Trailer for Ensemble Dramedy 'About Alex' with Aubrey Plaza, Jason Ritter, Jane Levy, and More

There must be an unwritten rule somewhere that every indie ensemble that looks vaguely like The Big Chill must have Jason Ritter involved. It's not necessarily a bad thing and he's certainly found his niche in the genre, something he talked about in my interview with him for The Big Ask, and he's got another such film on the way in About Alex.

Ritter stars alongside Nate Parker, Aubrey Plaza, Jane Levy, Max Greenfield, Max Minghella, and Maggie Grace in the dramedy that marks the directorial debut of writer Jesse Zwick. Here's the official synopsis although I'm guessing you can probably figure what this one's about because all of these movies deal with the same issues reflected by the current generation...

In ABOUT ALEX, a circle of twenty-something friends reunite for a weekend away after one of them suffers an emotional breakdown. Despite the group’s best efforts to keep it light and enjoy themselves, a tinderbox of old jealousies, unrequited love, and widening political differences leads to an explosion that, coupled with the flammable combination of drugs, wine, and risotto, cannot be contained. An honest appraisal of adult friendship for our current social media moment, ABOUT ALEX is a lighthearted look at the struggles of a generation that has it all – and wants more.

About Alex hits VOD and theaters August 8th, and along with the trailer here's also a new clip.

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Jane Levy and Lucas Till Strap In for 'Monster Trucks'

Look what The LEGO Movie hath wrought! Actually, the smashing success of that film may or may not have anything to do with a sudden flood of toy movies headed our way, but it certainly didn't help. And since studios and toy companies are more intent than ever on repackaging old toys into something new and marketable, we're now getting a movie based on Hasbro's Monster Trucks. Isn't this sort of redundant with a Hot Wheels movie already in the works? Eh, whatever.

Anyway, Monster Trucks was first revealed last year but now it's definitely moving forward as a live-action/CG hybrid directed by Ice Age's Chris Wedge. The Wrap reports that Paramount is eying Jane Levy (Evil Dead, Suburgatory) and Lucas Till (X-men: First Class) to lead the film, which they hope will turn into "a 'Transformers'-like franchise". Till, who is reprising his role as Havok in X-men: Days of Future Past, will play the generic "bad boy with a good heart" (seriously, it says that), while Levy is described as a girl who is like what Tina Fey would be in high school.  So...smart, snarky, neurotic, approachable, unaware of her beauty. Got it, and ugh.

No details on the plot cooked up by writers Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, but the toys are basically just....well, monster trucks. Maybe we'll get lucky and it will be a horror with the trucks gaining sentience and trampling over the city? Probably not. Monster Trucks films this summer and rolls into theaters May 29th 2015.

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New red band trailer for 'Evil Dead' is seriously screwed up

Often times, red band trailers aren't really all that different from their green band counterparts. They've become standard practice now, just another marketing ploy to fool some into thinking a film is raunchier and more risque than it genuinely is. That most definitely is not the case with the new red band for the Evil Dead remake. It's simply one of the goriest and most screwed up pieces of work I've ever seen. Consider yourself warned.

Starring an unrecognizable Jane Levy(Fun Size) as the lead, joining a group of fellow youths who head out into the woods where they run across the infamous Book of the Dead. Fans of Sam Raimi's 1981 cult classic know things go south from there, but never quite like this. There's a reason why Raimi and director Fede Alvarez are so quick to boast it will be "The most terrifying film you will ever experience".

Co-starring Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas, Elizabeth Blackmore, and Bruce Campbell, Evil Dead arrives on April 12th....

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The bloody red band trailer for the 'Evil Dead' remake

When Sam Raimi first revealed that he was remaking his camp horror classic, Evil Dead, it was unsurprisingly met with skepticism. It would be one thing if Raimi himself was directing, but instead the reins were handed over to newcomer Fede Alvarez. With the promise of a new female Ash replacing the irreplaceable Bruce Campbell, the expectation was that this might fall in with all of the other horror remakes that crashed and burned.

And then the first footage of the film was shown at New York Comic-Con, and the response by the fans was so wildly enthusiastic that they used it in yesterday's trailer tease. After a leaked version of it appeared a few days ago(and was swiftly removed), the full red band trailer has been unveiled and it more than lives up to the hype.

Targeted squarely at the skeptics, immediately the ominous and gory tone is in effect as the blood flows freely and terror is amplified. The cheesiness of the original seems to be taking a back seat in favor a more disturbing experience, capped off by a chilling tongue-slicing. I've said it before that the original Evil Dead isn't a particular favorite, but the redo looks fantastic.

Starring Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Jessica Lucas, Bruce Campbell, Lou Taylor Pucci, and Elizabeth Blackmore, Evil Dead opens on April 12th 2013....

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Trailer tease for the 'Evil Dead' remake

Eagle-eyed readers of this site probably caught the leaked trailer for the Fede Alvarez-directed, Sam Raimi-produced Evil Dead remake. Well that footage was taken down soon after, but you can get a taste of it in this new teaser, setting up the full red band trailer that should hit the web tomorrow.

The response to the footage out of New York Comic-Con was phenomenal, and they are certainly emphasizing that in this teaser. Appeasing the horror fanboys is never easy, but Raimi and Co. seem to have found the right formula to keep them happy while introducing the cult classic to a new audience.

We'll have the whole thing up for you tomorrow. Evil Dead is set to open next year on April 12th.

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Leaked trailer for the 'Evil Dead' remake!

NYCC was the place to be over the weekend if you're one of those curious to see how the Carrie and Evil Dead remakes were shaping up. Audiences were treated to new images and footage(which we have here), and the response to all of it has been overwhelmingly positive. But more so than Carrie, Evil Dead caused an uproar from fans who were worried about the changes that would be made to their beloved cult classic. The response from the crowd at the event responded with overwhelming praise, and judging by this newly leaked trailer, I don't think fans of Sam Raimi's film have anything to be concerned about. 

Produced by Raimi and directed by Fede Alvarez, what is immediately apparent in this very hardcore NSFW footage is that it's going to be very violent and incredibly gory. I'm also not sensing much of the campiness of the original. This one is clearly targeting horror fans with strong stomachs, as seen in the copious amounts of blood and chopped up body parts. As I've said before, Evil Dead was never really my thing, but this looks like something to get excited over.

Starring Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Bruce Campbell, Elizabeth Blackmore, and Jessica Lucas, Evil Dead opens next year on April 12th 2013. Check out the leaked trailer below, and know that we'll update this once the official one hits....[We Got This Covered]

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Jane Levy replaces Lily Collins in 'Evil Dead'

Lily Collins skipped out on the remake of Sam Raimi's Evil Dead? Pfft! Big deal! There certainly hasn't been much of stall in the casting ever since, with Shiloh Fernandez(Red Riding Hood) taking on the male lead, and now someone I've never heard of but who is apparently very popular has stepped in to replace Ms. Collins.

Jane Levy, who stars on the ABC series Suburgatory, will take on the crucial female lead as Mia, a woman trying to overcome a drug habit by cooling out with her friends in a secluded cabin. That is until somebody accidentally lets loose a bunch of demonites, and because of her past nobody believes Mia when she tries to warn them. Directed by Fede Alvarez with the latest script rewrite by Diablo Cody, it's a bit of a departure from Raimi's film, with the Mia character basically playing a newer version of Bruce Campbell's Ash.

I've never seen a single frame of anything Levy has been in, so I can't comment on her really. But considering I've never been a huge fan of Evil Dead, and the remake now having two leads who don't do much for me, the only thing that has me remotely interested is Cody's script.  Filming begins soon with an April 12th 2013 release.  [Deadline]

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