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Simon Pegg to Topline John Landis’ ‘Burke and Hare’

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15 years ago

August 23, 2009

Simon Pegg (Star Trek, Shaun of the Dead) is set to topline John Landis’ (American Werewolf in London, Twilight Zone: The Movie, “Thriller”) latest horror opus, Burke and Hare, which is lensing in London later this summer, reports Dread Central. Based on a true story, Burke And Hare is about two 19th century graverobbers who find a lucrative business providing cadavers for an Edinburgh medical school. Here’s the tagline we just got our hands on: “No job too small, no body too big, no questions asked.”

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Dan Stevens and Al Pacino Starring in Exorcism Horror Movie ‘The Ritual’

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57 mins ago

April 23, 2024

John Squires

Pictured: Dan Stevens in 'The Guest'

Dan Stevens is everywhere lately, from Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire to Abigail and the upcoming Cuckoo. We’re not complaining. Up next? He’s starring in horror movie The Ritual.

Al Pacino and Dan Stevens have both joined the cast of the upcoming exorcism horror movie from XYZ Films and director David Midell, Variety reports this afternoon.

Based on a true story, the film “follows two priests — one questioning his faith (Stevens) and one reckoning with a troubled past (Pacino) — who must put aside their differences to save a possessed young woman through a difficult and dangerous series of exorcisms.”

Variety details, “The film is an authentic portrayal of Emma Schmidt, an American woman whose demonic possession culminated in harrowing exorcisms. Her case remains the most thoroughly documented exorcism in American history.”

David Midell and Enrico Natale wrote the screenplay for The Ritual.

XYZ Films is planning to release the horror film theatrically in 2025.