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Jennifer Lawrence‘s dance card continued to fill up on Tuesday, as A24 announced that it has optioned Paul B. Rainey‘s graphic novel Why Don’t You Love Me?, tapping Lawrence to star and Robert Funke (On Becoming a God in Central Florida) to pen the feature adaptation.

EXCLUSIVE: With MaXXXine bowing next week, A24 is already jumping back in the horror genre as sources tell deadline it has landed the package Mice with V/H/S architect David Bruckner directing. Todd Spence and Zak White penned the script and the spec marks their first sale to a major studio, quite the sale for first time scribes.

In this week’s episode of The Discourse, host Mike DeAngelo pops in a tape to discuss “V/H/S/85” with director Scott Derrickson (“Doctor Strange,” “Sinister,” “The Black Phone”). The sixth installment of the beloved horror anthology series follows five sinister found footage tales that delve into the grim underbelly of 1980s America.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy-nominee Freddy Rodriguez (Wu-Tang: An American Saga, Six Feet Under) is leading the cast of the Shudder horror film V/H/S/85 set to premiere at Fantastic Fest next month. He portrays Detective Wayne Johnson, a seasoned detective investigating a variety of gruesome murders while on the trail of an elusive serial killer.

EXCLUSIVE: Hiro Murai and his producing partner Nate Matteson, who have exec produced series including HBO Max’s Station Eleven and FX’s The Bear, are parting ways.

Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thrillers and the supernatural, announced today the continuation of Studio71’s found footage anthology franchise, V/H/S, within an all-new installment, V/H/S/85. 

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer With peak nerd TV upon us, there’s never been a better time to be a fan of genre programming – or David S. Goyer, a devotee and prolific writer-producer of genre fare. Goyer and his Phantom Four Films partner Keith Levine produced Hulu’s new David Bruckner-directed “Hellraiser” movie, which launched Friday, and are in the middle of filming their latest take on classic IP, “The Omen” prequel movie “The First Omen,” in Rome. Beyond that, the pair are in post-production on the second season of Apple’s “Foundation” adaptation, breaking the writers’ room for more episodes of the “Batman Unburied” podcast for DC and Spotify. They’re also working on two spinoff podcasts, including “Riddler,” featuring Hasan Minhaj, and a Batgirl/Barbara Gordon project. And they’re in the early stages of developing a dramatic series revolving around Michael Moorcock’s “The Eternal Champion” books for Skydance and Apple TV+ with “Foundation” writer Dana Jackson. If that’s not enough, they’re also holding their breath for a renewal of the Warner Bros.-produced “The Sandman” at Netflix.   

The stars of the re-imagined Hellraiser are hitting the red carpet!

Hellraiser reboot has received a mostly positive response in its first reviews, with critics hailing its gory scenes and Jamie Clayton’s performance as Pinhead.Directed by David Bruckner (The Ritual, The Night House), this new Hellraiser film is the 11th instalment in the horror franchise, but not a remake of Clive Barker’s 1987 original.This time, the story follows new character Riley (Odessa A’zion), a young woman who comes into possession of the ancient puzzle box that summons the Cenobites, a group of sadistic supernatural beings from another dimension.So far, the film has been widely praised by critics and currently holds a fresh score of 82 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 33 reviews.“Fans will be relieved to know that this Hellraiser definitely doesn’t skimp on the gore, providing enough viscera and flayed skin to satisfy the most bloodthirsty viewers,” wrote The Hollywood Reporter.“Special mention must be made of the wildly imaginative creature designs and makeup (which leave its cinematic predecessors in the dust), the immersive sound design and the effectively creepy music score, which incorporates familiar themes from Christopher Young’s original.”IGN‘s Matt Donato was also full of praise, writing: Hellraiser is a soulful revival of a soulless horror legend that never tries to oust Clive Barker’s original. Director David Bruckner — alongside writers Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski — examines Hellraiser‘s themes with spectacle styles through addition.

Based on the Clive Barker novel The Hellbound Heart, David Bruckner’s Hellraiser (2022) takes the original concepts of addiction, pleasure, and pain and tries to update them for Gen-Z. However, the initial ideas get lost in translation, losing all of what makes the 1987 film, starring Doug Bradley, so fresh, fringe, and meaningful. The movie starts promising enough, but by the third act, tricks, tropes, and story issues pile on, and becomes too much to bear. However, some redeeming qualities include Jamie Clayton, the cenobite costumes, make-up, and set design. 

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Stone has been promoted to SVP, Production & Development at Spyglass Media Group.

The frightening new trailer for “Hellraiser”, the upcoming franchise reboot, is here.

Hellraiser reboot, giving us our best look yet at Jamie Clayton’s Pinhead. You can watch it below.Directed by David Bruckner (The Ritual, The Night House), the upcoming Hellraiser film is the eleventh instalment in the horror franchise.This time, the story follows new character Riley (Odessa A’zion), a young woman who comes into possession of the ancient puzzle box that summons the Cenobites, a group of sadistic supernatural beings from another dimension.”In the trailer, we see a number of characters encounter the hellish beings as they attempt to solve the puzzle box.

EJ Panaligan editor Hulu released an official trailer for the upcoming “Hellraiser” reboot, starring Jamie Clayton as the iconic pin-riddled villain, Pinhead. In the trailer, Pinhead causes havoc for a young woman named Riley, played by Odessa A’zion. The 2022 reboot follows Riley as she struggles with addiction and comes across an ancient puzzle box whose sole purpose is to summon Cenobites, sadistic supernatural beings that come to Earth from another dimension. The original 1987 film saw Doug Bradley playing the leader of the Cenobites, and only in the later sequels was he then identified as Pinhead. The “Hellraiser” franchise has spanned across four theatrical films, six straight-to-home movies and multiple comic books.

Hulu has released first pictures from the upcoming reboot of Hellraiser, featuring Jamie Clayton as Pinhead.Directed by David Bruckner (The Ritual, The Night House), the Hellraiser reboot is the eleventh installment in the franchise, which follows new character Riley (Odessa A’zion) who comes into contact with the ancient puzzle box that summons sadistic supernatural beings, called the Cenobites.The leader of the Cenobites, Pinhead, is shown in the first pictures from the reboot – played by Clayton (Sense8), the first female version of the character following previous actors Doug Bradley, Stephan Smith Collins and Paul T. Taylor.An image also shows a new Cenobite called ‘The Masque’ – check out the pictures below.Pinhead has returned.

A new teaser trailer for the Hulu reboot of Hellraiser has been released.The film, which is directed by David Bruckner and features Jamie Clayton in the role of Pinhead, is described by 20th Century Studios as a 'reimagining' of the 1987 movie, which featured Doug Bradley in the role.The teaser features a scrolling titled card, with Clayton's Pinhead character pictured behind the letters. The latest: A new teaser trailer for the Hulu reboot of Hellraiser has been released, featuring Jamie Clayton, 44, playing PinheadAccording to a studio synopsis, the film tells the story of 'a young woman struggling with addiction' who 'comes into possession of an ancient puzzle box, unaware that its purpose is to summon the Cenobites, a group of sadistic supernatural beings from another dimension.'The original Hellraiser movie hit theaters in 1987 and was followed by nine sequels, beginning with Hellbound: Hellraiser II in 1988 until the 2018 movie Hellraiser: Judgment.

Hulu has announced that its reimagining of the 1987 horror classic Hellraiser will debut exclusively on the streamer in the U.S., as part of its annual “Huluween” celebration of fright-filled content, on October 7. (Watch the first teaser for the new film, unveiled today by Hulu, above.)

Mixing Hitchcockian suspense and thrills and supernatural scares, The Night House makes for an intriguing watch.

Spyglass Media Group and Hulu have made official the upcoming cast of David Bruckner’s reboot of Hellraiser, as well as the fact that the movie is headed to the latter streamer.

Marvel, Fast & Furious and Ryan Reynolds movies aren’t the only titles that had to sit out and wait for their theatrical release during the pandemic, but also highly anticipated indie pics like David Bruckner’s The Night House.

“Don’t go into the woods,” altogether too many characters have been warned through the annals of spooky literature and cinema, only to do so anyway, but Rebecca Hall has no choice because she already lives there in The Night House. Director David Bruckner clearly relishes the tropes of the horror genre and everything that comes with them. Honestly, though, we’ve been down this dark and woodsy path so many times that, no matter how many scares and shock cuts can be squeezed out of this crafty little thriller, this is a tree that’s long since been shorn of most of its leaves.