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Even on a specialty level, horror just works post-pandemic with the latest pop from a strong showing by a trio of films, Fear and Infinity Pool, released this weekend, and Skinamarink in week three. Fear hails from Deon and Roxanne Avent Taylor's Hidden Empire Film Group, the all-Black production…

Neon and Topic Studios present writer/director Brandon Cronenberg's Infinity Pool at 1,835 theaters in a lively specialty weekend sandwiched between a new crop of Sundance films and noteworthy expansions in the glow of Oscar nominations. Infinity Pool, staring Alexander Skarsgard, Mia Goth, Cleopatra…

Peacock has taken in for development Fear, a series based on the 1996 thriller film, from The Path creator Jessica Goldberg, Imagine Television and Universal TV, Deadline has confirmed. Written by Goldberg, inspired by Imagine Entertainment’s 1996 cult classic film Fear, the modern series reinvention…

EXCLUSIVE:  Benjamin Flores Jr. has signed with Hyperion for agency representation. The actor most recently starred in the Leigh Janiak-directed Netflix feature trilogy Fear Street, released this past summer. He’s also a series regular on the Showtime drama Your Honor alongside Bryan Cranston and Michael Stuhlbarg…

The decision to select Ivaylo Hristov's migrant drama Fear (Страх) as Bulgaria’s International Film submission for the 94th Academy Awards has sparked controversy in the Balkan country, triggering a slew of accusations, from an illegitimate vote to “systemic racism, sexism and denialism.” The scandal erupted when…

Bulgaria has selected Ivaylo Hristov's Fear (Страх) as its official submission for Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards. Set in a Bulgarian village close to the Turkish border, Fear centers on a widow (Svetlana Yancheva) who encounters an African migrant (Michael Fleming) while hunting in the…

EXCLUSIVE: Enrico Colantoni, the Veronica Mars regular with a role in the upcoming Tom Hanks’ Mister Rogers film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, has been cast in the world premiere of Fear, an Off Broadway psychological drama written by Roseanne and Home Improvement creator Matt Williams. Also starring will be…

EXCLUSIVE: Amandla Stenberg is attached to star in Universal’s reimagined take of the 1996 thriller Fear.  The original movie, released in 1996, starred Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon early on in their careers as young lovers David and Nicole. David is charming and affectionate, but Nicole soon sees a darker side…

President Donald Trump is keeping up his end of Fear author Bob Woodward’s book promotion campaign, writing at least five tweets this morning that directly reference the book – and a few that seem at least spurred by the upcoming Sept. 11 publication. Trump even (mis)quoted Today host Savannah Guthrie asking guest…

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders dismissed Bob Woodward’s forthcoming book as “nothing more than fabricated stories,” furnishing a list of no fewer than 53 accomplishments by President Donald Trump and a vow that “no one can beat him in 2020.” Along with the general statement, the White House also put out a…

EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures is developing a re-imagined take on Fear, the 1996 thriller that starred Reese Witherspoon and Mark Wahlberg. The studio has set Oscar-nominated Straight Outta Compton co-scribe Jonathan Herman to write the script. The original pic, directed by James Foley, penned by Chistopher Crowe…