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The Sony panel was held at the CinemaCon event last night, and while the Anaconda reboot was surprisingly left out of the presentation, they did take a moment to provide updates on a couple of their other upcoming horror projects: the Resident Evil movie that’s coming our way from Barbarian director Zach Cregger and a new Insidious sequel!

Sony will be releasing Cregger’s Resident Evil movie on September 18, 2026, and it was recently revealed that Austin Abrams of Euphoria, who worked with Cregger on his upcoming film Weapons, is in early talks to star in the film. No details have been revealed about the screenplay Cregger has written with Shay Hatten (Army of the Dead), but we have previously heard that the story apparently harkens back to the original Capcom game’s horror roots.

Cregger didn’t confirm or deny Abrams’ involvement during the CinemaCon presentation, but he did...

The return of the sweetest dating show on television; the long-awaited debut of an animated adaptation of a classic Japanese video game; Charlie Brooker’s latest batch of tech horror; a possible breakout action move from Japan; Joe Goldberg’s last stand; and Tom Hardy fighting crime and doing accents are some of the highlights among the new films and series hitting Netflix in April.

A third season of Netflix’s critically acclaimed and Emmy-winning reality dating series Love on the Spectrum hits the streamer on April 2. The franchise, which began with the much-loved Australian version in 2019, has spawned various international adaptations, and we get a third season of the American version here as a new batch of singles on the autism spectrum go out in search of love.

On April 3, Netflix drops its long-in-development and hotly anticipated animated adaptation of the popular Japanese video game Devil May Cry. The streamer,...

The Netflix April 2025 Originals, movies, and TV series have been revealed and can be viewed below. The streaming service has also announced the list of movies and TV series leaving next month.

The Netflix April 2025 schedule includes Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight, Black Mirror Season 7, Chef’s Table: Legends, The Clubhouse: A Year with the Red Sox, Devil May Cry, Havoc, and How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) Season 4.

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Also coming to the service are Jurassic World: Chaos Theory Season 3, Love on the Spectrum Season 3, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman Season 5 Part 2, Pokémon Horizons Season 2, Pulse, You Season 5, and more.

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Josh Trank got a lot of positive attention for his directorial debut, the 2012 found footage superhero movie Chronicle… then nearly destroyed his career with his follow-up, the disastrous 2015 Marvel Comics adaptation Fantastic Four. He came back with the 2020 biopic Capone, which went straight to VOD during the Covid lockdown. Now, Deadline reports that Trank is putting together his fourth feature film, an independent horror thriller called Send a Scare, which has Robbie Amell (Code 8) and Victoria Justice (Depravity) taking on the lead roles.

Scripted by Tank and Andrew Ryan from an original story by Ryan, Send a Scare centers on an interactive horror startup that gives thrill-seekers a way to send scares to friends and family… but when potential investors host a demonstration, the experience gets hijacked by a real masked killer with a deadly agenda.

Amell and Justice are joined in the cast by Karan Soni (Deadpool), Noel Fisher...

Kai Caster (“Yellowstone”) has been cast in the upcoming horror-comedy Halloween Store, Deadline reports.

He joins the previously announced Simon Rex (Scary Movie 3) and Natalie Alyn Lind (“The Goldbergs”).

In the film, a group of people find themselves trapped inside a costume store on Halloween night with a mysterious killer on the loose.

Caster will play Brock, the boyfriend of Amy (Lind) and a star quarterback with alternative motives. At first glance, Brock is the epitome of an all-American good boy, but he may just have a dark, sinister side.

Shane Dax Taylor (Murder Company) directs from a script by Chad Law (6 Bullets) and Josh Ridgway (The Flood).

“Saturday Night Live” stalwart Kenan Thompson and Steven Schneider are among the executive producers on the project.

Artists for Artists, Big Bad Pig Productions, and Racer Entertainment are producing, with Range Media is handling sales.

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Ask any stunt person, and they'll tell you: the ability to sell taking a punch is just as important, and perhaps more so, than credibly throwing one. Ask any editor or sound designer, and they'll corroborate this and then some. If you've ever watched raw dailies from an action movie, you'll note how oddly weightless a lot of fight sequences become when they're robbed of their rhythm and the satisfying Thwam sound of their body blows. All this is to say that action in cinema is so incredibly dependent on selling the total effect of the violence, even more than show-stopping stunts and feats of strength and dexterity. Since it's all in the timing, it's no wonder that so many great action directors either come from or are adept at comedy -- from Buster Keaton to Jackie Chan.

However, there are just as many great action filmmakers who come from the world of horror,...

Is it any wonder that sleep has long been a topic for horror? It’s our most exposed and disoriented state. Sleep has been scary on-screen since the 1920s, beginning with German expressionist horror. In The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, which depicts a brainwashed sleepwalker, or Nosferatu (including Eggers’ 2024 take on it), in which a vampiric villain uses sleep to manipulate as well as attack. Since, sleep has found its way into nearly every subgenre. In supernatural-slasher A Nightmare on Elm Street, Freddy Krueger hunts teenagers down in their dreams, one final threat to the fragility of childhood. In the found footage classic Paranormal Activity, sleep has been difficult for Katie her entire life thanks to a demonic entity tied to her familial history. In films like The Amityville Horror, sleeping and waking states give way to fears about domestic violence. In the Insidious series, the nature of sleep itself...

Simon Rex and Natalie Lind are set to star in the horror comedy 'Halloween Store'.The film is about a group of people trapped inside a costume store on Halloween night with a mysterious killer on the loose and is directed by Shane Dax Taylor, known for 'Murder Company', and is executive produced by Kenan Thompson and John Ryan Jr. through their Artists for Artists (Afa) banner. Other executive producers include Steven Schneider – whose credits include 'Paranormal Activity', 'Insidious' and 'Split' – along with Shane, John Lind and Bradley Sloan. Natalie Lind, Kenneth Burke and Andrey Romanyuk are producing, while Afa, Big Bad Pig Productions and Racer Entertainment serve as the production companies. Range Media is handling sales, according to Variety.Sinon, 49, is an actor and rapper best known for starring in the 'Scary Movie' franchise and Sean Baker’s 'Red Rocket'.Also known as Dirt Nasty,...

Simon Rex and Natalie Lind will star in a campy horror comedy titled “Halloween Store,” which follows a group of people who find themselves trapped inside a costume store on Halloween night with a mysterious killer on the loose.

“Murder Company” director Shane Dax Taylor is helming the movie, which is executive produced by Kenan Thompson and John Ryan Jr. through their Artists for Artists banner. Steven Schneider, Taylor, John Lind and Bradley Sloan also executive produce. Natalie Lind, Kenneth Burke and Andrey Romanyuk are producers, and Afa, Big Bad Pig Productions and Racer Entertainment are the production companies. Range Media is handling sales.

Rex is an actor and rapper best known for his roles in the “Scary Movie” franchise and Sean Baker’s “Red Rocket.” Also known as Dirt Nasty, Rex started off as an MTV VJ and formed the hip-hop group Three Loco. His credits also include “National Lampoon’s Pledge This!,...

Stephen King's Silver Bullet, the horror film starring Gary Busey, is now available to stream for free. It joins a host of new horror movies available on Tubi.

Silver Bullet arrived on Tubi alongside the first four installments in the Insidious franchise,Quarantine and Quarantine 2: Terminal, and the Brad Pitt-led World War Z zombie movie. Silver Bullet was released in 1985 and is based on King's 1983 novella Cycle of the Werewolf. Busey stars as Uncle Red, a loyal man who cares for his niece and nephew despite being seen as the town drunk. Corey Haim and Megan Follows star as Busey's niece and nephew, Marty and Jane Coslaw, respectively.

As a series of murders plagues the town, Red and his family try to uncover the truth behind the killings. When the townspeople form a vigilante group to track down the attacker, the murders continue to pile up, with a suspected werewolf responsible.

Horror has many tropes, but one of the biggest is the jump scare. They've become commonplace in the genre over the decades as an easy way to get an audience to react, but while some, such as in Sinister and Insidious, are very effective, in lesser films, they've become an overused cheap tactic that's more about creating a physical response rather than building up true tension. There was a time though when jump scares were a rarity, which made them work more when they were used. The first ever jump in a feature film is also one of the best. In 1942's Cat People, director Jacques Tourneur and producer Val Lewton created a jump scare that will make you jump out of your seat, not out of laziness, but in brilliant and purposeful misdirection.

Very few have a screen presence quite like Lin Shaye who is back in new horror-comedy, Scared to Death.

The official “Godmother of Horror” her career has spanned over 40 years where she’s worked with icons such as Wes Craven. And she still remains one of the best in horror with great performances in the Insidious franchise.

We sit down with Lin to talk about if she believes in the spirit world and a possible return to the world of Insidious.

You can watch the full interview here:

Tickets for Scared to Death are available here and the full FrightFest programme can be found here

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Horror fans will be happy to know that one of the most dependable franchises of the decade is now available to stream for free. Insidious and three of its four sequels have now been unleashed for your streaming pleasure. The free streaming platform Tubicontinues to kill it at bringing hidden gems and beloved classics to the masses. Browsing the Tubi catalog somehow feels like strolling the aisles of a video store, which, for the kids out there, was a building that had physical copies of movies you could rent and is now probably a vape store.

The first Insidious film, which was made by directing and writing super-team, James Wan and Leigh Whannell - who have collaborated on this franchise as well as the original Saw film - was a sleeper hit that, on a meager 1.5 million dollar budget, managed to earn 100 million worldwide at the box office.

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The 1980s werewolf movie Silver Bullet was panned as a complete howler by many critics on its release, but fans of the cult classic werewolf movie starring Gary Busey and Corey Haim from the mind of Stephen King can now stream the movie for free. The horror film from 1985 is now part of Tubi's extensive library of scary movies, although the scares in this one are admittedly few and far between. However, that doesn't mean Silver Buller isn't worth a rewatch.

Other horror titles arriving on Tubi include four Insidious movies, both Grindhouse movies by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, the zombie feature starring Brad Pitt, World War Z, and the "alligators act like sharks" movie, Crawl, among others. However, if you're in for a Stephen King marathon, Tubi also offers adaptations like Children of the Corn, two Carrie movies, the author's directorial effort Maximum Overdrive, and Creepshow 2.

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Patrick Wilson, the star of franchises like The Conjuring, Insidious and Aquaman, has commented on his potential return to the DC Studios franchise. Wilson played Orm Marius, a.k.a. Ocean Master, in the two Aquaman entries that were directed by James Wan as part of Zack Snyder's Dceu. Now that James Gunn has taken over the franchise and turned it into the Dcu, fans are curious about which previous characters – if any – might be allowed to return.

Wilson spoke to Variety on the podcast Just for Variety, where he talked about his current projects. He's promoting his new film, Millers in Marriage, a drama written and directed by Edward Burns. However, Wilson is also pursuing a career in theatre. He's currently co-producing a musical based on the '80s film The Lost Boys, and in the past, he's been featured in plays like Oklahoma! and The Full Monty.

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom marked Jason Momoa's final adventure as the sea-faring superhero. The movie was met with largely negative reviews last December and holds a "Rotten" 33% on Rotten Tomatoes. It also grossed only $439.4 million at the worldwide box office despite its predecessor making over $1.1 billion.

It's no secret the Dceu sequel went through a lot of changes courtesy of multiple rounds of reshoots, several edits, and real-life controversy which led to a reduced role for Amber Heard's Mera. That might go some way in explaining where it all went wrong.

Both movies saw Patrick Wilson take on a significant supporting turn as Orm, a.k.a. Ocean Master. Arthur Curry's half-brother was the first movie's villain and an unwilling ally to Arthur Curry in the sequel. He also became an unexpected source of comic relief, starring in the Dceu's final-ever post-credits scene that saw Orm happily eat a cockroach.

Patrick Wilson wouldn’t be upset if a third ‘Aquaman’ movie doesn’t happen.The 51-year-old actor portrayed Orm ‘Ocean Master’ - the redeemed brother of Jason Momoa’s Aquaman A.K.A. Arthur Curry - in the two DC superhero blockbusters but isn't desperate to return for another movie as he doesn't think there is much more to explore in terms of his character.In an interview with Variety, the ‘Insidious’ star said: "Was I hoping it would be more? I don’t think so."I mean, I say this as a guy who’s done several ‘Insidious’ movies, several ‘Conjurings’, a couple ‘Aquaman’. It’s not like there’s a stigma to me against sequels. It’s just when you look at the structure of Orm — bad guy in the first one, basically a good guy in the second one — I don’t know where else he goes.

Before becoming a well-known name in movies and TV, Patrick Wilson earned two Tony nominations for his performances in The Full Monty and Oklahoma! in the early 2000s. He also played Raoul in the 2004 film adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera, starring alongside Emmy Rossum and Gerard Butler.

In the years that followed, he stepped away from musicals and took on roles in horror films like Insidious and The Conjuring franchises. He also played Orm (Ocean Master) in the Aquaman movies.

When asked if he wanted more than two Aquaman films, Wilson was honest. ‘Was I hoping it would be more? I don’t think so,’ he said. He explained that Orm had a full arc—villain in the first movie, ally in the second—so he wasn’t sure where else the character could go. He wasn’t signed on for a third film and had no frustration about it.

Patrick Wilson is getting ready to return to musical theater. Not only is he a producer of the new “Lost Boys,” but he’s actively pursuing landing a starring role on the stage.

“I definitely want to figure that out in the next two years,” Wilson says on the latest episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast.

Before Wilson was a bonafide movie and television star, he earned two Tony nominations for his work in “The Full Monty” and “Oklahoma!” in the early aughts. He also starred in Joel Schumacher’s big screen adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Weber’s “The Phantom of the Opera” opposite Emmy Rossum and Gerard Butler in 2004.

In the two decades following, he starred in non-musical fare like the “Insidious” and “Conjuring” horror franchises and played Orm in the “Aquaman” movies.

His latest film is “Millers in Marriage.” Written and directed by Edwards Burns, the indie...

Patrick Wilson (The Conjuring franchise) has joined Amy Adams and Javier Bardem in Apple TV+ series Cape Fear, from Nick Antosca, Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg.

Cape Fear is based on John D. MacDonald’s novel The Executioners — which inspired the 1962 feature of the same name directed by J. Lee Thompson from storyboards devised by original director Alfred Hitchcock — and the 1991 remake directed by Martin Scorsese.

The 10-episode series is described as a tense, Hitchcockian thriller and an examination of America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century. In Cape Fear, a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Amanda (Adams) and Steve Bowden when Max Cady (played by Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison.

Hailing from UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, and Amblin Television, Alex Hedlund executive produces alongside Antosca for Eat The Cat; and Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey...

Patrick Wilson is joining Amy Adams and Javier Bardem in the upcoming Apple TV+ “Cape Fear” adaptation.

From creator and showrunner Nick Antosca and executive producers Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, “Cape Fear” follows a happily married couple whose lives are turned upside down when a notorious killer from their past gets out of prison. Adams will play the wife, Anna, while Bardem will play the killer. Wilson’s role has yet to be officially disclosed.

Apple describes the 10-episode series as a “tense, Hitchcockian thriller” and an “examination of America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century.”

“Cape Fear” is based on the John D. MacDonald novel “The Executioners,” as well as Gregory Peck and Scorsese’s films, from 1962 and 1991, respectively. The new series hails from UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, and Spielberg’s Amblin Television. Adass and Bardem are also executive producers on the project,...

Patrick Wilson has joined the cast of Apple TV+’s thriller series “Cape Fear” alongside Javier Bardem and Amy Adams.

The TV adaptation of the film, which is executive produced by Oscar-winning filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, will have 10 episodes in the first season.

Here’s a description of the series: “In ‘Cape Fear,’ a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna (Adams) and Tom Bowden when Max Cady (Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison. The 10-episode series is a tense, Hitchcockian thriller and an examination of America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century.”

The movie is a perfect fit for Wilson, as the actor has become a prominent talent in the horror genre. His most notable roles were in the “Insidious” franchise, the “Conjuring” franchise and “Lakeview Terrace.”

“Cape Fear,” which hails from Universal Content Productions (UCP), a division of Universal Studio Group,...

Apple TV+ has found its third lead for the streamer’s upcoming Cape Fear series.

Patrick Wilson (the Conjuring franchise, FX’s Fargo) is joining Javier Bardem and Amy Adams in the series, an adaptation of the two previous Cape Fear films from 1991 and 1962 (which in turn were based on The Executioners, a 1957 novel by John D. MacDonald). Wilson will play Tom Bowden, an attorney married to fellow lawyer Anna (Adams).

As with the films, the Cape Fear series will follow what unfolds after killer Max Cady (Bardem) is released from prison and seeks out the Bowdens, whom he blames for his sentence. The show will add a 21st century wrinkle by also exploring America’s current true-crime obsession.

Nick Antosca (The Act, A Friend of the Family) is writing and executive producing Cape Fear. Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese — who produced and directed the 1991 film that starred Robert De Niro,...

Leigh Whannell's The Invisible Manis officially getting a new streaming home.

Per Peacock, 2020's The Invisible Man starring Elisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, Harriet Dyer, MIchael Dorman, and Oliver Jackson-Cohen is slated to join the streaming platform's library of tv shows and feature films in the coming weeks. The Invisible Man will make its debut on the platform on March 19.

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Written and directed by modern genre icon Leigh Whannell, 2020's The Invisible Manwas the latest in a long line of adaptations of H. G. Wells' iconic 1897 novel of the same name. The film stars Moss as Cecilia Kass, an architect whose life is violently turned inside-out by her abusive ex-boyfriend,...

Robert Englund made his mark on the horror world as the infamous dream-killer Freddy Krueger in the A Night on Elm Street franchise in 1984, where he also briefly crossed paths with not-yet-horror-icon Lin Shaye. While Englund was the burned face of the franchise, Shaye was simply a teacher in the original movie, and she would later gain notoriety for her spine-tingling role in Insidious (2010). After Shaye made a name for herself in the genre, the two horror icons team up again in 2016, where they witness an urban legend come to life in The Midnight Man. They easily become the best part of this somewhat critically panned and contrived horror, making us eagerly await every time they come on-screen to scare the living daylights out of us.

Horror is an incredibly versatile genre, including everything from gory slasher B-movies to taut psychological thrillers. But whether these stories are about supernatural ghouls or bloodthirsty psychopaths, they're equally likely to pack a shocking reveal in their final act. In fact, many even save the beat for the very last scene, sending their shell-shocked audience out to process what they've just witnessed.

A shocking ending isn't an ironclad requirement for horror movies, some films relish showing brutality in full view. But the genre does lend itself to a twist, as a sense of confusion and uncertainty feeds directly into fear and anxiety. When done properly, an amazing twist can completely recontextualize a film and linger with the viewers for years.

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Stephen King is one of the most prolific and influential authors of all time, and the authority on the horror and sci-fi genre. His books have been adapted into countless films and television projects, some of them even more than once.

Many iconic filmmakers have attempted to adapt King's works, and some of them were successful, like frequent collaborator Mike Flanagan, and others were not on King's favorite list due to the many changes to their material. One horror veteran auteur who hasn't attempted to adapt one of King's works is James Wan, famous for works like Saw, Insidious, and The Conjuring. In a new appearance on The Kingcast, Wan revealed that the "only" novel for him to adapt is one of King's most ambitious works: The Stand.

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According to a new press release, "In a first of its kind, Neon is giving the gift of Osgood Perkins’ The Monkey to all of God’s children by making it available to screen in churches across the country simultaneously with theaters." That's right, and authorized religious institutions can submit their requests by going to the website God's Bowling Strikes Tonight. Perkins apparently explained at the film's premiere that the phrase stems from a time when someone told him that, when many people die at once, "God's bowling strikes tonight."

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The website's header reads, "Share the Gift of The Monkey With Your Congregation." It then quotes the famous Biblical passage, Revelation 6:8, which reads, "And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with...

Aaron Paul and Jacob Tremblay have officially joined the cast of The Night House, a film adaptation of the bestselling horror novel by author Jo Nesbø.

Per Variety, Paul and Tremblay will lead the upcoming horror adaptation as the younger and older versions of the film's protagonist, with more cast members expected to be announced soon. Jesper Ganslandt directs from a script penned by himself and Nesbø. Steven Schneider, best known for horror franchises such as Paranormal Activityand Insidious, serves as the producer of The Night House. The film is still in the pre-production phase, with plans to begin filming this summer. Nesbø also has a Netflix series adaptation of his novels centered around his Detective Harry Hole character in the works, with Tobias Santelmann and Joel Kinnaman set to star.

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Jacob Tremblay (Room) and Aaron Paul (“Breaking Bad”) will star in The Night House for producer Steven Schneider.

Not to be confused with David Bruckner‘s 2020 film of the same name, The Night House is based on the 2023 novel by Jo Nesbø, whose work was previously adapted in 2007’s The Snowman.

Tremblay and Paul will play different aged versions of the protagonist, Richard, in the psychological horror film. It’s set to shoot this summer in Álava, Spain.

In the wake of his parents’ recent death, high schooler Richard has been sent to live with relatives in the remote town of Ballantyne. One day, during an innocent prank call in a phone booth, Richard shockingly witnesses his classmate violently get sucked into the phone receiver and disappear without a trace.

Police suspect Richard to be responsible, and no one believes his story except Karen, a fellow teenage outsider. As Richard...

What’s that strange bump in the night? It’s a new batch of horror movies now streaming on Vizio WatchFree+, with this month’s lineup of fresh arrivals including Rob Zombie’s 3 from Hell, three installments in the hit Insidious franchise, the slasher Hell Fest, Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof, and even Screambox Originals including The Outwaters.

WatchFree+ has thousands of free premium movies and shows that can be streamed on demand on Vizio TVs, or Anyone can enjoy titles like these and more using the Vizio mobile app! All you need is a free Vizio Account to start enjoying WatchFree+.

Here’s the full lineup of fresh horror arrivals for February 2025…

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While the strike-impacted 2024 release slate resulted in fewer movies overall, 2025 promises to be something of a return to normal with a bevy of highly anticipated films coming to both theaters and streaming. From two new Marvel movies to James Gunn’s DC reboot of “Superman” to a “Jurassic” reboot to live-action remakes of animated classics galore, there’s plenty of familiar territory, but also noteworthy original films as well – Ryan Coogler’s vampire film “Sinners,” Steven Soderbergh’s ghost story “Presence” and a new Paul Thomas Anderson movie are all on tap, to name a few.

And that’s not to mention the films that don’t have release dates yet but are promised for 2025 – Netflix alone has the third “Knives Out” movie “Wake Up, Dead Man,” Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” and a new Noah Baumbach film.

Oh yeah, and there’s a new “Avatar” sequel coming in December.

The sci-fi thriller M3GAN (read our review Here, get a copy Here) was such a financial success when it reached theatres in January of last year, it didn’t even take Universal Pictures and production companies Blumhouse and Atomic Monster two weeks to announce that they’d be re-teaming for a sequel. M3GAN 2.0 is set to reach theatres on June 27, 2025, and now we’be gotten our first official teaser, which you can watch embedded above. Recently, Entertainment Weekly unveiled a couple first-look images! You can check them out at the bottom of this article.

Based on a story crafted by producer James Wan, M3GAN was directed by Gerard Johnstone (Housebound) from a screenplay by Akela Cooper (Malignant). Johnstone returned to the helm for the sequel, and Cooper has written the script.

The first film has the following synopsis: She’s more than just a toy. She’s part of the family.

Although the genre has been booming within the past decade, “elevated horror” has failed to craft any memorable slasher icons that could feasibly stand alongside Michael Myers of “Halloween,” Freddie Krueger of “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” or Leatherface of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” That’s not to say that there have not been successful horror franchises, as sagas like “Insidious” and “The Conjuring” have been successful in retaining their quality. It’s perhaps the drive for more seriously minded horror films in the vein of “Get Out” or “Hereditary” that has made the slasher subgenre feel less relevant; there’s only so much social satire that can be pulled off in a story about a masked serial killer mowing down innocent people.

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Since its launch in the 2000s, film studio Blumhouse, headed by producer Jason Blum, has contributed immensely to the modern age of horror. Because horror movies tend to have a lower budget than other mainstream films, they are easily profitable and help the genre have continuous success at the box office, regardless of quality. Blumhouse took off thanks to Paranormal Activity, an extremely low-budget found-footage movie that paved the way for a franchise.

It may have taken a while, but now things are really moving for Peter Dinklage, Macon Blair, and the rest of the Toxic Avenger crew. After spending more than a year trying to secure a distributor, Blair’s take on the superhero spoof teamed with Cineverse, the distributor behind the Terrifier films,...

Often being under-utilized in franchises like Insidious or sharing scenes with ensemble casts like in Bridesmaids, Rose Byrne hasn't quite had the opportunity to flex her acting muscles as she does in If I Had Legs I'd Kick You. This drama truly hones in on Byrne's performance as she steps into the role of Linda, a mother whose life is crashing down around her. The film follows Linda as she struggles with her child's mysterious ailment, a torrid relationship with her therapist, a missing person, and her absent husband, all while experiencing the acute effects of burnout. Byrne is also joined by a talented cast, including A$AP Rocky, Conan O’Brien, Danielle Macdonald, Ivy Wolk, and Daniel Zolghadri.

Sony Pictures has finally set a release date for acclaimed director Darren Aronofsky's upcoming movie starring Elvis and Dune: Part Two's Austin Butler. Caught Stealing, which features a star-studded cast alongside the Academy Award-nominated actor, will premiere in theaters on August 29, 2025.

Per Deadline, Aronofsky's film takes the date of Sony and Blumhouse's next Insidious movie, originally set for release this year. Based on Charlie Huston's novel, which the author has adapted for the big screen, Caught Stealing will follow Butler's Hank, a former baseball player whose life has taken a downturn. Now working as a bartender in Manhattan's Lower East Side, Hank's mundane existence is shattered when he crosses paths with some dangerous individuals, plunging him into a perilous fight for survival in the downtown criminal underworld of 1990s New York City. Fans will be eager to see Aronofsky's vision for Huston's story, which they will not...

Initially scheduled to hit theaters this summer, Variety reports that the sixth chapter in the acclaimed Insidious franchise will unfortunately not launch till next year. This is because Sony has given the original August 29 release date to Darren Aronofsky's crime thriller Caught Stealing, starring Austin Butler. With this, Insidious 6 will now arrive on August 21, 2026; however, no further details have been revealed, including its official title.

Insidious, the hit horror franchise created by genre visionaries James Wan and Leigh Whannell, was set to deliver its sixth entry in August 2025. However, we now have some bad news, as Sony Pictures Releasing has decided to push back Insidious 6 (there’s still no official title) by a whole year. The latest Insidious movie will now be released on August 21, 2026. According to Deadline, execs at Sony Pictures has now pushed the latest Insidious film to 2026 in the hopes of putting a more promising feature in its spot. Thus, they're replacing Insidious 6 with Caught Stealing, the crime thriller directed by Darren Aronofsky and based on the book of the same name by Charlie Huston. The movie stars Austin Butler, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith, Regina King, Liev Schreiber, Bad Bunny, and Vincent D'Onofrio, among others.

Caught Stealing follows former baseball player Hank Thompson as he falls into the criminal underworld of 1990s New York City.

The Marriage Project, the production company behind Latvian auteur Signe Baumane’s Annecy Jury Distinction winner “My Love Affair with Marriage,” has unveiled key casting details for the award-winning filmmaker’s next feature, “Karmic Knot.”

Written and directed by Baumane, whose previous works “Rocks In My Pockets” and “My Love Affair With Marriage” have garnered critical acclaim, “Karmic Knot” tells the multi-generational story of a tight-knit family striving to survive in Soviet-occupied Latvia from the 1970s to the early 1990s. As the Soviet Union collapses, the family aspires to rebuild their world, even more insular than before, while one member harbors ambitions that could change everything.

Promising a cinematic experience that blends Hollywood glamour with Broadway brilliance, the film’s A-list cast is headlined by Tony-Award-nominated actor Patrick Wilson, renowned for his roles in “The Conjuring” film series and “Insidious.” Wilson will voice the film’s protagonist, Ansis, a civil...

The horror genre’s 2025 release slate is already being shaken up, with the sixth installment in the long-running Insidious film franchise no longer returning to theaters this year.

Originally planned for release from Sony on August 29, 2025, the untitled Insidious 6 will no longer be meeting that date. In fact, Insidious 6 won’t be released until 2026.

Insidious 6 will now take you back into The Further on August 21, 2026.

In addition to the upcoming sixth installment in the mainline series, the franchise will also be expanded upon with spinoff Thread: An Insidious Tale, which doesn’t yet have a release date.

Mandy Moore and Kumail Nanjiani will star in Thread: An Insidious Tale.

At this time, nothing is known about Insidious 6. Stay tuned for more.

Director James Wan’s original Insidious movie in 2011 was followed by Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013), Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015), Insidious: The Last Key (2018), and last year’s Insidious: The Red Door,...

Since the first movie hits screens in 2011, the Insidious franchise has grown in popularity. However, the next installment has hit a minor snag.

Per Screen Rant, Insidious 6 will no longer be released on Aug. 29. Instead, the highly anticipated horror film will premiere in theaters on Aug. 21, 2026. The Darren Aronofsky-directed crime thriller, Caught Stealing, starring Austin Butler, Zoë Kravitz, Regina King, and Liev Schreiber, will take up the previous slot. While a reason for the change was not provided, the practice is not uncommon. Insidious spinoff Thread: An Insidious Tale remains unaffected by the scheduling shakeup from Sony Pictures.

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Insidious: Chapter 2 had James Wan paying tribute to two famous horror classics as he pit the Lambert family against ghouls from the Further.

The Insidious movies hail from director James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell. The first film introduces viewers to the Lambert family,...

Sony Pictures on Wednesday said that it is pushing back the release date of its latest Insidious movie a year to August 2026, and in its place dating the Darren Aronofsky-directed Caught Stealing starring Austin Butler.

The Sony/Blumhouse Insidious pic, to be released by Screen Gems, is the sixth entry in the horror franchise and comes in the wake of 2023’s Insidious: The Red Door, which marked franchise star Patrick Wilson’s feature directorial debut and grossed $198 million worldwide. The new installment will now be released August 21, 2026 after having been set to hit theaters on August 29 of this year

Instead, that 2025 date is now being taken by Caught Stealing, which was adapted by Charlie Huston from his book series and centers on Hank Thompson (Butler), a burned-out former baseball player who’s unwittingly plunged into a wild fight for survival in the downtown criminal underworld of ‘90s New York City.

Sony Pictures has set its release plan for Darren Aronofsky’s Austin Butler-led feature, while the next installment in the Insidious franchise is getting delayed.

Set to hit theaters Aug. 29, Caught Stealing was helmed by Aronofsky from a script by Charlie Huston, who wrote the books on which the movie is based. The film stars Butler as Hank Thompson, a down-on-his-luck former baseball player who is suddenly immersed in the New York City crime underworld in the 1990s.

Caught Stealing hails from Protozoa and also stars Zoë Kravitz, Regina King, Liev Schreiber, Matt Smith and Bad Bunny.

In a twinned move, the untitled sixth Insidious feature from Screen Gems and Blumhouse will now hit theaters Aug. 21, 2026, after previously having been scheduled for Aug. 29, 2025. The franchise launched in 2010 with the release of director James Wan’s Insidious, which stars Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne and Ty Simpkins and centers on a family...

Sony has given the Aug. 29 release date originally set for “Insidious 6” to Darren Aronofsky’s crime thriller “Caught Stealing,” starring Austin Butler. The next “Insidious” entry has been pushed nearly a year, to Aug. 21, 2026.

Based on the book series by Charlie Huston, who also wrote the film, the official logline for “Caught Stealing” reads, “Burned-out ex-baseball player Hank Thompson (Butler) unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a dangerous struggle for survival amidst the criminal underbelly of 1990s New York City, forced to navigate a treacherous underworld he never imagined.” Other cast members include Bad Bunny, Action Bronson, Vincent D’Onofrio, Zoë Kravitz, Liev Schreiber, Griffin Dunne, Matt Smith and Regina King.

The Aronofsky-Butler collaboration was first unveiled in March 2024. Upon the film’s announcement, the Oscar-nominated director told Variety that he was “excited to be teaming up with my old friends at Sony Pictures to bring Charlie’s adrenaline-soaked roller coaster ride to life.

Sony Pictures has set Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming thriller “Caught Stealing” for release on August 29 while moving the previously slated sixth installment in Blumhouse’s “Insidious” series to August 21, 2026.

Based on the book of the same name by Charlie Huston, “Caught Stealing” will star Austin Butler as Hank Thompson, a burned-out former baseball player, who is unwittingly plunged into a wild fight for survival in the downtown criminal underworld of ‘90s NYC. Zoë Kravitz, Regina King, Liev Schreiber, Matt King and Bad Bunny also star.

Sony released the previous installment in the “Insidious” series, “The Red Key,” through Screen Gems in July 2023. The film grossed $189 million worldwide against a $16 million budget.

Both “Caught Stealing” and “Insidious 6” will be released in the end-of-summer period where thrillers and horror films tend to fill the release slate. There are no wide releases currently set for release alongside “Caught Stealing,” with films set for...

Remember back in February 2024 when that unlicensed Willy Wonka "experience" in Glasgow brought Scottish children to tears and the internet to tears of laughter? Well, it seems horror fans have been treated to a similar entertainment rug pull with Insidious: The Further You Fear. The show, which was billed as a terrifying, a live immersive horror experience based on the Insidious film franchise, has been canceled after just a few performances.

The show debuted on January 18th in Lafayette, Arkansas and immediately began to draw the ire of audiences that felt duped by the theatrical bait and switch. According to the show's website (which is still active), Fyf is "a ground-breaking, spine-chilling live show" and "is not for those who are easily rattled. It’s created and designed to keep you on the edge of your seat. You, the audience, will play an integral character in the chilling story as...

Richard J. Bosner has been a producer on several films over the years, including Fruitvale Station, Black Bear, and Paint, and now he has made his feature directorial debut with the horror film Devoted, based on a short film called Devotee, which he made last year. Variety reports that Bosner assembled a strong cast for the film, including Mena Suvari (American Beauty), Skeet Ulrich (Scream), Elizabeth Marvel (Helstrom), Lin Shaye (Insidious), Alicia Sanz (From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series), and Nick Stahl (Carnivale).

Now making its way through post-production, Devoted is produced by Bosner, along with Robert Ogden Barnum, Eric Binns, and Carissa Knol. Danny Chan, Dana Guerin, John Frank Rosenblum, Matt Rhodes, Tyler Transki, Michael Sklut, and Sam Maydew serve as executive producers.

The story centers on a woman (Suvari), who takes guardianship of her estranged sister (Marvel), the only survivor of a recent mass cult suicide. Yet her...

What do you get when you take a couple of stars from two of the most iconic horror franchises and put them together in a movie? You get Devoted, a new horror film from writer/director Richard J. Bosner which stars Lin Shaye, Skeet Ulrich, Mena Suvari, Elizabeth Marvel, Alicia Sanz and Nick Stahl. Shaye is, of course, famous for her time in the blockbuster Insidious franchise, while Ulrich rose to fame in the mid-'90s for his portrayal of Billy Loomis in the Scream franchise.

Per Variety, Bosner is making his feature film debut with Devoted, and also serves as producer alongside Robert Ogden Barnum, Eric Binns and Carissa Knol. The film stars Suvari as a woman who takes guardianship of her estranged sister (Marvel), who is the only survivor of a recent mass cult suicide. Her happiness at their reunion soon turns to terror, however, as her sister's...