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Indie Films Opening Aug. 28: Dark Comedy ‘Buddy’, Thriller ‘Colony’
New comedies mark the penultimate weekend of summer from Buddy to Idiots to Finding Emily. Korean zombie thriller Colony from the director of Train To Busan and superhero film Legend Of The White Dragon (both from Well Go USA) join a handful of limited releases including docs Boorman And The Devil, The Cycle Of Love and Hanging By A Wire.
Horror comedy Buddy from Roadside Attractions by Chris ‘Casper’ Kelly hits 1,258 screens. Set in the colorful world of ‘It’s Buddy!’, a fictional 1990s kids’ television show starring a bright orange unicorn and group of children who spend their days singing, dancing, and helping Buddy (voiced by Keegan-Michael Key) spread happiness. But when one child refuses to play along, Buddy is not pleased and cracks begin to appear in this seemingly perfect world. Certified Fresh at 87% on Rotten Tomatoes. A promotional video of Buddy playfully ambushing a movie theater employee has gone viral on social media ahead of the opening. Premiered at Sundance, see Deadline review.
IFC opens raunchy road-trip romp Idiots on 1,100 screens. From filmmaker Macon Blair (The Toxic Avenger), it stars Dave Franco, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Mason Thames, Kiernan Shipka, Nicholas Braun and Peter Dinklage. Premiered at Sundance, Deadline review here, under its previous title, Shitheads. Two unqualified bozos (Franco and Jackson) are hired to transfer a rich teen (Thames) to rehab when their straightforward gig quickly spirals into dangerous mayhem.
Also from IFC, The Sun Never sets by Joe Swanberg debuts at the Music Box in Chicago, expanding next weekend. Stars Dakota Fanning as a woman whose relationship with her boyfriend hits a rough patch just as her ex reappears in her life, leading to messy entanglements in the Alaskan wilderness. Premiered at SXSW, see Deadline’s interview with Swanberg.
Well Go USA Entertainment is out with Korean zombie thriller Colony by Yeon Sang-ho (Train To Busan) on 411 screens. Stars Gianna Jun as Professor Se-jeong, who is thrust into a bloody nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is released during a biotech conference, causing authorities to seal the facility. Trapped inside with no escape, Se-jeong and a small group of survivors must fight to stay alive while the infected undergo horrific transformations.
Premiered at Cannes Midnight Screenings section.
Well Go released a remastered Train To Busan earlier this month for the hit’s 10th anniversary.
The distributor is also debuting long gestating Legend Of The White Dragon as an event release for the three-day weekend and Wednesday, one showtime daily, on 596 screens. Directed by Sean and Aaron Schoenke, the film reunites the late Jason David Frank with fellow Power Rangers Jason Faunt, Cerina Vincent and Ciara Hanna. Forced to hide in the shadows, superhero fugitive hero Erik Reed/the White Dragon (Frank) must clear his name to reunite with his family. Standing in his way is a mysterious villain intent on his destruction. The release is timed to National Power Rangers Day marking the premiere of the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series in 1993.
Rom-com Finding Emily from Focus Features and the producers of Bridget Jones’s Diary and Notting Hill, debuts at 678 locations. The feature directorial debut of Alicia MacDonald, written by Rachel Hirons and produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Olivier Kaempfer. It stars Angourie Rice, Spike Fearn and Minnie Driver. When a lovesick musician is given the wrong number for his dream girl, he teams up with a driven psychology student to find her, sparking a campus-wide frenzy. Billboards in L.A. and New York have been offering “Emily-only” advance screenings at AMC Century City and AMC Empire 25 open only to people named Emily or their friends.
Kino Lorber is out with Filipiñana, the feature debut Rafael Manuel, at the Film Forum in NYC. The scathing look at class hierarchy set within an exclusive private golf club in Manila premiered at Sundance, where it won a Special Jury Award for Creative Vision before going on to play Berlin and other fests. Manuel is in town for three sold-out Q&As.
The Cycle Of Love by Oscar-winning filmmaker Orlando von Einsiedel (The White Helmets, The Lost Children, Evelyn, Virunga), executive produced by Priyanka Chopra Jonas, opens at the Angelika in NYC. The doc from Variance Films adds L.A. next weekend with more cities to follow Sept 1, kicking off an Academy campaign for the fall. Premiered at Telluride and has since played CPH:DOX, Sheffield DocFest and DC/DOX.
The 1977 real-life adventure of PK, a 23-year-old Delhi street artist who picked up a handful of paintbrushes and a second-hand bicycle and set off on a 6000-mile cross-continent mission to find Lotta, a woman who had captured his heart during a visit to India.
David Kittredge documentary Boorman And The Devil from Yellow Veil Pictures opens in limited release at The Quad in NYC. Adds the Laemmle LA and additional markets September 4. After directing Point Blank and Deliverance, John Boorman was offered to direct Exorcist II: The Heretic. The film became a massive failure, nearly ending his career. Years later, cast and filmmakers discuss its ambition and artistic value. Includes interviews with Boorman and actresses Linda Blair and Louise Fletcher.
In Mohammed Ali Naqvi’s Sundance-premiering Hanging By A Wire from Abramorama, opening at the Village East in NYC, a routine school commute turns terrifying when a cable car’s wire snaps, leaving eight passengers — including six schoolboys — dangling 900 feet above a ravine in the remote Himalayan foothills. With no margin for error and a cable that could fail at any moment, an unlikely alliance of rescuers must improvise under intense public scrutiny, racing against an invisible clock before disaster strikes live on television.
Disposable Humanity opens for a weeklong Oscar-qualifying run at the Laemmle Monica Film Center. Explores the Hitler’s “Aktion T4” program that resulted in the deaths of over 300,000 disabled people The murders, arranged and executed by doctors in cooperation with the German state from 1939 to 1941, targeting those that the T4 program deemed “life unworthy of living.” Directed by Cameron S. Mitchell, produced by David Mitchell.
Winner of the Slamdance Audience Award, RiverRun International Film Festival’s Director’s Award for Community Impact, and the Ridgway Independent Film Festival Director’s Choice Award, and nominated for Best Documentary of the Year by the Midwest Film Journalists.
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Nicole Kidman On “Spontaneous” Appearance In Troye Sivan Video
Nicole Kidman seems to be popping up onscreen everywhere the past few years, and Troye Sivan‘s latest music video was no exception.
After the Oscar-winning actress made a surprise appearance in the 3x Grammy-nominated artist’s “She’s the Best” music video earlier this month, she recently explained the “spontaneous” decision.
“I love him. I’ve known him for such a long time,” Kidman told Attitude. “He called me up and just said: ‘Will you be in this with me?’ I didn’t even need to read anything, I didn’t need to have any information, I just said: ‘Yeah! I’m in!’ But that’s me! I make very spontaneous decisions!”
Marking the lead single on Sivan’s upcoming fourth studio album of the same name, the video for “She’s the Best” features Kidman on a night out in New York City, where Sivan serenades and dances with her at a bar before slipping into drag.
Kidman’s appearance in her fellow Aussie’s video came after they co-starred in the 2018 Joel Edgerton-helmed adaptation of Garrard Conley’s memoir Boy Erased, recounting the author’s experience as an LGBTQ kid in conversion therapy.
Announced a day before the video dropped, She’s the Best is scheduled for an Oct. 9 album release via Interscope’s EMI Records.
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‘Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence’ Sets Fall VOD Release
EXCLUSIVE: The fifth installment of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, titled Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence, is coming to VOD platforms on Sept 22. This is following a theatrical release that began on Aug. 7 for the David Ferino directed comedy.
The release comes via a strategic distribution partnership between Starboard Entertainment and Stonecutter Media. Additional titles distributed through the collaboration will be announced in the months ahead.
In the latest installment to the series which first launched in 1978, a young biotech prodigy develops a revolutionary genetically engineered vegetable intended to solve humanity’s greatest problems. When the experiment spirals out of control, it unleashes a new generation of killer tomatoes and sets the stage for another wildly unpredictable chapter in the cult saga. The production was shot in Southern California and stars John Astin (The Addams Family), reprising his role as Professor Gangreen, David Koechner (Anchorman), Academy Award nominee Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight), Catherine Corcoran (Terrifier), Dan Bakkedahl (Veep), Myrna Velasco (Star Wars Resistance) Vernée Watson (Shrinking, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), Paul Bates (Coming to America), Zachary Roozen (Romeo and Juliet Killers), Samantha Bailey (Just Add Magic) and Noor Razooky (The Old Man).
“Stonecutter Media is in the business of distributing and promoting edgy, over-the-top films, and Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence fits right in our wheelhouse,” said Steven Karel, Owner and President of Stonecutter Media.
“These types of films have proven time and time again to have a sales edge that you don’t get with softer movies,” he added.
“Steve and I have known each other for years, and we always believed we would eventually find the right project to work on together,” said Starboard found Thomas Zambeck.
“Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence is exactly that project. It has a worldwide fan base, an unmistakable identity and the kind of bold creative vision that cuts through a crowded market. Stonecutter understands how to reach the audience for a film like this, and this partnership gives us an opportunity to build something that extends well beyond a single release,” Zambeck added.
Stonecutter delivers film, sports and entertainment content across broadcast, cable, pay-per-view and major VOD and OTT platforms, developing release strategies designed to connect distinctive programming with its core audience. Stonecutter Media has distributed such movies as Red Wing, featuring Glen Powell in his first leading film role alongside Bill Paxton and Luke Perry.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence produced in association with Atomic Toybox Entertainment. The film continues the creation of original Attack of the Killer Tomatoes filmmakers Costa Dillon and Steve Peace.
Editor’s note: David Ferino is a former head of video production at Deadline Hollywood
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Coyote vs. Acme: Will Forte Celebrates Film’s Long-Awaited Release
The time has finally come: Coyote vs. Acme is now playing in theaters.
To celebrate the film’s official release day, director Dave Green shared a thank-you letter on social media, writing in part, “COYOTE VS. ACME IS FINALLY, GLORIOUSLY, IN THEATERS NOW. Which means one thing. WE WON. You can go see this movie. In a theater. In your favorite seat. With your favorite snacks. With your favorite people. You can head into a dark room and laugh with strangers. Together. Congratulations to everyone who made this happen.”
Coyote vs. Acme, a hybrid live-action and animated movie set in the Looney Tunes universe, follows Wile E. Coyote as he sues the Acme Corporation after its products repeatedly fail him in his pursuit of the Road Runner. The film stars Will Forte, John Cena, Lana Condor, Eric Bauza and Martha Kelly.
The film’s journey to theaters has been anything but typical. The Hollywood Reporter exclusively reported in November 2023 that Warner Bros. had shelved Coyote vs. Acme after the movie was completed. The project had been in development at the studio for years and was originally intended as an HBO Max streaming original before Warner Bros. ultimately decided not to release it.
At the time, Warner Bros. said the decision came as the studio shifted its global strategy to focus on theatrical releases following the relaunch of Warner Bros. Pictures Animation. However, reports indicated that the studio planned to take an estimated $30 million tax write-down by shelving the approximately $70 million movie.
The decision sparked widespread backlash from fans, filmmakers and the film’s stars, who continued to publicly advocate for the movie’s release.
In March 2025, Ketchup Entertainment acquired the worldwide distribution rights to Coyote vs. Acme from Warner Bros., giving the film a path to a theatrical release. The deal was reportedly valued at around $50 million.
Green went on to explain why the film’s theatrical release is a “victory.”
“It’s a record of the cast and crew, post, prep and animation teams who poured so much love and passion into it over years and years,” he wrote. “It’s shared, permanently, with the audience who fought so hard for its survival. Your fight is the reason this film finally made it to the big screen. Thank you @ketchupentertainment for hearing the audience. We’re so grateful that you did.”
“This is a celebration, it’s proof that movies don’t just go away. We make work so it can be seen and shared — that’s the whole reason we do what we do. Persistence and resilience have truly won the day. Enjoy Coyote vs. Acme on the big screen. Where it was always meant to be seen!” Green concluded his letter.
Forte took to X on Friday to reply to Green’s letter, writing, “Beautifully put, Dave.” He also shared a video thanking people for their efforts to push for the movie’s release and explaining how its messages correlate with the film’s journey.
“It’s about hope and determination. It’s about fighting injustice, and it’s about the importance of friendship and the importance of community. And that last one really strikes a chord because we went through some weird times with this movie, and it is only because of the support of the community that we’re here today, seeing this movie,” Forte said. “You guys lifted us up on your shoulders and just fought and fought for this movie. Most of you, without even having seen it. So I am forever thankful, and just want you to know that I’m so excited for you to see this because I think you’re going to see that it was worth the fight.”
In THR‘s profile of Green, published earlier this month, DC Studios co-head James Gunn, who produced the feature and worked on the story, also reflected on Coyote vs. Acme‘s journey.
“Dave was a great guy throughout the ups and downs. He was never overly bitter and negative, although a little bit of bitterness and negativity was understandable in the given circumstances,” he said. “However, I think you see, when people show true character in the face of adversity, the world rises up to meet them. And in this case, it did — Coyote vs. Acme being saved is because of Dave’s character and because he made a great movie too powerful to be buried. And gosh, perseverance is kind of what Wile E. and the movie are all about.”
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