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After Dark Originals: First Details on ‘Banshee’ and ’51’
In an article announcing that Syfy is teaming with indie production company After Dark on two films for the network’s Saturday night creature-feature slot, the plot details were also revealed. Steven C. Miller’s Scream of the Banshee, starring Lauren Holly (“NCIS”) and Lance Henriksen (“Aliens”), is about a professor who releases a creature with a bone-splitting scream. The film is in post-production. The second is 51, which revolves around a group of reporters allowed access to a top-secret Air Force base housing aliens. No director has been chosen for 51. Both films are also going to hit theaters as part of After Dark Originals this fall.
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‘Drop’ – Violett Beane Joins the Cast of Christopher Landon’s New Thriller
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.”