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In the age of the inflation of the “content” of any kind, we tend to be anesthetized and desensitized by the sheer amount of it that is available to us. We rarely ask ourselves how it is “produced” for our entertainment or whatever. The same goes for the coverage of the big events like wars, pandemics and natural disasters and for the banal ones like quiz, game and reality shows. That is how the society of the spectacle operates. So brace yourselves for “13: Game of Death” (2006) by Chookiat Sakveerakul that thematizes it.

Our protagonist Phuchit (Krissada Sukosol) is having the worst day of his life: he gets dumped by his girlfriend and fired from his work, his car is repossessed, he maxed his credit cards and he still has to provide for his mother and sister. The chance of “salvation” comes in the form of the call from the...

Stars: Ryohei Suzuki, Fumika Shimizu, Ken Yasuda, Shôta Chiyo, Shunsuke Daitô, Narushi Ikeda, Nana Katase, Tsuyoshi Muro, Shun Oguri, Yoshinori Okada, Jirô Satô, Takashi Tsukamoto | Written by Yûichi Fukuda, Shun Oguri | Directed by Yûichi Fukuda

I love, nay Adore, completely-bonkers Far East flicks be they live-action or animation – hell, some of the first films I ever reviewed professionally (if anything I do can be called a profession) were titles like Big Man Japan and 13: Game of Death. So it’s safe to say that I’m part of the target [Western] audience for a film like Hk: Forbidden Superhero – even moreso given the ridiculous over-the-top ending that sees one of the films villains emerge in a giant mech that looks like a combination of two of my favourite kids TV shows: a Power Rangers Zord and the combiner Devastator from the original 80s Transformers cartoon.

Which is why I absolutely Loved this movie!

Just in time for Valentine’s Day is the next episode of Blumhouse and Hulu’s Into the Dark, Down, directed by Daniel Stamm. I recently caught up with The Last Exorcism and 13 Sins director to talk about the challenges of filming a feature-length episode that takes place almost entirely in an elevator, and he also gave me an update on They, a movie written by The Stranger’s Bryan Bertino, which he hope to be filming soon:

How did you get involved with Blumhouse and Hulu’s Into the Dark series?

Daniel Stamm: I had done a movie with Blumhouse before, called 13 Sins, and Jason Blum was an executive producer on it. Down was actually a script outside of Blumhouse and Hulu that I read from Kent Kubena, the writer, before it was even [thought of] for a Blumhouse movie. And then a couple of weeks later, he called and...

This Valentine’s Day, Falling In Love Has Never Hurt So Much. Watch The Jaw-Dropping Trailer For Down Here Into The Dark, “Down” Launches Exclusively on Hulu, February 1, 2019 Cast: Natalie Martinez and Matt Lauria Crew: Written by Kent Kubena and directed by Daniel Stamm (13 Sins, …

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Two office works trapped in an elevator on Valentine's Day—it may sound like a traditional rom-com at first, but it takes a brutal turn in the trailer for Down, Blumhouse's latest holiday-themed installment of Into the Dark, coming to Hulu on February 1st.

Written by Kent Kubena and directed by Daniel Stamm, Into the Dark: Down stars Natalie Martinez, and Matt Lauria. After premiering on Bloody Disgusting, we've been provided with the trailer for Down, which you can watch below.

Synopsis: "A pair of office workers get trapped in an elevator over a long Valentine's Day weekend, but what at first promises to be a romantic connection turns dangerous and horrifying in this Blumhouse mash-up of rom-com and horror film genres."



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Based on a one-shot comic titled “13th Quiz Show” by Eakasit Thairaat, “13: Game of Death” was a huge success, both in Thailand and internationally, winning a number of awards from festivals all over the world, and eventually having a remake in Hollywood, titled “13 Sins.”

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The film tells the tale of Phuchit Puengnathong, a music instrument salesman, who has the worst day of his life. During a visit to a potential client, he discovers that a colleague has already closed the deal behind his back, and upon his return to his car, he finds out that the police has seized it. Furthermore, when he arrives at his office, his boss calls him and forces him to sign his resignation in order to receive a letter of recommendation. Subsequently, his mother calls him and asks for money for his sister.

Moreover, Phuchit has overcharged his credit cards,...

The urban legend of the Slender Man grows. Director Sylvain White (I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer) helms this film, from a script written by David Birke (13 Sins, 2014) and Victor Surge. The film stars: Joey King (The Conjuring, 2013), Julia Goldani Telles and Annalise Basso. In the film, an unnatural man haunts a local forest, leading to the disappearance of dozens of children and teenagers. A Mythology Entertainment and Madhouse Entertainment production, the film's first trailer is available here. In the trailer, a voice-over asks "Where is my daughter?" There is no answer. Meanwhile, more and more young women are drawn into the woods. Strange, short images haunt the trailer, with the Slender Man appearing at night and in fog. The Slender Man will show in May of 2018. Sony Pictures Releasing will host the United States' release, which begins May 18th. Fans of creepy horror titles are...

Im Global Founder and CEO Stuart Ford has signed a multiple year extension to his CEO service contract it was announced today by a company spokesperson. The 43 year old executive founded the company with a launch at Cannes in 2007 and Im Global has since gone on to become one of the most visible and active companies in the independent sector. The company had eight new films in the Cannes Market and played host to Martin Scorsese, who was in town to help Im Global promote his longtime passion project “Silence”. On the opening day of the Festival Ford and Scorsese combined to give a presentation to 300 foreign distributors in one of the Croisette’s most high profile events of the opening week. An international sales powerhouse, the company customarily brings 15-18 new projects a year into the market across its unique structure of four separate sales labels handling mainstream commercial,...

Dark Circles

Street Date: 5/21/13

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After Dark Films presents a twisted reality in Dark Circles arriving on DVD, Digital Download and Video on Demand May 21st from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. This supernatural horror film stars Pell James (The Lincoln Lawyer), Johnathon Schaech (That Thing You Do), Jennifer Foreman (Angry Little God) and Philippe Brenninkmeyer (Beerfest). The Dark Circles DVD includes audio commentary with writer/director Paul Soter … Continue reading →...

Lionsgate just dropped us a line to let us know they have two new features poised and ready for their DVD and digital download debuts on May 21st. Read on for the latest on one of the After Dark Originals, Dark Circles, and Cool Air.

After Dark Films presents a twisted reality in Dark Circles arriving on DVD, Digital Download and Video on Demand May 21st from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. This supernatural horror film stars Pell James (The Lincoln Lawyer), Johnathon Schaech (That Thing You Do), Jennifer Foreman (Angry Little God) and Philippe Brenninkmeyer (Beerfest). The Dark Circles DVD includes audio commentary with writer/director Paul Soter and will be available for the suggested retail price of $26.98.

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When new parents Alex and Penny retreat from the city and move into a place outside town, the stress and massive sleep-deprivation caused by their infant has both of them seeing things...

Ron Perlman is the latest star to join Rutina Wesley from True Blood and Mark Webber from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World in David Stamm’s Angry Little God. Perlman is also in Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim and reported to be talking with the director about Hellboy 3.

Angry Little God is a remake of the Thai film 13: Game of Death about a man who receives a mysterious phone call telling him he can win a fortune in a secret-camera game show if he completes 13 tasks. Like most of these stories, the tasks tend toward the bloody side. See the trailer below.

Stamm also directed A Necessary Death and The Last Exorcism. He is co-writing Angry Little God with David Birke. Other cast includes Pruitt Taylor Vince, Tom Bower and Devon Graye.

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Variety reports that Perlman has come aboard God, a remake of the Thai thriller 13: Game Of Death that begins shooting today. The cast also includes Mark Webber, True Blood’s Rutina Wesley, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Tom Bower and Devon Graye. Scripted by Stamm and David Birke based on the Game screenplay by director Chookiat Sakveerakul and Eakasit Thairatana, the movie focuses on a young man who’s desperate for money, and receives a mysterious phone call from a man promising big bucks in exchange for performing tasks for what is supposedly a hidden-camera game show. The 13 tasks become more and more extreme, until they become literal matters of life and death. Angry Little God is being produced and financed by Im Global’s Octane genre division, which is also involved with the upcoming Ti West/Eli Roth film Sacrament.

Variety reports that Perlman has come aboard God, a remake of the Thai thriller 13: Game Of Death that begins shooting today. The cast also includes Mark Webber, True Blood’s Rutina Wesley, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Tom Bower and Devon Graye. Scripted by Stamm and David Birke based on the Game screenplay by director Chookiat Sakveerakul and Eakasit Thairatana, the movie focuses on a young man who’s desperate for money, and receives a mysterious phone call from a man promising big bucks in exchange for performing tasks for what is supposedly a hidden-camera game show. The 13 tasks become more and more extreme, until they become literal matters of life and death. Angry Little God is being produced and financed by Im Global’s Octane genre division, which is also involved with the upcoming Ti West/Eli Roth film Sacrament.

Variety reports that Perlman has come aboard God, a remake of the Thai thriller 13: Game Of Death that begins shooting today. The cast also includes Mark Webber, True Blood’s Rutina Wesley, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Tom Bower and Devon Graye. Scripted by Stamm and David Birke based on the Game screenplay by director Chookiat Sakveerakul and Eakasit Thairatana, the movie focuses on a young man who’s desperate for money, and receives a mysterious phone call from a man promising big bucks in exchange for performing tasks for what is supposedly a hidden-camera game show. The 13 tasks become more and more extreme, until they become literal matters of life and death. Angry Little God is being produced and financed by Im Global’s Octane genre division, which is also involved with the upcoming Ti West/Eli Roth film Sacrament.

Variety reports that Perlman has come aboard God, a remake of the Thai thriller 13: Game Of Death that begins shooting today. The cast also includes Mark Webber, True Blood’s Rutina Wesley, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Tom Bower and Devon Graye. Scripted by Stamm and David Birke based on the Game screenplay by director Chookiat Sakveerakul and Eakasit Thairatana, the movie focuses on a young man who’s desperate for money, and receives a mysterious phone call from a man promising big bucks in exchange for performing tasks for what is supposedly a hidden-camera game show. The 13 tasks become more and more extreme, until they become literal matters of life and death. Angry Little God is being produced and financed by Im Global’s Octane genre division, which is also involved with the upcoming Ti West/Eli Roth film Sacrament.

The Thai thriller 13: Game Of Death is getting an English language remake directed by Daniel Stamm, and with principal photography starting this week, the cast is finalized and ready to go on Angry Little God.

Ron Perlman is the latest to join the chain-gang.

He joins Mark Webber, Rutina Wesley, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Tom Bower and Devon Graye.

Deadline NY describes the plot:

“… about a guy who receives a mysterious phone call informing him that he’s on a hidden camera game show where he must execute 13 tasks to receive a big cash prize. He accepts the challenge as he’s in debt but soon he realizes he’s in over his head.”

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Dimension Films upcoming thriller Angry Little God has added a slew of new names to its cast, including the consummate Ron Perlman.  Variety reports that Perlman will join Tom Bower, Devon Graye and Pruitt Taylor Vince.  Scott Weber of Scott Pilgrim fame and Rutina Wesley, Tara from True Blood, are set to play the leads.

Little God is adapted from the 2006 Thai film 13: Game of Death which also received its Us distribution through Dimension.

Angry Little God

Ron Perlman, Tom Bower, Devon Graye and Pruitt Taylor Vince have all joined the cast of Daniel Stamm's indie thriller "Angry Little God". Stamm and David Birke penned the script.

A remake of the Thai film "13: Game of Death", the story follows a meek social services coordinator who's drowning in debt who learns he's on a hidden camera game show where he must execute 13 tasks to receive a cash prize of several million dollars. [Source: Variety]

Prisoners

Paul Dano will join Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal in Denis Villeneuve's "Prisoners" at Alcon Entertainment. Shooting kicks off early next year.

Th story evolves around a small-town carpenter who takes the law into his own hands after his young daughter and best friend are kidnapped. He runs up against the big-city detective in the process. [Source: Variety]

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French filmmaker Olivier Assayas has confirmed that he plans to reteam...

• Anne Hathaway is attached to the romantic comedy The Low Self-Esteem of Lizzie Gillespie, co-written by Mindy Kaling and The Office writer Brent Forrester. The project, about a self-conscious gal involved with losers whose love life perks up when a supreme hottie pursues her, is still without a director. Kaling and Forrester will also co-produce. [THR]

• Ron Perlman is putting his broad shoulders and Sons of Anarchy intensity to good use as part of the cast of the psychological thriller Angry Little God, an English-language remake of the Thai film 13: Game of Death. The film is about a man in...

Both Ron Perlman and Pruitt Taylor Vince are actors who bring so much to the people they play just through their visage. Perlman is not only tall, but has a face that looks like it was chiseled from stone and is filled with character. Vince has a condition called nystagmus, which causes his eyes to involuntarily dart around. Both actors have used their unique looks to boost their careers and now it's being reported that they will do it together in the upcoming film Angry Little God. THR has learned that the two actors and Tom Bower and Devon Graye have all signed on for the new thriller, which is being helmed by Daniel Stamm (The Last Exorcism). The film, written by Stamm and David Birke, is a remake of Thai film 13: Game of Death and is about a down and out man who one day leanrs that he...

The casting news continues for Daniel Stamm's next film for Dimension, Angry Little God, as an actor has signed on for duty who knows all about gods and demons. Read on for the latest.

According to THR Hellboy star Ron Perlman has joined the cast of Stamm’s psychological thriller Angry Little God, an Im Global film that Dimension Films will distribute in the U.S.

The flick began principal photography on Tuesday and stars Mark Webber (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World), Rutina Wesley (“True Blood”), Pruitt Taylor Vince, Tom Bower and Devon Graye.

The thriller is the English-language remake of the Thai film 13: Game of Death. “The story follows an indebted man who gets a mysterious phone call telling him he’s on a hidden camera game show while also offering him a fortune if he completes thirteen tasks. The man accepts the challenge but is soon...

Looks like Hellboy himself has signed on to a film that puts its main character through a special kind of hell.

Deadline reports that Ron Perlman and character actors Pruitt Taylor Vince, Tom Bower and Devon Graye are the newest additions to the cast of Angry Little God, a remake of a Thai film called 13: Game of Death. Not to be confused with 13: Tzameti, which was remade recently, this one has an equally intriguing premise.

Mark Webber (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) and Rutina Wesley (True Blood) star as a married couple who are having financial problems. When the man gets a call telling him he's on a hidden camera game show and must perform 13 tasks to make a boatload of money, he accepts the challenge without telling his wife but quickly realizes that things are about to turn bad because these tasks aren't exactly what he thought they'd be.

The Last Exorcism director Daniel Stamm is moving forward on his remake of 13: Game of Death. Titled Angry Little God, the film will star Mark Webber and Rutina Wesley, and we now have additional casting news.

Deadline is reporting that the cast now includes Ron Perlman, along with The Walking Dead‘s Pruitt Taylor Vince, Tom Bower and Devon Graye. Filming will begin tomorrow, so we should have much more news about this film in the near future. Dimension Films has already acquired Us distribution rights to the remake and were responsible for releasing the original 2006 Thai film.

“[The Story]… follows a bright but meek social services coordinator who’s drowning in debt and desperate as he’s about to marry the love of his life. He receives a mysterious phone call informing him that he’s on a hidden camera game show where he must execute 13 tasks to receive a...

Ron Perlman, Tom Bower, Devon Graye and Pruitt Taylor Vince have joined the cast of Dimension Films' psychological thriller Angry Little God (originally announced with the title 13) from director Daniel Stamm (The Last Exorcism).

Mark Webber and Rutina Wesley were previously announced to star. Stamm and his writing partner David Birke adapted the script from the original Thai thriller, 13: Game of Death, which follows a bright but meek social services coordinator who’s drowning in debt and desperate as he's about to marry the love of his life. He receives a mysterious phone call informing him that he’s on a hidden camera game show where he must execute 13 tasks to receive a cash prize of over $6,000,000. He accepts the challenge, but even with thousands of dollars suddenly appearing in his bank account, he realizes he’s in over his head.

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Ron Perlman has joined the cast of Daniel Stamm's psychological thriller Angry Little God, an Im Global film that Dimension Films will distribute in the U.S. Photos: Fall Movie Preview 2012: Major New Releases From Spielberg, Jackson, Tarantino, the Wachowskis, Burton and More Angry Little God -- which began principal photography on Tuesday -- headlines Mark Webber (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) and Rutina Wesley (True Blood). Perman isn't the only new addition to the cast; Pruitt Taylor Vince, Tom Bower and Devon Graye will also star. The thriller is the English-language remake of the Thai film 13: Game of

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Daniel Stamm's Angry Little God English-language remake of the Thai thriller 13: Game of Death, has cast Ron Perlman, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Tom Bower and Devon Graye. They join Mark Webber and Rutina Wesley in the Octane, Automatik and Little Magic Films production, reports Variety. Dimension Films is distributing the film being produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Kiki MIyake. The independent film starts principal photography o Tuesday with Stamm helming from the script he wrote alongside David Birke. The story follows a social services worker who has lost his job and is in a hefty amount of debt, but desperate to marry his girl. He has a shot at a better life when a mysterious call comes in, learning he's in a hidden game show and has to complete 13 tasks and win $6 million. He's in way over his head and trapped in a house of horrors.

Daniel Stamm's Angry Little God English-language remake of the Thai thriller 13: Game of Death, has cast Ron Perlman, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Tom Bower and Devon Graye. They join Mark Webber and Rutina Wesley in the Octane, Automatik and Little Magic Films production, reports Variety. Dimension Films is distributing the film being produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Kiki MIyake. The independent film starts principal photography o Tuesday with Stamm helming from the script he wrote alongside David Birke. The story follows a social services worker who has lost his job and is in a hefty amount of debt, but desperate to marry his girl. He has a shot at a better life when a mysterious call comes in, learning he's in a hidden game show and has to complete 13 tasks and win $6 million. He's in way over his head and trapped in a house of horrors.

Ron Perlman, Tom Bower, Devon Graye and Pruitt Taylor Vince have joined the cast of Dimension Films' psychological thriller Angry Little God (originally announced with the title 13 ) from director Daniel Stamm ( The Last Exorcism ). Mark Webber and Rutina Wesley were previously announced to star. Stamm and his writing partner David Birke adapted the script from the original Thai thriller, 13: Game of Death , which follows a bright but meek social services coordinator who.s drowning in debt and desperate as he's about to marry the love of his life. He receives a mysterious phone call informing him that he.s on a hidden camera game show where he must execute 13 tasks to receive a cash prize of over $6,000,000. He accepts the challenge, but even with thousands of dollars suddenly...

Final Girl

Alexander Ludwig ("The Hunger Games") will star opposite Abigail Breslin in Tyler Shields' indie film "Final Girl." Adam Prince is scripting.

The story revolves around a girl who, after being dropped into the woods and hunted by a group of teenage boys, turns the tables by hunting them. [Source: Variety]

Prisoners

Already linked a few weeks ago, Jake Gyllenhaal is now confirmed to be joining Hugh Jackman in Denis Villeneuve's thriller "Prisoners" at Alcon Entertainment. Shooting kicks off early next year.

Aaron Guzikowski (“Contraband”) penned the script which revolves around a small-town carpenter (Jackman) whose young daughter and her best friend are kidnapped. Keller takes the law into his own hands but runs up against a hot shot detective (Gyllenhaal). [Source: Screen Daily]

1,000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story

Luke Kleintank has joined the cast of "1,000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story" opposite David Henrie. He will portray Weissman's best friend and teammate.

A double-shot of True Blood's Rutina Wesley in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... First, the actress is said to be in negotiations to star in a drama titled Last Weekend, directed by Tom Dolby and Tom Williams, which centers on the the changes characters in a family home undergo, during their last weekend there. Wesley would join Patricia Clarkson if she signs on to the project; but no word on what character she'd be playing in the film... not yet anyway.  And secondly, Wesely is also in negotiations to star in a thriller titled Angry Little Gods, to be directed by Daniel Stamm (The Last Exorcism). We do know what character she'd be playing in that film -...

Mark Webber may star in Dimension Films' Angry Little God reboot of 13: Game of Death, which Dimension Films has just acquired. The Scott Pilgrim vs. the World actor is in talks for the lead in the Daniel Stamm (The Last Exorcism) film based on the 2006 Thai thriller 13: Game of Death, reports Variety. This news comes after Dimension just picked up the remake scripted by David Birke and Stamm, from the original film helmed by Chookiat Sakveerakul, and scripted by Eakasit Thairatana and Chookiat Sakveerakul. Weinstein Co's Bob Weinstein stated that he was "blown away by Daniel Stamm's direction in 'The Last Exorcism'" and that he "wanted to work with him ever since."...

Dimension Films has acquired Daniel Stamm's Angry Little God psychological thriller, an English-language remake of 13: Game of Death. Im Global is set to produce as well as finance the project which Stamm (The Last Exorcism) will helm. Jason Blum of Blumhouse is serving as executive producer alongside Somsak Techaratanaprasert who produced the original Thai film. The 2006 film originally titled 14 game sayawng starred Krissada Sukosol, Achita Sikamana, Sarunyoo Wongkrachang and Nathapong Arunnetra. The story tells of a social services worker who has lost his job and is in a hefty amount of debt, but desperate to marry his girl. He has a shot at a better life when a mysterious call comes in, learning he's in a hidden game show...

The trend to remake, reboot or re-whatever film favorites from the past continues with our latest round-up of in-development projects that were recently added and/or updated on IMDbPro. Here are a few that caught our attention this week:

Point Break – Alcon Entertainment and Salt scribe Kurt Wimmer will update the original '90s surfer flick directed by Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow to include many more extreme sports, and we can only hope for a Keanu Reeves/Gary Busey cameo.

Beetlejuice 2 – Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter writer Seth Grahame-Smith is teaming up with David Katzenberg to script a pair of projects for Warner Bros.—one of which is strongly considered to be this follow-up/reboot to Tim Burton's 1988 ghost-with-the-most comedy.

Untitled 'Le Mac' Remake – Based on the French comedy Le Mac, Hangover co-star Ed Helms headlines this comedy about a kidnapped banker who's forced to go undercover as a pimped-out gangster.

Highlander – There can be only one-- except when it comes to popular remakes. Such is the case with this fantasy favorite now that 28 Weeks Later director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo signed on to direct the latest version from Summit Entertainment.

13 – The Last Exorcist director Daniel Stamm is on board to direct this remake of the Thai horror film 13: Game of Death, which centers on a guy caught up in a cruel game of challenges for cash.