In the span of a year, writer/director Scott Stewart has gone from being somewhat unheard of in the world of film to having two theatrical releases attached to his name. First was his Paul Bettany-starring religiously themed horror film Legion, swiftly followed by … another religiously themed horror film, Priest. Paul Bettany will star in [...]

The last time I talked about Priest was when I was ruminating about Scott Stewart (founder of The Orphanage and recent genre writer/director) and his other religiously based horror film, Legion. Like Legion, Priest has a cast headed up by Paul Bettany. From various sources this week, it seems that Stewart’s film has gotten several [...]

Between Legion and Priest (the two Paul Bettany/Scott Stewart creature features coming out in the next year), we already need to prepare ourselves for an onslaught of self-serious horror films with religious overtones. Now, with The Shrine, it seems that we have a trend on our hands. Directed by Jon Knautz (Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer), [...]

This week in “where in God’s name did this come from?”: the red band trailer for the new Paul Bettany apocalyptic action movie Legion has arrived on the scene, looking twisted, bloody and more than a little silly.