Return to Silent Hill, which premieres today in theaters, is based on the second game in the franchise and was directed by Christophe Gans. The film follows James (Jeremy Irvine), who is a broken man after he and the love of his life, Mary (Hannah Emily Anderson), end their relationship. When he receives a letter from her, he returns to the mysterious town of Silent Hill, transformed by an unspeakable evil. While searching for Mary, he encounters many terrifying creatures as well as a familiar looking woman (also Anderson) and a young girl, Laura (Evie Templeton). The further James ventures into the town the more terrifying secrets he uncovers that all lead to one horrible truth.

Recently, Anderson and Templeton spoke with SciFi Vision about working on the film, including how it was for Anderson to play multiple characters, how it was different for Templeton working on the film compared to the remake of the game when she played the same character, what it was like working with the costumes, and more.

In Mercy, which premieres in theaters on Friday, in the near future, Detective Chris Raven (Chris Pratt) is accused of murdering his wife and stands on trial, the judge the artificial intelligence he championed, Judge Maddox (Rebecca Furguson). With no memory of what happened before he woke up in the Mercy Chair, he is given 90 minutes to comb through all available surveillance footage to prove his innocence. However, if he’s found guilty, he will be executed instantly.

SciFi Vision recently spoke with star Chris Pratt about being restrained in the chair and how it both helped and hindered his ability to portray the detective. “The sense of claustrophobia, the sense of feeling trapped, being isolated in a room, a cavernous space, this cacophonous volume that I was confronted by, nothing other than digital screens, that's what my character's going through,” he explained, adding that it was similar to what he himself was going through as he filmed the scenes.

Pratt was joined by director Timur Bekmambetov who explained that although Pratt was in the chair for a large portion of the film, there is also a lot of evidence around him on the screen. “[It’s] a full of action, full of events of his life, because he's in the chair, but all his backstories are around him, and we see him fighting, chasing,” said the director.

“[I]t's very much an action forward film,” added Pratt. “Just, rather than being the person who's perpetrating the action, I'm sort of subject to witnessing the action along with the audience.”

Dead Man’s Wire, which opened in theaters nationwide over the weekend, tells the true story of Tony Kiritsis (Bill Skarsgård), who in 1977 walked into the office of the president of the Meridan Mortgage Company and kidnapped Richard ‘Dick’ Hall (Dacre Montgomery) with a sawed-off shotgun, with a dead man’s wire attached to the trigger and his own neck. The spectacle of the standoff quickly became a media frenzy.

Recently, Cary Elwes, who plays the role of Michael Grable in the film, spoke with SciFi Vision about wanting to work with director Gus Van Sant, using research to create Grable, costumes, and more.

Dead Man’s Wire is now in theaters nationwide.

Based on a true story, Dead Man’s Wire, now in theaters, takes place 1977 when Tony Kiritsis (Bill Skarsgård) came into the office of the president of the Meridan Mortgage Company, Richard ‘Dick’ Hall (Dacre Montgomery), and used a sawed-off shotgun to take him hostage. What followed during the standoff with the police was a media frenzy that turned Kiritsis into an outlaw folk hero. The film, directed by Gus Van Sant, also stars Cary Elwes, Myha’la, Coleman Domingo, and Al Pacino.

Writer Austin Kolodney recently spoke with SciFi Vision about writing the script, the larger-than-life real-life figure of Tony, casting, and much more.

Dead Man's Wire is now in theaters nationwide.

The film Altered takes place in an alternate dystopian future where the world has turned to genetic modification as the path to survival and progress, leaving unmodified people, or “Specials,” like outcasts Leon (Tom Felton) and Chloe (Elizaveta Bugulova), branded as second-class citizens. From his workshop in the underground, Leon uses his mechanical skills to make devices that help the Specials to blend in among the genetically enhanced. When powerful politicians like Senator Frank Kessler (Richard Brake) escalate policies that endanger Specials everywhere, Leon and Chloe are pushed toward a dangerous mission that will force them to risk everything to fight for justice.

Brake recently spoke with SciFi Vision about the unique film, which recently premiered in theaters and on demand, as well as a bit about working on Game of Thrones, Batman Begins, and Thor: The Dark World.

In Altered, Leon (Tom Felton) is one of the “Specials”, people who have not undergone genetic enhancements that now define status and opportunity in an alternate dystopian present, leaving him and others like him pushed to the edges of society. Working from the very bottom of the social order, he uses his mechanical skills to build devices that help other unmodified people like himself to survive and blend in among the genetically privileged. When new crackdowns threaten to erase what little freedom Specials still have, Leon, along with Chloe (Elizaveta Bugulova), a teen he took in after her parents died, are pulled into a fight against the oppressive system that forces them to risk everything.

The science fiction film, which was written and directed by Timo Vuorensola, recently premiered in theaters on on demand.

Vuorensola and Bugulova recently spoke to SciFi Vision about what went into creating the unique film.

The Thing with Feathers stars Benedict Cumberbatch, as Dad, a grieving widower along with his two sons that navigate life after the sudden death of their mother. Grief is symbolized by a giant crow that mocks and taunts Dad. The Thing with Feathers is based on the debut book by Max Porter, Grief is the Thing with Feathers.  

In a chat with SciFi Vision, director and writer Dylan Southern shared key insights into The Thing With Feathers, his on-set experiences with the cast, the intricate design of the crow puppet voiced by David Thewlis, his personal favorite ‘thing with feathers,’ and more.

The Thing with Feathers opens in theaters today.

Based on the book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist by Jack El-Hai, Nuremberg, written and directed by James Vanderbilt, is a historical drama that centers on the aftermath of World War II and the efforts to bring Nazi leaders to justice. Psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Rami Malik) is sent to oversee the mental fitness of high-ranking Nazi defendants before the start of the historic war crimes trial, including the notorious Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe). Robert H. Jackson (Michael Shannon) stands as chief prosecutor for the United States and is tasked with ensuring the Nazi regime answers for their horrific war crimes, while Colonel Burton C. Andrus (John Slattery) exercises strict discipline to prevent escapes or suicides among the prisoners before the trial.

Recently, Slattery, Shannon, and Vanderbilt spoke with SciFi Vision about working on the film, which is now in theaters.

Orion is a sci-fi thriller that centers around a NASA interrogator, Jim (Andrew McCarthy), helping to uncover the events that led astronaut, Apollo (Andrew Van Acker), and his crew to crash land back on Earth leaving him the sole survivor.  The film successfully uses its limited set to amplify the growing mystery and reveal a message of significant scope. It is intense and intimate with the bulk of the film relying on Van Acker and McCarthy’s dynamic. The mystery delivers sci-fi and suspense, echoing the style of The Twilight Zone, executed with an indie budget. Orion provokes viewers into questioning the world around them.

Orion had its world premiere at FilmQuest in Provo, Utah on October 25th and its international premiere at Triste Film Festival on November 1st.

SciFi Vision recently had the opportunity to speak with star Van Acker and Director Jaco Bouwer about filming Orion.

In the horror film In Our Blood, filmmaker Emily Wyland (Brittany O’Grady) teams up with her boyfriend, cinematographer Danny (E.J. Bonilla), to shoot a documentary about the reunion between her and her estranged mother who she hasn’t seen in a decade. When her mother suddenly goes missing, Emily fears she’s succumbed to her addictions, but the truth may be far more sinister. Emily and Danny must work together to follow the clues to the truth, before it’s too late.

Recently, stars O’Grady and Bonilla, along with Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Pedro Kos, spoke with SciFi Vision about working on the film.