The long-awaited unveiling of Gary Dauberman’s Salem’s Lot, the west coast premiere of Terrifier 3, a 30th anniversary Speed reunion with Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, and focus on filmmakers Sam Raimi and Shane Black are among the many highlights of the 12th edition of Beyond Fest, which will hit Los Angeles starting Sept. 25.
Other big-name titles include the international premiere of Toho’s My Hero Academia: You’re Next and the west coast premieres of The Brutalist, the immigration thriller that is coming off a Silver Lion award for best director at the Venice Film Festival. Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or winner Anora, Donald Trump origin story The Apprentice, and Marielle Heller’s Nightbitch are also on the docket And there will be the U.S. premiere of Sarah Paulson’s suspense thriller Hold Your Breath.
Billing itself the largest genre film festival in the United States, Beyond Fest will serve up 82 features this year, including 16 world premieres, four international premieres, one North American premiere, three US premieres, and 25 west coast premieres.
Presented by hip distributor NEON and programmed and produced in partnership with the American Cinematheque, the Beyond Fest line-up will unspool at the Egyptian Theatre, Aero Theatre, Los Feliz 3, and Vista Theatre running Sept. 25 through Oct. 9.
Among the festival’s popular programs are the in-person Q&As, and this year promises to be muscular. In addition to the Speed reunion featuring its stars and director Jan de Bont, Kyle MacLachlan will be on hand for a career tribute featuring his performances in Blue Velvet, the original Dune movie and The Hidden. Al Pacino returns to discuss his career with a screening of Scarface while Ron Perlman will bring his gravely growl for a 20th anniversary screening of Hellboy.
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