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Isolation, lurking predators, unpredictable conditions—the deep blue has its own set of perils, which can make survival a daunting challenge. But even the toughest hurdles cast by nature pale in comparison when the evil depths of manmade horrors surface—something that Dead Sea, a survival thriller directed by Phil Volken focuses on. Following a jet-ski accident, two friends find themselves drifting in the open ocean, and when they are rescued eventually, the duo are subjected to a worse fate than what the unfathomable depths might have offered them. Despite having everything well set for a proper isolation thriller, Dead Sea fumbles in its execution, as at the end, it feels like a missed opportunity to not tighten the atmospheric tension. Add to that a very simplistically concocted climax, the movie badly lacks the thrill factor and ends up sinking amidst numerous average flicks of the same genre.

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While Longlegs continues to make a killing at the box office, six more brand new horror movies are out today. They feature sharks, werewolves, and even a trip back to the Overlook Hotel.

Here’s all the new horror released on Friday, July 26, 2024!

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A couple unwittingly allows dark and sinister forces into their home when their son begins behaving strangely in Starve Acre, released into theaters and on VOD beginning today.

Starring Matt Smith (His House) and Morfydd Clark (Saint Maud), Starve Acre is written and directed by Daniel Kokotajlo based on the book by Andrew Michael Hurly.

“1970s, rural England. Richard and Juliette’s seemingly idyllic family life is thrown into turmoil when their son starts acting out of character. At Starve Acre, their remote family home, archaeologist Richard buries himself in exploring a folkloric myth that...

Tannaz Anisi and sales team to present first-look footage next week.

13 Films has boarded worldwide sales for AFM on Bk Studios’ psychological thriller My Sister’s Bones starring Olga Kurylenko, Jenny Seagrove and Anna Friel and produced by the late Bill Kenwright.

Heidi Greensmith, whose debut feature Winter earned a 2015 Bifa nomination, directs the Bk Studios feature based on Nuala Ellwood’s novel of the same name about a woman who returns from war-torn Iraq following the death of her mother.

While packing up her mother’s belongings she begins to believe something terrifying is happening in the house next door.

First film under deal will be Flycatcher.

Freshly minted Truth Media Ventures (Tmv) founded by producers Joe Newcomb (Dallas Buyers Club), Warren Ostergard (The Bag Man), and Zachary Reeves (Aftermath) have partnered with Nicolas Chartier and Jonathan Deckter of Voltage Pictures on a slate of films.

The new fund-based independent production company will finance and produce film and television with worldwide commercial appeal. Voltage Pictures will oversee all productions and handle worldwide sales and distribution.

The first title under the partnership will be Flycatcher from writer-director Phil Volken. Tmv, Voltage Pictures and Producer Capital Fund will jointly produce the film...

Saving the ones they love is turning into a fearless race for survival for the actors and filmmakers of the new action movie, ‘Extortion.’ The thriller, which is bringing the cast and crew closer together in a time of crisis, is set to be released on DVD, Digital HD and On Demand this Tuesday, May […]

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Tannaz Anisi, selling Extortion to worldwide buyers at Afm, has closed a North American deal on the thriller with Grindstone Entertainment Group.

Extortion stars Barkhad Abdi, Eion Baily, Bethany Joy Lenz and Danny Glover in the tale of a family that falls victim to kidnappers while on holiday in the Bahamas.

Phil Volken directed the film, which Lionsgate Home Entertainment will distribute.

13 Films recently completed international sales for France (Fip), Italy (Eagle), South Africa (Ster-Kinekor), Poland (Kinoswiat), Middle East (Eagle Films), Brazil (TV Globo), Bulgaria (Bulgaria) Film Vision, Czech Republic (Foxx New Media), former Yugoslavia (Star Media), and pan-Asian pay TV (Fox TV).

Deals closed earlier in the year with Signature for the UK, Ascot Elite Entertainment for Germany, and Interfilm Co for Japan.

Double Dutch International president Jason Moring said on Thursday Samantha Bee and Martin Short are attached...

Exclusive: President Tannaz Anisi and her team have returned from the Croisette following a slew of deals on two of the company’s prestige titles.

Los Angeles-based 13 Films has sold action title Extortion starring Barkhad Abdi, Eion Baily and Danny Glover to Ascot Elite Entertainment for Germany, Signature Entertainment for the UK and Interfilm Co. for Japan.

Further deals closed in Spain (Corbi Media), Greece, Indonesia and Turkey (Tanweer), Portugal (Nos Lusomundo), China (DDDream), South Korea (Sookie Pictures), and the Philippines (Ocotarts).

The film is in the final stages of post and made its market screening debut in Cannes. Phil Volken directs Extortion from his screenplay about a vacationing doctor who must find his kidnapped family after they are stranded on an island. Bethany Joy Lenz also stars.

Manhattan Nocturne stars Adrien Brody and Yvonne Strahovski and Grindstone Entertainment Group released the film in the Us via the Lionsgate Premiere label on May 20.

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Exclusive: Eion Bailey, who played the pivotal role of a self-help guru with a murderous streak in Ray Donovan, has been cast as lead in Extortion, the Phil Volken-directed nautical thriller indie film. Barkhad Abdi, Oscar nominated for Captain Phillips, also stars. Bailey plays a doctor on vacation with his family in the Caribbean who finds himself stranded in a vulnerable situation and extorted by an opportunistic migrant fisherman (Abdi). The deal struck between the…...

Refresh for latest… The Weinstein Co has acquired U.S. distribution rights to The Eichmann Show, the feature-length drama that stars Martin Freeman and Anthony Lapaglia and charts the 1961 Trial of the Century of Adolf Eichmann. Directed by Paul Andrew Williams, the drama follows the televised trial of one of the key architects of the Holocaust in a behind-the-scenes look at how black-listed TV director Leo Hurwitz (Lapaglia) and ground-breaking producer Milton Fruchtman (Freeman) set out to capture his testimony. Rebecca Front, Andy Nyman and Nicholas Woodeson also star. Content Media is selling the Feelgood Fiction/BBC production that integrates actual footage from the trial which became the first truly global TV event — shown in 37 countries over four months — and was the first time the horror of the death camps had been heard live from the mouths of its victims. Simon Block wrote the script for the film which aired...

Exclusive: 13 Films licenses Germany and all German-speaking rights in all media to Constantin Film.

13 Films has licensed Germany and all German-speaking rights in all media to Constantin Film for Extortion starring Frank Grillo and Ving Rhames.

Phil Volken is scheduled to commence production on his directorial debut in Puerto Rico this month and produces with Alina Shraybman.

Extortion centres on a doctor and his family who fall foul of local fishermen in the Bahamas after a joyride leaves them stranded on an island.

Rounding out the cast are Jake McLaughlin, Oscar nominee Barkhad Abdi from Captain Phillips and Nicky Whalen.

13 Films president Tannaz Anisi and her team handle worldwide rights.

“Constantin is one of the leading independent distributors in Germany and as such, is the perfect partner to release Extortion to German audiences,” said Anisi. “I look forward to collaborating with them on what promises to be a very entertaining and action-packed film as production starts this month...

Barkhad Abdi is heading to the beach.

The “Captain Phillips” star will guest star on an episode of CBS’s “Hawaii 5-0″ airing in the new year, a show representative told TheWrap.

Abdi will play a Congolese warlord, one of the world’s most wanted men. Believed to have been killed in a 2011 bombing by the Zaire Air Force, the criminal is actually alive and living the life of a local cab driver in Hawaii.

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Jae-woo Kim has joined Los Angeles-based 13 Films as director of international sales and is at the Afm talking up new titles Voice From The Stone, Extortion and Loitering With Intent.

Kim (pictured) reports directly to company founder Tannaz Anisi and most recently served as international business manager at South Korean sales outfit 9ers Entertainment, where she acquired the Point Break remake and Johnny Depp adventure comedy Mortdecai.

Action title Extortion is scheduled to shoot in Puerto Rico on November 17 and stars Frank Grillo, Ving Rhames, Jake McLaughlin, Barkhad Abdi and and Nicky Whalen.

Phil Volken will direct from his screenplay about a vacationing family stranded on a Caribbean island where local fisherman hold them ransom. Volken produces Alina Shraybman.

Comedy Loitering With Intent stars Marisa Tomei and Sam Rockwell and receives its world market premiere following the world premiere in Tribeca. Adam Rapp directed the story of a beautiful woman whose unexpected arrival disrupts a writers getaway...

Ving Rhames, Barkhad Abdi, Jake McLaughlin, Frank Gillo, and Nicky Whelan are set to star in director Phil Volken's drama "Extortion," which he also penned the script for. The story centers on a doctor who desperately tries to save his wife and 5-year-old son after their long-awaited vacation in the Bahamas takes an unexpected turn.  No word yet on what specific roles each actor will play. Alina Shraybman is producer alongside Wendi Niad. The Filmmuse Productions project us scheduled to begin shooting in Puerto Rico this month. Ving Rhames will return with Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg and Jeremy Renner in "Mission: Impossible 5," as announced by director...