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The slasher sequel Scream 7 took a bumpy road to production, losing some cast members and directors along the way, but it has now made its way out into the world. The reaction is split (you can read a 5/10 review from Tyler Nichols HERE and an 8/10 second opinion review from Mike Conway at THIS LINK), but the box office is good, with the film setting the record for the highest opening weekend of the franchise. The numbers have taken a dive since then, but it didn’t even take three weeks for the movie to become the highest-grossing entry in the series.

Months before the release, we heard that the cast would include Matthew Lillard and Scott Foley, who played Ghostface killers in the original Scream and Scream 3, respectively, and did not appear to make it out of those movies alive. David Arquette also returned as the dearly departed Dewey, who exited the world of the living in the fifth movie. Now, director Kevin Williamson has revealed that he tried to get more actors to make cameos as their dead Ghostface characters.

Cast and Synopsis

Returning franchise heroine Neve Campbell, back in the role of Sidney Prescott, is joined in the cast by Isabel May of the Yellowstone prequel 1883, who has signed on to play Sidney’s daughter Tatum; Mckenna Grace of the Ghostbusters franchise, Grace’s Ghostbusters co-star Celeste O’Connor, Gen V‘s Asa Germann, The Fabelmans‘ Sam Rechner, Pitch Perfect‘s Anna Camp, Riverdale‘s Mark Consuelos, fellow franchise star Courteney Cox, who reprises the role of reporter / author Gale Weathers, Joel McHale (Community) as Sidney’s husband Mark Evans, and Ethan Embry (The Devil’s Candy). Although two of the “core four” characters established in the previous two movies are no longer around, Mason Gooding and Jasmin Savoy Brown are back as Chad Meeks-Martin and Mindy Meeks-Martin.

Here’s the film’s official synopsis: When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter (Isabel May) becomes the next target. Determined to protect her family, Sidney must face the horrors of her past to put an end to the bloodshed once and for all.

Cameos

In addition to Lillard, Foley, and Arquette’s characters making appearances, Scream 7 also features a cameo from Laurie Metcalf as her dead Ghostface character from Scream 2.

During an interview with Happy Horror Time, Williamson said (thanks to our friends at Bloody Disgusting for the transcription), that other cameos fell through. “Since it was Sidney related, I felt like 1 through 4 needed to be represented. I desperately wanted Emma Roberts. Because that movie’s not represented. And I wanted her so badly. And I asked her like three times. But… the schedule or something didn’t work. It just didn’t work out for her. She couldn’t make it.“

There’s one former Ghostface lost, but not the only one. Williamson said they also contacted Timothy Olyphant about appearing as his dead Scream 2 killer, “but he couldn’t do it.“

While I had heard that Lillard, Foley, and Arquette were in the movie before I saw it, the Laurie Metcalf cameo was a nice surprise. Olyphant would have been cool, but unnecessary since Metcalf was already representing Scream 2. It does feel like a loss that Emma Roberts didn’t show up, though, especially since her killer character from Scream 4 was Sidney’s cousin.

What do you think? Would cameos from Emma Roberts and/or Timothy Olyphant have added anything important to Scream 7?

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Based on a novel by Dan Simmons (that you can buy HERE), the first season of the AMC series The Terror was about a doomed journey to the Arctic in the 1840s. Ordering a second season, AMC turned the show into an anthology, and season 2 told the story of a specter haunting prisoners in a Japanese internment camp during World War II. Now, after a six and a half year break, the show is making a comeback with a new season called The Terror: Devil in Silver. Deadline has revealed that the third season is set to premiere on the AMC+ and Shudder streaming services on Thursday, May 7. New episodes will roll out weekly. The season will also air on AMC later this year, but Deadline did not confirm if those dates line up with the streaming dates.

Synopsis

Based on a novel by Victor LaValle (you can pick up a copy of that one HERE), The Terror: Devil in Silver is written by Chris Cantwell (Halt and Catch Fire) and LaValle. The story centers on Pepper, a working-class moving man who, through a combination of bad luck and a bad temper, finds himself wrongfully committed to New Hyde Psychiatric Hospital – an institution filled with the people society would rather forget. There, he must contend with patients who work against him, doctors who harbor grim secrets, and perhaps even the very Devil himself. As Pepper navigates a hellscape where nothing is as it seems, he finds that the only path to freedom is to face down the entity which thrives on the suffering within New Hyde’s walls – but doing so may prove that the worst demons of all live inside him.

Dan Stevens (The Guest) stars as Pepper and serves as an executive producer on the season. Also in the cast are Judith Light (Before), CCH Pounder (Rustin), Aasif Mandvi (Evil), John Benjamin Hickey (The Big C), Stephen Root (Barry), Michael Aronov (The Americans), Marin Ireland (Sneaky Pete), Chinaza Uche (Silo), Hampton Fluker (Shades of Blue), b (WeCrashed), Hayward Leach (Tom Swift), and Philip Ettinger (First Reformed).

Producers

While previous seasons of The Terror had ten episode runs, this season will consist of six episodes. An AMC Studios Production, The Terror: Devil in Silver was filmed in New York and New Jersey.

In addition to Stevens, executive producers include Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker, and Clayton Krueger of Scott Free Productions, Alexandra Milchan of Emjag Productions, Guymon Casady (Entertainment 360), and Brooke Kennedy, alongside series writers/showrunners Cantwell and LaValle, and Emmy nominee Karyn Kusama (Yellowjackets), who directed the first two episodes. 

Are you looking forward to watching The Terror: Devil in Silver when it premieres in May? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

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Last month, it was officially announced that actor Glen Powell’s production company Barnstorm is teaming up with Spooky Pictures, Image Nation, Exurbia Films, and A24 to produce a Texas Chainsaw Massacre TV series that will be directed by JT Mollner (Strange Darling). Now, Deadline reports that Lionsgate has acquired the survival horror thriller project The Death Roll, which has Barnstorm attached to produce alongside Chasing Epic Pictures.

Writers

The spec script that launched The Death Roll was written by Kas Graham and Rebecca Pollock, who previously wrote the Kate Beckinsale / Scott Eastwood rescue thriller Stolen Girl. Deadline notes that Graham and Pollock have also been developing a Betty Ford movie for Netflix that has Sarah Paulson attached to star and Ryan Murphy attached to direct. Their feature May Savidge Moves Her House is set up with Pathè with Helena Bonham Carter starring, and their suffragist home invasion film Suffer has Tina Gharavi directing.

They were also producers on Apple TV’s Lessons in Chemistry and adapted the Diane Ducret novel La Dictatrice as a series for FX. They’re currently developing Young Agatha for Wiip, and have other projects set up with Monumental Pictures, Universal, A&E, and Apple France. They stay busy.

The story they crafted for The Death Roll follows a couple whose dream vacation turns into a nightmare when they encounter the unexpected: an invasive 15-foot saltwater crocodile.

Producers

Glen Powell and Dan Cohen will be producing the film for Barnstorm, while Bryan Haas does the same for Chasing Epic Pictures. Haas has also been working with Graham and Pollock on their Betty Ford project.

Barnstorm’s Ryan Schwartz will serve as an executive producer. Chelsea Kujawa and Maria Ascanio are overseeing the project for Lionsgate.

Killer crocodile movies always sound like a good idea to me. They don’t always end up being very good, but I’m glad to keep giving new ones a chance, so I look forward to seeing how The Death Roll is going to turn out.

Does The Death Roll sound interesting to you? Share your thoughts on this Glen Powell survival horror thriller production by leaving a comment below.

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Radio Silence, the directing duo of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, has become a favorite of mine over the past few years. Not only do I dig the guys, but I love the energy they bring. The horror they present generally excites this viewer. And out of all their work, the sly and engaging Ready or Not is a favorite. And frankly, so is the sequel. Ready or Not 2: Here I Come far exceeded my expectations.

The story is great and hilarious, and even surprising. Samara Weaving nails it once again. Yet for me, the addition of Sarah Michelle Gellar, Elijah Wood, and Kathryn Newton all had me in my movie happy place. It’s the kind of sequel that maintains a sense of freshness while still offering what drew people to the first film. And while I cannot reveal the final act, I had a blast with everything that transpired.

I mention that I dig both Tyler and Matt. Not only the talent they bring, but these two are just incredibly cool to speak with. I had just watched the film, and sitting down with them, I was impressed with just how bloody they get. One of the most unforgettable scenes isn’t terribly gory, but it made my skin crawl. I have a thing with broken glass. The two discussed how they approached the casting, especially bringing both Gellar and Wood on board.

And then came the amazing Kathryn Newton. I absolutely adore talking to Kathryn. She is funny, kind, unique, and just one of the coolest folks to chat with. Having spoken to her several times in the past, she always makes the interview so very engaging. I love this cast so much.

In other words, go see Ready or Not 2: Here I Come. Our own Chris Bumbray dug it too, perhaps not as much as I did, but you will have a great time.

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Did you ever watch Leprechaun and wish you could take that nasty little guy home with you? Well, if you did, you’re in luck, because Trick or Treat Studios has announced that they’re working on the Ultimate Leprechaun 30″ replica doll – and they’ve even launched a Kickstarter campaign where fans can put in a pre-order their very own Leprechaun! As mentioned, this doll stands 30″ tall, which is around 6 inches shorter than Leprechaun franchise star Warwick Davis, so you’re not exactly getting a life-size Leprechaun… but surely this would be better than having no Leprechaun at all.

Trick or Treat Studios plans to start shipping the dolls out in March 2027. The doll was sculpted by Alex Ray and features fabric clothing with metal accessories that were developed from hundreds of film stills. It also has a magnetic head and hands for use with other Ultimate dolls and accessories. The base price is $600.

The Kickstarter campaign had a $100,000 goal, but it passed that number in just ten minutes. As of this writing, it’s closing in on $400,000.

The Original Film

Written and directed by Mark Jones, Leprechaun has the following synopsis: Dan O’Grady steals 100 gold coins from a leprechaun while on vacation in Ireland. The leprechaun follows him home, but Dan locks the murderous midget in a crate, held at bay by a four-leaf clover. Ten years later, J.D. Redding and his daughter, Tory, rent O’Grady’s property for the summer. When their new neighbors accidentally release the leprechaun, he goes on a murderous rampage to reclaim his gold.

The film stars Jennifer Aniston, Ken Olandt, Mark Holton, Robert Hy Gorman, John Sanderford, and Shay Duffin, with Warwick Davis as the leprechaun himself.

Davis returned to the role for Leprechaun 2, Leprechaun 3, Leprechaun 4: In Space, Leprechaun in the Hood, and Leprechaun: Back 2 Tha Hood. Dylan “Hornswoggle” Postl took over Leprechaun duties for Leprechaun: Origins, and Linden Porco starred in Leprechaun Returns.

Are you a Leprechaun fan, and would you like to add the Ultimate Leprechaun 30″ replica doll to your memorabilia collection? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

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Dune: Part Two racked up nearly $700 million at the worldwide box office, paving the way for the third Dune film that writer/director Denis Villeneuve and stars Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya all expressed interest in making during the build-up to the second movie’s release. While the first two Dune movies were both based on the story told in Frank Herbert’s novel Dune, the third movie would move on to different source material: Dune Messiah, the second book in Herbert’s series. The film adaptation is simply called Dune: Part Three, and it’s heading for a December 18, 2026 theatrical release. With that date still nine months off, the first trailer for Dune: Part Three has just been unveiled, and you can check it out in the embed above.

Story and Cast

The novel Dune Messiah has the following description: Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul Atreides, better known-and feared-as the man christened Muad’Dib. As Emperor of the Known Universe, he possesses more power than a single man was ever meant to wield. Worshipped as a religious icon by the fanatical Fremens, Paul faces the enmity of the political houses he displaced when he assumed the throne-and a conspiracy conducted within his own sphere of influence. And even as House Atreides begins to crumble around him from the machinations of his enemies, the true threat to Paul comes to his lover, Chani, and the unborn heir to his family’s dynasty.

Chalamet and Zendaya returned to the roles of Paul Atreides and Chani for the new film, along with Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica, Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck, Jason Momoa as Duncan Idaho, Javier Bardem as Stilgar, Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan, Anya Taylor-Joy as Alia Atreides, Robert Pattinson as Scytale, Isaach de Bankolé as Farok, Nakoa-Wolf Momoa as Leto II Atreides, and Ida Brooke as Ghanima Atreides.

Epic Conclusion

Although the film is being promoted as “The Epic Conclusion,” Villeneuve has said that he doesn’t see it as the completion of a trilogy. “First, it’s important that people understand that for me, it was really a diptych. It was really a pair of movies that will be the adaptation of the first book. That’s done and that’s finished. If I do a third one, which is in the writing process, it’s not like a trilogy. It’s strange to say that, but if I go back there, it’s to do something that feels different and has its own identity.” Villeneuve added that the story “takes place like 12 years after where we left the characters at the end of Part Two. Their journey, their story is different this time, and that’s why I always say that while it’s the same world it’s a new film with new circumstances.” 

It does, however, “finish the Paul Atreides arc.“

Are you looking forward to Dune: Part Three? Take a look at the trailer, then let us know by leaving a comment below.

JoBlo’s own Ryan Cultrera attended a special trailer launch event last night, where Zendaya, Anya Taylor-Joy, Javier Bardem, Robert Pattinson, and Denis Villeneuve stopped by for a moderated panel. Ryan provided the following quotes:

Denis on his return to the series after originally planning to step away for a while:

What happened was two things. When we released part one, it was at the end of the pandemic, I was not really in contact with the audience. And when we released part two, I received that wave of excitement and love from part one and people wanted to see part two. I mean, and when we screened the movie first in Mexico, there were some 14,000 people outside the theater and 5000 people inside. And it was that kind of, roller coaster like that around the world where we see an excitement. And I felt an appetite for the third movie that I was not expecting. As a filmmaker, you know, when you make a series of movies like you want in the relationship with the audience. And I felt a responsibility to finish the story. I had told the crew “that’s it, bye bye”. I went back home, but I kept awaking to those images, inspired by Dune Messiah. I was supposed to do another movie in the meantime, but the image kept coming back and kept coming back so I said “ok lets do it”

Denis on what has changed since 17 years have passed since the events of Dune Part Two:

The world changed in those years. The climate is different on Arrakis, still the desert planet. But there are differences. We are visiting new sets, new places. I brought the camera and areas of the planet that you guys have not seen before. And, you know, we are visiting on new planets as well. And I wanted to approach this with a new pair of eyes.

Denis on technical elements of shooting and seeing the movie in theaters:

We decided to shoot most of the movie on film. I have not shot on film in years. We shot the movie in 65mm. A big part of it was shot in Imax film. First time for me. But I kept the desert in digital because I like the brutality of the digital Imax. So the movie is really meant to be an Imax experience, and to be seen on the biggest screen as possible. Those are epic cameras. I mean, those are the best camera in the world. And it was like, when you see the result on screen, it’s quite unmatchable. Cinema is an artform that is meant to make you travel and to experience things that, you will not live in the regular life. I think as human beings, it’s important to share experiences, artworks, communal experiences. Our lives right now, we are like, in our little bubbles all around the world. And I think that theater brings us together. And I think it’s that there’s something beautifully beautiful and human about that. It’s very important.

Denis on Hans Zimmer coming back:

Hans is working on the music already and and scoring. Yes, yes, yes. But it’s going to be, like the movie is different, the score will be different. And it’s something that Hans is very excited about. And, approaching the, with the same spirit as the first films. I insist it’s a Dune movie, but it WILL be different. I want the audience to be shocked as to where we take the story.

Denis on Dune Messiah as inspiration for Dune Part Three:

Dune Messiah is by far my favorite book of the series. It’s a very dark, beautiful book. I will say this, it is my one of my most personal films if not my most personal film. I think that is very close to me and very contemporary. It’s the story of Paul and Chani, they’re struggling with their relationship, having the burden and incredible pressure from the world around them. And Paul is trying to find a way out of this cycle of violence. And there’s something about that with their love and their time and with their relationship they evolve. That study on the relationship of both characters, that that is very personal.

Zendaya on having expanded screen time with Florence Pugh

Well, I want to start by saying I love Florence Pugh, who’s so talented and so wonderful in this world. And, I was just, we we said the last time the press tour, like, we only got, like, one scene together and we are far away. And I was like, I hope we get more. So I don’t want to, you know, tease anything. But she’s absolutely phenomenal. And, you know, we’ll just have to see for yourselves what happens. Because it’s, yeah, quite the journey.

Zendaya was asked if her and Paul have kids in this movie. Javier Bardem chimes in:

I AM her kid! Twist!

Javier Bardem on his character’s loyalty to Paul and where that brings him:

Well, I think it takes him to a place where, he sees different realities of what being empowered means after so long. He’s in this contradiction between the loyalty to the idea that he strongly fought and believed back in the day, and also the result of the idea becoming something that he thinks or feels may not be the one he dreamt about. Sounds complicated, but also is a complicated book. But what I mean, it’s a great analogy about the idea of power and having the power.

Anya Taylor Joy on her new character, Alia:

Alia has a very intense blessing curse situation. She carries the weight and the wisdom of generations and generations in her head. She’s never in a singular conversation. It’s kind of everything everywhere, all at once. The one thing that she really feels most strongly about is her love and devotion to her brother, because that’s the only person who’s ever made her feel like she makes sense. He’s understood her from before she was even born, and she will do anything for him to various degrees of insanity.

Robert Pattinson on joining Dune:

I absolutely adored these movies. I saw them multiple times in theaters. I just think it’s such a towering achievement and the cast is so incredible. And, I just think everybody wants to work with Denis, he’s a master. When you see the scope and scale and ambition of these movies, like on set, you get why they feel like this on the screen. It’s just like an extraordinary and amazing experience.

Robert Pattinson on his character, Scytale:

I mean, he’s an unusual character in the book. I mean, you can’t really tell who’s side he’s on. It’s kind of what makes it quite interesting. wouldn’t say it’s conventional. It’s an extremely fun character to play. The look for it is for the most extraordinary.

Denis on bringing back Duncan Idaho:

Frank Herbert. Genius. The idea is that, I think he created that kind of tremendous, charismatic character that. Our heart was broken, seeing him falling in the first one. We have the desire to see him back. And he comes back just at the right moment in the story. And it’s like a very, very important comeback. Paul is struggling with his identity, and having that kind of strong previous figure coming back from the past will have a tremendous impact. That’s what I will say.

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Another St. Patrick’s Day is upon us, and that means it’s time for a marathon of Leprechaun movies! We here at Arrow in the Head decided to go back over the whole Leprechaun franchise to rank them from worst to first, and the Leprechaun Movies Ranked list can be seen below. Check it out and let us know how you would rank the movies!

LEPRECHAUN: ORIGINS (2014)

This is appalling. Director Zach Lipovsky, writer Harris Wilkinson, and WWE Studios were given the chance to make a new Leprechaun movie, they cast a professional wrestler (Dylan “Hornswoggle” Postl) as the title character, and then they just churned out a dull monster movie. I don’t know how anyone involved thought this was a good idea (“You know what we should do? Take everything people liked about Leprechaun and remove it!”) or how Leprechaun: Origins made it through production. The story follows Americans backpacking through Ireland and running across a leprechaun, who is just a hideous creature with no personality. It’s not even fun to watch this thing pick people off. There’s nothing interesting to be found in this movie, although there is some curiosity factor in seeing one of the most wrongheaded reboots ever made. Unfortunately, you have to sacrifice some of your time to do so. (Good thing the 90 minute running time is padded out with 12 minutes of end credits.)

LEPRECHAUN IN THE HOOD (2000)

Around 2000, there was a surge of low-budget horror movies set “in the hood”. Full Moon was in on it, and the Leprechaun franchise joined the trend as well. Directed by Rob Spera, who got help from four other writers in crafting the story and script, Leprechaun in the Hood has its charms. You get Ice-T as a record producer who gained success with the help of a flute he stole from the leprechaun. You get the leprechaun smoking weed, rapping, and mesmerizing a trio of “fly girls”. And of course, you get him killing people while trying to get his flute back from the rap group that has stolen it from Ice-T’s character. (Called Mack Daddy O’Nassas because he was a pimp who “owned asses”.) This one ranks lower just because it doesn’t feel as fun as some of the other entries, despite the weed and the rapping.

LEPRECHAUN BACK 2 THA HOOD (2003)

Writer/director Steven Ayromlooi wanted to make a Spring Break Leprechaun movie, but Lionsgate wanted to send the character Back 2 Tha Hood. Well, at least this repetition is more tolerable than going Back 2 Space would be. This sequel has better production value than the previous Hood entry, some cool action moments, and fun elements like bullets laced with clover and a magic battle between the leprechaun and a fortune teller. On the downside, the characters aren’t very interesting, so it bogs down whenever we have to watch them interact. We get the leprechaun hitting a bong, but he doesn’t give us another rap sequence… which I’m sure was disappointing to fans of the first Hood film. This may be the last time we’ll ever see Warwick Davis starring in a Leprechaun movie, which is a shame. He seemed to have a lot more Lep left in him, but they let the franchise go dormant for too long.

LEPRECHAUN 4 (1996)

Leprechaun 3 director Brian Trenchard-Smith returned to direct Leprechaun 4, which is not on the level of his previous contribution to the series. The fact that it’s set in space isn’t the problem, it’s fitting that the Leprechaun movies helped start one of the most amusing franchise trends. The problem is, it feels like Dennis Pratt just wrote it as a generic Aliens knock-off and then replaced the alien with the leprechaun. He lives on a random planet and is referred to as an alien. At least he’s still obsessed with wealth and power. This movie does get incredibly strange as the leprechaun wipes out a bunch of soldiers and the medical staff on a spaceship, so it has that going for it. This seems to be a love it or hate it entry: it gets too ridiculous for some viewers, while others enjoy that it’s packed with jaw-dropping nonsense.

LEPRECHAUN RETURNS (2018)

The leprechaun is a different character in every Leprechaun movie, they all just happened to be played by Warwick Davis. Until Leprechaun Returns, which brings back the leprechaun from the original. Ironically, the first direct sequel is also the first sequel Davis opted not to come back for. So this returning leprechaun is played by Linden Porco, who does a good job, it’s just difficult for anyone to come close to what Davis did. Directed by Steven Kostanski, Leprechaun Returns is an entertaining sequel with an amusing, clever script by Suzanne Keilly – who recently wrote a fun Slumber Party Massacre movie as well. The story finds the leprechaun accidentally being unleashed by a group of sorority girls and proceeding to kill them and their friends one-by-one. Nice and simple. Mark Holton reprises the role of Ozzie from the original film, and the heroine is the daughter of Jennifer Aniston’s character.

LEPRECHAUN (1993)

Some horror franchises start out dead serious and slide into silliness. That’s not the case with Leprechaun. Future entries would definitely be sillier, but this concept was ridiculous from the start. Written and directed by Mark Jones, Leprechaun is about a single father and his daughter moving into a fixer-upper home in North Dakota… and quickly realizing there was a leprechaun trapped in the basement and a pot of gold coins the previous owner brought back from Ireland (after stealing it from the leprechaun) stashed nearby. The leprechaun wants his gold back, and is willing to kill people in nasty ways to retrieve it. Jones tries to make moments genuinely unnerving, but while Warwick Davis turns in a hell of a performance and the leprechaun is hideous, he’s still wearing a funny outfit, tossing out one-liners, and getting distracted because he’s compelled to polish shoes. He’s also up against some goofball characters, including Pee-wee’s Big Adenture‘s Mark Holton as a fellow named Ozzie Jones, who’s unlucky enough to have swallowed one of the gold coins, and a rather annoying heroine played by pre-Friends Jennifer Aniston.

LEPRECHAUN 3 (1995)

The idea behind Leprechaun 3, which was directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith from a script by David DuBos, was a really smart one. You have a horror villain who’s obsessed with collecting riches, so what better setting could there be for one of his sequels than Las Vegas? Of course, the movie only had to budget to film in Vegas for one day (the interiors were shot in Los Angeles), but Trenchard-Smith made the most of it. While the leprechaun causes trouble for people who work at a casino, including a terrible magician and a croupier played by genre regular Caroline Williams, we also learn that leprechaunism is an infectious disease when the lead (played by John Gatins, who would go on to earn an Oscar nomination for writing Flight) starts to turn into a leprechaun himself. This was one of the better, most well-crafted entries in the franchise. And you get to see what a handful of leprechaun poop looks like.

LEPRECHAUN 2 (1994)

Every one thousand years, a leprechaun can claim a human bride, and in Leprechaun 2 an evil leprechaun has his mind set on a young woman named Bridget (Shevonne Durkin). With the help of his drunken uncle Morty (Sandy Baron), Bridget’s boyfriend Cody (Charlie Heath) desperately tries to save his love from life with a leprechaun. Directed by Rodman Flender and written by Turi Meyer and Al Septién, this sequel is a step up from its predecessor. It’s quick and fun, with a good sense of humor and very entertaining performance from Baron. It also brings a welcome new addition to the Leprechaun mythology, saying a captured leprechaun has to grant its captor three wishes. Of course, those wishes don’t always work out for the person making them. Warwick Davis was given better material to work with, including a great sequence in which he and Morty have a drinking contest. This one also earns points for being set on St. Patrick’s Day.

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