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Anchor Bay Finds ‘A Horrible Way To Die’

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Full disclosure: B-D editor Brad Miska is a associate-producer on this film. After a successful screening at TIFF, Adam Wingard’s newest film A Horrible Way To Die has been snatched up by genre specialists Anchor Bay, who plan a theatrical release at a later date (and then, if history has taught us anything, will release the DVD in no less than 45 different versions over the next few years). Starring indie faves AJ Bowen (House of the Devil, Hatchet II) and Amy Seimatz (Bitter Feast), the film concerns a serial killer (Bowen) tracking down his ex-girlfriend (Seimatz) after escaping from prison (due in part to the carelessness of a prison guard played by screenwriter Simon Barrett). Between this, Insidious, and I Saw The Devil, genre films have been doing quite well following their TIFF screenings. We win! Some more details follow courtesy of THR.
The film bowed at the Toronto International Film Festival on Wednesday night as part of the Vangard program, and the deal was closed Thursday afternoon.

It was negotiated by Celluloid’s Nate Bolotin and Travis Stevens with Anchor Bay’s Bill Clark, Kevin Kasha, James Shapiro and Richard Turner.

Celluloid Nightmares, which is focused on the acquisition and worldwide sales of genre films, is a new alliance between Hengameh Panahi’s Paris-based Celluloid Dreams and the Los Angeles-based XYZ Films, founded by partners Bolotin, Nick Spicer and Aram Tertzakian.

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Kristen Stewart Doesn’t Want to Make Any Marvel Movies But Does Want to Make a Scary Horror Movie

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If you haven’t yet seen A24 and Saint Maud director Rose Glass’ new movie Love Lies Bleeding, you should definitely get out there and support it in theaters while you can. The critically acclaimed romantic thriller is one of this year’s best movies so far, driven by incredible lead performances from Katy O’Brian and the always compelling Kristen Stewart.

Katy O’Brian just landed a huge role in Mission Impossible 8, but what’s next for Kristen Stewart? Well, for starters, don’t expect to see her in any Marvel movies anytime soon.

Stewart tells the “Not Skinny but Not Fat” podcast, “I will likely never do a Marvel movie … it sounds like a fucking nightmare, actually.” She further explains, “You would have to put so much money and so much trust into one person … and it doesn’t happen.”

And so therefore what ends up happening is this algorithmic, weird experience where you can’t feel personal at all about it. So likely not,” Kristen Stewart continues in her chat with the podcast. “But maybe the world changes, that’s what I’m saying.” She notes, however, “if Greta Gerwig asked me to do a Marvel movie, then I would do it.”

So what DOES Kristen Stewart want to do next? Chatting with Variety on the red carpet just a couple months back, she indicated that she’s far more interested in horror than Marvel!

I’d like to make a good scary movie,” Stewart answered when asked what she’d like to do next. “Like something a little more psychological. Yeah, a really good horror movie.”

Kristen Stewart is of course no stranger to the horror/thriller genres, getting her start as a child actor in David Fincher’s Panic Room. From there, she starred in 2007 horror movie The Messengers, as well as the Twilight movies, ghost story Personal Shopper, and 2018’s Lizzie. And don’t forget 2020’s Underwater or David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future.

The ball is in your court, filmmakers. Let’s make it happen.

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