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SON OF MONSTERPALOOZA 2017 Previews MAYHEM To Come

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Son of Monsterpalooza crawled back into town, and with it, previews and panels for all kinds of awesome upcoming horror movies! Including one such preview for the upcoming corporate action horror, MAYHEM! As we’ve covered before, Directed by Joe Lynch of EVERLY and WRONG TURN 2, the story follows Steven Yeun (THE WALKING DEAD) as attorney Derek Saunders at a law office who’s unjustly fired and on his way out when the entire building is put on quarantine due to the release of a bioweapon virus that causes the infected to be completely uninhibited. Infected, he teams up with an angry client of the firm, Melanie Cross, played by Samara Weaving (ASH VS EVIL DEAD) to survive. They decide to scale the chaotic office in order to get revenge on the big bosses on top.

The panel consisted of director, Joe Lynch and stars Yeun and Weaving, discussing the making of the film and the efforts that went into it. Lynch telling how he received the script written by Matias Caruso while he was working a corporate job of his own. How the story is a bit of catharsis for anyone who’s been fed up against that type of employment, especially with the wave of ‘Officesploitation’ movies like THE BELKO EXPERIMENT and OFFICE UPRISING out and on the horizon, respectively. People want to “Rage Against The Machine” as it were.

Samara attracted to the script for the ‘WTF’ reaction she got while reading it, and Steven feeling that it’s the type of story that gives a feeling of purging anger. The working title even originally called ‘RAGE’. Steven “Getting to be angry for a month.” The cast and director bringing up how familial they got while filming, including watching movies to get inspired like THE HATEFUL 8. That familial presence allowing for a bit more improv from Yeun and Weaving that Lynch was very excited for viewers to witness.

The preview panel showed an action packed scene from MAYHEM involving the duo of Derek and Melanie trying to navigate the chaos of the infected office in order to get a keycard from a high positioned employee nicknamed “The Reaper” for his role in terminating workers. Giving a look into the method of the virus as one moment, The Reaper is calmly gardening his bonsai plant to classical music, the next, he’s eating it! An epic siege follows as the unlikely team tries to force their way into The Reaper’s office while dodging stun-gun wielding foes and the crazed infected.

Influences made in the discussion afterward to the famous Bruce Lee film GAME OF DEATH and video games in general, as Derek and Melanie’s violent quest literally takes them from level to the next. The comparison made that it’s like Mario and Luigi working their way up. Lynch however noting that outright  and specific references were kept out to let the movie stand on its own. MAYHEM having some fun and interesting ties to Lynch’s previous action film, EVERLY in that both were made in Belgrade, Siberia for cost effectiveness and days. That project proving so bloody, that they still had gallons of the stuff leftover to use in MAYHEM! Everything they could try and do practically, they would. The panel ending with Lynch, Yeun, and Weaving doing a signing of the new poster for fans.

Of course, this is just the tip of the red misted iceberg that is MAYHEM, and I cannot wait to see the whole, bloody corporate climb!

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Netflix Releases First BTS ‘Fear Street: Prom Queen’ Footage

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It’s been three long years since Netflix unleashed the bloody, but enjoyable Fear Street on its platform. Released in a tryptic fashion, the streamer broke up the story into three episodes, each taking place in a different decade which by the finale were all tied together.

Now, the streamer is in production for its sequel Fear Street: Prom Queen which brings the story into the 80s. Netflix gives a synopsis of what to expect from Prom Queen on their blog site Tudum:

“Welcome back to Shadyside. In this next installment of the blood-soaked Fear Street franchise, prom season at Shadyside High is underway and the school’s wolfpack of It Girls is busy with its usual sweet and vicious campaigns for the crown. But when a gutsy outsider is unexpectedly nominated to the court, and the other girls start mysteriously disappearing, the class of ’88 is suddenly in for one hell of a prom night.” 

Based on R.L. Stine’s massive series of Fear Street novels and spin-offs, this chapter is number 15 in the series and was published in 1992.

Fear Street: Prom Queen features a killer ensemble cast, including India Fowler (The Nevers, Insomnia), Suzanna Son (Red Rocket, The Idol), Fina Strazza (Paper Girls, Above the Shadows), David Iacono (The Summer I Turned Pretty, Cinnamon), Ella Rubin (The Idea of You), Chris Klein (Sweet Magnolias, American Pie), Lili Taylor (Outer Range, Manhunt) and Katherine Waterston (The End We Start From, Perry Mason).

No word on when Netflix will drop the series into its catalog.

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Live Action Scooby-Doo Reboot Series In Works at Netflix

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The ghosthunting Great Dane with an anxiety problem, Scooby-Doo, is getting a reboot and Netflix is picking up the tab. Variety is reporting that the iconic show is becoming an hour-long series for the streamer although no details have been confirmed. In fact, Netflix execs declined to comment.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

If the project is a go, this would be the first live-action movie based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon since 2018’s Daphne & Velma. Before that, there were two theatrical live-action movies, Scooby-Doo (2002) and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), then two sequels that premiered on The Cartoon Network.

Currently, the adult-oriented Velma is streaming on Max.

Scooby-Doo originated in 1969 under the creative team Hanna-Barbera. The cartoon follows a group of teenagers who investigate supernatural happenings. Known as Mystery Inc., the crew consists of Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, and Shaggy Rogers, and his best friend, a talking dog named Scooby-Doo.

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Normally the episodes revealed the hauntings they encountered were hoaxes developed by land-owners or other nefarious characters hoping to scare people away from their properties. The original TV series named Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! ran from 1969 to 1986. It was so successful that movie stars and pop culture icons would make guest appearances as themselves in the series.

Celebrities such as Sonny & Cher, KISS, Don Knotts, and The Harlem Globetrotters made cameos as did Vincent Price who portrayed Vincent Van Ghoul in a few episodes.

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BET Releasing New Original Thriller: The Deadly Getaway

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BET will soon be offering horror fans a rare treat. The studio has announced the official release date for their new original thriller, The Deadly Getaway. Directed by Charles Long (The Trophy Wife), this thriller sets up a heart racing game of cat and mouse for audiences to sink their teeth into.

Wanting to break up the monotony of their routine, Hope and Jacob set off to spend their vacation at a simple cabin in the woods. However, things go sideways when Hope’s ex-boyfriend shows up with a new girl at the same campsite. Things soon spiral out of control. Hope and Jacob must now work together to escape the woods with their lives.

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The Deadly Getaway

The Deadly Getaway is written by Eric Dickens (Makeup X Breakup) and Chad Quinn (Reflections of US). The Film stars, Yandy Smith-Harris (Two Days in Harlem), Jason Weaver (The Jacksons: An American Dream), and Jeff Logan (My Valentine Wedding).

Showrunner Tressa Azarel Smallwood had the following to say about the project. “The Deadly Getaway is the perfect reintroduction to classic thrillers, which encompass dramatic twists, and spine-chilling moments. It showcases the range and diversity of emerging Black writers across genres of film and television.”

The Deadly Getaway will premiere on 5.9.2024, exclusively ion BET+.

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