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Up-and-Comer Resurrects ‘I, Frankenstein’

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13 years ago

March 28, 2011

Stuart Beattie, who penned both 30 Days of Night and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, has come aboard the Lakeshore Entertainment project I, Frankenstein as writer and director. The filmmakers are looking to a fall shoot. This obviously means that FX guru Patrick Tatopoulos (Underworld: Rise of the Lycans) is no longer attached.

A Darkstorm Studios graphic novel created by Kevin Grevioux, “ ‘I, Frankenstein’ pictures a modern-day world where the classic literary monster stands between humans and a host of other supernatural creatures looking to rise up and take over.” Grevioux co-created the successful werewolves-vs.-vampires series Underworld, also produced by Lakeshore.

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Dan Stevens and Al Pacino Starring in Exorcism Horror Movie ‘The Ritual’

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39 mins ago

April 23, 2024

John Squires

Pictured: Dan Stevens in 'The Guest'

Dan Stevens is everywhere lately, from Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire to Abigail and the upcoming Cuckoo. We’re not complaining. Up next? He’s starring in horror movie The Ritual.

Al Pacino and Dan Stevens have both joined the cast of the upcoming exorcism horror movie from XYZ Films and director David Midell, Variety reports this afternoon.

Based on a true story, the film “follows two priests — one questioning his faith (Stevens) and one reckoning with a troubled past (Pacino) — who must put aside their differences to save a possessed young woman through a difficult and dangerous series of exorcisms.”

Variety details, “The film is an authentic portrayal of Emma Schmidt, an American woman whose demonic possession culminated in harrowing exorcisms. Her case remains the most thoroughly documented exorcism in American history.”

David Midell and Enrico Natale wrote the screenplay for The Ritual.

XYZ Films is planning to release the horror film theatrically in 2025.