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See - Sada Elbalad
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
"The Black Phone 2" Is More Violent, Scarier, More Graphic, Says Director Scott Derrickson
Yara Sameh "Dead is just a word," that's the message behind Universal and Blumhouse's "The Black Phone 2". The official trailer unveiled Sunday at CCXP Mexico, a pop culture convention being held in Mexico City over the weekend. The movie is the sequel to the surprise 2022 hit that grossed $161 million against an $18 million budget. Based on a short story by Joe Hill, the son of Stephen King, the movie introduced audiences to the Grabber, a masked serial killer who abducts children, locking them up in his basement. One such kid, however, finds an unplugged but haunted rotary phone that connects him to the ghosts of the previous snatched boys, and in that a possible way out. The movie ends with the Grabber dead, so how is he back? The trailer shows builds to a chilling phone conversation between our hero, played by a returning Mason Thames, and the Grabber, once again played by Ethan Hawke, with the latter telling the teen, 'You of all people should know that dead is just a word.' Then the trailer unleashes a barrage of horror images. In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, Director and co-writer Scott Derrickson elaboratedthe nature of ghost stories. 'The first movie was a ghost movie but all the ghosts were victims, which is typical, a ghost story,' he said prior to the trailer 's reveal. 'But in this one, you've got a ghost that is a villain.' With the first movie, Derrickson tapped into his Denver childhood, where bullies and violence were common. For the new movie, he drew on his high school experience of going to winter camps in the Rocky Mountains. The severity of the weather, the environment and the surrounding Rockies contributed to the tone of the sequel. The difference between middle school and high school ages of the characters is the big change in tone. 'A middle school coming-of-age horror movie is a different animal than a high school coming-of-age horror film,' Derrickson added. 'A there's a ratcheting up of intensity because of that.' Derrickson wasn't necessarily planning on a sequel to "Black Phone" but said Hill wrote to him a month or two after the movie came out with some ideas. And having it set in the high school years proved appealing, especially when he worked out the timing in his head. 'I thought if I go make another movie first and don't make a sequel now like you're supposed to, then by the time I finish, these kids are all going to be in high school,' he explained. The movie he did was the large-budgeted monster Apple TV+ movie titled "The Gorge" with Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller. 'And I can return to these characters in this different stage of their lives.' And because of that, "Black Phone 2" is more of a horror film than the first movie, which he considers to be a supernatural thriller. 'It is certainly more violent, scarier, more graphic,' he said. 'And part of that is because of the age of the kids.' read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies News Flights suspended at Port Sudan Airport after Drone Attacks News Shell Unveils Cost-Cutting, LNG Growth Plan
Perth Now
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Miles Teller signs on to comedy movie Possum Song
Miles Teller is to star in the comedy film 'Possum Song'. The 38-year-old actor is to lead 'Sing Sing' director Greg Kwedar's upcoming flick as a Nashville star who had secretly stolen the songs for his hit debut album. 'Possum Song' will follow singer Eddie (Teller) as he faces mounting pressure to finish his follow-up solo album - or risk losing everything. With a new wife and a baby on the way and just as hope begins to fade, he encounters an unlikely source of inspiration: a magical possum with extraordinary musical talent. But their collaboration comes at a steep and potentially perilous price. As well as starring in the movie, Teller is to produce 'Possum Song' with Lee Stobby, while Kwedar and Clint Bentley also produce under their Ethos banner. Kwedar will be working from a script written by Isaac Adamson, while FilmNation Entertainment is to produce and fully finance the movie. FilmNation Entertainment's President of Motion Pictures Ben Browning told Deadline: "This is a one-of-a-kind film. "Greg's vision, Isaac's hilarious script and the magnetic performance of Miles Teller will create the kind of cinematic ride that audiences are craving - with showstopping music, visceral shocks, possums, humor and emotion." This comes just after it was reported Teller would star in director Paul Downs Colaizzo's 'Winter Games' for Paramount Pictures. Sources told Deadline that 'The Gorge' star is attached to the project and will also serve as a producer alongside Tim and Trevor White. The film – which was written by Colaizzo and Pat Cunnane - explores the intense pressure faced by athletes at the Winter Olympics, centring on two main characters: a self-destructive hockey legend and an overlooked skier. Set in the Olympic Village, the story follows their intertwined journeys of romance, redemption, and the pursuit of gold. Teller is no stranger to collaborating with Paramount Pictures, having starred in the 2022 blockbuster 'Top Gun: Maverick' alongside Tom Cruise, Glen Powell, Jennifer Connelly, and the late Val Kilmer, who passed away last month at the age of 65. 'Winter Games' also marks a reunion for Teller with producers Tim and Trevor White and writer Cunnane - the team behind the upcoming romantic comedy 'Eternity', which co-stars Elizabeth Olsen and Callum Turner. Teller is gearing up for a busy end to 2025, following news that he and Casey Affleck will star in the upcoming manhunt thriller 'Wild Game', written and directed by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Jason Hall. The 'Whiplash' actor previously collaborated with Hall on the 2017 drama 'Thank You for Your Service', and expressed his excitement about reuniting for this new project. He said: "I'm really looking forward to reuniting with Jason Hall on 'Wild Game'. "We've had a great collaboration in the past, and I know he's going to bring incredible depth to this story. Claude Dallas is such a complex and layered character—tough, relentless, and living by his own code. I can't wait to get started with this team."
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Vandal-hit rowing club names new boats after donors
A historic rowing club which last year suffered an act of vandalism, causing thousands of pounds' worth of damage, is celebrating a change in fortunes by officially naming its new boats. In February 2024, a boat at Ironbridge Rowing Club, based in Shropshire's Ironbridge Gorge, was torn from its racking and smashed on the floor. A fundraiser collected £5,000, with further donations and funding allowing the club to purchase three new vessels - which were christened on Sunday. "We had just a small amount of fizz poured over the bows - you definitely don't smash the bottle over them," said club chair Gail Thomas. "It was a fantastic day." The club used the money raised to buy a new lightweight double scull but also secured matched funding from the Rowing Foundation to buy two single sculls for use by lightweight junior members. Much of the money was raised by local residents and businesses, including Dale End Cafe, The Toy Box, The Butchers Bar and Merrythought Bears, which was reflected in the club's choice of names for the new boats. "The new double scull will be called The Gorge in recognition of all the people and businesses who donated to making the purchase happen," said Stewart Plant, the club captain. "At the same time, it is wonderful to recognise the support that Merrythought has given the club over the years by naming the first of our new cadet sculls Merrythought. The other single scull was named Sunnyside by the junior squad. "The yellow canvas not only makes the boat look like a sunny side up egg," explained Mr Plant, "but also after the area of Coalbrookdale known as Sunniside Avenue that used to look down on our former majestic neighbours, the Ironbridge power station." Founded in 1870, the club is known for running one of the oldest rowing races in the West Midlands, the Ironbridge Weekend Regatta, which this year will be held on the weekend of 28 and 29 June. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. Rowing club thankful for support after vandalism Repeated flooding puts our future at risk - rowers Full regatta returns for first time since pandemic Ironbridge Rowing Club The Rowing Foundation
BBC News
14-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Vandal-hit Ironbridge Rowing Club names new boats after donors
A historic rowing club which last year suffered an act of vandalism, causing thousands of pounds' worth of damage, is celebrating a change in fortunes by officially naming its new February 2024, a boat at Ironbridge Rowing Club, based in Shropshire's Ironbridge Gorge, was torn from its racking and smashed on the floor.A fundraiser collected £5,000, with further donations and funding allowing the club to purchase three new vessels - which were christened on Sunday."We had just a small amount of fizz poured over the bows - you definitely don't smash the bottle over them," said club chair Gail Thomas. "It was a fantastic day." The club used the money raised to buy a new lightweight double scull but also secured matched funding from the Rowing Foundation to buy two single sculls for use by lightweight junior members. Much of the money was raised by local residents and businesses, including Dale End Cafe, The Toy Box, The Butchers Bar and Merrythought Bears, which was reflected in the club's choice of names for the new boats."The new double scull will be called The Gorge in recognition of all the people and businesses who donated to making the purchase happen," said Stewart Plant, the club captain."At the same time, it is wonderful to recognise the support that Merrythought has given the club over the years by naming the first of our new cadet sculls other single scull was named Sunnyside by the junior squad."The yellow canvas not only makes the boat look like a sunny side up egg," explained Mr Plant, "but also after the area of Coalbrookdale known as Sunniside Avenue that used to look down on our former majestic neighbours, the Ironbridge power station."Founded in 1870, the club is known for running one of the oldest rowing races in the West Midlands, the Ironbridge Weekend Regatta, which this year will be held on the weekend of 28 and 29 June. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
See - Sada Elbalad
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
Guy Ritchie's "Fountain of Youth" Gets Trailer and Release Date
Yara Sameh The official trailer and release date for Guy Ritchie's next project, "Fountain of Youth", starring Natalie Portman and John Krasinski, have been unveiled. The movie is penned by James Vanderbilt and follows two estranged siblings who partner on a global heist to find the mythological Fountain of Youth. They must use their knowledge of history to follow clues on an epic adventure set to change their lives and possibly lead to immortality. In the trailer, Krasinski's character, Luke, hesitantly calls up his sister Charlotte to enlist her help to find the long sought-after, once thought to be mythological Fountain of Youth. 'Are you in trouble?' During a phone call with Luke, Portman's character asks before stating, 'You only call when you're in trouble.' Skydance Media produced the pic for Apple in a first-look deal alongside Vinson Films and Project X Entertainment. David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Tripp Vinson, William Sherak, Paul Neinstein, Ritchie, Ivan Atkinson and Jake Myers produce, while Radio Silence's Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, and Chad Villella serve as executive producers. "Fountain of Youth" features Egypt's rich history, culture, and must-see locations, with the Giza Plateau turned into a high-verve playground for the pic. In July 2024, the Great Pyramid and taciturn Sphinx shared their home for two weeks with modern equipment and military helicopters lent out by the local Ministry of Defense for the first time. 'A friend of mine was on the Guy Richie project,' Location Managers Guild International president John Rakich said at the time. 'And they couldn't stop talking about how seamless it was to shoot for two weeks in front of the pyramids. [They were orchestrating] gunfire, helicopters, all big stuff that usually doesn't get done here.' 'For the longest time, people were going to Morocco to shoot fake pyramids,' Rakich added. 'Now, there's a big push to get people to come back to Egypt. So we're here to take a look, to see what's around to and see how we can help.' 'This is the real Egypt,' he noted. 'Productions can now can shoot antiquity with a friendly partner without having to go out and fake it. We're not talking about moving a whole show here, but if you have to do a scene, you can come here. You don't have to be 'Transformers,' and you don't need a massive budget. You can still be medium size and shoot what's real.' 'We're joking about their ad campaign,' Rakich joked. 'It should just be a picture of the pyramids under a tagline that says, 'Yeah, we got this.' I told them to play to their strengths. Hollywood will go if the right thing is there.' "Fountain of Youth" debuts via Apple TV+ on May 23, arriving on the heels of Apple and Sykdance joining forces for the action-horror hybrid "The Gorge", which starred Miles Teller and Anya-Taylor Joy; the horror film "Mayday" with Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh; and "The Family Plan", led by Mark Wahlberg. read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News Egypt confirms denial of airspace access to US B-52 bombers News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Lifestyle Pistachio and Raspberry Cheesecake Domes Recipe Arts & Culture Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's $4.7M LA Home Burglarized Videos & Features Bouchra Dahlab Crowned Miss Arab World 2025 .. Reem Ganzoury Wins Miss Arab Africa Title (VIDEO) News Israeli PM Diagnosed with Stage 3 Prostate Cancer News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple
