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In 2022, Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media revived the Scream franchise with a new entry (the fifth) that was a box office hit, earning almost $139 million at the global box office. Fourteen months later, Scream VI came along – and became an even bigger hit, pulling in almost $169 million at the global box office, a number that was up there with the series’ heyday, when the first Scream and Scream 2 made just over $170 million. (Scream 3 also made over $160 million – only Scream 4 failed to crack $100 million.) So, of course, the companies are moving full steam ahead with Scream 7. While the movie seemed, initially, to be on the fast-track to success, the track it’s on has turned out to be a shockingly bumpy ride.

Melissa Barrera Fired

Melissa Barrera entered the franchise with the fifth Scream as a character named Samantha Carpenter, who turns out to have been the...

It’s always tragic when a young actor dies before their time. Such a case appears to be for Michelle Trachtenberg, who was found dead in her Manhattan apartment on Feb. 26, 2025. Details are sketchy as of yet but the actress recently underwent a liver transplant and there may have been complications.

While she’d been less active in the last few years, Trachtenberg had carved out a good career from child actress to notable adult roles. In tribute to a starlet taken too soon, here’s a look at the best movie and TV roles of Michelle Trachtenberg’s career that we’ll always remember her by.

The Adventures of Pete and Pete

Trachtenberg first got attention with a recurring role in this 1993-1996 Nickelodeon comedy. She popped up in the second season as Nona, a local kid hanging out with the title characters. She was notable for always having a cast on one arm,...

Tributes from around Hollywood have poured in for “Gossip Girl” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” actor Michelle Trachtenberg, who died at age 39 on Wednesday morning. She was found dead in her New York City apartment, according to police, with the cause of death not yet revealed.

Comedian and former Nickelodeon child star Kenan Thompson shared a video on Instagram of the two of them on Nick, writing: “Our first Nick movie star has departed us!! She was my friend and now she rests!!” One of Trachtenberg’s first roles was in the Nick series “The Adventures of Pete & Pete.”

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“Sex and the City” actor Kim Cattrall, who acted alongside Trachtenberg in “Ice Princess,” shared a tribute on X, writing: “This is Heartbreaking. So talented, much too young. Rip Sweet Beauty. xo.”

Chase Crawford, who shared scenes with Trachtenberg on “Gossip Girl,...

The Law & Order universe is living proof that even the biggest stars didn’t just appear out of thin air. They had to start somewhere, and more often than not, that “somewhere ” ended up being a courtroom or a crime scene. At the recent SAG Awards, Mariska Hargitay took a moment to acknowledge the franchise’s (or perhaps the universe is a more appropriate word) incredible legacy, paying tribute to all the now-household names who once got their start in the Law & Order world.

Mariska Hargitay’s Olivia Benson is rarely seen in a courtroom nowadays in Law & Order: Svu | Credits: NBC

From Oscar winners to superhero leads, so many A-listers cut their teeth in this legendary crime series before skyrocketing to fame. Turns out, the real Hollywood Walk of Fame might just be the Law & Order guest star list!

SAG shines a spotlight on Law & Order A-lister alumni!

The 2010s was a pivotal time for animated movies. Disney ushered in the new decade with its action-adventure film Tangled while DreamWorks started a successful fantasy franchise with How to Train Your Dragon. Recently retired animation studio Blue Sky made fan-favorite Rio and the next installment of the Ice Age franchise, Ice Age: Continental Drift. As the decade continued, so did the expansive catalog of films, including Kubo and the Two Strings, Zootopia, and Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse.

These films made a lasting impact that projected the path ahead for many of these studios. Some animated films, however, failed to grab the audience's attention the way these titles did. Whether due to lackluster marketing or mixed critical reviews, these films still deserve to be discussed for their originality and broadening of the animation field.

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Hayden Panettiere is remembering her brother Jansen on the second anniversary of his passing.

The 35-year-old Scream actress lost her brother suddenly in 2023 due to an undiagnosed heart condition.

On Wednesday (February 19), she took to social media to reflect on the difficult anniversary.

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“2 years ago today, I lost my little brother,” she wrote on Instagram. “This amazing human being touched the lives of so many. Especially mine. The pain isn’t quantifiable. I pray you’re in a beautiful place J. That you’re at peace and that when all is said and done…I’ll see you again. Rest easy brother. You are so missed and beyond loved.

Exclusive: Kasey Kitchen’s boutique entertainment and lifestyle firm Marque PR is expanding with a new Atlanta office set to open in April.

Marque PR was founded by Kitchen in 2020 and is headquartered in Los Angeles.

Clients of Marque PR include Hayden Panettiere, Peter Facinelli (Twilight franchise), Isaiah Mustafa, Steven Krueger (Yellowjackets), Toni Trucks (Seal Team) , Suzana Pires, Jae Suh Park, Kearran Giovanni (Major Crimes), Shanti Lowry, Riley Voelkel, Aleks Paunovic (Suits LA), Maz Jobrani, Daniella Monet (Victorious), Lauren Buglioli (Bad Monkey), Sarah Wynter (24), Zibby Allen (Virgin River), Alyshia Ochse (True Detective), Jenn Lyon, Susie Abromeit (The Purge), Carson Boatman (Days of Our Lives), Jessi Case (Mother’s Day), Seth Lee, Rhoyle Ivy King (All American: Homecoming), Patrick Gilmore (Travelers), Christopher Russell, Dan Payne (Virgin River), Nathaniel Potvin, Ross McCall, Andrea Laing (Yule Log), Julie Tolivar...

Hayden Panettiere is a petite American actress and singer best known for her roles as Claire Bennet in the TV series Heroes and Juliette Barnes in Nashville. She is 5 feet and ¼ inches (153 cm) tall and wears a shoe size 5 (US).

Her height is significantly below the average American woman’s height of 5 feet 4 inches (162.6 cm). Jasmin Savoy Brown, at 5ft 7 (170.2 cm), has a height advantage of roughly 17.2 cm (or about 6.77 inches) over Hayden Panettiere.

Hayden Panettiere, standing at 5ft ¼ in (153 cm), and Jasmin Savoy Brown, towering at 5ft 7 (170.2 cm), attended the world premiere of Paramount’s “Scream VI” at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on March 6, 2023, in New York City (Credit: Darla Khazei / INSTARimages / Cover Images)

Hayden Panettiere’s Go-To Heels and Towering Romance With Wladimir Klitschko

Hayden Panettiere has never let her petite frame define her confidence. As she puts it, ‘Beauty is an opinion, not a fact.’

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2024 was a massively successful year for horror movies, especially those from independent studios. With notable titles like A24's Heretic and a wide selection from Neon, including Longlegs, Cuckoo and Immaculate, the horror field saw an increase in audience reception. Looking toward the cinematic lineup in 2025, it's clear that the refreshing wave of new horror films is only growing.

Whether it's expanding franchises with anticipated, blood-curdling sequels or fresh takes on pre-established horror stories, 2025 contains a diversity of works that will have audiences squealing with joy and fear. If this year's releases are anywhere near replicative of last year's, long-time horror fans and apprehensive newcomers are in for a truly terrifying year.

Celebrated Director Scott Derrickson Sets Out to Direct an Equally Chilling Sequel The Black Phone 2

With staples from Blumhouse Productions, Sinister and of course, the first The Black Phone film, Scott Derrickson knows how to craft films that...

PlayStation is going all in on adaptations of their beloved video game IPs. Along with upcoming adaptations of Horizon: Zero Dawn, Helldivers, and more, one beloved horror hit is getting a dramatic reimagining with Until Dawn. The original game, which stars huge names like Rami Malek, Hayden Panettiere, and Peter Stormare, follows a group of teens as they survive a gauntlet of unique horror subgenres while on a desolate winter retreat. For the film adaptation, director David F. Sandberg and co-writer Blair Butler opted to do something much different for the franchise's feature film debut.

Several new posters from the horror video game adaptation, Until Dawn, have been revealed, and they introduce the monsters that will haunt the characters, stuck in a time loop, are forced to relive the nightmare over and over again. There will be a brand-new trailer debuting tomorrow ahead of the film's release in April.

The film is directed by David F. Sandberg with a script by Gary Dauberman and Blair Butler. Until Dawn stars Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino, Ji-young Yoo, Odessa A'zion, Maia Mitchell, and Belmont Cameli. Interestingly, Peter Stormare (Fargo) plays Dr. Hill, who was a character in the video game that the actor voiced.

The official plot reads:

One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find themselves stalked by a masked killer and horrifically murdered one by one…...

Last week, we learned that production has wrapped on a psychological thriller called Sleepwalker, starring Hayden Panettiere of Scream VI. Now, Deadline has revealed that the cast of the film also includes Justin Chatwin (Shameless), Beverly D’Angelo (Violent Night), Mischa Barton (The Oc), Lori Tan Chinn (Orange Is the New Black), Kea Ho (Sin City: A Dame to Kill For), Eric Lutes (Caroline in the City), Tom DeNucci (Junction), Rob Goon (The Roaring Game), and newcomers Laird Lacoste and Corinne Sweeney.

Written and directed by Brandon Auman, Sleepwalker follows a grieving mother who is haunted by the tragic loss of her daughter in a car accident that left her abusive husband in a coma. As she battles a surreal descent into darkness, her sleepwalking episodes intensify. Plagued by haunting visions of her husband inside their home, she grapples with the blurred lines between reality and nightmare. This is Auman’s feature directorial debut.

Reality and nightmare collide in the upcoming thriller Sleepwalker starring Hayden Panettiere (Scream VI), and Deadline brings us more casting news this week.

Beverly D’Angelo (Violent Night), Justin Chatwin (Shameless), and Mischa Barton (The Sixth Sense) have joined Hayden Panettiere in psychological thriller Sleepwalker.

Lori Tan Chinn (Orange is the New Black), Laird Lacoste, Corinne Sweeney, Kea Ho (Sin City: A Dame to Kill For), Eric Lutes (Caroline in the City), Tom DeNucci (Junction) and Rob Goon (The Roaring Game) also star, Deadline notes in their latest report.

“Sleepwalker follows a grieving mother who is haunted by the tragic loss of her daughter in a car accident that left her abusive husband in a coma. As she battles a surreal descent into darkness, her sleepwalking episodes intensify. Plagued by haunting visions of her husband inside their home, she grapples with the blurred lines between reality and nightmare.”

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Exclusive: Justin Chatwin (Shameless) has joined Hayden Panettiere in the psychological thriller Sleepwalker.

Also joining the cast are Beverly D’Angelo, Mischa Barton, and Lori Tan Chinn.

The film is being produced by Verdi Productions and Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way Productions.

Sleepwalker follows a grieving mother who is haunted by the tragic loss of her daughter in a car accident that left her abusive husband in a coma. As she battles a surreal descent into darkness, her sleepwalking episodes intensify. Plagued by haunting visions of her husband inside their home, she grapples with the blurred lines between reality and nightmare.

The cast is rounded out by newcomers Laird Lacoste and Corinne Sweeney alongside Kea Ho (Sin City: A Dame to Kill For), Eric Lutes (Caroline in the City), Tom DeNucci...

When a horror movie marches into sequel, threequel, then franchise territory, there’s one thing above all else that audiences want to see — legacy characters. Sure, we love meeting new faces to either survive or fall into the killer’s hands, but it’s our natural human tendency for all-things nostalgia that makes us love at least one or two legacy characters making a comeback. Just look at the success that Scream has had in its fifth and sixth installments through bringing back the likes of Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and Hayden Panettiere, something it will continue in Scream 7 with Matthew Lillard and Scott Foley. However, weaving legacy characters into the delicate threads of the Final Destination franchise has always proven to be an incredibly difficult thing because, well, death is kind of the point of the movie.

New York. New rules. New dimension.

Scream VI is getting a Blu-ray 3D release in Germany on February 27 from Turbine Media.

Priced at €24.99 (about $26), it has reversible artwork but no special features. The English Dolby Atmos track is included in addition to a German dub.

The film was converted to 3D for its theatrical run by Dneg, whose work also includes Dune, Venom, Jurassic World Dominion, and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.

The sixth installment in the slasher saga reunites Scream 2022 directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett and writers James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick.

Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Mason Gooding, and Jasmin Savoy Brown return as the survivors of the previous Ghostface killings. The move from Woodsboro to New York City for a fresh start, only to receive a call from Ghostface, who will stop at nothing to hunt them down.

Hayden Panettiere, Dermot Mulroney, Jack Champion, Henry Czerny,...

Hayden Panettiere is starring in the psychological thriller 'Sleepwalker'.The 35-year-old actress will play the lead role in the new movie that is being produced by Verdi Productions and Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way Productions.Hayden will portray Sarah, a grieving mother who is haunted by the tragic loss of her daughter in a car accident that left her abusive husband in a coma.As she battles a descent into darkness, her sleepwalking episodes worsen. Plagued by haunting visions of her husband inside their home, she straddles the blurred lines between reality and nightmare.Chad A. Verdi and Appian Way's Jennifer Davisson are producing the movie with Phillip Watson, Michelle Verdi, Chad Verdi Jr. and Paul Luba.Brandon Auman is directing and has penned the script for the movie – which recently wrapped production in Rhode Island.Chad A. Verdi stated: "We are thrilled to team up with Appian Way and collaborate on another project together.

Several new cast announcements have been made for the highly anticipated Scream 7. However, there's one actress, in particular, we've been eagerly waiting to hear will return. That actress is Hayden Panettiere, who played the role of Kirby Reed in Scream 4, Scream (2022) and Scream VI. While her involvement in the next installment remains unconfirmed, the good news is that this beloved Scream actress has just been revealed as the star of an exciting new project.

She will be starring in an upcoming psychological thriller titled Sleepwalker. Besides the Scream franchise, Panettiere is known for having roles in other movies, such as Bring It On: All or Nothing, I Love You, Beth Cooper and Amber Alert. You might've also watched her on the TV shows One Life to Live, Ally McBeal, Heroes and Nashville.

In Sleepwalker, Panettiere takes on the lead role of a grieving mother named Sarah. Sarah is...

Hayden Panettiere is making the rounds in a number of intense films. Firstly, she starred in the recent film Amber Alert, with Abbot Elementary‘s Tyler James Williams, and is about a game of cat and mouse with a car suspected to be involved in an Amber Alert. Next, Panettiere joined the killer dog film, A Breed Apart, which is directed by siblings Nathan and Griff Furst and produced through their company, Curmudgeon Films. Deadline now reports that the former Heroes star recently wrapped filming the psychological thriller Sleepwalker.

The new film comes from Verdi Productions and Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way Productions. The synopsis, per Deadline, reads, “Panettiere portrays Sarah, a grieving mother who is haunted by the tragic loss of her daughter in a car accident that left her abusive husband in a coma. As she battles a surreal descent into darkness, her sleepwalking episodes intensify. Plagued by...

The lines between reality and nightmare will blur for Hayden Panettiere (Scream VI) in the upcoming thriller Sleepwalker, with Deadline announcing the project this morning.

Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way Productions and Verdi Productions are producing Sleepwalker, written and directed by Brandon Auman. The feature adapts his same-titled short.

Deadline details, “Panettiere portrays Sarah, a grieving mother who is haunted by the tragic loss of her daughter in a car accident that left her abusive husband in a coma. As she battles a surreal descent into darkness, her sleepwalking episodes intensify.”

“Plagued by haunting visions of her husband inside their home, she grapples with the blurred lines between reality and nightmare.”

“We are thrilled to team up with Appian Way and collaborate on another project together. Hayden is a natural talent and is the perfect actress to bring Brandon’s passion project to life,” said producer Chad A. Verdi. “This...

Exclusive: Golden Globe nominee Hayden Panettiere (Scream) is starring in psychological thriller Sleepwalker, which recently wrapped in Rhode Island.

Producing are Verdi Productions and Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way Productions.

Panettiere portrays Sarah, a grieving mother who is haunted by the tragic loss of her daughter in a car accident that left her abusive husband in a coma. As she battles a surreal descent into darkness, her sleepwalking episodes intensify. Plagued by haunting visions of her husband inside their home, she grapples with the blurred lines between reality and nightmare.

Chad A. Verdi (Bleed For This) and Appian Way’s Jennifer Davisson (Robin Hood) are producing, along with Phillip Watson, Michelle Verdi, Chad Verdi Jr. and Paul Luba. Executive producers include Taylor Digilio, Sera Verdi and Anthony Gudas. Brandon Auman penned the screenplay and is directing.

“We are thrilled to team up with Appian Way and collaborate on another project together.

With star Mason Gooding recently teasing Neve Campbell's return for Scream VII, the overarching continuity of the slasher movie universe is beginning to take shape. The popular horror franchise created by Wes Craven in 1996 remained confined to the California suburbs of Woodsboro during the first five installments before branching out to New York City in Scream VI, a reinvigorating departure expected to continue when Scream 7 is released in 2026.

In addition to the coastal change, series mainstay Neve Campbell was noticeably absent from Scream VI due to contract disagreements. Then, Melissa Barrera, was notoriously fired from the franchise following her pro-Palestinian support after Scream IV was released, prompting Campbell's return for Scream 7. Given all the moving parts, casting changes, new settings, and the like, it's worth delineating how Scream V and Scream VI relate to each other narratively and whether the former must be seen to comprehend the latter.

Patrick Dempsey's potential Scream 7 return has been clarified after a surprise casting announcement. In the slasher franchise's 2022 legacy sequel, it was revealed that longtime final girl Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) is married to a man named Mark, which seemed to imply that she had married Dempsey's Scream 3 character, detective Mark Kincaid. However, it was recently revealed that the upcoming Scream 7, which is currently filming under the auspices of director Kevin Williamson, had cast Community star Joel McHale in the role of Mark instead, and that the character's last name is Evans.

Entertainment Weekly has followed up on this surprising casting announcement. After reaching out to representatives for both the production company Spyglass and Patrick Dempsey, they learned that the actor will not be appearing in the movie whatsoever. Although Dempsey had teased during an appearance on Today in October 2024 that he had been approached to reprise his Scream 3 role,...

Quick Links Not Changing The Past Is A Part Of The Thrill It’s Okay To Do A Faithful Adaptation The Until Dawn Movie Could Still Be Good

Of the upcoming slate of video game adaptations, the Until Dawn movie was easily one of the most intriguing. First released in 2015, before seeing a quietly-released remake in 2024, Until Dawn is an interactive drama horror game from the horror minds of Supermassive Games. Until Dawn was a surprise hit known for its stunning visuals, a cast that includes Rami Malek and Hayden Panettiere, and its frightening good setting and story. Until Dawn was one of the small handful of games perfectly tailor-made for an adaptation.

With the release of the official trailer for the Until Dawn movie, it appears much of that was thrown out the window. Instead of a retelling, the film will feature a cast and story independent of the game.

The underrated 1998 Pixar movie, A Bug's Life, has received a live-action adaptation... sort of. Although not technically a live-action remake of the animated classic, National Geographic has released two original series inspired by the World of Disney and A Bug's Life titled A Real Bug's Life.

According to FlixPatrol, A Real Bug's Life is currently No. 5 on Disney+'s Top 10 in the U.S., down a spot from yesterday. Narrated by Awkwafina (Raya and the Last Dragon), the Disney+ series follows "nine different micro bug worlds around the globe, where the forces of nature play out on a miniature scale and where tiny creatures rely on amazing powers and extraordinary alliances to make it through each day," reads the official synopsis. Some of the bugs that A Real Bug's Life focuses on include "a jumping spider looking for a home on the streets of New York" and "a Costa Rican...

Filming is currently underway on Scream 7 in Atlanta, which means the cast only continues to grow. The latest addition is another familiar face: Variety reports that Jasmin Savoy Brown (“Yellowjackets”) will officially return as Mindy Meeks-Martin.

Brown joins previously announced cast member Mason Gooding, who plays Chad Meeks-Martin, Mindy’s twin brother. The Meeks-Martin twins, introduced in Scream (2022) are the niece and nephew of the original Scream character Randy Meeks (played by Jamie Kennedy).

The Meeks-Martin twins survived the events of Scream VI, but barely, with Brown’s Mindy closing out the film with a post-credit scene humorously taking a jab at post-credit scenes.

Scream 7 marks the return of Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott, Courtney Cox as Gale Weathers, and Roger L. Jackson as the voice of Ghostface.

Plot details are being kept under wraps still, but the seventh installment is expected to bring the focus back onto Sidney and her family.

(L to r) Odessa A.zion, Belmont Cameli, Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino and Ji-young Yoo star in Until Dawn.

One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find themselves stalked by a masked killer and horrifically murdered one by one…only to wake up and find themselves back at the beginning of the same evening. Trapped in the valley, they’re forced to relive the nightmare again and again – only each time the killer threat is different, each more terrifying than the last. Hope dwindling, the group soon realizes they have a limited number of deaths left, and the only way to escape is to survive until dawn.

Based on the 2015 scary video game, watch the first trailer now.

The story for the video game was written by Larry Fessenden and Graham Reznick,...

Until Dawn still doesn’t have a trailer, but a first look at the film reveals how the crew replaced the video game’s gameplay mechanic.

After releasing a short first look at the new Until Dawn movie, Sony pictures have released a full trailer for the video game adaptation, giving us a better look at the many monsters hunting for our young heroes.

The trailer introduces us to a group of teens trying to find Clover’s older sister. They soon find themselves in a strange time loop where they keep getting killed by various killers before the night resets and they’re destined to die again.

“If we want to survive, we have to make it until dawn,” one of the characters declares. It’s probably easier said than done, but we’ll find out if all of the group makes it until sunrise when Until Dawn premieres in April.

For those of you old enough to remember the 1990s, there was a trend in PC gaming during that decade which saw the rise of what was dubbed the "interactive movie." It was a concept that had been brewing since at least the days of producer William Castle and "Mr. Sardonicus," if not earlier but where Hollywood had tried and failed to put such an idea into movie theaters (see: the 1995 experiment "Mr. Payback"), the gaming industry made much better headway into combining the rich narrative and emotional experience of cinema with the personalization and immediacy of video games. Still, the format was inelegant; even watershed games like "Phantasmagoria" and "Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger" featured cutscenes with professional actors in-between moments of non-cinematic gameplay. In other words, the best "interactive movie" games were still just games with bits of movies interspersed throughout.

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Actions have consequences. Sony Pictures has released the first trailer for “Until Dawn,” the live-action adaptation of the popular 2015 PlayStation horror game.

Developed by Supermassive Games, the “Until Dawn” video game follows a group of eight unsuspecting teenagers who convene in a remote cabin a year after two of their friends went missing. Through the utilization of a high-stakes “butterfly effect” mechanic, players make choices that impact later gameplay as they try to dodge masked killers, cannibalistic creatures, and figure out who’s really worth trusting.

The trailer shows the butterfly effect in action as characters gets killed off by different monsters, only to come back to life and repeat the same events with slightly different outcomes each time.

Written by Gary Daubmerman (and based on a previous draft by Blair Butler) “Until Dawn” follows Clover (Ella Rubin), a young woman who visits a remote cabin with her friends in...

One of Hollywood's next major video game adaptations is Until Dawn, a movie that introduces a whole new cast of characters and actors to the story.

Supermassive Games first released its choice-based horror game in 2015. Until Dawn was inherently very cinematic, allowing players to shepherd characters through different branching narratives that could end with them dying or surviving the night.

The original cast members included Rami Malek and Hayden Panettiere; however, the movie adaptation focuses on a new ensemble played by fresh actors.

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Another time loop movie, anyone? Sony Pictures has released a featurette containing first-look footage from the upcoming adaptation of the beloved horror video game Until Dawn. The video game focuses on a group of eight young adults as players make life or death decisions for them as they try to survive a night with a killer on Blackwood Mountain. However, like many other video game adaptations, the movie will not be adapting the original story but instead putting a new group of characters on the mountain with a different take on the butterfly effect decision-making that catapulted the game to fame.

The new clip shows off the talented team behind the new horror adaptation, as well as how the film is taking a unique approach to the world of Until Dawn. In the featurette, director David F. Sandberg — director of horror hits Lights Out and Annabelle Creation — and writer Gary Dauberman...

Sony’s Screen Gems has unveiled a first-look featurette for Until Dawn, its adaptation of the hit video game, directed by David F. Sandberg (Lights Out), which hits theaters April 25.

In the video, released on Tuesday, writer-producer Gary Dauberman reflects on his approach to the adaptation, saying that “as a huge fan of the Until Dawn game and how cinematic it was, I thought a lot about how we could continue the story without just giving the audience the same experience that they got when they were playing.”

Sandberg notes that while the film has “the same tone and same vibe” as the game, it “expands upon the universe” at the same time. “One of the creative things the game did,” he says, “is that people make different choices and die in different ways. The movie has this mechanic where things start over and they get to try again. Every...

Cracking the code to adapt any video game into a television show or movie might have a higher success rate than it used to be, but that doesn't mean it's easy. Oh sure, super-fast hedgehogs have become box office titans, and successful spore-based stories have once again left us crying over Pedro Pascal. In the case of director David F. Sandberg's adaptation of "Until Dawn," however, the difficulty setting might be a little higher. 

Initially released in 2015, "Until Dawn" was a cinematic horror game that saw you take control of a group of characters, where every corner you turned around or conversation the player chose to get involved in could impact whether they lived or died, and no single play-through was the same. It made for one of the best horror video game experiences out there. Now, as seen in the first look at Sandberg's movie (embedded above), it...

Ahead of an official trailer release, Sony Pictures has released a first look at Until Dawn. The upcoming horror movie is a live-action spinoff of the 2015 video game of the same name.

In the first look video, Until Dawn director David F. Sandberg and writer Gary Dauberman discuss how the movie will stay true to the original game — which featured a butterfly effect system in which players must make choices that may change the story, including which characters survive or die — while giving the audience a new experience. "One of the creative things the game did is that people make different choices and die in different ways," Sandberg explained, meaning that players could revisit Until Dawn multiple times and get a different outcome every single time. This butterfly effect system has been loosely adapted for the movie, with Sandberg revealing that there is "this mechanic where things start over and [the characters] get to try again,...

The widely acclaimed horror video game Until Dawn is being brought to the big screen, and there are already several updates concerning the next hit gaming adaptation. Released in 2015 and developed by Supermassive Games, Until Dawn draws heavy inspiration from horror movies of the past and follows a group of young people who are tormented by evil forces while staying in a remote cabin. The game was specifically designed to terrify the player, and it was made with a cinematic edge, including recognizable actors in the main roles.

While the gameplay itself was rather light, Until Dawn scored points with critics for its brilliant story, well-written script, and the performances of stars like Rami Malek, Hayden Panettiere, and Peter Stormare. Follow-ups were developed, and a spiritual successor, The Quarry, was released in 2022, which scored equally high marks from gaming critics and fans alike. Naturally, with such a cinematic game, it...

This article contains spoilers for Amber Alert.Amber Alert came to an interesting and satisfying conclusion as Jaq and Shane found the kidnapper and rescued the missing girl. Directed by Kerry Bellessa, who drew inspiration from his real-life experience, Amber Alert follows Jaq and Shane, played by Hayden Panettiere and Tyler James Williams, respectively, who embark on a journey to rescue Charlotte, a girl who was abducted at a park whilst playing with her brother. Amber Alert received mixed reviews when it was released, but the movie has found new life after being added to Hulu’s library.

When Shane and Jaq receive an Amber Alert during a Rideshare, their lives take a turn. After spotting a car that matches the description of the alert, Jaq and Shane start following it and call the police to report what they had seen. At the end of the film, Jaq and Shane...

The 2024 thriller, Amber Alert, has some basis in real-life, with a fascinating backstory behind it. Abbott Elementary’s Tyler James Williams and Nashville’s Hayden Panettiere lead the cast of Amber Alert. The film sees their two characters, Shane and Jaq, get an Amber Alert during a rideshare and try to find the little girl who was kidnapped. Amber Alert had the potential to be a great thriller, but some elements in the film made it fall short.

At the time of its premiere, Amber Alert received mixed reviews, which cited the lack of originality of the story and how predictable it was. However, the story is rooted in truth, only proving the old adage that life imitates art, and vice versa. Contrary to reviews, the fact that Amber Alert was inspired by a true story is one of the things that makes it interesting, giving it a unique backstory.

Sony has confirmed the upcoming Until Dawn movie adaptation is making a key departure from the game, which will set the film apart from its source material. Based on the 2015 choose-your-own-adventure video game of the same name, the upcoming Until Dawn movie follows a group of characters who are terrorized by mysterious, supernatural forces. In the game, this happens when a group of friends stay at a cabin overnight together, with the player having to make choices that determine who will live through the whole game, and who will die along the way.

Now, speaking at a presentation during CES 2025 (via TechRadar), Sony confirmed the forthcoming Until Dawn movie adaptation, which comes out on April 25, 2025, will feature a new story and characters. The studio's confirmation means the movie will not be a direct adaptation of the game. Instead, it will follow a different group of people with a new storyline,...

Kerry Bellessa's 2024 movie Amber Alert is a fast-paced kidnap story. The film is a remake of Bellessa's 2012 movie of the same name, which made use of a found footage style. While the primary plot elements are similar, the Amber Alert remake is able to expand on the original in a few ways, including some changes to the story. Amber Alert has received mixed to good reviews.

While the direction and interesting take on the abduction thriller genre keep the movie interesting, the real highlight of Amber Alert is the acting performances of the main characters. Amber Alert centers on two people in a ride-share who become involved in a kidnapping when they decide to follow a car fitting the description of an Amber Alert. The movie takes time to introduce the characters and make them feel real, and the two leads have great chemistry.

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Three movies that may not seem like they fit in with traditional family-friendly Disney content are topping Disney+’s Top 10 chart for adult profiles in the United States. The R-rated Deadpool & Wolverine, John Wick, and Nightbitch all made the top 10 as of Jan. 3, per Screen Rant.

This summer’s Deadpool & Wolverine, which made more than $1.3 billion worldwide, nabbed the first-place spot on the streamer. The movie, starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman as Wade Wilson/Deadpool and Logan/Wolverine, respectively, is the first R-rated movie from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film was added to Disney+ back in November 2024.

John Wick, 2014’s R-rated Keanu Reeves action-thriller that was the catalyst for an entire franchise, came in at the No. 5 spot. Amy Adams’ Night Bitch (2024), based on author Rachel Yoder’s metaphorical horror novel about the struggles of motherhood, landed at No. 6.

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In the show that warned us "Don't Dead, Open Inside," there were worse things at the end of the world than "The Walking Dead" and poor signage. One of the hit show's most terrifying characters was the Whisperers' disturbing number two, and eventual leader, Beta. Like the rest of his group, Beta sneakily shuffled onto the scene in Season 9 wearing the skin of the dead and taking things a little further than most in forgetting his existence before the outbreak. Devoted to his leader Alpha (Samantha Morton) as much as his keeping his true identity secret, Beta met a grisly and well-deserved ending at the hands of Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and was a staple in delivering the scares besides the non-verbal bitey nuisances that plagued the end of the world.

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Two of Ben Affleck's best movies of the 2010s have landed on a major streaming chart. Ben Affleck is a major movie star whose works have cumulatively grossed more than $6 billion worldwide. Although he began his career as a child actor and starred in well-known early 1990s projects including Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused, his breakout role came when he and Matt Damon co-wrote and co-starred in the 1997 Gus Van Sant movie Good Will Hunting, which earned them a joint Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

Other Ben Affleck and Matt Damon collaborations have hit screens since their original success, including The Last Duel, Dogma, and Air. However, Affleck has also become well-known outside of that partnership, both as an actor and director. One of his most prominent onscreen roles has been playing Batman in DC Extended Universe movies including Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League.

The holiday season has many people taking risks on streaming services to try something new, and audiences have gravitated toward a 2024 thriller on Hulu that has been getting solid notices for putting viewers on the edge of their seats. Amber Alert, which stars Tyler James Williams of Abbott Elementary and Hayden Panettiere, has risen through the ranks on the platform to quickly become a streaming hit.

On Hulu's current Top 10, Amber Alert ranks at number one, just ahead of Amy Adam's Nightbitch. Directed by Kerry Bellessa, it's easy to see why Amber Alert would be a prime choice for those looking for a streaming fix. At only 90 minutes long, the movie doesn't overstay its welcome and offers up a quick and entertaining diversion that is perfect for home viewing.

Bellessa's Amber Alert actually has a history that goes back to 2012, when the director first made the film as a found footage movie.

As some wonder if 2024's Amber Alert movie was based upon a real-life event upon its Hulu streaming release, director Kerry Bellessa clarified the movie’s influences in a recent interview.

In Amber Alert, Nashville’s Hayden Panettiere and Tyler James Williams (of Everybody Hates Chris fame) play a woman taking a rideshare and her driver, respectively. The two work together to try and catch a young girl who is trapped in the back of her kidnapper’s car.

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Hayden Panettiere's best movies and TV shows reveal an actress who got a huge start as a child actor before becoming one of the more successful television actors of the last decade. Panettiere started out her career as a second-generation star, her mother (Lesley Vogel) was a former soap opera actress. She was homeschooled throughout high school and had private tutors to allow her to finish her high school diploma while she was acting full-time as a teenager. This is the result of her acting in commercials since she was eleven months old.

Panettiere was only five when she got her first recurring acting role in the daytime soap opera One Life to Live, and she has been acting ever since. While she has mostly stuck to major TV roles, she has also worked on some film throughout her career as well, with roles in a Pixar movie, the...

Courtney Cox will return in Scream 7. Although Cox has played hardnosed reporter Gale Weathers in all six movies in the slasher franchise, her return in the upcoming Scream 7 was not guaranteed as there have been major shakeups in front of and behind the camera. This includes Melissa Barrera (Sam Carpenter) being fired after sharing pro-Palestine social media posts, with co-star Jenna Ortega (Tara Carpenter) and director Christopher Landon departing the project shortly afterward. Now, original screenwriter Kevin Williamson has taken the reins as director, with production scheduled to begin in early 2025.

Per Variety, it has now been officially confirmed that Courteney Cox will once again be reprising her role as Gale Weathers in Scream 7. She joins a returning cast that already includes Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott and Mason Gooding as Chad Meeks-Martin. Also on board are newcomers Isabel May (as Sidney's daughter), Anna Camp, Celeste O'Connor,...

Mason Gooding is set to return in Spyglass Media Group and Paramount Pictures’ “Scream 7,” reprising his role as Chad Meeks-Martin from “Scream” (2022) and “Scream VI” (2023), according to an insider with knowledge of the project.

Gooding joins Neve Campbell and new cast members Isabel May, Celeste O’Connor, Asa Germann, Mckenna Grace and Sam Rechner. There’s no official word yet on Courteney Cox, Hayden Panettiere nor Jasmin Savoy Brown’s involvement, while fellow “core four” members Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega will not be returning.

The seventh installment of the classic meta-horror franchise will be released on Feb. 27, 2026.

It was previously announced that Campbell would return to the series as longtime heroine Sidney Prescott after stepping out of “Scream VI” in 2023 over a pay dispute. Created by Kevin Williamson alongside late director Wes Craven, “Scream” became one of the defining horror series of the 1990s for its satire of slasher film tropes.

While celebrities often seem larger than life, many are surprisingly petite in stature! From Hollywood icons to pop superstars, these female celebrities prove that big talent comes in small packages — all standing 5’2″ or under!

5’2 is generally considered to be short, but not abnormally so. The average height for a woman in the United States is 5’4, so while 5’2 is below average, it isn’t too far off.

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As we enter the final stretch of 2024, Hulu is turning up the scare factor with a trio of must-see horror movies dropping on its platform this December. These films were all released in theaters this year. If you didn't get the chance to see any of them then, you will get to watch them from the comfort of your home very soon.

Cuckoo

Leading the pack is the Neon horror flick Cuckoo. Tilman Singer, who is best known for being behind the German supernatural horror film Luz, wrote the script and directed the movie. It stars Euphoria's Hunter Schafer as a teenage girl named Gretchen, who, after being forced to live with her father at a resort in the German Alps, starts experiencing bizarre occurrences and eerie visions. She soon realizes that the seemingly perfect resort hides dark secrets and that her life is in grave danger.

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