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Renny Harlin is diving back into the water to direct orca survival thriller Black Tides, and Deadline reports today that its found its star in John Travolta.

Black Tides is set to go into production late summer, and will be “shot old-school, with in-camera effects and real water work.”

John Travolta will play Bill Pierce, “an estranged father whose attempt to reconnect with his daughter and grandson turns into a harrowing battle for survival when their boat is attacked by rogue orcas off the southern coast of Spain.”

The survival thriller is inspired by real-life orca attacks that have occurred off the coast of southern Spain and Portugal, written by Chris Sparling (Buried) and Ángel Agudo (Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End). Adrián Guerra and Nuria Valls’s Nostromo Pictures (Buried) produces.

“John Travolta brings the perfect combination of grit, depth, vulnerability and charisma to the character of Bill Pierce,...

Exclusive: Screen icon John Travolta (Pulp Fiction) is to star in Black Tides, the orca survival thriller we told you about last week from director Renny Harlin.

Travolta takes on the lead role of Bill Pierce, an estranged father whose attempt to reconnect with his daughter and grandson turns into a harrowing battle for survival when their boat is attacked by rogue orcas off the southern coast of Spain.

Pic is written by Chris Sparling (Buried) and Ángel Agudo (Prime Video’s Apocalypse Z), and produced by Adrián Guerra and Nuria Valls’s Nostromo Pictures (Buried).

The film, which is due to shoot at the end of the summer, will be “shot old-school, with in-camera effects and real water work”. The Solution Entertainment Group is handling worldwide sales excluding Spain at the Cannes market.

“John Travolta brings the perfect combination of grit, depth, vulnerability and charisma...

As the format continues to gain traction, here’s our regularly-updated list of upcoming 4K Ultra HD disc releases in the UK.

Sitting alongside our list of upcoming DVD and Blu-ray releases (that you can find here), we’re also keeping a calendar for those who support the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc format. As we learn of new UK releases, we’ll add them to this list.

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Black Tides will be directed by Renny Harlin, director of 1999's Deep Blue Sea and upcoming shark-thriller, Deep Waters. Produced by Nostromo (who will also be producing Harlin's latest return to shark infested waters), the movie, written by Chris Sparling and Ángel Agudo, is inspired by the real-life orca attacks on the boats off the Strait of Gibraltar near Spain.

Here's what we learned about the plot from Deadline:

"The film will tell the story of Rebecca, who reunites with her estranged father, Bill, in sunny Málaga expecting a healing family trip with her young son, Sebastian. Instead, their voyage across the Strait of Gibraltar becomes a nightmare as they’re relentlessly attacked by rogue orcas. Rebecca, confronting deep emotional wounds, must rise as an unlikely hero in a battle for survival."

With an emotionally charged and intriguing storyline, we're excited to see what Harlin can do when he shifts...

Wikipedia informs us that, between the years of 2020 and 2024, “2020 to 2024, “there were at least five hundred reports of orcas interacting with boats off the Atlantic coast of Spain and Portugal, an unusual and unprecedented behavior.” And Deadline reports that Renny Harlin, whose directing credits include Deep Blue Sea, Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, and The Strangers: Chapter 1 (as well as the yet-to-be-released Chapters 2 and 3), has signed on to direct the survival thriller Black Tides, which is inspired by the real-life orca attacks.

Written by Chris Sparling (Buried) and Ángel Agudo (Apocalypse Z), the film will tell the story of Rebecca, who reunites with her estranged father, Bill, in sunny Málaga expecting a healing family trip with her young son, Sebastian. Instead, their voyage across the Strait of Gibraltar becomes a nightmare as they’re relentlessly attacked by rogue orcas. Rebecca, confronting deep emotional wounds,...

Not to be confused with his upcoming shark thriller Deep Water, Renny Harlin is diving back into the water to direct Black Tides, Deadline reports.

Written by Chris Sparling (Buried) and Ángel Agudo (Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End), the survival thriller is inspired by real-life orca attacks that have occurred off the coast of southern Spain and Portugal.

It follows Rebecca, who reunites with her estranged father, Bill, in sunny Málaga expecting a healing family trip with her young son, Sebastian. Instead, their voyage across the Strait of Gibraltar becomes a nightmare as they’re relentlessly attacked by rogue orcas. Rebecca, confronting deep emotional wounds, must rise as an unlikely hero in a battle for survival.

Due to shoot at the end of the summer, the film will be “shot old-school, with in-camera effects and real water work.”

Nostromo Pictures (Buried) is producing. The Solution Entertainment Group is...

Exclusive: Cliffhanger and Die Hard 2 director Renny Harlin has been set to direct survival thriller Black Tides, inspired by real-life orca attacks that have occurred off the coast of southern Spain and Portugal.

Written by Chris Sparling (Buried) and Ángel Agudo (Prime Video’s Apocalypse Z), and produced by Adrián Guerra and Nuria Valls’s Nostromo Pictures (Buried), the film will tell the story of Rebecca, who reunites with her estranged father, Bill, in sunny Málaga expecting a healing family trip with her young son, Sebastian. Instead, their voyage across the Strait of Gibraltar becomes a nightmare as they’re relentlessly attacked by rogue orcas. Rebecca, confronting deep emotional wounds, must rise as an unlikely hero in a battle for survival.

The film, which is due to shoot at the end of the summer, will be “shot old-school, with in-camera effects and real water work”.

The Solution Entertainment Group handles worldwide sales,...

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water …

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is launching a Great Bites this summer, “a season-long celebration of creature cinema.” Eep!

Obviously, this is timed to the 50th anniversary of Steven Spielberg’s shark-infested classic “Jaws,” with events including Alamo Drafthouse’s fan-favorite Movie Parties, the return of “Jaws” on the water and maybe the coolest event, a Rolling Roadshow screening of the movie in Martha’s Vineyard (where they originally shot “Jaws”) with live orchestral accompaniment. Dang.

Also included great bites is an exclusive screening of IFC Films and Shudder’s shark thriller “Dangerous Animals.” The Drafthouse event will be held, naturally, on the water, ahead of its nationwide theatrical release on June 6. That event will be held in the waters of Lake Travis at the Volente Beach Resort and will include a live Q&a with filmmaker Sean Byrne and star Hassie Harrison.

Every week is Shark Week if you work hard, believe in yourself, and keep a VHS copy of Deep Blue Sea (1999) at the ready! Join your Horror Hosts Kimmi & Jon as they fight sharks, avenge birds, and celebrate the 2nd greatest shark movie ever made on this week’s episode of NIghtmare on Film Street.

We all know Jaws (1975) is untouchable, but only one shark movie was brave enough to make sharks wicked smart & heckin’ ruthless, bold enough to kill its biggest star halfway through, and crazy enough to cast LL Cool J in the role of a lifetime! Join ussss….

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This season of the Nightmare on Film Street has a secret theme. Can you guess what it is? Every movie we discuss on the show this season has classified connective tissue, and if you can accurately predict the theme, you might win yourself a Nightmare on Film Street prize pack!

Exclusive: ITN Distribution has acquired North American rights to Salvation, a new feature described as a “southern gothic thriller” starring Thomas Jane and Skeet Ulrich alongside Ashley Moore.

The film follows a troubled foster child who is given a final chance to make good when she is sent to live with a kind couple in rural Tennessee. But she soon learns that her foster family is not quite what they seem as she is drawn into their world of snake-handling worship, where even holy people can do evil things.

Theo Rossi, Devon Bostick, and Claire Forlani round out the key cast. Mackenzie Munro directed the film from Alex Runnels’ screenplay. The film was produced by Walk Like A Duck’s Rob Goodrich and Jason Armstrong alongside Kari Skogland. Munro and Amelia Baker served as executive producers for Blonde Mamba.

The North American rights deal was negotiated by ITN’s Stuart Alson...

Atomic Entertainment, the award-winning studio behind Nat Geo’s Brain Games and Netflix’s Brainchild, announces that its flagship educational podcast Who Smarted? has surpassed 25 million downloads. This milestone highlights the show’s extraordinary growth and its impact on families and classrooms worldwide.

Who Smarted? was designed to be the funniest educational podcast for kids and families and is enjoyed worldwide by children as young as five and as old as early teens. It's a go-to resource for parents and teachers/educators seeking highly entertaining, fact-filled audio storytelling that will leave everyone laughing and learning. The show's global success reflects the rising demand for high-quality, screen-free, educational content. For over four years now, Who Smarted? has been captivating and educating a large and still growing audience!

“We created Who Smarted? as a way to sneak learning into kids’ brains while they were too busy laughing to notice—and to make...

John Krasinski will return to the Off Broadway stage this May in Angry Alan, Penelope Skinner’s critically acclaimed dark comedy that premiered at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Directing will be Sam Gold.

The one-man play, which begins a strictly limited engagement on May 23 with an official opening on Wednesday, June 11, will be the inaugural production of Studio Seaview, the Off Broadway venue owned and operated by the Seaview production company. In recent years, Seaview has become one of the premiere producers of New York stage productions, with recent shows including Romeo + Juliet, Stereophonic and the current, record-setting Good Night, And Good Luck starring George Clooney.

Krasinski most recently appeared Off Broadway in the 2016 Public Theater production of Sarah Burgess’ play Dry Powder, starring opposite Claire Danes.

“I couldn’t be more excited to be returning to Off Broadway, and to be surrounded by such a force of talent...

Lionsgate’s franchise reboot The Strangers: Chapter 1 kicked off a new trilogy of terror last year and is now set to continue this September with The Strangers: Chapter 2, revealed today by the film’s social media channels.

The Strangers: Chapter 2 is taking over the spot Lionsgate previously designated for Saw XI: September 26, 2025.

In The Strangers: Chapter 1, “After their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive.”

The Strangers: Chapter 2 will continue the story of Madelaine Petsch’s character, Maya, who survived the events of The Strangers: Chapter 1.

“I promise that we’re making The Strangers: Chapter 2 as terrifying as possible, and I can’t wait to show you on September 26,” Petsch said in an announcement video.

Exclusive: Walden Media and Akiva Goldsman’s Weed Road Pictures are making the Cold War thriller Billion Dollar Spy, with Oscar winner Russell Crowe and Industry’s Harry Lawtey set to headline.

Oscar-winning writer Stephen Gaghan wrote the most recent draft, revising a script penned by Ben August. The screenplay is adapted from the bestselling book by David E. Hoffman.

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BAFTA Award winner Amma Asante will direct. The project is in pre-production.

Set against the high-stakes backdrop of the late Cold War, Billion Dollar Spy follows Adolf Tolkachev (Crowe), an ordinary man who risks everything to pass thousands of pages of top-secret Soviet intelligence to the U.S. Despite repeated rejections by a wary CIA, Tolkachev persisted, embodying the courage to stand against a regime that betrayed its own people. Finally finding an ally in CIA agent Tom Lenihan...

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Before Meghan Markle became the Duchess of Sussex, she had a past filled with ambition, talent, a successful career, and a former husband. Yes, before marrying Prince Harry, Markle was married to Trevor Engelson from 2011 to 2013. The marriage ended years before her royal nuptials with Prince Harry. It wasn’t until her relationship with Prince Harry became public in 2016 that her former marriage made headlines.

Meghan Markle in Suits | Credit: USA Network

Born on August 4, 1981, in Los Angeles, Meghan Markle pursued a career in acting. She is best known for her role in the legal drama, Suits. She started dating Prince Harry in 2016 and tied the knot in 2018. But what about Markle’s former husband? Want to know more about it? Let’s take a look.

Wedding to Trevor Engelson Meghan Markle in Suits | Credit: USA Network

Meghan met Engelson,...

Some people love to say that physical media is dying, but those people are toxic and should be cut out of your life. Physical media is more awesome than ever, and we're here to celebrate the new 4K UHDs, Blu-rays, and DVDs making their way into the world. Now join us as we explore... Arow Video's new 4K Uhd release of Renny Harlin's Deep Blue Sea! Everyone has their favorite shark attack movies, and while Steven Spielberg's Jaws usually (and rightfully) takes the top spot, that second position is something of a chum-filled free for all. Fans of good times might choose The Shallows or Bait, while those who favor cynicism and cruelty might instead go with Open Water or The Reef. And some of...

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It was the “Footloose” of times, it was the “Ninja Rap” of times. We’re talking, of course, about the golden age of movie tie-in promotional singles of the ‘80s and ‘90s, a time when a well-placed theme could create the song and the movie of the summer, while a misused one probably involved Mc Hammer. In between were a lot of attempts that nobody remembers, because what was the point of making a movie if you couldn’t coerce a pop star to sell their soul for a lot of money?

5 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

You’re gonna wanna sit down for this: Tone Loc was in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Right? Who could possibly remember both of those things enough to remember that they were related? And it’s not like you put Tone Loc in your movie if you don’t need one of his songs, so...

A new force of terror is about to descend, as Black Mandala unveils The Containment, a supernatural horror film directed by Jack Zagha Kababie and Yossy Zagha. This haunting new entry into the genre promises an unrelenting descent into darkness, blending elements of psychological dread, demonic possession, and the harrowing toll of family trauma.

The story follows a young girl named Caroline who becomes the unwilling host of a malevolent entity, her very soul slipping further from reach with each passing day. Her desperate mother seeks answers, turning to doctors, exorcists, and so-called specialists, yet none can free her child from the suffocating grip of the unseen force. As the fight for salvation intensifies, a devout nun steps forward, determined to confront the evil. But as she delves deeper, she uncovers a horrifying truth that challenges everything she thought she knew. The greatest danger may not be the demon itself,...

Thomas Jane, best known for playing Frank Castle in The Punisher (2004), is stepping into the world of comics again. This time, he’s taking on a new role—not as an actor, but as the editor of a horror comic called The Lycan.

The six-issue series is based on a story by Jane and screenwriter David James Kelly (Robin Hood). The script is written by The Girl with All the Gifts author Mike Carey, with artwork by Diego Yapur, coloring from D.C. Alonso, and lettering by AndWorld Design. Cover art comes from Eisner-nominated artist Tim Bradstreet, known for his work on The Punisher and Hellblazer.

The first issue of The Lycan will be released on February 18 through Amazon’s Comixology Originals, partnered with Jane’s own Renegade Entertainment. New issues will follow on April 1, May 13, June 24, August 5, and September 16.

Set in 1777, the story follows a group of tough international big-game...

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Return of the Living Dead Figures from Super7

Super7’s Return of the Living Dead ReAction Figures have been reanimated with glow-in-the-dark variants of Zombie Suicide and Zombie Trash, based on the film’s poster.

Priced at $25, each retro-style toy stands 3.75” tall and features five points of articulation. Suicide comes with removable guts.

Killer Klowns from Outer Space Mug from Gutter Garbs

Need a Valentine’s Day gift for the clown in your life? Look no further than Gutter Garbs’ Killer Klowns from Outer Space mug.

Priced at $40, the cotton candy cocoon stands 6.75″ tall. The painted glaze porcelain ceramic holds 27 ounces. It can also double as a vase.

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Thomas Jane is no stranger to the world of comics, having starred as Marvel antihero Frank Castle in 2004’s The Punisher, but now he’s serving as the editor the horror comic The Lycan.

Based on a story by Jane and screenwriter David James Kelly (Robin Hood), the six-issue series is penned by The Girl with All the Gifts author/screenwriter Mike Carey.

Newcomer Diego Yapur serves as the artist, with coloring by D.C. Alonso and lettering by AndWorld Design. Eisner Award nominee Tim Bradstreet designed the cover art.

The Lycan #1 takes a bite out of life on February 18 via Amazon’s Comixology Originals in conjunction with Jane’s Renegade Entertainment. Additional issues will publish on April 1, May 13, June 24, August 5, and September 16.

Set in 1777, the story sees a hardened band of international big game hunters shipwrecked off a small British island. In exchange for new supplies and the repairing of their ship,...

Back in 2023, we heard that Gene Simmons of the rock band Kiss would be launching a new production company with Gary Hamilton (so the company is appropriately called Simmons/Hamilton Productions), and the first project they had given the greenlight was a shark thriller called Deep Water – with Deep Blue Sea director Renny Harlin attached to take the helm of the film! That film has since made its way through production, and Deadline reports that Magenta Light Studios, the distributor behind last year’s Strange Darling, has acquired the domestic rights to Deep Water, with plans to give it a theatrical release sometime in 2025.

Scripted by Pete Bridges and John Kim, Deep Water centers on an eclectic group of international passengers whose plane, en route from Los Angeles to Shanghai, is forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters. The terrified group is forced to work together and overcome...

Shark action specialist Renny Harlin is back this year with Deep Water, starring Aaron Eckhart. It now has a distributor in the US, and set for release in 2025.

Filming wrapped on Deep Water, the latest movie from action director Renny Harlin, in February 2024. Almost exactly a year later, it’s been announced that it now has a US distributor: Magenta Light Studios, which put out last year’s excellent horror thriller, Strange Darling. Deep Water is now set for release in US cinemas this year, which potentially means a UK appearance won’t be too far behind.

The disaster thriller sees Harlin return to the realm of sharks, having previously directed the batty cult favourite Deep Blue Sea in 1999. Starring Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley, Deep Water (not to be confused with the saucy Adrian Lyne film of the same title) is about an LA to Shanghai plane journey that goes awry,...

Magenta Light Studios, the theatrical distributor behind Strange Darling, has acquired domestic rights from Arclight Films to Deep Water.

Deadline reports that the action thriller will receive a wide theatrical release later this year.

Deep Blue Sea director Renny Harlin dives back into shark-infested waters with the thriller from writers John Kim (Bait) and Pete Bridges.

It follows an eclectic group of international passengers whose plane, en route from L.A. to Shanghai, is forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters. The terrified group is forced to work together and overcome their differences if they hope to escape their sinking plane and the frenzy of sharks drawn to the wreckage.

Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley star with Molly Wright (The Best Christmas Pageant Ever), Angus Sampson (Insidious), Kelly Gale (Plane), and Li Wenhan from K-Pop group Uniq.

Magenta Light founder Bob Yari told Deadline that Deep Water “does...

Jurassic World Rebirth is the next chapter in the sprawling dinosaur franchise, and I’m calling it now: It will battle with Jurassic World: Dominion for the title of which movie did more harm to the universe.

We’re living in strange times, where it is hard to get the green light for original concepts because executives only want to vote with their wallets when a big brand name is attached.

It’s understandable, especially regarding a CGI-heavy movie franchise, because those same media honchos stand to lose much more money.

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Scarlett Johanson, Jonathan Bailey, Mahershala Ali, and Rupert Friend are A-list actors. However, getting them to sign on for Jurassic World Rebirth was probably easy because of the brand name alone.

At least, that’s what I’m telling myself after watching the official trailer. It looks more like Deep Blue Sea than Jurassic Park, which isn’t a good look.

In the summer of 2024, France hosted the Olympic Games in Paris, bringing millions of people to the City of Lights. The same year, Netflix released a shark thriller that, similarly to the sports event, held a triathlon in the capital where the participants were in danger because of a giant shark and her offspring.

Under Paris premiered on June 5, 2024, on Netflix and it has been a resounding success. The shark thriller debuted at the top of the charts with massive numbers, raking in 40.9 million views in its first week alone. For the week between Jan. 20 and Jan. 26, Under Paris continued its dominance in sixth place, adding 1 million views more, Tudum confirms.

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Under Paris has spent a staggering 19 weeks...

Everyone loves a good shark movie. Ever since Jaws hit theaters and broke box office records in 1975, it’s been a reliable horror movie genre. Case in point: Netflix’s Under Paris has become one of the streaming service’s most popular non-English language film of all time (and a sequel is now in the works). While everyone knows Jaws is by far the best shark movie ever, there are loads of other movies out there that should make you just as afraid to get in the water. We’re gonna need a bigger boat as we travel these dangerous waters of shark films.

Z​ombie (1979)

O​k. Already I’m cheating, but I mean . . . come on. This has one of the best shark scenes in cinematic history. During an early scene of the movie, a woman decides to go for a swim in the lovely Caribbean waters when a tiger shark appears.

Originally conceived as a sci-fi thriller with philosophical undertones, Species emerged as one of 1995’s weirdest monster movies.

The early 90s digital effects revolution birthed many monsters. Sam Neill and Laura Dern were menaced by velociraptors in the ground-breaking Jurassic Park in 1993. Tom Sizemore and Penelope Ann Miller were chased around a museum by a rhino-like behemoth in The Relic (1996). Samuel L Jackson was rudely interrupted mid-monologue by an intellectual shark in Deep Blue Sea (1999).

Few monster movies were as eclectically cast or as zany as 1995’s Species. Somehow, director Roger Donaldson managed to convince such acting greats as Ben Kingsley, Forest Whitaker and Alfred Molina to appear as members of a specialist team on the trail of a randy human-alien hybrid monster (Natasha Henstridge) seducing assorted men in Los Angeles.

It’s all delightful B-movie hokum, even if the film’s classier elements – the quality cast, the design of...

You guys really seem to be digging on Michael Crichton huh? Well let’s look at what almost stopped his adaptations from happening. After a heck of a run from his adaptations both good and mediocre, Sphere would be a big enough bomb that it would follow with two straight sub-par adaptations before a quiet death of his worked being put on the big screen. The movie should have been a no doubt success with stars like Dustin Hoffman, Sam Jackson, Sharon Stone and a more than capable, Oscar winning, director in Barry Levinson. What we would end up with is one of the biggest bombs of the late 90s and a movie that is derided or outright forgotten from the annals of 90s cinema. Was it the cast, the story, or the general public being over Chricton things that didn’t have dinosaurs in it that was the culprit.

2003's Open Water shark movie is based on actual events surrounding the disappearance of an American couple scuba diving in the shark-infested waters around the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The movie was written and directed by Chris Kentis, and produced by Kentis' wife Laura Lau — both avid divers. The couple shot the film over the span of two years, and they funded the project with $130,000 of their own money. The movie became a sleeper hit, upended the Killer Shark genre, and went on to earn over $54 million worldwide.

The Open Water shark movie tells the terrifying story of a couple, Daniel Kintner (Daniel Travis) and Susan Watkins (Blanchard Ryan), who go on a diving expedition and find themselves stranded 20 miles offshore. What makes Open Water a different type of killer shark movie than say, The Meg franchise or Deep Blue Sea, is that it's based...

Christopher Abbott was the first actor that Leigh Whannell spoke to for the titular role in Wolf Man, and while the project changed hands for a period of time, the universe brought the star and filmmaker back together in the end.

In Whannell’s long-awaited follow-up to his widely acclaimed The Invisible Man (2020), Abbott plays Blake Lovell, a writer turned stay-at-home girl dad, who, in a bid to save his marriage, convinces his journalist wife, Charlotte (Julia Garner), to temporarily relocate from San Francisco to his childhood home in rural Oregon. Charlotte reluctantly agrees to the change of scenery, but just as soon as their moving truck arrives in the remote area, the Lovell family is attacked by something.

From there, Blake discovers a wound on his arm, and he quickly begins to degenerate in heartbreaking fashion, mirroring the experience of losing a loved one to a sudden (or yearslong) terminal illness.

Seaview, the Tony Award winning production company behind such Broadway shows as Stereophonic, Romeo + Juliet, Once Upon a Mattress and All In and recent Off Broadway stagings of Hold Onto Me Darling and Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, has acquired Manhattan’s historic Tony Kiser Theater, formerly owned by the Second Stage Theater company.

The sale, which was effective January 1, 2025, will see a “refreshing” of the 296-seat Off Broadway venue located in the city’s midtown Theater District and a rebranding from Tony Kiser Theater to Studio Seaview. While the Off Broadway designation will remain – Broadway venues must have at least 500 seats – the acquisition transforms the space from a non-profit venue into a commercial theater.

The first production at Studio Seaview will be directed by Sam Gold and debut in Spring 2025, to be announced shortly. Seaview has a longstanding relationship with Gold, having recently collaborated on Broadway’s...

Stars: Skeet Ulrich, Claire Forlani, Thomas Jane, Theo Rossi, Devon Bostick, Ashley Moore, Rebecca Gibel, Samantha Gordon, Thomas Kee | Written by Alex Runnels | Directed by Mackenzie Munro

Salvation – which comes from director Mackenzie Munro (Boot Camp) and stars Skeet Ulrich, Claire Forlani and Thomas Jane – delves into a world of faith, deception, and redemption with a gripping narrative that is both unsettling and thought-provoking. The story follows a troubled foster child sent to live with a seemingly kind couple in rural Tennessee. However, as she integrates into their lives, she uncovers dark secrets tied to a snake-handling worship community, which sets the stage for a tense and unpredictable journey.

Skeet Ulrich delivers a standout performance, bringing remarkable depth and complexity to his role. Clare Forlani and Thomas Jane also excel, contributing significantly to the film’s taut and uneasy atmosphere. Munro’s direction is highly effective, masterfully building suspense and maintaining a steady,...

The shark movie is a category in itself these days, but Stephen Spielberg's groundbreaking 1985 blockbuster, Jaws, transcends genre altogether in that it is simply a masterclass in cinematic storytelling; a cross-continental landmark for Hollywood's golden era, widely appreciated across the globe. So many films have been inspired by its genius, from knowingly over-the-top actioners like Renny Harlin's preposterously fun Deep Blue Sea to quirky left turns such as the late Roger Corman produced, Joe Dante helmed, Piranha. There's no stopping the pantheon.

Bloody jaws, treacherous fins sticking out of the water, and a killer stare are the standard staples of shark attack movies. Monster thriller/horror is a celebrated genre and while it may not be as mainstream as sci-fi or romance, it still has a staunch following. Breakthrough classics like Jaws and Deep Blue Sea have set a precedent that has instilled a generational fear among watchers regarding these majestic creatures.

It’s safe to say that viewers have at least once felt that the things depicted in shark movies are real or bound to happen to someone at some point. Although not all sharks in the sea are looking to devour human flesh, most facts in such movies are for entertainment purposes only. However, the audience would be surprised to know that several popular titles in the genre are more or less based on actual events.

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While films may seem effortless on screen, only those involved in the process know what goes into making the hours-long projects. While things may go smoothly on one set, other times it can be total chaos. Jamie Foxx knows what we are talking about. Back in 1999, Jamie Foxx starred in the sports drama film, Any Given Sunday. There, he worked alongside his hero, LL Cool J, and let’s just say that things got out of hand pretty quickly.

Jamie Foxx in Any Given Sunday (1999) | Credits: Warner Bros.

The two actors got into a heated mess one fine day and ended up engaging in an intense fistfight. As far as Jamie Foxx is concerned, though, everyone was fighting on the set of Any Given Sunday. The actor openly talked about his brawl with the Deep Blue Sea actor and recalled how they messed each other up and how, luckily, he...

Bigger. Smarter. Faster. Meaner. Higher definition.

From director Renny Harlin, Deep Blue Sea swims onto 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray on March 18 via Arrow Video.

The 1999 killer shark movie has been newly restored in 4K from the original camera negatives, approved by Harlin, with original DTS HD-ma 5.1 and Dolby Atmos audio.

Saffron Burrows, Thomas Jane, LL Cool J, Michael Rapaport, Jacqueline McKenzie, Michael Rapaport, Stellan Skarsgård, and Samuel L. Jackson star.

Written by Duncan Kennedy (Bait) and Donna Powers & Wayne Powers (Valentine), Arrow’s limited edition set features new artwork by Luke Preece.

Special Features:

Audio commentary by screenwriter Duncan Kennedy (new) Audio commentary by filmmaker and critic Rebekah McKendry (new) Audio commentary by director Renny Harlin and star Samuel L. Jackson From the Frying Pan Into the Studio Tank – Interview with production designer William Sandell (new) Beneath the Surface – Visual essay by Bloody Disgusting’s Trace Thurman (new) When...

Arrow Video’s March 2025 releases promise a treasure trove of cult cinema, featuring everything from gory giallo to shark-infested waters and a Japanese gem making its international debut. With restored classics, genre-defining hits, and packed collector’s editions, this line-up is a must for film fans.

The headline release is Lucio Fulci’s Don’t Torture a Duckling, arriving on 24 March in a pristine 4K restoration. Considered Fulci’s masterpiece, this 1972 giallo blends mystery and horror with biting social commentary. Following a series of child murders in a superstitious village, journalist Andrea (Tomas Milian) and socialite Patrizia (Barbara Bouchet) uncover shocking secrets. With its brutal violence and critique of the Catholic Church, Don’t Torture a Duckling is both provocative and essential viewing. Arrow’s edition includes a collector’s booklet and reversible sleeve, perfect for fans of Italian cinema.

On 3 March, Brian De Palma’s Dressed to Kill arrives in a Limited Edition 4K Uhd.

Ever since Stephen Spielbeg first plunged us into the deep, uncharted waters of Jaws, there has been a certain something compelling about shark movies. Whether it’s their ability to turn the calmest waters into a nightmare or the pure thrill of seeing humanity face off against nature’s deadliest predator, these films have cemented their place in our hearts (and our fears). Lucky for us shark movie fans, Netflix is loaded with shark-filled thrills to keep that primal terror alive.

From suspenseful survival stories to over-the-top aquatic action and even a supernatural spin or two, we’ve come up with a list that covers seven shark movies currently streaming on Netflix that are guaranteed to leave you on edge. So, if you’re ready to dive in (and maybe stay out of the water for a while), here are the best shark movies to stream now.

1. Under Paris (2024)

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2024 marks the 25th anniversary of the release of the Renny Harlin shark thriller Deep Blue Sea (watch it Here) – and all these years later, one of the film’s stars is still waiting to have a rematch with the genetically engineered mako sharks at the heart of the story. That actor is LL Cool J, whose character Sherman “Preacher” Dudley was originally supposed to die in the movie (and LL Cool J has said that he nearly died for real during filming), but Harlin decided Preacher should be one of the few people to make it all the way to the end credits, which then had an LL Cool J song playing over them.

Directed by Harlin from a screenplay by Duncan Kennedy, Donna Powers, and Wayne Powers, Deep Blue Sea has the following synopsis: On an island research facility, Dr. Susan McAlester is harvesting the brain tissue of DNA-altered...

Renny Harlin was once the heir apparent to the coke-soaked '80s action empire built by John McTiernan, Joel Silver, and Shane Black. So the news of the Cliffhanger and Die Hard 2 director returning to high-octane cinema with The Beast is exciting for action fans who grew up with his follow-the-fun approach to filmmaking.

The Beast also reunites Harlin with Samuel L. Jackson, who he directed in the proto-shark-sploitation film Deep Blue Sea and the truly GOATed Christmas movie The Long Kiss Goodnight. The film's roster also includes Suicide Squad standout Joel Kinnaman and Guy Burnet of Oppenheimer. Harlin spoke to Deadline saying:

Sam is not just one of those screen icons, but also a dear friend, and joining forces for another action extravaganza has me inspired beyond belief. Joel Kinnaman is another magnetic talent and a good friend as well. Once in a while a new writer with...

Deep Blue Sea (1999) is a thrilling 25-year-old shark horror movie directed by Renny Harlin. With a 60% score on Rotten Tomatoes, Deep Blue Sea is a divisive film that has nonetheless developed a cult following since its release. The B-movie boasts a fantastic cast who play scientists researching a remote island. Their experiments on sharks, designed to cure Alzheimer's disease, take a terrifying turn when the genetically engineered creatures become intelligent and deadly.

The movies talented lineup and impressive special effects elevate it above the typical B-movie standard while retaining the so-bad-it's-good shark movie appeal. It's a fun, campy, and entertaining disaster flick that has become a cult classic shark movie among horror and sci-fi fans. Deep Blue Sea's enduring legacy explains why many fans are eager to learn where the movie's cast is today.

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While the fourth installment in the Jaws franchise, Jaws: The Revenge, may not have been well-received by critics or fans, one of its stars says he isnt mad about having been in the film, which has a 2% on Rotten Tomatoes. Sir Michael Caine, in an excerpt from his new memoir, Dont Look Back, Youll Trip Over My Guide to Life, published in The Times, talked a bit about the 1987 film.

When people say to me, That was the worst film Ive ever seen! Id say, Probably, but it paid for a beautiful house for my mother, so whats your problem? Caine writes in his book. The movie didn't seem to hurt Caine's career, as he went on to win two Oscars and starred in films like The Dark Knight trilogy, The Prestige, Inception, and Now You See Me.

When people say to me, That was the worst film Ive ever seen!

"This world is infected by evil... and its people are capable of such madness." Ain't that the truth! Lionsgate has unveiled a teaser trailer for the next horror offering in the current The Strangers trilogy of movies, all of them directed by Finnish filmmaker Renny Harlin. The Strangers - Chapter 2 is "the chilling next chapter of The Strangers franchise" which began (as a complete restart) in the summer of 2024 earlier this year with The Strangers - Chapter 1 (trailer here). It's not really a prequel or a sequel, it's a re-imagining of this masked killers horror franchise. No plot details are included for Chapter 2 after the the couple on a honeymoon are tormented in Chapter 1. It was shot simultaneously with the first & third chapters between May and October 2022 in Slovakia. Director Renny Harlin has explained that these next two movies in The Strangers reboot trilogy will "go in completely different directions...

Lionsgate’s franchise reboot The Strangers: Chapter 1 kicked off a new trilogy of tales, and the company has finally released the official teaser trailer for The Strangers: Chapter 2.

At this time, Chapter 2 is “coming soon,” with no official release date.

Watch the official teaser trailer for The Strangers: Chapter 2 below, which continues the story of Madelaine Petsch’s character, who survived the events of The Strangers: Chapter 1.

Both upcoming sequels to Chapter 1 were filmed at the very same time by director Renny Harlin (A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Deep Blue Sea).

In The Strangers: Chapter 1, “After their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive.”

Madelaine Petsch (“Riverdale”), Froy Gutierrez (Hocus Pocus 2...

Lying somewhere between total trash and artistic genius is a unique horror movie genre niche. These horror films' statuses as cult classics or examples of tacky excellence hinges on several factors; often overlooked by casual viewers who can fail to see the bigger picture. They fail to recognize the brilliance of some horror films that have transcended their seemingly tacky foundations.

Of all cinema's many genres, perhaps the most forgiving is horror. Its often ludicrous settings, premises, characters, and lore may appear, on the surface, totally ridiculous. Yet audiences return repeatedly, drawn by the genre's capacity to surprise and innovate. The key lies in the filmmakers' ability to reinvent familiar tropes and have the audience ask themselves what new and exciting ways the filmmakers approached demonic possession, alien abduction, and the shark movie. That leaves plenty of rooms for perfectly absurd horror movies that are actually brilliant in their execution.

Netflix has a wide range of survival thrillers and horrors available to stream but one of its titles exceeded expectations this year Under Paris. The French thriller premiered in early June, and it's still wildly popular.

Under Paris is currently enjoying its 15th week in Netflix's Top 10, taking the last spot between Sept. 16 and Sept. 22, with another million views, a huge feat for an international film. With little to no promo, Under Paris has been a huge hit since its premiere on June 5, beating even the ultimate monster, the Academy Award-winning Godzilla Minus One. Three months later, the monster of Under Paris is still holding on tightly to the charts.

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The film premiered with an astonishing 40.9 million views, huge numbers for the platform.

Like many shark movies, the plot of Shark Night 3D is simple: a group of young people have their holiday ruined by sharks. Few shark movies have gained positive attention since Jaws, and one of the issues is the general lack of creativity, as a movie confined to water can be limiting. However, as director of the goofy horror Snakes On A Plane and two Final Destination franchise movies in which people die in improbable ways, director David M. Ellis would likely have been prepared to think outside the box with Shark Night.

Shark Night fails as a movie. However, the shark movie genre has its own rules, and Shark Night is criminally underrated.

Shark Night was not a commercial or critical success, grossing $41.4 million against a budget of $25 million, and with a 19% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The cast recorded a rap song about the movie which was, by some accounts,...

It’s not often I’d be talking about Agatha Christie, Renny Harlin, Val Kimer and LL Cool J in the same breath, but thanks to the world of Tinseltown magic, here we are! And, before you’re mis-led into thinking this video is about the great Netflix show of the same name, let me just set the record straight. This ain’t that one folks. Nope, the movie we’re focusing on today somehow manages to blend the classic British literary world of Agatha Christie with LL Cool J spitting out lines like. That’s right gore-hounds, twenty years ago director Renny Harlin was best known for action classics, pirate movies, dangling Sylvester Stallone from great heights and giant sharks; way before the likes of The Meg and more recently, Under Paris. Then, an intriguing project came his way that would blend the worlds of Agatha Christie and gangster rappers,...

Alien: Romulus is a successful addition to the franchise, blending old and new elements in exciting ways. The film's retro-futuristic technology and classic Alien film nods create a familiar yet fresh experience. The connection to Deep Blue Sea undermines the horror of the film, making some scenes less impactful.

With an innovative storyline that both recalls earlier entries in the franchise and pushes the lore in exciting new directions, Alien: Romulus is a broadly successful addition to the Alien movie series. And yet, for all its strengths, when I was watching the 2024 sci-fi horror, I couldn't help but be reminded of a totally unrelated thriller. While the Alien franchise has historically relied on xenomorphs, malevolent robots, chestbursters, and mysterious black goo, several details in Alien: Romulus prove that the film has a surprising amount in common with a $165 million cult thriller from 1999.

In many ways, Alien: Romulus marks a return...