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John Wick’s Derek Kolstad turns Streets of Rage into a movie. Alex Garland teases the folk vibes of his new horror film Men. Lucy Liu and Tom Ellis bring Exploding Kittens to life on Netflix. Plus what’s to come on Charmed, and more Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness teases. Spoilers away!
The Munsters
Jeremy Wheeler has joined the cast of The Munsters as Mr. Gateman, “Herman’s boss at the only Gateman, Goodbury and Graves Funeral Parlor, the best funeral home in all of Mockingbird Heights.”
streets of anger
Deadline reports that Derek Kolstad has been commissioned by John Wick to write an adaptation of the arcade classic Streets of Rage for dj2 Entertainment, Escape Artists and Sega.
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The Blair Witch Project
According to the latest issue of The Knler newsletter, Lionsgate is once again attempting to reboot the Blair Witch franchise.
leprechaun
Likewise, Bloody-Disgusting reports that following the false starts of Leprechaun Origins and Leprechaun Returns, Lionsgate is additionally planning to reboot the Leprechaun franchise for a fourth time. At this time, there’s no word on whether Darren Lynn Bousman – who has actively campaigned for the series’ dominance on social media – will spearhead the latest attempt.
Mina Harker
Deadline also heard about Karyn Kusama’s Dracula spinoff starring Jasmine Cephas Jones as Mina Harker, who’s stuck on Blumhouse and Miramax.
men
Speaking to Empire Online, Alex described Garland Men as a “folk horror” film in the tradition of The Wicker Man.
Yes, it’s not science fiction. Speaking of subgenres, the subgenre here is folk horror. It’s the horror of rural England. It’s certain kinds of churches, certain kinds of forests – the shadows in dark green. such.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
The latest Multiverse of Madness TV spot remixes previously seen footage.
desert shadow
Mitch Pileggi ID is a monster with the ability to envelop its prey in the Desert Shadows trailer.
Escape the field
In the trailer for Escape the Field, starring Jordan Claire Robbins, Theo Rossi, Tahirah Sharif, Julian Feder, Elena Juatco and Shane West, a group of strangers are thrown into a cornfield with an invisible monster.
Exploding kittens
Lucy Liu, Tom Ellis, Abraham Lim, Ally Maki, Mark Proksch and Sasheer Zamata will voice “an adult animated comedy series” based on the popular card game Exploding Kittens. According to TV Line, the series will follow God and the Devil after they were “sent to earth in the bodies of chunky house cats.”
Fascinated
Harry finds Macy in the afterlife in the trailer for Cats and Camels and Elephants, Oh My…, which airs April 29.
Love, Death + Robots
Finally, Love, Death + Robots returns for a third season on May 20th on Netflix.
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