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[Video] Let’s Talk About ‘The Witch’ and ‘Hellraiser’!
I did something out of my comfort zone, and it’s all because of Chris Eggertsen over at Hitfix.
As many of you long-time readers know, Chris used to write for Bloody Disgusting, and remains a close friend of mine. He just launched “Nightmare Fuel,” a new series on Hitfix where he discusses horror with someone new each week.
He invited me to take part on his second episode, and while I don’t usually put myself out there, I’m really glad I did…
We talked a lot about the success of The Witch, what it means for independent cinema, as well as the film’s backlash. I like spitball-conversations like this because it inspires fresh thinking; for example, we talked a bit about how The Witch gives fans a sense of ownership (I explain in depth). I also discovered why I hate Avatar so much.
There’s also a small bit of inside info on Hellraiser, although the bulk of the conversation was Chris and I talking about Pinhead and our own person hopes for the upcoming sequel.
There’s a lot of fun stuff here and I hope it really kicks open the conversational door. Take a look and then chime in below!
The new horror movie from New Line Cinema and director Zach Cregger (Barbarian), the upcoming Weapons is assembling an impressive cast, with Josh Brolin (Dune 2) and Julia Garner (The Royal Hotel) recently signing on. Deadline reports today that Alden Ehrenreich (Cocaine Bear) is the latest actor to join the cast of Cregger’s new movie.
The upcoming Weapons is from writer/director Zach Cregger, who will also produce alongside his Barbarian producing team: Roy Lee of Vertigo and J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules of BoulderLight Pictures. Vertigo’s Miri Yoon also produces.
The Hollywood Reporter teases, “Plot details for Weapons are being kept holstered but it is described as a multi and inter-related story horror epic that tonally is in the vein of Magnolia, the 1999 actor-crammed showcase from filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson.”
Cregger was a founding member and writer for the New York comedy troupe “The Whitest Kids U’Know,” which he started while attending The School of Visual Arts. The award-winning group’s self-titled sketch comedy show ran for five seasons on IFC-TV and Fuse. He was also a series regular on Jimmy Fallon’s NBC series “Guys with Kids” and the TBS hit series “Wrecked,” and was featured in a recurring role on the NBC series “About a Boy.”
Weapons will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.
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