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Is Ridley Scott in Australia For ‘Prometheus 2’ or ‘The Martian’?
A few weeks back I wrote a speculative piece wondering if Ridley Scott still had the time or interest to make Prometheus 2. He had just signed onto The Martian at the time – another Fox sci-fi film starring Matt Damon. I wasn’t confirming or denying any real information, just thinking aloud about the schedule. Drew Goddard (The Cabin In The Woods) had just departed the director’s chair because he’s prepping for Sony’s Sinister Six which indicates that The Martian is apparently ready to shoot soon. Which isn’t to say Scott isn’t necessarily doing Prometheus 2, just that his schedule is tight.
Which makes this story from The Daily Mail sort of puzzling. They claim he’s there scouting locations for a “secret project” that an “insider” says is P2. Here’s the thing, The Martian is also a Fox project, which could explain why he’s on the Fox lot there. And the article doesn’t even make mention of that film, which is strange. It all depends on which project is set to go first. All of that movement earlier leads me to think The Martian may be closer to shooting than P2, and even Michael Fassbender has said “I don’t know when we’e going to do it” in regard to the sequel.
I’m not saying Ridley Scott isn’t down there to prep Prometheus 2. I’m just saying he might not be. Thanks to BD reader Mike Scola for sending us the Guardian link.
We are now less than one month away from the release of Lionsgate’s The Strangers: Chapter 1, the first film in a brand new reboot trilogy from director Renny Harlin (A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Master, Deep Blue Sea). It’s coming to theaters May 17, 2024.
The Strangers: Chapter 1 has officially been rated “R” this week for…
“Horror violence, language and brief drug use.”
For the sake of comparison, Bryan Bertino’s original home invasion film was rated “R” for “violence/terror,” while Prey at Night was rated “R” for “horror violence and terror throughout.”
Madelaine Petsch (“Riverdale”), Froy Gutierrez (Hocus Pocus 2), Rachel Shenton (The Silent Child), Ema Horvath (“Rings of Power”) and Gabe Basso (Hillbilly Elegy) star.
Based on the original 2008 cult horror franchise, the project features Petsch, who drives cross-country with her longtime boyfriend (Gutierrez) to begin a new life in the Pacific Northwest. When their car breaks down in Venus, Oregon, they’re forced to spend the night in a secluded Airbnb, where they are terrorized from dusk till dawn by three masked strangers.
Here’s the full official synopsis: “After their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive.”
Renny Harlin (Cliffhanger, Deep Blue Sea, Die Hard 2) is directing from a script by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland (The Freak Brothers, Due Date). Lionsgate will distribute worldwide.
The Strangers began in 2008 with Bryan Bertino’s original home invasion horror movie, a terrifying film that introduced three masked killers who returned 10 years later with The Strangers: Prey at Night in 2018. The first film took place in a remote house in the woods while the sequel brought the murderous Man in the Mask, Dollface and Pinup Girl into a trailer park.
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