Case 39 Trailer

Another Creepy Kid Horror Flick

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Trailers | Comments (22)

I’ll say this for Renee Zellwegger, at least: She bounces around in a lot of genres. She does dramas (One True Thing), westerns (Appaloosa), period pieces (Cinderella Man, The Hours), romantic comedies (Bridget Jones), romantic-comedy period pieces (Leatherheads), musicals (Chicago), and now she’s even doing a horror flick, this one of the creepy kid variety.

In Case 39, Zellwegger plays a social worker who fights to save a little girl from her abusive parents, only it turns out that it’s the little girl who is the abusive one. It gets all paranormal horror-y, and Bradley Cooper bites it bee-vomit style. Ian McShane also stars, as a cop, cause cop’s are awesome against demon children. It’s been in post-production for three years (which probably explains why Bradley Cooper would take a smaller role),and that’s a particularly good omen (ha! *groan*) for the flick. It comes from German director Christian Alvart.

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Cannot watch Renee Zellweger films. Must not see her. Must not hear her. Run from the freaky shoulder bones. Hey wait, there's an idea for a horror movie: The Creepy, Killer Shoulder Bones.

Posted by: Cindy at April 27, 2009 11:03 AM

Dammit, Rowles! Here I am trying to teach my students that they shouldn't add an 's to form a plural, and you up and write "cop's."

Posted by: superEdna at April 27, 2009 11:13 AM

In Post-Production? For three years? And it's not a Star Wars prequel, a Peter Jackson film or Duke Nukem Forever?

Yeah, this will totally be screened for critics. *eyeroll*

Posted by: Brian at April 27, 2009 11:18 AM

Look I'll be honest, I want to adopt Jodelle Ferland, the kids freaking great and she plays basically every creepy kid ever. She's like if Dakota went Goth.
I dont know if I'll see this, it looks like fairly typical Horror fair, kid seems like she might be evil but then again might actually just be an unwilling conduit for evil spirits or the insanity of others (see...that...one with Dakota and DeNiro)but...whats up with Callum Keith Rennie playing like, EVERYONE'S insane dad?

Posted by: Nadine at April 27, 2009 11:35 AM

When is Hollywood going to get over this creepy kid kick? Seriously, put the knives on the top shelves and get rid of the stepladder and they have no power!

Maybe next on the horror-trend onslaught list will be old people. There's enough evidence here amongst the comment threads to prove that the elderly can be horrifying. True story, had my ass grabbed by a senior citizen at a nursing home valentine's day dance I was volunteering at. You can't get away with everything just because you have an AARP card, mister!

Posted by: Kayanne at April 27, 2009 11:42 AM

Renee Zellwegger was in The Hours?

Posted by: Carrie at April 27, 2009 11:42 AM

Renee Zellwegger was in The Hours?

(Either the internet is intent on eating my comments today, or Pajiba hates me. Could be either I guess.)

Posted by: Carrie at April 27, 2009 11:43 AM

Huh, I think the internet in general hates me today then. Stupid double posted commenting.

Posted by: Carrie at April 27, 2009 11:44 AM

I'm sorry Brad Cooper, but if it looks like you're going to be killed by bees, you gotta sell it more. Were they going after your eyes? A call to Nic Cage would've helped dramatically.

Posted by: branded at April 27, 2009 12:03 PM

I, for one, think it's great that Zellwaggawerewoo continues to get acting gigs.

It's been proven that if she remains stagnant for more than two weeks, her face will collapse on itself, essentially becoming an event horizon, from which nothing it consumes can find it's way out. True story. In fact, it's why she's got a restraining order against the the Hadron Collider guys. There have been several instances where they've been caught trying to drug her low-carb Appletinis in an effort to bring her back to Geneva for further research.

Seriously. All true.

Posted by: Skitz at April 27, 2009 12:16 PM

Skitz, you are so spot on. I call it her Dirty Sanchez face, cuz hey, doesn't her squinched up snoot look like she's smelling shit 24/7?

Posted by: Treena at April 27, 2009 12:29 PM

Documentaries such as these reinforce my long standing belief in the evil nature of children. Yet, whenever I present my plans for their enslavement and use as raw material, *I* get treated like a nutjob.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at April 27, 2009 12:31 PM

Movies like this just prove that there should be at least a 30 day return policy for evil orphans. All you would have to do is state your reason for return, like:

*Shivered in church

* Whispers, like, a lot.

*Caused the walls to bleed

*Doesn't appear in photographs/mirrors

*Heard speaking ancient languages in a baritone

*Tried to kill spouse/sibling/nanny/family pet/everyone

*Said they would LOVE to be in High School Musical movie without air quotes or other signs of sarcasm

Posted by: jM at April 27, 2009 12:46 PM

True story, had my ass grabbed by a senior citizen at a nursing home valentine's day dance I was volunteering at.
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That was YOU?!?

Well, don't blame a seasoned citizen, clearly it's your OWN damn fault for having a great ass, honey.

Posted by: , (the commenter formerly known as bucdaddy) at April 27, 2009 1:09 PM

Renee was NOT in The Hours, and as a regular Pajibian who found that film all beautiful and sad and achy I ask that we not tarnish its name by including Dirty Sanchez. The only thing Renee has ever been good in was Bridget Jones, and I believe it is because that character is the best expression of personality she herself could ever hope for. She is a lame duck, and needs to be put down in Hollywood.

Posted by: IceQueen at April 27, 2009 1:33 PM

But I was 17!!! And he was waayyy old enough to know better. Like, probably early 80s. Why can't hot & appropriately aged gentlemen grab my ass?

Also, I do not follow the Renee Zellwegger hate. I mean, I get it and sometimes she's annoying, but really, she's not all that bad. I would have appreciated a real curvy girl getting the role of Bridget Jones though. It's like the producers picked her because they knew she could be as thin as a rail in time for the premieres and press shit.

Posted by: Kayanne at April 27, 2009 1:46 PM

For all those feeling irrational Zellweger hate, I prescribe an evening viewing of Nurse Betty. She is freaking adorable in that movie.

Posted by: thelastpolarbear at April 27, 2009 1:57 PM

Empire Records, anyone? AM I THAT OLD CMON! She was great in that too.

Posted by: Brian at April 27, 2009 3:38 PM

damnit! the trailer's gone.
and i love jodelle ferland, she blew me away in tideland cooking up her daddy's drugs. and in silent hill (try taking a shot everytime radha mitchell yells "sharon" in that one).

Posted by: gp at April 27, 2009 5:00 PM

Kayanne,

I am a nurse, so we deal a lot with elderly people. My former co-worker used to tell the story of assisting this older doctor who was a very courtly, Southern gentleman-type. She and the MD went in to examine an elderly, confused gentleman. She reached across the head of the bed to get the blood pressure cuff, and this minimally responsive patient reached up and grabbed her boob. She just took it in stride, since the patient was confused. However, the doctor was appalled at the patient's behavior, and tried to apologize for him. The doc's reaction was almost funnier than the patient's action.

So I guess the spirit is always willing, even if the flesh is weak.

Posted by: rlr260 at April 27, 2009 6:25 PM

Brian, dude!! Empire Records is my favourite movie of all time and probably the only one I ever actually enjoyed Zellweger in.

Posted by: Nadine at April 28, 2009 3:37 AM

Nadine, I noticed that too. I count 4 crazy daddy roles for Rennie.

Posted by: tom murphy at April 29, 2009 6:15 AM

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