Raimi Productions and ‘Boogeyman’ Director Rob Savage Are Working on Three Movies Together!!

Now that her latest baby (film project), Boy Kills World, has made its global premiere during the Toronto International Film Festival’s (TIFF) Midnight Madness showcase, it’s time for producer Zainab Azizi to breathe a sigh of relief and move onto the next. But, just because her work with Boy Kills World director Moritz Mohr is finished (for now), that doesn’t mean that she won’t be … Continue reading Raimi Productions and ‘Boogeyman’ Director Rob Savage Are Working on Three Movies Together!!

‘The Boogeyman’: ‘Host’ Director Rob Savage to Helm Stephen King Adaptation!!

After securing a three-picture deal with Blumhouse in 2020, the first of which – Dashcam – released to a fiery response at TIFF this year, Rob Savage has ticked off another item on the bloodied bucket list. Per Deadline, Savage will be making The Boogeyman, a film based on Stephen King‘s short story. The film’s logline is as follows: “Still reeling from the tragic death … Continue reading ‘The Boogeyman’: ‘Host’ Director Rob Savage to Helm Stephen King Adaptation!!

Ice Cube to Star in Timur Bekmambetov Sci-Fi Thriller Using Screenlife Technology!!

Ice Cube is set to star in a sci-fi thriller from producers Timur Bekmambetov and Patrick Aiello using screen capture technology developed by Bekmambetov himself. As reported by Deadline, the as yet untitled project has been fast-tracked by Universal to begin production next month. Earlier this year, Bekmambetov landed a five-picture deal at Universal thanks to his Screenlife technique, which is essentially a tool used … Continue reading Ice Cube to Star in Timur Bekmambetov Sci-Fi Thriller Using Screenlife Technology!!

‘Host’ Director Rob Savage Signs Three-Picture Deal with Blumhouse!!

Have you seen Host yet? My goodness, you must see Host. In just under an hour, director Rob Savage and his incredible cast of performers deliver a perfect execution of “a found-footage horror film told entirely over Zoom.” It’s thrilling, surprising, terrifying, and surprisingly emotional. It represents a new lightning bolt of talent. And it comes to no surprise that Savage, per Variety, has just signed a three-picture deal with … Continue reading ‘Host’ Director Rob Savage Signs Three-Picture Deal with Blumhouse!!

‘Host’ Creators Team With Studiocanal For Prison Based Horror Film!!

Studiocanal is teaming up with the creatives behind hit lockdown horror Host on a genre movie pitched to the Euro studio as “The Conjuring behind bars”. Host writer-director Rob Savage will direct the film and Host writer-exec Jed Shepherd will produce with Studiocanal. Brit filmmaker Savage told us the project is a “melding of the prison escape movie and the haunted house movie, in which … Continue reading ‘Host’ Creators Team With Studiocanal For Prison Based Horror Film!!

‘Host’: Shudder’s Zoom Based Horror Film Set for July 30 Premiere!!

Shudder is the latest to unveil its filmed-in-quarantine project with the horror feature Host, which is set to premiere on the streaming platform July 30. Directed by Rob Savage (Dawn of the Deaf), who wrote the script with Gemma Hurley and Jed Shepherd, Host was shot remotely in the actors’ homes during quarantine and adheres to social distancing rules with inventive ways to deliver the scares, stunts and surprises … Continue reading ‘Host’: Shudder’s Zoom Based Horror Film Set for July 30 Premiere!!