimed 2013 horror “Soulmate,” shocked the British Board of Film Classification due to its graphic depiction of suicide. “The Manor” will be one of the films rounding out Blumhouse and Amazon Prime’s second slate of “Welcome to the Blumhouse” features, alongside “Black as Night” by Maritte Lee Go, “Madres” by Ryan Zaragoza, and “Bingo” by Gigi Saul Guerrero. “Bingo” also follows an endangered group of senior citizens – though it doesn’t have elder scream queen Barbara Hershey as its lead. Release Date: TBD “Morbius” There’s going to be a Jared Leto-led vampire superhero movie whether we like it or not, so we might as well embrace it. Leto plays the titular Michael Morbius, a villain from Marvel’s ‘Spider-Man‘ comics who contracts vampirism after trying to cure his own rare blood disease. Swedish director Daniel Espinosa (“Life,” “Child 44”) and screenwriters Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless (“The Last Witch Hunter,” “Dracula Untold”), no strangers to pulpy subject matter, are sure to bring some solid mainstream horror energy to the film. This is another part of Sony’s plans for a larger Spider-Man cinematic universe, after the so-bad-it’s-fabulous “Venom,” so we’ll be fascinated to see how it does. At the very least, it’s not every day you see the superhero and horror genres get in bed together. Release Date: Recently delayed to October 8. “Old” Though its plot is a mystery, we’d be insane to keep M. Night Shyamalan off this list. The thriller auteur’s next feature, “Old,” is the first film outside of his “Unbreakable” trilogy since 2015’s “The Visit.” The script, also by Shyamalan, is an adaptation of Frederik Peeters’ graphic novel “Sandcastle,” about a group of people trapped in a cove who suddenly realize they are growing older at a rapid pace. The film stars Gael Garc*a Bernal, Vicky Krieps, and Ken Leung, but we’re just as excited about its young talent: Thomasin McKenzie, “Hereditary” star Alex Wolff, and “Sharp Objects” scene-stealer Eliza Scanlen are in the cast as well. Shyamalan is notoriously hit or miss, with his last two features “Split” and “Glass” occupying opposite sides of the critical continuum, but this cast and premise have us dying – pun very much intended – to learn more. Release Date: July 23 “A Quiet Place Part II” John Krasinski rocked the box office with his debut feature, the inventive horror film “A Quiet Place.” Now, its hotly anticipated sequel, “A Quiet Place Part II,” is set to premiere this spring after being delayed a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Part II” takes place shortly after the events of the first film, as mother Evelyn (Emily Blunt) leads her children, Regan (Millicent Simmonds) and Marcus (Noah Jupe), through a world occupied by monsters after the destruction of their home and the death of their father (John Krasinski). Cillian Murphy (“28 Days Later”) and Djimon Hounsou (“Captain Marvel”) will join the cast as two mysterious outsiders. The first film was particularly notable for its use of ASL, a necessity both for the deaf Regan and for the family as they strove not to attract any of the noise-sensitive monsters. Those themes will continue in the second film as Regan takes on a bigger role. We can’t wait for this one to finally tiptoe into theaters. Release Date: April 23 “Run Sweetheart Run” One of several Blumhouse holdovers from 2020, “Run Sweetheart Run” is set to debut on Amazon Prime streaming later this year. The film, inspired by events from director Shana Feste’s own life, is a survive-the-night horror centered on a single mother who winds up on a treacherous blind date. Ella Balinska (“Charlie’s Angels”) stars as lead Cherie, with Pilou Asbæk (“Game of Thrones,” “Woodshock”) as her formidable foe. This marks a notable departure for Feste, who also wrote the script and is best known for films like “Boundaries” and “Country Strong.” With Blumhouse’s indie horror cred behind it and a provocative Sundance 2020 debut, this one could really go either way, but its premise, inspired by films like “Get Out” and “Rosemary’s Baby,” has us intrigued enough to tune in. Release Date: TBD “There’s Someone Inside Your House” Netflix has been cornering the market on teen-friendly original content for years now, but they’ve yet to really go in on a straightforward teen scream. That’s about to change with “There’s Someone Inside Your House,” based on the novel of the same name by Stephanie Perkins. The film centers on a group of Nebraska high schoolers being stalked by a killer intent on revealing their secrets. With “Creep” and “Creep 2” director Patrick Brice at the helm and “Shazam!” writer Henry Gayden behind the script, this could really be one to look out for. Sydney Park (“The Walking Dead”) and Theodore Pellerin (“Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” “Boy Erased”) lead the cast. Release Date: February, date TBA “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” Fede Álvarez is trying to pull a David Gordon Green by producing “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” a direct sequel to Tobe Hooper’s game-changing 1974 slasher of the same name. “Tejano” David Blue Garcia is set to direct a script by Chris Thomas Devlin (“Cobweb”), uniting two relative newcomers for their most ambitious project yet. What’s most exciting about this project, however, is that the cast is led by “Eighth Grade” star Elsie Fisher, who we would watch in a three-hour-long Peloton ad, much less a major horror homage. If the film, which is currently in post-production, wraps in time for its projected 2021 release, this could be her next live-action feature role after “Eighth Grade.” And what an incredible transition that would be. Release Date: TBD “The Vigil” “The Vigil” wowed audiences at TIFF 2019. Told in both Yiddish and English, this chilling dybbuk tale follows a young man tasked with keeping vigil over a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community, only to be hunted by a malevolent spirit. This marks Menashe Lustig’s return to the big screen after he stunned critics in Joshua Z. Weinstein’s 2017 drama “Menashe,” and a breakout role for Dave Davis. The two are backed up by a stellar cast of newcomers and character actors, including Fred Melamed and Lynn Cohen, and conveyed in stunning visuals from “The Eyes of My Mother” cinematographer Zach Kuperstein. We can’t wait to get our hands on this once it’s finally released in the U.S., courtesy of IFC Midnight. Release Date: February 26 “Wendell and Wild” It’s been twelve long, long years since Henry Selick brought his stop-motion animation genius to the big screen – he last left us with Laika’s first opus, “Coraline,” in 2009. This year, the “The Nightmare Before Christmas” director will finally return with “Wendell and Wild,” billed as a “stop-motion animated dark fantasy comedy horror film” co-written by and starring Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key. Key and Peele play two demon brothers facing off against a nun and her two teen goth henchmen. Produced in part under Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions, the film is slated for a release this year via Netflix, and will reunite Selick with “Coraline” composer Bruno Coulais for the score. Hopefully “Wendell and Wild” will also take a few Oscar-qualifying turns on the big screen, because it would be a shame to miss seeing all that painstaking handiwork up close. Release Date: TBD “Willy’s Wonderland” One actor currently selecting some of the best roles of his career is, oddly enough, Nicolas Cage. In the last few years, he’s starred in “Color Out of Space” and “Mandy,” two genre-defying knockouts that perfectly showcased his oddball appeal. Now he’s set to star in the low-budget horror-comedy “Willy’s Wonderland” from the relatively unknown director Kevin Lewis, who hasn’t made a film in 15 years, and writer G.O. Parsons, whose only other screenwriting credit is an episode of “Shark Week.” (Yes, the TV documentary special about sharks.) The plot seems to borrow from the cult horror game “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” following a night-shift janitor as he and a group of teens try to survive the night in a family entertainment center overrun by evil animatronics. This could either go horribly wrong or be absolutely fantastic, and we can’t wait to find out which. Release Date: February 12"
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#2373
22nd January 2021, 05:04 PM
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for those interested (like me  ) in this one, 2 (!)new trailers are out. The first one is red-band and incredibly SEXY! |
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#2374
24th January 2021, 05:17 PM
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OK guys - time to cream in yer jeans! The first trailer for 'Godzilla Vs. Kong' nosferatu42 and MrBarlow like this.
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#2375
24th January 2021, 07:29 PM
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#2377
26th January 2021, 08:04 AM
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First Look at Mechagodzilla in Godzilla vs. Kong Revealed / Godzilla movies "The first images of Mechagodzilla from Godzilla vs. Kong have been revealed. During the new trailer for the upcoming Monsterverse installment, some eagle-eyed fans were able to catch a couple of brief glimpses of the iconic kaiju. In case you missed them, you can check them out for yourself below.   The first look at Mechagodzilla comes from the opening destruction sequence at the beginning of the trailer. Mechagodzilla can be seen terrorizing the city in the top right corner of both images. The other look at Mechagodzilla isn't of the kaiju himself, but instead of what is seemingly a blueprint/diagram of him on a computer screen."  Dave Boy and nosferatu42 like this.
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#2378
8th February 2021, 09:16 AM
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'Old' - the new one from M. Night "The story, at least what we know about, is a family on a tropical holiday who discover that the secluded beach where they are relaxing for a few hours is somehow causing them to age rapidly … reducing their entire lives into a single day. Old's cast is led by Gael Garc*a Bernal alongside Vicky Krieps, Ken Leung, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Abbey Lee, Alex Wolff and Thomasin McKenzie Old is aiming to be on screens in July."
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#2379
13th February 2021, 12:16 AM
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| Originally filmed in Hungary in 1983, the release was put on hold for many decades. The film premiered at the 2020 Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival and was released on January 8, 2021 through video-on-demand. Suzanne C. Nagy (Suzanne Csikos Nagy) is the Executive Producer. David Sheldon and wife Joan McCall wrote the Grizzly II screenplay. Suzanne C. Nagy and her company, GBGB International, is holding the sequel rights MrBarlow likes this. |
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