Eli Roth’s slasher Thanksgiving is now available on DVD and Blu-ray, and fans of the film will be happy to hear that a sequel is already on the way. Sony’s TriStar plans on releasing Thanksgiving 2 in theaters worldwide in 2025, we learned late last year. Eli Roth and Jeff Rendell are back to write the screenplay for the upcoming sequel.
“We’re gonna take a year off so we can really, really write a great script. We want to outdo ourselves. Make it better than the first one,” Roth teased back in November.
So what can we expect from Thanksgiving 2? Will it be a direct sequel to the first film, following the surviving characters? Or will Roth pivot to a new slasher story entirely?
Well, chatting with Games Radar this week, Thanksgiving stars Nell Verlaque and Rick Hoffman both strongly suggest they’ll be back in Roth’s upcoming sequel.
“We’re gonna take a year off so we can really, really write a great script. We want to outdo ourselves. Make it better than the first one,” Roth teased back in November.
So what can we expect from Thanksgiving 2? Will it be a direct sequel to the first film, following the surviving characters? Or will Roth pivot to a new slasher story entirely?
Well, chatting with Games Radar this week, Thanksgiving stars Nell Verlaque and Rick Hoffman both strongly suggest they’ll be back in Roth’s upcoming sequel.
- 1/31/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Sixteen years passed from the time Eli Roth made a slasher faux trailer called Thanksgiving for the Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse to the day when a feature version of Thanksgiving (read our review Here) finally made its way into theatres – and the fact that we’re being rewarded for our patience with not just that movie, but also a sequel that’s expected to reach theatres sometime in 2025 is truly something to be thankful about. Now Thanksgiving cast members Nell Verlaque and Rick Hoffman have confirmed to Games Radar that they are going to be coming back for Thanksgiving 2!
When asked if she’ll be in the sequel Roth is crafting with Thanksgiving co-writer Jeff Rendell, Verlaque said, “To my knowledge, yes. I think that it’ll be a continuation of where we last saw (her character). So we’ll see. But right now, I think so.
When asked if she’ll be in the sequel Roth is crafting with Thanksgiving co-writer Jeff Rendell, Verlaque said, “To my knowledge, yes. I think that it’ll be a continuation of where we last saw (her character). So we’ll see. But right now, I think so.
- 1/31/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
With the Thanksgiving holiday very much in the rearview at this point, TriStar Pictures has made the decision to bring Eli Roth’s slasher Thanksgiving back to theaters this weekend.
Why, you ask? Is it an attempt to drum up interest in the sequel that’s headed our way? Or does TriStar just really, really want the movie to hit $50 million worldwide at the box office?
The likely reason for the post-holiday season re-release is that Roth’s Thanksgiving comes to DVD and Blu-ray on January 30, so a return to theaters could help drum up some additional interest in that physical media release. The film has thus far slashed its way into $31.8 million domestically and $46 million worldwide, so we’ll see how much it gains this weekend.
The film will be playing in a reported 511 theaters across the country this weekend. If you missed it last year on the big screen and regretted it,...
Why, you ask? Is it an attempt to drum up interest in the sequel that’s headed our way? Or does TriStar just really, really want the movie to hit $50 million worldwide at the box office?
The likely reason for the post-holiday season re-release is that Roth’s Thanksgiving comes to DVD and Blu-ray on January 30, so a return to theaters could help drum up some additional interest in that physical media release. The film has thus far slashed its way into $31.8 million domestically and $46 million worldwide, so we’ll see how much it gains this weekend.
The film will be playing in a reported 511 theaters across the country this weekend. If you missed it last year on the big screen and regretted it,...
- 1/26/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Eli Roth’s long-awaited slasher Thanksgiving (read our review Here, check out our interview with Roth at This Link) can still be found playing in some theaters, but it also received a PVOD release earlier this week, and you can rent or buy it on Amazon. To help entice you to check out the full film, the first 10 minutes of the movie have been posted online – and you can watch them in the embed above!
Thanksgiving is a feature expansion of the faux trailer Roth made for the Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse sixteen years ago. Roth has been wanting to make a feature version of Thanksgiving ever since he made the faux trailer, and even wrote the screenplay with Jeff Rendell (who played the homicidal pilgrim in the trailer) a dozen years ago. The feature has happened thanks to Spyglass Media stepping in to provide the funding.
Thanksgiving is a feature expansion of the faux trailer Roth made for the Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse sixteen years ago. Roth has been wanting to make a feature version of Thanksgiving ever since he made the faux trailer, and even wrote the screenplay with Jeff Rendell (who played the homicidal pilgrim in the trailer) a dozen years ago. The feature has happened thanks to Spyglass Media stepping in to provide the funding.
- 12/22/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Eli Roth’s long-awaited slasher Thanksgiving can still be found playing in some theaters, but if you’d like to watch it in the comfort of your own home, we have some good news for you: the film is now available on PVOD! You can rent or buy it on Amazon… and to help promote the PVOD release, we’re proud to unveil an Exclusive deleted scene from the film. Check it out in the embed above!
Thanksgiving is a feature expansion of the faux trailer Roth made for the Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse sixteen years ago. Roth has been wanting to make a feature version of Thanksgiving ever since he made the faux trailer, and even wrote the screenplay with Jeff Rendell (who played the homicidal pilgrim in the trailer) a dozen years ago. The feature has happened thanks to Spyglass Media stepping in to provide the funding.
Thanksgiving is a feature expansion of the faux trailer Roth made for the Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse sixteen years ago. Roth has been wanting to make a feature version of Thanksgiving ever since he made the faux trailer, and even wrote the screenplay with Jeff Rendell (who played the homicidal pilgrim in the trailer) a dozen years ago. The feature has happened thanks to Spyglass Media stepping in to provide the funding.
- 12/19/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Victor J. Kemper, the former president of the American Society of Cinematographers whose career spanned four decades and included films as diverse as Dog Day Afternoon and Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, has died according to the ASC. He was 96.
Kemper made films with many of the greats of ’70s cinema, including John Cassavetes, Arthur Hiller, Michael Ritchie, Peter Yates, Sidney Lumet, George Roy Hill, Robert Wise, Carl Reiner, Richard Attenborough and Norman Jewison.
His very first film was Cassavetes’ Husbands, and it was an education in itself.
“We shot more than a million-and-a-half feet of film during 10 weeks in New York and 12 weeks in London,” Kemper recalled. “That’s the way Cassavetes worked.”
He went on to make Mikey & Nicky with the director.
Subsequent work included The Candidate, And Justice for All, Audrey Rose, Slap Shot, Oh God!, The Gambler, The Jerk, The Four Seasons, Coma, Mr. Mom, Pee Wee’s Big Adventure,...
Kemper made films with many of the greats of ’70s cinema, including John Cassavetes, Arthur Hiller, Michael Ritchie, Peter Yates, Sidney Lumet, George Roy Hill, Robert Wise, Carl Reiner, Richard Attenborough and Norman Jewison.
His very first film was Cassavetes’ Husbands, and it was an education in itself.
“We shot more than a million-and-a-half feet of film during 10 weeks in New York and 12 weeks in London,” Kemper recalled. “That’s the way Cassavetes worked.”
He went on to make Mikey & Nicky with the director.
Subsequent work included The Candidate, And Justice for All, Audrey Rose, Slap Shot, Oh God!, The Gambler, The Jerk, The Four Seasons, Coma, Mr. Mom, Pee Wee’s Big Adventure,...
- 11/29/2023
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Sixteen years after director Eli Roth contributed the faux slasher trailer Thanksgiving to the Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse, a feature version of the concept is now playing in theatres (you can read our review of Thanksgiving at This Link) – and the collectible makers at Neca are now accepting pre-orders for three different action figures based on John Carver, the slasher from the movie!
First up is the Ultimate John Carver 7” Scale Action Figure, which goes for the price of $34.99 and can be pre-ordered Here. This Ultimate John Carver action figure is highly articulated and comes with all the trimmings: musket, sledgehammer, axe, dart gun, meat tenderizer, knives, removable hat, extra hands, and three interchangeable masks. The 7” scale figure comes in collector-friendly window box packaging with opening flap.
Then there’s the John Carver 8” Clothed Action Figure, which also goes for the price of $34.99 and can be pre-ordered Here.
First up is the Ultimate John Carver 7” Scale Action Figure, which goes for the price of $34.99 and can be pre-ordered Here. This Ultimate John Carver action figure is highly articulated and comes with all the trimmings: musket, sledgehammer, axe, dart gun, meat tenderizer, knives, removable hat, extra hands, and three interchangeable masks. The 7” scale figure comes in collector-friendly window box packaging with opening flap.
Then there’s the John Carver 8” Clothed Action Figure, which also goes for the price of $34.99 and can be pre-ordered Here.
- 11/22/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Based on his fake trailer from the Grindhouse Double Feature (2007), Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving is coming to theaters on November 17, and it’s set to be one hell of a bloody affair.
Thanksgiving has officially been rated “R” for…
“Strong bloody horror violence and gore, pervasive language and some sexual material.”
The film, an expansion of Roth’s faux trailer seen in Grindhouse (2007), will be released in theaters worldwide by TriStar Pictures and Spyglass Media Group (Scream).
In Thanksgiving, “After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts – the birthplace of the infamous holiday.”
The cast for the feature length slasher movie includes Patrick Dempsey, Addison Rae, Jalen Thomas Brooks (“Walker”), Milo Manheim (Zombies), Nell Verlaque (“Big Shot”), Gina Gershon (“Chucky”), Tim Dillon and Rick Hoffman (Hostel).
Roth wrote the script with Jeff Rendell. Roger Birnbaum and Eli Roth are producing.
[Related] Enter the World...
Thanksgiving has officially been rated “R” for…
“Strong bloody horror violence and gore, pervasive language and some sexual material.”
The film, an expansion of Roth’s faux trailer seen in Grindhouse (2007), will be released in theaters worldwide by TriStar Pictures and Spyglass Media Group (Scream).
In Thanksgiving, “After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts – the birthplace of the infamous holiday.”
The cast for the feature length slasher movie includes Patrick Dempsey, Addison Rae, Jalen Thomas Brooks (“Walker”), Milo Manheim (Zombies), Nell Verlaque (“Big Shot”), Gina Gershon (“Chucky”), Tim Dillon and Rick Hoffman (Hostel).
Roth wrote the script with Jeff Rendell. Roger Birnbaum and Eli Roth are producing.
[Related] Enter the World...
- 11/1/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Sixteen years after making the ’80s slasher faux trailer Thanksgiving for the Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse, director Eli Roth has finally been able to make a full Thanksgiving feature. The film is set to reach theatres on November 17th – that being the Friday before Thanksgiving this year – and today we’ve gotten our hands on a short featurette in which Roth discusses the film. He even goes so far as to say, “This has to be the movie that if I never make another film, it doesn’t matter. I made this one, that’s enough.” You can watch the featurette, followed by the full trailer, in the embed above.
Roth has been wanting to make a feature version of Thanksgiving ever since he made the faux trailer, and even wrote the screenplay with Jeff Rendell (who played the homicidal pilgrim in the trailer) a dozen years ago.
Roth has been wanting to make a feature version of Thanksgiving ever since he made the faux trailer, and even wrote the screenplay with Jeff Rendell (who played the homicidal pilgrim in the trailer) a dozen years ago.
- 10/23/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
On Saturday, October 28, 2023, at 11:00 Am on NBC, “Harlem Globetrotters: Play It Forward” brings you Season 2, Episode 4, titled “Assisting the Home Team.” This episode is packed with heartwarming moments and community outreach.
In the first part of the episode, Torch, a member of the Harlem Globetrotters, surprises her high school girls’ basketball team with new equipment. It’s a touching gesture that shows the importance of supporting young athletes.
The episode takes a meaningful turn when the team visits an organization in Chicago, where they meet asylum seekers who are transitioning into life in the United States. This encounter highlights the power of sports and community in bringing people together.
In another segment, Hammer, another Harlem Globetrotter, surprises viral sensation Zeke “The Trick Shot Kid” in Georgia. It’s a delightful moment that showcases the impact of sportsmanship and inspiration.
“Harlem Globetrotters: Play It Forward” continues to inspire and uplift with its heartwarming stories.
In the first part of the episode, Torch, a member of the Harlem Globetrotters, surprises her high school girls’ basketball team with new equipment. It’s a touching gesture that shows the importance of supporting young athletes.
The episode takes a meaningful turn when the team visits an organization in Chicago, where they meet asylum seekers who are transitioning into life in the United States. This encounter highlights the power of sports and community in bringing people together.
In another segment, Hammer, another Harlem Globetrotter, surprises viral sensation Zeke “The Trick Shot Kid” in Georgia. It’s a delightful moment that showcases the impact of sportsmanship and inspiration.
“Harlem Globetrotters: Play It Forward” continues to inspire and uplift with its heartwarming stories.
- 10/21/2023
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
It's not a huge surprise to hear that there are people out there who don't like Larry David. After all, the guy's built a whole persona for himself as a grouchy old man, someone who goes back and forth between annoyance at social conventions and a fierce defender of the ones he agrees with. TV Larry will refuse to give his condolences to a woman who lost her father two years ago because he believed the "sorry window" had already closed, but he will yell at you if you park your car outside the lines. Larry is a complicated man with a strong yet questionable moral code, and that's not everyone's cup of tea.
Such was originally the case for Richard Lewis, the actor, writer and comedian who's starred in every season of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" so far. Talking to The Spectator in early 2023, he revealed that he first met...
Such was originally the case for Richard Lewis, the actor, writer and comedian who's starred in every season of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" so far. Talking to The Spectator in early 2023, he revealed that he first met...
- 10/16/2023
- by Michael Boyle
- Slash Film
Yesterday, we got a look at a poster for director Eli Roth‘s long-awaited slasher Thanksgiving, which is set to reach theatres on November 17, 2023 – the Friday before this Thanksgiving. (That poster can be found at the bottom of this article.) Now the folks at Rotten Tomatoes have gotten the first look at the teaser trailer for the film, and you can check it out in the embed above!
Thanksgiving is based on the faux trailer Roth made for the Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse sixteen years ago. He has been wanting to make a feature version of Thanksgiving ever since he made that faux trailer, and even wrote the screenplay with Jeff Rendell (who played the homicidal pilgrim in the trailer) a dozen years ago. Now the feature has finally happened, thanks to Spyglass Media stepping in to provide the funding. Roth jumped at the chance to get the movie made,...
Thanksgiving is based on the faux trailer Roth made for the Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse sixteen years ago. He has been wanting to make a feature version of Thanksgiving ever since he made that faux trailer, and even wrote the screenplay with Jeff Rendell (who played the homicidal pilgrim in the trailer) a dozen years ago. Now the feature has finally happened, thanks to Spyglass Media stepping in to provide the funding. Roth jumped at the chance to get the movie made,...
- 9/7/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Over 15 years after it was originally teased with a fake trailer as part of the Grindhouse Double Feature (2007) experience, Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving is finally A Real Movie.
Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving slashes into theaters on November 17, 2023, and as promised, the official teaser trailer for the once-fake horror movie has debuted online this morning.
This real trailer for the real movie ditches the Grindhouse-style aesthetic of the fake trailer for the fake movie, but you’ll recognize a good deal of imagery from that original trailer – yes, the cheerleader on the trampoline bit actually made it into the real movie.
Let’s eat. Preview a few bloody kills in the Thanksgiving teaser trailer below.
The film, an expansion of Roth’s faux trailer seen in Grindhouse (2007), will be released in theaters worldwide by TriStar Pictures and Spyglass Media Group (Scream).
In Thanksgiving, “After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy,...
Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving slashes into theaters on November 17, 2023, and as promised, the official teaser trailer for the once-fake horror movie has debuted online this morning.
This real trailer for the real movie ditches the Grindhouse-style aesthetic of the fake trailer for the fake movie, but you’ll recognize a good deal of imagery from that original trailer – yes, the cheerleader on the trampoline bit actually made it into the real movie.
Let’s eat. Preview a few bloody kills in the Thanksgiving teaser trailer below.
The film, an expansion of Roth’s faux trailer seen in Grindhouse (2007), will be released in theaters worldwide by TriStar Pictures and Spyglass Media Group (Scream).
In Thanksgiving, “After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy,...
- 9/7/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Richard Lewis has had some of the funniest scenes on Curb Your Enthusiasm, proving a fantastic and reliable partner to Larry David. But the two were far from hitting off in the early days, with Lewis saying he couldn’t stand being near the show’s creator.
Speaking with The Spectator, Richard Lewis recalled first meeting Larry David long before Curb Your Enthusiasm, noting their friendship — well, their familiarity — goes back to their pre-teen days. “I disliked him intensely. He was cocky, he was arrogant…When we played baseball I tried to hit him with the ball: we were arch rivals. I couldn’t wait for the camp to be over just to get away from Larry. I’m sure he felt the same way.”
Of course, this changed drastically as time went on and Lewis and David, who are both 76, stand as close friends. And even though Richard Lewis...
Speaking with The Spectator, Richard Lewis recalled first meeting Larry David long before Curb Your Enthusiasm, noting their friendship — well, their familiarity — goes back to their pre-teen days. “I disliked him intensely. He was cocky, he was arrogant…When we played baseball I tried to hit him with the ball: we were arch rivals. I couldn’t wait for the camp to be over just to get away from Larry. I’m sure he felt the same way.”
Of course, this changed drastically as time went on and Lewis and David, who are both 76, stand as close friends. And even though Richard Lewis...
- 8/27/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Anonymous Content has partnered with New Europe Film Sales to handle North American rights for animated feature The Peasants, directed by Oscar-nominated Loving Vincent filmmakers D.K. Welchman and Hugh Welchman.
The project is adapted from Wladyslaw Reymont’s classic novel of the same name and is produced in the same oil painting format as Loving Vincent. The Peasants tells the story of Jagna, a young woman determined to forge her own path within the confines of a late 19th century Polish village – a hotbed of gossip and on-going feuds, held together, rich and poor, by pride in their land, adherence to colorful traditions and a deep-rooted patriarchy. When she finds herself caught between the conflicting desires of the village’s richest farmer, his eldest son and other leading men of the community, her resistance puts her on a tragic collision course with the community around her.
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The project is adapted from Wladyslaw Reymont’s classic novel of the same name and is produced in the same oil painting format as Loving Vincent. The Peasants tells the story of Jagna, a young woman determined to forge her own path within the confines of a late 19th century Polish village – a hotbed of gossip and on-going feuds, held together, rich and poor, by pride in their land, adherence to colorful traditions and a deep-rooted patriarchy. When she finds herself caught between the conflicting desires of the village’s richest farmer, his eldest son and other leading men of the community, her resistance puts her on a tragic collision course with the community around her.
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- 7/20/2023
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
Sixteen years after director Eli Roth contributed the faux slasher trailer Thanksgiving to the Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse, a feature expansion of the concept is currently in production. Roth celebrated his birthday on set earlier this week, and has taken to social media to share some pictures that were taken on the big day – including one that shows him surrounded by Thanksgiving cast members! Scroll through these images, past the shots of goat yoga and turkey cake, to see the cast:
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Roth has been wanting to make a feature version of Thanksgiving ever since he put together the faux trailer. He even wrote the screenplay with Jeff Rendell (who played the homicidal pilgrim in the trailer) a dozen years ago. Now it’s finally happening, thanks to Spyglass Media stepping in to provide the funding.
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Roth has been wanting to make a feature version of Thanksgiving ever since he put together the faux trailer. He even wrote the screenplay with Jeff Rendell (who played the homicidal pilgrim in the trailer) a dozen years ago. Now it’s finally happening, thanks to Spyglass Media stepping in to provide the funding.
- 4/20/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Sixteen years after director Eli Roth contributed the faux slasher trailer Thanksgiving to the Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse, a feature expansion of that trailer is now, finally, in production. We’ve been hoping that the film would be ready in time to reach theatres this November, and today Deadline has confirmed that Thanksgiving will indeed be playing on the big screen just in time for the titular holiday this year. TriStar Pictures and Spyglass Media Group are giving the film a theatrical release on November 17, 2023 – the Friday before this Thanksgiving.
Roth has been wanting to make a feature version of Thanksgiving ever since he put together the faux trailer. He even wrote the screenplay with Jeff Rendell (who played the homicidal pilgrim in the trailer) a dozen years ago. Now it’s finally happening, thanks to Spyglass Media stepping in to provide the funding. Roth jumped at...
Roth has been wanting to make a feature version of Thanksgiving ever since he put together the faux trailer. He even wrote the screenplay with Jeff Rendell (who played the homicidal pilgrim in the trailer) a dozen years ago. Now it’s finally happening, thanks to Spyglass Media stepping in to provide the funding. Roth jumped at...
- 4/3/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
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