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Lionsgate Gets ‘Primitive’ This November
Horror icon Reggie Bannister (Phantasm) stars in Primitive, arriving on DVD (plus Digital UltraViolet), Digital Download, Video On Demand and Pay-Per-View November 19 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.
When special effects artist Martin Blaine (Matt O’Neill, Hide) and hypnotist Dr. William Stein (Bannister) unknowingly conjure up a blood-thirsty predator, Martin must confront the inner demon they brought to life before it rips apart everyone he’s ever known. With “refreshing” (Horror Year Book) creature effects created by Tom Devlin (Daredevil), the Primitive DVD features an audio commentary, cast interviews and outtakes.
“After being forced to visit a hypnotist, Martin receives news of his estranged mother’s passing. He returns home for the funeral and people begin to drop dead. With the victims being brutally torn apart by what appears to be a predatory monster, local police are convinced Martin is somehow responsible. Soon he comes to believe it too, as all the victims are connected to the evil within him.“
Get ready for double the fun, protagonists, and body count when Ready or Not 2: Here I Come explodes on streaming next week.
Just in time for the fireworks, the sequel makes its streaming debut on Hulu and Disney+ on July 2.
Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett are back, along with Samara Weaving, for more hide and slay mayhem.
Picking up moments after the all-out attack from the Le Domas family in the first Ready or Not movie, Grace (Weaving) discovers she’s reached the next level of the nightmarish game — and this time with her estranged sister Faith (Kathryn Newton) at her side. Grace has one chance to survive, keep her sister alive, and claim the High Seat of the Council that controls the world. Four rival families are hunting her for the throne, and whoever wins rules it all.
That means a higher body count and even more explosive carnage. Just how much? A whopping 325 gallons worth, the directors previously told BD.
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, Néstor Carbonell, David Cronenberg, Elijah Wood, Kevin Durand, Olivia Cheng, Varun Saranga, and Daniel Beirne also star.
I wrote in my review for Bloody Disgusting, “More is more in Ready or Not 2. Bigger stakes, larger playing field, a higher (and more gruesome) body count, and even double the protagonists. It’s all designed to deliver maximum crowd-pleasing fun.”
The horror-comedy sequel is written by Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy.
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