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‘Roommate’ Writer Gets ‘Crush’ on Teen Thrillers
Saw star Leigh Whannell and Caitriona Balfe (Super 8) have signed on to round out the cast of Intrepid Pictures’ thriller Crush, which starts principal photography this week in Los Angeles, reports Variety. Lucas Till (X-Men: First Class) also stars alongside Sarah Bolger, Crystal Reed, Reid Ewing and Camille Guaty. Malik Bader is directing from a script by Sonny Mallhi (The Roommate).
“Till plays a star high school athlete who becomes the focus of a secret admirer’s obsession. He soon discovers that the innocent crush has turned dangerous and deadly. Whannell will play the owner of a local yogurt shop, while Balfe will play the owner of a comic book store where Reed works.”
Whannell, who co-created Lionsgate’s boffo Saw franchise, most recently wrote and co-starred in James Wan’s Insidious, which has grossed $92 million worldwide on a miniscule production budget. 
It’s been 17 years since the release of horror sequel The Descent: Part 2, and the film is returning to physical media with a brand new 4K Ultra HD SteelBook from Lionsgate Limited.
This marks the first time The Descent: Part 2 has been released on 4K in the U.S.
Now up for pre-order, the 4K SteelBook will be released on August 11, 2026.
The Descent: Part 2 follows Sarah Carter (Shauna Macdonald) — dazed, bloodied, and speechless — as she emerges alone from the Appalachian cave system where the events of The Descent occurred. Forced back underground to help the rescue team search for her missing girlfriends, Sarah’s fractured memories begin to return, and she realizes the full horror of what lurks in the depths of the caves. But the rescue team is about to face a new tribe of deformed crawlers — even more viciously feral than those Sarah encountered before.
- The Lionsgate Limited Edition 4K includes new special features:
• Flashback on The Descent: Part 2 — Shauna Macdonald
• Flashback on The Descent: Part 2 — Krysten Cummings - Legacy Special Features:
• Audio Commentary with Director Jon Harris and Actors Shauna Macdonald, Krysten Cummings, and Anna Skellern
• The Making of The Descent: Part 2: Deeper & Darker
• The Genesis
• Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary
• EPK B-roll
• EPK Interview Clips
• Production Design Gallery
• Storyboard Gallery
• U.S. Trailer
• International Trailer
The 2-Disc 4K & Blu-ray release features new SteelBook art by Matt Ryan Tobin.
Check it out below and pre-order your copy from Lionsgate Limited today.
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