Karyn Kusama is taking on Life is Strange. The first set pictures from Mike Flanagan’s The Exorcist are here. Plus, Shaun the Sheep takes on the monstrous for his new movie. To me, my spoilers!
The Exorcist
Several photos of Scarlett Johansson with Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rahul Kohli, and Sasha Calle on the set of Mike Flanagan’s The Exorcist have been posted to Getty Images (via Screen Rant). Head over there to have a look.
Exit 8
Bloody-Disgusting reports Exit 8, NEON’s own “liminal horror” movie based on the popular video game, has been rated “PG-13” for some bloody images and terror.”
Saccharine
Bloody-Disgusting also has word Saccharine, the supernatural body horror film about a weight loss craze that involves consuming human ashes, has been rated “R” for “disturbing content, grisly images, sexuality, drug use, graphic nudity, and language.”
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom
Aardman has released a new trailer for Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom.
Scooby-Doo
Variety reports Maxwell Jenkins (Lost in Space) has been cast as Fred Jones in Netflix’s live-action Scooby-Doo series opposite Tanner Hagen (The Pitt) as Norville “Shaggy” Rogers and Abby Ryder Fortson (Ant-Man & The Wasp) as Velma Dinkley, alongside the previously announced Mckenna Grace as Daphne.
Assassin’s Creed
According to Deadline, Nabhann Rizwan and Claes Bang have joined the cast of the Assassin’s Creed TV series as undisclosed series regulars.
Life Is Strange
Variety also reports Karyn Kusama (Jennifer’s Body, The Invitation) is attached to direct the first two episodes of Amazon’s Life Is Strange series starring Maisy Stella and Tatum Grace Hopkins. Based on the mystery adventure video game, the series concerns Max (Hopkins), “a photography student, who discovers she can rewind time while saving the life of her childhood best friend, Chloe (Stella). As she struggles to understand this new skill, the pair investigate the mysterious disappearance of a fellow student, uncovering a dark side to their town that will ultimately force them to make an impossible life or death choice that will impact them forever.”
Star Trek: Legacy
During a recent panel aboard the Star Trek Cruise ship (via Screen Rant), Marina Sirtis stated Star Trek: Legacy is “never going to happen.”
Marina Sirtis: First of all, Legacy is never gonna happen.
Jonathan Frakes: Come on, Marina!
Marina Sirtis: You know, you hate hearing the truth. There is not a single studio in America that is gonna make a series where most of the leading actors are over 70 years old. I’m sorry, but that’s just the truth. It’s just Hollywood.
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