It’s a terrific day to be a fan of filmmaker André Øvredal. And before the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark fandom gets a burst of adrenaline, no, this has absolutely nothing to do with a sequel to the 2019 film. Instead, Deadline reports that the genre director has teamed up with Paramount Pictures for a brand-new project for which no details have been … Continue reading André Øvredal Working on New Feature for Paramount Pictures!!
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 2 is currently stalled. A sequel to 2019’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark was announced to be in the works from Paramount Pictures in April 2020. André Øvredal is returning to direct the movie, while Guillermo del Toro is also returning to produce. Speaking with Collider, writers Dan and Kevin Hageman were asked if there was … Continue reading ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 2’ Development Has Stalled!!
If you’re a fan of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, you’ve likely been waiting to hear about a sequel for quite some time now. So it’s high time we heard from those responsible for the film series about what stage Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 2 might be in. Are those conversations even happening? While promoting their series Star Trek Prodigy, … Continue reading ‘Scary Stories to Tell In The Dark 2’: Producers Provide Cryptic Update!!
It’s been a few years since audiences were terrified by Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, and it looks like not all hope is lost for its long-awaited sequel. In a recent interview with IGN, director André Øvredal gave an update on a potential follow-up, promising that a script has already been in the works. “We have a story. We have a script. We’ve … Continue reading ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 2’ Still in the Works!!
Back in April, news broke that Paramount and Entertainment One were working on a sequel to Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark with director André Øvredal set to return. Based on the popular children’s book series from Alvin Schwartz, the 2019 film put the focus on a group of friends who discover a strange book with the ability to bring their greatest fears to … Continue reading ‘Scary Stories 2’ Will Tap into Gammell’s Artwork More than the First Film!!
Time to break out the old Alvin Schwartz books again, because a Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark sequel is on the way. As reported by THR, director André Øvredal is returning, along with screenwriters Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman. Guillermo Del Toro will once again write the screen story, but as of right now it’s unclear whether he will also return as a … Continue reading ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’ is Getting a Sequel!!
Ryan Reynolds isn’t letting the Coronavirus blues keep him down, as he’s in talks to star in and produce a live-action adaptation of the ’80s arcade game Dragon’s Lair for Netflix, Collider has confirmed. It took Netflix nearly a year to close the rights to the game, which has been featured in the streamer’s hit series Stranger Things — an appearance that sparked renewed interest in … Continue reading ‘Dragon’s Lair’: Ryan Reynolds in Talks to Star in Video Game Adaption!!
Fresh off of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, director André Øvredal is cracking open an old creaky coffin that’s been gathering dust in Hollywood for years. THR reports that Øvredal is set to take on Last Voyage of the Demeter, a high seas vampire thriller—underappreciated genre IMHO—that has floated from company to company over the years before recently finding port at Amblin Partners. (For context: The last … Continue reading ‘Last Voyage of the Demeter’: André Øvredal to Take on High Seas Vampire Thriller!!!
Warner Bros. and New Line‘s It: Chapter Two kicked off the fall box office season with a strong, $91 million debut. The performance easily topped the weekend box office, finishing ahead of the second place film by $85 million. While the performance trails the first film’s $123 million opening back in 2017, it is still within studio expectations and ranks as the second largest horror … Continue reading ‘It: Chapter 2’ Floats with $185 Million Debut at the Worldwide BO!!!
This weekend sees the 2019 summer movie season come to a close with the second worst weekend of the year so far, in which the top twelve generated a combined $69.5 million. The summer performance currently ranks as the eighth largest summer of all-time, in which the domestic box office generated $4.22 billion, down ~4% compared to last year’s summer total which actually saw the … Continue reading Labor Day Weekend Has ‘Angel Has Fallen’ Continue #1 at the BO!!
Lionsgate and Millennium‘s Angel Has Fallen outperformed expectations with a strong #1 debut, nearly matching its predecessor and giving Lionsgate its second #1 film of the year after John Wick 3. Also over-performing was Sony and AFFIRM‘s Overcomer while Universal‘s Hobbs & Shaw debuted in China with the largest August opening ever in the market. With an estimated $21.25 million, Lionsgate and Millennium‘s Angel Has … Continue reading ‘Angel Has Fallen’ Conquers Top Spot at the BO!!
Universal scored a strong performance this weekend from their new R-rated comedy Good Boys, which out performed expectations and took the top spot at the weekend box office. The studio also scored a second place finish with Hobbs & Shaw over a weekend that saw yet another five new wide releases hit theaters. However, outside of Good Boys, the weekend’s four other newcomers mostly struggled … Continue reading ‘Good Boys’ Scores with $21 Million as Other Newcomers Bomb at the BO!!
Synopsis – A group of teens face their fears in order to save their lives. My Take – Growing up in the Middle East, I have been largely unfamiliar with the source material of this latest horror film. For the intended, Alvin Schwartz was a prolific American author who wrote numerous short horror stories for children and teenagers. Stories which also featured Stephen Gammell‘s various … Continue reading Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) Review!!!
It wasn’t as close a race at the top of the weekend box office as we thought it might be heading into the weekend as Universal‘s Hobbs & Shaw held on much better than expected and easily retained the #1 spot for a second week in a row. As for the weekend’s crowd of six new wide releases, CBS Films, eOne and Lionsgate‘s Scary Stories … Continue reading ‘Hobbs and Shaw’ Repeats #1 as ‘Scary Stories’ Leads Newcomers at the BO!!!
The Fast & Furious franchise has yet again delivered a #1 opener with the franchise spin-off Hobbs & Shaw taking the top spot at this weekend’s box office. Overall the weekend showed improvement over the same weekend last year for the third straight week in a row and on top of Hobbs & Shaw, continued strong performances from The Lion King, Once Upon a Time … Continue reading ‘Hobbs and Shaw’ Stomps Off to $180 Million Global Launch at the BO!!
Synopsis – A group of teens face their fears in order to save their lives. Directed – André Øvredal Starring – Zoe Margaret Colletti, Michael Garza, Austin Zajur Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’: New Trailer Summons the Jangly Man!! Check It Out!!
The Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark adaptation from director André Øvredal and producer Guillermo del Toro is going to bring to life dozens of horrifying creations first dreamed up in Alvin Schwartz‘s generation-traumatizing books: Harold the homicidal scarecrow. The Pale Lady. The ghoul with the missing big toe. But a new poster reveals the one original creature that was patched together exclusively for the film. … Continue reading ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’: New Poster Introduces the Jangly Man!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A group of teens face their fears in order to save their lives. Directed – André Øvredal Starring – Zoe Margaret Colletti, Michael Garza, Austin Zajur Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’: A New Official Trailer Is Here to Freak You Out!! Check It Out!!
Fans of Alvin Schwartz‘s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (and Stephen Gammell‘s haunting, disturbing illustrations) have a few months to wait until André Øvredal‘s big-screen adaptation arrives on August 9th, but here’s a little something to tide you over in the meantime: Cody Meirick‘s documentary, Scary Stories. The doc not only explores the history of the three-volume book series that scared kids (and … Continue reading ‘Scary Stories’ Documentary Arrives Ahead of Film Release!! Check Out the Trailer!!
File this particular brand of news under wop baba lumop a wap bam why though? Paramount is reportedly gearing up for a prequel to Grease, titled Summer Loving, which will assumedly work to answer age-old questions like “did you get very far?”, “like does he have a car?”, and “did she put up a fight?” Wow, that last one is extremely un-chill. 1978, man. The studio has tapped … Continue reading ‘Summer Loving’: ‘Grease’ Prequel Being Developed by Live-Action ‘Aladdin’ Writer!!
Synopsis – A group of teens face their fears in order to save their lives. Directed – André Øvredal Starring – Zoe Margaret Colletti, Michael Garza, Austin Zajur Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’: The Full Trailer Unleashes a Bevy of Nightmares!! Check It Out!!
A new poster for the upcoming Scary Stories to Tell I the Dark movie has been released, and those familiar with the book will find it incredibly unnerving. The film is based on the series of spooky short stories by Alvin Schwartz and takes place in 1968, revolving around a young girl with horrible secrets who lives in a mansion on the edge of town. … Continue reading ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’: New Poster Focuses on the Red Spot!! Check It Out!!
Guillermo del Toro has been laying low since winning two Oscars for The Shape of Water but he continues to develop projects for the big screen while he preps Pinocchio for Netflix. To that end, he has signed on to write and direct Zanbato for Paramount and J.J. Abrams‘ Bad Robot, Collider has exclusively learned. Plot details remain under wraps, but sources say that Zanbato … Continue reading ‘Zanbato’: Guillermo del Toro to Direct for J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot, Paramount!!
If you wanted a good scare as a kid, you read Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. The books remain deeply disturbing to this day, and now we’ve got a movie on the way produced by Guillermo del Toro and directed by Alvin Schwartz. Yesterday CBS Films released the first poster featuring the homicidal scarecrow Harold and now we’ve got the first TV spots … Continue reading ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’: First TV Spots Will Haunt Your Nightmares!! Check It Out!!
Fandango has unveiled a first look photo from Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, director Andre Ovredal (The Autopsy of Jane Doe) and producer Guillermo del Toro’s (The Shape of Water) adaptation of Alvin Schwartz’s book trilogy, which follows a group of young teens who must solve the mystery surrounding sudden and macabre deaths in their small town. Check it out here: Scary Stories to Tell … Continue reading ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’: The Guillermo del Toro Produced Film Gets A First Look!! Check It Out!!
Summer 2019 just got a little scarier. For children of the 80s and 90s, these short stories written by Alvin Schwartz and horrifyingly illustrated by Stephen Gammell lived up to their title: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. You may have had your Goosebumps collection and you may have hidden beneath your blanket for Snick’s airings of Are You Afraid of the Dark?, but everyone … Continue reading ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’ Set for Summer 2019 Release!!!
Breaking Bad star and sex gif connoisseur Dean Norris has joined Guillermo del Toro‘s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.The film—which will be directed by André Øvredal, from a script by Del Toro and Kevin Hageman (Trollhunters)—is based on a series of children’s horror books from the 80’s and early-90’s that absolutely none of us had any right to be reading at such a young age. Norris—who … Continue reading ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’: Dean Norris Joins the Guillermo del Toro Written Film!!!
Fresh off her turn in Paul Dano‘s acclaimed directorial debut Wildlife, up-and-coming actress Zoe Colletti has landed the lead in CBS Films’ Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, sources tell Collider. Norwegian filmmaker André Øvredal (The Autopsy of Jane Doe) is set to direct the adaptation of Alvin Schwartz‘s popular trilogy of books, which feature chilling illustrations by Stephen Gammell. Guillermo del Toro is producing … Continue reading ‘Scary Stories’: Guillermo del Toro’s Movie Lands Lead!!
