My Best Friend’s Exorcism Drops Trailer Ahead of September Release
My Best Friend’s Exorcism, a film based on the horror comedy novel by Grady Hendrix, will be available to stream on Prime Video starting on September 30. And ahead of its release, Entertainment Weekly has dropped the trailer. The 1988-set movie stars Elsie Fisher and Amiah Miller as high school best friends Abby and Gretchen. “Elsie Fisher was in a great film titled Eighth Grade and she was very much in our minds right at the beginning,” says director Damon Thomas. “She’s a very naturalistic actor; she feels very real, and she’s the anchor point of the movie in terms of, she’s the audience’s POV. I saw many, many, many auditions for Gretchen because you need to have someone who is the natural leader of the pack but also can ‘go there’ during the possession and really play those genre beats. I thought Amiah was brilliant. And she was scary on a Zoom!” My Best Friend’s Exorcism was written by Jenna Lamia and also stars Cathy Ang and Rachel Ogechi Kanu.
Taylor Swift Sued Over Lover Book Design
Poet and author Teresa La Dart is suing Taylor Swift. La Dart claims that Swift stole the design of her 2010 book Lover for the book accompanying Swift’s 2019 album of the same name. In addition to the cover design, La Dart also alleges that Swift copied the book’s “format” of “a recollection of past years memorialized in a combination of written and pictorial components.”
La Dart’s lawyer shared the following statement with Pitchfork: “It has been a bizarre day as this was filed less than 24 hours ago. Glad to provide some insight as many commentators seem to think this was poorly undertaken. Initially, it is important to note Miss La Dart feels strongly that her full work needs to be compared with that of Miss Swift’s before a conclusion is made here. Secondly, this decision was not made nor taken lightly considering the other side is quite formidable. Lastly, this was a recent consideration and this filing was made ostensibly to reserve Miss La Dart’s rights (primarily at this point) since yesterday was the date the statute of limitations closed. Hope the masses can understand these issues from her perspective, in other words.”
Stephen Graham Jones’ Graphic Novel Earthdivers Set To Be A TV Series
Stephen Graham Jones has announced that his upcoming comic Earthdivers is set to become a TV series through 20th Television, part of Disney. This news comes a month before the release of the first issue of the comic, which is slated to hit shelves on October 5, 2022. For the comic series, Jones collaborated with artist Davide Gianfelice. Jones said that he told Gianfelice to “draw the second goriest panel you’ve ever drawn in your life. Then in the next ten pages draw the goriest panel you’ve ever drawn in your life.” Further details about the TV series have yet to be announced.
Dozens of Books Sitting in Storage Indefinitely in Duval County
Duval County Public Schools ordered several sets of books for their K-5 classrooms. The books are sitting in storage, not approved for use.