The SD Action and Horror Movie Fans/Filmmakers Meetup Group

Paramount Pictures will be holding an advance screening for Ti West’s (Pearl) re-imaging of the Charles Dickens' classic novel EBENEZER starring Johnny Depp (Day Drinker*)*, Sam Claflin (Me Before You), Arthur Conti (Carrie series), Daisy Ridley (Murder on the Orient Express), Rupert Grint (Nightborn), Tramell Tillman (Severance) and Andrea Riseborough (Possessor).
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TRIVIA:

• Johnny Depp made a surprise appearance at San Diego Comic-Con on 23 July 2026. He was in full Ebenezer Scrooge hair, makeup, and costume at an interactive set that promoted the movie. Depp even crashed the end of one of the panels as Scrooge to reveal the first trailer.
• Sir Ian McKellen had starred with the actors from the Harry Potter franchise: Daniel Radcliffe in David Copperfield (1999), Emma Watson in Beauty and the Beast (2017), and now, Rupert Grint in this film. Also, on a related note, Johnny Depp (who plays the titular character) previously played Gellert Grindelwald in the first two films in the Fantastic Beasts series, a spin-off/prequel set in the same universe as Harry Potter.
• Rupert Grint (Bob Cratchit) appeared in the Harry Potter series with Sir Gary Oldman, who played Bob Cratchit and Jacob Marley in A Christmas Carol (2009).
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PLOT: A thrilling ghost story set in Dickens' London, following one man's supernatural journey to face his past, present and future as he fights for a second chance at redemption. - IMDb

Academy Award Winner (Best VFX for Godzilla: Minus One) Takashi Yamazaki (Returner) returns to the big screen with one of the year’s most anticipated and beloved spectacles GODZILLA: MINUS ZERO starring Minami Hamabe (Let Me Eat Your Pancreas), Jun Kunimura (Kate), Ryûnosuke Kamiki (Howl’s Moving Castle), Sakura Andô (Love Exposure), Hidetaka Yoshioka (5 Centimeters Per second), Masami Nagasawa (Godzilla: Final Wars) and Min Tanaka (47 Ronin).
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TRIVIA

• The increased bloody violence that earned the film an R rating—a franchise first—isn't entirely unprecedented. For instance the Godzilla films of the 1970s were noticeably more violent despite being made specifically for children. Ironically that shift was in part driven by the child audiences, who sent in fan letters requesting more bloody battles. Thus this film's rating ended up fulfilling many a fan's long time wishes.
• Partially filmed with IMAX-certified digital cameras. Out of a 135-minute run-time, 75 min is shot for IMAX while the rest of the film is in the standard 2.39.1 scope ratio. Aspect ratio is a full 1.43.1 for IMAX GT Laser and cropped to 1.90.1 for standard digital IMAX venues.
• Fans were quick to notice Min Tanaka's outfit in promotional footage was a near one-to-one recreation of Hiroshi Koizumi's outfit as Professor Murai in the original Ghidorah: The Three-Headed Monster (1964).
• Producer Kazuaki Kishida stated that Toho was fine with an R rating in the US, even if it restricted box office appeal, so long as it meant the film was preserved without any edits or censorship. According to Kishida, "Some of this dates back to the original 1954 Godzilla, which, when it was exported from Japan and imported to the States, was very heavily edited. All references to nuclear arms were basically censored from the film. We didn't want that to happen with Minus Zero. We wanted to make sure that the movie was uniform, whether you're in Japan, the States, or anywhere."
• The 31st entry in Toho's live action Godzilla series and 39th Godzilla film overall.

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PLOT: Set in 1949, the Shikishima family confronts a fresh catastrophe two years after surviving their previous ordeal with the legendary monster. - IMDb

Writer/director Martin McDonagh (In Bruges) crafts a dark, comedy about nefarious dealings taking place on Easter Island before the 1973 Chilean coup in WILD HORSE NINE. Starring John Malkovich (Being John Malkovich), Sam Rockwell (Moon), Steve Buscemi (SCREAM – TV Series), Mariana di Girolamo (Kill the Jockey), Parker Posey (The Doom Generation) and Ailín Salas (Matadero).
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TRIVIA:

• The prominent 15 Moai of Ahu Tongariki were toppled during the islands civil wars. They were further destroyed and swept inland in 1963 after a 9.5 magnitude earthquake, the largest ever recorded on Earth, off the coast of Chile triggered a tsunami. It was not rebuilt until the 1990s, making its appearance in 1973 an anachronism.
• The film reunites stars John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell, who previously worked together on The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It is also Sam Rockwell's third collaboration with director Martin McDonagh (following Seven Psychopaths).
• Received a 13 minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival.
• The production required shipping all equipment by boat to Easter Island (Rapanui), which is highlighted in the film as the most isolated landmass globally. The crew adhered to a strict "leave no footprint" policy.

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PLOT: CIA agents Chris and Lee face a trust-testing mission from Santiago to Easter Island during 1973 in Chile. – IMDb