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But we knew we were going to give you guys the trailer—just, like, in a week, [to] get you ready." Saban Films Traumatika Cast, Plot Details, and Release The story of Traumatika follows Mikey, a young boy whose night terrors start bleeding into his real life when his mother shows signs of demonic possession[...]

Image courtesy of Saban Films Traumatika Star Sean Whalen on Rebekah Kennedy and Dir Pierre Tsigaridis' Efficiency on Set What intrigued you about 'Traumatika', and how did you get involved? I did a movie called 'Crust' that I wrote and directed, and I cast Rebekah Kennedy, who is the lead in 'Traumatika' She had already done a movie[...]

Image courtesy of Saban Films Taumatika Director Pierre Tsigaridis and Co-Writer Maxime Roncon on Developing Supernatural Horror Film What's the inspiration behind 'Traumatika?' Tsigaridis: The inspiration behind 'Traumatika' is simple: some kid being afraid of a parent, and we wanted to tell it a little differently than traditional horror filmmaking We were inspired by some POV shots and[...]

Image courtesy of Saban Films Traumatika Star Rebekah Kennedy on Reuniting with Tsigaridis, Rancon, and O'Bryan, and Love of Stephen King Horror What are Pierre and Maxime like as creatives? Oh, they're wonderful They're so open, collaborative, and they always make the set so safe, supportive, and encouraging They're all also open to ideas, and we come up[...]

Image courtesy of Saban Films Traumatika Director Pierre Tsigaridis and Co-Writer Maxime Roncon on Their Biggest Influences, Achieving a Specific Look for Possession Scenes, and Developing a 'Two Witches' Sequel When I spoke with Sean Whalen earlier, he mentioned that you worked efficiently during production Was there a particular sequence or scene that stood out to you[...]

Haas' latest is the Saban Films' action crime thriller High Rollers, the sequel to 2024's Cash Out. High Rollers follows master thief Mason (John Travolta), who is living the criminal's dream: island-hopping with his crew and the love of his life, Decker (Gina Gershon), while floating on a sea of stolen cash But his dream is[...]

The latest comes from Kevin Smith with the Saban Films rom-com The 4:30 Movie It follows three 16-year-old friends (Austin Zajur, Nicholas Cirillo, and Reed Northrup) who sneak into movies at the local Cineplex on Saturdays When one of the guys invites the girl (Siena Agudong) of his dreams to see an R-rated film, all hilarity[...]

His latest is Saban Films' noir thriller Darkness of Man, which follows the story of Russell Hatch (Jean-Claude Van Damme), a washed-up, former Interpol operative who vowed to protect the son (Emerson Min) of an informant killed years earlier in a raid gone wrong When merciless street gangs start an all-out turf war, and the[...]

While promoting her latest film, Darkness of Man, for Saban Films, Loken spoke with Bleeding Cool about her creative autonomy in her role as Claire, co-stars, career longevity, and more. Darkness of Man follows the story of Russell Hatch (Jean-Claude Van Damme), a washed-up, former Interpol operative who vowed to protect the son (Emerson Min) of[...]

Image courtesy of Paramount Pictures & Saban Films How Dark Asset Star Shani Rigsbee Tapped Her Natural Talents Bleeding Cool: How did you get involved with 'Dark Asset?' Rigsbee: I'm one of the producers, and about six years ago, it started with a group of friends, specifically two ladies Terri Farley had an original idea of working on[...]

Image courtesy of Saban Films In the Fire: Why Conor Allyn Wanted Film to Be a Gaucho Western Bleeding Cool: What's the inspiration behind 'In the Fire?' Allyn: It's a story I wrote the first draft around 2014 or 2015, so it was a long time ago Whenever I'm doing my own writing, I feel it almost always,[...]

His latest action thriller in Saban Films' The Best Man follows a team of ruthless mercenaries who violently seize control of a remote resort hotel, former Special Ops soldiers attending their best friend's wedding must rely only on their wits and training to combat the terrorists and save the hostages held for ransom Taylor spoke[...]

His latest is the Saban Films action thriller The Best Man, which follows a team of ruthless mercenaries who violently seize control of a remote resort hotel, former Special Ops soldiers attending their best friend's wedding must rely only on their wits and training to combat the terrorists and save the hostages held for ransom[...]

Saban Films has provided us with a few copies of the film to give away on the streaming platform, which officially comes out in theaters and digitally today, April 21st So this is your chance to snag it for free digitally What do you need to do to win this? In order for a chance[...]

Andy Allo is always looking for a new challenge to expand her range and believes she's carved a bit of a new path in science fiction thanks to new opportunities in the Amazon Prime Video series Upload, the Disney+ animated series Star Wars: The Bad Batch and now in Saban Films' action sci-fi thriller Assassin[...]

Nable spoke to Bleeding Cool about the Saban Films thriller, working with the Avatar: The Way of Water star, casting, and his unique approach to directing. Sam Worthington and Matt Nable in "Transfusion." Image courtesy of Saban Films Transfusion: How Writer & Star Matt Nable Transitioned to a First-Time Director Bleeding Cool: What was the inspiration behind 'Transfusion?' Nable:[...]

Out of Exile is a new thriller from Paramount and Saban Films, hitting select theaters, digital, and on-demand today It stars Adam Hampton, Ryan Merriman, Kyle Jacob Henry, Karrie Cox, Danny Boy O'Connor, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Luce Rains, Hayley McFarland, and Peter Greene, and was written and directed by Kyle Kauwika Harris. In the film,[...]

Last Resort is a new action film from Saban Films, and Well Go Entertainment starring Jon Foo (Tekken, Rush Hour) and Clayton Norcross (The Bold and The Beautiful) The film has some pretty great action throughout and is about a man whose family is taken hostage during a bank heist As the former special forces[...]

He was awarded the highest honor of his graduating class, the "Advanced Achievement Award." Today, Chris resides in San Diego, California, where he enjoys runs on the beach and good coffee." Credit Saban Films"Repeater follows hired hitman Smith (Sidhu), who is in the crosshairs when rival contract killers come gunning for him For Smith, his directive[...]

Image courtesy of Saban Films What are some of your favorite horror films growing up? It's so funny because I'm such a scaredy cat for most horror [laughs] I live in New York and feel like my whole life has been a little too white-knuckle I take everything too intensely, which is probably why I like doing[...]

Image courtesy of Saban Films Bleeding Cool: What's the inspiration behind the 'House of Darkness?' LaBute: Part of it was 'Dracula:' The idea of taking a portion of that Jonathan Harker story and updating it to something current The other goes to my theater days I like chamber pieces where you have people in one location[...]

Image courtesy of Saban Films Bleeding Cool: What intrigued you about 'House of Darkness?' Crovatin: I am not a horror person I don't watch it for enjoyment in my everyday life [The genre] scares me too much, and I don't like to be scared, but this script was a really interesting story about a man and a[...]

Nicky Whelan is always ready to tackle new challenges as an actress, and her latest one is Saban Films' shark survival horror thriller Maneater The actress plays Jessie, a woman enjoying her prepaid honeymoon despite her broken engagement with her friends at an idyllic island paradise, not knowing a ravenous shark is stalking them[...]

His latest is the Saban Films' shark thriller Maneater, which follows a group of friends out on a tropical island paradise only to be stalked by a ravenous shark Fahey spoke with Bleeding Cool about working with writer-director Justin Lee and wanting to share scenes with co-star and country music artist Trace Adkins. Jeff Fahey attends[...]

Saban Films is working with Redbox to provide a few codes of the film to give away, which will be released on August 26th, 2022, so this is your chance to snag a freebie ahead of time What do you need to do to win this? In order for a chance to win, it just[...]

immigration policy and elder abuse in Saban Films' horror comedy American Carnage The story follows a band of newly detained youth, victims of a governor's executive order that arrested children of undocumented immigrants, that are offered an opportunity to have their charges dropped by volunteering to provide care to the elderly Director Deigo and co-writer[...]

Image courtesy of Saban Films Bleeding Cool: What interested you in American Carnage? Allen Maldonado: The script and it had a great message underneath the horror My character is the comic relief, and he has a lot of fun in this particular film He has little action so far from the role, the message, and the opportunity[...]

Now he's finding himself in some higher profile projects, including roles in the Saban Films' American Carnage, the HBO Max film Women Is Losers, ABC series Home Economics, AMC's Better Call Saul, an upcoming Netflix series The Brothers Sun opposite Everything Everywhere All at Once Michelle Yeoh, and now a lead role in the crime[...]

Saban Films' Take the Night was a project nine years in the making of sorts since writer and director Seth McTigue started making shorts in 2013 It's a project that just kept going and something he felt could be creatively flexible The edgy crime thriller is a twisted tale of sibling rivalry and family secrets[...]

Ortiz spoke with Bleeding Cool about her upcoming thriller/comedy in Saban Films' American Carnage, why the film's message resonated so much, working with director Diego Hallavis and co-writer and brother Julio Hallivis, and her background in cognitive neuroscience The film follows a group of children of undocumented immigrants who are arrested following an executive order[...]