No longer a stranger to horror, Ethan Hawke stars in Regression, arriving in theaters in late August. Release details for The Pact 2 Blu-ray and Phicen Limited and Executive Replicas' Z-Girl and the 4 Tigers action figure are also featured in this round-up.
Regression: “Minnesota, 1990. Detective Bruce Kenner (Ethan Hawke) investigates the case of young Angela (Emma Watson), who accuses her father, John Gray (David Dencik), of an unspeakable crime. When John unexpectedly and without recollection admits guilt, renowned psychologist Dr. Raines (David Thewlis) is brought in to help him relive his memories and what they discover unmasks a horrifying nationwide mystery.”
Directed by Alejandro Amenábar Regression, hits theaters on August 28th.
Trailer via Fresh Movie Trailers:
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The Pact 2: Press Release -- "The suspenseful action picks up right where it left off in the sequel The Pact 2, the story of a young woman who comes to believe a dead killer is after her.
Regression: “Minnesota, 1990. Detective Bruce Kenner (Ethan Hawke) investigates the case of young Angela (Emma Watson), who accuses her father, John Gray (David Dencik), of an unspeakable crime. When John unexpectedly and without recollection admits guilt, renowned psychologist Dr. Raines (David Thewlis) is brought in to help him relive his memories and what they discover unmasks a horrifying nationwide mystery.”
Directed by Alejandro Amenábar Regression, hits theaters on August 28th.
Trailer via Fresh Movie Trailers:
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The Pact 2: Press Release -- "The suspenseful action picks up right where it left off in the sequel The Pact 2, the story of a young woman who comes to believe a dead killer is after her.
- 6/11/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Making a sequel to even a hit independent horror film can be a daunting task. It might not hold quite as much accountability as coming up with the next entry in the X-Men or Batman franchises, but still a nerve-wracking charge nonetheless. It’s a challenge Co-Directors Dallas Richard Hallam and Patrick Horvath embraced when asked to helm the follow-up to Nicholas McCarthy’s supernatural thriller The Pact.
The Pact was a sleeper hit for Director / Writer Nicholas McCarthy who worked the film festival circuit and successfully secured theatrical and home entertainment distribution through heavy-hitters like IFC Films, E One Entertainment, and 20th Century Fox. Reviews for the movie were mainly positive not only through major horror outlets like Shockya.com and Horror.com, but mainstream ones such as the Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and Village Voice. Let’s just say Hallam and Horvath had their...
The Pact was a sleeper hit for Director / Writer Nicholas McCarthy who worked the film festival circuit and successfully secured theatrical and home entertainment distribution through heavy-hitters like IFC Films, E One Entertainment, and 20th Century Fox. Reviews for the movie were mainly positive not only through major horror outlets like Shockya.com and Horror.com, but mainstream ones such as the Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and Village Voice. Let’s just say Hallam and Horvath had their...
- 10/14/2014
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Eric Shirey)
- Cinelinx
Murky Contract Part Deux: Hallam & Horvath Continue to Stir a Slushy Cauldron
A vaguely administered narrative continues to plague the concept of what comprises The Pact 2, the sequel to Nicholas McCarthy’s 2012 first film, which had been based on his original short. Directing duo Dallas Richard Hallam and Patrick Horvath take over the directorial and screenwriting reigns for this revolution. However, despite sharing the title and star of the predecessor, there’s little to significantly link this to the skimpy entrails of the first chapter, itself a film criticized for ambience but faltering in nearly every other department. This latest installment suffers from the same derivative issues, though correctly straddles a menacing tone, while at the same time offering up a committed cast this time around.
June Abbott (Camilla Luddington) is a young woman plagued by nightmares. This should come as no surprise considering her grisly occupation as someone who cleans up crime scenes.
A vaguely administered narrative continues to plague the concept of what comprises The Pact 2, the sequel to Nicholas McCarthy’s 2012 first film, which had been based on his original short. Directing duo Dallas Richard Hallam and Patrick Horvath take over the directorial and screenwriting reigns for this revolution. However, despite sharing the title and star of the predecessor, there’s little to significantly link this to the skimpy entrails of the first chapter, itself a film criticized for ambience but faltering in nearly every other department. This latest installment suffers from the same derivative issues, though correctly straddles a menacing tone, while at the same time offering up a committed cast this time around.
June Abbott (Camilla Luddington) is a young woman plagued by nightmares. This should come as no surprise considering her grisly occupation as someone who cleans up crime scenes.
- 10/12/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
The Pact’s writer-director Nicholas McCarthy moves to executive producer for this second installment, which reveals itself to be more spinoff than sequel, loosely linked by the brief appearance of Caity Lotz, who starred in the first film. Perfunctorily produced in a manner that barely advances the underlying narrative, the feature's current release on VOD won’t do much to boost theatrical ticket sales. Although the original played as a modest haunted-house chiller, The Pact 2 shifts more into serial killer territory, although plenty of supernatural elements persist to plague June Abbott (Camilla Luddington), a freelance crime-scene cleaner and aspiring
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- 10/6/2014
- by Justin Lowe
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When thinking of recent horror movie sequels garnering minimal demand, The Pact II could be one of the most prominent examples. I don’t care much for Nicholas McCarthy’s original 2012 haunter, a film that only made waves throughout hardcore genre communities, but such an under-the-radar lifespan didn’t stop a sequel from being greenlit – without the involvement of Nicholas McCarthy himself. Placed in the hands of co-directors Dallas Richard Hallam (Entrance) and Patrick Horvath (Die-ner), the Judas Killer lives once again in The Pact II, a direct sequel that strikes an impressively similar tone to McCarthy’s chilling signature style. My problems with the first film never complained about scares, though, only convoluted storytelling more focused on atmosphere than comprehension. Do Hallam and Horvath learn from McCarthy’s weaker notes? Yes and no – but we’ll get to that shortly.
After the apparent death of the Judas Killer, a...
After the apparent death of the Judas Killer, a...
- 10/6/2014
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Annie thought the wrath of the Judas Killer was in the rearview mirror, but she’s about to experience a potentially fatal blast from the past in IFC Midnight’s The Pact 2. The sequel to the 2012 horror film hits VOD platforms this Friday and we have a behind-the-scenes clip and official poster providing a taste of what’s to come.
“Only a few weeks after Annie Barlow exterminated the plague that was the Judas Killer, we meet June Abbott, a woman whose carefully constructed life in Los Angeles is beginning to unravel due to lucid nightmares so awful they disturb her waking life.
When Special Agent Terrence Ballard, the FBI agent assigned to wrap up the case of the newly deceased Judas Killer, shows up at June’s door, he brings with him some terrifying news – there is a Judas copycat killer on the loose in her neighborhood! In the course of his investigation,...
“Only a few weeks after Annie Barlow exterminated the plague that was the Judas Killer, we meet June Abbott, a woman whose carefully constructed life in Los Angeles is beginning to unravel due to lucid nightmares so awful they disturb her waking life.
When Special Agent Terrence Ballard, the FBI agent assigned to wrap up the case of the newly deceased Judas Killer, shows up at June’s door, he brings with him some terrifying news – there is a Judas copycat killer on the loose in her neighborhood! In the course of his investigation,...
- 9/4/2014
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The release of the sequel to Nicholas McCarthy's film The Pact, cleverly titled The Pact 2, is heading toward us like an evil spirit looking for a host, and right now we have the official one-sheet along with a look behind the scenes of production! Dig it!
Directed by Dallas Richard Hallam and Patrick Horvath, the film stars Camilla Luddington ("True Blood"), Patrick Fischler (Mulholland Drive), Scott Michael Foster ("Californication"), Haley Hudson (The Pact), Mark Steger (The Pact), and Caity Lotz (The Pact).
IFC Midnight has announced a VOD roll-out on September 5th, followed by a limited theatrical outing on October 10th.
Synopsis
Only a few weeks after Annie Barlow exterminated the plague that was the Judas Killer, we meet June Abbott, a woman whose carefully constructed life in Los Angeles is beginning to unravel due to lucid nightmares so awful they disturb her waking life.
When Special Agent Terrence Ballard,...
Directed by Dallas Richard Hallam and Patrick Horvath, the film stars Camilla Luddington ("True Blood"), Patrick Fischler (Mulholland Drive), Scott Michael Foster ("Californication"), Haley Hudson (The Pact), Mark Steger (The Pact), and Caity Lotz (The Pact).
IFC Midnight has announced a VOD roll-out on September 5th, followed by a limited theatrical outing on October 10th.
Synopsis
Only a few weeks after Annie Barlow exterminated the plague that was the Judas Killer, we meet June Abbott, a woman whose carefully constructed life in Los Angeles is beginning to unravel due to lucid nightmares so awful they disturb her waking life.
When Special Agent Terrence Ballard,...
- 9/4/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
IFC Midnight’s upcoming thriller The Pact 2 will be released on VOD on September 5th and in theatres October 10th, and to further whet your appetites, they've released an expanded synopsis plus a second still from the film.
The stunning sequel to Nicholas McCarthy’s recent horror classic The Pact ups the ante on terror when a series of brutal murders lead authorities to believe the Judas killer is back and Annie (Caity Lotz; The Pact, "Arrow," "Mad Men") returns home for the final showdown.
Directed by Dallas Richard Hallam and Patrick Horvath, the film also stars Camilla Luddington ("Grey's Anatomy"), Scott Michael Foster ("Halt and Catch Fire," "Greek"), journeyman Patrick Fischler (2 Guns, "Mad Men," "Californication"), and Haley Hudson (The Pact).
Synopsis
Only a few weeks after Annie Barlow exterminated the plague that was the Judas Killer, we meet June Abbott, a woman whose carefully constructed life in Los Angeles...
The stunning sequel to Nicholas McCarthy’s recent horror classic The Pact ups the ante on terror when a series of brutal murders lead authorities to believe the Judas killer is back and Annie (Caity Lotz; The Pact, "Arrow," "Mad Men") returns home for the final showdown.
Directed by Dallas Richard Hallam and Patrick Horvath, the film also stars Camilla Luddington ("Grey's Anatomy"), Scott Michael Foster ("Halt and Catch Fire," "Greek"), journeyman Patrick Fischler (2 Guns, "Mad Men," "Californication"), and Haley Hudson (The Pact).
Synopsis
Only a few weeks after Annie Barlow exterminated the plague that was the Judas Killer, we meet June Abbott, a woman whose carefully constructed life in Los Angeles...
- 8/21/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
IFC Midnight will release The Pact II via VOD on September 5 2014 and in theaters on October 10 2014. Check out the trailer below. The Pact II is directed by Dallas Richard Hallam and Patrick Horvath and stars Scott Michael Foster Camilla Luddington and Haley Hudson. Synopsis Only a few weeks after Annie Barlow exterminated the plague that was the Judas Killer we meet June Abbott a woman whose carefully constructed life in Los Angeles is beginning to unravel due to lucid nightmares so awful they disturb her waking life.
- 8/12/2014
- Best-Horror-Movies.com
Dallas Hallam and Patrick Horvath ('Entrance') are set to begin shooting on their follow-up to Nicholas McCarthy's 'The Pact'. The sequel simply titled 'The Pact II' (shocking!) has snagged the British born and down right hot 'Californication' and 'True Blood' star Camilla Luddington (below) for the lead role. Luddington, who currently appears as Jo Wilson is ABC's hit medical drama 'Grey's Anatomy', also voices Lara Croft in the newest 'Tomb Raider' video game. The actress is set to play the role of June Abbott in 'The Pact II', an L.A. woman tormented by a string of violent dreams in which people are slaughtered by a killer named Judas. Things only get worse when she starts to see the murders from the killer's P.O.V. Check out the full plot breakdown below....
- 5/17/2013
- Horror Asylum
Camilla Luddington has been cast in The Pact II.
The Grey's Anatomy actress will take on a leading role in the indie horror film.
The Pact II follows Luddington's character June Abbott, who is haunted by nightmares of serial killer Judas, Deadline reports. June soon discovers that she has a connection to Judas.
Luddington is attached to star alongside Patrick Fischler (Twister) and Californication's Scott Michael Foster.
Fischler will portray an FBI profiler named Greg Ballard, with Foster attached to star as police officer Daniel Meyer, who is June's boyfriend.
The Pact II will be directed by Dallas Hallam and Patrick Horvath of Entrance fame. Filming is due to kick off in mid June.
Aside from her role as Dr Jo Wilson in Grey's Anatomy, Luddington's previous credits include Lifetime TV movie William & Kate, in which she played Kate Middleton opposite Nico Evers-Swindell as Prince William.
Luddington also played...
The Grey's Anatomy actress will take on a leading role in the indie horror film.
The Pact II follows Luddington's character June Abbott, who is haunted by nightmares of serial killer Judas, Deadline reports. June soon discovers that she has a connection to Judas.
Luddington is attached to star alongside Patrick Fischler (Twister) and Californication's Scott Michael Foster.
Fischler will portray an FBI profiler named Greg Ballard, with Foster attached to star as police officer Daniel Meyer, who is June's boyfriend.
The Pact II will be directed by Dallas Hallam and Patrick Horvath of Entrance fame. Filming is due to kick off in mid June.
Aside from her role as Dr Jo Wilson in Grey's Anatomy, Luddington's previous credits include Lifetime TV movie William & Kate, in which she played Kate Middleton opposite Nico Evers-Swindell as Prince William.
Luddington also played...
- 5/17/2013
- Digital Spy
Some quick casting news is coming in for the sequel to terror tale The Pact, entitled The Pact II, as Camilla Luddington ("Grey's Anatomy") has signed up for active spookery. But wait... there's more!
In the film Luddington will take on the lead role of June Abbott. The character is plagued by nightmares of serial killer Judas, with whom she discovers she has a far closer relationship than previously imagined.
Patrick Fischler and Scott Michael Foster have also been cast in the sequel to the Nicholas McCarthy written and directed 2012 movie as FBI profiler Greg Ballard and June’s cop boyfriend Daniel Meyer.
Directed by Dallas Hallam and Patrick Horvath, The Pact II is set to start filming in mid June.
Synopsis
Only a few weeks after Annie Barlow exterminated the plague that was the Judas Killer, we meet June, a woman whose carefully constructed life in Los Angeles is...
In the film Luddington will take on the lead role of June Abbott. The character is plagued by nightmares of serial killer Judas, with whom she discovers she has a far closer relationship than previously imagined.
Patrick Fischler and Scott Michael Foster have also been cast in the sequel to the Nicholas McCarthy written and directed 2012 movie as FBI profiler Greg Ballard and June’s cop boyfriend Daniel Meyer.
Directed by Dallas Hallam and Patrick Horvath, The Pact II is set to start filming in mid June.
Synopsis
Only a few weeks after Annie Barlow exterminated the plague that was the Judas Killer, we meet June, a woman whose carefully constructed life in Los Angeles is...
- 5/16/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Exclusive: Grey’s Anatomy is wrapping up its ninth season tonight but Camilla Luddington has a scary summer ahead of her. The actress, who plays Dr. Jo Wilson on the ABC medical drama this year, is set to star in indie horror movie The Pact II. Luddington will take on the lead role of June Abbott in the film. The character is plagued by nightmares of serial killer Judas, who she discovers she has a far closer relationship with than previously imagined. Patrick Fischler and Scott Michael Foster have also been cast in the sequel to the Nicholas McCarthy written and directed 2012 movie as FBI profiler Greg Ballard and June’s cop boyfriend Daniel Meyer. Directed by Dallas Hallam and Patrick Horvath, The Pact II is set to start filming in mid June. Ross Dinerstein is producing with Juliana Cardarelli co-producing. A regular on Californication this past season, Fischler is...
- 5/16/2013
- by DOMINIC PATTEN
- Deadline TV
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