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The Survival Horror Classic ‘Phantasmagoria’ Is Getting A Live-Action Film Adaptation!
In news that I’m just a wee bit late finding, the classic point-and-click psychological horror game “Phantasmagoria” is getting a low budget live-action film adaptation, courtesy of indie film studio Black Castle Productions. Released in 1995, the game was one of the first to feature a live actor (Victoria Morsell, who plays Adrienne Delaney) as the player’s avatar. Its gore, violence, and a surprisingly explicit rape scene also made it insanely controversial upon its release.
I’m a little ashamed to admit I’ve never actually played “Phantasmagoria”, probably because seven year-old me was too busy sneaking in late-night viewings of Candyman and A Nightmare On Elm Street when the parental figures weren’t looking, but I’ve been told by our very own Jonny B — who pointed this news out to me — that its sequel is the best.
“Phantasmagoria” is being co-written and produced by Sabrina Cooper, with Steven Shea serving as director. It will also star Miriam Margolyes (Harry Potter, Legend of the Guardians) as Harriet. We have no word yet on when the film will release, and through what channels, but it sounds like production is still very early on.
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After pulling in $28 million at the worldwide box office this month, director (and star) Dev Patel’s critically acclaimed action-thriller Monkey Man is now available to watch at home.
You can rent Monkey Man for $19.99 or digitally purchase the film for $24.99!
Monkey Man is currently 88% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, with Bloody Disgusting’s head critic Meagan Navarro awarding the film 4.5/5 stars in her review out of SXSW back in March.
Meagan raves, “While the violence onscreen is palpable and painful, it’s not just the exquisite fight choreography and thrilling action set pieces that set Monkey Man apart but also its political consciousness, unique narrative structure, and myth-making scale.”
“While Monkey Man pays tribute to all of the action genre’s greats, from the Indonesian action classics to Korean revenge cinema and even a John Wick joke or two, Dev Patel’s cultural spin and unique narrative structure leave behind all influences in the dust for new terrain,” Meagan’s review continues.
She adds, “Monkey Man presents Dev Patel as a new action hero, a tenacious underdog with a penetrating stare who bites, bludgeons, and stabs his way through bodies to gloriously bloody excess. More excitingly, the film introduces Patel as a strong visionary right out of the gate.”
Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, Monkey Man stars Patel as Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.
Monkey Man is produced by Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions.
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