Sunday, May 13, 2018

Sequel To 'UNFRIENDED' Hits Theaters This Summer:




On July 20th Blumhouse will release UNFRIENDED: DARK WEB into theaters. The story will center around: When a 20-something finds a cache of hidden files on his new laptop, he is thrust into the deep waters of the dark web.

The film will star Colin Woodell, Betty Gabriel, Stephanie Nogueras, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Andrew Lees, Connor Del Rio, and Savira Windyani.

Written by Stephen Susco and Nelson Greaves - Directed by Stephen Susco. Produced by Timur Bekmambetov and Jason Blum. And Adam Sidman, Couper Samuelson and Nelson Greaves. The film is rated R for "some disturbing violence, language, and sexual references".

Back in October of 2017, it was announced that a sequel to 2014's found footage film UNFRIENDED had been secretly in the works and was being test screened.

The original film was directed by Leo Gabriadze/written by Nelson Greaves and starred Heather Sossaman, Matthew Bohrer, Courtney Halverson, Will Peltz, Renee Olstead, Jacob Wysocki, Mickey River, Moses Storm and Shelley Hennig..

The flick centered around teenagers Blaire, Mitch, Jess, Adam Ken and Val take part in an online group chat session, they are suddenly joined by a user known only as "Billie227." Thinking it's just a technical glitch, the friends carry on their conversation... until Blaire begins receiving messages from someone claiming to be Laura Barns, a classmate who killed herself exactly one year prior. As Blaire tries to expose Billie's identity, her friends are forced to confront their darkest secrets and lies.

If you want to check out my rant on the film: My Thoughts On "UNFRIENDED":