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It’s ‘The Darkest Hour’ for Young Actress Olivia Thirlby
Olivia Thirlby, one of my favorite up-and-coming actresses, has scored the leading role in The Darkest Hour, a sci-fi action movie from Summit and New Regency, reports Heat Vision. Chris Gorak (Right At Your Door) is directing the pic, which is being produced by Russian filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov and Tom Jacobson. The script, which Gorak and Josh Zetumer are currently revising, is set in Moscow and follows a group of Americans traveling in the city when an alien invasion occurs. Thirlby, the young actress known for supporting roles in such indies as Juno and The Wackness, plays a trust fund girl trying to survive the attack who teams up with others to try to defeat the invaders. The movie lenses this summer in Moscow, where Bekmambetov will use his own facilities for the shoot and special effects. Thirby is also filming Jack & Diane this spring.
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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