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Rob Leane Jul 4, 2017

Jon Watts chats to us about Spider-Man: Homecoming, sequels, Vulture, Tony Stark, Venom, Stan Lee, Marc Webb and more...

Back in 2015, I spoke to Jon Watts via an international phone line. I was at home, and he was deeply entrenched in Marvel Studios, beginning work on the film we later came to know as Spider-Man: Homecoming. The main topic of discussion back then was his Kevin Bacon-featuring micro budget thriller, Cop Car.

A year and bit later, on a blisteringly hot June day, Watts and I met for real in a swanky London hotel. He was just as lovely in real life as he was on the blower, enthusiastically chatting about Homecoming, the future of Spidey at the cinema, and a number of other projects. Here’s the transcript...

[Nb: this interview took place before all the 'Venom is in the McU'/'no it isn't' hoohah.]

In the press notes, one thing jumped out at me: apparently you made stick-figure videos while Marvel...

When you add a pinch of '80s nostalgia with a dash of action and gore and mix them together you get Turbo Kid, which will be released in the U.K. on Blu-ray in October. Also: an exclusive behind-the-scenes clip from Extinction and first details on the web series It Came from Candi's Lab.

Turbo Kid: Lionsgate Home Entertainment will release Turbo Kid on Blu-ray in the U.K. on October 5th. Turbo Kid stars Munro Chambers, Laurence Leboeuf, Michael Ironside, Edwin Wright, and Aaron Jeffery.

From Blu-ray.com: "Synopsis: Turbo Kid is a celebration of all things that were awesome about the age of movies on VHS. It's packed with nods to 1980s pop culture (even down to Atari-style credits and its synth-tastic score) and riffs on the kids' adventure movies such as BMX Bandits, The Monster Squad, and The Goonies.

And for the hardcore fans, there's...

Spectre: Daniel Craig returns as James Bond in Spectre, heading to theaters on November 6, and as new photos reveal, he'll be surrounded by four strong women: Lea Seydoux (above), as a doctor who is also the daughter of an assassin; Monica Belucci, as a Mafia widow; Naomie Harris, who returns as Eve Moneypenny; and Stephanie Sigman, whose character is still being kept under wraps. [USA Today] Movie News: See 'Spectre' Bond Women in New Photos; Watch Jason Bateman Eat Uncomfortably in New 'The Gift' Clip   Untitled Urban Explorers: Jon Watts, who will direct the next version of Spider-Man -- said to be in the vein of a John Hughes-style high school flick -- has set his followup project. Currently known only as Untitled Urban Explorers, the...

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Spectre: Daniel Craig returns as James Bond in Spectre, heading to theaters on November 6, and as new photos reveal, he'll be surrounded by four strong women: Lea Seydoux (above), as a doctor who is also the daughter of an assassin; Monica Bellucci, as a Mafia widow; Naomie Harris, who returns as Eve Moneypenny; and Stephanie Sigman, whose character is still being kept under wraps. [USA Today]   Untitled Urban Explorers: Jon Watts, who will direct the next...

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Exclusive: End Cue, the financier-producer that teamed on the Sundance film Cop Car with newly minted Spider-Man helmer Jon Watts and writer Christopher Ford, has a follow-up project with the duo. End Cue has closed a pitch deal in competition on what is being called The Untitled Urban Explorers film. Watts and Ford will write it for Watts to direct. It is described as young-adult adventure set under NYC's Lower East Side. The auction began before Watts was tapped by…...

After working away for years on shorts and smaller films, including upcoming thriller Cop Car, writer/director Jon Watts exploded into the spotlight last month when he was selected by Sony and Marvel to direct the companies’ new take on Spider-Man. While the superhero movie will keep him busy for a while, he’s still setting up other projects, included an untitled film for financial backers/production company End Cue. According Deadline, the idea, which is for now known as The Untitled Urban Explorers Film, is apparently a young adult adventure that sees its characters travelling under the streets of New York’s Lower East Side. Watts will write the script with Cop Car collaborator Christopher Ford, and the project was nabbed by the company, which also backed Cop Car, before the big Spider-announcement.Of course, there’s every chance the End Cue team will have to wait to see the new project realised.

"No one else helped me," says Chadwick Boseman, the actor playing James Brown in the biopic Get on Up, due out in August. The two-and-a-half minute trailer above shows how the soul singer became the legendary performer and bandleader, surviving an impoverished childhood and a stint in juvie where he put together a gospel choir. The clip also features concerts, high-speed police chases and even a touching flashback to his childhood when his aunt tells him, "One day, everybody gonna know your name." The movie's tagline is, "What you have heard is only the beginning.

Urban explorer Andrew Emond has been fascinated with underground tunnels and secret passages all his life, and when he came to live in Montreal seven years ago, he decided to investigate what lies beneath his new home town. What he found there was a secret world that could give a cave troll the creeps. Photo by Andrew Emond Montreal is well-known for a vast, 18-mile underground city complex filled with malls, theaters and restaurants... but these unseen tunnels lie much deeper, and are virtually unknown to city dwellers. Photo by Andrew Emond Montreal news & culture site Mtl Blog recently posted several of Emond's photos, which reveal a hidden network of storm drains and service tunnels – some so encrusted with mineral deposits that the original structures are no longer visible. Photo by Andrew Emond Check out more of Emond's images at Mtl Blog.

With staggering sex appeal and serious star power that has lasted generations, Mick Jagger is more than a man; he's an icon. Which makes casting someone to play his younger self in a movie a pretty daunting endeavor. (Like casting Freddie Mercury almost!) But at long last the search of Get On Up filmmakers has ended, as THR announces Nick Eversman has signed on to play the Rolling Stones front man in the James Brown biopic. Eversman has an impressive list of film and TV credits considering he only made his screen debut in 2009 in a little-known crime-drama called Innocent. Since then, he has appeared in televisions shows like The Missing, CSI: Miami and House, as well as landed roles in movies like Hellraiser: Revelations, Vampires Suck, and the horror-thriller The Depraved. However, he might be best recognized as a series regular on the new CW sci-fi show The Tomorrow...

With all the talk of Sdcc this week, let's not forget about a big event our neighbors to the North are hosting. Fantasia Film Fest kicks off in Montreal on July 18, and among the attractions of the Off-Frontières lineup will be the Rasmussen Brothers' Subculture.

Described as an urban version of The Descent, Subculture sounds like a journey into darkness not to be missed. Although inspired by a found footage short film the Brothers shot back in 2009 entitled "Missing Urban Explorers" (it was actually one of the runners-up of our "8 Shorts to Die For" contest), the feature is Not found footage.

Check out their original short below, and look for more soon!

Synopsis

Bobby has been living on the streets since running away from home as a teen. He finds solace in an encampment located in an abandoned subway tunnel beneath the city. Here he makes a living as a runner,...

Underground

Stars: Sofia Pernas, Adrian R Mante, Eric Abercrombie, Christine Evangelista, Jeff D’Agostino, Megan Hensley, Megan Hensley, Adam Meirick | Written by Charles Morris Jr. | Directed by Rafael Eisenman

Horror is about finding what scares us, or makes us feel uncomfortable and using that against us. It’s that fear of the dark, or the sudden attack out of nowhere, or that shadowy figure following us at night. One of the scenarios that seem to be popular is the fear of being trapped underground and attacked by creatures that are more adapted to that environment. We’ve had Creep, The Descent, Urban Explorers and now Underground, just to name a few.

When a group of friends get stuck underground after a fight at a party on an abandoned army base they find themselves being hunted by creatures in the darkness. As they fight for survival and to save their friends...

Tune in alert for Travel Channel, as they premiere a new 'Mysteries at the Museum - Out of this World.' Plus, New Episodes of Ongoing Series - Week of August 20. Urban explorer Don Wildman looks at the most memorable museum moments in a special Mysteries at the Museum - Out of thei World. Also Amy Allan and Steve Dischiavo revisit their most suspensful and captivating investigations in .Dead Files Revisited. special follow-up episodes. (Additional information, including airdates and times, listed in chronological order) Bizarre Foods America Monday, August 20 at 9:00p.m., Et/Pt Andrew Zimmern takes a road trip down the Blues Trail, stopping along the way to take in the music and the food that make...

Director: Andy Fetscher.

Writer: Martin Thau.

Cast: Nathalie Kelley, Nick Eversman and Klaus Stiglmeier.

Urban exploration is risky business when four international students hire a local guide to lead them through the ruins of old Berlin. In what they find in the tunnels is more treacherous than this city’s sordid past. In the real hobby, many adventurers can find plenty of rustic decay to archive, figurative history to marvel at and graffitti to indicate where others have dare treaded.

In the movie that takes a simple title of Urbex: Urban Explorer, there might be some confusion in what can be examined. To look around inside any old abandoned building can be exciting. But there is more to this hobby than just going underground. Rank tunnels are often a source for many movies on a tight budget and this tale is one that gets detailed. Nazi bunkers were built within...

We’re back with the latest installment of our Indie Spotlight. Today’s feature includes a Q&A with Resident Evil 5‘s Michelle Van Der Water and actor Nick Eversman:

Accident Release: Shout! Factor will release Accident to Blu-ray and DVD on June 12th:

“Not all accidents are caused by fate! This summer, get ready for a new breed of action suspense thriller that plumbs and exposes the weaknesses of the human psyche. On June 12, 2012, Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Media Asia, will debut the acclaimed Hong Kong feature Accident on Blu-ray, DVD and available on digital entertainment platforms. Nominated for a Golden Lion Award at the Venice International Film Festival and a festival favorite at the Toronto International Film Festival, Accident is a masterfully crafted thriller that combines stylish visuals, edge-of-your seat suspense, and violence. This highly anticipated North American home entertainment release features insightful bonus content...

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Travel Channel has announced the April 17th return of two of their original series, both hosted by Don Wildman. At 9pm, Mysteries at the Museum kicks off its third season and then, at 10pm, Wildman hosts the second season of Off Limits.

It's unclear how many episodes have been ordered this time around but both shows had 13 episodes apiece last time around.

Here's the press release with additional details from Travel Channel:

Travel Channel'S Don Wildman Returns With Double Stacks Of Two Original Series Premiering Tuesday, April 17

Urban Explorer Wildman Uncovers "Mysteries at the Museum" at 9:00 p.m., Et/Pt And Takes Viewers "Off Limits" at 10:00 p.m., Et/Pt

Chevy Chase, MD (March 14, 2012) – Travel Channel has double-stacked Tuesday nights this spring, bringing back two of its popular original series beginning on...

Director: Andy Fetscher. Review: Adam Wing. Picture the scene: A young girl, terrified and confused, boards a busy subway train in an attempt to escape the crazed madman chasing her. He too gets on the train and continues to taunt her in front of the other passengers. By pretending to be a ticket collector, he attempts to drag her from the train. The girl - by now battered and bruised - screams out to one of the other passengers, “He’s a killer, a f*cking lunatic. Don’t you understand?” As the bloody psychopath pulls her from the train, the passenger - without an ounce of humour - replies, “Sorry, but you need a ticket.” The moral of this story, I hear you ask? Don’t take the train next time you’re in Germany. Gritty horror Urban Explorers is available in the UK for the first time this month.

When will people ever learn that heading off into creepy, abandoned locations unprepared for the worst never ends in anything but unmitigated terror? Thankfully for us, the answer would appear to be “never”!

Now you, too, can get stuck into some hi-def underground horror with a free copy of Urban Explorers (formerly Urban Explorer; review here) on Blu-ray courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment.

The rapidly growing global phenomenon of urban exploration (also known as Urbex or Ue), in which thrill-seeking enthusiasts explore the normally unseen or off-limits areas of towns, cities and industrial facilities, provides the unique background for director Andy Fetscher’s chilling survival-horror shocker Urban Explorers, out now on DVD and Blu-ray.

To delve further into this underground world of Nazi catacombs, visit the official Urban Explorers website and check out a clip below:

To be in with a chance of winning a copy, simply hit us up...

The new Andy Fetscher-directed film ‘Urban Explorer’ won four major honors at the 2011 Screamfest Horror Film Festival in Los Angeles. The movie won the award for Best Makeup for special effects makeup artist Waldemar Pokromski; Fetcher was honored in the Best Editing category; and Klaus Stiglmeier, who played Armin, was named Best Actor. ‘Urban Explorer’ also won the ceremony’s top honor, Best Picture. The awards ceremony was held on Saturday, October 2, after the festival screened such films as ‘The Little Mermaid,’ ‘The Innkeepers,’ ‘Rabies,’ ‘Madison County,’ ‘Livid,’ ‘Sector 7,’ ‘Rosewood Lane’ and of course, ‘Urban Explorer.’ ‘Urban Explorer,’ which had it’s west coast premiere at Screamfest on October...

The 2011 edition of the Screamfest La Film Festival completed its run on Saturday, October 22nd, at Manns Chinese 6 in Hollywood, California, and Dread Central hit the carpet one last time to bring you further ocular candy and to give you the lowdown on which filmmakers took home the coveted ‘Skully’ Screamfest Awards. Read on for the full list of winners!

Held at BoHo at Hollywood & Highland, the award ceremony this year was hosted by Jonna Jackson and John Farrell, and those in attendance for the closing night included Eli Roth (Hostel), Mike Mendez (Gravedancers), Dave Parker (The Hills Run Red), Jeffrey Reddick (Final Destination), Ti West (The Innkeepers), Paul and Benjamin China (Crawl), Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator), and Aj Bowen (Rites of Spring) along with a bevy of the festival’s selected filmmakers and more.

Here’s the list of award recipients for Screamfest 2011.

Best Picture – Urban Explorer (review here)

Best Director – Paul China,...

Dread Central's coverage of the 11th annual Screamfest La Film Festival continues with our event report stemming from Tuesday night, October 18th, when we hit the carpet to bring you further eye candy and to catch the premieres of short films Hail Satan! and The Night Caller as well as the feature film Vamperifica.

Those walking the black carpet at the Manns Chinese 6 in Hollywood, California, and in attendance for the evening included Vamperifica co-writer (with lead Martin Yurkovic) and director Bruce Ornstein and cast members Jeff Ward, Bonnie Swencionis, Creighton James, Josh Alexander, Maria-Christina Oliveras, Gianna LePera and Cj Diehl as well as Urban Explorer director Andy Fetscher with cast members Nathalie Kelley, Nick Eversman and Brenda Koo. Hail Satan! director John Michael Elfers and producer/actress Denesa Chan and The Night Caller co-writers and directors Peter Podgursky and Donna Thorland (you can now watch the latter film online here) also made the carpet,...

Do you like watching stupid people die? Not the cheeriest introduction, maybe, but it's hard to see what else anyone could get out of Andy Fetscher's Urban Explorer. Four young people go creeping through the tunnels under Berlin, only someone's waiting down there who's a little too happy to see them. Fetscher's film is technically sound, and when the gore starts in earnest it's skilfully done but the director does practically nothing to dispel the idea we're just marking time until these kids start begging for their lives. It's not merely the production-line approach of modern-day stalk and slash productions like something bankrolled by Platinum Dunes. There's an ugly, cynical streak to Urban Explorer that's not so much misanthropic as downright lazy, with great swathes...

With Screamfest La running Friday, October 14th, through Saturday, the 22nd, at Manns Chinese 6 in Hollywood, CA (at Hollywood & Highland, buy tickets here), we chatted with Urban Explorer filmmaker Andy Fetscher regarding his tense gore-fest, which is set for its West Coast premiere on Tuesday, October 18th at 10pm. Read on for his comments as well as exclusive stills.

Produced by Oliver Thau, written by Martin Thau and directed, filmed and edited by Andy Fetscher, Urban Explorer (review here) stars Nathalie Kelley (The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift), Nick Eversman (Hellraiser: Revelations), Klau Stiglmeier, Max Riemelt, Catherine de Lean and Brenda Koo. According to the film’s synopsis it centers around ‘an international group of four urban explorers who hire local guide Kris to lead them into the maze of escape tunnels and subterranean fortifications under the city of Berlin. When their guide has a bad fall, two of...

The upcoming horror-thriller film ‘Urban Explorer’ is set to have its west coast premiere on Tuesday, October 18 at L.A.’s Screamfest. The Screamfest official selection will premiere at 10 pm Pst at the Chinese Theatre 6-Level 3 at Hollywood and Highland. ‘Urban Explorer,’ which was directed by Andy Fetscher and stars Nathalie Kelley, Nick Eversman and Klaus Stiglmeier, investigates 25,000 tunnels on six levels beneath Berlin. Four young travelers sign-up for an underground adventure through a subterranean maze of Nazi secrets. However, they have no idea what horror they’re about to encounter, as well as the secrets that were never meant to see the light of day. The four travelers...

This is by far my favorite horror festival of the year, and with Adam Cray and Kyle Morris by my side, we are going to be giving you wall-to-wall coverage. The fest is approaching fast, so we wanted to remind all the Killer Fans out there what will be playing.

Screamfest Horror Film Festival ’11 runs from October 14-23.

2011 Screamfest Films Feature Films Sector 7 3D Buy Tickets Fri, Oct 14, 2011 8:00 Pm Crawl (world premiere) Buy Tickets Writer/Director Paul China will introduce the film. Sat, Oct 15, 2011 12:00 Pm Psycho Buy Tickets Sat, Oct 15, 2011 2:00 Pm The Tunnel (Us premiere) Buy Tickets Sat, Oct 15, 2011 5:00 Pm Rosewood Lane (world premiere) Buy Tickets Sat, Oct 15, 2011 8:00 Pm Exit Humanity (Us premiere) Buy Tickets Sun, Oct 16, 2011 12:00 Pm Deadheads Buy Tickets Sun, Oct 16, 2011 3:00 Pm Julia X 3D Buy Tickets Sun, Oct 16, 2011 7:00 Pm Chillerama Buy Tickets Sun, Oct 16, 2011 9:00 Pm Wrong Turn 4 (world premiere) Free Tickets Mon,...

Is there anyplace more romantic than Berlin in the Fall? Probably. But that doesn’t mean love can’t blossom in Germany’s capital city amidst friends and strangers alike. It’s just unfortunate the lovebirds decided to celebrate by sneaking into the subterranean depths beneath Berlin on a guided tour of the tunnels and rooms left over from World War II. Unfortunate for them, but pretty convenient for the madman lurking down below. Denis (Nick Eversman) and Lucia (Nathalie Kelley) are a young couple who decide to tack a spelunking adventure on to their date, and they’re joined by two strangers, Marie (Catherine de Léan) and Juna (Brenda Koo), who soon discover a flirtation of their own. The quartet is led underground by their local guide, Kris (Max Riemelt), who has discovered a lucrative little business with these excursions. They head out and down, and after being impressed early on by the immense scope and...

Perhaps it is our fallible sense of curiosity, or even our penchant for surprises, but for some reason, Secret Screenings always seem to be the center of attention at any Film Festival. It’s like the one Christmas present that you get to open the night before. You try your best to choose wisely, all the while knowing that many times, the game is rigged against you, and instead of opening that new Playstation 3, more times than not, you will accidentally choose the box containing a few new pairs of socks.

Now I had tried to get into the first Secret Screening earlier in the festival, but a faulty queue system mixed with high demand, made that venture near impossible. So initially when I found out that I had once again missed the bus and would not be able to make it to the 2nd Secret Screening, I had taken it pretty hard.

There's almost too much that's good about Fantastic Fest: experiencing the Alamo Drafthouse for a week straight; the small, friendly, film fan atmosphere; the parties. Oh yeah, then there's the insane films. Every year Fantastic Fest is filled with a ton of wild genre flicks that either you've never heard of yet or already have a lot of buzz surrounding them. As the 2011 festival is set to kick off this week, /Film will be on the ground telling you about the sickest, most disturbing and exciting films playing in Austin, Texas. Before that though, since there's so much that's good about Fantastic Fest, we've got three lists to get you as excited: The Top 15 Films I'm Curious About - The true gems of Fantastic Fest, these are the wild cards we're excited for from description alone. The Top 10 Most Anticipated Films - These are films with familiar names or built in buzz from previous festivals.

Just a few days ago the full lineup of films for the 2011 Grimm Up North Festival was revealed, and now we have the fest's official quad poster to share. The third annual Grimmfest runs this October 6th-9th at the AMC Cinemas in the Great Northern Warehouse, Deansgate.

Do you love horror and sci-fi movies? Here’s your chance to immerse yourself in three full days crammed to bursting with over 18 movie premieres, Q+As with directors and stars, exclusive seminars, gaming and surprise guests. Don't miss this exciting opportunity; full festival passes are on sale now at an absolute bargain price of £70.00 (£60.00 concessions), which gets you into every single screening and event, Friday through Sunday. (Individual screenings/events cost £5.80 each, available from the AMC box office.)

The lineup so far includes:

Adam Chaplin

By Day By Night

DeadHeads

Halloween III

Kidnapped

Retreat

Revenge: A Love Story

Some Guy Who...

Urban Explorer

Stars: Nathalie Kelley, Nick Eversman, Klaus Stiglmeier, Max Riemelt, Catherine de Léan, Brenda Koo | Written by Martin Thau | Directed by Andy Fetscher

I should caveat this review by saying that there was a bit of a screw up with the print shown during FrightFest; there was a total lack of subtitles. This may not sound like a major problem as the majority of the cast are English speaking, but there’s a particularly major character that speaks entirely in German. By the sound of the director’s comments after the screening, much of this character’s motivation and humour would have been missed as a result.

That said, Urban Explorer still wasn’t a film I enjoyed.

A few years ago I read a novel called Creepers by David Morrell. It tells the tale of urban explorers and paints a brilliant world of danger and excitement. It would...

September is the busiest month for the Sound On Sight team with Telluride, Tiff, Pop Montreal, The Atlantic Film Festival, New York Film Festival and yes Fantastic Fest. Starting September 22nd anyone interested in genre film will have their eyes on Fantastic Fest, one of the biggest and possibly coolest fests in the world. After months waiting, the organizers have finally announced the final wave of programming. Here is the press release.

Austin, TX–Wednesday, September 7th, 2011– Fantastic Fest is excited to announce its final wave of feature film programming including the world premiere of The Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence on opening night courtesy of IFC Midnight and Comic-con Episode IV: A Fan’S Hope on closing night.

The Human Centipede became a cultural sensation after its premiere at Fantastic Fest in 2009 where it won Best Horror Film and Best Actor. The festival is excited to welcome back director...

Guess it's just a centipede-y kind of day. Aubrey already showed you a new preview image from "The Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence." Now I've got the info on where you'll be able to see the film for the very first time: Austin's Fantastic Fest, on September 22. The deranged depravity debuts as this year's Opening Night Film.

Along with the announcement that director Tom Six's sequel to everyone's favorite ass-to-mouth horror movie will make its world premiere at the festival, Fantastic Fest also solidified the remainder of its lineup today. You can see it all below, but here are a few noteworthy highlights: the Us premiere of Morgan Spurlock's San Diego Comic-Con documentary, "Episode IV: A Fan's Hope," a Cuban zombie movie called -- you're gonna love this -- "Juan of the Dead," and a 30th anniversary screening of "An American Werewolf in London" with makeup artist Rick Baker in attendance.

If you've been on the fence about attending this year's edition of Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, which runs from September 22-29, then the announcement that came today about their final wave of programming should make up your mind. With these additions, just about every film on our radar will be making an appearance at this year's fest! Read on for the details.

From the Press Release

Fantastic Fest is excited to announce its final wave of feature film programming including the world premiere of The Human Centipede II: Full Sequence on opening night courtesy of IFC Midnight and Comic-con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope on closing night.

The Human Centipede became a cultural sensation after its premiere at Fantastic Fest in 2009, where it won Best Horror Film and Best Actor. The festival is excited to welcome back director Tom Six and producer Ilona Six with the second installment of the depraved series.

Wow. In two weeks, Michael and I will begin our 14 hour drive from St. Louis to Austin. We are super excited to be attending and giving you guys advance reviews of films that, more than likely, every horror and genre loving freak out there will want to read. The final wave has been announced and while we only see that we got one more hit on our prediction list, I’m still happy with what was announced. We will be attending the World Premiere of The Human Centipede Part 2: Full Sequence and the new film from the directors of Inside, Livid. Much more is in store so read beyond the break.

From the Press Release:

Fantastic Fest is excited to announce its final wave of feature film programming including the world premiere of The Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence on opening night courtesy of IFC Midnight and Comic-con Episode...

We're mere weeks away from the craziest genre films in the world invading Austin, Texas for Fantastic Fest 2011. They've already announced not one [1], but two waves [2] of films that'll screen at the festival and now the third and final wave has been revealed. It includes the opening night, world premiere of The Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence, the closing night U.S. premiere of Morgan Spurlock's new documentary Comic Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope, the much anticipated Juan of the Dead, Sundance darling Take Shelter, a 30th anniversary screening of An American Werewolf in London with Rick Baker in person and poster by Olly Moss and more. Plus, Drafthouse CEO Tim League will be fighting bare-knuckle brawler James Quinn McDonagh to usher in the a screening of the documentary [3] Knuckle. Read the full third wave of films and see some hype videos for the fight after the jump.

By Sean O’Connell

Hollywoodnews.com: Only the folks at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin would try and use the words “Fantastic” and “Human Centipede” in the same sentence. Yet it’s that unique taste in spectacular genre cinema that keeps thousands flocking to Fantastic Fest in Austin each fall, and this year’s slate shouldn’t disappoint.

Tom Six’s sequel to his vile “Human Centipede” will hold its world premiere on opening night of this year’s Fantastic Fest, which runs Sept. 22-29 in Austin, Tex.

Other notable films programmed for this year’s fest include a retrospective screening of John Landis’s “An American Werewolf in London,” the Texas premiere of Jeff Nichols’s “Take Shelter,” and Morgan Spurlock’s “Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope,” which will close this year’s event.

The full slate is below:

A Boy And His Samurai (2011)

Us Premiere

Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura,...

Urban Explorers

Directed by Andy Festscher

Germany, 2011

Friday at Frightfest continued this year with the low budget underground German horror Urban Explorers. Be warned – this film is titled (both on IMDb and the print we saw) as Urban Explorer, but the director made a point of stating that it is actually called Urban Explorers and is not to be confused with the 2007 documentary Urban Explorers : Into the Darkness.

The plot centres around the fascinating ‘hobby’ of urban exploring – which a small group of people around the World participate in – entering dark, closed off urban environments such as abandoned warehouses, drainage systems, bunkers, and in this case; secret underground tunnels left over from the second World War.

It kicks off with an international group of early twenty-something’s in Berlin meeting up with a local guide called Kris for an illegal journey into the belly of the city where a...

As the holiest range of dates in the British horror fanatic’s calendar now consigns itself to history, so too do the memories of this year’s Film4 FrightFest (Thursday 25 August to Monday 29 August). As usual, Dread Central was on the scene to bring you insight into the machinations of the UK’s biggest horror film festival. Read on for the details and a sample of our huge forthcoming image gallery!

Now in its twelfth year of operation, the UK’s premier destination for lovers of all things scary and violent appears to have settled solidly into what will likely be its permanent home for the future – the Empire Cinema in London’s Leicester Square. Did we mention last year that it’s also the largest cinema screen in the UK? We did, you say? Well, it is. And it’s a wonderful thing to behold every single time you enter the auditorium.

The third annual Grimm Up North Film Festival runs this October 6th-9th at the AMC Cinemas in the Great Northern Warehouse, Deansgate, and we've got the full lineup of films to be shown along with the schedule. If you'll be anywhere near Manchester, England, during that time frame, this is one event you don't want to miss!

Thursday - October 6th

(Tickets sold separately for this event – not covered by Festival Pass)

7.00 – Drinks, guests and press at Casino.

8.00 – Retreat plus Q+A with the director, writer and producer

Country: UK

Year: 2011

Director: Carl Tibbetts

Starring: Jamie Bell, Thandie Newton, Cillian Murphy

Status: Special Preview

10.15 – retire to the Casino bar.

Friday - October 7th

2.30 – The Dead Zone (103 mins)

Country: Us

Year: 1983

Director: David Cronenberg

Starring: Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams

Status: Exclusive screening

4.30 – Black And Blue Films: Producer Jonathan Sothcott and celebrity guests, with exclusive clips of new films

6.00 – Urban Explorer...

For those of us in the North of England (although I won’t be able to say that for much longer)there isn’t much to get excited about in terms of film festivals, especially of the horror kind – so thank god then for Grimm Up North. Now in its third year the festival, which takes place at the AMC Cinemas in the heart of Great Northern Warehouse in Deansgate, have just announced the full line-up for this years event:

Thursday

7.00 – Drinks guests and press at Casino.

8.00 – The Retreat plus Q+A with the director and cast

10.15 – retire to the casino bar.

Friday

2.30 – The Dead Zone (103 mins)

4.30 – Black And Blue Films. Producer Jonathan Sothcott and celebrity guests, with exclusive clips of new films

6.00 – Urban Explorer (88 min) + Short film Fracture

8.00 – Stalker (84 min) Plus Q+A with cast and crew

10.00 – Kidnapped (80 min) + Short film Hoodie Holocaust

12.00 – Adam Chaplin (82 min) + Short film Dystopia...

The 2011 Fantasia International Film Festival has come to an end and as usual was a rousing success with more than 100,000 audience members. In addition 150 international directors, actors, and producers presented their films at the fest. Read on for the wrap-up and winners from this year's various competitions.

From the Press Release: sThe festival opened with a bang with the Canadian premiere of Red State by director Kevin Smith. This was only the first in a long line of sensational special events that took place over the course of the festival. Among those was the incredible homage to the great John Landis (Burke And Hare), marked by the presentation of Fantasia’s new trophy “Le Cheval Noir.” Mirroring our strong launch, the festival closed with the Canadian premiere of Guillermo del Toro’s Don’T Be Afraid Of The Dark. Other memorable events included: the homage to André Link and John Dunning...

The German horror import Urban Explorer is a "glass half full" sort of proposition. More specifically, it's a rock-solid setting for a scary story that, unfortunately, is virtually bereft of a narrative that suits it. Stop me when this sounds like something you've seen before: Five young adults decide to go "urban exploring" deep within the underground catacombs of Berlin.  (still with me?) Their subterranean exploits yield dangers considerably more hazardous than some rusty nails and crumbling walls. (anywhere know where this is going yet?) After much wandering, lots of chatting, and numerous bad decisions, our quintet runs into a horrible accident, which...

Andy Fetscher's claustrophobic thriller Urban Explorer is one of Film4 Frightfest's selections this month and we've got an updated trailer to share with you. Nathalie Kelley, Nick Eversman, Klaus Stiglmeier and Max Riemelt star; you'll find the preview just past the plot details. Synopsis: Anxious to explore the mysterious hidden world under metropolitan Berlin, an international group of four urban explorers hires a local guide, Kris, who leads them into the maze of escape tunnels and subterranean fortifications under the city. When their guide has a bad fall, two of the girls in the group frantically set off to seek help while Denis, the young American, stays behind. Armin, a former East German border guard suddenly appears from nowhere. Out of sheer desperation, Denis allows...

Andy Fetscher's new German slasher flick 'Urban Explorer' may go a long way to put off those whom are effectively nothing more than illegal trespassers. The Martin Thau penned tale has a new trailer and a demented new one-sheet to enjoy. The Papermoon Films production stars Nathalie Kelley, Brenda Koo, Nick Eversman, Max Riemelt, Catherine de Lean and Klaus Stiglmeier. The film itself although German funded is in fact in the English language so for those of you who despise subtitles can breathe a sigh of relief - losers!. You can check out the new poster and of course the newly cut trailer below!...

I know the headline reads more like a clothing catalogue ad, but alas, we're talking about Andy Fetscher's horror tale Urban Explorer, which is set to make its debut at this year's Fantasia International Film Festival. To celebrate the flick's arrival, we've got a full image gallery for you to dig on! Start exploring now!

Urban Explorer was written by Martin Thau and stars Nathalie Kelley, Nick Eversman, Klaus Stiglmeier, and Max Riemelt.

Synopsis:

Anxious to explore the subterranean underbelly of Berlin, a group of foreign urban explorers meet for the first time and follow their local guide into an eerie maze of escape tunnels and underground fortifications in search of the walled up "Fahrerbunker" because of its forbidden Nazi graffiti.

When their guide falls, breaking his leg, two of the girls in the group frantically set off to seek help while Denis (Eversman), a young American honeymooner, and...

Montreal's Fantasia International Film Festival, which will be held from July 14 to August 7, will kick off with Kevin Smith's Red State.

Fantasia also made the first announcement about the films that will be part of this 15th edition's line-up.

People can see the anthology film Theatre Bizarre. This coproduction between Canada, France, Germany, the UK, the USA reunites Richard Stanley (Hardware), Karim Hussain (La belle bête), Douglas Buck (Cutting Moments), Buddy Giovinazzo (Life Is Hot in Cracktown), David Gregory (Plague Town) and Tom Savini, as directors.

The festival will also hold the world premier of The Wicker Tree, from Robin Hardy. Moreover, a book launch is also expected because The Wicker Tree is based on the novel Cowboys for Christ, by Hardy.

As for a Canadian premiere, Ryoo Seung-wan's The Unjust will be screened. Besides, Ryoo will be invited by the festival's organizers to teach choreography for action films.

The Fantasia Film Festival is by far my favourite film festival in the world and I’ve been impatiently awaiting some news of what films they’ll be screening this year. Considered the world’s largest genre film festival and running over three weeks long, the event is celebrating it’s 15th edition this year and the lineup is already pretty incredible. In the past I’ve seen some of my favourite films premiere at the fest and last year I wrote up a list of the best films ever screened at the fest which you can read here. This year Kevin Smith’s Red State opens the festival and directors Robin Hardy (The Wicker Man) and Richard Stanley (Hardware, Dust Devil) will be in the house to discuss the occult on film. The full lineup which includes 130-feature titles will be announced on July 7. For now here is the...

With July rapidly approaching, that means two things - the one/two punch of both Comic-Con and Canada's incredible Fantasia Film Festival! Speaking of the latter, the first wave of announcements is here! Read on for details!

From the Press Release

While less than two weeks away from announcing the full line-up of its 15th edition, Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival has revealed a first wave of titles and happenings. The full 130-feature array of titles will be announced at our press conference on July 7.

Opening Film – Kevin Smith’S Red State

Fantasia is proud to open the 2011 edition of the festival with the Canadian Premiere of Kevin Smith's acclaimed Sundance hit Red State. The director of Clerks and Zack And Miri Make A Porno has made a jump to an entirely new genre with tremendous success. Red State is a powerhouse film featuring fantastic performances by Michael Parks,...

Director Andy Fetscher asks an interesting question with Urban Explorer. What if evil isn't out there, somewhere, off in some foreign place. What if evil is right here, hiding away in the places we're so familiar with that we've simply forgotten they're there.Anxious to explore the mysterious hidden world under metropolitan Berlin, an international group of four urban explorers hires a local guide, Kris, who leads them into the maze of escape tunnels and subterranean fortifications under the city.When their guide has a bad fall, two of the girls in the group frantically set off to seek help while Denis, the young American, stays behind. Armin, a former East German border guard suddenly appears from nowhere. Out of sheer desperation, Denis allows Armin to...

There are just a few days left in Indie Horror Month, and today we bring word of an upcoming independent German production entitled Urban Explorer from director Andy Fetscher via Papermoon Films and The Little Film Company.

Urban Explorer was written by Martin Thau and stars Nathalie Kelley, Nick Eversman, Klaus Stiglmeier, and Max Riemelt.

Synopsis:

Anxious to explore the subterranean underbelly of Berlin, a group of foreign urban explorers meet for the first time and follow their local guide into an eerie maze of escape tunnels and underground fortifications in search of the walled up "Fahrerbunker" because of its forbidden Nazi graffiti.

When their guide falls, breaking his leg, two of the girls in the group frantically set off to seek help while Denis (Eversman), a young American honeymooner, and Lucia (Kelley), his breathtaking Latina wife, stay behind. It is then they meet Armin (Stiglmeier), an affable "guardian" of the underworld,...