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While Alison, Hannah, Spencer, Aria, and Emily may have been the protagonists of Pretty Little Liars, they had plenty of supporting characters like Jason Dilaurentis, who added to the drama and mystery of The CW show. Jason was Alison's elder brother who returned to Rosewood after the investigation into her disappearance started revealing parts of the truth about what happened to her. Pretty Little Liars was based on the novel series of the same name by Sara Shepard, which revolved around young and mysterious Alison Dilaurentis, who went missing one summer and was presumed dead. On the day of her funeral, Alison's closest friends started receiving threatening messages from someone named "A," who stalked and harassed them incessantly.

Jason Dilaurentis played an important part on the show, as he got...

Recasting a character in a TV show can have significant effects on the trajectory of the series. Creative differences or a lack of audience connection can prompt the need for a recast. Recasting can inject new life into a series and allow showrunners to align characters with their creative vision.

Casting is a crucial aspect in creating a TV show, as an actor's ability to bring a character to life can significantly impact the success of the series. Occasionally, creative differences or a lack of audience connection may prompt the need to recast a character after the show has begun. Introducing a new actor to portray a character audiences have already started to know can have intriguing effects on the show's trajectory, for better or worse. When a series first begins, the cast and crew are still finding their footing.

During this initial period of adjustment in the first season,...

Parker Bagley was initially cast as Jason Dilaurentis in Pretty Little Liars season 1 before being replaced by Drew Van Acker in season 2. The recasting was necessary due to the increased demands of the role as Jason's presence in the show grew in season 2. Bagley's career declined after leaving Pretty Little Liars, with his last acting credit in 2011 and legal troubles in 2013.

Drew Van Acker is known as the Jason Dilaurentis actor in Pretty Little Liars, but he wasn't the first actor cast in the role. Parker Bagley was initially cast as Jason, appearing in Pretty Little Liars season 1 before Van Acker took over. Created by I. Marlene King and inspired by the books by Sara Shepard, the series centers on the disappearance of Alison Dilaurentis (Sasha Pieterse) and the fallout that ensues among her group of friends when they start to be harassed by a Pretty Little Liars' villain "A.

Perhaps he was auditioning for a role in the upcoming Bling Ring movie. E! News has confirmed that Parker Bagley, a former star of ABC Family's hit teen mystery drama Pretty Little Liars, pleaded guilty on Monday in Manhattan Criminal Court to misdemeanor petty larceny for allegedly swiping $7,000 in electronics and jewelry from a lady friend's apartment. According to the criminal complaint,  the theft occurred when Bagley stayed overnight on Oct. 15. When the woman left him alone in her apartment the next day, she returned to find missing two iPads, a Blackberry, an iPod, three necklaces, a bracelet and other items.  A spokeswoman for the Manhattan District Attorney's Office told E!...

New York — A former actor on ABC's "Pretty Little Liars" has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor larceny for lifting $7,000 in electronics and jewelry from a friend's Manhattan apartment.

Parker Bagley took the plea on Monday in Manhattan Criminal Court.

As part of the plea, the 23-year-old agreed to pay half of the $7,000 on Monday. The remainder is due in June.

He had faced 3rd-degree grand larceny, which carries up to seven years in prison.

Bagley quipped outside court: "I'm just glad they didn't find the bodies. That would have been bad."

Bagley starred as Jason in the teen mystery drama. He says he's now focusing on his music.

Director Joseph Kahn Cast Shanley Caswell, Josh Hutcherson, Dane Cook, Jonathan Park, Tiffany Boone, Alison Woods, Michael Esparza, Spencer Locke, Lindsey Morgan, Aaron David Johnson, Marque Richardson, Parker Bagley, Josh Breeding, Will Wallace, Julie Dolan Release Year 2012 Reviewed by John of the Dead We horror fans are always on the lookout for good flicks that go under the radar right? Well I believe that this 2012 film that debute…...

Director: Joseph Kahn. Writers: Joseph Kahn and Mark Palermo. Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Dane Cook, Spencer Locke, Parker Bagley, Brooke Haven, Walter Perez, Aaron Perilo, Will Wallace, Jesse Heiman, Lindsey Morgan, and Marque Richardson. Detention is only director Joseph Kahn's second film. But, already this filmmaker is showing brilliance in this comedy slash serial killer feature. Kahn's background includes the 2004 action film Torque and a series of music videos. He brings the quick cuts and visual style of music videos to this feature. He also brings many, many pop culture references to what is the funniest film this reviewer has seen so far this year. And kudos to Kahn for creating such a complex storyline that is literally chock full of subplots. The central storyline focuses on Riley (Shanley Caswell) and her crush on Clapton Davis (Josh Hutcherson). She has to compete with Ione (Spencer Locke) for his attentions. And,...

Chicago – Don’t be duped by Joseph Kahn’s insultingly unintelligent trailer for his new Adhd high school slasher/comedy “Detention”. Rather than prematurely blowing his load with the film’s crème de la crème in a two-minute trailer, he’s done the reverse. Kahn – who scraped much of this “indie” film’s $10 million budget from his own pockets – has set up disappointed trailer watchers to discover a hidden gem in his second feature-length film.

Rating: 4.0/5.0

Kahn’s fast-paced, Aaron Sorkin-like “Detention” deserves cult-hit status. Just as “The Social Network” embodies our Facebook culture, this SXSW film-festival favorite rewrites today’s high school movie bible.

Despite what this film’s sophomoric trailer might lead you to believe, “Detention” is anything but tenderfoot and witless. And don’t be nauseated by the disenchanting storyline of a killer named Cinderhella stalking the high school student body while a gaggle of co-eds...

Stalker: (Noun) Someone who is not hot enough to be seen with you. Duh.

If you're a member of the Torque cult, you'll definitely want to check out Detention, the latest from director Joseph Kahn, which mixes comedy, horror, and sci-fi elements to become one of the trippest movie experiences you're sure to have all year. The story follows a hapless group of students whose detention sentence comes as a godsend after Cinderhella, a slasher-movie killer, comes to life and starts brutally murdering prom attendees. We have an exclusive clip from Detention. Watch as Josh Hutcherson takes fellow classmates Spencer Locke and Shanley Caswell out bowling, where they discuss Scream, murder, and the 90s.

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Detention comes to theaters April 13th, 2012 and stars Josh Hutcherson, Dane Cook, Spencer Locke, Shanley Caswell, Aaron Perilo, Brooke Haven, Parker Bagley, Jesse Heiman. The film is directed by Joseph Kahn.

What kind of movie is “Detention?”

In this film, a young actor named Parker Bagley plays Billy Nolan, a high school jock who hides the truth from friends and enemies about his own half-fly DNA. He vomits acid and his wings spring up at inopportune moments. Billy's spent a large portion of his childhood trying to hide his alien mutation by wearing a giant television set over his hand. At the midway point of the film, we realize Billy Nolan is only a supporting character, and his fate is, in many ways, irrelevant to the resolution of the film.

So yes, it’s that kind of movie. Or it’s the kind of movie that features a time-traveling bear. Or a movie that features a crucial moment where a character performs the “Dirty Dancing” choreography to a remix of “MmmBop.” It’s also a film where we realize one of...

Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 75 admit-two movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of the new horror/comedy “Detention” with “The Hunger Games” star Josh Hutcherson and Dane Cook! The film opens on April 13, 2012.

“Detention” also stars Spencer Locke, Shanley Caswell, Aaron Perilo, Brooke Haven, Parker Bagley, Jesse Heiman, Lindsey Morgan, Walter Perez, Richard Brake, Brian Guest, Carrie Wiita, Will Wallace and Michael Esparza from writer and director Joseph Kahn and writer Mark Palermo.

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Some more eye candy has shown up for Joseph Kahn's new slasher flick, Detention, and we've got the goods for you right here. And yes, there are images of The Hunger Games' Josh Hutcherson included so remain calm, chicas!

First things first ... head on over to the official Detention website for a theatre/city breakdown to see if the flick is playing near you when it opens on April 13th.

Detention stars Dane Cook, Josh Hutcherson, Shanley Caswell, Spencer Locke, Parker Bagley, Alison Woods, Walter Perez, and Evan Williams. Look for more soon.

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Detention tells the story of the senior class at Grizzly Lake high school. The road to graduation is never an easy one, but it's further complicated for these students by the arrival of a slasher movie killer who has seemingly come to life. The only ones who can stop the killer are a handful of students,...

Here are the trailer and two posters for teen slasher movie called Detention, directed by Joseph Kahn, who also directed the horrific motorcycle movie Torque. Written by Kahn and Mark Palermo, the film stars Josh Hutcherson, Dane Cook, Shanley Caswell, Spencer Locke, Aaron David Johnson, Walter Perez, Erica Shaffer, Parker Bagley, and Alison Woods. Here’s the [...]

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An official one-sheet for Joseph Kahn's new slasher flick, Detention, has hit the interwebs as a means to no doubt capitalize on starring The Hunger Games' Josh Hutcherson. Very crafty, Sony. Very crafty!

First things first ... head on over to the official Detention website for a theatre/city breakdown to see if the flick is playing near you when it opens on April 13th.

Detention stars Dane Cook, Josh Hutcherson, Shanley Caswell, Spencer Locke, Parker Bagley, Alison Woods, Walter Perez, and Evan Williams. Look for more soon.

Synopsis:

The film follows a 17-year-old who is given detention on the night of her prom. Over the course of the night her friends are murdered by a fictional horror movie icon. It's said to be in the vein of Scream with elements of Back to the Future (time travel is involved) and classic John Hughes teen films from the 80's.

The release of Joseph Kahn's Detention is not too far away now.  We've been talking about this one for quite a while now and we're eager to see how it plays when the film opens on April 13th.

The official Facebook page for the film debuted the official one-sheet, a slight variation on the festival poster.  Josh Hutcherson, Spencer Locke, Parker Bagley, Dane Cook and Richard Brake star in apocalyptic fantasy, horror, science fiction, action-thriller, body-swapping, time-traveling teen romantic comedy. 

To see if the film is opening in a city near you, follow this link.

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We have three new release dates to pass along. Two of them are coming up quick, so have your calendar ready: Detention - The high school horror-comedy led by Shanley Caswell and Josh Huthcerson will open in 10 theaters on April 13 before expanding. Bernie - Richard Linklater's black comedy starring Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey, and Shirley MacLaine is scheduled for release on April 27. Hyde Park on Hudson - We'll get to see Bill Murray play Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the thick of award season on December 7. Hit the jump for more on each movie. Dates via Heat Vision and Box Office Mojo. Detention Detention is Joseph Kahn's follow-up to Torque. Dane Cook, Spencer Locke, Aaron David Johnson, Walter Perez, Erica Shaffer, Parker Bagley, and Alison Woods. I can't really sell it in text, so check out the trailer for better insight into the whacked out production. The official synopsis: Detention,...

Great news out there for fans looking forward to Joseph Kahn's slasher opus Detention. There are lots of goodies just waiting for you today to dig upon including a new clip, a website, and a list of theatres showing the flick! Dig it!

First things first ... head on over to the official Detention website for a theatre/city breakdown to see if the flick is playing near you when it opens on April 13th.

Detention stars Dane Cook, Josh Hutcherson, Shanley Caswell, Spencer Locke, Parker Bagley, Alison Woods, Walter Perez, and Evan Williams. Look for more soon.

Synopsis:

The film follows a 17-year-old who is given detention on the night of her prom. Over the course of the night her friends are murdered by a fictional horror movie icon. It's said to be in the vein of Scream with elements of Back to the Future (time travel is involved...

Via the film's official Facebook page comes word that Joseph Kahn's Detention (which we're big fans of here at Shock) is arriving on April 13th.

An official website has launched today, revealing the theaters/cities you can find the film starring Josh Hutcherson, Spencer Locke, Parker Bagley, Dane Cook and Richard Brake.  

The film follows a downtrodden 17-year-old girl who is sent to detention where she must survive a slasher film killer and save the world in time for prom.

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Alrighty then! Get out your planners, kids. It's time to change a couple of things around. Don't forget to use pencil instead of pen because you just never know. Ready? Good! Let's begin.

Look for Joseph Kahn's genre mash-up Detention, starring Josh Hutcherson, Spencer Locke, Parker Bagley, Dane Cook and Richard Brake, to hit limited theatres on April 6th with Sony handling the DVD and Blu-ray releases a little further down the road.

And sadly... Dead Snow director Tommy Wirkola's next flick, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, starring Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Famke Janssen, Zoe Bell and Peter Stormare, has taken a massive bump from Paramount, who's moving it into a release slot of January 11, 2013 (instead of the previously announced March 2, 2012).

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Joseph Kahn's latest film Detention is polarizing a lot of today's audiences. Some love it, some hate it, and some? Well, some are just confused by it. Our friends in the UK will get a chance to see what camp they fall into when the flick appears as part of the Film4 FrightFest!

Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has picked up worldwide rights to Detention Films' Detention, which bills itself as an apocalyptic, body-swapping, time-traveling teen romantic comedy.

Detention stars Dane Cook, Josh Hutcherson, Shanley Caswell, Spencer Locke, Parker Bagley, Alison Woods, Walter Perez, and Evan Williams. Look for more soon.

Synopsis:

The film follows a 17-year-old who is given detention on the night of her prom. Over the course of the night her friends are murdered by a fictional horror movie icon. It's said to be in the vein of Scream with elements of Back to the Future (time...

You've heard quite a bit about Joseph Kahn's mindf*ck of a slasher, Detention, which David Harley raved about out of SXSW. While the film is more of a pop culture slap-in-the-face, the slasher starring Josh Hutcherson, Dane Cook, Shanley Caswell, Spencer Locke, Parker Bagley, Alison Woods, Walter Perez and Carrie Wiita is quite violent. Behold a bit of proof in the first blood image below. " 'Detention' tells the story of the senior class at Grizzly Lake high school. The road to graduation is never an easy one, but it's further complicated for these students by the arrival of a slasher movie killer who has seemingly come to life. The only ones who can stop the killer are a handful of students, but they'll have to cut out of detention if they're to stand a chance at saving the world."...

Out with the old and in with the new: Vote for your favorite Jason!

Alison’s shady brother Jason returned to Rosewood on the June 21 episode of Pretty Little Liars, and he brought along more than just a hidden agenda — he also brought a new face! Newcomer Drew Van Acker has now taken over the role originated by Parker Bagley in season one, and we want to know which one You like better.

The change was the topic of much debate during the episode — the hashtag #NewJason was thrown around quite a bit — and even Sara Shepard, the writer of the original Pretty Little Liars book series, chimed in with her thoughts:

“Ooh, I like new Jason!” she tweeted during the show. “More like how i imagined him…”

Ok, so Drew has Sara’s seal of approval, but does he have yours? Weigh in below:

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The clues continue to pile up: Ian may be alive & Melissa may be helping him hide!

The ladies of Pretty Little Liars were forced to endure their therapist-mandated trial separation on the June 21 episode, and one thing became very clear very quickly: Bad things happen when these girls are kept apart! Emily (Shay Mitchell) had her hard-drive erased, Spencer (Troian Bellisario) got bitched out by her sister, Hanna (Ashley Benson) sided with the enemy, and Aria (Lucy Hale) got attacked by a stranger in the night. Safety in numbers, my friends. Safety in numbers.

Meanwhile, a familiar face returned to Rosewood this week — though it wasn’t quite as familiar as I remembered it. Confused? Allow me to explain: Alison’s brother Jason is back in town, only now he’s being played by Drew Van Acker instead of Parker Bagley. But regardless of who’s playing him, Jason remains super shady.

Slasher time travel fest 'Detention' has been acquired by Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (Spwa). The Joseph Kahn ('Torque') helmed picture which stars Josh Hutcherson ('Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant') and Shanley Caswell (below) alongside 'not-so-funny'-man Dane Cook will hopefully receieve an official release date sooner now rather than later. Spencer Locke ('Resident Evil: Extinction'), Aaron David Johnson, Parker Bagley, Alison Woods, Walter Perez and Carrie Wiita all co-star. Check out the plot and what Kahn had to say on the acquisition below....

At first glance, Joseph Kahn's Detention looks, as I've said before, like it might be just a "post-Scream meta-slasher movie." But the trailer [1] we saw for the film suggested that it is a lot more than that, or at least a lot more crazy than that. Reviews out of SXSW, where the film premiered, were slightly mixed, but the enthusiastic ones were very enthusiastic. In short, I'm hoping that Detention will be a movie that can satiate my hunger for a wild genre movie in the same way that Attack the Block satisfies as a teen-oriented summer sci-fi thriller. We'll all get to see Detention sometime in the coming months thanks to Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions, which has picked up all rights to distribute the film. A press release and a THR [2] news break offer up the news, and the press release giddily repeats one summarization of the film: "an apocalyptic,...

A major studio taking an interest in a small indie film that's been polarizing audiences on the festival scene? Now that's something that you don't see every day! Thankfully for director Joseph Kahn that's exactly the case for his new film, Detention.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has picked up worldwide rights to Detention Films' Detention, which bills itself as an apocalyptic, body-swapping, time-traveling teen romantic comedy.

“The pace, energy and awesomeness Kahn has achieved in Detention are completely mind-blowing in the best way possible,” said Spwa vp production Scott Shooman, who announced the acquistion along with Spwa senior vp business affairs Michael Helfand and Detention Films’ Abramoff and Weager.

Detention stars Dane Cook, Josh Hutcherson, Shanley Caswell, Spencer Locke, Parker Bagley, Alison Woods, Walter Perez, and Evan Williams. Look for more soon.

Synopsis:

The film follows a 17-year-old who is given detention on the night of her prom.

"Pretty Little Liars"' couples and drama go together like peanut butter and jelly, don't they?

The couple arguably dealing with the most drama in Season 2 is Rosewood's original -- and dare we say fan favorite? -- couple, Aria (Lucy Hale) and Ezra (Ian Harding). A new job, two new love interests (underwear model included) and a sizable age difference can do that to a relationship.

"Ezra has resigned has the English teacher so he's going to go to teach at Hollis College. Aria, to spend more time with him, enrolls in Hollis," Hale tells Zap2it. "Season 2 will be about them trying to make this more of an adult relationship -- more out in the open, more public. But there are a lot more speed bumps and it's a lot harder than they think."

One of those speed bumps? Ezra's ex-fiance Jackie, who, as we learned in the finale,...

The season finale of ABC Family’s addictive and stylish teen soap Pretty Little Liars left a lot of questions hanging when it aired back in March. Most glaringly, what the heck happened to Ian’s body after he was seemingly hanged in the belltower at the hands of Spencer and the ever-mysterious “A”? Since the series returns tonight with its second-season premiere, answers are to come soon enough. But how about a little preview of what’s gonna happen this season to tide you over? EW was on the show’s set last month and has all the scoop.

Aria Montgomery's love life is getting more complicated in season 2 of "Pretty Little Liars". The character played by Lucy Hale will find herself caught in a love triangle as another man threatens her relationship with Ezra.

Making it more intriguing, the third person is none other than the brother of her deceased friend, Alison. "You've met the character before," executive producer I. Marlene King gushes about Aria's new love interest. "But he's been recast so it's going to be a new actor in that role."

Alison's brother Jason Dilaurentis has indeed been recast with Drew Van Acker replacing original actor Parker Bagley. On why they decided to recast the role, Marlene claims, "This actor works more for where we're going with that story."

Spilling more details on how Aria and Jason grow closer, Marlene explains, "He plays a dark and mysterious guy, and he taps into Aria's dark and mysterious side.

There's another man in Aria Montgomery's (Lucy Hale) life. That's right: Pretty Little Liars is serving up a juicy little love triangle in its second season, premiering next Tuesday on ABC Family. So who is this new guy threatening Aria and Ezra's (Ian Harding) "Don't Stand So Close to Me" romance? Well, for starters, he's not exactly "new"... "You've met the character before," executive producer I. Marlene King told us about Ezra's romantic rival, "but he's been recast so it's going to be a new actor in that role." In fact, Drew Van Acker is replacing actor Parker Bagley as—wait for it—Jason Dilaurentis—Alison's...

Joseph Kahn (Torque) believed in himself and his film, Detention, so much that he financed the teen horror comedy himself. He made every decision and what’s on the screen is his baby.

The film, starring Josh Hutcherson, Dane Cook, Walter Perez and Parker Bagley, follows a high school senior who is given detention on the night of her prom. Throughout the night, her friends are terrorized and killed by a movie serial killer.

Joseph brought the film to SXSW for its world premiere and it definitely did not disappoint. The film is filled with pop culture references, quick edits and is beautifully shot, it’s definitely the work of a stellar music video director.

I talked to Joseph the morning after the premiere and he was definitely in good spirits. We talked about his decision to finance the film himself, not finishing casting till 2 weeks into the film and finding the perfect actors.

Walter Perez and Parker Bagley are both starring in the new teen horror comedy Detention. The movie, directed by Joseph Kahn and also starring Dane Cook and Josh Hutcherson, is about a group of teens that has to survive their last year of high school. That’s going to be hard because a slasher movie killer has seemingly come to life. They’ll survive, if they can only get out of detention.

Unfortunately, when I talked with them we were at a bar with lots of noise. You gotta love SXSW! So, transcribing the interview was really hard to do. Walter and Parker talked to me about the film, how they got started and crazy auditions! Download the file and check it out!

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Undoubtedly, one of the most polarizing genre movies of the South by Southwest Film Festival was writer/director Joseph Kahn’s Detention. It’s definitely one of those ‘love it or hate it’ flicks that is filled with flashy images, pop culture references, and quick edits that you’d come to expect from a legendary music video director like Kahn. Like the film or not, audiences can’t deny that Kahn has a style that is most definitely all his own.

Dread Central had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Kahn and his co-writer Mark Palermo while in Austin to talk about their experiences after enjoying the world premiere of Detention at the festival earlier, Kahn’s thoughts on modern horror, and a discussion on some of the homages and pop culture references in the flick.

Check out our exclusive video interview with the pair, and look for more on the film soon.

...Or we should say "Cheat Sheets" since this year's SXSW Film Festival boasts over 140 films, requiring more than just one page to cover every single one of the narrative and documentary features that will be playing in Austin from March 11th through 19th. While the festival has already provided a very helpful schedule to flip through and Pdf of the screening grid online, consider this your quick hit guide to all the features at the festival - every title leads to its corresponding festival page in addition to links to trailers, official sites, filmmakers' Facebook pages and Twitter accounts so you can follow the action from the festival or from home.

Meanwhile, there will be plenty of action during these next two weeks on IFC.com where, in addition to our live video page, Matt Singer (@mattsinger) and I (@mfrushmore) will be filing reviews and interviews throughout the film festival.

You probably best known director Joseph Kahn as the man behind the delightfully terrible Torque, a movie even Kahn mocks in his new picture Detention. The trailer for Detention is bizarre enough to make the film worth a look as it seems to be dancing in between Scream, The Breakfast Club, and Disney Channel made-for-tv movies. Even the synopsis doesn't make much sense: Detention, is a teen horror-comedy where the local students of Grizzly Lake must survive their final year of high school. Standing in their way is a slasher movie killer who has seemingly come to life. It becomes a race against time to stop the killer and save the world - if only they can get out of detention. The Detention cuts through prom. Most of them don't have dates anyway. We've been sent the poster for the film and it features a drawing of a bear with a skull for a mouth.

The SXSW Film Festival kicks off in just a couple of days, and to get you geared up for the goodies, we have some new stills and a brand spanking new one-sheet from Torque director Joseph Khan's latest horror entry, Detention. Dig it!

Detention stars Dane Cook, Josh Hutcherson, Shanley Caswell, Spencer Locke, Parker Bagley, Alison Woods, Walter Perez, and Evan Williams. Look for more soon.

Synopsis:

The film follows a 17-year-old who is given detention on the night of her prom. Over the course of the night her friends are murdered by a fictional horror movie icon. It's said to be in the vein of Scream with elements of Back to the Future (time travel is involved) and classic John Hughes teen films from the 80's.

For information follow Joseph Kahn on Twitter. Dig on the trailer below courtesy of MTV.

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Torque director Joseph Kahn is bringing this stylish commercial directing to this month's SXSW Film Festival as they'll be holding the world premiere of Detention, his slasher film that look like Scream meets Prom Night meets a SyFy original, with the Burger King's Queen as the killer, as we previously reported. The trailer premiered last week to a flurry of positive remarks, now we got our hands on two more stills and the official festival one sheet. Josh Hutcherson, Dane Cook, Shanley Caswell, Spencer Locke, Parker Bagley, Alison Woods, Walter Perez, and Carrie Wiita all star. " 'Detention' tells the story of the senior class at Grizzly Lake high school. The road to graduation is never an easy one, but it's further complicated for these students by the arrival of a slasher movie killer who has seemingly come to life. The only ones who can stop the killer are a handful of students.

Cancel your future people! For the new 'Detention' teaser one-sheet has spoken. Last week we revealed to you the new trailer for the flick which looks pretty awesome and now a new poster has arrived thanks to its upcoming screening at this months SXSW event in Texas. The Joseph Kahn ('Torque') helmed slasher stars Josh Hutcherson ('Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant'), Shanley Caswell, Spencer Locke ('Resident Evil: Extinction'), Aaron David Johnson (Not the guy from 'Kick-Ass'!), Parker Bagley, Alison Woods, Walter Perez and Carrie Wiita. Check out the new poster below....

MTV's Detention Josh Hutcherson (The Kids Are All Right) and Dane Cook (Good Luck Chuck) star in Detention an original film from MTV. Detention is an out there slasher film that combines elements from the best work of Greg Araki (Kaboom, The Doom Generation),Wes Craven (Scream) with a dash of John Hughes (The Breakfast Club, Weird Science) complete with alien spaceships, masked serial killers, tormenting bullies, scumbag principals, spectacularly hot cheerleaders and all that other good stuff that comes with high school life. Compelling topics on their own, no doubt, but how do they work when combined together? Just tune into "Detention" and you're sure to find out.

Written and directed by Joseph Kahn, "Detention" tells the story of the senior class at Grizzly Lake high school. The road to graduation is never an easy one, but it's further complicated for these students by the arrival of a slasher...

The Detention Movie Trailer has premiered. Joseph Kahn‘s Detention (2011) stars Josh Hutcherson, Dane Cook, Shanley Caswell, Spencer Locke, Aaron David Johnson, Walter Perez, Erica Shaffer, Parker Bagley, and Alison Woods. Detention (2011)’s plot synopsis: “a teen horror-comedy where the local students of Grizzly Lake must survive their final year of high school. Standing in their way is a slasher movie killer who has seemingly come to life. It becomes a race against time to stop the killer and save the world – if only they can get out of detention. The Detention cuts through prom. Most of them don’t have dates anyway.” One of the things that is hilarious about this movie trailer is that director Joseph Kahn makes fun of one of his previous films, Torque. The high school students actually seem to be high school student age in this horror comedy film and very Dawson’s Creek self aware.

The trailer for Joseph Kahn’s Detention has made its way online, the film will be debuting at SXSW film festival. The film seems to be a horror/comedy/high school type! It stars Josh Hutcherson, Dane Cook, Spencer Locke, Parker Bagley, Richard Brake and Kate Kelton.

Detention is a teen horror-comedy where the local students of Grizzly Lake must survive their final year of high school. Standing in their way is a slasher movie killer who has seemingly come to life. It becomes a race against time to stop the killer and save the world – if only they can get out of detention. The Detention cuts through prom. Most of them don’t have dates anyway.

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A trailer has gone online for Joseph Kahn's bizarre-looking new film Detention. While the trailer cracks a joke at the expense of Kahn's previous film, Torque, it's an odd mish-mash that recalls gooey high-school comedies, Scream, and The Breakfast Club. I don't know what to make of this movie and that's exciting. The film will be making its premiere at this year's SXSW Film Festival and I'll be interested to hear the response. Hit the jump to check out the trailer. Detention stars Josh Hutcherson, Dane Cook, Shanley Caswell, Spencer Locke, Aaron David Johnson, Walter Perez, Erica Shaffer, Parker Bagley, and Alison Woods. Trailer via MTV. Movie Trailers - Movies Blog Here's the official synopsis for Detention: Detention is a teen horror-comedy where the local students of Grizzly Lake must survive their final year of high school. Standing in their way is a slasher movie killer who has seemingly come to life.

 

             

Here's another good one that'll be screening at this year's SXSW Festival. It's the Breakfast Club gone wrong! Behold the crazy ass trailer for Joseph Kahn's new film Detention. Yes, the video director Joseph Kahn as we reported like a year or so ago (remember the cool ass poster art?)!

The slasher stars Dane Cook, Josh Hutcherson, Shanley Caswell, Spencer Locke, Parker Bagley, Alison Woods, Walter Perez and Evan Williams. Dig on the trailer courtesy of MTV.

Synopsis:

The film follows a 17-year-old who is given detention on the night of her prom. Over the course of the night her friends are murdered by a fictional horror movie icon. It's said to be in the vein of Scream with elements of Back to the Future (time travel is involved) and classic John Hughes teen films from the 80's.

 

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Torque director Joseph Kahn has made a very strange-looking teen slasher movie called Detention. The film will soon premiere at SXSW, and the trailer has arrived today. While the opening of the trailer might make you think this is a routine post-Scream meta-slasher movie, be sure to watch all the way through. Because this one goes to some unexpected places by the end. If nothing else, the trailer sells Detention's very high 'Wtf?' factor, and that's pretty great. MTV [1] presents the trailer, and at first I was a little put off. There's an opening gag about Torque, which is fun, and Holy Fuck's song 'Frenchy's' [2] drew me in. But there's a good little bit of high school drama and politics to set up, and that bit of the trailer isn't cut so well. But then it goes off the rails with shots of murder, aliens, and all sorts of other weirdness.

Joseph Khan was originally attached to Neuromancer, but after watching this trailer for his new horror/comedy Detention I must say I'm glad he's off the project and Vincenzo Natali has moved in. Khan's film is a Scream spoof ten years too late and a bad 80s homage rolled together into one big #fail.

On paper it sounds great and is said to be "in the vein of Scream with elements of Back to the Future (time travel is involved) and classic John Hughes teen films from the 80's." But I'm not really convinced by what I'm seeing here.

Synopsis:

The film follows a 17-year-old who is given detention on the night of her prom. Over the course of the night her friends are murdered by a fictional horror movie icon.

Detention stars Dane Cook, Josh Hutcherson, Shanley Caswell, Spencer Locke, Parker Bagley, Alison Woods, Walter Perez, and Evan Williams.

In anticipation of its premiere at Austin, Texas' SXSW Film Festival this month, a new trailer has debuted for Torque director Joseph Khan's latest horror entry, Detention.

It looks interesting to say the least. Let us know what you think below.

Detention stars Dane Cook, Josh Hutcherson, Shanley Caswell, Spencer Locke, Parker Bagley, Alison Woods, Walter Perez, and Evan Williams. Look for more soon.

Synopsis:

The film follows a 17-year-old who is given detention on the night of her prom. Over the course of the night her friends are murdered by a fictional horror movie icon. It's said to be in the vein of Scream with elements of Back to the Future (time travel is involved) and classic John Hughes teen films from the 80's.

For information follow Joseph Kahn on Twitter. Dig on the trailer below courtesy of MTV.

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Torque director Joseph Kahn is bringing this stylish commercial directing to this month's SXSW Film Festival as they'll be holding the world premiere of Detention his slasher film that look like Scream meets Prom Night meets a SyFy original, with the Burger King's Queen as the killer. The trailer premiered this morning and is sure to blow your mind. Good, bad, I'm not sure. All I know is that I must see it. And kudos to Kahn for throwing a Torque joke in the opening seconds -- that's a man who can take criticism! Josh Hutcherson, Dane Cook, Shanley Caswell, Spencer Locke, Parker Bagley, Alison Woods, Walter Perez, Evan Williams, and Carrie Wiita all star.

It's been nearly a month since we covered anything on new slasher flick 'Detention' from director Joseph Kahn ('Torque') but finally thanks to it's screening at this months SXSW event in Texas we can take a gander at the trailer! It kicks off like any other teen comedy romp and then swiftly moves into sinister tongue-in-cheek horror action. Josh Hutcherson ('Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant'), Shanley Caswell, hottie Spencer Locke - below ('Resident Evil: Extinction'), Alison Woods, Parker Bagley, Walter Perez, Aaron David Johnson and of course the hilarious(!?) Dane Cook. Mark Palermo co-wrote the script along with director Kahn. Check out the plot and trailer below....

Along with their announcements of films that will be showing (some premiering) at their festival later next month, SXSW also has full pages that include synopsis and images from some of their movies. One of them is an official first still from Joseph Kahn’s horror-comedy “Detention”, starring Josh Hutcherson, Dane Cook, Shanley Caswell, Spencer Locke, Aaron David Johnson, Walter Perez, Erica Shaffer, Parker Bagley, and Alison Woods. Detention is a teen horror-comedy where the local students of Grizzly Lake must survive their final year of high school. Standing in their way is a slasher movie killer who has seemingly come to life. It becomes a race against time to stop the killer and save the world – if only they can get out of detention. The Detention cuts through prom. Most of them don’t have dates anyway.

Even though it's only been about eight months since production started, music video director Joseph Kahn will have his latest feature film, Detention, ready to cause a stir at the 2011 SXSW festival in Austin, Texas (March 11th-19th).

The film will be joining the previously announced The Innkeepers and The Divide.

Detention stars Dane Cook, Josh Hutcherson, Shanley Caswell, Spencer Locke, Parker Bagley, Alison Woods, Walter Perez, and Evan Williams. Dig on the image and the plot crunch below. Look for more soon.

Synopsis:

The film follows a 17-year-old who is given detention on the night of her prom. Over the course of the night her friends are murdered by a fictional horror movie icon. It's said to be in the vein of Scream with elements of Back to the Future (time travel is involved) and classic John Hughes teen films from the 80's.

For information follow Joseph Kahn on Twitter.