All of a sudden we were hit with a windstorm of news, so beyond the break you'll find the best of the rest including details on the Toxic Avenger Broadway show, an update on Stalone's Edgar Allan Poe feature Poe and a list of honorees for this year's Eyegore Awards, taking place tomorrow at the opening of Universal's Halloween Horror Nights.
TOXIE SINGS HIS LUNGS OUT
Off Broadway tuner “The Toxic Avenger” will launch a national tour in fall 2010.
Show has been playing at Gotham’s New World Stages for about six months, following a preem last year at the George Street Playhouse in New Jersey.
“Toxic Avenger” producers Jean Cheever and Tom Polum have signed a deal with legit booking agency On the Road (“Burn the Floor,” “Hairspray,” “Spring Awakening”) to handle the upcoming tour.
Based on the 1985 cult pic, tuner has music by Bon Jovi member David Bryan and book and lyrics by Joe DiPietro, the duo that also collaborated on “Memphis,” which opens on Broadway later this month. John Rando directs.
Exact dates and tour stops for “Toxic” remain to be confirmed. In the meantime, a Toronto production is set to open Oct. 31.
It's been quite some time since we've heard anything about the Sylvester Stallone-Edgar Allan Poe project, sinply titled Poe. In lieu of Lionsgate's The Expendable, magazine/website Empire caught up with the writer-director-producer-star who updated the status on the long-gestured project.
"I keep telling my producer Avi Lerner, 'Make Edgar Allan Poe!' He says, 'Does he have a gun?' 'No, he doesn't have a gun', 'Can he throw a knife?' I say, 'No, he writes poetry!'" Stallone jokes.
Unfortunately, Stallone confirms that he won't be starring, "Of course, I'm not playing Poe. 'Yo, Poe!' It won't work! It'll be some young actor because he dies at 39, but it's gonna happen." Robert Downey Jr. has been rumored for the role.
Considered the granddaddy of the Gothic horror tale, Poe's life is rich with its own eerie details. He suffered from madness, depression and drugs, and was mysteriously found dead in a gutter in 1849. Among his most famous works were "The Raven" and "The Fall of the House of Usher."
EYEGORE HONOREES
Director Rob Zombie and actors Tobin Bell and Noah Segan will join Oscar®-winning special effects makeup artist Rick Baker as honorees at Chiller Eyegore Awards, which will serve as the opening night event at Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights, which begins its 16-night run on Friday, October 2.
Rob Zombie has emerged as the horror genre’s leading auteur with such films as his recent “Halloween II.” Tobin Bell’s character, Jigsaw, has gathered a huge audience for the “Saw” franchise and Noah Segan’s performance in “Deadgirl” has become a cult favorite. They will be honored in the categories of “Filmmaker of the Year,” “Best Villain” and “Best Villain in a Film Series” at the ceremony, which will be hosted by Corey Feldman and televised as interstitial programming by Chiller.
Rick Baker recently worked on Universal Pictures’ “The Wolfman,” which opens nationwide on February 12, 2010. Baker will be honored with the “Jack Pierce - Lifetime Achievement Award.”
This year, Universal Studios Hollywood is partnering with Chiller in the presentation of the newly expanded Chiller-Eyegore Awards, which will be broadcast as interstitial programming on Chiller later in October and hosted by actor Corey Feldman.
Previous Eyegore Award recipients have included Alice Cooper, Patricia Arquette, Janet Leigh, Roger Corman, Jennifer Tilly, Joss Whedon, Rob Zombie, Karen Black, Clive Barker, Julie Benz, Shawnee Smith, Sherri Moon Zombie, Tobe Hooper, Bill Moseley and Corey Feldman.
Chiller and Universal Studios Hollywood have also partnered to sponsor the "Halloween Horror Nights-Chiller Scary Good Film Competition," offering filmmakers an opportunity to have their scariest short film rewarded with a broadcast on Chiller of their work, a $1,000 cash prize and a trip for two to the Chiller Eyegore Awards ceremony, where their film will be honored as part of the event. The ten finalist films can be viewed at http://www.halloweenhorrornights.com/Chiller.
This year’s all-new “Halloween Horror Nights” at Universal Studios Hollywood will feature four new maze experiences including “Saw: Game Over,” “Halloween: The Life and Crimes of Michael Myers,” “My Bloody Valentine: Be Mine 4 Ever,” and “Chucky’s Funhouse,” six new “scare zones,” a new live stage performance of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show: A Tribute,” as well as a fully re-imagined “Terror Tram” backlot studio experience. The all-new “Halloween Horror Nights” for 2009 will be the most intense and terrifying “live” horror event ever to be presented in a theme park environment.
“Halloween Horror Nights” will continue on consecutive weekends and selected weekday nights beginning on Friday, October 2 through Halloween, Saturday, October 31. Event dates are: October 2-3, 9-11, 15-18, 23-25, 28-31. The event will begin nightly at 7:00 p.m.; closing hours vary by night throughout the event. Tickets are now on sale at www.universalstudioshollywood.com/hhn
shit yeah! i'm pumped for toxie to come to toronto...the evil dead musical kicked serious ass. not that they're related or anything..but hey, horror musicals. beats the shit out of "the sound of music"
I would love to see Stallone make POE. I may be one of the few people on this earth who thinks that the guy is extremely talented. It's been nice to see his career on the upswing as of late.
Yes, you must be one of the few people in the WORLD who respect Stallone's work. I guess that's why he has been making films for decades, because of your awesome insight and support. Where would he be without you?
Stallone is the man! Very interested to see what he can do with Poe. I guess I'm another person that thinks he is very talented and completely Underrated!
Stallone is one hell of a writer/director/star.
off topic but The Expendables looks like a badass movie, also he announced Rambo 5 i'm stoked!
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