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Vernon Wells encounters horror from the heavens in the forthcoming sequel to Apex Predators. Also starring Christopher Showerman (Supergirl), Brinke Stevens (The Slumber Party Massacre), Mel Novak (Game of Death), Dawna Lee Heising (Bad President) and Jennifer Nangle (Transmission), Apex Predators 2: The Spawning is the feverishly fun new horror film from the makers of Mega Ape and Space Sharks!

The action-packed follow up to director Dustin Ferguson’s direct to video cult hit has spawned more shark terror. And this time the sharks are in the air! These mutated, flying Sharks wreak havoc along a California beach during an annual Volleyball tournament. While local officials want to bury the danger and the bodies on shore, it’s up to a legendary shark hunter and his accomplice to knock the threat out of the air and back to the ocean floor forever.

Apex Predators 2: The Spawning will be available...

"Local experts believe it to be the work of a rogue shark." Wild Eye Releasing has unveiled an official trailer for another trashy B-movie shark horror comedy coming up this year - this one is called Apex Predators 2: The Spawning. Yes indeed, it's another direct-to-video sequel to the original direct-to-video bad spoof movie Apex Predators (from 2021). In this one, mutated flying Sharks wreak havoc along the beach during an annual volleyball tournament. Vernon Wells encounters horror from the heavens in the highly anticipated sequel to Apex Predators. Also starring Christopher Showerman, Brinke Stevens, Mel Novak, Dawna Lee Heising, and Jennifer Nangle. Ferguson's Apex Predators 2 is the "feverishly fun new horror film from the makers of Mega Ape and Space Sharks!" And it looks just as terrible as those ones, of course. You might just believe sharks really can fly after watching this movie.

The latest Wild Eye Releasing ‘killer shark’ movie “Apex Predators 2: The Spawning”, is directed by Dustin Ferguson, starring Vernon Wells, Chris Showerman, Brinke Stevens, Mel Novak and Dawna Lee Heising, available November 12, 2024 on VOD and DVD:

“… the follow-up to the direct-to-video cult hit ‘Apex Predators’ has spawned more shark terror. And this time, the sharks are in the air.

“These mutated, flying ‘Sharks’ wreak havoc along a California beach during an annual ‘Volleyball Tournament.

“While local officials want to bury the danger and the bodies on shore, it’s up to a legendary shark hunter and his accomplice to knock the threat out of the air and back to the ocean floor forever…”

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Stars: Derek Ting, Chuck Norris, Marc Singer, Yarett Harper, Jason Scott Jenkins, Nikki Leigh, Christopher Showerman | Written and Directed by Derek Ting

It wasn’t mentioned in any of the film’s publicity, but Agent Recon is the third film in a trilogy that began in 2017 with Agent Intelligence and continued with Agent Revelation in 2021. That’s understandable, considering the first film was so unmemorable I forgot I’d seen it until I saw the second film’s flashback scenes. The second one did stick with me, but only because it was such a train wreck

A quick voiceover by Jim Yung, played by writer/director/star Derek Ting, gives anyone who hasn’t seen them a basic idea of their plot which involve evil aliens called Kinians, a super secret organization devoted to fighting them and the mysterious red dust that can either let the aliens control you, or...

George of the Jungle star Brendan Fraser says that he got a number of unexpected parental complaints from parents following the release of the hit live-action Disney movie. Fraser starred in the film as the titular George, a young man raised in the jungle that has a habit of swinging on vines into trees. The Disney family comedy released in 1997 to mixed reception, although it ended up being a box office success.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter on their Awards Chatter podcast, Fraser revealed that he received many complaints surrounding George of the Jungle, in particular from parents whose children began to behave like his character. Well before Fraser became known for The Mummy, it seemed that he was accidentally inspiring kids who wanted to be like George to smash into trees. Check out what Fraser had to say below:

For a while there, parents were stopping me going,...

Between a creepy ritual murder and a montage of newspaper headlines about cults, Waking Karma shows promise in its first few minutes. The story then shifts to its young main character, Karma (Hannah Christine Shetler), who is struggling to tell her mother Sunny (Kimberly Alexander) about her acceptance to Harvard. What should be good news becomes the start of an uncomfortable and long overdue conversation. Karma doesn’t know how Sunny will react; the two have been inseparable since they escaped a cult.

Carlos Montaner and Liz Fania Werner’s movie loses its mystique as soon as Karma asks her mother about her estranged father, Paul, and Sunny does what she always does; she acts shifty and stays quiet. Regardless of her weirdness, Karma doesn’t suspect anything. Not even when the two receive a foreboding letter from Paul, saying he’s coming for his daughter. The timing of the letter,...

Actor Brendan Fraser’s 1997 comedy favourite ‘George of the Jungle’ spawned a 2003 direct-to-dvd sequel in which Fraser was replaced by actor Christopher Showerman. Several characters comment on the actor switch in ‘George of the Jungle 2’, with one joking that Disney was too cheap to hire Fraser for a second time.

Fraser recently confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that he was approached for ‘George of the Jungle 2’ but turned down the offer because of the salary, reports ‘Variety’.

“I think ‘George’ got a remake, and they built a joke into it that the studio was too cheap to hire me, which wasn’t inaccurate,” Fraser said.

“I was approached. I can’t remember what I was doing at the time, but I felt like I wanted to go do ‘The Quiet American’ instead with Michael Caine, and shoot the first Western film in Vietnam ever, directed by Phillip Noyce, to tell an infinitely American story,...

Brendan Fraser’s 1997 comedy favorite “George of the Jungle” spawned a 2003 direct-to-dvd sequel in which Fraser was replaced by actor Christopher Showerman. Several characters comment on the actor switch in “George of the Jungle 2,” with one joking that Disney was too cheap to hire Fraser for a second time. It turns out that was true. Fraser recently confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that he was approached for “George of the Jungle 2” but turned down the offer because of the salary.

“I think ‘George’ got a remake, and they built a joke into it that the studio was too cheap to hire me, which wasn’t inaccurate,” Fraser said.

“I was approached. I can’t remember what I was doing at the time, but I felt like I wanted to go do ‘The Quiet American’ instead with Michael Caine, and shoot the first Western film in Vietnam ever, directed by Phillip Noyce,...

"She is never, ever allowed in my house again!" Dust Bowl Pictures has debuted a brand new official trailer for an indie drama titled Complacent, written & directed by filmmaker Steven R. Monroe (I Spit on Your Grave). Strangely this film is listed on IMDb as originally premiering in 2012, but I can't find any info as to where it premiered then, even though it's only just now getting a release (8 years later...?). It definitely looks like it was made years ago... Two sisters, Myah and Beth, struggle with their differences in life and in the older sister's mentally abusive marriage, until the lives of Beth and their friends are shaken to the core by a tragedy that they are all forced to face. Cerina Vincent (Cabin Fever) & Kerri Green (The Goonies) star as Myah & Beth, joined by Joey Kern, Keir O'Donnell, Elisa Donovan, Christopher Showerman, Michael Worth, and Adrienne Barbeau. This does not look good,...

"We need to contain this." Vega Baby has released an official trailer for the indie sci-fi thriller Encounter, which is being released straight-to-vod at the start of October. This premiered at the Other Worlds Austin Film Festival last year, but hasn't played at any other fests - which is not a good sign. It's about a group of friends who uncover an alien object in a rural field, which they learn holds great secrets. The object attaches itself to one of them, but what is it doing to him? Starring Luke Hemsworth (not to be confused with his brothers Chris and Liam), with Anna Hutchison, Glenn Keogh, Christopher Showerman, Vincent M. Ward, Cheryl Texiera, and Tom Atkins. Looks as bad as it sounds, but maybe it's still a fun B-movie. Here's the full official trailer (+ two posters) for Paul Salamoff's Encounter, direct from YouTube: A group of friends...

As life imitates art, Five Strangers Films is proud to announce that actor Christopher Showerman, lead actor in the horror/thriller Vitals, about an abducted man who has his kidney stolen, has decided to donate his own kidney to save a friend’s life. In an act of pure generosity Christopher has not only donating his kidney, …

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Stars: Christopher Showerman, Lynn Lowry, Jonathan Tiersten, Yan Birch, Laurene Landon, Jennifer Runyon, Ari Lehmann, Ashley Park, Felissa Rose, Helen Udy, Leana Lewis, Natalie Waldrip | Written and Directed by Jimmy Lee Combs

A horror anthology fan for many years, I’ll admit I was excited for Terror Tales, and I so wish that it had delivered. Firstly, The Wrapround Story… When a vacationing family are abducted on the road by a psychopath, known only as The Driver, they are told three tales of terror whilst being subjected to violence and mind games, their fate hanging in the balance.

We start with tale number one, By Proxy. I would love to tell you what the segment is actually about, but I honestly don’t think I know myself. Famous writer Susan McKay is, I think, struggling to cope with her young Sons suicide, or so it seems. It then becomes apparent,...

With the VOD release of Terror Tales on January 8th, High Octane Pictures released a clip from the film that we have to share with Daily Dead readers. Also: a trailer for Blood Bound and release details for Alexander Zelenyj's Blacker Against the Deep Dark novel.

Watch a Clip for Terror Tales: "The first clip from Terror Tales, the highly-anticipated new horror anthology from writer-director Jimmy Lee Combs and High Octane Pictures, has been released ahead of the 1/8 On Demand release.

The film, which brings together cast from Friday the 13th, Maniac Cop 1 & 2, George Romero's The Crazies, Wes Craven's The People Under the Stairs, Sleepaway Camp, Critters 2 and other horror classics, stars Lynn Lowry, Ari Lehmann, Felissa Rose, Laurene Landon, Jennifer Runyon and more!

Synopsis: When Michael wakes up he is horrified to find that he is riding shotgun with a psychopath who reveals to him that his wife...

Happy (almost) 2019, readers! With the new year quickly approaching, it’s time to check out a brand new batch of digital and VOD releases coming our way over the course of the month of January. Uncork’d Entertainment is wasting no time with both The Demonologist and Lifechanger hitting various platforms on January 1st, and then just a few days later both Rust Creek and American Hangman are making their digital debuts on the 4th.

January 8th is the day that both Terror Tales and Loophole come home, and just a week later, Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria heads to digital along with Dry Blood and Doom Room. The Standoff at Sparrow Creek invades various platforms on January 18th, and the month’s digital genre-related releases are rounded out on the 22nd with I Am Not A Witch, West of Sunshine and The Girl in the Spider’s Web from Fede Alvarez.

Featuring a cast that includes Ari Lehmann and Felissa Rose, Terror Tales is coming to VOD on January 8th from High Octane Pictures, and ahead of its release, we've been provided with an exclusive "sledgehammer" clip from the horror anthology film.

"From writer-director Jimmy Lee Combs, a film that brings together cast from Friday the 13th, Maniac Cop 1 & 2, George Romero's The Crazies, Wes Craven's The People Under the Stairs, Sleepaway Camp, Critters 2 and more, on VOD January 8 from High Octane Pictures!

When Michael wakes up he is horrified to find that he is riding shotgun with a psychopath who reveals to him that his wife and daughter are held captive in the attached cargo trailer. The trailer is rigged to release a deadly toxin when triggered by a switch in the car. Thinking of his family’s safety, he cooperates with everything the psychotic driver asks him to do...

Not long now before the new year arrives, so Sophia Takal's New Year, New You on Hulu will premiere at just the right time! Also in today's Highlights, Terror Tales' VOD release news, Ghost Adventures' New Year's Eve marathon details, Iris.Fall Q&A with Thomas Parisch, and The Harrowing VOD and On Demand debut.

New Year, New You Hulu Premiere Details: "Synopsis: A group of friends from high school reconnects for a special New Year's Eve girls night but as they begin to rehash old memories many of the gripes they've been harboring manifest in murderous ways.

Directed by Sophia Takal and Starring Suki Waterhouse, Carly Chaikin (“Mr. Robot”), Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Melissa Bergland (“Winners & Losers”).

Trt: 82 min.

Country: USA

Language: English

About “Into The Dark”

A horror event series from the prolific, award-winning producer, Jason Blum's independent TV studio. The series includes 12 super-sized episodes, with...

The discovery of one extraterrestrial could lead to the uncovering of an entire unknown species from a parallel universe in Asif Akbar's new movie Astro. With the sci-fi thriller coming to DVD on June 5th from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, we've been provided with an exclusive clip to share with Daily Dead readers!

"This June, be careful what you search for.

From director Asif Akbar comes the "compelling"* new sci-fi thriller Astro, starring Gary Daniels, Dominique Swain (Alpha Dog), Marshal Hilton (Primal Rage) and Michael Pare (The Shelter), arriving on DVD June 5 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

A billionaire's private space exploration program returns to Earth with an abducted extraterrestrial from a newly discovered alien planet in a unique new film that "kickstarts an original sci-fi franchise"*.

Louis Mandylor (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), Max Wasa, Omi Vaidya, Luke G. Crosby, Orson Chaplin, Gianni Capaldi, Spice Williams-Crosby, Courtney Akbar,...

Sci-fi thriller Astro comes from director Asif Akbar and tells of a billionaire’s private space exploration program returning to Earth with an abducted extraterrestrial from a newly discovered alien planet.

Astro stars the underrated, and underused Gary Daniels, Dominique Swain and Marshal Hilton, along with Louis Mandylor, Max Wasa, Omi Vaidya, Luke G. Crosby, Orson Chaplin, Gianni Capaldi, Spice Williams-Crosby, Courtney Akbar, Christopher Showerman and Michael Pare.

Director Asif Akbar and the films co-writer Bernard Selling are currently finishing the accompanying Astro book series based on the movie, which be released on Amazon in July – alongside the DVD which releases in the U.S. and North America through eOne and ITN Distribution on June 6th.

Sci-fi thriller Astro, featuring Gary Daniels (The Expendables), Dominique Swain (Lolita) and Marshal Hilton (Primal Rage), bows at Cannes in May before hitting home ent platforms in July.

Directed by Asif Akbar and written by Akbar and Bernard Selling, Astro tells of a billionaire's private space exploration program returning to Earth with an abducted extraterrestrial from a newly discovered alien planet.

Louis Mandylor, Max Wasa, Omi Vaidya, Luke G. Crosby, Orson Chaplin, Gianni Capaldi, Spice Williams-Crosby, Courtney Akbar, Christopher Showerman a...

To support the American Red Cross and to celebrate the release of The Evil Within 2, Bethesda Softworks has launched The Good Within fundraiser, and we have the official details on the campaign in today's Horror Highlights, which also includes an exclusive mini trailer for Michael Mongillo's new horror film, Diane, as well as a new look at the anthology movie Terror Tales.

Bethesda's The Good Within Fundraiser: Press Release: "To celebrate the launch of The Evil Within 2 this Friday, Bethesda is kicking off The Good Within fundraising campaign dedicated to raising charitable donations to support the efforts of the American Red Cross. The Good Within campaign will run through October, and to further the cause Bethesdawill match all donations during the month up to $15,000.

Tap into The Good Within and help us raise money for Red Cross disaster relief efforts and humanitarian aid around the world. To be part of The Good Within,...

New photos from the Tracey Birdsall starrer The Time War, currently shooting in the UK and Us, have been released – and two new cast members have been announced for the sci-fi thriller too!

Christopher Showerman and Cheyenne Buchanan have joined the cast of The Time War, directed by Neil Johnson. Showerman, best known for his role as ‘George’ in Disney’s George of the Jungle 2 is an action and sci-fi vet whose credits include TVs Supergirl, playing Tor, Agents of S.H.I.E.Ld, Lady Bug, Big Game and the upcoming Encounter with Luke Hemsworth. Cheyenne Buchanan is an actor, writer, and fight choreographer whose credits include The Frozen Ground with Nicolas Cage and John Cusack, Frost Bite, and the upcoming A Violent Man from Matthew Berkowitz. He has also served as the stunt and fight choreographer on such films as Apotheosis and Frost Bite.

Showerman and Buchanan join Birdsall,...

Lightning Entertainment handles worldwide sales.

Luke Hemsworth has joined the cast of Paul J. Salamoff’s sci-fi drama Encounter, which is currently shooting in Atlanta, Georgia.

The first feature from Amy Bailey’s Georgia-based Beyond Casual Media centres on a group of friends who discover a living creature in a crashed spacecraft.

When they bring the otherworldly being home, they soon discover that it holds even greater secrets than they could imagine.

With the government on their tail, time is running out to ascertain the alien’s true intentions.

Salamoff makes his feature directorial debut after serving as a production executive for Bold Films and Rat Bastard Productions. Lightning Entertainment handles worldwide sales.

Hemsworth, seen most recently in HBO’s Westworld, leads a cast that includes Anna Hutchison, Tom Atkins, Glenn Keogh, Vincent M. Ward, Cheryl Texiera and Christopher Showerman.

Salamoff said: “We are all very excited to bring this unique and exciting modern day science fiction...

This weekend will bring two iconic DC Comics heroes together on the big screen, when Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice hits theaters, but there will be another superhero crossover arriving on the small screen just a few days later. The Flash star Grant Gustin will find himself in National City during a special crossover episode of Supergirl, airing Monday, March 28 at 8 Pm Et on CBS. While we wait for these two heroes to meet for the first time, the Supergirl YouTube page has released a new behind-the-scenes preview, featuring Grant Gustin and Melissa Benoist revealing how excited they were for this crossover to happen.

This preview features behind-the-scenes footage with both Grant Gustin and Melissa Benoist on the set. We also get a few scenes from the episode itself, including one where Barry Allen shows Kara and Jimmy his super-speed, by bringing them ice cream within milliseconds of leaving.

There's a new superhero in town. And National City needs The Flash. A third trailer has arrived for the exciting Supergirl crossover episode everyone has been eagerly anticipating. The plan? Catch the bad girl, with an 85% chance of punching. It's non-stop fun as these two superhero worlds collide this Monday, March 28 only on CBS.

In World's Finest, Kara (Melissa Benoist) gains a new ally when the lightning-fast superhero The Flash (Grant Gustin) suddenly appears from an alternate universe and helps Kara battle Siobhan, aka Silver Banshee, and Livewire in exchange for her help in finding a way to return him home. Lost and confused after spiraling from his universe and landing in Kara's, The Flash asks for her help in finding his way back home. Excited to finally come face-to-face with one of the good guys, Kara agrees on one condition: The super-runner has to help her take down her...

When The Flash debuted on The CW in 2014, Grant Gustin's Barry Allen was dubbed The Fastest Man on Earth, after receiving metahuman powers following the S.T.A.R. Labs explosion. Of course, there have been a few who can contest this claim, such as the villainous Reverse Flash (Tom Cavanagh) and now the new Season 2 villain Zoom, a.k.a. Jay Garrick (Teddy Sears). But a new contender has entered the mix: Supergirl (Melissa Benoist). Earlier today, the Supergirl Twitter page debuted a new trailer that teases these heroes will actually race one another to determine who the fastest human really is.

This new footage comes just one day after another brief trailer which showed Kara and Barry meeting for the first time. We also recently saw a Supergirl / The Flash crossover poster, which was essentially a parody of the iconic Superman #199 cover from DC Comics. This story...

In just a few weeks, the superhero meeting everyone has been waiting for will finally arrive, when Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) finds himself in Kara Zor-El's (Melissa Benoist) National City in The Flash and Supergirl crossover episode, World's Finest, airing Monday, March 28. Just one week after the first poster and plot details surfaced, DC Entertainment has released the first trailer for this special episode, along with new photos, showing Barry and Kara coming face to face for the first time. Unfortunately, it's only a brief tease of footage, but hopefully we'll see a full trailer very soon.

The Supergirl / The Flash crossover poster was essentially a parody of the iconic Superman #199 cover from DC Comics, which featured Superman and The Flash set to race to see who the fastest man on the planet truly is. While we're not totally sure if a race actually happens in World's Finest, the story...

Last month, it was confirmed that CBS' new hit DC Comics superhero series Supergirl will be crossing over with The CW's The Flash in a special episode set to air Monday, March 28. Since then, we've gotten our first look at Grant Gustin's Barry Allen in photos from the set. Today, we have the first official poster and plot details from this episode, entitled World's Finest. CBS gave the following official synopsis, which arrives with a one-sheet that is a parody of the iconic Superman #199 cover from DC Comics.

Hold onto your capes and dust off your running shoes because we've got new intel on the epic Supergirl / The Flash crossover, which airs Monday, March 28 on CBS. In the episode entitled World's Finest, Supergirl joins forces with a lightning-fast-and super dreamy-hero, The Flash (Grant Gustin), to take out two villains. Lost and confused after spiraling from his universe and landing in Kara's,...

Re-enact the war against Skynet with the new Endoskeleton figure from Sideshow Collectibles and Hot Toys. Also: production details for Dead Rising: Endgame, a trailer for the horror thriller Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla, details on Laurene Landon (Maniac Cop 1 & 2) in Terror Tales, and the Scream Queen Stream.

Terminator: Genisys Figure: From Sideshow Collectibles: “In Terminator: Genisys, Judgment Day has arrived and more than 30 billion human lives have been lost in the attacks by Skynet. Survivors were captured and put into camps for extermination. In 2029, Human Resistance leader John Connor has led a final intense battle against Skynet and its menacing armies of Endoskeletons in order to eliminate the hellish artificial intelligence.

Sideshow and Hot Toys are pleased to officially present the new sixth scale Endoskeleton Collectible Figure from Terminator: Genisys.

The Endoskeleton collectible figure is specially crafted based on the image of the terrifying robot from the film. It features...

Would you want to be saved when everyone you care about is damned? In this round-up, we have the first chapter from Former, a novel by A. E. Stueve. Also: screening dates for Rooster Teeth's first feature film, Lazer Team, and an update on the casting of Terror Tales.

Former Preview: "Unlike his wife, his family, and his friends, Billy Dodge is alive. Profine, an international pharmaceutical and defense conglomerate, has cured him of an infection that has ravaged the Earth for over a decade. Life isn't easy for former infected, however, and despite Profine’s help, Billy is struggling to cope in a less than welcoming world. When Billy and a friend are blamed for an unfortunate death, things only become more difficult, and Billy finds himself at the center of a global crisis. As Billy wrestles with his inner demons and the strife around him, society struggles with...

Recently, CBS released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Supergirl" episode 9 of season 1. The episode is entitled, "Blood Bonds," and it turns out that we're going to see some very high drama and interesting stuff take place as Astra's crazy husband, Non, continues to stir up more trouble by taking Hank. We'll see Kara still trying to make Cat believe she's not really Supergirl, and more! In the new, 9th episode press release: Kara Must Find A Way To Rescue Hank From Astra's Husband As She Tries To Refute Cat's Allegations That She's Supergirl, On "Supergirl," Monday, Jan. 4. Press release number 2: With Astra in captivity at the Deo, her husband, Non (Chris Vance), is going to capture Hank, leading to a tense standoff between the two sides. Also, Kara is going to continue to refute Cat's allegations that she is Supergirl. Guest stars feature: Christopher Showerman (Tor...

Vitals is a new claustrophobic horror movie from director Mark Morgenstern. The film stars Christopher Showerman as Richard Carsen, a man who’s trying save his on-the-rocks marriage by taking his wife on vacation to India. Unfortunately, he winds up on ice and about to be harvested for his organs.

Morgenstern recently directed a documentary on the effects of infidelity in the electronic age. It’s called Affairs Across America: The Ashley Madison Story and is centered around the multimillionaire internet guru who started the infamous non-singles dating website with the slogan: “Life is short. Have an affair.”

Perhaps that was the impetus for making his lead character/victim in Vitals a cheating husband. We asked. Read on to find out what Morgenstern said.

Dread Central: So, Morgenstern… any relation to Rhoda? I’m sure you never heard that before; I just thought I'd throw out that little brilliant, totally unique joke of mine.

Vitals tells the harrowing tale of a man (Christopher Showerman) who is kidnapped while on vacation in India. He wakes up in an abandoned motel room in a tub of ice with a kidney missing. Little does he know, it’s his heart his captors want next...

And it's only a matter of time before he discovers his wife (Charlene Amoia) in the adjacent room waiting to be the next victim to the organ-harvesting goons. Having taken the vacation to work on their failing marriage, the couple must now set their differences aside and use each other's intellects and skills to escape before their captors return.

We sat down with Vitals producer on set one day, midway through shooting, to see what was up.

Dread Central: So, you’re the producer. What does that mean, exactly, on this set? Seems to me like you’re doing a little bit of everything!

Although Christopher Showerman is a very fit actor (having swung from a vine wearing only a loincloth and muscles in the George of the Jungle sequel, to mention just one rather physical role), he spends most of his time in the new horror movie Vitals unconscious, semi-conscious, and about to be knocked unconscious.

He plays Richard Carson, a man who’s taken his wife on vacation to India in hopes of fixing their severed marriage… unfortunately, it’s he who is severed when he runs afoul of some nasty organ-snatchers who kidnap him and start a’cutting.

Dread Central: How’d you first hear about this role?

Christopher Showerman: They sent me the script when I was on vacation in another state, and it showed up on my phone.

DC: It would have been better if it was in another country. Next time, adjust your story. Like, “Yes, I...

So, the Pope and a Cardinal are sitting together on a cross-country flight. The Pope is doing a crossword puzzle. He turns to the Cardinal and asks, “Do you know a four-letter word for ‘woman’ that ends in U-n-t?” The Cardinal unhesitatingly says, “Aunt.” The Pope blinks and replies, “Oh yes, of course. Do you have an eraser?”

While you may think that hoary old joke has nothing to do with horror, there actually is a connection – you see, the villain in the upcoming horror film Vitals loves crossword puzzles and he’s got a wicked, skewed sense of humor.

Kaliya, the brains behind the body-plundering organ-snatching ring of criminals, is played by Sachin Mehta. Mehta was in character dealing with uppity henchmen, an unconscious victim, and doing a crossword puzzle just before he sat down to talk with us. Here’s what he had to say.

Dread Central: How...

Charlene Amoia, who’s now famous for being “the Mother” on the ever-popular TV sitcom "How I Met Your Mother," had only appeared in an episode or two before we caught up with her on the set of the gory new organ-theft thriller, Vitals.

Far from the cushy network TV gig, she spends her days covered in fake bruises and blood, sequestered in a remote independent studio in the San Fernando Valley. In Vitals, Amoia plays Dr. Jane Carson, a woman whose medical degree gets her nowhere after her husband is kidnapped and surgically plundered for his kidneys right before her eyes. Still, the knowledge does come in handy – read on, to find out what she has to say about that.

Dread Central: So, what sort of doctor do you play in this film?

Charlene Amoia: I’m not sure, because only part that that comes into play is...

The Saw franchise helped kick off the so-called “torture porn” sub-genre of horror films, And whether or not you choose to accept its existence doesn’t deny that it has spawned a resurgence in the Grand Guignol.

For his film Vitals, it’s clear writer/director Marc Morgenstern wants to keep the legacy of James Wan’s franchise alive.

Morgenstern has just announced that “How I Met Your Mother” star Charlene Amoia (pictured) and Christopher Showerman (The Land That Time Forgot, Complacent) have been cast in his Saw-esque thriller that begins shooting in Los Angeles next month.

Vitals features Showerman as an unassuming electrician who wakes up in an abandoned motel room in a tub of ice with his kidney missing. It’s only a matter of time before he finds his wife in the adjacent room waiting to be the next victim to a horrible organ harvesting organization.

Prisoners

Viola Davis has joined the cast of Denis Villeneuve's "Prisoners" which begins shooting early next year.

The story revolves around a small-town carpenter (Hugh Jackman) whose young daughter and her best friend are kidnapped. Keller takes the law into his own hands and runs up against a hot-shot cop (Jake Gyllenhaal). [Source: The Wrap]

Sunshine on Leith

Peter Mullan and Jane Horrocks have joined the cast of "Wild Bill" director Dexter Fletcher's new musical "Sunshine On Leith" at DNA Films.

Stephen Greenhorn wrote the script about two friends returning to Leith after a stint in the army, while various Proclaimers tunes are incorporated into the narrative. A six week shoot is currently underway in Edinburgh and Glasgow. [Source: Variety]

Are We Officially Dating

Imogen Poots has scored a role opposite Zac Efron in Tom Gormicon's young ensemble rom-com "Are We Officially Dating?" which begins shooting this month in New York City.

The...

Along with the horror comedy "Bristled:the Howl Chronicles" announced earlier in the week, Fleur De Lis Film Studios has unveiled another film : the horror thriller "Beautiful Evil". "Beautiful Evil" revolves around a celebrity photographer, Steve "Flash" Turner, who discovers that a wealthy, beautiful baroness - someone he'd do anything to get on film - might be a homicidal monster. Veteran actor Robert Loggia ("Scarface", TV's "The Sopranos"), Yasmine Bleeth (TV's "Baywatch"), and Gary Daniels ("The Expendables", "Tekken") will headline the Hollywood Hills-set creature feature announced at Afm this week. Genre vets Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr ("Dracula 3000"), Christopher Showerman ("The Land That Time Forgot"), Tim Thomerson ("Trancers"), and Andrew Lawrence (TV's "Bones") have...

Along with the horror comedy "Bristled:the Howl Chronicles" announced earlier in the week, Fleur De Lis Film Studios has unveiled another film : the horror thriller "Beautiful Evil". "Beautiful Evil" revolves around a celebrity photographer, Steve "Flash" Turner, who discovers that a wealthy, beautiful baroness - someone he'd do anything to get on film - might be a homicidal monster. Veteran actor Robert Loggia ("Scarface", TV's "The Sopranos"), Yasmine Bleeth (TV's "Baywatch"), and Gary Daniels ("The Expendables", "Tekken") will headline the Hollywood Hills-set creature feature announced at Afm this week. Genre vets Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr ("Dracula 3000"), Christopher Showerman ("The Land That Time Forgot"), Tim Thomerson ("Trancers"), and Andrew Lawrence (TV's "Bones") have...

Along with the horror comedy Bristled:The Howl Chronicles announced earlier in the week, Fleur De Lis Film Studios has unveiled yet another film on its growing production slate - horror thriller Beautiful Evil - and we have some casting news as well as the film's artwork.

From the Press Release:

Beautiful Evil revolves around a celebrity photographer, Steve "Flash" Turner, who discovers that a wealthy, beautiful baroness - someone he'd do anything to get on film - might be a homicidal monster.

Veteran actor Robert Loggia (Scarface, TV's "The Sopranos"), Yasmine Bleeth (TV's "Baywatch"), and Gary Daniels (The Expendables, Tekken) will headline the Hollywood Hills-set creature feature announced at Afm this week. Genre vets Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr (Dracula 3000), Christopher Showerman (The Land That Time Forgot), Tim Thomerson (Trancers), and Andrew Lawrence (TV's "Bones") have supporting roles in the film; Beautiful Evil is written by Bj and Julia Davis and directed by Asif Akbar.

Word has come out of the American Film Market 2012 that Fleur De Lis Film Studios announced Bristled: The Howl Chronicles, written by Clint Morris and directed by Asif Akbar. Read on for the first details.

The project, which is still in pre-production, will star Eric Stoltz, Brooke Lewis, Christopher Showerman, Stephen Tobolowsky, Matthew Lawrence, Kane Hodder, Issa Bayaua, Jonathan Silverman, and Masha Shapiro.

Synopsis:

John Howl is a young Los Angeles police detective out to find the killer of a young film star. As the charming but angst-ridden officer dives deeper into the case, he realizes Hollywood is a totally different world than the one he lives in- not that it's any more weird; after all, he's a werewolf by night! Though his work hours are hindered by the beast inside, Howl's journey through the mean streets of Hollywood is a blood quest for justice and towards his need to feed.

Cinema Blend recently caught up with Kristina Anapau who, in case you didn.t know, is set to star in the Eric Stolz werewolf movie First Howl which we first told you about back in 2007. The film stars Eric Stolz, C. Thomas Howell, Stephen Toblowsky, and Chris Showerman as John Howl: Police detective by day, werewolf by night. The film is currently back on track and inching forward towards production. Kirstina gave us an update on where the movie.s at, what it.s all about, and where she fits into the equation. And it.s exactly what you think it will be: That being kind of awesome. Kristina says ..that it puts a modern spin on the classic horror film. The film focuses on the humanity of John Howl- the battle of his humanity winning out over his animal instinct- a beautiful metaphor for human behavior in...

Many moons ago (November, 2007, to be exact), we first told you about an upcoming "satirical werewolf film" called Howl that was gearing up for production.

The title referred to the surname of the lead character, John Howl, a mixed-up cop/werewolf who's obsessed with the Eighties and hot on the trail of a murderer in Hollywood. The script was written by Clint Morris, and the talent in talks for various roles included Eric Stoltz, Stephen Tobolowsky, Kam Heskin, Powers Boothe, and Muse Watson.

Now, several months later, we heard back from Morris, who pointed us in the direction of his blog, Caffeinated Clint on Moviehole.net. It seems the project, now renamed First Howl (the artwork on your right is from our earlier story), didn't quite make its planned February 14th, 2009, start date due to current economic conditions. As Clint explains it, "The company in charge of the pic, and...

I know ... a slow Monday news-wise. What a concept! Leave it to The Asylum to ruin our otherwise relaxing day by releasing some stills for their upcoming redux of The Land that Time Forgot. Bastards.

Monster Island News grabbed the first look, and thanks to DC reader Avery for giving us the heads-up.

C. Thomas Howell is both directing and starring in the remake alongside Christopher Showerman and Timothy Bottoms. The script for the film was reportedly written by Darren Dalton, who also wrote The Day the Earth Stopped for The Asylum.

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Lost has cornered the market on mysterious islands for the time being, but let's not forget our ancestors. The Land That TIme Forgot, both the book by Edgar Rice Burroughs and the 1975 film, probably deserves some credit for the whole "shipwrecked on a crazy island" idea, and with a remake of the film coming this year, maybe it'll finally get the recognition it deserves. Yup, there's a remake coming, featuring another band of shipwreck survivors who find themselves on an island inhabited by dinosaurs and Neanderthals. Moviehole has the exclusive details on the bizarre-sounding project, which will be directed by 80s actor icon C. Thomas Howell and will feature him, Christopher Showerman and Timothy Bottoms in the cast. Even stranger, they're planning to have the movie out later this year. Forgive me if I'm operating on stereotypes, but how would a movie directed by a B-list actor and featuring no...

Moviehole is reporting that a remake of "The Land That Time Forgot" is headed in front of the cameras next week. Based on the classic book by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the new film will be directed by actor C. Thomas Howell (War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave). The original 1975 film revolves around a German U-boat that sinks a British ship and takes the survivors on board. After it takes a wrong turn, the submarine takes them to the unknown land of Caprona, where they find dinosaurs and Neanderthals. The remake will feature a cast comprised of Howell (The Hitcher), Christopher Showerman (George of the Jungle 2), and Timothy Bottoms ("Land of the Lost"). It is set to go straight to DVD later this year.

Remember that 1975 dinosaur classic The Land That Time Forgot? No? That's a shame because it was a surprisingly good little movie. Even more surprising -- production starts next week on the remake with actor C. Thomas Howell in the director's chair! How in the world did we miss this one?

The folks over at MovieHole quietly let that cat out of the bag today. Howell will be pulling down double-duty and star in the film as well along with Christopher Showerman and Timothy Bottoms. Expect more casting announcements soon.

For a blast from the past check out the original trailer below and imagine the possibilities!

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Flying under all of our radars, production is expected to begin next week on a remake of The Land That Time Forgot, based on the classic book by Edgar Rice Burroughs, later remade into a 1975 film, reports Moviehole.net. Actor C.Thomas Howell will be behind the camera directing from a script by Darren Dalton (Scanner Cop). The site reports that the flick stars Howell (The Hitcher, Gettysburg, Christopher Showerman (George of the Jungle 2, Commander and Chief), and Timothy Bottoms, who coincidentally was a star of the recent Land of the Lost TV series which aired from 1991-1992. The original takes place during World War I, where a German U-boat sinks a British ship and takes the survivors on board. After it takes a wrong turn, the submarine takes them to the unknown land of Caprona, where they find dinosaurs and neanderthals. Awesome trailer beyond the break.

According to the film's official site, the supernatural western DEATH KEEPS COMING has added Dee Wallace-Stone (Cujo, Haloween, The I Scream Man), "Heroes" star Stephen Tobolowsky and Martin Kove (Fallen Angles) to its cast. Muse Watson (I Know What You Did Last Summer), Christopher Showerman (Between Sand and the Sky) and Martin Kove (Karate Kid) and Ernest Borgnine also star. The film is a Quentin Tarantino Production about an unspeakable horror that arises in the frontier land.... cowboys and creatures?!? Bring it on!! Thanks to Jessica S. for the tip! If you click the link above, you can check out some teaser graphics at the film's website.

Deadwood villain Stephen Tobolowsky is set to star in Death Keeps Coming, a new supernatural western from Tarantino Productions and KarlAdam Entertainment, according to Moviehole.net. Tobolowsky joins Chad Everett (The Firechasers, Mulholland Drive), Martin Kove (John Kreese from The Karate Kid flicks) and Christopher Showerman (Commander-and-Chief) in the film directed by Derek Milton, set to lens in new Mexico later this year. The actor will again play a rogue. An 1880s Western with a supernatural twist, Death Keeps Coming is based on an original script by Milton, and tells of a mysterious lone gunfighter who rides out of the desert to save Sara, an innocent victim of a horrific and terrifying gypsy curs...