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Shane Black’s ‘Predator’ is a Standalone Film; Has “Jarring” Practical Effects
We don’t know a whole lot about Shane Black’s Predator but what we do know is that some of the film takes place in the suburbs with the centerpiece being Jacob Tremblay‘s character, who is the key to defeating the alien bounty hunters.
Just two weeks ago, star Keegan-Michael Key told EW that “if people think they’re going to see a remake of the original movie, they’re in for a surprise,” further adding that it’s “not a sequel” and that it “lives in the universe of the five films that were made.”
Co-star Olivia Munn doubles down on this, calling it a standalone film that doesn’t have to even reference the aforementioned films.
“It’s really cool because it’s a standalone,” Munn told Yahoo!, “so we have the [same] inspiration and – we’re in the world of Predator so we have all the other movies that exist in it – but we don’t need to acknowledge them.”
She adds: “It’s a really cool movie because it feels very present day, and it’s a great ensemble of really amazing, funny comedic actors too.”
Boyd Holbrook, Edward James Olmos, Trevante Rhodes, Thomas Jane, Augusto Aguilera, Alfie Allen, and Yvonne Strahovski also all star. Guess who else? It’s already been revealed that Jake Busey is playing the son of Gary Busey’s Predator 2 character in the film opening in theaters August 3, 2018. So, there is going to be some crossover and there won’t be any erasing of the former films, which Munn confirms: “No. No, we’re not erasing [the films]. We just kind of kick it up another level.”
If you were worried that the Predators would be CGI, Munn puts that to bed when talking about coming face-to-face with the animatronic puppet for the very first time: “It’s not animated or in CGI, it’s right there,” explained Munn who called her first encounter “jarring.”
The movie once again features a group of unsuspecting humans who slowly realize that fierce hunter-aliens are in their midst, this time in what could be a suburban setting.
It was announced two weeks ago that Paramount is resurrecting the Scary Movie spoof franchise with a brand new reboot movie, which will likely arrive in theaters next year.
The new movie, a joint venture between Paramount and Miramax that will technically be the sixth installment in the franchise, is expected to go into production this coming Fall.
We don’t yet know who will be writing, directing or starring in the Scary Movie reboot, but two actors in particular have already expressed an interest in joining the franchise.
The first is Melissa Barrera, who can currently be seen in theaters in Radio Silence’s bloody horror movie Abigail. Barrera is of course also the star of Scream and Scream VI, which kind of makes her a perfect candidate to lampoon herself in a Scary Movie reboot.
“I always loved those movies,” Melissa Barrera tells the website Inverse. “When I saw it announced, I was like, ‘Oh, that would be fun.’ That would be so fun to do.”
The actress adds, “They have the iconic cast that did it, so we’ll see what goes on with that. I’m just excited to see a new one.”
In a tweet posted last night, Bailee Madison (The Strangers: Prey at Night, the upcoming “Pretty Little Liars: Summer School”) also threw her hat in the running.
Madison tweets, “Random but scary movie 6 hit me up cause I just feel like we’d have fun okay bye.” Your move, Paramount. And make sure you call Anna Faris and Regina Hall too.
Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans, the first Scary Movie was released in 2000, just four years after Wes Craven reinvigorated the horror genre with his meta slasher masterpiece, Scream.
The film parodied horror movies of the time including Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and The Blair Witch Project, and the horror-comedy spoof scared up $278 million at the worldwide box office. The success of that first Scary Movie paved the way for an entire franchise of horror spoofs, five of them in total released between 2000 and 2013.
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