Movies of War

A red-headed Jamie Lee Curtis is deep in thought in the first image of the horror icon in Sender, courtesy of THR. The paranoid thriller will have its world premiere at SXSW in Texas this weekend. Russell Goldman makes his directorial debut on the project based on his 2022 short Return to Sender, which he adapted into a 2023 Black List script. Britt Lower (“Severance”) stars as Julia, who was fired three weeks ago. She also got sober three weeks ago. She’s starting over in a suburban rental, and doing a lot of online shopping to help make the space her own, fast. When packages she didn’t order start showing up at her door — a blender, a corkscrew, her signature shade of lipstick — they feel so unnervingly tied to her past that it starts to feel like someone is watching her. The shopping site Smirk denies responsibility. Increasingly paranoid, Julia tumbles down a rabbit hole to find the identity of her anonymous sender. Rhea Seehorn (“Pluribus”), Anna Baryshnikov (Love Lies Bleeding), David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil), Utkarsh Ambudkar (“Ghosts”), Mike Mitchell (“Twisted Metal”), Edward Torres (Return to Sender), Alyssa Limperis (“What We Do in the Shadow”), and Inger Stratton round out the cast. Curtis produces alongside Molly Hallam and Jake Katofsky. Executive producers include Goldman, Lower, Akshay Shah, Thomas Grabinski, Paris Jones, and Andre Ray. “[Curtis] built the infrastructure for me and Britt and the whole Sender team to find what moved us,” Goldman tells THR. “She would be candid about how it landed with her, pushing for better.” Related Topics:Jamie Lee CurtisRussell Goldmansender Alex DiVincenzo You may like ‘Scarpetta’ Trailer – Nicole Kidman & Jamie Lee Curtis Hunt a Killer in Prime Series First Look at ‘Severance’s Britt Lower in ‘Sender’ Produced by Jamie Lee Curtis Jamie Lee Curtis to Produce ‘Darkly’ Series Adaptation for Blumhouse TV Click to comment Movies Slash Boards ‘Black Zombie’ Documentary, Vampire Film ‘Sundown’ as Producer Published 28 minutes ago on March 11, 2026 By Alex DiVincenzo Slash on the set of 'Sundown.' Photo by Thomas Fricke. Guns ‘n’ Roses guitarist Slash has joined two upcoming horror projects as executive producer, THR has learned. Up first is Black Zombie, a documentary directed by Maya Annik Bedward that premieres at SXSW in Texas this weekend. From the flickering screens of Hollywood horror to the haunted cane fields of colonial Haiti, Black Zombie unearths the buried origins of the zombie, reclaiming it as a symbol of survival and spiritual resistance. It features insight from Slash, special effects legend Tom Savini (Dawn of the Dead) and author Tananarive Due (The Reformatory), along with Yves-Grégory Francois, Anderson Mojica, Erol Josué, Mambo Labelle Déese Botanica, and Zandashé Brown. “I’ve always believed horror reflects the fears and truths buried in society,” said Slash. “Black Zombie uncovers the real origins behind one of horror’s most iconic figures, and I’m proud to help bring that story forward.” Then there’s Sundown, a vampire feature that recently wrapped production in Winnipeg. It follows three generations of women who reunite in a remote cabin to avenge a loved one’s death, only to discover their captive isn’t who he seems to be and his family is closing in, waiting for sundown. Rebekah McKendry directs from a script by Joshua Hull and David Ian McKendry. The trio previously collaborated on Glorious. Olwen Fouéré (Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Camille Sullivan (Shelby Oaks), and Summer H. Howell (Curse of Chucky) star. Olwen Fouéré in ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Continue Reading