Exclusive: With a hot Ari Aster movie on the horizon, Eddington actor Matt Gomez Hidaka has just booked a role in Josh Trank’s upcoming horror-thriller, Send A Scare, opposite Victoria Justice and Robbie Amell.
In Eddington, Gomez Hidaka plays Eric Garcia, the son to Pedro Pascal’s mayor Ted Garcia who goes toe-to-toe with the politics of Joaquin Phoenix’s crusty sheriff, Joe Cross. Gomez Hidaka’s Eric is loyal to his father, often giving Joe Cross a hard time in public.
Written by Andrew Ryan and Trank from an original story by Ryan, Send A Scare centers on an interactive horror startup that gives thrill-seekers a way to send scares to friends and family… but when potential investors host a demonstration, the experience gets hijacked by a real masked killer with a deadly agenda. The movie is currently in production.
Gomez Hidaka’s previous credits include the Apple TV+ series Silo.
In Eddington, Gomez Hidaka plays Eric Garcia, the son to Pedro Pascal’s mayor Ted Garcia who goes toe-to-toe with the politics of Joaquin Phoenix’s crusty sheriff, Joe Cross. Gomez Hidaka’s Eric is loyal to his father, often giving Joe Cross a hard time in public.
Written by Andrew Ryan and Trank from an original story by Ryan, Send A Scare centers on an interactive horror startup that gives thrill-seekers a way to send scares to friends and family… but when potential investors host a demonstration, the experience gets hijacked by a real masked killer with a deadly agenda. The movie is currently in production.
Gomez Hidaka’s previous credits include the Apple TV+ series Silo.
- 7/3/2025
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Dark Star Pictures has acquired North American distribution rights to The Wilderness, a thriller written and directed by Spencer King (Nickels) and produced by Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) and Amy Berg (Deliver Us From Evil).
The film stars Hunter Doohan (Wednesday), who also serves as a producer, with Lamar Johnson (The Last of Us), Sam Jaeger (The Handmaid’s Tale), and Aaron Holliday (Cocaine Bear). Rounding out the cast are Matt Gomez-Hidaka (Eddington), Liana Liberato (Scream), Sean Avery (Oppenheimer), Vinessa Shaw (Hocus Pocus) and James Le Gros (Drugstore Cowboy).
The film’s synopsis reads: A group of troubled teenage boys are kidnapped from their homes and taken deep into the unforgiving Utah desert, where they are forced into a brutal and secretive Wilderness Therapy program. With no contact with the outside world, their only way home is to earn the approval of the enigmatic program director, whose motives are far from therapeutic.
The film stars Hunter Doohan (Wednesday), who also serves as a producer, with Lamar Johnson (The Last of Us), Sam Jaeger (The Handmaid’s Tale), and Aaron Holliday (Cocaine Bear). Rounding out the cast are Matt Gomez-Hidaka (Eddington), Liana Liberato (Scream), Sean Avery (Oppenheimer), Vinessa Shaw (Hocus Pocus) and James Le Gros (Drugstore Cowboy).
The film’s synopsis reads: A group of troubled teenage boys are kidnapped from their homes and taken deep into the unforgiving Utah desert, where they are forced into a brutal and secretive Wilderness Therapy program. With no contact with the outside world, their only way home is to earn the approval of the enigmatic program director, whose motives are far from therapeutic.
- 6/17/2025
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Note: The following story contains spoilers from “Yellowstone” Season 5, Episode 1.
“Yellowstone” viewers were treated to a familiar face on Sunday night. If you’re wondering who played the medical examiner in “Three Fifty-Three,” you’re not alone. Here’s what you need to know about Vinessa Shaw and her connection to “Hocus Pocus.”
Who plays the medical examiner on “Yellowstone?”
That would be Vinessa Shaw, who is best known for starring as teenager Allison Watts in the 1993 cult hit “Hocus Pocus.” Allison is one of the protagonists of the Halloween comedy-fantasy film and is the crush and eventual girlfriend of Max Dennison.
The second half of Season 5 started with John Dutton’s (Kevin Costner) apparent suicide, an event that has left his children with questions and doubts. In reality, John Dutton was murdered by a team of team of black ops mercenaries who come close to getting away with it...
“Yellowstone” viewers were treated to a familiar face on Sunday night. If you’re wondering who played the medical examiner in “Three Fifty-Three,” you’re not alone. Here’s what you need to know about Vinessa Shaw and her connection to “Hocus Pocus.”
Who plays the medical examiner on “Yellowstone?”
That would be Vinessa Shaw, who is best known for starring as teenager Allison Watts in the 1993 cult hit “Hocus Pocus.” Allison is one of the protagonists of the Halloween comedy-fantasy film and is the crush and eventual girlfriend of Max Dennison.
The second half of Season 5 started with John Dutton’s (Kevin Costner) apparent suicide, an event that has left his children with questions and doubts. In reality, John Dutton was murdered by a team of team of black ops mercenaries who come close to getting away with it...
- 11/25/2024
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
Briarcliff Entertainment wrapped and has set a 2025 wide theatrical release on Nickels, a life affirming drama directed by Spencer King (The Wilderness), and starring Rob Riggle, Aaron Holliday, Bitsie Tulloch, Rebecca Gayheart, Vinessa Shaw with Odessa A’zion and Tom Arnold. Tim Tuchrello wrote the script.
Briarcliff CEO Tom Ortenberg green lit the film, which has been shooting in and around Los Angeles. Riggle stars as Tom Monroe, a successful entrepreneur and family man who tragically lost his older brother in a motorcycle accident as a teenager. Some 30 years later, another serious bike accident involving his neighbor’s son, Mitch Diller(Holliday) sets in motion a series of events that have Tom wondering if his brother has perhaps returned to his life. Tulloch plays the wife who tries to be supportive.
Ortenberg produced with Danielle Goodman Strong, Andrew Ortenberg and Jordan Dykstra. Executive Producers include Tuchrello, Russell Geyser and Clay Pecorin of Rainmaker Films,...
Briarcliff CEO Tom Ortenberg green lit the film, which has been shooting in and around Los Angeles. Riggle stars as Tom Monroe, a successful entrepreneur and family man who tragically lost his older brother in a motorcycle accident as a teenager. Some 30 years later, another serious bike accident involving his neighbor’s son, Mitch Diller(Holliday) sets in motion a series of events that have Tom wondering if his brother has perhaps returned to his life. Tulloch plays the wife who tries to be supportive.
Ortenberg produced with Danielle Goodman Strong, Andrew Ortenberg and Jordan Dykstra. Executive Producers include Tuchrello, Russell Geyser and Clay Pecorin of Rainmaker Films,...
- 5/31/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Ari Aster’s new A24 film Eddington has rounded out its cast with four additions: William Belleau (Killers of the Flower Moon), Cameron Mann (Mare of Easttown), Matt Gomez Hidaka (Silo), and Amélie Hoeferle (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes).
The actors join a stacked ensemble led by Joaquin Phoenix, who reteams with Aster and A24 following their collaboration on surreal epic Beau Is Afraid, as previously reported. Additional cast includes Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone, Luke Grimes, Austin Butler, Deirdre O’Connell, Micheal Ward, and Clifton Collins Jr.
While the film’s plot is being guarded, it’s been discussed as a Western. Aster is directing from his own script and producing alongside Lars Knudsen under their Square Peg banner. Production on the film kicked off earlier this month.
Most recently seen playing Henry Roan, the first husband of Lily Gladstone’s Mollie, in Martin Scorsese’s...
The actors join a stacked ensemble led by Joaquin Phoenix, who reteams with Aster and A24 following their collaboration on surreal epic Beau Is Afraid, as previously reported. Additional cast includes Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone, Luke Grimes, Austin Butler, Deirdre O’Connell, Micheal Ward, and Clifton Collins Jr.
While the film’s plot is being guarded, it’s been discussed as a Western. Aster is directing from his own script and producing alongside Lars Knudsen under their Square Peg banner. Production on the film kicked off earlier this month.
Most recently seen playing Henry Roan, the first husband of Lily Gladstone’s Mollie, in Martin Scorsese’s...
- 3/21/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: Eleanor Lambert, Claudia Black, Xxavier Polk, Paige Kendrick, Dwele, Sebastian Beacon, Jeannine Thompson, Peter Knox, Aaron Matthew Atkisson, Asher Atkisson, Dominique Alexander, Ashley Sheri | Written and Directed by Spencer King
Several years after a falling out with her family in Detroit, a young woman returns to the city she grew up in to mourn the sudden death of her twin brother. Upon meeting her brother’s eclectic group of friends, stepping into the scene he belonged to, and navigating the urban playground that is Detroit, she soon discovers that his death is not what it seems.
Given the rising cost of living and stagnant wages, the famous saying that goes “You can never go home again.” Is more like “You can never leave home.” However Time Now does feature a protagonist, Jenny, who has left home, only returning to sort things out after the death of her twin brother.
Several years after a falling out with her family in Detroit, a young woman returns to the city she grew up in to mourn the sudden death of her twin brother. Upon meeting her brother’s eclectic group of friends, stepping into the scene he belonged to, and navigating the urban playground that is Detroit, she soon discovers that his death is not what it seems.
Given the rising cost of living and stagnant wages, the famous saying that goes “You can never go home again.” Is more like “You can never leave home.” However Time Now does feature a protagonist, Jenny, who has left home, only returning to sort things out after the death of her twin brother.
- 12/6/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
I had a great time talking to Eleanor Lambert fresh from appearing at a stage play in New York. The daughter of Diane Lane and Christopher Lambert is starring in a new psychological drama called “Time Now” from Spencer King. Lambert and I talked about “Time Now,” being a daughter of famous parents, and
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- 11/5/2021
- by manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
"I don't want you getting dragged any further into this." Dark Star Pictures has debuted an official trailer for an indie noir crime thriller titled Time Now, written and directed by Detroit-based filmmaker Spencer King. This is arriving on VOD later in October for anyone interested in watching. A young mother returns to her estranged hometown of Detroit after the sudden death of her twin brother and immerses herself in his friend group, soon discovering that his death is not what it seems... Eleanor Lambert stars in this, with Claudia Black, Xxavier Polk, Paige Kendrick, Dwele, Sebastian Beacon, Jeannine Thompson, Peter Knox, Aaron Matthew Atkisson, and Asher Atkisson. Looks like there's something strange and supernatural going on in here. Hard to tell from just this footage, but seems like an intriguing Detroit noir. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Spencer King's Time Now, direct from Dark Star's YouTube:...
- 10/5/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Dark Star Pictures have announced the theatrical and on demand release of Time Now, writer/director Spencer King’s highly anticipated new mystery-thriller starring Eleanor Lambert and Claudia Black for October 26th.
Several years after a falling out with her family in Detroit, a young woman returns to the city she grew up in to mourn the sudden death of her twin brother. Upon meeting her brother’s eclectic group of friends, stepping into the scene he belonged to, and navigating the urban playground that is Detroit, she soon discovers that his death is not what it seems.
Xxavier Polk, Paige Kendrick, Dwele, Sebastian Beacon, Jeannine Thompson, Peter Knox, Aaron Matthew Atkisson, Asher Atkisson, Dominique Alexander, and Ashley Sheri also star in the film; which features music from R&b star Dwele.
Time Now will premiere at the 28th Annual Austin Film Festival which kicks off October 21st. Check out the trailer and artwork below!
Several years after a falling out with her family in Detroit, a young woman returns to the city she grew up in to mourn the sudden death of her twin brother. Upon meeting her brother’s eclectic group of friends, stepping into the scene he belonged to, and navigating the urban playground that is Detroit, she soon discovers that his death is not what it seems.
Xxavier Polk, Paige Kendrick, Dwele, Sebastian Beacon, Jeannine Thompson, Peter Knox, Aaron Matthew Atkisson, Asher Atkisson, Dominique Alexander, and Ashley Sheri also star in the film; which features music from R&b star Dwele.
Time Now will premiere at the 28th Annual Austin Film Festival which kicks off October 21st. Check out the trailer and artwork below!
- 9/28/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Skull: The Mask: "Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to the horror film Skull: The Mask from Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural. Rlje Films will release Skull: The Mask on VOD, Digital HD and DVD on October 26, 2021.
Co-directed and co-written by Kapel Furman (Ghost Killers vs. Bloody Mary) and Armando Fonseca (“CineLab”), Skull: The Mask stars Natallia Rodrigues (Elis), Wilton Andrade (VIPs), Tristan Aronovich (Sem Fio), David Wendefilm (Sessão de Terapia) and Rurik Jr. as “Skull.” The DVD will be available for an Srp of $27.97.
In Skull: The Mask, after disappearing over fifty years ago, an ancient artifact known as the Mask of Anhangá resurfaces at an archaeological dig in the Amazon. It is brought to Sao Paulo to be exhibited at a museum, but before reaching its destination, the Mask starts to claim its...
Co-directed and co-written by Kapel Furman (Ghost Killers vs. Bloody Mary) and Armando Fonseca (“CineLab”), Skull: The Mask stars Natallia Rodrigues (Elis), Wilton Andrade (VIPs), Tristan Aronovich (Sem Fio), David Wendefilm (Sessão de Terapia) and Rurik Jr. as “Skull.” The DVD will be available for an Srp of $27.97.
In Skull: The Mask, after disappearing over fifty years ago, an ancient artifact known as the Mask of Anhangá resurfaces at an archaeological dig in the Amazon. It is brought to Sao Paulo to be exhibited at a museum, but before reaching its destination, the Mask starts to claim its...
- 9/28/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Dark Star Pictures and Uncork'd Entertainment have provided us with the exclusive trailer debut for the new horror thriller "Time Now." Besides looking like a taut, suspenseful tangled tale of mystery and murder, the new flick serves as the first starring role for Eleanor Lambert, daughter of Diane Lane and "Highlander" swordmaster Christopher Lambert. But Eleanor is not the only legacy involved, as the film is also written and directed by Spencer King, son of Oscar-nominated "Deliver Us From Evil" and "West of Memphis" documentarian Amy Berg, who also serves as executive producer. Check out the trailer below!
Following its...
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Following its...
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- 9/27/2021
- by Max Evry
- Slash Film
On Thursday, the Austin Film Festival unveiled its 2021 lineup, comprising 26 World, North American, and US Premieres, setting Oscar nominee Peter Hedges’ The Same Storm as its Opening Night Film.
The feature examining the tumult of the Covid-19 pandemic boasts a stacked cast, with Noma Dumezweni, Mary-Louise Parker, Sandra Oh, Elaine May, Raúl Castillo, Ato Blankson-Wood, Corey Michael Smith, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ron Livingston and Alison Pill amongst its ensemble.
Other marquee titles to look out for at the 28th edition of the festival, taking place from October 21-28, include Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch, Mike Mills’ latest A24 pic C’mon C’mon, led by Joaquin Phoenix, Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir Part II, starring Honor Swinton Byrne, Tilda Swinton and more, and Joachim Trier’s Neon festival favorite The Worst Person in the World.
Spencer King’s Dark Star Pictures title Time Now will make its World Premiere alongside...
The feature examining the tumult of the Covid-19 pandemic boasts a stacked cast, with Noma Dumezweni, Mary-Louise Parker, Sandra Oh, Elaine May, Raúl Castillo, Ato Blankson-Wood, Corey Michael Smith, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ron Livingston and Alison Pill amongst its ensemble.
Other marquee titles to look out for at the 28th edition of the festival, taking place from October 21-28, include Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch, Mike Mills’ latest A24 pic C’mon C’mon, led by Joaquin Phoenix, Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir Part II, starring Honor Swinton Byrne, Tilda Swinton and more, and Joachim Trier’s Neon festival favorite The Worst Person in the World.
Spencer King’s Dark Star Pictures title Time Now will make its World Premiere alongside...
- 9/23/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Peter Hedges’ drama “The Same Storm” is set to open the 2021 Austin Film Festival and Writers Conference (Aff).
Festival organizers announced Thursday that the pandemic-set movie starring Noma Dumezweni, Mary-Louise Parker, Sandra Oh, Elaine May, Raúl Castillo, Ato Blankson-Wood, Corey Michael Smith, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ron Livingston, and Alison Pill will lead off the 28th annual event, which runs from Oct. 21-28.
Aff’s full feature film slate includes 26 world, North American and U.S. premieres, including the world premiere of filmmaker Spencer King’s “Time Now” and the U.S. premiere of “Cicada,” written and directed by Chung-ryoul Lee. Other marquee presentations include Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch;” the Cambodian sci-fi title “Karmalink” from XYZ Films, by writers Jake Wachtel and Christopher Larsen; and “Captains of Za’atari” by writer/director Ali El Arab.
A24 is set to expand its partnership with the festival, adding Mike...
Festival organizers announced Thursday that the pandemic-set movie starring Noma Dumezweni, Mary-Louise Parker, Sandra Oh, Elaine May, Raúl Castillo, Ato Blankson-Wood, Corey Michael Smith, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ron Livingston, and Alison Pill will lead off the 28th annual event, which runs from Oct. 21-28.
Aff’s full feature film slate includes 26 world, North American and U.S. premieres, including the world premiere of filmmaker Spencer King’s “Time Now” and the U.S. premiere of “Cicada,” written and directed by Chung-ryoul Lee. Other marquee presentations include Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch;” the Cambodian sci-fi title “Karmalink” from XYZ Films, by writers Jake Wachtel and Christopher Larsen; and “Captains of Za’atari” by writer/director Ali El Arab.
A24 is set to expand its partnership with the festival, adding Mike...
- 9/23/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
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