UK genre sales specialist Jinga Films has boarded husband-and-wife team Brian and Laurence Avenet-Bradley’s sci-fi horror Protos for world sales, ahead of Cannes.
The feature is written by cult horror novelist Simon Clark and produced by Mike Sharrak and the filmmakers for their US outfit Avenet Images.
It is set in a dystopian future and stars Anja Akstin, Fred Thomas Jr, Ricky Herrera and Trista Robinson as death row inmates used like lab rats by a private company seeking to revolutionise the correctional system using memory implants. Corey Landis also stars as the CEO in charge of the experiment.
The feature is written by cult horror novelist Simon Clark and produced by Mike Sharrak and the filmmakers for their US outfit Avenet Images.
It is set in a dystopian future and stars Anja Akstin, Fred Thomas Jr, Ricky Herrera and Trista Robinson as death row inmates used like lab rats by a private company seeking to revolutionise the correctional system using memory implants. Corey Landis also stars as the CEO in charge of the experiment.
- 4/30/2024
- ScreenDaily
Miramax Television Sets Dev Patel to Star In ‘The Key Man’ As Company Ramps Up International Content
Exclusive: Dav Patel is set to headline and executive produce The Key Man, a limited series telling the story of disgraced financier Arif Naqvi. Set in the Middle East, the project hails from Miramax Television. It is part of the company’s increased international focus, signaled by the hire three years ago of former NBCUniversal International Studios executive Marc Helwig — who has deep European TV industry ties — as Miramax’s Global Head of Television.
Marc Helwig
Mining the indie studio’s library of IP has been a big priority for Helwig and his team who have shepherded series projects based on such Miramax movies as The Gentlemen, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Gangs Of New York, Chocolat, The English Patient and Prêt-à-Porter, and have mounted a revival of Miramax TV’s first unscripted series Project Greenlight.
The filmmakers behind some of the movies are also involved in the TV adaptations,...
Marc Helwig
Mining the indie studio’s library of IP has been a big priority for Helwig and his team who have shepherded series projects based on such Miramax movies as The Gentlemen, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Gangs Of New York, Chocolat, The English Patient and Prêt-à-Porter, and have mounted a revival of Miramax TV’s first unscripted series Project Greenlight.
The filmmakers behind some of the movies are also involved in the TV adaptations,...
- 3/14/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Over the past few years, Tom Scott has released some of the best technology videos on YouTube, often relating them to current events on the world's top video site. Now, Scott is showing off another talent of his: he has launched Lateral, a game show that pits creative pairs against one another across a series of lateral thinking challenges.
In the first episode of Lateral, which Scott shared on his YouTube channel on May 24, sororal duo Helen Arney and Kat Arney square of against science YouTubers Simon Clark and Sally Le Page. The game progresses across multiple rounds, each of which challenges the players connect multiple concepts that may at first seem disparate.
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In the first episode of Lateral, which Scott shared on his YouTube channel on May 24, sororal duo Helen Arney and Kat Arney square of against science YouTubers Simon Clark and Sally Le Page. The game progresses across multiple rounds, each of which challenges the players connect multiple concepts that may at first seem disparate.
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- 5/25/2018
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
"They brought you into this world, now they'll take you out." Imagine if Simon Clark's Blood Crazy took place in American suburbia with Nicolas Cage playing one of the infected and you'll start to get an idea of the crazy carnage in Brian Taylor's Mom and Dad, which is teased in its first trailer ahead of its January release from Momentum Pictures.
Following its initial reveal on Yahoo!, you can now watch the new Mom and Dad trailer below. Will you be watching it this January?
"Momentum Pictures will release Mom & Dad in Theaters, on VOD and Digital HD on January 19, 2018.
Mom & Dad stars Oscar winner Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas, Raising Arizona), Selma Blair (Hellboy, Cruel Intentions), Anne Winters (“13 Reasons Why,” #RealityHigh), and Zackary Arthur (“Transparent,” The 5th Wave). Written and directed by Brian Taylor (Crank, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance), the film marks his first solo effort as a writer.
Following its initial reveal on Yahoo!, you can now watch the new Mom and Dad trailer below. Will you be watching it this January?
"Momentum Pictures will release Mom & Dad in Theaters, on VOD and Digital HD on January 19, 2018.
Mom & Dad stars Oscar winner Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas, Raising Arizona), Selma Blair (Hellboy, Cruel Intentions), Anne Winters (“13 Reasons Why,” #RealityHigh), and Zackary Arthur (“Transparent,” The 5th Wave). Written and directed by Brian Taylor (Crank, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance), the film marks his first solo effort as a writer.
- 12/28/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
If you loved Simon Clark's Blood Crazy and you're looking for thrills of the same vein on the printed page, then you might want to check out Gregg Hurwitz's Last Chance this fall. Set in a world where adults become bloodthirsty killers, the follow-up novel to The Rains hits shelves in hardcover on October 17th from MacMillan's Tor Teen line, and as a special treat for Daily Dead readers, we've been provided with an exclusive excerpt and a look at the cover art for Last Chance.
You can check out the exclusive excerpt and cover art below, and to learn more about Last Chance, visit the book on Macmillan's official site.
Last Chance synopsis: "The New York Times bestselling author of the thrillers Orphan X and The Nowhere Man returns with his next chilling young adult page-turner: Last Chance (Tor Teen, On-sale: Oct 17, 2017), which continues the pulse-pounding alien-zombie...
You can check out the exclusive excerpt and cover art below, and to learn more about Last Chance, visit the book on Macmillan's official site.
Last Chance synopsis: "The New York Times bestselling author of the thrillers Orphan X and The Nowhere Man returns with his next chilling young adult page-turner: Last Chance (Tor Teen, On-sale: Oct 17, 2017), which continues the pulse-pounding alien-zombie...
- 3/24/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Announcement coincides with the unveiling of six films by BFI graduates.
The UK’s Department for Education has announced it will invest $1.4m (£1m) of funding to support the BFI Film Academy in 2016-17.
The boost is on top of the $5.6m (£4m) the Dfe has invested in the Academy’s residential and regional programmes since 2012.
The move came on the day that 66 young filmmakers from the BFI Film Academy unveiled six short films to British film industry figures including producers Alison Owen (Suffragette, Saving Mr. Banks), Faye Ward (Suffragette, Jane Eyre) and Duncan Kenworthy (The Pass, Love Actually).
The screening and graduation ceremony, held today at BFI Southbank in London, showcased films created as part of the BFI Film Academy course at the National Film and Television School.
BFI CEO Amanda Nevill said: “Talent is everywhere but opportunity is not, and the BFI Film Academy is designed to change that. If UK film...
The UK’s Department for Education has announced it will invest $1.4m (£1m) of funding to support the BFI Film Academy in 2016-17.
The boost is on top of the $5.6m (£4m) the Dfe has invested in the Academy’s residential and regional programmes since 2012.
The move came on the day that 66 young filmmakers from the BFI Film Academy unveiled six short films to British film industry figures including producers Alison Owen (Suffragette, Saving Mr. Banks), Faye Ward (Suffragette, Jane Eyre) and Duncan Kenworthy (The Pass, Love Actually).
The screening and graduation ceremony, held today at BFI Southbank in London, showcased films created as part of the BFI Film Academy course at the National Film and Television School.
BFI CEO Amanda Nevill said: “Talent is everywhere but opportunity is not, and the BFI Film Academy is designed to change that. If UK film...
- 4/8/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Get ready stateside filmgoers, because the “phoners” (aka “crazies”) are coming to the Us. Stephen King fans know that the master of macabre doesn’t like using cell phones. His 2006 novel, Cell, is a cautionary tale about what can go wrong by pressing portable phones to our ears and keeping them close at hand in our pockets, and its unflinching subject matter contains flocks of murderous lunatics that would be right at home in Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later, George A. Romero’s The Crazies, or Simon Clark’s Blood Crazy.
We knew this unique King novel was getting the adaptation treatment, with King co-writing the screenplay and John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson in the lead roles, but we’re now one big step closer to seeing it on the silver screen, as Clarius Entertainment has acquired the Us rights to the movie.
Slated to hit theaters this year,...
We knew this unique King novel was getting the adaptation treatment, with King co-writing the screenplay and John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson in the lead roles, but we’re now one big step closer to seeing it on the silver screen, as Clarius Entertainment has acquired the Us rights to the movie.
Slated to hit theaters this year,...
- 2/5/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Finally, after a summer from hell (for most of the Us anyway), there is a chill in the air, the leaves are changing colors and Halloween, our favorite holiday, is almost here. So, in the spirit of the season, here are some new Halloween titles (as well as a couple of classics) you might want to pick up at your local bookstore.
How to Be a Zombie: The Essential Guide for Anyone Who Craves Brains by Serena Valentino. From the author of the Nightmares & Dreamscapes series of graphic novels, including 1140 Rue Royale, comes this hilarious and colorful book on how to become a zombie. With chapters ranging from "What Is Your Zombie Archetype?" and "Living with Humans" to "Zombie Fashion" and "Essential Zombie Films", this little (144 pages) book would make an excellent prize at your Halloween party. Or an unexpected stocking stuffer at Christmas.
4 out of 5
Horror! 333 Films to Scare...
How to Be a Zombie: The Essential Guide for Anyone Who Craves Brains by Serena Valentino. From the author of the Nightmares & Dreamscapes series of graphic novels, including 1140 Rue Royale, comes this hilarious and colorful book on how to become a zombie. With chapters ranging from "What Is Your Zombie Archetype?" and "Living with Humans" to "Zombie Fashion" and "Essential Zombie Films", this little (144 pages) book would make an excellent prize at your Halloween party. Or an unexpected stocking stuffer at Christmas.
4 out of 5
Horror! 333 Films to Scare...
- 10/9/2010
- by thebellefromhell
- DreadCentral.com
Jeani Rector, Amber Benson, Sarah Langan, Sarah Pinborough among British Fantasy Award 2010 nominees
Among the The British Fantasy Society Award 2010 nominees are Jeani Rector, Amber Benson, Sarah Langan and Sarah Pinborough, as well as an awesome number of female horror, fantasy, and sci-fi authors.
Rector's The Horrorzine, a monthly ezine that features some of the best horror and fantasy authors of today, as well as fantastic up-and-coming and established artists. Founded in 2009, The Horrorzine has quickly established a reputation as an e-publication that truly delivers...
Jeani Rector, editor of The Horrorzine, says, "Back in early 2009, I started noticing that a lot of ezines were going defunct. The places where people could submit fiction were becoming fewer, seemingly every day. When even The Harrow took a hiatus, I knew somebody had to fill the gap. Why not me?
And then I decided, why limit it to fiction? Why not add poetry and artwork as well?
So in July 2009, I began The Horror Zine. The...
Rector's The Horrorzine, a monthly ezine that features some of the best horror and fantasy authors of today, as well as fantastic up-and-coming and established artists. Founded in 2009, The Horrorzine has quickly established a reputation as an e-publication that truly delivers...
Jeani Rector, editor of The Horrorzine, says, "Back in early 2009, I started noticing that a lot of ezines were going defunct. The places where people could submit fiction were becoming fewer, seemingly every day. When even The Harrow took a hiatus, I knew somebody had to fill the gap. Why not me?
And then I decided, why limit it to fiction? Why not add poetry and artwork as well?
So in July 2009, I began The Horror Zine. The...
- 4/1/2010
- by asharceneaux
- Planet Fury
Tonight sees the new adaptation of John Wyndham's novel The Day Of The Triffids begin on BBC1, with the concluding part tomorrow.
And with not so much as the hint of a tendril in the publicity shots, sci-fi fans have been wondering what the latest incarnation of the fictional flora will look like.
Triffids are probably the most well-known venomous vegetation on the big or small screen but far from the only example. So, with the Triffids about to wield their deadly stingers once again, it's time to take a look at the top horticultural horrors.
Please note that the following list will include fungi which were previously considered to be plants but are now classified in their own kingdom separate from animals, plants and bacteria. In fact, genetic studies have shown fungi to be more closely related to animals than plants. Nevertheless, mushrooms are grown as crops and eaten as vegetables,...
And with not so much as the hint of a tendril in the publicity shots, sci-fi fans have been wondering what the latest incarnation of the fictional flora will look like.
Triffids are probably the most well-known venomous vegetation on the big or small screen but far from the only example. So, with the Triffids about to wield their deadly stingers once again, it's time to take a look at the top horticultural horrors.
Please note that the following list will include fungi which were previously considered to be plants but are now classified in their own kingdom separate from animals, plants and bacteria. In fact, genetic studies have shown fungi to be more closely related to animals than plants. Nevertheless, mushrooms are grown as crops and eaten as vegetables,...
- 12/29/2009
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
It’s hard to believe that Clive Barker’s The Hellbound Heart was published more than 20 years ago. The novella first appeared in 1986’s Night Visions collection, and was reissued later on as a standalone book. If you haven’t read The Hellbound Heart or seen Hellraiser, the Barker-scripted-and-directed movie it inspired, then you probably shouldn’t be reading Pocket Books’ recently published Hellbound Hearts.
Edited by Paul Kane and Marie O’Regan, this anthology includes 21 tales inspired by Barker’s hellraising universe. So if you don’t know what a Cenobite is, have never heard of the Lemarchand Configuration and think Pinhead is one of the actors in Tod Browning’s Freaks, you should check out the source material and film before opening up this tome. However, if you’re familiar with and a fan of Barker’s work, then let’s open up this Box, I mean book,...
Edited by Paul Kane and Marie O’Regan, this anthology includes 21 tales inspired by Barker’s hellraising universe. So if you don’t know what a Cenobite is, have never heard of the Lemarchand Configuration and think Pinhead is one of the actors in Tod Browning’s Freaks, you should check out the source material and film before opening up this tome. However, if you’re familiar with and a fan of Barker’s work, then let’s open up this Box, I mean book,...
- 10/13/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Allan Dart)
- Fangoria
This past weekend at FantasyCon in Nottingham, U.K., The British Fantasy Society announced the winners of its annual British Fantasy Awards. Nominations are listed; winners are in bold: Best Novel Memoirs of a Master Forger, William Heaney/Graham Joyce (Gollancz) Midnight Man, Simon Clark (Severn House) Rain Dogs, Gary McMahon (Humdrumming) The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman (Bloomsbury) The Victoria Vanishes, Christopher Fowler (Little, Brown) Thieving Fear, Ramsey Campbell (Ps Publishing) Best Novella The Reach of Children, Tim Lebbon (Humdrumming) Cold Stone Calling, Simon Clark (Tasmaniac Publications) Gunpowder, Joe Hill (Ps Publishing) "Heads", Gary McMahon (We Fade To Grey) "The Narrows", Simon Bestwick (We Fade To Grey) Best Television Doctor Who (BBC Wales) Battlestar Galactica (NBC) Dead Set (Zeppotron/Channel 4) Dexter (Clyde Phillips Productions) Supernatural (Warner Bros TV) Best Film The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan) Cloverfield (Matt Reeves) Iron Man (Jon Favreau) The Mist (Frank Darabont) The Orphanage (Juan Antonio Bayona...
- 9/24/2009
- thetorchonline
I first became acquainted with Axelle Carolyn when she authored an article in Fangoria magazine and I was struck by her unusual name. At first I thought she had just flipped her names (I wasn’t aware at the time that “Axelle” is a Belgian/French female given name) and was really Carolyn Axelle. But as time went by and I actually worked with Axelle on several projects (and discovered that “Axelle” is a real girl’s name), I became one of her biggest fans. She has done it all and she’s only 30 years old – respected journalist, talented actor, stunning model and now she is a published horror fiction author. I want to be her when I grow up.
Strangely, for all the collaborations she and I have worked on, I have never spoken to her. Everything via e-mail or messaging. The same now with my first in-depth interview...
Strangely, for all the collaborations she and I have worked on, I have never spoken to her. Everything via e-mail or messaging. The same now with my first in-depth interview...
- 8/27/2009
- by thebellefromhell
- DreadCentral.com
Actress/writer Barbie Wilde, best known for her performance as the one female Cenobite in the Hellraiser film series, has a new story called 'Sister Celice' featured in the new anthology Hellbound Hearts - twenty-one tales inspired by Clive Barker’s Hellraiser universe (out Sept 29, 2009 in bookstores.) The merciless realm of the demonic Cenobites is the setting for these stories.
Edited by Paul Kane and Marie O’Regan, the anthology also features the work of six other female authors including Kelley Armstrong and Sarah Langan...
New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong logs on to a disturbing website for gamers, where the challenge is agonizing, and the solution beyond painful. When his father disappears, an Oxford student returns to his family’s mansion, where a strange mechanism in the cellar holds a curious power, in a haunting illustrated work by Christopher Golden and Mike Mignola.
With a special foreword by Clive Barker,...
Edited by Paul Kane and Marie O’Regan, the anthology also features the work of six other female authors including Kelley Armstrong and Sarah Langan...
New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong logs on to a disturbing website for gamers, where the challenge is agonizing, and the solution beyond painful. When his father disappears, an Oxford student returns to his family’s mansion, where a strange mechanism in the cellar holds a curious power, in a haunting illustrated work by Christopher Golden and Mike Mignola.
With a special foreword by Clive Barker,...
- 8/25/2009
- by Superheidi
- Planet Fury
Hellbound Hearts is one of the coolest literary projects happening in the horror genre right now. In fact, short of Barker getting off his bum and giving us the goddamn third book of the Art, there isn't much else that could get me this excited!
Hellbound Hearts pays tribute to Barker's The Hellbound Heart as a collection of short stories penned by today's best authors. The works offered here are as follows:
- Prisoners of the Inferno by Peter Atkins
- The Cold by Conrad Williams
- The Confessor's Tale by Sarah Pinborough
- Hellbound Hollywood by Mick Garris
- Mechanisms by Christopher Golden and Mike Mignola (illustrated by Mike Mignola)
- Every Wrong Turn by Tim Lebbon
- The Collector by Kelley Armstrong
- Bulimia by Richard Christian Matheson
- Orfeo the Damned by Nancy Holder
- Our Lord of Quarters by Simon Clark
- Wordsworth by Neil Gaiman...
Hellbound Hearts pays tribute to Barker's The Hellbound Heart as a collection of short stories penned by today's best authors. The works offered here are as follows:
- Prisoners of the Inferno by Peter Atkins
- The Cold by Conrad Williams
- The Confessor's Tale by Sarah Pinborough
- Hellbound Hollywood by Mick Garris
- Mechanisms by Christopher Golden and Mike Mignola (illustrated by Mike Mignola)
- Every Wrong Turn by Tim Lebbon
- The Collector by Kelley Armstrong
- Bulimia by Richard Christian Matheson
- Orfeo the Damned by Nancy Holder
- Our Lord of Quarters by Simon Clark
- Wordsworth by Neil Gaiman...
- 8/6/2009
- by Masked Slasher
- DreadCentral.com
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