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Director Chuck Russell Joins ‘Dream Warriors’ Event at Wizard World Philly!
Hey, Phillllllllyyyyy!!!
Bloody Disgusting and Wizard World are bringing director Chuck Russell our first ever Horror Fest taking place June 1-4 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.
Russell will be our Guest of Honor and will join Heather Langenkamp at our special A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors event taking place on Saturday, June 3rd at Underground Arts. The ultimate Dream Warriors celebration includes a live commentary and Q&A with both Russell and Langenkamp followed by a very special acoustic show from Don Dokken, lead singer of the iconic rock band Dokken, who performed the infamous hit single “Dream Warriors” on the film’s soundtrack! Tickets for this show are $20.
With Russell joining the massive celebration, to put a slimy cap on the evening we will also screen his The Blob at midnight following Dokken’s performance!
This will be Russell’s FIRST EVER convention appearance and he will be signing autographs and doing photo opps Sat. and Sun. at Wizard World. He’s also the director behind The Mask, Eraser and even Scorpion King.
Wizard World Horror Fest weekend all access passes are now available at a cost of $50.
Kicking off on Thursday, June 1st and running through the 4th, the lineup for the first stop, Philadelphia, will also include anniversary screenings of Buffy the Vampire Slayer with special guest Kristy Swanson, The Monster Squad with stars Andre Gower and Ryan Lambert, with a huge surprise announcement forthcoming.
The festival will also host the U.S. Premiere of Dark Signal executive produced by Neil Marshall (“Game of Thrones”, The Descent, Doomsday, Dog Soldiers), and the Philadelphia Premieres of Super Dark Times (straight from its celebrated Tribeca Film Festival screening), Found Footage 3D (winner of the jury prize at Bruce Campbell’s Horror Film Festival), and IFC Midnight’s 68 Kill starring “Criminal Minds’” Matthew Gray Gubler, which received its world premiere at the 2017 SXSW Film Festival.
Bloody Disgusting’s Tony Wash is also programming a special “World of Death” shorts block that will kick off Saturday’s events.
Watch for the initial schedule tomorrow with single ticket links opening for purchase.
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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