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‘Amityville: The Awakening’ Pulled From Release By Dimension Films?

Published

8 years ago

March 8, 2016

Just as Dimension Films had unrolled their marketing campaign, it’s being reported by Dread Central that Amityville: The Awakening has yet again been pulled from release.

Amityville: The Awakening, the official Amityville Horror sequel, was slated for a wide release on April 1st, 2016. I guess the joke truly was on us?

An update to the story is that a new confirmed date has been announced – and you’re not going to like it. The next Amityville will now hit theaters on January 6, 2017.

The news comes on the heels of reports of various test screening in Los Angeles. One of our own readers contacted me to exclaim how much he enjoyed the latest film from Maniac director Franck Khalfoun.

~~We put in word with Dimension and Blumhouse for an official statement but have yet to hear back. We will update when there’s something substantial.~~

The film has been retitled, retooled ands recut multiple times since its initial delay in September of 2014.

In Amityville: The Awakening, “Belle, her little sister, and her comatose twin brother move into a new house with their single mother Joan in order to save money to help pay for her brother’s expensive healthcare. But when strange phenomena begin to occur in the house including the miraculous recovery of her brother, Belle begins to suspect her Mother isn’t telling her everything and soon realizes they just moved into the infamous Amityville house.”

Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bella Thorne, McKenna Grace, Cameron Monaghan, Taylor Spreitler, Thomas Mann and Jennifer Morrison star.

Brad Miska

Horror movie fanatic who co-founded Bloody Disgusting in 2001. Producer on Southbound, V/H/S/2/3/94, SiREN, Under the Bed, and A Horrible Way to Die. Chicago-based. Horror, pizza and basketball connoisseur. Taco Bell daily. Franchise favs: Hellraiser, Child's Play, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, Scream and Friday the 13th. Horror 365 days a year.

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Dan Stevens and Al Pacino Starring in Exorcism Horror Movie ‘The Ritual’

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44 mins ago

April 23, 2024

John Squires

Pictured: Dan Stevens in 'The Guest'

Dan Stevens is everywhere lately, from Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire to Abigail and the upcoming Cuckoo. We’re not complaining. Up next? He’s starring in horror movie The Ritual.

Al Pacino and Dan Stevens have both joined the cast of the upcoming exorcism horror movie from XYZ Films and director David Midell, Variety reports this afternoon.

Based on a true story, the film “follows two priests — one questioning his faith (Stevens) and one reckoning with a troubled past (Pacino) — who must put aside their differences to save a possessed young woman through a difficult and dangerous series of exorcisms.”

Variety details, “The film is an authentic portrayal of Emma Schmidt, an American woman whose demonic possession culminated in harrowing exorcisms. Her case remains the most thoroughly documented exorcism in American history.”

David Midell and Enrico Natale wrote the screenplay for The Ritual.

XYZ Films is planning to release the horror film theatrically in 2025.