‘Resident Evil’ Feasting at Box Office as Zach Cregger’s Reboot Races Toward $55M Opening

Resident Evil has hit the ground running in its box office opening as the reboot reaches unprecedented heights for the franchise. Writer-director Zach Cregger‘s horror-survival video game adaptation grossed $26.3 million on Friday, including $8.8 million in Thursday previews. Sony Pictures now expects a launch in the $53 million to $55 million range for its…

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‘Weapons’ Trailer Teases Children Vanishing in Horror Film From ‘Barbarian’ Director Zach Cregger

‘Weapons’ Trailer Teases Children Vanishing in Horror Film From ‘Barbarian’ Director Zach Cregger

The teaser trailer for Weapons shows a number of children fleeing their homes in writer-director Zach Cregger‘s horror feature. Warner Bros. releases the film in theaters Aug. 8. The cast includes Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, Benedict Wong and Amy Madigan. The multi-story narrative for Weapons centers on a small…

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#Jack Quaid Set to Star in ‘Companion,’ Sci-Fi Thriller From Zach Cregger, BoulderLight, New Line (Exclusive)

#Jack Quaid Set to Star in ‘Companion,’ Sci-Fi Thriller From Zach Cregger, BoulderLight, New Line (Exclusive)

Jack Quaid, one of the stars of Amazon’s The Boys, has signed on to topline Companion, a sci-fi thriller from the team behind last year’s horror hit Barbarian. Drew Hancock wrote the original script and is making his directorial debut with the feature, whose many plot points are being kept hush-hush. Despite the secretive nature of…

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#BoulderLight, Production Banner Behind Horror Hit ‘Barbarian,’ Signs First-Look Deal with New Line (Exclusive)

#BoulderLight, Production Banner Behind Horror Hit ‘Barbarian,’ Signs First-Look Deal with New Line (Exclusive)

BoulderLight, Production Banner Behind Horror Hit ‘Barbarian,’ Signs First-Look Deal with New Line (Exclusive) BoulderLight Pictures, the prolific and under-the-radar genre production banner behind last year’s surprise hit, Barbarian, has signed a first-look deal with New Line Cinema. The pact occurs on the heels of a milestone deal with New Line and Barbarian’s filmmaker, Zach…

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