{"id":573523,"date":"2026-03-31T19:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T19:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/573523\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T19:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T19:28:09","slug":"eli-roths-ice-cream-man-sets-wide-summer-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/573523\/","title":{"rendered":"Eli Roth\u2019s \u2018Ice Cream Man\u2019 Sets Wide Summer Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/eli-roth\/\" id=\"auto-tag_eli-roth_1\" data-tag=\"eli-roth\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eli Roth<\/a>\u2019s new film Ice Cream Man is set to serve up a scoop of suffering when it hits theaters on Aug. 7, 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe first release from the splatter master\u2019s The Horror Section banner plans a roll out on over 2000 screens across North America via Iconic Events Releasing. Ice Cream Man follows an idyllic summer town descending into madness when an ice cream man serves kids sweet delights with horrifying results, according to a synopsis from the producers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe film stars Roth, Ari Millen as the titular character, along with Benjamin Byron Davis, Karen Cliche, Dylan Hawco, Sarah Abbott, Shiloh O\u2019Reilly, Kiori Mirza Waldman, Charlie Zeltzer and Charlie Storey. Roth as a horror auteur is known for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/cabin-fever\/\" id=\"auto-tag_cabin-fever_1\" data-tag=\"cabin-fever\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cabin Fever<\/a> and Hostel franchises, and Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tBesides directing and producing Ice Cream Man, Roth co-wrote the script with longtime collaborator Noah Belson. The film features an original score by Brandon Roberts, with additional music by Snoop Dogg. Cream Productions\u2019 Kate Harrison (Thanksgiving) produces alongside Roth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tIce Cream Man is also Roth\u2019s first film under his The Horror Section banner launched in March 2025. Rap icon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/nas\/\" id=\"auto-tag_nas_1\" data-tag=\"nas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nas<\/a> is an executive producer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe Horror Section\u2019s upcoming slate includes Don\u2019t Go In That House, Bitch! \u2013 with Snoop Dogg as a producer with Death Row Pictures and also starring \u2013 and Stiletto from director Sam Gonzalez Jr. and producer and star Gigi Gustin, and based on a story by Gustin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Eli Roth\u2019s new film Ice Cream Man is set to serve up a scoop of suffering when it&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":573524,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[49,163437,48,36122,75,337,38238],"class_list":{"0":"post-573523","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-cabin-fever","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-eli-roth","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-movies","14":"tag-nas"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=573523"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573523\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/573524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=573523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=573523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=573523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}