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Splatstick Comedy ‘Over Your Dead Body’ Heads to VOD Next Week

Raucous splatstick comedy Over Your Dead Body puts the fun in dysfunction for a married couple, and it’s marching down the aisles to arrive on VOD next week. Over Your Dead Body will be available for rent or purchase on Digital on May 26. Jason Segel and Samara Weaving star in this remake of Tommy Wirkola‘s 2021 Norwegian […] The post Splatstick Comedy ‘Over Your Dead Body’ Heads to VOD Next Week appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Meagan Navarro
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Josh Hartnett to star in Tommy Wirkola’s Action Thriller ‘All Day & All Night’

Director Tommy Wirkola is keeping busy. Up next from the filmmaker is action thriller All Day & All Night, and Trap actor Josh Harnett is set to star. Tommy Wirkola will direct from a script co-written with John Niven, the co-writer behind Wirkola’s ultra-violent thriller The Trip. In All Day & All Night, “When his […] The post Josh Hartnett to star in Tommy Wirkola’s Action Thriller ‘All Day & All Night’ appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Meagan Navarro
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‘Beneath the Storm’ – Tommy Wirkola’s Shark Attack Movie Releasing in 2025

Norwegian filmmaker Tommy Wirkola (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Dead Snow, Violent Night) is headed into the open waters for a shark attack horror movie that’s been newly titled Beneath the Storm, and we’ve learned that it’s swimming our way next year. Columbia Pictures will release Beneath the Storm in theaters August 1, 2025. Phoebe Dynevor (Fair Play), Whitney […] The post ‘Beneath the Storm’ – Tommy Wirkola’s Shark Attack Movie Releasing in 2025 appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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Djimon Hounsou Joins ‘Dead Snow’ Director’s Untitled Shark Movie

Norwegian filmmaker Tommy Wirkola (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Dead Snow, Violent Night) is headed into the open waters for an untitled shark attack horror movie, and Deadline reports this afternoon that Djimon Hounsou (A Quiet Place: Part II) has signed on. Phoebe Dynevor (Fair Play) and Whitney Peak (Hocus Pocus 2) also star. Adam McKay and Kevin Messick […] The post Djimon Hounsou Joins ‘Dead Snow’ Director’s Untitled Shark Movie appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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‘Dead Snow’ and ‘Violent Night’ Director Tommy Wirkola Making a Shark Attack Movie!

Norwegian filmmaker Tommy Wirkola (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Dead Snow, Violent Night) is headed into the open waters for an untitled shark attack horror movie, The Insneider exclusively reports this week. That scoop has been confirmed by Variety, with the site also reporting that Phoebe Dynevor (Fair Play) is in talks to star in the […] The post ‘Dead Snow’ and ‘Violent Night’ Director Tommy Wirkola Making a Shark Attack Movie! appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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‘Violent Night 2’ in the Works With Tommy Wirkola Returning to Direct!

Tommy Wirkola‘s action-thriller Violent Night is now available on Digital and Peacock, and The Wrap reports today that Violent Night 2 is officially coming down the chimney! “We’re talking about it and we’re just making deals and getting everything in order,” Wirkola tells the outlet. “We have time to really crack the script and figure out […] The post ‘Violent Night 2’ in the Works With Tommy Wirkola Returning to Direct! appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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‘Violent Night’ Comes to Blu-ray with Deleted and Extended Scenes in Late January

Tommy Wirkola‘s action-thriller Violent Night is a box office hit, sleighing its way to $75 million at the worldwide box office, and it’s also available to watch at home at a premium. We’ve learned today that the bloody Christmas genre movie will be available to own with action-packed bonus content on Digital January 20, followed by […] The post ‘Violent Night’ Comes to Blu-ray with Deleted and Extended Scenes in Late January appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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Surprise, ‘Violent Night’ Is Now Available for Digital Rental or Purchase at Home!

Tommy Wirkola‘s action-thriller Violent Night has thus far sleighed its way to $55 million at the box office, and the film is now available at home as a surprise release this afternoon! With the film still playing in theaters we assumed that Violent Night wouldn’t be available at home until after Christmas, but Universal is […] The post Surprise, ‘Violent Night’ Is Now Available for Digital Rental or Purchase at Home! appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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‘Violent Night’ Spreads Christmas Cheer at the Box Office With $20 Million Worldwide Opening

David Harbour (“Stranger Things”) is Santa Claus in Tommy Wirkola‘s action-thriller Violent Night, which came down the chimney courtesy of Universal Pictures this past weekend. The film dishes out holiday beatings and has been embraced by critics and genre diehards alike for its punishing new take on Santa, a sort of unholy fusion of Bad […] The post ‘Violent Night’ Spreads Christmas Cheer at the Box Office With $20 Million Worldwide Opening appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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‘Violent Night’ Images Prepare for War With Santa Claus

Tommy Wirkola (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Dead Snow) is back with the bloody new movie Violent Night, starring David Harbour (“Stranger Things”) as an ass-kicking Santa Claus. The film kicks off the holiday season in theaters on December 2, 2022. While you wait, check out the full official image gallery below! Meagan writes in her review for […] The post ‘Violent Night’ Images Prepare for War With Santa Claus appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Brad Miska
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‘Violent Night’ Review – Bloody Holiday Action Movie Earns a Spot on the Nice List

Bloody Disgusting’s Violent Night review is spoiler-free. This holiday season brings a new answer to the tired debate over Die Hard: the ultra-violent yet sugar plum sweet Violent Night. Director Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow) infuses his gore-soaked sense of humor into an amalgamation of familiar holiday fare, ushering a new crowd-pleasing Christmas-set actioner eager to splatter the snow red. […] The post ‘Violent Night’ Review – Bloody Holiday Action Movie Earns a Spot on the Nice List appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Meagan Navarro
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‘Violent Night’ Featurette Gives a Look Inside the Violent Santa Claus Movie

While you wait for Violent Night to premiere in theaters on December 2, 2022, a brand new featurette video gives a look inside the spirited holiday action-comedy. Violent Night stars David Harbour (“Stranger Things”) as an ass-kicking Santa Claus, with John Leguizamo playing the villain. Tommy Wirkola (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Dead Snow) directs. Watch the brand new featurette below to […] The post ‘Violent Night’ Featurette Gives a Look Inside the Violent Santa Claus Movie appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Meagan Navarro
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‘Violent Night’ Sounds Like a Bloody Holiday Treat; David Harbour is Ass-Kicking Santa!

The first look at Norwegian filmmaker Tommy Wirkola‘s (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Dead Snow franchise) new movie Violent Night was shown off by Focus Features during CinemaCon tonight, with attendees raving that the film looks to be a violent cult classic in the making. David Harbour (“Stranger Things”) stars as a badass, ass-kicking Santa Claus! […] The post ‘Violent Night’ Sounds Like a Bloody Holiday Treat; David Harbour is Ass-Kicking Santa! appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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Cast for ‘Dead Snow’ Director’s Holiday Horror Movie ‘Violent Night’ Fills Out

Norwegian filmmaker Tommy Wirkola (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Dead Snow franchise) is back this year with Violent Night, a holiday horror tale starring David Harbour (“Stranger Things,” Hellboy). Deadline brings us more casting news today, with Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones) and Cam Gigandet (Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse) signing on. Additionally, John Leguizamo, Beverly D’Angelo, Alex Haskell and Alexis Louder […] The post Cast for ‘Dead Snow’ Director’s Holiday Horror Movie ‘Violent Night’ Fills Out appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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‘Dead Snow’ Director’s Holiday Horror Movie ‘Violent Night’ Starring David Harbour Arrives Next Year

From Norwegian director Tommy Wirkola (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Dead Snow franchise) comes Violent Night, a holiday horror tale that’s just been dated for 2022 release. Universal will release Violent Night on December 2, 2022. Deadline notes that Violent Night is a “coal-dark holiday thriller that says you should always bet on red.” The […]

John Squires
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[Fantastic Fest Review] Tommy Wirkola’s Zany ‘The Trip’ Puts Its Protagonists Through Intensive Couples Therapy

Tommy Wirkola is no stranger to dark humor. The Norwegian filmmaker has already carved a place in the black hearts of horror fans everywhere with the dementedly wonderful humor in both Dead Snow films and Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, the latter of which has seen a steadily growing cult following over the years. His […]

Trace Thurman