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UPDATED: WATCH ‘Mortal Kombat’ Episide 1; ‘Scream 4’ Premiere
Update: Both events have come and passed, but right now we’ve just added the embed of the first “Mortal Kombat” episode!!! Enjoy it below and then tell us what you think!
There are two very exciting events happening TONIGHT, with the festivities kicking off at 6:30PST right here on Bloody-Disgusting, courtesy of NowLive.com. Embedded inside this article you’ll be able to watch the red carpet premiere/arrivals of Dimension Films’ Scream 4 as it happens LIVE from the Mann Chinese in Hollywood, CA.
You’ll find the celebrity guest list inside, along with the streaming video feed.
The fun is only beginning as at MIDNIGHT 12am PST Machinima will host a Live Stream of the debut episode of Warner Bros. Pictures “Mortal Kombat: Legacy” web series, says director Kevin Tancharoen. Check out a new look at Scorpion below!!
Based on the iconic gaming franchise, Jeri Ryan, (“Star Trek: Voyager”) will reprise her role as the headstrong “Lieutenant Sonya Blade” from the unofficial fan short. She is joined by Michael Jai White (Spawn, Kill Bill, The Dark Knight) as “Major Jackson `Jax’ Briggs” and Darren Shahlavi (300) as the sly and cunning “Kano.”
Kevin Tancharoen who directed and produced the popular, unofficial “Mortal Kombat: Rebirth” fan short that garnered over 10 million views worldwide, is bringing the same immersive directing style to this live-action digital new media series. Fans will be able to delve deep into the history of the warriors they know and love including “Sub-Zero” and “Scorpion.”
Talent Expected to attend: From the film: Wes Craven (Director), Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, Kristen Bell, Anna Paquin, Anthony Anderson, Adam Brody, Nico Tortorella, Rory Culkin, Marley Shelton, Erik Knudsen, Alison Brie, Marielle Jaffe, Aimee Teegarden, Lucy Hale, Shenae Grimes, Producer Iya Labunka, Exec Producer Ron Schmidt and Co-producer Carly Feingold.
Celebrity guests: Patricia Arquette, Rosanna Arquette, Eli, Roth, Wayne Brady, David Spade, Joel McHale, Jamie Kennedy, Matthew Lillard, Jason Mewes, Pete Wentz, Shaun White, Balthazar Getty, Busy Philipps, Carla Gugino, Dax Shepard, Freddie Highmore, Isla Fisher, Jack McBrayer, Laura Dern, Seth Green, Tom Green and Tony Hawk.
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‘Abigail’ on Track for a Better Opening Weekend Than Universal’s Previous Two Vampire Attempts
In the wake of Leigh Whannell’s Invisible Man back in 2020, Universal has been struggling to achieve further box office success with their Universal Monsters brand. Even in the early days of the pandemic, Invisible Man scared up $144 million at the worldwide box office, while last year’s Universal Monsters: Dracula movies The Last Voyage of the Demeter and Renfield didn’t even approach that number when you COMBINE their individual box office hauls.
The horror-comedy Renfield came along first in April 2023, ending its run with just $26 million. The period piece Last Voyage of the Demeter ended its own run with a mere $21 million.
But Universal is trying again with their ballerina vampire movie Abigail this weekend, the latest bloodbath directed by the filmmakers known as Radio Silence (Ready or Not, Scream).
Unlike Demeter and Renfield, the early reviews for Abigail are incredibly strong, with our own Meagan Navarro calling the film “savagely inventive in terms of its vampiric gore,” ultimately “offering a thrill ride with sharp, pointy teeth.” Read her full review here.
That early buzz – coupled with some excellent trailers – should drive Abigail to moderate box office success, the film already scaring up $1 million in Thursday previews last night. Variety notes that Abigail is currently on track to enjoy a $12 million – $15 million opening weekend, which would smash Renfield ($8 million) and Demeter’s ($6 million) opening weekends.
Working to Abigail‘s advantage is the film’s reported $28 million production budget, making it a more affordable box office bet for Universal than the two aforementioned movies.
Stay tuned for more box office reporting in the coming days.
In Abigail, “After a group of would-be criminals kidnap the 12-year-old ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure, all they have to do to collect a $50 million ransom is watch the girl overnight. In an isolated mansion, the captors start to dwindle, one by one, and they discover, to their mounting horror, that they’re locked inside with no normal little girl.”
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