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‘The Addams Family’ 1991 Movie Coming to Netflix to Get You Ready for Jenna Ortega-Starring “Wednesday” Series
One of the hottest projects on the horizon is Tim Burton‘s live action series “Wednesday,” which is coming soon to Netflix. Most exciting of all, the series landed Jenna Ortega to play Wednesday Addams, the young actress fresh off a string of horror roles – including The Babysitter 2 and this year’s Scream – that have made her a fan favorite on the scene.
While we wait – and Netflix hasn’t yet set a premiere date for Tim Burton’s series – we’ve learned today that the 1991 feature film The Addams Family is on its way to Netflix.
Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, The Addams Family begins streaming on February 1, 2022. The movie actually just came to 4K last year, celebrating its big 30th anniversary.
In the 1991 live action movie, “When long-lost Uncle Fester (Christopher Lloyd) reappears after 25 years in the Bermuda Triangle, Gomez (Raul Julia) and Morticia (Anjelica Huston) plan a celebration to wake the dead. But Wednesday (Christina Ricci) barely has time to warm up her electric chair before Thing points out Fester’s uncommonly “normal” behavior. Could this Fester be a fake and part of an evil scheme to raid the Addams fortune?”
Meanwhile, the 1993 sequel The Addams Family Values is already on Netflix now.
Sunrise Films has announced the official North American release of William Bagley‘s horror comedy Hold the Fort, and it’s accompanied by an energetic new trailer.
Hold the Fort debuts on digital platforms on June 23.
In the film, “Lucas and Jenny think their life is finally coming together when the couple become homeowners. Little do they know that their new house comes with a big catch. Lucas and Jenny soon find themselves in a fight for their lives when they become trapped in a battle between their Homeowners Association and an onslaught of monsters from hell. The horror-comedy takes the timely concern of home-ownership and wraps this up in an entertaining action-packed thrill ride.“
Watch the new trailer below, which introduces one wild HOA gathering during an equinox. Things get bloody fast.
Chris Mayers (Adult Swim Yule Log), Haley Leary (“The Walking Dead”), Levi Burdick, and Julian Smith star.
William Bagley writes and directs, in addition to producing with Smith, Matt Dodd, Luke Williams, and Tim Reis (Adult Swim Yule Log).
Ahead of the release, Bagley said, “My goal with this film was to make a hilarious, fast-paced thrill ride while also telling a great story with heart. Hopefully, through all the blood, laughs, fights, and gags, you leave the film feeling inspired to tackle whatever life throws at you.“
Hold the Fort premiered at Fantasia last summer before going on to play FrightFest London, Toronto After Dark, and Beyond Fest.
I wrote in my review, “It’s an infectiously charming assemblage of jokes and monster vignettes bound together by a barebones plot with not much on its mind beyond delivering an entertaining time.”
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