A show that captures Washington landscapes, history and the artists who create art here returns for a new season.
Season 2 of the Cascade PBS original series Art by Northwest is streaming now.
Host and writer Brangien Davis says the show is about Northwest artists across the state.
The series explores the connections between artists and their local environment by capturing how the geographic diversity of the Northwest shapes individual artistic expressions.
Seasons 1 and 2 showcase the process and influences of 12 regional artists including a mask carver, a ceramicist, printmakers and painters.”
Davis says she’s traveled across Washington, from Orcas Island to Walla Walla to Pullman, meeting with artists in their home studios to get to know them and their work.
“Our state is so diverse-looking from the coast to the deep woods, to the dry deserts to the Palouse. To see how artists are translating that or interpreting that is endlessly interesting to me,” Davis said.
Paris Jackson is the host of The Newsfeed. She’s an Emmy Award-winning journalist who’s spent more than 15 years in commercial television and public media.
Paris Jackson is the host of The Newsfeed. She’s an Emmy Award-winning journalist who’s spent more than 15 years in commercial television and public media.
Michael McClinton is a senior producer. He is formerly a Cascade PBS marketing/comms producer, winning multiple regional Emmys®. He is a founder at Living Voices, an educational theater company.
Michael McClinton is a senior producer. He is formerly a Cascade PBS marketing/comms producer, winning multiple regional Emmys®. He is a founder at Living Voices, an educational theater company.
Shannen Ortale is a producer at Cascade PBS. She formerly worked as a freelancer & film festival programmer. She also served as a producer & educator for community media & public television in Boston.
Shannen Ortale is a producer at Cascade PBS. She formerly worked as a freelancer & film festival programmer. She also served as a producer & educator for community media & public television in Boston.
Two months after reports alleging Michael Tait sexually assaulted several people over the course of decades rattled the Contemporary Christian Music community, some of the singer’s accusers are speaking out again — and one of them says he believes there could be more than 1,000 other people who share their experiences.
In a vulnerable interview with People published Friday (Aug. 8), Shawn Davis — who alleges that Tait drugged and raped him in 2003 — said that he is involved in building a legal case against the disgraced CCM star, whom Davis believes has more than 1,000 total victims, according to the publication. He also said that the Brentwood Police Department in Tennessee is currently carrying out an active investigation into Tait.
“We’re trying to head this and do everything we can in our power to take him down,” Davis told People. “Ultimately, in the end, the goal is to see him go to prison. We need every single victim possible to come forward. They deserve to know that they’re not the only ones, and they deserve to tell their story.”
Billboard has reached out to the Brentwood Police Department for comment. A rep for Tait could not immediately be reached.
Davis was one of a handful of men who detailed allegations of sexual assault against Tait in a June report from The Guardian, which followed on the heels of a similar investigation into the singer by The Roys Report. Despite Tait building his career on releasing music that encouraged abstinence and sobriety, both reports were filled with accusations that he had groomed, drugged and molested multiple people while partaking in drug and alcohol use for many years.
Soon after they were published, Tait responded to the allegations in a lengthy statement posted to Instagram. “Recent reports of my reckless and destructive behavior, including drug and alcohol abuse and sexual activity are sadly, largely true,” he wrote at the time. “For some two decades, I used and abused cocaine, consumed far too much alcohol and, at times, touched men in an unwanted sensual way. I am ashamed of my life choices and actions, and make no excuses for them. I will simply call it what God calls it — sin.”
Tait also noted that he had been seeking treatment since stepping down from his former band, the Newsboys, in January, adding that he’s now living a “clean and sober” life. (Following the reports, the remaining Newsboys members issued a statement saying they were “horrified, heartbroken and angry” to learn of Tait’s alleged behavior.)
His accusers, however, indicated to People that they won’t be satisfied until the singer is fully brought to justice.
“Why does Michael do what he does? Because Michael thought he was invincible,” said Randall Crawford, who alleges that Tait invited him over, roofied his drink and assaulted him while he was blacked out one night in 2000. “It was so traumatic. It did something to me spiritually, mentally and physically.”
“Look at the trail of destruction that he’s left behind,” Crawford added. “I have to speak up. I have kids that are the age of some of these victims. This is for the future generation. This is for those that are scared to speak up. I want more victims to come forward. I want Michael to find true repentance and remorse and feel terrible and not deny what he’s done to me.”
Another accuser, Jason Jones, told People that he thinks Tait’s statement following the Guardian and Roys Report investigations was “hogwash.” “I saw nothing but protection for himself,” added the music manager, who claims he was “blacklisted” by his industry after claiming that Tait had drugged and assaulted him in 1999.
As the men continue to band together and speak out about their experiences, Crawford said he hopes other artists in particular will rise up to condemn the star’s behavior. One of them, Hayley Williams, already has; in June, the Paramore frontwoman said that she believes the CCM industry at large is at fault for enabling predators, adding that she hopes the genre “crumbles” after hearing about Tait’s alleged crimes.
Crawford expressed something similar. “This is a problem,” he told People. “I want justice. I don’t want this to happen to another kid. I’ve seen what it does. It destroyed my career. I didn’t deserve this, what he did to me. I’ve held this shame for many years, [but] I have nothing to be ashamed of.”
If you or someone you know has experienced sexual assault, you can call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).
Lewis says Grindr offered a window to explore gay culture
For Lewis, hook-up apps such as Grindr offered a way to explore gay culture that had been missing in his upbringing in rural Dumfriesshire.
At first, he loved the excitement of casual sexual encounters being available at the swipe of a phone but soon it became addictive.
“You get the validation, that dopamine hit when people message you and hit you up, it is enjoyable but that is the problem,” he says.
Lewis says it started to damage his self-esteem and he found himself chasing validation – equating his worth with his body.
He says low moods led him back to the app’s loop of quick sexual encounters that often left him feeling “dirty and gross”, fuelling his anxiety and depression.
“On Grindr you’re an object to them, like picking clothes on Asos,” he says.
Grindr, a social networking app for the GBTQ community, is the biggest app of its kind and it now has about 15 million active monthly users.
Many people, gay and heterosexual, use other apps for hook-ups too.
Some enjoy it and don’t think twice, while others feel there is a deeper issue and it has become a fast-track to instant gratification and has normalised easy access to sex.
For Lewis, it has been challenging to establish more meaningful connections beyond sexual hook-ups in a world where many young gay men seem to be focused on one thing.
“When you don’t just want that, you feel like the odd one out,” he says.
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Jacob Alon’s songs tackle the experience of casual sex with strangers on dating apps like Grindr
Jacob Alon is an up-and-coming singer who played Glastonbury this summer and has been compared to 70s folk legend Nick Drake.
Alon’s songs are often tender but they also tackle subjects such as casual sex with strangers on gay hook-up apps.
One of the 25-year-old’s most popular songs – Liquid Gold 25 – ends with the refrain: “This is where love comes to die.”
“I wrote that song after a series of hook-ups on Grindr that left me feeling quite empty and degraded,” Alon tells the BBC Disclosure documentary Should We Hook Up?.
“It can be great fun,” the Scottish singer says.
“But there is definitely a culture that can be quite toxic.”
Alon, who uses they/them pronouns, says in the past they put themselves in risky situations by meeting up with random strangers in a park in the middle of the night.
“Those people could have very easily hurt me and no-one would have known,” they say.
“People have done things I didn’t want them to do and not listened to me when I told them not to.”
Hook-up culture in the gay community has deep roots, dating back to a time when same-sex relationships between men had to remain hidden.
Homosexual acts only became legal in England and Wales in 1967 and it was more than a decade later that Scotland followed suit.
Today, hook-up culture means sex is available 24/7 – and with just a swipe of the phone in your pocket.
Fintan, Kip and James say Grindr is for hook-ups and there was no pretence it is for anything other than sex.
At a bar in Glasgow, Fintan, Kip and James say Grindr is for hook-ups and there was no pretence it is for anything other than sex.
“It’s so superficial,” 23-year-old Fintan says.
“Everyone’s got three pictures or maybe just one picture. Nine times out 10 a lot of them are shirtless.”
Kip, who is 30, says there has never been any intention to build a genuine connection with someone on his hook-ups.
“It has never been ‘wine and a gossip’,” he says. “It’s been ‘take your knickers down, let’s get to it’.”
But Kip says it is not always a great experience.
“Sometimes I have left and I have thought: ‘that was so hot, I’m so amazing’.
“But there are other times when you leave and it is 07:00 and people are going to work and you are there shivering, feeling dirty and dejected.”
In response to the BBC documentary, a Grindr spokesperson said: “We take seriously the responsibility that comes with being a platform used by millions of LGBTQ+ people every day, and we’re committed to supporting their wellbeing in all its forms.”
Collider’s Steve Weintraub chats with Josh Brolin for Weapons.
From Zach Cregger, Weapons is a new horror about a classroom of children who disappear at exactly the same time one night.
In this interview, Brolin discusses why he joined the cast and what makes Cregger and his films so special. He also shares details on upcoming projects, including The Running Man, Wake Up Dead Man, and more.
Josh Brolin was looking for something he’d never done before. Talking with Collider’s Steve Weintraub, he admits, “When I saw Barbarian, I was like, ‘Yeah, I really liked it, but I don’t know why.’” Something about Zach Cregger‘s 2022 horror lingered with the actor, and after consulting with his daughter, it was clear that this “young man” might be the answer to his content-overhaul fatigue. When he joined the filmmaker’s sophomore feature, Weapons, he was proven correct.
In the movie, Brolin plays Archer Graff, a man outraged by the 17 Maybrook children who mysteriously went missing at 2:17 a.m. Even more peculiar is that all 17 kids belonged to the classroom of Justine Gandy (Julia Garner), and all of them seemingly left their homes and ran through the streets of their own accord. Weapons also stars Alden Ehrenreich (Ironheart), Benedict Wong (Doctor Strange), and Austin Abrams (Euphoria).
In this interview, Brolin also talks about how he had a similar reaction to Weapons as he did with No Country for Old Men, why it’s the perfect cure for boredom, and challenging Cregger on set. He also shares updates for his dream director lineup coming up, with Rian Johnson‘s Wake Up Dead Man, Edgar Wright‘s The Running Man, Ridley Scott‘s The Dog Stars, and more.
Zach Cregger’s ‘Weapons’ Is the Cure for Boring Content
If the quantity-over-quality effect of streaming’s got you down, you’re in the right place.
COLLIDER: Let me start by saying I love this movie, and all of you guys did such great work. One of the things I want to talk about is how the horror genre allows filmmakers to take these big risks and swings that other movies can’t do because of the budget. Can you talk about the freedom that the genre has?
JOSH BROLIN: It’s not only the freedom of it, because you’re inciting a reaction. Do you know what I mean? So you’re getting people raw. You’re getting people reactive. I know that the story came from something that was very emotional for Zach. When I met with Zach after I read, I thought, a really well-designed script, he told me that every character is based off a certain reaction that he was having to a very traumatic event that happened to him. I thought that was really cool. He just personalized it for me.
You’re looking for great filmmakers, and you’re hoping that there’s another new good filmmaker out there. Right now, with so much content, you’re just watching things on whatever streaming service you’re on, and you’re just going, “Fuck, why is this so boring, man? Why?” And just go to the next thing. It’s all the same shit. And then somebody not only takes the horror genre, but then fucks with it and then does something on the edge of absurdity, and it’s sort of humorous, so it’s keeping you off-[balance] enough for him to have an emotional impact, ultimately.
Josh Brolin Knew There Was Something Special About Zach Cregger
“He’s like a god to them.”
One of the things that I was surprised to learn was Zach told me that weeks before they’re going to shoot, him and his DP are going to the set and figuring out every possible shot, the lens, everything. So as actors, when you show up, you’re essentially filming like knocking off boxes.
BROLIN: No, I know what you mean.
What is that like as an actor when the director has such a vision?
BROLIN: If you trust the director, then it’s great because then he’s tweaking and all this kind of stuff. But I know that I challenged him, because he’s young.
Wait, you challenged him? I’m shocked
BROLIN: I know. How surprising! [Laughs] But how can you not, man? He’s a young guy who’s done his sketch comedy, which is something totally different than what he’s doing, and then he did Barbarian. When I saw Barbarian, I was like, “Yeah, I really liked it, but I don’t know why.” Do you know what I mean? So I had to call my daughter, and then I said, “What did you think of Barbarian?” And she said, “One of the greatest movies of the last 10 years or five years or whatever she said.” I talked to her husband. Then you talk to that era of people, and, I mean, he’s like a god to them. And I’m like, okay, so they’re reacting to something that I may not understand. I would rather not understand it and do business with that guy and understand it better later. And I think that Weapons is a much more refined version of something that he had his finger on the pulse of with Barbarian.
No spoilers, but what was something that you really challenged him on on set?
BROLIN: I don’t know, man. I just generally challenged him. [Laughs] I think he had a very strong DP, and I had experienced this before where a DP kind of took over. Do you know what I mean? A lot of DPs want to be directors, so they kind of…
I’ve never heard that.
BROLIN: Yeah, I know. So, I think that he had a very strong DP, and then what I ended up seeing is a very strongly cinematic, emotionally lit movie, which was good.
The cinematography in this film is actually excellent.
BROLIN: It’s amazing.
I love the way the camera moves and follows people. So, what was your actual reaction like? You read the script and on the page, you’re thinking one thing. What was your reaction when you actually saw the finished film versus what you imagined going in?
BROLIN: I’m not going to say it was the same, but I remember doing No Country [for Old Men] and thinking, “A few people will see this film.” I think they felt that way. And then I saw No Country, and I was like, “Holy shit. I had no idea.” There was a similar reaction to Weapons. I thought, “This is a cool thing to do. It’s something new for me to do.” And then I saw the movie and I said, “Oh no, no, no. This has elevated beyond what I thought it was.” So yes, I was extremely pleased.
Josh Brolin Is Searching for His “Milestone Moment”
Between Ridley Scott, Edgar Wright, and Rian Johnson, he may have found it.
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What are you filming this year? What are you working on?
BROLIN: I did Weapons, and then I went to Knives Out.
No, not the stuff you shot. I mean this year.
BROLIN: This year? Oh, no. I’m not going to work for the rest of the year. I finished Whalefall, and I’m not going to work for the rest of the year.
Speaking of Whalefall, you shot four other things, and I wanted to bring up all four. If you could just touch on why you wanted to do the projects and just tell people about them. You did Whalefall with Brian Duffield, a real talented filmmaker…
BROLIN: Very.
Ridley Scott, The Dog Stars.
BROLIN: Which turned out great.
That’s holy shit. You did Edgar [Wright], The Running Man, and then Rian [Johnson] with Wake Up Dead Man, Knives Out 3. Are you joking? These are four incredible projects.
BROLIN: It was a good year. And I remember there was one moment where I called my agent, and I was like, “What the fuck am I doing all these little parts for, man?” Do you know what I mean? I had, like, a little freakout moment, and then I got over it really quick.
What do you want to tell people?
BROLIN: It’s the filmmakers, man. It’s the filmmakers. Then finding Brian Duffield, or not finding, not seeking, but being lucky enough to be able to be in business with Brian Duffield, Zach Cregger, and all that, like I said, you’re watching movies and you’re like, “I want to see something that impacts.” I want to see like when I saw Taxi Driver, or even when I saw Friday the 13th. I want something that has an impact that I can look back on and say, “God, that was a milestone moment for me. I remember. I couldn’t get over it for a year and a half.” Do you know what I mean? And then I get texts from people, and they’re like, “Holy shit, this was a really effective, affecting movie,” and it makes me happy to be involved with things like that.
Rawalpindi’s entertainment arena is losing its landmarks as yet another historic venue is being erased.
Nishat Cinema, located on Liaquat Road near the historic Liaquat Bagh, has been demolished after 75 years.
Built in 1950, during the golden era of Lollywood, the cinema primarily showcased Punjabi films, with occasional Urdu screenings.
At that time, a general transport terminal operated next to Liaquat Bagh, and moviegoers would often catch the last show at Nishat before departing to cities like Lahore.
Once home to 24 cinemas, Rawalpindi no longer screens any films. Fourteen cinemas have been replaced with plazas and commercial centres, three converted into wedding halls, two occasionally hosting theatre performances, and five remaining shut for 25 yearswhose owners have also applied for demolition permits to build commercial complexes.
Nishat Cinema once enjoyed packed audiences, including screenings of Indian films until 1952. It flourished until the 1990s, after which the decline of Pakistan’s film industry led to the closure of many theatres. Internal disputes among the owners and court cases forced Nishat’s closure in 2000.
Following a settlement between the parties and the end of litigation, demolition began on Friday to make way for an approved eight-storey commercial plaza.
The site, considered prime property on Liaquat Road, has long been a focal point for passersbyand even the subject of disputes and gunfire.
With this demolition, Rawalpindi’s once-thriving film industry has all but disappeared.
Cinemas such as Naz, Shabistan, Gulistan, Sangeet, Rose, Novelty, Taj Mahal, Imperial, Nigar, Tasveer Mahal, Rex, Capital, and Qasim have all been converted into plazas. Kahkashan, Nadir, and PAF have become wedding halls. Moti Mahal and Rialto occasionally host theatre shows while Khurshid, Plaza, Odeon, Serose, and Garrison have been shut for over two decades.
Jessie J to faces another surgery in ongoing cancer battle
Jessie J is giving an update on her health after breast cancer surgery, revealing she needs to have another surgery.
The Bang Bang singer took to her Instagram account on Friday, August 8, to share insight into her juggle between motherhood and a new music project while she recovers from recent surgery.
In the recent post, the Price Tag singer shared a list of things that need to be done this year. She penned, “Another surgery needed this year. I can do it. (green tick emoji) Raising a toddler. I can do it. (green tick emoji) Releasing new music. I can do it.(green tick emoji) ”
She went on to explain, “I can rest, parent AND release new music. I didn’t leave a major label after 18 years to be scared to re write the rules to fit around my life / health. I just have to make it realistic on what I can deliver in all roles in my life.”
Jessie shared insights into her recovery writing, “I am 7 weeks post-breast cancer surgery. I’m still in the thick of recovery and my body is still finding its way. But I LOVE music and I LOVE my life and I want to LIVE in the moment,”
“That’s life, things change and either we panic and get mad that it isn’t what is was going to be, or we ADAPT,” she acknowledged.
Right now, she is “just flowing with life. Learning about who I am in motherhood and when my health goes left unexpectedly.”
“Life is layered and has highs and lows and we just have to keep living through all of it, the best we can. So here I am. LIVING,” she concluded.
Moreover, in the video shared in the post of Jessie while she glammed up, the date 29th August popped on screen, which appears to be her new album release date.
It is pertinent to mention that Jessie shares son Sky Safir, 2, with boyfriend Chanan Safir Colman.
The 77th annual Emmy Awards are next month, and you better believe RT is delivering another awards ballot, complete with Tomatometer and Popcornmeter scores for each nominated series. Will Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s The Studio sweep the competition after nabbing 23 noms? Will Jean Smart keep the crown for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series? Or will Kristen Bell take home her first Emmy for Nobody Wants This? And speaking of firsts, let’s see if Tramell Tillman will take the hardware after his breakout performance as Seth Milchick in Severance. Download and print the ballot below and mark who you think will dominate TV’s biggest night!
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The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony airs live Sunday, September 14, live on CBS at 8:00 p.m. ET/ 5:00 p.m. PT
Princess Eugenie wished her sister Princess Beatrice a happy birthday on Instagram.
Her new post included never-before-seen photos of the royal siblings.
“My big sissy, the best in the entire world,” Eugenie wrote in the caption.
Princess Eugenie rang in her sister Princess Beatrice’s 37th birthday with a sweet Instagram post on Friday, sharing previously unseen photos of the royal siblings.
“Happy happy birthday to my dearest Beabea… my big sissy, the best in the entire world,” Eugenie captioned her latest carousel.
Eugenie’s slideshow also included a selfie of the sisters with their mother, Sarah Ferguson. In another snap, the Princesses enjoy Joe & the Juice paninis.
Earlier this summer, Eugenie blossomed in a Rebecca Vallance sundress at a speaking engagement in Nice, France. Her $800 frock, printed with orchids, featured a halter silhouette and a knotted belt at the waist.
Sarah Ferguson with Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie in an Instagram photo posted on August 8, 2025.
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Completing her look with nude satin peep-toe mules and mushroom dangle earrings, Eugenie wore her auburn tresses in a low pony.
The Princess of York became a global ambassador for Thirty Six For Coral in May. Staged by The Coral Collective, the art exhibition supports reef conservation. Eugenie’s background as a gallerist comes in handy for her new patronage.
“My work in art as a Director at Hauser & Wirth has deeply shaped my approach to environmental advocacy because I see art as a powerful medium for storytelling, connection, and impact,” she told Marie Claire. “I’ve always loved how art can communicate complex emotions and ideas in a way that resonates deeply and personally with people.”
Princess Eugenie on June 12, 2025.
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Held at the iconic Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat in Nice, the exhibit features works from 36 artists, including Girls star Jemima Kirke and Madonna’s son Rocco Ritchie.
In May, Eugenie celebrated her son Ernest’s second birthday. The Princess also shares a four-year-old son, August, with husband Jack Brooksbank.
“Happy Birthday my darling Ernie,” she wrote in an Instagram post. “2 today! And what an incredible two years it’s been. Always smiling, always laughing, always giving hugs and hello’s and making everyone happy. My golden boy, we love you! 🥰”
The Kansas City Chiefs’ disappointing loss at the 2025 Super Bowl is one that fans of the team — including Taylor Swift and MGK — will remember all too well.
Both musicians were present at the big game against the Philadelphia Eagles in February, with the pop star there to support boyfriend Travis Kelce and the former rapper on site to cheer on Kansas City before performing at the team’s afterparty later that night. But while hopes that the Chiefs could snag a “three-peat” Super Bowl win were high at the beginning of the game, they quickly faltered as the Eagles kept scoring to win 40-22 — something MGK reflected on talking to Swift about that day in an interview with ABC News on Wednesday (Aug. 6).
“I was in Travis’ suite, and at the beginning of it, Taylor was like, ‘Hell yeah, we’re gonna come watch you perform, it’s gonna be crazy tonight,’” the musician began. “Internally, I was stoked. I was like, ‘Oh what a legendary night this is gonna be.’”
“By the third quarter, dude, I was looking at that score,” he continued, laughing at the memory. “I went up to Taylor, I was like, ‘Y’all aren’t coming tonight, huh?’ She was like, ‘I don’t think so, man. I’ll see if I can get [Travis] to get out, but I don’t think [so].’”
MGK still had to perform at the losing team’s post-game party in New Orleans that night — a gig he does not recommend to other artists. “Don’t ever sign yourself up for that,” he said before joking, “Wait to sign the paper ’til third quarter or something, ’til it looks like it’s going one way or the other.”
But while the afterparty was a little bit grim, MGK will always support Kelce — a fellow Ohioan — and the rest of the Chiefs. “That’s my dawg,” the artist added of the athlete. “He’s from Cleveland. He’s from right next to where I’m from.”
Shortly after the interview, MGK went on to release his new album, Lost Americana, on Friday (Aug. 8). With none other than Bob Dylan in his corner during the rollout, his rootsy new project marks a shift away from the hip-hop and pop-punk genres he previously experimented with.
As for the Chiefs, Kelce and his teammates have been hard at work training for the upcoming season, which kicks off in early September. And after becoming a mainstay at Arrowhead Stadium throughout the past two NFL seasons after beginning her romance with the tight end in 2023, Swift is expected to appear at even more games this year now that she’s finished her global Eras Tour.
Watch MGK recall his conversation with Swift at the Super Bowl below.
New Line has no intention of trying to stop death. In fact, it’s inviting even more.
The Warner Bros. division is moving forward with a follow-up to its horror hit Final Destination: Bloodlines, hiring that movie’s co-writer, Lori Evans Taylor, to pen the next installment.
The hiring comes after Bloodlines, released in May, grossed over $286 million at the worldwide box office, $138.1 million of that domestically. That movie was the sixth installment of the horror franchise and the first one since 2011.
It was by far the most successful outing of the movie series, with its domestic total more than double the next movie down, 2009’s The Final Destination.
Taylor was a key player on the script, which was co-written with Guy Busick (Ready or Not) from a story by Taylor, Busick, and Jon Watts, the Spider-Man: Homecoming director who was creatively involved with Bloodlines. Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein directed the film.
Destination franchise producer and steward Craig Perry and franchise veteran Sheila Hanahan Taylor are back producing, as are Watts and his wife, Dianne McGunigle, along with Toby Emmerich. (Fun fact: Watts and McGunigle’s very first date was going to see a Final Destination movie.)
Warren Zide will exec produce.
Destination was a surprise hit franchise for New Line in the early 2000s, with a concept that proved easy to transfer from movie to movie, locale to locale, victim to unwitting victim. Each movie centered on a character who has a premonition of a horrific and deadly event. They cheat his or her own death and save several other lives in the process, only to have Death, personified as an unstoppable force of nature, come for the survivors one by one.
The movie series has earned over $983 million worldwide, making it New Line’s third-biggest horror franchise behind the record-breaking $2.3 billion-grossing The Conjuring Universe and $1.2 billion-generating It films.
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One of few women killing it in the horror field, Taylor penned the adaptation of Carla Norton’s serial killer novel The Edge of Normal, which wrapped in spring 2025 with Chloë Grace Moretz starring and Carlota Pereda directing.
Her previous credits include the psychological thriller Cellar Door and her directorial debut Bed Rest, a supernatural thriller starring Melissa Barrera. Taylor also adapted I Am Still Alive for Universal with Ben Affleck attached to star and produce.
She is repped by WME, Kaplan/Perrone and McKuin, Frankel.
