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Ben Wheatley’s new horror In the Earth gets a trailer and four posters

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Neon has debuted the first trailer for writer-director Ben Wheatley’s (Kill List, Sightseers) return to low-budget horror, In the Earth, along with four character posters featuring stars Hayley Squires, Ellora Torchia, Joel Fry, and Reece Shearsmith; take a look here… As the world searches for a cure to a disastrous virus, a scientist and park […]

In The Earth is Ben Wheatley’s epic return to horror! | Sundance 2021 Video Review

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In The Earth, 2021. Directed by Ben Wheatley. Starring Joel Fry, Ellora Torchia, Hayley Squires, and Reece Shearsmith. Filmmaker Ben Wheatley recently debuted his remake of Rebecca on Netflix and it was met with mixed reactions. Thankfully Wheatley quickly returned to horror as this will surely be one of his most memorable films ever. In […]

2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – In the Earth

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In the Earth, 2021. Directed by Ben Wheatley. Starring Joel Fry, Ellora Torchia, Hayley Squires, and Reece Shearsmith. SYNOPSIS: As the world searches for a cure to a disastrous virus, a scientist and park scout venture deep into the forest for a routine equipment run. Ben Wheatley is a filmmaker whose prodigious talents are matched only […]

Tomb Raider sequel lands new director in Lovecraft Country showrunner Misha Green

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Although it was previously reported back in 2019 that British filmmaker Ben Wheatley (Rebecca) would be helming and co-writing Alicia Vikander’s second outing as the iconic video game heroine Lara Croft, it seems like plans have now changed. According to Deadline, the Tomb Raider sequel has now landed HBO’s Lovecraft Country showrunner Misha Green who […]

Ben Wheatley’s new horror In the Earth gets a teaser trailer

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Back in October, British filmmaker Ben Wheatley (Kill List, Rebecca) announced his return to the low-budget horror realm with Into the Earth, a new project which he’d shot in secret during the first lockdown, and now we have a brief teaser for the movie courtesy of distributors NEON… The new trip from Ben Wheatley, IN […]

Ben Wheatley-directed horror In the Earth gets first image and plot details

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In the run up to the release of Rebecca on Netflix, filmmaker Ben Wheatley announced that he’d been working on a low budget pandemic horror throughout lockdown, and now we have the first image (above) and details on the film. Titled In the Earth, the film features a cast that includes Joel Fry (Yesterday), Ellora […]

Tomb Raider 2 release date delayed indefinitely

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While we know a sequel to 2018’s Tomb Raider is currently in development, it seems like Alicia Vikander’s second outing as the iconic video game heroine Lara Croft won’t be releasing any time soon. According to The Wrap, MGM has announced that the Tomb Raider sequel, which was initially set to release on March 19th, 2021, has now […]

Ben Wheatley to direct Jason Statham in shark sequel The Meg 2

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As he gears up to take on his first Hollywood production with Tomb Raider 2, British filmmaker Ben Wheatley has now added another big-budget sequel to his upcoming C.V. with THR reporting that he’s set to link up with Jason Statham for a sequel to the 2018 sharksploitation blockbuster The Meg. The first movie, an […]

Movie Review – Rebecca (2020)

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Rebecca, 2020. Directed by Ben Wheatley. Starring Lily James, Armie Hammer, Keeley Hawes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Riley, Anna Dowd and Bill Paterson. SYNOPSIS: Manderley is the ancestral country seat of Maxim de Winter (Armie Hammer). Shrouded in secrets, rife with scandal and cloaked in tragedy it sits precariously overlooking a ravaged coast line. It […]