Beyond the break you can take a peak at some early teaser art for John Carpenter's newly titled RIOT (originally SCARED STRAIGHT). Produced by Nu Image, Nicolas Cage is still toplining the film that follows a death row inmate who is helping to reform a group of juvenile delinquents in a Scared Straight program when a large-scale riot breaks out. The screenplay was written by Joe Gazzam. ...Read More
It's a slow news week, so I thought I'd share this crazy piece of news with you guys. While that BS piece of news floats around the web regarding THE WOLFMAN remake, an online paper in the UK is reporting that a real-life "werewolf boy" is losing his hair. Beyond the break you can read all about a new cure for hypertrichosis, along with a picture of one of the patients (yowsers!). ...Read More
You want the good news, or the bad news first? The good news is for fans of Twilight who can go to bed dreaming of a New Moon, the sequel now officially greenlit by Summit Entertainment. The bad news is that you can get ready for another decade of TWILIGHT coverage, as the film took in a disgusting $35.7 million from 3,419 playdates on Friday -- including $7 million from Thursday midnight shows. Whether you like it or not, I think it's safe to say all four books will be making it to the big screen. No word on Catherine Hardwicke's return. Read on for details on the sequel and don't forget you can write your own review of the film. ...Read More
Director Darren Lynn Bousman updated his official blog today with two new blogs that round out the first Road Tour for his musical horror film, Repo! The Genetic Opera, which has been selling out across the country. The first tour was such a smashing success a follow-up has already been lined up. Visit the official blog, or read beyond the break for full details on the tour. Don't forget to write your own review and tell other B-D readers what you thought. REPO! will be arriving on DVD and Blu-ray in January 2009. ...Read More
At the premiere of his movie SEVEN POUNDS, Will Smith explained that the Oldboy he's working on with Steven Spielberg isn't a remake. "We’re looking at that right now," he tells Film School Rejects. "Not the film though, it’s the original source material. There’s the original comics of ‘Oldboy’ that they made the first film from. And that’s what we’re working from, not an adaptation of the film…" I'm sorry, does it make a difference? The problem isn't that they're remaking a masterpiece, it's that Will Smith and Steven Spielberg are remaking a masterpiece. I can't wait to see the PG-13 version of this story.... ...Read More
I know it;s a fad, but I don't think I'll ever get sick of companies pumping out retro posters. Today After Dark Films released a new one sheet for Craig Singer's Perkins' 14, which will open in theaters January 9th as part of next year's AFTER DARK HORRORFEST. The film revolves around the arrest of a suspected murderer and the bloodshed that follows. ...Read More
Another film sitting on Warner Bros. cold front is Whiteout, which stars Kate Beckinsale. Today a new one sheet was posted online from the film arriving in theaters September 11, 2009. The ticking-clock “Whiteout” follows U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko as she uncovers the first murder ever in the Antarctic just as the sun is about to set for six months. She must catch the killer before he leaves the ice or be stuck there with him in the dark for six months. Footage shown at the 2007 San Diego Comic Con looked pretty awesome, so why the delay? Only time will truly tell. ...Read More
I'm almost disappointed that Kevin Munroe is about to ship off to shoot DEAD OF NIGHT, the adaptation to DYLAN DOG. While I'm more excited for that film than the countless other horror pics in development, Munroe's second project is what I am really digging on. We caught up with Munroe who goes into deep details on War Monkeys, a film that pits man vs monkey. ...Read More
Timothy Olyphant (pictured inside), who can be seen in Sony's A PERFECT GETAWAY next year, has signed on to star in The Crazies, Overture's remake of the George Romero horror movie being directed by Breck Eisner. The story revolves around the inhabitants of a small Kansas town who are beset by death and insanity after a plane crash lets loose a secret biological weapon into the water supply. Olyphant is playing the town's sheriff. Scott Kosar and Ray Wright wrote the screenplay. Shooting begins soon as Overture hopes to get the film in theaters by September 25, 2009. ...Read More
Earlier we brought you my review of Catherine Hardwicke's Twilight, beyond the break you can check out David Harley's thoughts on the film, which is about a high school girl named Bella falls in love with a vampire. The new couple leads a rival vampire clan to pursue them and attempt to force her to decide if she, too, wishes to become one of the undead. The film opens in theaters tonight at midnight and is expected to take in close to $70m this weekend. Don't forget to write your own review and tell other B-D readers what you thought! ...Read More
Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that they've bumped back the release of Richard Kelly's The Box from its March date all the way until November 6, 2009. Based on the short story by Richard Matheson, "The Box" stars Cameron Diaz as Norma Lewis and James Marsden as Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child who receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. ...Read More
This evening we've added our official review for Summit Entertainment's Twilight, the hotly anticipated adaptation to Stephenie Meyer's teen vampire drama. "This entire adaptation was carried through by my wonderful Catherine Hardwicke, who took a shiny little turd and transformed it into a watchable, slightly enjoyable film." You can read the full review, with minor spoilers, by clicking the title above. Don't forget to write your own review and tell other B-D readers what you thought! The film is about a high school girl named Bella falls in love with a vampire. The new couple leads a rival vampire clan to pursue them and attempt to force her to decide if she, too, wishes to become one of the undead.
Writer-producers Brandon Camp and Mike Thompson are producing their screenplay Choose, along with Allen Bain and Jesse Scolaro's shingle the 7th Floor. It will mark the feature directing debut of Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor Robert Legato (James Cameron's Avatar). Katheryn Winnick (Amusement) stars as a journalism grad student who attempts to track down a vengeful killer (Nicholas Tucci) with the help of her detective father (Kevin Pollak (Otis, Tortured)) and a shrink (Bruce Dern). Talia Balsam, Cady Huffman and Richard Short are among the cast now filming in New York. ...Read More
If you head on over to the film's official website you can check out four clips from Howard McCain's Outlander! The catch is that the clips are in Spanish since the film opens in Spain next weekend. During the reign of the Vikings, Kainan (Jim Caviezel), a man from a far-off world, crash lands on Earth, bringing with him an alien predator known as the Moorwen. Though both man and monster are seeking revenge for violence committed against them, Kainan leads the alliance to kill the Moorwen by fusing his advanced technology with the Viking's Iron Age weaponry.
Now this is what I call thinking "outside the box". Warner Bros. has snapped up THE DAYS BEFORE, a creepy sci-fi action spec by tyro scribe Chad St. John. The story, which reminds me like an episode of "The Twilight Zone" mixed with elements of THE TERMINATOR, centers on aliens invading Earth by traveling backwards through time and wiping out humanity -- yesterday by yesterday -- while one man stays a yesterday ahead of them, trying to convince the world that the end is coming again.
Beyond the break you can watch the English subtitled trailer for SODIUM BABIES, a stylish new vampire film from directors Benoit & Julien Decaillon. The pic tells the story of Maurice, who in 1973 is very happy to be getting out of the Army and back to his lady. He’s not able to rest for long, however, as Max, an evil ghoul, forces him to enlist in The Fellowship. Maurice is then sucked into 30 years of servitude, just waiting for his chance to get back at those who wronged him. ...Read More
Robert Schwentke is attached to direct the thriller Venus Fixer for New Line and Mandalay Pictures. Based on a true story, the project centers on a Holocaust survivor recruited by the American military to track a serial killer on the rampage in postwar Berlin. He must partner with a German cop who had been his friend and colleague before the Nazi regime came to power.Author J.C. Pollack, who is best known for writing espionage thrillers under the pseudonym James Elliott, penned the screenplay.
A long time in the making is Peter Briggs' Mortis Rex, which we first told you about here a few weeks back. We caught wind of the project at this year's AFM in Santa Monica, CA, which is set in 122 AD, the story follows a disgraced Roman war hero who comes face to face with a supernatural beast causing horrendous deaths. Beyond the break you can check out four pieces of concept art for the film, which will shoot in the second quarter of 2009. Mortis Rex is Latin for "king of death." ...Read More
Pretty disappointing news this evening as Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor (Crank, Pathology) have dropped out as the directors of Jonah Hex, the DC Comics property that is expected to headline Josh Brolin as a partly disfigured gunslinger and bounty hunter. Neveldine and Taylor wrote the script, but their exit as directors was attributed to "creative differences." Warner Bros. is moving quickly to set a new director, determined to keep Brolin in the fold for a spring start. Click the title for more info on HEX.
Beyond the break you'll find Bloody Disgusting TV Episode #10 where SpookyDan takes his camera crew to Hollywood for this year's Shriekfest horror film festival. In the new episode he talks with the filmmakers behind ALIEN RAIDERS and CHEERBLEEDERS, along with founder Denise Gossett. Don;t forget to click here for our previous nine episodes. ...Read More
Last week Bloody-Disgusting stringer Tammy Sutton say down with the cast and crew of Summit Entertainment's Twilight, which arrives in theaters tomorrow at midnight. Beyond the break you can read all of the secrets behind the soundtrack of TWILIGHT from star Robert Pattinson and director Catherine Hardwicke. ...Read More
If you click on over to BDTV you can check out the official trailer for Henry Selick's (Nightmare Before Christmas) latest animated stop-motion feature Coraline, courtesy of Yahoo! Movies. In the 3-D feature, a young girl walks through a secret door in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life. On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to her real life – only much better. But when this wondrously off-kilter, fantastical adventure turns dangerous, and her counterfeit parents (including Other Mother) try to keep her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home – and save her family.
B-D readers 'Sean Crowe' dropped us a line pointing us to a load of goodies for Dror Soref's Not Forgotten, which stars Simon Baker (Land of the Dead) as a bank manager in a U.S.-Mexico border town haunted by the death of his daughter. He and his wife approach a Latina soothsayer to find out what happened to the girl, but the old woman's visions threaten to dredge up secrets from their tortured pasts. Beyond the break you'll find a long synopsis along with links to three clips, stills and more! ...Read More
Next year is a huge year for us Ghostbusters fans as 2009 marks the 25th Anniversary of Sony Pictures' hilarious movie starring Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Bill Murray. Some pretty huge news has gone unnoticed, that is until today. According to an article covering the forthcoming video game, a GHOSTBUSTER ride is in the works at Universal Studios. Read on for the skinny. ...Read More
As I sit here still cringing over the idea of Steve Spielberg and Will Smith commercializing the incredible Oldboy, Smith is already running around Hollywood looking for someone to pen the remake. According to THR, Mark Protosevich - who wrote the first draft of I AM LEGEND - is in talks to write the film where a man gets kidnapped and held in a shabby cell for 15 years without explanation. Suddenly, he's released and given money, a cell phone and clothes and is set on a path to discover who destroyed his life so he can take revenge. Has anyone else accepted this news yet? I'm still trying to force it down.
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