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‘Death Game’ and Eli Roth’s Remake ‘Knock Knock’ Getting a Double Feature Release in Theaters
Freshly restored by Grindhouse Releasing this year, the 1977 movie Death Game was remade by Eli Roth back in 2015 as Knock Knock, and a theatrical double feature is on the way!
Bloody Disgusting can exclusively report today that Grindhouse Releasing is proud to present a special double-feature screening of Peter S. Traynor‘s classic 1970s psycho-thriller Death Game and the modern remake it inspired, Eli Roth’s Knock Knock (2015).
The special event will take place Saturday, March 26 at the Esquire Theatre (320 Ludlow Ave., Cincinnati, OH). Grindhouse plans to take this terrifying double-feature to more theaters across America in support of its upcoming Blu-ray release of Death Game.
‘Death Game’
Death Game stars John Cassavetes veteran Seymour Cassel as George Manning, a family man whose perfect life is turned into a nightmare of sex and torture when he allows himself to be seduced by two young strangers (Sondra Locke and Colleen Camp) who show up at his door on a rainy night.
Knock Knock updates the story with Keanu Reeves starring as the married man who falls prey to temptation opposite Lorenza Izzo (Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood) and Ana de Armas (No Time to Die) as the deranged duo who arrive on his doorstep with a special delivery of seduction and destruction.
‘Knock ‘Knock’
Eli Roth says, “I found an old copy of Death Game starring my friend Colleen Camp, and was completely blown away by what an incredible film it was. I made Knock Knock (produced with Colleen Camp and Sondra Locke) in the hopes people would rediscover what I believe is a lost gem of completely insane and masterful 70s cinema. The level of talent in front of and behind the camera is staggering, and the film really holds up on every level, especially for the low budget they made the film on. Death Game is truly one of those movies you have to see to believe – it’s that wild. Both Knock Knock and Death Game never got decent theatrical releases, so I’m thrilled fans can enjoy both on the big screen the way they were meant to be seen.”
Tickets for the double feature are on sale now!
The special collector’s edition 2-disc Blu-ray of Death Game, limited to 2000 copies, is shipping this month to customers who order directly from GrindhouseReleasing.com. A mass-market edition will follow later this year. No street date has been set.
It’s now been five years since the release of sequel Happy Death Day 2U, Christopher Landon’s sequel to the Groundhog Day-style slasher movie from 2017. Both films star Jessica Rothe as final girl Tree Gelbman, and director Christopher Landon had been planning on bringing the character – and the actor – back for a third installment. So… where is it?!
We’ve been talking about a potential Happy Death Day 3 for several years now, with the ball in producer Jason Blum’s court. Happy Death Day 2U scared up $64 million at the worldwide box office, a far cry from the first film’s $125 million. But with a reported production budget of just $9 million, that first sequel was profitable for Blumhouse. So again… where is it?!
Chatting with Screen Geek this week while promoting her new action-thriller Boy Kills World, franchise star Jessica Rothe provided a hopeful update on Happy Death Day 3.
“Well, I can say Chris Landon has the whole thing figured out,” Rothe explains. “We just need to wait for Blumhouse and Universal to get their ducks in a row.
Rothe continues in her comments to Screen Geek, “But my fingers are so crossed. I think Tree [Gelbman] deserves her third and final chapter to bring that incredible character and franchise to a close or a new beginning.”
Back in 2020, Christopher Landon had revealed that the working title for the third installment was Happy Death Day to Us, said to be “different than the other two films.”
In the meantime, Christopher Landon is directing a mysterious thriller titled Drop for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes, along with a werewolf movie titled Big Bad for Lionsgate.
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