Renewal
World Productions is producing a new season of hit series “Showtrial” for BBC One and iPlayer. Writer and creator Ben Richards (“The Diplomat”) returns for the series.
In the show, when high-profile climate activist Marcus Calderwood is left for dead in a violent hit and run, he uses his dying moments to identify his killer – a serving policeman. From the victim’s last breath to the jury’s final verdict, “Showtrial” delves into the worlds of cocky officer Justin Mitchell; Sam Gill, an anxious defense solicitor with a reputation for winning lost causes; and Leila Hassoun-Kenny, a rigorous lawyer leading the case against the accused.
The first season aired on the BBC in the U.K. in 2021 and found a U.S. home in Sundance Now.
“Showtrial” (5 x 60′) is directed by Julia Ford (“Everything I Know About Love”) and produced by Ken Horn (“Line of Duty”). Executive producers are...
World Productions is producing a new season of hit series “Showtrial” for BBC One and iPlayer. Writer and creator Ben Richards (“The Diplomat”) returns for the series.
In the show, when high-profile climate activist Marcus Calderwood is left for dead in a violent hit and run, he uses his dying moments to identify his killer – a serving policeman. From the victim’s last breath to the jury’s final verdict, “Showtrial” delves into the worlds of cocky officer Justin Mitchell; Sam Gill, an anxious defense solicitor with a reputation for winning lost causes; and Leila Hassoun-Kenny, a rigorous lawyer leading the case against the accused.
The first season aired on the BBC in the U.K. in 2021 and found a U.S. home in Sundance Now.
“Showtrial” (5 x 60′) is directed by Julia Ford (“Everything I Know About Love”) and produced by Ken Horn (“Line of Duty”). Executive producers are...
- 8/16/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
As summer draws near, many high school seniors find themselves faced with the hellish decision of what to do with their lives after graduation amidst the terrifying reality of college applications. Screenwriters Walker Hare and Brad Martocello explore this timeless nightmare for Beth Hanna and Jerren Lauder’s pulse-pounding new horror film You’re Killing Me.
Prep school student Eden (McKaley Miller) attends an elite Heaven or Hell party hoping to secure a letter of recommendation from her friend’s influential father. Her privileged classmate Schroder (Brice Anthony Heller) vows to make Eden work for this letter, however, and his deadly misdeeds plunge her into a hellscape no college admissions board could ever dream up.
Ahead of the shocking film’s release, star McKaley Miller joined Bloody Disgusting’s The Boo Crew to chat about her horror origins, unpredictable on-set vibes, and stunt work with late horror legend Anne Heche. The...
Prep school student Eden (McKaley Miller) attends an elite Heaven or Hell party hoping to secure a letter of recommendation from her friend’s influential father. Her privileged classmate Schroder (Brice Anthony Heller) vows to make Eden work for this letter, however, and his deadly misdeeds plunge her into a hellscape no college admissions board could ever dream up.
Ahead of the shocking film’s release, star McKaley Miller joined Bloody Disgusting’s The Boo Crew to chat about her horror origins, unpredictable on-set vibes, and stunt work with late horror legend Anne Heche. The...
- 4/8/2023
- by Jenn Adams
- bloody-disgusting.com
Desperate people do desperate things. This timeless fact of life is plain to see all throughout Beth Hanna and Jerren Lauder’s You’re Killing Me, a teen thriller invigorated by its own clever setup. While the execution may not go off without a hitch, the movie keeps the audience’s attention, due in large part to its sense of real-time urgency and engaging dilemma.
Going to college with her best friend is important to a scholarship kid like Eden (McKaley Miller). So much so she would ask her classmate Schroder (Brice Anthony Heller) for a big favor; she wants his father, a congressman, to write her a recommendation letter. This could be Eden’s only chance to get off the waitlist and into her dream school. In the meantime, a classmate of theirs has gone missing, but no one at school is so concerned that they would skip Schroder’s Angels and Devils party.
Going to college with her best friend is important to a scholarship kid like Eden (McKaley Miller). So much so she would ask her classmate Schroder (Brice Anthony Heller) for a big favor; she wants his father, a congressman, to write her a recommendation letter. This could be Eden’s only chance to get off the waitlist and into her dream school. In the meantime, a classmate of theirs has gone missing, but no one at school is so concerned that they would skip Schroder’s Angels and Devils party.
- 4/7/2023
- by Paul Lê
- bloody-disgusting.com
Another holiday week is upon us here in 2023, with this first full week of April culminating with Easter Sunday. And fittingly, a brand new Easter horror movie is on the way this week…
Here’s all the new horror releasing April 4 – April 9, 2023!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
Living With Chucky, a Child’s Play documentary that celebrates the entire franchise, is our latest Screambox release, and it’s now available for streaming beginning today!
Written and directed by Kyra Elise Gardner, daughter of legendary special effects artist Tony Gardner, Living With Chucky looks back at the groundbreaking horror franchise. The documentary details the history of the Child’s Play films by the cast and crew, in addition to Gardner’s relationship with the series and the impact it had on her family.
Gardner, who grew up alongside Chucky the killer doll, seeks out the other...
Here’s all the new horror releasing April 4 – April 9, 2023!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
Living With Chucky, a Child’s Play documentary that celebrates the entire franchise, is our latest Screambox release, and it’s now available for streaming beginning today!
Written and directed by Kyra Elise Gardner, daughter of legendary special effects artist Tony Gardner, Living With Chucky looks back at the groundbreaking horror franchise. The documentary details the history of the Child’s Play films by the cast and crew, in addition to Gardner’s relationship with the series and the impact it had on her family.
Gardner, who grew up alongside Chucky the killer doll, seeks out the other...
- 4/4/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Last May, three months before Anne Heche (I Know What You Did Last Summer) died in a horrific car crash, we heard that she had just finished working on a horror thriller called Full Ride, co-starring McKaley Miller, who had roles in the Blumhouse genre projects Ma and Into the Dark: Pure, and Dermot Mulroney, who can currently be seen on the big screen in Scream VI. Full Ride has since been re-titled You’re Killing Me, and Quiver Distribution is set to give it a theatrical and digital release this Friday, April 7th. To see if You’re Killing Me is a movie you would like to check out this weekend, take a look at the trailer embedded above.
Stay Out of the F**king Attic director Jerren Lauder teamed up with newcomer Beth Hanna to bring You’re Killing Me to the screen, working from a screenplay by Walker Hare and...
Stay Out of the F**king Attic director Jerren Lauder teamed up with newcomer Beth Hanna to bring You’re Killing Me to the screen, working from a screenplay by Walker Hare and...
- 4/4/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Coming to select theaters and on digital April 7 from Quiver Distribution, Bloody Disgusting has been provided with an exclusive clip from You’re Killing Me this afternoon.
You’re Killing Me features an all-star cast that includes Dermot Mulroney (Scream VI), Anne Heche (I Know What You Did Last Summer), McKaley Miller (Ma), Wil Deusner (She-Hulk), Morgana Van Peebles (Power) and Brice Anthony Heller (Samaritan).
Check out the clip below, which features Mulroney and the late Anne Heche.
The film tells the story of prep student Eden Murphy (McKaley Miller).
A week ago, a student at Torrington Prep, Melissa Brown (Kalli Tehranae), went missing. While the police search for her, her classmates are more preoccupied with their own futures — none more than Eden Murphy. She may be the poorest student at Torrington Prep, but she’s got big ambitions. Ever since she was a kid she has dreamed of attending the elite Pennbrooke College.
You’re Killing Me features an all-star cast that includes Dermot Mulroney (Scream VI), Anne Heche (I Know What You Did Last Summer), McKaley Miller (Ma), Wil Deusner (She-Hulk), Morgana Van Peebles (Power) and Brice Anthony Heller (Samaritan).
Check out the clip below, which features Mulroney and the late Anne Heche.
The film tells the story of prep student Eden Murphy (McKaley Miller).
A week ago, a student at Torrington Prep, Melissa Brown (Kalli Tehranae), went missing. While the police search for her, her classmates are more preoccupied with their own futures — none more than Eden Murphy. She may be the poorest student at Torrington Prep, but she’s got big ambitions. Ever since she was a kid she has dreamed of attending the elite Pennbrooke College.
- 4/3/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Coming to select theaters and on digital April 7th from Quiver Distribution, Bloody Disgusting has been provided with the official trailer for You’re Killing Me this afternoon.
The film tells the story of prep student Eden Murphy (McKaley Miller).
A week ago, a student at Torrington Prep, Melissa Brown (Kalli Tehranae), went missing. While the police search for her, her classmates are more preoccupied with their own futures — none more than Eden Murphy. She may be the poorest student at Torrington Prep, but she’s got big ambitions. Ever since she was a kid she has dreamed of attending the elite Pennbrooke College. But after learning she’s been waitlisted at the school of her dreams, Eden decides to take drastic action.
With the hope of receiving a letter of recommendation from the wealthy parents of resident alpha bro, and valedictorian, Barrett Schroder (Brice Anthony Heller), Eden hatches a plan.
The film tells the story of prep student Eden Murphy (McKaley Miller).
A week ago, a student at Torrington Prep, Melissa Brown (Kalli Tehranae), went missing. While the police search for her, her classmates are more preoccupied with their own futures — none more than Eden Murphy. She may be the poorest student at Torrington Prep, but she’s got big ambitions. Ever since she was a kid she has dreamed of attending the elite Pennbrooke College. But after learning she’s been waitlisted at the school of her dreams, Eden decides to take drastic action.
With the hope of receiving a letter of recommendation from the wealthy parents of resident alpha bro, and valedictorian, Barrett Schroder (Brice Anthony Heller), Eden hatches a plan.
- 3/7/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Jake Bongiovi, budding actor and son of rocker Jon Bon Jovi, is one of three young stars who have joined the cast of the comedy “Rockbottom,” Variety can report exclusively.
Bongiovi, a considerable social media presence and native to the music space, will join McKaley Miller (“Ma”) and Teala Dunn (“Crush”) in the feature project from writer-director and SFX makeup guru Todd Tucker (“The Terror of Hallow’s Eve”). The actors will orbit lead Tom Everett Scott.
Tucker’s script, co-written with Greg Zekowski, follows 1980s hair metal band CougarSnake, whose career ended just as it was starting due to clashes over the direction of the group. In the present day, a mention of the band in an interview by Billboard-charting, Gen-z music star Bryce Cooper (Brandon Butler), whose absentee father introduced him to CougarSnake as a child, creates a frenzy to find the members of the group and reunite them...
Bongiovi, a considerable social media presence and native to the music space, will join McKaley Miller (“Ma”) and Teala Dunn (“Crush”) in the feature project from writer-director and SFX makeup guru Todd Tucker (“The Terror of Hallow’s Eve”). The actors will orbit lead Tom Everett Scott.
Tucker’s script, co-written with Greg Zekowski, follows 1980s hair metal band CougarSnake, whose career ended just as it was starting due to clashes over the direction of the group. In the present day, a mention of the band in an interview by Billboard-charting, Gen-z music star Bryce Cooper (Brandon Butler), whose absentee father introduced him to CougarSnake as a child, creates a frenzy to find the members of the group and reunite them...
- 2/16/2023
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Fox’s 9-1-1: Lone Star returns for its fourth season on Tuesday (a new day), January 17, 2023 at 8pm Et/Pt with an episode that finds the team battling devastating weather. Season four episode one, “New Hotness,” will be introducing Lucifer‘s D.B. Woodside in a recurring role.
The season four cast is led by Rob Lowe as Captain Owen Strand and Gina Torres as Captain Tommy Vegas. The season also stars Ronen Rubinstein as T.K. Strand, Sierra McClain as Grace Ryder, Jim Parrack as Judd Ryder, Natacha Karem as Marjan Marwani, and Brian Michael Smith as Paul Strickland. Rafael L. Silva is Carlos Reyes, Julian Works is Mateo Chavez, and Brianna Baker plays Nancy Gillian.
“New Hotness Plot: The 126 are called into action to a county fair when a “derecho,” a series of fast-moving severe thunderstorms, hit Austin, causing hurricanic and tornadic-force winds, heavy rains, flash floods...
The season four cast is led by Rob Lowe as Captain Owen Strand and Gina Torres as Captain Tommy Vegas. The season also stars Ronen Rubinstein as T.K. Strand, Sierra McClain as Grace Ryder, Jim Parrack as Judd Ryder, Natacha Karem as Marjan Marwani, and Brian Michael Smith as Paul Strickland. Rafael L. Silva is Carlos Reyes, Julian Works is Mateo Chavez, and Brianna Baker plays Nancy Gillian.
“New Hotness Plot: The 126 are called into action to a county fair when a “derecho,” a series of fast-moving severe thunderstorms, hit Austin, causing hurricanic and tornadic-force winds, heavy rains, flash floods...
- 12/28/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Jerren Lauder (The Inhabitant) and Beth Hanna (The Reappearance) are directing the horror movie Full Ride, and Deadline reports today that Anne Heche (13 Minutes) will star. Heche stars alongside Dermot Mulroney (Umma) and McKaley Miller (Ma). “The film centers on the straight-edge Eden (Miller), who after being waitlisted at Yale, attends a coveted ‘Heaven and Hell’ party, in the hopes […]
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- 5/12/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Anne Heche (13 Minutes), Dermot Mulroney (Umma) and McKaley Miller (Ma) will topline Full Ride, an upcoming horror-thriller from directors Jerren Lauder (The Inhabitant) and Beth Hanna (The Reappearance), which has wrapped production in Georgia. Quiver Distribution holds worldwide rights and is planning an early 2023 release.
The film centers on the straight-edge Eden (Miller), who after being waitlisted at Yale, attends a coveted ‘Heaven and Hell’ party, in the hopes of receiving a letter of recommendation from the wealthy parents of her well-connected classmate. But things aren’t what they seem and the party quickly turns into a fight for her life.
Joshua Russell, Kevin Greene, Seth Ingram, Michael Dunaway, Mark Goldberg and Gerald T. Olson are producing Full Ride. Quiver Co-Presidents Berry Meyerowitz and Jeff Sackman exec producing alongside Larry Greenberg.
“Full Ride is a chilling critique of the politics surrounding college admissions while simultaneously providing plenty of suspense,...
The film centers on the straight-edge Eden (Miller), who after being waitlisted at Yale, attends a coveted ‘Heaven and Hell’ party, in the hopes of receiving a letter of recommendation from the wealthy parents of her well-connected classmate. But things aren’t what they seem and the party quickly turns into a fight for her life.
Joshua Russell, Kevin Greene, Seth Ingram, Michael Dunaway, Mark Goldberg and Gerald T. Olson are producing Full Ride. Quiver Co-Presidents Berry Meyerowitz and Jeff Sackman exec producing alongside Larry Greenberg.
“Full Ride is a chilling critique of the politics surrounding college admissions while simultaneously providing plenty of suspense,...
- 5/12/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Butter Review — Butter (2020) Film Review, a movie directed by Paul A. Kaufman and starring Alex Kersting, Mira Sorvino, McKaley Miller, Annabeth Gish, Mykelti Williamson, Brian Van Holt, Jack Griffo, Monte Markham, Ravi Patel, John Kassir, Jake Austin Walker, Adain Bradley, Rachael Wotherspoon, Matthew Gold, Natalie Valerin, Jessie Rabideau, Nikki Tuazon and Walker [...]
Continue reading: Film Review: Butter (2020): Comic Teen Drama Overcomes its Flaws to Deliver an Important Message...
Continue reading: Film Review: Butter (2020): Comic Teen Drama Overcomes its Flaws to Deliver an Important Message...
- 2/28/2022
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
Exclusive: Blue Fox Entertainment has taken the US rights to Paul A. Kaufman’s YA dramedy Butter. An autumn theatrical release is currently planned.
The movie tells the story of Butter (Alex Kersting), a smart, funny high school junior who happens to be obese. Butter manages to befriend the prettiest girl at school, Anna (McKaley Miller), via social media by pretending to be a jock from another school. Butter fears he can never tell Anna, his secret crush, who he really is – sure she would never accept him and his obesity. Meanwhile, Butter struggles with self-esteem and family issues, as his mother (Mira Sorvino) feels the only way she can show her love is by feeding him. Facing constant bullying at school, Butter finally devises a crazy plan: he announces he is going to eat himself to death, on New Year’s Eve, live on the Internet – with the whole school invited to watch.
The movie tells the story of Butter (Alex Kersting), a smart, funny high school junior who happens to be obese. Butter manages to befriend the prettiest girl at school, Anna (McKaley Miller), via social media by pretending to be a jock from another school. Butter fears he can never tell Anna, his secret crush, who he really is – sure she would never accept him and his obesity. Meanwhile, Butter struggles with self-esteem and family issues, as his mother (Mira Sorvino) feels the only way she can show her love is by feeding him. Facing constant bullying at school, Butter finally devises a crazy plan: he announces he is going to eat himself to death, on New Year’s Eve, live on the Internet – with the whole school invited to watch.
- 7/2/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The Cannes Marché du Film, along with a sales initiative led by Hollywood agencies, is hosting the first major virtual market since the start of pandemic, starting on June 23. Distributors and sales agents are looking forward to it: the turn-up for the online Cannes Marché du Film is significant with more than 7,000 accredited participants as of mid-June.
“As nobody can leave their house, a virtual market is the next best thing. It’s a valid and worthwhile effort … people need something to initiate interactions. If this virtual market can help in some way to stimulate business that’s a great thing,” says Dylan Leiner at Sony Pictures Classics.
Here’s a look at some key titles for sale:
“Balestra”
Director: Nicole Dorsey
Producers: Pierre Even
A disgraced competitive fencer (Tessa Thompson) is aiming for her Olympic comeback. She receives a prototype device allowing her to extend her training into her...
“As nobody can leave their house, a virtual market is the next best thing. It’s a valid and worthwhile effort … people need something to initiate interactions. If this virtual market can help in some way to stimulate business that’s a great thing,” says Dylan Leiner at Sony Pictures Classics.
Here’s a look at some key titles for sale:
“Balestra”
Director: Nicole Dorsey
Producers: Pierre Even
A disgraced competitive fencer (Tessa Thompson) is aiming for her Olympic comeback. She receives a prototype device allowing her to extend her training into her...
- 6/23/2020
- by Carole Horst
- Variety Film + TV
The Power of Us Entertainment, Branded Pictures Entertainment produced completed feature.
With the Cannes virtual market approaching on the horizon, Arclight Films has boarded worldwide sales on the completed teen comedy Butter starring Mira Sorvino and Annabeth Gish.
Paul A. Kaufman directed the feature based on Erin Jade Lange’s book of the same name about a lonely teenager who announces to the web that he will live stream his own death by over-eating on New Year’s Eve.
Joining Sorvino and Gish are McKaley Miller, and newcomer Alex Kersting from the TV show Stoneheart.
Butter was produced by The Power of Us Entertainment...
With the Cannes virtual market approaching on the horizon, Arclight Films has boarded worldwide sales on the completed teen comedy Butter starring Mira Sorvino and Annabeth Gish.
Paul A. Kaufman directed the feature based on Erin Jade Lange’s book of the same name about a lonely teenager who announces to the web that he will live stream his own death by over-eating on New Year’s Eve.
Joining Sorvino and Gish are McKaley Miller, and newcomer Alex Kersting from the TV show Stoneheart.
Butter was produced by The Power of Us Entertainment...
- 5/18/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
When Blumhouse TV approached Hannah Macpherson with the notion of a horror film set in the subculture of purity balls the young filmmaker was more intrigued than informed. “First of all, I had to Google what that was,” the New Mexico native admits. “And then I went down the rabbit hole.”
That rabbit hole led Macpherson into the world of the prom-like purity events where daughters vow to save their virginity for their future husbands and a marriage that’s often arranged by their fathers. For Macpherson, the exploration was instantly inspiring on a creative level but routinely infuriating on a cultural and social level. The result is Pure, the new horror film with themes of gruesome group-think (think of a high school Handmaid’s Tale or a church-camp redux of Midsommar) as well as supernatural menace (Carrie would have been an ideal peer counselor).
Blumhouse TV produced Pure, which...
That rabbit hole led Macpherson into the world of the prom-like purity events where daughters vow to save their virginity for their future husbands and a marriage that’s often arranged by their fathers. For Macpherson, the exploration was instantly inspiring on a creative level but routinely infuriating on a cultural and social level. The result is Pure, the new horror film with themes of gruesome group-think (think of a high school Handmaid’s Tale or a church-camp redux of Midsommar) as well as supernatural menace (Carrie would have been an ideal peer counselor).
Blumhouse TV produced Pure, which...
- 9/24/2019
- by Geoff Boucher
- Deadline Film + TV
Daughter's Day becomes deadly for a group of young women dealing with their crazed fathers in a creepy community in the official trailer for Pure, the final installment of the first season of Blumhouse's Into the Dark horror anthology series (which has been renewed for a second season by Hulu).
Written and directed by Hannah Macpherson, Pure stars Jahkara Smith, McKaley Miller, Scott Porter, Annalisa Cochrane, Ciara Bravo, and Jim Klock.
Below, you can watch the official trailer for Pure before it premieres on Hulu beginning Friday, September 6th.
"A seventeen year-old poster girl for her town’s purity movement is tormented by a supernatural presence, just as she fears her community will discover she has long had a secret boyfriend."
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Written and directed by Hannah Macpherson, Pure stars Jahkara Smith, McKaley Miller, Scott Porter, Annalisa Cochrane, Ciara Bravo, and Jim Klock.
Below, you can watch the official trailer for Pure before it premieres on Hulu beginning Friday, September 6th.
"A seventeen year-old poster girl for her town’s purity movement is tormented by a supernatural presence, just as she fears her community will discover she has long had a secret boyfriend."
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- 9/3/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Hannah Macpherson's Pure, the final chapter of Hulu's Into the Dark anthology series, bows next Friday, September 6th. The streaming service released the trailer yesterday. Catch up with this female-led coming-of-age horror flick down below if you have not seen it already. Hannah Macpherson directed her own teleplay based on a story by herself & Paul Fischer, and Paul Davis. In this female coming-of-age horror story, several teen girls attend a Purity Retreat with their fathers each summer. One of the girls performs a secret ritual and begins to see a supernatural entity and the terrifying question emerges, what is more dangerous: the demon they've unleashed, or the pressure to conform to their fathers' expectations. Cast includes Jahkara Smith (NOS4A2), McKaley Miller...
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- 8/31/2019
- Screen Anarchy
Hulu has renewed its anthology series “Into the Dark” for a second season.
The horror event series, produced by Blumhouse TV, releases one feature-length installment a month, each inspired by a holiday featuring the “Blumhouse signature genre/thriller spin on the story.”
According to Hulu, 12 more episodes have been ordered, which will continue to release on a monthly basis starting in October.
Also Read: Marvel Sets Crossover Episode for Hulu's 'Runaways' and Freeform's 'Cloak and Dagger'
The next episode, “Pure,” is set to release Sept. 6 and is inspired by the holiday “Daughter’s Day.”
Hulu’s description reads: “In this female coming-of-age horror story, several teen girls perform a secret ritual at a purity retreat and, when one of them begins to see a supernatural entity, the terrifying question emerges, what is more dangerous: the demon they’ve unleashed, or the pressure to conform to their fathers’ expectations.
The horror event series, produced by Blumhouse TV, releases one feature-length installment a month, each inspired by a holiday featuring the “Blumhouse signature genre/thriller spin on the story.”
According to Hulu, 12 more episodes have been ordered, which will continue to release on a monthly basis starting in October.
Also Read: Marvel Sets Crossover Episode for Hulu's 'Runaways' and Freeform's 'Cloak and Dagger'
The next episode, “Pure,” is set to release Sept. 6 and is inspired by the holiday “Daughter’s Day.”
Hulu’s description reads: “In this female coming-of-age horror story, several teen girls perform a secret ritual at a purity retreat and, when one of them begins to see a supernatural entity, the terrifying question emerges, what is more dangerous: the demon they’ve unleashed, or the pressure to conform to their fathers’ expectations.
- 8/21/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
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“Don’t make me drink alone!”
What starts out as a teenager’s dream turns into a terrifying nightmare in Ma, the suspenseful thriller from Blumhouse, the producers of Get Out and Happy Death Day, arriving on Digital August 20, 2019 and on Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand September 3, 2019 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Fans can now discover more than 20 minutes of thrilling bonus features not seen in theaters including a never-before-seen alternate ending, alternate and deleted scenes, and featurettes that take fans deeper into the unusual and unsettling world of Ma. Starring Oscar® winner Octavia Spencer, the stirring and suspense-filled horror film “makes you cringe in all the right places” and is packed with unexpected twists and turns that will have viewers on the edge of their seat from start to finish.
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“Don’t make me drink alone!”
What starts out as a teenager’s dream turns into a terrifying nightmare in Ma, the suspenseful thriller from Blumhouse, the producers of Get Out and Happy Death Day, arriving on Digital August 20, 2019 and on Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand September 3, 2019 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Fans can now discover more than 20 minutes of thrilling bonus features not seen in theaters including a never-before-seen alternate ending, alternate and deleted scenes, and featurettes that take fans deeper into the unusual and unsettling world of Ma. Starring Oscar® winner Octavia Spencer, the stirring and suspense-filled horror film “makes you cringe in all the right places” and is packed with unexpected twists and turns that will have viewers on the edge of their seat from start to finish.
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Now you can win the Win the Blu-ray of Ma. We Are Movie Geeks has one copy to give away.
- 8/12/2019
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
At Ma's, you can party all you want in the basement, as long as you don't go upstairs... Following its theatrical run earlier this summer, Ma is making house calls late this summer when Universal releases the new Blumhouse horror movie on Digital on August 20th, followed by a September 3rd Blu-ray, DVD, and On Demand release that includes a new alternate ending and deleted scenes.
Check out the cover art and press release with more details below, and in case you missed it, we discussed Ma on a recent episode of Corpse Club!
Press Release: Universal City, California, July 16, 2019 – What starts out as a teenager’s dream turns into a terrifying nightmare in Ma, the suspenseful thriller from Blumhouse, the producers of Get Out and Happy Death Day, arriving on Digital August 20, 2019 and on Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand September 3, 2019 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Fans can now discover...
Check out the cover art and press release with more details below, and in case you missed it, we discussed Ma on a recent episode of Corpse Club!
Press Release: Universal City, California, July 16, 2019 – What starts out as a teenager’s dream turns into a terrifying nightmare in Ma, the suspenseful thriller from Blumhouse, the producers of Get Out and Happy Death Day, arriving on Digital August 20, 2019 and on Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand September 3, 2019 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Fans can now discover...
- 7/16/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Hulu and Blumhouse Television have set a female coming-of-age story titled “Pure” as the September installment for their horror anthology “Into the Dark,” TheWrap has learned exclusively.
Here’s the official description for the movie: In this female coming-of-age horror story, several teen girls perform a secret ritual at a purity retreat and, when one of them begins to see a supernatural entity, the terrifying question emerges, what is more dangerous: the demon they’ve unleashed, or the pressure to conform to their fathers’ expectations.
The installment, premiering September 6, stars “NOS4A2” actress Jahkara Smith, as well as McKaley Miller, Scott Porter, Annalisa Cochrane, Ciara Bravo, Jim Klock and T.C. Carter.
Also Read: Abigail Spencer's Hulu Thriller 'Reprisal' Adds Craig Tate, Wavyy Jonez, Shane Callahan and Rory Cochrane
Hannah Macpherson will direct “Pure” and also wrote the teleplay for the movie from a story by Paul Fischer and Paul Davis.
Here’s the official description for the movie: In this female coming-of-age horror story, several teen girls perform a secret ritual at a purity retreat and, when one of them begins to see a supernatural entity, the terrifying question emerges, what is more dangerous: the demon they’ve unleashed, or the pressure to conform to their fathers’ expectations.
The installment, premiering September 6, stars “NOS4A2” actress Jahkara Smith, as well as McKaley Miller, Scott Porter, Annalisa Cochrane, Ciara Bravo, Jim Klock and T.C. Carter.
Also Read: Abigail Spencer's Hulu Thriller 'Reprisal' Adds Craig Tate, Wavyy Jonez, Shane Callahan and Rory Cochrane
Hannah Macpherson will direct “Pure” and also wrote the teleplay for the movie from a story by Paul Fischer and Paul Davis.
- 7/15/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Blumhouse recently took Halloween to that franchise’s highest performance and now returns to another genre classic with an upgrade engineered for today: Black Christmas.
Hawthorne College is quieting down for the holidays. One by one, sorority girls on campus are being killed by an unknown stalker. But the killer is about to discover that this generation’s young women aren’t willing to become hapless victims as they mount a fight to the finish.
This December, on Friday the 13th, ring in the holidays by dreaming of a Black Christmas.
From director Sophia Takal (Always Shine) from the script she wrote with April Wolfe (Widower), comes a bold new take on the 1974 horror classic starring Imogen Poots, Aleyse Shannon (Charmed), Brittany O’Grady (Star), Lily Donoghue and Caleb Eberhardt (Broadway’s Choir Boy).
Black Christmas is produced by Jason Blum for his Blumhouse Productions.
Blum is a three-time Academy...
Hawthorne College is quieting down for the holidays. One by one, sorority girls on campus are being killed by an unknown stalker. But the killer is about to discover that this generation’s young women aren’t willing to become hapless victims as they mount a fight to the finish.
This December, on Friday the 13th, ring in the holidays by dreaming of a Black Christmas.
From director Sophia Takal (Always Shine) from the script she wrote with April Wolfe (Widower), comes a bold new take on the 1974 horror classic starring Imogen Poots, Aleyse Shannon (Charmed), Brittany O’Grady (Star), Lily Donoghue and Caleb Eberhardt (Broadway’s Choir Boy).
Black Christmas is produced by Jason Blum for his Blumhouse Productions.
Blum is a three-time Academy...
- 6/13/2019
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
[Spoiler alert: Do not read on if you haven’t seen “Ma.”]
Octavia Spencer does some crazy, crazy stuff in “Ma,” from locking up teenagers to sewing their mouths shut. The actress was game for a lot, director Tate Taylor tells TheWrap, but was scared of shooting one particular scene in the horror movie.
“She was so game, her favorite guilty pleasure in real life is watching murder TV and forensic shows — she loves it,” Taylor said. “The only thing she wasn’t excited about was that huge explosion in the basement — that was real and it was scary.”
To calm Spencer down, Taylor said, a “really handsome” special effects guy gave her a big hug and told her: “Look me in the eye — we’ve got this.” In fact, the scene was incredibly difficult to shoot because they just had one day to shoot it.
See Video: Octavia Spencer Traumatizes Teenagers in Chilling 'Ma' First Trailer
Spencer plays Ma, a veterinary...
Octavia Spencer does some crazy, crazy stuff in “Ma,” from locking up teenagers to sewing their mouths shut. The actress was game for a lot, director Tate Taylor tells TheWrap, but was scared of shooting one particular scene in the horror movie.
“She was so game, her favorite guilty pleasure in real life is watching murder TV and forensic shows — she loves it,” Taylor said. “The only thing she wasn’t excited about was that huge explosion in the basement — that was real and it was scary.”
To calm Spencer down, Taylor said, a “really handsome” special effects guy gave her a big hug and told her: “Look me in the eye — we’ve got this.” In fact, the scene was incredibly difficult to shoot because they just had one day to shoot it.
See Video: Octavia Spencer Traumatizes Teenagers in Chilling 'Ma' First Trailer
Spencer plays Ma, a veterinary...
- 6/3/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Legendary Entertainment and Warner Bros.’ “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” took first place at the box office this weekend, grossing $49 million domestically and a little lower than initial projections which pegged the film to open between $55-65 million.
In comparison, the 2014 “Godzilla” grossed $93.1 million in its opening weekend, and “Kong: Skull Island” ended up with a $61 million opening in March 2017. Overseas, the $170 million-budgeted movie took in $130 million — which is again under the $140 million international gross for the 2014 film.
“Godzilla: King of the Monsters” is directed by Michael Dougherty and finds the legendary kaiju monster facing off against his greatest titanic foes, including Mothra, Rodan and the three-headed dragon King Ghidorah. Its score of Rotten Tomatoes is 40% and its CinemaScore if B+.
Also Read: 'Godzilla: King of the Monsters' on Pace to Overtake 'Aladdin' at Box Office
Disney’s “Aladdin” came in as a close second with $42.3 million.
In comparison, the 2014 “Godzilla” grossed $93.1 million in its opening weekend, and “Kong: Skull Island” ended up with a $61 million opening in March 2017. Overseas, the $170 million-budgeted movie took in $130 million — which is again under the $140 million international gross for the 2014 film.
“Godzilla: King of the Monsters” is directed by Michael Dougherty and finds the legendary kaiju monster facing off against his greatest titanic foes, including Mothra, Rodan and the three-headed dragon King Ghidorah. Its score of Rotten Tomatoes is 40% and its CinemaScore if B+.
Also Read: 'Godzilla: King of the Monsters' on Pace to Overtake 'Aladdin' at Box Office
Disney’s “Aladdin” came in as a close second with $42.3 million.
- 6/2/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
High school can be hell. Between peer pressures and hormones, it’s a hotbed for drama, and it’s no wonder films about teenagers remain ripe for the big screen. Some directors build entire careers upon humanizing the teenage experience, but for every Fast Times at Ridgemont High, She’s All That, and American Graffiti, darker visions exist. Tate Taylor’s Ma is a film about high school in a different vein than Olivia Wilde’s Booksmart or Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird. It’s a bold mutation of the subgenre—a truth or consequences version that shines a light on cross-generational cause and effect. It’s also a strange, wild, messy, and uneven film that stands out as a completely balls-to-the-wall bonkers studio release. Octavia Spencer is a powerhouse from the get-go, yet I only wish the film recognized its potential to flesh out its compelling foundation.
Within its small-town setting,...
Within its small-town setting,...
- 6/1/2019
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
“Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” the follow-up to 2014’s “Godzilla” and 2017’s “Kong: Skull Island” in Warner Bros. and Legendary’s MonsterVerse, stomped into the Thursday box office and earned an impressive $6.3 million.
The latest “Godzilla” film will be locked into an epic battle with another behemoth as Disney’s “Aladdin” enters into its second weekend and hopes to hang onto the top spot at the box office. It also opens against Universal and Blumhouse’s horror film “Ma” starring Octavia Spencer and “Rocketman,” Paramount’s music biopic on the life of Elton John.
“King of the Monsters” is projected for an opening weekend between $55-65 million. It currently has a 41% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The previous “Godzilla” film earned $9.3 million at the Thursday box office in the summer of 2014 and opened to $93.1 million. “King of the Monsters” however is tracking closer to “Kong: Skull Island,” which earned $3.7 million in...
The latest “Godzilla” film will be locked into an epic battle with another behemoth as Disney’s “Aladdin” enters into its second weekend and hopes to hang onto the top spot at the box office. It also opens against Universal and Blumhouse’s horror film “Ma” starring Octavia Spencer and “Rocketman,” Paramount’s music biopic on the life of Elton John.
“King of the Monsters” is projected for an opening weekend between $55-65 million. It currently has a 41% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The previous “Godzilla” film earned $9.3 million at the Thursday box office in the summer of 2014 and opened to $93.1 million. “King of the Monsters” however is tracking closer to “Kong: Skull Island,” which earned $3.7 million in...
- 5/31/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Director Tate Taylor (The Help) was looking to make a movie for Octavia Spencer that would allow her to do something different than anything she’s ever done before. So, they teamed up to develop a new horror thriller called Ma.
The story centers on a lonely middle-aged woman who ends up befriending a group of teenage friends and letting them party in her basement. The relationship she starts to have with these kids becomes an obsession to her and it eventually turns into a terrifying ordeal for these teens as she starts to stalk them and as you’ve seen in the trailers… torture them.
Personally, I think they gave a little too much away in the trailers for the movie, but there are a few surprises and story twists that are revealed as the story unfolds. The movie is a fun horror-filled ride, though, and it’s one...
The story centers on a lonely middle-aged woman who ends up befriending a group of teenage friends and letting them party in her basement. The relationship she starts to have with these kids becomes an obsession to her and it eventually turns into a terrifying ordeal for these teens as she starts to stalk them and as you’ve seen in the trailers… torture them.
Personally, I think they gave a little too much away in the trailers for the movie, but there are a few surprises and story twists that are revealed as the story unfolds. The movie is a fun horror-filled ride, though, and it’s one...
- 5/31/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Octavia Spencer knows how to party in new Blumhouse chiller Ma, and you're going to want to join in.
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Ma is kind of trashy. But the good thing is that the movie knows it; just as director Tate Taylor knows it; and star Octavia Spencer knows it too, with the Oscar-winning actress giving a swing-for-the-fences performance that trods some of the same territory as Kathy Bates in Misery and other madcap portrayals of that ilk. Ma is not a great movie by any means, but it relishes its own tightrope walk between camp and horror, and is all the better for it. It will certainly ring the nostalgia bell for all of us who at one point or another in our teen years asked an adult to buy beer for us and our friends--and make us wonder if any of those folks might have more disturbed designs on us.
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Ma is kind of trashy. But the good thing is that the movie knows it; just as director Tate Taylor knows it; and star Octavia Spencer knows it too, with the Oscar-winning actress giving a swing-for-the-fences performance that trods some of the same territory as Kathy Bates in Misery and other madcap portrayals of that ilk. Ma is not a great movie by any means, but it relishes its own tightrope walk between camp and horror, and is all the better for it. It will certainly ring the nostalgia bell for all of us who at one point or another in our teen years asked an adult to buy beer for us and our friends--and make us wonder if any of those folks might have more disturbed designs on us.
- 5/29/2019
- Den of Geek
Tate Taylor’s predatory party-animal thriller Ma breaks ground for Octavia Spencer’s career portfolio, but not the “Obsession Revenge” subgenre. As a character, “Ma” permits Spencer an outlet for normalized casting frustrations that have since been upturned when Blumhouse recognized the menace in her otherwise compassionate and typecasted eyes. As a film, Ma writes itself in circles of justification reliant on “kids will be kids” or “assholes will be assholes.” Don’t get me wrong, what teenager wouldn’t regularly attend fully-stocked basement ragers overseen by Bumblefutz, USA’s “coolest” – aka legendarily irresponsible – single adult? It’s more how, disappointingly, Taylor’s spiked Ya horror punch tastes of price-slashed subplot distilling versus premium neatness fit for Ma’s rockily shaken presence.
Ms. Spencer stars as hapless veterinarian assistant Sue Ann, a longtime resident of the same rural area code since (at least) high school. On the flipside are mother-daughter...
Ms. Spencer stars as hapless veterinarian assistant Sue Ann, a longtime resident of the same rural area code since (at least) high school. On the flipside are mother-daughter...
- 5/29/2019
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
The thing I want most out of a movie is to be surprised, and while I thought I had Tate Taylor’s Ma pegged after everything that had been revealed in all the different ads, screenwriter Scotty Landes and the director still had a few cards up their proverbial sleeves that managed to keep me on my toes throughout their darkly comedic excursion into the realm of psychological horror. Without a doubt, Ma’s biggest asset is the unpredictable performance from Oscar winner Octavia Spencer, but the film also features some great acting work from the rest of its ensemble, and also manages to find some new ways to mine familiar genre tropes, making Ma one wild and wickedly fun thrill ride.
The setup of Ma is pretty standard, where we follow single mom Erica (Juliette Lewis), who is moving back to her hometown with her teenage daughter, Maggie (Diana Silvers), in tow,...
The setup of Ma is pretty standard, where we follow single mom Erica (Juliette Lewis), who is moving back to her hometown with her teenage daughter, Maggie (Diana Silvers), in tow,...
- 5/29/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Everybody’s welcome at Ma’s. But good luck getting home safe.
Oscar® winner Octavia Spencer stars as Sue Ann, a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town, to buy some booze for her and her friends, and Sue Ann sees the chance to make some unsuspecting, if younger, friends of her own.
She offers the kids the chance to avoid drinking and driving by hanging out in the basement of her home. But there are some house rules: One of the kids has to stay sober. Don’t curse. Never go upstairs. And call her “Ma.”
But as Ma’s hospitality starts to curdle into obsession, what began as a teenage dream turns into a terrorizing nightmare, and Ma’s place goes from the best place in town to the worst place on earth.
Oscar® winner Octavia Spencer stars as Sue Ann, a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town, to buy some booze for her and her friends, and Sue Ann sees the chance to make some unsuspecting, if younger, friends of her own.
She offers the kids the chance to avoid drinking and driving by hanging out in the basement of her home. But there are some house rules: One of the kids has to stay sober. Don’t curse. Never go upstairs. And call her “Ma.”
But as Ma’s hospitality starts to curdle into obsession, what began as a teenage dream turns into a terrorizing nightmare, and Ma’s place goes from the best place in town to the worst place on earth.
- 5/28/2019
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Octavia Spencer, Juliette Lewis, Corey Fogelmanis, Dante Brown, Gianni Paolo & McKaley Miller and Diana Silvers are interviewed for their new horror movie Ma from director Tate Taylor.
DaniElle DeLaite sat down with the cast to talk about the latest Blumhouse chiller which also stars Tanyell Waivers, Dominic Burgess, Heather Marie Pate, Tate Taylor, Luke Evans, Missi Pyle and Margaret Fegan.
Spencer talks about working with Tate Taylor on another film, following The Help, and how they were roommates when both starting out in the industry. The rest of the cast talk about the power of the film, and how creating a relatable and realistic backdrop heightens the terror.
Ma is out in UK and Us cinemas on the 31st of May, 2019.
Ma Cast Interviews
Plot:
In this new psychological horror-thriller from Tate Taylor and Blumhouse, a lonely woman befriends a group of teenagers and decides to let them party at her house.
DaniElle DeLaite sat down with the cast to talk about the latest Blumhouse chiller which also stars Tanyell Waivers, Dominic Burgess, Heather Marie Pate, Tate Taylor, Luke Evans, Missi Pyle and Margaret Fegan.
Spencer talks about working with Tate Taylor on another film, following The Help, and how they were roommates when both starting out in the industry. The rest of the cast talk about the power of the film, and how creating a relatable and realistic backdrop heightens the terror.
Ma is out in UK and Us cinemas on the 31st of May, 2019.
Ma Cast Interviews
Plot:
In this new psychological horror-thriller from Tate Taylor and Blumhouse, a lonely woman befriends a group of teenagers and decides to let them party at her house.
- 5/28/2019
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
"How does it feel to be on the outside looking in?" Universal has debuted a second trailer (a new UK trailer) for the psychological horror thriller film Ma, another chilling new Blumhouse production. The first trailer dropped in February, this one is similar. Octavia Spencer stars in Ma as Sue Ann, a woman who befriends a group of teenagers and decides to let them hang out in her basement, to avoid drinking and driving. Just when the kids think their luck couldn't get any better, weird things start happening. Her hospitality starts to curdle into obsession. The full cast of this horror film includes Missi Pyle, Luke Evans, Juliette Lewis, Allison Janney, McKaley Miller, Diana Silvers, Dominic Burgess, Victor Turpin, Dante Brown, Kyanna Simone Simpson, Corey Fogelmanis, and Gianni Paolo. This is going to freak out the kids. Here's the second (new UK) official trailer for Tate Taylor's Ma,...
- 3/20/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Universal Pictures has debuted the international trailer for Tate Taylor’s ‘Ma’ and boy, is Octavia Spencer mad…
From Tate Taylor, the acclaimed director of The Help and Get On Up, and blockbuster producer Jason Blum comes a thriller anchored by the underrated Spencer.
Ma also stars Juliette Lewis (August: Osage County) as Maggie’s mom, Luke Evans (Beauty and the Beast) as a local dad, Missi Pyle (Gone Girl) as his girlfriend, and McKaley Miller (TV’s Hart of Dixie), Corey Fogelmanis (TV’s Girl Meets World), Gianni Paolo (TV’s Power) and Dante Brown (Lethal Weapon TV series) as Maggie’s friends.
Also in trailers – Woody and co team up to welcome a new toy in new trailer for ‘Toy Story 4’
The film hits UK cinemas May 31st.
‘Ma’ Synopsis
Oscar® winner Octavia Spencer stars as Sue Ann, a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town.
From Tate Taylor, the acclaimed director of The Help and Get On Up, and blockbuster producer Jason Blum comes a thriller anchored by the underrated Spencer.
Ma also stars Juliette Lewis (August: Osage County) as Maggie’s mom, Luke Evans (Beauty and the Beast) as a local dad, Missi Pyle (Gone Girl) as his girlfriend, and McKaley Miller (TV’s Hart of Dixie), Corey Fogelmanis (TV’s Girl Meets World), Gianni Paolo (TV’s Power) and Dante Brown (Lethal Weapon TV series) as Maggie’s friends.
Also in trailers – Woody and co team up to welcome a new toy in new trailer for ‘Toy Story 4’
The film hits UK cinemas May 31st.
‘Ma’ Synopsis
Oscar® winner Octavia Spencer stars as Sue Ann, a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town.
- 3/20/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
In the new thriller, Ma, Oscar® winner Octavia Spencer stars as Sue Ann, a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town (Diana Silvers), to buy some booze for her and her friends, and Sue Ann sees the chance to make some unsuspecting, if younger, friends of her own.
She offers the kids the chance to avoid drinking and driving by hanging out in the basement of her home. But there are some house rules: One of the kids Must stay sober. Don’t curse. Never go upstairs. And call her “Ma.” But as Ma’s hospitality starts to curdle into obsession, what began as a teenage dream turns into a terrorizing nightmare, and Ma’s place goes from the best place in town to the worst place on earth.
Genre: Thriller Cast: Octavia Spencer, Juliette Lewis,...
She offers the kids the chance to avoid drinking and driving by hanging out in the basement of her home. But there are some house rules: One of the kids Must stay sober. Don’t curse. Never go upstairs. And call her “Ma.” But as Ma’s hospitality starts to curdle into obsession, what began as a teenage dream turns into a terrorizing nightmare, and Ma’s place goes from the best place in town to the worst place on earth.
Genre: Thriller Cast: Octavia Spencer, Juliette Lewis,...
- 2/17/2019
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
There is always that quiet one you need to keep an eye on… In the new trailer for Blumhouse thriller ‘Ma’ Octavia Spencer is just that person.
From Tate Taylor, the acclaimed director of The Help and Get On Up, and blockbuster producer Jason Blum comes a thriller anchored by the underrated Spencer.
Ma also stars Juliette Lewis (August: Osage County) as Maggie’s mom, Luke Evans (Beauty and the Beast) as a local dad, Missi Pyle (Gone Girl) as his girlfriend, and McKaley Miller (TV’s Hart of Dixie), Corey Fogelmanis (TV’s Girl Meets World), Gianni Paolo (TV’s Power) and Dante Brown (Lethal Weapon TV series) as Maggie’s friends.
Also in trailers – Rebel Wilson and Anne Hathaway star in first trailer for ‘The Hustle’
The film is released in the Us May 31.
Ma Synopsis
Oscar® winner Octavia Spencer stars as Sue Ann, a loner who keeps...
From Tate Taylor, the acclaimed director of The Help and Get On Up, and blockbuster producer Jason Blum comes a thriller anchored by the underrated Spencer.
Ma also stars Juliette Lewis (August: Osage County) as Maggie’s mom, Luke Evans (Beauty and the Beast) as a local dad, Missi Pyle (Gone Girl) as his girlfriend, and McKaley Miller (TV’s Hart of Dixie), Corey Fogelmanis (TV’s Girl Meets World), Gianni Paolo (TV’s Power) and Dante Brown (Lethal Weapon TV series) as Maggie’s friends.
Also in trailers – Rebel Wilson and Anne Hathaway star in first trailer for ‘The Hustle’
The film is released in the Us May 31.
Ma Synopsis
Oscar® winner Octavia Spencer stars as Sue Ann, a loner who keeps...
- 2/15/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Welcome to Ma’s!
What starts out as the perfect place to drink for a group of high schoolers in a small town quickly turns more sinister, and Octavia Spencer is at the center of it.
The Oscar winner, 46, stars in Ma as Sue Ann, a loner in town who grows close to the kids when she lets them use her basement to party. The only rule? “Don’t go upstairs.”
While the arrangement starts out as a dream for the group of teenagers, including new kid Maggie (Diana Silvers), things get weirder when Ma — as she asks the kids...
What starts out as the perfect place to drink for a group of high schoolers in a small town quickly turns more sinister, and Octavia Spencer is at the center of it.
The Oscar winner, 46, stars in Ma as Sue Ann, a loner in town who grows close to the kids when she lets them use her basement to party. The only rule? “Don’t go upstairs.”
While the arrangement starts out as a dream for the group of teenagers, including new kid Maggie (Diana Silvers), things get weirder when Ma — as she asks the kids...
- 2/14/2019
- by Ale Russian
- PEOPLE.com
David Crow Feb 13, 2019
Oscar winner Octavia Spencer seems delightful, but you should be wary of when her "Ma" invites you to her house...
Do you like to party? How much? That is a question some teenagers will be put to the test of answering during Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions’ new movie, Ma. In the movie, Tate Taylor reteams with his The Help star, Oscar winner Octavia Spencer, in the most unlikely of horror movie scenarios about a nice-to-a-fault woman who will more than just buy booze for teenagers; she’ll let them use her basement for parties. But every party has its price.
In the film, teenager Maggie (Diana Silvers of Glass) is the new kid at school in a small Ohio town. So to impress the other teens, she asks a stranger to help buy them some alcohol from the local grocery store. That stranger is Sue Ann...
Oscar winner Octavia Spencer seems delightful, but you should be wary of when her "Ma" invites you to her house...
Do you like to party? How much? That is a question some teenagers will be put to the test of answering during Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions’ new movie, Ma. In the movie, Tate Taylor reteams with his The Help star, Oscar winner Octavia Spencer, in the most unlikely of horror movie scenarios about a nice-to-a-fault woman who will more than just buy booze for teenagers; she’ll let them use her basement for parties. But every party has its price.
In the film, teenager Maggie (Diana Silvers of Glass) is the new kid at school in a small Ohio town. So to impress the other teens, she asks a stranger to help buy them some alcohol from the local grocery store. That stranger is Sue Ann...
- 2/13/2019
- Den of Geek
At Ma's, you can party all you want downstairs, as long as you don't go upstairs... In the new movie Ma, Octavia Spencer plays a woman who hosts teenage parties in her basement, but the teens find that the party can't last forever when her "hospitality" transforms into something malevolent in the trailer for the new Blumhouse film from director Tate Taylor (The Help), coming to theaters on May 31st from Universal Pictures:
"Everybody’s welcome at Ma’s. But good luck getting home safe.
Oscar® winner Octavia Spencer stars as Sue Ann, a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town, to buy some booze for her and her friends, and Sue Ann sees the chance to make some unsuspecting, if younger, friends of her own.
She offers the kids the chance to avoid...
"Everybody’s welcome at Ma’s. But good luck getting home safe.
Oscar® winner Octavia Spencer stars as Sue Ann, a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town, to buy some booze for her and her friends, and Sue Ann sees the chance to make some unsuspecting, if younger, friends of her own.
She offers the kids the chance to avoid...
- 2/13/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Some Ohio teenagers ask a random woman to buy them booze. Harmless kid stuff, right? Not when the askee is Sue Ann, a loner who sees an opportunity to make some new friends.
Here’s the first trailer for Ma, a Blumhouse starring Oscar winner Octavia Spencer as the woman who agrees to purchase alcohol for the group and even offers up her basement as a place to party. But there are rules: One of the kids has to stay sober. Don’t curse. Never go upstairs. And call her “Ma.” What seems like a golden opportunity for the new teen in town (Diana Silvers) and her pals turns into a terrorizing nightmare, and Ma’s house goes from the best place in town to the worst place on Earth.
Juliette Lewis, Luke Evans, McKaley Miller, Missi Pyle, Corey Fogelmanis, Gianni Paolo and Dante Brown also star in the thriller...
Here’s the first trailer for Ma, a Blumhouse starring Oscar winner Octavia Spencer as the woman who agrees to purchase alcohol for the group and even offers up her basement as a place to party. But there are rules: One of the kids has to stay sober. Don’t curse. Never go upstairs. And call her “Ma.” What seems like a golden opportunity for the new teen in town (Diana Silvers) and her pals turns into a terrorizing nightmare, and Ma’s house goes from the best place in town to the worst place on Earth.
Juliette Lewis, Luke Evans, McKaley Miller, Missi Pyle, Corey Fogelmanis, Gianni Paolo and Dante Brown also star in the thriller...
- 2/13/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Universal Pictures has released the first trailer for the new Blumhouse psychological horror thriller, Ma. The film stars Octavia Spencer as Sue Ann, a woman who befriends a group of teens and ends up inviting them over to hang out in her basement and party. Sure, things start out fun and carefree, but then they take a turn for the worse as Ma starts to go insane. As you’ll see in the trailer, things end up getting pretty freakin’ crazy.
The movie comes from director Tate Taylor (The Help) and is also stars Missi Pyle, Luke Evans, Juliette Lewis, Allison Janney, McKaley Miller, Diana Silvers, Dominic Burgess, Victor Turpin, Corey Fogelmanis, Kyanna Simone Simpson, Dante Brown, and Gianni Paolo.
Here’s the synopsis:
In this new psychological horror-thriller from Tate Taylor and Blumhouse, a lonely woman named Sue Ann (Octavia Spencer) befriends a group of teenagers and decides to...
The movie comes from director Tate Taylor (The Help) and is also stars Missi Pyle, Luke Evans, Juliette Lewis, Allison Janney, McKaley Miller, Diana Silvers, Dominic Burgess, Victor Turpin, Corey Fogelmanis, Kyanna Simone Simpson, Dante Brown, and Gianni Paolo.
Here’s the synopsis:
In this new psychological horror-thriller from Tate Taylor and Blumhouse, a lonely woman named Sue Ann (Octavia Spencer) befriends a group of teenagers and decides to...
- 2/13/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
If you were scared to drink tea after seeing “Get Out,” you’ll be terrified of knocking back any kind of alcohol after watching the trailer for “Ma.”
In the horror movie from Blumhouse Productions and Universal, Oscar winner Octavia Spencer plays a woman who buys booze for a group of teenagers and invites them to party at her house. She then throws increasingly crazy ragers and grows creepily attached, even sending them all video messages and goading them for constant partying.
“Welcome to Ma’s,” Spencer’s character says. “Don’t make me drink alone! Don’t make me drink allloooonneeee!”
Also Read: Octavia Spencer in Talks to Join Robert Zemeckis' 'The Witches' Remake With Anne Hathaway
But Ma’s got a set of rules too, telling the kids they can party in the basement all they want, but can never go upstairs. What they find...
In the horror movie from Blumhouse Productions and Universal, Oscar winner Octavia Spencer plays a woman who buys booze for a group of teenagers and invites them to party at her house. She then throws increasingly crazy ragers and grows creepily attached, even sending them all video messages and goading them for constant partying.
“Welcome to Ma’s,” Spencer’s character says. “Don’t make me drink alone! Don’t make me drink allloooonneeee!”
Also Read: Octavia Spencer in Talks to Join Robert Zemeckis' 'The Witches' Remake With Anne Hathaway
But Ma’s got a set of rules too, telling the kids they can party in the basement all they want, but can never go upstairs. What they find...
- 2/13/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
"You know where the party is!" Universal has released the first trailer for the psychological horror thriller titled Ma, one of the latest films produced by Jason Blum for Blumhouse. Octavia Spencer stars in Ma as Sue Ann, a woman who befriends a group of teenagers and decides to let them hang out in her basement, to avoid drinking and driving. Just when the kids think their luck couldn't get any better, weird things start happening. Her hospitality starts to curdle into obsession. The full cast of this horror includes Missi Pyle, Luke Evans, Juliette Lewis, Allison Janney, McKaley Miller, Diana Silvers, Dominic Burgess, Victor Turpin, Corey Fogelmanis, Kyanna Simone Simpson, Dante Brown, and Gianni Paolo. This starts out nice and fun at the beginning, then gets seriously frickin' crazy by the end. Damn! Watch out. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Tate Taylor's Ma, direct from Universal's...
- 2/13/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Ma, the thriller from Tate Taylor and Jason Blum that stars Oscar winner Octavia Spencer, has landed a release date. Universal said the pic is taking on a slot held for a Blumhouse project and will bow wide in theaters May 31.
Spencer stars as Sue Ann, a loner in a quiet Ohio town who one day is asked by Maggie (Diana Silvers), a new teenager in town, to buy some booze for her and her friends. Sue Ann sees the chance to make some unsuspecting, if younger, friends of her own, and offers them the chance to avoid drinking and driving by hanging out in her basement. Her hospitality quickly starts to curdle into obsession. Scotty Landes (Workaholics) and Taylor co-wrote the script.
Juliette Lewis, Luke Evans, Missi Pyle, McKaley Miller, Corey Fogelmanis, Gianni Paolo and Dante Brown also star. Producers are Blum, Taylor and John Norris. Spencer Couper Samuelson,...
Spencer stars as Sue Ann, a loner in a quiet Ohio town who one day is asked by Maggie (Diana Silvers), a new teenager in town, to buy some booze for her and her friends. Sue Ann sees the chance to make some unsuspecting, if younger, friends of her own, and offers them the chance to avoid drinking and driving by hanging out in her basement. Her hospitality quickly starts to curdle into obsession. Scotty Landes (Workaholics) and Taylor co-wrote the script.
Juliette Lewis, Luke Evans, Missi Pyle, McKaley Miller, Corey Fogelmanis, Gianni Paolo and Dante Brown also star. Producers are Blum, Taylor and John Norris. Spencer Couper Samuelson,...
- 2/12/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Mykelti Williamson, Annabeth Gish, Ravi Patel (upcoming Wonder Woman 1984), Brian Van Holt, McKaley Miller (upcoming Blumhouse film Ma), Monte Markham (The Six Million Dollar Man), and newcomer Alex Kersting are set for Butter, joining Mira Sorvino in the Paul A. Kaufman-directed indie film.
Written by Kaufman, based on the novel by Erin Jade Lange, the plot centers on Butter (Kersting), a lonely, obese teenager constantly bullied in his high school. Tired of his ridiculed life and his inability to lose weight, he devises a plan to eat himself to death live on the Internet.
Williamson will play Professor Dunn, Butter’s music mentor and the only one in his life who shows compassion and sees his true potential. Miller is Butter’s dream girlfriend, Anna. Patel portrays Butter’s caring and...
Written by Kaufman, based on the novel by Erin Jade Lange, the plot centers on Butter (Kersting), a lonely, obese teenager constantly bullied in his high school. Tired of his ridiculed life and his inability to lose weight, he devises a plan to eat himself to death live on the Internet.
Williamson will play Professor Dunn, Butter’s music mentor and the only one in his life who shows compassion and sees his true potential. Miller is Butter’s dream girlfriend, Anna. Patel portrays Butter’s caring and...
- 12/8/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
The director of The Help Tate Taylor has a new horror film project he's developing called Ma, and he's bringing Octavia Spencer (The Shape of Water) along for the ride. The movie is described as "a combination of a horror pic and a psychological thriller," and Spencer will star alongside Juliette Lewis (From Dusk Till Dawn) and Luke Evans (Beauty and the Beast).
There aren't a lot of plot details on the story, but Taylor says that it is "dark material" and Deadline reveals that Spencer "will play a lonely woman who befriends a group of teenagers with torturous consequences for the kids."
The movie will start shooting at the home of the director this month in Mississippi. He explains:
“It’s going to be a blast. We’ll be living in my house in Mississippi and shooting on my land during the day, and then making dinner and telling...
There aren't a lot of plot details on the story, but Taylor says that it is "dark material" and Deadline reveals that Spencer "will play a lonely woman who befriends a group of teenagers with torturous consequences for the kids."
The movie will start shooting at the home of the director this month in Mississippi. He explains:
“It’s going to be a blast. We’ll be living in my house in Mississippi and shooting on my land during the day, and then making dinner and telling...
- 2/2/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Despite being one of ABC's top-rated shows, Speechless didn't land an early renewal for season two, and some fans worried it might be cancelled. Today, it was revealed that the Alphabet Network had renewed Speechless for a second season.A live-action ABC sitcom, the Speechless TV show stars Minnie Driver, John Ross Bowie, Mason Cook, Michah Fowler, Kyla Kennedy, and Cedric Yarbrough. The cast also includes Marin Hinkle, Jonathan Slavin, McKaley Miller, and David Lengel.Read More…...
- 5/13/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Disney Channel is aiming to make a big splash with Teen Beach 2 — and TVLine has your first look at a new promo for the anticipated TV-movie’s premiere night.
RelatedDisney Channel’s K.C. Undercover Renewed for Season 2
Setting the table for the Teen Beach Movie follow-up on Friday, June 26 is a fresh episode of the recently renewed K.C. Undercover (airing at 7:30/6:30c), in which K.C. goes undercover as a college student to protect the President of The Organization’s daughter (played by Hart of Dixie‘s McKaley Miller).
RelatedTeen Beach 2 Cast Confirmed: Look...
RelatedDisney Channel’s K.C. Undercover Renewed for Season 2
Setting the table for the Teen Beach Movie follow-up on Friday, June 26 is a fresh episode of the recently renewed K.C. Undercover (airing at 7:30/6:30c), in which K.C. goes undercover as a college student to protect the President of The Organization’s daughter (played by Hart of Dixie‘s McKaley Miller).
RelatedTeen Beach 2 Cast Confirmed: Look...
- 6/19/2015
- TVLine.com
Recently, Fox released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Bones" episodes 17 and 18. Episode 17 is entitled, "The Lost In The Found," and episode 18 is labeled, "The Verdict in the Victims." It turns out that we're going to see some pretty interesting stuff as a possible bullying homicide becomes the main focus for the Jeffersonian team, and more. In the new, 17th and 18th episodes press release: The Jeffersonian Team Investigates Two Deaths. Press release number 2: When the remains of a private high school student are discovered in a ditch, Brennan and Booth are going to surmise that bullying was a factor. When Brennan discovers similarities between her own teen years and the victim's, it is going to lead the team to question whether or not the girl's death was, in fact, a murder. Then, with only 48 hours before the execution of serial killer Alex Rockwell, whom Brennan and Booth helped convict,...
- 4/30/2015
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
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