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Cool ‘Unfriended: Dark Web’ Poster Riffs On ‘Pulse’ Artwork
Death wants some face time…
The trailer for Stephen Susco‘s Unfriended: Dark Web, a sequel to 2014’s Unfriended, snuck onto the “dark web” yesterday. Now, we’ve been provided with the film’s official poster that looks shockingly similar to that of the Japanese horror movie Pulse (Kairo), which is also is about the horrors of the internet. Here’s the Pulse DVD art from Japan with the excellent Unfriended poster shared below.
Trace raves that the sequel “shows just how scary the Internet can be”…
“When a 20-something finds a cache of hidden files on his new laptop, he is thrust into the deep waters of the dark web.”
Colin Woodell (Unsane), Betty Gabriel (Get Out, Purge: Election Year), Stephanie Nogueras (Grimm, Criminal Minds), Rebecca Rittenhouse (Blood & Oil, Suits), Andrew Lees (The Pacific), Connor Del Rio (Level Up), and Savira Windyani (Ink & Rain) star.
BH Tilt has dated the film for release on July 20, 2018.
Hollywood is serious about landing the next Backrooms. Hot on the heels of a Siren Head feature announcement, Deadline reports that a new movie based on viral YouTube series The Mandela Catalogue is in development.
It also has some Hollywood heavy hitters behind it.
Amblin Entertainment’s Steven Spielberg, United Artists’ Scott Stuber (Frankenstein), and Amazon MGM Studios are set to produce, emerging victorious after a highly competitive 11-studio bidding war.
Launched in 2021, the YouTube series is set in the fictional Mandela County, Wisconsin which is “invaded by shape-shifting, nearly immortal creatures called Alternates. The Alternates are led by a false depiction of the Archangel Gabriel and their aim is to wipe out the human race by psychologically torturing them to the point of suicide. The Alternates are known for manipulating AV media, TVs, computers and GPS systems.”
The movie will be directed by the series’ creator, Alex Kister, based on a screenplay he adapted with Tyler Clifton.
The Mandela Catalogue has racked up an impressive 100 million views across its official episodes alone, solidifying it as one of the largest original analog horror franchises on YouTube.
Spielberg and Holly Bario are producing for Amblin Entertainment alongside Aaron B. Koontz for Paper Street Pictures and Stuber and Nick Nesbitt for United Artists. Kister and Clifton are also producing. Annie McCreery will oversee the project for United Artists. Maria Fortese will oversee for Amblin.
Get acquainted with The Mangela Catalogue below while we wait to learn more.
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