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.

Watch the trailer for Netflix Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Legendary has revealed the first Texas Chainsaw Massacre teaser for Netflix’s newest installment to the iconic slasher horror franchise, which will see the long-awaited return of Leatherface. The film is scheduled to make its debut next year on February 18, exclusively on Netflix.