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April 13, 2008
Latest Casting for Friday the 13th Remake Bloody Disgusting reports that Danielle Panabaker (Mr. Brooks, Sky High), Aaron Yoo (Disturbia, 21) and Travis Van Winkle (Transformers, Left in Darkness, Asylum) are the latest camp counselors to head for Camp Crystal Lake. They will join Jared Padalecki, Derek Mears and Amanda Righetti in Platinum Dunes' remake of Friday the 13th, which arrives in theaters Friday, February 13, 2009.
South Korea Crazy for Evil Dead: The Musical Evil Dead: The Musical may not have been a killer hit Off Broadway, but it's slaying them in South Korea. Variety says the campy Canadian musical based on Sam Raimi's cult slasher films is packing them in at the Chungmu Art Hall Theater, where it opened March 19 and is scheduled to run through June 14.
According to lead producer Jeffrey Latimer, various representatives of the Japanese market are negotiating for the property, while a German production also has been signed for later this year. Back in Toronto, where the musical gorefest began in 2003, the show reopened for the fifth time on Feb. 14 and has just been held over into summer.
So how does a show that failed commercially in Gotham manage to spin out a life halfway around the world? There are a couple of explanations. One is the fact that Korea is, quite simply, crazy for musical theater.
"The passion for musicals in Korea is unbelievable," says Adam Gentle, international licensing manager for the Broadway Asia Co. "There were 160 individual musical productions produced last year in Seoul. Our company alone grossed $28 million from this city in 2007."
Shia LaBeouf Signs on for Dark Fields Variety reports Shia LaBeouf (Transformers, Disturbia) has signed on to star in Universal's techno thriller Dark Fields. Neil Burger (The Illusionist) will direct the pic, which is based on Alan Glynn's novel 2002 The Dark Fields.
Story centers on a young man who comes into possession of the ultimate smart pill and the events that ensue. LaBeouf will next be seen in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
Prom Night Remake Tops Box Office The AP reports audiences made a date with Prom Night, the remake of the 1980 slasher flick that took in $22.7 million to debut as the weekend’s No. 1 movie, according to studio estimates Sunday. The movie, released by Sony’s Screen Gems banner, stars Brittany Snow as a teen terrorized by a psycho killer on prom night.
February 12, 2008
Ellen Page Joins Sam Raimi in Hell Empire reports Ellen Page (Oscar-nominated Juno star) will appear in Sam Raimi's Drag Me To Hell as a girl who's been afflicted with a supernatural curse. This is Raimi's first horror movie since Army of Darkness (unless you count The Gift), and his first non-Spider-Man project in eight years.
January 27, 2008
Gilliam Looking at Johnny Depp to Replace Heath Ledger? Sci Fi Wire found a rumor printed in the British tabloid The Sun saying director Terry Gilliam is looking to Johnny Depp to take over the role played by late actor Heath Ledger in the currently shooting fantasy film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Ledger was six weeks away from finishing his work on the film when he was found dead in a New York apartment on Jan. 22.
"There is a point in the film when Heath falls through a magic mirror," a studio source told the paper. "He could change into another character after that, and that is where Johnny would come in. It's a weird, fantasy, time-travel movie, so Heath's character could easily change appearance. It would be a poignant moment. Johnny’s not working at the moment, so everyone is praying he will do it."
January 26, 2008
Romero's Diary of the Dead Debut Cities The George Romero Diary of the Dead MySpace page has listed the theaters that will film will debut in. Click here to check out the list. Set to open Feb. 15, the flick's been getting great buzz from Cannes and looks to be the "don't miss horror film" this year.
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