Exclusive: Queer advocacy group Out in Hollywood released its third annual list of the best unproduced queer-focused television pilot scripts of the past year.
The scripts that made it to the list underwent a blind evaluation process overseen by Out in Hollywood’s Board of Directors featuring an all-queer-identifying panel of judges conformed of proudly Out producers, studio and network executives.
“In 2023, our mission feels more urgent than ever. From the political attacks on queer identity and expression happening around the country to the WGA’s fight for–amongst other things–opportunity, equity and creative agency, creating space and a platform for queer writers remains a necessary act of both protest and joy,” Board member Maija Gustin said of this year’s list.
Scripts are evaluated based on criteria including the strength of the writer’s voice, viability of the project to be sold in today’s marketplace, conceptual freshness,...
The scripts that made it to the list underwent a blind evaluation process overseen by Out in Hollywood’s Board of Directors featuring an all-queer-identifying panel of judges conformed of proudly Out producers, studio and network executives.
“In 2023, our mission feels more urgent than ever. From the political attacks on queer identity and expression happening around the country to the WGA’s fight for–amongst other things–opportunity, equity and creative agency, creating space and a platform for queer writers remains a necessary act of both protest and joy,” Board member Maija Gustin said of this year’s list.
Scripts are evaluated based on criteria including the strength of the writer’s voice, viability of the project to be sold in today’s marketplace, conceptual freshness,...
- 6/26/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products released each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
They Live Steelbook 4K Uhd from Scream Factory
John Carpenter’s They Live came to 4K Ultra HD last year, but Scream Factory is giving it a makeover with a limited edition Steelbook featuring new artwork by Devon Whitehead.
The 1988 cult classic will be released on January 17. Based on Ray Nelson’s 1963 short story “Eight O’Clock in the Morning,” it stars Roddy Piper, Keith David, and Meg Foster.
They Live is presented in 4K with 7.1 Dolby Atmos Audio. Special features are identical to the previous edition, including a commentary track by Carpenter and Piper, interviews with Carpenter, David, and Foster, and more.
Godzilla: Tokyo Sos Statue from Mondo
Mondo celebrated Godzilla Day by unveiling its Godzilla: Tokyo S.
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
They Live Steelbook 4K Uhd from Scream Factory
John Carpenter’s They Live came to 4K Ultra HD last year, but Scream Factory is giving it a makeover with a limited edition Steelbook featuring new artwork by Devon Whitehead.
The 1988 cult classic will be released on January 17. Based on Ray Nelson’s 1963 short story “Eight O’Clock in the Morning,” it stars Roddy Piper, Keith David, and Meg Foster.
They Live is presented in 4K with 7.1 Dolby Atmos Audio. Special features are identical to the previous edition, including a commentary track by Carpenter and Piper, interviews with Carpenter, David, and Foster, and more.
Godzilla: Tokyo Sos Statue from Mondo
Mondo celebrated Godzilla Day by unveiling its Godzilla: Tokyo S.
- 11/4/2022
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
20th Digital Studio’s Bite Size Halloween Brings 20 Spooky Shorts from Diverse, Emerging Filmmakers for Huluween: "In celebration of Huluween, 20th Digital Studio’s Bite Size Halloween series of spooky shorts is back for a third season! Twenty new shorts from exciting emerging filmmakers premiere October 1 on Hulu, blending genres like horror, comedy, sci-fi, thriller, and more.
Shot in seven different countries, this season takes on topical issues such as racism, gender, parenthood, sexuality, and identity. Snatched (dir. Michael Schwartz) features Tatiana Maslany (“She-Hulk: Attorney-at-Law”) in her first on-screen role with husband Brendan Hines (“Locke & Key”). Misha Osherovich (“Freaky”) stars as their son.
Other shorts feature familiar faces like Brigette Lundy-Paine (“Atypical”), Lin Shaye (“Insidious”), David Costabile (“Breaking Bad”), and former “Glow” co-stars Rebekka Johnson and singer-songwriter Kate Nash who co-wrote/directed/star in a short featuring Nash’s original music.
David Worthen Brooks, 20th Digital Studio head...
Shot in seven different countries, this season takes on topical issues such as racism, gender, parenthood, sexuality, and identity. Snatched (dir. Michael Schwartz) features Tatiana Maslany (“She-Hulk: Attorney-at-Law”) in her first on-screen role with husband Brendan Hines (“Locke & Key”). Misha Osherovich (“Freaky”) stars as their son.
Other shorts feature familiar faces like Brigette Lundy-Paine (“Atypical”), Lin Shaye (“Insidious”), David Costabile (“Breaking Bad”), and former “Glow” co-stars Rebekka Johnson and singer-songwriter Kate Nash who co-wrote/directed/star in a short featuring Nash’s original music.
David Worthen Brooks, 20th Digital Studio head...
- 10/13/2022
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Disney’s 20th Digital Studios has been releasing horror shorts as the Bite Size Halloween series on the Hulu streaming service for two seasons now, and a third season of the series is set to premiere on October 1st. Tomorrow! With that date so near, a trailer for Bite Size Halloween season 3 has arrived online and can be seen in the embed above.
Bite Size Halloween season 3 consists of twenty-one shorts that star the likes of Tatiana Maslany (She-Hulk: Attorney-at-Law), Brendan Hines (Locke & Key), Misha Osherovich (Freaky), Brigette Lundy-Paine (Atypical), Lin Shaye (Insidious), David Costabile (Breaking Bad), Rebekka Johnson (Glow), and singer-songwriter Kate Nash.
The shorts that make up the season are titled Nian, Ticks, Snatched, Nzu, Bug, Incomplete, Remote, Live Bait, Foreigners Only, Mr. Crocket, Angels, Disposal, The Heritage, Fracture, Bad Rabbit, Sleep Study, Go to Bed Raymond, The Kapre, Alone with Him, Trespassers, and Ride or Die.
Bite Size Halloween season 3 consists of twenty-one shorts that star the likes of Tatiana Maslany (She-Hulk: Attorney-at-Law), Brendan Hines (Locke & Key), Misha Osherovich (Freaky), Brigette Lundy-Paine (Atypical), Lin Shaye (Insidious), David Costabile (Breaking Bad), Rebekka Johnson (Glow), and singer-songwriter Kate Nash.
The shorts that make up the season are titled Nian, Ticks, Snatched, Nzu, Bug, Incomplete, Remote, Live Bait, Foreigners Only, Mr. Crocket, Angels, Disposal, The Heritage, Fracture, Bad Rabbit, Sleep Study, Go to Bed Raymond, The Kapre, Alone with Him, Trespassers, and Ride or Die.
- 9/30/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
In celebration of Huluween, 20th Digital Studio’s series of spooky shorts Bite Size Halloween is back for a third season, Hulu had officially announced a couple weeks back.
A whopping twenty new shorts from exciting emerging filmmakers premiere October 1 on Hulu, blending genres like horror, comedy, sci-fi, thriller, and more.
Watch the official trailer for “Bite Size Halloween” Season 3 below!
“Shot in seven different countries, this season takes on topical issues such as racism, gender, parenthood, sexuality, and identity,” notes the press release.
Snatched (dir. Michael Schwartz), for starters, features Tatiana Maslany (“She-Hulk: Attorney-at-Law”) in her first on-screen role with husband Brendan Hines (“Locke & Key”). Misha Osherovich (“Freaky”) stars as their son.
Other shorts feature familiar faces like Brigette Lundy-Paine (“Atypical”), Lin Shaye (Insidious), David Costabile (“Breaking Bad”), and former “Glow” co-stars Rebekka Johnson and singer-songwriter Kate Nash who co-wrote/directed/star in a short featuring Nash’s original music.
A whopping twenty new shorts from exciting emerging filmmakers premiere October 1 on Hulu, blending genres like horror, comedy, sci-fi, thriller, and more.
Watch the official trailer for “Bite Size Halloween” Season 3 below!
“Shot in seven different countries, this season takes on topical issues such as racism, gender, parenthood, sexuality, and identity,” notes the press release.
Snatched (dir. Michael Schwartz), for starters, features Tatiana Maslany (“She-Hulk: Attorney-at-Law”) in her first on-screen role with husband Brendan Hines (“Locke & Key”). Misha Osherovich (“Freaky”) stars as their son.
Other shorts feature familiar faces like Brigette Lundy-Paine (“Atypical”), Lin Shaye (Insidious), David Costabile (“Breaking Bad”), and former “Glow” co-stars Rebekka Johnson and singer-songwriter Kate Nash who co-wrote/directed/star in a short featuring Nash’s original music.
- 9/29/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
In celebration of Huluween, 20th Digital Studio’s series of spooky shorts Bite Size Halloween is back for a third season, Hulu had officially announced last week.
A whopping twenty new shorts from exciting emerging filmmakers premiere October 1 on Hulu, blending genres like horror, comedy, sci-fi, thriller, and more.
Check out the brand new image gallery and poster art below!
“Shot in seven different countries, this season takes on topical issues such as racism, gender, parenthood, sexuality, and identity,” notes the press release.
Snatched (dir. Michael Schwartz), for starters, features Tatiana Maslany (“She-Hulk: Attorney-at-Law”) in her first on-screen role with husband Brendan Hines (“Locke & Key”). Misha Osherovich (“Freaky”) stars as their son.
Other shorts feature familiar faces like Brigette Lundy-Paine (“Atypical”), Lin Shaye (Insidious), David Costabile (“Breaking Bad”), and former “Glow” co-stars Rebekka Johnson and singer-songwriter Kate Nash who co-wrote/directed/star in a short featuring Nash’s original music.
A whopping twenty new shorts from exciting emerging filmmakers premiere October 1 on Hulu, blending genres like horror, comedy, sci-fi, thriller, and more.
Check out the brand new image gallery and poster art below!
“Shot in seven different countries, this season takes on topical issues such as racism, gender, parenthood, sexuality, and identity,” notes the press release.
Snatched (dir. Michael Schwartz), for starters, features Tatiana Maslany (“She-Hulk: Attorney-at-Law”) in her first on-screen role with husband Brendan Hines (“Locke & Key”). Misha Osherovich (“Freaky”) stars as their son.
Other shorts feature familiar faces like Brigette Lundy-Paine (“Atypical”), Lin Shaye (Insidious), David Costabile (“Breaking Bad”), and former “Glow” co-stars Rebekka Johnson and singer-songwriter Kate Nash who co-wrote/directed/star in a short featuring Nash’s original music.
- 9/22/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
In celebration of Huluween, 20th Digital Studio’s Bite Size Halloween series of spooky shorts is back for a third season, Bloody Disgusting learned today.
A whopping twenty new shorts from exciting emerging filmmakers premiere October 1 on Hulu, blending genres like horror, comedy, sci-fi, thriller, and more.
Bloody Disgusting has an exclusive first look below.
“Shot in seven different countries, this season takes on topical issues such as racism, gender, parenthood, sexuality, and identity,” notes the press release.
Snatched (dir. Michael Schwartz), pictured above, features Tatiana Maslany (“She-Hulk: Attorney-at-Law”) in her first on-screen role with husband Brendan Hines (“Locke & Key”). Misha Osherovich (“Freaky”) stars as their son.
Other shorts feature familiar faces like Brigette Lundy-Paine (“Atypical”), Lin Shaye (Insidious), David Costabile (“Breaking Bad”), and former “Glow” co-stars Rebekka Johnson and singer-songwriter Kate Nash who co-wrote/directed/star in a short featuring Nash’s original music.
20th Digital Studio’s...
A whopping twenty new shorts from exciting emerging filmmakers premiere October 1 on Hulu, blending genres like horror, comedy, sci-fi, thriller, and more.
Bloody Disgusting has an exclusive first look below.
“Shot in seven different countries, this season takes on topical issues such as racism, gender, parenthood, sexuality, and identity,” notes the press release.
Snatched (dir. Michael Schwartz), pictured above, features Tatiana Maslany (“She-Hulk: Attorney-at-Law”) in her first on-screen role with husband Brendan Hines (“Locke & Key”). Misha Osherovich (“Freaky”) stars as their son.
Other shorts feature familiar faces like Brigette Lundy-Paine (“Atypical”), Lin Shaye (Insidious), David Costabile (“Breaking Bad”), and former “Glow” co-stars Rebekka Johnson and singer-songwriter Kate Nash who co-wrote/directed/star in a short featuring Nash’s original music.
20th Digital Studio’s...
- 9/15/2022
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
American Gods producer Fremantle has struck a strategic development deal with the film and TV arm of graphic fiction company Awa, whose backers include James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems and his sibling Elisabeth’s production firm Sister.
Awa launched its content division last year with Hollywood veteran Zach Studin as President and will now work with Fremantle to identify and co-develop a slate of TV projects based on its IP. Awa’s talent line up includes J. Michael Straczynski, Mike Deodato and Garth Ennis.
Fremantle will lead on project financing and development funding, oversee physical production and sell the resulting shows internationally.
Former John Wells Productions and Lionsgate exec Studin will oversee the partnership on Awa’s behalf. “This cutting-edge partnership with Fremantle continues the Awa Studios mission on behalf of our artists, writers, and artisans – to bring their extraordinary stories to global audiences with world class stewardship,...
Awa launched its content division last year with Hollywood veteran Zach Studin as President and will now work with Fremantle to identify and co-develop a slate of TV projects based on its IP. Awa’s talent line up includes J. Michael Straczynski, Mike Deodato and Garth Ennis.
Fremantle will lead on project financing and development funding, oversee physical production and sell the resulting shows internationally.
Former John Wells Productions and Lionsgate exec Studin will oversee the partnership on Awa’s behalf. “This cutting-edge partnership with Fremantle continues the Awa Studios mission on behalf of our artists, writers, and artisans – to bring their extraordinary stories to global audiences with world class stewardship,...
- 4/25/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
The Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Return to Shudder Sunday, May 15: "Fangoria, Fangoria Studios and Shudder announced today that the 2022 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards will premiere on Sunday, May 15th at 7pm Et, exclusively on Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers, and the supernatural.
The ceremony, which recognizes outstanding achievements in horror film and television, will once again be hosted by actor and writer David Dastmalchian, and will feature Dee Wallace, Joe Lo Truglio, Joe Dante, Tracie Thoms, Jim Cummings, Rachel True and the directing team known as Radio Silence among its presenters. (See below for the full presenters list.) This year’s nominees include Candyman, Last Night in Soho, Titane, Chucky, and Midnight Mass. The special is produced by Armen Aghaeian, produced and directed by Ama Lea, and written by Michael Varrati. Executive Producers are Tara Ansley, Abhi Goel, and Phil Nobile Jr.
“Last year’s Chainsaw Awards...
The ceremony, which recognizes outstanding achievements in horror film and television, will once again be hosted by actor and writer David Dastmalchian, and will feature Dee Wallace, Joe Lo Truglio, Joe Dante, Tracie Thoms, Jim Cummings, Rachel True and the directing team known as Radio Silence among its presenters. (See below for the full presenters list.) This year’s nominees include Candyman, Last Night in Soho, Titane, Chucky, and Midnight Mass. The special is produced by Armen Aghaeian, produced and directed by Ama Lea, and written by Michael Varrati. Executive Producers are Tara Ansley, Abhi Goel, and Phil Nobile Jr.
“Last year’s Chainsaw Awards...
- 4/20/2022
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Misha Osherovich, who starred alongside Vince Vaughan in Freaky, has co-created a drama series about the troubled-teen industry.
Osherovich co-created and co-wrote Troubled with screenwriter Skylar Landsee, who has worked on The Americans and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.
The series explores the problematic troubled-teen reform industry, which was in the headlines again last year after Paris Hilton revealed her own struggles.
It is based on Osherovich’s experiences and survival story in the underground world of tough-love programs for rebellious youth. The darkly comedic drama series will expose the corrupt multimillion-dollar industry that has gone unnoticed and unchecked for decades and highlights the hopeful bonds these teens forge in the worst of circumstances.
The troubled-teen industry is a network of private youth programs, therapeutic boarding schools, residential treatment centers, religious academies, wilderness programs and drug-rehabilitation centers, often run by private companies, nonprofits or faith-based groups,...
Osherovich co-created and co-wrote Troubled with screenwriter Skylar Landsee, who has worked on The Americans and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.
The series explores the problematic troubled-teen reform industry, which was in the headlines again last year after Paris Hilton revealed her own struggles.
It is based on Osherovich’s experiences and survival story in the underground world of tough-love programs for rebellious youth. The darkly comedic drama series will expose the corrupt multimillion-dollar industry that has gone unnoticed and unchecked for decades and highlights the hopeful bonds these teens forge in the worst of circumstances.
The troubled-teen industry is a network of private youth programs, therapeutic boarding schools, residential treatment centers, religious academies, wilderness programs and drug-rehabilitation centers, often run by private companies, nonprofits or faith-based groups,...
- 4/14/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The Girl in the Woods is thanks to a woman behind the camera. The new Peacock thriller series premieres Thursday, Oct. 21, and with executive producer and director Krysten Ritter at the helm, The Girl in the Woods has all the makings of a cult classic. Thanks to an all-women writing team and a scene-stealing teen cast, The Girl in the Woods is as socially relevant as it is spooky. "They can tackle real s--t, like real life big problems and issues but through a lens that is very entertaining and scary and spooky so the audience gets entertained," star Misha Osherovich exclusively told E! News. "They're talking about things like gender identity and classism and...
- 10/21/2021
- E! Online
The Girl in the Woods is one of the most exciting TV shows of the year.
The series follows a young woman's escape from a mysterious cult-like colony that guards the world from monsters hidden behind a door in the woods.
TV Fanatic got the chance to chat with Sofia Bryant (Tasha), Misha Osherovich (Nolan), Will Yun Lee (Arthur Dean), Reed Diamond (Hosea), and Kylie Lya Page (Sara) about bringing the series to life.
We also talked with Stefanie Scott, who plays Carrie. Stefanie's full interview is at the bottom of the post in video form.
One thing that was evident from the series is that all of the characters get a lot to work with. They feel very well-developed, and the show does not waste a single character.
Reed was ecstatic to work on the show because it had everything his 13-year-old daughter is looking for.
"She's looking for real compelling horror.
The series follows a young woman's escape from a mysterious cult-like colony that guards the world from monsters hidden behind a door in the woods.
TV Fanatic got the chance to chat with Sofia Bryant (Tasha), Misha Osherovich (Nolan), Will Yun Lee (Arthur Dean), Reed Diamond (Hosea), and Kylie Lya Page (Sara) about bringing the series to life.
We also talked with Stefanie Scott, who plays Carrie. Stefanie's full interview is at the bottom of the post in video form.
One thing that was evident from the series is that all of the characters get a lot to work with. They feel very well-developed, and the show does not waste a single character.
Reed was ecstatic to work on the show because it had everything his 13-year-old daughter is looking for.
"She's looking for real compelling horror.
- 10/21/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
It's no mystery why The Girl in the Woods is a spooky binge this Halloween—and we have one famous raven-haired talent to thank. Krysten Ritter directs and executive produces the highly-anticipated Peacock teen thriller, premiering on Thursday, Oct. 21. Starring Stefanie Scott, Misha Osherovich and Sofia Bryant, Girl follows a teen who escapes a cult that protects a small town from other-worldly creatures. Fan favorite multi-hyphenate talent Ritter has appeared in mysteries like Veronica Mars, dramas including Breaking Bad and even played a detective in Jessica Jones. And, it's Ritter's experience on set of the Emmy-winning...
- 10/20/2021
- E! Online
"The Girl in the Woods", produced by CryptTV, is the new supernatural thriller TV series, directed by Krysten Ritter and Jacob Chase, starring Stefanie Scott, Misha Osherovich, Sofia Bryant, Will Yun Lee, Kylie Liya Page, Reed Diamond and Leonard Roberts, streaming October 21, 2021 on Peacock:
"...in the Pacific Northwest, 'Carrie' escapes from a bizarre, cult-like colony...
"...that guards the world from monsters...
"...hidden behind a secret door in the forest..."
Click the images to enlarge.... ...
"...in the Pacific Northwest, 'Carrie' escapes from a bizarre, cult-like colony...
"...that guards the world from monsters...
"...hidden behind a secret door in the forest..."
Click the images to enlarge.... ...
- 10/18/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Cults, monsters and a literal door to the underworld? Just another hellish day in the life of a typical high schooler, according to Peacock's new supernatural drama The Girl in the Woods. The spooky series stars Stefanie Scott as Carrie, a teen runaway who escapes a cult-like colony that protects a small mining town from the underworld's most gruesome creatures. After Carrie leaves her post guarding the door to hell, she enlists new pals Nolan (Misha Osherovich) and Tasha (Sofia Bryant) to become de facto monster slayers. Yes, the fate of the world depends on three teens—and we're here for it. Now, E! News can exclusively reveal the spooky character portraits...
- 10/18/2021
- E! Online
Today, GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, announced a preliminary list of celebrities, shows, networks, and more set to participate in Spirit Day, which will take place on Thursday, October 21.
Zuri Adele, Ryan Michelle Bathé, Michael Judson Berry, Michael Bolton, Bob The Drag Queen, Kent Boyd, Crystal Lee Brown, Sterling K. Brown, Aria Brooks, Ever Carradine, Fernando Carsa, Philemon Chambers, Jeffrey Bowyer Chapman, Chloe x Halle, Malia Civetz, Garrett Clayton, Andy Cohen, Jason Collins, Jasmine Davis, Scott Evan Davis, Ellen DeGeneres, Maxwell Acee Donovan, Lisa Durupt, Gabriel Feitosa, August Getty, Christopher Gorham, Harper Grae, Kat Graham, Frankie Grande, Mollee Gray, The Greeting Committee, Kahmora Hall, Rachael Harris, Ty Herndon, Kathy Ireland, Jeka Jane, Jordy, Natacha Karam, Isis King, Victoria Konefal, Carson Kressley, Matty Maggiacomo, Kevin Mambo, Meredith Marks, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Michael & Matt, Mk xyz, Kron Moore, Jessica Morris, Mya, Amber Nash,...
Zuri Adele, Ryan Michelle Bathé, Michael Judson Berry, Michael Bolton, Bob The Drag Queen, Kent Boyd, Crystal Lee Brown, Sterling K. Brown, Aria Brooks, Ever Carradine, Fernando Carsa, Philemon Chambers, Jeffrey Bowyer Chapman, Chloe x Halle, Malia Civetz, Garrett Clayton, Andy Cohen, Jason Collins, Jasmine Davis, Scott Evan Davis, Ellen DeGeneres, Maxwell Acee Donovan, Lisa Durupt, Gabriel Feitosa, August Getty, Christopher Gorham, Harper Grae, Kat Graham, Frankie Grande, Mollee Gray, The Greeting Committee, Kahmora Hall, Rachael Harris, Ty Herndon, Kathy Ireland, Jeka Jane, Jordy, Natacha Karam, Isis King, Victoria Konefal, Carson Kressley, Matty Maggiacomo, Kevin Mambo, Meredith Marks, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Michael & Matt, Mk xyz, Kron Moore, Jessica Morris, Mya, Amber Nash,...
- 10/15/2021
- Look to the Stars
LGBTQ media advocacy organization GLAAD announced a preliminary list of celebrities, shows and networks set to participate in this year’s Spirit Day, the anti-bullying campaign taking place on Oct. 21.
Among the names announced are Zuri Adele, Ryan Michelle Bathé, Michael Judson Berry, Michael Bolton, Bob The Drag Queen, Kent Boyd, Crystal Lee Brown, Sterling K. Brown, Aria Brooks, Ever Carradine, Fernando Carsa, Philemon Chambers, Jeffrey Bowyer Chapman, Chloe x Halle, Malia Civetz, Garrett Clayton, Andy Cohen, Jason Collins, Jasmine Davis, Scott Evan Davis, Ellen DeGeneres, Maxwell Acee Donovan, Lisa Durupt, Gabriel Feitosa, August Getty, Christopher Gorham, Harper Grae, Kat Graham, Frankie Grande, Mollee Gray, The Greeting Committee, Kahmora Hall, Rachael Harris, Ty Herndon, Kathy Ireland, Jeka Jane, Jordy, Natacha Karam, Isis King, Victoria Konefal, Carson Kressley, Matty Maggiacomo, Kevin Mambo, Meredith Marks, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Michael & Matt, Mk xyz, Kron Moore, Jessica Morris, Mya, Amber Nash, Annika Noelle, Eureka O’Hara,...
Among the names announced are Zuri Adele, Ryan Michelle Bathé, Michael Judson Berry, Michael Bolton, Bob The Drag Queen, Kent Boyd, Crystal Lee Brown, Sterling K. Brown, Aria Brooks, Ever Carradine, Fernando Carsa, Philemon Chambers, Jeffrey Bowyer Chapman, Chloe x Halle, Malia Civetz, Garrett Clayton, Andy Cohen, Jason Collins, Jasmine Davis, Scott Evan Davis, Ellen DeGeneres, Maxwell Acee Donovan, Lisa Durupt, Gabriel Feitosa, August Getty, Christopher Gorham, Harper Grae, Kat Graham, Frankie Grande, Mollee Gray, The Greeting Committee, Kahmora Hall, Rachael Harris, Ty Herndon, Kathy Ireland, Jeka Jane, Jordy, Natacha Karam, Isis King, Victoria Konefal, Carson Kressley, Matty Maggiacomo, Kevin Mambo, Meredith Marks, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Michael & Matt, Mk xyz, Kron Moore, Jessica Morris, Mya, Amber Nash, Annika Noelle, Eureka O’Hara,...
- 10/14/2021
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
"The Girl in the Woods", produced by CryptTV, is the new supernatural thriller TV series, directed by Krysten Ritter and Jacob Chase, starring Stefanie Scott, Misha Osherovich, Sofia Bryant, Will Yun Lee, Kylie Liya Page, Reed Diamond and Leonard Roberts, streaming streaming October 21, 2021 on Peacock:
"...in the Pacific Northwest, 'Carrie' escapes from a bizarre, cult-like colony...
"...that guards the world from monsters...
"...hidden behind a secret door in the forest..."
Click the images to enlarge.... ...
"...in the Pacific Northwest, 'Carrie' escapes from a bizarre, cult-like colony...
"...that guards the world from monsters...
"...hidden behind a secret door in the forest..."
Click the images to enlarge.... ...
- 9/28/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Skull: The Mask: "Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to the horror film Skull: The Mask from Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural. Rlje Films will release Skull: The Mask on VOD, Digital HD and DVD on October 26, 2021.
Co-directed and co-written by Kapel Furman (Ghost Killers vs. Bloody Mary) and Armando Fonseca (“CineLab”), Skull: The Mask stars Natallia Rodrigues (Elis), Wilton Andrade (VIPs), Tristan Aronovich (Sem Fio), David Wendefilm (Sessão de Terapia) and Rurik Jr. as “Skull.” The DVD will be available for an Srp of $27.97.
In Skull: The Mask, after disappearing over fifty years ago, an ancient artifact known as the Mask of Anhangá resurfaces at an archaeological dig in the Amazon. It is brought to Sao Paulo to be exhibited at a museum, but before reaching its destination, the Mask starts to claim its...
Co-directed and co-written by Kapel Furman (Ghost Killers vs. Bloody Mary) and Armando Fonseca (“CineLab”), Skull: The Mask stars Natallia Rodrigues (Elis), Wilton Andrade (VIPs), Tristan Aronovich (Sem Fio), David Wendefilm (Sessão de Terapia) and Rurik Jr. as “Skull.” The DVD will be available for an Srp of $27.97.
In Skull: The Mask, after disappearing over fifty years ago, an ancient artifact known as the Mask of Anhangá resurfaces at an archaeological dig in the Amazon. It is brought to Sao Paulo to be exhibited at a museum, but before reaching its destination, the Mask starts to claim its...
- 9/28/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Are you ready for The Girl in the Woods?
Peacock on Monday dropped the first trailer for its supernatural YA drama about a mysterious door in the woods that leads to a terrifying monster dimension.
It features Carrie a teenage runaway who’s anything but ordinary as she faces her demons and bonds with two new friends, Nolan and Tasha to fight back.
The new drama launches Thursday, October 21, on Peacock. All eight episodes will drop at once, so you can get your binge on.
Score, right?
"Set in the Pacific Northwest, The Girl in the Woods follows Carrie’s escape from her mysterious, cult-like colony that guards the world from monsters hidden behind a secret door within the woods," reads the logline.
The series also touches on contemporary social issues like LGBTQ+ discrimination, the human cost of environmentalism, and the consequences of inequality.
Produced by Crypt TV, the global...
Peacock on Monday dropped the first trailer for its supernatural YA drama about a mysterious door in the woods that leads to a terrifying monster dimension.
It features Carrie a teenage runaway who’s anything but ordinary as she faces her demons and bonds with two new friends, Nolan and Tasha to fight back.
The new drama launches Thursday, October 21, on Peacock. All eight episodes will drop at once, so you can get your binge on.
Score, right?
"Set in the Pacific Northwest, The Girl in the Woods follows Carrie’s escape from her mysterious, cult-like colony that guards the world from monsters hidden behind a secret door within the woods," reads the logline.
The series also touches on contemporary social issues like LGBTQ+ discrimination, the human cost of environmentalism, and the consequences of inequality.
Produced by Crypt TV, the global...
- 9/27/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Disney Plus and National Geographic released the first official trailer for the six-part original series “Welcome to Earth,” starring Will Smith and streaming this December.
The series follows Smith on an adventure around the world, guided by accredited travelers as he explores Earth’s greatest wonders as well as its most hidden secrets.
“I’ve got a confession to make. I’ve never climbed a mountain, never swum in a lake. I was in a cave once. I’m beginning to think that I might be missing something,” Smith says in the trailer. “I asked the best modern day explorers: take me to the ends of the Earth. And they said, ‘Oh, we can go further than that.'”
The guides leading Smith through this journey of exploration include marine biologist and National Geographic explorer Diva Amon, polar expeditions Dwayne Fields, engineer and National Geographic explorer Albert Lin, National Geographic...
The series follows Smith on an adventure around the world, guided by accredited travelers as he explores Earth’s greatest wonders as well as its most hidden secrets.
“I’ve got a confession to make. I’ve never climbed a mountain, never swum in a lake. I was in a cave once. I’m beginning to think that I might be missing something,” Smith says in the trailer. “I asked the best modern day explorers: take me to the ends of the Earth. And they said, ‘Oh, we can go further than that.'”
The guides leading Smith through this journey of exploration include marine biologist and National Geographic explorer Diva Amon, polar expeditions Dwayne Fields, engineer and National Geographic explorer Albert Lin, National Geographic...
- 9/27/2021
- by Katie Song, Selome Hailu and Jennifer Yuma
- Variety Film + TV
Television networks are unveiling slates of Halloween-themed content including new and classic horror films, reality competition shows, live specials and more.
Among this year’s programming options is Freeform’s annual “31 Nights of Halloween,” with up to 10 films a day including many family favorites from “Shrek” to “Casper,” plus an in-person event in Los Angeles called Freeform’s Halloween Road. Additionally, horror streaming service Shudder has kicked off “61 Days of Halloween,” with weekly film and series premieres, 24-hour jack-o-lantern stream “The Ghoul Log” and a “Halloween Hotline” where every Friday in October, subscribers can call Shudder’s head of programming Samuel Zimmerman to discuss horror favorites and receive new recommendations.
Read a full list of Halloween programming below. (More programming will be added to the list as networks announce titles.)
“Superhost” – As travel vloggers Teddy (Osric Chau) and Claire (Sara Canning) notice their internet fame dwindling, they pivot from sharing...
Among this year’s programming options is Freeform’s annual “31 Nights of Halloween,” with up to 10 films a day including many family favorites from “Shrek” to “Casper,” plus an in-person event in Los Angeles called Freeform’s Halloween Road. Additionally, horror streaming service Shudder has kicked off “61 Days of Halloween,” with weekly film and series premieres, 24-hour jack-o-lantern stream “The Ghoul Log” and a “Halloween Hotline” where every Friday in October, subscribers can call Shudder’s head of programming Samuel Zimmerman to discuss horror favorites and receive new recommendations.
Read a full list of Halloween programming below. (More programming will be added to the list as networks announce titles.)
“Superhost” – As travel vloggers Teddy (Osric Chau) and Claire (Sara Canning) notice their internet fame dwindling, they pivot from sharing...
- 9/2/2021
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Stars: Vince Vaughn, Kathryn Newton, Celeste O’Connor, Misha Osherovich, Katie Finneran, Dana Drori | Written by Michael Kennedy, Christopher Landon | Directed by Christopher Landon
Freaky – a cross between Friday the 13th and Freaky Friday (the two most famous Fridays in film) sounds like an engaging concept; but when put to screen it’s more fun, gruesome and surprisingly entertaining than I ever imagined it could be.
Director Christopher Landon is best known for his slasher take on the 90s classic Groundhog Day with his 2017 film Happy Death Day. Now he is back and this time he’s taken the 70s classic Freaky Friday, starring Barbara Harris and Jodi Foster (or you may be more familiar with the 2003 remake starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan), and again Landon is adding that slasher touch. The concept is the same as before, a good old classic body swap. Vince Vaughn is the Blissfield Butcher,...
Freaky – a cross between Friday the 13th and Freaky Friday (the two most famous Fridays in film) sounds like an engaging concept; but when put to screen it’s more fun, gruesome and surprisingly entertaining than I ever imagined it could be.
Director Christopher Landon is best known for his slasher take on the 90s classic Groundhog Day with his 2017 film Happy Death Day. Now he is back and this time he’s taken the 70s classic Freaky Friday, starring Barbara Harris and Jodi Foster (or you may be more familiar with the 2003 remake starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan), and again Landon is adding that slasher touch. The concept is the same as before, a good old classic body swap. Vince Vaughn is the Blissfield Butcher,...
- 7/7/2021
- by Alex Ginnelly
- Nerdly
The film has been pushed back. And pushed back again. But it’s been worth the worth, as seeing Freaky on a big screen is as good a time you’ll have this Summer. To mark the release, we had the pleasure in taking part in a big ol’ virtual junket, speaking to esteemed producer Jason Blum – whose attachment to the project alone is a good sign, as well as director Chris Landon (and he also talks to us about Happy Death Day 3 – and a potential crossover with Freaky). Then we chatted to stars Misha Osherovich and Celeste O’Connor, and even put their friendship to the test with a little game… Watch all three interviews in their entirety below.
Jason Blum
Misha Osherovich & Celeste O’Connor
Chris Landon
Synopsis
Seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler spends her days trying to survive high school and the cruel actions of the popular crowd. But when...
Jason Blum
Misha Osherovich & Celeste O’Connor
Chris Landon
Synopsis
Seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler spends her days trying to survive high school and the cruel actions of the popular crowd. But when...
- 6/29/2021
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Exclusive: Peacock has set the main cast of YA supernatural drama Girl in the Woods based on the Crypt TV IP. Stefanie Scott (Insidious: Chapter 3) — who will play the lead — Misha Osherovich (Freaky) and Sofia Bryant (I Am Not Okay with This) are set as series regulars. The Good Doctor‘s Will Yun Lee, Kylie Liya Page (Social Distance), Reed Diamond (13 Reasons Why) and Leonard Roberts (The Magicians) have been cast as recurring.
The series is based on Crypt’s 2018 short film The Door in the Woods, which was written and directed by Joey Greene, and the 2020 sequel The Girl in the Woods, written by David Calbert, Van Nguyen and directed by Roxine Helberg.
Scott will play the lead Carrie, the central character in the Crypt TV franchise. Carrie is a mysterious warrior who escaped from a cult-like colony that guards the world from monsters hidden behind a secret door in the woods.
The series is based on Crypt’s 2018 short film The Door in the Woods, which was written and directed by Joey Greene, and the 2020 sequel The Girl in the Woods, written by David Calbert, Van Nguyen and directed by Roxine Helberg.
Scott will play the lead Carrie, the central character in the Crypt TV franchise. Carrie is a mysterious warrior who escaped from a cult-like colony that guards the world from monsters hidden behind a secret door in the woods.
- 5/10/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
If you read our Favorites of 2020 lists, then you know we're diehard fans of Christopher Landon's Freaky (which he co-wrote with Michael Kennedy) here at Daily Dead, and if you haven't yet caught up with Landon's latest (or you want to watch it again and again like me), then you'll be pleased to know the film is coming to Digital on January 26th, followed by a Blu-ray and DVD release on February 9th.
Below, we have a look at the cover art and full home media release details for Freaky, which includes an audio commentary by Landon and a bunch of other behind-the-scenes bonus features! Also, in case you missed it, check out Heather Wixson's review and interviews with Landon and Kathryn Newton!
Press Release: Universal City, California, January 19, 2021 – Prepare for a Freaky take on the body-swap movie which only Blumhouse, makers of Happy Death Day & The Purge franchise,...
Below, we have a look at the cover art and full home media release details for Freaky, which includes an audio commentary by Landon and a bunch of other behind-the-scenes bonus features! Also, in case you missed it, check out Heather Wixson's review and interviews with Landon and Kathryn Newton!
Press Release: Universal City, California, January 19, 2021 – Prepare for a Freaky take on the body-swap movie which only Blumhouse, makers of Happy Death Day & The Purge franchise,...
- 1/19/2021
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Freaky Review — Freaky (2020) Video Movie Review, a Universal movie written and directed by Christopher Landon, co-written by Michael Kennedy, and stars Vince Vaughn, Kathryn Newton, Celeste O’Connor, Misha Osherovich, and Uriah Shelton.. In this video review, I talk about the new horror comedy Freaky. This movie has some impressive performances from its main cast of Vince Vaughn [...]
Continue reading: Video Movie Review: Freaky (2020): Killer Concept, Dull Results...
Continue reading: Video Movie Review: Freaky (2020): Killer Concept, Dull Results...
- 12/17/2020
- by Alex Srednoselac
- Film-Book
Stars: Vince Vaughn, Kathryn Newton, Celeste O’Connor, Misha Osherovich, Katie Finneran, Dana Drori | Written by Michael Kennedy, Christopher Landon | Directed by Christopher Landon
Freaky is one of the few major motion pictures that has been released in the last few months of the year (at least in the United States) and is a fun mix of Freaky Friday and Mean Girls with a dash of the Scream franchise. Vince Vaughn looks like he is having fun playing not only a serial killer but also a 17-year-old high schooler while the rest of the cast, including Misha Osherovich in a breakout role, does a solid job creating a fun and unique film.
Freaky takes the cliché of two completely different types of characters and have them swap bodies. In this case, the two characters, Millie (Kathryn Newton), a shy high school teenager, and the Butcher (Vince Vaughn), a serial killer that...
Freaky is one of the few major motion pictures that has been released in the last few months of the year (at least in the United States) and is a fun mix of Freaky Friday and Mean Girls with a dash of the Scream franchise. Vince Vaughn looks like he is having fun playing not only a serial killer but also a 17-year-old high schooler while the rest of the cast, including Misha Osherovich in a breakout role, does a solid job creating a fun and unique film.
Freaky takes the cliché of two completely different types of characters and have them swap bodies. In this case, the two characters, Millie (Kathryn Newton), a shy high school teenager, and the Butcher (Vince Vaughn), a serial killer that...
- 12/11/2020
- by Jason Brigger
- Nerdly
The horror genre loves its tropes — sets of rules that dictate survival based on stereotypes around morality, class, race, gender and sexual orientation.
Much of the game in modern horror comes in examining and subverting those tropes, perhaps none so recent and notable as “Freaky,” Christopher Landon’s body-swap film from Universal Pictures that hits PVOD on Friday.
Dressed up as a gory comedy, “Freaky” offers liberating and honest portraits of young women and queer people, free from tokenism and broad generalizations to which the genre can often resort.
In “Freaky,” a struggling teen girl Millie (Kathryn Newton) and a menacing serial killer (Vince Vaughn) switch bodies thanks to a supernatural artifact. Now trapped in the killer’s flesh, Millie races against a clock to reverse the effects before she’s stuck forever, aided by best friends Nyla (Celeste O’Connor) and Josh (Misha Osherovich).
Warning: Spoilers ahead for “Freaky.”
From...
Much of the game in modern horror comes in examining and subverting those tropes, perhaps none so recent and notable as “Freaky,” Christopher Landon’s body-swap film from Universal Pictures that hits PVOD on Friday.
Dressed up as a gory comedy, “Freaky” offers liberating and honest portraits of young women and queer people, free from tokenism and broad generalizations to which the genre can often resort.
In “Freaky,” a struggling teen girl Millie (Kathryn Newton) and a menacing serial killer (Vince Vaughn) switch bodies thanks to a supernatural artifact. Now trapped in the killer’s flesh, Millie races against a clock to reverse the effects before she’s stuck forever, aided by best friends Nyla (Celeste O’Connor) and Josh (Misha Osherovich).
Warning: Spoilers ahead for “Freaky.”
From...
- 12/4/2020
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
We've been excited for Daily Dead readers to see Christopher Landon’s new horror comedy Freaky ever since Heather Wixson gave it a 4.5 star review at Beyond Fest. The film was released in theaters on November 13th, but if you're avoiding public places during the latest Covid-19 surge, we're pleased that you'll soon be able to enjoy the new film from the comfort and safety of your own home, as Universal will release Blumhouse's Freaky on VOD beginning Friday, December 4th.
The VOD release date announcement was made on Twitter, including a link to the various VOD platforms the film will be released on.
You can check out the announcement below, and go here to catch up on our previous coverage of Freaky, including Heather Wixson's interviews with Christopher Landon and Kathryn Newton!
Seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler is just trying to survive the bloodthirsty halls of Blissfield High and the cruelty of the popular crowd.
The VOD release date announcement was made on Twitter, including a link to the various VOD platforms the film will be released on.
You can check out the announcement below, and go here to catch up on our previous coverage of Freaky, including Heather Wixson's interviews with Christopher Landon and Kathryn Newton!
Seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler is just trying to survive the bloodthirsty halls of Blissfield High and the cruelty of the popular crowd.
- 11/23/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Being outspoken and bold about their opinions, while also being grounded and clearheaded, is a vital combination for any victim to have while they’re fighting to save their lives in any situation. Those vital characteristics powerfully help the supporting characters of Nyla and Josh, who are played by Celeste O’Connor and Misha Osherovich in the […]
The post Interview: Celeste O’Connor and Misha Osherovich Talk Freaky (Exclusive) appeared first on Shockya.com.
The post Interview: Celeste O’Connor and Misha Osherovich Talk Freaky (Exclusive) appeared first on Shockya.com.
- 11/15/2020
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
The switching bodies cinematic legacy is full of entries, and it just scored a worthy addition with the Vince Vaughn-starring Blumhouse thriller Freaky.
Freaky Friday has nothing on Freaky—after all, no one involved in that classic body switch flick was a serial killer. Sure, one half was a teenage girl, that much is similar. But that is where the similarities begin and end.
First off, Blissfield could not be a better moniker for the town that hosts our yarn. Right? A serial killer is about to march through this municipality, on Homecoming weekend no less, and everything the killer does is at the other end of a blissful spectrum.
As Freaky commences, Millie (Kathryn Newton) is a somewhat moody teenage girl who feels her “friendship” with her mother is the only thing keeping the family matriarch (Katie Finneran) from completely drinking herself to death.
Now, she just drinks herself to sleep every night.
Freaky Friday has nothing on Freaky—after all, no one involved in that classic body switch flick was a serial killer. Sure, one half was a teenage girl, that much is similar. But that is where the similarities begin and end.
First off, Blissfield could not be a better moniker for the town that hosts our yarn. Right? A serial killer is about to march through this municipality, on Homecoming weekend no less, and everything the killer does is at the other end of a blissful spectrum.
As Freaky commences, Millie (Kathryn Newton) is a somewhat moody teenage girl who feels her “friendship” with her mother is the only thing keeping the family matriarch (Katie Finneran) from completely drinking herself to death.
Now, she just drinks herself to sleep every night.
- 11/14/2020
- by Joel Amos
- TVfanatic
Spoiler alert: This post contains mild spoilers from the new horror film “Freaky”
“Real Housewives” fans will scream in delight knowing an iconic scene from the reality TV franchise appears in the new horror film “Freaky.”
Warning, mild spoilers ahead.
Midway through the film, the murderous Blissfield Butcher (Kathryn Newton) gets captured and tied-up in high schooler Josh’s (Misha Osherovich) house. To pass the time, Josh turns on one of his favorite shows, “The Real Housewives of New York City.”
The scene he’s watching is one most iconic from the series, the Season 4 episode where LuAnn de Lesseps — aka The Countess — is bucked while riding a camel in Morocco. One moment, de Lesseps is enjoying a tranquil ride through the desert; the next, she’s hanging on and hollering for dear life.
“Freaky’s” director Christopher Landon spoke with TheWrap exclusively about the “Real Housewives” cameo. Originally, it...
“Real Housewives” fans will scream in delight knowing an iconic scene from the reality TV franchise appears in the new horror film “Freaky.”
Warning, mild spoilers ahead.
Midway through the film, the murderous Blissfield Butcher (Kathryn Newton) gets captured and tied-up in high schooler Josh’s (Misha Osherovich) house. To pass the time, Josh turns on one of his favorite shows, “The Real Housewives of New York City.”
The scene he’s watching is one most iconic from the series, the Season 4 episode where LuAnn de Lesseps — aka The Countess — is bucked while riding a camel in Morocco. One moment, de Lesseps is enjoying a tranquil ride through the desert; the next, she’s hanging on and hollering for dear life.
“Freaky’s” director Christopher Landon spoke with TheWrap exclusively about the “Real Housewives” cameo. Originally, it...
- 11/14/2020
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
Misha Osherovich’s character, Josh, in Blumhouse’s “Freaky” (in theaters and on VOD Nov. 13) is more than just the gay sidekick. “Yes, he’s a gay best friend, but he’s also a commentary on a gay best friend,” says the actor and activist, who uses “they/them” pronouns, and has been seen in “The Goldfinch” and AMC’s “NOS4A2.”
In “Freaky,” a high school girl (Kathryn Newton) magically swaps bodies with a serial killer (Vince Vaughn). Osherovich’s visible role in a studio movie is empowering to the queer community, they say. Ahead of the release of the film, Osherovich talked over Zoom about coming out as nonbinary in quarantine and working with Vaughn.
What was your relationship with horror before “Freaky”?
I watched horror growing up. I love psychological horror, or downright sexy stuff. “Jennifer’s Body” is easily my favorite horror movie. But I mostly learned about horror through doing this.
In “Freaky,” a high school girl (Kathryn Newton) magically swaps bodies with a serial killer (Vince Vaughn). Osherovich’s visible role in a studio movie is empowering to the queer community, they say. Ahead of the release of the film, Osherovich talked over Zoom about coming out as nonbinary in quarantine and working with Vaughn.
What was your relationship with horror before “Freaky”?
I watched horror growing up. I love psychological horror, or downright sexy stuff. “Jennifer’s Body” is easily my favorite horror movie. But I mostly learned about horror through doing this.
- 11/13/2020
- by Meg Zukin
- Variety Film + TV
Somewhere between a presidential election and an increasingly dire coronavirus pandemic, something unexpected has happened. Universal Pictures and Blumhouse have delivered a very funny, scary, and refreshingly progressive new flick, “Freaky.” And one of the reasons the Christopher Landon directed movie is so good is because of a scene-stealing turn from newcomer Misha Osherovich.
Read More: Vince Vaughn’s killer performance in “Freaky” [Review]
O.K., perhaps I’m a bit biased.
Continue reading ‘Freaky’s’ Misha Osherovich On An Unexpected Conversation About Queerness With Vince Vaughn [Interview] at The Playlist.
Read More: Vince Vaughn’s killer performance in “Freaky” [Review]
O.K., perhaps I’m a bit biased.
Continue reading ‘Freaky’s’ Misha Osherovich On An Unexpected Conversation About Queerness With Vince Vaughn [Interview] at The Playlist.
- 11/13/2020
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
(from left) The Butcher (Vince Vaughn) and Millie Kessler (Kathryn Newton) in Freaky, co-written and directed by Christopher Landon.
Friday The 13th meets Freaky Friday in the Vince Vaughn comedic mashup Freaky, from director Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day). It seems an unlikely pair of “Friday” movies and, really, it is the whole genre of teen horror films rather than just the one film. The parody mines the same comedy vein as the Scream and Scary Movie series but here mixed up with another Hollywood favorite, the switched-body comedy.
When another teen and her friends are brutally murdered, 17-year-old Millie (Kathryn Newton) and the rest of Blissville Valley High School know that the Blissville Butcher of urban legend has returned, just as Homecoming approaches.
Packed with winking horror film and sexual references, the humor is broad and sure to delight fans of high school horror. While Freaky Friday was a family film,...
Friday The 13th meets Freaky Friday in the Vince Vaughn comedic mashup Freaky, from director Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day). It seems an unlikely pair of “Friday” movies and, really, it is the whole genre of teen horror films rather than just the one film. The parody mines the same comedy vein as the Scream and Scary Movie series but here mixed up with another Hollywood favorite, the switched-body comedy.
When another teen and her friends are brutally murdered, 17-year-old Millie (Kathryn Newton) and the rest of Blissville Valley High School know that the Blissville Butcher of urban legend has returned, just as Homecoming approaches.
Packed with winking horror film and sexual references, the humor is broad and sure to delight fans of high school horror. While Freaky Friday was a family film,...
- 11/13/2020
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Who knew Vince Vaughn would be the perfect actor to portray a 2020 version of Tess Coleman, the body swap role that earned Jamie Lee Curtis a Golden Globe nomination for Freaky Friday? Probably only Vaughn himself, who turns in a brilliantly campy performance in Christopher Landon’s body swap horror flick Freaky.
Landon’s best known for merging Groundhog Day with House on Sorority Row in Happy Death Day (as well as writing and directing its sequel). Fans of that movie will recognize a similar approach here, too: mix Freaky Friday with Friday the 13th and you get…Freaky Friday the 13th?
The Freaky Friday part involves a 17-year-old girl named Millie (Kathryn Newton). She’s an outcast at school, relentlessly bullied save for a couple of close friends. After a football game, she ends up alone in the stadium with the Blissfield Butcher (Vaughn), who just the night before,...
Landon’s best known for merging Groundhog Day with House on Sorority Row in Happy Death Day (as well as writing and directing its sequel). Fans of that movie will recognize a similar approach here, too: mix Freaky Friday with Friday the 13th and you get…Freaky Friday the 13th?
The Freaky Friday part involves a 17-year-old girl named Millie (Kathryn Newton). She’s an outcast at school, relentlessly bullied save for a couple of close friends. After a football game, she ends up alone in the stadium with the Blissfield Butcher (Vaughn), who just the night before,...
- 11/12/2020
- by Asher Luberto
- We Got This Covered
A delightful mutant hybrid of two seemingly incongruous teen movie genres, cheeky Blumhouse satire “Freaky” might just as well have been called “Freaky Friday the 13th.” That’s essentially the pitch for a mashup that’s half slasher movie and half body-swap comedy, delivered with the self-aware wink of Wes Craven’s “Scream,” as a serial killer known as “the Blissfield Butcher” (Vince Vaughn) unwittingly trades places with his latest victim, dorky high school misfit Millie (Kathryn Newton).
Picture this: On Thursday the 12th, Millie is humiliated by the shop teacher (Alan Ruck). On Friday, she settles the score … only it’s not Millie but the Butcher who’s driving her body — and leaving corpses all over school — unless she can reverse the curse before midnight. Co-written and directed by ’80s horror aficionado Christopher Landon, “Freaky” has fun with its premise, and audiences will too — though it’s a shame...
Picture this: On Thursday the 12th, Millie is humiliated by the shop teacher (Alan Ruck). On Friday, she settles the score … only it’s not Millie but the Butcher who’s driving her body — and leaving corpses all over school — unless she can reverse the curse before midnight. Co-written and directed by ’80s horror aficionado Christopher Landon, “Freaky” has fun with its premise, and audiences will too — though it’s a shame...
- 11/12/2020
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
It’s such a perfect concept for a horror comedy it’s a wonder no one has done it before: a hulking great male serial killer swaps bodies with a tiny, dorky teenage girl – chaos ensues. ‘Freaky Friday The 13th,’ as the idea was initially pitched by co-writer Michael Kennedy. In the hands of Happy Death Day and Happy Death Day 2 U director, Christopher Landon, you get exactly what you expect – a funny, sharp teen romp full of inventive kills and excessive comedy gore.
Detective Pikachu’s Kathryn Newton plays Millie, good natured but scatty teen who is always late for class, often picked on by the mean girls, and who dresses up as a beaver to play the team mascot. She hangs out with her mates Josh (Misha Osherovich) and Nyla (Celeste O’Connor), lusts over hot boy Booker (Uriah Shelton) and tries to take care of her widowed...
Detective Pikachu’s Kathryn Newton plays Millie, good natured but scatty teen who is always late for class, often picked on by the mean girls, and who dresses up as a beaver to play the team mascot. She hangs out with her mates Josh (Misha Osherovich) and Nyla (Celeste O’Connor), lusts over hot boy Booker (Uriah Shelton) and tries to take care of her widowed...
- 11/12/2020
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
Slasher horror and comedy can co-exist, as most recently demonstrated by director Christopher Landon with “Happy Death Day” and its underrated sequel, “Happy Death Day 2U.” That same lightning doesn’t quite strike again with Landon’s latest, “Freaky”; some of the laughs and some of the scares definitely land, but overall, the two genres resist blending into a successful mix.
The unspoken joke of the title is that this movie really wants to be called “Freaky Friday the 13th,” which is not a bad starting point, but the line dividing gory violence and farcical hilarity — which Landon has skillfully walked in the past — gets too blurry for the movie’s own good.
The “Friday the 13th” part involves The Butcher (Vince Vaughn), a brutal serial killer who has somehow simultaneously wreaked bloody havoc on a seemingly idyllic town but also retained urban-legend status among the town’s teens. In the film’s prologue,...
The unspoken joke of the title is that this movie really wants to be called “Freaky Friday the 13th,” which is not a bad starting point, but the line dividing gory violence and farcical hilarity — which Landon has skillfully walked in the past — gets too blurry for the movie’s own good.
The “Friday the 13th” part involves The Butcher (Vince Vaughn), a brutal serial killer who has somehow simultaneously wreaked bloody havoc on a seemingly idyllic town but also retained urban-legend status among the town’s teens. In the film’s prologue,...
- 11/10/2020
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
Christopher Landon knows his way around horror. After jumping on the “Paranormal Activity” bandwagon — the filmmaker wrote its second, third, fourth, and fifth installments, which include the best and worst of the found-footage franchise — Landon turned his affection for the genre toward its dark comedy. He directed “Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse” in 2015 and created his own clever franchise with the one-two punch of “Happy Death Day” and “Happy Death Day 2U.”
His latest original vision, “Freaky,” isn’t quite up to the charms of “Happy Death,” but it’s still A blood-spattered twist on the “Freaky Friday” mythos that dares ask, “Hey, what if you were a nice high school kid who ended up switching bodies with a psychotic serial killer who looks like Vince Vaughn?,” the film is bolstered by go-for-broke performances from Vaughn and Kathryn Newton, as well as Landon’s sharp humor (and sharper kills...
His latest original vision, “Freaky,” isn’t quite up to the charms of “Happy Death,” but it’s still A blood-spattered twist on the “Freaky Friday” mythos that dares ask, “Hey, what if you were a nice high school kid who ended up switching bodies with a psychotic serial killer who looks like Vince Vaughn?,” the film is bolstered by go-for-broke performances from Vaughn and Kathryn Newton, as well as Landon’s sharp humor (and sharper kills...
- 11/4/2020
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
After steering two Happy Death Day films marrying slasher and time-loop tropes together for box office success, the question for writer/director Christopher Landon was, “What’s next?” Add Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse and you’d be right to assume it would be another horror comedy of some kind, but what sub-genre would be injected to give it a unique yet familiar flair? Or better yet: whose script would provide that injection with an overall sensibility he could get behind? Landon didn’t write the first Death Day film after all. Nor did he originate the treatment that became Scouts Guide. So when Michael Kennedy approached him with an idea he hoped to pitch to Blumhouse inspired by those films’ narrative inventiveness, Landon immediately asked to join the Freaky party.
Kennedy’s premise is entertaining: utilize the body-swap concept in a high school setting, but make the adult...
Kennedy’s premise is entertaining: utilize the body-swap concept in a high school setting, but make the adult...
- 11/4/2020
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Freaky Trailer 2 — Universal Pictures has released the second movie trailer for Freaky (2020). The first Freaky film trailer can be viewed here. Cast and crew Christopher Landon‘s Freaky stars Vince Vaughn, Kathryn Newton, Celeste O’Connor, Misha Osherovich, and Uriah Shelton, Alan Ruck, Katie Finneran, Charles Green, Deja Dee, Kelly Lamor Wilson, [...]
Continue reading: Freaky (2020) Movie Trailer 2: Vince Vaughn & Kathryn Newton star in Christopher Landon’s Body-swap Horror-comedy...
Continue reading: Freaky (2020) Movie Trailer 2: Vince Vaughn & Kathryn Newton star in Christopher Landon’s Body-swap Horror-comedy...
- 11/2/2020
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Universal Pictures has debuted a new US trailer for Christopher Landon’s body-swap comedy horror ‘Freaky’ starring Vince Vaughn.
Seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler is just trying to survive the bloodthirsty halls of Blissfield High and the cruelty of the popular crowd. But when she becomes the newest target of The Butcher (Vince Vaughn), her town’s infamous serial killer, her senior year becomes the least of her worries.
When The Butcher’s mystical ancient dagger causes him and Millie to wake up in each other’s bodies, Millie learns that she has just 24 hours to get her body back before the switch becomes permanent and she’s trapped in the form of a middle-aged maniac forever. The only problem is she now looks like a towering psychopath who’s the target of a city-wide manhunt while The Butcher looks like her and has brought his appetite for carnage to Homecoming.
With...
Seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler is just trying to survive the bloodthirsty halls of Blissfield High and the cruelty of the popular crowd. But when she becomes the newest target of The Butcher (Vince Vaughn), her town’s infamous serial killer, her senior year becomes the least of her worries.
When The Butcher’s mystical ancient dagger causes him and Millie to wake up in each other’s bodies, Millie learns that she has just 24 hours to get her body back before the switch becomes permanent and she’s trapped in the form of a middle-aged maniac forever. The only problem is she now looks like a towering psychopath who’s the target of a city-wide manhunt while The Butcher looks like her and has brought his appetite for carnage to Homecoming.
With...
- 10/28/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
This November, on Friday the 13th, prepare to get Freaky with a pitch-black horror-comedy about a slasher, a senior, and the brutal truth about high school from the deliciously debased mind of writer-director Christopher Landon.
Seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler (Kathryn Newton) is just trying to survive the bloodthirsty halls of Blissfield High and the cruelty of the popular crowd. But when she becomes the newest target of The Butcher (Vince Vaughn), her town’s infamous serial killer, her senior year becomes the least of her worries.
When The Butcher’s mystical ancient dagger causes him and Millie to wake up in each other’s bodies, Millie learns that she has just 24 hours to get her body back before the switch becomes permanent and she’s trapped in the form of a middle-aged maniac forever. The only problem is she now looks like a towering psychopath who’s the target of a...
Seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler (Kathryn Newton) is just trying to survive the bloodthirsty halls of Blissfield High and the cruelty of the popular crowd. But when she becomes the newest target of The Butcher (Vince Vaughn), her town’s infamous serial killer, her senior year becomes the least of her worries.
When The Butcher’s mystical ancient dagger causes him and Millie to wake up in each other’s bodies, Millie learns that she has just 24 hours to get her body back before the switch becomes permanent and she’s trapped in the form of a middle-aged maniac forever. The only problem is she now looks like a towering psychopath who’s the target of a...
- 10/27/2020
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
After giving us a slasher-themed take on the Groundhog Day time loop with Happy Death Day and Happy Death Day 2U, director Christopher Landon will show us what a horror comedy version of Freaky Friday could look like with his new movie Freaky, starring Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton as a serial killer and high school student, respectively, who swap bodies just in time for Homecoming.
A Blumhouse film co-written by Landon and Michael Kennedy, Freaky will be released by Universal on Friday the 13th of November, and following the film's official trailer release back in September, a new trailer has now been revealed, offering another look at the movie's horror hijinks.
You can check out the new trailer below, and in case you missed it, read Heather Wixson's 4.5-star Beyond Fest review of the film, and keep an eye out for the Freaky panel at the virtual BlumFest on October 29th!
A Blumhouse film co-written by Landon and Michael Kennedy, Freaky will be released by Universal on Friday the 13th of November, and following the film's official trailer release back in September, a new trailer has now been revealed, offering another look at the movie's horror hijinks.
You can check out the new trailer below, and in case you missed it, read Heather Wixson's 4.5-star Beyond Fest review of the film, and keep an eye out for the Freaky panel at the virtual BlumFest on October 29th!
- 10/27/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
"Who knows how many of our friends he's going to kill?!" Universal + Blumhouse have debuted a crazy new trailer for Freaky, the clever slasher horror from the creators of Happy Death Day (and Happy Death Day 2U). After swapping bodies with a deranged killer, a young girl in high school discovers she has less than 24 hours before the change becomes permanent. [High school teenager scream!] Starring Kathryn Newton and Vince Vaughn as the body swappers. With some help from her friends—ultra-woke Nyla (Celeste O'Connor), ultra-fabulous Joshua (Misha Osherovich) and her crush Booker (Uriah Shelton)—Millie races against the clock to reverse the curse while The Butcher discovers that having a female teen body is the perfect cover for a little Homecoming killing spree. The film also stars Alan Ruck, Katie Finneran, and Dana Drori. This is a helluva trailer! The title card slow reveal in this is very cool. This looks like it's...
- 10/27/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Freaky Trailer — Christopher Landon‘s Freaky (2020) movie trailer stars Vince Vaughn, Kathryn Newton, Celeste O’Connor, Misha Osherovich, and Uriah Shelton. Plot Synopsis Freaky‘s plot synopsis: “Seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler (Kathryn Newton) is just trying to survive the bloodthirsty halls of Blissfield High and the cruelty of the popular crowd. But when she becomes the newest target [...]
Continue reading: Freaky (2020) Movie Trailer: Psychopathic Serial Killer Vince Vaughn Switches Bodies with High-schooler Kathryn Newton...
Continue reading: Freaky (2020) Movie Trailer: Psychopathic Serial Killer Vince Vaughn Switches Bodies with High-schooler Kathryn Newton...
- 9/11/2020
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions’ Freaky will be released on Friday, November 13, 2020, taking the place of the Untitled Universal Event Film.
This November, on Friday the 13th, prepare to get Freaky with a twisted take on the body-swap movie when a teenage girl switches bodies with a relentless serial killer.
Check out the trailer.
Seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler is just trying to survive the bloodthirsty halls of Blissfield High and the cruelty of the popular crowd. But when she becomes the newest target of The Butcher (Vince Vaughn), her town’s infamous serial killer, her senior year becomes the least of her worries.
When The Butcher’s mystical ancient dagger causes him and Millie to wake up in each other’s bodies, Millie learns that she has just 24 hours to get her body back before the switch becomes permanent and she’s trapped in the form of a middle-aged maniac forever.
This November, on Friday the 13th, prepare to get Freaky with a twisted take on the body-swap movie when a teenage girl switches bodies with a relentless serial killer.
Check out the trailer.
Seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler is just trying to survive the bloodthirsty halls of Blissfield High and the cruelty of the popular crowd. But when she becomes the newest target of The Butcher (Vince Vaughn), her town’s infamous serial killer, her senior year becomes the least of her worries.
When The Butcher’s mystical ancient dagger causes him and Millie to wake up in each other’s bodies, Millie learns that she has just 24 hours to get her body back before the switch becomes permanent and she’s trapped in the form of a middle-aged maniac forever.
- 9/11/2020
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
After giving us a slasher-themed take on the Groundhog Day time loop with Happy Death Day and Happy Death Day 2U, director Christopher Landon will show us what a horror comedy version of Freaky Friday could look like with his new movie Freaky, starring Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton as a serial killer and high school student, respectively, who swap bodies just in time for Homecoming.
A Blumhouse film co-written by Landon and Michael Kennedy, Freaky will be released by Universal on Friday the 13th of November, and you can get an idea of the comedic carnage to come in the official trailer below:
"This November, on Friday the 13th, prepare to get Freaky with a twisted take on the body-swap movie when a teenage girl switches bodies with a relentless serial killer.
Seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler is just trying to survive the bloodthirsty halls of Blissfield High and the cruelty of the popular crowd.
A Blumhouse film co-written by Landon and Michael Kennedy, Freaky will be released by Universal on Friday the 13th of November, and you can get an idea of the comedic carnage to come in the official trailer below:
"This November, on Friday the 13th, prepare to get Freaky with a twisted take on the body-swap movie when a teenage girl switches bodies with a relentless serial killer.
Seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler is just trying to survive the bloodthirsty halls of Blissfield High and the cruelty of the popular crowd.
- 9/10/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.