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Toronto-based genre specialist Raven Banner has unveiled a packed sales slate ahead of the EFM in Berlin, led by Finnish revenge saga Rendel 2: Cycle Of Revenge.

Jesse Haaja’s sequel (pictured) to the 2017 cult hit Rendel: Dark Vengeance stars Kristofer Gummerus as the titular character who wages war against the Vala Corporation to avenge his family’s death.

Raven Banner has also acquired Chris Cronin’s folk horror debut The Moor, about a group of investigators who must venture deep into a haunted moor to solve the death of a childhood friend. The film premiered at FrightFest in London,...

Stars: Sam Gittins, Lara Lemon, Alhaji Fofana, Leo Staar, Vincent Regan | Written by Junaid Syed, Tom Joliffe | Directed by Junaid Syed

Opening with a quote from H.G. Wells’ novel, War of the Worlds: The Attack is the latest in a seemingly endless stream of film, television shows, rock operas, and most infamously, a radio play by Orson Wells based on the classic tale of the original “Red Menace”.

Three friends Herbert, Hannah and Ogilvy are bicycling through the woods looking for a meteorite Hannah is sure landed nearby. They don’t find it although Herbert thinks he saw something hiding in the trees. He also has a theory that it’s not merely a meteorite.

The next morning they see what landed, something huge and already cordoned off by the police. As they sneak past for a closer look, it opens revealing an octopus-like occupant. But that’s nothing...

Another adaptation of the classic H.G. Wells tale is headed our way, with Vertical Entertainment unleashing the trailer for War of the Worlds: The Attack, releasing next month.

The film will bring the battle to select theaters on April 21, 2023.

“War of the Worlds: The Attack follows three young astronomers tracking a meteorite that crashes into earth who discover they are at the epicentre of a Martian invasion. A soldier helps the trio and they end up in London where they must find a way to save mankind.”

Alhaji Fofana, Lara Lemon, Sam Gittins, and Leo Staar star.

Director Junaid Syed previews, “The idea was to create a modernized version of War of the Worlds while honoring and trying to stay as close to the original story as possible.

Syed continues, “It has nostalgic elements for the grown-ups and, at the same time, fresh storylines making it relatable for the younger audiences.

"We don't know what they want, we don't know what they're capable of." Vertical Ent. has revealed the first official trailer for the new British take on this classic sci-fi story - a film called War of the Worlds: The Attack. A modern update on the H.G. Wells classic alien invasion story, the film follows three young astronomers tracking a meteorite that crashes into earth who discover they are at the epicentre of a Martian invasion. A soldier helps the trio and they end up in London where they must find a way to save mankind. Starring Alhaji Fofana, Lara Lemon, Sam Gittins, Leo Staar. The director, a VFX supervisor directing his first film, explains: "The idea was to create a modernized version of War of the Worlds while honoring and trying to stay as close to the original story as possible. It has nostalgic elements for the grown-ups and,...

Junaid Syed directs, among producers on spin on H.G. Wells classic.

Vertical Entertainment has acquired out of AFM worldwide rights to sci-fi adventure War Of The Worlds: The Attack and plans a 2023 theatrical release.

The story follows three young astronomers tracking a meteorite that crashes into earth who discover they are at the epicentre of a Martian invasion. A soldier helps the trio and they end up in London where they must find a way to save mankind. The project is in post-production.

Junaid Syed makes his feature directorial debut and the cast includes Sam Gittins, Vincent Regan, Alhaji Fofana,...

Stars: Francis Magee, Lara Lemon, Lucy Drive, Jamie Langlands, Melissa Hollett, Tom Clear, Owen Llwelyn, Roger Wyatt, Peter Rayfield, Amelia Armande, Ron McMillan, Nicola Boreham | Written by Steph Du Melo, Jacob Coen, Roger Wyatt | Directed by Steph Du Melo

As a Prelude to Fear is one of two new horrors from Steph Du Melo and MeloMediaFilms and when I say new horrors I mean new British horrors. Yes folks, we have a newcomer to the UK horror scene, something we keep a close eye on here at Nerdly (that’s why we sponsor both Grimmfest and the Romford Horror Festival), coming out the gate with not one but two films – both of which we’ll be reviewing this week and both of which tackle very different aspects of the genre.

The film tells the story of a young cellist called Eve Taylor (Lara Lemon) who gets kidnapped and imprisoned in a dungeon-like basement,...

Stars: Rebecca Reaney, Gus Barry, Elester Latham, Lara Lemon, Peter Lloyd, Shawn McDonald, Vic Stagliano, Adam Birdsey, Ian Birdsey | Written by Diana Townsend | Directed by Rebekah Fortune

It’s fair to say, I am on a pretty big indie-movie kick right now… Trying to rekindle my love of the the movie gems you can find out there if you just look past the Top 10 of the moment. In doing this we have created a spin-off of our podcast in which we will endeavour to promote indie cinema and indie releases on such formats as VOD, because not everything has to be capes and spandex – or break a billion at the box office!

Deadly Intent is a movie I would stick in the above category. A low budget, few thrills, intense psychological horror/thriller, that lives up to all that it promises. Think The Babadook and you’re somewhere close. This...

We're only hours away from Cavity Colors' re-launch of their Happy Horrordays sweater, featuring our favorite slashers: Michael, Jason, Freddy, and Leatherface. Also in today's Highlights: a recap of the Razor Reel Flanders Film Festival, Turbo Kid shirts from Fright Rags, a Q&A with director Scott Frazelle from Moggy Creatures, Deadly Intent release details and trailer, and a full look at the short film Amnesiac.

Horrordays Sweater Revival: From Cavity Colors: "[Today][at 5 pm (est) One of our most highly requested designs makes it's horrific return (in limited quantity) The "Happy Horrordays" sweater, designed by Hillary White! We know a lot of you missed out on it last year, so we wanna give you another chance to own the perfect sweater for the upcoming Horrordays! Set those reminders, cause these will go fast again!"

To learn more about the Happy Horrordays sweater, keep an eye on Cavity Colors' official website.

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Razor Reel Flanders Film Festival 2016 Winners and Runner-Ups: Press Release: "Bruges, Belgium - November 15, 2016 - Prior to ending its 9th consecutive edition with a closing night screening of Sang-ho Yeon’s action-packed Train To Busan the Razor Reel Flanders Film Festival announced the winners of both its feature and short film competitions. In the former category, reserved for directorial debuts or sophomore films,...