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The Team Behind ‘Wednesday' Is Bringing the Addams Family Back to Animation
Jeffrey Wright talks The Batman, Part II. Plus, get a look at what's coming on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Alien: Earth. Spoilers away!Variety reports a brand-new sci-fi/horror production company called Void Signal has partnered with Alliance Home Entertainment, 'targeting digital and physical releases across North America, the U.K., and Ireland.' The company's first release, The Healing, will be available this October 7 and star Alyona Mitroshina as 'a woman who flees her abusive husband for a mysterious retreat with friends, where surreal rituals and haunting visions reveal dark secrets.' October 14 will see the release of 'a mix of Terminator and I Spit on Your Grave starring Daria Panchenko as an erotic film star who transforms into a vengeful cyborg,' co-starring William Prociuk, Magui Bravi, and Sofía Gala Castiglione. The company's October 21 release, Holy Mother, stars Eihi Shiina as 'a silent trans woman fighting a brutal organization with chainsaws, lasers, and non-stop carnage.'
Intriguingly, Variety also has word that Richard Stanley (Hardware, The Color Out of Space) has been hired to write the third entry in the killer Winnie the Pooh franchise, Blood & Honey. Production is expected to start early next year.
During a recent episode of Deadline's Crew Call podcast, Wednesday showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar revealed they're working on a new, animated Addams Family movie unrelated to either Wednesday or the 2019 and 2021 films.
We're working on it with Amazon MGM and with Kevin Miserocchi who runs the Addams Foundation, he knew Charles Addams and the keeper of the Addams flame, and with Gail Berman and John Glickman. We're rebooting the animated film franchise. So it won't have anything to do with the two films before it, nor is it connected with this show. It will be a brand new Addams feature. There's not really much we can say about it, because it's in the very early stages.
Speaking with Den of Geek, Jeffrey Wright said he has yet to read the script for The Batman, Part II, but has 'heard some things' and 'respects [Matt] Reeves' Gotham-building skills.'
I haven't read it yet, no. But I've heard some things. I'm liking what I'm hearing. And I have huge respect for Matt's Gotham-building skills. So I'm excited to jump in there and read what he has, which I'm sure will be rich and satisfying to play, and ideally for audiences to take in as well.
Fangoria has a new poster and synopsis for Steven Kostanski's Deathstalker remake.
The Kingdom of Abraxeon lies under siege by the Dreadites, who are looking to resucitate the long-dead sorcerer Nekromemnon, which would spell Abraxeon's annihilation. Taking a cursed amulet from a dead Prince on a battlefield, Deathstalker teams with Doodad to rid himself of the medallion as he's marked by dark magick and hunted by monstrous assassins.
Spoiler TV has images from 'Rend,' this week's episode of Revival. Click through to see the rest.
The truth behind Revival Day is revealed, but at a high price.
Spoiler TV also has images from 'The Shape of Time,' this week's episode of Foundation. More at the link.
A long-awaited reunion turns violent. Day looks for Song. On New Terminus, the Vault opens — and the Mule takes aim.
Meanwhile, the Enterprise crew just kinda hangs out in images from 'The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail,' this week's episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Head over to Spoiler TV for more.
Finally, FX has released a new 'this season on…' trailer for Alien: Earth.
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