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Jackie Earle Haley returns to genre terror in the world premiere of Your Host at FrightFest 2025 on 22 August at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square. The film turns the familiar game show format into a grisly gauntlet as four friends discover that their celebratory retreat has become a night of deadly challenges.

The plot revolves around a birthday getaway to a luxury cabin that goes horribly awry when the group is drugged and transported to an abandoned factory rigged as a torture arena. Their captor is a masked host in an orange-velvet suit who forces them into sadistic contests in which betraying one another is the only path to survival. Academy Award nominee Jackie Earle Haley steps into the role of the deranged host, with The Stranger actor Ella-Rae Smith, Black Dog’s Jamie Flatters, David Angland and Joelle Rae rounding out the terrified participants.

Producer Seth Michaels has expressed pride in securing the FrightFest slot,...

Jackie Earle Haley has over 70 screen acting credits to his name. He was one of the Bad News Bears, he earned an Oscar nomination for his performance in the film Little Children, he played Rorschach in Zack Snyder‘s take on Watchmen. He worked with Steven Spielberg on Lincoln and with Martin Scorsese on Shutter Island. He has dealt with Dollman, the Maniac Cop, and the remake RoboCop, and he played Freddy Krueger in a poorly-received remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street. And now, Deadline reports that Haley is set to star in the game show-themed slasher movie I’m Your Host.

Coming our way from Benacus Entertainment and Rnf Productions, I’m Your Host is directed by Dw Medoff (I Will Never Leave You Alone) from a screenplay written by Joey Miller. The story centers on four friends trapped in a sadistic game show, where they must outwit a twisted...

Oscar nominee Jackie Earle Haley found his next horror project in the form of a game show-themed slasher movie titled, Im Your Host. This serves as Haleys return to the genre, after more than a decade since taking on the role of Freddy Krueger in the 2010 reboot A Nightmare on Elm Street.

According to Deadline, Haley has been tapped for the leading role in Im Your Host, which is now currently in production in Rome. Further details about his character are still under wraps at the moment. "Jackies ability to convey complex emotions and his remarkable screen presence make him the perfect choice to lead this film," the films producers said in a joint statement. "His portrayal will elevate the tension and horror to a whole new level, and we cant wait for audiences to experience his incredible performance in I Am Your Host."

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Exclusive: Oscar-nominated actor Jackie Earle Haley has joined the cast of game show-themed slasher horror film I’m Your Host in the lead role.

Directed by Dw Medoff and written by Joey Miller, the movie follows a group of friends trapped in a deadly game show, where they must outwit a sadistic serial killer in a terrifying race for survival.

Haley was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor in the 2006 Academy Awards for his performance in Todd Field’s 2006 satirical melodrama Little Children.

The actor went on to play anti-hero Rorschach in Zach Snyder’s 2009 DC Comics superhero film Watchmen, and Freddy Krueger in the 2010 remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street. More recently he has been seen in thriller Degenerate and Primetime Emmy Award-winning show Genius.

Atlanta-based Benacus Entertainment is producing I’m Your Host in association with Jacksonville-based company Rnf Productions.

Producers Seth Michaels,...

Amazon Prime Video has released the first trailer for their critically acclaimed series The Devil's Hour (2022). Stars Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who) and Jessica Raine will return as Gideon and Lucy for the supernatural crime thriller. Season 1 followed a social worker, Lucy Chambers, who has terrifying visions every night at 3:33 a.m., also known as "the devils hour", and explores her mysterious connection to a killer, Gideon Shepherd, his knowledge of Lucy, and the nightmarish phenomena she's experiencing.

Check out the new trailer for The Devil's Hour Season 2 below.

Season 1 ended with a cliffhanger after revealing Lucy's connection to Gideon and the recent murders in the story. The series was originally conceived as a trilogy, and the show was already been renewed for both a second and third season back in November 2022. The first season of The Devil's Hour was hugely well-received upon release, and boasts an incredible 88% audience score...