New Line Cinema is in the Zach Cregger Business in the wake of last year’s box office hit Barbarian, recently acquiring his next movie titled Weapons. Additionally, Deadline reports today that Cregger will be producing a horror movie titled Companion for New Line. Deadline details, “Cregger’s latest project is Companion, a horror-thriller marking the directorial […]
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New Line Cinema has acquired the original screenplay Weapons from the filmmaking team behind the award-winning horror hit Barbarian, BD has learned this afternoon. Moving full speed ahead toward a theatrical release, production is anticipated to commence later this year. The upcoming Weapons is from writer/director Zach Cregger, who will also produce alongside his Barbarian […]
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20th Century Studios has an original horror hit on their hands with Barbarian, which opened to $10 million here in the United States this past weekend. Positive word of mouth is largely responsible for the film’s opening weekend success, with Bloody Disgusting’s Meagan Navarro raving in her review that Barbarian is one of 2022’s biggest […]
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Horror fans can scream “original horror” all they want but the truth is that risks are only taken when there’s proof of success. Studios and distributors are reactionary and when horror fans vote with their dollars it tells them to take more risks. 2022 has been an excellent year for both the genre and risks. […]
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Now playing in theaters, Barbarian has been earning rave reviews from critics – including our own Meagan Navarro, who awarded the film 4.5/5 stars – and the horror movie debut from writer/director Zach Cregger is sure to shock and surprise horror audiences for many years to come. Read nothing. Have nothing spoiled for you. Just […]
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Writer/Director Zach Cregger’s Barbarian goes full-throttle on unpredictable, edge-of-your-seat horror (read my review here). Releasing in theaters on September 9, Barbarian stars Georgina Campbell as Tess and Justin Long (Drag Me to Hell, Tusk) as AJ. Both characters get caught up in a rental nightmare beyond imagination. Ahead of the release, Bloody Disgusting spoke with the actors about joining the cast of one visceral, […]
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Perhaps best known as one of the founding members of “The Whitest Kids U’Know,” writer/director Zach Cregger has had an enduring comedy career. While Cregger’s latest, Barbarian, features a darkly funny streak, it’s the type of horror that goes for the jugular. Barbarian, out in theaters on September 9, stars Georgina Campbell as Tess. When Tess arrives at her […]
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