ALL YOU NEED IS BLOOD Trailer (2024) Mena Suvari

ALL YOU NEED IS BLOOD Trailer (2024) Mena Suvari

ALL YOU NEED IS BLOOD Trailer (2024) Mena Suvari
© 2024 - Level 33 Entertainment

"What you need is action, violence! My audiences want blood and guts." Horror fans demand it! Level 33 Entertainment has revealed an official trailer for All You Need is Blood, a zombie comedy made by two indie filmmakers making their feature directorial debut - Bucky Le Boeuf & Cooper Roberts. It's a fun meta zombie comedy about a filmmaker who wants to make a zombie movie. Bucky is a 16-year-old teenager with a phobia of blood who dreams of becoming a movie director. When a strange meteorite crashes down in his backyard and turns his father into a brain-eating zombie, Bucky jumps at the chance. Accompanied by his mute best friend, a sarcastic production runner and an actress with diva-like mannerisms, he will go on to make history's first-ever horror movie with a real zombie. This comedy stars Logan Riley Bruner, Mena Suvari, Eddie Griffin, Emma Chasse, and Neel Sethi. Described as a "blood-soaked, heartfelt zombie-comedy" this first premiered at the 2023 Sitges Film Festival last year & lands on VOD later on in October.

Here's the official trailers (+ poster) for Le Boeuf & Roberts' All You Need Is Blood, direct from YouTube:

All You Need Is Blood Poster

This horror comedy follows Bucky (Logan Riley Bruner), a 16-year-old aspiring director who dreams of becoming the next arthouse auteur sensation. After a strange meteor crash lands in his backyard and turns his deadbeat father into a brain-eating zombie, Bucky and his friends seize the opportunity to create the ultimate horror flick, starring his undead dad. They'll soon realize that making a movie with real zombies is harder than they thought, especially when Bucky can't tolerate the sight of blood. All You Need Is Blood is co-written & co-directed by up-and-coming filmmakers Bucky Le Boeuf & Cooper Roberts, both making their feature directorial debut with this film after a few shorts previously. Produced by Jordan Beckerman, Jesse Korman, Jordan Yale Levine, and Russ Posternak. This initially premiered at the 2023 Sitges Film Festival last year. Level 33 Ent. will debut Le Boeuf & Roberts' All You Need Is Blood film in the KINO Studio app on October 12th, 2024, then on VOD later in October this fall. Anyone want to watch?
Mena Suvari

Suvari in February 2016
Born Mena Alexandra Suvari
February 13, 1979 (age 45)
Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.
Occupations
Actressproducerfashion designermodel
Years active 1995–present
Spouses
Robert Brinkmann
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​(m. 2000; div. 2005)​
Simone Sestito
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​(m. 2010; div. 2012)​
Michael Hope
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​(m. 2018)​
Children 1
Mena Alexandra Suvari[1] (/ˈmiːnə səˈvɑːri/;[2] born February 13, 1979)[3] is an American actress, producer, fashion designer and model. The accolades she has received include a Screen Actors Guild Award, along with a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

After beginning her career as a model and guest-starring on several television shows, Suvari made her film debut in the 1997 black comedy drama Nowhere. She rose to international prominence with her appearances as Angela in the critically acclaimed comedy-drama American Beauty (1999), for which she received a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and Heather in three of the American Pie films (1999–2001, 2012). Her other notable lead film roles include Slums of Beverly Hills (1998), Loser (2000), Sugar & Spice (2001), The Musketeer (2001), Spun (2003), Stuck (2007), Day of the Dead (2008), and You May Not Kiss the Bride (2010).

In television, Suvari played main roles as Maria Abascal on the We TV supernatural horror series South of Hell (2015) and Kathleen Callahan on the Paramount sitcom American Woman (2018). For her main role as Detective Thompson on the Gala Film short form series RZR (2024), Suvari was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series. Suvari played recurring roles as Edie on the fourth season of the HBO drama series Six Feet Under (2004), for which she earned a Screen Actors Guild nomination, and Isabella on the second season of Chicago Fire (2013). She also portrayed Elizabeth Short in the anthology series American Horror Story: Murder House (2011), and reprised the part in American Horror Story: Apocalypse (2018).

Suvari has been a model for Lancôme cosmetics and print ads for Lancôme Paris Adaptîve, as well as a long-time supporter and activist for the Starlight Children's Foundation and the African Medical and Research Foundation. She is married and has one child.

Early life
Suvari was born in Newport, Rhode Island.[1] She is the daughter of nurse Candice (née Chambers) and psychiatrist Ando Ivar Süvari. Her mother is of Greek descent, while her father was an Estonian from Pärnu.[4][5][6] She has six siblings. Suvari began modeling with Millie Lewis Models and Talent as a preteen and soon after appeared in a Rice-A-Roni commercial. The family later relocated to Charleston, South Carolina, where her brothers attended The Citadel.[7] Suvari was considering becoming an archaeologist, astronaut, or doctor when a modeling agency stopped by her all-girls school, Ashley Hall, to offer classes. By the time she started acting, she had been modeling for the New York-based Wilhelmina agency for five years. Suvari relocated to California and attended Providence High School in Burbank, graduating in 1997.[8]

Career
1995–1998: Early acting credits
Suvari began acting with guest appearances in television series such as Boy Meets World and ER at the ages of 15 and 16, respectively.[9][10][11] She also appeared in a number of episodes of the show High Incident, and played a girl infected with HIV in a one-episode appearance in Chicago Hope. She made the transition to film with the role of Zoe in the 1997 independent coming-of-age drama Nowhere, directed by Gregg Araki and co-starring James Duval, Rachel True, Heather Graham, and Ryan Phillippe.[12] Also in 1997, she had a supporting part in the independent film Snide and Prejudice, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, and had a brief part in the thriller Kiss the Girls, opposite Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd. She next appeared in the independent dramedy Slums of Beverly Hills, as a teenaged neighbor of a Jewish girl struggling to grow up in the late 1970s. The film received a limited release,[13] and has developed a cult following.[14][15] Suvari met Natasha Lyonne on the set of Slums, with whom she would later appear in the American Pie films. She subsequently played a teenager who commits suicide in the horror sequel The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999), and appeared as the daughter of an NTSB investigator in the disaster thriller NBC miniseries Atomic Train (1999),[16] although both productions were panned by critics.[17]

1999–2001: Breakthrough and award success
Her breakthrough came in 1999, with significant roles in two highly successful films —the teen sex comedy American Pie and the drama American Beauty. In American Pie, she starred with Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth, Chris Klein, and Natasha Lyonne, portraying a virgin and innocent choir girl named Heather. While critical response was mixed, the film was a commercial success, grossing $235 million worldwide.[18]

In American Beauty, directed by Sam Mendes and co-starring Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Wes Bentley and Thora Birch, Suvari took on the role of Angela Hayes, a vain teenage girl who becomes the object of infatuation of a man experiencing a midlife crisis. The New York Times described her character as "stimulus enough for [Spacey's character] to wake up out of a marriage-long coma and start considering life's livelier possibilities".[19] The film received widespread critical acclaim,[20][21] and received the Academy Award for Best Picture.[22] American Beauty made $356 million globally and earned Suvari a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.[23] Suvari and her American Beauty co-stars Wes Bentley and Thora Birch presented the 2000 Oscar for Best Documentary short subject.[24]

Suvari subsequently reunited with Jason Biggs in the romantic comedy Loser (2000), playing the love interest of a small-town, intelligent man. A lukewarm critical and commercial reception greeted the film,[25] but The New York Times found Suvari to be "well matched with the handsome, unassuming Mr. Biggs. They're attractive without being offensively cute, and their characters manage to be genuinely nice without seeming bland or phony". She and Biggs also appeared in the music video for the song "Teenage Dirtbag" by American rock band Wheatus. The video was heavily based on their roles in Loser.[26] She then starred in the satirical comedy American Virgin, as the daughter of an adult film director who agrees to lose her virginity onscreen to spite her father. The original working title of the film was Live Virgin, but was changed to capitalize on Suvari's previous successes in American Pie and American Beauty.

Suvari continued to act steadily, taking on roles in three 2001 feature films —The Musketeer, American Pie 2 and Sugar & Spice. In the adventure action film The Musketeer, she played a chambermaid and the love interest of the titular character, while American Pie 2 saw her reprise her role from the first film. Like the original, the sequel was a commercial success, grossing $285 million globally.[27] In the teen crime comedy Sugar & Spice, Suvari portrayed one member of a group of cheerleaders who conspire and commit armed robbery. Although the film received negative reviews and only made $16.9 million worldwide,[28] it has since become a cult favorite on home video.[29]

2002–2009: Independent films
In Spun (2002), an independent dramedy opposite Brittany Murphy and John Leguizamo about drug abuse, Suvari played an addict and the girlfriend of a drug dealer (Leguizamo). She subsequently appeared as a prostitute working in a New Orleans brothel in the small-scale drama Sonny (2002), the directorial debut of Nicolas Cage co-starring James Franco and Brenda Blethyn, and also starred opposite Colin Firth in the psychological thriller Trauma (2004), as the neighbour of a man who awakens from a coma. Trauma premiered on the film festival circuit, receiving mediocre reviews from critics, who compared it unfavorably to Jacob's Ladder and Memento.[30][31] In the fourth season of the acclaimed HBO serial Six Feet Under, which aired in 2004, Suvari obtained the recurring role of a lesbian performance poet and artist named Edie. She and the cast eventually received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. She played supporting parts in five feature films the following year—Standing Still, Edmond, Rumor Has It, Domino, and Beauty Shop.

Suvari in 2007
In 2006, Suvari voiced the character of Aerith Gainsborough for the Square Enix–Disney video game Kingdom Hearts II and the English-language version of Square Enix's film Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, which was released straight-to-DVD in North America and became one of the best-selling animated movies in the country.[32][33] Opposite Katherine Heigl, Suvari starred in the independent comedy Caffeine (2006), playing the staff of a London coffeehouse, and in the biographical drama Factory Girl (2006), she played a friend and roommate of 1960s underground film star and socialite Edie Sedgwick (played by Sienna Miller). While Caffeine went unnoticed,[34] Factory Girl received a limited theatrical release amid a negative critical response.[35]

In the crime drama Brooklyn Rules (2007), directed by Michael Corrente and co-starring Freddie Prinze Jr., Alec Baldwin and Scott Caan, Suvari portrayed a society girl and the girlfriend of a man involved with the Brooklyn mafia in the 1980s. The film was released for selected theaters and received mixed reviews, but Variety remarked that Suvari, "who might have played [her part] as a cliché, gives a real performance".[36] Her next film was the psychological thriller Stuck, where she took on the role of a woman who commits a hit-and-run and leaves the victim clinging to his life in the windshield of her car. Inspired by the true story of the murder of Gregory Glenn Biggs, the film premiered at the Cannes Film Market, and while Stuck found a limited theatrical release, it was favorably received by critics and audiences.[37] Austin Chronicle found the film to be "buoyed by queasy, easy performances" from Suvari and Rea,[38] who were considered "well-matched in uneasy roles" by Empire.[39]

By the late 2000s, Suvari continued to act in smaller-scale projects, obtaining four back-to-back roles in films released throughout 2008, including one made-for-television film. Day of the Dead, a remake of George A. Romero's horror film of the same name, saw her portray what was described as a "butch military leader capable of fending off a zombie holocaust", by DVD Talk.[40] The film received a straight-to-DVD release and was panned by critics.[41] In The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, a film adaptation of writer Michael Chabon's novel,[42] Suvari played a strange girl who works at a book shop and becomes romantically involved with the well-mannered, intelligent son of a Jewish gangster. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and received a limited release.[43] Website Collider felt that Suvari did a "decent job" in her "small" part,[44] while Roger Ebert called her "pitch-perfect" in a "finally thankless role",[45] as part of a mixed critical reception.[46]

The Garden of Eden, the film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's novel, featured Suvari as a sexually confused and restless woman and one half of a couple who travel across Europe amid a deteriorating marriage.[47] She shaved her head for the part, but used three wigs for the in-between stages; on which she remarked: "It was a bit strange. It was also very liberating at the same time [...] I am grateful for the experience I am happy that I got to do it at least once in my life. It was like its own psychological experiment. It was very empowering for me to go through and a challenging to experience how people perceive you".[48] The film premiered at the Rome Film Festival and had a limited investors' screening in the UK. Reviews were negative for the film, with the Los Angeles Times calling it a "literary B-side turned into something not awful, just forgettable".[49] Her last 2008 film was the Lifetime production Sex and Lies in Sin City, about the events leading to the death of Las Vegas casino owner Ted Binion.[50]

2010–present: Television roles
Suvari made one-episode appearances in Psych in 2010, and in The Cape in 2011, and also had a two-episode arc as the Black Dahlia in Murder House, the first season of the anthology horror series American Horror Story.[51] In the independent romantic comedy You May Not Kiss the Bride (2010), opposite Dave Annable, Katharine McPhee and Rob Schneider, Suvari starred as the psychotic assistant of a pet photographer. The film debuted at the Sonoma International Film Festival and was released for selected theaters and VOD, garnering largely negative reviews.[52] Blu-ray.com considered the film to be "a noisy, unlikable distraction" that "depends on Suvari and Schneider to carry the comedy workload, which is about as appealing as it reads".[53] In 2011, she also starred in the made-for-television film No Surrender, as a writer having a deranged stalker, and in the B movie Restitution, opposite Tom Arnold. She had a guest role in 2 episodes of American Horror Story: Murder House as Elizabeth Short, also known as Black Dahlia.

Suvari at the Sydney premiere of American Reunion (2012)
Suvari returned to the American Pie franchise when she played for the third time her role of Heather in American Reunion (2012), revolving around the original protagonists as they approach middle age and prepare for a summer reunion.[54] Reviewers found the film to be a "sweetly nostalgic comfort food" for fans of the franchise,[55] and with a worldwide gross of $235 million,[56] American Reunion emerged as Suvari's most-widely seen film since 2001's American Pie 2.[57] This film also marked her only wide release in the 2010s, as her later releases, such as The Knot (2012), Don't Blink (2014), The Opposite Sex (2014), Badge of Honor (2015), and Becks (2017), premiered on either festival circuits or digital markets.

In the romantic comedy The Knot, Suvari starred as the soon-to-be-married daughter of a working-class couple,[58] and in the mystery thriller Don't Blink, Suvari played one in a group of friends who visit an empty remote resort and attempt to find out what happened to the other guests. In its review for the latter film, FrightFest.co.uk remarked: "[...] Suvari is wasted and not given a whole lot of screen time considering that her character is the one we're obviously supposed to latch onto".[59] Suvari starred opposite Geoff Stults and Kristin Chenoweth in the romantic comedy The Opposite Sex, as a young divorcee resenting men who meets a successful, driven attorney and womanizer. The small-scale thriller Badge of Honor saw her star as a detective caught up in the aftermath of a violent drug bust.[60]

The independent romantic comedy Becks featured Suvari as the friend of a lesbian musician who moves back to St. Louis. Despite finding a limited audience, the film received positive reviews from critics.[61] The New York Times felt that the film "exemplifies how small judgments in pace, performance and soundtrack can transcend modest trappings",[62] while The Washington Post remarked: "[Lena] Hall and Suvari have a palpable chemistry, both musically and in their relationship".[63]

Suvari continued to work steadily on television between films and throughout the decade; she obtained the regular role of a political consultant of a firefighter in the second season of the series Chicago Fire (2013),[64] and took on the leading role of a demon-hunter for hire in the eight-episode supernatural series South of Hell (2015).[65] All episodes of the show aired back-to-back and an eighth episode was made available only through iTunes.[65][66][67] The series received generally negative reviews and brought an average of 122,000 viewers.[68][69] The Hollywood Reporter, commenting on Suvari, asserted: "[W]hile the prospect of playing [her role] seems like it ought to be enticing for Suvari, her more general interpretation appears to be closer to miserable discomfort, which may be related to either those contact lenses or the strangeness" in her portrayal.[70]

Between 2016 and 2017, Suvari made guest appearances in the television series Inside Amy Schumer, Justice League Action, and American Ninja Warrior, and starred in the made-for-television films I'll Be Home for Christmas and Psych: The Movie, where she reprised her guest-starring role from the series and basis of the film. The sitcom American Woman features Suvari in a main role as one of three women discovering their own brand of independence amid the rise of second-wave feminism in the 1970s.[71] The series premiered on June 8, 2018, on Paramount Network.[72] The series was canceled after one season. Suvari reprised her role as Black Dahlia in an episode of American Horror Story: Apocalypse.

In 2024, Suvari had a main role as Detective Thompson on the Gala Film short form science fiction series RZR.[73] For her performance, she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series, marking the first Emmy nomination in her career.[74] She portrayed Jane Wyman in a supporting role in the 2024 biographical film Reagan.[75]

Public image

Suvari at the Fall 2007 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in NYC
Suvari is a model for Lancôme cosmetics and print ads for Lancôme Paris Adaptîve.[76][77][78] She has also appeared in print ads for luxury accessories company Coach.[79] She has appeared in commercials for Continental Sauces,[80] Orange[81] and Rice-A-Roni. Suvari has been featured in several fashion blogs and magazines such as Seventeen, Elle, Cosmopolitan (Hungary, Estonia and the US), Details, Rolling Stone,[82] Vogue, Marie Claire,[83] Nylon,[84] Vanity Fair,[85] Glamour, Tatler and Lucky.[86][87] She is a frequent guest star at New York Fashion Week, among other fashion events.[88][89][90]

People magazine published an article about her titled "All-American Girl" in 1999. She was chosen as the most "patriotic" artist of 2000 by Entertainment Weekly, making allusion to her three consecutive films with the word "American" on their titles: American Pie (1999), American Beauty (1999) and American Virgin (2000).[91]

Philanthropy
Suvari has worked several times with the Natural Resources Defense Council, designing with the group a scarf line called ECHO, which was unveiled at Bloomingdales in Manhattan. She remarked: "I've always been into fashion and I wanted to design something to give to charity".[92] She has also played on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home games for the Starlight Children's Foundation, and is active in female empowerment issues, being involved with several charities whose cause is breast cancer, the "End Violence Against Women" campaign, and tours high schools as a "Circle Of Friends" spokesperson, encouraging teenagers to quit smoking.[93] Suvari is a long-time supporter and activist for the African Medical and Research Foundation, and has visited Africa to work on "small-income-generating and water-and-sanitation projects" with the organization.[94]

Suvari at the American Reunion (2012) premiere in Melbourne, Australia
Personal life
Suvari married German-born cinematographer Robert Brinkmann on March 4, 2000. Brinkmann was 17 years her senior. On April 24, 2005, she filed for legal separation, citing irreconcilable differences; the divorce was finalized in May 2005.

In 2007 Suvari began dating Italian Canadian concert promoter Simone Sestito, whom she met at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival. Suvari and Sestito became engaged in July 2008 during a vacation to Jamaica.[95][96] They were married on June 26, 2010, in a private chapel in Rome.[97][98] On January 13, 2012, Suvari filed for divorce from him in Los Angeles, citing irreconcilable differences and listing November 1, 2011 as the date of separation.[99] The divorce was finalized in October 2012.[100]

In late 2017 Suvari became a vegan.[101][102] Since then she has only used cruelty-free and environmentally friendly products, as well as sustainable clothing.[101]

Suvari married set decorator Michael Hope in October 2018.[103] On October 16, 2020, they announced that they were expecting their first child.[104] In April 2021, it was announced that she had given birth to a boy named Christopher.[105]

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
1997 Kiss the Girls Coty Pierce
Snide and Prejudice Geli Raubal
Nowhere Zoe
1998 Slums of Beverly Hills Rachel Hoffman
1999 American Pie Heather
The Rage: Carrie 2 Lisa Parker
Atomic Train Grace Seger Television film
American Beauty Angela Hayes
2000 Loser Dora Diamond
American Virgin Katrina Bartalotti
2001 The Musketeer Francesca Bonacieux
American Pie 2 Heather
Sugar & Spice Kansas Hill
2002 Sonny Carol
Spun Cookie
2004 Trauma Charlotte
2005 Standing Still Lana
Edmond Prostitute
Rumor Has It Annie Huttinger
Domino Kimmie
Beauty Shop Joanne Marcus
2006 Orpheus Sue Ellen Television film
Factory Girl Richie Berlin
Caffeine Vanessa
The Dog Problem Jules
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Aerith Gainsborough Voice, English version[106]
2007 Brooklyn Rules Ellen
Stuck Brandi Boski
Style Savvy Fashionastas: Una Angie Voice
2008 Day of the Dead Corporal Sarah Cross-Bowman
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh Phlox Lombardi
The Garden of Eden Catherine Bourne
Sex and Lies in Sin City Sandy Murphy Television film
2009 Style Savvy Fashionastas: Una and The Lost Key Angie Voice
2010 You May Not Kiss the Bride Tonya
2011 Restitution Katie
Style Savvy Fashionastas: Una and The Great Fashionasta Rescue Angie Voice
Love Notes Emmylou Short film
No Surrender Amelia Davis Television film
2012 American Reunion Heather
Style Savvy Fashionastas: Una and The Secret of the Shoes Angie Voice
The Knot Sarah
2014 Don't Blink Tracy Also associate producer
The Opposite Sex Jane
Style Savvy Fashionastas: Una and The Search of the Stilettos Angie Voice
2015 Badge of Honor Jessica Dawson
2016 I'll Be Home for Christmas Jackie Foster Television film
2017 Becks Elyse
Psych: The Movie Allison Cowley Television film
2019 Apparition Anna
The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson Nicole Brown Simpson Also executive producer
2020 Don't Tell a Soul Carol [107]
What Lies Below Michelle Wells
Hide Sarah Short film
2021 Fourth Grade Barbara
Grace and Grit Treya Killam Wilber
Locked In Maggie
Paradise Cove Tracey
Ron's Gone Wrong B-Bot Voice
2022 Breakwater Kendra
The Accursed Alma
2023 Hunt Club Cassandra
Dark Obsession Maya Also producer[108]
2024 Prey Sue
Reagan Jane Wyman
The Dresden Sun Asha Post-production[109]
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1995–1996 Boy Meets World Laura, Hillary 2 episodes
1996 Minor Adjustments Emily Episode: "A Fish Story"
ER Laura-Lee Armitage Episode: "Last Call"
1996–1997 High Incident Jill Marsh 5 episodes
1997 Chicago Hope Ivy Moore Episode: "Sympathy for the Devil"
413 Hope St. Crystal Episode: "Thanksgiving"
2001 Just Shoot Me! Blush Cover Girl Episode: "Finch in the Dogg House"
Uncredited
2004 Six Feet Under Edie Recurring role (season 4); 7 episodes
2010 Psych Allison Cowley Episode: "Yang 3 in 2D"
2011 The Cape Dice Episode: "Dice"
American Horror Story: Murder House Elizabeth Short / Black Dahlia 2 episodes
2013 Chicago Fire Isabella Recurring role (season 2); 7 episodes
Hollywood Game Night Herself / Celebrity Player 2 episodes
Lakewood Plaza Turbo Enid / Ginger (voice) Pilot[106]
2014–2018 Clarence Various characters (voice) 7 episodes[106]
2014 Hysteria Logan Harlen Pilot
2014–2015 Celebrity Name Game Herself / Celebrity Player 3 episodes
2015 South of Hell Maria Abascal, Abigail Main role; 8 episodes
2016 Inside Amy Schumer Herself Episode: "Psychopath Test"
2017 Justice League Action Killer Frost (voice) Episode: "Freezer Burn"[106]
American Ninja Warrior Herself Episode: "Celebrity Ninja Warrior"
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Enid / Ginger (voice) Episode: "Let's Watch the Pilot"
Archive footage
Hot Date Sex Store Owner Episode: "Relationship Goals"
2018 Lip Sync Battle Herself Episode: "Alicia Silverstone vs. Mena Suvari"
American Woman Kathleen Callahan Main role; 11 episodes
American Horror Story: Apocalypse Elizabeth Short Episode: "Return To Murder House"
2024 RZR Detective Thompson Main role; 6 episodes
Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Kingdom Hearts II Aerith Gainsborough English dub[106]
2016 OK K.O.! Lakewood Plaza Turbo Enid
Music videos
Year Title Artist Role
2000 "Teenage Dirtbag" Wheatus Noelle
Awards and nominations
Year Association Category Title of work Result
1999 Awards Circuit Community Awards Best Cast Ensemble American Beauty Nominated
Online Film Critics Society Best Cast Won
2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Favorite Actress – Newcomer American Pie Nominated
Young Hollywood Awards Best Ensemble Cast[110] Won
Breakthrough Performance – Female American Beauty Won
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Won
BAFTA Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Breakout Performance Nominated
2005 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Six Feet Under Nominated
2021 Montreal Independent Film Festival Best Actress Fourth Grade Won
2022 Garden State Film Festival Best Actress – Feature Film Nominated
2024 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Performer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series RZR Pending
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Don't Blink 2

Film poster
Directed by Travis Oates
Written by Travis Oates
Produced by
Carl W. Lucas
Alan Trever
Zack Ward
Starring
Mena Suvari
Brian Austin Green
Joanne Kelly
Zack Ward
Robert Picardo
Cinematography Jayson Crothers
Edited by
Travis Oates
Lana Wolverton
Music by Mike Verta
Production
companies
Echo Wolf Productions
Moorlock Machinations
Compelling Entertainment
Distributed by Vertical Entertainment
Release date
September 18, 2014
Running time 92 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Don't Blink (also known as Last Stop) is a 2014 American psychological horror film written and directed by Travis Oates. The film stars Mena Suvari, Brian Austin Green, Joanne Kelly, and Zack Ward, who also served as producer.

The plot follows a group of 10 friends who visit a remote resort, only to discover that the place is eerily deserted. As they attempt to uncover the mystery behind the missing guests, they are horrified to find that they too begin to disappear one by one.

Don't Blink was released on September 18, 2014, in a limited release.

Plot
A group of ten friends—Jack, his girlfriend Tracy, her brother Lucas, Alex, his friend Sam, and Sam's girlfriend Charlotte, among others—arrive at a remote, isolated resort. After a long journey, they discover the resort completely deserted, with signs of sudden abandonment, such as half-eaten food and unpacked luggage. They soon realize their phones don't work, the gas pumps are locked, and the strange occurrences start to unsettle the group.

As they explore the area to search for answers, Tracy suddenly disappears, prompting increasing panic. Lucas and Noah follow, disappearing in mysterious circumstances as well. When tensions rise, Sam steals a gun from Alex and accidentally shoots him. In desperation, Sam drives away with Charlotte, but both vanish from the car.

Back at the resort, Jack and Ella grow closer, but Ella too disappears after an intimate moment. Meanwhile, Alex grows more paranoid and violent, torturing Noah in a misguided attempt to gain answers. Alex eventually kills himself, convinced that he can at least leave behind proof of his existence. However, even his body vanishes.

As Jack and Claire wait for the authorities, the situation grows more dire. Claire is left alone when Jack disappears after a brief moment of microsleep. She is briefly reassured when emergency responders arrive, but she soon finds herself utterly alone once again, with no sign of the emergency workers, leaving her isolated in the resort.

Cast
Mena Suvari as Tracy
Brian Austin Green as Jack
Joanne Kelly as Claire
Zack Ward as Alex
Fiona Gubelmann as Ella
David de Lautour as Noah
Leif Gantvoort as Sam
Emelie O'Hara as Amelia
Curtiss Frisle as Lucas
Samantha Jacober as Charlotte
Robert Picardo as Man in Black
Production
Filming for Don't Blink took place in Ruidoso, New Mexico, from January 9 to February 1, 2010.[1][2] Director Travis Oates, a fan of Alfred Hitchcock, incorporated homages to Hitchcock's style throughout the film. Oates aimed to create a horror film with a unique twist—there is no traditional villain, no blood, and no on-screen deaths.[3] The role of Alex was specifically written for Zack Ward, a close friend of Oates. The director intentionally left the film's ending ambiguous, believing that the lack of explicit answers would divide audiences but ultimately enhance the fear factor.[4] During production, unplanned snowfall occurred and was cleverly incorporated into the film's script.[5]

Release
Don't Blink was given a limited release by Vertical Entertainment on September 18, 2014.[6]

Reception
Mark L. Miller of Ain't It Cool News praised Don't Blink for its unique approach, stating that "Some may be frustrated with the lack of answers here, but if you’re willing to look a little outside of the box in terms of movie monsters, this one is going to be a pleaser."[7] Sarah Boslaugh of Playback noted that while Don't Blink isn't a "cinematic masterpiece," it serves as an "OK horror movie perfect for home viewing with a group of friends."[8] Gordon Sullivan of DVD Verdict added that the film is "an okay little supernatural mystery," though it may leave some viewers wanting more from its plot.[9]

Home media
Don't Blink was released on DVD by Vertical Entertainment on October 14, 2014. The company later re-released the film on August 28, 2019[10]

References
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External links
Don't Blink at AllMovie
Don't Blink at IMDb
Don't Blink at Rotten Tomatoes
Categories: 2014 films2014 horror filmsAmerican psychological horror filmsFilms shot in New Mexico2010s English-language films2010s American filmsEnglish-language horror films