Bertino's 'VICIOUS' Vanishes From Release Schedule: Is Something Sinister at Play?
From the shadowed corners of the industry, whispers of another delay for Bryan Bertino's latest descent into darkness, Vicious, have begun to slither into the light. Once slated to unleash its horrors upon unsuspecting audiences in February 2025, the Dakota Fanning-led project has inexplicably been pulled from Paramount's schedule. A new date? Unspoken. Lost in the void, it seems.
This marks the second time Vicious has been shuffled around the release calendar like a cursed artifact. Initially pegged for August 2025, then seemingly rushed forward to February, its current spectral status raises unsettling questions. Is this a mere scheduling conflict, the mundane machinations of Hollywood's distribution beast? Or does something more…purposeful lie beneath the surface?
Bertino, the architect of the chilling home invasion nightmare The Strangers, is no stranger to crafting films that tap into our deepest primal fears. Vicious, we're told, follows a young woman (Fanning) ensnared in a meticulously curated labyrinth of terror, orchestrated by an entity that remains shrouded in the blackest of mysteries.
The silence surrounding the film's plot is deafening. The scant details offered only serve to deepen the unease. What "gauntlet of horrors" awaits Fanning's character? What is the nature of this "mysterious entity" pulling the strings? And why the secrecy?
One can't help but wonder if the film's themes have struck a nerve, touched upon a truth too unsettling for easy consumption. Is Vicious being deliberately suppressed, its release delayed until… until what? Until the world is deemed ready for the darkness it holds? Or until some unseen hand deems it safe to unleash?
The delay itself feels like a scene ripped from one of Bertino's own films – a subtle shift in the mundane, a crack in the familiar that hints at a deeper, more terrifying reality lurking just beyond our perception. The abrupt removal of Vicious from the release schedule is a whisper in the dark, a warning sign perhaps. Or maybe, just maybe, it's the first thread being pulled in a much larger, more sinister tapestry.
From Abyss Media will continue to monitor this developing story. Stay vigilant. The shadows are watching. And they know what you fear.
This marks the second time Vicious has been shuffled around the release calendar like a cursed artifact. Initially pegged for August 2025, then seemingly rushed forward to February, its current spectral status raises unsettling questions. Is this a mere scheduling conflict, the mundane machinations of Hollywood's distribution beast? Or does something more…purposeful lie beneath the surface?
Bertino, the architect of the chilling home invasion nightmare The Strangers, is no stranger to crafting films that tap into our deepest primal fears. Vicious, we're told, follows a young woman (Fanning) ensnared in a meticulously curated labyrinth of terror, orchestrated by an entity that remains shrouded in the blackest of mysteries.
The silence surrounding the film's plot is deafening. The scant details offered only serve to deepen the unease. What "gauntlet of horrors" awaits Fanning's character? What is the nature of this "mysterious entity" pulling the strings? And why the secrecy?
One can't help but wonder if the film's themes have struck a nerve, touched upon a truth too unsettling for easy consumption. Is Vicious being deliberately suppressed, its release delayed until… until what? Until the world is deemed ready for the darkness it holds? Or until some unseen hand deems it safe to unleash?
The delay itself feels like a scene ripped from one of Bertino's own films – a subtle shift in the mundane, a crack in the familiar that hints at a deeper, more terrifying reality lurking just beyond our perception. The abrupt removal of Vicious from the release schedule is a whisper in the dark, a warning sign perhaps. Or maybe, just maybe, it's the first thread being pulled in a much larger, more sinister tapestry.
From Abyss Media will continue to monitor this developing story. Stay vigilant. The shadows are watching. And they know what you fear.