Evil Dead Rise Now Set for Theatrical Release

Originally an HBO Max exclusive, Lee Cronin's Evil Dead Rise, the fifth installment in the campy horror franchise, will now premiere exclusively in theaters on April 21, 2023.

Film synopsis: A twisted tale of two estranged sisters whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable.

Evil Dead Rise is directed by Lee Cronin from a screenplay by Sam Raimi, and stars Alyssa Sutherland, Lily Sullivan, and Morgan Davies.

Walking Dead's Rick Grimes and Danai Michonne Hawthorne to get spinoff series

Longtime The Walking Dead cast members Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira wowed fans at Comic-Con on Friday with a surprise appearance at Hall H. The two announced a spinoff series centered around Rick Grimes and DMichonne Hawthorne is set at AMC+, the two actors revealed in a surprise appearance at the last-ever “The Walking Dead” San Diego Comic-Con panel on Friday. The limited series will consist of six episodes and is expected to premiere next year. Scott Gimple will serve as showrunner, and Lincoln and Gurira are executive producers.

The spinoff is going forward in place of the previously announced “Walking Dead” films, which were set to be led by Lincoln. According to its logline, the show “presents an epic love story of two characters changed by a changed world. Kept apart by distance. By an unstoppable power. By the ghosts of who they were. Rick and Michonne are thrown into another world, built on a war against the dead… And ultimately, a war against the living. Can they find each other and who they were in a place and situation unlike any they’ve ever known before? Are they enemies? Lovers? Victims? Victors? Without each other, are they even alive — or will they find that they, too, are the Walking Dead?”

“Rick and Michonne are two of my favorite people and Danai and Andy are two of my favorite people,” Gimple said in a statement. “Working with all of them continues to be a dream come true. The three of us, along with a terrific team of TWD all stars and incredible new voices, are crafting an insane love epic worth the long, long wait.”

Watch the trailer for Orphan: First Kill

Orphan: first Kill in Theaters, On Digital and Streaming on Paramount+ on August 19.

Esther’s terrifying saga continues in this thrilling prequel to the original and shocking horror hit, Orphan. After orchestrating a brilliant escape from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Esther travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family. Yet, an unexpected twist arises that pits her against a mother who will protect her family from the murderous “child” at any cost.

The movie stars Isabelle Fuhrman, Rossif Sutherland and Julia Stiles.

Watch the trailer for the upcoming vampire film THE INVITATION

The Invitation in theaters August 26, 2022.

After the death of her mother and having no other known relatives, Evie (Nathalie Emmanuel) takes a DNA test…and discovers a long-lost cousin she never knew she had. Invited by her newfound family to a lavish wedding in the English countryside, she’s at first seduced by the sexy aristocrat host but is soon thrust into a nightmare of survival as she uncovers twisted secrets in her family’s history and the unsettling intentions behind their sinful generosity.

The Invitation is Directed by Jessica M. Thompson, written by Blair Butler, and produced by Emile Gladstone The executive Producers are Michael P. Flannigan and Jessica M. Thompson.

The movie stars Nathalie Emmanuel, Thomas Doherty, Stephanie Corneliussen, Alana Boden, Courtney Taylor, Hugh Skinner, and Sean Pertwee.

Watch the trailer for upcoming horror film, The Barbarian

Some stay for a night. Some stay for a week. Some never leave. Barbarian Only In Theaters September 9, 2022.

In “Barbarian,” a young woman traveling to Detroit for a job interview books a rental home. But when she arrives late at night, she discovers that the house is double booked, and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she decides to spend the evening, but soon discovers that there’s a lot more to fear than just an unexpected house guest.

From 20th Century Studios and New Regency, “Barbarian” stars Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, Justin Long, Matthew Patrick Davis, Richard Brake, Kurt Braunohler and Jaymes Butler. The film was written and directed by Zach Cregger. The producers are Arnon Milchan, Roy Lee, Raphael Margules and J.D. Lifshitz. Yariv Milchan, Michael Schaefer, Natalie Lehmann, Danny Chan, Alex Lebovici and Bill Skarsgård are the film’s executive producers.

Watch the Halloween Ends Trailer

After 45 years, the most acclaimed, revered horror franchise in film history reaches its epic, terrifying conclusion as Laurie Strode faces off for the last time against the embodiment of evil, Michael Myers, in a final confrontation unlike any captured on-screen before. Only one of them will survive.

Halloween Ends stars Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, Andi Matichak as Allyson, Will Patton as Officer Frank Hawkins, Kyle Richards as Lindsey Wallace and James Jude Courtney as The Shape.

The film is directed by David Gordon Green and is set to be released on October 14, 2022.

Ti West has already shot a prequel for "X"

A prequel to Ti West's "X" film has already been filmed, shot in secret back to back with "X" in New Zealand during the pandemic. The prequel is titled "Pearl"and will give us the backstory for Pearl.

The surprise reveal now sets up West’s “X” and “Pearl” to launch the first horror franchise from A24, the home of art-house genre hits “The Witch,” “Hereditary” and “Midsommar.”

The ambitious feat was partly inspired by the unique demands of making "X" during COVID-19. Production on the R-rated horror picture was set to take place in early 2021 in New Zealand, where cases were low. Facing a mandatory two-week quarantine on arrival, West thought, why not use the time to pen a sequel?

"My plan was to write it there and see if I can convince A24 that we should make two movies," said West.

West wrote "Pearl" in quarantine, sent it off, and went back to prepping "X." By the time filming began in February, they had a greenlight. The prequel, which is not yet dated, marks Goth's first co-writer credit. Produced by A24, Jacob Jaffke, Harrison Kreiss and Kevin Turen, it is executive produced by Goth, Dennis Cummings, Sam Levinson, Ashley Levinson, Karina Manashil, Mescudi and Peter Phok.

[SOURCE: LA TIMEs]

Netflix's Live-Action 'Resident Evil' TV Series Release Date

"Resident Evil" is getting its first-ever live-action TV series and the release date has been set for July 14, 2022. Along with the date announcement, Netflix debuted three pieces of teaser art for "Resident Evil" on Thursday, which you can see below.

Netflix's new "Resident Evil" series picks up in 2036, after the confirmed timeline of the games, and 14 years after a deadly virus caused an apocalypse.

Per the series logline, it follows Jade Wesker - daughter of familiar "Resident Evil" character Albert Wesker - as she "fights for survival in a world overrun by the blood-thirsty infected and insane creatures. In this absolute carnage, Jade is haunted by her past in New Raccoon City, by her father's chilling connections to the Umbrella Corporation but mostly by what happened to her sister, Billie."

Lance Reddick will play Albert Wesker, alongside a cast that includes Ella Balinska, Tamara Smart, Siena Agudong, Adeline Rudolph, Paola Nuñez, Ahad Raza Mir, Connor Gossatti and Turlough Convery.

The series hails from Constantin Films. Showrunner Andrew Dabb ("Supernatural") co-writes with Mary Leah Sutton ("Tell Me a Story"). Executive producers are Dabb, Sutton, and Robert Kulzer and Oliver Berben of Constantin Film. Constantin Film CEO Martin Moszkowicz produces.

Morbius pushed back to April 2022

Spider-Man spinoff Morbius has been delayed, with the movie's release date moving to April 1. Morbius, a Sony movie starring Jared Leto, was supposed to be released on Jan. 28, but has been delayed amid a surge in COVID-19 cases across the globe due to the omicron variant. It will also now be Sony's top release during the Easter period.

Morbius was originally supposed to come out in July 2020 but was one of many blockbusters reshuffled around the calendar. The box office schedule appeared settled as The Matrix: Resurrections and billion-dollar hit No Way Home opened in theaters over the holidays, but it seems the omicron threat will see pandemic postponements continue after all. We'll keep our movie release date calendar updated with any changes.

Trailer for Netflix Korean Zombie Series "All of us are Dead"

In a soon to be released Netfix series All of Us Are Dead, a high school becomes ground zero for a zombie virus outbreak. Trapped students must fight their way out — or turn into one of the rabid infected.

All of Us Are Dead will premiere January 28, only on Netflix.