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The line between miracles and madness is a thin one in the first trailer for Netflix's new geopolitical thriller. Led by Pixels actress Michelle Monaghan, Messiah follows CIA agent Eva Geller as she encounters a mysterious figure (Mehdi Dehbi) who quickly gains global attention for his "miracles." While his cult-like followers see his godly actions as the work of a higher figure, Geller sees them as acts of public disruption and discovers that this Messiah may really be a sinister con artist with plans to dismantle the global balance of power.

But Geller is up against more than the Messiah's zen-like presence, razor-sharp cheekbones, and flowing locks; the mysterious stranger quickly converts people to his cause with several incredible acts, including allegedly saving a young woman (Stefania Lavie Owen) from a violent tornado. As Geller searches for the truth behind the stranger's intentions, the tangled web of lies and...

The most uneven of David Cronenberg’s early commercial horror features, the 1977 “Rabid,” was nonetheless probably the biggest success among them, in large part due to the novelty value of seeing “Behind the Green Door” porn superstar and erstwhile Ivory Snow detergent-box model Marilyn Chambers in a lurid mainstream vehicle. It’s also the one ripest for remake, if only because his just-prior “Shivers” aka “They Came from Within” and ensuing “The Brood” should be left alone — largely reviled upon release, they’re now rightly considered genre classics. Lacking their outrageous ideas and cumulative narrative momentum despite some striking elements, “Rabid” nonetheless has a strong-enough basic concept to warrant revisiting.

In theory, “twisted twins” Jen and Sylvia Soska are fair candidates for that job: Like Cronenberg, they’re Canadian, attracted to body-horror, and have cut their own path from micro-budget projects toward the mainstream. They also claim they dislike remakes as a rule,...

Don Kaye Dec 13, 2019

Canada’s horror auteur twins, the Soska Sisters, remade their idol David Cronenberg’s earliest and grisliest film.

Canadian filmmakers Jen and Sylvia Soska have been delivering artistic haymakers since they started their careers. It was back then that they self-financed, wrote, directed and starred in the the delicately titled Dead Hooker in a Trunk. Since then, they’ve also created their best and most acclaimed movie to date, American Mary (2012), while also directing a segment for The ABCs of Death 2 (2014), and two movies for WWE Films, the slasher sequel See No Evil 2 (2014) and the action thriller Vendetta (2015).

Their movies are marked by a decidedly feminist point-of-view as well as a gleeful, often outrageous use of gore and visceral horror, so it’s no surprise that they have now taken on the risk of remaking Rabid, one of the early films by their idol and fellow Canadian,...

Exclusive: The Illuminatus! Trilogy is coming to television and Hivemind is in on the conspiracy. Hivemind, the production company behind The Expanse and Witcher, is partnering with writer-director Brian Taylor and the European production company Kallisti to adapt The Illuminatus! Trilogy, the off-kilter bookshelf series by authors Robert Anton Wilson & Robert Shea.

Originally published in the 1970s, The Illuminatus! Trilogy defies simple descriptions but the surreal and satirical milestone introduced “the Illuminati” lore to a global audience and sparked much of the contemporary American fascination with conspiracy theories and their modern rhythms.

The Illuminatus! Trilogy is as subversive as it is influential — and its been cited as an influence by the like of V for Vendetta co-creator Alan Moore, Watchmen showrunner Damon Lindelof, comedy icon George Carlin, horror master John Carpenter, and sci-fi visionary Philip K. Dick.

The Illuminatus! Trilogy will be executive produced by Dinesh Shamdasani & Hunter Gorinson for Hivemind,...

Netflix is dialing up the intrigue on New Year's Day thanks to new thriller, Messiah.

When CIA officer Eva Geller (Michelle Monaghan) uncovers information about a man (Mehdi Dehbi) gaining international attention through acts of public disruption, she begins an investigation into his origins.

As he continues to cultivate followers who allege he's performing miracles, the global media become increasingly beguiled by this charismatic figure.

Geller must race to unravel the mystery of whether he really is a divine entity or a deceptive con artist capable of dismantling the world’s geopolitical order.

As the story unfolds, multiple perspectives are interwoven including that of an Israeli intelligence officer (Tomer Sisley), a Texas preacher (John Ortiz) and his daughter (Stefania Lavie Owen), a Palestinian refugee (Sayyid El Alami) and the journalist (Jane Adams) who covers the story.

The series also stars Melinda Page Hamilton, Wil Traval, Fares Landoulsi, Dermot Mulroney and Beau Bridges.

With Lucy in the Sky out next week, we rate the actor’s greatest roles from V for Vendetta to Annihilation

Terrence Malick films are never entirely without value, but this comes pretty close: a tiresomely self-indulgent and male-gazey homage to La life, tricked out with Malick’s late-phase tics that only restate the obtuseness of it all. From the poster and publicity material, you would think that Portman plays a key part here, but no: she’s one of the gallery of women with whom a writer, Christian Bale, attempts to find meaning in his life. Portman does quite a bit of moody frisking, from art gallery to hotel room to beach, but there’s not much to it.

British actor Danny Dyer has claimed that he wasn’t really “acknowledged” for his acting until starring in BBC primetime soap EastEnders.

The star of gritty British dramas such as The Football Factory and Vendetta highlighted the “snobbery” around UK soaps, which remain some of the highest rated scripted series on British television.

Dyer joined the BBC One series, which is based around a community in East London, in 2013. He has since picked up National Television Awards and TV Choice Awards for his role as pub landlord Mick Carter. Speaking on ITV’s The Jonathan Ross Show, he said, “It’s mad because towards soap there is a bit of snobbery and I think I was part of that mob when I was making films, you think you’re cool and cult. I never really got acknowledged for being an actor until I went into a soap.”

“I know there...

After breaking onto the scene in 2009 with their maliciously madcap horror film, Dead Hooker In A Trunk, and delivering every male predator's nightmare with American Mary, Jen and Sylvia Soska, lovingly known to many as the Twisted Twins, have kept themselves quite busy while terrorizing Hollywood with their unique brand of filmmaking. With other films like See No Evil 2 and Vendetta…...

Joseph Baxter Oct 11, 2019

Rabid, the classic film from horror auteur director David Cronenberg, has been remade by filmmakers Jen and Sylvia Soska.

Rabid may be a campy, schlocky classic from the dawning era of the horror Renaissance of the 1970s and 1980s, but the film, a breakthrough offering from director David Cronenberg – who would move on to genre masterpieces like 1981’s Scanners, 1983 cult classic Videodrome, 1983 Stephen King adaptation The Dead Zone and 1986’s The Fly – maintains a fanbase, notably siblings Jen and Sylvia Soska, who have remade the movie.

Laura Vandervoort stars in the horror remake as Rose, a young woman whose mutilated looks become miraculously restored… albeit with carnivorous consequences.

Rabid Remake Trailer

Here’s the latest trailer for the Rabid remake movie!

Video of Rabid (2019) - Official Trailer (HD)

You can also check out the previous trailer below.

Video of Rabid (2019) Official Trailer (HD) Remake | The Soska Sisters...

John Saavedra Jun 21, 2019

Legendary adult-oriented DC imprint, Vertigo Comics, will close down by January 2020.

The iconic comics imprint that brought readers The Sandman, Preacher, Hellblazer, Fables, Y: The Last Man, and others will close its doors in 2020. According to THR, DC Comics plans to shutter Vertigo Comics, as well as young adult imprints DC Zoom and DC Ink, starting in January.

Replacing them will be three, age-specific imprints: DC Kids for ages 8-12, DC for 13 and up, and the adult-oriented DC Black Label for readers 17 and older. Series currently running under DC Zoom, Ink, and Vertigo will be integrated into these new imprints. This means that series like Sandman Universe, which expands the world of the Vertigo's most famous character, may live on under Black Label. Additionally, projects previously announced for Black Label before the restructure will still be published by the imprint.

THR reports that DC's pop-up labels,...

Jon Taffer is no marriage counselor, but he knows that yelling profanities tends to help fix a troubled relationship. Or at least that appears to be part of his strategy on this Season 1 teaser of “Marriage Rescue,” which is exclusive to TheWrap.

Below are just some of Taffer’s lines from just This. One. Teaser.

“That’s such a crock of s—.”

“Either you’re ignorant to the way she feels, or you don’t give a s—.”

“Go screw yourself.”

“You’re a selfish a–hole!”

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To be fair to Jon, some of his participants appear to be a bit hot-headed themselves. Also, there are cameras, so.

Watch the video above.

“Marriage Rescue” is just like Taffer’s “Bar Rescue,” except for the part where he’s a legit, proven expert on the topic at hand. On this one,...

Even as Game of Thrones winds down, HBO has been ramping up another sprawling adaptation of a genre epic that defies almost every traditional expectation about episodic television. It’s Watchmen, based on the namesake comic book epic by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons and published by DC Comics in the 1980s. HBO released the teaser today, you can watch it by clicking on the image above.

Set in an alternate history where superheroes are viewed as outlaws, the new drama from executive producer Damon Lindelof is rooted in the same universe as the source material but strikes out in new directions with unfamiliar characters and a different story to tell. The cast includes: Regina King, Jeremy Irons, Don Johnson, Jean Smart, Tim Blake Nelson, Louis Gossett Jr., Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Hong Chau, Andrew Howard, Tom Mison, Frances Fisher, Jacob Ming-Trent, Sara Vickers, Dylan Schombing, and James Wolk.

Watchmen is...

Alan Moore's very first original screenplay, titled The Show, is coming to life on the big screen. Presently filming in Northampton, UK, The Show features an impressive cast that includes an appearance by Alan Moore! Also in today's Horror Highlights: info on Thomas Dekker's (The Sarah Connor Chronicles) third album, Into the Night, and release details for Bill Thompson's new novel The Nursery (the third installment of The Bayou Hauntings series).

New Image and Production Details for The Show, Written by Alan Moore: Press Release: "Thrilled to announce that Alan Moore’s first original screenplay, The Show, is currently shooting up in Northampton and we have the first official image to share with you.

Moore is the famed author of seminal graphic novels and comics, including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, From Hell and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Despite much of his work being adapted for the screen,...

Horror fans have mad love for writer/graphic novelist Alan Moore; though From Hell is his only truly terrifying tome, he’s also the creative genius behind Watchmen, V for Vendetta, and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (all of which were adapted into feature films)—and this represents but a fraction of his output. Now, Moore is teaming […] The post First Look at Watchmen/From Hell Creator’s Hallucinatory Horror Fantasy The Show appeared first on Dread Central.

Universal Pictures has set Jane, a drama that Sheldon Turner will write, with Jennifer Klein producing through their Vendetta label.

The African-set action thriller has a strong role for an actress. When well-trained and well-financed professional poachers begin to target a conservationist ranch in Tanzania, it falls on one woman to defend the land and its denizens, and protect the very future of the rhino.

Uni’s Kristin Lowe is overseeing.

Turner (Up In The Air and The Longest Yard) is repped by CAA and Myman Greenspan, Klein by CAA and Bloom Hergott.

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Just in time for the holidays, McFarland publications has released John Farkis’s latest book The Making of Tombstone: Behind the Scenes of the Classic Modern Western. Which is only appropriate as Disney/Buena Vista premiered this film on December 25, 1993, 25 years ago this month. While other books have been written about Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and the O.K. Corral, this is the only book written solely about the making of that iconic film. With numerous behind-the-scene photos and interviews from over 140 cast and crew members, stuntmen, extras, wranglers and Buckaroos, this book is a virtual day-by-day summarization of how the film was made. Starring Kurt Russell, Powers Boothe, Michael Biehn, Sam Elliott, Dana Delany, Bill Paxton, and Val Kilmer in his Oscar-deserved role of Doc Holliday, Tombstone is the story of Wyatt Earp, his brothers,...

Since making it onto the silver screen in “Leon: The Professional,” Natalie Portman has continued to impress and succeed under the spotlight, and then some with directing and producer creds. Before “Vox Lux” hits theaters soon, let’s reflect on the actress’s iconic career trajectory.

Leon (1994)

The Israel-born model turned actress first broke onto the film scene at 13 as the Mathilda in “Leon: The Professional.” Delivering a strong performance as a vengeful apprentice for Jean Reno’s skilled Leon, Portman snagged her first major acting credit – and an impressive one at that.

Beautiful Girls (1996)

Portman showcased her ability to work alongside Hollywood bigwigs like Matt Dillon, Rosie O’Donnell and Uma Thurman. As the smart-talking, teenage Marty, Portman charmed people both on and off screen. This was one of the last roles Portman took on before venturing exploring the Broadway stage as the titular character in “The Diary of Anne Frank.

Fox has handed out a put pilot commitment to Safe Harbor, a drama written by Sheldon Turner and to be directed by McG. The project is produced by Turner and Jennifer Klein’s Vendetta, McG’s Wonderland Sound & Vision and 20th Century Fox TV, where the two companies are under deals.

Safe Harbor is an inside look at the country’s most unique military organization. It follows an investigative branch of the U.S. Coast Guard in Miami Beach as they confront a wide array of crimes and catastrophes on land and sea. Willfully putting themselves in harm’s way, these “Coasties” embody the honor and bravery it can take to save a life.

Executive producing the project are Turner and Klein via Vendetta; McG and Mary Viola via Wonderland Sound and Vision as well as Lawrence Bender and Kevin Brown.

This is the second consecutive collaboration between Vendetta and Wonderland...

Brenton Thwaites is the new Dick Grayson. And we’re not talking about Chris McKay’s gestating Nightwing movie.

Instead, Thwaites, a graduate of Disney’s Pirates franchise, has signed on to headline Titans, Warner’s live-action TV series that promises a gritty new take on the timeless DC classic.

Flanked by the hot-headed Starfire and Beast Boy, we’ve already caught a glimpse of Brenton Thwaites in full costume, though it seems Thursday’s big reveal mined inspiration from none other than The Dark Knight Rises. The side-by-side comparison included below shows Titans‘ first-look photo next to the theatrical poster for Christopher Nolan’s trilogy-capper.

They’re certainly cut from the same cloth, too – a moody, low-angle shot of the brooding protagonist decked out in full battle armor. The only difference is that Brenton Thwaites is staring down the barrel of the camera. Oh, and the city-wide Bat symbol...

Girls creator Lena Dunham and Baby Driver director Edgar Wright are among the stars to have lauded EastEnders and Vendetta star Danny Dyer for his frank take on Brexit and the current political climate in the UK.

Dyer, a refreshingly honest and misunderstood actor, went viral on Friday morning after appearing on ITV current affairs show Good Evening Britain.

Speaking about Brexit, he called Brexit a “mad riddle”. “No one’s got a clue what Brexit is. You watch Question Time, it’s a comedy. So what’s happened to that tw*t David Cameron who called it on? How comes he can scuttle off? He called all this on. Where is he? He’s in Europe, in Nice, with his trotters up, yeah, where is the geezer? I think he should be held account for it.”

Dunham tweeted that she was obsessed with the London actor. “My obsession with...

V for Vendetta isn’t just an overlooked gem – it’s one of the best comic book films ever made. It’s also a film that continues to resonate within subsequent socio-political climates, especially right now when political tensions have been as furiously divisive as they’ve ever been.

Thematically, Alan Moore’s graphic novel is all about personal liberation and anarchy; disobeying authority and following your own path, the need for chaos to find unity and peace. The film (adapted from a screenplay by the Wachowskis) doesn’t quite capture this, though it does possess its own air of anti-authoritative rebellion.

While the movie’s themes don’t fully correspond with Moore’s philosophy – to him V was a symbol, not a leader, whereas in the film he has a more personal agenda – it still does provide some food for thought, while never coming at the expense of good old fashioned action adventure.

Give credit where it's due to the flimsy home-invasion thriller Breaking In, directed by Wachowski sisters protege James McTeigue (V for Vendetta). It wastes little time getting to the action, such as it is: No sooner have Shaun Russell (Gabrielle Union) and her two children, teen daughter Jasmine (Ajiona Alexus) and younger son Glover (Seth Carr), arrived at the isolated mansion of Shaun's estranged father, Isaac (Damien Leake), than a quartet of thieving antagonists make themselves known. Isaac, who is murdered in a precredits sequence, has left a small fortune behind in a safe hidden somewhere on the heavily secured property, and the...

Just in time for Mother's Day, Breaking In gifts moms everywhere with a thrill-free, home-invasion thriller about a mom (Gabrielle Union) who'll stop at nothing to keep four bad guys from killing her two kids. That's the plot, folks. It never goes any deeper than that, or gets any less predictable. Some have labeled this "Taken for ladies." If only. The listless, leaden acting, writing and direction in this breathtakingly stupid bomb-ola defies audiences to stay conscious through its drag-ass 88 minutes.

Shaun Russell (Union) and her two children – teenage Jasmine...

In his new feature film Breaking In, director James McTeigue offers a predictable, yet hugely watchable home-invasion thriller, which is likely to owe most of its box-office success to the brilliance of its female lead. Staring Gabrielle Union as a determined and mightily pissed-off mother of two, the film tells the story of a family caught up in a robbery gone wrong, resulting in a showdown between a gang of murderous criminals and a mother who will stop at nothing to protect her family.

Shaun Russell (Gabrielle Union) is still reeling from the violent death of her rich estranged father, a man she had disowned many years prior to his untimely death due to his less than orthodox dealings with the law. Arriving at the family home accompanied by her teenage daughter Jasmine (Ajiona Alexus) and young son Glover (Seth Carr), Shaun soon discovers that her father had made his...

After Wonder Woman, the most famous super-powered woman in America is the mythical mother who can lift a car to save her child. I’ve always wondered where’s the movie about her, that remarkable everymom who’s as strong as Clark Kent and as regimented as Bruce Wayne.

There’s no barehanded raising of vehicles in “Breaking In,” but this home-invasion thriller from director James McTeigue’s (“V is for Vendetta”) more than fills that gap. Starring Gabrielle Union, “Breaking In” is a Mother’s Day movie for the family that already saw “A Quiet Place” together. It feels just as calculated, in fact, as those Garry Marshall-directed holiday-themed ensemble films that no one liked, but everyone saw. But the film’s undisguised mom-power cheerleading is so scarce in mainstream entertainment that it’s difficult to mind.

What does miff about “Breaking In,” though, is how the film’s commercial aspirations seem to get in the way of character and thematic development. Save for a couple of early scenes, Union’s Shaun Russell is largely shorn of history and personality; even the shirt she wears for the entire movie is a plain white tee.

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Shaun attempts to protect her kids from robbers in the house she grew up in after the sudden death of her estranged, seemingly abusive father (Damien Leake). But the screenplay by Ryan Engle (“Rampage,” “The Commuter”) squanders its potential for emotional depth, making “Breaking In” a serviceable, but indistinct product.

Displaying little grief after her father’s hit-and-run murder, Shaun brings her children — adolescent daughter Jasmine (Ajiona Alexus, “13 Reasons Why”) and pre-teen son Glover (Seth Carr, “Bosch”) — to the sprawling estate where she grew up, and on which they’d never set foot until now, to clear out the house for sale. Unbeknownst to the trio, four million dollars sits in a safe inside the house, money that a quartet of thieves (Billy Burke, Richard Cabral, Levi Meaden, and Mark Furze) have come to snatch.

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The manse is neither drool-worthy nor particularly convincing: immaculate counters and a lack of personal touches, save for a few family photos, make it pretty obvious that the set designer was on a strict budget. That’s fine, except that the too-clean interiors add to the sense of the characters being deliberately buffed out, or never given many details in the first place. Either way, there’s a defensiveness in the film’s less-is-more ethos, as if to make Shaun and her family as unobjectionable as possible — a decision that deprives the storyline of more layered stakes.

While one of the burglars wrestles with Shaun outside, the others kidnap Jasmine and Glover and sequester them in a room. Shaun’s attempts to get back inside of this intensively surveilled building to rescue her children keep shifting the calculus of the criminals’ end game: How many Russell children would it be best to keep alive? The twists and turns are plentiful and effective, but mostly humdrum movie material. Only an early scene, in which Shaun stabs one of the intruders with a broken piece of the wine glass she was sipping from just moments earlier, stands out as an ingenious bit of genre play.

See Photo: Gabrielle Union Shares Throwback Pic From '10 Things I Hate About You' Set

In the midst of all the unease, Union shares a surprisingly moving scene with Alexus, in which the mother, planning a bold gambit, encourages her daughter to go along with the new plan in a speech that doubles as a possible goodbye. Union doesn’t get to exert too much of herself in this role, except physically. But she’s such a genial presence that it’s fun watching her embrace Shaun’s calm relentlessness, as well as her maternal warmth.

Moms can do it all, “Breaking In” proclaims. So why does it give Union only so much to do?



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2016 is hereby declared the year of the female filmmaker.

A few exceptions aside, for several years, a spot in the director’s chair seemed like a seat reserved only for those in the boys’ club. However, a revolution has been quietly brimming beneath the surface, with more and more women stepping behind the camera as of late and genre films leading the way in this massive reconstruction. Game changers like Jennifer Kent, Marjane Satrapi and Veronika Franz have been stepping up and proving themselves as not only worthy contenders when it comes to noteworthy women who make movies, but equally as skilled as any male photographer.

While there are many exciting projects on the horizon to be helmed by talented ladies, this list is dedicated to a few of the most striking pictures that are set to release soon. Read on to learn about these thrilling new prospects, and find...

David Crow Nov 5, 2019

Whether it's the Fifth of November or not, one can consider how V for Vendetta's dystopian future is closer than ever.

Remember, remember the fifth of November, the gunpowder, treason, and plot. I know of no reason why the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot.

These are the words that have accompanied hundreds of Guy Fawkes Day celebrations ever since that eponymous Catholic failed to blow up Parliament in 1605. But for many millions the world over, the poem is now synonymous with V for Vendetta, a shockingly subversive studio movie that was released in 2006. More than a decade later that film’s success at celebrating radical political ideas can still be felt by the fact that a movie which glorifies terrorist action (blowing up Parliament and Big Ben) is considered a classic in many circles, and is routinely viewed at the beginning of every November by movie fans the world over.

Lionsgate

To celebrate the release of The Condemned 2, available now on DVD, we have a fantastic WWE Studios film bundle to give away courtesy of Lionsgate.

The bundle includes:

Vendetta

After his wife is murdered by Victor Abbott (The Big Show), Detective Danvers gets himself convicted and sent to prison so he can come face to face with her killer but whilst inside discovers a criminal underworld led by Victor. Can Danvers take down Abbott and his followers?

12 Rounds 3: Lockdown

Dean Ambrose stars in this action thriller sequel as Detective Shaw. He has just returned to the police force after a gun shot injury when he finds some incriminating evidence on a flash drive, implicating his fellow employees. Detective Burke (Roger R. Cross) discovers that Shaw is in possession and will stop at nothing to take him out!

The Condemned 2

Randy Orton stars as bounty hunter Will Tanner.

Horror isn't just blood and gore. Dark Places, based on Gillian Flynn's novel of the same name, will arrive on Blu-ray and DVD this October. Also in this morning's round-up: details on The Walking Dead #1 variant for purchase at Wizard World San Jose and a new Mad Max video game trailer.

Dark Places: Lionsgate will release Gilles Paquet-Brenner's Dark Places on Blu-ray and DVD on October 6th:

Blu-ray.com reports that "Libby Day (Theron) was only seven years old when her mother and two sisters were murdered and her brother Ben (Tye Sheridan, Joe) was jailed for the crime. Now, twenty-five years later, Libby discovers shocking evidence that Ben may be innocent and the real killer is still at large. Nicholas Hoult (Mad Max: Fury Road), Chloë Grace Moretz (If I Stay), Sterling Jerins (World War Z), Corey Stoll (Ant-Man) and Christina Hendricks (TV's "Mad Men") costar...

Emotionally relating to, and understanding, the psychotic motivations of manic characters who are purely driven by their feelings of grief and despair can be a harrowing process for many people. But when a film’s story can grippingly and naturally draw out those agonizing emotions, largely in part of the eerie environment of its intensely disturbing main shooting location, the actors can enthrallingly and instinctively showcase those hysterical inspirations. One such entrancing movie that powerfully utilizes its frightening location to its advantage is the action drama ‘Vendetta,’ the latest joint directing effort from twin sisters Jen and Sylvia Soska. In honor of the film’s home release on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital [ Read More ]

The post Visit Vendetta’s Haunted Location in Exclusive Home Release Special Features Clip appeared first on Shockya.com.

Persistently working outside of your identifiable and revered comfort zone, in an effort to fulfill your personal and professional goals, and prove to the world how adaptable and committed to your ambition you are, can be an equally daunting and liberating task. The main character in the action drama ‘Vendetta,’ esteemed Chicago detective Mason Danvers, who’s powerfully played by Dean Cain, proves that he’s so dedicated to his mission of avenging his wife’s murder that he’ll risk his own life and freedom to honor his allegiance to her. Cain, who’s best known for his role as Superman in the television series ‘Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,’ as [ Read More ]

The post Exclusive Interview: Dean Cain Talks Vendetta (Blu-ray and DVD Release) appeared first on Shockya.com.

Determinedly working outside of your established and esteemed comfort zone, in an effort to fulfill your personal goals, and prove to the world how versatile and committed to your ambition you are, can be an equally daunting and liberating task. But the main characters in the action drama ‘Vendetta,’ as well as its twin directors, Jen and Sylvia Soska, grippingly pushed themselves to move past people’s preconceived notions of them, and fulfill their respective objectives. The film, which will be released on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD by Lionsgate Home Entertainment and WWE Studios on Tuesday, proves that the helmers can powerfully incorporate other genres into their signature horror filmography. [ Read More ]

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While following a criminal’s journey through the judicial system as they stand trial for their alleged crimes is the legal way for their victims to avenge the wrongs that have been committed against them, taking authority into their own hands is at times the only way the people who have suffered feel as though they can vindicate the offense. Such is the case with Dean Cain’s character, Chicago Detective Mason Danvers, in the action drama, ‘Vendetta.’ The film, which Lionsgate Home Entertainment will release on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD on Tuesday, August 18, follows the investigator as he seeks his own personal vengeance on the man who killed his [ Read More ]

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Stars: Dean Cain, Paul Wight, Michael Eklund, Ben Hollingsworth, Adrian Holmes, Matthew MacCaull, Kyra Zagorsky, Aleks Paunovic, Jonathan Walker, Dee Jay Jackson, Juan Riedinger, Leo Rano, David Allan Pearson, Garfield Wilson, William Stewart | Written by Justin Shady | Directed by Jen Soska, Sylvia Soska

“Get Ready for Hell in a Cell”

The Soska Twins (American Mary) have seemingly gone from strength to strength. The pair first appeared on the radar with their film Dead Hooker in a Trunk and received great acclaim with their body modification horror, American Mary, starring Katharine Isabelle (Ginger Snaps). Thanks to the success of that film, they have been involved in projects such as The ABC’s of Death 2 and began a relationship with WWE Films starting with quite frankly god awful See No Evil 2. It’s safe to say that the pair have made quite an impact within the horror scene within a remarkably short time,...

Former Superman Dean Cain takes the lead opposite The Big Show in Vendetta, the latest offering from WWE Studios. Helmed by Jen and Sylvia Soska (American Mary, Dead Hooker In A Trunk) this one hits theaters and VOD June 12th and we've got an exclusive clip for you to take a look at.Dean Cain and WWE Superstar The Big Show star in "Vendetta," an action-packed thriller about a detective pushed beyond his limits who will stop at nothing for vengeance. When his wife is killed by a criminal that he put away, Mason (Cain), a hard-nosed detective, deliberately gets arrested in order to get revenge. While inside, Mason discovers a new criminal enterprise that those behind it would kill to protect.Check it out below....

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As their prison-set revenge film Vendetta gears up for a Friday release, the filmmaking sibling pair Jen & Sylvia Soska (American Mary) have announced Plastic, a developing new project based on a novel by Frank Strausser. In the novel from the author and playwight, “A celebrated Beverly Hills plastic surgeon risks everything to uncover the truth behind a…

The post Soska Sisters Directing Plastic appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.

Dean Cain is determinedly set on capturing a new side of himself in Shockya’s exclusive new clip, ‘Hunting Trip,’ from his upcoming action drama, ‘Vendetta.’ The video showcases the actor as he portrays a detective who’s pushed so beyond his limits that he will stop at nothing to achieve his vengeance. ‘Hunting Trip’ follows Cain’s character, Mason Danvers, as he stoically sits outside with Joel Gainer (Ben Hollingsworth), who reassures him he did the right thing, and there was nothing else he could have done. As the detective pensively looks at his friend during his heartfelt consolation, he agrees that he should leave town, in an effort to clear his [ Read More ]

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Holy cats, creeps, I can hardly believe my putrid peepers! None other than the diabolical duo Jen and Sylvia Soska have dropped by the ol’ Crypt o’ Xiii to chew the fat and give us a look into what it’s like bein’ two of the most talented die-rectors in the horror biz!

Famous Monsters. We all know that you are rulin’ the fright flick universe these days from within the ebony walls of the Twisted Time Mansion­™, but let’s cast our minds back across the aether of time and jaw a bit about how you got all entangled in the horror biz. Fer instance, when I was a lil’ ghoul, my putrid parents would let me watch quite a few horror shows, but they usually would draw the line when things got a bit heavy on the whole “special huggin” (hence the now legendary Humanoids From The Deep...

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Possible spoilers ahead. *Seriously, don't read, if you haven't seen the movie*

When I first heard about Jen and Sylvia Soska (re: Soska Twins/The Soskas), I admit I had never seen their work. I had zero idea about who they were, or how they had come to Indie Horror prominence, yet once I started hearing their names, it became almost a daily occurrence.

Something about this concerned me, though, because the first thing I heard about them was, “Have you seen 'American Mary'? They're awesome for female Directors! Their stuff can lean a bit extreme feminist at times, but, they're not bad, at all!” – and that didn't quite sit well, with me. The way their work was described was almost 'man-hating', and for obvious reasons, I found myself hesitant to seek out their work.

Then I heard that Katherine Isabelle...

Jen and Sylvia Soska (American Mary) have been busy of late.  They have See No Evil 2 coming out later this year, they have wrapped shooting on another film, Vendetta, and now comes word that they have just signed on for their next project.

The twins will be taking on Painkiller Jane, a comic book character created by Jimmy Palmiotti and Joe Quesada in the 1990s.

In the comics, Jane Vasko, is a cop who, along with with her best friend and partner, goes undercover into an interconnected drug ring. When her identity is exposed, Jane is tortured, which leaves her with preternatural regenerating abilities and a high tolerance for pain.

If the name sounds familiar it may be because Jane has been adapted twice before for television.  The SyFy channel aired a made-for-tv movie in 2005 with Emmanuelle Vaugier as the heroine. That was followed in 2007 with a series starring...

Previously pegged as horror directors thanks to the gnarly Dead Hooker In A Trunk and the freaky American Mary, "Twisted Twins" Jen and Sylvia Soska have recently shifted gears to action filmmaking with their Vendetta for WWE Studios. They're sticking with action for their next project, having signed on for Painkiller Jane, adapted from the '90s Event Comics series by Jimmy Palmiotti and Joe Quesada.Jane Vasko first appeared in print in 1995, and already has a tortuous continuity giving her multiple origin stories. In one, as an undercover cop, she believed she had gained the trust of Mafia boss Joey Fonti, but was duped into delivering a "message" to a rival mobster that turned out to be a bomb that took her with it. She was then mysteriously revived after the explosion with high pain tolerance and Wolverine-like regenerative abilities. Another version has her tortured and drugged rather than blown up,...

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The Big Show is currently on a break from WWE programming to film a new WWE Films project called Vendetta according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The filming began last week with Jen and Sylvia Soska directing it. They also directed See No Evil 2 starring Kane that will be out later this year.

The story for Vendetta revolves around a detective (played by Big Show) who deliberately commits a crime in order to wind up in prison and enact revenge on the man who murdered his wife. Show previously starred in the WWE film Knucklehead and also had minor roles in Jingle All The Way, The Waterboy and MacGruber. While no return date has been given, WWE’s film projects usually take about six weeks to film. Sometimes it’s more than that, but that’s typical of how long the films take.

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WWE Studios is extending its longstanding partnership with Lionsgate to release six new action films that will serve as starring vehicles for WWE Superstars. The films will also serve as platforms for new and emerging talent. Popular directorial team Jen and Sylvia Soska, twin sisters who directed one of WWE Studios’ previous collaborations with Lionsgate, the horror film ‘See No Evil 2,’ have signed on to helm the action movie, ‘Vendetta.’ The film, which will serve as the first installment of the “Action Six-Pack” series, will begin shooting this summer. ‘Vendetta,’ which is set to feature WWE Superstar Big Show, was written by Justin Shady. The film follows a hard-nosed [ Read More ]

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