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Don’t Worry, the Predator Won’t Be CGI
Having made a few movies myself, I’ve softened my stance on the use of CGI in horror films. Let me explain…
Sure, there’s a lot of CGI in genre films like looks like absolute crap – take the Thing and Fright Night remakes for example – but there’s also a lot that looks incredible. My proof? There are times you wouldn’t even notice a shot is CGI. Seriously, for every disastrous use of digital blood in a film, there’s one that’s so good your eyes can’t even tell it’s fake.
With that said, I do prefer that as much as possible get done with the use of practical effects. I like knowing that the actors are interacting directly with the effect, and it’s also more tangible looking onscreen. The slight imperfections are what actually help pass the eye test.
Now filming in Vancouver is Shane Black’s The Predator, which has a lot of people speculating as to whether or not there will be an actor in a suit or if Black will be using mo-cap like with Marvel’s Iron Man 3 (even if he did, it looks incredible, again proving not all CGI is bad). Well, Black took to Twitter to confirm that the Predator will actually be a man-in-suit:
I am standing on set next to a 7-foot tall gentleman in a Predator suit — so no, it is not all CGI.
— Shane Black (@BonafideBlack) April 23, 2017
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Some Predator trivia reveals that action star Jean Claude Van Damme was the original to don the Predator suit in John McTiernan’s 1987 film. He was eventually replaced (allegedly fired as he found financing for his 80’s action classic Bloodsport) by Kevin Peter Hall.
Edward James Olmos recently joined the Predator cast, which includes Boyd Holbrook, Room breakout Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key, Trevante Rhodes, Thomas Jane, Alfie Allen, Yvonne Strahovski and Olivia Munn. Jake Busey also has a role, following in his father’s footsteps.
The movie once again features unsuspecting humans who slowly realize that fierce hunter-aliens are in their midst, this time in what could be a suburban setting.
Black is directing from a script he co-wrote with Fred Dekker. Fox will hunt The Predator on August 3, 2018.
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‘Ebenezer’ Official Trailer – Ti West Turns Johnny Depp into ‘A Christmas Carol’ Icon Scrooge
Ti West (X, Pearl, MaXXXine) is back with the upcoming Ebenezer starring Johnny Depp, a fresh new take on the classic tale of A Christmas Carol from Charles Dickens.
Johnny Depp will play Ebenezer Scrooge in Ti West’s Ebenezer, and Paramount is bringing the film to theaters on November 13, 2026. Watch the official trailer down below.
The tagline? “The name you know. The story you don’t.”
Andrea Riseborough (Possessor), Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings), Tramell Tillman (“Severance”), Rupert Grint (Harry Potter franchise), Daisy Ridley (Star Wars franchise), Sam Claflin (The Hunger Games franchise), Charlie Murphy (“Peaky Blinders”), Arthur Conti (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice), and Ellie Bamber (“Willow”) also star.
Deadline had detailed in a recent report, “This version, a thrilling ghost story set in Dickens’ London, follows one man’s supernatural journey to face his past, present and future and fight for a second chance. Stephen Deuters and Jason Forman to executive produce.”
Nathaniel Halpern wrote the adaptation for Ti West to direct.
Written by Charles Dickens, the classic tale of A Christmas Carol has been adapted for the screen countless times over the years, with notable film adaptations including Scrooge (1951) starring Alastair Sim, Scrooge (1970) starring Albert Finney, A Christmas Carol (1984) starring George C. Scott, Scrooged (1988) starring Bill Murray, The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) starring Michael Caine, and A Christmas Carol (2009) starring Jim Carrey.
A Christmas Carol is classically a period piece ghost story. As Luiz H.C. wrote here on Bloody Disgusting, “Isn’t it weird how the single most influential piece of Christmas-related media is technically a horror story? One can even make the argument that Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol paved the way for the rise of Victorian Spiritualism during the following decade.”
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