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PG-13 Ratings for ‘Krampus’ and ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’
The MPAA has officially rated two upcoming horror films with a PG-13, which means so little in 2015.
Legendary Pictures’ Krampus, in theaters December 4th, is a darkly festive tale of a yuletide ghoul, reveals an irreverently twisted side to the holiday. Trick ‘r Treat director Michael Dougherty’s latest holiday offering received the PG-13 for “sequences of horror violence/terror, language and some drug material.”
In Krampus, starring Adam Scott, Toni Collette, David Koechner, Allison Tolman, Conchata Ferrell, Emjay Anthony, Stefania Lavie Owen with Krista Stadler, “When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max (Emjay Anthony) is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers.“
Sony Screen Gems’ undead actioneer, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, set for release February 5th, 2016, got its PG-13 for “zombie violence and action, and brief suggestive material.”
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies focuses on the Bennett sisters – Elizabeth (Lily James), Lydia (Ellie Bamber), Mary (Millie Brady), Jane (Bella Heathcote), and Kitty (Suki Waterhouse) – several badass women who have been trained to brutally slay the undead.
The PG-13 doesn’t mean as much as it used to. Clearly, an R-rating means we’re getting some extreme violence or sex, but do either of these movies need that? Probably not.
One of the genre films set to premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in June is the sci-fi/drama She Loved Blossoms More, and a bonkers first-look photo has arrived this week (above).
Additionally, Variety reports this afternoon that Yellow Veil Pictures has secured world sales on She Loved Blossoms More, billed as a “family drama in science fiction disguise.”
In the film, “three brothers build an unusual time-machine in order to bring their long-dead mother back to life. When their delusional father comes into the picture, the experiments go awry, and they descend into a psychedelic hellscape where the past and present fuse in a comedic yet deeply disturbing exploration of grief.”
Yannis Veslemes directed the film and co-wrote with Dimitris Emmanouilidis.
Veslemes said in a statement shared by Variety, “[She Loved Blossoms More is] a ballad for the defeated, a comedy for the accursed, a moral tale for us all and our beloved families.”
“She Loved Blossoms More is the first film we’ve onboarded at script stage, and it’s been quite amazing to see it come alive,” said Hugues Barbier of Yellow Veil Pictures. “We couldn’t be more proud of Yannis’ vision and the amazing team he has around him. Blossoms is an emotional thrill ride and a calling card for one of the most exciting new filmmakers.”
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