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‘Phantasm: Ravager’ Locks Down a Release Date?
Update: EW has revealed that the movie will be coming out in theaters and via digital HD on October 7th.
The last we posted about Phantasm: Ravager was a trailer that unfortunately had to be taken down. Since then, there has been pretty much radio silence on the fifth entry into Don Coscarelli’s franchise that began in 1979. Today changes that.
Phantasm series star Reggie Banister was scheduled to appear at this Fall’s Monster-Mania Con in Hunt Valley, MD. However, it turns out that he is unable to make his appearance as he will need to be in Los Angeles for the release of Phantasm: Ravager, according to a Facebook post. It’s unclear if this is a premiere before a wider release or if this is a one-off event. However, it’s exciting because it’s still forward progress.
Phantasm: Ravager, which will be the fifth and final entry in Don Coscarelli’s classic horror Phantasm series, features Reggie Bannister (a veteran of all five films) in his decades long pursuit of the malevolent Tall Man, and it finally forces him to confront the mysteries at the heart of the Phantasm saga. The entire original cast is back including Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Kathy Lester and Angus Scrimm, who passed away earlier this year, along with some great new characters.
The information was spotted by the keen-eyed John Squires.
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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