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Fiona Dourif Takes a “Leading” Role in Upcoming ‘The Purge’ TV Series
Fiona Dourif achieved status as a horror fan favorite with her recurring role in theĀ Child’s Play franchise, starring in Curse of Chucky and the recent sequel, Cult of Chucky. Her killer impression of Charles Lee Ray – a role originated by her father, Brad Dourif – highlighted the family resemblance and her knockout talent as an actress.
So, of course, we’re excited to see that Fiona Dourif will take her crazed charisma to the small screen in USA Network/SYFY’s upcoming The Purge TV series.
As reported by Deadline, Dourif will play the “cool and offbeat” role of Good Leader Tavis, a “much-adored charismatic cult leader, dispensing blessings to her fawning followers”. The character is currently slated as a recurring role, but we don’t have any details on how prominently Good Leader Tavis will be featured.
Fans of Dourif can also find her as “holistic assassin” Bart Curlish on BBC America’s Dirk Gentlyās Holistic Detective Agency, though the show was recently cancelled after just two seasons.
In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, the show’s executive producer, James DeMonaco, clarified that The Purge TV series will feature a a hefty amount of “night-of” mayhem.
“Iād say itās 70, 65 percent Purge Night and then 30 percent flashback,ā said DeMonaco. āWe follow four what-seem-to-be separate storylines of people going out on the evening and experiencing the Purgeā.
The Purge series will star Lili Simmons, Gabriel Chavarria, Jessica Garza, Hannah Anderson, Amanda Warren, Colin Woodell, and Lee Tergesen. The show comes from Universal Cable Productions and Blumhouse Television.
William Baldwin (Flatliners, Backdraft, Gossip Girl) will also have a recurring role as Don Ryker, the managing partner at the investment firm where Jane (Amanda Warren) works. As previously detailed by Deadline, Don is inspirational and enlightening as a boss, especially when it comes to Janeās fast-rising career, but he harbors resentment toward her; the kind of bitter emotional substance tends to ignite come Purge night.
With the upcoming release of The First Purge (coming to theaters July 4 – how fitting), this seems like a great time to build momentum for the new TV series.
You can check out the trailer and poster for The First Purge below and let us know what you think in the comments!
For more on The First Purge and the upcoming TV series, check out our exclusive interview with the series’ creator.
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New Windswept Action Trailer for ‘Twisters’ Will Blow You Away
The summer movie blockbuster game came in soft with The Fall Guy, but the new trailer for Twisters is bringing back the magic with an intense trailer full of action and suspense. Steven Spielberg’s production company, Amblin, is behind this newest disaster film just like its 1996 predecessor.
This time Daisy Edgar-Jones plays the female lead named Kate Cooper, “a former storm chaser haunted by a devastating encounter with a tornado during her college years who now studies storm patterns on screens safely in New York City. She is lured back to the open plains by her friend, Javi to test a groundbreaking new tracking system. There, she crosses paths with Tyler Owens (Glen Powell), the charming and reckless social-media superstar who thrives on posting his storm-chasing adventures with his raucous crew, the more dangerous the better. As storm season intensifies, terrifying phenomena never seen before are unleashed, and Kate, Tyler and their competing teams find themselves squarely in the paths of multiple storm systems converging over central Oklahoma in the fight of their lives.”
Twisters cast includes Nopeās Brandon Perea, Sasha Lane (American Honey), Daryl McCormack (Peaky Blinders), Kiernan Shipka (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), Nik Dodani (Atypical) and Golden Globe winner Maura Tierney (Beautiful Boy).
Twisters is directed by Lee Isaac Chung and hits theaters on July 19.
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Travis Kelce Joins Cast on Ryan Murphy’s ‘Grotesquerie’
Football star Travis Kelce is going Hollywood. At least that is what Dahmer Emmy award-winning star Niecy Nash-Betts announced on her Instagram page yesterday. She posted a video of herself on set of the new Ryan Murphy FX series Grotesquerie.
“This is what happens when WINNERS link upā¼ļøĀ @killatravĀ Welcome to Grostequerie[sic]!” she wrote.
Standing just out of frame is Kelce who suddenly steps in to say, “Jumping into new territory with Niecy!” Nash-Betts appears to be in a hospital gown while Kelce is dressed as an orderly.
Not much is known about Grotesquerie, other than in literary terms it means a work filled with both science fiction and extreme horror elements. Think H.P. Lovecraft.
Back in February Murphy released an audio teaser for Grotesquerie on social media. In it, Nash-Betts says in part, “I donāt know when it started, I canāt put my finger on it, but itāsĀ differentĀ now. Thereās been a shift, like somethingās opening up in the world ā a kind of hole that descends into a nothingness…”
There hasn’t been an official synopsis released regarding Grotesquerie, but keep checking back to iHorror for further details.
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’47 Meters Down’ Getting Third Movie Called ‘The Wreck’
Deadline is reporting that a new 47 Meters Down installment is heading into production, making the shark series a trilogy.Ā
āSeries creator Johannes Roberts, and screenwriter Ernest Riera, who wrote the first two films, have co-written the third installment:Ā 47 Meters Down: The Wreck.ā Patrick Lussier (My Bloody Valentine)Ā will direct.
The first two films were a moderate success, released in 2017 and 2019 respectively. The second film is titled 47 Meters Down: Uncaged.Ā
The plot for The Wreck is detailed by Deadline. They write that it involves a father and daughter trying to repair their relationship by spending time together scuba diving into a sunken ship, āBut soon after their descent, their master diver has an accident leaving them alone and unprotected inside the labyrinth of the wreck. As tensions rise and oxygen dwindles, the pair must use their newfound bond to escape the wreck and the relentless barrage of bloodthirsty great white sharks.ā
The filmmakers are hoping to present the pitch to the Cannes market with production starting in the fall.Ā
ā47 Meters Down: The Wreck is the perfect continuation of our shark-filled franchise,ā said Byron Allen, founder/chairman/CEO of Allen Media Group. āThis film will once again have moviegoers terrified and on the edge of their seats.ā
Johannes Roberts adds, āWe canāt wait for audiences to be trapped underwater with us again. 47 Meters Down: The Wreck is going to be the biggest, most-intense film of this franchise.ā
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