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Genius Behind ‘Torque’ Releases First (Insane) Still For ‘Detention’
Joseph Kahn makes his living – for the most part – off of directing music videos for mainstream artists (Britney Spears, Garbage, U2, etc.), but has graced the silver screen only once with 2004’s Torque. At the time, it seemed like a quick cash-grab to capitalize on the success of The Fast And The Furious and its sequel; and in actuality, that’s REALLY all it was supposed to be, just switching out the cars for bikes. But what it turned out being is the Scary Movie version of Vin Diesel’s calling card, and it’s extremely amusing if you enjoy terrible movies. Kahn just released a still from his horror debut, Detention, which features a character called Cinderhella. Check after the break to see the Silent Hill-like character, who will hopefully kill Dane Cook in the first five minutes.
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Christopher Landon to Helm Feature Adaptation of Grady Hendrix’s ‘The Final Girl Support Group’
A new feature adaptation of author Grady Hendrix‘s slasher book The Final Girl Support Group is now on the way from Paramount Pictures, and Deadline reports that it’s found its director in Christopher Landon (Drop, Happy Death Day).
The two previously collaborated on My Best Friend’s Exorcism.
In The Final Girl Support Group, “Lynette is a real-life final girl who survived a massacre. For more than a decade, she’s been meeting with five other final girls and their therapist in a support group for those who survived the unthinkable, working to put their lives back together. Then one woman misses a meeting, and their worst fears are realized—someone knows about the group and is determined to rip their lives apart again, piece by piece.”
“But the thing about final girls is that no matter how bad the odds, how dark the night, how sharp the knife, they will never, ever give up.”
I wrote in my novel review for BD, “Hendrix puts his characters through the absolute wringer. It’s a bloody, vicious voyage for the flawed heroine, both physically and emotionally. In terms of action and horror, Support Group delivers breakneck pacing and thrills.”
Five years ago, Andy Muschietti & Barbara Muschietti (Mama, It, It Chapter Two) were attached to produce a planned series adaptation for HBO Max alongside Charlize Theron. While Theron is no longer producing, the Muschiettis remain on board under their Double Dream label.
Paramount Pictures is also developing Hendrix’s sci-fi novella, BadAsstronauts.
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