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Actress Nina Bergman Alludes to new ‘Doom’ film from Universal

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Doom is one of the biggest staples in video game culture, especially for first person shooters. With multiple installments in the series containing an endless stream of non-stop, outrageous, over the top violence, it’s obvious as to why Doom has had such an impact.

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Much like all commercially successful video games, the hyper-violent demon shooter eventually received a film adaption in 2005; and just like most popular video-game to film adaptations, it fared poorly among viewers and critics.

The Doom film adaptation was similar to the Resident Evil film series in its shortcomings, because while the core film featured the action from its games, the plot and characters were hardly faithful.

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While this has not been officially confirmed by Universal, multiple news outlets have reported on actress/singer Nina Bergman’s tweet claim that she has been signed to be part of the cast for the new Doom film.

Bergman tweets that she just finished signing the paperwork with Universal and filming will begin in Bulgaria (a weird place to film a movie about a video-game that takes place on Mars).

As seen in her tweet, Bergman alludes to a director being involved in the new Doom adaptation that is proficient at writing “bad-ass” female characters and is a risk taker.

While no IMDb confirmation can be sourced for the film’s production, Bergman did respond to two tweets by Tony Giglio (director of Chaos and S.W.A.T.: Under Siege, and writer for Death Race 2, Inferno, Death Race 4: Beyond Anarchy) , which have since been redacted/deleted.

Giglio may not be involved in the production, but considering his familiarity and history with shoot-em-up action films, he may certainly be involved as a writer or director.

Bergman also claims that the new film will bear more success than the 2005 Doom film.

Comic book news does point out the speculation that if the film is happening, Bergman could be breaking some sort of contract by disclosing this news, so we would be wise to take everything with a grain of salt.

Since Bergman is the only one to confirm anything concerning this Doom film adaptation, and she has not even gone to the location to begin filming, it will be some time before we receive any photos or footage on the project’s potential progress.

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The news of a new Doom film comes at interesting point in time considering Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s recent tweet towards The Doom twitter, and with E3 being just over a month away.

Personally, I am curious how close to the game(s) this (potential) film will be, since the most recent chapter in the Doom game series consists of a cast of taciturn demons, cyborg Dr. Sam Hyde, Doomguy, and Olivia Pearce (who Bergman shares a similar face structure and hairstyle with).

On the topic of horror and video games, Xbox One is has a list of horror games for their “Halfway to Halloween” sale. You can see which games will be on sale in our article here!

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Jake Gyllenhaal’s Thriller ‘Presumed Innocent’ Series Gets Early Release Date

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Jake Gyllenhaal’s limited series Presumed Innocent is dropping on AppleTV+ on June 12 instead of June 14 as originally planned. The star, whose Road House reboot has brought mixed reviews on Amazon Prime, is embracing the small screen for the first time since his appearance on Homicide: Life on the Street in 1994.

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Presumed Innocent is being produced by David E. Kelley, J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot, and Warner Bros. It is an adaptation of Scott Turow’s 1990 film in which Harrison Ford plays a lawyer doing double duty as an investigator looking for the murderer of his colleague.

These types of sexy thrillers were popular in the ’90s and usually contained twist endings. Here’s the trailer for the original:

According to Deadline, Presumed Innocent doesn’t stray far from the source material: “…the Presumed Innocent series will explore obsession, sex, politics and the power and limits of love as the accused fights to hold his family and marriage together.”

Up next for Gyllenhaal is the Guy Ritchie action movie titled In the Grey scheduled for release in January 2025.

Presumed Innocent is an eight-episode limited series set to stream on AppleTV+ starting June 12.

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Trailer for ‘The Exorcism’ Has Russell Crowe Possessed

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The latest exorcism movie is about to drop this summer. It’s aptly titled The Exorcism and it stars Academy Award winner turned B-movie savant Russell Crowe. The trailer dropped today and by the looks of it, we are getting a possession movie that takes place on a movie set.

Just like this year’s recent demon-in-media-space film Late Night With the Devil, The Exorcism happens during a production. Although the former takes place on a live network talk show, the latter is on an active sound stage. Hopefully, it won’t be entirely serious and we’ll get some meta chuckles out of it.

The film will open in theaters on June 7, but since Shudder also acquired it, it probably won’t be long after that until it finds a home on the streaming service.

Crowe plays, “Anthony Miller, a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter, Lee (Ryan Simpkins), wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play. The film also stars Sam Worthington, Chloe Bailey, Adam Goldberg and David Hyde Pierce.”

Crowe did see some success in last year’s The Pope’s Exorcist mostly because his character was so over-the-top and infused with such comical hubris it bordered on parody. We will see if that is the route actor-turned-director Joshua John Miller takes with The Exorcism.

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Win a Stay at The Lizzie Borden House From Spirit Halloween

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Spirit Halloween has declared that this week marks the start of spooky season and to celebrate they are offering fans a chance to stay at the Lizzie Borden House with so many perks Lizzie herself would approve.

The Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, MA is claimed to be one of the most haunted houses in America. Of course one lucky winner and up to 12 of their friends will find out if the rumors are true if they win the grand prize: A private stay in the notorious house.

“We are delighted to work with Spirit Halloween to roll out the red carpet and offer the public a chance to win a one-of-a-kind experience at the infamous Lizzie Borden House, which also includes additional haunted experiences and merchandise,” said Lance Zaal, President & Founder of US Ghost Adventures.

Fans can enter to win by following Spirit Halloween‘s Instagram and leaving a comment on the contest post from now through April 28.

Inside the Lizzie Borden House

The prize also includes:

An exclusive guided house tour, including insider insight around the murder, the trial, and commonly reported hauntings

A late-night ghost tour, complete with professional ghost-hunting gear

A private breakfast in the Borden family dining room

A ghost hunting starter kit with two pieces of Ghost Daddy Ghost Hunting Gear and a lesson for two at US Ghost Adventures Ghost Hunting Course

The ultimate Lizzie Borden gift package, featuring an official hatchet, the Lizzie Borden board game, Lily the Haunted Doll, and America’s Most Haunted Volume II

Winner’s choice of a Ghost Tour experience in Salem or a True Crime experience in Boston for two

“Our Halfway to Halloween celebration provides fans an exhilarating taste of what’s to come this fall and empowers them to start planning for their favorite season as early as they please,” said Steven Silverstein, CEO of Spirit Halloween. “We have cultivated an incredible following of enthusiasts who embody the Halloween lifestyle, and we’re thrilled to bring the fun back to life.”

Spirit Halloween is also preparing for their retail haunted houses. On Thursday, August 1 their flagship store in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. will officially open to start off the season. That event usually draws in hordes of people eager to see what new merch, animatronics, and exclusive IP goods will be trending this year.

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