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Dakota Fanning’s ‘Vicious’ Hits Paramount+ and Digital Friday

Early reviews spotlight Fanning’s near-solo, in-sequence performance, with concerns about a predictable finale.

Overview

  • The Bryan Bertino–written and directed horror film releases October 10 on Paramount+ and VOD, rated R for strong bloody violence, grisly images, and language.
  • The plot centers on Polly receiving a mysterious box that demands three items—something needed, hated, and loved—setting off a ritual that escalates into terror.
  • Fanning says the production filmed largely in order and required sustained, physically and emotionally taxing work, including extensive crying and screaming.
  • A new featurette features Bertino discussing intimate, realistic fear and Fanning framing the story as deeply psychological ahead of release.
  • After being removed from multiple theatrical dates, the Atlas Independent title premiered at Fantastic Fest and proceeds with a festival-plus-streaming rollout.