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A few years ago, we learned that Dead by Daylight would be yet another video game franchise to get a live-action adaptation. And, with the news that Blumhouse-Atomic Monster would be the force behind it, we surely thought things would move fast. Well, that wasn’t the case until now. It seems the lights are back on for the Dead by Daylight film adaptation, as the production company has found writers for it. 

According to The Hollywood Reporter, David Leslie Johnston-McGoldrick and Alexandre Aja will pen the script for Dead by Daylight’s upcoming movie. The former has worked with James Wan and helped to craft a few of The Conjuring films. Aja is a director who is known for his work on the Wes Craven remake The Hills Have Eyes, among other ventures. He will not direct this film but there’s a hunt for someone to get in that chair. 

“What David and Alexandre bring to Dead by Daylight is a rare balance of character driven storytelling and relentless genre intensity,” said Jason Blum, Blumhouse’s founder and CEO, in a statement. “Drawing from survival horror and psychological terror, their work establishes a world where fear is not just experienced, but earned. It is a cinematic blueprint designed to attract a director who can elevate that vision through performance and scale.”

Of course, it will still be a while before the film moves forward with casting, trailers, and all the things we love to see. But at least this Dead by Daylight project by Blumhouse is still in the works.

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For some time now, members of the Donald Trump administration have been advocating for the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, which, among other things, makes it mandatory for voters to present voter identification cards during elections.

While that seems fair on paper and many countries around the world also follow it, let’s not forget the kind of people the ones pushing for it are. More political provisions pushed for by people in power mean more control over who gets to vote and who they vote for.

In this week’s episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we welcome director Akinola Davies Jr. who talks about his powerful new film My Father’s Shadow.

A semi-autobiographical story set during a single, turbulent day in Lagos amid the 1993 Nigerian election crisis. Davies Jr. shared how the film draws from personal and collective memory, using an intimate family journey to explore a nation on the brink. The narrative follows a father, estranged from his two young sons, as they navigate the sprawling city while escalating political unrest threatens their return home — turning an already fragile reunion into a tense emotional and physical odyssey.

Host: Jamie

Music by: Sammus

Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

My Father’s Shadow is currently playing in theaters.

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I grew up in the 90s. My mother, one of my best friends, was a woman who worked in fashion and loved celebrities and their gossip. Meaning she loved John F. Kennedy Jr. and I grew up knowing all about him. So the new series, Love Story, which focuses on his relationship with Carolyn Bessette is right up my alley.

JFK Jr. (Paul Anthony Kelly) was a New York socialite and the son of former President John F. Kennedy. His widow, Jackie Kennedy Onassis (Naomi Watts), and their son had a close relationship and it was one that has always fascinated Americans. Think of the Kennedys as our Royal Family. What Love Story does though is show how the playboy, who dated women like Daryl Hannah (played by Dree Hemingway) and Sarah Jessica Parker, fell madly in love with the fashion icon.