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The Flash, and Advertisement Deadline reports John David Washington will star in Gareth Edward’s True Love, a project only described as a “near future sci-fi story.” Details on his character are not available at this time. Secret Headquarters Secret Headquarters, a “high concept family action movie” from Project Power directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. Based on an original screenplay by Christopher Yost ( Thor: Ragnarok, The Mandalorian) the story concerns “a kid who disc...

MY BEST FRIEND’S EXORCISM Has Now Cast Its Exorcist Producer Christopher Landons adaptation of Grady Hendrixs MY BEST FRIENDS EXORCISM with Elsie Fisher Has Cast Chris Lowell (Promising Young Woman, GLOW) As Its Exorcist. My Best Friend’s Exorcism. The film adaptation is currently shooting. And today we hear Chris Lowell ( Promising Young Woman, GLOW) has joined the cast. Read more below. Lowell plays the film’s exorcist. But he’s not your father’s exorcist. No, he’s a muscly meat...

Promising Young Woman, Up in the Air) has been added to the cast of the feature adaptation of My Best Friend’s Exorcism, inspired by the cult-hit novel by Grady Hendrix. Lowell will join the previously announced Elsie Fisher ( Eighth Grade), who is headlining an ensemble cast that includes Amiah Miller ( War for the Planet of the Apes), Cathy Ang ( Over the Moon), and Rachel Ogechi Kanu. Lowell will play a muscly meathead who, along with his brother, performs a “Faith and Fitness’ at t...

Development Hell Explores HALLOWEEN: THE REVENGE OF LAURIE STRODE The latest episode of DEVELOPMENT HELL podcast explores the never-made HALLOWEEN sequel THE REVENGE OF LAURIE STRODE! Development Hell podcast, New York Times bestselling author The Revenge of Laurie Strode. Halloween into the fast-paced world of post- Scream horror. And who better for the job than the Scream and The Revenge of Laurie Strode treatment written by Williamson would provide the general foundation for H20’s plo...

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Jamie Ducharme (Holt) When Ducharme’s 2019 Time article on Juul came out, it was pretty tough to walk around New York without seeing the vape device. I was excited when I found out that article was to grow into a book, and the story Ducharme offers is a bizarre, somewhat frightening page-turner (and is set to become a docuseries, to boot). —Carliann Rittman, reviews editor The Atmospherians (Atria) A woman named Sasha Marcus is harassed and canceled by men’s rights activists aft...

Happy Death Day‘s Christopher Landon. A deal with Amazon Studios is in the works. Described as “ Beaches meets  The Exorcist“, the 2016 book takes place in 1988 and “follows the relationship of two best friends, Abby and Gretchen. After an evening of skinny-dipping goes disastrously wrong, Gretchen begins to act more and more different, as Abby slowly comes to believe her friend has become demonically possessed. Both girls must soon face a tough question: Is their friendship strong en...

Posted on Sunday, April 11th, 2021 by Ethan Anderton Whenever a horror movie with an exorcism comes along, it usually threatens to tear apart a family who has just moved into a new home. But soon the evil of the devil will square off with the power of friendship in Amazon’s upcoming film adaptation of Grady Hendrix’s best-selling book My Best Friend’s Exorcism. The Hollywood Reporter has news on My Best Friend’s Exorcism movie, which just started production this week and has been pick...

Grady Hendrix. According to THR, “set in 1988, the novel centered on the relationship between Abby and Gretchen, two best friends and sophomores in high school. Their friendship is tested when an evening of skinny-dipping goes wrong, and Gretchen begins to act differently and followed by bizarre occurrences. After some investigating, Abby begins to horrifyingly suspect that her friend may be possessed by a demon force.” Elsie will play Abby, Cathy and Rachel will be in their friend group...

Grady Hendrix. According to THR, “set in 1988, the novel centered on the relationship between Abby and Gretchen, two best friends and sophomores in high school. Their friendship is tested when an evening of skinny-dipping goes wrong, and Gretchen begins to act differently and followed by bizarre occurrences. After some investigating, Abby begins to horrifyingly suspect that her friend may be possessed by a demon force.” Elsie will play Abby, Cathy and Rachel will be in their friend group...