The alien invasion comedy Hillbillies vs. Alien Chickens has taken home the top prize in this year’s Horror2Comic Contest.
The script from Nicholas Tana is described as a twist on the alien invasion genre, and centers on a vegan hillbilly who must team with a government agent to combat invading alien chickens.
Winning scripts in the Horror2Comic contest are made into comic books, and in turn are put into development as a feature or a TV show via Motor Content, the company whose credits include History’s Knightfall and the Michael Keaton feature The Founder. The contest has its origins as an offshoot of Script2Comic, which focuses on all genres, not just horror.
Scout Comics published last year’s Horror2Comic winner, She Bites, a story centering on a 134-year-old vampire trapped in the body of a 9-year-old girl.
“Our 2020 Grand Prize Winner She Bites (fka...
The script from Nicholas Tana is described as a twist on the alien invasion genre, and centers on a vegan hillbilly who must team with a government agent to combat invading alien chickens.
Winning scripts in the Horror2Comic contest are made into comic books, and in turn are put into development as a feature or a TV show via Motor Content, the company whose credits include History’s Knightfall and the Michael Keaton feature The Founder. The contest has its origins as an offshoot of Script2Comic, which focuses on all genres, not just horror.
Scout Comics published last year’s Horror2Comic winner, She Bites, a story centering on a 134-year-old vampire trapped in the body of a 9-year-old girl.
“Our 2020 Grand Prize Winner She Bites (fka...
- 12/14/2023
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Drama reunites distributor with Junebug screenwriter.
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired worldwide rights in Sundance to Angus MacLachlan’s Premieres selection A Little Prayer.
David Strathairn, Jane Levy, Dascha Polanco, Will Pullen, Anna Camp, and Celia Weston star in the drama about a man who tries to protect his daughter-in-law when he discovers his son is having an affair.
The film touches on themes such as the changing South, a woman’s agency over her own body, Ptsd, and the limits of patriarchal control. MacLachlan produced with Lauren Vilchik and Max A. Butler.
A Little Prayer reunites Sony Classics with MacLachlan,...
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired worldwide rights in Sundance to Angus MacLachlan’s Premieres selection A Little Prayer.
David Strathairn, Jane Levy, Dascha Polanco, Will Pullen, Anna Camp, and Celia Weston star in the drama about a man who tries to protect his daughter-in-law when he discovers his son is having an affair.
The film touches on themes such as the changing South, a woman’s agency over her own body, Ptsd, and the limits of patriarchal control. MacLachlan produced with Lauren Vilchik and Max A. Butler.
A Little Prayer reunites Sony Classics with MacLachlan,...
- 1/27/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Following a glowing reception in its premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, Sony has acquired worldwide rights to the drama “A Little Prayer,” an individual with knowledge of the matter told TheWrap. While specifics of the deal haven’t been disclosed, it’s said to be in the 7 figure range.
Playwright and screenwriter Angus MacLachlan directed and scripted the film. MacLachlan is most known for writing the screenplays for the 2005 film “Junebug,” and the cult short film “Tater Tomater.”
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‘A Little Prayer’ Review: David Strathairn Shines as Conflicted Patriarch in Thoughtful Family Drama
“A Little Prayer,” stars David Straithairn (Bill) Celia Weston, (Venida), and Will Pullen, (David “Dickson). The film centers on three generations of a North Carolina family, their sheet metal business, a father and son who are both military veterans, and the women in their lives.
Lauren Vilchik, Max Butler, and Angus produced. Ramin Bahrani is an executive producer,...
Playwright and screenwriter Angus MacLachlan directed and scripted the film. MacLachlan is most known for writing the screenplays for the 2005 film “Junebug,” and the cult short film “Tater Tomater.”
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‘A Little Prayer’ Review: David Strathairn Shines as Conflicted Patriarch in Thoughtful Family Drama
“A Little Prayer,” stars David Straithairn (Bill) Celia Weston, (Venida), and Will Pullen, (David “Dickson). The film centers on three generations of a North Carolina family, their sheet metal business, a father and son who are both military veterans, and the women in their lives.
Lauren Vilchik, Max Butler, and Angus produced. Ramin Bahrani is an executive producer,...
- 1/25/2023
- by Joshua Vinson
- The Wrap
Exclusive: The Sundance Film Festival deals keep dropping. Sony Pictures Classics has landed worldwide rights to A Little Prayer, which premiered at the Ray yesterday in the US Dramatic Competition category. The film is directed and scripted by Angus MacLachlan, who scripted Junebug.
Tammy (Jane Levy) and husband David (Will Pullen) lead a quiet life in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, sharing a home with David’s parents, Bill (David Strathairn) and Venida (Celia Weston). David and Bill work together and have always been closely involved in each other’s lives. When Bill begins to suspect that David is straying in his marriage, he is drawn into a relationship minefield, caught between wanting to protect his amicable daughter-in-law and trying to understand his impulsive son. As Bill confronts the limits of patriarchal influence, he is also forced to reckon with disheartening behavioral patterns that may be transcending generations.
The film is produced...
Tammy (Jane Levy) and husband David (Will Pullen) lead a quiet life in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, sharing a home with David’s parents, Bill (David Strathairn) and Venida (Celia Weston). David and Bill work together and have always been closely involved in each other’s lives. When Bill begins to suspect that David is straying in his marriage, he is drawn into a relationship minefield, caught between wanting to protect his amicable daughter-in-law and trying to understand his impulsive son. As Bill confronts the limits of patriarchal influence, he is also forced to reckon with disheartening behavioral patterns that may be transcending generations.
The film is produced...
- 1/25/2023
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Angus MacLachlan wrote 2005’s terrific indie Junebug, which put Amy Adams on the big-time map and earned her a Supporting Actress Oscar nomination in a heartbreaking performance. It also put MacLachlan on the map with his first screenplay, and it was an auspicious start. Since then he has added directing to his credits including Goodbye to All and Abundant Acreage Available but tonight returned to the Sundance Film Festival with his latest, A Little Prayer, shot and set in his hometown of Winston-Salem, Nc.
Perhaps the kind of small indie that defines the term “Sundance movie,” A Little Prayer is largely a showcase for an exceptionally talented cast who make up the troubled family in this tale. It drifts into some soapy territory before it is over but is rescued by some fine acting, even if at times it feels more like a TV production than a gritty independent film,...
Perhaps the kind of small indie that defines the term “Sundance movie,” A Little Prayer is largely a showcase for an exceptionally talented cast who make up the troubled family in this tale. It drifts into some soapy territory before it is over but is rescued by some fine acting, even if at times it feels more like a TV production than a gritty independent film,...
- 1/24/2023
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Welcome back to the last installment of Dread Central’s look back at the 25 milestones that shaped the landscape of independent horror filmmaking over the last 100 years. I apologize for the delay on the last five milestones as I had no idea just how busy I’d be while in Austin covering the South by Southwest Film Festival (which also champions the independent spirit of filmmaking most of the time) so I am glad to be back now and have the opportunity to pay homage to these last five moments in indie horror history.
We’ve already celebrated 20 milestones through 1987, and today we start in 1999 with one of the most innovative independent modern horror films that not only acted as a game changer in the horror genre but also was one of the first movies to effectively use the Internet as a marketing tool.
1999- The Blair Witch Project Breaks...
We’ve already celebrated 20 milestones through 1987, and today we start in 1999 with one of the most innovative independent modern horror films that not only acted as a game changer in the horror genre but also was one of the first movies to effectively use the Internet as a marketing tool.
1999- The Blair Witch Project Breaks...
- 3/19/2011
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
On a perfect spring day, Fango drives down the tree-lined streets of Wilmington, North Carolina to the set of Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever. People are out enjoying the weather, completely unaware that a deadly killer is loose in their city. The attacker is quick, violent and leaves a bloody mess; worst of all, this merciless enemy is invisible to the naked eye. Yes, the flesheating virus from Cabin Fever is back, hungry for more hosts and getting a new lease on life in the Lionsgate sequel (hitting DVD February 16 after a lengthy delay).
Fango arrives—sans hazmat suit—at Williston Middle School in downtown Wilmington, ground zero for the virus and location for the sequel’s final days of shooting. A quick glimpse of movie trucks and shuffling extras around the parking lot confirms we’re in the right place. Inside the school’s auditorium, a group of about...
Fango arrives—sans hazmat suit—at Williston Middle School in downtown Wilmington, ground zero for the virus and location for the sequel’s final days of shooting. A quick glimpse of movie trucks and shuffling extras around the parking lot confirms we’re in the right place. Inside the school’s auditorium, a group of about...
- 12/21/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (William Sean Wilson)
- Fangoria
Forget Swine Flu, the only illness you want to be innoculated against is the flesh-rotting sickness that spread through Cabin Fever!
When Cabin Fever opened in 2002, with it's audacious mix of horror, gore and comedy, it was a surprise hit. Introducing the world to Fango reader-turned-filmmaker Eli Roth and scream queens Cerina Vincent & Jordan Ladd, Cabin Fever got strong reviews and the cover of Fangoria. Even though it had an ending that left itself open for one in a genre that thrives on them, Cabin Fever never got a sequel... until now.
Seven years after the original, Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever made it's world premiere at Screamfest Horror Film Festival at Hollywood's Mann Chinese 6 this past weekend. Directed by Ti West (House Of The Devil), it picks up where the original left off.
"The Down Home Water Company bottles unfiltered water from the stream where the original Cabin Fever...
When Cabin Fever opened in 2002, with it's audacious mix of horror, gore and comedy, it was a surprise hit. Introducing the world to Fango reader-turned-filmmaker Eli Roth and scream queens Cerina Vincent & Jordan Ladd, Cabin Fever got strong reviews and the cover of Fangoria. Even though it had an ending that left itself open for one in a genre that thrives on them, Cabin Fever never got a sequel... until now.
Seven years after the original, Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever made it's world premiere at Screamfest Horror Film Festival at Hollywood's Mann Chinese 6 this past weekend. Directed by Ti West (House Of The Devil), it picks up where the original left off.
"The Down Home Water Company bottles unfiltered water from the stream where the original Cabin Fever...
- 10/26/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Pat Jankiewicz)
- Fangoria
As the Halloween season approaches, all kinds of fright fare past and present will be turning up at festivals and specialty theaters across the country. Here’s a rundown on a bunch of screenings and genre-film events we’ve been alerted to:
The first annual Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival launches tonight and continues through this Sunday, September 20 in Seattle, Wa at the Siff Cinema at McCaw Hall (321 Mercer Street). The event is hosting 33 shorts and six features from the realms of horror, science fiction, fantasy and animation; the full-length films are Jim Isaac’s Pig Hunt, D. Kerry Prior’s The Revenant (see our advance rave here), Faye Jackson’s Strigoi, Rustin Thompson’s The Ends Of The Earth, Scott Norwood’s TIMETRAVEL_0 and Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell’s black-metal documentary Until The Night Takes Us. In advance of the Fantastic Fest that begins next week, Austin, TX...
The first annual Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival launches tonight and continues through this Sunday, September 20 in Seattle, Wa at the Siff Cinema at McCaw Hall (321 Mercer Street). The event is hosting 33 shorts and six features from the realms of horror, science fiction, fantasy and animation; the full-length films are Jim Isaac’s Pig Hunt, D. Kerry Prior’s The Revenant (see our advance rave here), Faye Jackson’s Strigoi, Rustin Thompson’s The Ends Of The Earth, Scott Norwood’s TIMETRAVEL_0 and Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell’s black-metal documentary Until The Night Takes Us. In advance of the Fantastic Fest that begins next week, Austin, TX...
- 9/19/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
Fantastic Fest presents an Austin School Of Film fundraiser event A special North American Premiere of the long-awaited goreblaster… Cabin Fever 2!!! With special live guests Rider Strong Rusty Kelley Marc Senter Noah Segan …plus producer Lauren Moews! Following the events in Eli Roth’s midnight hit Cabin Fever, CF2 picks up with a truck full of tainted water bottles heading straight for the local [...]...
- 9/9/2009
- by Zack
- FantasticFest.com
NEW YORK -- Reports of Rider Strong's death in the horror film "Cabin Fever" have been exaggerated. Strong's character, Paul, is alive and well and living in fear of his life in the sequel, "Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever".
Giuseppe Andrews returns as the oddball Deputy Winston, who dumped the ill Paul In a stream at the end of the 2003 original. In the Lionsgate sequel, the killer virus comes out of the woods and has a date at the high school prom.
Producers Lauren Moews of Tonic Films, John Sachar and Patrick Durham have recruited an eccentric new trio for director Ti West's follow-up to Eli Roth's comedic gorefest. Comedian Judah Friedlander (NBC's "30 Rock") plays the Down Home Water security guard. Mark Borchardt ("American Movie") portrays Winston's cousin from Wombusaw, and fellow cult actor-director Larry Fessenden ("Habit") plays an ill-fated water truck driver.
Noah Segan ("Brick"), Alexi Wasser ("Factory Girl"), Marc Senter (the upcoming "I Know Who Killed Me") and Rusty Kelley play new potential victims.
Giuseppe Andrews returns as the oddball Deputy Winston, who dumped the ill Paul In a stream at the end of the 2003 original. In the Lionsgate sequel, the killer virus comes out of the woods and has a date at the high school prom.
Producers Lauren Moews of Tonic Films, John Sachar and Patrick Durham have recruited an eccentric new trio for director Ti West's follow-up to Eli Roth's comedic gorefest. Comedian Judah Friedlander (NBC's "30 Rock") plays the Down Home Water security guard. Mark Borchardt ("American Movie") portrays Winston's cousin from Wombusaw, and fellow cult actor-director Larry Fessenden ("Habit") plays an ill-fated water truck driver.
Noah Segan ("Brick"), Alexi Wasser ("Factory Girl"), Marc Senter (the upcoming "I Know Who Killed Me") and Rusty Kelley play new potential victims.
- 3/14/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Brian Presley, Rider Strong and Jake Muxworthy head the cast of Borderland, a Mexico-set crime tale that Lions Gate Films has begun filming in and around Tijuana. The cast also includes Martha Higareda, Roberto Sosa, Jose Maria Yazpik and Damian Alcazar. The fact-based film revolves around three young men who end up on the wrong side of a local ancient cult. Zev Berman (Plain Dirty) will direct from a screenplay he wrote with Eric Poppen. Lauren Moews will produce under the Tonic Films shingle along with Randall Emmett and George Furla of Emmett/Furla Films, Freedom Films and Elisa Salinas of Tau Prods.
- 6/17/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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