Exclusive: Screamfest Horror Film Festival has unveiled the first-wave lineup for its 23rd edition, taking place at the Tcl Chinese Theatre from October 10-19, announcing that it will kick off with a screening of Eddie Alcazar’s much-discussed Sundance 2023 mind-bender Divinity.
Tickets to the fest go on sale soon.
Set in an otherworldly human existence, Divinity follows scientist Sterling Pierce (Scott Bakula), who has dedicated his life to the quest for immortality, as he slowly creates the building blocks of a groundbreaking serum named Divinity. Jaxxon Pierce (Stephen Dorff), his son, then comes to control and manufacture his father’s once-benevolent dream. When two mysterious brothers (Moises Arias and Jason Genao) arrive with a plan to abduct the mogul, with the help of a seductive woman named Nikita (Karrueche Tran), they will be set on a path hurtling toward true immortality. Also starring Bella Thorne, Michael O’Hearn and Emily Willis,...
Tickets to the fest go on sale soon.
Set in an otherworldly human existence, Divinity follows scientist Sterling Pierce (Scott Bakula), who has dedicated his life to the quest for immortality, as he slowly creates the building blocks of a groundbreaking serum named Divinity. Jaxxon Pierce (Stephen Dorff), his son, then comes to control and manufacture his father’s once-benevolent dream. When two mysterious brothers (Moises Arias and Jason Genao) arrive with a plan to abduct the mogul, with the help of a seductive woman named Nikita (Karrueche Tran), they will be set on a path hurtling toward true immortality. Also starring Bella Thorne, Michael O’Hearn and Emily Willis,...
- 9/26/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Writer-director Eddie Alcazar’s dystopian sci-fi thriller Divinity, starring Stephen Dorff, Bella Thorne, and Scott Bakula, has landed a SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement. The pact will allow cast members to get out and promote the theatrical release of the film, which hits Regal Union Square in New York on October 13th and LA on the 20th, ahead of a wide expansion on November 3.
A black-and-white indie to be distributed by Utopia and Sumerian, Divinity world premiered in the Next section of the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. Presented and executive produced by Steven Soderbergh, it’s set in an otherworldly human existence where scientist Sterling Pierce (Bakula) has dedicated his life to the quest for immortality, slowly creating the building blocks of a groundbreaking serum named “Divinity.”
Related: SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreements: Full List Of Movies And TV Series
Jaxxon Pierce (Dorff), his son, now controls and manufactures his father’s once-benevolent dream,...
A black-and-white indie to be distributed by Utopia and Sumerian, Divinity world premiered in the Next section of the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. Presented and executive produced by Steven Soderbergh, it’s set in an otherworldly human existence where scientist Sterling Pierce (Bakula) has dedicated his life to the quest for immortality, slowly creating the building blocks of a groundbreaking serum named “Divinity.”
Related: SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreements: Full List Of Movies And TV Series
Jaxxon Pierce (Dorff), his son, now controls and manufactures his father’s once-benevolent dream,...
- 9/22/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Forsake all those who search for “Divinity,” the otherworldly Sundance breakout epic based on the search for immortality.
Eddie Alcazar writes and directs the film, executive produced by Steven Soderbergh and distributed by Utopia and Sumerian.
Set in an otherworldly human existence, scientist Sterling Pierce (Scott Bakula) dedicated his life to the quest for immortality, slowly creating the building blocks of a groundbreaking serum named Divinity. Jaxxon Pierce (Stephen Dorff), his son, now controls and manufactures his father’s once-benevolent dream. Society on this barren planet has been entirely perverted by the supremacy of the drug, whose true origins are shrouded in mystery. Two mysterious brothers (Moises Arias and Jason Genao) arrive with a plan to abduct the mogul, and with the help of a seductive woman named Nikita (Karrueche Tran), they will be set on a path hurtling toward true immortality.
Bella Thorne, Mike O’Hearn, and Emily Willis also star.
Eddie Alcazar writes and directs the film, executive produced by Steven Soderbergh and distributed by Utopia and Sumerian.
Set in an otherworldly human existence, scientist Sterling Pierce (Scott Bakula) dedicated his life to the quest for immortality, slowly creating the building blocks of a groundbreaking serum named Divinity. Jaxxon Pierce (Stephen Dorff), his son, now controls and manufactures his father’s once-benevolent dream. Society on this barren planet has been entirely perverted by the supremacy of the drug, whose true origins are shrouded in mystery. Two mysterious brothers (Moises Arias and Jason Genao) arrive with a plan to abduct the mogul, and with the help of a seductive woman named Nikita (Karrueche Tran), they will be set on a path hurtling toward true immortality.
Bella Thorne, Mike O’Hearn, and Emily Willis also star.
- 9/14/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Indie distributors Utopia and Sumerian have set an October 13th nationwide theatrical release for Divinity, the sci-fi thriller starring Stephen Dorff, Bella Thorne, Scott Bakula and more, which world premiered in the Next section of this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
Competitors in its opening weekend at the box office will include Uni/Blumhouse’s The Exorcist: Believer, Lionsgate and Kingdom Story Company’s inspirational drama Ordinary Angels with Hilary Swank and Alan Ritchson, and the Spanish animation Inspector Sun and the Curse of the Black Widow.
An immersive black-and-white title from writer-director Eddie Alcazar, which is presented and executive produced by Steven Soderbergh, Divinity is set in an otherworldly human existence where scientist Sterling Pierce (Bakula) has dedicated his life to the quest for immortality, slowly creating the building blocks of a groundbreaking serum named “Divinity.” Jaxxon Pierce (Dorff), his son, now controls and manufactures his father’s once-benevolent dream,...
Competitors in its opening weekend at the box office will include Uni/Blumhouse’s The Exorcist: Believer, Lionsgate and Kingdom Story Company’s inspirational drama Ordinary Angels with Hilary Swank and Alan Ritchson, and the Spanish animation Inspector Sun and the Curse of the Black Widow.
An immersive black-and-white title from writer-director Eddie Alcazar, which is presented and executive produced by Steven Soderbergh, Divinity is set in an otherworldly human existence where scientist Sterling Pierce (Bakula) has dedicated his life to the quest for immortality, slowly creating the building blocks of a groundbreaking serum named “Divinity.” Jaxxon Pierce (Dorff), his son, now controls and manufactures his father’s once-benevolent dream,...
- 8/8/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: New Yorker Studios will release the Eddie Alcazar and Darren Aronofsky short film The Vandal on Dec. 13 across The New Yorker’s digital platforms as part of its “Screening Room” series.
For The Vandal—set in a world not unlike mid-20th century America—Alcazar dives into the mind of a man named Harold (Bill Duke) who undergoes a lobotomy and is suffering from traumatic memory loss as a result. As his memories continue to fade and his search for peace is interrupted, the character becomes desperate.
Baadja-Lyne Odums, Harry Goaz, Maurice Compte, Thomas Hildreth, and Abbey Lee costarred.
“Very happy to finally show the world what we have created with The Vandal and our state-of-the-art Metascope technique,” Alcazar told Deadline exclusively in a statement. “Working with The New Yorker will give the film a strong platform so that many people across the world will be able to experience its universal feelings and themes.
For The Vandal—set in a world not unlike mid-20th century America—Alcazar dives into the mind of a man named Harold (Bill Duke) who undergoes a lobotomy and is suffering from traumatic memory loss as a result. As his memories continue to fade and his search for peace is interrupted, the character becomes desperate.
Baadja-Lyne Odums, Harry Goaz, Maurice Compte, Thomas Hildreth, and Abbey Lee costarred.
“Very happy to finally show the world what we have created with The Vandal and our state-of-the-art Metascope technique,” Alcazar told Deadline exclusively in a statement. “Working with The New Yorker will give the film a strong platform so that many people across the world will be able to experience its universal feelings and themes.
- 12/8/2021
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
"You need to open up yourself to complete reprogramming." Executive produced by Steven Soderbergh and featuring music by Flying Lotus, Eddie Alcazar's new sci-fi thriller Perfect will take viewers into a dystopian world of brutally high expectations when it premieres in New York and Los Angeles this May ahead of its VOD release on Breaker.io on June 21st, and we've been provided with a new trailer that offers another look into the movie's mind-bending setting.
Previous Press Release: New York, NY – April 10, 2019 – Dystopian sci-fi thriller Perfect from writer and director Eddie Alcazar, will premiere in theaters in New York at Village East Cinemas on May 17 and in Los Angeles at Laemmle Ahrya Fine Arts on May 24, followed by a VOD launch exclusively on Breaker.io on June 21. Described by The Hollywood Reporter as a “a sensory trip wrapped around a kind of Frankenstein tale”, Perfect is a visually...
Previous Press Release: New York, NY – April 10, 2019 – Dystopian sci-fi thriller Perfect from writer and director Eddie Alcazar, will premiere in theaters in New York at Village East Cinemas on May 17 and in Los Angeles at Laemmle Ahrya Fine Arts on May 24, followed by a VOD launch exclusively on Breaker.io on June 21. Described by The Hollywood Reporter as a “a sensory trip wrapped around a kind of Frankenstein tale”, Perfect is a visually...
- 4/24/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Executive produced by Steven Soderbergh and produced and scored by Flying Lotus, Eddie Alcazar's new sci-fi thriller Perfect will take viewers into a dystopian world of brutally high expectations when it premieres in New York and Los Angeles this May ahead of its VOD release on Breaker.io on June 21st. To give Daily Dead readers an idea of what to expect, we've been provided with a new poster and clip from the film ahead of its release.
Press Release: New York, NY – April 10, 2019 – Dystopian sci-fi thriller Perfect from writer and director Eddie Alcazar, will premiere in theaters in New York at Village East Cinemas on May 17 and in Los Angeles at Laemmle Ahrya Fine Arts on May 24, followed by a VOD launch exclusively on Breaker.io on June 21. Described by The Hollywood Reporter as a “a sensory trip wrapped around a kind of Frankenstein tale”, Perfect is a...
Press Release: New York, NY – April 10, 2019 – Dystopian sci-fi thriller Perfect from writer and director Eddie Alcazar, will premiere in theaters in New York at Village East Cinemas on May 17 and in Los Angeles at Laemmle Ahrya Fine Arts on May 24, followed by a VOD launch exclusively on Breaker.io on June 21. Described by The Hollywood Reporter as a “a sensory trip wrapped around a kind of Frankenstein tale”, Perfect is a...
- 4/10/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The new trailer and poster for Tom Costabile's Voodoo will put a spell on you in today's Horror Highlights, which also includes details on Brendan Deneen's upcoming horror novel The Chrysalis and acquisition news for the Steven Soderbergh-produced sci-fi film Perfect.
New Voodoo Trailer and Poster: Press Release: Press Release: "From Wild Eye Releasing comes the highly-anticipated DVD premiere of Voodoo, a “gory, unique, and utterly creepy” (Inquisitr) ride into the fiery mouth of hell, from visionary director Tom Costabile, arriving 9/11/18.
Featuring “strong lead performances and a startling twist” (L.A Times), the no-holds-barred horror jaunt has been called “groundbreaking” (DecayMag), “a modern cult classic” (BeyondtheGore) and a “must see” (RogerEbert.com).
Voodoo tells of an innocent southern girl, Dani, vacationing in Los Angeles to evade her increasingly complicated life. Once Dani arrives in Los Angeles, she learns that trying to escape her past is not as easy as she had hoped.
New Voodoo Trailer and Poster: Press Release: Press Release: "From Wild Eye Releasing comes the highly-anticipated DVD premiere of Voodoo, a “gory, unique, and utterly creepy” (Inquisitr) ride into the fiery mouth of hell, from visionary director Tom Costabile, arriving 9/11/18.
Featuring “strong lead performances and a startling twist” (L.A Times), the no-holds-barred horror jaunt has been called “groundbreaking” (DecayMag), “a modern cult classic” (BeyondtheGore) and a “must see” (RogerEbert.com).
Voodoo tells of an innocent southern girl, Dani, vacationing in Los Angeles to evade her increasingly complicated life. Once Dani arrives in Los Angeles, she learns that trying to escape her past is not as easy as she had hoped.
- 5/31/2018
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
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