Bendavid Grabinski

This Week In Trailers: The Vigil, The Misadventures Of Hedi And Cokeman, Long Live Rock...Celebrate The Chaos, Happily, Slalom

Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week,…

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'Happily' Trailer: A Happy Married Couple Finds Themselves At The Center Of A Mystery

Joel McHale (Community) and Kerry Bishé (Argo) star in Happily, the feature directorial debut of writer/director BenDavid Grabinski, the guy behind Nickelodeon's recent reboot of Are You Afraid of the Dark?. The first trailer has been released, and it sets up an intriguing mystery in which a group of friends gather in a house for a…

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'Are You Afraid Of The Dark?': Watch The First Episode Of The Rebooted Series

A rebooted version of the fondly-remembered 1990s kids horror series Are You Afraid of the Dark? premieres on Nickelodeon this week, but the first episode has dropped online a couple of days early. Join the new iteration of the Midnight Society and check it out below. Are You Afraid of the Dark? First Episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuFk-NHg7kA This…

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Valiant Gets Funding To Develop Marvel-Style Valiant Comics Movie Universe

Before Marvel Studios was part of Disney, Marvel established a method of developing and packaging its own films in order to retain some control over the characters. Now Valiant Entertainment seems to be trying to do the same thing, by scoring a huge amount of investment capital from DMG Entertainment to develop a Valiant comics movie universe. DMG…

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'Archer & Armstrong' Film In Development From Valiant

The current incarnation of Valiant is developing an Archer & Armstrong movie, based on the popular comic series that debuted in 1992.

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Renny Harlin Directing Jackie Chan In 'Skiptrace'

Jackie Chan isn't yet ready to become Expendable, because he's busy making his own big action films. One project he's been developing is called Skiptrace, and features Jackie and Seann William Scott in a globe-trotting action buddy comedy. Now Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2, The Long Kiss Goodnight) will direct the film, with a shoot planned for…

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Watch The 'Enormous' Pilot: Humans Can Be As Threatening As Giant Monsters

The Enormous pilot, based on the Image Comics graphic novel, pits survivors of giant monster attacks against a new monster, and each other.

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Watch 'Cost Of Living,' A Great Workplace Sci-Fi Short Featuring Bret Harrison And Brandon Routh

Remember, if you will, the days of Fantastic Fest 2011. One of the most buzzed about films at the Austin, TX festival wasn't a feature from an established director. It was Cost of Living, a short written and directed by first-time filmmaker BenDavid Grabinski. The short stars Bret Harrison (Reaper, Breaking In) and Brandon Routh…

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Sonnenfeld And Grabinski Reteam For Swift

Last year it was announced that Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black, Get Shorty, Pushing Daisies) had signed on to direct The How-To Guide for Saving the World, a much buzzed about sci-fi action comedy screenplay which appeared on the 2008 Black List. I'm not sure the status of the project, but Sonnenfeld has again teamed up…

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Barry Sonnenfeld To Direct The How-To Guide For Saving The World

Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black, Get Shorty, Pushing Daisies) has signed on to direct The How-To Guide for Saving the World for MGM. BenDavid Grabinski's action comedy screenplay appeared on the 2008 Black List, a list which ranks the hottest screenplays making the rounds in Hollywoodland, compiled by a poll of 250 development executives and…

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