International media consultant and producer Thomas Augsberger died suddenly on Tuesday at his home in the Hollywood Hills, his publicist informed Variety. He was 60.
The German-born and trained attorney was founder of film and television production company and media consulting business Eden Rock Media. Augsberger’s high profile media clients included Germany’s Leonine Studios. Prior to Leonine, Augsberger served for more than two decades as an advisor to the Tele Muenchen Group (Tmg) as their exclusive North American representative in the U.S. During this time he oversaw Tmg investments in the U.S., including a preferred equity investment in Lionsgate Entertainment in 1999 and the acquisition of the Mutual Film Library in 2006.
Over his 26-year consulting career, Augsberger acquired hundreds of projects as pre-buys including Marvel’s Iron Man franchise, Voltage’s Oscar winner “The Hurt Locker,” Paramount’s “Shutter Island,” Summit’s Twilight franchise, Lionsgate’s John Wick franchise,...
The German-born and trained attorney was founder of film and television production company and media consulting business Eden Rock Media. Augsberger’s high profile media clients included Germany’s Leonine Studios. Prior to Leonine, Augsberger served for more than two decades as an advisor to the Tele Muenchen Group (Tmg) as their exclusive North American representative in the U.S. During this time he oversaw Tmg investments in the U.S., including a preferred equity investment in Lionsgate Entertainment in 1999 and the acquisition of the Mutual Film Library in 2006.
Over his 26-year consulting career, Augsberger acquired hundreds of projects as pre-buys including Marvel’s Iron Man franchise, Voltage’s Oscar winner “The Hurt Locker,” Paramount’s “Shutter Island,” Summit’s Twilight franchise, Lionsgate’s John Wick franchise,...
- 11/29/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Deadline has learned that Thomas Augsberger, Eden Rock Media founder, producer and international media consultant died suddenly today at his Hollywood Hills home. He was 60 years old.
The German-born and trained attorney advised a number of high-profile media clients over the years, most prominently Germany’s Leonine Studios. Prior to Leonine, Augsberger served 23 years as an advisor to Dr. Herbert Kloiber‘s Tele Muenchen Group as Tmg’s exclusive North American representative in the US.
In 2002, he founded Eden Rock Media, a film and television production company and media consulting business.
Augsberger was widely respected for his deep experience in the production and acquisition of feature films, television series, and content libraries; investments in US distributors and production companies; the co-financing, co-production, and distribution of film, television, and digital projects; and the negotiation of German output deals with studios for theatrical, home entertainment, and television. Over the course of his 26-year consulting career,...
The German-born and trained attorney advised a number of high-profile media clients over the years, most prominently Germany’s Leonine Studios. Prior to Leonine, Augsberger served 23 years as an advisor to Dr. Herbert Kloiber‘s Tele Muenchen Group as Tmg’s exclusive North American representative in the US.
In 2002, he founded Eden Rock Media, a film and television production company and media consulting business.
Augsberger was widely respected for his deep experience in the production and acquisition of feature films, television series, and content libraries; investments in US distributors and production companies; the co-financing, co-production, and distribution of film, television, and digital projects; and the negotiation of German output deals with studios for theatrical, home entertainment, and television. Over the course of his 26-year consulting career,...
- 11/29/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
This article contains spoilers
Alfred Hitchcock almost blew it. For most of Psycho’s runtime, the master of suspense lived up to his name, turning Robert Bloch’s pulpy novel into a thrilling mystery with shocking twists. But then, after the revelation of Norman Bates emulating his mother, now a rotting corpse, the movie stops for a psychiatrist to lecture the audience on Freudian theory. Were it not for the chilling closing voiceover by Virginia Gregg as Norma Bates, and Anthony Perkins’ proto-Kubrickian stare at the camera, Psycho may have gone out with a whisper.
As ill-advised as the lecture scene surely is, it did help establish a key element of the slasher genre that followed. Slashers aren’t just about serial killers who pick off victims one by one. They also need to have deeply weird storylines, dealing not only with the killer’s personal hang ups, but also...
Alfred Hitchcock almost blew it. For most of Psycho’s runtime, the master of suspense lived up to his name, turning Robert Bloch’s pulpy novel into a thrilling mystery with shocking twists. But then, after the revelation of Norman Bates emulating his mother, now a rotting corpse, the movie stops for a psychiatrist to lecture the audience on Freudian theory. Were it not for the chilling closing voiceover by Virginia Gregg as Norma Bates, and Anthony Perkins’ proto-Kubrickian stare at the camera, Psycho may have gone out with a whisper.
As ill-advised as the lecture scene surely is, it did help establish a key element of the slasher genre that followed. Slashers aren’t just about serial killers who pick off victims one by one. They also need to have deeply weird storylines, dealing not only with the killer’s personal hang ups, but also...
- 6/16/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
Buyers have flocked to Clown in a Cornfield, the upcoming young-adult slasher thriller from Temple Hill Entertainment, the production company behind box office smash Smile.
Protagonist Pictures has sold out all international territories on the film, set to be directed by Eli Craig (Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil) and adapted by Carter Blanchard from Adam Cesare’s Bram Stoker Award-winning novel.
Entertainment Film Distributors acquired the title for the U.K., Constantin Film for Germany and Switzerland, Snd for France, Belga Films for Benelux, Elevation Pictures for Canada, Studiocanal for Australia and New Zealand, M2 Films for Eastern Europe, Nos Audiovisuais for Portugal, Acme for Baltics and Tohokushinsha for Japan. Sony Pictures’ Stage 6 Films closed a mult-territory deal on the project, taking all other international markets.
Clown in a Cornfield centers on a fading midwestern town, in which Frendo the clown — a symbol of bygone success — reemerges as a terrifying scourge.
Protagonist Pictures has sold out all international territories on the film, set to be directed by Eli Craig (Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil) and adapted by Carter Blanchard from Adam Cesare’s Bram Stoker Award-winning novel.
Entertainment Film Distributors acquired the title for the U.K., Constantin Film for Germany and Switzerland, Snd for France, Belga Films for Benelux, Elevation Pictures for Canada, Studiocanal for Australia and New Zealand, M2 Films for Eastern Europe, Nos Audiovisuais for Portugal, Acme for Baltics and Tohokushinsha for Japan. Sony Pictures’ Stage 6 Films closed a mult-territory deal on the project, taking all other international markets.
Clown in a Cornfield centers on a fading midwestern town, in which Frendo the clown — a symbol of bygone success — reemerges as a terrifying scourge.
- 2/18/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Temple Hill Entertainment has had great success with the horror movie Smile, which has earned almost 200 million at the global box office – so it’s no surprise they have just lined up another horror project. Deadline reports that Temple Hill will be producing an adaptation of the Adam Cesare novel Clown in a Cornfield (pick up a copy Here), with Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil and Little Evil‘s Eli Craig on board to direct the film.
Clown in a Cornfield will tell the story of a fading midwestern town, in which Frendo the clown – a symbol of bygone success – reemerges as a terrifying scourge. Cesare’s novel has the following description:
Quinn Maybrook and her father have moved to tiny, boring Kettle Springs, to find a fresh start. But what they don’t know is that ever since the Baypen Corn Syrup Factory shut down, Kettle Springs has cracked in half.
Clown in a Cornfield will tell the story of a fading midwestern town, in which Frendo the clown – a symbol of bygone success – reemerges as a terrifying scourge. Cesare’s novel has the following description:
Quinn Maybrook and her father have moved to tiny, boring Kettle Springs, to find a fresh start. But what they don’t know is that ever since the Baypen Corn Syrup Factory shut down, Kettle Springs has cracked in half.
- 10/28/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The producers behind 2022's horror hit "Smile" are wasting no time in lining up their next project. And this one has a creepy clown in it! Plus, it is coming from the same director who gave us "Tucker and Dale vs. Evil." The project in question? An adaptation of author Adam Cesare's novel "Clown in a Cornfield." It's early stages, but the pieces on the board are promising.
According to Deadline, Eli Craig has been tapped to direct the film, which is a joint venture between Protagonist and Temple Hill. Carter Blanchard, an uncredited writer on "Independence Day: Resurgence," has been tapped to pen the screenplay. "We love Eli Craig's brand of scary fun and are thrilled to be working with him on this terrifying slasher adaptation that is both timely and timeless," said Temple Hill producers in a statement. Protagonist CEO Dave Bishop, meanwhile, had this to add:
"Nostalgia driven,...
According to Deadline, Eli Craig has been tapped to direct the film, which is a joint venture between Protagonist and Temple Hill. Carter Blanchard, an uncredited writer on "Independence Day: Resurgence," has been tapped to pen the screenplay. "We love Eli Craig's brand of scary fun and are thrilled to be working with him on this terrifying slasher adaptation that is both timely and timeless," said Temple Hill producers in a statement. Protagonist CEO Dave Bishop, meanwhile, had this to add:
"Nostalgia driven,...
- 10/28/2022
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Published in 2020, author Adam Cesare gave rise to a new slasher villain in the horror novel Clown in a Cornfield, and Deadline reports this morning that a movie is on the way.
Eli Craig (Tucker & Dale vs. Evil) will direct the movie adaptation of the young adult slasher novel, which comes courtesy of producer Temple Hill Entertainment.
Carter Blanchard is adapting Cesare’s novel, which recently spawned a sequel. And Deadline’s report also teases that a third Clown in a Cornfield novel is in the works.
Here’s the official synopsis for Adam Cesare’s slasher novel…
“Quinn Maybrook and her father have moved to tiny, boring Kettle Springs, to find a fresh start. But what they don’t know is that ever since the Baypen Corn Syrup Factory shut down, Kettle Springs has cracked in half. On one side are the adults, who are desperate to make Kettle Springs great again,...
Eli Craig (Tucker & Dale vs. Evil) will direct the movie adaptation of the young adult slasher novel, which comes courtesy of producer Temple Hill Entertainment.
Carter Blanchard is adapting Cesare’s novel, which recently spawned a sequel. And Deadline’s report also teases that a third Clown in a Cornfield novel is in the works.
Here’s the official synopsis for Adam Cesare’s slasher novel…
“Quinn Maybrook and her father have moved to tiny, boring Kettle Springs, to find a fresh start. But what they don’t know is that ever since the Baypen Corn Syrup Factory shut down, Kettle Springs has cracked in half. On one side are the adults, who are desperate to make Kettle Springs great again,...
- 10/28/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: As it nears a worldwide gross of 200M, the producers of box office hit Smile are lining up new horror Clown In A Cornfield, which Protagonist is launching worldwide sales on ahead of next week’s AFM in LA.
Producers Temple Hill Entertainment, also known for The Maze Runner franchise, Love, Simon, and the Twilight franchise, have tapped Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil and Little Evil director Eli Craig to helm the YA slasher thriller, which centers on a fading midwestern town, in which Frendo the clown – a symbol of bygone success – reemerges as a terrifying scourge.
Carter Blanchard is adapting Adam Cesare’s successful novel of the same name. A sequel, Clown in A Cornfield II: Frendo Lives, was published in August this year, and a third instalment is in the works.
Temple Hill’s Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey, who have emerged as forces in the YA market,...
Producers Temple Hill Entertainment, also known for The Maze Runner franchise, Love, Simon, and the Twilight franchise, have tapped Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil and Little Evil director Eli Craig to helm the YA slasher thriller, which centers on a fading midwestern town, in which Frendo the clown – a symbol of bygone success – reemerges as a terrifying scourge.
Carter Blanchard is adapting Adam Cesare’s successful novel of the same name. A sequel, Clown in A Cornfield II: Frendo Lives, was published in August this year, and a third instalment is in the works.
Temple Hill’s Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey, who have emerged as forces in the YA market,...
- 10/28/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Mubi has announced its lineup of streaming offerings for next month and amongst the highlights are Martine Syms’ The African Desperate, Julie Ha and Eugene Yi’s Free Chol Soo Lee, Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s Earwig, plus films from George A. Romero, Dario Argento, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Thomas Vinterberg, Nanni Moretti, and more.
Check out the lineup below and get 30 days free here.
October 1 – Goodnight Mommy, directed by Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz | Thrills, Chills and Exquisite Horrors
October 2 – Van Gogh, directed by Maurice Pialat | I Don’t Like You Either: A Maurice Pialat Retrospective
October 3 – The Great Buster: A Celebration, directed by Peter Bogdanovich | Portrait of the Artist
October 4 – Invisible Demons, directed by Rahul Jain | Viewfinders
October 5 – Pulse, directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Thrills, Chills and Exquisite Horrors
October 6 – Diary of the Dead, directed by George A. Romero | George A. Romero: Double of the Dead
October 7 – Free Chol Soo Lee, directed by Eugene Yi,...
Check out the lineup below and get 30 days free here.
October 1 – Goodnight Mommy, directed by Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz | Thrills, Chills and Exquisite Horrors
October 2 – Van Gogh, directed by Maurice Pialat | I Don’t Like You Either: A Maurice Pialat Retrospective
October 3 – The Great Buster: A Celebration, directed by Peter Bogdanovich | Portrait of the Artist
October 4 – Invisible Demons, directed by Rahul Jain | Viewfinders
October 5 – Pulse, directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Thrills, Chills and Exquisite Horrors
October 6 – Diary of the Dead, directed by George A. Romero | George A. Romero: Double of the Dead
October 7 – Free Chol Soo Lee, directed by Eugene Yi,...
- 10/1/2022
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Exclusive: HBO has closed a deal to develop a drama series from The Hater, the acclaimed Polish film directed by Jan Komasa and written by Mateusz Pacewicz, the team behind last year’s Best Foreign Language Oscar nominee Corpus Christi.
The film won Best Feature in the International Narrative Competition at Tribeca’s 2020 Online Festival Program. Netflix bought world-wide streaming rights, and premiered it July 29th. In the wheelhouse of films like Parasite and The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Hater is a timely, elevated thriller that deals with class, politics, social media, disinformation, identity and the pursuit of happiness at all costs.
The series adaptation will be Exec Produced by Farah Films’ Dan Farah and Vertigo’s Roy Lee. Komasa and Pacewicz will serve as Co-Exec Producers along with Wojciech Kabarowski and Jerzy Kapuściński of Naima Film, producers of the film. Andrew Farah will also serve as a Co-Exec Producer.
The film won Best Feature in the International Narrative Competition at Tribeca’s 2020 Online Festival Program. Netflix bought world-wide streaming rights, and premiered it July 29th. In the wheelhouse of films like Parasite and The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Hater is a timely, elevated thriller that deals with class, politics, social media, disinformation, identity and the pursuit of happiness at all costs.
The series adaptation will be Exec Produced by Farah Films’ Dan Farah and Vertigo’s Roy Lee. Komasa and Pacewicz will serve as Co-Exec Producers along with Wojciech Kabarowski and Jerzy Kapuściński of Naima Film, producers of the film. Andrew Farah will also serve as a Co-Exec Producer.
- 8/11/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
David Stieve, the co-writer of the meta horror-comedy Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, and Eli Craig, director of the cult horror-comedy Tucker & Dale vs Evil, are teaming for the brilliantly-named The Hills Have Eyes For You. Described as a horror rom-com and “a fresh and fun love story set against the backdrop of an […]
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- 6/25/2020
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
If you've never watched Tucker And Dale Vs Evil, then you are seriously missing out. The horror/comedy starred Alan Tudyk and Tyler Labine as a pair of well-meaning hillbillies who get mistaken for killers by a group of clueless college students. It's bloody, hilarious, and full of heart, and writer/director Eli Craig will be teaming up with Netflix…...
- 6/24/2020
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Netflix has acquired the David Stieve horror/romantic comedy spec script The Hills Have Eyes For You, with Tucker & Dale vs Evil helmer Eli Craig directing and Farah Films producing.
Dan Farah will produce, and Andrew Farah will Exec Produce. Stephanie Davis will serve as a co-producer.
“This is a unique underdog love story with genre bending scares and a lot of laughs,” Craig said. “I think I’ll be in my element for this one.”
Dan Farah called it “a fresh and fun love story set against the backdrop of an elevated horror comedy.”
Deal marks Stieve’s first studio spec sale. He previously co-wrote the 2007 indie horror comedy, Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon.
Craig’s Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil became a cult success and he directed the dark comedy Little Evil for Netflix. He is currently developing for Blumhouse and Red Hour Corporate Retreat.
Dan Farah will produce, and Andrew Farah will Exec Produce. Stephanie Davis will serve as a co-producer.
“This is a unique underdog love story with genre bending scares and a lot of laughs,” Craig said. “I think I’ll be in my element for this one.”
Dan Farah called it “a fresh and fun love story set against the backdrop of an elevated horror comedy.”
Deal marks Stieve’s first studio spec sale. He previously co-wrote the 2007 indie horror comedy, Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon.
Craig’s Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil became a cult success and he directed the dark comedy Little Evil for Netflix. He is currently developing for Blumhouse and Red Hour Corporate Retreat.
- 6/24/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Back in 2010, Tucker & Dale vs. Evil screened at the first-ever Telluride Horror Show, so it's only fitting that the cult horror comedy returns to this year's festival for a special screening and Q&a with director Eli Craig and legendary horror host Joe Bob Briggs. The first wave of programming for the 10th annual Telluride Horror Show also includes Joe Begos' Vfw, Travis Stevens' Girl on the Third Floor, and Brandon Christensen's Z (which won the Scariest Film Award at this year's Popcorn Frights Film Festival).
You can read the full first wave of programming below, stay tuned to Daily Dead for details on the second wave, and to learn more, visit Telluride Horror Show's official website.
Press Release: Telluride, Co - Telluride Horror Show has released the first wave for its 10th Anniversary film festival, scheduled for October 11-13, 2019 in Telluride, Colorado. The first wave includes horror icon Joe Bob Briggs,...
You can read the full first wave of programming below, stay tuned to Daily Dead for details on the second wave, and to learn more, visit Telluride Horror Show's official website.
Press Release: Telluride, Co - Telluride Horror Show has released the first wave for its 10th Anniversary film festival, scheduled for October 11-13, 2019 in Telluride, Colorado. The first wave includes horror icon Joe Bob Briggs,...
- 9/4/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: U.S. outfit Argent Pictures is turning its Fox Sports boxing documentary They Fight into a narrative feature film.
Andrew Renzi directed the original documentary and will write the screenplay for the new feature. Mandalay Pictures will also produce.
Produced by Argent, Renzi and Common, and based on a Washington Post article by Michael Minahan, the doc charted the road to the 2017 Junior Olympics for young teens fighting to defend titles and avenge losses – all while balancing their lives at home, at school, at work and within the community.
Like the documentary, the new movie will tell the story a group of adolescent boxers and their formerly incarcerated coach in Southeast Washington DC on the road to defend their national titles.
Hacksaw Ridge backer Argent’s Jill Ahrens, Ryan Ahrens and Ben Renzo, and Mandalay Pictures‘ Jason Michael Berman (The Birth Of A Nation) will produce the new version.
Andrew Renzi directed the original documentary and will write the screenplay for the new feature. Mandalay Pictures will also produce.
Produced by Argent, Renzi and Common, and based on a Washington Post article by Michael Minahan, the doc charted the road to the 2017 Junior Olympics for young teens fighting to defend titles and avenge losses – all while balancing their lives at home, at school, at work and within the community.
Like the documentary, the new movie will tell the story a group of adolescent boxers and their formerly incarcerated coach in Southeast Washington DC on the road to defend their national titles.
Hacksaw Ridge backer Argent’s Jill Ahrens, Ryan Ahrens and Ben Renzo, and Mandalay Pictures‘ Jason Michael Berman (The Birth Of A Nation) will produce the new version.
- 5/9/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Argent Pictures, the film production and financing outfit run by Jill Ahrens, Ryan Ahrens and Ben Renzo are partnering with Jason Michael Berman at Mandalay Pictures on an original horror comedy titled Bride And Doom and have tapped Eli Craig to direct and co-write along with Josh Parkinson …
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- 5/6/2019
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
After inverting the backwoods horror sub-genre in Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (which might be followed up with a sequel) and exploring the terrors of parenthood in Little Evil, filmmaker Eli Craig will next focus on the scary side of weddings in Argent Pictures' new horror comedy Bride and Doom:
Press Release: May 1, 2019 – Los Angeles, CA – Argent Pictures, the film production and financing outfit run by Jill Ahrens, Ryan Ahrens and Ben Renzo are partnering with Jason Michael Berman at Mandalay Pictures on an original horror comedy titled Bride And Doom and have tapped Eli Craig to direct and co-write along with Josh Parkinson.
Argent’s Jill Ahrens, Ryan Ahrens and Ben Renzo, and Mandalay’s Jason Michael Berman will produce the film. Executive Producers are Argent partners Drew Brees, Tony Parker, Michael Finley, and Derrick Brooks.
Cloverfield meets My Big Fat Greek Wedding in Bride And Doom – a...
Press Release: May 1, 2019 – Los Angeles, CA – Argent Pictures, the film production and financing outfit run by Jill Ahrens, Ryan Ahrens and Ben Renzo are partnering with Jason Michael Berman at Mandalay Pictures on an original horror comedy titled Bride And Doom and have tapped Eli Craig to direct and co-write along with Josh Parkinson.
Argent’s Jill Ahrens, Ryan Ahrens and Ben Renzo, and Mandalay’s Jason Michael Berman will produce the film. Executive Producers are Argent partners Drew Brees, Tony Parker, Michael Finley, and Derrick Brooks.
Cloverfield meets My Big Fat Greek Wedding in Bride And Doom – a...
- 5/1/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Argent Pictures and Mandalay Pictures are teaming on a horror comedy, Bride and Doom, which will be directed by Eli Craig, who wrote and directed the Netflix original film, Little Evil starring Evangeline Lilly and Adam Scott. Argent’s Jill Ahrens, Ryan Ahrens, and Ben Renzo are producing with Mandalay’s Jason Michael Berman. Executive Producers are Argent partners Drew Brees, Tony Parker, Michael Finley, and Derrick Brooks.
Craig will also co-write the script with Josh Parkinson. Described as Cloverfield meets My Big Fat Greek Wedding, the pic follows a young couple struggling to hold onto their marriage during the worst possible wedding day imaginable.
Craig, who recently sold his dark comedy series Corporate Retreat to Amazon Studios with Blumhouse TV, Red Hour Pictures, and Wetdog Entertainment producing, said, “I’m an unabashed fan of wedding movies, but I think we’re past the point...
Craig will also co-write the script with Josh Parkinson. Described as Cloverfield meets My Big Fat Greek Wedding, the pic follows a young couple struggling to hold onto their marriage during the worst possible wedding day imaginable.
Craig, who recently sold his dark comedy series Corporate Retreat to Amazon Studios with Blumhouse TV, Red Hour Pictures, and Wetdog Entertainment producing, said, “I’m an unabashed fan of wedding movies, but I think we’re past the point...
- 5/1/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Tucker and Dale vs. Evil director Eli Craig delivered a new film to horror fans last year with Netflix's release of Little Evil, and you can listen to The Walking Dead ’Cast team discuss The Omen-esque horror comedy and the latest Walking Dead news on a new episode of their podcast.
The Walking Dead ’Cast Episode 294: "Karen and I had a blast talking over what we think goes into a great TV show, and going through a bunch of our favorites to see what they have in common. You guys had a lot of good feedback on that too. We also covered the funny and delightful Netflix horror comedy Little Evil, starring Adam Scott and Evangeline Lilly. Plus a bunch of news about Twd.
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The Walking Dead ’Cast Episode 294: "Karen and I had a blast talking over what we think goes into a great TV show, and going through a bunch of our favorites to see what they have in common. You guys had a lot of good feedback on that too. We also covered the funny and delightful Netflix horror comedy Little Evil, starring Adam Scott and Evangeline Lilly. Plus a bunch of news about Twd.
If you appreciate what we do and want to help support us and keep all this going, please check out our Patreon page at patreon.
- 1/25/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Stars: Adam Scott, Evangeline Lilly, Owen Atlas, Sally Field, Clancy Brown, Tyler Labine, Donald Faison, Bridget Everett | Written and Directed by Eli Craig
Other people’s kids can be the worst, huh? Spare a thought for poor Gary (Adam Scott) whose six-year-old stepson may well be the Antichrist. Otherwise happily married to the lovely Samantha (Evangeline Lilly), Gary is prepared to do anything he can to get little Lucas on side… even if that means risking his own life and those around him. Parenting can be, ahem, Hell.
Little Evil is the latest comedy horror from Tucker and Dale vs Evil writer-and-director Eli Craig, a film beloved by no small portion of the horror community. With seven years between this and Craig’s celebrated debut, can he pull it off again? Or is Little Evil as predictable and lame as its trailer suggested?
Thankfully, no! While the comedy is played...
Other people’s kids can be the worst, huh? Spare a thought for poor Gary (Adam Scott) whose six-year-old stepson may well be the Antichrist. Otherwise happily married to the lovely Samantha (Evangeline Lilly), Gary is prepared to do anything he can to get little Lucas on side… even if that means risking his own life and those around him. Parenting can be, ahem, Hell.
Little Evil is the latest comedy horror from Tucker and Dale vs Evil writer-and-director Eli Craig, a film beloved by no small portion of the horror community. With seven years between this and Craig’s celebrated debut, can he pull it off again? Or is Little Evil as predictable and lame as its trailer suggested?
Thankfully, no! While the comedy is played...
- 9/5/2017
- by Joel Harley
- Nerdly
By Karen Gomez
Plus: the VMAs, the American debut of a Neil Gaiman mini-series and a new Eli Craig movie.
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Plus: the VMAs, the American debut of a Neil Gaiman mini-series and a new Eli Craig movie.
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- 8/27/2017
- by Karen Gomez
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Directed by Eli Craig, the man behind on of the greatest-ever horror comedies (well at least in my opinion): Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, Little Evil stars Adam Scott, Evangeline Lilly, Owen Atlas, Bridget Everett, Tyler Labine, Donald Faison, Chris D’Elia, and Kyle Bornheimer.
Meet Gary. He just married Samantha, the woman of his dreams. There’s one problem, his stepson is the antichrist.
Little Evil comes to Netflix on September 1st.
Meet Gary. He just married Samantha, the woman of his dreams. There’s one problem, his stepson is the antichrist.
Little Evil comes to Netflix on September 1st.
- 8/23/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Back in 2010, writer-director Eli Craig burst onto the genre scene with a decent little horror-comedy called Tucker and Dale vs Evil. Since then, however, he kind of disappeared after directing the pilot for Amazon’s ill-fated Zombieland series. Next month he is back with a new movie for Netflix called Little Evil and it appears […]...
- 8/23/2017
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil is a fantastic horror comedy. Eli Craig‘s directorial debut is a sweet, bloody as hell and consistently funny film with two standout performances. Craig has reunited with the star of his first movie, Tyler Labine, for his second feature, Little Evil. The Netflix comedy stars Adam Scott (Parks and Recreation) and Evangeline Lilly (Ant-Man) as a newly wed […]
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- 8/22/2017
- by Jack Giroux
- Slash Film
"There is nothing wrong with Lucas!" Netflix has released the official trailer for an indie horror comedy titled Little Evil, the latest from Eli Craig, director of the other great horror comedy Tucker and Dale vs Evil. Remember that one? We covered it closely when it opened back in 2010. Little Evil stars Adam Scott as a man who marries the woman of his dreams, played by Evangeline Lilly. The only problem is that her child is the antichrist. Also starring Bridget Everett, Clancy Brown, Tyler Labine, Donald Faison, Chris D'Elia, and Owen Atlas as Lucas. This looks good, don't think we've seen many comedies making fun of the evil child horror trope, but I'm up for this. Glad to see something new from Eli Craig, too. Enjoy. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Eli Craig's Little Evil, direct from Netflix's YouTube: Meet Gary (Adam Scott). He just married...
- 8/22/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Picture the scene: you’re a stepfather madly in love with the woman of your dreams. Things are going swimmingly, until you discover that her quirky five-year-old son is actually the spawn of Satan.
That is, in a nutshell, the elevator pitch of Little Evil, Netflix’s offbeat new comedy from the mind of Eli Craig (Tucker & Dale vs. Evil). Headed up by Adam Scott (Parks & Recreation) and Evangeline Lilly (Ant-Man and the Wasp), the trailer above introduces us to Gary (Scott), an Average Joe who finds himself smack bang in the middle of a Doomsday conspiracy upon realizing that his new stepson, Lucas (Owen Atlas), harbors all of the qualities of the Antichrist.
The film’s horror callbacks help drive that point home, too, as Lucas is placed face-to-face with an old analog TV (see: Poltergeist) along with the shot of him playing on a rickety old swing a la The Omen.
That is, in a nutshell, the elevator pitch of Little Evil, Netflix’s offbeat new comedy from the mind of Eli Craig (Tucker & Dale vs. Evil). Headed up by Adam Scott (Parks & Recreation) and Evangeline Lilly (Ant-Man and the Wasp), the trailer above introduces us to Gary (Scott), an Average Joe who finds himself smack bang in the middle of a Doomsday conspiracy upon realizing that his new stepson, Lucas (Owen Atlas), harbors all of the qualities of the Antichrist.
The film’s horror callbacks help drive that point home, too, as Lucas is placed face-to-face with an old analog TV (see: Poltergeist) along with the shot of him playing on a rickety old swing a la The Omen.
- 8/22/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Eli Craig took viewers into the woods for a blood-splattered good time in Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, and he returns to the world of horror comedies for a fun take on The Omen with Little Evil, which is teased in a new trailer ahead of its September 1st Netflix premiere.
"From writer/director Eli Craig (Tucker & Dale vs. Evil); Adam Scott (Big Little Lies, Parks & Rec) and Evangeline Lilly (Ant-Man, Lost) star in this offbeat comedy about love, family, and the Antichrist. Gary has just married the love of his life, Samantha, and is now the stepfather to her quirky 5 year old son, Lucas (Owen Atlas). But he soon finds himself in increasingly odd situations around the child, which drives him to believe his new stepson may actually be the spawn of Satan."
Written and directed by Eli Craig, Little Evil stars Adam Scott, Evangeline Lilly, Donald Faison, Bridget Everett,...
"From writer/director Eli Craig (Tucker & Dale vs. Evil); Adam Scott (Big Little Lies, Parks & Rec) and Evangeline Lilly (Ant-Man, Lost) star in this offbeat comedy about love, family, and the Antichrist. Gary has just married the love of his life, Samantha, and is now the stepfather to her quirky 5 year old son, Lucas (Owen Atlas). But he soon finds himself in increasingly odd situations around the child, which drives him to believe his new stepson may actually be the spawn of Satan."
Written and directed by Eli Craig, Little Evil stars Adam Scott, Evangeline Lilly, Donald Faison, Bridget Everett,...
- 8/22/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Back in 1990, John Ritter had to deal with his “Problem Child,” but we’d argue his character probably wouldn’t trade places with Adam Scott. The “Party Down” and “Parks & Recreation” star will have his own hellraiser to face in the upcoming “Little Evil.”
Read More: The 50 Best Horror Movies Of The 21st Century So Far
From writer/director Eli Craig (“Tucker and Dale vs Evil“), the film co-stars Evangeline Lilly, Tyler Labine, Donald Faison, and Owen Atlas, and follows an earnest man and his uneasy relationship with his stepson, who just happens to be the antichrist.
Continue reading ‘Little Evil’ Trailer: Adam Scott’s Stepson Is The Antichrist at The Playlist.
Read More: The 50 Best Horror Movies Of The 21st Century So Far
From writer/director Eli Craig (“Tucker and Dale vs Evil“), the film co-stars Evangeline Lilly, Tyler Labine, Donald Faison, and Owen Atlas, and follows an earnest man and his uneasy relationship with his stepson, who just happens to be the antichrist.
Continue reading ‘Little Evil’ Trailer: Adam Scott’s Stepson Is The Antichrist at The Playlist.
- 8/22/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
If the classic horror movie The Omen was a comedy, it would be this hilarious looking horror/comedy Little Evil. Adam Scott stars in the film a guy named Gary, who married a woman named Samantha (Evangeline Lilly). She has a 6-year-old son and Scott gets the sense that he is the son of Satan and the Antichrist.
What makes the film so exciting is the fact that that is was written and directed by Eli Craig. Who is he you ask? He's the same guy who previously brought us the amazingly funny horror/comedy Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil! This next film of his looks like it's going to be equally as awesome.
It's set to premiere on Netflix on September 1st and I can't wait to see it!
Via: BuzzFeed...
What makes the film so exciting is the fact that that is was written and directed by Eli Craig. Who is he you ask? He's the same guy who previously brought us the amazingly funny horror/comedy Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil! This next film of his looks like it's going to be equally as awesome.
It's set to premiere on Netflix on September 1st and I can't wait to see it!
Via: BuzzFeed...
- 8/22/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
No one will hear you scream on Saturday nights this February as Horror Channel launches a Sci-Fear Season with four ultimate science-fiction shockers, including the UK TV premiere of William Eubank’s The Signal starring Laurence Fishburne.
There are also network premieres for Christian Alvart’s Lovecraftian survival thriller Pandorum, starring Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster, and John Bruno’s visually stunning chiller (and underrated classic) Virus, based on the comic book by Chuck Pfarrer, starring Jamie Lee Curtis, William Baldwin and Donald Sutherland. Plus there’s another showing of eXistenZ, David Cronenberg’s enigmatic body horror, starring Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Willem Dafoe and Ian Holm.
The Sci-Fear Season runs from Sat 4th Feb to 25th Feb at 9pm.
There are also five further network premieres this month including Tucker and Dale vs Evil, Eli Craig’s endearingly cheeky tribute to suspense and slasher classics; Saw IV, Darren Lynn Bousman...
There are also network premieres for Christian Alvart’s Lovecraftian survival thriller Pandorum, starring Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster, and John Bruno’s visually stunning chiller (and underrated classic) Virus, based on the comic book by Chuck Pfarrer, starring Jamie Lee Curtis, William Baldwin and Donald Sutherland. Plus there’s another showing of eXistenZ, David Cronenberg’s enigmatic body horror, starring Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Willem Dafoe and Ian Holm.
The Sci-Fear Season runs from Sat 4th Feb to 25th Feb at 9pm.
There are also five further network premieres this month including Tucker and Dale vs Evil, Eli Craig’s endearingly cheeky tribute to suspense and slasher classics; Saw IV, Darren Lynn Bousman...
- 1/24/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
[Welcome back, readers! With the 2017 Sundance Film Festival beginning later this week, we thought it would be fun to take a look back at some of the great midnight movies that have come out of the fest over the years. Be sure to check back here each day this week for more Midnight Memories from Daily Dead!]
“Oh, hidy ho, officer. We have had a doozy of a day.”
I love horror of all kinds, but if I were to pick my favorite sub-genre, it would definitely be horror comedy. Maybe it’s because I’m a big fan of having fun with the genre, as opposed to just pushing myself in order to say I “survived” more challenging material, so anytime a director can cleverly combine thrills, chills, and chuckles into one experience, you can always count me in. Such is the case with Tucker & Dale vs Evil, which made its blood-soaked premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22nd, 2010.
Co-written and directed by Eli Craig, Tucker & Dale vs Evil follows two groups, the first being our titular hillbillies who are heading out to Morris Lake, and the second a gaggle of college kids looking to go camping out in the forest. Tucker (Alan Tudyk...
“Oh, hidy ho, officer. We have had a doozy of a day.”
I love horror of all kinds, but if I were to pick my favorite sub-genre, it would definitely be horror comedy. Maybe it’s because I’m a big fan of having fun with the genre, as opposed to just pushing myself in order to say I “survived” more challenging material, so anytime a director can cleverly combine thrills, chills, and chuckles into one experience, you can always count me in. Such is the case with Tucker & Dale vs Evil, which made its blood-soaked premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22nd, 2010.
Co-written and directed by Eli Craig, Tucker & Dale vs Evil follows two groups, the first being our titular hillbillies who are heading out to Morris Lake, and the second a gaggle of college kids looking to go camping out in the forest. Tucker (Alan Tudyk...
- 1/17/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Set in the 1960s, Mike Flanagan's Ouija: Origin of Evil features a vintage setting for its scares. Playing a key role in bringing the film's bygone era to life is costume designer Lynn Falconer. With Flanagan's latest movie now in theaters, we caught up with Falconer for our latest Q&A feature, and she also provided us with two characters sketches that she did for the film.
Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us, Lynn. Were there any specific challenges or rewarding moments that you experienced while working on a horror film set in the 1960s?
Lynn Falconer: Specifically rewarding is finding a funky piece of wardrobe from the past and breathing new life into it by reimagining that piece on a character. I shopped thrift stores, boutiques, and estate sales to find the ’60s period, but while I had a firm rudder for accuracy,...
Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us, Lynn. Were there any specific challenges or rewarding moments that you experienced while working on a horror film set in the 1960s?
Lynn Falconer: Specifically rewarding is finding a funky piece of wardrobe from the past and breathing new life into it by reimagining that piece on a character. I shopped thrift stores, boutiques, and estate sales to find the ’60s period, but while I had a firm rudder for accuracy,...
- 10/28/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Kyle Bornheimer has joined the cast of Little Evil, the Netflix horror comedy starring Adam Scott and Evangeline Lilly. Eli Craig is writing and directing the pic, about a man named Gary (Scott) who marries the woman of his dreams in Samantha (Lily) but finds out her 6-year-old son just might be the Antichrist. It is eyeing a 2017 bow on the streaming service. Bornehimer, whose recent credits include Hulu's Casual, Angel From Hell, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Better Call Saul…...
- 9/26/2016
- Deadline
Netflix can always be relied upon to provide audiences with unexpected gems but, as the streaming service continues to make progress in the production of new material, we not only get to hear about those gems in advance, but we get to anticipate their arrival and consume it immediately upon release. Such is the case with Little Evil – a new comedy coming from writer-director Eli Craig (Tucker & Dale Vs Evil) that is now set to star Evangeline Lilly and Adam Scott.
The premise has great comedic potential, while leaving room for Craig’s trademark scary edge. Gary (Adam Scott) marries Samantha (Evangeline Lilly) and in doing so, gains a six year old stepson (played by Owen Atlas). The honeymoon period is somewhat disrupted, however, because the child is revealed to be the Anti-Christ.
Such a plot would demand some deft work on the part of the cast, and in this case,...
The premise has great comedic potential, while leaving room for Craig’s trademark scary edge. Gary (Adam Scott) marries Samantha (Evangeline Lilly) and in doing so, gains a six year old stepson (played by Owen Atlas). The honeymoon period is somewhat disrupted, however, because the child is revealed to be the Anti-Christ.
Such a plot would demand some deft work on the part of the cast, and in this case,...
- 9/16/2016
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
One of the best horror-comedies to come along in recent years was Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, which was both written and directed by Eli Craig. In the wake of directing the pilot episode for Amazon’s failed series “Zombieland,” Craig… Continue Reading →
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- 9/16/2016
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
Being a step-dad is a tough gig, but it’s got to be even tougher when the kid you’ve just started parenting happens to be a demon spawn who is destined to lead the armies of Hell in a war against Jesus during the End Times. That’s precisely the situation that Adam Scott will find himself in when he stars in Little Evil, a new horror comedy coming to Netflix. According to Variety, Scott will play a man who marries “the woman of his dreams” (played by Evangeline Lilly) and then has to deal with his suspicions that her son (Owen Atlas) is the Antichrist. Little Evil is being written and directed by Eli Craig, and it will also feature Donald Faison, Chris D’Elia, Bridget Everett, Clancy Brown, and Tyler Labine.
Also, it’s worth pointing out that there’s an American Dad episode with a plot...
Also, it’s worth pointing out that there’s an American Dad episode with a plot...
- 9/16/2016
- by Sam Barsanti
- avclub.com
Adam Scott and Evangeline Lilly will star in a horror comedy for Netflix. Little Evil follows Gary (Scott), who just married Samantha (Lilly) only to find out that her 6-year-old son is the Antichrist. Eli Craig, who is behind the cult horror comedy Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, wrote and will direct the film for Netflix. Donald Faison and Chris D'Elia also will appear in the pic, along with Brad Williams, Bridget Everett, Clancy Brown, Marcus Terrell Smith and Tyler Labine. Owen Atlas will be playing the resident adolescent Antichrist. Bluegrass Films and Mandalay Pictures will produce
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- 9/15/2016
- by Mia Galuppo, Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Writer/director Eli Craig and co-writer Morgan Jurgenson’s horror/comedy Tucker and Dale vs. Evil graced our screens way back in 2010, and it remains one of my all-time favorite horror/comedies. Although I’m generally not a fan of sequels, I wouldn’t mind… Continue Reading →
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- 3/23/2016
- by Todd Rigney
- DreadCentral.com
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I’m of the firm belief that films work most effectively when their runtime is 90 minutes or less. It forces an economy of story and dialogue which propels the film into its best self. No bloated middle, extended ending, or wasted stories here. This goes double for comedies. They should never outstay their welcome. But they seem to be getting longer, as we recently pointed out here.
So to refresh your movie comedy palette, here are 25 films that are 90 minutes or under. I’ve tried to avoid the more obvious ones, and shine a light on those comedies which might have gone a bit unappreciated over the years, but are well worth a hour and a half of your time. This lean runtime isn’t a guarantee of greatness of course,...
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Need a good laugh, but only got an hour and a half? Might we recommend this little lot...
I’m of the firm belief that films work most effectively when their runtime is 90 minutes or less. It forces an economy of story and dialogue which propels the film into its best self. No bloated middle, extended ending, or wasted stories here. This goes double for comedies. They should never outstay their welcome. But they seem to be getting longer, as we recently pointed out here.
So to refresh your movie comedy palette, here are 25 films that are 90 minutes or under. I’ve tried to avoid the more obvious ones, and shine a light on those comedies which might have gone a bit unappreciated over the years, but are well worth a hour and a half of your time. This lean runtime isn’t a guarantee of greatness of course,...
- 3/2/2016
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Special Mention: Gojira (Godzilla)
Written and directed by Ishirô Honda
Japan, 1954
Ishiro Honda’s grim, black-and-white post-Hiroshima nightmare stands the test of time. This allegory for the devastation wrought on Japan by the atomic bomb is quite simply a powerful statement about mankind’s insistence to continue to destroy everyone and everything the surrounds us. With just one shot (a single pan across the ruins of Tokyo), Honda manages to express the devastation that Godzilla represents. Since its debut, Godzilla has become a worldwide cultural icon, but very little is said about actor Takashi Shimura, who adds great depth as Dr. Yamane; his performance is stunning. Special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya originally wanted to use classic stop-motion animation to portray Godzilla, but time and budget limitations forced him to dress actors up in monster suits. Despite this minor setback, Tsuburaya’s scale sets of Tokyo are crafted with such great attention to detail,...
Written and directed by Ishirô Honda
Japan, 1954
Ishiro Honda’s grim, black-and-white post-Hiroshima nightmare stands the test of time. This allegory for the devastation wrought on Japan by the atomic bomb is quite simply a powerful statement about mankind’s insistence to continue to destroy everyone and everything the surrounds us. With just one shot (a single pan across the ruins of Tokyo), Honda manages to express the devastation that Godzilla represents. Since its debut, Godzilla has become a worldwide cultural icon, but very little is said about actor Takashi Shimura, who adds great depth as Dr. Yamane; his performance is stunning. Special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya originally wanted to use classic stop-motion animation to portray Godzilla, but time and budget limitations forced him to dress actors up in monster suits. Despite this minor setback, Tsuburaya’s scale sets of Tokyo are crafted with such great attention to detail,...
- 10/3/2015
- by Ricky Fernandes
- SoundOnSight
Winner of the inaugural “Nightfall Award” at the 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival —an accolade bestowed upon the festival’s best horror or "midnight" film— Viet Nguyen’s feature directorial debut “Crush The Skull,” is a hilarious, thrilling hybrid of a heist film and a gory, old-school slasher flick. The screenplay, written by Nguyen and one of the film’s stars Christopher Dinh, skillfully balances comedic moments with frightening, unexpected twists and turns. Nguyen’s direction also adeptly brings many of funny and fear-inducing scenes to life, an effect no doubt bolstered by the excellent performances of a stellar cast that includes Dinh, Tim Chiou, Katie Savoy, Chris Riedell, Lauren Reeder, Walter Michael Bost, Leonard Wu, Jerry Ying and Lincoln Hoppe, in a film reminiscent of other comedy-horror hybrids such as Eli Craig’s “Tucker & Dale vs. Evil” or Drew Goddard’s “The Cabin in The Woods.” Read More: L.A.
- 6/18/2015
- by Timothy Tau
- The Playlist
After recently watching Marjane Satrapi’s The Voices –a darkly comedic tale about a nice guy who accidentally stumbles into the life of a serial killer- it got me to thinking about some of my other favorite ‘accidental’ killers from cinema over the years. From Veronica Sawyer to Seymour Krelborn to the lovable hillbillies by the name of Tucker and Dale or even the “Flawless Four” from Jawbreaker, here’s a look at some of my other favorite coincidental murderers.
Be forewarned though, some of this may end up being a bit in the spoiler territory so if you haven’t seen any of these films in particular, you may want to skip ahead just in case.
Veronica Sawyer- Heathers: When your best friends are the bitchiest and most powerful group in your high school, that may be enough to drive anyone to murder. For Veronica Sawyer (Winona Ryder) though,...
Be forewarned though, some of this may end up being a bit in the spoiler territory so if you haven’t seen any of these films in particular, you may want to skip ahead just in case.
Veronica Sawyer- Heathers: When your best friends are the bitchiest and most powerful group in your high school, that may be enough to drive anyone to murder. For Veronica Sawyer (Winona Ryder) though,...
- 2/6/2015
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
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Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
Written by Eli Craig and Morgan Jurgenson
Directed by Eli Craig
Canada, 2010
Over the years, Canadian film and television has gotten a reputation for being something that leaves a lot to be desired. It’s often depicted as low budget productions with mediocre acting, and a film grain to make you cringe. Except more and more, outstanding Canadian cinema is making headlines in Hollywood for being cutting edge, artistic, meaningful, not to mention downright funny. From the classic Quebec film C.R.A.Z.Y., the franco-anglo production Bon Cop Bad Cop to The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, Canadian films are more than just bad film stereotypes; they’re innovative, imaginative, and a joy to watch.
And that goes for their genre cinema too.
This week in the world of Canadian film, for Sound on Sight’s 31 days of Horror,...
Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
Written by Eli Craig and Morgan Jurgenson
Directed by Eli Craig
Canada, 2010
Over the years, Canadian film and television has gotten a reputation for being something that leaves a lot to be desired. It’s often depicted as low budget productions with mediocre acting, and a film grain to make you cringe. Except more and more, outstanding Canadian cinema is making headlines in Hollywood for being cutting edge, artistic, meaningful, not to mention downright funny. From the classic Quebec film C.R.A.Z.Y., the franco-anglo production Bon Cop Bad Cop to The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, Canadian films are more than just bad film stereotypes; they’re innovative, imaginative, and a joy to watch.
And that goes for their genre cinema too.
This week in the world of Canadian film, for Sound on Sight’s 31 days of Horror,...
- 10/13/2014
- by Caitlin Marceau
- SoundOnSight
Here's some great news for fans of horror comedy. Actors Alan Tudyk and Tyler Labine have revealed that the producers are currently looking to get started on a sequel to their 2010 classic Tucker & Dale Vs Evil. It's been on the cards ever since the first film was released and the sooner it arrives the better. While we await further news, let's take a look back at the first movie; Twenty years on from the day of the Memorial Day Massacre a group of college kids venture out into the woods for a camping vacation, only for one of them to get kidnapped by a pair of murderous hillbillies intent on killing everything in their path. So far so unoriginal. Only, this time, the hillbillies in question are Tucker (Alan Tudyk) and Dale (Tyler Labine), two best friends taking a break at their dilapidated mountain house. When their peace is disturbed...
- 3/26/2014
- 24framespersecond.net
I interviewed a trio of native-Texas actors at SXSW for the comedy Premature, which premiered at the fest (my review). Alan Tudyk was born in El Paso and grew up in Plano. The veteran of Juilliard has a hefty list of credits in both television and film including roles in Serenity, Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, Suburgatory, Arrested Development, Firefly, Dollhouse and V as well as voice performances in the animated films Ice Age (and its sequels), Wreck-It Ralph and Frozen. Due to time constraints, Laurie Coker of True View Reviews and I interviewed Tudyk together.
True View Reviews: First time at SXSW?
Alan Tudyk: No, I've been here before. I worked in the music festival a few years ago. I have a good friend who lives in town. I used to come to Austin all the time. I used to spend every New Years here. This is where you...
True View Reviews: First time at SXSW?
Alan Tudyk: No, I've been here before. I worked in the music festival a few years ago. I have a good friend who lives in town. I used to come to Austin all the time. I used to spend every New Years here. This is where you...
- 3/19/2014
- by Mike Saulters
- Slackerwood
A lot has changed since Alan Jones from Total Film coined the term Splat Pack referring to a group of gory movie makers who sought to stretch the boundaries of what would be considered acceptable in an R rated film. The sea of blood and guts that rolled across the cinema screen starting in 2002 gradually pulled back to low tide. PG-13 became the new R rating once again and the MPAA decided to pull itself up by its bootstraps to enforce its code. For the Splat Pack, originally consisting of Rob Zombie, Eli Roth (the Frank Sinatra of the Pack according to Quentin Tarantino), James Wan, Leigh Whannell, Robert Rodriquez (added later by association), Greg McLean, Neil Marshall, Alexadre Aja and Darren Lynn Bousman, filmmaking has gone as usual, and each has made a substantial contribution to the horror genre in a positive way, testing the limits of our stomach...
- 8/8/2013
- by Jimmy Terror
- The Liberal Dead
I do not know anyone who saw Tucker And Dale Vs. Evil and did not find it totally and unabashedly awesome. I would even go so far as to put it above Cabin In The Woods in my ‘genre-bending horror movie’ subset. So it is nice for this horror fan to hear that Tucker And Dale director Eli Craig will return to the dark comic genre with Universal’s Little Evil.
The plot of the film is currently being kept under wraps, so any affiliation with Tucker And Dale is purely speculation. But what fun to speculate! Craig wrote the script, and with a title like Little Evil, it sounds at least a bit in keeping with Tucker And Dale. Would it be too much to hope for Little Evil being a sequel (of sorts?) to Tucker And Dale? Could our favorite non-murderous hillbillies be back again? Seriously, I’d...
The plot of the film is currently being kept under wraps, so any affiliation with Tucker And Dale is purely speculation. But what fun to speculate! Craig wrote the script, and with a title like Little Evil, it sounds at least a bit in keeping with Tucker And Dale. Would it be too much to hope for Little Evil being a sequel (of sorts?) to Tucker And Dale? Could our favorite non-murderous hillbillies be back again? Seriously, I’d...
- 5/19/2013
- by Lauren Humphries-Brooks
- We Got This Covered
As much as a brainy psychological drama can sway my emotions and stick in my brain.s craw for months or years afterward, I.m rarely happier than when I.m watching a comedy with humor blacker than crude oil. And while a lot of directors have been successful blending laughs and squirms, too many do it properly once and then never return. To finally get to my point: I have faith writer/director Eli Craig might be one of these guys that could possibly make a career out of black comedies, despite having only directed one feature, two TV episodes and a short film. The Hollywood Reporter identifies Craig.s next film as a dark comedy called Little Evil, which he.d direct for Universal and Scott Stuber.s Bluegrass FIlms. THR reports the deal went for seven figures, so that.s quite a bit of confidence on Universal...
- 5/19/2013
- cinemablend.com
Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil director Eli Craig is set to write and direct a new dark comedy called Little Evil for Universal Pictures.
There's absolutely nothing on what the movie will be about, so there's not much else more to report. But! Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil was an awesomely hilarious movie that you have to see if you haven't already. If you have seen it, then you know what Craig's type of humor is. I'm looking forward to seeing what Little Evil turns out to be.
There's absolutely nothing on what the movie will be about, so there's not much else more to report. But! Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil was an awesomely hilarious movie that you have to see if you haven't already. If you have seen it, then you know what Craig's type of humor is. I'm looking forward to seeing what Little Evil turns out to be.
- 5/19/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Amazon has looked at its 14 possible pilots, and has deemed Zombieland unworthy of continuing. The pilot, directed by Eli Craig, and from the writers of the hit movie, Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, was surely uneven, but it’s perhaps a surprise that the brand wasn’t enough to bring us more. Of course, Amazon was most likely responding to fan response, which clearly was unfavorable.
Rhett Reese relayed the news: “Our Zombieland series will not be moving forward on Amazon…Sad for everyone involved.”
He continued: “I’ll never understand the vehement hate the pilot received from die-hard Zombieland fans…You guys successfully hated it out of existence.”
Meanwhile, Eli Craig has moved onto his next project, Little Evil.
Rhett Reese relayed the news: “Our Zombieland series will not be moving forward on Amazon…Sad for everyone involved.”
He continued: “I’ll never understand the vehement hate the pilot received from die-hard Zombieland fans…You guys successfully hated it out of existence.”
Meanwhile, Eli Craig has moved onto his next project, Little Evil.
- 5/17/2013
- by Andy Greene
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
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