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Rob Hall’s Almost Human FX on ‘Crazies’ Remake
We learned this past weekend that Rob Hall’s Almost Human FX will be tackling Overture Films’ The Crazies, their remake of the classic George A. Romero film being helmed by Breck Eisner. Almost Human is responsible for the FX in QUARANTINE, VACANCY, PINEAPPLE EXPRESS and the ongoing TERMINATOR series, THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES. “As a fan of the original we are super excited to be working on this re-imagining of the cult film,” Hall tells B-D when we called to confirm the news. “The script is excellent. One of the best I’ve read in recent memory and there’s more than plenty to keep us busy. It definitely delivers.” Starring Timothy Olyphant, the film is slated for release on September 25th. Click here for all of Almost Human’s credits. Rob Hal’s directorial effort LAID TO REST is looking for a release from Anchor Bay Entertainment.
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Katharine Isabelle Battles Cosmic Horror in Exclusive ‘Junction Row’ Teaser Trailer [Fantasia 2026]
Among Fantasia 2026‘s massive final wave of programming this morning is Raven Banner’s Lovecraftian creature feature Junction Row, starring Canadian horror icon Katharine Isabelle, and we’re exclusively unveiling the teaser trailer.
Junction Row will celebrate its World Premiere at Fantasia on July 28.
Watch a housing compound fall under siege from Lovecraftian creatures more dangerous than drug dealers in the trailer below.
Junction Row follows “Juno, a recovering addict who leaves a fringe housing compound for a better life, leaving her beloved Ruby behind. When she learns that Ruby has gone missing, Juno returns, only to find Junction Row has become a hotbed of criminal activity, but she encounters much more than menacing drug dealers on her mission to find Ruby.”
Isabelle stars as Juno, with Natalie Brown (FX’s The Strain) as Ruby.
The creature feature marks the feature debut by director Ashlea Wessel, who has directed festival-favorite shorts like 2018’s “Tick” and 2020’s “Weirdo”.
Wessel co-writes Junction Row with Clown in a Cornfield author Adam Cesare and Matt Serafini.
Katharine Isabelle is coming off a brief appearance in Kane Parsons’ Backrooms, and more recently appeared in holiday horror It’s a Wonderful Knife. The horror icon is arguably best known for her turn as the eponymous werewolf in Ginger Snaps and for her roles in American Mary and Freddy vs Jason.
Fantasia teases that Junction Row tells “a story where the fear of the unknown isn’t confined to what lies above, but what waits beneath.”
Stay tuned for more from Fantasia as the festival gets underway later this month.