‘In A Violent Nature’: Director Chris Nash Talks Unexpected Arthouse Inspirations For Horror, Extensive Reshoots, Sequels & More [The Discourse Podcast]

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Originally “Blade” star Wesley Snipes is saying “lordy lordy lordy” to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which continues to hit speed bumps during the development of a new “Blade” movie that is set to star Oscar winner Mahershala Ali as the eponymous vampire hunter. The most recent hiccup for the MCU’s “Blade” arrived June 12, when it was announced that director Yann Damage was exiting the movie and that a new screenwriter, Eric Pearson (“The Fantastic Four,” “Black Widow,” “Thor: Ragnarok”), was coming on board . “Blade, lordylordylordy,” Snipes reacted on Twitter alongside the side eye emoji.

Crunchyroll Senior Vice President of Global Commerce Mitchel Berger was in ebullient mood as he gave a talk on the growing global reach of anime at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival this week.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “American Psycho” co-stars Chloë Sevigny and Josh Lucas recently reunited for a discussion with Vanity Fair in which the two reflected on their leading man, Christian Bale, whose apparent Method acting to play the serial killer Patrick Bateman left Sevigny confused and intimidated on set. Sevigny starred in the film as Patrick’s secretary, Jean. “I was trying to respect his process, which I found challenging because I’m very gregarious and silly and goofy, unbeknownst to the general public,” Sevigny said.

Richard Curtis brought Christmas cheer to an unseasonably drizzly day at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on Tuesday as he presented his first animated feature That Christmas in a Work in Progress session.

Chloë Sevigny is recalling her time filming American Psycho and recently revealed she found Christian Bale‘s acting process “very intimidating.”

J. Kim Murphy SPOILER ALERT: This article discusses the third episode of “Clipped,” “Let the Games Began,” now streaming on Hulu. Laurence Fishburne had never even heard of Doc Rivers before signing on to play the perennial NBA coach in FX’s “Clipped.” “I’m not a sports fan. My manager is a Clippers season-ticket holder, one of the faithful.

Christian Bale during the shooting of American Psycho.In Mary Harron’s 2000 film, Bale plays Patrick Bateman, a New York City investment banker who leads a double life as a psychopathic serial killer. Sevigny stars alongside Bale in the film as Bateman’s secretary Jean, with whom Bateman has an infatuation.In a new interview for Vanity Fair, Sevigny spoke with fellow American Psycho alum Josh Lucas about the process of shooting the film, and about working alongside Bale in particular.Sevigny said she tried to “respect [Bale’s] process” but found it “challenging because I’m very gregarious and silly and goofy, unbeknownst to the general public.”“When people take themselves so seriously, I kind of shut down, even though I take my work very seriously and I love acting and whatnot,” she continued.

Animated movies about robots are always good. You’re talking about major films like “Wall-E” and “The Iron Giant.” Those are classics.

“American Psycho.”Sevigny, 49, and co-star Josh Lucas did an interview with Vanity Fair and looked back on how Bale, 50, used method acting when playing serial killer Patrick Bateman in the 2000 psychological horror film.“I was trying to respect his process, which I found challenging because I’m very gregarious and silly and goofy, unbeknownst to the general public,” Sevigny said in the interview published June 7.“When people take themselves so seriously, I kind of shut down, even though I take my work very seriously and I love acting and whatnot,” she added.The “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans” star admitted she was “really intimidated” by Bale’s method acting approach.“And I wanted a little more generosity to make myself feel more at ease, which is my own ego,” Sevigny shared.

Lexi Carson On Wednesday night, the cast and crew of “Home” welcomed the Tony-winning play back to Broadway for the first time since 1979 at the Todd Haimes Theatre. “Home” is directed by Tony-winner Kenny Leon and was written by playwright Samm-Art Williams. It follows the life of Cephus Miles, a man who is searching for a place to belong and call his own home — and the people to share it with.

Kristen Wiig is heading back to sunny Palm Beach as Apple TV+ has renewed its hit freshman series Palm Royale for a second season.

Palm Royale is coming back!

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “Palm Royale” has been renewed for Season 2 at Apple TV+, Variety has learned. The series originally debuted on the streamer back in March with the season finale aired in May.

In A Violent Nature, an undead murderous monster’s slow striding through the woods, has generated IFC Films’ second-best opening ever since its indie horror hit Late Night With The Devil in March.

Jordan Moreau A group of rowdy teens party in a secluded cabin in the woods, only to be systematically and grotesquely killed off by a masked murderer. Sounds familiar, right? Well, “In a Violent Nature” switches things up from classic horror formula. It firmly plants the camera behind the slow, methodical Johnny, an undead, vengeful killer, as he stomps through the Canadian wilderness and mutilates the campers one by one.

Chris Hemsworth is in talks to star in a Transformers and G.I. Joe crossover movie.The announcement (via Deadline) marks the continuation of Hemsworth’s collaboration with Paramount Pictures, with the Australian actor already starring in the upcoming animated movie Transformers One – scheduled for theatrical release on September 20, 2024.A crossover movie between Hasbro’s two major toy lines was teased in the final scene of Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts, where the Autobots were introduced to the special-forces organisation G.I.

Chris Hemsworth is reportedly in talks for an exciting role.

Jordan Moreau Chris Hemsworth is in talks to join another blockbuster franchise. After playing Marvel’s Thor and the deranged villain Dementus in George Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” Hemsworth is in talks to star in the upcoming crossover between the “Transformers” and “G.I. Joe” franchises from Paramount.

The rebranded Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), now led by industry vet Paul Ridd, today announced that it will host a pre-festival preview screening of Chris Nash’s arthouse slasher In A Violent Nature. 

DC Studios co-head James Gunn is sharing an update on Lanterns, the DCU series in development at Max.