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Quick Bits: New ‘H2’ Website, ‘Machete’ Shooting Soon & New ‘Titans’ Pics
While there’s not much going on just yet, the newly designed official website for Rob Zombie’s Halloween II was just launched. Watch the trailer, behind-the-scenes video and keep your eyes peeled for other goods in the near future as the film arrives in theaters August 28. In other quick bits, Danny Trejo tells Gordon and the Wale that Robert Rodriguez is prepping to shoot Machete – the feature film version of the faux Grindhouse trailer – in five weeks’ time. Lastly, beyond the break you can get your first peak at Gemma Arterton in Clash of the Titans, with a link to a handful of behind-the-scenes pics from Warner Bros. Pictures’ remake arriving in theaters March 26, 2010.
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‘Drop’ – Violett Beane Joins the Cast of Christopher Landon’s New Thriller
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”