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Multihyphenate actor, writer, and director Jason Trost danced his way into hearts as Jtro in “Beat Beat Revelation” in apocalyptic cult gem The Fp, and he’s leveling up his with his new video game-inspired horror feature, The Waves of Madness.

We can exclusively reveal the new trailer and poster below from Umbrella Entertainment.

Visionary writer/director Jason Trost uniquely blends classic horror influences with the latest in digital filmmaking technology, forging a new frontier in modern independent cinema. While touted as the first side-scrolling horror adventure film, pulling from classic video game influences, The Waves of Madness is also inspired by the timeless terror of 1930s monster movies.

The Waves of Madness follows “a special agent dispatched to investigate a distress call from a round-the-world cruise. Upon arrival, the agent finds the ship eerily abandoned and haunted by a malevolent force that distorts reality and warps sanity into terror.

Plot: A legendary family of rhythm game warriors must battle their way deep into the future to save what remains of a booze fueled humanity from a horrific calamity that threatens to turn them all stone cold sober 4 Evz.

Review: I feel like I need to state right from the jump that I had never heard of The Fp series before this entry. I also didn’t realize that it had such a fervent fandom that there have been two other sequels. So there’s clearly something that people really attach to with these films. But I also wanted to make sure to put it out there in that I’m not aware of the callbacks or fan service going on. Which means I may sounds like an ignorant dummy at points. If anything though, that means I can say whether this works as a standalone work or if you...

"The final battle for the Fp." XYZ Films has revealed an official trailer the next film in the ongoing indie sci-fi action comedy series The Fp, continuing with Fp - 4Evz arriving this February. It's skipping theaters and heading to VOD directly. This is a follow-up to the other sequels FP2: Beats of Rage (2018) and FP3: Remix Revelation / Escape from Bako (2021). A legendary family of rhythm game warriors must battle their way deep into the future to save what remains of a booze fueled humanity from a horrific calamity that threatens to turn them all stone cold sober 4 Evz. Jason Trost returns again as Jtro, with Tallay Wickham, Art Hsu, Lib Campbell, Ryan Gibson, Mike O'Gorman, and Bru Muller. This next one looks uber trippy, borrowing from Scott Pilgrim and Star Wars of course, with all the expected low budget sci-fi touches. I'm surprised one of the Trosts...

"Who wants the first dance!?" Well Go USA has debuted an official trailer for an indie video game sci-fi action movie titled Max Cloud, though the original full title is The Intergalactic Adventures of Max Cloud. This looks like a goofy, comedic play on The Last Starfighter, about a gamer girl who gets sucked into her favorite side-scroller game. She's transported into a crashed space cruiser on a planet that is home to an intergalactic prison. Her friend on the outside must help her finish the game. The film stars Scott Adkins as Max Cloud, plus Isabelle Allen, Tommy Flanagan, Lashana Lynch, Elliot Langridge, Sally Collett, Franz Drameh, and John Hannah. This looks like wacky video game fun! Reminds me of the Trost Bros' The Fp with its clunky sci-fi style. Might be a good casual watch with friends on the weekend. Here's the first official trailer (+ two posters) for Martin Owen's Max Cloud,...

The legendary Joe Bob Briggs will be in attendance at Cinepocalypse Film Fest 2019 on June 18th to do what he does best: host an epic event called How Rednecks Saved Hollywood! Continue reading for more details on his and other events/screenings at this year's festival. Also: Fp 2: Beats of Rage teaser and VOD release details, Mass Hysteria character poster, and the trailer for A Haunting at Silver Falls: The Return.

Cinepocalypse Film Fest 2019 Lineup: "It's all been building up to this! Twenty-five years after Chazz, Rex, and Pip shred our minds and held us hostage with squirt guns, The Lone Rangers are back on the big screen in Airheads—screening from a rare 35mm print, possibly for the first time since its initial 1994 release! Brendan Fraser—effortlessly sporting luscious metalhead locks to end them all—Steve Buscemi and Adam Sandler are three lovable buffoons on a mission to...

MidWest WeirdFest have announced its first programming wave for their third annual festival – a cinematic celebration of all things fantastic, frightening, offbeat, and just plain weird – which takes place March 8-10th 2019 at the Micon Downtown Cinema in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Says festival founder and programming director Dean Bertram:

This year’s fest line-up is set to delight fans of cutting edge horror, sci-fi, underground, and documentary cinema. We’ve put together a heady and eclectic mix of speculative genre offerings, underground strangeness, and paranormal revelations: From a psychedelic Manson Family reimagining and a post-apocalyptic dance-off epic, through tales about a reanimated electrokinetic teenager, haunted stoners, and inept buddy superheroes, to a bonkers lake monster adventure and the most in-depth Bigfoot documentary ever produced. And that’s just from MidWest WeirdFest’s first programming wave of 2019!

Discounted festival passes are now on sale at www.midwestweirdfest.com. Individual tickets...

Part 1 in Cavitycolors' new Creep line is here! Check out the shirt designs, the "Inner Wolf" enamel pin, and the Creep baseball cap. Also in today's Highlights: 2018 Nightmares Film Festival lineup and two clips from Johnny Gruesome.

Cavitycolors' New Creep Apparel Details: "Creep collection Part 1 is Available Now! What will you bring home?"

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2018 Nightmares Film Festival Announced: Press Release: "For horror fans, Christmas has come three months early -- in the form of the Nightmares Film Festival 2018 program, revealed today by the leading genre fest.

True to its “#BetterHorror” motto, the program is jammed top to bottom with a mix of premier genre films from around the globe. Across the 188 films, there are dozens of world and North American premieres, a short accompanied by live in-theater music, projects from genre favorites, a Stephen King block, and even a new documentary section.

The night He came home again is almost upon us and Birth.Movies.Death. is celebrating with a collectible magazine featuring interviews with David Gordon Green, John Carpenter, and Jamie Lee Curtis, as well as Mondo's Halloween posters and so much more! Also in today's Horror Highlights: details on Nightmares Film Festival's screening of the 4K restoration of William Lustig's Maniac, and a trailer for Lost Child.

Birth.Movies.Death. Celebrates All Things Halloween: "Birth.Movies.Death. is celebrating the release of David Gordon Green’s Halloween with a stunning new collectible magazine filled with editorials, interviews, and deep dives into the history of one of the greatest horror films ever made.

Featuring a gorgeous Mondo cover by artist Phantom City Creative, interior art by renowned designer Chris Bilheimer, a stunning spread featuring some of Mondo's greatest Halloween posters, and a series of exclusive interviews with Halloween 2018’s creative team,...

For fans of the indie cult film The Fp the wait for the continuing story of Jtro and the blood sport Beat-Beat Revelation will soon be over. Beats of Rage, the sequel to Jason Trost's 2011 film, has been promised for a year end arrival. Screen Anarchy is pleased to once again help Trost get word out about his new flick and debut the teaser trailer. Beats of Rage is a “ghetto-ass fantasy” set in an apocalyptic world locked in a booze drought. It continues the story of fan-favorite Jtro, a Beat-Beating champion from a legendary bloodline of beat-beaters. Despite hanging up his boots following the events of The Fp, Jtro must return to the blood sport of Beat-Beat Revelation one last...

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Jason Trost delivered a cult phenomenon with his dance punk post apocalyptic gang film The Fp and he's at it again! Yep, The Fp now has a sequel titled Beats Of Rage and that sequel now has one hell of a fantastic poster from Tom Hodge of The Dude Designs! All the details you could want about the film in the release below but the big star here is the actual poster, which we're very pleased to give a first look at. Click the image below to enlarge! Poster For “The Fp 2: Beats Of Rage” Revealed! Sequel to Indie Favorite Sports Retro Art By Thomas Hodge (Hobo With a Shotgun) North Hollywood, CA – Any follow-up to 2011’s beloved post-apocalyptic comedy The Fp has...

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Jason and Brandon Trost's The Fp was bit of a thing back in 2011, creating a stir within the indie film community. While elder brother Brandon has gone on to ply his trade in the studio system as a cinematographer, younger brother Jason has continued to work in the indie scene, writing and directing other feature films since then.   Jason has been working on the sequel to The Fp, called Beats of Rage and is looking to fans and supporters to back the Indiegogo campaign to help finish the film.    Mad Max with Dance Dance Revolution.  Imagine if Hayao Miyazaki directed 8 Mile and it took place in the universe of Final Fantasy.  In a dystopian future... the world is in a booze...

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Parade Deck Films is working again with Jason Trost (The Fp, How To Save Us) to release his next film All Superheroes Must Die: 2. The film will hit the festival circuit this Spring with a target day and date release in cinemas and on VOD this Summer. In a no holds barred documentary, acclaimed journalist Vicky O'Neil sets out on a quest to uncover the truth behind the murder of small town sweetheart Ally Andrews. What she uncovers, leads her down a dark and twisted rabbit hole into the world of superheroes where she gets the chance of a lifetime, an exclusive interview with Charge, the world's Last Superhero. As he chronicles his mysterious origins and bloody career, Vicky begins to wonder, is he still...

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Parade Deck Films is working again with Jason Trost (The Fp, How To Save Us) to release his next film All Superheroes Must Die: 2. The film will hit the festival circuit this Spring with a target day and date release in cinemas and on VOD this Summer. In a no holds barred documentary, acclaimed journalist Vicky O'Neil sets out on a quest to uncover the truth behind the murder of small town sweetheart Ally Andrews. What she uncovers, leads her down a dark and twisted rabbit hole into the world of superheroes where she gets the chance of a lifetime, an exclusive interview with Charge, the world's Last Superhero. As he chronicles his mysterious origins and bloody career, Vicky begins to wonder, is he still...

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It was back in 2011 that the Trost Brothers first burst into the public eye with cinematic oddity The Fp. A bizarre post-apocalyptic beast, The Fp was essentially took the world of The Warriors and had the rival gangs fighting for control settle their disputes with high impact matches of Dance Dance Revolution. Yup, it's weird. And gloriously so. And now Jason Trost wants to do it again. I'll let him speak for himself:jtro here.  Check it.  The Fp was my passion project.  I came up with the idea when I was 16 years old playing Dance Dance Revolution in Reno, Nevada.  From that point on, it took nearly a decade to make and release.  It was the little movie that could.  We had a...

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Cult film director Jason Trost and Parade Deck Films want to give one lucky fan the opportunity to appear in Trost's sequel to All Superheroes Must Die, The Last Superhero. We also have a sneak peak of How To Save Us below the announcement. Be sure to check that out. Parade Deck Films and Jason Trost (The Fp, All Superheroes Must Die) will make one lucky fan's dream come true with the contest - Be In My Movie. Starting June 2nd buy a ticket to the buzzed about How To Save Us (either online or in person) to be entered in the contest to win a supporting role in Jason's next film The Last Superhero. On Weds June 10th Jason Trost will put all the names in a hat live...

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How To Save Us, the fourth feature film from Jason Trost, director of The Fp and All Superheroes Must Die, is getting a limited theatrical run on June 5th thanks to the efforts of Parade Deck Films. They have released a brand new poster and trailer.When Brian Everett's younger brother Sam goes missing on the island of Tasmania during the middle of a mysterious quarantine, Brian (Jason Trost) is forced to traverse across enemy lines to save his brother from an army of ghosts, by following Sam's rules of survival. But will this buy enough time for Brian to find his brother, or will they both be stuck in a hellish realm of the dead forever?I am pleased to see that the Nintendo Power Glove still has not...

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Well it’s that time of year again – the one where websites across the globe churn out Top 10 list after top ten list. So why should we be any different?! Yet whilst we may be following the predictable end of year lists, I can guarantee that my list is anything but predictable, featuring films from across the globe: including the Us, Canada, Italy, Australia, New Zealand and even good old Blighty!

This year more than ever there has been film after film that knocked it out of the park for me – which is why my Top 10 list has Two sections: the Top 10 and then the pick of 35(!) more brilliant movies (I would have loved this list to be a Top 45, honestly). So what’s my criteria? Well it has to be a movie I’ve seen this year, one that was released this year, i.e. making its UK debut,...

Stars: Jason Trost, Kate Avery, Ryan Gibson, Coy Jandreau, Tallay Wickham, Michael Gupta | Written and Directed by Jason Trost

There are very few film makers working today who have the same filmic sensibilities as me, whose work resonates with me the most – be it because I can see influences in their work that inspired me or be it that they’re just as demented as me (and I mean that in a good way). In fact I can count them on one hand: The Astron-6 guys, Dustin Mills, Kaare Andrews, Pearry Teo and Jason Trost. These are the film makers whose work I will watch no matter what the subject matter, no matter the budget and no matter what the opinion on a particular film is…

It’s interesting to note that all those mentioned are relative newcomers to movie-making. In fact it has only been three years since I...

Stars: Danielle Harris, Kane Hodder, Zach Galligan, Caroline Williams, Parry Shen, Derek Mears, Rileah Vanderbilt, Sean Whalen, Jason Trost | Written by Adam Green | Directed by Bj McDonnell

The final film in the trilogy, Hatchet 3 loses the series’ director, Adam Green, replacing him with Bj McDonnell, who has previously carved out a career as cam/steadicam operator on a ton of movies – including one of my all-time favourite flicks, How to Rob a Bank. However all is not lost as Green is still on board as the films guiding light and scriptwriter for this tale which picks up immediately where the second film left off.

In Hatchet 3 our heroine Marybeth (Harris) has finally “killed” Victor Crowley (Hodder) – or so she thinks. When she shows up at the police station covered in blood the sheriff (Galligan) doesn’t believe her story and locks her up while he sends a search and recovery...

We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s massive feature includes a review for Nobody Can Cool, first details on The Night Crew, Heir, and a Doctor Who documentary called Who’s Changing: An Adventure In Time With Fans, a new clip from Muck, trailers for Blood Shed, NightBeasts, and Virginia Obscura, and much more:

[Editor's Note: We want to give a big thanks to our Indie Spotlight manager, Tamika Jones, for her constant work on this weekly feature and putting together our largest Indie Spotlight to date this weekend!]

Indie Spotlight Review: Nobody Can Cool

by Heather Wixson

Nobody Can Cool is the rather impressive directorial debut from up-and-coming filmmaking duo Dpyx, Marcy Boyle and Rachel Holzman, who crafted a blisteringly taut and thoughtful indie crime thriller with a palpable sense of tension from start to finish. A gritty and engaging tale of deceit, violence and desperation, Nobody Can Cool is anchored by a breakout performance by Nick Principe (best known from his work in the Laid to Rest series, Madison County and...

Check out this awesome teaser trailer for Jason Trost’s (The Fp, All Superheroes Must Die) latest movie, How To Save Us, a post-apocalyptic tale that tells the story of a young American man camping in Tasmania whocomes out of the woods to find that the entire island has been evacuated and he is the only living “human” left behind.

You can help get Trost’s latest film made by contributing to the How To Save Us Indiegogo campaign...

We've recently discovered Craft Truck, a wonderful resource for behind-the-scenes information about filmmaking. Alexis at Craft Truck selected 5 cinematographers for follow on Twitter and Instagram: Matt Libatique He's Matt Libatique…"Black Swan," anyone?! Plus, he posts lots of cool 'behind the scenes' shots.Eduard Grau Between "Buried" and "A Single Man," we know he's got range on screen, and he posts lots of cool/interesting images on his Instagram. Brandon Trost He's becoming known for his work with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg ("This Is The End" and the upcoming "Neighbors") and we will always love him for giving the world The Fp. He's great on Twitter, responds to fan questions -- and his interactions with Evan Goldberg are worth the price of admission. Michael Slovis He shot most of Breaking Bad. That is really all you need to know! Reed Morano She posts loads of great behind the scenes...

Jason Trost is one of my favorite indie filmmakers out there. There's no reason not to like the guy. His movies are ridiculous, mostly badass meditations on male masculinity (and superheroes). When I interviewed the guy, he was honest, open. and just plain cool.

Well, his latest flick, Wet and Reckless, is now available online via Vimeo. To see what the latest film from the director of The Fp and All Superheroes Must Die has to offer, check out the trailer, and the first seven minutes of the flick.

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Stars: Danielle Harris, Kane Hodder, Zach Galligan, Caroline Williams, Parry Shen, Derek Mears, Rileah Vanderbilt, Sean Whalen, Jason Trost | Written by Adam Green | Directed by Bj McDonnell

The final(?) film in the trilogy, Hatchet III loses the series’ director, Adam Green, replacing him with Bj McDonnell, who has previously carved out a career as cam/steadicam operator on a ton of movies – including one of my all-time favourite flicks, How to Rob a Bank. However all is not lost as Green is still on board as the films guiding light and scriptwriter for this tale which picks up immediately where the second film left off.

In Hatchet III our heroine Marybeth (Harris) has finally “killed” Victor Crowley (Hodder) – or so she thinks. When she shows up at the police station covered in blood the sheriff (Galligan) doesn’t believe her story and locks her up while he sends a search...

I was lucky enough to get in touch with Jason Trost, who you can see in This Is The End, playing a cannibalistic survivor of the apocalypse. The second he popped up on-screen, I may or may not have said “I just interviewed that dude!” to my group of unimpressed friends who are never impressed by anyone I’ve interviewed. Not even Tommy Wiseau.

Anyways, if you haven’t seen this dude’s work, you’re missing out. The Fp is nothing short of brilliant and All Superheroes Must Die has become one of my favorite superhero films ever made. It’s a testament to the dude’s ability both in front of and behind the camera that the work he’s generated has been thoroughly enjoyable.

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Cinematographer Wally Pfister continues to add cast members to his directorial debut Transcendence (which is totally different than Interstellar, directed by Pfister.s frequent collaborator Christopher Nolan). The latest actor to join the fray, according to Variety, is Clifton Collins Jr., whose credits include Parker, The Fp and Bennett Miller.s Oscar-winning Capote. Collins joins an impressive ensemble. Pfister already hired Johnny Depp for the film.s leading role. He.ll be surrounded by Morgan Freeman, Kate Mara, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany and Cillian Murphy. Many worked with Pfister and Nolan on the Batman trilogy, so it makes a bit of sense as to why the director would lure familiar faces to his directorial debut. We just don.t know exactly what they.ll be doing. Pfister.s taking a page out of Nolan.s playbook by keeping most details about his movie under tight wraps. We basically understand that...

The Fp

Stars: Jason Trost, Lee Valmassy, Art Hsu, Caitlyn Folley, Nick Principe, Brandon Barrera, James DeBello, Sean Whalen, James Remar | Written by Brandon Trost, Jason Trost | Directed by Brandon Trost, Jason Trost

It seems everyone and their uncle is trying to make instant cult movies these days. Whether they be grindhouse-inspired genre flicks or retro movies that throwback to the heyday of VHS, it seems “cult” is the new cool. However trying to make a cult film and succeeding at making a cult film are two very different things…

Thankfully The Fp falls into the later category, with what can only be described as a mash-up of Escape From New York and Step Up!

Set in a dystopian future, where a relentless turf war rages. The Fp sees two rival gangs feud for control of the rural wasteland Frazier Park (the Fp of the title) in the deadly arena...

What makes a superhero super? Is it their moral character, or their fantastic powers that allow them to vanquish all villains? What if their powers were lost and the very reason for their existence was suddenly drained from them? All Superheroes Must Die is now out on Blu-ray and DVD, from Image Entertainment, and in honor of the release, Wamg decided to take a look at the other side of superheroes… the not so damsel in distress.

While there are plenty of innocent hostages, Sophie Merkley as Shadow isn’t one of them. Merkley joins the impressive company of strong women that includes Scarlett Johansson (Marvel’s The Avengers), Sarah Michelle Gellar (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) and Sigourney Weaver (Alien). Check them out below.

Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow : Marvel’s The Avengers

The only female in the Avengers Initiative, Natasha Romanoff (a.k.a Black Widow) has earned...

(Movies fail at the box office, and many more fail to even find release into theaters. When one of these dead on arrival titles arrives on disc they go under the knife of the forensic video-examiner, all in the hope of determining the causes of death in the marketplace. Be forewarned any who wish to see the film – this piece is entirely a Spoiler.) This film, originally titled “Vs”, came to light in the fall of 2011, at the Toronto After Dark Festival. It fought for attention, battled indifference, and ultimately in its quest to vanquish good taste it triumphed over apathy and found distribution into the home market. The film is conceived entirely by filmmaker Jason Trost, who previously rose with a cult hit “The Fp”, which was set in a dystopian future and pitted rival clans competing in a Dance-Dance-Revolution battle for control of a region -- to...

Season Two of Fangoria and The Nerdist's behind-the-scenes special FX web series is currently underway. Last week host and metal icon Scott Ian visited effects coordinator and pyro maestro Ron Trost (Scream 2, The Lords Of Salem, The Fp). As winter settles in, many are currently frustrated by massively inclement weather. Here's some peace of mind. 

Blood And Guts returns in 2013. Expect Trost, Rick Baker and much more!

Season Two of Fangoria and The Nerdist's behind-the-scenes special FX web series is currently underway. Last week host and metal icon Scott Ian visited effects coordinator and pyro maestro Ron Trost (Scream 2, The Lords Of Salem, The Fp). As winter settles in, many are currently frustrated by massively inclement weather. Here's some peace of mind. 

Blood And Guts returns in 2013. Expect Trost, Rick Baker and much more!

Season Two of Fangoria and The Nerdist's behind-the-scenes special FX web series is currently underway. Last week host and metal icon Scott Ian visited effects coordinator and pyro maestro Ron Trost (Scream 2, The Lords Of Salem, The Fp). As winter settles in, many are currently frustrated by massively inclement weather. Here's some peace of mind. 

Blood And Guts returns in 2013. Expect Trost, Rick Baker and much more!

I’ve been following All Superheroes Must Die ever since it was originally being marketed as Vs, so you can say I’ve been anticipating B-Movie specialist Jason Trost’s Saw/superhero hybrid for an awful long time. Why? Because ever since I saw Trost’s short The Fp, which eventually spawned the feature film I absolutely fell in love with, I just couldn’t ignore anything this guy was working on. I mean, he wears an eye-patch and won’t tell anyone why. How are you not following his every move?!

Hearing about the abstract concept of All Superheroes Must Die, I was immediately hooked from the start, and I wasn’t kidding about the whole Saw aspect either. Four superheroes wake up in different parts of a generic town, only to find their arch enemy Rickshaw (James Remar) has scattered innocent civilians around the town who need saving.

On January 29th, learn what happens when superheroes are no longer super with the Blu-ray and DVD release of All Superheroes Must Die from Image Entertainment. Starring, written and directed by Jason Trost (star, writer/director of The Fp) and co-starring James Remar (Dexter) and Lucas Till (X-Men: First Class), All Superheroes Must Die will also be available via digital download.

All Superheroes Must Die follows four masked avengers - Charge (Trost), Cutthroat (Till), The Wall (Lee Valmassy) and Shadow (Sophie Merkley) -- who find themselves stripped of their powers by their arch-nemesis (Remar), whom they defeated years earlier ... or so they thought. When the sinister mastermind puts the heroes through a series of brutal challenges that are virtually impossible to overcome, they must battle the clock - and even each other - in a race to stop a deadly countdown that could mean total destruction. Will the superheroes prevail,...

Image Entertainment has just released the home video details for their latest acquisition All Superheroes Must Die. Look for the mighty little movie in just a couple of weeks on DVD and Blu-ray on January 29th!

From the Press Release

On January 29th, learn what happens when superheroes are no longer super with the Blu-ray™ and DVD release of All Superheroes Must Die from Image Entertainment. Starring, written and directed by Jason Trost (star, writer/director of The Fp) and co-starring James Remar (“Dexter”) and Lucas Till (X-Men: First Class), All Superheroes Must Die will also be available via digital download.

All Superheroes Must Die follows four masked avengers – Charge (Trost), Cutthroat (Till), The Wall (Lee Valmassy) and Shadow (Sophie Merkley) -- who find themselves stripped of their powers by their arch-nemesis (Remar), whom they defeated years earlier … or so they thought. When the sinister mastermind puts the heroes through...

I’ve been wanting to see writer/director/star/chauffeur Jason Trost’s “All Superheroes Must Die” (originally working the film festival circuit under the much cooler sounding “Vs”) for some time now. The idea of a gritty superhero movie pitting a small band of vigilantes against their greatest foe in a life-and-death final battle sounds like a swell premise. Turns out, these aren’t non-powered vigilantes as I had expected/wanted, but rather actual superheroes with, you know, superpowers. But because this is a low-budget superhero movie, rather than show off cheesy special effects, Trost has instead written the powers out of the movie. Clever, clever boy, that Trost. Known primarily as one of the two men responsible for the festival comedy hit “The Fp” (in which Trost co-wrote/co-directed/co-starred/co-danced with brother Brandon Trost), Jason Trost goes it solo on “All Superheroes Must Die”. The film is...

Following the first poster that debuted last month, Image Entertainment has unveiled two trailers for All Superheroes Must Die, debuting on VOD formats January 1 before its limited theatrical release January 4. The Fp writer-director-star Jason Trost returns with this superhero tale that turns the genre on its ear. The story revolves around four superheroes - Charge (Jason Trost), Cutthroat (Lucas Till), The Wall (Lee Valmassy) and Shadow (Sophie Merkley) - who have their powers taken from them by their sworn enemy (James Remar). The heroes are put through a series of formidable challenges to try and prevent the world's complete destruction. Take a look at the latest footage before checking this out on VOD or in theaters next month.

All Superheroes Must Die - Trailer

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All Superheroes Must Die comes to theaters January 4th, 2013 and stars Jason Trost, Lucas Till, James Remar, Sophie Merkley, Nick Principe,...

Time for another exclusive courtesy of Image Entertainment. Get ready to feast your eyes on the official trailer premiere for All Superheroes Must Die. Strap on your cape and check out the goodies right here.

All Superheroes Must Die, starring, written and directed by Jason Trost (star, writer/director of The Fp) and co-starring James Remar ("Dexter") and Lucas Till (X-Men: First Class), premieres on VOD January 1, 2013, and will soar across the big screen in limited theatrical engagements starting January 4, 2013.

The film follows four masked avengers - Charge (Trost), Cutthroat (Till), The Wall (Lee Valmassy) and Shadow (Sophie Merkley) - who find themselves stripped of their powers by their arch-nemesis (Remar), whom they defeated years earlier...or so they thought. When the sinister mastermind puts the heroes through a series of brutal challenges that are virtually impossible to overcome, they must battle the clock – and even each other – in a...

With the end of the year just around the corner, it’s time to get ready for the onslaught of cinema that awaits us in 2013. While it’s likely most of the films coming out after the Mayan apocalypse won’t be home run classics, there’s still a huge palette of interesting and bombastic movies waiting for us in the coming year. There’s a lot of big studio blockbusters and a good helping of smaller films that all look like they’ll be worth checking out.

With that, here’s a list of forty films (in the order of their release dates) that have sparked this author’s curiosity and should get you looking forward to another year at the multiplex.

40. Gangster Squad (1/11)

Despite delays caused by the shooting that took place in Aurora earlier this year, Ruben Fleischer’s ode to gangland violence doesn’t look to...

Here's a couple of trailers for a very dark looking indie superhero movie called All Superheroes Must Die. It's described as Kick-Ass meets Saw, and it tells the "twisted tale about four young superheroes forced by their arch-nemesis to complete a series of deadly challenges in order to save innocent lives." The heroes are forced to compete against each other in the process as well. 

This looks like a fun movie that's sparked my interest. I think it will be worth checking out. Jason Trost (The Fp) wrote, directed and stars in the film along with James Remar (Dexter) and Lucas Till (X-Men: First Class). The movie will be released on January 29th, 2012 on DVD, Blu-Ray, VOD and iTunes. Watch the trailers and let us know if it's a film you'd want to check out!

While we all sit back and wait patiently to see if the world ends this December thanks to those pesky Mayan prophecies, Image Entertainment is hard at work killing off all the superheroes that the world has! If we make it through, you'll soon be able to see the fruits of their labor!

All Superheroes Must Die, starring, written and directed by Jason Trost (star, writer/director of The Fp) and co-starring James Remar ("Dexter") and Lucas Till (X-Men: First Class), premieres on VOD January 1, 2013, and will soar across the big screen in limited theatrical engagements starting January 4, 2013.

The film follows four masked avengers - Charge (Trost), Cutthroat (Till), The Wall (Lee Valmassy) and Shadow (Sophie Merkley) - who find themselves stripped of their powers by their arch-nemesis (Remar), whom they defeated years earlier...or so they thought. When the sinister mastermind puts the heroes through a series of brutal...

What makes a superhero super? Is it their moral character, or their fantastic powers that allow them to vanquish all villains? What if their powers were lost and the very reason for their existence was suddenly drained from them?

Image Entertainment drops you into the previously-heroic lives of four now-powerless superheroes with All Superheroes Must Die. Starring, written and directed by Jason Trost (star, writer/director of The Fp) and co-starring James Remar (Dexter) and Lucas Till (X-Men: First Class), All Superheroes Must Die premieres on VOD January 1, 2013 and will soar across the big screen in limited theatrical engagements starting January 4, 2013.

All Superheroes Must Die follows four masked avengers - Charge (Jason Trost), Cutthroat (Lucas Till), The Wall (Lee Valmassy) and Shadow (Sophie Merkley) -- who find themselves stripped of their powers by their arch-nemesis (James Remar), whom they defeated years earlier ... or so they thought. When the sinister mastermind...

Image Entertainment drops you into the previously-heroic lives of four now-powerless superheroes with All Superheroes Must Die, starring, written and directed by Jason Trost (star, writer/director of The Fp) and co-starring James Remar (Dexter) and Lucas Till (X-Men: First Class).

All Superheroes Must Die (formerly known on the festival circuit as Vs) premieres on VOD January 1, 2013 and will soar across the big screen in limited theatrical engagements starting January 4, 2013.

The film follows four masked avengers – Charge (Trost), Cutthroat (Till), The Wall (Lee Valmassy) and Shadow (Sophie Merkley) - who find themselves stripped of their powers by their arch-nemesis (Remar), whom they defeated years earlier...or so they thought. When the sinister mastermind puts the heroes through a series of brutal challenges that are virtually impossible to overcome, they must battle the clock – and even each other – in a race to stop a deadly countdown that could mean total destruction.

Image Entertainment drops you into the previously-heroic lives of four now-powerless superheroes with All Superheroes Must Die , starring, written and directed by Jason Trost (star, writer/director of The Fp ) and co-starring James Remar ("Dexter") and Lucas Till ( X-Men: First Class ). All Superheroes Must Die (formerly known on the festival circuit as Vs ) premieres on VOD January 1, 2013 and will soar across the big screen in limited theatrical engagements starting January 4, 2013. The film follows four masked avengers . Charge (Trost), Cutthroat (Till), The Wall (Lee Valmassy) and Shadow (Sophie Merkley) - who find themselves stripped of their powers by their arch-nemesis (Remar), whom they defeated years earlier...or so they thought. When the sinister...

Hatchet III will be released next year and Kristian had a chance to talk with director Bj McDonnell about the making of the movie. Continue reading to learn how he ended up taking over for Adam Green on the sequel, the challenges he encountered filming in New Orleans, and what kind of kills we can expect from Victor Crowley this time around:

What made you decide to take over directorial duties for Hatchet III?

Bj McDonnell: What made me want to come and be a part of Hatchet III was that I was involved with all of the other Hatchet movies. The funny thing was that Adam [Green] and I were talking about who was going to do Hatchet III.

Adam said he didn’t think he was going to direct Hatchet III, so I said that if he wasn’t going to direct it, then I was not going...

Even though he may not be a name you immediately recognize, producer Jason Blum is well on his way to becoming one of the more prolific producers of modern genre fare and for very good reason - he knows what it takes to get under people's skin and scare the crap out of them.

Over the last few years, Blum has produced under his Blumhouse shingle the entire Paranormal Activity series, Insidious, The Fp, Lawless and Sinister as well as the upcoming genre projects The Lords of Salem, The Bay, Area 51 and potentially Insidious 2 once that project gets under way.

Not content with just scaring audiences in movie theaters, Blum recently embarked on an all-new haunted attraction in Downtown Los Angeles - the Blumhouse of Horrors - which takes victims through a haunted theater set in the 1930's, bearing witness to a murder mystery and a love triangle gone horribly wrong.

Dark Sky Films and ArieScope Pictures have released the first teaser poster for Hatchet III. This limited edition poster will be available at the San Diego Comic-Con, where some of the cast and crew will be present for a Hatchet III autograph session:

“This Saturday, July 14th, Dark Sky Films and ArieScope Pictures will be distributing limited edition teaser posters for their upcoming horror sequel Hatchet III exclusively at San Diego Comic-Con. On-hand at Sdcc to sign the posters will be writer/producer Adam Green, director Bj McDonnell, and cast members Kane Hodder, Zach Galligan, Caroline Williams, and Rileah Vanderbilt.

The teaser poster, featuring Kane Hodder as slasher icon Victor Crowley, offers fans their first look at producer Adam Green’s hotly-anticipated film.

The official Hatchet III signing will be held on Saturday, July 14th on the San Diego Comic-Con floor at area/table AA21 from 02:30 Pm – 04:30 Pm.

Brothers Brandon and Jason Trost have put everything into their passion project titled The Fp. It’s a bizarre tale about two rival gangs that battle it out not with weapons, but with dancing. The Fp takes the popular game Dance, Dance, Revolution to the next level, introducing a whole new wacky world, full of over-the-top characters and scenarios. I can see where the Trost Bros. were going; I just didn’t have as much fun watching it as they did making it.

Sometime in the near post apocalyptic future two rival gangs rule a small town. They battle it out over a dancing video game, which rewards the winner with the props and whatever other cool shit people like to throw around when they’ve beaten someone at something. Jtro (Jason Trost) loses a friend to the deadly game and vows to never return again, but as the days go by things get worse.

To call The Fp over the top would be a massive understatement; here is a film that takes its premise, story, dialogue and characterization to the edge of camp and then jumps over the edge screaming with joy. Following in the footsteps of films like Dodgeball, which achieve ridiculousness by placing real stakes on a silly game, The Fp taps into a world where the height of street cred comes from success at a dancing video game not unlike Dance Dance Revolution. Within that world, two rival gangs battle it out to techno beats with a story of an underdog coming back from despair all while mixing in odd visual themes. If you can’t stomach all the cheese that brother director duo Brandon and Jason Trost layered on their sloppily edited and thinly plotted, saucily spoken story – then you best stay away. For everyone else, The Fp is 80-minutes of comically overwrought drama.

Jason Trost, the eyepatched young co-writer/director/star of The Fp (available now on DVD and Blu-ray), appears in the Bj McDonnell-directed Hatchet 3, which wrapped photography in Louisiana on Sunday. He talked exclusively with Dread Central from the set about The Fp, going wild in the swamps, and what's next on his slate.

"I play Deputy Hamilton in Hatchet 3," he reveals, walking through a rain-drenched Louisiana swamp. The skies have opened up this afternoon and turned the once-dry roads leading in and out of the marsh into a near-impassable sludge. "He's a no bullshit Southern dude who's in the wrong place at the wrong time and just needs to get to the bottom of the case he's been thrown into."

No stranger to roughing it after the years-long battle to get The Fp made, Trost laughs off any misconceptions about how hard it is shooting in an actual Louisiana swamp.