Would you want to be saved when everyone you care about is damned? In this round-up, we have the first chapter from Former, a novel by A. E. Stueve. Also: screening dates for Rooster Teeth's first feature film, Lazer Team, and an update on the casting of Terror Tales.
Former Preview: "Unlike his wife, his family, and his friends, Billy Dodge is alive. Profine, an international pharmaceutical and defense conglomerate, has cured him of an infection that has ravaged the Earth for over a decade. Life isn't easy for former infected, however, and despite Profine’s help, Billy is struggling to cope in a less than welcoming world. When Billy and a friend are blamed for an unfortunate death, things only become more difficult, and Billy finds himself at the center of a global crisis. As Billy wrestles with his inner demons and the strife around him, society struggles with an important question: are Formers human, and should they be allowed to live?"
To learn more about Former, the novel by A. E. Stueve, visit:
To read the first chapter of Former, click the cover image:
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Lazer Team: Press Release: "With 20 million subscribers to its YouTube Network and 3 million unique monthly visitors to its website, Internet sensation Rooster Teeth is excited to share their first feature film, the sci-fi comedy LAZER TEAM, with fans and audiences around the world!
LAZER TEAM will open Friday, January 29th in the following markets/theaters, with filmmakers and cast making special appearances at select screenings on opening night.
LOS ANGELES, CA - AMC Burbank 8 (Burnie Burns / cast - opening night appearance)
NEW YORK, NY - AMC Empire 25 (Josh Flanagan / co-writer - opening night appearance)
ATLANTA, GA - AMC Sugarloaf Mills 18 (Matt Hullum / director - opening night appearance)
AUSTIN, TX - Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar (Michael Jones and Gus Sorola / cast - opening night appearance)
BOSTON, MA - AMC Liberty Tree Mall 20
CHICAGO, IL - AMC South Barrington 30
COLUMBUS, OH - Gateway Film Center
DALLAS, TX - AMC Stonebriar Mall 24
DENVER, CO - AMC Highlands Ranch 24
HALIFAX, CANADA - Cineplex Park Lane
HOUSTON, TX - AMC Willowbrook 24 (Brandon Farmahini / cast - opening night appearance)
HOUSTON, TX - Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - AMC Indianapolis 17
JACKSONVILLE, FL - AMC Regency Jax 24
KALAMAZOO, MI - Alamo Drafthouse Kalamazoo
KANSAS CITY, MO - Alamo Drafthouse Mainstreet
LITTLETON, CO - Alamo Drafthouse Littleton
LUBBOCK, TX - Alamo Drafthouse Lubbock
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - AMC Eden Prairie Mall 18
ORLANDO, FL - AMC Disney Springs 24
PHILADELPHIA, PA - AMC Neshaminy 24
PHOENIX, AZ - AMC Westgate 20
PITTSBURGH, PA - Hollywood Theater
RICHARDSON, TX - Alamo Drafthouse Richardson
SAN DIEGO, CA - AMC Mission Valley 20
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - AMC Metreon 16 (Gavin Free / cast - opening night appearance)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Alamo Drafthouse at the New Mission
SEATTLE, WA - AMC Alderwood Mall 16
SIOUX FALLS, SD - Indievents
TAMPA, FL - Studio Movie Grill
TORONTO, CANADA - Carlton 9
TYLER, TX - Studio Movie Grill
VANCOUVER, WA - Kiggins Theater
YONKERS, NY - Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers
Fullscreen Films and Rooster Teeth present A YouTube Red Original Movie theatrically released by Amplify.
Synopsis: When four small-town losers stumble across an alien crash site containing an incredible battle suit, they soon find themselves responsible for the fate of the entire planet. With this new alien equipment genetically bound to them, and the government hot on their heels, the foursome has no choice but to work together as one to save humanity. All they have to do it learn to use a strange alien device meant for only one person, train for a battle against an omnipotent enemy, and not kill each other in the process. They may not be strong, smart, or talented... but they're Lazer Team.
DIRECTED BY: Matt Hullum
WRITTEN BY: Burnie Burns, Chris Demarais, Josh Flanagan, and Matt Hullum
CAST: Burnie Burns, Gavin Free, Michael Jones, Colton Dunn, Allie DeBerry, Alan Ritchson
RELEASE DATE (Theatrical): January 29th, 2016 with special screenings on January 27th
RELEASE DATE (YouTube Red): Early February
RUN TIME: 102 minutes
GENRE: Sci-Fi Comedy
RATING: PG -13
STUDIO: Amplify and YouTube Red
LAURELS: LAZER TEAM broke the Indiegogo record for "Most Funded Film" in 2014.
Lazer Team on Social Media: LazerTeamTheMovie.com Facebook: Facebook.com/LazerTeamMovie #LazerTeam."
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Terror Tales: Press Release: "Versatile actor Christopher Showerman, known for his roles in such films and television series as Supergirl, Radio America, The Land That Time Forgot and CSI Miami has joined the cast of recently-announced horror anthology Terror Tales – in a pivotal role.
Horror icon Lynn Lowry heads up the cast of the movie, which fixes on a husband who is abducted by a psychopath that gives the man the ride from hell, subjecting him to three horrific tales of the macabre - while his family is held captive in an attached cargo trailer.
Showerman, no stranger to the genre having recently shot the lead role in Skoorbyland Studios‘s upcoming Lady Bug, plays The Driver, a psychopath whose wicked good looks make it all the more easy for those he abducts to trust him. He enjoys toying with his victims and manipulating them into doing things against their will for his amusement. The Driver is the source from which three stories of the macabre are told in Terror Tales.
Director Jimmy Lee Combs says : "The Driver is the kind of person you meet and say "hey this guy is actually really nice, I could see inviting him over for dinner." Then as the night progresses and you get to know the person you realize there is something seriously fucked about them and can't wait to get them out of your life."
In addition to Lady Bug, Showerman’s upcoming films include Branded starring Jason and Jeremy London and dramatic thriller Smoke Filled Lungs, starring Sasha Mitchell and Frankie Faison. The actor got his big break in 1993 when cast in the title role in Disney’s George of the Jungle 2."
Tamika hails from North Beach, Maryland, a tiny town inches from the Chesapeake Bay.She knew she wanted to be an actor after reciting a soliloquy by Sojourner Truth in front of her entire fifth grade class. Since then, she's appeared in over 20 film and television projects. In addition to acting, Tamika is the Indie Spotlight manager for Daily Dead, where she brings readers news on independent horror projects every weekend.
The first horror film Tamika watched was Child's Play. Being eight years old at the time, she remembers being so scared when Chucky came to life that she projectile vomited. It's tough for her to choose only one movie as her favorite horror film, so she picked two: Nosferatu and The Stepford Wives (1975).
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