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Third ‘Cloverfield’ Confirmed to be a Halloween Affair!

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Last November, it was revealed that the J.J. Abrams-produced sci-fi/thriller God Particle was going to be the next film in the Cloverfield universe, which began in 2008 with the titular film and was followed by 10 Cloverfield Lane. Originally slated for release on February 24, 2017, the top secret film, directed by Julius Onah, was pulled from the schedule. Paramount Pictures t hen set a new date for the third Cloverfield, scheduling it for theaters (and IMAX) on October 27, 2017. This was confirmed yesterday at the ongoing CinemaCon in Vegas.

Most interesting is that Cloverfield will be opening against Lionsgate’s tentatively titled Saw Legacy, the eighth film in the franchise. Who will lose this game of chicken?

And with that, we now have a mystery on our hands. Is this third Cloverfield movie opening in October actually God Particle, about a team of astronauts who make a “shocking discovery” and end up fighting for survival in what is described as an altered reality, or is it a proper sequel that was secretly shot right under our noses?! It’s probably the former, but you never know with Bad Robot and Mr. Abrams. God Particle, or whatever the title is, stars Ziyi Zhang, Elizabeth Debicki, Daniel Brühl and Chris O’Dowd.

Also rumored to be joining the Cloverfield universe is Overlord, which follows two paratroopers who are caught behind enemy lines after their plane crashes on a mission to destroy a German Radio Tower in a small town outside of Normandy during the D-Day invasion. After reaching their target, the two paratroopers come to realize that besides fighting off Nazi soldiers, they also must combat against supernatural forces that are a result of a secret Nazi experiment. Julius Avery, who directed A24’s Son of a Gun is at the helm of Overlord.

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‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ Adds “Chucky” Actor Teo Briones and More to Lead Cast

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Chucky Actor Teo Briones
Pictured: Teo Briones in "Chucky" Season Two

The Final Destination franchise is returning to life with Final Destination: Bloodlines. With filming now underway, THR reports that three actors have joined the lead cast, including “Chucky” actor Teo Briones.

Brec Bassinger (“Stargirl”) and Kaitlyn Santa Juana (The Friendship Game) join Teo Briones, who played Junior Wheeler in season two of “Chucky,” as the leads in the sixth installment of the horror franchise.

Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein (Freaks) are directing the fresh installment that also includes Richard Harmon (“The 100”, Grave Encounters 2), Anna Lore, Owen Patrick Joyner, Max Lloyd-Jones (The Book Of Boba Fett), Rya Kihlstedt (Obi Wan Kenobi), and Tinpo Lee (The Manor) among the cast.

Production is now underway in Vancouver.

What can we expect from the upcoming Final Destination 6? Speaking with Collider, franchise creator Jeffrey Reddick offered up an intriguing (and mysterious) tease last year.

“This film dives into the film in such a unique way that it attacks it from a different angle so you don’t feel like, ‘Oh, there’s an amazing setup and then there’s gonna be one wrinkle that can potentially save you all that you have to kind of make a moral choice about or do to solve it.’ There’s an expansion of the universe that – I’m being so careful,” Reddick teased.

Reddick continued, “It kind of unearths a whole deep layer to the story that kind of, yes, makes it really, really interesting.”

Final Destination: Bloodlines is written by Lori Evans Taylor (“Wicked Wicked Games”) and Guy Busick (Scream), with Jon Watts (Spider-Man: No Way Home) producing.

Producers on the new movie for New Line Cinema also include Dianne McGunigle (Cop Car) as well as Final Destination producers Craig Perry and Sheila Hanahan Taylor.

This will be the sixth installment in the hit franchise, and the first in over ten years. Each film centers on “Death” hunting down young friends who survive a mass casualty event.

The latest entry is expected in 2025, coinciding with the original film’s 25th anniversary.

 

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