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Sarah Michelle Gellar is getting another call from Ghostface, more than 25 years after her memorable appearance in Scream 2. The actress has reunited with the iconic Scream killer for a new 60-second Halloween commercial from Angry Orchard, which has teamed with the horror franchise for its 2026 Thriller Pack. You can watch the new Scream and Angry Orchard Halloween ad in the video above.

In the ad, Gellar receives a phone call from her old pal Ghostface, bringing the actress back into the world of Scream for a playful Halloween spot. Gellar appeared in Wes Craven’s Scream 2 as sorority sister Cici Cooper, who unfortunately became one of Ghostface’s victims. This time, however, she’s playing herself.

The commercial is part of Angry Orchard’s 2026 Halloween collaboration with Scream. The company has also released a limited-edition Thriller Pack featuring four different hard cider flavors with horror-themed names: Caramel Apple Curse, Headless Pumpkin, Blood Orange, and Mystery Caller.

For Scream fans, the Mystery Caller flavor is the standout. Its can features the iconic Ghostface mask, while the Thriller Pack itself has glow-in-the-dark packaging that makes the mask stand out even more. Angry Orchard is also offering limited-edition 19.2-ounce cans of Crisp Apple and Imperial featuring Ghostface.

The new commercial marks another horror franchise collaboration for Angry Orchard. Last year, the company teamed with the Friday the 13th franchise and Horror, Inc. on Sweet Revenge, a short film written and directed by Mike P. Nelson that brought Jason Voorhees back to live-action. That 15-minute Friday the 13th vignette was part of the launch of the Jason Universe, which encompasses new Friday the 13th activations that span a wide range of platforms from entertainment, games, immersive experiences, merchandise, and more.

This year’s Scream campaign takes a shorter approach (which is probably a great relief to JoBlo’s own Tyler Nichols, who gave Sweet Revenge a 4/10 review), but it has one particularly fun selling point: Sarah Michelle Gellar getting a call from Ghostface again.

What do you think of Sarah Michelle Gellar’s reunion with Ghostface? Share your thoughts on this Angry Orchard ad in the comments below.

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Michael Mann is revisiting Miami Vice. The filmmaker has created a new 4K cut of his 2006 crime thriller, titled Miami Vice: Director’s Final Cut, and it will make its world premiere at Beyond Fest 2026 as part of the movie’s 20th anniversary celebration. Mann will be in attendance for the screening, which will take place at Directors Village in Los Angeles.

The new Miami Vice cut arrives not long after Mann revisited another one of his films. Earlier this year, Manhunter received The Final Cut, a new Mann-approved version created for the thriller’s 40th anniversary. That restoration featured a new 4K scan and updated sound work under Mann’s supervision. The theatrical version of Manhunter: The Final Cut began rolling out in the United States in July.

Now Mann is turning his attention to Miami Vice. The film, originally released in 2006, starred Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx as undercover detectives Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs. Mann wrote and directed the film, which reimagined the characters from his influential 1980s television series as a gritty, atmospheric crime thriller. Beyond Fest has not yet announced the runtime or detailed exactly what Mann has changed for the new Miami Vice cut.

The film is just one of 81 features that will screen at Beyond Fest 2026, which runs from September 23 through October 6 in Los Angeles. The festival’s complete lineup includes 10 world premieres, four North American premieres, seven U.S. premieres, and 28 West Coast premieres.

Presented by MUBI and programmed and produced in partnership with the American Cinematheque, Beyond Fest will take place at the Egyptian Theatre, MUBI Theatre at the Aero, Directors Village, and MUBI Theatre at the Los Feliz 3.

Beyond Fest 2026 highlights

There are some seriously impressive movies and guests packed into this year’s festival.

Robert Eggers will take over the Egyptian Theatre for a day-long celebration of his career, with screenings of The Witch, The Lighthouse, The Northman, and Nosferatu. Eggers will also discuss his work and give attendees a first look at exclusive material from his upcoming film Werwulf.

The festival’s other major premieres include Duncan Jones and Matt Berry’s Rogue Trooper, Mike Flanagan’s Carrie, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Look Back, Sung Kang’s Drifter, Brad Caleb Kane’s Crystal Lake, and Alex Gibney’s Musk.

Horror fans can look forward to the world premiere of V/H/S/Mixtape, featuring segments from RZA, Flying Lotus, Ernest Dickerson, Tobias Forge, David Moreau, and Renee Zhan. Other genre highlights include Victorian Psycho, Drag, River, Half, Pathetic Fallacy, The Swallow, The Cycle, The Spiral, Hallowarrior, Upiro, and Kinki.

The restoration and repertory lineup is just as stacked. Ken Russell’s The Devils will receive a 4K restoration and director’s cut presentation on 35mm, while David Lynch’s Wild at Heart gets a North American Premiere of its 4K restoration. Bong Joon Ho’s The Host and Jackie Chan’s Rumble in the Bronx will also receive new 4K presentations.

There will also be anniversary screenings of Donnie Darko, Green Room, Too Late, Don’t Breathe, and Under the Shadow.

And that’s only scratching the surface.

Beyond Fest 2026 complete program

Egyptian Theatre

• Beware Boiúna — West Coast Premiere. Directed by Mike P. Nelson. Guests: Jessica Rothe.
• Begotten — West Coast Premiere of the 4K restoration. Directed by E. Elias Merhige. Guests: E. Elias Merhige.
• The Witch — Repertory screening. Directed by Robert Eggers.
• The Lighthouse — Repertory screening. Directed by Robert Eggers.
• The Northman — Repertory screening. Directed by Robert Eggers. Guest: Robert Eggers.
• Nosferatu — Repertory screening. Directed by Robert Eggers. Guest: Robert Eggers.
• Hoffa — 70mm repertory screening. Directed by Danny DeVito. Guest: Danny DeVito.
• Rogue Trooper — U.S. Premiere. Directed by Duncan Jones. Guests: Duncan Jones, Matt Berry, Stuart Fenegan.
• Drag — West Coast Premiere. Directed by Raviv Ullman and Greg Yagolnitzer. Guests: Raviv Ullman, Greg Yagolnitzer, Lucy DeVito, Danny DeVito, and Greg DeVito.
• Invention 13 + Hausu — World Premiere. Conor Oberst’s short paired with Nobuhiko Obayashi’s Hausu. Guest: Conor Oberst.
• Unbreakable — Repertory screening. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan.
• Split — Repertory screening. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan.
• Glass — Repertory screening. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Guest: M. Night Shyamalan.
• Signs — Repertory screening. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan.
• Knock at the Cabin — Repertory screening. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Guest: M. Night Shyamalan.
• The Visit — Repertory screening. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan.
• Trap — Repertory screening. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Guest: M. Night Shyamalan.
• The Sixth Sense — Repertory screening. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Guest: M. Night Shyamalan.
• V/H/S/Mixtape — World Premiere. Directed by RZA, Flying Lotus, Ernest Dickerson, Tobias Forge, David Moreau, and Renee Zhan.
• River — West Coast Premiere. Directed by Joshua Giuliano. Guest: Joshua Giuliano.
• Saturday Afternoon Kung-Fu Theater – “Born Invincible” — World Premiere. Directed by RZA. Guest: RZA.
• Master of the Flying Guillotine — World Premiere of the 4K restoration, with a special introduction by RZA.
• Crystal Lake — Special screening. Directed by Michael Lennox. Guest: Brad Caleb Kane.
• Friday the 13th — Repertory screening. Directed by Sean S. Cunningham.
• David J’s Grand Guignol Silent Shorts — Repertory screening with live score.
• Rumble in the Bronx — Theatrical Premiere of the 4K restoration. Special introduction by Bob Odenkirk.
• Victorian Psycho — West Coast Premiere. Directed by Zachary Wigon. Guest: Zachary Wigon and Thomasin McKenzie.
• The Host — World Premiere of the 4K restoration. Directed by Bong Joon Ho.
• Green Room — 10th Anniversary Screening. Directed by Jeremy Saulnier. Guest: Jeremy Saulnier.
• Too Late — 10th Anniversary Screening. Directed by Dennis Hauck. Guests: Dennis Hauck and John Hawkes.
• Wild at Heart — North American Premiere of the 4K restoration. Directed by David Lynch.
• Mulholland Drive — Repertory screening, co-presented by Rucking Fotten. Directed by David Lynch.
• Ken Russell’s The Devils — West Coast Premiere of the 4K restoration/director’s cut, presented on 35mm.

MUBI Theatre at the Aero

• Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother — West Coast Premiere. Directed by Bassam Tariq.
• Half — West Coast Premiere. Directed by Samjad.
• Sender — West Coast Premiere. Directed by Russell Goldman. Guests: Russell Goldman, David Dastmalchian, Rhea Seehorn, and Jamie Lee Curtis.
• A Talent for Murder — West Coast Premiere. Directed by Anton Corbijn.
• She Keeps Me Young — West Coast Premiere. Directed by Doron Max Hagay. Guest: Doron Max Hagay.
• Musk — West Coast Premiere. Directed by Alex Gibney.
• Carrie — West Coast Premiere. Directed by Mike Flanagan. Guests: Mike Flanagan and Samantha Sloyan.
• Don’t Breathe — 10th Anniversary Screening. Directed by Fede Álvarez. Guests: Fede Álvarez, Rodo Sayagues, Stephen Lang, Danny Zovatto, and Dylan Minnette.
• The Samurai and the Prisoner — International Premiere of the Black-and-White Edition. Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa.
• Look Back — U.S. Premiere. Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda.
• Hot Dogs for Gauguin — Special screening. Directed by Martin Brest. Guests: Martin Brest and Danny DeVito.
• Beverly Hills Cop — Special screening. Directed by Martin Brest. Guest: Martin Brest.
• Drifter — U.S. Premiere. Directed by Sung Kang. Guest: Sung Kang.
• Crash Land — West Coast Premiere. Directed by Dempsey Bryk. Guests: Dempsey Bryk, Gabriel LaBelle, Billy Bryk, and Julian Geneen.
• The Cycle — West Coast Premiere. Directed by Jordan Downey. Guests: Jordan Downey, Kevin Stewart, Trevor Newlin, and Patrick McGee.
• Minotaur — West Coast Premiere. Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev.
• Campeón Gabacho — West Coast Premiere. Directed by Jonás Cuarón. Guest: Jonás Cuarón.
• Pathetic Fallacy — West Coast Premiere. Directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer. Guests: Adam Egypt Mortimer, Kid Cudi, and Jessica Rothe.
• The Swallow — West Coast Premiere. Directed by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer. Guests: Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer.
• Donnie Darko — 25th Anniversary Screening. Directed by Richard Kelly. Guests: Richard Kelly and James Duvall.
• Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma — World Premiere of the “VHS Edition.” Directed by Jane Schoenbrun.
• Universal Soldier — Repertory screening. Directed by Roland Emmerich.
• Dolph: Unbreakable — Directed by Andrew Holmes. Guest: Dolph Lundgren.
• Paper Tiger — West Coast Premiere. Directed by James Gray. Guest: James Gray.
• Little Odessa — Repertory screening. Directed by James Gray.
• The ‘Burbs — Repertory screening. Directed by Joe Dante. Guest: Bruce Dern.
• Silent Running — Repertory screening. Directed by Douglas Trumbull. Guest: Bruce Dern.
• The Driver — Repertory screening. Directed by Walter Hill. Guest: Bruce Dern.
• Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern — U.S. Premiere. Directed by Mike Mendez. Guests: Mike Mendez and Bruce Dern.
• Wicker — West Coast Premiere. Directed by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson. Guests: Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson.
• Ken Russell’s The Devils — West Coast Premiere of the 4K restoration, presented on 35mm.

Directors Village

• Primetime — West Coast Premiere. Directed by Lance Oppenheim. Guest: Lance Oppenheim.
• Scent of a Woman — Repertory screening. Directed by Martin Brest. Guests: Martin Brest and Al Pacino.
• Miami Vice: Director’s Final Cut — 20th Anniversary Screening / World Premiere of Michael Mann’s new 4K cut. Guest: Michael Mann.

MUBI Theatre at Los Feliz 3

• The Spiral — West Coast Premiere. Directed by Paolo Strippoli. Guest: Paolo Strippoli.
• The Goodbye Kiss — World Premiere of the 4K restoration. Directed by Michele Soavi.
• Hallowarrior — West Coast Premiere. Directed by Ben Sottak. Guest: Ben Sottak.
• Sundown — North American Premiere. Directed by Rebekah McKendry. Guest: Rebekah McKendry.
• Sunday Print Edition — Director TBA.
• Ithaqua — North American Premiere. Directed by Casey Walker. Guest: Casey Walker.
• Welcome to G-Town — North American Premiere. Directed by Nathan McQuaid and Ben McQuaid. Guests: Nathan McQuaid, Ben McQuaid, and Dylan Antscherl.
• Imposters — West Coast Premiere. Directed by Caleb Phillips. Guests: Caleb Phillips, Thomas Bond, and Jessica Rothe.
• Upiro — West Coast Premiere. Directed by Óscar Martín. Guests: Óscar Martín and Elena Muñoz.
• Adult Supervision — West Coast Premiere, co-presented with Killer Movies with Josh Miller. Directed by Alex Schulman.
• In This Darkness I See You — World Premiere. Directed by Nadim Tabet.
• Ten Will — Special screening. Directed by Max DeFalco. Guest: Max DeFalco.
• Anchors Aweigh — West Coast Premiere. Directed by Matt Barats. Guest: Matt Barats.
• Erie — World Premiere. Directed by Alison Eve-Hammersly.
• Kinki — West Coast Premiere. Directed by Koji Shiraishi.
• The Dark Gets In — World Premiere. Directed by Sean Hogan. Guest: Sean Hogan.
• Hinter — World Premiere. Directed by Britt Falardeau.
• The Peril at Pincer Point — West Coast Premiere. Directed by Noah Stratton-Twine and Jake Kuhn. Guests: Noah Stratton-Twine and Jake Kuhn.
• Under the Shadow — 10th Anniversary Screening. Directed by Babak Anvari. Guest: Narges Rashidi.
• Crowley — World Premiere of the restoration. Directed by Ricardo Islas.
• Sunday 35mm Edition – Holiday — Directed by George Cukor. Guest: Isabel Sandoval.
• Moonglow — West Coast Premiere. Directed by Isabel Sandoval. Guest: Isabel Sandoval.
• Mission — U.S. Premiere. Directed by Paul Wright.

Beyond Fest 2026 tickets go on sale through the American Cinematheque on Thursday, September 10 at 10:00 a.m. PT.

Beyond Fest describes itself as the highest-attended genre film festival in the United States, and all ticket sales benefit the nonprofit American Cinematheque. For more information, visit Beyond Fest’s official website and the American Cinematheque website.

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PLOT: Almost fifty years after the Tomato War, killer tomatoes are still menacing the planet!

REVIEW: In 1978, the creative team of John De Bello, Costa Dillon, and J. Stephen Peace brought the world the “musical comedy horror show” Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, an independent production that did well enough at the box office that it (eventually) launched a franchise. De Bello, Dillon, and Peace expounded on the concept of homicidal tomatoes with Return of the Killer Tomatoes (1988), Killer Tomatoes Strike Back (1991), and Killer Tomatoes Eat France (1992) – and in the midst of making those live-action sequels, they also managed to launch an Attack of the Killer Tomatoes animated TV series that lasted for two seasons. If you loved the idea of tomatoes turning into bloodthirsty balls of terror, you were being well-fed back in those glory days.

But then, the franchise went dormant. And the entertainment world has seemed lacking since 1992, hasn’t it? It has felt like there was a void that could never be filled. And that’s because we’ve had a distinct lack of goofy movies about deadly fruit. Or vegetables. Or whatever you prefer to call tomatoes. Now, that age of doldrums is finally over, as Peace and Dillo have joined forces with director David Ferino to finally, after more than thirty years, revive the Killer Tomatoes franchise with Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence!

This sequel is just as silly and ridiculous as its predecessors, although its continuity with the other sequels is a bit shaky. Organic Intelligence is primarily linked to the original movie, which it says was a documentary that ended up being released as a comedy as part of an attempt to cover up the facts of the Tomato War. The cartoon and other sequels are brushed off as “pitiful contrivances,” and yet John Astin is still around as Professor Mortimer Gangreen, the mad scientist he played in those “pitiful contrivances.” He’s even still animated! (Although, in the cartoon his character’s name was Dr. Putrid T. Gangreen.)

Whether the events of the other sequels took place or not, the fact remains: tomatoes are evil. They always have been. Tomatoes have been responsible for disasters throughout history, and the threat level is rising once again. Not only is Gangreen still out there, but VegIntel Organics, a company run by adolescent prodigy Dr. Kate Patelle (Samantha Bailey), has just launched the MyTomato, which is basically the new Siri, but this thing has no plug-ins and no batteries, it’s completely organic and even has living brain cells. That can’t be good.

While tomato attacks increase, new heroes Admiral Simon Grant (Daniel Roebuck) of Federal Vegetable Investigations, FVI Special Agent Marina Sifuentes (Myrna Velasco), VegIntel researcher Angela Kharsa (Noor Razooky), and diver Chad Rains (Zachary Roozen) try to get to the bottom of what’s going on – and get tomato experts Irene Savas (Vernee Watson), Greg Colburn (Tom Arnold, briefly), Sam Smith (Paul Bates), and Wilbur Finletter pulled into the situation along the way. Peace had previously played Finletter himself in this franchise, but for this film he passed the role over to Dan Bakkedahl… and, to be honest, I had trouble adjusting to seeing Bakkedahl in the role, even though he turned in a fine comedic performance.

I didn’t find the story of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence to be quite as interesting as some of the previous movies, nor did I find the movie to be as funny as some of the Killer Tomatoes movies that came before (some of which would be very hard to top), but that’s certainly not from a lack of effort on the parts of the cast or filmmakers. The jokes keep flying at a fast and furious pace, and all of the cast members do very well in their roles. We also get some fun appearances from Eric Roberts, Catherine Corcoran, and David Koechner. The movie can’t reach the heights of the franchise’s best moments, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a welcome addition to the franchise.

I had a good time watching Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence, and I’m really glad this series has made a comeback after so many years. It’s heartwarming to see a new addition make its way out into the world. It has been way too long since we had some killer tomato nonsense to enjoy. Fans of dopey comedies in general will probably have some fun with this one – and those who, like me, have had an appreciation for killer tomato stories for decades will have even more fun.

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence is currently playing in select theatres and will be receiving a VOD release on October 6th.

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After months of anticipation and a wave of positive early reactions, Mike Flanagan’s Carrie has finally unveiled its official trailer. The new eight-episode series gives Stephen King’s iconic horror story a fresh spin, updating Carrie White’s story for the social media age while expanding the world surrounding one of horror’s most infamous characters. Prime Video has also confirmed that all eight episodes of Carrie will premiere worldwide on October 7, 2026.

Mike Flanagan’s Carrie is not another remake

Based on Stephen King’s 1974 debut novel, Carrie marks the first time the story has been adapted as a television series. Rather than simply retelling the book or attempting to duplicate Brian De Palma’s celebrated 1976 movie, Flanagan is using the longer format to explore Carrie’s world in greater depth.

The series follows Carrie White, a socially isolated high-school student who has spent much of her life sheltered inside her home with her mother, Margaret. After the sudden death of Carrie’s father, she is thrust into the unforgiving world of public high school.There, Carrie finds herself caught in a viral bullying scandal while dealing with the cruelty and pressure of the social-media era. At the same time, mysterious telekinetic abilities begin emerging as she goes through adolescence.

The result is a story that builds toward the infamous prom night tragedy, but Flanagan’s series intends to spend more time examining the choices and circumstances that lead Carrie there.

Prime Video describes the series as a story about “kindness versus cruelty” and asks whether audiences are watching the making of a hero, a monster, or something more complicated.

Early Carrie reactions have been positive

The first two episodes of Carrie were screened for critics and industry attendees in July, and the initial social media reaction was enthusiastic. Many early viewers singled out Summer H. Howell’s performance, with several praising the emotional depth she brings to Carrie. Others highlighted Flanagan’s decision to modernize the story and explore teenage anxiety, bullying, and the effects of social media.

JoBlo’s own JimmyO praised the series, calling Flanagan’s adaptation a way of giving new life to Stephen King’s classic and highlighting Howell’s emotional performance. Other early reactions described the series as relevant, reverent, surprising, and very different from what audiences might expect.

Of course, those reactions came from early screenings, so the full critical picture won’t emerge until reviews are released. Still, the initial buzz suggests Flanagan may have found a compelling way to revisit a story that has already been adapted several times.

Summer Howell leads Carrie alongside Matthew Lillard and Amber Midthunder

Summer H. Howell takes on the legendary role of Carrie White after an extensive casting search that saw nearly 1,500 actors read for the part.

The cast also includes:

• Samantha Sloyan as Margaret White
• Siena Agudong as Sue Snell
• Alison Thornton as Chris Hargensen
• Joel Oulette as Tommy Ross
• Josie Totah as Tina
• Arthur Conti as Billy
• Thalia Dudek as Emaline
• Amber Midthunder as Miss Desjardin
• Matthew Lillard as Principal Grayle

The series also features several familiar faces from Flanagan’s previous projects, including Kate Siegel, Crystal Balint, Michael Trucco, and Rahul Kohli, alongside Tim Bagley and Heather Graham.

Flanagan himself wrote and executive produced the series, with Stephen King serving as an executive producer. Flanagan directed the first two episodes as well as Episodes 107 and 108. The remaining episodes were directed by Kate Siegel, Axelle Carolyn, Kyra Sedgwick, and Hiromi Kamata.

Carrie returns just in time for Halloween

King’s Carrie was first published in 1974, launching one of the most successful careers in modern literature. The novel spent 14 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list and has since been translated into more than 35 languages. Brian De Palma’s 1976 movie adaptation became a horror classic in its own right and earned Academy Award nominations for Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie. The film is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2026.

The story has subsequently received additional adaptations: the 2002 television movie and the 2013 feature starring Chloë Grace Moretz.

Now, 52 years after King’s novel first hit shelves and 50 years after De Palma’s movie, Flanagan is bringing Carrie back once again. This time, audiences may be getting a version of the story that looks very different from what they remember.

What do you think of the new Carrie trailer? Are you excited to see Mike Flanagan’s take on Stephen King’s classic? Let us know in the comments below.

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What do you get when the director of The Sixth Sense teams up with the author of The Notebook? The answer is Remain, a supernatural romantic thriller from M. Night Shyamalan and Nicholas Sparks, and the first teaser trailer has finally arrived. Check it out in the embed above!

Starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Phoebe Dynevor, Remain is based on an original story Shyamalan and Sparks created together. The unusual collaboration produced two different versions of the same story: Sparks wrote the novel, while Shyamalan wrote and directed the movie. The film is now set to hit theaters on February 5, 2027.

What Is Remain About?

Remain follows Tate Donovan as he arrives in Cape Cod to work on an architectural project while trying to put his life back together. His encounter with Wren changes everything, as the two form an immediate connection neither of them expected. But Wren’s seemingly idyllic life hides disturbing secrets, and Tate soon finds himself caught up in a mystery involving the supernatural.

Rather than having Sparks write a novelization of Shyamalan’s screenplay, the two creators approached the same story independently for their respective mediums. Sparks’ novel and Shyamalan’s movie therefore tell their own versions of the Remain story. That makes Remain an unusual Hollywood experiment. It’s not a movie adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel, it’s the cinematic counterpart to a story the two creators built together.

Jake Gyllenhaal and Phoebe Dynevor Lead Remain

Gyllenhaal stars as Tate Donovan, with Dynevor playing Wren. The cast also includes Ashley Walters, Julie Hagerty, Jay O. Sanders, Tracy Ifeachor, Hannah James, Caleb Ruminer, Kieran Mulcare, and Maria Dizzia.

Shyamalan is writing and directing the movie, as well as producing alongside his longtime collaborators. Warner Bros. is distributing the film.

The director has previously described Remain as a supernatural love story that combines the things that interest both him and Sparks: romance, suspense, mystery, and the possibility that there are forces in the world we don’t fully understand. Shyamalan has also previously said that Remain is his highest-testing movie of his career, making the trailer’s arrival interesting for fans wondering whether his latest movie can deliver another Shyamalan-style supernatural mystery.

What did you think of the Remain teaser trailer? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

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Before Wes Craven made Scream and changed the horror genre all over again, he was presented with a potential sequel to Shocker. That sequel never happened, but fans can now read the unproduced treatment for Shocker 2 for free, thanks to author and screenwriter Nicholas Grabowsky, who has shared the long-lost treatment on his website!

Grabowsky is a prolific horror and fantasy writer. He wrote the novelization of Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, as well as novels including Pray, Serpent’s Prey; The Everborn, and The Wicked Haze. He has also worked in comics, nonfiction, publishing, and independent film, and founded Black Bed Sheet Books, a publishing house focused primarily on horror and fantasy.

According to Grabowsky, he was asked to write a sequel treatment for the 1989 Craven film in 1992. He spent several months developing the story, with the intention of moving on to a screenplay if the treatment was approved. Craven responded positively to his work, but ultimately decided to pursue another project instead. That project was Scream.

That decision obviously worked out pretty well for Craven. Scream became one of the most influential horror movies of the 1990s and launched a franchise that continues to this day. But Shocker fans have spent decades wondering what a sequel might have looked like. Now they can finally find out.

What Was Shocker 2 About?

Grabowsky’s proposed sequel would have brought the characters from the first Shocker into a new supernatural story shortly after the events of the original movie. Horace Pinker, the electrically powered serial killer played by Mitch Pileggi, would have faced a new supernatural adversary.

The sequel would have retained the bizarre, larger-than-life tone of Shocker while expanding its supernatural mythology. And Grabowsky had an especially strange idea for the new villain: when he’s executed in the gas chamber, the character enters a book and later emerges in a gas-like form. He wants to show Pinker that books are better for him than television. It’s exactly the kind of bonkers concept that makes an unproduced sequel treatment worth digging up decades later.

Grabowsky also says his treatment would have continued the first movie’s television-themed absurdity while introducing this new supernatural threat for Pinker to confront.

Read the Shocker 2 Treatment for Free

As mentioned, Grabowsky has now made the Shocker 2 treatment available to read for free through his website, allowing fans to finally see the sequel that never made it to the screen. The author has remained proud of the project over the years, particularly because of the praise he says he received from Craven for his efforts.

It’s impossible to know exactly how Shocker 2 would have turned out had it been produced, of course. The treatment was never developed into the movie Grabowsky originally hoped to write. Instead, Craven moved on to Scream, leaving Shocker as one of the more unusual standalone entries in his filmography.

Still, the existence of Grabowsky’s treatment offers horror fans a fascinating glimpse at an alternate timeline: one where Wes Craven followed up Shocker before making Scream. And given the gloriously strange premise Grabowsky came up with, it’s hard not to wonder what that movie might have been.

Read the Shocker 2 Treatment for Free – then let us know what you thought of it by leaving a comment below!

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Zach Cregger isn’t slowing down. The filmmaker behind Barbarian and Weapons is currently gearing up for the release of his new take on Resident Evil, but he’s already looking ahead to what comes next. One of those projects is The Flood, a mysterious project that Cregger says came together during an intense burst of inspiration sparked by his desire to work with Steven Spielberg. And while Cregger isn’t ready to reveal much about what The Flood is actually about, the story of how he came up with it might be almost as intriguing as the movie itself.

Zach Cregger Had Five Days to Come Up With The Flood

Cregger explained to Deadline that The Flood came about because he was excited about the possibility of working with Spielberg. There was a brief window in which Cregger could come up with an idea and potentially link up with the legendary filmmaker, leaving him with roughly five days to figure out what that idea might be. The pressure sent him into what he describes as a creative frenzy.

While watching a movie during that period, Cregger saw a character enter an abandoned spaceship. His wife then made a simple observation that immediately got his imagination going.

“There’s nothing scarier than being trapped in space.”

Cregger started wondering what could possibly be stranger or more frightening than someone entering an abandoned spaceship and discovering something disturbing inside. Then the entire movie idea suddenly came to him.

“In a flash, I had the whole movie explode in front of my eyes.”

Cregger says he immediately knew what the movie could be and probably even stood up and announced that he had figured it out. He describes the experience as a “total ridiculous moment,” but clearly one that stuck with him.

He then wrote The Flood while simultaneously working on Resident Evil.

Cregger Says He Would “Burn My House Down” to Make The Flood

We still don’t know exactly what Cregger has planned for The Flood, and that’s probably for the best. The filmmaker has kept the project mysterious, with the Deadline interview offering more insight into his passion for the movie than its actual story. But Cregger made one thing abundantly clear: he really, really wants to make this movie.

Discussing his feelings about The Flood, he told Deadline:

“I will burn my house down to make this movie.”

That’s obviously hyperbole, but it says a lot about how strongly Cregger feels about the project. He went on to imagine God himself giving him the choice between making the movie and losing his house, with Cregger joking that he would accept the deal without hesitation.

Resident Evil Is Cregger’s One Franchise Exception

Cregger’s comments about The Flood become even more interesting when viewed alongside what he has said about Resident Evil. Cregger has been adamant that he doesn’t want to become a filmmaker who simply jumps from one established franchise to another. Speaking with Deadline, he said that he has been very clear about not wanting to tackle other franchises after Resident Evil.

The reason he made an exception for Resident Evil is that he’s genuinely a fan of the games and believes in the story he developed for the movie.

“I’m making the Resident Evil movie that I wish existed.”

Cregger doesn’t appear interested in taking over franchises simply because Hollywood offers him the opportunity. He wants to make movies that excite him. And The Flood sounds like the purest version of that: an idea that appeared almost fully formed in his head, written during a creative frenzy, and a movie he is now so passionate about making that he’d apparently sacrifice his house for it.

What Is The Flood About?

For now, that’s the big mystery. Cregger has revealed the basic inspiration behind The Flood, but he hasn’t disclosed the actual story details. All we know from his comments is that the project was born from the idea of being trapped in space and asking what could be even more frightening than that. Considering Cregger’s track record, that is enough to make The Flood one of the more intriguing upcoming horror projects to keep an eye on.

Before we get there, though, audiences will get to see what Cregger has done with Resident Evil. The film stars Austin Abrams as Bryan, a medical courier who becomes caught in the middle of a biohazard outbreak, and Cregger has promised that it will be the most violent movie he has ever made. Early footage has already generated enthusiastic reactions, with JoBlo’s JimmyO praising the first 30 minutes for balancing horror, atmosphere, and comedy.

Resident Evil arrives in theaters on September 18, 2026. As for The Flood, Cregger clearly has no shortage of enthusiasm. Now we just have to find out what was so terrifying that it made him see an entire movie in a flash.

Coming our way from Warner Bros. and Amblin, The Flood is set to reach theatres on August 11, 2028. Are you interested? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

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