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In Stephen King's "Firestarter," a child develops the ability to harness pyrokinesis. This kid, Charlie, is soon hounded by a government agency known as The Shop, who had conducted drug trials on her parents, Andy and Vicky, when they were young. Nefarious without limits, the Shop kills Vicky and kidnaps Charlie, but Andy is able to use his limited powers (known as The Push) to search for his daughter and flee with her. "Firestarter" fleshes out this perilous journey, honing in on Charlie's inner struggle and how everyone around her wants to control her powers one way or another. It's a novel about cultivating autonomy, which often takes root when one faces the brutality of the world firsthand. Although "Firestarter" isn't as thematically dense as, say, "Carrie" or "The Stand," it examines the making and unmaking of identity, with society forever ready to intrude if someone dares to stray from the norm.

Event Horizon, the 1997 sci-fi horror gem by Paul W.S. Anderson, is finally landing on streaming, and for free. The film premiered March 1 on Tubi, and audiences will be able to stream one of the more underrated sci-fi films of the '90s for absolutely free, as long as they're willing to be interrupted by a few ads along the way. The cult sci-fi film will be added to Tubi's sci-fi library alongside other titles like The Creator, Real Steel, and War of the Worlds.

Event Horizon follows the crew of the spaceship Lewis and Clark as they embark on a rescue mission after the Event Horizon, a ship that vanished from the galaxy seven years ago before randomly reappearing near Neptune and sending out a distress signal. The crew is joined by one of the Event Horizon's designers, a scientist (played by Sam Neill in one of his wildest...

A fascinating blend of sci-fi, horror, and supernatural elements, the cult classic film Event Horizon will soon be available to stream for free.

From the director of the 2000s Resident Evil films, Paul W.S. Anderson's underrated 1997 sci-fi horror film Event Horizon will be available to stream for free on Tubi on March 1st. The film, set in 2047, follows a group of astronauts sent to investigate the titular spaceship after it mysteriously reappears after going missing. The film was a box office failure, only managing to gross a total of $42 million globally on its $60 million budget. Critically, Event Horizon was also poorly received, with only 34% on Rotten Tomatoes; however, since its release, the film has garnered a substantial cult following thanks to its far more successful release on DVD.

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Event Horizon blended classic science fiction tropes, Lovecraftian terror, and lots...

The Event Horizon episode of Revisited was Written and Narrated by Vannah Taylor, Edited by Juan Jimenez, Produced by Tyler Nichols and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.

We all know the term “Hell on Earth,” but what about “Hell in Space”? That might be the most succinct way of describing the 1997 film, Event Horizon (watch it Here), directed by Paul W. S. Anderson and written by Philip Eisner. The film’s title is borrowed from an astrophysics term, and although there are various theories surrounding this term, it can best be summed up by someone such as myself who does not have an astrophysics degree as the idea that once a particle is inside the horizon, moving into the hole is inevitable—which leads us to the colloquial understanding of an “event horizon” as “a point of no return” and that is exactly where the characters of this film will find themselves.

Screen Gems has acquired the spec script Border Patrol, with genre filmmaker James Wan and Michael Clear on board to produce the project through their company Atomic Monster and Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down) set to direct the film. According to Deadline, Screen Gems enjoyed their working relationship with Roberts on Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City so much that they “moved fast to land the rights” to this spec script package so they could work with him again.

The initial script for Border Patrol was written by Noah Griffith and Daniel Stewart, whose previous credits include the Netflix series Sweet Tooth, the DC Comics-inspired series Swamp Thing, and the Stephen King-inspired series The Mist. Griffith and Stewart’s script is now being rewritten by Gregg Hurwitz and Philip Eisner, the duo who wrote the Netflix film Sweet Girl. Hurwitz is also a bestselling author, and before partnering with him Eisner wrote Event Horizon,...

Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, The Strangers: Prey at Night, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, V/H/S/99) has set up another new project, this one titled Border Patrol.

Deadline reports that Roberts will direct the mysterious film for Screen Gems, with James Wan‘s Atomic Monster on board to produce. Plot details are under wraps at this time.

Deadline notes, “The studio acquired the spec script written by Noah Griffith and Daniel Stewart. It is being rewritten by Gregg Hurwitz and Philip Eisner.”

James Wan & Michael Clear are producing, with Judson Scott executive producing for Wan’s Atomic Monster. Starlight Media’s Peter Luo and Nancy Xu are executive producing.

We assume this one is a genre project, but we’ll keep you updated as we learn more.

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Exclusive: Screen Gems is looking to reunite with its Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City helmer Johannes Roberts, as sources tell Deadline the studio has set him to direct Atomic Monster’s Border Patrol. James Wan & Michael Clear are producing, with Judson Scott executive producing for Wan’s Atomic Monster. Starlight Media’s Peter Luo and Nancy Xu are executive producing.

The studio acquired the spec script written by Noah Griffith and Daniel Stewart. It is being rewritten by Gregg Hurwitz and Philip Eisner. Plot details are being kept under wraps as the film is still in development.

Roberts has been a director on the rise since breaking out with his shark thriller 47 Meters Down, which overperformed at the box office on a low budget and put Roberts on the map. His work on that helped him land the rebooted Resident Evil pic, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City.

“Event Horizon” had an inauspicious start. Released in theaters August 15, 1997, it opened to mixed reviews and #4 at the box office. And then, a funny thing happened: In December 1998, when “Event Horizon” was released on the still-new DVD format, it started to find a cult following.

“That really propelled ‘Event Horizon’ to a new audience,” director Paul W.S. Anderson told IndieWire. “It’s a great-looking movie, and when you were watching it on VHS it didn’t really have the quality that it had in the cinema. When the DVD came out the quality jumped, and I think the stark beauty finally kicked in.”

Once the studio realized what they had, they made the most of it. “They started selling a lot of DVDs, and they would change the box without changing the movie, and they’d sell a lot of that version,” he said. “Then they’d change the box again!

Sweet Girl star Isabela Merced is currently causing all manner of chaos in the name of revenge in Netflix's recently released action thriller, with the young actress already thinking about returning for sequel. Merced stars in the movie as Rachel Cooper, the daughter of Jason Momoa's Ray Cooper, and had high praise for the stunt team behind Sweet Girl's various gritty action sequences, hoping to work with them again on a potential Sweet Girl 2.

"[I'm playing] empowered characters only. It was so much fun because they got to do a lot of the action scenes and I've always loved action movies. This stunt team in particular, they're called 87eleven and they worked on some of my favorite action movies of all times. So I really felt like, 'Oh my God, I'm Charlize. Charlize Theron in Atomic Blonde.' Like this is actually happening. It was amazing. I can't wait.

Sweet Girl Trailer — Brian Andrew Mendoza‘s Sweet Girl (2021) movie trailer has been released by Netflix. The Sweet Girl trailer stars Isabela Merced, Jason Momoa, Adria Arjona, Amy Brenneman, Michael Raymond-James, Katy M. O’Brian, Justin Bartha, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Brian Howe, Nelson Franklin, Reggie Lee, and Lex Scott Davis. Crew Philip Eisner, Gregg Hurwitz, [...]

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Jason Momoa is fighting for justice in the first trailer for Netflix's upcoming action thriller, Sweet Girl. The Aquaman star and real-life man-mountain stars as a devastated husband on a revenge-driven mission against to the people responsible for his wife's death, with newly released footage featuring all the fist fights and grizzled lines of dialogue you could want.

Sweet Girl centers on devoted family man Ray Cooper, who vows justice against the pharmaceutical company responsible for pulling a potentially lifesaving drug from the market just before his wife (Adria Arjona) dies from cancer. But when his search for the truth leads to a deadly encounter that puts Ray and his daughter Rachel (Isabela Merced) in harm's way, Ray's mission turns into a quest for vengeance in order to protect the only family he has left.

Jason Momoa is joined on this dramatic looking venture by Dora and the Lost City of Gold...

A handful of new images from Netflix's upcoming Jason Momoa-led revenge thriller, Sweet Girl, have now been unveiled, along with confirmation of the movie's release date. It has now been confirmed that Sweet Girl will premiere on the streaming service on August 20, 2021 meaning that audiences do not have to wait too much longer to see the Aquaman star exact his vengeance.

Avenge the one you lost. Protect the one you love. Sweet Girl is coming to Netflix August 20, 2021. #GeekedWeekpic.twitter.com/8ekSDXxnOo

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The new images show hulking actor Jason Momoa running around while looking deeply concerned, and likely out of his depth, as he attempts payback. Seeing the usually intimidating Momoa thrown into a situation that he can't handle should prove to be a nice change of pace for both the actor and audiences, making Sweet Girl one to look out for.

An August...

Aquaman star Jason Momoa is looking determined in the first image from Netflix's upcoming action thriller, Sweet Girl. Along with the image, some snippets of new footage have also been released from the movie in a sizzle reel for the streaming giant's summer schedule.

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Jason Momoa stars in Sweet Girl as Cooper, a devastated husband still reeling from the death of his wife. He vows to bring justice to the people responsible while protecting the only family he has left, his daughter, played by Dora and the Lost City of Gold star Isabela Merced. Directed by Brian Andrew Mendoza...

As someone who has been a huge fan of Event Horizon ever since it was released in 1997, I’m always on board for anything that celebrates this audacious, terrifying, and grotesquely beautiful exercise in cosmic horror. Written by Philip Eisner and directed by (my boy) Paul W.S. Anderson (who was still just Paul Anderson at this stage in his career), there’s no denying that Event Horizon wears its influences proudly on its blood-stained sleeve, but there’s something about how Eisner approached those homages he works into his script that felt unusual and thought-provoking at the time the film was hitting the big screen during the summer of that year. And I’d be so bold as to say that even now, Event Horizon feels like a once-in-a-lifetime cinematic excursion in sci-fi and pure, unfiltered horror that rarely ever comes along out of the studio system.

So when I...

This is a good week to be a horror fan who collects home media, because we have some killer releases headed our way on Tuesday. Personally, I’ve been waiting ever so patiently for Scream Factory’s Collector’s Edition release of Paul W.S. Anderson’s Event Horizon, and my patience is finally going to pay off tomorrow, as not only are we getting a 4K scan of the film, but the Blu is also chock-full of special features I cannot wait to dig into. Scream Factory is also giving Julia Ducournau’s Raw a stateside Blu-ray release finally, and Arrow Video is showing some love to Patrick Picard’s The Bloodhound this week as well.

We also have two Steelbooks that will be available this Tuesday: Gattaca in 4K as well as the 40th anniversary release of Friday the 13th Part II, and if you need to play catch-up,...

If you've listened to our Corpse Club podcast, then you know that several of us here at Daily Dead are very passionate fans of Event Horizon, so we're extra thrilled that Scream Factory will release the 1997 sci-fi horror film on a Collector's Edition Blu-ray. Previously slated for a release last fall, the Event Horizon Collector's Edition Blu-ray is now coming out on March 23rd (due to efforts to find lost footage from the film), and the full list of special features indicate that it will be well worth the wait.

We have the official press release with the complete list of bonus features below. Longtime Event Horizon fans may notice that the extensive bonus features don't include the movie's lost footage, but there is still a lot of new content to look forward to, and Scream Factory discussed their efforts to find the lost footage in a post on Facebook...

Jesús Colmenar has been tapped to direct thriller Sabine for Shawn Levy and Dan Levine’s 21 Laps.

Sabine follows a young female detective who learns that the serial killer she’s been tracking may be someone she should be protecting.

Philip Eisner and Gregg Hurwitz penned the screenplay and will executive produce.

Levy and Levine are set to produce with Emily Feher overseeing for 21 Laps, which recently closed a massive overall deal with Netflix, where Levy is currently in production on The Adam Project, starring Ryan Reynolds.

The project is set up at Screen Gems, with Steven Bersch, Scott Strauss and Michael Bitar overseeing for ...

Jesús Colmenar has been tapped to direct thriller Sabine for Shawn Levy and Dan Levine’s 21 Laps.

Sabine follows a young female detective who learns that the serial killer she’s been tracking may be someone she should be protecting.

Philip Eisner and Gregg Hurwitz penned the screenplay and will executive produce.

Levy and Levine are set to produce with Emily Feher overseeing for 21 Laps, which recently closed a massive overall deal with Netflix, where Levy is currently in production on The Adam Project, starring Ryan Reynolds.

The project is set up at Screen Gems, with Steven Bersch, Scott Strauss and Michael Bitar overseeing for ...

Exclusive: We can tell you first that Screen Gems has preemptively acquired Gregg Hurwitz and Philip Eisner’s spec script Sabine for 21 Laps, which the latter’s Shawn Levy and Dan Levine will produce. The deal, we hear, went down over the Independence Day holiday.

Sabine is an elevated thriller about an ambitious young female detective who hunts down a determined serial killer, and begins to see the world through the killer’s eyes.

Scott Strauss, Dan Primozic and Michael Bitar orchestrated the deal for Screen Gems.

Eisner wrote 1997’s Event Horizon and Simon Hunter’s Mutant Chronicles while Hurwitz is the bestselling author of Orphan X. Both will be executive producing Sabine. The duo recently wrote the thriller, Sweet Girl, which is in post-production for Netflix starring Jason Momoa.

21 Laps is the award-winning production company behind Arrival and Netflix’s Stranger Things. The company is tentatively scheduled to return...

Marisa Tomei is set to appear alongside Jason Momoa and Isabela Merced in the Brian Andrew Mendoza-directed Netflix revenge feature, Sweet Girl. The Spider-Man: Far From Home actress is also joining Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Raza Jaffrey, Adria Arjona, Justin Bartha, Lex Scott Davis, Michael Raymond-James, Dominic Fumusa, Brian Howe, Nelson Franklin, and Reggie Lee.

The pic is about a devastated husband (Momoa) who vows to bring justice to the people responsible for his wife’s death while protecting the only family he has left, his daughter (Merced).

The screenplay was crafted by Gregg Hurwitz, Philip Eisner, and Will Staples. Brad Peyton and Jeff Fierson of Asap Entertainment are producing with Momoa, Mendoza ,and Martin Kistler.

Tomei, who was just seen in ABC’s Live In Front Of A Studio Audience ‘All in the Family’ and ‘Good Times, recently completed her run on Broadway in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s The Rose Tattoo...

Marisa Tomei will join Jason M0moa in Netflix’s upcoming action revenge flick “Sweet Girl.”

The film, to be directed by cinematographer Brian Andrew Mendoza, follows a devastated husband (Momoa) who vows to bring justice on the people responsible for the death of his wife, while protecting the only family he has left, his daughter (Isabela Merced).

“Sweet Girl” marks Mendoza’s feature film directing debut. He previously worked with Momoa on last year’s “Braven” from Saban Films, which he also produced.

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Along with Momoa, Academy Award-winner Tomei joins a cast featuring Isabela Merced (“Dora and the Lost City of Gold”), Manuel Garcia-Rulfo (“6 Underground”), Raza Jaffrey (“Homeland”), Adria Arjona (“6 Underground”), Justin Bartha (“The Hangover”), Lex Scott Davis (“The First Purge”), Michael Raymond-James (“Billions”), Dominic Fumusa (“The Report”), Brian Howe (“Annabelle”), Nelson Franklin...

Exclusive: Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Raza Jaffrey, Adria Arjona, Justin Bartha, Lex Scott Davis, Michael Raymond-James, Dominic Fumusa, Brian Howe (Annabelle: Creation), Nelson Franklin, and Reggie Lee are set to co-star in the Netflix revenge film, Sweet Girl.

The new additions are joining stars Jason Momoa and Isabela Merced in the film, which is being helmed by first-time feature director Brian Andrew Mendoza.

The plot follows a devastated husband (Momoa) who vows to bring justice to the people responsible for his wife’s death while protecting the only family he has left, his daughter (Merced).

Gregg Hurwitz and Philip Eisner penned the original script with current revisions by Will Staples.

In today’s film news roundup, Isabela Merced get cast opposite Jason Momoa, “Starbright” gets financing and Afm announces its speakers.

Casting

Isabela Merced, formerly Isabela Moner, has come on board to portray the daughter of Jason Momoa in his upcoming revenge thriller “Sweet Girl” for Netflix.

Momoa will play a devastated man who vows to bring justice to the people responsible for his wife’s death while protecting his daughter, who is the only family he has left. “Sweet Girl” is written by Gregg Hurwitz, Philip Eisner and Will Staples. Brian Mendoza will direct. Momoa, Brad Peyton and Jeff Fierson are producing for Netflix.

Merced starred as the lead in Paramount’s “Dora and the Lost City of Gold,” which grossed more than $60 million domestically. Production of the “Sweet Girl” will take place in Pittsburgh.

Merced, who recently changed her name from Isabela Moner to honor her late Peruvian grandmother,...

A TV series adaptation of the 1997 film “Event Horizon” is in development at Amazon.

The potential series is from Paramount Television, with “Godzilla vs. Kong” director Adam Wingard is set to direct and executive produce, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.

Wingard will executive produce with Jeremy Platt and the film’s producers Larry Gordon and Lloyd Levin. The project expands Amazon’s relationship with Paramount TV, which also produces “Jack Ryan” for the streaming service.

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The 1997 film starred Laurence Fishburne and Sam Neill and centered on a rescue mission into deep space after a ship called the Event Horizon mysteriously reappears. The science fiction horror film was directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and written by Philip Eisner. Joely Richardson, Jason Isaacs, Richard T. Jones, Jack Noseworthy, Sean Pertwee and Kathleen Quinlan also starred in the film.

Amazon and Paramount Television are developing a series adaptation of the 1997 sci-fi horror film “Event Horizon,” Variety has learned.

Adam Wingard is set to executive produce and direct the potential series. Wingard recently directed the film “Godzilla vs. Kong,” which is due out in theaters in March 2020. He has previously directed films like the recent “Blair Witch” reboot, “The Guest,” “You’re Next,” and the live-action version of “Death Note.” He also wrote and directed films like “Autoerotic” and “What Fun We Were Having.”

Wingard willl executive produce along with Larry Gordon, Lloyd Levin, and Jeremy Platt. Gordon and Levin both produced the film.

The film was directed by Paul W. S. Anderson and written by Philip Eisner. The titled referred to a spaceship that disappeared after testing an experimental gravity drive capable of creating an artificial black hole that was meant to allow the ship to travel to distant points in the galaxy.

‘Aquaman’ star, Jason Momoa, is set to star and produce Brian Andrew Mendoza’s Netflix thriller ‘Sweet Girl’.

Momoa will play the role of a husband who vows to bring justice to the people responsible for his wife’s death while also protecting his daughter.

Mendoza, who has previously worked with Momoa on ‘Brazen’ and ‘Frontier’, makes his feature directorial debut on a script by Gregg Hurwitz and Philip Eisner with current revisions by Will Staples.

Brad Peyton and Jeff Fierson will also serve as producers.

“I’m excited to partner with Netflix once again,” Momoa said. “I’m putting a dream team together from Brad and Jeff to my best friend, Brian, who has been my partner for over 10 years. It’s a dream come true to collaborate with him and deliver his vision.”

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Resident tough guy Jason Momoa (Aquaman) is returning to Netflix. Momoa will produce and star in the revenge film Sweet Girl for the streaming service. It follows a&#160devastated husband who vows to bring justice to the people responsible for his wife's death while protecting the only family he has left - his daughter.

Brian Andrew Mendoza is set to make his directorial debut with Jason Momoa in Sweet Girl. This will be a reunion for the two creatives because Mendoza served as producer and cinematographer on Braven as well executive producer on Frontier, two projects that put Momoa front and center. Joining them as producer is Brad Peyton (San Andreas) and Jeff fierson of Asap Entertainment. This will be the third feature project from a partnership between Asap Entertainment and Netflix.

The company also produced Frontier and the upcoming post-apocalyptic series DayBreak, which is based on a comic series by Brian Ralph.

My man! While in the midst of filming See for Apple TV+, it's been announced that Aquaman star Jason Momoa will star and produce Sweet Girl, a revenge thriller for Netflix. Making his directorial debut on the Momoa-led feature is Brian Andrew Mendoza, who will direct from a script penned by Gregg Hurwitz and Philip Eisner , with revisions being handled by Will Staples. The…...

After starring in the $1 billion-plus grossing “Aquaman,” Jason Momoa is heading to Netflix — the streamer announced Monday that it will distribute “Sweet Girl,” in which Momoa will star as a husband who vows to bring justice to those responsible for his wife’s death.

In the movie, Momoa, also known for his role as the bare-chested Dothraki leader Khal Drogo in “Game of Thrones,” will be tasked with protecting the only family he has left, his daughter, while seeking vengeance.

“Sweet Girl” will reunite Momoa with several collaborators. The movie will be director Brian Andrew Mendoza’s feature debut. Mendoza was the cinematographer and producer on “Braven” and executive produced the Netflix series “Frontier,” both of which star Momoa.

Momoa and Mendoza are producing alongside Brad Peyton and Jeff Fierson of Asap Entertainment, who also produced “Frontier,” with executive producer Martin Kistler.

“I’m excited to partner with Netflix once again,...

Aquaman star Jason Momoa has signed on to topline Sweet Girl, a revenge action film set up at Netflix. Brian Andrew Mendoza is directing the pic for his directorial debut. He’ll also produce the project alongside Momoa as well as Brad Peyton and Jeff Fierson on behalf of Asap Entertainment.

The storyline follows a devastated husband who vows to bring justice to the people responsible for his wife’s death while protecting the only family he has left, his daughter.

The screenplay is by Gregg Hurwitz and Philip Eisner with current revisions by Will Staples. Martin Kistle is the executive producer.

Sweet Girl marks Momoa’s second go around with the streaming platform. He’s toplined three seasons of the Netflix period drama, Frontier, which was co-created by Peyton, who also executive produced with Momoa, Fierson, and Mendoza.

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Jason Momoa is a father out for revenge in a new action film called “Sweet Girl” for Netflix, the streamer announced Monday.

Momoa will star in the film from director Brian Andrew Mendoza, who is making his feature directorial debut. Mendoza was the cinematographer on Momoa’s film 2018 film “Braven” and executive producer on his series “Frontier.”

In “Sweet Girl,” Momoa will play a devastated husband who vows to bring justice to the people responsible for his wife’s death while protecting the only family he has left, his daughter.

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Gregg Hurwitz and Philip Eisner wrote the screenplay, with Will Staples handling the current revisions. Brad Peyton and Jeff Fierson are producing for Asap Entertainment along with Momoa and Mendoza. Martin Kistler is serving as executive producer.

“Sweet Girl” marks the third feature project in an ongoing partnership between Netflix and Asap Entertainment.

“Aquaman” star Jason Momoa is set to produce and star in the revenge thriller “Sweet Girl” for Netflix.

Momoa will portray a husband who vows to bring justice to the people responsible for his wife’s death while also protecting his daughter. Gregg Hurwitz and Philip Eisner wrote the script with current revisions by Will Staples.

Brian Andrew Mendoza will make his feature directorial debut with “Sweet Girl,” which reunites him with Momoa — the pair worked together on 2018 actioner “Braven” and Netflix and Discovery Canada’s TV series “Frontier.”

In addition to Momoa, Brad Peyton and Jeff Fierson of Asap Entertainment will also produce for “Sweet Girl.” Martin Kistler will executive produce.

“I’m excited to partner with Netflix once again,” Momoa said. “I’m putting a dream team together from Brad and Jeff to my best friend, Brian, who has been my partner for over 10 years. It’s a...

Actor stars for streamer in adventure series Frontier.

Jason Momoa, the star of Warner Bros’ $1bn global hit Aquaman and current Netflix adventure series Frontier, is returning to the streaming platform with the revenge action thriller Sweet Girl.

Momoa’s longtime collaborator Brian Andrew Mendoza will make his feature directorial debut on the project. Mendoza worked with Momoa as executive producer on Frontier, and as cinematographer and producer on Braven.

In Sweet Girl, Momoa will play a man who vows to avenge the death of his wife while keeping safe the only family he has left, his daughter. Gregg Hurwitz...

Jason Momoa will star in the revenge action feature Sweet Girl for Netflix.

Momoa will play a devastated husband that vows to bring justice to the people responsible for his wife’s death, all while protecting the only family he has left, his daughter.

Brian Andrew Mendoza will make his directorial debut on the film, having previously worked with Momoa as a producer on the action drama Braven and executive producer on the Netflix series Frontier. Gregg Hurwitz and Philip Eisner penned the screenplay, with current revisions by Will Staples.

Brad Peyton and Jeff Fierson, who also worked with Momoa ...

Jason Momoa will star in the revenge action feature Sweet Girl for Netflix.

Momoa will play a devastated husband that vows to bring justice to the people responsible for his wife’s death, all while protecting the only family he has left, his daughter.

Brian Andrew Mendoza will make his directorial debut on the film, having previously worked with Momoa as a producer on the action drama Braven and executive producer on the Netflix series Frontier. Gregg Hurwitz and Philip Eisner penned the screenplay, with current revisions by Will Staples.

Brad Peyton and Jeff Fierson, who also worked with Momoa ...

Ryan Lambie Aug 15, 2019

Marred by a troubled production, Event Horizon was a box office flop in 1997. But time has been kind to the sci-fi horror movie.

This article comes from Den of Geek UK.

In the spring of 1997, movie journalism was dominated by discussions of doomed ships. James Cameron’s Titanic, originally scheduled for the lucrative 4th of July slot that summer, had suffered yet another delay. It added fuel to the growing speculation that Cameron was at the helm of a potential disaster akin to Heaven's Gate. The cost of making the movie had swollen to such huge levels - $200 million according to some accounts, and possibly higher according to others - that the financial burden was shouldered by two of Hollywood’s biggest studios, Fox and Paramount.

Speaking to the La Times in April that year, Titanic’s first assistant director Sebastian Silva admitted that “The horror stories...

Ryan Lambie Jul 7, 2016

Marred by a troubled production, Event Horizon was a box office flop in 1997. But time has been kind to the sci-fi horror, Ryan writes...

In the spring of 1997, movie journalism was dominated by discussions of doomed ships. James Cameron’s Titanic, originally scheduled for the lucrative 4th July slot that summer, had suffered yet another delay. It added fuel to the growing speculation that Cameron was at the helm of a potential disaster akin to Heaven's Gate. The cost of making the movie had swollen to such huge levels - $200m according to some accounts, and possibly higher according to others - that the financial burden was shouldered by two of Hollywood’s biggest studios, Fox and Paramount.

Speaking to the La Times in April that year, Titanic’s first assistant director Sebastian Silva admitted that “The horror stories are true” - referring to the news of an unhappy cast and crew,...

Director Anthony Leonardi III makes his feature debut with the first Slasher Films' production, 'Nothing To Fear'. Slasher Films is the new studio outfit setup by Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash which will deal mainly with all things horror. The new demonic flick will star Anne Heche -below ('Psycho', 'I Know What You Did Last Summer') along with the sexy Willa Holland ('Legion', 'Straw Dogs'), Jennifer Stone ('Mean Girls 2'), James Tupper and Rafi Gavrone. The production kicks off in February 2012. Slasher Films are also attached to two other horror projects on the horizon - Philip Eisner's 'The Other Kingdom' and Vincenzo Natali ('Splice') and 'Predators' scribe Michael Finch's 'Theorem'. As a little Tuesday treat why not check out a trio of Heche snaps below....

Slash likes horror movies. Enough so that the top-hat wearing Guns N’ Roses guitar player launched Slasher Films last fall by setting up “Nothing To Fear”, written by Jonathan W.C. Mills. Now the bushy-headed shredder has acquired three new genre properties. Jay Russell is attached to direct “Wake the Dead”, a contemporary re-imagining of “Frankenstein”. It is adapted from the graphic novel by Steve Niles, whose work has been turned into such films as “30 Days of Night”. A deal is being made to produce “Theorem”, to be helmed by “Splice” director Vincenzo Natali from a script he wrote with Mike Finch…about a genius college professor who, trying to break down the genetic compound of an ancient artifact, discovers it’s a relic from hell and that he has unwittingly unlocked the equation for evil. Steve Hoban is producing. The third film is “The Other Kingdom”, written by Philip Eisner,...

In addition to the previously-announced Nothing to Fear and an adaptation of Steve Niles' Wake the Dead , Slash's production outfit, Slasher Films, will shepherd Theorom and The Other Kingdom . Vincenzo Natali - of Cube - is poised to direct Theorom , which finds him returning to the horrors he explored in Splice when a college professor unleashes a genetic evil after unlocking an ancient relic. Philip Eisner, meanwhile, penned The Other Kingdom and will make his directorial debut. Eisner also wrote Event Horizon . This time, he has scripted a tale about a hospital staff who has to defend itself from people infected with an alien pathogen. All Slasher Films will be co-produced by Scout Films.

Along with an adaptation of Steve Niles' Wake the Dead, former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash has announced three more films that have a great chance of falling under his Slasher Films banner. Dig it!

According to Bloody Disgusting "Slash has partnered with Michael Williams and Rob Eric of Scout Productions (Transsiberian, Session 9, The Fog of War, Mr. Death) and is in negotiations to acquire three new feature film packages under the shingle that will produce edgy, contemporary horror films.

The first film to be produced under the new moniker will be Nothing To Fear, a horror/thriller revolving around two young sisters and their family, who accidentally discover one of the seven gateways of Hell in a small town in rural Kansas. Several directors are currently circling the project, which is scheduled to shoot in Louisiana this summer.

Slasher Films is also negotiating to produce Vincenzo Natali's Theorem.

Musicians spiced up the 2011 Sundance Film Festival last weekend, with films involving Lou Reed, James Taylor and the Grateful Dead. And then there was iconic ex-Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, who spent the weekend meeting potential studio partners for three new horror films he has set under his Slasher Films producing label. Slash launched Slasher Films last fall by setting up the Jonathan W.C. Mills-scripted fright film Nothing to Fear. He has partnered with Scout Productions’ Michael Williams and Rob Eric to acquire three horror film packages. Jay Russell is attached to direct Wake the Dead, a contemporary re-imagining of Frankenstein. It is adapted from the graphic novel by Steve Niles, whose work has been turned into such films as 30 Days of Night. A deal is being made to produce Theorem, to be helmed by Splice director Vincenzo Natali from a script he wrote with Mike Finch. Pic is...

HollywoodNews.com: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that they will explore the physical realities of science fiction movies in the three-evening series “Out of This World: The Science of Space Movies” beginning on Thursday, August 5. “Out of This World” will continue on Friday, August 6, with a presentation of Fritz Lang’s 1929 silent classic “Woman in the Moon” and conclude on Saturday, August 7, with screenings of “Project Apollo” (1968) and “For All Mankind” (1989), documentaries that focus on Nasa’s Apollo program.

All three evenings are being presented by the Academy’s Science and Technology Council. The following is information for each night:

“Out of This World: The Science of Space Movies”

Thursday, August 5, 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater, Beverly Hills

Hosted by Adam Weiner, the program will examine the physics principles behind many science fiction movies and explore how the fictional world...

The director of this new horror film talks about the new DVD release

Director Simon Hunter is getting some genre acclaim for his new film Mutant Chronicles, which recently hit the shelves on DVD and Blu-ray on August 4. I recently had the chance to speak with Hunter about his new film and here's what he had to say.

This film was offered to a few other directors like Stephen Norrington and John Carpenter, so can you talk a bit about how you came on board and what you first thought of the script?

Simon Hunter: The script offered to Norrington and Carpenter bares little resembalnce to the final screenplay.

You dont' see many films based around these types of card roleplaying games, so did you explore that world a lot before the film or were you mainly just going off of Philip Eisner's script?

Simon Hunter: Yes...

This review also appears on our Starlog website...

Mutant Chronicles tries to be The Dirty Dozen meets Aliens but it’s really more like Pearl Harbor meets The Chronicles Of Riddick. In case you couldn’t guess, that’s Not a compliment. It’s out today from Magnolia (reviewed from the $26.98 single-disc DVD; also available as a $29.98 two-disc Collector’s Edition DVD; $34.98 Blu-ray).

Director Simon Hunter and screenwriter Philip Eisner haven’t been prolific in the last decade. Hunter hasn’t helmed a feature since 2000’s Lighthouse (a decent horror movie) and Eisner has only added Firestarter: Rekindled to his credits since penning Paul W.S. Anderson’s Event Horizon. Perhaps both have gotten a little rusty over the years, because Mutant Chronicles is a boring, flavorless, sermonic flick that dulls with its repetitive, exhausting “action” sequences and tiresome, pedagogical passages on the values of religious conviction and blind faith.

It’s the 28th Century,...

Mutant Chronicles tries to be The Dirty Dozen meets Aliens but it’s really more like Pearl Harbor meets The Chronicles Of Riddick. In case you couldn’t guess, that’s Not a compliment. It’s out today from Magnolia (reviewed from the $26.98 single-disc DVD; also available as a $29.98 two-disc Collector’s Edition DVD; $34.98 Blu-ray).

Director Simon Hunter and screenwriter Philip Eisner haven’t been prolific in the last decade. Hunter hasn’t helmed a feature since 2000’s Lighthouse (a decent horror movie) and Eisner has only added Firestarter: Rekindled to his credits since penning Paul W.S. Anderson’s Event Horizon. Perhaps both have gotten a little rusty over the years, because Mutant Chronicles is a boring, flavorless, sermonic flick that dulls with its repetitive, exhausting “action” sequences and tiresome, pedagogical passages on the values of religious conviction and blind faith.

It’s the 28th Century, and an Ice Age...

Ron Perlman on the set of "Mutant Chronicles" We chat 1-1 with “Mutant Chronicles” star Ron Perlman about the science fiction actioner directed by Simon Hunter. Perlman plays a monk called Brother Samuel in the film which also stars Thomas Jane, Devon Aoki, Sean Pertwee, Benno Fürmann, Anna Walton, Tom Wu, Steve Toussaint, Luis Echegaray, and John Malkovich. What’s it about? In the year 2707, war rages between earth’s four giant corporations as they battle over the planet's dwindling resources. In an era marked by warfare and social regression, the earth is on the verge of ruin, destruction is everywhere; battles explode on every ravaged continent. Amidst heavy combat, an errant shell shatters an ancient buried seal releasing a horrific mutant army from its eternal prison deep within the earth. As the mutant scourge threatens human extinction, a single squad of soldiers descends into the earth to fulfill the...

We've been following Mutant Chronicles for a long time. The cast sounded great, the early posters looked incredibly cool and then the trailer looked somewhat campy. Not exactly a bad thing -- maybe this could even become a cult sci-fi hit. Magnet Releasing is showing faith, as the company has acquired the Us distribution rights to the film and already has a theatrical release set.

Magnet to Distribute Mutant Chronicles

The Wagner/Cuban Companies. Magnet Releasing (www.magnetreleasing.com) announced today that it has acquired Us rights to the sci-fi/action epic, Mutant Chronicles. With an impressive ensemble cast, including Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman, Devon Aoki and John Malkovich, Mutant Chronicles boasts incredible special effects and riveting, action-packed battle sequences in a painstakingly crafted post-apocalyptic landscape. An Edward R. Pressman production directed by Simon Hunter and written by Philip Eisner, the film is long anticipated by fans of the Mutant Chronicles intellectual property,...

Fango got the word that Magnolia Pictures has picked up the U.S. rights to Mutant Chronicles, the grisly sci-fi action-thriller based on the popular role-playing game. The film will be distributed under Magnolia’s genre-centric Magnet banner.

Mutant Chronicles will first appear as a video-on-demand title from Magnolia parent the Wagner/Cuban Company’s Ultra VOD service, premiering Friday, March 27. It’ll then receive limited theatrical release on April 24; as we reported here, the movie will have its broadcast premiere on the Sci Fi Channel later this spring. Dead Of Night’s Simon Hunter directed from a script by Event Horizon’s Philip Eisner, with The Mist’s Thomas Jane (pictured), Hellboy’s Ron Perlman, Devon Aoki and John Malkovich starring. “Mutant Chronicles is a blast,” says Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles. “It’s an action-packed thriller with a dynamite cast and very impressive production values. We’re thrilled to...

Year: 2008

Release date: Unknown

Director: Simon Hunter

Writers: Philip Eisner

IMDb: link

Trailer: link

Review by: Dr. Nathan

Rating: 5 out of 10

Dr Nathan is unsure about steampunk extravaganzas like Mutant Chronicles – there is a certain stylistic joy imbedded in the fetishization of non-digital machinery, but ultimately you have to be very careful not to let the sets and props take over from the story, or you end up with the equipment as the movie’s stars, and the actors merely attendants with oil cans, or, in this case: god, guns and swords.

Mutant Chronicles does a good job of balancing the props and people so one doesn’t dominate, but unfortunately the people side is somewhat hampered by a less-than-stellar script and a proclivity to endless preaching about how god is love and love is life, and how these rotten mutants aren’t even life, but unlife, yadda yadda, and...