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The Survival Horror Classic ‘Phantasmagoria’ Is Getting A Live-Action Film Adaptation!
In news that I’m just a wee bit late finding, the classic point-and-click psychological horror game “Phantasmagoria” is getting a low budget live-action film adaptation, courtesy of indie film studio Black Castle Productions. Released in 1995, the game was one of the first to feature a live actor (Victoria Morsell, who plays Adrienne Delaney) as the player’s avatar. Its gore, violence, and a surprisingly explicit rape scene also made it insanely controversial upon its release.
I’m a little ashamed to admit I’ve never actually played “Phantasmagoria”, probably because seven year-old me was too busy sneaking in late-night viewings of Candyman and A Nightmare On Elm Street when the parental figures weren’t looking, but I’ve been told by our very own Jonny B — who pointed this news out to me — that its sequel is the best.
“Phantasmagoria” is being co-written and produced by Sabrina Cooper, with Steven Shea serving as director. It will also star Miriam Margolyes (Harry Potter, Legend of the Guardians) as Harriet. We have no word yet on when the film will release, and through what channels, but it sounds like production is still very early on.
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Filming is underway on The Invisible Man director Leigh Whannell’s Wolf Man for Universal and Blumhouse, which will be howling its way into theaters on January 17, 2025.
Deadline reports that Matilda Firth (Disenchanted) is the latest actor to sign on, joining Christopher Abbott (Poor Things), Julia Garner (The Royal Hotel), and Sam Jaeger.
The project will mark Whannell’s second monster movie and fourth directing collaboration with Blumhouse Productions (The Invisible Man, Upgrade, Insidious: Chapter 3).
Wolf Man stars Christopher Abbott as a man whose family is being terrorized by a lethal predator.
Writers include Whannell & Corbett Tuck as well as Lauren Schuker Blum & Rebecca Angelo.
Jason Blum is producing the film. Ryan Gosling, Ken Kao, Bea Sequeira, Mel Turner and Whannell are executive producers. Wolf Man is a Blumhouse and Motel Movies production.
In the wake of the failed Dark Universe, Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man has been the only real success story for the Universal Monsters brand, which has been struggling with recent box office flops including the comedic Renfield and period horror movie The Last Voyage of the Demeter. Giving him the keys to the castle once more seems like a wise idea, to say the least.
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