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Amblin’s ‘The Turning’ to Haunt Theaters In 2019
Universal Pictures will release Amblin’s The Turning in theaters on February 22, 2019, Bloody learned this afternoon.
The film could boast one of the best up-and-coming horror ensembles in years. As I’ve explained before, one of my favorite actors right now is Mackenzie Davis, who saw her run as Cameron Howe on “Halt and Catch Fire” come to an end. Having some other films under her belt already, including the excellent indie Always Shine and Warner Bros.’ Blade Runner 2049, not to mention a pivotal role in one of the best “Black Mirror” episodes, she’s worked her way into a headlining role. Next up for her is this supernatural Amblin horror film being directed by The Runaways‘ Floria Sigismondi, who also helmed a shit ton of insane music videos including Marilyn Manson’s The Beautiful People.
While Davis alone is enough to warrant a celebration, “Stranger Things” and IT breakout star Finn Wolfhard will also star in the forthcoming haunted house film adapted from Henry James’s novella “The Turn of the Screw.” He plays an orphan, as does Brooklynn Prince, who broke out in A24’s The Florida Project.
In the film, a young woman hired as the nanny to two orphans is convinced that the country mansion they live in is haunted.
Sigismondi is directing the film with Jade Bartlett penning the most recent draft from Chad and Carey Hayes’ (House of Wax, The Conjuring 2, The Conjuring 2, and The Crucifixion) original script. Scott Bernstein and Roy Lee are producing.
Mackenzie Davis as Cameron Howe – Halt and Catch Fire _ Season 4, Episode 5 – Photo Credit: Tina Rowden/AMC
Before updating the video nasty Faces of Death, director Daniel Goldhaber and writer Isa Mazzei explored the dangers of online life in tech-thriller Cam, their feature debut that was acquired by Netflix in 2018 after making waves on the festival circuit.
At the end of last year, the Netflix exclusive quietly departed from the streaming platform, left without another streaming home.
It’s not an isolated story; Mike Flanagan’s Hush also left streaming entirely for a period until it was finally picked up on both physical media and other streaming services.
While the tech-thriller currently isn’t available to watch on Netflix, Tubi, Hulu, or any other platforms, that’s not a problem for Cam thanks to a very cool move by Goldhaber: the director has made his breakout film accessible to watch online for free via his website.
As his site notes: “CAM is unfortunately not currently available to view on any platforms, so you can watch it here if you like :).“
No subscriptions or fees necessary, just hit play.
Cam follows Alice (Madeline Brewer), who works as an online cam girl obsessed with her ranking on the cam site. The higher her ranking goes, the more it draws unwanted attention, and Alice soon finds herself replaced on her own show with a doppelganger.
Written by Mazzei, a former camgirl, it uses the horror thriller premise to examine the life of a sex worker; Alice’s career ambition is directly at odds with the shame it brings to her family, and how she tries to spare them from it by keeping them in the dark. It only compounds her danger when the doppelganger enters the equation in Goldhaber’s engaging thriller.
For a deep dive into the treacherous world of Cam, listen to Horror Queers’ episode on it now.
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