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Caitríona Balfe Stars In Alfonso Cuarón Horror Thriller Series ‘Ascension’ Ordered By Apple TV

Apple TV greenlights Ascension, a psychological horror thriller series from Alfonso Cuarón with Caitríona Balfe starring and executive producing. Natalie Erika James and Christian White co-showrun; Apple Studios, Anonymous Content and Cuarón’s Esperanto Filmoj are aboard under his Apple first-look pact.

Deadline · Aug 11
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Eli Roth's Ice Cream Man flops at the box office

$2 million opening on a $5.5 million budget put Ice Cream Man in eighth place; Eli Roth's Horror Section launch was kneecapped by AI-footage backlash and brutal word of mouth.

1428 Elm · Aug 11
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Poodle Horror ‘Breeder’ Barks Into Theaters this October from IFC and Shudder

IFC and Shudder are taking Breeder into theaters Oct. 16 after its Tribeca premiere, giving the poodle-horror debut a Halloween runway. Alex Goyette directs from his own script, with Daniel Doheny, Dot Marie Jones, Maddie Phillips, and Tanaya Beatty starring.

Dread Central · Aug 11
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Jacob Elordi in Talks to Star in Ari Aster’s ‘Scapegoat’ With Scarlett Johansson

A24's Scapegoat has Jacob Elordi in talks opposite Scarlett Johansson, with Ari Aster writing and directing through Square Peg. The casting chatter lands after Elordi's $240 million global turn in Wuthering Heights and keeps the thriller on track for a late-2026 start.

Variety · Aug 11
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Stana Katic and Connie Nielsen Join Wyatt Russell-Led Monsterverse Series

Apple TV and Legendary keep building out their untitled Monsterverse series, adding Connie Nielsen and Stana Katic as JD Dillard readies the pilot and Joby Harold continues to steer the expansion of the Godzilla/Kong universe.

Dread Central · Aug 11
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Netflix's new "unpredictable" mystery thriller jumps straight to top of trending chart

The Last House hit No. 1 on Netflix worldwide and in the UK days after launch; the sci-fi horror has already logged a 27% Rotten Tomatoes score while becoming the streamer’s most-watched movie. The early chart surge gives Netflix another proof point for confinement-driven genre originals.

uk.movies.yahoo.com · Aug 11
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