{"id":8318,"date":"2019-06-14T10:43:35","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T17:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog-proxy.atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/?p=8318"},"modified":"2019-06-17T11:49:15","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T18:49:15","slug":"donatos-dungeon-horrors-top-headlines-of-the-week-june-8-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/donatos-dungeon-top-horror-headlines-june-8-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Donato\u2019s Dungeon: Horror\u2019s Top Headlines Of The Week (June 8-14)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome, Atom Insider readers to Donato\u2019s Dungeon! Isn\u2019t chasing news headlines a grueling and exhausting task? Ever wonder where you can get all the week\u2019s biggest headlines in one easy-to-find place? That\u2019s why I\u2019m here, armed with a chainsaw and machete to slice through the week\u2019s onslaught of horror news to find the most notable happenings in our genre community. Let\u2019s see what sights I have to show you\u2026<\/p>\n

1. Candyman Reboot To Comment On Toxic Fandom, Can Be Compared To ‘Get Out’ And ‘Us’<\/h2>\n

As MonkeyPaw’s Candyman<\/em> gears up for production<\/a>, we have a few updates from creative director Ian Cooper on how to bring Candyman back from the dead in today’s extremely toxic fandom culture and also how it fits into Jordan Peele’s cinematic world:<\/p>\n

We talk a lot about fans and the idea of appeasing fans and when you do that and how do you do that and when do you not do that. I think my issue with fandom is that it\u2019s really problematic. It\u2019s probably the most problematic thing facing the genre.<\/em><\/p>\n

It typically comes with a dogma that is abrasive and that is more resistant to change and permutation than you would think. I think what we\u2019re trying to do with Candyman is both be mischievous in how we address the relationship to the first film but also be very satisfying. It will be satisfying on its own and will dovetail to the original. The new\u00a0Candyman\u00a0will fit in with\u00a0Us\u00a0and\u00a0Get Out\u00a0in a way that\u2019s circuitous.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s important to note that while many sites are reporting that\u00a0Nia DaCosta’s Candyman<\/em> will deal with toxic fandom directly, that’s not how I read it. Scott’s simply commenting on how crowds seem to lash out against remakes and reboots that challenge their beloved nostalgia. How Candyman<\/em> addresses that is a question altogether considering how we’re still not 100% certain on whether or not Tony Todd will appear or how, but I’m not sure where the “will address toxic fandom” headlines are coming from.<\/p>\n

As for the thematic comparisons to Us<\/em> and Get Out<\/em> – well, duh. Peele has created two of the angriest and most outspoken horror films of the 2000s. Bernard Rose’s original Candyman<\/em> heavily comments on race and injustice. It’s not surprising that MonkeyPaw’s intention is to amplify those social commentaries so, yeah, Candyman<\/em> is going to be as vocal as it is (hopefully) terrifying.<\/p>\n

Source: Deadline<\/a> \/ Dread Central<\/a><\/p>\n

2. Sigourney Weaver Confirmed For Jason Reitman’s ‘Ghostbusters’ Film, Director Wants To “Scare Children”<\/h2>\n

We still don’t know much about Jason Reitman’s Ghostbusters<\/em> project, but we now know star\u00a0Sigourney Weaver is confirmed to appear. She will reprise her original role of Dana Barrett, and spilled, “It\u2019s going to be crazy working with the guys again!” Consider\u00a0Bill Murray\u00a0and\u00a0Dan Aykroyd confirmed, as well.<\/p>\n

In other news, Jason Reitman told Geek Tyrant he wants to “scare children” with his film, possibly by using unused Ghostbusters<\/em> (original) footage<\/a>? I’m all for it. Scary fun is the best kind of fun.<\/p>\n

I want to scare children. One of my favorite things about movies [in the 80\u2019s] is that they can be funny\u00a0and<\/em>\u00a0scary at the same time.<\/p>\n

In making this movie, we found something kind of extraordinary. We went to Sony, and we said, \u2018We\u2019d really love to get back into the original dailies from 1984. Do you still have them?\u2019 And we found them. They were in a mine in Kansas, and we shipped the boxes to Burbank.\u00a0We\u2019ve been going through the footage for reasons I cannot tell you, but along the way we found some really cool stuff.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Source: Parade<\/a> \/ Geek Tyrant<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Steven Spielberg Writing Horror Series For Mobile Streaming Service\u00a0Quibi<\/h2>\n

Here’s some interesting news!\u00a0Steven Spielberg, not one to write the movies he directs, will be penning a horror series for mobile streaming service\u00a0Quibi (short for “quick bites”). As you can assume by the service’s title,\u00a0shows will be divided into short chapters, around 7 to 10 minutes long meant to be watched on the go. Spielberg’s After Dark<\/em> will have a unique twist compared to the Quibi projects from Sam Raimi, Guillermo del Toro, and Jason Blum: Spielberg’s shorts will only<\/em> be available to watch after midnight and in the dark.<\/p>\n

Quibi founder Jeffrey Katzenberg and CEO Meg Whitman had to find a way to meet Spielberg’s unusual request, and they did. Consider me curious about the gimmick, but it’s certainly exciting to see Spielberg return to his Poltergeist<\/em> horror days. The service is set to debut in April of 2020.<\/p>\n

Given that phones can track where it is at the moment \u2014 and keep tabs on when the sun rises and sets in its area \u2014 Katzenberg and Whitman challenged their engineers to come up with an idea for how to view the show when it\u2019s spooky out. The result: A clock will appear on phones, ticking down until sun sets in wherever that user is, until it\u2019s completely gone. Then the clock starts ticking again to when the sun comes back up \u2014 and the show will disappear until the next night.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Source: Variety<\/a><\/p>\n

4. Blumhouse Remaking ‘Black Christmas’ To Release THIS December<\/h2>\n

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Surprise! Blumhouse announced this week via Twitter that their previously untitled December 2019 release is a remake of Bob Clark’s slasher classic Black Christmas<\/em>.\u00a0Imogen Poots (Green Room) leads a cast including\u00a0Aleyse Shannon\u00a0(Charmed<\/i>),\u00a0Brittany O\u2019Grady\u00a0(Star<\/i>),\u00a0Lily Donoghue\u00a0(The Goldbergs<\/i>,\u00a0Jane the Virgin<\/i>) and\u00a0Caleb Eberhardt\u00a0(Broadway\u2019s\u00a0Choir Boy<\/i>). Tapped to direct is\u00a0Sophia Takal\u00a0(who directed the must-see Always Shine), who co-wrote the script with\u00a0April Wolfe. Mark your calendars for December 13th, Xmas horror fans!<\/p>\n

5. ‘Stranger Things’ Season 3 Plot Details Revealed<\/h2>\n

Keepin’ this write-up short and simple. Here’s the synopsis for Stranger Things<\/em> Season Three:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s 1985 in Hawkins, Indiana, and summer\u2019s heating up. School\u2019s out, there\u2019s a brand new mall in town, and the Hawkins crew are on the cusp of adulthood. Romance blossoms and complicates the group\u2019s dynamic, and they\u2019ll have to figure out how to grow up without growing apart. Meanwhile, danger looms. When the town\u2019s threatened by enemies old and new, Eleven and her friends are reminded that evil never ends; it evolves. Now they\u2019ll have to band together to survive, and remember that friendship is always stronger than fear.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

6. ‘Are You Afraid Of The Dark’ Casts The Midnight Society<\/h2>\n

Paramount’s planned Are You Afraid Of The Dark<\/em> adaptation took a hit recently when\u00a0Gary Dauberman walked away, but the revival is still planned to release this Halloween. The script was penned by\u00a0BenDavid Grabinski (Skiptrace<\/em>) and directed by Dean Israelite (Power Rangers<\/em>), but until today, a new Midnight Society had yet to be revealed. Now we know Sam Ashe Arnold (Best.Worst.Weekend.Ever.<\/em>), Miya Cech (Rim Of The World<\/em>), Tamara Smart (Artemis Fowl<\/em>), Lyliana Wray (Top Gun: Maverick<\/em>, Black-ish<\/em>), Rafael Casal (Blindspotting<\/em>), and Jeremy Taylor (It<\/em>, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween<\/em>) have all boarded the three-episode hourlong limited series.<\/p>\n

Casal will play\u00a0The Carnival of Doom\u2019s ringmaster, Mr. Tophat, who is brought to life as the children mentioned above tell their spooky campfire stories.<\/p>\n

Source: Deadline<\/a><\/p>\n

7. ‘Crawl’ Splashes Into 4DX Theaters<\/h2>\n