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The summer’s not even here yet, but things are already heating up in the physical media sphere as confirmation of Scream 4′s 4K Blu-ray release circulates online. According to multiple posts, a 4K Blu-ray version of Wes Craven’s Scream 4 will hit shelves on June 9, 2026.

What is Scream 4 about?

In Scream 4, ten years after the original Woodsboro murders, one of the survivors returns home to promote their new book about surviving trauma, only for a new Ghostface killer to emerge, targeting a new group of teens.

Why all the fuss?

Why all the fuss for Scream 4’s 4K release? Lionsgate owns the rights to the film (separate from the rest of the franchise), so the pesky rights situation has made it unavailable until now. Another reason the film’s release is a big deal is that it’s the last film that Wes Craven directed before dying in his Los Angeles home of brain cancer in 2015. Craven is a treasured member of the horror community. If masters of horror were on currency, Craven would appear on the $20 bill.

Another aspect of the release worth mentioning is that, in addition to some color correction, the 4K release removes a “Vaseline smear” from the original Blu-ray. Fans of the series who released their own 4K editions online have lessened the “Vaseline” look before, but this is the first time it’s officially getting tinkered with.

Craven directs Scream 4 from a screenplay by Kevin Williamson. The film finds Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette coming face-to-mask with Ghostface once again, with Lucy Hale, Anna Paquin, Kristen Bell, Aimee Teegarden, Alison Brie, Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, Rory Culkin, Nico Tortorella, and Eric Knudsen rounding out the cast.

Scream 7 is a mixed bag

Today’s news follows closely on the heels of Scream 7’s release in theaters. Kevin Williamson directs the sequel, with Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox returning to survive another attack from the Ghostface killer. Scream 7 earned $191.5 million worldwide, with mixed reactions to the film across the board. Unfortunately, Tyler Nicholas, one of our horror writers, did not care for the film, especially its finale. In his review, Tyler said, “Outside of Ghostface himself being a lethal force and his dialogue with Sidney being a true highlight, there’s very little to latch onto here. Most of the new characters are simple set dressing or fodder for kills. I get that this is a slasher but no one even feels dimensional and they hardly get any characterization. With the worst final act in Scream history, I feel like it’s definitely time to put this franchise to bed. Please, our girl Sidney just needs a break.”

Are you excited about Scream 4 coming to 4K Blu-ray this summer? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Thrashin’

In the new trailer for the upcoming thriller, Thrash, Djimon Hounsou screams, “Sharks on the loose in the category 5 storm!” This line appears to be nearly as tongue-in-cheek as “I’ve had it with these motherf*cking snakes on this motherf*cking plane!” And that’s what the trailer to Thrash is looking like — just a good old, cheesy, fun time. The Netflix film comes from Violent Night‘s Tommy Wirkola and is produced by comedy filmmaker Adam McKay, so you know you’re in for some self-aware excitement. The movie stars Phoebe Dynevor, Whitney Peak and Djimon Hounsou. The additional names in the cast include Matt Nable, Andrew Lees, Alyla Browne, Stacy Clausen and Dante Ubaldi.

Who’s doing the thrashin’?

The official synopsis reads,
“When a Category 5 hurricane decimates a coastal town, the storm surge brings devastation, chaos and something far more frightening: hungry sharks.”

Wirkola writes and directs the film, as well as produces with Adam McKay and Kevin Messick credited right alongside him. D. Scott Lumpkin is on board as the executive producer.

Obsessed with sharks

Wirkola stated to Netflix, “I became obsessed with sharks after Jaws—and Jaws 2, which is an underrated movie. I spent a lot of my childhood obsessing over sharks and whatever movie was made about that subject. Fast forward to a world going off its rails when it comes to global warming and flash floods happening everywhere, and it dawned on me that this could be a great setting-off point for a movie, combining the idea of a disaster-movie with a shark-thriller.”

Then, McKay would add, “More and more, you’re hearing marine biologists acknowledge that climate is changing where these sharks go. It’s changing how they behave. So, in as much as this is an edge-of-your-seat popcorn film, the science behind it is not implausible.” McKay had also confessed, “I’m one of those kids who, from like age 9 on, was a bit obsessed with sharks. And my wife always jokes I know way more than I should know about sharks. It’s that primal fear. It’s that awe of any apex predator.”

Here’s the official poster:

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Arrow Video, the video division of Arrow Films, is known for releasing horror and cult films on DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K. Today, the company unveiled the new titles they’ll be releasing this June – and they have some interesting films in the mix, including a Mortal Kombat Kollection (you can read about that one HERE), Jackie Chan’s Breakout Hits, Takashi Miike’s Audition, and more. Let’s go over the list!

The June Lineup

John Woo’s 1990 film Bullet in the Head is getting both limited edition Blu-ray and limited edition 4K releases:

After re-inventing the action film with The Killer, John Woo would turn inward and deliver the semi-autobiographical Bullet in the Head, complementing the stylistic flourishes that made his name with an unflinching and nihilistic brutality to deliver one of the most intense war films of all time. Set during the Vietnam war, the film follows B, Fai and Wing (iconic actors Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Jacky Cheung and Waise Lee), three best friends fleeing from Hong Kong to seek their fortune as smugglers. In Saigon, they join forces with fellow expat Lok (Simon Yam) and double-cross the ruthless gangster Luong to steal his gold and rescue nightclub singer Sau-ching (Yolinda Yan) from his clutches. The gang must fight their way out of the country in a nightmarish odyssey where each new battle pushes them beyond their limits and threatens to destroy their friendship. Combining the gravity of Apocalypse Now with the spectacular action of Woo’s earlier films, Bullet in the Head is an uncompromising look at the ravages of war where ideals of brotherhood and comradeship disintegrate into greed and cruelty in a storm of bullets and blood.

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• Reversible sleeve and double-sided foldout poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
• Six postcard-sized reproduction artcards
• Collectors’ perfect-bound booklet featuring new writing on the film by critics Priscilla Page and Sean Gilman, archival writing by critic Arnaud Bordas and an excerpt from an interview with John Woo conducted by Stéphane Moïssakis

DISC ONE – THEATRICAL CUT (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)

• 4K Ultra HD (2160p) Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the Hong Kong Theatrical Cut
• Original lossless Cantonese mono and Dolby Atmos audio, and lossless English mono audio
• Optional newly translated English subtitles for the Cantonese audio and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English audio
• Brand new audio commentary by film critic and Hong Kong cinema expert Frank Djeng
• Deleted and extended scenes
• Alternate boardroom ending
• Alternate English opening and closing credits
• Cantonese and English trailers
• Image gallery

DISC TWO – FESTIVAL CUT (BLU-RAY)

• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of the Festival Cut
• Original Cantonese lossless mono audio
• Optional English subtitles
• Extended Festival Cut, including footage previously exclusive to the Theatrical Cut
• Option to play with the alternate boardroom ending

DISC THREE – EXTRAS (BLU-RAY)

• Brilliance with a Bullet, a brand new interview with director John Woo
• The Long-Suffering Siu-Chun, a brand new interview with actor Fennie Yuen
• Head Case!, a brand new interview with actor Waise Lee
• Army of One, a brand new interview with regular John Woo collaborator Terence Chang
• Apocalypse Woo, a brand new interview with editor David Wu
• Tumultuous Times, a brand new interview with associate producer Catherine Lau
• Hong Kong Confidential: Inside Bullet in the Head, a brand new interview with author and Hong Kong film expert Grady Hendrix
• Apocalypse How, a brand new interview with author and historian Dr Lars Laamann
• Archival interviews with John Woo, David Wu, actors Jacky Cheung, Waise Lee, Simon Yam, stunt coordinator Lau Chi-Ho and associate producer Patrick Leung

Director Paul Bogart’s 1969 film Marlowe, starring James Garner as the Raymond Chandler character Philip Marlowe (and featuring an appearance by Bruce Lee), is getting the limited edition Blu-ray treatment:

Following in the footsteps of Dick Powell (Murder, My Sweet) and Humphrey Bogart (The Big Sleep), James Garner (The Great Escape) brought iconic private investigator Philip Marlowe into the Age of Aquarius in this 1969 neo-noir based on Raymond Chandler’s classic novel The Little Sister. When Orfamay Quest hires Philip Marlowe to find her brother, it seems like just another missing persons case. But soon enough Marlowe’s investigation leads him on a trail of blackmail and murder, all of it seemingly linked to a mobster and his TV star mistress. Luscious starlets, pugnacious gangsters, suspicious cops and corpses with ice picks jammed in their necks… welcome to Marlowe country! Garner’s easy-going style is a perfect match for Chandler’s “shop-soiled Galahad”, paving the way for his performance in classic TV show The Rockford Files. Meanwhile, the many suspects are brought vividly to life by the likes of Carroll O’Connor (All in the Family), Rita Moreno (West Side Story), Jackie Coogan (The Addams Family), Gayle Hunnicut (The Legend of Hell House) and none other than Bruce Lee (Enter the Dragon) making his American feature debut.

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• Brand new restoration from the original 35mm camera negative by Arrow Films
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
• Original lossless mono audio
• $100 A Day (Plus Expenses), a brand new appreciation by film historian Howard S. Berger
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by John Pearson
• Collectors’ booklet containing new writing by critics Jeff Chang and Priscilla Page

Arrow is giving Takashi Miike’s Audition a limited edition 4K release:

One of the most notorious J-Horror films ever made, Takashi Miike’s Audition exploded onto the festival circuit at the turn of the 21st century to a chorus of awards and praise. The film catapulted Miike to the international scene and paved the way for such other genre delights as Ichii the Killer and 13 Assassins. When recent widower Shigeharu Aoyama (Ryo Ishibashi, American Yakuza) is advised by his son to find a new wife, he seeks the advice of a colleague having been out of the dating scene for many years. The two men decide to take advantage of their position working at a film company to stage an audition to find the perfect partner. Interviewing a series of women, Shigeharu soon becomes enchanted by Asami (Eihi Shiina), a quiet, 24-year-old woman, who is immediately responsive to his charms. However, events quickly take a very dark and twisted turn as we find that Asami isn’t what she seems to be… Pulling the audience into a story that will lead to one of the most harrowing climaxes in cinema history, Miike twists and turns us through delirious editing and shocking visuals for one of the most depraved nightmares of all time, now presented in stunning 4K UHD.

4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• Brand new 4K restoration from the original Super 16mm camera negative by Arrow Films approved by director of photography Hideo Yamamoto
• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Newly restored original lossless stereo and 4.0 audio, plus optional DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
• Optional English subtitles
• Introduction by director Takashi Miike
• Audio commentary by director Takashi Miike and screenwriter Daisuke Tengan
• Audio commentary by Miike biographer Tom Mes
• Callback, a brand new interview with actor Ryo Ishibashi
• Ties that Bind, an interview with director Takashi Miike
• Damaged Romance, an appreciation by Japanese cinema historian Tony Rayns
• Archive interviews with stars Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Renji Ishibashi and Ren Osugi
• Deeper Deeper Into Audition, an audio essay by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
• Trailers
• Image gallery
• Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by Anton Bitel, Jennie Kermode and Jamie Graham
• Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Dark Inker – Sampson and original UK artwork by Graham Humphreys

Ted Kotcheff’s Wake in Fright is coming to both Blu-ray and 4K:

Raw and brutal in its depiction of Outback country drinking culture in the 1970s, Wake in Fright is an uncompromising landmark of Australian cinema from director Ted Kotcheff (First Blood). John Grant (Gary Bond, Zulu), a bored schoolteacher working in the remote outback, stops overnight in the frontier mining town of Bundanyabba on his way back to Sydney for the Christmas holidays. After he loses all his savings in a bad gambling bet, Grant finds himself marooned and swept up in the vortex of a succession of hard-drinking, hard-living and crude men led by Doc (Donald Pleasence, Halloween) who threaten to make him just as crazy, drunk, and violent as they are. Ignored upon release, Wake in Fright has now been acclaimed as one of Australia’s most legendary, unique and horrifying contributions to cinema history by the likes of Martin Scorsese and Nick Cave, and is presented here in a definitive 4K restoration.

4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original lossless mono audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary by director Ted Kotcheff and editor Anthony Buckley
• Audio commentary by Peter Galvin, author of The Making of Wake in Fright
• Return to the ‘Yabba, a featurette tracking down the film’s Broken Hill locations
• Take in Fright, an interview with director of photography Brian West
• Sounds of the Outback, a previously unreleased interview with sound editors Keith Palmer and Eddy Joseph
• The Cinema’s Great Squeaky Bald Git, an appreciation of actor Donald Pleasence by film historian Kim Newman
• The Filmmaker and the Film Buff, a discussion between Philippe Mora and Paul Harris
• Yer Mad, Ya Bastard!, an archive interview with director Ted Kotcheff
• Not Quite Hollywood, an archive interview with actor Jack Thompson
• Q&A with Ted Kotcheff from the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival
• Audio interview with Ted Kotcheff, conducted by Paul Harris
• Audio interview with composer John Scott, conducted by music historian Daniel Schweiger
• Alternate scenes from Outback
• 2009 TV report on the rediscovery and restoration of Wake in Fright
• Who Needs Art?, a 1971 TV segment with behind-the-scenes footage
• Chips Rafferty obituary by Ken G. Hall
• US theatrical trailer and TV spot
• Foreign Visions of Local Stories, a trailer reel of Australian films helmed by overseas filmmakers
• Image gallery
• Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by Jay Slater, Paul Lê and David Michael Brown plus archive materials
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jeff Marshall

And then we have two versions of Jackie Chan’s Breakout Hits, one of which is an Arrow store exclusive!

He was the biggest movie star in the East for two decades, but Hong Kong action legend Jackie Chan had never successfully cracked the West… until the 1990s kicked off a six-film run of phenomenal smash hits that would finally make him an international household name, instantly synonymous with the most jaw-dropping and death-defying stunts ever put on screen! 1994’s Drunken Master II sees Jackie back as Wong Fei-hung, the role that first made his name, and teaming up with Shaw Brothers legends Lau Kar-leung and Ti Lung to deliver the ultimate, era-defining love letter to classic kung fu. The following year saw Jackie’s first number one box office success in America thanks to Rumble in the Bronx, in which he visits New York City and must defend his friends and family against vicious street gangs and ruthless smugglers, followed by Thunderbolt in which Jackie is forced to compete behind the wheel against a criminal street racer who has kidnapped his sister. In the fourth entry of the much-beloved Police Story series (also known as First Strike), Jackie chases a stolen nuclear warhead on an explosive globe-trotting secret mission; Chan’s “big brother” Sammo Hung takes the director’s chair in Mr. Nice Guy as Jackie plays a TV chef in Australia forced to do bloody battle against the mob; and finally in Who Am I?, our hero is an ass-kicking amnesiac on the trail of a mysterious new power source as well as his own lost identity. Finally together and restored in 4K for the first time, this collection of unparalleled martial arts madness chronicles Jackie Chan’s crossover to worldwide superstardom (just before Rush Hour made him a bonafide Hollywood icon), in which no bone in his body is left unbroken in his quest to leave you entertained!

LIMITED 10-DISC 4K UHD COLLECTION CONTENTS

• Brand new 4K restorations of each film from the original negatives by Arrow Films
• Limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Sam Hadley
• 160-page perfect bound book featuring an archive interview with Jackie by Craig D. Reid plus new writing by Thorsten Boose, Peter S. Bruce, Matt McAllister, Elaine Chung and Jialu Zhu
• Twenty-four lobby card reproductions
• Reversible poster with vintage poster artwork

DISC 1 – DRUNKEN MASTER II

• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentations in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of three versions: the uncut 102-minute Hong Kong Cut , the 100-minute International Cut and the American Cut re-titled The Legend of Drunken Master (102 mins)
• Original lossless Cantonese, Mandarin and English mono audio for the Hong Kong Cut
• Original lossless English mono audio for the International Cut
• Original English DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio for The Legend of Drunken Master
• Optional English subtitles and subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Brand new commentary by martial arts cinema experts Frank Djeng and F.J. DeSanto
• Before the Breakout, a new featurette in which stuntman Wang Yao, academic Dr. Wayne Wong and critics David West and James Mudge look back at Jackie Chan’s earlier career
• Breakout! Part 1, a new featurette in which Wong, West, Mudge and stuntman Mars look back at the film
• Deadly When Drunken, a new interview with co-writer Yuen Kai-chi
• Tipsy Tribulations, an expanded interview with stuntman Mars
• Period Postures, a new interview with academic Dr. Lars Laamann on the historical context behind the film
• Drunken Defiance, a new appreciation of the film by martial arts cinema expert Ricky Baker
• Archive interview with Jackie Chan filmed for the American release in 2000
• Alternate Mandarin drinking scene (contains standard-definition inserts)
• Textless outtakes
• Chinese New Year messages recorded by Jackie for the Taiwanese and Malaysian openings
• Trailer gallery
• Image gallery

DISC 2 – RUMBLE IN THE BRONX (HONG KONG CUT)

• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original lossless Cantonese/English (sync-sound) stereo audio and English (export dub) mono audio
• Optional English subtitles and subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Brand new commentary by martial arts cinema experts Frank Djeng and F.J. DeSanto
• Breakout! Part 2, a new featurette in which stuntman Mars, stuntwoman Kathy Hubble, martial arts cinema expert Ricky Baker and critics David West and James Mudge look back at the film
• Rumble Recollections, an expanded interview with Hubble
• Alternate footage
• Textless outtakes
• Image gallery

DISC 3 – RUMBLE IN THE BRONX (INTERNATIONAL CUT)

• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original English-dubbed lossless stereo audio and DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Electronic press kit interview with Jackie Chan
• Two scenes added for the network TV version with dubbing unique to this version
• US trailer and TV spots

DISC 4 – THUNDERBOLT

• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the uncut 110-minute International Cut
• Original lossless Cantonese/English (sync-sound) stereo audio, English (export dub) stereo audio and English (US dub) DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
• Optional English subtitles and subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• 97-minute Japanese Cut with lossless Cantonese/English sync-sound stereo audio (high-definition only)
• Brand new commentary by martial arts cinema experts Frank Djeng and F.J. DeSanto
• Breakout! Part 3, a new featurette in which stuntman Mars, critics David West and James Mudge, and dubbing supervisor Paul Clay look back at the film
• A Thunderous Presence, an expanded interview with Clay on his collaborations with Jackie Chan
• Alternate English export credits
• Textless outtakes
• International trailer
• Japanese trailers
• Image gallery

DISC 5 – POLICE STORY 4: FIRST STRIKE (HONG KONG CUT)

• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original lossless Cantonese/English (sync-sound) stereo and Mandarin (dubbed) stereo audio
• Optional English subtitles and subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Brand new commentary by martial arts cinema experts Frank Djeng and F.J. DeSanto
• Breakout! Part 4, a new featurette in which critics David West and James Mudge look back at the film
• Textless outtakes
• Image gallery

DISC 6 – POLICE STORY 4: FIRST STRIKE (INTERNATIONAL CUT)

• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original English-dubbed lossless stereo and DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Striking Back, a new interview with martial arts cinema expert Frank Djeng
• Scenes added for the US network TV version with dubbing unique to this version
• US trailer

DISC 7 – MR. NICE GUY (JAPANESE & HONG KONG CUTS)

• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original lossless English DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround and lossless stereo audio for both cuts
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Brand new commentary by critic James Mudge
• Breakout! Part 5, a new featurette in which stuntman Mars and critics David West and James Mudge look back at the film
• Nice Thoughts, a new appreciation by martial arts cinema expert Frank Djeng
• Alternate English credits
• Textless outtakes
• Original trailer
• Image gallery

DISC 8 – MR. NICE GUY (INTERNATIONAL CUT)

• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original lossless English DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround and lossless stereo audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• US trailer

DISC 9 – WHO AM I? (HONG KONG CUT)

• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original lossless English DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround and lossless stereo audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Brand new commentary by critic James Mudge
• Breakout! Part 6, a new featurette in which critic James Mudge, actor Glory Simon and second unit cinematographer Ray Wong look back at the film
• From Drunk to Slam Dunk: Jackie Chan in the New Millennium, a new featurette in which Mudge, Simon, Wong, stuntwoman Kathy Hubble, stuntmen Wang Yao and Mars, critic David West and others look at Jackie’s career in the years since
• The Making of Who Am I?, a three-part archive behind-the-scenes featurette
• Alternate English credits
• Textless outtakes
• Original trailer
• Image gallery

DISC 10 – WHO AM I? (INTERNATIONAL CUT)

• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original lossless English DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround and lossless stereo audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Who, When & Where, an expanded interview with Wong
• Jostling with Jackie, an expanded interview with Simon
• US trailer

What do you think of Arrow Video’s June line-up? Will you be adding any of these 4Ks and/or Blu-rays to your collection? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

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One of the biggest news stories on the site in the last few months has been that, after twenty-five years, Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are reuniting for an upcoming Mummy legacy sequel. But before that movie even starts shooting, we have another Mummy movie coming to theaters—and unlike those (really good) adventure movies, this is straight-up horror and definitely ain’t no PG-13.

Indeed, in the Motion Picture Association’s latest ratings bulletin, it was confirmed that Lee Cronin’s The Mummy has nabbed an R-rating for “strong disturbing violent content, gore, language and brief drug use.” Now, it can’t be said that this was unexpected. Lee Cronin’s Evil Dead Rise was R-rated, made close to $150 million on a $15 million budget, so no one ever thought his follow-up would be anything other than R. WB and New Line, who are distributing the film, have also been good about keeping horror fans satisfied with a solid stream of R-rated goods, including Final Destination: Bloodlines, The Conjuring: Last Rites and Weapons. Indeed, R-rated horror is the default now, with the days of bad PG-13-rated studio horror films long behind us.

What’s Lee Cronin’s The Mummy about?

Here’s the official plot: The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace—eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living nightmare.

The film stars Sing Street’s Jack Reynor, Laia Costa (Victoria), May Calamawy (Moon Knight), Veronica Falcón (Queen of the South), Hayat Kamille (Vikings: Valhalla), and May Elghety (Clash).

Is it related to the Universal Mummy movies?

So here’s where it gets a little confusing. While all involved say it has nothing to do with Universal’s franchise, it is produced by Blumhouse, who did some reimagining of classic Universal Monsters horror properties with The Invisible Man and Wolf Man. Yet, this is being put out by New Line. It is still called The Mummy, but the thought is that Lee Cronin’s possessory credit was included in the title in order to keep it separate from the Universal franchise, especially considering that it’s about to become active again. For a while, there was talk that the film was going to be renamed, but hey—it’s a Mummy movie, so you might as well call it The Mummy, right?

Lee Cronin’s The Mummy hits theatres in its R-rated glory on April 17th.

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Up to this point, every episode of The X-Files has first been broadcast on Fox, but it doesn’t look like that will be the case for the series revival / reboot that Creed, Black Panther, and Sinners director Ryan Coogler has been developing. Four weeks ago, it was announced that Coogler’s take on the concept has received a pilot order from the Hulu streaming service, with Danielle Deadwyler (The Piano Lesson) on board as the co-lead and Jennifer Yale (The Copenhagen Test) joining the project as showrunner. Now, original X-Files star Gillian Anderson has given the project her endorsement, ensuring fans that the new show is going to be cool.

Reboot

The original run of The X-Files lasted for nine seasons, airing on Fox from 1993 to 2002. There were two revival seasons, which aired on Fox in 2016 and 2018. There have also been two feature films: 1998’s The X-Files and 2008’s The X-Files: I Want to Believe.

Three years ago, The X-Files creator Chris Carter spilled the beans during an interview on the show On the Coast, revealing that a reboot of The X-Files was in the works, with Ryan Coogler at the helm. A while back, Coogler confirmed to Last Podcast on the Left, “I’m working on X-Files. That’s what’s immediately next… I’ve been excited about that one for a long time and I’m fired up to get back to it, and that, you know, some of those episodes, if we do our jobs right, will be really f***ing scary.”

Coogler also said that he has spoken with Gillian Anderson, who starred in the original series as Agent Dana Scully, about the project. “She’s incredible, and fingers-crossed there. When I spoke to her, she was finishing [Tron: Ares] up. But, yeah, but we’re gonna try to make something really great… and really be something for the real X-Files fans, you know what I’m saying? And, maybe, find some new ones.”

Coogler has previously let it be known that he was inspired to make Creed because “My father was a big Rocky fan. I’ve been watching these movies as long as I can remember, because he was obsessed with them. We would watch Rocky II and he would cry and stand up and cheer at the same spots, every time.” So when the subject of The X-Files came up during a recent conversation with Variety, he said, “Like my relationship with Rocky with my dad, The X-Files is one of those things with my mom. My mom means the world to me, so this is a big one for me. I want to do right by her and the fans. My mom has read some of the stuff I wrote for it. She’s fired up.“

It was during an interview with Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast that Coogler said, “It wouldn’t be X-Files if we didn’t do both: we intend on having both monsters of the week and also the overarching conspiracy.“

New Agents

Coming our way from Onyx Collective and 20th Television, the new The X-Files will center on two highly decorated but vastly different FBI agents — one played by Deadwyler — who form an unlikely bond when they are assigned to a long-shuttered division devoted to cases involving unexplained phenomena.

Yale executive produces alongside Chris Carter as well as Coogler, Sev Ohanian, and Zinzi Coogler of Proximity Media. The company’s Simone Harris is a co-executive producer. Ryan Coogler will be writing and directing the pilot episode.

Cool

During an appearance at Awesome Con, Anderson confirmed that she has had a few conversations with Coogler about his take on The X-Files, and has even read the pilot script!

Anderson said (with thanks to Deadline for the transcription), that Coogler is “such a cool guy and so talented,” and “the pilot script is really good.”

“I would say, have an open mind and give it a chance because it’s gonna be f*cking cool. It’s something different. It’s different, and it’s special, so give it a break.“

Are you looking forward to Ryan Coogler’s reboot of The X-Files, and are you hoping that Gillian Anderson will appear on the show as Dana Scully? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

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Three years ago, Legendary Entertainment’s remake of the infamous 1978 box office hit Faces of Death (get it HERE) went into production in Louisiana, with Barbie Ferreira of the HBO series Euphoria, Dacre Montgomery of Netflix’s Stranger Things, Josie Totah of the recent Saved by the Bell revival, Jermaine Fowler of The Blackening, and singer Charli XCX making up the cast. It’s been a long wait, but the new Faces of Death will be reaching theatres on April 10th – and today, a new red band trailer has dropped online! You can check it out in the embed above.

Reminder

The first Faces of Death was about a pathologist exploring gruesome ways to die via footage purportedly culled from around the world. In reality, most of the death scenes were staged, but no matter, the movie had its producers’ desired effect: outrage, revulsion, banning (although not in 52 countries, as hyped by the film’s makers), and, of course, a money-making hit that spawned sequels and imitators. It was written and directed by John Alan Schwartz, who used multiple pseudonyms for several crew jobs on the flick.

Seven sequels followed over the next twenty-one years. Now writer Isa Mazzei and director Daniel Goldhaber, the team that brought us the Netflix release Cam, are making the remake for Legendary Entertainment and producers Don Murphy and Susan Montford’s company Angry Films.

New Film

Mazzei and Goldhaber provided the following statement about their approach to the concept: “Faces of Death was one of the first viral video tapes, and we are so lucky to be able to use it as a jumping off point for this exploration of cycles of violence and the way they perpetuate themselves online.“

When it was first announced that Mazzei and Goldhaber were taking on the project, it was said that their story would center on a female moderator of a YouTube-like website whose job is to weed out offensive and violent content and who herself is recovering from a serious trauma, who stumbles across a group that is re-creating the murders from the original film. But in the story primed for the digital age of online misinformation, the question is: Are the murders real or fake? 

Murphy and Montford are producing the Faces of Death remake with Divide/Conquer’s Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath. Rick Benattar serves as executive producer, with Cory Kaplan co-producing. Murphy and Montford have been hoping to make a new version of Faces of Death ever since 2006, and for several years they had J.T. Petty attached to write and direct. They started the development process over from scratch when they hired Mazzei and Goldhaber.

Are you looking forward to the Faces of Death remake? Take a look at the new red band trailer, then let us know by leaving a comment below. Here are some character posters to look over while you’re scrolling:

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Six months ago, JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray had the chance to watch the martial arts thriller The Furious at the Toronto International Film Festival. He gave the film an 8/10 review that can be read at THIS LINK, wrapping up with, “While The Furious lacks the slick polish of the best recent South Korean, Chinese, or Indonesian action blockbusters, it makes up for it in sheer adrenaline and crowd-pleasing ferocity. It’s the kind of movie designed for high-fives in the theatre, where you’ll find yourself grinning like an idiot as wave after wave of mayhem unfolds on screen. I had a killer time with it, and anyone considering themselves a fan of action cinema should put this one very high on their list.” Which is exactly the kind of recommendation that gets me hyped for a movie.

And now, we know when a wider audience is going to have the chance to watch The Furious. Lionsgate has announced a May 29th theatrical release date, and along with that announcement comes the unveiling of a trailer! You can watch it in the embed above.

Cast and Synopsis

Directed by Kenji Tanigaki from a screenplay written by Mak Tin Shu, Lei Zhilong, Shum Kwan Sin, and Frank Hui, The Furious has the following synopsis: After the daughter of Wang Wei (Xie Miao) is kidnapped by a criminal network and he receives no help from the corrupt police, Wei sets out on a rampage to find her himself. His only ally is Navin (Joe Taslim) – a relentless journalist whose wife has mysteriously disappeared. Fueled by a furious vengeance, the unlikely duo ruthlessly fights against the kidnappers in this explosive martial arts showdown.

Xie Miao and Joe Taslim star alongside Yang Enyou, Brian Le, Brian Le, and Joey Iwanaga.

Writer Frank Hui produced the film with Bill Kong and Shan Tam. It’s rated R for strong bloody violence and language.

A press release notes that The Furious is “Based on the Character Created by David Morrell,” an author who’s best known for creating the character Rambo in the pages of his novel First Blood.

What did you think of the trailer for The Furious? Are you looking forward to watching this movie in May? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

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