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’16 States’: Fede Álvarez to Helm Zombie Pandemic Film!!

Whelp, the first horror movie that can be described as timely has officially hit the market, with Don’t Breathe director Fede Álvarez landing on a pandemic zombie film titled 16 States. THR reports that the script package, developed by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra, sparked a major bidding war when studios realized a terrifying, anxiety-inducing outbreak story suddenly became relatable. Lionsgate, who worked with Álvarez … Continue reading ’16 States’: Fede Álvarez to Helm Zombie Pandemic Film!!

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‘Don’t Breathe 2’: Rodo Sayagues to Helm Sequel!!

Like a blind, aggressively veiny war veteran searching the dark for home invaders, the sequel to Fede Alvarez‘s Don’t Breathe has finally stumbled on a replacement director. According to THR, Rodo Sayagues—who has collaborated with Alvarez as far back as his 2009 break-out Panic Attack! and co-wrote the first Don’t Breathe—will helm the project, which is set to start shooting in April. Alvarez debuted Don’t … Continue reading ‘Don’t Breathe 2’: Rodo Sayagues to Helm Sequel!!

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Fede Álvarez Forms Production Company and Announces a Wild New Horror Film!!

The White House doesn’t need actual ghosts to be the most frightening building in America, but Fede Alvarez is planning on cramming it full of poltergeists anyway. Alvarez, who directed the 2013 Evil Dead reboot and the 2016 thriller Don’t Breathe, will direct a yet-untitled horror film described as “The Shining set in the White House” as part of a first look deal with Legendary … Continue reading Fede Álvarez Forms Production Company and Announces a Wild New Horror Film!!

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‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’: Fede Álvarez Reportedly Producing New Movie!!!

Start greasing those meathooks (gross, sorry), because a new chapter in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise is headed your way. Bloody Disgusting broke the news, which comes with the highly intriguing tidbit that Fede Álvarez, director of Don’t Breathe and the 2013 Evil Dead remake, is attached as a producer. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise is an odd duck and has been since Tobe Hooper’s original slasher … Continue reading ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’: Fede Álvarez Reportedly Producing New Movie!!!

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Director Fede Alvarez Believes the ‘Evil Dead’ Reboot Sequel Will Happen!!!

Bruce Campbell may have decided to hang up his chainsaw and boom stick following the cancellation of Ash vs. Evil Dead, but it seems the Evil Dead franchise could yet live on, with Fede Alvarez – director of the 2013 reboot – revealing to Entertainment Weekly that he remains open to the possibility of a sequel to the gore-soaked remake. “Making my Evil Dead was … Continue reading Director Fede Alvarez Believes the ‘Evil Dead’ Reboot Sequel Will Happen!!!

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Sissy Spacek to Make Return to Stephen King Multiverse in ‘Castle Rock’!!!

Sissy Spacek is making her return to the Stephen King multiverse in the upcoming Hulu series “Castle Rock.” In “Castle Rock” she will play Ruth Deaver, the estranged adoptive mother of Henry (Andre Holland). Henry is the series lead — a retired professor with fading memories and a complicated history about the town. One of Spacek’s best known roles is thanks to a King work. She … Continue reading Sissy Spacek to Make Return to Stephen King Multiverse in ‘Castle Rock’!!!

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‘Don’t Breathe’ Director Fede Alvarez to Helm ‘Labyrinth’ Spinoff!!!

A little over a year ago, we reported that a Labyrinth reboot was in the works with Guardians of the Galaxy co-writer Nicole Perlman. For those unfamiliar with the 1986 original, Jim Henson’s film starred Jennifer Connelly as a teenage girl who selfishly wishes for her baby brother to be taken away, only to find she has 13 hours to solve a giant other-worldly labyrinth … Continue reading ‘Don’t Breathe’ Director Fede Alvarez to Helm ‘Labyrinth’ Spinoff!!!

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Top 10 Best Hollywood Films of 2016 – A MovizArk Take!!!

While, I haven’t seen (yet) some critically well received films like Moonlight, Silence, Fences, 20th Century Women & Elle, (which I am sure would have affected my list), I have tried my best to bring down some of the best & worst to come out in 2016. What a year it has been for both dramas & horror! A film with literally no sound in more … Continue reading Top 10 Best Hollywood Films of 2016 – A MovizArk Take!!!

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‘Don’t Breathe’ Sequel in Early Development!!!

Don’t Breathe, a very gross film that grossed a lot of money, is looking like it will get a sequel. ComingSoon spoke to director Fede Alvarez and producer Rodo Sayagues for the film’s Blu-ray release, and when asked if there would be a follow-up film, they replied: “Is it all true?” says Alvarez. “Yeah, it’s true. We’re putting together the story right now. Obviously, there’s a book and there’s a script … Continue reading ‘Don’t Breathe’ Sequel in Early Development!!!

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‘The Girl in the Spider’s Web’ Will Be a ‘Dragon Tattoo’ Sequel, Says Writer Steven Knight!!!

There’s been intense interest in Sony Pictures’ The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo franchise, or lack thereof. One of the reasons the studio was able to woo David Fincher to direct the bestseller adaptation was because it was sold as a big-budget franchise made exclusively for adults—a $100+ million budget for a hard R-rated film tackling adult subject matter. But while the film was gorgeously crafting and quite compelling, … Continue reading ‘The Girl in the Spider’s Web’ Will Be a ‘Dragon Tattoo’ Sequel, Says Writer Steven Knight!!!

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Sony Eyeing Fede Alvarez to Helm ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ Sequel!!!

Sony’s been playing will they, won’t they with a sequel to 2011’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for years, but the project may finally be making some progress. Variety reports that the studio is eyeing Don’t Breathe and Evil Dead director Fede Alvarez to take on the long-brewing follow-up, The Girl in the Spider’s Web. The report also states that Rooney Mara is expected to return as the gifted hacker and … Continue reading Sony Eyeing Fede Alvarez to Helm ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ Sequel!!!

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Features, Superhero

‘Don’t Breathe’ Director & ’10 Cloverfield Lane’ Writer Pairing for Sony’s ‘Incognito’ Adaptation!!

Those who follow this sort of thing will almost certainly get what I mean when I say the voyage to get Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips‘ beloved comics series Incognito to the big screen has been a long one. Earlier this decade, an adaptation of the series, which tracks the life of Zack Overkill, a very powerful figure, was well underway at 20th Century Fox with All the Way scribe Robert Schenkken set up … Continue reading ‘Don’t Breathe’ Director & ’10 Cloverfield Lane’ Writer Pairing for Sony’s ‘Incognito’ Adaptation!!

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Box Office

‘Miss Peregrine’ and ‘Deepwater’ Open Well, While ‘Masterminds’ Stumbles At The BO!!

This weekend ultimately turned out very much as expected with Fox‘s Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children and Lionsgate‘s Deepwater Horizon debuting in the #1 and #2 spots respectively. Fellow new opener, Relativity‘s Masterminds, was unable to score in the double-digit millions in its debut and Disney‘s Queen of Katwe fell short in its expansion. Overall the weekend saw an uptick from last weekend, but was still down compared to last year … Continue reading ‘Miss Peregrine’ and ‘Deepwater’ Open Well, While ‘Masterminds’ Stumbles At The BO!!

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‘Magnificent Seven’ and ‘Storks’ Open Modestly at the BO!!!

It wasn’t quite the weekend we forecasted on Thursday afternoon as Sony‘s The Magnificent Seven remake and WB‘s animated Storks both fell short of Mojo‘s lofty expectations. The weekend overall didn’t look much better as the top twelve failed to combine for $100 million for the fifth weekend in a row and the weekend itself was down 25% compared to the same weekend last year. … Continue reading ‘Magnificent Seven’ and ‘Storks’ Open Modestly at the BO!!!

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‘Sully’ Still On Top As ‘Blair Witch’, ‘Bridget Jones’ and ‘Snowden’ Open Low At The BO!!

As expected, Clint Eastwood‘s Sully enjoyed a second straight weekend atop the box office and it wasn’t much of a competition. Not one of the weekend’s three new widest releases managed to even top ten million as Blair Witch and Bridget Jones’s Baby fell well short of expectations and Open Road‘s Snowden pretty much delivered as expected depending on whom you asked. Overall, the weekend’s top twelve was down 11.6% compared to last week … Continue reading ‘Sully’ Still On Top As ‘Blair Witch’, ‘Bridget Jones’ and ‘Snowden’ Open Low At The BO!!

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‘Sully’ Opens Big With $35.5 Million At The BO!!

It has been seven years since Tom Hanks starred in a live action film that opened atop the weekend box office, but Sully changes all that as the true life feature delivered one of the five best September openings of all-time. Finishing in second was another one of the weekend’s new wide releases, Sony and Screen Gems‘ When the Bough Breaks, while Lionsgate‘s The Wild … Continue reading ‘Sully’ Opens Big With $35.5 Million At The BO!!

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‘Don’t Breathe’ Stays At Top As ‘Light Between Oceans’ And ‘Morgan’ Open Low At The BO!!

Labor Day weekend is sending the Summer 2016 movie season out with more of a whimper than a bang, but that isn’t to say there aren’t performances that stand out. While the weekend’s two new wide releases—The Light Between Oceans and Morgan—failed to have much of an impact on the overall weekend, Sony‘s horror/thriller Don’t Breathe became only the second horror film to top the weekend box office two … Continue reading ‘Don’t Breathe’ Stays At Top As ‘Light Between Oceans’ And ‘Morgan’ Open Low At The BO!!

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Who Won and Who Lost in the Summer Movie Box Office Wars? Check Out This Awesome Report!!

What a summer. The first half was dominated by the talk of sequelitis doom. After some major sequels opened in May and early June to disappointing returns the industry and entertainment media was obsessed with the idea that audiences were looking for something new. Then The Conjuring 2 and Finding Dory opened and those naysayers quieted for a bit as clearly the quality of the sequels had something to do … Continue reading Who Won and Who Lost in the Summer Movie Box Office Wars? Check Out This Awesome Report!!

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Horror, Thriller

Don’t Breathe (2016) Review!!

Synopsis – A group of friends break into the house of a wealthy blind man, thinking they’ll get away with the perfect heist. They’re very wrong. My Take – When a trailer promises suspense, my recent experience has been a few on the seat moments often deluded by cheesy plot lines and over exaggerated monsters. Until director Jeremy Saulnier‘s Green Room came along a few … Continue reading Don’t Breathe (2016) Review!!

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‘Don’t Breathe’ Opens Big With $26M, While ‘Mechanic’, ‘Southside’ and ‘Hands’ Do Modestly At The BO!!

Led by a fantastic opening for Screen Gems‘ new thriller Don’t Breathe, this weekend over performed expectations with the top twelve delivering a 43.5% improvement over the same weekend last year, just barely coming up shy of a combined $100 million. Along with the stellar opening for Don’t Breathe, Mechanic: Resurrection had a solid opening for Lionsgate & Co., the moderate release of Southside with You performed well, the expansion of Hell or … Continue reading ‘Don’t Breathe’ Opens Big With $26M, While ‘Mechanic’, ‘Southside’ and ‘Hands’ Do Modestly At The BO!!

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‘Suicide Squad’ Repeats No 1 Spot, While ‘Ben-Hur’ Is A Big Flop At The BO!!!

It’s a repeat at the top of the domestic box office as Suicide Squad and Sausage Party finished one and two respectively for a second weekend in a row and serving as the third straight weekend at number one for the DC Comics adaptation. The rest of the top five is made up of the weekend’s three new wide releases—War Dogs, Kubo and the Two Strings and Ben-Hur—as this weekend’s top twelve … Continue reading ‘Suicide Squad’ Repeats No 1 Spot, While ‘Ben-Hur’ Is A Big Flop At The BO!!!

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Horror, Thriller, Trailers

‘Don’t Breathe’: Red-Band Trailer Will Make You Think Twice About Robbing Stephen Lang!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – A group of friends break into the house of a wealthy blind man, thinking they’ll get away with the perfect heist. They’re wrong. Directed – Fede Alvarez Starring – Stephen Lang,  Jane Levy,  Dylan Minnette Check out the red band trailer: Continue reading ‘Don’t Breathe’: Red-Band Trailer Will Make You Think Twice About Robbing Stephen Lang!! Check It Out!!

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‘Don’t Breathe’ Trailer Makes Stephen Lang Even Scarier Than You Originally Thought!! Check it out!!

Synopsis – A trio of reckless thieves breaks into the house of a wealthy blind man, thinking they’ll get away with the perfect heist. They’re wrong. Directed – Fede Alvarez Starring – Daniel Zovatto, Jane Levy, Stephen Lang Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Don’t Breathe’ Trailer Makes Stephen Lang Even Scarier Than You Originally Thought!! Check it out!!

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First Posters for ‘Passengers’, ‘The Magnificent 7’, ‘The Girl on the Train’, ‘Snowden’, ‘Patriots Day’, and More unveil at Cinema Con!!

With CinemaCon starting tomorrow in Las Vegas, I arrived earlier today to take pictures of the new posters on display. For those who don’t know, CinemaCon is a convention where theater owners get a look at what the studios have to offer for the rest of the year, and where vendors can show new products for theaters to buy. It’s basically Comic-Con for theater owners.  … Continue reading First Posters for ‘Passengers’, ‘The Magnificent 7’, ‘The Girl on the Train’, ‘Snowden’, ‘Patriots Day’, and More unveil at Cinema Con!!

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