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‘The Pope’s Exorcist’ Director Julius Avery Comes Aboard Retooled Alien Abduction Movie ‘They Found Us’
Last year, Director Neill Blomkamp’s (District 9, Demonic) was set to tackle alien abduction horror movie They Found Us with star Joel Kinnaman (The Suicide Squad). Now, Deadline reports that both have left the project and Julius Avery (The Pope’s Exorcist, Overlord) has taken the directorial reins.
With Kinnaman no longer attached, casting is underway as production is aiming to shoot in Australia in the first half of 2025.
In They Found Us, “a father and daughter undertake a camping trip in the Utah wilderness to heal their broken relationship. Attacked by a hostile extraterrestrial lifeform, their lives, not just their relationship, are at stake as they fight with a humanoid beast to stop their abduction to an unknown and terrifying alien world.”
Temple Hill Entertainment (Smile) is on board to produce They Found Us, which is being retooled and relocated from its initial shooting location in the Saudi region of Neom. The film is based on an original screenplay by Jeremy Slater (Moon Knight) and is produced by Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen for Temple Hill Entertainment. Ford is onboard as an executive producer along with Temple Hill’s John Fischer.
Temple Hill’s Wyck Godfrey previously said of the film, “The otherworldly horror and breathless suspense at the center of Jeremy’s script is merely the backdrop for an all too relatable and emotional story of a father and teenage daughter grappling with their differences and working through their estrangement.”
Stay tuned for updates on this drastically shifting project for new details as they arrive.
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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