In to every life should come a little magic — and on Monday night, Practical Magic 2 held its US Premiere at the Director’s Theater — and there was magic.
Joey King is well known for her iconic roles in The Act, The Kissing Booth, Ramona and Beezus, and many more.
But the star is now adding another title to her lengthy resume; producer. King is now the face behind Paramount Plus’s newest film, The In Between. Centering around teenager Tessa, the film focuses around her journey in an out of the foster care system as a child. When she finally gets adopted as a teenager, she firmly believes that she isn’t worthy of her own love story. But after a chance encounter at a movie theater with the ever so dreamy Skylar, Tessa’s views on love take a full 180. However, her new perspective on love doesn’t last very long, as a horrific car accident thrusts her into a set of circumstances she never could have imagined. Tessa tries her hardest to navigate a world without the love of her life, until she learns of something called the in between, where Skylar seems to wait for her. With the help of her best friend (Celeste O’Connor) Tessa attempts to contact Skylar one last time, and in turn learns that no matter what, the truest of love will never die. This beautiful film gives a new meaning to the concept of eternal love, as it takes viewers on an incredible journey of acceptance. King absolutely shines in her role of both producer and star, providing a can’t miss performance. We sat down with Joey King, Kyle Allen, and Celeste O’Connor to talk all about the film! Check it out below!
The Lie starring Joey King, Mireille Enos, and Peter Sarsgaard is a thriller that centers around the lengths parents will go to to protect their child. Part of Amazon Prime Video’s series Welcome to the Blumhouse, “The Lie” is one of the featured films in the installation.
Wish Upon is a thrilling, chilling and genuinely funny horror film for teenagers and people who appreciate a particularly rugged-looking Ryan Phillippe.
It centers on Claire (Joey King), an angsty teen dealing with her mother’s suicide, her father’s (Phillipe) failing finances, and the genuine hatred she gets from her high school peers.
She finds a mysterious box covered in ancient Chinese writing while out hunting for scraps – think sheet metal, car parts – with her father. With a rudimentary understanding of Chinese, she deciphers the box grants her seven wishes.
In a particularly dark later scene, we learn the wishes come with a catch: for each wish, a ‘blood price’ must be paid.
Thus sets in motion a series of PG-13 appropriate, gruesome scenes, which are juxtaposed with Claire’s newfound good fortune. Her family is suddenly rich, she’s the most popular girl in school, and she’s dating a hot jock.
All the while a blond girl’s body rots (face first), a girl impales herself on an inanimate object, and, most devastatingly, her dog dies.
The box starts to take a trancelike hold on Claire, who keeps making wishes even after she knows she’s endangering her friends and family. This all builds to an at once tense and surprising climax.
Wish Upon is tightly written and full of laughs. It knows the value of blending humor with horror, and I found myself holding in snorts of laughter so as not to distract from the events on screen. I have a weird laugh.
This one will live in cult infamy. It’s both classic and entirely modern – a snappy new take on movies like Final Destination and Paranormal Activity. With any luck we’ll get an equally-strong sequel before next Summer.
Directed by John R. Leonetti (Director of Annabelle) and starring Joey King, “Wish Upon” is a horror thriller in theaters this summer, July 14th.