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WORLD OF DEATH Ep. 156 – Pigskin
This week’s World of Death installment serves up a large helping of psychological dread pitted against a backdrop of 70’s infused high school horror. If you were a fan David Mitchell’s “It Follows”, this is an episode not to be missed!
Pigskin opens with the striking image of a girl staring into the never-ending underbelly of her school’s bleachers. An image director Jake Hammond uses as a symbolic warning before unravelling a twisted tale of mental illness, toxic masculinity and schoolyard pressures.
Style oozes from Pigskin. The thumping synths and neon-lit hallways provide a nostalgic snapshot for fans of retro American horror. Director Hammond puts protagonist Laurie in some incredibly brave and uncomfortable scenarios. There is an underlying sadness to Pigskin, that makes each encounter feel more than just a surface shock.
Isadora Leiva shines as Laurie. Leiva has an instant ability to evoke empathy in the simplest mannerisms. Anxieties and social pressures bubble underneath her cheerleader exterior, making even the slightest glance nerve-wracking.
Like all the best horror films, Pigskin uses the genre to explore real-world issues in terrifying ways. When the film finally reaches its untimely climax, the audience is left to wonder whether society is the real monster.
– Jordan Wippell
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The Wayans are out to cancel the Cancel Culture with Scary Movie, and the cast assures it will do just that.
“They sort of have an across-the-board style,” Anna Faris tells EW. “It’s always been a part of the Wayans Brothers, their electricity. ‘Can we offend you? Will you still love us? Come on, you still love us, don’t you?'”
Regina Hall concurs, promising the “boundary-pushing” sixth installment in the horror parody franchise will “offend everyone.”
EW has shared a batch of behind-the-scenes images from Scary Movie, which hits theaters June 5 via Paramount.
Faris and Hall are joined by fellow franchise favorites Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Dave Sheridan, Lochlyn Munro, Cheri Oteri, Chris Elliott, and Jon Abrahams in the legacy sequel.
The ensemble includes Damon Wayans Jr., Gregg Wayans, Kim Wayans, Benny Zielke, Cameron Scott Roberts, Heidi Gardner, Olivia Rose Keegan, Ruby Snowber, Savannah Lee Nassif, Sydney Park, Kenan Thompson, and Felissa Rose.
Michael Tiddes (A Haunted House) directs from a script by Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, original Scary Movie director Keenen Ivory Wayans, Craig Wayans (Scary Movie 2), and Rick Alvarez (A Haunted House).
The film will slash through reboots, remakes, requels, prequels, sequels, spin-offs, elevated horror, origin stories, anything with the word legacy in it, and every “final chapter” that absolutely isn’t final.
Scary Movie launched in 2000, followed by Scary Movie 2 in 2001. The Wayans’ involvement ended there, but the series continued with 2003’s Scary Movie 3, 2006’s Scary Movie 4, and 2013’s Scary Movie 5.
Regina Hall & Marlon Wayans on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Anna Faris on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Marlon Wayans & Regina Hall on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Michael Tiddes & Anna Faris on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Marlon Wayans on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Regina Hall & Anna Faris on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
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