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Lower the lights, close the curtains, and leave one headphone halfway off your ear to detect outside noise because Rory Culkin and Paris Jackson will lead the 1990s-set softcore porn comedy Skinemax. The project comes from Adam Sigal, who directs Skinemax from a script he wrote. Production for Skinemax recently wrapped in Budapest, with the film sounding like it could deliver some blush-worthy laughs.

Skinemax focuses on the softcore porn industry in 1990. You know, the decade when adult film icons like Silvia Saint, Asia Carerra, Peter North, and Jack Napier were the kings and queens of fictitious bedroom gymnastics, and adolescents prayed for scrambled channels to display even a single private part long enough to feel as if they’d won the porn lottery. Yeah, that magical time. The film follows Morgan Sands (Culkin), a failing indie film director, and his unlikely friendship with Jessie Hudson (Jackson), a popular adult film star.

Exclusive: Rory Culkin (Lords of Chaos) and Paris Jackson (Gringo) lead the cast of Skinemax, a comedy from writer-director Adam Sigal (Chariot), which has wrapped production in Budapest.

Examining the softcore porn industry of the early 1990s, the film follows Morgan Sands (Culkin), a failing indie film director, and his unlikely friendship with Jessie Hudson (Jackson), a popular adult film star.

Pic’s cast also includes Crispin Glover (Mr. K), Oliver Trevena (Plane), Will Peltz (Unfriended), Mark Boone Jr. (Memento), GaTa (Anyone But You), Jared P-Smith (FBI), Vladislav Lapidus (Dead Man’s Wire), Zac Coats (Crave), Sierra Nowak (Lucifer), and Maren Altman (If It Bleeds).

The film is produced by Jon Wroblewski and Christian Sosa of Roosevelt Film Lab, Trevena of Ollywood Media, and David Treatman of Grapevine Films. Exec producers include Dane and Elizabeth Fiori, Lars and Janice Letonoff, Michael Santos, Christian Sheedy, Dalas Lamberson, Maxwell Johnson of Grapevine, and Andre Champagne of Passcode.

Actress and singer Annabella Avery “Bella” Thorne, known for Shake It Up (2010), The Duff (2015), Blended (2014), and Midnight Sun (2018) stopped by Sdcc to talk about her upcoming film. The film is called The Tower and also stars Jack Kilmer and Cam Gigandet (Twilight, The O.C.).

The movie follows a mysterious mermaid who has been trapped and forgotten for years in the water tower of a small Southern town. While talking to Cam Gigandet about their insight into the movie, he revealed that he portrays a cop who is a bully toward Billy, who Jack Kilmer portrays.

The film was written and directed by Adam Sigal who has directed directed “Chariot”, starring John Malkovich, Rosa Salazar and Thomas Mann. In 2022, he wrote and directed Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose, starring Simon Pegg, Minnie Driver, Christopher Lloyd and Neil Gaiman.

When asked about a release date Sigal revealed that they were hoping...

Exclusive: After taking on Sigmund Freud in Sony Pictures Classics’ Freud’s Last Session, Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins has been set to star in Eyes in the Trees, a reimagining of the classic H.G. Wells novel The Island of Dr. Moreau, from director Timothy Woodward Jr.

In the film, Hopkins portrays a geneticist who has been isolated after the government stopped funding his research following the violent outbreak of one of his test subjects. Later, two renowned filmmakers and their crew embark on a journey of discovery, only to find their excursion turned into a fight for survival for not just themselves, but the entire human race.

A seminal work of science fiction published in 1896, The Island of Dr. Moreau has inspired numerous screen adaptations over the years, including 1932’s Island of Lost Souls and 1977’s The Island of Dr. Moreau starring Burt Lancaster. Most famous among them is...

Exclusive: Adam Beach (The Power of the Dog) has signed on to star in an untitled new film, based on the true story of decorated Native American fire captain Paul Fullerton, which will be directed and produced by Garry A. Brown (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.).

Shooting in Dallas, Texas, the film watches as Fullerton’s life and family are turned dangerously upside down when a career-ending accident draws him into the uncharted world of marijuana, and a local district attorney and his small group of rogue police take the law into their own hands. It was in 2016 that Fullerton and his wife Maricel’s home was raided by a multi-agency task force. The couple was targeted and unjustly accused of selling and distributing marijuana, the effects of which are still being felt in an ongoing court process today.

Brown developed and wrote the project with Natalie Dickinson.

Exclusive: Legion M has unveiled the trailer and theatrical release date for feature doc William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill, announcing that it will debut on hundreds of screens across North America on March 22, as Shatner celebrates his 93rd birthday. Presale ticket packages are now available. View the trailer above.

Legion M, the world’s first fan-owned entertainment company, is distributing the film and has partnered with Falling Forward Films for theater booking and FilmFrog for theatrical marketing. Vortex Media holds Canadian rights and will release the film simultaneously.

Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe, You Can Call Me Bill is billed as an intimate exploration of Shatner’s life and career. From his unforgettable portrayal of Captain James T. Kirk in the Star Trek franchise to the diverse accomplishments of a 70+ year career across film, television, and the arts,...

Here’s the latest episode of The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.

For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.

The Filmmaker’s Podcast #365: Raising finance, casting star names – Director, writer...

Simon Pegg leads an all-star cast in the true-life tale of the investigation into one of the strangest paranormal cases to ever occur on the British Isles – that of a psychic talking mongoose named ‘Gef’… Synopsis: When famed paranormal psychologist Dr. Nandor Fodor investigates a family’s claim of a talking animal, which claims to be a mongoose that knows secrets from beyond the grave, he uncovers a mysterious web of hidden motives. Soon, everyone becomes a suspect in his relentless pursuit of the truth. Starring Simon Pegg (Mission: Impossible franchise), Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future), Minnie Driver (The Witcher: Blood Origin), Paul Kaye (Game of Thrones), Ruth Connell (Supernatural) and Neil Gaiman, Nandor Fodor And The Talking Mongoose is written and directed by Adam Sigal (Poker Face).

Nandor Fodor And The Talking Mongoose is out now on Prime Video Certification: 12 Run time: 96 mins #NandorFodorandtheTalkingMongoose Facebook: @SignatureEntertainmentUK / Twitter...

Peculiar true story of 1930s media sensation becomes an even odder, laboriously serious drama featuring Simon Pegg with Freudian facial hair

Here is a peculiar film based on a peculiar real-life case: the “talking mongoose” hoax that became a newspaper sensation in the 1930s, the crop circle story of its day. The Irvings, a farming family in the Isle of Man, claimed there was a mongoose called Gef in their farmhouse that could speak – although no independent observer ever saw the creature, but only heard its bizarre voice in the walls or under the floorboards. The obvious explanation was close at hand: the daughter of the family made no secret of being a talented ventriloquist.

Despite this, it amused the press to maintain a deadpan attitude to the possibility of “Gef” being real, and there was no shortage of credulous and excitable spiritualists who were excited by the idea. One...

Kane is an action thriller directed by Blair Moore, featuring a cast including Jeremy Lindsay, Jake Ryan, and Clayton Watson, known for his role in The Matrix Reloaded. The film explores the story of Benny, caught in a gang war between a crime boss named Abe and a rival leader named Frankie, as he questions his loyalty and potential betrayal. Kane delves into themes of identity, loyalty, and betrayal, with Benny being the character most likely to embody the film's message. The trailer suggests a fast-paced and thrilling ride.

The upcoming action thriller Kane is the latest project by Saban Films, the company behind movies like Nandor Fodor & The Talking Mongoose, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, and Guns Akimbo. It’s the feature film directorial debut of Blair Moore, who began his career in entertainment as a promoter for Muay Thai boxing before branching into other avenues. Moore’s practiced eye for visceral action,...

Simon Pegg takes on the role of the real-life parapsychologist, Nandor Fodor, who investigates reports of a talking mongoose on the Isle of Man. The star-studded cast includes Minnie Driver, Christopher Lloyd, and Neil Gaiman as the voice of the mongoose, Gef. The film stays true to the real story while adding original characters and dark comedy, resulting in a fresh twist on the biopic formula.

Simon Pegg brings a unique historical figure to the screen in Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose. The British dark comedy movie centers on the eponymous real-life parapsychologist, disillusioned and cynical for every case investigated, as he learns of reports of a talking mongoose on the Isle of Man, leading to a tangled web of potential trickery and secrets.

Alongside Pegg, the star-studded cast for Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose includes Minnie Driver, Christopher Lloyd, Edmund Kingsley, Tim Downie, Ruth Connell, Paul Kaye,...

Simon Pegg's new movie, Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose, is based on the strange true story of a mongoose that could speak. The movie features a star-studded cast including Minnie Driver and Christopher Lloyd, with Neil Gaiman providing the voice for the talking mongoose, Gef. The story of Gef the talking mongoose gained tabloid attention in the 1930s, with investigators questioning the family's claims and suggesting alternative explanations.

Simon Pegg's real-life parapsychologist has a bizarre encounter with a potential talking creature in an exclusive Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose clip. The movie, based on a true story, centers on Fodor as he heads to the Isle of Man to investigate the case of a mongoose with the ability to speak making a home with a local family. Alongside Pegg, the star-studded cast for the British dark comedy includes Minnie Driver, Tim Downie, Ruth Connell, Jessica Balmer, Paul Kaye,...

MGM’s raunchy high school comedy Bottoms by Emma Seligman, a surprising teen girl version of Fight Club, is punching into a lot more theaters this week, expanding from 10 to 715 nationwide. The numbers so far look solid and MGM might be hoping for anything in the $2.5 million-plus range over the three days.

It had an good start with last weekend’s limited 10-theater opening in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Austin bringing in more than $500,000, one of the best per-theater openings of that size post Covid (even with $4 tickets Sunday). Cume to date tops $724K for the Rachel Sennott- and Ayo Edebiri-starring film that’s got major traction with younger and LGBTQ+ moviegoers.

The duo play queer high-school seniors and longtime best friends Pj and Josie, who start a self-defense club for girls hoping to attract cheerleaders, and to have sex with them. The group...

“Based on a true story” has become one of the most overused (and misleading) labels of our time. Still, its application to “Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose” is duly warranted — and no less ridiculous for being so. The “true events” drawn on here remain dumbfounding: In the 1930s, a family living in a farmhouse on the Isle of Man claimed they played frequent host to an octogenarian mongoose from New Delhi whose mysterious powers were hardly limited to human speech. This tale attracted considerable interest from tabloids, tourists and investigators over several years’ course. Belief persisted despite all kinds of doubt-casting evidence, not least the daughter’s admitted talent for ventriloquism.

It’s the kind of wonderfully bizarre anecdote one imagines can hardly miss in screen depiction. Yet somehow it does just that in U.S. writer-director Adam Sigal’s U.K.-produced third feature, itself the sort of...

Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose is a unique and thought-provoking movie based on a bizarre true story. The film features a star-studded cast, including Simon Pegg, Minnie Driver, and Christopher Lloyd. The director, Adam Sigal, stayed true to the recorded facts and created a historical comedy with a high degree of verisimilitude.

A parapsychologist encounters one of his strangest cases yet in Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose. Based on the real eponymous figure and infamous legend, the movie centers on Fodor as he investigates reports of a family on the Isle of Man allegedly hosting a talking mongoose, attempting to determine the validity of the family's belief.

Simon Pegg leads the star-studded roster of Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose in the titular role alongside Minnie Driver, Christopher Lloyd, Edmund Kingsley, Tim Downie, Ruth Connell, Paul Kaye, Gary Beadle and Neil Gaiman as the voice of the mongoose,...

The Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose trailer reveals a surreal film about a parapsychologist and a talking animal. Written and directed by Adam Sigal, the upcoming British film is based on a partially true story and follows Nandor Fodor as he investigates claims about a talking mongoose. The aptly titled Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose stars Simon Pegg as the titular detective, Minnie Driver, Christopher Lloyd, and The Sandman's Neil Gaiman as the voice of the talking mongoose.

Today, Paramount released the first official trailer for Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose. Check it out below:

Set in 1930s Britain, the trailer follows the famed paranormal psychologist Dr. Nandor Fodor as he investigates a family's claims about a talking mongoose named Gef who lives in their barn. To little surprise, Dr. Fodor doesn't actually catch a glimpse of the talking animal, though he does uncover a mysterious web of hidden motives.

"This is an inexplicable farce!" Saban Films + Paramount have revealed an official trailer for an adventure thriller titled Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose, arriving in US theaters to watch starting this September. A (possibly?) true tale set in 1935 , Hungarian-American para-psychologist Nandor Fodor began his investigation of a strange occurrence on the Isle of Man. An average British family, the Irvings, claimed to have been contacted by a mysterious entity at their farm – a talking mongoose named Gef (pronounced "Jeff"). Huh, okay, this is peculiar... Simon Pegg stars as the titular Nandor Fodor, with a cast including Christopher Lloyd, Minnie Driver, Paul Kaye, Ruth Connell, Tim Downie, Gary Beadle, plus Edmund Kingsley as Houdini and Neil Gaiman as the voice of Gef. It seems like a clever parable about "faith" and religion, at least from what I can glean from this trailer. Are these people lying? Is there really a talking mongoose?...

While Hollywood continues to stall under the ongoing strike, mystery fans have something to look forward to this September. Paramount Pictures and Saban Films are thrilled to share the Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose trailer, teasing a peculiar case that will have you questioning everything you see and hear. Adam Signal directs from a script he wrote about strange happenings on the Isle of Man circa 1935.

In the Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose trailer, a Hungarian-American para-psychologist, Nandor Fodor (Simon Pegg), begins investigating a strange occurrence in a distinctive community. An average British family, the Irvings, claims to have been contacted by a mysterious entity at their farm named Gef (pronounced “Jeff”), a talking mongoose. As Nandor Fodor falls deeper down the rabbit hole of Gef’s existence and whereabouts on the property, uncertainty, and madness take hold as things spiral out of control.

Simon Pegg, Minnie Driver,...

Legion M and Exhibit A Pictures are partnering on a new documentary directed by Alexandre O. Philippe (Lynch/Oz), in which screen icon William Shatner takes off the countless masks he’s worn throughout his career, to reveal the man behind one of the most recognizable faces in the world.

The 91-year-old Shatner is best known for his legendary role as Star Trek’s Captain Kirk in various film and television projects over the course of 30 years. He also notably portrayed the titular character in Columbia Pictures Television’s police drama T.J. Hooker and won an Emmy for his role as Boston Legal’s Denny Crane, having notched a total of two wins and seven nominations over the course of his career, along with a Golden Globe and other accolades.

The documentary’s producers will be providing an early look at footage during a Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con later this month,...

That Christopher Lloyd sure likes to keep busy, doesn't he? In addition to his already announced roles in "Spirit Halloween," "The Conners," and "The Mandalorian" season 3, news broke Monday that he was joining the cast of "Nandor Fodor And The Talking Mongoose." The title of the film may sound like a one-way ticket to Banana Town™, but the upcoming film from writer/director Adam Sigal is inspired by a real event.

Simon Pegg stars as the titular Dr. Nandor Fodor, a real-life Hungarian-American psychoanalyst, author, and parapsychologist....

The post Christopher Lloyd Has Joined The Cast Of Nandor Fodor And The Talking Mongoose Alongside Simon Pegg appeared first on /Film.

American acting icon Christopher Lloyd is set to join Simon Pegg and Minnie Driver in the cast of a dark comedy called “Nandor Fodor and The Talking Mongoose,” TheWrap can reveal exclusively.

“Nandor” comes from writer and director Adam Sigal (“Chariot”) and is filming now in Leeds in the United Kingdom, with Lloyd due to arrive on set later this week.

The film stars Pegg as Dr. Nandor Fodor, a real-life, famed Hungarian-American psychoanalyst, author, journalist and “parapsychologist” who was a leading authority on poltergeists, hauntings and other paranormal phenomena and in the 1930s advanced the theory that such hauntings could be the result of past unresolved mental tensions. The film is based on a true story of Fodor’s pursuit of “Gef,” an allegedly talking mongoose that inhabited the home of a family on the Isle of Man and attracted many ghost hunters, as well as the British tabloids,...

English actor Simon Pegg and British-American actress Minnie Driver are on board for the dark comedy ‘Nandor Fodor and The Talking Mongoose’, from writer-director Adam Sigal. The film has entered production in Leeds, reports ‘Deadline’. As per ‘Deadline’, the film based on true events will follow Nandor Fodor, the Hungarian-American psychoanalyst, known as the father […]...

Exclusive: Simon Pegg (Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning – Part One) and Minnie Driver (Rosaline) have signed on to star in Nandor Fodor and The Talking Mongoose, a dark comedy from writer-director Adam Sigal (Chariot), which has entered production in Leeds.

The film based on true events will follow Nandor Fodor (Pegg)—the Hungarian-American psychoanalyst, known as the father of parapsychology—on his search to discover the real Talking Mongoose, “Gef.” Driver will play Fodor’s assistant Anne, who journeys with him into uncharted territory, with Tim Downie (Good Omens), Ruth Connell (Supernatural), Paul Kaye (Game of Thrones), Gary Beadle (In the Heart of the Sea) and Drew Moerlin (V/H/S) rounding out the cast.

Sasha Yelaun and Dominic Burns are producing alongside Karl Hall and Matt Willians for Future Artists Entertainment. The fan-owned entertainment company Legion M, Tip-Top Productions, Chelsea Newell, James Di Giacomo, Danny Bohnen, Rob McGillivray and Ben Stranahan...

Exclusive: Catherine The Great and Des producer New Pictures has signed up two of the creative talents behind FX’s Emmy-winning limited drama Fosse/Verdon to adapt Kate Summerscale’s novel The Haunting of Alma Fielding into a TV series.

Fosse/Verdon writer Charlotte Stoudt and director Minkie Spiro, who has also helmed The Plot Against America and Downton Abbey, have set to work in translating the true ghost story for the screen.

In 1938, young housewife Alma Fielding begins to experience supernatural events in her suburban home. Objects shatter, vanish, or take flight, assaulting Fielding and her family. Reporters see it with their own eyes. It is impossible but it is happening. And Alma seems to be at the center.

Jewish-Hungarian refugee Nandor Fodor investigates the events, determined to figure out if it is a hoax, a ghost, or Alma’s unconscious mind wrestling with a buried secret in the...

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Tennessee Wraith Chasers ring the Bell Witch's door and run as Travel Channel’s Haunted Live explores America's first ghost story.

The Bell Witch case has been labeled the first true American ghost story. It’s the only haunted house to ever be investigated by a state government and deemed to be true, according to Travel Channel’s ghost hunting series Haunted Live. There is a simple log cabin and a school on the property currently. According to the Travel Channel, only one person has spent the night in the cabin without fleeing the Bell Witch. The Tennessee Wraith Chasers, hosted by Jamie Kaler, with the team Chris Smith, Steven “Doogie” McDougal, Scott Porter, Brannon Smith and Mike Goncalves, are planning to bunk up with the Bell Witch, as they explore the "First True American Ghost Story: The Bell Witch Haunting in Adams, Tennessee."

"The family of...