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Both ‘Rings’ and ‘Friday the 13th’ Have Been Pushed Back
Sad news for horror fans that were expecting to die in 7 days. Wait, that’s a bit dark. Let me try that again…
Paramount has announced some upsetting delays to their schedule as they’ve pushed back F. Javier Gutiérre’s Rings from its October 28th release date to February 3rd, 2017. The movie is the third film in the Ring remake franchise, which began in 2002 and was based on Hideo Nakata’s 1998 J-horror classic.
I’m wondering if the box office performance of Blair Witch had anything to do with this movement. Both franchises opened relatively close to each other and both had a sequel come out within a few years. Now the third entries are coming out over a decade since the sequels and I wouldn’t be surprised if Paramount has cold feet due to the similarity of the situation.
At the same time, Paramount has also pushed back its Friday the 13th reboot, which was supposed to come out January 13th, 2017. As we predicted, they’ve moved it to Friday, October 13th, 2017.
The Crazies‘ Breck Eisner is in talks to direct the slasher with Prisoners‘ Aaron Guzikowski writing the script. The film is, according to producer Brad Fuller, “an origin-ish story.”
The next V/H/S installment is on the way, this time from producer Roy Lee (Weapons, IT), and it’s landed on its new theme.
Spooky Pictures and Image Nation are teaming to produce V/H/S: SCP, Variety reports, and it’ll be the first feature-length addition to the online collective fiction project, the SCP (Special Containment Procedures) Foundation.
The SCP Foundation began in 2008 as a collaborative digital project and has since grown into one of the largest fan-driven horror and sci-fi universes online. You can get acquainted with the SCP Foundation via Bloody FM’s SCP Archives podcast.
V/H/S: SCP will be framed as “’recovered field documentation,’ or video evidence gathered, redacted, and archived by the secretive organization. Standalone segments in the anthology will focus on different objects, entities, or events under the containment-breach narrative.”
Spooky Pictures is headed by genre veterans Steven Schneider (Insidious, Paranormal Activity) and Roy Lee (Weapons, IT). They’ll be joined by Josh Goldbloom (V/H/S/94, V/H/S/99, V/H/S/Halloween) and Michael Schreiber (V/H/S/94, V/H/S/Beyond) as producers.
“The horror genre continues to be a remarkable launchpad for new talent to share original creations, and the vast SCP universe has provided a vital incubator for this creativity to thrive,” Spooky Pictures co-founder Steven Schneider said. “Along with INS, this next project reinforces our shared commitment to look in new and unexpected spaces for stories. We can’t wait to expand the V/H/S franchise with new, fresh, and terrifying stories that will keep viewers coming back for more.”
V/H/S launched in 2012, followed by 2013’s V/H/S/2, 2014’s V/H/S: Viral, 2021’s V/H/S/94, 2022’s V/H/S/99, 2023’s V/H/S/85, 2024’s V/H/S/Beyond, and 2025’s V/H/S/Halloween.
The upcoming installment marks the ninth film in this franchise.
The SCP Foundation is a worldwide force dedicated to securing, containing, and protecting anomalies from people – At least according to the lore of the website.
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