Poltergeist
Pedro Pascal is reportedly the proud owner of the original creepy clown doll from Tobe Hooper’s “Poltergeist”. Pedro’s sister Javiera confirms that Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige gave him the doll as a gift that Pedro now keeps in his house. [Source: Instagram]
Pagans
Netflix has beat out around 15-18 studios, streamers and producing teams took part in a heated auction for the rights to the supernatural drama series “Pagans”. The project hails from Joshua Zetumer, the creator of FX’s highly acclaimed IRA historical drama-thriller series “Say Nothing”.
The story follows a man who becomes the sole caretaker of his two children after the tragic loss of his wife. While his son is typical, his daughter, Alice, is anything but. What starts as a strained father-daughter relationship soon evolves into something far more sinister. Zetumer is attached as writer, executive producer and showrunner. [Source: Deadline]
Catfish: The TV Show
MTV has cancelled its reality series “Catfish: The TV Show” after nine seasons. MTV will continue to air episodes from the prior seasons. The series investigated deceptive online relationships and the network is reportedly allowing the producers to shop the series elsewhere. [Source: Variety]
The Perfect Neighbour
Netflix has premiered the trailer for the feature documentary “The Perfect Neighbour” which won a directing award at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and was filmed using almost entirely bodycam footage. It sits at a high 87/100 on Metacritic.
The story follows one woman who made dozens of 911 calls about children in her neighbourhood being loud and ultimately shoots a mother of four. The film hits limited theatrical release on October 10th and then Netflix on October 17th.
