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Controversial ‘Antichrist’ Gets Pre-Halloween Release
IFC is giving Lars von Trier’s Antichrist (review) a pre-Halloween release in Los Angeles and New York, with the film to go out October 23. IFC, the biggest buyer at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, snapped up the psychological erotic-horror title during the fest. The pic, which has sexually explicit content, stars Charlotte Gainsbourg and Willem Dafoe. The Cannes jury presented Gainsbourg with its actress award. IFC will widen the theatrical release after the platform launch. The company, which usually releases theatrical titles simultaneously on video-on-demand, has set a VOD date of Oct. 21 for “Antichrist.”
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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