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Pick a film genre, any film genre, and Netflix is likely to have you more than covered in terms of viewing options—from the...
Pick a film genre, any film genre, and Netflix is likely to have you more than covered in terms of viewing options—from the...
- 10/20/2023
- by The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
Cool air in the evenings, pumpkins on doorsteps, and Spirit of Halloween stores everywhere you look. Yes, it is the most wonderful time of the year for a certain set of us who like our weather settings left at “autumnal” and our genre of choice to be on the spooky side of things.
With that in mind, one of the most pleasurable things to do each October is curl up with a good horror movie and feel the goosebumps gather on the back of your neck. But how do you know if something is a good horror movie, exactly? You watch it for yourself, or you trust the experts, of course! For instance, the most popular streaming service in the world, Netflix, offers a cornucopia of chillers, but which are the ones that might be worth your time? Our staff has put their heads together and come up with the below list.
With that in mind, one of the most pleasurable things to do each October is curl up with a good horror movie and feel the goosebumps gather on the back of your neck. But how do you know if something is a good horror movie, exactly? You watch it for yourself, or you trust the experts, of course! For instance, the most popular streaming service in the world, Netflix, offers a cornucopia of chillers, but which are the ones that might be worth your time? Our staff has put their heads together and come up with the below list.
- 10/1/2023
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
Three months ago, we heard that James Wan is developing a series adaptation of the 1988 bestseller Stinger, written by Robert R. McCammon, for the Peacock streaming service. Now The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that Patrick Brice, whose credits include Creep, Creep 2, and There’s Someone Inside Your House, is set to direct another McCammon adaptation for Paramount Pictures and Temple Hill Entertainment producers Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey, who were behind last year’s genre hit Smile. The adaptation they’re working on is called He’ll Come Knocking.
Jordan Goldberg and Alex Paraskevas have written the He’ll Come Knocking screenplay adaptation, telling the story of an ex-con who gets a new job in a revitalized factory town in the hopes of turning around his family’s life, only to soon discover that their idyllic suburban dream requires a terrible sacrifice.
This seems to be based on...
Jordan Goldberg and Alex Paraskevas have written the He’ll Come Knocking screenplay adaptation, telling the story of an ex-con who gets a new job in a revitalized factory town in the hopes of turning around his family’s life, only to soon discover that their idyllic suburban dream requires a terrible sacrifice.
This seems to be based on...
- 3/30/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Paramount, the studio whose Scream VI is currently scaring up the box office, continues to bet on horror, picking up spec package He’ll Come Knocking.
Patrick Brice, who last directed the thriller There’s Someone Inside Your House, is on board to direct the feature project, which is written by Jordan Goldberg and Alex Paraskevas.
Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey’s Temple Hill Entertainment, which was behind the surprise horror hit Smile for the studio, is producing Knocking.
Adapting a story by author Robert McCammon, Knocking tells of an ex-con who gets a new job in a revitalized factory town in the hopes of turning around his family’s life, only to soon discover that their idyllic suburban dream requires a terrible sacrifice.
Sources describe the project as being in the tone of the fight-for-your-life survival aspects of such movies as Ready or Not, The Purge and Squid Game.
McCammon...
Patrick Brice, who last directed the thriller There’s Someone Inside Your House, is on board to direct the feature project, which is written by Jordan Goldberg and Alex Paraskevas.
Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey’s Temple Hill Entertainment, which was behind the surprise horror hit Smile for the studio, is producing Knocking.
Adapting a story by author Robert McCammon, Knocking tells of an ex-con who gets a new job in a revitalized factory town in the hopes of turning around his family’s life, only to soon discover that their idyllic suburban dream requires a terrible sacrifice.
Sources describe the project as being in the tone of the fight-for-your-life survival aspects of such movies as Ready or Not, The Purge and Squid Game.
McCammon...
- 3/29/2023
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Henry Cavill has claimed that he was very “close” to being cast as James Bond instead of Daniel Craig.
During an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the 39-year-old actor spoke about his audition experience for Casino Royale and how it apparently came down to him and Craig.
“They told me I was close. They told me it was ultimately down to, and this is what I’ve been told, it was just down to me and Daniel, and I was the younger option,” Cavill said.
“They obviously went with Daniel and I think it was an amazing choice to go with Daniel,” he said. “I probably wasn’t ready at the time and I think Daniel did an incredible job over the past movies, so I’m happy they made that choice.
“It was a fun adventure at the time, and definitely gave me a boost to my career.
During an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the 39-year-old actor spoke about his audition experience for Casino Royale and how it apparently came down to him and Craig.
“They told me I was close. They told me it was ultimately down to, and this is what I’ve been told, it was just down to me and Daniel, and I was the younger option,” Cavill said.
“They obviously went with Daniel and I think it was an amazing choice to go with Daniel,” he said. “I probably wasn’t ready at the time and I think Daniel did an incredible job over the past movies, so I’m happy they made that choice.
“It was a fun adventure at the time, and definitely gave me a boost to my career.
- 10/31/2022
- by Peony Hirwani
- The Independent - Film
Netflix viewers have shared their reactions to the streaming service’s latest true crime release, The Good Nurse.
Released on Netflix earlier this week, The Good Nurse tells the true story of Charles Cullen, a nurse and serial killer who murdered dozens – and possibly hundreds – of patients over the course of 16 years.
You can read about the true story that inspired the film here.
In the Netflix film, Cullen is played by The Danish Girl’s Eddie Redmayne. Jessica Chastain plays Amy Loughren, another nurse.
On social media, viewers shared their reactions to the film, with many expressing shock at the grim details of the real story that inspired it.
“The fact that The Good Nurse on Netflix is a true story is horrifying,” one person wrote.
“I just finished watching The Good Nurse and it was very disturbing that this happened in real life,” wrote another. “As someone who...
Released on Netflix earlier this week, The Good Nurse tells the true story of Charles Cullen, a nurse and serial killer who murdered dozens – and possibly hundreds – of patients over the course of 16 years.
You can read about the true story that inspired the film here.
In the Netflix film, Cullen is played by The Danish Girl’s Eddie Redmayne. Jessica Chastain plays Amy Loughren, another nurse.
On social media, viewers shared their reactions to the film, with many expressing shock at the grim details of the real story that inspired it.
“The fact that The Good Nurse on Netflix is a true story is horrifying,” one person wrote.
“I just finished watching The Good Nurse and it was very disturbing that this happened in real life,” wrote another. “As someone who...
- 10/29/2022
- by Louis Chilton
- The Independent - Film
The creator of The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself has spoken out about the extreme violence and gore in the new Netflix series.
Released on Netflix on Friday (28 October), the eight-part YA series has been well-received by critics and viewers alike.
However, several reviews have made reference to the “horrifying” violence depicted in the show, which follows a teenage boy caught in the middle of a war between witches.
Based on Sally Green’s novel Half Bad, the show was adapted for the screen by writer Joe Barton.
Speaking to Radio Times, Barton discussed his reaction to the extreme violence in the series.
“I remember getting into the edit room on this and just suddenly being, like, ‘Oh s***, it’s really violent!’ I did have, like, a mild panic... like, was the audience for it?
“I think sometimes, especially when you do things for film, you do have...
Released on Netflix on Friday (28 October), the eight-part YA series has been well-received by critics and viewers alike.
However, several reviews have made reference to the “horrifying” violence depicted in the show, which follows a teenage boy caught in the middle of a war between witches.
Based on Sally Green’s novel Half Bad, the show was adapted for the screen by writer Joe Barton.
Speaking to Radio Times, Barton discussed his reaction to the extreme violence in the series.
“I remember getting into the edit room on this and just suddenly being, like, ‘Oh s***, it’s really violent!’ I did have, like, a mild panic... like, was the audience for it?
“I think sometimes, especially when you do things for film, you do have...
- 10/28/2022
- by Louis Chilton
- The Independent - TV
As Halloween approaches, people are looking to Netflix to provide the scares.
Luckily, the streaming giant has plenty to choose from when it comes to horror – although, as with anything, not all scary movies are created equal.
Trust in the guidance of your fellow horror lovers and find seven of the best-reviewed horror films on Netflix below… just in time for Halloween this weekend.
1. Creep 2 (100 per cent)
While the gruesome horror film was released in 2017, many viewers are just now discovering it thanks to its place on Netflix.
The sequel follows on from the 2004 cult favourite Creep, a found-footage psychological horror film (also on Netflix) directed by Patrick Brice, who co-wrote the story with Mark Duplass.
In the original, Duplass plays a stranger who hires a videographer (Brice) to film him for a day, explaining that the idea behind the video is to pass it down to his unborn son.
Luckily, the streaming giant has plenty to choose from when it comes to horror – although, as with anything, not all scary movies are created equal.
Trust in the guidance of your fellow horror lovers and find seven of the best-reviewed horror films on Netflix below… just in time for Halloween this weekend.
1. Creep 2 (100 per cent)
While the gruesome horror film was released in 2017, many viewers are just now discovering it thanks to its place on Netflix.
The sequel follows on from the 2004 cult favourite Creep, a found-footage psychological horror film (also on Netflix) directed by Patrick Brice, who co-wrote the story with Mark Duplass.
In the original, Duplass plays a stranger who hires a videographer (Brice) to film him for a day, explaining that the idea behind the video is to pass it down to his unborn son.
- 10/27/2022
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - Film
The release of Ti West’s ‘Pearl’ this weekend raises the question of which other horror classics would benefit from the prequel treatment.
Ti West has pulled off an impressive feat in 2022 by not only introducing audiences to Maxine, Pearl, and the world of X, but fleshing it out into its own horror trilogy within the span of a year. Pearl builds upon the ideas that Ti West first explored in X, only to push them in new directions and through a completely distinct filter. It’s a movie that both stands on its own, but also immediately makes the viewer want to rewatch X to view the film with greater insight.
Horror prequels debatably have an even more contentious reputation than sequels do since a lot of the time they rob characters or concepts of their initial mystique and a level of suspense is missing since audiences know what lies ahead on some level.
Ti West has pulled off an impressive feat in 2022 by not only introducing audiences to Maxine, Pearl, and the world of X, but fleshing it out into its own horror trilogy within the span of a year. Pearl builds upon the ideas that Ti West first explored in X, only to push them in new directions and through a completely distinct filter. It’s a movie that both stands on its own, but also immediately makes the viewer want to rewatch X to view the film with greater insight.
Horror prequels debatably have an even more contentious reputation than sequels do since a lot of the time they rob characters or concepts of their initial mystique and a level of suspense is missing since audiences know what lies ahead on some level.
- 9/15/2022
- by Daniel Kurland
- bloody-disgusting.com
Two and a half years ago, Sony Pictures came out the winner in a bidding war over the film rights to author Riley Sager’s novel Home Before Dark (pick up a copy Here) – which hadn’t even been published yet at the time. Now the project is finally moving forward, as The Hollywood Reporter breaks the news that Creep and There’s Someone Inside Your House director Patrick Brice has signed on to direct the film, working from a screenplay by The Invitation‘s Blair Butler.
Shawn Levy’s production company 21 Laps Entertainment, one of the companies behind the Netflix series Stranger Things, is producing Home Before Dark, with SVP Emily Morris and creative executive Emily Feher overseeing the project. Since the adaptation is said to be in the “early development” phase, Sony isn’t sharing details on the plot… but since it’s based on Sager’s novel,...
Shawn Levy’s production company 21 Laps Entertainment, one of the companies behind the Netflix series Stranger Things, is producing Home Before Dark, with SVP Emily Morris and creative executive Emily Feher overseeing the project. Since the adaptation is said to be in the “early development” phase, Sony isn’t sharing details on the plot… but since it’s based on Sager’s novel,...
- 8/30/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The terror of found footage horror is predicated on the notion that the characters that shot it ultimately met a fatal end, which fills you with a sense of dread. It's the anticipation of something bad happening, and the latest found footage movie to fill me with similar, albeit slightly different, unease is "Creep."
Director Patrick Brice ("There's Someone Inside Your House") is responsible for bringing the effectively tense "Creep" films to the screen, both of which star Mark Duplass ("Paddleton") as an enigmatic, well, creep who hires people to film him doing things around his house before unleashing the full extent of his much sinister persona. In the first '"Creep," a videographer named Aaron (Brice) is hired on Craigslist to document Duplass' Josef, a supposedly dying father, throughout an average day in order to leave something behind for his son once he's gone. But the longer Aaron spends time with Josef,...
Director Patrick Brice ("There's Someone Inside Your House") is responsible for bringing the effectively tense "Creep" films to the screen, both of which star Mark Duplass ("Paddleton") as an enigmatic, well, creep who hires people to film him doing things around his house before unleashing the full extent of his much sinister persona. In the first '"Creep," a videographer named Aaron (Brice) is hired on Craigslist to document Duplass' Josef, a supposedly dying father, throughout an average day in order to leave something behind for his son once he's gone. But the longer Aaron spends time with Josef,...
- 8/22/2022
- by Matthew Bilodeau
- Slash Film
Slashers are back in a big way here in 2021, and while we continue waiting for Halloween Kills, Netflix has just released the official trailer for an upcoming slasher movie of their own. Patrick Brice, the director of Creep, Creep 2 and Corporate Animals, is back with Netflix‘s There’s Someone Inside Your House, coming to Netflix on October 6, 2021. Check out […]...
- 9/13/2021
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Creep franchise filmmaker and HBO Room 104 director Patrick Brice has boarded The Wild at HBO Max and Warner Max, a project he’ll direct and adapt from the Owen Laukkanen young female suspense novel.
The Wild, from Underlined Paperbacks, centers around Dawn. She’s not a bad person – she’s just made some bad choices: wrong guy, wrong friends, wrong everything. But she wasn’t expecting her parents to pay a boatload of money to ship her off to ‘Out of the Wild’, a wilderness boot camp with a bunch of other messed up kids to learn important “life lessons.” Dawn and the other cubs wind up learning a lot, but not what they expect, for what happens in the woods isn’t what their parents planned. Sometimes plans go very wrong. And this is one of those times. Suddenly Dawn is more scared than she’s ever been in her life.
The Wild, from Underlined Paperbacks, centers around Dawn. She’s not a bad person – she’s just made some bad choices: wrong guy, wrong friends, wrong everything. But she wasn’t expecting her parents to pay a boatload of money to ship her off to ‘Out of the Wild’, a wilderness boot camp with a bunch of other messed up kids to learn important “life lessons.” Dawn and the other cubs wind up learning a lot, but not what they expect, for what happens in the woods isn’t what their parents planned. Sometimes plans go very wrong. And this is one of those times. Suddenly Dawn is more scared than she’s ever been in her life.
- 7/23/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The first two Creep films may have gone straight to streaming, but they’ve amassed a huge fan base in the horror community, and even outside of seasoned fright-seekers, their unique mix of comedy, shocks and found-footage mumblecore has been a winner, with plenty of people warming to the brilliant weirdness of it all, and critical acclaim bolstering both projects.
Some are wondering if Creep 3 is still a possibility, though, and in a new interview with IndieWire, co-creator Mark Duplass has offered an update, saying that they’re still working on the threequel …but it’s not been plain sailing.
“We’ve written it twice, and neither of those stories are good enough, and the reason is we almost didn’t make a Creep 2,” Duplass admitted. “We got lucky making Creep, as cogent as it is considering how we made it, and I didn’t want to disappoint people...
Some are wondering if Creep 3 is still a possibility, though, and in a new interview with IndieWire, co-creator Mark Duplass has offered an update, saying that they’re still working on the threequel …but it’s not been plain sailing.
“We’ve written it twice, and neither of those stories are good enough, and the reason is we almost didn’t make a Creep 2,” Duplass admitted. “We got lucky making Creep, as cogent as it is considering how we made it, and I didn’t want to disappoint people...
- 3/30/2020
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
Patrick Brice, the director of Creep, Creep 2 and the upcoming Corporate Animals, is next directing There’s Someone Inside Your House for Netflix, based on the New York Times bestselling novel by Stephanie Perkins. THR reports today that Sydney Park (“The Walking Dead”) will star alongside Theodore Pellerin, Ashja Cooper, Dale Whibley, Jesse Latourette, Burkely Duffield and Diego Josef. […]...
- 8/14/2019
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Patrick Brice to Direct Netflix’s Adaptation of Stephanie Perkins’ There’S Someone Inside Your House
Patrick Brice's Corporate Animals recently made a splash at the Sundance Film Festival (read Heather Wixson's review here), and the filmmaker behind Creep and Creep 2 already has his next project lined up: an adaptation of Stephanie Perkins' horror novel There's Someone Inside Your House.
Deadline reports that Brice will direct the film adaptation of Perkins' 2017 horror novel for Netflix. Brice will direct from a screenplay written by Henry Gayden, with James Wan’s Atomic Monster and Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps producing the movie.
The adaptation is expected to be "a combination of two different beloved teenage genres: the slashers that came to prominence in the ’80s and ’90s and the character-driven coming of age classics a la John Hughes’ films and American Graffiti."
Although the film's premiere date on the streaming service has yet to be revealed, There's Someone Inside Your House is expected to begin filming this autumn,...
Deadline reports that Brice will direct the film adaptation of Perkins' 2017 horror novel for Netflix. Brice will direct from a screenplay written by Henry Gayden, with James Wan’s Atomic Monster and Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps producing the movie.
The adaptation is expected to be "a combination of two different beloved teenage genres: the slashers that came to prominence in the ’80s and ’90s and the character-driven coming of age classics a la John Hughes’ films and American Graffiti."
Although the film's premiere date on the streaming service has yet to be revealed, There's Someone Inside Your House is expected to begin filming this autumn,...
- 3/14/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Patrick Brice, the director behind Creep, The Overnight, and the Demi Moore-starrer Corporate Animals, has been tapped to direct Netflix’s There’s Someone Inside Your House, a film based on the New York Times bestselling novel by Stephanie Perkins. Shazam! screenwriter Henry Gayden penned the adaptation, which is being produced by Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps and James Wan’s Atomic Monster.
Slated to being production this fall, the pic is described as a combination of two different beloved teenage genres: the slashers that came to prominence in the ’80s and ’90s and the character-driven coming of age classics a la John Hughes’ films and American Graffiti.
Levy and Wan are producing alongside 21 Laps’ Dan Cohen and Atomic Monster’s Michael Clear.
Brice made his directorial feature debut with the found footage horror film Creep, which he wrote and starred in alongside Mark Duplass. The sequel, Creep 2,...
Slated to being production this fall, the pic is described as a combination of two different beloved teenage genres: the slashers that came to prominence in the ’80s and ’90s and the character-driven coming of age classics a la John Hughes’ films and American Graffiti.
Levy and Wan are producing alongside 21 Laps’ Dan Cohen and Atomic Monster’s Michael Clear.
Brice made his directorial feature debut with the found footage horror film Creep, which he wrote and starred in alongside Mark Duplass. The sequel, Creep 2,...
- 3/14/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
When the employees of Incredible Edibles, a comestible silverware start-up, get trapped in a cave during a team-building retreat, it doesn’t take long for these environmentalists to consider cannibalism. Patrick Brice’s “Corporate Animals” is a thin satire on the dog-eat-dog — make that man-eat-man — selfishness of modern capitalism, with a deliciously nasty lead performance by Demi Moore as Lucy, the hypocritical CEO. In the very funny commercial that opens the film, Lucy frames herself as the Earth Mother goddess of a company that she believes will save the planet, while touting her diverse workforce of women, Lgbtq individuals and people of color. But ask the employees of Incredible Edibles if they feel valued, and they’ll blurt something the FCC wouldn’t approve.
Lucy is the boss from Hades by way of Goop, a woman who uses inspirational buzzwords to browbeat her team. To her, taking credit for her employees’ success is “mentorship,...
Lucy is the boss from Hades by way of Goop, a woman who uses inspirational buzzwords to browbeat her team. To her, taking credit for her employees’ success is “mentorship,...
- 2/1/2019
- by Amy Nicholson
- Variety Film + TV
Happy Monday, boils and ghouls! Sure, it’s everyone’s least favorite day of the week, but it also means that we’re just a little bit closer to October 31st, and I think that’s something to celebrate. And what better way to celebrate than by enjoying some of the brilliant horror movies that have come out over the last 20 years?
So, for this installment of “From Streams to Screams,” I wanted to celebrate 31 excellent genre offerings that have come out over the last two decades that are currently streaming on various platforms, including a few very recent titles such as Gareth Evans’ Apostle and Terrified (which destroyed me this weekend).
So, if you’re in the mood for some modern horrors this Halloween season, this curated list might provide you with some inspiration and help you get into the spirit over the next few weeks.
Terrified (Available on...
So, for this installment of “From Streams to Screams,” I wanted to celebrate 31 excellent genre offerings that have come out over the last two decades that are currently streaming on various platforms, including a few very recent titles such as Gareth Evans’ Apostle and Terrified (which destroyed me this weekend).
So, if you’re in the mood for some modern horrors this Halloween season, this curated list might provide you with some inspiration and help you get into the spirit over the next few weeks.
Terrified (Available on...
- 10/16/2018
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Let’s get the requisite reactions out of the way: “Goliath” still isn’t the elite drama its pedigree (and inexplicable recognition from the HFPA) implies it could be, but it’s solid — more so now than in its uneven first season. The story of a drunk but persistent Santa Monica attorney who takes on the big bad powers that be continues to feel like an elevated, elongated episode of any ol’ “Law & Order”-esque procedural. But it’s got a more streamlined arc, and new showrunner Lawrence Trilling proves by season’s end that he’s actually interested in a longer game than eight episodes can contain.
Last season, Billy McBride (Billy Bob Thornton) went after a wrongful death suit and his old law partner in the process. This year, the stakes are still personal, as Billy gets involved with a Los Angeles mayoral candidate who may have...
Last season, Billy McBride (Billy Bob Thornton) went after a wrongful death suit and his old law partner in the process. This year, the stakes are still personal, as Billy gets involved with a Los Angeles mayoral candidate who may have...
- 6/15/2018
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
I was a big fan of both Creep and Creep 2 so I tend to keep a close eye on what director Patrick Brice gets up to. Especially when his next movie features “casual cannibalism.” Nice. The upcoming film is called Corporate Animals (get it?) and today we’ve learned the dark comedy will feature Sharon […]
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- 5/11/2018
- by Mike Sprague
- DreadCentral.com
Sharon Stone is set to star as a megalomanic chief executive in the upcoming comedy Corporate Animals.
Coming from British writer Sam Bain (best known as the co-creator of much-loved U.K. comedy Peep Show) and director Patrick Brice (Blumhouse hit Creep and its follow-up Creep 2), the film also will star Ed Helms, best known for The Hangover and Vacation, and Jessica Williams, soon to be seen in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
Protagonist is handling international sales and will be introducing the project — set to shoot this summer — to buyers in Cannes. UTA and ICM co-rep ...
Coming from British writer Sam Bain (best known as the co-creator of much-loved U.K. comedy Peep Show) and director Patrick Brice (Blumhouse hit Creep and its follow-up Creep 2), the film also will star Ed Helms, best known for The Hangover and Vacation, and Jessica Williams, soon to be seen in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
Protagonist is handling international sales and will be introducing the project — set to shoot this summer — to buyers in Cannes. UTA and ICM co-rep ...
Sharon Stone is set to star as a megalomanic chief executive in the upcoming comedy Corporate Animals.
Coming from British writer Sam Bain (best known as the co-creator of much-loved U.K. comedy Peep Show) and director Patrick Brice (Blumhouse hit Creep and its follow-up Creep 2), the film also will star Ed Helms, best known for The Hangover and Vacation, and Jessica Williams, soon to be seen in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
Protagonist is handling international sales and will be introducing the project — set to shoot this summer — to buyers in Cannes. UTA and ICM co-rep ...
Coming from British writer Sam Bain (best known as the co-creator of much-loved U.K. comedy Peep Show) and director Patrick Brice (Blumhouse hit Creep and its follow-up Creep 2), the film also will star Ed Helms, best known for The Hangover and Vacation, and Jessica Williams, soon to be seen in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
Protagonist is handling international sales and will be introducing the project — set to shoot this summer — to buyers in Cannes. UTA and ICM co-rep ...
The streamer gets worldwide rights to projects including a Ray Romano bromance.
Longtime independent Us filmmakers Jay and Mark Duplass have signed a deal giving Netflix worldwide rights to four of their upcoming projects.
The deal will kick off with the release later this year of an as yet untitled project starring Ray Romano and Mark Duplass. Described by Netflix as “a bittersweet bromance about friendship, mortality and made-up sports,” the film recently finished production.
Alex Lehman directed from a script he wrote with the Duplass brothers. Mel Eslyn, president of the Duplass Brothers company, is producing with Alana Carithers and Sean Bradley.
The Duplass’ relationship with Netflix goes back to 2005, when the brothers’ first feature, The Puffy Chair, was acquired and co-distributed by Netflix’s Red Envelope Entertainment operation.
In 2015 the brothers signed an Svod deal with Netflix covering Lehman’s first feature Blue Jay, Take Me, Creep 2 and the upcoming Duck Butter and [link=tt...
Longtime independent Us filmmakers Jay and Mark Duplass have signed a deal giving Netflix worldwide rights to four of their upcoming projects.
The deal will kick off with the release later this year of an as yet untitled project starring Ray Romano and Mark Duplass. Described by Netflix as “a bittersweet bromance about friendship, mortality and made-up sports,” the film recently finished production.
Alex Lehman directed from a script he wrote with the Duplass brothers. Mel Eslyn, president of the Duplass Brothers company, is producing with Alana Carithers and Sean Bradley.
The Duplass’ relationship with Netflix goes back to 2005, when the brothers’ first feature, The Puffy Chair, was acquired and co-distributed by Netflix’s Red Envelope Entertainment operation.
In 2015 the brothers signed an Svod deal with Netflix covering Lehman’s first feature Blue Jay, Take Me, Creep 2 and the upcoming Duck Butter and [link=tt...
- 2/22/2018
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
Netflix and filmmakers Jay and Mark Duplass have signed a worldwide rights deal that will see the brothers’ next four movies stream exclusively on the streaming service. The first film in the deal is a comedic drama starring Ray Romano and Mark Duplass. The deal comes after the parties signed an exclusive worldwide Svod rights deal in 2015 that included the films Blue Jay, Take Me, Creep 2 and the upcoming Duck Butter and Outside In. Netflix’s Red Envelope Entertainment…...
- 2/21/2018
- Deadline
Jay and Mark Duplass have signed a new four-picture deal with Netflix, which will start with an untitled film starring Ray Romano, Netflix announced Wednesday.
Netflix’s relationship with the Duplass brothers goes back to their first feature film, “The Puffy Chair,” which Netflix’s Red Envelope Entertainment co-distributed in 2005. In 2015, Netflix signed an Svod deal with the brothers that included “Blue Jay,” “Take Me” and “Creep 2,” as well as the upcoming “Duck Butter” and “Outside In.”
The previous agreement gave Netflix exclusive worldwide SVOD distribution rights after a short theatrical window.
Netflix’s relationship with the Duplass brothers goes back to their first feature film, “The Puffy Chair,” which Netflix’s Red Envelope Entertainment co-distributed in 2005. In 2015, Netflix signed an Svod deal with the brothers that included “Blue Jay,” “Take Me” and “Creep 2,” as well as the upcoming “Duck Butter” and “Outside In.”
The previous agreement gave Netflix exclusive worldwide SVOD distribution rights after a short theatrical window.
- 2/21/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
This week, Andy Triefenbach, Mike Hassler and Jeremy Jones are joined by friend and listener, Michael Allen, to discuss the works and adaptations of Stephen King.
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Show Notes:
00:02:15 – What We’ve Been Watching
Jeremy – Fright Night Part II, Fade to Black, Dead Heat, Slasher Season 2, Insidious: The Last Key
Michael – Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, Deranged, Gravity Falls and listening to Atlanta Monster
Mike – Fright Night Part II, Fright Night, You’re So Cool Brewster, C.H.U.D., The Cloverfield Paradox, Turbo Kid, It
Andy – Creep 2, 47 Meters Down
00:25:41 – #GetUpInDemGuts: Stephen King
01:08:00 – Horrorlimination
01:40:10 – Killer Track: “Rock Until You Drop” from The Monster Squad by Michael Sembello
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Show Notes:
00:02:15 – What We’ve Been Watching
Jeremy – Fright Night Part II, Fade to Black, Dead Heat, Slasher Season 2, Insidious: The Last Key
Michael – Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, Deranged, Gravity Falls and listening to Atlanta Monster
Mike – Fright Night Part II, Fright Night, You’re So Cool Brewster, C.H.U.D., The Cloverfield Paradox, Turbo Kid, It
Andy – Creep 2, 47 Meters Down
00:25:41 – #GetUpInDemGuts: Stephen King
01:08:00 – Horrorlimination
01:40:10 – Killer Track: “Rock Until You Drop” from The Monster Squad by Michael Sembello
Follow @destroythebrain on Twitter and Instagram
Follow us individually on Twitter:
Andy on Twitter at @triefy
Mike on Twitter via @hasslez
Jeremy on Twitter via @jbonezy...
- 2/16/2018
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
2017 was a horrific year, but it was also a great year for horror cinema. 2016 gave us some instant classics, but I would argue that this year’s offerings were more diverse, fascinating, and forward-thinking. There were mainstream films—It, Annabelle: Creation, and Happy Death Day, to name a few—that I didn’t personally love, but their success has paved the way for more genre cinema overall. We’re finally seeing stories that reflect our times. I had the honor of witnessing this upsurge of conversation and success at Sitges’ 50th anniversary event, which was my cinematic and personal highlight of the year.
In terms of television, Twin Peaks: The Return has to go down in history as one of broadcasted horror’s best moments. Lynch dialed up the intensity and the surrealism in his new installment, and the result was stunning—not only spiritually terrifying, but beautiful and moving as well.
In terms of television, Twin Peaks: The Return has to go down in history as one of broadcasted horror’s best moments. Lynch dialed up the intensity and the surrealism in his new installment, and the result was stunning—not only spiritually terrifying, but beautiful and moving as well.
- 1/6/2018
- by Ben Larned
- DailyDead
We may only have several home entertainment releases for this Tuesday, but as the saying goes, “quality over quantity,” because this bunch of Blu-rays and DVDs are a stellar lot of films. One of my favorite horror films of 2017, Mark Duplass’ Creep 2, makes its way home on November 28th courtesy of The Orchard, and Scream Factory has given Rob Reiner’s adaptation of Stephen King’s Misery the Collector’s Edition treatment (and deservedly so).
For you cult film fans, both Death Laid an Egg and Deathdream (aka Dead of Night) get the HD treatment this week, and other notable releases this Tuesday include M.F.A., Rememory, Super Dark Times, Woodshock, and Trailer Trauma 4: Television Trauma.
Creep 2 (The Orchard, DVD)
Sara, a video artist primarily focused on creating intimacy with lonely men, thinks she may have found the subject of her dreams after coming across a stranger’s online post.
For you cult film fans, both Death Laid an Egg and Deathdream (aka Dead of Night) get the HD treatment this week, and other notable releases this Tuesday include M.F.A., Rememory, Super Dark Times, Woodshock, and Trailer Trauma 4: Television Trauma.
Creep 2 (The Orchard, DVD)
Sara, a video artist primarily focused on creating intimacy with lonely men, thinks she may have found the subject of her dreams after coming across a stranger’s online post.
- 11/28/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Just the other day we shared with you guys an exclusive interview with Partick Brice, the director of the Mark Duplass-starring found footage flicks Creep and Creep 2. Today we have the awesome news that the killer sequel Creep 2 (review) will be hitting Netflix streaming on December 23rd. The original creeptastic motion picture is […]
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- 11/22/2017
- by Mike Sprague
- DreadCentral.com
Patrick Brice blipped onto our radar a couple of years back with his audacious horror film debut, Creep. He directed the film, plus he cowrote and co-starred in it with Mark Duplass (interview) (Baghead, Manson Family Vacation). Creep introduced Aaron, an affable serial killer who lures people to his remote cabin by placing ads promising […]
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- 11/20/2017
- by Staci Layne Wilson
- DreadCentral.com
Ah, December. A time for sipping hot beverages, retail therapy, and gathering the family around the television. This holiday season, Netflix will add blockbuster comedies new and old to its collection, as well as some more artistic fare fresh from festival circuit. Next month on the streaming platform, home viewers can catch the comedic stylings of Chris Pratt in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” in case they missed it in theaters. If you prefer something a little darker, the Wachowskis’ dystopian epic “V for Vendetta” will also be available.
Read More:‘American Crime Story: Versace’ Trailer: Ryan Murphy’s FX Series Goes Back to the ’90s for Fashion World Murder
Jim Carrey may be recently known for his painting skills and red carpet nihilism, but back in the ’90s he was just “Ace Ventura.” Beginning in December, you can revisit both “Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls” and “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.
Read More:‘American Crime Story: Versace’ Trailer: Ryan Murphy’s FX Series Goes Back to the ’90s for Fashion World Murder
Jim Carrey may be recently known for his painting skills and red carpet nihilism, but back in the ’90s he was just “Ace Ventura.” Beginning in December, you can revisit both “Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls” and “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.
- 11/20/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
You never know where the strangers corners of cyberspace will lead you... A sequel to 2014's found footage breakthrough Creep, Patrick Brice's Creep 2 is coming to Netflix this December after its initial October digital release from The Orchard.
According to multiple sources, including EW, a downloadable version of Creep 2 will be available on Netflix beginning Saturday, December 23rd, giving you and the family a creepy found footage experience to put on your holiday viewing schedules.
Directed by Patrick Brice from a screenplay he wrote with Mark Duplass, Creep 2 stars Duplass and Desiree Akhavan. In case you missed them, check out Heather Wixson's interviews with the cast and crew of Creep 2, as well as Ben Larned's Sitges review of the sequel, which he said "improves on the original's complexity and dread."
"Creep 2 stars Akhavan as Sara, a video artist whose primary focus is creating intimacy with lonely men.
According to multiple sources, including EW, a downloadable version of Creep 2 will be available on Netflix beginning Saturday, December 23rd, giving you and the family a creepy found footage experience to put on your holiday viewing schedules.
Directed by Patrick Brice from a screenplay he wrote with Mark Duplass, Creep 2 stars Duplass and Desiree Akhavan. In case you missed them, check out Heather Wixson's interviews with the cast and crew of Creep 2, as well as Ben Larned's Sitges review of the sequel, which he said "improves on the original's complexity and dread."
"Creep 2 stars Akhavan as Sara, a video artist whose primary focus is creating intimacy with lonely men.
- 11/20/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Here at Et, we’re obsessed with a lot of things -- and this is what we’re most excited about this week:
Why We’re Obsessed With ‘Mudbound’
Mudbound follows two families -- the McAllans and the Jacksons -- as they deal with the effects of war, race and poverty in a 1940s Mississippi Delta. Anchored by an impressive cast, including Carey Mulligan, Garrett Hedlund, Jason Mitchell, Jason Clarke and a standout performance by Mary J. Blige, and directed by Dee Rees, this film is poised to make history as the film continues to garner awards buzz for Blige and Rees, who could become the first black woman nominated for the Best Director Oscar. The period drama also boasts a female-led crew, which Blige found empowering. “We’re taking our place in the world. We’re not just homemakers and baby-makers and just to be harassed. We are equals and I feel like I’m part...
Why We’re Obsessed With ‘Mudbound’
Mudbound follows two families -- the McAllans and the Jacksons -- as they deal with the effects of war, race and poverty in a 1940s Mississippi Delta. Anchored by an impressive cast, including Carey Mulligan, Garrett Hedlund, Jason Mitchell, Jason Clarke and a standout performance by Mary J. Blige, and directed by Dee Rees, this film is poised to make history as the film continues to garner awards buzz for Blige and Rees, who could become the first black woman nominated for the Best Director Oscar. The period drama also boasts a female-led crew, which Blige found empowering. “We’re taking our place in the world. We’re not just homemakers and baby-makers and just to be harassed. We are equals and I feel like I’m part...
- 11/14/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Filmmaker and actor Mark Duplass won’t be seeing “Daddy’s Home 2” this weekend, and in a new tweet, he’s made his disdain clear to his 400,000 Twitter followers. Instead, Duplass would rather see one of many other great movies also on the big screen this weekend, and perhaps his followers will be encouraged to follow suit.
I like many of the people involved so I hate to do this but I must say Nope No Way to “Daddy’s Home 2” bc it stars Mel Gibson and it’s 2017 and there are plenty of great movies to see this weekend in theaters.
— Mark Duplass (@MarkDuplass) November 9, 2017
Gibson — an Oscar-winning director and producer for “Braveheart,” plus one of the most commercially-successful actors of the ’80s and ’90s — has been the source of several off-screen controversies during his decades in the industry. In 1991, he made disparaging comments about gay men when speaking...
I like many of the people involved so I hate to do this but I must say Nope No Way to “Daddy’s Home 2” bc it stars Mel Gibson and it’s 2017 and there are plenty of great movies to see this weekend in theaters.
— Mark Duplass (@MarkDuplass) November 9, 2017
Gibson — an Oscar-winning director and producer for “Braveheart,” plus one of the most commercially-successful actors of the ’80s and ’90s — has been the source of several off-screen controversies during his decades in the industry. In 1991, he made disparaging comments about gay men when speaking...
- 11/9/2017
- by Jenna Marotta
- Indiewire
Earlier this summer, filmmakers Mark and Jay Duplass, alongside Seed&Spark, the film-focused crowdfunding platform with built-in distribution, announced a brand new initiative designed to find and bolster new filmmaking talent all over the country. Their Hometown Heroes partnership was designed to challenge “filmmakers from all over the country to tell stories that have never been told from wherever they are,” including a large-scale call for crowdfunding campaigns for narrative feature films on the Seed&Spark platform.
Submissions opened for the initiative in August and the rally launched on September 12, when the 73 participating films began their crowdfunding campaigns. All campaigns closed on October 13. More than $860,000 was raised across all rally projects, who also amassed a total of 63,000 followers in the 30-day period.
Read More:Mark and Jay Duplass’ Ambitious Crowdfunding Campaign Gets a Major Boost In Its First Week
Up to five winning projects were eligible to be picked from those that applied,...
Submissions opened for the initiative in August and the rally launched on September 12, when the 73 participating films began their crowdfunding campaigns. All campaigns closed on October 13. More than $860,000 was raised across all rally projects, who also amassed a total of 63,000 followers in the 30-day period.
Read More:Mark and Jay Duplass’ Ambitious Crowdfunding Campaign Gets a Major Boost In Its First Week
Up to five winning projects were eligible to be picked from those that applied,...
- 11/8/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Mark Duplass’ magnetically terrifying “Josef”/”Aaron”/”Peachfuzz” is back in director Patrick Brice‘s just-released Creep 2 (read my review), a strange and wonderful sequel that takes the story of the titular character down a deeply fascinating new path. If you haven’t seen it, or the first film, watch them Both immediately. So then, what’s the future of the series? […]...
- 10/31/2017
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Girl Talk is a weekly look at women in film — past, present, and future.
For the vast majority of female filmmakers, the second-film slump is real. Getting that first movie made might sound like the biggest challenge for any fledgling filmmaker, but for so many women in the industry, turning first film buzz into new opportunities is an uphill battle that few can win. For “Appropriate Behavior” filmmaker and star Desiree Akhavan, the realization that her status as a festival darling wasn’t going to automatically translate into a huge Hollywood career came hard. Good thing she didn’t really want that anyway.
“Because I had only made one feature and I was a woman, I didn’t have the best opportunities,” Akhavan told IndieWire. “It’s crazy when I think of men who premiere a first film at Sundance and then get offered franchises. That was not happening to me,...
For the vast majority of female filmmakers, the second-film slump is real. Getting that first movie made might sound like the biggest challenge for any fledgling filmmaker, but for so many women in the industry, turning first film buzz into new opportunities is an uphill battle that few can win. For “Appropriate Behavior” filmmaker and star Desiree Akhavan, the realization that her status as a festival darling wasn’t going to automatically translate into a huge Hollywood career came hard. Good thing she didn’t really want that anyway.
“Because I had only made one feature and I was a woman, I didn’t have the best opportunities,” Akhavan told IndieWire. “It’s crazy when I think of men who premiere a first film at Sundance and then get offered franchises. That was not happening to me,...
- 10/27/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit platforms. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
Atomic Blonde (David Leitch)
There’s a bargain underlying the whole of Atomic Blonde, wherein director David Leitch wavers between its more cheeky qualities and its adherence to the conventions of generic spy fare. The film is, by definition, “cool” in every sense. Despite some wonky plotting best described as Diet John le Carré and a heavy-handed soundtrack that occasionally gets in its own way, Charlize Theron plows full...
Atomic Blonde (David Leitch)
There’s a bargain underlying the whole of Atomic Blonde, wherein director David Leitch wavers between its more cheeky qualities and its adherence to the conventions of generic spy fare. The film is, by definition, “cool” in every sense. Despite some wonky plotting best described as Diet John le Carré and a heavy-handed soundtrack that occasionally gets in its own way, Charlize Theron plows full...
- 10/27/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Patrick Brice‘s sequel to the unnerving and blackly comic Creep will be hitting digital platforms on October 24th. Creep 2 once again follows the exploits of stage 5 clinger and all around socially inept psychotic played by Mark Duplass. This time around he takes on the pseudonym of Aaron (his victim’s name from the previous film) who is searching […]...
- 10/26/2017
- by Zachary Paul
- bloody-disgusting.com
These days, it would be difficult to deny the appeal of living in an idyllic mountain town where time stands still — the kind of place that’s easily forgotten by the outside world, and where the outside world is easily forgotten in turn. And yet, all the rustic beauty in the world can’t stop Nora (Marie Leuenberger) from feeling like she’s been left behind.
A modest housewife in the postcard-perfect Swiss canton of Appenzell, her days are spent feeding her boorish husband (Max Simonischek), spoiling their two sons, and cleaning up after her old-fashioned father-in-law, who really needs to find a better hiding spot for his porn magazines. The year is 1971, and Nora can feel the fires of change burning all around her, hear the whispers about women’s liberation that are carried up the hills on the wind, but that’s the thing about living in such...
A modest housewife in the postcard-perfect Swiss canton of Appenzell, her days are spent feeding her boorish husband (Max Simonischek), spoiling their two sons, and cleaning up after her old-fashioned father-in-law, who really needs to find a better hiding spot for his porn magazines. The year is 1971, and Nora can feel the fires of change burning all around her, hear the whispers about women’s liberation that are carried up the hills on the wind, but that’s the thing about living in such...
- 10/26/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
“Creep 2” is one of the better horror sequels of recent memory. There’s not a lot that I can say about its plot without spoiling some major elements of this oddly innovative film, so I will refrain, in this review, from doing very much plot summary at all.
Suffice it to say that after a brief cold open involving Karan Soni (“Deadpool“) the film contains itself to two characters: Mark Duplass’s Aaron (a name that will have significance to fans of the first “Creep”) and Desiree Akhavan’s (the writer-director-star of 2015’s breakout indie rom-com “Appropriate Behavior”) Sara.
Continue reading ‘Creep 2’ Is A Horror Sequel That Might Make You Cry [Review] at The Playlist.
Suffice it to say that after a brief cold open involving Karan Soni (“Deadpool“) the film contains itself to two characters: Mark Duplass’s Aaron (a name that will have significance to fans of the first “Creep”) and Desiree Akhavan’s (the writer-director-star of 2015’s breakout indie rom-com “Appropriate Behavior”) Sara.
Continue reading ‘Creep 2’ Is A Horror Sequel That Might Make You Cry [Review] at The Playlist.
- 10/25/2017
- by Eli Fine
- The Playlist
There are no talking heads in “One of Us,” Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady’s expertly crafted portrait of three ex-Hasidic Jews adjusting to secular life. Refreshingly, the interviews in this tense documentary take place on the move; there is a restless energy to the way Luzer drives around Los Angeles in search of auditions, or Etty’s furtive glances through shuttered blinds. The three subjects of “One of Us” are always looking over their shoulders, whether in precaution of real threats or just to make sense of the brave new world in which they find themselves.
Centering on only three subjects, Ewing and Grady keep the film’s focus narrow and intimately human. Luzer is the most charismatic of the bunch; an aspiring actor who got his start playing Hasidic characters, he learned about the secular world as a teenager by secretly watching movies in his car. “The plan...
Centering on only three subjects, Ewing and Grady keep the film’s focus narrow and intimately human. Luzer is the most charismatic of the bunch; an aspiring actor who got his start playing Hasidic characters, he learned about the secular world as a teenager by secretly watching movies in his car. “The plan...
- 10/25/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
The found footage horror film is, for the most part, dead. The cause of death was overexposure – after producers realized how quick and easy (and cheap!) it would be to create such films, the multiplexes became choked with them. You couldn’t swing a dead cat without hitting a found footage/faux documentary chiller (note: please […]
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- 10/25/2017
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
‘Creep 2’ Review: There’s Nothing Scarier Than Mark Duplass With a Ponytail in This Blumhouse Sequel
“Creep 2” barely gets to the end of the first act before Mark Duplass stands naked in front of the camera with a dopey grin on his face. It’s not the actor-director’s first rodeo (he also bared all on HBO’s “Togetherness”), but it’s an unusual decision in the context of goofy found footage horror-comedy, not to mention a sequel to one. That should give you an indication of the peculiar ambitions of this microbudget franchise, which takes the familiar mold of privileged white guy problems and turns them into a nightmare.
Patrick Brice’s 2014 Blumhouse-produced “Creep” stood out from the Paranormal Activities of the world in that the monster was essentially a variation on the Duplassian doofus he’s played in countless freewheeling comedies since he and his brother Jay’s breakthrough directorial debut “The Puffy Chair.” In “Creep,” he spent most of the movie as...
Patrick Brice’s 2014 Blumhouse-produced “Creep” stood out from the Paranormal Activities of the world in that the monster was essentially a variation on the Duplassian doofus he’s played in countless freewheeling comedies since he and his brother Jay’s breakthrough directorial debut “The Puffy Chair.” In “Creep,” he spent most of the movie as...
- 10/25/2017
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
In 2014's under-the-radar Creep, Mark Duplass played a weirdo toying with a stranger he met through Craigslist, leaving the man (and, crucially, the audience) wondering for a painfully long time just what kind of mess he has stumbled into.
Having finally let the cat out of the bag in the pic's violent climax, director/co-writer Patrick Brice has a different job in Creep 2: Since viewers know Duplass (Brice's co-writer) is a psychopathic killer, how does he recreate the first film's atmosphere of nervous-laughter uncertainty? Not only finding a successful answer to that but wringing some surprising laughs out along the...
Having finally let the cat out of the bag in the pic's violent climax, director/co-writer Patrick Brice has a different job in Creep 2: Since viewers know Duplass (Brice's co-writer) is a psychopathic killer, how does he recreate the first film's atmosphere of nervous-laughter uncertainty? Not only finding a successful answer to that but wringing some surprising laughs out along the...
- 10/24/2017
- by John DeFore
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
America’s most congenial serial killer is back! Mark Duplass returns as Aaron in Creep 2 available today on Video on Demand!’
Desiree Akhavan (“Girls”, Appropriate Behavior) stars as Sara, a video artist whose primary focus is creating intimacy with lonely men. After finding an ad online for “video work,” she thinks she may have found the subject of her dreams. She drives to a remote house in the forest and meets a man claiming to be a serial killer (Mark Duplass, reprising his role from the previous film). Unable to resist the chance to create a truly shocking piece of art, she agrees to spend the day with him. However, as the day goes on she discovers she may have dug herself into a hole she can’t escape.
Th critics love Creep 2:
“A blackly hilarious, increasingly intense showdown between two very engaging and unusual characters.”
– Meredith Borders,...
Desiree Akhavan (“Girls”, Appropriate Behavior) stars as Sara, a video artist whose primary focus is creating intimacy with lonely men. After finding an ad online for “video work,” she thinks she may have found the subject of her dreams. She drives to a remote house in the forest and meets a man claiming to be a serial killer (Mark Duplass, reprising his role from the previous film). Unable to resist the chance to create a truly shocking piece of art, she agrees to spend the day with him. However, as the day goes on she discovers she may have dug herself into a hole she can’t escape.
Th critics love Creep 2:
“A blackly hilarious, increasingly intense showdown between two very engaging and unusual characters.”
– Meredith Borders,...
- 10/24/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
A few years ago I was able to watch a screener of a little movie I hadn’t heard of called Creep. I was completely unprepared; this was a unique, comedic horror movie that turned lovable every-man Mark Duplass into a sadistic, uncomfortable, humorous serial killer. Also, Peachfuzz. About a year later it popped up on Netflix to catch a slew of equally unprepared folks around the globe. It’s a movie I don’t hear people talk about nearly enough, but it’s got a nice following. It’s only appropriate that up until a few weeks ago I wasn’t even aware there was a second film being made, let alone releasing in time for Halloween.
We catch up with Aaron, formerly known as Josef (Mark Duplass) in the midst of a midlife crisis of sorts. He’s almost 40 now and he’s lost his lust for murder.
We catch up with Aaron, formerly known as Josef (Mark Duplass) in the midst of a midlife crisis of sorts. He’s almost 40 now and he’s lost his lust for murder.
- 10/24/2017
- by Mike Hassler
- Destroy the Brain
This week, Creep 2 is set to finally make its debut, and to get you guys primed for the sequel’s release, we have an interview with one of the film’s co-stars, Desiree Akhavan, who finds her character, Sara, squaring off against the sadistic yet charming sociopath played by Mark Duplass.
Daily Dead recently caught up with Akhavan and during our chat, she discussed getting to play around with gender stereotypes in Creep 2, collaborating with both Duplass and director Patrick Brice, and how her experiences on this project helped her adapt as a filmmaker when she embarked on directing her second feature following this sequel.
I know you and Mark had known each other socially prior to you coming on board for this sequel, but I would love to hear, from your perspective, what it was that you saw in the character of Sara that you really wanted to dig around in.
Daily Dead recently caught up with Akhavan and during our chat, she discussed getting to play around with gender stereotypes in Creep 2, collaborating with both Duplass and director Patrick Brice, and how her experiences on this project helped her adapt as a filmmaker when she embarked on directing her second feature following this sequel.
I know you and Mark had known each other socially prior to you coming on board for this sequel, but I would love to hear, from your perspective, what it was that you saw in the character of Sara that you really wanted to dig around in.
- 10/23/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
We’re only a few days away now from the release of Patrick Brice’s Creep 2, the sequel to his sleeper found footage hit that features a lovable sociopath played by Mark Duplass who hires a videographer to capture a day in his life, but he has some sinister plans for the unsuspecting filmmaker (who was played by Creep director Brice) that might have some bearing on how this “film” turns out.
Daily Dead recently spoke with Brice about returning for Creep 2, and how the pressure of creating a sequel was an initial challenge that he and co-writer Duplass had to overcome. Brice also discussed the deliberate choice of pitting Duplass’ character against a woman this time around (played by Desiree Akhavan), working against the stigma of “found footage,” and more.
I’m so glad you guys got to come back for a sequel, and congrats on what...
Daily Dead recently spoke with Brice about returning for Creep 2, and how the pressure of creating a sequel was an initial challenge that he and co-writer Duplass had to overcome. Brice also discussed the deliberate choice of pitting Duplass’ character against a woman this time around (played by Desiree Akhavan), working against the stigma of “found footage,” and more.
I’m so glad you guys got to come back for a sequel, and congrats on what...
- 10/20/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
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