Hollywood's upcoming horror and fantasy slates are expanding rapidly with a wave of major casting announcements and project updates. Notable among them, Rosamund Pike has officially attached herself to star in and produce Feed, a new horror film directed by Leslye Headland, best known for her work on Star Wars: The Acolyte. Based on a script written by Daniella Isaacs, the project centers on a desperate mother who uncovers an obscure collagen supplement promising to turn her tween gymnast daughter into a viral influencer star. While the fame and success arrive quickly, the daughter soon begins undergoing a monstrous physical transformation.
Horror fans also have several other creature features, supernatural thrillers, and dark mysteries heading down the pipeline. Deadline reports that Letitia Wright will star in In Her Shadow, a supernatural horror film directed by Rowan Athale. The story follows celebrated author Annie Cutter, who receives a late-night phone call from the police informing her that her recently deceased and estranged sister kept her young daughter locked in a dark basement for five years. After choosing to adopt the child, Annie begins to suspect her sister may have locked the girl away for her own safety and to protect others.
Key takeaways
- Rosamund Pike will star in and produce the body horror film Feed.
- Letitia Wright is attached to star in the supernatural horror film In Her Shadow.
- Simon Pegg joins Paul Giamatti in the eerie seaside thriller Boutique.
- Netflix preemptively renewed its animated Twilight series, Midnight Sun, for a second season.
Meanwhile, Variety reports that Nick Stahl, Alejandro Edda, Grace Dove, and Michelle Mylett will star in One Night In Purgatory. Directed by Robert Husted, the film serves as a throwback to gruesome practical effects and stories blurring the lines between good and evil. The story follows a rogue archangel played by Stahl who has just one night on Earth to convince a guilt-ridden lawyer searching for redemption in a punk rock dive bar to represent him at a trial against God and the Devil, provided they can survive the night.
In other major casting news, Simon Pegg has joined the cast of Boutique, starring alongside Paul Giamatti. Directed by Jim Gavins, the horror film follows an American tourist visiting an eerie English seaside town that inspired his favorite reclusive author, played by Pegg, only for the tourist to become entangled with a murderous secret society permeating the town.
On the franchise and streaming front, a new report from Whats-On-Netflix confirms that Midnight Sun, the upcoming animated series retelling the Twilight saga from Edward's point-of-view, has already been preemptively renewed for a second season. Additionally, Danny McBride's upcoming G.I. Joe movie starring Bradley Cooper as Duke has secured an official release date of October 20, 2028, according to Deadline reports. The same outlet additionally notes that the new Paranormal Activity film has been pushed back from May 21, 2027, to October 22 of the following year. Other television updates include Starz releasing a trailer for Another Man's Shadow, the penultimate episode of Outlander: Blood of My Blood's second season, alongside promos and trailers for Get Jiro and Dexter: Resurrection.
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