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Terrifier’s Art The Clown actor David Howard Thornton has turned an animated legend into a horror star in new film Screamboat. Check out the first look at murderous rendition of Mickey Mouse below.While Disney retains exclusive rights to its depiction of Mickey Mouse from its own works, the character as depicted in the 1928 short film Steamboat Willie entered public domain at the beginning of 2024, meaning that specific version can be used for non-Disney productions.The situation is similar to 2023’s Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey, which became a cult hit due to its portrayal of the lovable bear being re-imagined as a serial killer. The film made $7.7million from a $100,000 budget, and spawned The Twisted Childhood Universe, franchise of horror movies starring normally family friendly characters.The official Synopsis for this new film reads: “Screamboat follows a group of New Yorkers on a late-night ferry ride that turns deadly when a mischievous mouse begins a rampage, targeting unsuspecting passengers.

The series adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s Faithless from Swedish filmmaker Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) will debut in competition as part of the Primetime & Short Cuts line up at this year’s Toronto Film Festival. Scroll down for the full list.

EXCLUSIVE: Swedish filmmaker Tomas Alfredson, now best known as the director behind beautiful, taut features like Let the Right One In and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, wrote to Swedish screen legend Ingmar Bergman sometime in the early 2000s with an idea. Bergman’s response was characteristically colorful. 

Ellise Shafer Lena Endre will reprise the role of Marianne in Tomas Alfredson’s TV adaptation of Liv Ullmann and Ingmar Bergman’s 2000 film “Faithless,” Variety can reveal exclusively. Filming has officially commenced on the Miso Film production, in which Endre will star as Older Marianne alongside Jesper Christensen (“James Bond” franchise, “Exit”) as Older David.

Broward County Circuit Judge John Murphy denied a motion by YNW Melly’s defense team for a mistrial in the ongoing double murder case faced by the Florida rapper, Local10 News reports. Melly and co-defendant Cortlen “YNW Bortlen” Henry are accused of murdering Anthony D’Andre Williams a.k.a.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter A “Galaxy Quest” series is in early development, this time at Paramount+. Variety has learned that Paramount+ and Paramount Television Studios are in the nascent stages of adapting the cult classic comedy film into a television show. At this time, the only member of the creative team officially attached is Mark Johnson, who produced the original film and would serve as an executive producer on the potential series. Paramount Television Studios and Paramount+ declined to comment. This is the latest attempt to adapt “Galaxy Quest” for the small screen. It was previously reported in 2015 that Amazon was developing a series version that would have reunited the film’s cast, but those plans ended upon the death of Alan Rickman. There have since been various writers attached to the project, though none of their versions have ultimately gone forward.

EXCLUSIVE: Genre streaming platform Screambox have partnered with horror media brand Bloody Disgusting to acquire all North American rights to completed horror pic Terrifier 2.

Mark David Howard Bragman, for many years one of Hollywood’s most powerful and plugged-in PR gurus and crisis management specialists, has put his home in L.A.’s once unsung but increasingly trendy and expensive Valley Village area up for sale at a smidgen under $2.3 million. Tax records show that Bragman, who’s been described as the “go-to publicist for celebrities to come out of the closet,” and whose high-profile clients are reported to include Camille Grammer, Chaz Bono, Petra Ecclestone and Stevie Wonder, purchased the then brand-new home in early 2013 for almost $1.6 million.