Michael Lombardi (Rescue Me) co-directs and headlines The Retaliators. This horror/thriller centers on a pastor named Bishop (Lombardi) who is seeking vengeance for his daughter’s (Katie Kelly) killing. Lombardi talked to Deepest Dream about The Retaliators and how it echoes some his favorite scare-filled cinema from yesteryear.
International and indie film distributor Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired the North American rights to the horror comedy The Loneliest Boy in the World. The coming of age tale, which stars Max Harwood, HeroFiennes Tiffin, Ashley Benson, Susan Wokoma, and Evan Rosshits theaters October 14 and VOD on October 18.
Riding on the recent critical acclaim for Breaking, Nicole Beharie can also be seen in the highly anticipated satirical comedy Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul. Beharie plays Shakura Sumpter, who along with husband Keon (Conphidance) serve as rival pastors to Trinitie (Regina Hall) and Lee-Curtis Childs (Sterling K. Brown). Full Q&A along with the video/podcuast versions of the Beharie chat is featured in this post.
GRAMMY nominated outfit In This Moment has released “Whore 1983” from their forthcoming EP Blood 1983. The collection commemorates the ten year anniversary of their Gold-certified album Blood. Look for the EP’s debut on digital service providers and CD on October 21 via BMG.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Tessa Thompson have signed on Ash. The sci-fi thriller that will be directed by Flying Lotus and executive produced by Neill Blomkamp (Demonic, District 9). Shooting starts next year in New Zealand.
If you’re looking for a shark movie that comes with a mechanical shark, check out the new movie Maneater. Nicky Whelan headlines this viscerally charged feature, and she talked to Deepest Dream about being challenged to the extreme with Maneater. She also talked about her “random” and creatively gratifying career, and I made sure to end the interview with some love forLast Night in Rozzie!
The Hunger Games filmmaker Francis Lawrence teams with Jason Momoa for the upcoming Netflix fantasy adventure Slumberland. The feature’s teaser trailer was released today. Check it out and share your thoughts in the comments!
James Cameron’s 2009 blockbuster Avatar, which is the most successful film of all time, returns to theaters September 23 in stunning 4K High Dynamic Range. A new trailer and new poster art were created to celebrate the film’s rerelease.
Quiver Distribution has acquired worldwide rights to the buddy comedy Bromates. Headlined by Lil Rel Howery (Get Out) and Josh Brener (Silicon Valley), the feature hits U.S. theaters and On Demand October 7.
Three Minutes: A Lengthening, directed by Bianca Stigter, focuses on the Jewish inhabitants of Nasielsk, Poland in 1938. Shot by David Kurtz in 1938, the footage features what maybe the only moving images from these individuals before the Holocaust. Glenn Kurtz (David’s grandson and author of Three Minutes in Poland) and Stigter talked to Deepest Dream about Three Minutes: A Lengthening.
