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[Remember This?] This ‘Critters 2’ Trailer Had Me Unreasonably Stoked In 1988
I LOVED Stephen Herek’s 1986 film Critters so much I think I racked up easily $99 in rental fees from my local Blockbuster (if you don’t remember, new release VHS tapes cost about $99 back in the day). I’m not sure if I was expecting a sequel or not, obviously the internet didn’t exist and if you weren’t up to date on Fango you usually had no idea what was coming next.
So when I saw this for Mick Garris’ Critters 2 in front of a film (I forget which one) at my local multiplex I totally lost my sh*t! I remember thinking the big giant ball of Critters was the coolest thing I had ever seen. Perhaps it failed to ignite passion in anyone else though, the movie tanked. Maybe they should have used Grandma’s line when Brad announces the Critters are back, “No sh*t, Bradley!“
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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