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TIFF’s Midnight Madness 2021 Brings the Chaos With ‘Titane’, ‘You Are Not My Mother’, Several Others! [Images]
It’s that time of the year again and the Toronto International Film Festival is helping us return to normal with their latest announcement, revealing several genre films set to premiere within the Midnight Madness program.
As usual, TIFF’s Midnight Madness is going to bring the chaos, this year from Sept. 9-18. Here are the titles that were just announced, including first-ever images provided to Bloody Disgusting.
Some of these films will become instant fan-favorites as TIFF curates some of the best in the world and helps distributors find hot new titles for the forthcoming year.
Which film is your dark horse? What are you most excited to hear more about?
After Blue (Dirty Paradise)
Director: Bertrand Mandico | France
North American Premiere
“A hairdresser and her teenage daughter hunt a notorious killer in this erotic sci-fi acid western from cult iconoclast Bertrand Mandico.”
DASHCAM
Director: Rob Savage | United Kingdom/USA
World Premiere
“A caustic online streamer’s anarchic behaviour triggers a non-stop nightmare in the latest screenlife frightfest from Rob Savage (Host).”
Saloum
Director: Jean Luc Herbulot | Senegal
World Premiere
“A trio of mercenaries navigate a mysterious region of Senegal, in Jean Luc Herbulot’s cool and kinetic genre-shifting thriller.”
Titane
Director: Julia Ducournau | France
North American Premiere (Opening Night Film)
“An automobile accident leaves disturbing consequences in this unflinching foray into human extremity from Julia Ducournau (Raw).”
You Are Not My Mother
Director: Kate Dolan | Ireland
World Premiere
“An eerie Irish folk horror wherein a teenage girl’s mother goes missing only to return with an increasingly uncanny change in personality.”
Zalava
Director: Arsalan Amiri | Iran
North American Premiere
“Investigating reports of demonic possessions in a remote village, a skeptical military officer finds his beliefs tested by an enigmatic exorcist.”
The Wayans are out to cancel the Cancel Culture with Scary Movie, and the cast assures it will do just that.
“They sort of have an across-the-board style,” Anna Faris tells EW. “It’s always been a part of the Wayans Brothers, their electricity. ‘Can we offend you? Will you still love us? Come on, you still love us, don’t you?'”
Regina Hall concurs, promising the “boundary-pushing” sixth installment in the horror parody franchise will “offend everyone.”
EW has shared a batch of behind-the-scenes images from Scary Movie, which hits theaters June 5 via Paramount.
Faris and Hall are joined by fellow franchise favorites Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Dave Sheridan, Lochlyn Munro, Cheri Oteri, Chris Elliott, and Jon Abrahams in the legacy sequel.
The ensemble includes Damon Wayans Jr., Gregg Wayans, Kim Wayans, Benny Zielke, Cameron Scott Roberts, Heidi Gardner, Olivia Rose Keegan, Ruby Snowber, Savannah Lee Nassif, Sydney Park, Kenan Thompson, and Felissa Rose.
Michael Tiddes (A Haunted House) directs from a script by Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, original Scary Movie director Keenen Ivory Wayans, Craig Wayans (Scary Movie 2), and Rick Alvarez (A Haunted House).
The film will slash through reboots, remakes, requels, prequels, sequels, spin-offs, elevated horror, origin stories, anything with the word legacy in it, and every “final chapter” that absolutely isn’t final.
Scary Movie launched in 2000, followed by Scary Movie 2 in 2001. The Wayans’ involvement ended there, but the series continued with 2003’s Scary Movie 3, 2006’s Scary Movie 4, and 2013’s Scary Movie 5.
Regina Hall & Marlon Wayans on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Anna Faris on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Marlon Wayans & Regina Hall on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Michael Tiddes & Anna Faris on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Marlon Wayans on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Regina Hall & Anna Faris on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
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