Tag: Overlord
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The WWII Horror Movie That Features Nazi Zombies
If you think about it, Bad Robot Productions is one of the more prolific production companies out there. After all, this outfit is attached to some of the biggest movies of all-time, namely Star Wars: The Force Awakens and the Kelvin timeline Star Trek films. It’s not an institution as beloved as, say, MGM in…
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Azrael: Everything We Know So Far About The Samara Weaving Action Horror From The You’re Next Writer
The reign of Samara Weaving in the horror genre is far from over. Deadline exclusively revealed that the “Ready or Not” actress will be starring in a mysterious new movie from screenwriter Simon Barrett, who wrote “You’re Next” and “The Guest.” Simply titled “Azrael,” this film is billed as an action-horror, an intriguing genre mashup…
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Manga Series Gantz Becoming A Movie From Overlord Director
Science fiction, horror, and manga fans should all rejoice, because according to Deadline, “Overlord” director Julius Avery is set to direct a live-action adaptation of the sci-fi horror manga “Gantz.” “Gantz” is notorious among manga and anime fans for being one of the most brutal, violent series in existence, and Avery showed that he’s no…
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Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Star Trek’: Screenwriter Mark L. Smith Talks Gangsters in the Abandoned Project
What’s it like to work with Quentin Tarantino? Mark L. Smith has a list of credits that include Vacancy, The Revenant, Overlord, and, most recently, The Midnight Sky. In the Mirror Universe, that famous alternate reality in the Star Trek franchise, Smith’s writing resume could have also included a Tarantino-directed Trek film. He’s opened up…
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New ‘Van Helsing’ Movie Coming From Producer James Wan and ‘Overlord’ Director Julius Avery
Universal continues its quest to bring back characters from the classic Universal Monster movies. The latest is a new Van Helsing movie which, thankfully, won’t have anything to do with the terrible 2004 movie starring Hugh Jackman. This new Van Helsing comes from producer James Wan and director Julius Avery, who helmed Overlord. Van Helsing…
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‘Samaritan,’ an Original Superhero Film with Sylvester Stallone, Sets Rest of Cast
Did you see Overlord, the gnarly Word War II zombie-horror-action hybrid from 2018? You absolutely should, as everyone in the Collider Slack agrees that it rules much, much harder than folks gave it credit for. Lucky for all of us, Overlord’s director Julius Avery has a new film forthcoming: Samaritan, an original superhero thriller starring…
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Sylvester Stallone Teams With ‘Overlord’ Director For New Superhero Film ‘Samaritan’
Sylvester Stallone might have just released the supposed swan song for his “Rambo” franchise with the recent ‘Last Blood,’ but that doesn’t mean the actor is slowing down anytime soon. In fact, it appears that he’s already got his next film lined up, the superhero project titled “Samaritan.”According to Deadline, Stallone is teaming up with…
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‘Overlord’s Julius Avery to Direct Sylvester Stallone Superhero Movie ‘Samaritan’
I’ll tell ya, when Sylvester Stallone is working with the right director, he can still deliver the goods as a movie star, as we saw in Ryan Coogler’s Creed. Which is why I’m not so quick to dismiss his next project, Samaritan. Not only does the premise intrigue me, but Julius Avery (Overlord) just signed…
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Stop the horror snobbery! I just want my jump scares back
From Suspiria to Hereditary, the genre is increasingly ditching its B-movie bag of tricks in order to be taken seriously. But I was far more frightened by ‘duds’ such as Overlord and The Nun than this new monstrous Oscar-baitHorror is having a moment. Films such as Suspiria, Halloween, A Quiet Place and Hereditary are no…
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J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Adds Six Projects to Growing Film Slate
J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot production banner has acquired six new projects from a number of rising filmmakers.Among the titles is a feature on hip-hop artist Bobby Hall, known by his stage name Logic. His song “1-800-273-8255” was nominated for two Grammys. His movie, Everything Must Go, is described as Clerks for a new generation. Hall…