Stars: Jackson White, Natalie Alyn Lind, Henry Thomas, David Duchovny, Jack Mulhern, Pam Grier | Written by Lindsey Anderson Beer, Jeff Buhler | Directed by Lindsey Anderson Beer
Pet Sematary has been sequelized, rebooted, and now with the arrival of Pet Sematary: Bloodlines it has a prequel. Adapting Stephen King’s works for the screen is a risky enough proposition, creating new stories based on them even more so as anyone whose seen a few Children of the Corn sequels or reboots can attest. King himself however seems to be happy with this film and tweeted:
“In the book, this is the story Jud Crandall tells Louis Creed to try and dissuade him from using the Pet Sematary,” wrote King. “The screenplay takes a few liberties, but it’s a fine story. David Duchovny is excellent. The secret, as always, is caring about the characters.”
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines opens in the summer...
Pet Sematary has been sequelized, rebooted, and now with the arrival of Pet Sematary: Bloodlines it has a prequel. Adapting Stephen King’s works for the screen is a risky enough proposition, creating new stories based on them even more so as anyone whose seen a few Children of the Corn sequels or reboots can attest. King himself however seems to be happy with this film and tweeted:
“In the book, this is the story Jud Crandall tells Louis Creed to try and dissuade him from using the Pet Sematary,” wrote King. “The screenplay takes a few liberties, but it’s a fine story. David Duchovny is excellent. The secret, as always, is caring about the characters.”
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines opens in the summer...
- 1/8/2024
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Plot: The story of the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they are thrust into the spotlight and take on elite rivals from around the world.
Review: As a director, George Clooney has delivered many themes, tones, and genres. With The Boys in the Boat, the actor-turned-filmmaker aims for the same inspirational sports tales that have long been Oscar fodder. From Seabiscuit to Unbroken to Rocky, underdog tales have always been rousing cinematic experiences that unify audiences in rooting for the plucky athletes that no one ever thought about. The Boys in the Boat hits all of the requisite notes and formulaic moments that have turned countless movies into box office hits, but this tale never quite moves the needle from a smattering of...
Review: As a director, George Clooney has delivered many themes, tones, and genres. With The Boys in the Boat, the actor-turned-filmmaker aims for the same inspirational sports tales that have long been Oscar fodder. From Seabiscuit to Unbroken to Rocky, underdog tales have always been rousing cinematic experiences that unify audiences in rooting for the plucky athletes that no one ever thought about. The Boys in the Boat hits all of the requisite notes and formulaic moments that have turned countless movies into box office hits, but this tale never quite moves the needle from a smattering of...
- 12/29/2023
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Bruce Herbelin-Earle, Callum Turner, and Jack Mulhern in ‘The Boys in the Boat’ (Photo credit: Laurie Sparham © 2023 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc)
Ah, sports movies. The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat. From The Natural to Any Given Sunday, from Rocky to Miracle, there’s nothing quite like watching an underdog defy the odds and emerge victorious. It can even make a sport as seemingly tame as rowing interesting. Or, at least, that’s what Hollywood A-lister/former People’s Sexiest Man Alive George Clooney tries to do with his latest directorial effort, The Boys in the Boat.
Set in 1936 during The Great Depression, The Boys in the Boat is about University of Washington Crew Coach Al Ulbrickson (Joel Edgerton from The Gift) as he assembles and guides his Junior Varsity 8-man rowing team in what he considers to be “the most difficult team sport in the world.” And the group...
Ah, sports movies. The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat. From The Natural to Any Given Sunday, from Rocky to Miracle, there’s nothing quite like watching an underdog defy the odds and emerge victorious. It can even make a sport as seemingly tame as rowing interesting. Or, at least, that’s what Hollywood A-lister/former People’s Sexiest Man Alive George Clooney tries to do with his latest directorial effort, The Boys in the Boat.
Set in 1936 during The Great Depression, The Boys in the Boat is about University of Washington Crew Coach Al Ulbrickson (Joel Edgerton from The Gift) as he assembles and guides his Junior Varsity 8-man rowing team in what he considers to be “the most difficult team sport in the world.” And the group...
- 12/21/2023
- by James Jay Edwards
- Showbiz Junkies
For a while it seemed like George Clooney was his generation’s heir apparent to Cary Grant, a bona fide movie star whose limited range is rendered irrelevant by his irrepressible charisma. And then he started directing films and, at least out of the gate things seemed momentarily more interesting. His 2002 directorial debut, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, came on breezy but grounded, certainly the most approachable take on a Charlie Kaufman screenplay ever mounted. And 2005’s Good Night, and Good Luck, his tribute to the mandarin days of television news, was at least palpably committed to lionizing Eisenhower-era liberal resistance. In other words, he looked to become the heir apparent to Robert Redford, auteur.
It didn’t last. The title of Clooney’s The Monuments Men, just about sums it up. His obsession with what he perceives as the achievements and moral clarity of those (read: Americans) who lived...
It didn’t last. The title of Clooney’s The Monuments Men, just about sums it up. His obsession with what he perceives as the achievements and moral clarity of those (read: Americans) who lived...
- 12/18/2023
- by Eric Henderson
- Slant Magazine
In the latest directorial effort from George Clooney, the filmmaker takes on an inspiring true story. The Boys in the Boat, based on the popular novel by Daniel James Brown, tells the tale of a 1930’s rowing team who find themselves on the way to the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The new feature boasts terrific performances from Joel Edgerton, Callum Turner, Peter Guinness, Jack Mulhern, and more. If you are looking for a little goodness and inspiration this movie going season, you may want to set sail with The Boys in the Boat.
Recently, I had the distinct pleasure of speaking with the film’s stars, Joel Edgerton and Callum Turner. Having the interview take place in-person was a nice treat as well. We started off on a great note as Turner had a little fun with my “slate.” Then the conversation began. The two opened up about taking on this particular story,...
Recently, I had the distinct pleasure of speaking with the film’s stars, Joel Edgerton and Callum Turner. Having the interview take place in-person was a nice treat as well. We started off on a great note as Turner had a little fun with my “slate.” Then the conversation began. The two opened up about taking on this particular story,...
- 12/18/2023
- by JimmyO
- JoBlo.com
The scrappy ragtag team, the gruff but kind coach, the against-the-odds triumph — sports dramas rarely veer far from a basic template. It’s no surprise when the story’s athletes accomplish their unlikely goal; it’s how the director leads us there that matters. In the case of The Boys in the Boat, a telling of true events that can feel overly cautious in its admiring distance, the surprises lie in small moments and grace notes.
At the helm for his ninth feature, George Clooney follows the intimate coming-of-age tale The Tender Bar with a return to the realm of history. He puts a subdued spin on the story of unlikely Olympians — and generally avoids the stodginess of The Monuments Men. The University of Washington Huskies were working-class college kids in the depths of the Great Depression who became contenders in the rarefied realm of competitive rowing, going all the...
At the helm for his ninth feature, George Clooney follows the intimate coming-of-age tale The Tender Bar with a return to the realm of history. He puts a subdued spin on the story of unlikely Olympians — and generally avoids the stodginess of The Monuments Men. The University of Washington Huskies were working-class college kids in the depths of the Great Depression who became contenders in the rarefied realm of competitive rowing, going all the...
- 12/15/2023
- by Sheri Linden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hollywood is full of inspiring sports-themed movies, especially those focused on underdogs who rise to the occasion. But films about rowing teams are few and far between — until now. Director George Clooney’s The Boys in the Boat is a gorgeous adaptation of the Depression-era story of a group of poor but scrappy young men who find a slice of glory when they become the USA’s choice to compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. It is, to use a well worn cliché, a stand-up-and-cheer tale if ever there was one.
But the primary reason to cheer is the kind of unspoken underlying message within, that this is a sport where it is imperative that everyone in the boat rows as one, in unison and together physically and psychologically. This makes The Boys in the Boat not just enormously entertaining, but also important and relevant to our current world that is more divided,...
But the primary reason to cheer is the kind of unspoken underlying message within, that this is a sport where it is imperative that everyone in the boat rows as one, in unison and together physically and psychologically. This makes The Boys in the Boat not just enormously entertaining, but also important and relevant to our current world that is more divided,...
- 12/15/2023
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
George Clooney says the Ocean’s gang could get back together after reading a “great script” for another film in the starry heist series. Speaking with Uproxx about his upcoming movie The Boys in the Boat, Clooney revealed a new Ocean’s film could find the crew from the trilogy reuniting for events set after Ocean’s 13. Ocean’s 14, anyone?
“We have a really good script for another ‘Ocean’s’ now, so we may end up doing another one. It’s actually a great script,” Clooney told Uproxx.
The outlet tried pressing Clooney for more information, though he was reluctant to share too much. When asked if the project intends to become Ocean’s 14, Clooney said, “Well… I don’t want to call it that… I mean, the idea is kind of like ‘Going in Style.'”
Going in Style refers to Zach Braff’s 2017 crime comedy about three lifelong...
“We have a really good script for another ‘Ocean’s’ now, so we may end up doing another one. It’s actually a great script,” Clooney told Uproxx.
The outlet tried pressing Clooney for more information, though he was reluctant to share too much. When asked if the project intends to become Ocean’s 14, Clooney said, “Well… I don’t want to call it that… I mean, the idea is kind of like ‘Going in Style.'”
Going in Style refers to Zach Braff’s 2017 crime comedy about three lifelong...
- 12/13/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
The Boys In The BoatPhoto: Laurie Sparham / MGM
A refrain often heard at regattas and amongst collegiate rowers is how powerful and all-consuming the sport can be. That can, of course, be a negative thing in many ways. Rowers wake up at the crack of dawn, wear down their bodies...
A refrain often heard at regattas and amongst collegiate rowers is how powerful and all-consuming the sport can be. That can, of course, be a negative thing in many ways. Rowers wake up at the crack of dawn, wear down their bodies...
- 12/13/2023
- by Emma Keates
- avclub.com
So many stars stepped out for The Boys in the Boat premiere!
Directed by George Clooney, the film is based on Daniel James Brown‘s novel, which follows the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed at the Olympics in Berlin.
The premiere was held on Monday (December 11) in Los Angeles, and was attended by George and stars Callum Turner, Joel Edgerton, Sam Strike, Hadley Robinson, Jack Mulhern, Bruce Herbelin-Earle, Will Coban, John Phillimore, Luke Slattery, James Wolk, Courtney Henggeler, Chris Diamantopoulos, and Thomas Elms.
Amal Clooney was there to support her husband, while Joel‘s girlfriend Christine Centenera was also in attendance.
The Boys in the Boat opens in theaters on December 25. Watch the trailer here!
Browse through the gallery to see more photos from The Boys in the Boar Los Angeles premiere…...
Directed by George Clooney, the film is based on Daniel James Brown‘s novel, which follows the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed at the Olympics in Berlin.
The premiere was held on Monday (December 11) in Los Angeles, and was attended by George and stars Callum Turner, Joel Edgerton, Sam Strike, Hadley Robinson, Jack Mulhern, Bruce Herbelin-Earle, Will Coban, John Phillimore, Luke Slattery, James Wolk, Courtney Henggeler, Chris Diamantopoulos, and Thomas Elms.
Amal Clooney was there to support her husband, while Joel‘s girlfriend Christine Centenera was also in attendance.
The Boys in the Boat opens in theaters on December 25. Watch the trailer here!
Browse through the gallery to see more photos from The Boys in the Boar Los Angeles premiere…...
- 12/12/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Paramount+ took us back to Ludlow, Maine this past Halloween with original prequel movie Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, and the film is now headed to Digital and physical media
Find out why sometimes dead is better when Pet Sematary: Bloodlines arrives to buy on Digital December 5, 2023 and debuts on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD December 19 from Paramount Home Entertainment.
In celebration of today’s Digital release, watch an exclusive clip from the bonus features package that spotlights Pam Grier and how she came to star in the brand new prequel.
“I love the horror genre and I love when people challenge themselves to make it good,” Pam Grier comments in the video featurette clip, which you can watch down below.
Based on the untold chapter from Stephen King’s bone-chilling novel, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines follows a young Jud Crandall in 1969. The blood-curdling thriller stars Jackson White as Jud and an...
Find out why sometimes dead is better when Pet Sematary: Bloodlines arrives to buy on Digital December 5, 2023 and debuts on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD December 19 from Paramount Home Entertainment.
In celebration of today’s Digital release, watch an exclusive clip from the bonus features package that spotlights Pam Grier and how she came to star in the brand new prequel.
“I love the horror genre and I love when people challenge themselves to make it good,” Pam Grier comments in the video featurette clip, which you can watch down below.
Based on the untold chapter from Stephen King’s bone-chilling novel, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines follows a young Jud Crandall in 1969. The blood-curdling thriller stars Jackson White as Jud and an...
- 12/5/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Director George Clooney on the set of his film The Boys In The Boat An Amazon MGM Studios film Photo credit: Laurie Sparham © 2023 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved.
This summer, the upcoming Paris 2024 Summer Olympics will be held July 26 – August 11.
For the first time in history, the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games will not take place in a stadium. Thousands of athletes will parade in boats along the Seine, the river that flows through Paris, in front of hundreds of thousands of spectators.
A total of 40 sports are in the Olympics, including rowing.
On Christmas Day, George Clooney’s new film, The Boys In The Boat, is set for release – and it’s a terrific film!
Based on the best-selling book by Daniel James Brown, The Boys In The Boat tells the story of the bootstrapping University of Washington junior varsity rowing team that — against all odds — went...
This summer, the upcoming Paris 2024 Summer Olympics will be held July 26 – August 11.
For the first time in history, the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games will not take place in a stadium. Thousands of athletes will parade in boats along the Seine, the river that flows through Paris, in front of hundreds of thousands of spectators.
A total of 40 sports are in the Olympics, including rowing.
On Christmas Day, George Clooney’s new film, The Boys In The Boat, is set for release – and it’s a terrific film!
Based on the best-selling book by Daniel James Brown, The Boys In The Boat tells the story of the bootstrapping University of Washington junior varsity rowing team that — against all odds — went...
- 11/29/2023
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Writer/director Lindsey Anderson Beer’s Pet Sematary prequel Pet Sematary: Bloodlines was made specifically for the Paramount+ streaming service, but now it has been announced that Paramount is going to be doing something I wish streaming services would do much more often: while continuing to stream the movie, they will also be giving it a digital, 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD release! The digital version will be available for rent or purchase as of December 5th, with the physical media release following on December 19th.
Said to be “based on an untold chapter penned by Stephen King“, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines centers on a young Jud Crandall in 1969, who has dreams of leaving his hometown behind but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history that will forever keep him connected to the town. Banding together, Jud and his childhood friends must fight an...
Said to be “based on an untold chapter penned by Stephen King“, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines centers on a young Jud Crandall in 1969, who has dreams of leaving his hometown behind but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history that will forever keep him connected to the town. Banding together, Jud and his childhood friends must fight an...
- 11/7/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Paramount+ took us back to Ludlow, Maine this Halloween with original prequel movie Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, and the film is now headed to physical media in December.
Find out why sometimes dead is better when Pet Sematary: Bloodlines arrives to buy on Digital December 5, 2023 and debuts on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD December 19 from Paramount Home Entertainment.
Based on the untold chapter from Stephen King’s bone-chilling novel, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines follows a young Jud Crandall in 1969. The blood-curdling thriller stars Jackson White as Jud and an outstanding ensemble cast including Forrest Goodluck, Jack Mulhern, Henry Thomas, and Natalie Alyn Lind, with Pam Grier and David Duchovny.
Fans who purchase the film on Digital, 4K Ultra HD, or Blu-ray will have access to nearly an hour of behind-the-scenes bonus content detailed below:
Origins—Explore sinister origins and haunting secrets alongside David Duchovny and the cast of Pet Sematary. Fresh...
Find out why sometimes dead is better when Pet Sematary: Bloodlines arrives to buy on Digital December 5, 2023 and debuts on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD December 19 from Paramount Home Entertainment.
Based on the untold chapter from Stephen King’s bone-chilling novel, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines follows a young Jud Crandall in 1969. The blood-curdling thriller stars Jackson White as Jud and an outstanding ensemble cast including Forrest Goodluck, Jack Mulhern, Henry Thomas, and Natalie Alyn Lind, with Pam Grier and David Duchovny.
Fans who purchase the film on Digital, 4K Ultra HD, or Blu-ray will have access to nearly an hour of behind-the-scenes bonus content detailed below:
Origins—Explore sinister origins and haunting secrets alongside David Duchovny and the cast of Pet Sematary. Fresh...
- 11/6/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Amazon MGM Studios has dropped the trailer that supplies the first look at director George Clooney’s “The Boys in the Boat,” due in theaters Christmas Day, that tells the true story of the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at that year’s Summer Olympics in Berlin. Based on the New York Times bestselling book of the same name by Daniel James Brown, the inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they are thrust into the spotlight and take on elite rivals from around the world. Watch the trailer above.
SEEGeorge Clooney eyeing Oscar return with ‘The Boys in the Boat’
The cast includes Joel Edgerton, Chris Diamantopoulos, Callum Turner, Jack Mulhern, Sam Strike, Luke Slattery, Thomas Elms, Tom Varey, Bruce Herbelin-Earle, Wil Coban, James Wolk, Hadley Robinson, and Courtney Henggeler. Mark L. Smith penned the script adaptation of Brown’s book.
SEEGeorge Clooney eyeing Oscar return with ‘The Boys in the Boat’
The cast includes Joel Edgerton, Chris Diamantopoulos, Callum Turner, Jack Mulhern, Sam Strike, Luke Slattery, Thomas Elms, Tom Varey, Bruce Herbelin-Earle, Wil Coban, James Wolk, Hadley Robinson, and Courtney Henggeler. Mark L. Smith penned the script adaptation of Brown’s book.
- 10/22/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
If there’s one thing we do love to see on our screens, it’s a good underdog story. And if there’s two, then it’s sports underdog stories. :a[Cool Runnings]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/cool-runnings-review/' }, :a[Rocky]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/rocky-review/' }, :a[The Mighty Ducks]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/mighty-ducks-review/' }, :a[Remember The Titans]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/remember-titans-review/' }, Welcome To Wrexham – you name it, we’ll sit here with our hearts in our throats, cheering wildly as our chosen heroes defy the odds time and time again. And George Clooney’s upcoming The Boys In The Boat, the Hollywood icon’s latest directorial effort, looks like it’ll be another welcome addition to the fist-pump filled canon. Check out the first trailer below:
Based on Daniel James Brown’s...
Based on Daniel James Brown’s...
- 10/19/2023
- by Jordan King
- Empire - Movies
George Clooney is paddling back through historic waters with latest film “The Boys in the Boat.”
Clooney, who directs the historical drama on the heels of helming “The Tender Bar,” uses a script penned by Mark L. Smith, adapted from Daniel James Brown’s nonfiction book following the incredible true story of the 1936 University of Washington men’s crew team.
The official synopsis reads: Based on the bestselling non-fiction novel about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympic games, this true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they’re thrust into the spotlight and take on elite international rivals.
Joel Edgerton and Callum Turner are among the ensemble cast for the sports film, which also stars Chris Diamantopoulos, Callum Turner, Jack Mulhern, Sam Strike, Luke Slattery, Thomas Elms, Tom Varey, Bruce Herbelin-Earle, Wil Coban, James Wolk,...
Clooney, who directs the historical drama on the heels of helming “The Tender Bar,” uses a script penned by Mark L. Smith, adapted from Daniel James Brown’s nonfiction book following the incredible true story of the 1936 University of Washington men’s crew team.
The official synopsis reads: Based on the bestselling non-fiction novel about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympic games, this true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they’re thrust into the spotlight and take on elite international rivals.
Joel Edgerton and Callum Turner are among the ensemble cast for the sports film, which also stars Chris Diamantopoulos, Callum Turner, Jack Mulhern, Sam Strike, Luke Slattery, Thomas Elms, Tom Varey, Bruce Herbelin-Earle, Wil Coban, James Wolk,...
- 10/18/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore star Callum Turner goes on an epic quest for Olympic gold in the trailer for director George Clooney’s The Boys in the Boat, which Amazon MGM Studios dropped on Wednesday ahead of a Dec. 25 theatrical release.
Turner plays Joe Rantz, a Depression-era outsider who discovers joining the rowing team in college will assure him of job and housing. “We rowed out of need. The need to stay in school, the need to eat, to sleep,” an older Rantz says in a voice-over that recounts the underdog rowing team beating powerhouses like Harvard and Yale on their way to triumphing over host Nazi Germany at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
The Boys in the Boat trailer
Based on the book The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown, Joel Edgerton stars as a demanding Coach Ulbrickson,...
Turner plays Joe Rantz, a Depression-era outsider who discovers joining the rowing team in college will assure him of job and housing. “We rowed out of need. The need to stay in school, the need to eat, to sleep,” an older Rantz says in a voice-over that recounts the underdog rowing team beating powerhouses like Harvard and Yale on their way to triumphing over host Nazi Germany at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
The Boys in the Boat trailer
Based on the book The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown, Joel Edgerton stars as a demanding Coach Ulbrickson,...
- 10/18/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The promise of a part-time job and a place to live is too good for poor college students to pass up in The Boys in the Boat. Inspired by a true story, The Boys in the Boat follows the improbable rise of the University of Washington rowing team.
The drama stars Joel Edgerton as Al Ulbrickson, Callum Turner as Joe Rantz, Chris Diamantopoulos as Royal Brougham, and James Wolk as Coach Bolles. Bruce Herbelin-Earle plays Shorty Hunt, Wil Coban is Jim McMillan, Hadley Robinson is Joyce Sidmar, Sam Strike is Roger Morris, and Thomas Elms is Chuck Day.
The ensemble also includes Joel Phillimore as Gordy Adam, Tom Varey as Johnny White, Jack Mulhern as Don Hume, and Luke Slattery as Bobby Moch.
Based on Daniel James Brown’s bestselling novel, The Boys in the Boat was directed by George Clooney from a screenplay by Mark L. Smith. Clooney and Grant Heslov produce,...
The drama stars Joel Edgerton as Al Ulbrickson, Callum Turner as Joe Rantz, Chris Diamantopoulos as Royal Brougham, and James Wolk as Coach Bolles. Bruce Herbelin-Earle plays Shorty Hunt, Wil Coban is Jim McMillan, Hadley Robinson is Joyce Sidmar, Sam Strike is Roger Morris, and Thomas Elms is Chuck Day.
The ensemble also includes Joel Phillimore as Gordy Adam, Tom Varey as Johnny White, Jack Mulhern as Don Hume, and Luke Slattery as Bobby Moch.
Based on Daniel James Brown’s bestselling novel, The Boys in the Boat was directed by George Clooney from a screenplay by Mark L. Smith. Clooney and Grant Heslov produce,...
- 10/18/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The Boys in the Boat trailer brings the George Clooney-directed underdog story to you this Christmas
Prepare to feel inspired! The Boys in the Boat trailer is about to make you feel like you could conquer whatever hardships the world throws at you. Based on the #1 New York Times bestselling non-fiction novel by Daniel James Brown, The Boys in the Boat is about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they are thrust into the spotlight and take on elite rivals from around the globe.
In The Boys in the Boat trailer, young men want to make something of themselves (and pay student debt loans while at it) by joining the University of Washington rowing team. With organizers of the sport and rival teams brushing the Olympic hopefuls off like sliding droplets or lake water, perseverance eventually wins for a...
In The Boys in the Boat trailer, young men want to make something of themselves (and pay student debt loans while at it) by joining the University of Washington rowing team. With organizers of the sport and rival teams brushing the Olympic hopefuls off like sliding droplets or lake water, perseverance eventually wins for a...
- 10/18/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
"We rowed out of need. A need to stay in school, a need to eat, to sleep..." "Sweat and pain!" MGM Studios has unveiled the first official trailer for The Boys in the Boat, a true story sports movie made by George Clooney. This is a story from the 1930s recalling the triumph of the the University of Washington's rowing team, from their Depression-era beginnings to competing at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. It's adapted from the bestselling book of the same name. Telling the underdogs story of how these boys got together and made it all the way to the Olympics to victory. "The stakes were much higher for them... and it gave them an edge." Starring Joel Edgerton and Callum Turner, with Jack Mulhern, Sam Strike, Peter Guinness, Alec Newman, Luke Slattery, Thomas Elms, Tom Varey, Bruce Herbelin-Earle. Clooney last directed The Tender Bar and The Midnight Sky before this.
- 10/18/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Warning: The following contains major spoilers for Pet Sematary (2019) and Pet Sematary: Bloodlines (2023).
In the Master of Horror’s vast collection, few stories cast a shadow so dark as Pet Sematary. Stephen King’s 1983 novel follows Louis Creed and his young family as they fall victim to the grim shadow of death lurking in the woods behind their new house. When the family’s cat Church dies, their friendly neighbor Jud Crandall leads Louis past the charming Pet Sematary deeper into the forest to a burial ground where the dead don’t rest easy. As darkness creeps closer, Louis’s young son Gage becomes the busy road’s next victim and the grieving father attempts to harness whatever power lies beyond the Pet Sematary to reverse the terrible tragedy threatening to destroy his life.
Directors Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer adapted King’s devastating novel in a 2019 film which reverses...
In the Master of Horror’s vast collection, few stories cast a shadow so dark as Pet Sematary. Stephen King’s 1983 novel follows Louis Creed and his young family as they fall victim to the grim shadow of death lurking in the woods behind their new house. When the family’s cat Church dies, their friendly neighbor Jud Crandall leads Louis past the charming Pet Sematary deeper into the forest to a burial ground where the dead don’t rest easy. As darkness creeps closer, Louis’s young son Gage becomes the busy road’s next victim and the grieving father attempts to harness whatever power lies beyond the Pet Sematary to reverse the terrible tragedy threatening to destroy his life.
Directors Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer adapted King’s devastating novel in a 2019 film which reverses...
- 10/9/2023
- by Jenn Adams
- bloody-disgusting.com
You know it’s October when more than fifteen horror movies release in a single week. In the wake of this past Tuesday’s seven new movies, ten more have been unleashed today alone.
Here’s all the new horror that released on October 6, 2023!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
The franchise’s first movie in 20 years, The Exorcist: Believer is now playing in theaters nationwide, the first film in a planned trilogy of legacy sequels from Universal, Blumhouse, and Morgan Creek, and director David Gordon Green (Halloween).
Here’s the full plot synopsis for The Exorcist: Believer…
“Since the death of his pregnant wife in a Haitian earthquake 12 years ago, Victor Fielding has raised their daughter Angela (Lidya Jewett) on his own.
“But when Angela and her friend Katherine (Olivia Marcum) disappear in the woods, only to return three days later with no memory of what happened,...
Here’s all the new horror that released on October 6, 2023!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
The franchise’s first movie in 20 years, The Exorcist: Believer is now playing in theaters nationwide, the first film in a planned trilogy of legacy sequels from Universal, Blumhouse, and Morgan Creek, and director David Gordon Green (Halloween).
Here’s the full plot synopsis for The Exorcist: Believer…
“Since the death of his pregnant wife in a Haitian earthquake 12 years ago, Victor Fielding has raised their daughter Angela (Lidya Jewett) on his own.
“But when Angela and her friend Katherine (Olivia Marcum) disappear in the woods, only to return three days later with no memory of what happened,...
- 10/6/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Plot: Pet Sematary character Jud Crandall has his first run-in with the walking dead in 1969.
Review: If you’re reading this review, you’re probably aware that the Stephen King novel Pet Sematary deals with an ancient Miꞌkmaq Tribe burial ground in the wilderness surrounding the town of Ludlow, Maine. Any dead animal or human that gets buried in this ground will be resurrected – but they don’t come back quite right. In the book, lifelong Ludlow resident Jud Crandall tells the story of Timmy Baterman, a local boy who died in World War II and was buried in the resurrecting ground by his father. That didn’t turn out well. Now, following a 1989 adaptation of Pet Sematary, a sequel to that adaptation, and a 2019 remake / re-adaptation of Pet Sematary, director Lindsey Anderson Beer brings us Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, which expands the Timmy Baterman story into feature length… but as...
Review: If you’re reading this review, you’re probably aware that the Stephen King novel Pet Sematary deals with an ancient Miꞌkmaq Tribe burial ground in the wilderness surrounding the town of Ludlow, Maine. Any dead animal or human that gets buried in this ground will be resurrected – but they don’t come back quite right. In the book, lifelong Ludlow resident Jud Crandall tells the story of Timmy Baterman, a local boy who died in World War II and was buried in the resurrecting ground by his father. That didn’t turn out well. Now, following a 1989 adaptation of Pet Sematary, a sequel to that adaptation, and a 2019 remake / re-adaptation of Pet Sematary, director Lindsey Anderson Beer brings us Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, which expands the Timmy Baterman story into feature length… but as...
- 10/6/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
After its premiere at this year’s Fantastic Fest, Paramount+ brings Stephen King horror franchise “Pet Sematary” back to life with the latest installment, “Pet Sematary: Bloodlines” The prequel, which to its platform this Friday, Oct. 6 to kick off the first weekend of this month’s horror offerings, will bring the story back to its beginnings when a young Jud Crandall discovers the sinister secrets that lay buried beneath his hometown of Ludlow, Maine. You can watch with a subscription to Paramount Plus.
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About 'Pet Sematary: Bloodlines'
“Pet Sematary: Bloodlines” is based on the untold chapter from King’s “Pet Sematary” as a young Jud Crandall (played by Jackson White) dreams of leaving behind his hometown of Ludlow,...
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About 'Pet Sematary: Bloodlines'
“Pet Sematary: Bloodlines” is based on the untold chapter from King’s “Pet Sematary” as a young Jud Crandall (played by Jackson White) dreams of leaving behind his hometown of Ludlow,...
- 10/6/2023
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Guillermo Del Toro often says that a filmography is actually a biography for the filmmaker involved, but in the case of Lindsey Anderson Beer, her filmography doesn’t come close to telling her story.
Beer is currently making her feature directorial debut with Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, a prequel to Stephen King’s classic horror novel Pet Sematary (1983) that explores Jud Crandall’s (Jackson White) backstory and finally defines the Timmy Baterman (Jack Mulhern) story that has only been alluded to in various on-screen adaptations. The Paramount+ film originally began as a prequel to 2019’s Pet Sematary, however, once Beer came on board to write and direct, Bloodlines instead morphed into a prequel to King’s book.
“I was actually not trying to tailor it to the 2019 film. In my head, it’s a prequel to the book,” Beer tells The Hollywood Reporter. “I was just trying to do my own thing,...
Beer is currently making her feature directorial debut with Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, a prequel to Stephen King’s classic horror novel Pet Sematary (1983) that explores Jud Crandall’s (Jackson White) backstory and finally defines the Timmy Baterman (Jack Mulhern) story that has only been alluded to in various on-screen adaptations. The Paramount+ film originally began as a prequel to 2019’s Pet Sematary, however, once Beer came on board to write and direct, Bloodlines instead morphed into a prequel to King’s book.
“I was actually not trying to tailor it to the 2019 film. In my head, it’s a prequel to the book,” Beer tells The Hollywood Reporter. “I was just trying to do my own thing,...
- 10/5/2023
- by Brian Davids
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“The ground is sour,” Stephen King‘s characters famously warned of the cursed burial ground in Pet Sematary. Paramount+ original prequel movie Pet Sematary: Bloodlines explores this further by visiting Jud Crandall’s early encounters with the sour ground, and Bloody Disgusting has been provided with an exclusive clip introducing the horror.
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines will premiere Friday, October 6, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., Canada and Brazil, on Saturday, October 7 in Australia, the U.K., South Korea, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria, and on Friday, October 20 in Latin America.
Constant Readers will recognize the telltale signs of impending doom in the clip below, with David Duchovny‘s Bill Baterman taking his son’s body beyond the Pet Sematary, beyond the deadfall, where the ground is sour.
Director Lindsey Anderson Beer said of the clip and its key player in a statement, “While the original Pet Sematary book...
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines will premiere Friday, October 6, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., Canada and Brazil, on Saturday, October 7 in Australia, the U.K., South Korea, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria, and on Friday, October 20 in Latin America.
Constant Readers will recognize the telltale signs of impending doom in the clip below, with David Duchovny‘s Bill Baterman taking his son’s body beyond the Pet Sematary, beyond the deadfall, where the ground is sour.
Director Lindsey Anderson Beer said of the clip and its key player in a statement, “While the original Pet Sematary book...
- 10/5/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
A first-look featurette for and images from the new film The Boys in the Boat have just been released, and you can check the featurette our above and the images below!
The Boys in the Boat is a sports drama based on the #1 New York Times bestselling non-fiction novel written by Daniel James Brown. The film, directed by George Clooney, is about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they are thrust into the spotlight and take on elite rivals from around the world.
About The Film
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport Starring: Joel Edgerton, Chris Diamantopoulos, Callum Turner, Jack Mulhern, Sam Strike, Luke Slattery, Thomas Elms, Tom Varey, Bruce Herbelin-Earle, Wil Coban, James Wolk, Hadley Robinson, Courtney Henggeler, Peter Guinness, Alec Newman Director: George Clooney Screenplay: Mark L. Smith,...
The Boys in the Boat is a sports drama based on the #1 New York Times bestselling non-fiction novel written by Daniel James Brown. The film, directed by George Clooney, is about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they are thrust into the spotlight and take on elite rivals from around the world.
About The Film
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport Starring: Joel Edgerton, Chris Diamantopoulos, Callum Turner, Jack Mulhern, Sam Strike, Luke Slattery, Thomas Elms, Tom Varey, Bruce Herbelin-Earle, Wil Coban, James Wolk, Hadley Robinson, Courtney Henggeler, Peter Guinness, Alec Newman Director: George Clooney Screenplay: Mark L. Smith,...
- 10/5/2023
- by Editor
- CinemaNerdz
Director George Clooney opens MGM’s behind-the-scenes The Boys in the Boat featurette with a reminder that rowing in the 1920s was one of the most attended sports in the United States. Clooney’s new film tells the true story of an underdog team made up of, as Clooney describes them, “strong, tough kids” who were poor and competed in rowing in order to stay in college.
Based on Daniel James Brown’s book, The Boys in the Boat stars Joel Edgerton as Al Ulbrickson, Callum Turner as Joe Rantz, Chris Diamantopoulos as Royal Brougham, and James Wolk as Coach Bolles. Bruce Herbelin-Earle plays Shorty Hunt, Wil Coban is Jim McMillan, Hadley Robinson is Joyce Sidmar, Sam Strike is Roger Morris, and Thomas Elms is Chuck Day.
The ensemble also includes Joel Phillimore as Gordy Adam, Tom Varey as Johnny White, Jack Mulhern as Don Hume, and Luke Slattery as Bobby Moch.
Based on Daniel James Brown’s book, The Boys in the Boat stars Joel Edgerton as Al Ulbrickson, Callum Turner as Joe Rantz, Chris Diamantopoulos as Royal Brougham, and James Wolk as Coach Bolles. Bruce Herbelin-Earle plays Shorty Hunt, Wil Coban is Jim McMillan, Hadley Robinson is Joyce Sidmar, Sam Strike is Roger Morris, and Thomas Elms is Chuck Day.
The ensemble also includes Joel Phillimore as Gordy Adam, Tom Varey as Johnny White, Jack Mulhern as Don Hume, and Luke Slattery as Bobby Moch.
- 10/4/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Nothing inspires quite like a well-crafted underdog story, and George Clooney wants to motivate you to do great things with his upcoming sports drama, The Boys in the Boat. Based on the #1 New York Times bestselling non-fiction novel by Daniel James Brown, The Boys in the Boat is about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they are thrust into the spotlight and take on elite rivals from around the globe. MGM debuted The Boys in the Boar featurette on Wednesday, which offers a behind-the-scenes look at Clooney’s latest passion project.
“Rowing, particularly in the 1920s, was one of the most-attended sports in the United States,” Clooney says in The Boys in the Boat featurette. “The Boys in the Boat is about strong,...
“Rowing, particularly in the 1920s, was one of the most-attended sports in the United States,” Clooney says in The Boys in the Boat featurette. “The Boys in the Boat is about strong,...
- 10/4/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
"Give it everything!!" MGM Studios has revealed a first look behind-the-scenes featurette for The Boys in the Boat, directed by George Clooney. This is one of the only other big movies still set to open in 2023 that hasn't had a trailer yet - this is only a preview, with the trailer still to be unveiled. MGM is sticking with the Christmas Day opening at the end of the year. "The stakes were much higher for them... and it gave them an edge. That you can pull yourself up from nothing and succeed." A 1930s-set story about the University of Washington's rowing team, from their Depression-era beginnings to winning gold rowing at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. It's adapted from the bestselling book of the same name. Starring Joel Edgerton and Callum Turner, with Jack Mulhern, Sam Strike, Peter Guinness, Alec Newman, Luke Slattery, Thomas Elms, Tom Varey, Bruce Herbelin-Earle. Clooney last...
- 10/4/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Just in time for the Halloween season, a new Pet Sematary coming out. Pet Sematary: Bloodlines premieres on October 6th exclusively on Paramount+. The movie follows, a young Jud Crandall in 1969 has dreams of leaving his hometown of Ludlow, Maine behind, but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history that will forever keep him connected to Ludlow. Banding together, Jud and his childhood friends must fight an ancient evil that has gripped Ludlow since its founding, and once unearthed, has the power to destroy everything in its path. Based on the never-before-told chapter from Pet Sematary, Stephen King’s chilling novel, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines is a spine-tingling prequel exploring the origins of how death became different in the small town of Ludlow and why sometimes dead is better.
The cast includes Jackson White Forrest Goodluck, Jack Mulhern, Henry Thomas, Natalie Alyn Lind,...
The cast includes Jackson White Forrest Goodluck, Jack Mulhern, Henry Thomas, Natalie Alyn Lind,...
- 10/2/2023
- by Stephen Nepa
- Age of the Nerd
Paramount+ is welcoming home some familiar friends (and foes) this month! The streamer is ringing in October with its latest list of new additions, including the premiere of its “Frasier” revival with long-time Dr. Frasier Crane portrayer Kelsey Grammer back to listen to your problems. The platform is also debuting latest entry in Stephen King’s “Pet Sematary” franchise with the prequel film “Pet Sematary: Bloodlines.”
There’s something new (or something old) for everybody, though, with the streamer adding nearly 200 titles to its library, including originals, exclusives, library films and TV series, and sports events.
Check out The Streamable’s top picks for what’s new this month on Paramount+!
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The hit Korean thriller series will make its...
There’s something new (or something old) for everybody, though, with the streamer adding nearly 200 titles to its library, including originals, exclusives, library films and TV series, and sports events.
Check out The Streamable’s top picks for what’s new this month on Paramount+!
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- 9/29/2023
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Stars: Jackson White, Natalie Alyn Lind, Henry Thomas, David Duchovny, Jack Mulhern, Pam Grier | Written by Lindsey Anderson Beer, Jeff Buhler | Directed by Lindsey Anderson Beer
Pet Sematary has been sequelized, rebooted, and now with the arrival of Pet Sematary: Bloodlines it has a prequel. Adapting Stephen King’s works for the screen is a risky enough proposition, creating new stories based on them even more so as anyone whose seen a few Children of the Corn sequels or reboots can attest. King himself however seems to be happy with this film and tweeted:
“In the book, this is the story Jud Crandall tells Louis Creed to try and dissuade him from using the Pet Sematary,” wrote King. “The screenplay takes a few liberties, but it’s a fine story. David Duchovny is excellent. The secret, as always, is caring about the characters.”
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines opens in the summer...
Pet Sematary has been sequelized, rebooted, and now with the arrival of Pet Sematary: Bloodlines it has a prequel. Adapting Stephen King’s works for the screen is a risky enough proposition, creating new stories based on them even more so as anyone whose seen a few Children of the Corn sequels or reboots can attest. King himself however seems to be happy with this film and tweeted:
“In the book, this is the story Jud Crandall tells Louis Creed to try and dissuade him from using the Pet Sematary,” wrote King. “The screenplay takes a few liberties, but it’s a fine story. David Duchovny is excellent. The secret, as always, is caring about the characters.”
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines opens in the summer...
- 9/27/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
[Editor's Note: This article was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being discussed here wouldn't exist.]
Pet Sematary has long been one of my absolute favorites. It’s one of my favorite Stephen King books, it’s one of my favorite horror films; in fact it’s the film that got me hooked on horror when I was a kid. The story of a father who falls under the spell of an unearthly piece of land and will do anything to restore his family is one that has held my attention and imagination for years. And though the 2019 adaptation didn’t capture my nightmares the way the 1989 film has, I still thought it was a solid effort that would bring the story to another generation of movie audiences.
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines is a reimagining of the Timmy Bateman story that Jud told Lewis Creed in the original book and earlier films. It is a prequel to the 2019 adaptation, which puts the timeline during the Vietnam War.
Pet Sematary has long been one of my absolute favorites. It’s one of my favorite Stephen King books, it’s one of my favorite horror films; in fact it’s the film that got me hooked on horror when I was a kid. The story of a father who falls under the spell of an unearthly piece of land and will do anything to restore his family is one that has held my attention and imagination for years. And though the 2019 adaptation didn’t capture my nightmares the way the 1989 film has, I still thought it was a solid effort that would bring the story to another generation of movie audiences.
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines is a reimagining of the Timmy Bateman story that Jud told Lewis Creed in the original book and earlier films. It is a prequel to the 2019 adaptation, which puts the timeline during the Vietnam War.
- 9/24/2023
- by Emily von Seele
- DailyDead
Jackson White as Jud Crandall in ‘Pet Sematary: Bloodlines’ (Photo Cr: Philippe Bosse / Paramount Players)
Paramount+’s Pet Sematary: Bloodlines sets up Ludlow, Maine as a town in need of a serious exorcism. A lot of heartache could have been avoided if only its settlers had pulled a Roanoke and left the town to the indigenous population in the area. But they didn’t, and this prequel to Stephen King’s 1983 bestseller fills in details about the town’s history and why reanimating dead loved ones – whether they be covered in fur, feathers, or human skin – is always a bad idea.
Bloodlines reveals that Ludlow has problems that go beyond its misspelled cemetery. The Micmacs knew the woods were evil, the ground was sour, and that death was different there. Centuries later, children built the Pet Sematary on a patch of ground that serves as a gateway between the living and the dead.
Paramount+’s Pet Sematary: Bloodlines sets up Ludlow, Maine as a town in need of a serious exorcism. A lot of heartache could have been avoided if only its settlers had pulled a Roanoke and left the town to the indigenous population in the area. But they didn’t, and this prequel to Stephen King’s 1983 bestseller fills in details about the town’s history and why reanimating dead loved ones – whether they be covered in fur, feathers, or human skin – is always a bad idea.
Bloodlines reveals that Ludlow has problems that go beyond its misspelled cemetery. The Micmacs knew the woods were evil, the ground was sour, and that death was different there. Centuries later, children built the Pet Sematary on a patch of ground that serves as a gateway between the living and the dead.
- 9/24/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
In Stephen King’s 1983 novel Pet Sematary, long-term Ludlow resident Jud Crandall relays the town’s history with the cursed burial ground. Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, the prequel to the 2019 remake, explores some of that history without any purpose other than to deliver entertaining jolts and a potent reminder that Jud Crandall was right: sometimes dead is better.
Writer/Director Lindsey Anderson Beer, sharing writing credits with Jeff Buhler, sets the prequel in 1969 to introduce a young Jud Crandall (Jackson White), who seeks to leave Ludlow behind with his longtime sweetheart Norma (Natalie Alyn Lind). Never mind that Jud can’t figure out why he’s managed to evade all the Vietnam war drafts; there’s an unspoken sickness rotting the roots of Ludlow, an evil desperate to spread across the town. Jud learns firsthand about the evil when Bill (David Duchovny) buries his son Timmy Baterman (Jack Mulhern) in the cursed burial ground.
Writer/Director Lindsey Anderson Beer, sharing writing credits with Jeff Buhler, sets the prequel in 1969 to introduce a young Jud Crandall (Jackson White), who seeks to leave Ludlow behind with his longtime sweetheart Norma (Natalie Alyn Lind). Never mind that Jud can’t figure out why he’s managed to evade all the Vietnam war drafts; there’s an unspoken sickness rotting the roots of Ludlow, an evil desperate to spread across the town. Jud learns firsthand about the evil when Bill (David Duchovny) buries his son Timmy Baterman (Jack Mulhern) in the cursed burial ground.
- 9/24/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Evil, as conceived by Stephen King, is an inexorable force as old as the world itself. It exists in countless forms, some of which can be staved off for a time but none of which can be extinguished permanently. It’s as much a part of the earth as it is a part of us, and it persists in a way none of us can or will.
The best adaptations of King’s work get under the skin as they force you to reckon with such ideas, staying with you in much the same way his books do. “Pet Sematary: Bloodlines” is not one of those adaptations. On a scale from “Thinner” to “The Shining,” it falls in the bottom half alongside the likes of last year’s “Firestarter” remake. “Who asked for this?” is the question such projects invoke, and Lindsey Anderson Beer’s film never comes up with a satisfying answer.
The best adaptations of King’s work get under the skin as they force you to reckon with such ideas, staying with you in much the same way his books do. “Pet Sematary: Bloodlines” is not one of those adaptations. On a scale from “Thinner” to “The Shining,” it falls in the bottom half alongside the likes of last year’s “Firestarter” remake. “Who asked for this?” is the question such projects invoke, and Lindsey Anderson Beer’s film never comes up with a satisfying answer.
- 9/24/2023
- by Michael Nordine
- Variety Film + TV
Sometimes dead is better, and that's a lesson that "Pet Sematary: Bloodlines" probably should've taken to heart. Maybe it's time to let this horror series stay in its grave. A prequel to "Pet Sematary," arguably Stephen King's scariest novel, is a great idea ... in theory. But Lindsey Anderson Beer's gnarly new movie leaves a lot to be desired; it's a rushed, clumsy, unscary affair that wastes a good premise. It feels edited to hell, as if there was something better, and longer, that got hacked and slashed down to the bloody mess now headed to Paramount+ in time for Halloween season. While there are occasional flashes of gory fun to be had, "Bloodlines" ultimately fails to crawl out of its moldy grave, leaving us with an undead film.
King's novel is a modern gothic affair, the story of an ancient indigenous burial ground that has the power to bring back the dead.
King's novel is a modern gothic affair, the story of an ancient indigenous burial ground that has the power to bring back the dead.
- 9/24/2023
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Official Key Art for Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, streaming on Paramount+, 2023. Photo Cr: Philippe Bosse/Paramount Players
Paramount+ today released the official trailer and key art for its upcoming original horror film Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, based on the terrifying and untold chapter from Stephen King’s novel Pet Sematary. A spine-chilling prequel that explores the origins of how death became different in the small town of Ludlow, Maine, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines will premiere Friday, October 6, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., Canada, Latin America and Brazil, and Saturday, October 7, in all other Paramount+ international markets.
The highly anticipated film will hold its world premiere at this year’s Fantastic Fest, the world’s largest genre and horror festival based in Austin, Texas, and will be featured in the Paramount+ Peak Screaming, a curated collection of fan-favorite horror movies and iconic Halloween episodes from beloved series.
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines stars Jackson White Forrest Goodluck,...
Paramount+ today released the official trailer and key art for its upcoming original horror film Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, based on the terrifying and untold chapter from Stephen King’s novel Pet Sematary. A spine-chilling prequel that explores the origins of how death became different in the small town of Ludlow, Maine, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines will premiere Friday, October 6, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., Canada, Latin America and Brazil, and Saturday, October 7, in all other Paramount+ international markets.
The highly anticipated film will hold its world premiere at this year’s Fantastic Fest, the world’s largest genre and horror festival based in Austin, Texas, and will be featured in the Paramount+ Peak Screaming, a curated collection of fan-favorite horror movies and iconic Halloween episodes from beloved series.
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines stars Jackson White Forrest Goodluck,...
- 9/17/2023
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
“The Fall of the House of Usher” Official Trailer Out Now
The first official trailer is out for Netflix’s latest horror miniseries “The Fall of the House of the Usher.”
The horror series comes from Mike Flanagan and is based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, where ruthless siblings Roderick and Madeline Usher have built Fortunato Pharmaceuticals into an empire of wealth, privilege and power, but past secrets come to light when the heirs to the Usher dynasty start dying at the hands of a mysterious woman from their youth.
Watch the “The Fall of the House of Usher” trailer below:
The ensemble cast includes Bruce Greenwood, Carla Gugino, Mary McDonnell, Carl Lumbly, Mark Hamill, Michael Trucco, T’Nia Miller, Paola Nuñez, Henry Thomas, Kyleigh Curran, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kohli, Kate Siegel, Sauriyan Sapkota, Zach Gilford, Willa Fitzgerald, Katie Parker, Malcolm Goodwin, Crystal Balint, Aya Furukawa, Daniel Jun, Matt Biedel,...
The first official trailer is out for Netflix’s latest horror miniseries “The Fall of the House of the Usher.”
The horror series comes from Mike Flanagan and is based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, where ruthless siblings Roderick and Madeline Usher have built Fortunato Pharmaceuticals into an empire of wealth, privilege and power, but past secrets come to light when the heirs to the Usher dynasty start dying at the hands of a mysterious woman from their youth.
Watch the “The Fall of the House of Usher” trailer below:
The ensemble cast includes Bruce Greenwood, Carla Gugino, Mary McDonnell, Carl Lumbly, Mark Hamill, Michael Trucco, T’Nia Miller, Paola Nuñez, Henry Thomas, Kyleigh Curran, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kohli, Kate Siegel, Sauriyan Sapkota, Zach Gilford, Willa Fitzgerald, Katie Parker, Malcolm Goodwin, Crystal Balint, Aya Furukawa, Daniel Jun, Matt Biedel,...
- 9/13/2023
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
"That's not Timmy... Something's talking through him." Paramount Plus has revealed an official trailer for the direct-to-streaming horror film Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, which is actually a prequel to the famous Pet Sematary book by Stephen King. It has been adapted into movies twice before: originally back in 1989 (the better movie), then again for the 2019 Pet Sematary flick from Paramount. They're trying to keep this horror series alive! Set in 1969, before the events of the previous film, the plot follows a young Jud Crandall about to leave Ludlow, Maine, when he discovers a local cemetery where everything dead can be alive again, without imagining the horror that will affect his life. Pet Sematary: Bloodlines stars Jackson White, Forrest Goodluck, Jack Mulhern, Henry Thomas, Natalie Alyn Lind, Isabella Star Lablanc, Samantha Mathis, Pam Grier, and David Duchovny. This looks like a generic direct-to-video sequel, a shame because the original story is scary...
- 9/13/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Paramount+’s official trailer for the Pet Sematary prequel, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, teases more details of Jud Crandall’s backstory. In the prequel, Jud – played by Fred Gwynne in the original film adaptation of Stephen King’s novel – unwittingly discovers secrets about the town’s terrifying past and learns firsthand that what’s dead should remain dead.
The prequel stars Jackson White (Tell Me Lies), Forrest Goodluck (the upcoming Lawmen: Bass Reeves), Jack Mulhern (Mare of Easttown), Henry Thomas (The Fall of the House of Usher), and Natalie Alyn Lind (The Gifted). Additionally, Isabella Star Lablanc (True Detective: Night Country), Samantha Mathis (Billions), Pam Grier (Jackie Brown), and David Duchovny (The X-Files) star in the original horror film based on Stephen King’s bestselling book.
Lindsey Anderson Beer makes her directorial debut with the prequel and co-wrote the screenplay with Jeff Buhler. The film’s produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura...
The prequel stars Jackson White (Tell Me Lies), Forrest Goodluck (the upcoming Lawmen: Bass Reeves), Jack Mulhern (Mare of Easttown), Henry Thomas (The Fall of the House of Usher), and Natalie Alyn Lind (The Gifted). Additionally, Isabella Star Lablanc (True Detective: Night Country), Samantha Mathis (Billions), Pam Grier (Jackie Brown), and David Duchovny (The X-Files) star in the original horror film based on Stephen King’s bestselling book.
Lindsey Anderson Beer makes her directorial debut with the prequel and co-wrote the screenplay with Jeff Buhler. The film’s produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura...
- 9/12/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Now we see in detail how Pet Sematary‘s Jud Crandall came to the conclusion that sometimes dead is better.
In a new trailer for Paramount+ upcoming film prequel Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, Jud, portrayed in the 1989 original by Fred Gwynne and in the new movie, set in 1969, by Jackson White, has his first run-in with undead critters (and people). We even hear the classic “sometimes dead is better” quote again.
Based on Stephen King’s novel Pet Sematary, the new prequel will premiere Friday, October 6, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., Canada, Latin America and Brazil, and Saturday, October 7, in all other Paramount+ international markets.
The film will get a world premiere screening later this month at Austin’s Fantastic Fest (Sept. 21-28) and will be featured in the Paramount+ Peak Screaming curated streaming collection for Halloween.
The official synopsis: “In 1969, a young Jud Crandall has dreams of leaving his hometown of Ludlow,...
In a new trailer for Paramount+ upcoming film prequel Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, Jud, portrayed in the 1989 original by Fred Gwynne and in the new movie, set in 1969, by Jackson White, has his first run-in with undead critters (and people). We even hear the classic “sometimes dead is better” quote again.
Based on Stephen King’s novel Pet Sematary, the new prequel will premiere Friday, October 6, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., Canada, Latin America and Brazil, and Saturday, October 7, in all other Paramount+ international markets.
The film will get a world premiere screening later this month at Austin’s Fantastic Fest (Sept. 21-28) and will be featured in the Paramount+ Peak Screaming curated streaming collection for Halloween.
The official synopsis: “In 1969, a young Jud Crandall has dreams of leaving his hometown of Ludlow,...
- 9/12/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
One of Stephen King‘s famous tales of reanimation gone awry was reimagined in 2019 with Pet Sematary from Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer. John Lithgow would portray Jud Crandall in that adaptation. Now, behold the beginning of the story as Pet Sematary: Bloodlines shows fans how Jud first discovered the cursed graveyard. Paramount+ has just released the new trailer for the horror prequel. Those who wish to see it before its streaming premiere will be able to catch its debut at Fantastic Fest, which is set to be held at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, Texas, from September 21st – 28th. The movie will then be available on Paramount+ on October 6.
This film is boasting that it is an untold chapter from Stephen King’s original beloved story. The synopsis for Pet Sematary: Bloodlines will involve “a young Jud Crandall in 1969, who has dreams of leaving his hometown behind...
This film is boasting that it is an untold chapter from Stephen King’s original beloved story. The synopsis for Pet Sematary: Bloodlines will involve “a young Jud Crandall in 1969, who has dreams of leaving his hometown behind...
- 9/12/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
There's no shortage of horror offerings on the streaming services this Halloween.
Paramount+ debuted the official trailer for Pet Sematary: Bloodlines on Tuesday, and it looks to be a worthy franchise reboot.
Yes, we're surprised even to say it!
The movie stars Jackson White, Forrest Goodluck, Jack Mulhern, Henry Thomas, and Natalie Alyn Lind.
Also starring is Isabella Star Lablanc, with Pam Grier, and David Duchovny (Bucky F*cking Dent and Californication).
"In 1969, a young Jud Crandall has dreams of leaving his hometown of Ludlow, Maine behind, but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history that will forever keep him connected to Ludlow," the logline for the flick reads.
"Banding together, Jud and his childhood friends must fight an ancient evil that has gripped Ludlow since its founding, and once unearthed has the power to destroy everything in its path."
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines...
Paramount+ debuted the official trailer for Pet Sematary: Bloodlines on Tuesday, and it looks to be a worthy franchise reboot.
Yes, we're surprised even to say it!
The movie stars Jackson White, Forrest Goodluck, Jack Mulhern, Henry Thomas, and Natalie Alyn Lind.
Also starring is Isabella Star Lablanc, with Pam Grier, and David Duchovny (Bucky F*cking Dent and Californication).
"In 1969, a young Jud Crandall has dreams of leaving his hometown of Ludlow, Maine behind, but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history that will forever keep him connected to Ludlow," the logline for the flick reads.
"Banding together, Jud and his childhood friends must fight an ancient evil that has gripped Ludlow since its founding, and once unearthed has the power to destroy everything in its path."
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines...
- 9/12/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
The Pet Sematary prequel movie has released its official trailer.
Below is look at Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, the upcoming horror film that serves as the first prequel to Stephen King’s classic 1983 novel, which itself has previously been adapted to feature films (in 1989, a sequel in 1992, and remake of the original in 2019).
Bloodlines fleshes out the backstory of the character of Jud Crandall, whose early experience with a haunted burial ground was briefly related in King’s book, but hasn’t previously been depicted in detail onscreen.
The official description: “In 1969, a young Jud Crandall has dreams of leaving his hometown of Ludlow, Maine, behind, but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history that will forever keep him connected to Ludlow. Banding together, Jud and his childhood friends must fight an ancient evil that has gripped Ludlow since its founding, and once...
Below is look at Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, the upcoming horror film that serves as the first prequel to Stephen King’s classic 1983 novel, which itself has previously been adapted to feature films (in 1989, a sequel in 1992, and remake of the original in 2019).
Bloodlines fleshes out the backstory of the character of Jud Crandall, whose early experience with a haunted burial ground was briefly related in King’s book, but hasn’t previously been depicted in detail onscreen.
The official description: “In 1969, a young Jud Crandall has dreams of leaving his hometown of Ludlow, Maine, behind, but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history that will forever keep him connected to Ludlow. Banding together, Jud and his childhood friends must fight an ancient evil that has gripped Ludlow since its founding, and once...
- 9/12/2023
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
David Duchovny apparently didn’t get Fred Gwynne’s memo that “sometimes dead is better,” judging by his actions in the trailer for Paramount+’s Pet Sematary: Bloodlines prequel.
“Based on the terrifying and untold...
“Based on the terrifying and untold...
- 9/12/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Paramount+ is taking us back to Ludlow, Maine this Halloween with original prequel movie Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, the untold chapter from Stephen King’s classic novel.
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines will premiere Friday, October 6, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., Canada, Latin America and Brazil, and Saturday, October 7 in all other Paramount+ international markets. You can watch the Pet Sematary: Bloodlines trailer below.
The film has been officially rated “R” for “Horror violence, gore and language.”
All previous films in the Pet Sematary franchise have also been rated “R”. That includes the original 1989 movie, its 1992 sequel, and the more recent re-adaptation from 2019.
The untold chapter’s official synopsis: “In 1969, a young Jud Crandall has dreams of leaving his hometown of Ludlow, Maine behind, but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history that will forever keep him connected to Ludlow. Banding together, Jud...
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines will premiere Friday, October 6, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., Canada, Latin America and Brazil, and Saturday, October 7 in all other Paramount+ international markets. You can watch the Pet Sematary: Bloodlines trailer below.
The film has been officially rated “R” for “Horror violence, gore and language.”
All previous films in the Pet Sematary franchise have also been rated “R”. That includes the original 1989 movie, its 1992 sequel, and the more recent re-adaptation from 2019.
The untold chapter’s official synopsis: “In 1969, a young Jud Crandall has dreams of leaving his hometown of Ludlow, Maine behind, but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history that will forever keep him connected to Ludlow. Banding together, Jud...
- 9/12/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
"Pet Sematary" is often hailed as one of Stephen King's scariest books. Hell, part of the marketing campaign for the book itself talked up the fact that it scared even King himself — he was so put off by how nasty the story was that he reportedly put it away in a drawer and didn't want to publish it. Eventually, though, King's tale of terror saw the light of day, and Hollywood came calling. "Pet Sematary" was first adapted to the screen in 1989, followed by a sequel in 1992. Then, in 2019, we got another adaptation, one that severely altered the source material. Some people were cold on the 2019 film, but as a big "Pet Sematary" fan, I dug it.
Now, that 2019 film is getting a prequel with "Pet Sematary: Bloodlines." The story follows a younger Jud Crandal — Jud, you'll recall, is the nosy neighbor played by John Lithgow in the 2019 film. A...
Now, that 2019 film is getting a prequel with "Pet Sematary: Bloodlines." The story follows a younger Jud Crandal — Jud, you'll recall, is the nosy neighbor played by John Lithgow in the 2019 film. A...
- 9/12/2023
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
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