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Producer Peter Phok Talks X, Pearl, and His Many Ti West Collaborations

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While there have been multiple established horror franchises earning new entries this year, arguably one of the most ambitious events in genre cinema is the unexpected double feature of writer/director Ti West’s X and Pearl. In collaboration with A24 Films, X marked West’s return to genre filmmaking, and as if that film wasn’t exciting enough, the film’s premiere saw the surprise announcement that the prequel Pearl had already been completed and would land in theaters six months later. With X sitting at 94% positive reviews on aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes…

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Hellraiser Director David Bruckner on Reinventing Pinhead, Reboots, and More

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Reviving a dormant and beloved horror franchise is no easy feat, as a creative is tasked not only with honoring the history of the series and what made it so compelling, but also tasked with ensuring they’re bringing the concept into exciting new directions. As compared to other franchises like Halloween or A Nightmare on Elm Street, whose notoriety allowed each installment to debut in theaters, Hellraiser has been relegated to the home video market for years, despite the well-known legacy of Clive Barker’s source material or the recognizable and treacherous Cenobite “Pinhead,”…

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The Munsters Star Daniel Roebuck on How He Was Destined to Play “The Count”

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Actor Daniel Roebuck has been working with filmmaker Rob Zombie for nearly 20 years, first joining the director’s ensemble back in 2005’s The Devil’s Rejects before going on to take on small but memorable roles in a variety of projects. While he’s often relegated to the sidelines, Roebuck gets to take center stage in Zombie’s revival of The Munsters, bringing to life the beloved figure of “The Count.” While their previous collaborations made Roebuck seem like the right choice for the role, the actor recently opened up about how this…

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The Munsters Star Jeff Daniel Phillips Talks Delivering a New Kind of Herman

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Actor Jeff Daniel Phillips first worked with filmmaker Rob Zombie back in 2009 on Halloween II, igniting a years-long partnership featuring multiple collaborations of varying capacities. While Phillips might not always be the main performer in a Zombie film, he often manages to make a significant impact on the audience and steal scenes from other performers, thanks to his own charm and Zombie’s skills at best utilizing those talents. With their latest project, Phillips has some enormous shoes to fill, not only because he’s the lead figure in this new…

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Bodies Bodies Bodies Director Halina Reijn on Crafting the Millennial Murder-Mystery

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The murder-mystery is one of the most timeless storytelling structures, as it blends together a variety of human emotions with disturbing deaths when characters are forced to discover the identity of an unknown killer. While Bodies Bodies Bodies is a riff on that familiar premise, to the point that its title honors a party game in the vein of Werewolf or Mafia in which a secret killer “murders” fellow partygoers, it injects an authentic yet satirical sensibility about the TikTok generation. Dutch director Halina Reijn was tasked with not only…

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First Kill Director Talks Resurrecting Esther for the Ambitious Prequel

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With the main antagonist seemingly dying at the end of the original film, developing a followup to 2009’s Orphan was no easy feat, with the filmmaking team opting to instead turn back the clock to explore the earlier years of the deadly Esther, which included bringing back original star Isabelle Fuhrman to reprise her role in Orphan: First Kill. Despite the logistical challenge of using an adult actor to play a character who could pass for a child, director William Brent Bell was no stranger to tackling ambitious projects, as…

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Nope Editor Nicholas Monsour Talks Jordan Peele Collaborations, Gordy’s Home!, and More

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For most Jordan Peele fans, we don’t fully grasp what sort of adventures he has in store for audiences until a project lands in theaters, but self-proclaimed fan Nicholas Monsour has an entirely different experience with the material, as he’s also Peele’s frequent editor. Having previously worked with the filmmaker on Key and Peele and Us, Monsour is familiar with a variety of tones that Peele has crafted, while also helping find ways to best serve both the material and the filmmaker himself. While Monsour might not have gotten to…

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Musician Tyler Bates Talks Composing for Primal, Day Shift, Pearl, and More

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Recent years have seen a number of filmmakers earn massive opportunities with big-budget films after getting their starts in smaller indie projects, with directors like James Gunn and Zack Snyder becoming major forces in cinema. This trajectory isn’t limited just to directors, as musician Tyler Bates got his start in Hollywood on small and obscure projects before being enlisted to craft scores for some of the most successful movies in Hollywood. Making matters all the more interesting is that Bates was an intrinsic component of projects from both Gunn and…

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