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Stars: Lochlyn Munro, Brittany Mitchell, Madison Pettis, Vanessa Morgan, Jedidiah Goodacre, Phoebe Miu, Jordan Buhat, Richard Harmon, Susan Bennett | Written by Chris Beyrooty, Chris Sivertson, Nick Waters | Directed by Steven C. Miller

Margaux takes its title from the name of the sophisticated AI that runs the smart home serving as the film’s main location, And, as films from Demon Seed to Dark Cloud have told us, putting a computer in charge of your house never ends well. And judging by the prologue featuring Lochlyn Munro and Brittany Mitchell this will be no exception.

A group of college friends, Hannah, Lexi, Drew, Kayla, Devon, and Clay feel that they’ve grown apart in the four years since they left high school. So the former Nerd Herd decide to get together for a weekend party before graduation.

Director Steven C. Miller and writers Chris Beyrooty (Shelter in Place), Chris Sivertson and...

Director Steven C. Miller (Silent Night, under the Bed, First Kill, Escape Plan 2) is headed back to the horror genre with his next movie, titled Margaux and coming soon from Paramount Pictures.

Paramount shared this exclusive clip from Margaux, now on VOD platforms, in which a smart home pool turns against a woman going for a late-night dip.

Madison Pettis (He’s All That), Vanessa Morgan (Riverdale) and Richard Harmon (The 100) star in the movie, which pits a group of friends up against an insidious smart house.

“What Margaux wants, she gets. As a group of seniors celebrate their final college days at a smart house, the house’s highly advanced AI system, Margaux, begins to take on a deadly presence of her own. A carefree weekend of partying turns into a dystopian nightmare as they realize Margaux’s plans to eliminate her tenants one way or another.

“Time...

A smart house's AI system becomes downright deadly in the new horror movie Margaux, and ahead of the movie's Digital and On Demand release this Friday, September 9th, via Paramount, we've been provided with an exclusive clip to share with Daily Dead readers!

Directed by Steven C. Miller from a screenplay by Chris Beyrooty and Nick Waters, Margaux stars Madison Pettis, Vanessa Morgan, Richard Harmon, Lochlyn Munro, Jedidiah Goodacre, Phoebe Miu, Jordan Buhat, Brittany Mitchell, and Louis Lay.

Synopsis: "What Margaux wants, she gets. As a group of seniors celebrate their final college days at a smart house, the house's highly advanced AI system, Margaux, begins to take on a deadly presence of her own. A carefree weekend of partying turns into a dystopian nightmare as they realize Margaux's plans to eliminate her tenants one way or another. Time begins to run out as the group desperately tries to survive and outsmart the smart home.

At its best, horror seeks to move us, entertain us, scare our pants off and elicit similar kinds of thrills as roller coasters do. But for those that aim a little higher — no, not in an "elevated horror" sort of way (whatever that means), but simply in terms of ambition — there's also an added responsibility to sneak in some clever observations about our world that we've generally taken for granted, done in ways that other genres simply aren't capable of accomplishing. In other words, with copious amounts of blood, guts, and gnarly kills.

When a particular movie or show manages to hit all those pleasure centers in our impressionable brains, it elicits the kind of cathartic responses found in something like Jordan Peele's deeply provocative "Nope." When an otherwise promising piece of horror media stumbles in that pursuit, well, let's just say that things can go sideways pretty quickly.

Introducing ‘31 Days’ A Collection Of Halloween Inspired Photo Sets By Rae Mystic, One For Each Day Of The Spookiest Month Of The Year: "What began as a photography challenge to capture 31 different halloween or horror-themed looks throughout the month of October in 2018 has now transformed into ‘31 Days,’ a physical collection of horror and spooky themed photography from renowned photographer, Rae Mystic.

“After completion I thought, ‘How cool would it be to turn it into a physical collection?’ but imposter syndrome and a global pandemic stopped me from moving forward with it,” says Rae Mystic. “But I was still growing in my craft.”

In the years since starting the project, Rae Mystic has grown into a full-time photography and production business complete with a photo house, themed rooms, and a collection of wonderful clients.

“Three and a half years later, I decided it was time to pick back up this passion project.

"I have quite the weekend in store for you…" Paramount Movies has unveiled an official trailer for a freaky horror thriller Margaux, the latest bland creation from B-movie action director Steven C. Miller. Yet another new "Artificial Intelligent turns against people" uninspired thriller, especially one that's about a smart home that turns deadly (why this again?). A group of college friends rent a smart house for a weekend of partying. Later, they start to realize that "Margaux", the house's super advanced AI system, has sinister designs for them. The cast features Madison Pettis, Vanessa Morgan, Richard Harmon, Lochlyn Munro, Jedidiah Goodacre, Phoebe Miu, Jordan Buhat, Brittany Mitchell, and Louis Lay. This is another of these "how does this junk keep getting made" kind of movies. It looks so cheesy and forgettable. ›››

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Director Steven C. Miller (Silent Night, First Kill, Escape Plan 2) is headed back to the horror genre with his next movie, titled Margaux and coming soon from Paramount Pictures.

Paramount has debuted the trailer for Margaux this afternoon, letting us know that the film will be released on Digital outlets on the road to Halloween, September 9, 2022.

Madison Pettis (He’s All That), Vanessa Morgan (Riverdale) and Richard Harmon (The 100) star in the movie, which pits a group of friends up against an insidious smart house.

Watch the official Margaux trailer below.

“What Margaux wants, she gets. As a group of seniors celebrate their final college days at a smart house, the house’s highly advanced AI system, Margaux, begins to take on a deadly presence of her own. A carefree weekend of partying turns into a dystopian nightmare as they realize Margaux’s plans to eliminate her tenants one way or another.

Exclusive: Jedidiah Goodacre (Finding You), Jordan Buhat (Grown-ish), Phoebe Miu (Upload) and Lochlyn Munro (Peacemaker) have joined Margaux, rounding out the cast of the horror-thriller that’s in production in Vancouver.

Margaux revolves around a group of college friends who are terrorized by a smart house’s sinister AI during a weekend getaway. Steven C. Miller is directing from a script by Nick Waters and Chris Beyrooty.

Mpca’s Brad Krevoy is producing, alongside Lighthouse Pictures’ Jamie Goehring.

Eric Jarboe, Amanda Phillips, Amy Krell, Lorenzo Nardini and Charles Cohen will exec produce and oversee the project for Mpca. Waters and Beyrooty are also serving as exec producers.

Goodacre, Buhat, Miu and Munro join Madison Pettis (He’s All That), Vanessa Morgan (Riverdale) and Richard Harmon (The 100) in the film.

Goodacre recently starred in the indie drama Finding You and will appear in Netflix’s upcoming sci-fi series The Imperfects. His...