Exclusive: Mark Blutman, a Daytime Emmy-winning producer for Ghostwriter, will develop a television adaptation of Stacy Padula’s YA series Gripped.
From Padula, David Gunning and Rick Fitzpatrick’s Ble Pictures, Gripped is based off of Padula’s Boston-set five-book series, which chronicles the lives of a group of young adults whose world revolves around their passion for football, their drive to make it to the NFL, and sadly the gripping epidemic of Opioid addiction.
Blutman, who also received Emmy nominations as a producer for Girl Meets World, will pen the pilot and serve as executive producer. Gunning will produce the project.
“I’ve always looked for ways to affect young adults with a positive message in my work and so the opportunity to take the world Stacy created, a world showing how good kids can easily fall into life threatening drug addiction and eventually put the pieces of their lives back together,...
From Padula, David Gunning and Rick Fitzpatrick’s Ble Pictures, Gripped is based off of Padula’s Boston-set five-book series, which chronicles the lives of a group of young adults whose world revolves around their passion for football, their drive to make it to the NFL, and sadly the gripping epidemic of Opioid addiction.
Blutman, who also received Emmy nominations as a producer for Girl Meets World, will pen the pilot and serve as executive producer. Gunning will produce the project.
“I’ve always looked for ways to affect young adults with a positive message in my work and so the opportunity to take the world Stacy created, a world showing how good kids can easily fall into life threatening drug addiction and eventually put the pieces of their lives back together,...
- 6/1/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
The Ghostbusters creators, as well as fans from all over the world, have kept the tenacious heart of the franchise beating since 1984! To celebrate this classic franchise, the company Printed in Blood has created Ghostbusters: Art Book, filled with illustrations from various artists showcasing some of our favorite characters. Also in today's Horror Highlights: an exclusive clip from Road Head, Grimmfest's classic horror screenings details, as well as a teaser trailer and release details for both Blood on Her Name and The Horrific Evil Monsters.
Ghostbusters: Artbook Details: "Printed in Blood is proud to present Ghostbusters: Artbook—an exclusive, fully illustrated celebration of the iconic film franchise, featuring hundreds of unique art pieces from creators all over the world.
Celebrating the legacy of the pop-culture classic, Ghostbusters, this deluxe, hardcover art book features an ectoplasmic jackpot of brand-new, exclusive artwork inspired by the most iconic paranormal investigators in cinematic history.
Ghostbusters: Artbook Details: "Printed in Blood is proud to present Ghostbusters: Artbook—an exclusive, fully illustrated celebration of the iconic film franchise, featuring hundreds of unique art pieces from creators all over the world.
Celebrating the legacy of the pop-culture classic, Ghostbusters, this deluxe, hardcover art book features an ectoplasmic jackpot of brand-new, exclusive artwork inspired by the most iconic paranormal investigators in cinematic history.
- 2/3/2020
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
We are about a month away from Shriekfest Film Festival 2018, and the first three films in the lineup have been announced, including the world premiere of Echoes of Fear, the Shriekfest premiere of Sick for Toys, and Never Hike Alone featuring a certain masked killer.
Reminder: Shriekfest will be on both coasts for the second time ever, with the first leg of the festival starting on October 4th in Los Angeles and the second leg on November 3rd in Orlando, Florida.
Press Release: "The Shriekfest Film Festival, an international horror/sci-fi film, and screenplay competition, has announced the first three films of its 2018 feature film lineup. Film festival director Denise Gossett says "We are super excited to show you our wonderfully diverse selection of amazing films from all over the world."
The feature films selected thus far are listed below:
(World Premiere) Echoes of Fear directed by Shriekfest Winners, husband...
Reminder: Shriekfest will be on both coasts for the second time ever, with the first leg of the festival starting on October 4th in Los Angeles and the second leg on November 3rd in Orlando, Florida.
Press Release: "The Shriekfest Film Festival, an international horror/sci-fi film, and screenplay competition, has announced the first three films of its 2018 feature film lineup. Film festival director Denise Gossett says "We are super excited to show you our wonderfully diverse selection of amazing films from all over the world."
The feature films selected thus far are listed below:
(World Premiere) Echoes of Fear directed by Shriekfest Winners, husband...
- 9/10/2018
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
This week, Freestyle Digital Media is getting into the holiday spirit early with director David Del Rio’s psychological thriller with a yuletide twist, Sick For Toys, which just recently premiered on VOD and various digital platforms. Starring Camille Montgomery, Jon Paul Burkhart, David Gunning, and Justin Xavier, the story follows a troubled young woman named Emilia (Montgomery), whose obsession with Christmas and playthings goes way too far, all with the help of her older brother, Edward (Burkhart), who has been catering to his sister’s whims ever since their parents died.
Daily Dead recently had the chance to catch up with Del Rio for a Q&A with the director, in which he discussed being at the helm of his first feature, collaborating with his cast and crew, and more. We also have a clip from the film for Daily Dead readers to enjoy.
Congrats on your first feature as a director.
Daily Dead recently had the chance to catch up with Del Rio for a Q&A with the director, in which he discussed being at the helm of his first feature, collaborating with his cast and crew, and more. We also have a clip from the film for Daily Dead readers to enjoy.
Congrats on your first feature as a director.
- 9/5/2018
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
The season we’ve all been patiently waiting for is nearly upon us, dear readers: fall! With Labor Day right around the corner, it’s only a matter of time until the days get much shorter, the leaves change colors, and the spooky season kicks off, and this autumn, we have one helluva great lineup of horror and sci-fi (as well as a few genre-adjacent) movies coming out that should keep everyone more than busy.
Since it can be quite an undertaking to keep up with everything hitting both the big and small screens (especially this fall—Wow), this writer has put together a preview of all the cinematic treats genre fans should have on their radars this September, October, and November.
September:
Sick For Toys (Directed by David Del Rio) – On VOD September 4th
Starring: Camille Montgomery, Jon Paul Burkhart, David Gunning, Justin Xavier, Melanie Thompson, Katie Wallace, Levi Ashlyn,...
Since it can be quite an undertaking to keep up with everything hitting both the big and small screens (especially this fall—Wow), this writer has put together a preview of all the cinematic treats genre fans should have on their radars this September, October, and November.
September:
Sick For Toys (Directed by David Del Rio) – On VOD September 4th
Starring: Camille Montgomery, Jon Paul Burkhart, David Gunning, Justin Xavier, Melanie Thompson, Katie Wallace, Levi Ashlyn,...
- 8/28/2018
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Devilworks have released details on their new Christmas horror Sick For Toys whichstars American Horror Story’s Jon Paul Burkhart.
Directed by David Del Rio and co-written by Justin Xavier and James Andrew Oster, the film tells the story of Roy, who accepts an invitation to have Christmas dinner with a beautiful and strangely alluring woman. Once at dinner, he realizes that his date and her oddball brother are not what they seem & he soon ends up fighting for his life.
Jon Paul Burkhart (American Horror Story) and David Gunning Executive produced and co-star in the film. Check out the Sick For Toys trailer and poster, and a few images from the film, below:...
Directed by David Del Rio and co-written by Justin Xavier and James Andrew Oster, the film tells the story of Roy, who accepts an invitation to have Christmas dinner with a beautiful and strangely alluring woman. Once at dinner, he realizes that his date and her oddball brother are not what they seem & he soon ends up fighting for his life.
Jon Paul Burkhart (American Horror Story) and David Gunning Executive produced and co-star in the film. Check out the Sick For Toys trailer and poster, and a few images from the film, below:...
- 5/21/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Genre specialists add films ahead of Cannes market.
UK genre sales outfit Devilworks has added to its Cannes slate with the addition of six titles, all of which will make their market premieres at the French festival.
The company will handle world sales rights on supernatural horror The Axiom, starring William Kircher (The Hobbit franchise). The film, written and directed by Nicholas Woods, follows a woman who travel into a forest in search of her missing sister – once there, she discovers that she has entered a multi-dimensional world full of monsters.
World rights have also been secured for UK sci-fi horror Canaries,...
UK genre sales outfit Devilworks has added to its Cannes slate with the addition of six titles, all of which will make their market premieres at the French festival.
The company will handle world sales rights on supernatural horror The Axiom, starring William Kircher (The Hobbit franchise). The film, written and directed by Nicholas Woods, follows a woman who travel into a forest in search of her missing sister – once there, she discovers that she has entered a multi-dimensional world full of monsters.
World rights have also been secured for UK sci-fi horror Canaries,...
- 4/20/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
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