A dancing slider teaser for Nacho Vigalondo's Colossal and its city-wrecking monster has been revealed ahead of the film's April 7th release. Also: preview pages from Spectral: Ghosts of War, Erika Ervin (AHS: Freak Show) joins the Dead Squad cast, a Wizard World website update, Havenhurst release details, and a Scared to Death trailer.
Watch the New Slider Teaser for Colossal: "An unapologetic party girl dreams of a fresh start only to discover a mysterious and fantastical connection between herself and a city-wrecking monster on the other side of the globe."
Written and directed by Nacho Vigalondo, Colossal stars Anne Hathaway, Dan Stevens, Jason Sudeikis, Tim Blake Nelson, and Austin Stowell. Following its time on the big screen at Sundance, Colossal will be released in theaters on April 7th by Neon.
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Preview Pages from Comic Prequel to Spectral: "THE OFFICIAL COMIC PREQUEL TO THE NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM!
Delving deeper into the supernatural mysteries of the sci-fi action movie SPECTRAL, this official prequel graphic novel tells a new story of survival in the face of a weaponized force of phantoms known as ‘spectrals.’
When a war-torn city is overrun by a terrifying army of ghosts, a group of school friends set out on a dangerous journey to uncover the truth behind their nightmares. Meanwhile, an advanced assault unit of near-future soldiers skirts the city’s shadows on a search and rescue mission, finding themselves thrown into explosive conflict with an impossible enemy that can only be seen with specialized goggles that enable the wearer to look death in the eye. Are these attackers the ghosts the children seek? Or something much more sinister?
Written by Seamus Kevin Fahey (Battlestar Galactica, Lethal Weapon), Sean Fahey (BlackJack Press) and with stunning painted artwork by Zid (Son of Merlin, Kong: Skull Island), SPECTRAL: GHOSTS OF WAR is a poignant tale of courage in the face of the unknown set against a spectacular backdrop of paranormal military warfare.
Title: Spectral: Ghosts of War
Availability: Comixology digital exclusive
Release date: 2/1/17
48 pages
Price: $7.99
Writer: Seamus Kevin Fahey, Sean Fahey
Artwork: Zid
To learn more about Spectral: Ghosts of War, go to the Comixology website.
Wizard World Reveals Website Re-Launch: Press Release: "LOS ANGELES, February 2, 2017—Wizard World (OTCBB: WIZD) today announced the re-launch of its website, www.wizardworld.com, with a fresh redesign providing users more relevant information on its nationwide tour of pop culture conventions and associated business units, in a highly intuitive and sleek format. The all-encompassing new look and feel is in line with the WizardWorld brand’s standing as a leader in the industry and the company’s expansion into other areas of the entertainment world. The website was designed in partnership with and under the direction of Charles Bell of Tool Studios, a leader in creative custom solutions.
“Our website is the front facing look of the company and a critical component of how our fans discover and experience all that Wizard World has to offer,” said John D. Maatta, Wizard World President & CEO. “That’s why it is so important for us to have a professional, easily navigable site that highlights our shows and entertainment options, but that also has the ability to seamlessly include two very important and transcendent new WizardWorld business units which will be announced in the coming days. Wizard World is shedding its old small-time skin and is aggressively moving into the vanguard of the pop culture event and entertainment space.”
Maatta added: “Charles Bell’s team at Tool Studios was instrumental in helping the Wizard World Team design an improved user experience that will allow us to better connect digitally with consumers. We are very proud to showcase Wizard World on the new site as we progress forward into new verticals.”
On the refreshed wizardworld.com site, fans are able to more easily: purchase tickets and VIP packages for Wizard World Comic Con, SocialCon, Touring and related events across North America discover which celebrities, comic creators, hosts and other guests will attend shows find information and schedules of entertainment, special events, photo ops, autographs and other attractions at each convention Wizard World Comic Con events bring together thousands of fans of all ages to celebrate the best in pop culture: movies, television, gaming, live entertainment, comics, sci-fi, graphic novels, toys, original art, collectibles, contests and more. The 2017 Wizard World Comic Con schedule continues in Portland, February 17-19, at the Oregon Convention Center, the second event on the 16-convention slate."
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Havenhurst Release Details & Trailer: Press Release: "Los Angeles, CA - Brainstorm Media and Twisted Pictures have announced the February 10th limited theatrical and nationwide Cable VOD and Digital HD release of Andrew C. Erin's Havenhurst. Co-written by Erin (Sam's Lake, Simple Things) and Daniel Farrands (Amityville: The Awakening, Haunting in Connecticut, The Id), the film stars genre vet (Julie Benz, "Defiance", "Dexter", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") as a woman battling her own demons while trying to uncover what happened to her apartment's previous tenant (Danielle Harris, Halloween 4 & 5, Rob Zombie's Halloween, the Hatchet franchise). Havenhurst will debut in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Music Hall.
Havenhurst will begin weeklong theatrical runs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Houston, Kansas City and Phoenix. Nationwide, Havenhurst will be available on Cable VOD and Digital HD platforms, including Charter Spectrum, Comcast, DirecTV Cinema, Dish, iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Google Play, Vudu and more.
Benz and Harris are joined onscreen by Fionnula Flannagan (Little Secret, "Defiance", "Lost"), Belle Shouse ("Secrets and Lies", A Million Ways to Die in the West), Josh Stamberg ("The Affair", "Parenthood"), Toby Huss (Big Bear, "Halt and Catch Fire"), Jennifer Blanc (Among Friends, Good Family Times), Matt Lasky (The Purge: Anarchy) and Douglas Tait ("Jack The Reaper", "The Quest").
Welcome to Havenhurst, a gothic apartment complex in the heart of New York City. A beautifully maintained, turn-of-the-century building that houses over 3,000 residents and countless dark secrets. The rent is what you can afford and the rules are simple: live a decent life and you can stay forever. Break the rules and there are consequences.
Jackie (Benz), a troubled young woman struggling with addiction, is released from rehab and given a second chance with a new job and a furnished apartment at Havenhurst. Guilt-ridden over the loss of her 8-year-old daughter, Jackie is quickly drawn into the mysteries of Havenhurst, in particular, the disappearance of apartment 1006's previous lost soul, a young woman (Harris) she befriended in rehab who vanished without a trace.
Aided by a hardened New York police detective (Stamberg) and a lonely foster child (Shouse) who lives under the sadistic shadow of her caretakers, Jackie must not only battle her inner demons... but the very real ones that live within the walls of Havenhurst.
Scared to Death Trailer: Press Release: "The Lavin Production Company is thrilled to announce the release of the trailer for slasher film SCARED TO DEATH from independent filmmaker Kate Lavin, director of TRAIL OF BLOOD ON THE TRAIL and the innovative choose your own adventure style slasher web series DEATH CHOICE: MOTEL MAYHEM.
Two people viciously murdered at a nearby haunted house isn't enough to deter four friends from their Halloween plans. As they make their way through a haunted house, the women start to notice that not everyone is there for fun and games. As they cross paths with a killer, these friends go from scared to death.
This movie is expected to be completed early this year and will be submitted to screen at film festivals.
Starring: Courtney Rose Bennett Michelle De Sutter Anna Nabhan Kristy Whitman Eric Stadler Brittany Lynne Harvey Jake Van Hoorn Jillian Risinger
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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