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There’s no stopping Pedro Pascal from dominating the entertainment industry as the famed Internet daddy-slash-superstar gets booked with numerous projects from this year all the way to 2027. It’s not surprising anymore given how successful his career has been over the past few years, but it’s incredible to see how well he’s maintained the momentum, especially in a crazy world like Hollywood.

Pedro Pascal in The Last of Us / Credits: HBO

It’s safe to assume he’s slowly surpassing some of the veteran A-listers in the acting world, such as Tom Cruise, Robert Downey Jr., and Will Smith. While they are still active and working on a couple of projects, they no longer have that buzz on social media unlike before.

Pedro Pascal becomes the unstoppable force in Hollywood

Pedro Pascal’s career trajectory keeps on soaring as the years roll by after he’s been...

Will Arnett’s animated comedy Super Team Canada is set to bow May 16 on Canadian streamer Crave, just in time to ride a surge in Canadian nationalism amid an escalating cross-border tariffs war with the United States.

The series about six Canadian superheroes saving the world from giant evil robots has an all-Canadian cast that includes Cobie Smulders voicing the role of Niagara Falls, Kevin McDonald as the Canadian prime minister and Charles Demers as Poutine, a French Canadian crime fighter.

Arnett voices the role of Breakaway, a former minor league hockey player who uses his skates, stick and special pucks to fight crime as the unofficial leader of Super Team Canada. The ensemble voice cast also has Brian Drummond, Ceara Morgana, Veena Sood and guest star Jay Baruchel.

Super Team Canada from Arnett’s Electric Avenue and Thunderbird Entertainment’s Atomic Cartoons is written by Emmy winners Robert Cohen...

Stephen Amell’s Ted Black is all set to welcome Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht) for the first time in tonight’s episode of Suits LA, the LA-focused spinoff of the original Suits that circled the life of Harvey Specter and his associates from 2011 to 2019. SuitsLApremiered just last month on February 23, 2025. Three episodes from the first installment are already out and are currently available to stream on Crave. Thefourth episode will air on March 16, 2025, and is titled “Batman Returns” — teasing the return offan-favorite, hot-shot Manhattan lawyer, Harvey Specter.

Hunter x Hunter is one of the most popular anime series of all time. The cult favorite show is not only hailed as a benchmark for many shounen series that followed after, but it continues to attract new fans even today, more than a decade of its conclusion.

A still from Hunter x Hunter | Credits: Madhouse

Hence, such a glorious franchise taking a chance to branch off into different genres to keep its influence in the fan base intact, is not a surprise. What is surprising, though, is that the makers decided to maximize on one of the most underrated Arcs of the series for an RPG game.

Fascinatingly, the game not only became one of the most anticipated games of the entire franchise, but it also became famous for just how short-lived its glory days were.

Hunter x Hunter makers developed an entire RPG game based on one of...

Matt Johnson’s BlackBerry satirical comedy earned the best movie honor at the Canadian Screen Awards on Friday, which also tapped the Canadian Indigenous TV series Little Bird as the best TV drama.

In earlier prize-giving this week, BlackBerry picked up hardware for best adapted screenplay, cinematography and a best supporting comedy performance trophy for Glenn Howerton. The fact-based feature that bowed in Berlin also awarded Johnson the best director honor, and Jay Baruchel the best comedy performance trophy.

Little Bird, which came into the Canadian film and TV awards with a field-leading 19 nominations, saw Darla Contois pick up the best TV drama performance prize after the series earlier earned trophies for best drama ensemble, best casting and best supporting drama performer for Braeden Clarke.

Little Bird, which aired on Crave in Canada and PBS stateside, follows Behzig Little Bird, who was stripped of her Indigenous identity when adopted into...

After Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour and Beyoncé’s Renaissance made a splash with their respective concert films last year, it’s Lady Gaga’s time to shine.

The concert film “Gaga Chromatica Ball” showcases the pop star’s greatest hits — including “Bad Romance,” “Poker Face,” “Telephone” and “Born This Way” — as performed during her 2022 show at Los Angeles’ Dodgers’ Stadium. The concert film also includes performances of Lady Gaga’s “A Star Is Born” hits, including “Shallow” and “Always Remember Us This Way.”

Keep on reading to get all the details on “Gaga Chromatica Ball” and how to watch it.

Where to Watch “Gaga Chromatica Ball”

The concert film is now streaming on Max. You can also watch on Hulu with the Max add-on for $15.99 per month.

When did “Gaga Chromatica Ball” come out?

The HBO original concert special premiered Saturday, May 25 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on HBO...

Given the shortage of mods for Helldivers 2, the gaming community was taken aback when a YouTuber, ToastedShoes, unveiled a video featuring a Star Wars mod for the game. The game, which revolves around democracy and space wars, has always sparked discussions about Star Wars within its community.

This mod has been warmly received, with players eagerly anticipating the chance to experience it firsthand. It transforms not only the players into the legendary 501st Legion but also changes the enemies into the Separatist Droids, adding an exciting twist to the game.

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Despite the availability of mod aspects in Helldivers 2, only a handful of mods have been seen or popular in the community. The ones that gained the most popularity were the No More Capes and a switcharoo of the Master Chief helmet.

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Sydney Sweeney will star as boxing legend Christy Martin in an upcoming biopic about the fighter's life. Animal Kingdom's David Michd will helm the project, which should begin production this fall. Martin retired in 2012 with a 49-7-3 record, boasting a stunning 31 victories by knockout, and she has been inducted into six hall of fames.

And in this corner Sydney the actress Sweeney weighs in on her upcoming biopic about a true boxing legend. The star of the wildly successful romantic comedy Anyone but You, who is also coming fresh off of her starring role in the horror flick, Immaculate, will portray boxing Hall-of-Famer Christy Martin in an upcoming biopic led by filmmaker and Animal Kingdom executive producer David Michd. Sweeney seems very excited about the future sports drama, which is slated to start production this fall, and she admires how Martin who was once represented by Don King legitimized female boxing.

HBO has announced that the original concert special Gaga Chromatica Ball will debut on Saturday, May 25, at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt on HBO and will be available to stream on Max.

Gaga Chromatica Ball will be available to watch simultaneously on Max in Latin America and the Caribbean, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Bosnia, and Herzegovina.

You’ll be able to watch it on HBO Max in The Netherlands and Poland, on HBO Go in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, on Crave in Canada, on Pass Warner in France, on Stan in Australia, and on ThreeNow and Three in New Zealand. Additional territories, including the U.K., Italy, Germany, India, and Japan, will be announced soon.

In front of a sold-out crowd of 52,000 people, 13-time Grammy and Academy Award winner Lady Gaga delivers a...

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes has already broken one franchise record ahead of its theatrical release this May. The fourth installment in 20th Century Studios' Planet of the Apes reboot series is set to become the longest entry in the long-running science fiction franchise.

Per X, AMC Theatres has listed Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes with a runtime of 145 minutes, making it the longest installment yet in the beloved sci-fi franchise. The original Planet of the Apes films, which were released between 1968 and 1973, had runtimes between 88 minutes and 112 minutes, while Tim Burton's 2001 remake had a runtime of 120 minutes. When 20th Century rebooted the franchise in 2011, the runtime for Rise of the Planet of the Apes was a brisk 105 minutes. However, the next two movies — Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) and War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) — each became the longest entry in the franchise at the time,...

Leonard Cohen had a huge impact on generations of fans, and So Long, Marianne star Alex Wolff is one of them.

Speaking exclusively to Deadline ahead of So Long‘s worldwide premiere at Series Mania this week, Oppenheimer and Hereditary actor Wolff paid tribute to the late singer-songwriter. “His contribution to my life has been so substantial that whatever words I have don’t sum up what he’s meant to my working life and to me personally,” he said.

Wolff, who is himself a musician and recording artist, plays Cohen in So Long, Marianne, which is one of the buzziest international series at Series Mania, which is Europe’s largest scripted television festival. The Nrk and Crave series is the International Competition category against the likes of Peacock’s Apples Never Fall and the ABC’s House of Gods.

In the eight-part series, Wolff appears opposite Thea Sofie Loch Næss...

Will the Bulldogs continue the calendar shoot tradition? It raises money but also distracts the team. How will Nat react if the Bulldogs don't win? Will she continue supporting the team? Will JJ Frankie JJ develop beyond a quiet player? Can he overcome his messy personal life?

The hilarious sitcom and Letterkenny spinoff, Shoresy, will be returning for a third season and there are some burning questions that the show needs to answer. Shoresy, the brainchild of Jared Keeso, premiered on Crave in May, 2022 and quickly rose to popularity. With the show's funny catchphrases, interesting characters, and an intriguing lead, it's not surprising that Shoresy season 3 was renewed before the second season premiered. Shoresy season 2 featured funny moments and team spirit that viewers of the show have come to love about it.

As far as sports comedies go, Shoresy is undoubtedly one of the best shows because of how it...

Exclusive: The creator of Canadian smash Letterkenny has struck a multi-year content deal with streamer Crave and New Metric Media that Crave’s programing boss says is a first of its kind.

With Letterkenny’s 12th and final season dropping on Boxing Day, Jared Keeso will subsequently make 49 episodes of Letterkenny spin-offs including Shoresy and other potential shows across several years.

Unveiling the news to Deadline, Crave VP Content Development & Programming Justin Stockman said “this is probably the only deal that has ever been done like this in Canada.” The deal does not prevent Keeso from making shows for other platforms, eschewing the golden handcuffs approach taken by some of the major Hollywood players.

“There is not a lot of pre-committing in Canadian content so this is pretty unique but shows our belief in Jared and the show, and in other shows that don’t exist yet,” added Stockman. “This...

During a panel discussion on faith and comedy at the Just For Laughs festival on Saturday, Ramy Youssef talked about his father foretelling the Hollywood actors strike when offering early career advice.

Youssef, who portrays his Muslim faith with both devotion and defiance in his Hulu series Ramy, told the comedy festival audience about his Egyptian-born father discouraging him early on from becoming an artist and entertainer because he’d have to provide for his family one day. “He was always like, ‘This is a beautiful hobby for you to have. Grow the hobby.’ But I remember him clearly saying, ‘One day, real life is going to start,’” he recounted.

The current industry shutdown as Hollywood actors on picket lines seek fair pay, including residuals from streamers, has that warning from his traditional accountant father ringing in his head. “Now we’re in the strike, and, well, here it is!

The CW cut two of its most recent series from broadcast after only airing two episodes of each: “Down to Earth with Zac Efron” and James and Oliver Phelps’ “Fantastic Friends,” TheWrap has confirmed.

Originally, the two shows were supposed to debut on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. throughout the summer. They have since been replaced by encore episodes of “Penn and Teller: Fool Us” and back-to-back episodes of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” Remaining episodes of both series are available to stream on the CW app and on cwtv.com.

Neither of the series emerged as big ratings wins for The CW. During its brief time on the air, “Down to Earth” averaged 0.269 million views and earned a 0.04 in the 18 to 49 demo, putting it behind summer series such as “The Chosen,” “Nancy Drew,” “Riverdale” and “Son of a Critch.” “Fantastic Friends” performed even worse, only seeing an average...

Last week, Canadian drag superstar Jimbo snatched the crown as the winner of “RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars” season 8, stealing the hearts of RuPaul, Canada, and the world. With each jaw-dropping, head-spinning fashion bombshell she served on the runway, Jimbo left viewers in awe, making an unforgettable imprint on viewers’ minds everywhere.

Following her major win on the Emmy-winning show, she sat down for a convo with Et Canada’s Dallas Dixon to discuss her headspace going onto the season and whether she’ll return to nab the win again.

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This win marks Jimbo’s third time competing on “Drag Race”, and she wanted to ensure viewers saw a “more kind side”, admitting that in “other episodes and the other times where I was being a bit shady, I think people got...

Widely renowned podcast network, Canadaland has entered into an exclusive multi-year first-look deal with Entertainment One (eOne).

Under the terms of the multi-year deal, eOne will adapt Canadaland’s original podcasts into scripted and non-scripted television, limited series and documentaries. All projects will be co-produced by eOne and Canadaland with eOne serving as the studio and international distributor.

“Working with Entertainment One on Thunder Bay has shown us that they are just as dedicated to telling incredible, true Canadian stories as we are,” added Jesse Brown, Founder, Canadaland. “We're thrilled to build on this partnership and take our past and future stories from sound to screen.”

“Partnering with a dynamic podcast network like Canadaland allows us access to an array of fascinating stories,” said Jocelyn Hamilton, President, Canada, eOne Television. “By leaning into the podcast to broadcast approach, we’re broadening our search in finding more incredible and thought-provoking content.

The world premieres of Cédric Klapisch’s Amazon Prime Video show “Greek Salad” and Anna Winger’s Netflix series “Transatlantic” will open and close the 2023 edition of Series Mania.

The event will feature masterclasses with “Succession” star Brian Cox, “Westworld” producer Lisa Joy, who also will preside over the international competition jury, Klapisch and renowned French actors Cécile de France (“Lost Illusions”) and Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu (“Emily in Paris”).

Series in the international competition this year include Arte’s “Grace of Heaven” (France/Belgium); Apple TV+, France Télévisions, Hulu Japan’s “Drops of God” (France/U.S./Japan); Paramount+’s “Fleeting Lies” (Spain); Mega TV’s “Milky Way” (Greece); Reshet 13’s “Red Skies” (Israel); Filimo, Namava’s “The Actor” (Iran); Viaplay’s “The Fortress” (Norway); and Prime Video’s “The Power” (U.S.)

The international jury, which also includes French actor Emmanuelle Béart, British showrunner-screenwriter Chris Chibnall (“Broadchurch”), French-British singer-songwriter and actor Lou Doillon,...

"Raised By Wolves", the canceled HBO Max science fiction, live-action 'android' drama TV series, with episodes directed by Ridley Scott, stars Amanda Collin, Abubakar Salim, Winta McGrath, Niamh Algar, Travis Fimmel, Jordan Loughran, Felix Jamieson, Ethan Hazzard, Aasiya Shah, Ivy Wong and Matias Varela, scheduled to stream two seasons on Prime Video and now available on Crave: 

"....after the Earth was destroyed by a great war, two artificial androids, a 'Father' and a 'Mother' are tasked with raising human children on the planet 'Kepler-22b'...

"...as the burgeoning colony of humans are being torn apart by religious differences. 

"Surrounded by the potential chaos, the androids learn that controlling the beliefs of humans...

"...is a treacherous and difficult task..." 

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Exclusive: Canadian actress, filmmaker and producer Caitlyn Sponheimer’s feature directorial debut Wild Goat Surf has begun shooting in the Okanagan region of British Columbia.

Set in a rundown Rv park during the summer of 2003, the drama follows Goat, a 12-year-old, surfing-obsessed, prodigal skater girl over the unstructured days of the summer as she dreams of becoming a surfer like her deceased father, even though she lives 700km from the ocean.

Sponheimer also appears in front of the camera alongside freshly announced young cast members Shayelin Martin as Goat as well as Leandro Guedes and Dyllón Burnside in supporting roles.

“I am so thrilled to be back in the stunning Okanagan Valley where I spent my summers as a youth; it’s wild not many people know about it. The perfect backdrop to paint...

A new Creed spinoff titled Drago, from screenwriter Robert Lawton, is in development at MGM, we can confirm. When contacted by Deadline, the studio had no comment.

Details as to the film’s plot are being kept under lock and key. But we hear that it will center on the Russian boxer of the same name, portrayed by Dolph Lundgren—previously seen in 1985’s Rocky IV and 2018’s Creed II—as well as his son Viktor Drago (Florian Munteanu), previously seen only in Creed II.

The Creed franchise launched in 2015 is a spinoff to Sylvester Stallone’s sports franchise Rocky, launched with the iconic 1976 film of the same name. Michael B. Jordan stars as Apollo Creed’s son Adonis and is reprising the role in the upcoming Creed 3—having also directed the pic slated for release on November 23.

Lawton notably won a Nicholl Fellowship in 2021 for the spec script Becoming...

You may think you’ve already done had yourses, but you haven’t unless you’ve turned your gaze northward for “Canada’s Drag Race.” The new series kicked off July 2nd featuring Canadian model Stacey McKenzie, Canadian television star Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and Rpdr season 11 runner-up Brooke Lynn Hytes as season-long judges.

In the second episode, the queens rewrote herstory by overacting in spoofs of famed Canadian history ads “Heritage Minutes.” Lemon, who was in the bottom two the first week, rose to the top to become the second challenge winner. Kyne and Tynomi Banks faced off in the lip sync for your life with Tynomi winning out, sending Kyne on her way home.

This season “Canada’s Drag Race” is airing on Wow Presents Plus on Thursdays at 9 pm Et in the United States and select territories, which is day-and-date with its run on Crave in Canada. The 10-episode series will begin airing in the U.

Shantay you stay, eh! The RuPaul’s Drag Race has traveled north of the border with its maple-flavored iteration of the franchise Canada’s Drag Race which releases new episodes weekly on the streaming platform Crave in Canada as well as Wow Presents Plus — but the streaming platforms aren’t enough to hold all the fabulousness the show has to offer. The reality drag competition has set its linear debut onforJuly 27, 8 Pm Pt/Et on Logo

The first-ever Canadian adaptation of Drag Race is hosted by Season 11 runner-up and Canadian local, Brooke Lynn Hytes, actor Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and model Stacey McKenzie. Like its American sister show, the Canadian spin-off will serve elements of the Emmy-winning series — but with a healthy dose of Canadian maple shade. The competition will include 12 of the fiercest queens as they showcase their Canadian charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent to compete for the title of “Canada’s First Drag Superstar,...

You may think you’ve already done had yourses, but you haven’t unless you’re tuned in to the latest iteration of the Emmy-winning hit show “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” That’s right, like “RuPaul’s Drag Race UK” in 2019, we now have “Canada’s Drag Race” in 2020! The new series kicked off Thursday, July 2nd featuring Canadian model Stacey McKenzie, Canadian television star Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and Rpdr season 11 runner-up Brooke Lynn Hytes as judges.

This season “Canada’s Drag Race” is airing on Wow Presents Plus on Thursdays at 9 pm Et in the United States and select territories, which is day-and-date with its run on Crave in Canada. Below is our recap of the July 2 premiere episode, “Eh-laganza Eh-xtravaganza.”

In true Rpdr fashion, the premiere kicked off with the parade of queens entering the work room for the first time. Priyanka was first to arrive, screaming with excitement. She was followed...

Swae Lee teams with Drake for his new song “Won’t Be Late.” The younger of the two brothers comprising Rae Sremmurd began teasing the new single via social media on Wednesday, writing, “Vibes drop starting tomorrow.”

The teaser description aptly fits the mood of the Tekno-produced “Won’t Be Late,” with its island and house-flavored grooves serving as an undercurrent to the pair’s rhymes, which discuss the merits of taking it slow in a relationship. “Baby, don’t fight it, you’re giving me life,” Swae Lee sings.

Wrestling docu-series Dark Side of the Ring is coming back for a second season after Viceland renewed the series. Production is underway for the second run, which will see Canada’s Crave come on board as a co-producer.

The news was revealed by Viceland president Guy Slattery at the TCA press tour.

The show has been handed a supersized episode order, almost double its initial run with ten-hour long episodes looking at the collision of fantasy and reality and the stars’ larger-than-life characters in and out of the ring.

Dark Side of the Ring has become Viceland’s best premiere ratings in 18-49 and total viewers in the channel’s three-year history and has received support from the likes of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson.

The show is exec produced by producers Evan Husney and Jason Eisener with Vice Studios producing for Viceland and Canada’s Bell Media for its Crave platform.

Viceland has renewed its pro-wrestling docuseries “Dark Side of the Ring” for a supersized second season, the network’s president, Guy Slattery, announced during the Television Critics Association press tour Tuesday.

Season 2 of the series will have “almost double the initial episode order, with 10 hour-long examinations of the collision of fantasy and reality and the stars’ larger-than-life characters in and out of the ring from returning executive producers Evan Husney and Jason Eisener,” per the Vice Media and A&e-owned network.

Production has already begun on the second season, which is now a Crave Original, with Season 1 set to have its Canadian premiere this fall on Bell Media’s Crave.

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“We were thrilled with the positive response to Dark Side when it debuted,” Slattery said. “The enthusiasm from fans and non-fans alike was contagious.

Madonna albums from this century fall into two categories: the playing-it-safe ones, and the “Wtf is she thinking?” ones. You might be tempted to assume the mega-weird ones are better, but nothing is ever that straightforward in the Madonna universe. Confessions on a Dance Floor was her totally safe execution of an obvious idea — why doesn’t history’s greatest disco mastermind just make a damn disco record? — but it was also brilliant. Whereas the certifiably flaky American Life was certifiably ass. That’s just one of the many reasons...

Madonna has released an anthemic new song “I Rise” ahead of her upcoming album Madame X. The mid-tempo, Auto-tuned number features inspirational lyrics, as well as an audio sample from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School school shooting survivor Emma González. “There’s nothing you can do to me that hasn’t been done,” Madonna sings. “Not bulletproof, shouldn’t have to run from a gun/River of tears ran dry, let ’em run/No game that you can play with me, I ain’t one.”

The singer said of the song,...

Madonna unveiled a sultry and slinky new song “Medellín,” featuring Colombian singer Maluma. The track is set to appear on the pop icon’s forthcoming album, Madame X, due out June 14th.

“Medellín” also finds Madonna reuniting with her longtime collaborator, the French producer Mirwais. The track is centered around a classic cha-cha-chá groove over which Madonna and Maluma trade bilingual verses while the song moves effortlessly between a sparse, understated verse and a brilliant chorus bursting with deep house euphoria.

Madonna also unveiled more information about Madame X, is...

The latest release from rising songwriter Bailey Bryan, a new ballad from Toby Keith and the current Number One country song in the U.S. make up this week’s list of must-hear country and Americana tracks.

Dead Lee, “Are We Free”

The Portland-based pairing of singer-songwriter Kara Harris and Blitzen Trapper’s Brian Koch, Dead Lee buries the wreckage of a shipwrecked romance in the new video for “Are We Free.” The folksong itself carries a similar message, framing two lovers’ painful breakup against a backdrop of guitar tremolo and vocal harmonies.

For decades, Estes Park, Colorado has been a destination for road-tripping horror hounds, as Stephen King was struck with the idea for The Shining while staying at the Stanley Hotel. But since 2013, fright fans have had another big reason to pay the famous hotel a visit: the Stanley Film Festival.

After screening feature films both old and new and hosting special guests galore in their first two years, the third annual Stanley Film Festival is quickly approaching, and we're teaming up with the festival for live coverage and special opportunities for Daily Dead readers.

Today, we have the first details on the special experiences and events that will be taking place during all four days of the festival, including musical acts, scare zones, trivia, and a special screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show:

"March 31, 2015 (Denver, Co) - Set at the historic Stanley Hotel, inspiration for Stephen King's The Shining,...

Roadside Attractions has picked up U.S. distribution rights to Roland Emmerich's Stonewall, a drama set against the 1969 Stonewall Riots when the gay community rioted against a police raid that took place at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village. The film stars Jeremy Irvine, Caleb Landry Jones, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ron Perlman and Joey King. Deadline Speaking of Emmerich, he revealed on Twitter that Vivica A. Fox, recent star of Sharknado 2: The Second One, would be reprising her role as Jasmine Dubrow, the stripper with a heart of gold, in Independence Day 2. Fox took to Twitter with her own response. https://twitter.com/MsVivicaFox/status/580221878695899137 You want a Super Troopers sequelc Well, the Broken Lizard troupe is lining up Super Troopers 2, but they need your help via an IndieGoGo campaign looking for $2 million with $1.8 million raised as of this posting. 20th Century Fox is reportedly lined up to distribute.

So, this looks surprisingly cool. The Signal, a new sci-fi/thriller with some hints of horror, is the first mainstream film from cinematographer William Eubank (Crave) and it looks like quite a compelling slice of cinema based on this new trailer. Bringing in veteran actor Laurence Fishburne and up-and-comers Brenton Thwaites, Sarah Clarke, Olivia Cooke, and Beau Knapp to the flick, The Signal has a healthy mix of mystery and action with a lot of creepy cool sci-fi imagery tossed around to...

When the list of films screening in this year's SXSW Midnighters lineup was announced, Daniel Stamm's 13 Sins was on it, and with its world premiere happening on March 7th during the fest, a new poster has arrived.

When we first started talking about Stamm's The Last Exorcism follow-up 13 Sins back in August of 2012, it was called Angry Little God. It may have undergone a title change, but its cast of Mark Webber, Rutina Wesley, Pruitt Taylor Vince, and Ron Perlman remains rock solid.

Per Crave, who debuted the enticing one-sheet you'll see below, the film will be getting a March 14th release on iTunes and On Demand followed by a theatrical run from Radius-twc beginning April 18th.

13 Sins

Director/Screenwriter: Daniel Stamm, Screenwriter: David Birke

A cryptic phone call sets off a dangerous game of risks for Elliot, a down-on-his luck salesman. The game promises increasing rewards for completing 13 tasks,...

by Seth Metoyer, MoreHorror.com

Jessica Cameron's directorial debut Truth of Dare keeps tearing up the horror festival circuit.

Last weekend the film brought home 4 awards at Shockfest Film Festival, including Best Director. Check out all the details below, as well as a Pov acceptance speech from Cameron herself.

From the Official Release:

Jessica Cameron’s directorial debut, Truth or Dare won 4 awards at Shockfest Film Festival on Saturday, January 11th. The vicious torture flick had 9 nominations and Cameron herself won Best Director and Best Actress. Co-star Devanny Pinn won Best Supporting Actress, a.k.a “Sexiest Shockfest Sweetheart” and Ryan Kiser’s chilling portrayal of “Derik B. Smith” earned him a Best Actor award.

The Truth or Dare screening attracted many a-listers in the indie horror scene including Big-Ass Spider director Mike Mendez, ColdWater director/writer Dave Parker, Isle of Dogs director Tammi Sutton, and Charles de Lauzirika...

Jessica Cameron's Truth or Dare premiered in Hollywood on January 10th at the Shockfest Film Festival, and while it was there, it took home a bevy of awards. Read on for images from the event and details.

From the Press Release

Jessica Cameron’s directorial debut, Truth or Dare, won four awards at Shockfest Film Festival on Saturday, January 11th. The vicious torture flick had nine nominations, and Cameron herself won Best Director and Best Actress. Co-star Devanny Pinn won Best Supporting Actress, aka “Sexiest Shockfest Sweetheart,” and Ryan Kiser’s chilling portrayal of “Derik B. Smith” earned him a Best Actor award.

The Truth or Dare screening attracted many a-listers in the indie horror scene including Big Ass Spider! director Mike Mendez, ColdWater director/writer Dave Parker, Isle of Dogs director Tammi Sutton, and Charles de Lauzirika, who produced Blade Runner Final Cut and directed Crave.

Cameron, who...

Charles de Lauzirika has probably been involved with some of your favorite behind-the-scenes footage and DVD extras on classic films like Blade Runner and the cult series “Twin Peaks”.

With Crave (review here) he’s graduating to a new level of filmmaking by directing his first feature about an eccentric photographer who begins to walk down a very dark path. Moving into directing is a good move and a brave one (for anyone) but especially for Lauzirika since DVDs are dropping off more and more and extras are now harder to come by as studios don’t put the effort into new releases quite like they used to.

Crave is certainly a decent first effort but also an effort that Lauzirika himself isn’t completely satisfied with. For anyone looking to direct themselves one day, the below interview should offer some insight and advice for any first-timer.

Dread Central: Working...

While you may not know Charles de Lauzirika’s name offhand, you’ve likely collected a fair amount of his work already. The director of some of the biggest behind the scenes features on DVDs and Blu Rays including the Alien Quadrilogy box set, Blade Runner and The Amazing Spider-man among many others, has just seen his first feature film, Crave, released on VOD, on iTunes and theatrically this month. Crave is intriguing, complicated and immensely entertaining. It’s a film that is on one hand absolutely astounding for the combination of the emotional story arc and the rich world created within that and on the other hand a fascinating examination of a disintegrating mind.

Crave is the story of Aiden (Joshua Lawson), a crime scene photographer in Detroit who is unable reconcile the injustices he sees around him with the disturbing visions in his head. The film is a...

Aiden (Josh Lawson) in Crave has a very active inside voice. Many people witness the effects of crime and violence but Aiden gets a birdseye view through his job as a freelance photographer taking pictures of murder scenes for a living. This hyperstimulation possibly in conjunction with a bit of psychosis leads Aiden to viciously reprimand himself for not stepping up with say two thugs start bothering a young female student on the bus or when an armed bandit bursts into a gas station convenience store. To make matters worse Aiden often fantasizes about what tough Aiden would do in a certain circumstance and its very good and heroic (often leading to beautiful coeds expressing their appreciating for his machismo orally).

Chronicling how the dysfunctional psyche of an emotionally disturbed person who regularly loses themself in a daunting moment can be a challenging prospect for many filmmakers. But first-time feature film writer-director Charles de Lauzirika offers a passionate understanding into the inspirations of a seemingly normal man who’s struggling to cope with his self-professed unhealthy fantasies, in the new drama-thriller, ‘Crave.’ While the main character in the film, Aiden, realizes that his fantasy of eliminating evil from the world as he wins over his true love are at times morbid, his actions showcase how even the most evil thoughts and actions can be borne from the purest intentions ‘Crave’ follows Aiden [ Read More ]

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Phase 4 Films' VOD release of director Charles de Lauzirika's festival favorite Crave is available right now, and to get you geared up for the small screen goodies, we have landed an exclusive clip for you cats to chew on. Check it out!

Lauzirika also wrote the screenplay with Robert Lawton and produced the film with Robert Green. Scott Robinson and Marissa Neiman co-produced the project, which shot in Detroit.

Josh Lawson, Emma Lung, Ron Perlman, and Edward Furlong star.

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Synopsis

Aiden (Josh Lawson) fantasizes about a better life away from his gruesome job as a crime scene photographer working alongside his detective friend Pete (Ron Perlman)--a heroic life where he falls in love with the perfect woman and dispenses justice on the hard streets of Detroit. When he meets the alluring young Virginia (Emma Lung) and...

The world is crazy, and it can make you feel weak, but Charles de Lauzirika's Crave takes fear and frustration and turns it into a meandering bore. De Lauzirika is very aware of his film's influences, and there's no pretention about carving out new territory, but he doesn't show us anything we haven't really seen before. Just as his protagonist looks to find love and strength, Crave stumbles around trying to find a novel idea worth exploring. Further burdened by miscasting and an ill-fitting visual style, the film slogs around, occasionally bumping into a worthwhile performance or relationship, but is ultimately sucked into a void where the harder it tries to find meaning, the less it means anything. Aiden Pogue (Josh Lawson) is a crime scene photographer who, when not looking at the mangled carcasses of murder victims, can only see his inadequacies. He envisions himself as a violent...

Fact: It's impossible to hate Ron Perlman. Okay, so maybe we don't have any actual, statistical evidence on hand to back that up as fact, but we're still pretty sure it's true. There's just something about him that's inherently likeable. Maybe it's that he looks like a battle-hardened teddy bear. Maybe it's because he's great at nailing deadpan comedy. Whatever the case, it's really, really hard to not get excited any time you see Ron Perlman's name in the credits, because it's a guarantee at least one thing in the movie will be good. In the case of Crave, thankfully the entire film is a good, solid thriller about a crime-scene photographer with an increasingly disturbed imagination, but it's Perlman specifically that brings us...

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Crave is the feature debut of Charles de Lauzirika, a man best (un)known for directing/producing DVD special features. So what, you say? Sew buttons on a dead hobo's suit! You know you love yourself some special features, and de Lauzirika is responsible for some quality content on many a quality disc. Hell, his Alien 3 featurettes might be better than the film itself. But does this qualify him to tell a more complex story? The story being that of a crime scene shutterbug named Aiden who becomes increasingly more detached from reality? A tragi-comic character study full of pitch black humor? An unlikely romance with moments of extreme discomfort? A story full of emotion and nuance and gray morality? Because that's the delicate balancing act...

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Director Charles de Lauzirika talks his feature directorial debut Crave, in theaters December 6

Some filmmakers often have various different professions in the film industry before that directorial debut, whether it be writing, editing or working in visual effects, to name a few. Charles de Lauzirika had the opportunity to observe countless A-list filmmakers on the set while working as a producer and director of behind-the-scenes documentaries that are found on the bonus features of Blu-ray and DVD releases, before making his directorial debut with Crave. This indie thriller stars Josh Lawson as Aiden, a freelance crime scene photographer, who makes his living by capturing gruesome murder scenes on film, while he slips into his own equally-dark fantasy world to escape his reality. I recently had the chance to speak with Charles de Lauzirika for Crave, which co-stars Emma Lung and Ron Perlman, about his first feature film, debuting in theaters December 6.

Crave is so close to being the next fantastic piece of pulp cinema to depict vigilante justice, but at the same time, Charles de Lauzirika’s first directorial feature simply treads water for what seems like forever, only climaxing for a short period before going out with a timid whimper. There was no reason for this flick to march past the hour and a half mark, yet I found myself checking my watch an hour into the “mayhem,” only to find close to another hour still remained – causing an exasperated sigh. Like I said, Lauzirika is so close to creating a flashy bit of independent bliss, but our main character’s mental struggle turns out to be nothing but a misleading, long-winded chore.

Aiden (Josh Lawson) goes about his daily life of shooting crime scene photography without much reaction, but deep down inside he wants something more. The corpses he photographs all tell a story,...

Aacta.s decision this year to combine the best TV comedy and best light entertainment series into one category has drawn fire from some of the leading lights of the comedy business.

Actor/director Josh Lawson describes the move as .baffling and insulting for both categories. and complains there is only one category for acting- best performance in a TV comedy- compared with four for acting in TV dramas. .What are we to take away from this - that comedy is somehow easier? That people who work on comedies don't work as hard? That actors who do comedy aren't as talented or as deserving of accolades,. asks Lawson, who stars in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (which opens in Australia on December 19) and in Us thriller Crave (which launches in the Us on Friday). .What a slap in the face for all the hard working, incredibly talented Australians who work...

Check out what's new to rent and own this week on the various streaming services such as cable Movies On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, and, of course, Netflix. Cable Movies On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pretheatrical exclusives for rent, priced from $3-$10, in 24- or 48-hour periods The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (young-adult fantasy; Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower; rated PG-13) The Smurfs 2 (animated; Neil Patrick Harris, Hank Azaria; rated PG) Smash & Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers (jewel-thief documentary; Tomislav Tom Benson, Daniel Vivian; not rated) Crave (drama; Edward Furlong, Ron Perlman, Emma Lung, Josh Lawson; premieres on Mod and in theaters on 12/6; not rated) Live at the Foxes Den (drama; Jackson Rathbone...

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Today, we're happy to bring you an exclusive clip from co-writer and director Charles de Lauzirika’s debut feature, Crave, starring Josh Lawson (House of Lies) and Edward Furlong (Terminator 2: Judgment Day). The story centers on Aiden (Lawson), a crime scene photographer who turns to his active imagination in order to escape the horrors of his environment. The clip features Aiden tracking down Ravi (Furlong) to put some fear into him, and things turn really creepy really fast. Also starring Ron Perlman (Hellboy) and Emma Lung (Triangle), Crave will be available on VOD and in theaters December 6th. Hit the jump to watch our exclusive clip. Check out the clip from Crave below: Synopsis: Aiden (Josh Lawson) craves a better life. A life away from his gruesome job as a crime scene photographer, working alongside his detective friend Pete (Ron Perlman). A meaningful life where he can escape the hard streets of Detroit,...