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| Horror hit 'Obsession' on VOD today, DVD in July | Universal Pictures Home Entertainment announced Tuesday that Obsession is now available to rent or own on digital video-on-demand. DVD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD will be available July 14. Obsession is still drawing audiences to theaters, having grossed over $230 million in North America and over $371 million worldwide. Its first month grosses in May earned more week over week, growing the audience. Curry Barker wrote and directed Obsession. It stars Michael Johnston as Bear, a shy man who wishes his friend Nikki (Inde Navarrette) would love him. His wish comes true with horrifying results as Nikki becomes obsessed with Bear and won't let him out of her sight. |
| Sophie Thatcher warns of killer in 'Her Private Hell' trailer | Neon is gearing up for the release of the new film Her Private Hell. The studio shared a trailer for the movie Tuesday featuring Sophie Thatcher (Yellowjackets, Companion) and Charles Melton (Riverdale, Beef). Her Private Hell is a new thriller from Drive and Only God Forgives director Nicolas Winding Refn. The trailer features moody scenes of neon-soaked violence as Thatcher's character warns of a killer known as "the leather man." "If you think he's playing games with you, he is. If you think he's going to kill you, he is," she says. "When a mysterious mist engulfs a futuristic metropolis, unleashing a deadly and elusive entity, a troubled young woman searches for her father. |
| Original 'Hellraiser' star Doug Bradley comes to Universal Halloween | Universal Studios announced Tuesday that Halloween Horror Nights will feature a Hellraiser attraction. The Halloween event begins August 28 in Orlando and Sept. 3 in Hollywood and runs through Nov. 1. The attraction will be based on the first three films in the series. Doug Bradley will voice Pinhead for the attraction. However, focusing on the first trilogy means it will not include Pinhead in space from Hellraiser: Bloodline. It includes Frank Colton's house where Julia brought Frank back from hell with the blood of adulterous men she seduced. It continues to the Channard Institute, where Dr. Channard used patients to open the Lament Configuration puzzle box, and The Labyrinth of Hell he unleashed. |
| 'Neagley': 'Reacher' spinoff gets photos, September premiere date | Prime Video is teasing the new series Neagley. The streaming service shared first-look photos and a September premiere date for the Reacher spinoff on Tuesday. Neagley continues the story of Frances Neagley (Maria Sten), a private investigator and former military protege of Jack Reacher (Alan Ritchson) who joined Reacher in Season 2. The spinoff will see Frances investigate the death of a friend from her past who is killed in a suspicious accident. "Using everything she's learned from Jack Reacher and her time as a member of the 110 Special Investigators, Neagley puts herself on a dangerous path to uncover a menacing evil," an official synopsis reads. |
| Chalamet, Gomez are 'Not Alone' in teaser for new animated film | Illumination and Universal Pictures are giving a glimpse of the new film Not Alone. The studios shared a teaser trailer for the movie Tuesday featuring the voices of superstars Timothe Chalamet and Selena Gomez. Not Alone is a sci-fi romantic comedy from Illumination, the studio behind Despicable Me, Sing and The Secret Life of Pets. Chalamet and Gomez voice Joe and Fran, an "introverted rocket mechanic" and a "brilliant astro-botanist" who spark a romance just as three aliens crash-land into their lives on Earth. "Life becomes more complicated when three aliens -- tiny, unruly and adorable -- take refuge in Joe's home. Dunk, Welly and Shirm are on the interplanetary run from a zealous-yet-inept officer of the law named Zandro. |