Five years ago, [REC] franchise co-creator Paco Plaza‘s horror movie Veronica was released through the Netflix streaming service, and Netflix subscribers reportedly found the film to be so terrifying that they would have to stop the movie mid-stream because they couldn’t handle the scariness. With that sort of press, it’s no surprise that Plaza and Netflix have chosen to expand the concept into a franchise with a prequel called Sister Death, or Hermana Muerte. Now the streaming service’s Tudum site has revealed that Sister Death will be released this October! They haven’t revealed the specific release date yet, but it’s nice to know this movie will be a viewing option during Halloween season this year.

The screenplay for Sister Death was written by Jorge Guerricaechevarria, who frequently works with popular genre filmmaker Álex de la Iglesia. The story he crafted has the following synopsis: In post-war Spain, Narcisa, a young novice with supernatural powers, arrives at a former convent, now a school for girls, to become a teacher. As the days go by, the strange events and increasingly disturbing situations that torment her will eventually lead her to unravel the terrible skein of secrets that surround the convent and haunt its inhabitants.

Aria Bedmar (Heirs to the Land) plays Narcisa and is joined in the cast by Almudena Amor (The Grandmother), Maru Valdivielso (The Last Boy on Earth), Luisa Merelas (Matalobos), Chelo Vivares (Tin & Tina), Consuelo Trujillo (Adios), Pablo Guisa Koestinger (La Exorcista), Sara Roch (The Communion Girl), Olimpia Roch (The Communion Girl), Daniela Casas (Malditas), Marina Delgado (Lavapies), and newcomers Claudia Fernández Arroyo and Adriana Camarena.

Plaza directed Sister Death, which was produced by Pablo Cruz, Enrique López Lavigne, and Diego Suarez Chialvo. Pablo Fernández Masó served as executive producer.

I watched Veronica five years ago and made it all the way through without having to stop it out of fear, but I have to admit that I don’t remember a single thing about the movie. So if/when I check out Sister Death this October, I might have to rewatch Veronica as well for a refresher on what it was all about.

Did you watch Veronica, and are you looking forward to the prequel Sister Death? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

The Marvels touch down in theaters in November, and Marvel Studios is making sure fans know that the Captain Marvel sequel is ready to take them higher, faster, and further than the original. Today’s The Marvels trailer includes new footage from the upcoming superhero spectacle and the origins of the film’s super-powered heroines (Carol Danvers, Monica Rambeau, and Kamala Khan).

The Marvels trailer begins with Carol (Brie Larson) and her Flerken cat Goose flying through space before recapping events from 2019’s Captain Marvel. After flashing through pivotal scenes from the billion-dollar-earning blockbuster, the focus switches to Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) and how she got her powers in the Disney+ series WandaVision. The trailer follows Monica’s recap with scenes from Ms. Marvel, featuring the scene-stealing Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani). With all three heroes reintroduced, the footage concludes with exciting new scenes from the upcoming film.

The Marvels director Nia DaCosta teased to Empire that family plays a vital role in the movie. “Carol’s the oldest, the prodigal, then there’s the middle sister Monica, who Carol knew as a kid and promised she’d come back [to] but then never did,” DaCosta said. “All the switching stuff is great, but the thing I actually care about is how these two reconcile.” The director continued, “Kamala is the youngest, who hasn’t had the experience of living with this older sister but idolises her. Carol’s a bit jaded at the beginning of the film [but] Kamala reminds her how amazing she is.”

“In Marvel Studios’ The Marvels, Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence,” reads the official synopsis. “But unintended consequences see Carol shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe. When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, her powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol’s estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau. Together, this unlikely trio must team up and learn to work in concert to save the universe as The Marvels.”

Dag, yo! The Marvels trailer makes me want to rewatch Captain Marvel before the new film blasts off in cinemas.

In addition to Brie Larson as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel, The Marvels also stars Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau, Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan, Zawe Ashton as Dar-Benn, and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury. The Marvels will hit theaters on November 10th.

“The concept of the film is a Roman epic, in the traditional Cecile B. DeMille or Ben-Hur way, but told as a modern counterpart focusing on America,” Coppola previously told Deadline. “It’s based on The Catiline Conspiracy, which comes to us from ancient Rome. This was a famous duel between a patrician, Catiline, and that part will be played by Oscar Isaac, and the famous Cicero, who will be Forest Whitaker. He is now the beleaguered mayor of New York, during a financial crisis, close to the one that Mayor Dinkins had. This story takes place in a new Rome, a Roman epic set in modern times. The time set is not a specific year in modern New York, it’s an impression of modern New York, which I call New Rome.”

Forward momentum can only mean good things for Megalopolis. We’ll monitor the film’s progress and report any updates as they happen. Are you excited about Megalopolis eventually coming to screens? Let us know in the comments below.

Many of the projects being worked on for major Hollywood studios and American TV networks remain at a standstill due to the ongoing writers and actors strikes – but Deadline reports that AMC has just sealed “significant agreements” with the SAG-AFTRA actors union that will allow them to resume production Interview with the Vampire season 2, as well as the Walking Dead spin-offs Daryl Dixon and The Ones Who Live!

According to Deadline, “It’s understood that these agreements are specific to these three shows, rather than a blanket agreement between the company and the guild. AMC Networks, which produces the shows via AMC Studios, confirmed the waivers to Deadline, but didn’t comment further. AMC Networks is what’s known as an authorized company with regards to the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers but is not among the studios involved in the negotiations.“

Interview with the Vampire season 2 will now resume filming in Prague, while Daryl Dixon is set to start filming its second season in Europe – even though the first season of the show, which stars Norman Reedus as the title character, doesn’t even begin airing until September 10th. The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live is a six episode mini-series that focuses on the characters of Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira). Filming on that show had wrapped, but Lincoln and Gurira still have some work left to do in post-production, including recording some lines in the ADR booth. Now they’ll be able to record those lines and get The Ones Who Live ready for its 2024 debut.

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live will present an “epic love story of two characters changed by a changed world. Kept apart by distance. By an unstoppable power. By the ghosts of who they were. Rick and Michonne are thrown into another world, built on a war against the dead… And ultimately, a war against the living. Can they find each other and who they were in a place and situation unlike any they’ve ever known before? Are they enemies? Lovers? Victims? Victors? Without each other, are they even alive — or will they find that they, too, are the Walking Dead?“

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon has the following synopsis: Daryl washes ashore in France and struggles to piece together how he got there and why. The series tracks his journey across a broken but resilient France as he hopes to find a way back home. As he makes the journey, though, the connections he forms along the way complicate his ultimate plan.

Interview with the Vampire season 2 will consist of eight episodes. A premiere date has never been announced. Anne Rice’s novel Interview with the Vampire centers on the vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac as he relates the story of his life to a reporter, in particular how he was turned into a vampire and then mentored by Lestat de Lioncourt. The AMC version stars Sam Reid as Lestat and Jacob Anderson as his companion Louis de Pointe du Lac.

As a fan of the Walking Dead franchise, I’m glad to hear that Daryl Dixon season 2 and The Ones Who Live will already be able to move forward before the strikes come to an end. While I’m a fan of Anne Rice’s vampire novels, I haven’t gotten around to watching the TV adaptation yet – but for the fans of the show, I’m glad to hear that one will be able to resume production as well.

What do you think of AMC and SAG making an agreement that will allow the Walking Dead spin-offs and Interview with the Vampire to resume production? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

Roundtable Entertainment has announced that they’re teaming up with director Mark Pellington – whose credits include Arlington Road, The Mothman Prophecies, Henry Poole Is Here, The Last Word, The Severing, and Survive, among many other projects – for the adrenaline-fueled human trafficking revenge thriller Mom.

Scripted by Brent Jordan, Mom tells the compelling story of a single mother embarking on a daring cross-country rescue mission, piecing together clues in the search for her teenage daughter who has fallen victim to the horrors of human trafficking.

Casting Director Lisa Zagoria, who assembled the cast for the Best Picture winner CODA, will be handling the casting of this film as well.

Pellington had this to say about the project: “Mom is a fast-moving story of protection and revenge. The film explores the true price of violence and the cost of justice, when an ordinary mom is pushed to an extraordinary place. This is a muscular, intense dramatic thriller with a commanding lead role that is emotional, relatable, and grounded. I’m hungry and humble and super pleased to be collaborating with Roundtable on this piece. From Arlington Road to Pearl Jam’s “Jeremy”, I love to create intense dark action with emotional power and a brain and feel that Mom continues in that thrilling lineage of my work.“

Roundtable CEO Dominic Ianno added, “Roundtable looks to build franchises behind commercial product. Mom has all the makings of a female version of Taken and is an important story to bring to the world. I had the privilege of being involved with Larysa Kondracki’s The Whistleblower (Rachel Weisz) and this story shows another side happening right here in the U.S.“

Roundtable’s Head of Scripted John Baldecchi will be producing the film while Ianno and Pellington serve as executive producers alongside Jason Resnick, Sarah Donnelly, and Gabe Torres. Baldecchi provided the following statement: “We had been looking to do a movie that felt like a throwback to a movie like Rolling Thunder – something real, gritty and of the moment; we were thrilled that Gabe Torres brought us this harrowing tale which is based on true events – and straight out of screenwriter Brent Jordan’s life experience. And Mark is the ideal partner for the material.“

And Donnelly, who is Roundtable’s Head of Production, said, “Mark is a prolific filmmaker who has a profound understanding of the human experience. As a director, his unique ability to tell morally complex stories and handle delicate material with a masterful touch is exactly why we are so excited to work with him on Mom. In Mark’s capable hands, Mom will be a truly entertaining film, with enough realism and grit to keep this incredibly timely story grounded in the harsh reality of human trafficking and a mother’s fight to save her child.“

The press release announcing the project notes that “Over 27 million people worldwide can be classified as victims of human trafficking, this staggering number disproportionately impacting females, according to Human Trafficking Courts. The U.S. may be responsible for hundreds of thousands of these cases where women and girls are kidnapped and sold for profit. The few that do survive the horrors of human trafficking are too often not empowered to come forward due to trauma and fear or a lack of available resources. Mom shines a spotlight on the horrific victimization of the innocent and the courage of those who step up to help.“

Mark Pellington directing a thriller that shines a spotlight on a real world issue while also drawing comparisons to the likes of Taken and Rolling Thunder sounds like a great project to me. I look forward to seeing how this is going to turn out.

Does Mom sound interesting to you? Let us know by leaving a comment below.