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SHUDDER GOES BIG AT NEW YORK COMIC CON WITH MULTI-PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 2025

Published

2 months ago

10/20/2024

Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, previewed its highly anticipated 2025 film lineup during a special panel at New York Comic Con 2024. The event, titled “Shudder is here to Scare the S*** Out of You,” was led by Shudder’s VP of Programming, Samuel Zimmerman, and featured a distinguished group of horror industry talents including actors David Dastmalchian and Devon Sawa, musician and director Flying Lotus, actor and director Kate Siegel, and director Tina Romero. During the panel, Shudder revealed several key updates: the upcoming release of DARK MATCH, a wrestling-themed horror film debuting on January 31, 2025, and a first-look teaser for the sci-fi horror feature ASH, set for theatrical release through RLJE Films and streaming on Shudder in 2025. Additionally, Shudder confirmed the greenlight for the highly anticipated eighth installment of the V/H/S franchise.

“At New York Comic Con we are not only celebrating an exciting 2024 at Shudder, showcasing the fearless and provocative voices of our filmmakers, but looking ahead,” commented Samuel Zimmerman. “As 2025 and our 10th anniversary draws near, DARK MATCH, V/H/S/8, and ASH are just the beginning of our boldest, most frightening year yet.”

Shudder has acquired the US, UKI, and ANZ rights to DARK MATCH, written and directed by Lowell Dean and starring wrestling superstar Chris Jericho (TERRIFIER 2), Ayisha Issa (TRANSPLANT), Steven Ogg (THE WALKING DEAD, WESTWORLD), Sara Canning (THE VAMPIRE DIARIES), Michael Eklund (THE CALL) and Jonathan Cherry (GOON). In DARK MATCH, a small-time wrestling company accepts a well-paying gig in a backwoods town only to learn, too late, that the community is run by a mysterious cult leader with devious plans for their match. The film will debut on Shudder on January 31, 2025.

The found footage franchise V/H/S will continue with an eighth film, set to debut on Shudder in 2025. The news comes on the heels of a record-breaking opening for the latest installment V/H/S/BEYOND, which debuted on Friday, October 4 and became the #2 most streamed film of all time across Shudder and AMC+ and the most streamed movie in the V/H/S franchise.

RLJE Films and Shudder have acquired the US rights to Grammy Award Winner Flying Lotus’ second feature ASH. The film stars Eiza González (BABY DRIVER, 3 BODY PROBLEM), Aaron Paul (BREAKING BAD, WESTWORLD), Iko Uwais (THE RAID, THE NIGHT COMES FOR US), Beulah Koale (NEXT GOAL WINS), and Kate Elliott (WENTWORTH), and will feature an original score composed by Flying Lotus, whose previous films include the Shudder Original KUSO and a segment in V/H/S/99. ASH will have a wide theatrical release through RLJE Films and streaming on Shudder in 2025. On the mysterious planet of Ash, Riya (González) awakens to find her crew slaughtered. When a man named Brion (Paul) arrives to rescue her, an ordeal of psychological and physical terror ensues while Riya and Brion must decide if they can trust one another to survive.

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Texas Residents: Win Advanced Screening Passes to ‘Wolf Man’

Published

6 days ago

12/24/2024

Ted (Steady)

FOR A CHANCE TO WIN, CHOOSE YOUR CITY LINK BELOW

Screenings take place Tue January 14 @ 7:00 pm CST. Arrive early! Seating is limited.

AUSTIN – Use code: oGsxo95038
Location: Regal Westgate Stadium 11
4477 South Lamar Blvd., Austin, TX 78745

DALLAS – Use code: fExVy65548
Location: AMC Northpark 15
8687 N Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75225

HOUSTON – Use code: DNPxK93298
Location: Regal Edwards Houston Marq’E
7600 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX 77024

SAN ANTONIO – Use code: YhjwS05620
Location: Santikos Palladium IMAX
17703 W. IH-10, 78257

FROM THE PRODUCER OF THE BLACK PHONE AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE INVISIBLE MAN COMES A TERRIFYING NEW NIGHTMARE. UNIVERSAL PICTURES AND BLUMHOUSE PRESENT WOLF MAN. RATED R. ONLY IN THEATERS JANUARY 17TH.

What if someone you loved became something else? From Blumhouse and visionary writer-director Leigh Whannell, the creators of the chilling modern monster tale The Invisible Man, comes a terrifying new lupine nightmare: Wolf Man.

Golden Globe nominee Christopher Abbott (Poor Things, It Comes at Night) stars as Blake, a San Francisco husband and father, who inherits his remote childhood home in rural Oregon after his own father vanishes and is presumed dead. With his marriage to his high-powered wife, Charlotte (Emmy winner Julia Garner; Ozark, Inventing Anna), fraying, Blake persuades Charlotte to take a break from the city and visit the property with their young daughter, Ginger (Matlida Firth; Hullraisers, Coma).

But as the family approaches the farmhouse in the dead of night, they’re attacked by an unseen animal and, in a desperate escape, barricade themselves inside the home as the creature prowls the perimeter. As the night stretches on, however, Blake begins to behave strangely, transforming into something unrecognizable, and Charlotte will be forced to decide whether the terror within their house is more lethal than the danger without.

The film co-stars Sam Jaeger (The Handmaid’s Tale), Ben Prendergast (The Sojourn Audio Drama) and Benedict Hardie (The Invisible Man), with newcomer Zac Chandler, Beatriz Romilly (Shortland Street) and Milo Cawthorne (Shortland Street).

Wolf Man is directed by Whannell and written by Whannell & Corbett Tuck. Whannell’s previous films with Blumhouse include The Invisible Man, Upgrade and Insidious: Chapter 3.

The film is produced by Blumhouse founder and CEO Jason Blum p.g.a., and Ryan Gosling (The Fall Guy, Lost River) and is executive produced by Leigh Whannell, Beatriz Sequeira, Mel Turner and Ken Kao. Universal Pictures and Blumhouse present a Gosling/Waypoint Entertainment production, in association with Cloak & Co: Wolf Man.

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DALLAS: Win an advanced virtual screening for “Culpa Tuya”

Published

2 weeks ago

12/14/2024

Ted (Steady)

FOR A CHANCE TO WIN, CHOOSE YOUR CITY LINK BELOW

Screening takes place Wed, December 18 @ 7:00pm CST. Film available for 36 hours.

DALLAS – Register here

In this highly anticipated sequel to the international sensation Culpa Mía, Noah and Nick’s passionate romance faces new challenges. Despite their parents’ efforts to keep them apart, their love seems unbreakable. However, as Nick dives into his career and Noah heads off to college, they’re thrust into unfamiliar worlds filled with temptations and new connections. As they navigate the complexities of young adulthood, their relationship is put to the ultimate test. With external forces threatening to tear them apart and their family’s reputation hanging in the balance, Noah and Nick must fight harder than ever to keep their love alive.

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Texas Residents: Win Advanced Screening Passes to ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’

Published

3 weeks ago

12/12/2024

Ted (Steady)

FOR A CHANCE TO WIN, CHOOSE YOUR CITY LINK BELOW

Screenings take place Tue December 17 @ 5:00 pm CST. Arrive early! Seating is limited.

AUSTIN – Use code: PtzpZ43839
Location: Regal Westgate Stadium 11
4477 South Lamar Blvd., Austin, TX 78745

DALLAS – Use code: lAyXH79443
Location: Cinemark West Plano and XD
3800 Dallas Pwky, Plano, TX 75093

HOUSTON – Use code: KvDOG36581
Location: Regal Edwards Houston Marq’E
7600 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX 77024

SAN ANTONIO – Use code: YCYPR02421
Location: Santikos Palladium IMAX
17703 W. IH-10, 78257

Sonic the Hedgehog returns to the big screen this holiday season in his most thrilling adventure yet. Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.