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Yet another remake....
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First Poster for "Dead Air" out
The first poster for Corbin Bernsen's Dead Air is out. The story revolves around a radioshow team attempting to warn its listeners after a huge explosion turns zombies on the loose in L.A. The poster can be viewed here. Two More Join Dreamworks' "The Ruins" Caitlin Stasey (Rogue) and Joe Anderson (Creep) have joined Jonathan Tucker, Laura Ramsey, Jena Malone and Shawn Ashmore in Carter Smith's The Ruins, which is now filming in Australia. The film is a stunning horror thriller, that follows four American friends on vacation in Cancún, Mexico—Jeff, Amy, Eric and Stacy—who meet a German tourist, Mathias, and persuades them to join his hunt for his younger brother, Henrich, last seen headed off with a new girlfriend toward some ruins. The four soon regret their impulsive decision after they find themselves lost in the jungle and freaked out by signs that they’re headed for danger. Divoff and Savini bringing "The Dead Matter" Over the past ten years, Midnight Syndicate has been taking listeners on musical journeys into the darkest corners of their imaginations. . . Now they will bring their nightmarish visions to the big screen with the supernatural horror thriller, The Dead Matter. Today it was revealed via the official website that Andrew Divoff (Lost, Wishmaster, The Rage), Tom Savini (Night of the Living Dead remake, From Dusk Till Dawn) and Jason Carter (The Coffin) have all joined the cast of the film, which begins principal photography this August. Robert Kurtzman's Precinct 13 Entertainment (The Rage) will produce. "Blade: House of Chthon" on DVD in September New Line Home Entertainment has announced Blade: House of Chthon which stars Sticky Fingaz, Jill Wagner, and Jessica Gower. This all-new release will include an extended cut of the feature length Blade: The Series premiere. This 88 minute feature will be available to own from the 18th September, and should retail at around $19.97. Extras will include audio commentaries, and a making of documentary. You can view some of the artwork here. Saw maker and Universal fighting over "Repo" Ok, this type of stuff goes on all the time in Hollywood... but this is ridiculous. A new movie was announced today over at Universal that's a complete rip-off of Darren Lynn Bousman's previously announced "Repo! The Genetic Opera", which is set to lense in August. The writers of the new Uni film claim to have been working on the story for nearly four years... but I'm pretty sure that Repo! was a play before that (I guess it's for them to duke it out). Whatever - judge for yourself. Read on for more... Jude Law and Forest Whitaker are set to star in "The Repossession Mambo" for Universal Pictures. The thriller marks the feature directing debut of Miguel Sapochnik. Stuber/Parent's Scott Stuber and Mary Parent produce. The morality tale is set in the near future, when artificial organs can be bought on credit, with the understanding that defaulting on payment will result in a fatal repossession. Eric Garcia and Garret Lerner wrote the script based on a novel by Garcia, and they've been working on "The Repossession Mambo" with Sapochnik for the past four years. The film begins shooting this summer, which should put it a heartbeat ahead of "Repo! The Genetic Opera!"; the latter pic is a musical but harvests similar organ-donor repo turf. Twisted Pictures is financing the latter pic, which "Saw" helmer Darren Lynn Bousman is directing. Sapochnik wrote and directed the short film "The Dreamer." (References - bloody-disgusting.com, dvdactive.com, thedeadmatter.com) |
Behind the Scenes Footage of "Trailer Park of Terror"
If you head on over to the official website for Steven Goldmann's Trailer Park of Terror, you can check out a special behind-the-scenes featurette for the movie, which currently shot around the Los Angeles area. The film follows six troubled high school students who find terror in Norma, a damned redneck reaper with a killer body who dispenses vengeance and death aided by her cursed companions, a bloodthirsty brood of Undead trailer trash. "R-Point" Director's Tryst with the Walking Dead Su-chang Kong(R-Point) seems pretty confident about his next project, G.P. (Guard Point) 506, which stars Chun Ho-jin & Cho Hyun-jae. Here's the synopsis: A strange multiple murder case was just occurred. A squad of soldiers from guard point 506 has been brutally killed, all except one. Every body was either crushed, or had their heads cut from their neck. The only survivor is in coma and the case is a complete mystery. Military investigator is dispatched. When he arrives it soon becomes apparent this is no ordinary investigation, he is confronted by the discovery that a strange virus is turning soldiers into Zombie like killers. First Peek at "Living Hell" The trailer for Richard Jeffries's Living Hell is out. The plot concerns a schoolteacher, Frank Sears, who has carried with him a strange scar given to him by his mother before she committed suicide. The markings lead Frank to a top secret Cold War military project where an unstoppable, malignant organism is unleashed. Special FX done by Robert Kurtzman. The trailer can be viewed here. "Borderland" to Hit Screens on September 28 Zev Berman's Borderland is finally coming to a theater near you on September 28. In the film, three Texas University seniors, on the eve of their graduation, road-trip to a Mexican Border town for a final weekend of drinking and debauchery. Their vacation becomes a living nightmare as the trio runs afoul of an ancient blood cult looking for human sacrifice. Based on true events, Borderland blends the raw fear of Texas Chainsaw Massacre with the gritty true crime realism of In Cold Blood, evoking a world of paranoia, death and terror. "Day of the Dead" Remake, Writer Speaks Writer Jeffrey Reddick has spoken at joblo.com about Nu Image and Millennium Films' delayed remake of George Romero's classic zombie film Day of the Dead. He tells the site, "I'm not sure when the movie's coming out. I know they're doing some reshoots very soon...and the production company, Nu Image, recently bought First Look...so they're still strategizing on the release date. They're aiming for a Fall release, but it depends on how quickly they get the reshoots done." Furthermore, he adds, "I'm doing the re-writing...for the most part. Steve [director Steve Miner] does like to write sometimes too though. The good news is that Nu Image is really behind the film. I was worried after the low box office of recent releases...but it hasn't spooked them." The original follows a group of scientists and military personnel holed up in an underground bunker because the world above is overrun with zombies. The lumbering flesheaters eventually find a way in and wreak havoc on the scientists who've been experimenting on their undead brethren. New poster, trailer revealed for "Skinwalkers" After Dark Films' Skinwalkers hits theaters on July 27. Skinwalkers is about a 12-year-old boy who suddenly finds himself at the center of a battle between two warring groups of werewolves. One group of werewolves is sworn to protect him, the other group is trying to kill him -- and the young boy's mother has to find out why her son is at the center of the conflict before time runs out. The new MPAA approved poster can be viewed here. The new trailer can be viewed here. (References - bloody-disgusting.com, trailerparkof terror.com, moviehole.net, comingsoon.net, myspace.com) |
I've been hearing rumors of "Diamond Dead" by Romero and now nothing. Anyone know anything about it. I heard it was going to be a musical of all things
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Not sure about "Diamond Dead", but George Romero has completed "Diary of the Dead" which is into the final stages of post-production work, scheduled to be released sometime this fall.
From what I know, he has already started working on his next project, which is a movie adaptation of Stephen King's "From a Buick 8". |
"Pig Hunt" Completes Shooting, Into Post-Production
James Isaac's (Skinwalkers, Jason X) next horror film, Pig Hunt, is currently in post-production after shooting in San Francisco; Boonville, CA. Synopsis - When John takes his San Francisco friends to his deceased uncle's remote ranch to hunt wild pigs, it seems like a typical guys weekend with guns - despite the presence of John's sexy girlfriend Brooks. But as John and his crew trek deeper into the forest, they begin tracking the awful truth about his uncle's demise and the legend of The Ripper -- a murderous three-thousand-pound black boar! Travis Aaron Wade (War of the Worlds), Jason Foster (Rent), Tina Huang, Howard Johnson J.R., Bryonn Bain, Les Claypool, Rajiv Shaw, Trevor Bullock, Luis Saguar (The Zodiac), Robert Mailer Anderson and Lane Foard all star from a script by Robert Mailer Anderson and Zack Anderson. Bruce Campbell out of "Bubba" sequel? While we patiently wait for Bruce Campbell's My Name Is Bruce (due to be released in September), lucky fans have been getting early looks across the Nation (at Ashland and CineVegas Film Festivals). Today AICN received an e-mail from a fan who saw it, loved it and came back with some news (good and bad). First, if a sequel were to be made, it will be called My Name Is Still Bruce; second, Campbell himself had terrible news revealing that (as of right now) he will have no part in Bubba Nosferatu: Curse of the She-Vampires, the sequel to Don Coscarelli's popular cult film Bubba Ho-Tep. A short check of the movie's status at IMDB confirms that Campbell has indeed been struck off from the cast list. The exact details of his de-attachment have yet to be known from either the movie's makers or Campbell himself. (References - bloody-disgusting.com, aintitcool.com, moviehole.net, imdb.com) |
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As things stand right now, Bruce isnt in it. Sorry, Jenna...I am disappointed myself.:(
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"The Host" sequel coming in 2009
Chungeorahm Film, the film production and distribution company of the blockbuster hit 'The Host,' plans to release a sequel to the film in 2009, according to the Korea Times. But director Bong Joon-ho, the driving force of the original, will not join the film crew making 'The Host 2' as he has other plans. "We'll start making the film from this fall,'' Choi Yong-bae, CEO of Chungeorahm, was quoted as saying by Yonhap News. South Korean technical staff will make a 10-minute computer graphic (CG) test film this fall. "We have gathered technical know-how from making `The Host,''' Choi said. The film was made in collaboration with foreign technical staff including some from the United States. "I think we can use domestic CG technology this time.'' The budget will be about 10 billion won, similar to the previous film, and the same monster will be used. First Peek at "The Chair" The first teaser trailer was discovered for Brett Sullivan's The Chair, which follows Danielle, a young and beautiful psychology grad student, who is not only haunted by a troubled past, but by an evil presence in the present. Brett Sullivan is best known for directing Ginger Snaps II: Unleashed. The trailer can be viewed here. (References - bloody-disgusting.com, The Korea News, youtube.com, moviehole.net, aintitcoolnews.com) |
Bubba Nosferatu won't be the same without Bruce Campbell in it.
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Dark Castle announces 3 new movies, "Haunted Hill" sequel
Joel Silver's Dark Castle Entertainment genre label has inked a multiyear pact with Warner Premiere to produce two or three films a year directly for DVD, beginning with sequel "Return to House on Haunted Hill." Dark Castle -- backed by private equity and part of Silver Pictures -- also will produce original digital content for the Internet and wireless platforms that will be used to complement direct-to-DVD releases or to tell standalone stories that further the Dark Castle brand. Warner Bros. launched Warner Premiere last year to make a play in the increasingly competitive direct-to-DVD and digital arenas. Dark Castle won't produce just horror titles for Warner Premiere but other genre pics as well, including actioners and thrillers. Projects could encompass prequels, sequels and original titles that fit the Dark Castle brand. And Dark Castle and Warner Premiere are sweetening the pot for consumers able to play high-def DVD formats, introducing "navigational cinema" technology that will allow viewers to interact with the storyline. Warners backs both Blu-ray and HD DVD. The high-def version of "Return to House on Haunted Hill," set to bow in October under the Dark Castle Home Entertainment banner, will include seven viewer choices leading to over 90 iterations of the storyline, according to Warner Premiere prexy Diane Nelson. "No one knows how to develop, produce or market to this audience better than Joel," Nelson said. From Silver's perspective, pact gives Dark Castle the opportunity to expand its brand, work with newer directors and tell stories in a way that can't be done in a theatrical release. "We are continually looking for fresh and edgy ideas for our films and for our fans to experience," Silver said. The direct-to-DVD market has grown by 30% in the last five years. Other film projects in development under the pact include supernatural thriller Widow Whisps; psychological suspense tale Odds, exec produced by JC Spink and Chris Bender; and Cheerleaders in Trouble, a homage to 1980s slasher pics. Dark Castle, launched last fall, is backed by more than $240 million in equity. The holdings will be used to finance at least 15 movies over six years budgeted between $15 million and $40 million, with Warners distributing the entire slate. Theatrical films already released under the label include "The Reaping." Upcoming films include "Whiteout" and "RocknRolla." China-Singapore jointly produce "Painted Skin" Donnie Yen is to star in Painted Skin, a rare Chinese supernatural actioner being put together as a China-Singapore co-production. The $10 million budget period pic is to be jointly helmed by Wilson Yip Wai-shun (who previously directed Yen in "Dragon Tiger Gate") and Andy Chin Wing-keung. The pic will lense in China in the final quarter of this year or early 2008, with dates likely dependent on the schedule of as yet uncast female lead. Pic also features Singapore's Qi YuWu "(Home Song Stories"). With large digital effects quotient, pic is scheduled for delivery by end of 2008. Story is about a love hate relationship between a vixen spirit and a group of humans, and has been adapted from a series of Chinese classic stories called "Strange Tales of Liaozhai." Anonymous starting on "Animals" Anonymous Content and T&C Pictures have signed Mark Blucas (Thr3e), Nicki Aycox (Dead Birds), Eva Amurri (Saved!), Andy Comeau (The Babysitters) and Naveen Andrews (Grindhouse, Lost) for the horror film Animals, which begins production this week in Salt Lake City. Craig Spector (A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child) adapted his original novel, which he co-wrote with John Skipp. Helming the pic is Doug Aarniokoski (The Safe Side, Highlander: Endgame), assistant/second unit director on projects for Robert Rodriguez such as "Once Upon a Time in Mexico." The story centers on a blue-collar man in a dying factory town whose life is jolted after becoming involved in a romantic triangle amid a spate of uncontrolled violence by...you guessed it...animals. Unreleased "30 Days of Night" spawning a sequel? According to a scooper at Cinemablend, there are already talks in progress for a sequel to Columbia Pictures' 30 Days of Night. Usually, every studio wants their films to become a franchise and many talk about how they can lead the film into a sequel if the first is a success. David Slade's adaptation of the Steve Niles comic, 30 Days of Night, hits theaters October 19. Synopsis - When Alaska goes dark for 30 straight days, vampires come out to feast... ...and if enough people watch them dine, you'll see a sequel. (References - bloody-disgusting.com, variety.com, moviehole.net, aintitcoolnews.com, movies.yahoo.com) |
Shakespeare-ian serial killer in "Two: Thirteen"
"Meet the Fockers" star Teri Polo is joining Dwight Yoakam, Mark Pellegrino, Mark Thompson and Kevin Pollak in the indie thriller Two: Thirteen. Polo stars as a detective overseeing the investigation of a serial killer with a love of Shakespeare. Thompson plays a police profiler who has returned from psychiatric leave and gets drawn into the case. Pellegrino plays a target of the killer, and Yoakam plays a colorful club owner who becomes a source during the investigation. Pollak has a supporting role as the psychiatrist who treats Thompson's character. Thompson wrote the screenplay for the thriller, which director Charles Adelman is shooting in Los Angeles. Fox Announces Halloween Double-Feature Madness Get ready for Halloween madness from Fox Home Entertainment. Today Fox announced a slew of new double-feature DVDs for September 11th, including the long awaited original Tales from the Crypt from 1972! COMING TO DVD SEPTEMBER 11: - Tales from the Crypt ('72) / Vault of Horror ('73) - Chosen Survivors / The Earth Dies Screaming - Devils of Darkness / Witchcraft - Blueprint for Murder / Man in the Attic - Gorilla at Large / Mystery at Monster Island - The House on Skull Mountain / The Mephisto Waltz In addition, Fox will re-issue the original 'The Fly' and 'Return of the Fly' in "The Fly Classic Collection", which also features 'Curse of the Fly's' home video premiere. Fans of the Obscure 100 list Take Note - Witchfinder General on DVD If you've been waiting for MGM Home Entertainment's release of Witchfinder General on DVD September 11, producer Philip Waddilove has confirmed that the movie will not only be presented as Michael Reeves’ Director Cut, but will also contain the original music score by Paul Ferris which was removed from all previous home video versions in the U.S. For this DVD, Waddilove has also just recorded an audio commentary along with star Ian Ogilvy, and an additional supplement will be a collection of Waddilove's personal stills, taken on the set. "Cujo" Special Edition DVD is going to be Widescreen? Lionsgate Home Entertainment still has the rights to Stephen King's Cujo and they plan to release a new special edition on September 25th. The disc arrives with a fullscreen transfer, a Dolby Digital 2.0 track, an audio commentary by director Lewis Teague and "Dog Days: The Making of Cujo," a documentary featuring all-new interviews with Teague, Dee Wallace, Dan Pintauro, producers Daniel H. Blatt and Robert Singer, King biographer Douglas E. Winter and others. The doc is split into three parts (PART 1: The novel by Stephen King, how director Lewis Teague got involved, the screenplay adaptation, the casting, the locations, expressing a boy's fears visually, the challenging filming conditions. PART 2: Filming with the dogs, the inventive way of choreographing the attacks, working with the actors, finding the right ending for the film. PART 3: The editing, the scoring, the sneak previews, Cujo 24 years later...). Just in case you didnt know about the film, a friendly St. Bernard named "Cujo" contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small American town. Expected to Retail at $19.98. J.J.Abrams bringing a Giant Monster from "Cloverfield" In the midst of dissolving news that J.J. Abrams (Lost, Alias, Mission Impossible: III) is involved in the new Star Trek movie, news comes in on a super secret project entitled "Cloverfield", which is being referred to internally as "The Parasite." Word from inside the company is that the film is a giant monster movie! The scooper writes that "as I understand it, most of the film is going to be shot using home video cameras, as if from the point of view of real people who are experiencing an attack on New York." Stephen King Gives "1408" a Big Thumbs-Up From Stephen King's official website (stephenking.com): "It's a pleasure to be able to recommend '1408,' the Dimension Pictures adaptation of my story. It stars John Cusack and opens this Friday. This is a genuinely disquieting movie--the damn thing gets under your skin and just CRAWLS there. For one thing, what could be more terrifying than a man haunted by The Carpenters' "We've Only Just Begun?" I doubt if you'll hear much screaming in the theater (I could be wrong about that), but a lot of people are going to be sleeping with the lights on when it's over." CHECK OUT 1408 COME FRIDAY! (References - bloody-disgusting.com, stephenking.com, hollywoodreporter.com, dvddrive-in.com, aintitcool.com, davisdvd.com, moviehole.net) |
Cowboys, Indians & Aliens?
Brian Grazer and Ron Howard will ‘Imagine’ “Cowboys & Aliens” to the big screen. The “Da Vinci Code” team have joined Dreamworks and Universal Pictures to bring the popular graphic novel to cinemas. The film, written by Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, mixes Western and science fiction genres. Set in 1800s Arizona, a skirmish between cowboys and Apaches is interrupted by the crash landing of a space ship. The alien commander plans to tame the Old West and enslave everyone, but the cowboys and Native Americans turn their six-guns against the alien invaders. Tom Hanks or Russell Crowe? Which one do you think will get the starring role? Pred-Alien in Alien vs Predator sequel? When you prep a sequel you really need to up the ante, add something that we've never seen before, which appears to be the case with 20th Century Fox's Alien vs Predator 2: No Peace on Earth. Today an image began circulating the web that shows what appears to be an Alien-Predator hybrid! The pic can be viewed here. In this follow-up the iconic monsters from two of the scariest film franchises ever, wage war in an American Midwestern town - with the residents caught in the middle. The Strause brothers-directed flick opens on December 25th nationwide. First Official Image from "SAW IV" Today Lionsgate provided the first look at Darren Lynn Bousman's Saw IV, which hits theaters everywhere on October 26. Plotline - Jigsaw still haunts the living in Saw IV, forcing them to appreciate life, or face death. As a continuation of Saw III, Jeff must find his daughter and escape the building to which they are confined before they both die. After finding another tape of Jigsaw, Jeff realizes there may be a newly added piece of the puzzle that he must decipher before it’s too late. Tobin Bell, Scott Patterson, Lyriq Bent, Justin Louis, Costas Mandylor & Angus Macfadyen all return. The image can be viewed here. Strathairn headlining "Two Sisters" remake David Strathairn has signed on to topline the horror remake A Tale of Two Sisters for DreamWorks. Elizabeth Banks (Slither) already has joined the project, which is based on Kim Jee-Woon's 2003 Korean thriller of the same name. Strathairn will play a concerned father of two girls who return home after spending time in a mental institution. Once there, they are forced to deal with their stepmother's (Banks) obsessive and unbalanced ways as well as an interfering ghost. Brothers Thomas and Charles Guard will direct "Sisters," which is scheduled to start filming next month in Shreveport, La. Craig Rosenberg penned the screenplay, with a rewrite from Carlo Bernard and Doug Miro. Stephen King & Frank Darabont talk on "The Mist" Stephen King knows it's the little things that frighten the most. So it's fitting that the best-selling novelist, who has had more film adaptations from his work than any modern author, finds his short stories capturing Hollywood's attention these days. Among them are the sinister hotel-room thriller 1408, opening Friday, the creatures-in-the-fog story The Mist, coming in November, and last year's TNT miniseries Nightmares & Dreamscapes, featuring eight short tales as hour-long episodes. "When you have a shorter piece of fiction, one of the things that's attractive to filmmakers is the idea, 'We can riff on this. We can do more to it,' " King says, adding, "It gives them wiggle room." Filmmakers say his short stories and novellas translate better to the screen because, unlike an epic-sized novel, huge portions of the story don't have to be dropped, irking readers and leaving the occasional massive plot hole. Eli Roth was planning to adapt King's cellphone zombie novel Cell, which has an explosively violent opening sequence. But Roth recently said the project is on hold. The next King adaptation is The Mist, about residents of a small town who take shelter in a grocery store during a storm and begin to turn on one another when creatures that may be harbingers of the apocalypse arrive in the clouds. Frank Darabont, the writer/director of King movies The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile (which had four Oscar nominations, including adapted screenplay and best picture), is making The Mist, from King's 1985 collection Skeleton Crew. He says the difference between a King short story and a King novel is the difference between going 10 rounds with the author in a boxing ring or having him rush up with a sucker punch. "It's his chance to take one cool idea he wants to whap you upside the head with. It's the difference between writing a great pop song and an opera." Darabont previously focused his efforts on King's straighter dramas but wanted to tackle the author's horror storytelling for a change: "I wanted to make a very direct, muscular kind of film." As for King's wiggle room: "You don't want to come in and put your fingerprints all over everything, but in translation from page to screen, there is always some reinvention." In the case of The Mist, King praises a new ending Darabont crafted, saying it is so unsettling that for many years no studio would touch it. "The ending is such a jolt — wham! — it's frightening. But people who go to see a horror movie don't necessarily want to be sent out with a Pollyanna ending." (References - bloody-disgusting.com, lionsgatefilms.com, moviehole.net, imdb.com, usatoday.com, movies.yahoo.com) |
I have to say V, that I love your horror updates! Very informative-keep 'em coming! :)
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Anchor Bay's "Hatchet" gets rated R
Today the MPAA officially gave Adam Green's Hatchet an "R" rating, thus eliminating any rumors or speculation that the original "NC-17" rating would effect the upcoming national theatrical run. The "R" rating is for "extreme gory bloody horror violence, sexual conduct, nudity and language". After a two month long process involving an appeal and multiple submissions to the ratings board, the film is finally in it's home stretch. From writer/director Adam Green: "A big THANKS to everyone for their continued support and enthusiasm. Mainstream Hollywood claims that the fans will only support remakes and PG-13 horror at the box office these days. I hope that on September 7th we prove them wrong." When a motley crew of tourists on a Haunted Swamp Tour wind up stranded, their night of comedic spooks quickly roller-coasters into a horrific nightmare as they struggle to escape the swamp alive…and with all of their pieces. A spectacular throwback to 80’s horror and the film that’s been bringing audiences to their feet at film festivals worldwide and a cast that includes Robert Englund and Kane Hodder, HATCHET is filled with laughs, scares, and over-the-top death sequences you’ll have to see to believe. HATCHET will open in theaters across America on September 7th. (References - myspace.com/hatchetarmy, bloody-disgusting.com) |
Casting News and Plot for "Alone in the Dark 2"
Rick Yune (Fast and the Furious, Die Another Day), Lance Henriksen (Pumpkinhead, Aliens) and Ralf Moeller (Far Cry, Postal, Seed) have all been cast in Uwe Boll's Alone in the Dark 2, the sequel to the theatrical flop from last year, which is going straight to video. The film will involve a group of "witch hunters" tracking down a witch named Elisabeth Dexter. The film begins shooting August 6 in LA and NY. So tell me, how excited are you?:rolleyes: Promo Art for Stuart Gordon's "Stuck" The official promo artwork is released from Stuart Gordon's latest, Stuck, which is a thriller about a young woman who commits a hit-and-run, then finds her fate tied to her victim. Based on a true story, “Stuck” introduces us to Brandi Helper, a young and compassionate caregiver at a retirement home whose life is turn upside down when she accidentally hits Tom Bardo, a homeless man. With the terribly injured Tom stuck in the windshield of her car, Brandi drives home and parks the car in her garage. Although she promises to take him to an emergency room, Brandi realizes that she will destroy her own future if she does so. Instead she decides to wait for Tom to die, so she and her boyfriend Rashid can dispose of the body. When Tom realizes this, he knows that his only chance of survival is to find a way to escape. The film stars Stephen Rea, Mena Suvari, Russell Hornsby, Rukiya Bernard, John Dartt, John Dunsworth, Mauricio Hoyos, Patrick McKenna, Liam McNamara, Marguerite McNeil, Martin Moreno, Bunthivy Nou, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, R.D. Reid and Wayne Robson. The promo art can be viewed here. TV's "T'Pol" Joins "Starship Troopers" Everyone’s favourite expressionless Vulcan is headed back to Space. Jolene Blalock, best known as the leggy ‘T’Pol’ on TV's “Star Trek: Enterprise”, will play the female lead in the forthcoming “Starship Troopers 3: Marauder”. The actress is playing tough pilot Lola Beck. The film, also starring Casper Van Dien, Amanda Donahue (“L.A Law”), Boris Kodjoe and Marnett Patterson, will film shortly in South Africa under the direction of Ed Neumeier. (References - moviehole.net, StarshipTroopers3.net, bloody-disgusting.com) |
"1408" hits jackpot, #2 at Box-Office
Dimension Films' Stephen King adaptation 1408 took in an estimated $20,175,000 for the #2 spot at the box office, making it the single highest grossing weekend opening for a King adaptation! This also makes 1408 the only really successful horror film of 2007, further prepping the genre for a major climate change... to PG-13. Could it be that the general horror audience is sick of the buckets of blood and guts? Can you imagine a PG-13 Halloween or Saw IV? The success of the film, however, is extremely important to the genre as it has shown that even in the midst of big summer movie madness a little horror film can still steal a chunk of change from the likes of Spidey, Shrek, The Fantastic Four and others. Horror lives baby! Even if it's a little softer. "Kill Bill - The Whole Bloody Affair" coming in November on DVD It has already been three years since Quentin Tarantino's masterpiece Kill Bill (vol. 1, vol. 2) hit theaters. The film, which starred Uma Thurman as a ex-assassin on a road to revenge, was split in two by Miramax due to it's length. For years they've been promising us the uncut, re-edited single release of the film, which only screened once in it's entirety during a test showing. This past week Amazon.com opened pre-orders for what they call Kill Bill - The Whole Bloody Affair, which is slated for DVD release on November 6, 2007. You can view and pre-order your copy here. Happy Holidays to us indeed! New "Amityville" documentary in the works Producer Ric Osuna is back again with more Amityville Horror goodies as he's prepping a new documentary on the history of The Amityville Murders. The new doc will include re-enactments of sequences from the infamous '74 Amityville Murders that launched the "Amityville Horror" hoax - yes, for those of you who didn't know, it was revealed to be a hoax. This will be Ric's directorial debut as he produced History's Mysteries: Amityville: The Haunting (2000) and wrote the book "The Night The Defeos Died" (2002). Dimension Films' are pretty excited about "Mandy Lane" Originally titled All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, Dimension Films' amazing '80s homage, Mandy Lane, is finally headed to theaters on July 20! The announcement comes kind of late, but hopefully there will be enough time to give it a sufficient push - one that it really deserves. In the film a group of high schoolers invite Mandy Lane (Amber Heard), a good girl who became quite hot over the summer, to a weekend party on a secluded ranch. While the festivities rage on, the number of revelers begins to drop quite mysteriously. First teaser trailer for "I Sell The Dead" is out The official website (scareflix.net) has launched the first teaser trailer for Glenn McQuaid's I Sell the Dead, which stars Dominic Monaghan, Ron Perlman, Angus Scrimm and producer Larry Fessenden. The film is about two body snatchers Arthur Blake and Willie Grimes, who have pillaged their last grave. With just five hours before Arthur follows Willie to the chopping block, he recounts his life story to Fr Francis Duffy. It soon becomes clear that Blake and Grimes were no ordinary grave robbers. And through his stories the priest learns that not all corpses are equal. I Sell The Dead is a kaleidoscope of terror that will leave you questioning life, death and what lies between. You can view the teaser trailer here. |
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"Believers" coming in October on DVD
Warner Home Video will now release Believers, the third entry in the Raw Feed horror series, on October 16th. While on duty, two emergency paramedics receive a call from a young girl in a deserted area. When they arrive, however, they are captured by members of the fanatical suicide cult of Quanta. Drugged and isolated in a remote community, the two can only hope that they are able to escape before the "chosen ones'" master plan is complete. Directed by Daniel Myrick (The Blair Witch Project), the DVD arrives unrated with a 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer and Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. Extras include commentary by Myrick, the featurettes "Introduction to the Facility," "The Teacher " (Hidden Camera), "Io Explains the Formula" (Night Vision), "The Aftermath" (Forensic Video), "Extended Interview With Lina Vance" and trailers. Retail is $24.98. Dimension Extreme kicks-off with UK's "Broken" The UK horror film Broken is the first to hit DVD under the new Dimension Extreme label, streeting on September 25. Hope (Nadja Brand) and her young daughter are abducted and brought to a remote, terrifying forest by a mysterious and nameless man (Eric Colvin). As Hope is forced to undergo humiliating, violent and degrading trials she fights desperately to escape and discover the fate of her missing daughter. When the man reveals a terrifying news, Hope is forced to initiate a series of drastic events which send the delicate balance between captor and slave hurtling out of control. Hope’s actions lead to a devastating and terrifying conclusion, and a secret so dark that it threatens to destroy Hope entirely. Will Hope escape the clutches of evil, or will she be Broken? The official poster can be viewed here. Images from the movie can be viewed here. The trailer can be viewed here. "Babysitter" wanted "Babysitter Wanted" is a new indie film which might end up being quite entertaining. It stars Sarah Thompson, Matt Dallas, Bruce Thomas, Bill Moseley, Nana Visitor, Kristen Dalton and Kai Caster. Directed by Jonas Barnes and Michael Manasseri, the film takes place in a small college town, where a girl gets a babysitting job on a rural farm and is terrorized throughout the night. The revealing news is that the movie has a monster twist!! You can view the official poster and teaser trailer here. Elisabeth Bathory in all her splendor coming soon Elizabeth Bathory, the most infamous serial killer in Hungarian and Slovak history, gave a taste of what she was like in Eli Roth's Hostel: Part II (can you imagine an entire movie filled with sequences like the one featuring Heather Matarazzo strung upside down?) The Hungarian noblewoman has been a favorite horror tale figure in Eastern European myth since her demise in 1614. Now there are not one, but two new films coming that tell the story of the horrific killer. She's slated to cast her spell in dueling versions, one by Slovak auteur Juraj Jakubisko (featuring Anna Friel) and one by French thesp, helmer and scribe Julie Delpy(An American Werewolf in Paris), each following different instincts in getting down to who and what the powerful countess really was. Delpy has been mum on details while prepping her 5 million Euro ($6.6 million) shoot of The Countess in authentic locations near where Bathory reigned -- and supposedly bathed in the blood of virgins to prolong her girlish looks -- in what is now Hungary and Slovakia. Her Bathory script examines the mindset of a mysterious, wealthy and cruel figure who is said to have killed some 400 girls. Delpy has said it's not exactly clear whether the countess was really behind all the bloodshed. After all, her vast land holdings and castles were worth a fortune, her husband was away at war with the Turks and some stood to gain substantially from any witch-hunt directed at Bathory. Jakubisko, co-producer of the U.K.'s Film and Music Entertainment says the rival film Bathory conception of the bloody countess is presented in a more epic setting. Jakubisko portrays Bathory from age 10 until her death 35 years later, puts his distinctive stamp on the battle sequences and constantly moves the action from manor houses to more than 20 different castles and chateaus, with 120 speaking characters and thousands of extras. The project has completed editing and weighs in as the most expensive production in Slovakia and the Czech Republic since 1989 with a budget of $14.5 million and a run time of 2 hours, 22 minutes. It's also the helmer's first English-language movie. It seems the mad countess has finally won her bid for immortality -- or at least eternal youth. "Hatchet" First Look free with "Behind the Mask" DVD in Circuit City This one is for Alky and the rest who regularly purchase their stuff from Circuit City. Besides finally being able to watch Ash kick some ass with his boom stick in Universal's HD-DVD release of Army of Darkness, this Tuesday Anchor Bay (Starz) will finally release Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon on DVD, which when purchased at Circuit City stores will come with a free Hatchet "First Look" DVD, which features the theatrical teaser trailer and an exclusive interview with writer/director Adam Green that reveals clips from the film and behind the scenes footage! The following list is HUGE, prepare to spend money! Army of Darkness (HD-DVD): Universal Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon: Anchor Bay The Brutal River: Tai Seng Entertainment Cult Camp Classics 1: Sci-Fi Thrillers (ATTACK OF THE 50 FT. WOMAN, THE GIANT BEHEMOTH, QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE): Warner Brothers Cult Camp Classics 2: Women in Peril (THE BIG CUBE, CAGED, TROG): Warner Brothers Cult Camp Classics 3 - Terrorized Travelers (HOT RODS TO HELL, SKYJACKER, ZERO HOUR!) Cult Camp Classics 4 - Historical Epics (THE COLOSSUS OF RHODES / LAND OF THE PHARAOHS / THE PRODIGAL) Dead Silence: Universal Drive-In Classics: St. Clair Vision (DRIVE-IN MASSACRE, SCREAM BLOODY MURDER, DIE SISTER DIE!, TRACK OF THE MOON BEAST, LEGEND OF BIGFOOT, THE BEAST OF YUCCA FLATS, SHE DEMONS, RATTLERS, JESSE JAMES MEETS FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER) Ebola Syndrome: Discotek Frankenstein Conquers the World: Tokyo Shock/Media Blasters Going Under: Blue Underground Haunted Forest: Lionsgate Isolation: First Look Lockout: Lightyear Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume 11 (RING OF TERROR, THE INDESTRUCTIBLE MAN, TORMENTED, HORRORS OF SPIDER ISLAND): Rhino Penny Dreadful: Cinema Image Shaolin vs. Evil Dead: Tai Seng Urchin: Vanguard Visions of Horror: Hart Sharp (MY SKIN, SLUMBER, HOOLIGAN’S VALLEY, CALLOUS SENTIMENT, WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE ZOMBIE KILLERS, TRICK OR TREAT and SCREAM FOR ME) Who Can Kill a Child? Dark Sky Grab your copies at Circuit Cities across the country now! 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I've had my eye on those Cult Camp Classic sets from Warner Bros. for awhile. ...there goes my graduation money...:) |
Buddy Holly vs zombies?
First Elvis took on the Mummy in Bubba Ho-Tep, now Buddy Holly’s going to sing sweet nothing’s to the reanimated! Ream Enterprises and CineXperia Productions have announced the curiously titled “Buddy Holly Vs. The Living Dead”, a new film written and directed by Justin Cash Kirkpatrick. “Evil Dead” make-up man Tom Sullivan and Lee Behymer, a prominent and respected make-up effects artist whose resume includes work on Francis Ford Coppola's “Dracula”, are involved in the production. According to a press release, “At its core the film is about fanaticism in all its forms; from gambling to drinking to false idolization; it opens the flood gates to the subconscious where viewers realize that the real horror element of the film lies not within the ominous flesh eating monsters." "The movie itself centers on the key players involved in making a 1950’s zombie movie and the effects of living the sort of life that lends itself to such chronic exposure to gratuitous excess. By shifting back and forth between the two plotlines Justin creates the foreboding sensation that the “fantasy” plot bears on the “real” plot. That as things gets worse within the “movie” so too do they get worse in “real life”." "The impending hordes of undead are cleverly used as an allegory; a rotting decrepit evil descending on a seemingly wholesome town, bent on devouring everyone along with their Americana values and consequently turning them into mindless drones.”:rolleyes: "Resident Evil" double-feature on DVD Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced a "Resident Evil" double feature collector's set which includes both Resident Evil and Resident Evil: Apocalypse, which hits DVD on September 4. Extras will include a Bridge scene narrated by Milla Jovovich in character and featuring film clips from all Resident Evil films that tie the first two films to the third, a Diary of an Apocalypse behind the scenes featurette, a Zombie Dog P.O.V Test, a Stuntman set tour, an Undead Boot Camp feature, a Memory Retention Division feature, and an Evil Archives photo gallery. Finishing off the set will be an exclusive sneak peek of Resident Evil: Extinction, and a ticket to see the film when it arrives in theaters. New "The Invasion" pics solidifying it as a disaster? While Warner Bros. ramps up the release of the awesome Trick 'r Treat, the studio is also prepping The Invasion, which is sounding more and more like a disaster. Today another batch of boring stills hit the web. There's nothing here yet to make audiences go see this on August 17. The Invasion tells the story of a mysterious epidemic that alters the behavior of human beings. When a Washington D.C. psychiatrist (Nicole Kidman) discovers the epidemic’s origins are extraterrestrial, she must fight to protect her son, who may hold the key to stopping the escalating invasion. If you are still interested, you may view the movie stills here. (Reference - moviehole.net, bloody-disgusting.com, aintitcool.com, dvdactive.com, hollywoodreporter.com) |
The Wait Is Over - Masters of Horror Season One Box-Set coming on Aug 28th!!
The wait is over! On August 28th, Anchor Bay Entertainment unleashes season one of Masters of Horror, the innovative film anthology series that assembled the greatest practitioners of horror to create 13 unforgettable journeys into the unknown and the unnatural, as a complete box set for the first time! "Thirteen Legendary Directors – Thirteen Shocking Excursions Into the Heart of Horror – The Ground-Breaking, Award-Winning Series That Redefined Terror Is Available as a Package for the First Time! ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT PROUDLY PRESENTS THE MASTERS OF HORROR SEASON ONE BOX SET
Limited Edition “Mausoleum” Packaging Houses All 13 Terrifying Episodes and 30-Plus Hours of Bonus Features, 14th Disc Features Never-Before-Seen Extras; Laying To Rest on DVD August 28, 2007 The Masters of Horror Season One Box Set presents each episode complete and in its entirety, in anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) and riveting Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. Housed on separate discs, the 13 episodes each feature up to 3 hours’ worth of value-added supplements, including commentaries from the filmmakers, behind-the-scenes featurettes, career retrospectives, festival interviews conducted by Mick Garris himself, still and storyboard galleries, trailers, screenplays (DVD-ROM) and more. The “14th Disc” – available exclusively with the Box Set – contains such never-before-seen footage as:
Just like the series itself, the Masters of Horror Season One Box Set breaks all the rules again! Housed in a specially designed “mausoleum,” the box set contains all 13 DVDs from MOH Season One -- each disc boasting 2 -3 hours of bonus features -- as well as a “14th disc” of all-new, never-before-seen footage including an insider’s glimpse at the gatherings that inspired the series: a specially assembled MOH dinner with the Season One directors, taped at Hollywood’s famed Magic Castle! Winner of numerous accolades, including an Emmy™ and two Saturn™ awards, the Masters of Horror Season One Box Set will be limited to 20,000 units – once the mausoleums are gone, there’s no resurrecting them! SRP for this treasure tomb is $79.97 and pre-book is July 31st. Rejoice, all you horror fans out there! Go order your "Mausoleum" NOW!!:D Dark Sky's French horror "Them" coming in August In a summer of big-ticket horror films dedicated to pushing the envelope on blood and guts carnage, the scariest film on the horizon may be Them – a low-budget thriller that proves the adage that what you don’t see can be so much scarier than what you do. Written and directed by David Moreau and Xavier Palud and starring Olivia Bonamy and Michaël Cohen, Them (aka Ils) was a surprise hit in Europe and was an official selection at a number of prestigious film festivals including SXSW and the Philadelphia, Seattle, Vail Colorado and Newport Film Festivals. Them will premiere in New York and Los Angeles on August 17 with additional cities and dates to follow. The plot follows Lucas and Clémentine, a thirty-something couple, who are expats in Romania. They live in an isolated house in the suburbs of Bucharest. Clémentine, a French teacher, and Lucas, a novelist, live in peaceful happiness. However, one evening in their house, everything is turned upside down. Rain is beating outside. The telephone keeps ringing... distant voices at the end of the line... incomprehensible. The couple are not alone. The nightmare begins. THEY are there.... Don’t go into Them (aka Ils) expecting a hardcore horror film- expect a cold, dark thriller that is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. Additional lost footage, goodies on "Nightbreed" special DVD While we wait for a new release of Clive Barker's Nightbreed on DVD, today Clivebarker.info posted the next best thing. If you head on over to the website you can check out all sorts of NightBreed goodies from clips to script pages, all piecing together the lost footage hidden somewhere in Fox's vaults. In the 1990 film, a community of mutant outcasts of varying types and abilities attempts to escape the attentions of a psychotic serial killer and redneck vigilantes with the help of a brooding young man who discovers them. Click here for details on the soon-to-be-released DVD. Tartan Asia Extreme Video bringing "Carved" and "Bad Blood" in August No matter the time or culture…Always beware the woman who asks, “Do you think I’m pretty?” On August 14th, Tartan Video’s Asia Extreme label will bring the killer hit Carved (aka The Slit-Mouthed Woman) to DVD shelf space across the country. Thirty years ago, a suburban town was terrorized by the spirit of a woman whose beautiful face had been grotesquely disfigured by a jealous husband. Roaming the streets wearing a long coat and surgical mask, the spirit would approach young victims and, while removing her mask, ask “Am I pretty?” The victim’s response would almost always lead to their violent death. Now, one by one, children are disappearing again... Directed by Koji Shiraishi (Dark Tales of Japan, Dead Girl Walking), Carved (aka The Slit-Mouthed Woman) opened theatrically in Japan in March 2007. This film will have a simultaneous US and Japanese DVD Release Date. In Japanese, with English and Spanish subtitles, Carved (aka The Slit-Mouthed Woman) is presented in anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and DTS Surround Sound 5.1. Special DVD features TBD. In the vein of M. Night Shyamalan’s The Village and Alejandro Amenábar’s The Others, Tartan Video will release it’s own tale of eerie myth and consequence on August 28th with BAD BLOOD, a chilling tale of country life gone horrifically awry. A prominent and respected family inherits a beautiful home in the country, nestled deep inside a tiny village. Despite protests from his wife and children who have grown accustomed to the finer things in life and believe the house should be sold for profit, the father decides to uproot everyone and move to the new house. Almost immediately the small group learns that the village is overshadowed by superstition, religion and mysterious folklore. Soon strange events begin occurring and family is forced to consider an alarming rumor running rampant throughout the village: by inheriting the house, they have also inherited a dark and menacing curse... Originally titled Coisa Ruim, Bad Blood is directed by Tiago Guedes and Frederico Serra and opened in the 2006 edition of the Fantasporto Festival in Portugal. Portuguese with English and Spanish subtitles, Bad Blood is presented in anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and DTS Surround Sound 5.1. Special DVD features are yet to be determined but will include the original theatrical trailer and trailers of Tartan Video’s upcoming releases. First trailer for Stuart Gordon's "Stuck" The first trailer for Stuart Gordon's Stuck was released today. The film is a disturbing thriller about a young woman who commits a hit-and-run, then finds her fate tied to her victim. The film stars Stephen Rea, Mena Suvari, Russell Hornsby, Rukiya Bernard, John Dartt, John Dunsworth, Mauricio Hoyos, Patrick McKenna, Liam McNamara, Marguerite McNeil, Martin Moreno, Bunthivy Nou, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, R.D. Reid and Wayne Robson. You can view the trailer here. 50 Cent to join Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro in "Righteous Kill" Overture Films has picked up all North American rights to Righteous Kill, a $60 million thriller starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino as two detectives tracking a serial killer. Rapper 50 Cent is in final negotiations to co-star as a drug dealer who helps the detectives with their investigation. Director Jon Avnet is set to begin principal photography in Bridgeport, Conn., and New York in September. Russell Gewirtz ("Inside Man," "Labyrinth") is writing the screenplay, which has De Niro and Pacino onscreen together for nearly the entire film. The two longtime friends shared no screen time in 1974's "The Godfather: Part II" and only one scene in 1995's "Heat." (References - bloody-disgusting.com, variety.com, hollywoodreporter.com, rigelentertainment.com, myspace.com/asiaextreme) |
oooooooooh! There's a few exciting ones there, to be sure!!! I will definitely check them out - especially 1408 - the story scared me enough when I read it! :eek:
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Sony Pictures bringing "Outpost" from the UK
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group has picked up rights to Outpost for a series of territories, most of them English-speaking. Sony will distribute the ContentFilms thriller in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia and New Zealand, in addition to South Africa, Greece and Israel. The story follows mercenaries in war-torn Eastern Europe who discover a secret in a former military bunker. The pic stars Ray Stevenson (Rome), Richard Brake, Julian Wadham among others. "From Beyond" Director's Cut DVD coming in September This one's for zwoti, Despare et al... Coming on September 11 is the previously announced unrated director's cut of Stuart Gordon's classic From Beyond, for the first time ever on DVD. Today Amazon scored a first look at the cover art from MGM's upcoming release, which I'm sure is going to disappoint the lot of you. Here it is... http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/...PL._SS500_.jpg In the film scientists create a resonator to stimulate the pineal gland (sixth sense), and open up a door to a parallel (and hostile) universe. Keep a watch on this page for further details. Tobe Hooper's "Eaten Alive" and German horror "Antibodies" on DVD Today Dark Sky Films announced a huge update, starting with the long-delayed release of Tobe Hooper's Eaten Alive, which will finally arrive on DVD in a 2-disc special edition on September 25. Fellow producer extraordinaire Michael Felsher -- who also produced both the Robert Englund and Marilyn Burns featurettes on the upcoming special edition-- will cut the final piece. Features include
among others. Retail is $24.98. Also the German horror-thriller Antibodies will be hitting retailers on August 28. Touted an epic contemporary thriller that has shocked audiences around the world, don't miss the film that Aint It Cool News called "an entertaining thriller that puts its own spin on the tired serial killer genre", and that Bloody Disgusting said is "dense, involving, surprisingly nasty and jaw dropping." Synopsis - Berlin police apprehend the alleged killer of 13 children, but prime suspect Gabriel Engel (DOWNFALL's André Hennicke) will speak only to Michael Martens, a small town constable (ANATOMY 2's Wotan Wilke Möhring) whose own teenaged son is manifesting the classic early signs of a serial killer. Also starring Norman Reedus (BLADE II) and Heinz Hoenig (DAS BOOT) with breathtaking cinematography by Hagen Bogdanski (THE LIVES OF OTHERS, 2006 Academy Award® Winner, Best Foreign Film). This tense, violent thriller from writer-director Christian Alvart (CASE 39) combines elements from the classic mind game thrillers THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, and SE7EN and was an audience favorite at the 2005 Edinburgh Film Festival. You can visit the official website for more info and view more movies being released by Dark Sky. Hitchcock's first movie "The Lodger" being remade by Sony Another Hitchcock film being remade - maybe we all have run out of ideas officially? :rolleyes: David Ondaatje has signed on to direct a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's first film from 1927, The Lodger, for Sony Pictures Entertainment. Re-imagined as an urban thriller set in Los Angeles, the film marks Ondaatje's directorial debut. Sony has not yet determined which of its labels will release "Lodger" or if the film will bow straight to video. Michael Mailer will produce alongside Ondaatje, who also adapted the screenplay from Marie Belloc Lowndes' novel. The novel served as the basis for Hitchcock's 1927 film. "Lodger" is based on the true story of the hysteria caused by the Jack the Ripper's killing spree that took place over several weeks in 1888. Ondaatje's adaptation is broken into two converging plot lines set in present-day Los Angeles. The first involves an uneasy relationship between a psychologically unstable landlady and her enigmatic lodger, and the second is about a troubled detective engaged in a cat-and-mouse game with an unknown killer. Rogue bringing comic series "Lost Squad" to the big screen Stephen St. Leger and James Mather have found their way to The Lost Squad, coming on board to write and direct the project for Rogue Pictures. Adrian Askarieh and Daniel Alter are producing. "Squad" is based on a Devil's Due comic written by Chris Kirby and drawn by Alan Robinson. The miniseries revolved around the supernatural action-adventures of a squad of U.S. soldiers who take on weird missions during World War II, fighting Adolf Hitler's occult agents and other threats. The pair are riding into Hollywood on buzz created by "Prey Alone," a high-octane 15-minute short they made digitally using actors and some hand props. It is that technique, similar to the fashion of how "300" was made, that they plan to use in making "Squad." (References - bloody-disgusting.com, aintitcool.com, hollywoodreporter.com, variety.com, darkskyfilms.com, amazon.com) |
Fox Atomic scraps "28 Months - Years Later"
Fox Atomic, who made their name as Rothman’s spin-off label for horror features like “The Hills Have Eyes” and “28 Weeks Later”, are apparently cutting back on the amount of horror films they do. Whether its because they lost money on that whole “Revenge of the Nerds” fiasco or whether they’re just taking some time-out so the oversaturated horror market can clear the backlog, one thing’s for sure, they only have one – yep, one – horror movie in the works at the moment. Apparently the ONLY horror film in the works right now over at Fox Atomic is their PG-13 remake of The Entity, which is being directed by Japanese filmmaker Hideo Nakata (The Ring Two, Ringu). What's even more disappointing is that Fox Atomic had planned on taking the 28 Days Later franchise up until 28 Years Later, which as of this moment, will never happen. Now if DVD sales are through the roof for 28 Weeks Later and horror regains some lost momentum, maybe we'll work our way towards seeing 28 Months Later. PG-13 scares continue with "Prom Night" It was already revealed back before the film lensed that Sony Screen Gems' remake of Prom Night would be PG-13, but now a new interview with star Brittany Snow reveals more about the 'supposed' horror film that's less than exciting. “It’s just taking the same name as ‘Prom Night’ the original, but it’s a different script. It’s actually more in the vein of ‘Fear,’ with Reese Witherspoon and Mark Wahlberg,” she said. “[It’s about when] my teacher becomes obsessed, and falls in love with me, starts stalking me, winds up at my prom night and starts wreaking havoc on everyone,” said Snow about the plot. And after the onslaught of “torture porn” flicks like “Hostel” and “Saw,” the actress insisted that the psychological horrors of the new flick (which co-stars Idris Elba and Johnathon Schaech) will come across like a breath of fresh air. “It’s more of a thriller,” she said of the flick, directed by TV veteran Nelson McCormick. “There’s no blood, guts or gore.” “Night” dances into theaters in April of 2008. Willem Dafoe as a vampire in "Daybreakers" Willem Dafoe (Shadow of the Vampire, American Psycho) joins Ethan Hawke and Sam Neill in Lionsgate's Daybreakers, which is currently in pre-production. He will play a vampire in the film that will duel with Ethan Hawke's vampire character. It's 2016, and it has been 10 years since the plague transformed ordinary people into Vampires dependent on human blood for survival. As the human race nears extinction and the Vampire population grows desperate for blood, a group of rebel Vampires battle military forces to save the last vestiges of humanity. The film will be directed by Peter and Michael Spierig (Undead). First stills for "Outlander" out Today the first official stills were released from Howard McCain's Outlander, which stars James Caviezel, Sophia Myles, Jack Huston, Ron Perlman and John Hurt. In the script a human-like alien crashes on Earth in 509 AD who inadvertently releasing a horrible monster that he must destroy with the help of a barbaric Viking tribe. You can view some of the stills here. NECA reveals "Cult Classics: Series 6" Look If you head on over to NECA's official website you can check out the first hi-res publicity photos of the figures from Cult Classics: Series 6! You'll see the new S-Mart Ash from Army of Darkness, the Hare Krishna Zombie from Dawn of the Dead and both Michael and David vampires from The Lost Boys. The photos and more details on each figure can be seen here, which hits theaters this fall. Vertigo-Lionsgate bringing "The Bates Motel" Production company Vertigo Entertainment (The Invasion, The Strangers, Addicted, The Ring, The Grudge, The Echo) has inked a first-look television deal with Lionsgate to develop and produce scripted programming for broadcast and cable. Vertigo, which was formed in 2001 by Roy Lee and Doug Davison, has a track record of producing U.S. remakes of Asian films. In addition to best picture Oscar winner "Departed" and "Ring," Vertigo has been a producer on the "The Grudge" and its sequel, "The Ring Two" and "The Lake House." The company recently entered the TV arena with the MTV series "I'm With Rolling Stone." It also is making its first foray into scripted television with "The Bates Motel," a re-imagining of "Psycho" that's being developed with Universal Media Studios, and a high-stakes gambling drama created by writer Matt O'Neal that is being shopped to networks. Vertigo's agreement with Lionsgate expands the existing relationship between the companies, which are working together on "The Eye," a thriller produced with Cruise/Wagner that stars Jessica Alba. Vertigo also is a producer on the upcoming films "The Invasion," a remake of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig; "The Strangers," a suspense thriller starring Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman; "Addicted," a psychological thriller starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Lee Pace; and "My Sassy Girl," a romantic comedy starring Elisha Cuthbert and Jesse Bradford. The company also is in various stages of production and development on such films as the dark comedy "Assassination of a High School President," starring Bruce Willis and Mischa Barton, and "Confessions of Pain," a crime thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio. New Trailers :- Mandy Lane (coming on July 20). The Psycho Legacy (documentary coming in 2008). Stuart Gordon's Stuck (coming in Oct 2007). (References - bloody-disgusting.com, hollywoodreporter.com, necaonline.com, variety.com, aintitcool.com, moviehole.net) |
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"Outlander" sounds good, too!! Sci-fi monsters and aliens and Vikings - what more could a person want! :D
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Lionsgate reveals "Transit", announces "Jacob's Ladder" remake
Thousand Words has nabbed "Transit," a spec thriller by Michael Gilvary about a family road trip gone horribly awry. Palmer West and Jonah Smith, who last produced the untitled Larry Charles' religion project with Bill Maher, will produce with Alison Rosenzweig. In "Transit," a family driving through the desert is stalked by criminals who stashed stolen money in the family's car. The script will go out to directors shortly. Besides the Charles/Maher project, currently in post-production, West and Smith produced Chris Gorak's "Right at Your Door," which Lionsgate is releasing Aug. 24. The duo also produced "A Scanner Darkly" and "Requiem for a Dream." Gilvary recently did a rewrite of Arthur C. Clarke's "Rendezvous With Rama" for Morgan Freeman's Revelations Entertainment. Whitewater Films will begin shooting his coming-of-ager "Greta" in the fall. Rosenzweig has several projects in the works, including "Darksiders" at New Line, "Sanctuary" at Sobini/Lionsgate and a remake of "Jacob's Ladder," the classic 1990 Tim Robbins' pic, which follows a traumatized Vietnam war veteran who finds out that his post-war life isn't what he believes it to be when he's attacked by horned creatures in the subway and his dead son comes to visit him. Tell me, isnt it a wee bit too early to remake Jacob's Ladder?:rolleyes: Universal's Halloween Horror Nights with Freddy, Jason and Leatherface Today Universal revealed that three of your favorite horror icons will be crashing the party this year - Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees and Leatherface will all be attending your demise at this year's Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights, which will take place at both Universal Studios in Florida and Hollywood. This year’s event promises to break new ground with all new frights and entertainment, and immersive thrills never before imagined. It’ll be the greatest exhibition of pure terror ever unleashed anywhere, and you can experience it all, LIVE, only at Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights. You can view the official page here for more details of the event. New Trailer:- Skinwalkers (releasing on July 27). (References - bloody-disgusting.com, variety.com, hollywoodreporter.com, myspace.com, halloweenhorrornights.com) |
Details and DVD Cover Art released for "The Host"
Today Magnolia provided with the cover art and full specs for their release of the Korean smash hit The Host releasing on DVD come July 24. http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/image...ZL._SS500_.jpg A creature emerges from the Han River’s shores for a feeding frenzy upon onlookers. When a young girl is snatched in the melee, her family set off to recover her from the monster that the government claims to be a host of an unidentified virus. Magnolia Home Entertainment unleashes this spectacular monster movie on DVD, Blu-Ray and HD-DVD. The talk of the 2006 Cannes International Film Festival and the latest film from critically acclaimed director Bong Joon-ho (Barking Dogs Never Bite, Memories Of Murder), “the most original, exhilaratingly scary-funny monster movie in many a season” (LA Weekly) quickly became the highest grossing South Korean film of all time, earning an unprecedented $93 million at the Korean box office…a truly remarkable figure, considering that the country is home to 45 million people. “Destined to become a cult classic” (Instinct Magazine), THE HOST will be available as a standard DVD priced at $26.98 with deleted scenes and commentary by Director Bong Joon-Ho; a two-disc Collector’s Edition priced at $29.98 loaded with four hours of incredible special features; and a HD DVD and Blu-ray version, priced at $34.98, each with bonus materials. Standard DVD: · Deleted Scenes · Director Bong Joon-Ho film reflections Two Disc Collector’s Edition (DVD): Disc One · Deleted Scenes · Director Bong Joon-Ho film reflections Disc Two · Making Of The Host With Director Bong Joon-Ho · Storyboards · Memories Of The Sewer · Set Design · Physical Special Effects · Sound Effects · Designing The Creature · Puppet Animatronix · Animating The Creature · The Crew: Production & Visual Effects · Casting Tapes · Cast Interviews · Actor Training · Gag Reel · Cast & Crew Goodbye · And Much More HD DVD/Blu-ray Collector’s Editions: · Making of the Host with Director Bong Joon-Ho · Storyboards · Memories of the Sewer · Physical Special Effects · Designing the Creature · Puppet Animatronix · Animating The Creature · The Family: Main Cast Interviews · Training the Actors · Gag Reel · Deleted Scenes · Korean Trailer You can pre-order your copy here at amazon.com. (Reference - bloody-disgusting.com, amazon.com) |
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*Beats head against desk* Okay, not really....:p but what the hell?!?!?! Yes, a bit early.......:rolleyes: Despite my headache, I have to agree though, excellent thread V! |
Fox Searchlight rolls out "Near Death"
Fox Searchlight has optioned Carter Blanchard's spec Near Death, with Aaron Kaplan and Sean Perrone attached to produce. The story is described as a psychological sci-fi thriller set in the world of near-death experiences. Claudia Lewis and Jeremy Steckler are overseeing the project for Searchlight. Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment, which produced "You, Me and Dupree," has several projects in development, including the supernatural thriller "Knowing" at Columbia Pictures and New Line Cinema's horror film "Dead Asleep," which Blanchard penned. Blanchard's writing credits also include "Smoke" for the Mayhem Project and "The Immortals" at Universal Pictures. The Devil's Rejects are a part of "Halloween" Yesterday evening's latest was that Captain Spaulding himself, Sid Haig, will be joining the other Devil's Rejects (Bill Moseley & Leslie Easterbrook) in Rob Zombie's remake of Halloween, which hits theaters everywhere on August 31. Haig will play a caretaker at the cemetery where Judith Myers is buried, while Bill Moseley will have a small role as a security guard. Leslie Easterbrook (Mother Firefly) also has a brief cameo. Warner Video announces final "Tales From The Crypt" season on DVD And so it finally comes to an end this Halloween... Warner Home Video announced today that the seventh (and final, and possibly the worst) season of Tales from the Crypt will be arriving on DVD October 23 just in time to kick start a week long marathon. In addition, if you've been waiting for the complete box set you're in luck as all seven seasons will be available in one collection on the same day. No word on if any bonus extras will be included in the set. You can view the cover art here. New Trailer:- Joshua (releasing on July 6) - 10 Clips. (References - moviehole.net, aintitcool.com, bloody-disgusting.com, dvdactive.com) |
New German indie will create a lot of positive buzz, says director
Peter Koller, the writer-director of the German/Austrian horror film On Evil Grounds, thinks the movie will do really well when it plays at this year's FanTasia Film Festival. Koller gave more details on the story, which involves a quick twist, “The plot is about a couple who wants to buy a loft in a desolated factory only to find out that the owner and his real estate broker are demented serial killers, but it soon turns out that the couple is way more deranged than the two killers.” Being that nearly everything has been done before, Koller explains that this is nothing new, but he did try to play with the rules a bit, “It doesn’t sound really new, right? If you take something like this serious you’d just have another bad-guy-with-an-ax-chasing-the-chick-around-a-rotten-house-movie,” he tells us, “I wanted to play with the rules of the horror/slasher genre and not have the victims act like the ones you are used to from a normal slasher movie.” In the film everyone is a bad guy, and it’s not to be taken too seriously, “In this one they [Romeo and Juliet] are just as bad as the bad guys. Basically everyone in the movie is an amoral asshole or just plain stupid… nobody behaves according to the expectations the audience have from watching countless slasher movies. Let’s say it is satire that you can enjoy with popcorn, pizza and a six-pack of beer.” Koller also explained that the film is sadistic, yet not to be taken seriously. He goes as far as to say people were laughing at a rape scene, “The violence comes more in a form of a sadistic joker. These people have fun hurting each other or play sadistic games to each other. If the story would have been handled in a serious way it would make a really mean movie, but I made it all so over-the-top to make the audience laugh in moments where they are not sure whether they are even allowed to laugh - because your moral code would forbid you to do so.” He continues, “If the movie works, people will even be laughing at rape. At the premiere in Austria even women found that certain scene extremely funny. [They were] a bit hesitant and shy at the first moment, but when the ice was broken the whole audience was cheering at a rape scene!" Koller also reveals that the film has one juicy kill and that the film is “just as bloody as PULP FICTION. Otherwise it is mostly meaningless violence without justification. In other words: pure fun.” So if it’s violent and fun, what exactly could it be compared to? Koller’s answer got me extremely excited, “It’s TOM & JERRY for adults. People are mean to each other, hurt each other and hunt the hell out of each other. There is no suspense as you would expect it in a horror film and it is not as serious as a thriller. What’s funny about it is that some of the shooting crew thought it [was going] to be a really tough slasher-thriller only to find out during the shoot that I was going in a direction that was more like ‘a horror movie directed by Monty Python and Tex Avery’ ” Bring on the cartoon violence! Check out the film at the FanTasia Film Festival in Montreal this July. 20th Anniversary Edition DVD of "Monster Squad" on July 24th Lionsgate will be everyones best friend next month when they release the long awaited The Monster Squad on DVD in a special 2-disc 20th anniversary edition. The DVD will be featured in collectible packaging and is loaded with extra features, including a five-part retrospective, classic interviews, deleted scenes, commentaries and more. http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/image...TL._SS500_.jpg The 1980s cult-classic streets on July 24th. For those who dont know the plotline :- Count Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolfman, the Mummy and the Gillman – adjourn to earth in search of a powerful amulet that will grant them power to rule the world. However, a bunch of kids regarded by their peers as losers and outsiders uncover the devious plan and prepare for a counter strike. Now, our heroes - the Monster Squad - are the only ones daring to stand in their way... You can pre-order your copies here. (References - bloody-disgusting.com, amazon.com, aintitcool.com, hollywoodreporter.com, variety.com) |
Zombie gives "Halloween" a new ultra-gory ending?
Rob Zombie has been hard at work filming new material for his remake of Halloween, which is slated for release on August 31. Today he ended seven straight days of grueling filming around the Los Angeles area, which included the addition of six, count 'em, six new death sequences! The film has been given a serious boost in violence, gore and bloodshed... but that's not the big news - we received word that an entire new finale has been shot. Details are mum on what is different, but we're told the new ending is quite gruesome!! Watch for the return of Michael Myers in classic fashion in only two months. (Reference - bloody-disgusting.com, aintitcool.com) |
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WOOOHOOOOO! I am gonna need my *hide-behind* pillow for *that* one!! :D |
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