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[New Bites] Rare ‘American Werewolf in London’ Storyboards, New One Sheets For ‘The Thing’ and ‘Afraid of the Dark’, NY ‘Shining’ Screening Update
Website IMPAwards posted two new one sheets, the first being a Russian quad for Universal Pictures’ The Thing prequel, which hits theaters October 14. And while already released, we thought this new one sheet for Troy Nixey’s Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark was pretty badass. Dig on ’em both inside.
I hate to burst your bubble, but those of you in New York will NOT be seeing a special uncut screening of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, so says website Daily Dead. “It has come to our attention the print of the film we will be showing does not in fact have the two-minute final scene that Mr. Kubrick cut following the film’s initial screenings. The version of ‘The Shining’ screening at Eastman House will be the 142-minute extended U.S. version that includes footage Mr. Kubrick subsequently cut from the European release.” BOOOOOOOOO HISSSSSSS.
Fantastic Fest attendees were treated to an extra special event over the weekend: they had the chance to view a pristine 35mm copy of John Landis’ horror comedy classic An American Werewolf in London with acclaimed special effects master, Rick Baker, in attendance. Post mortem, website Badass Digest scored a series of rare storyboards featuring the infamous transformation David Kessler (played by David Naughton) goes through. Dig on ’em all by clicking the below image!
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R-Rated ‘The X-Files: I Want to Believe’ Director’s Cut Gets New Title and Streaming Premiere Date
After a slight delay, Disney has finally announced a new streaming date for the R-Rated director’s cut of The X-Files: I Want to Believe. According to Gizmodo, it’ll also come with a new title.
The X-Files: I Want to Believe Vrach Frankenshteyn begins streaming on Hulu on August 14.
The new cut was first teased in an interview with director Chris Carter on the Fail Better With David Duchovny podcast from last year, where he teased a much scarier movie he intended.
“Now I have a chance to go back and make the scary movie that I always intended to make,” Carter explained last year. “It’s not just doing a Director’s Cut to do a Director’s Cut. It’s really kind of bringing to life something that for me was on the page and never got to the screen.“
The director’s cut of the film was initially set to arrive on Disney+ in June, but quietly disappeared from the schedule without a word. Polygon reported the delay was “due to some last-minute adjustments being made to the film.”
The release’s new “Vrach Frankenshteyn” title certainly suggests those adjustments have been made, likely referring to a Frankensteining of bonus footage.
In the film, Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) have been out of the FBI for several years, with Mulder living in isolation and Scully having become a doctor at a Catholic hospital, where she has formed a bond with a critically ill child patient.
When an FBI agent is mysteriously kidnapped, and a former Catholic priest who has been convicted of pedophilia claims to be experiencing psychic visions of the endangered agent, Scully is asked to bring Mulder back to the bureau to consult on the case because of his work with psychics.
The brand new R-rated cut will “faithfully restore the filmmaker’s original vision.”
Look for it on Hulu next month.