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September 30, 2005
Child's Play Director Taking On TV Suspense Reuters reports ABC has given a script commitment to Kill Switch, an hourlong suspense drama from Don Mancini, who created the Child's Play horror film franchise in the late 1980s.
It centers on a woman who is executed for killing her daughter's murderer and then enters a sort of purgatory, wherein every week she finds herself in the body of someone about to be killed. It's up to her to figure out who the murderer will be and prevent it from happening.
Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry will serve as an executive producer. "Instead of a whodunit, it's a who-will-do-it," Cherry said. Mancini is writing the pilot and also will executive produce.
Renee Zellweger Signs On for The Eye Remake Variety reports Renee Zellweger has signed on for the Paramount remake of the asian horror flick The Eye. The new version, similiarly to the original, is described as a story about a girl who sees more than she bargained for when she regains her vision after a cornea transplant. Hideo Nakata is set to direct.
The original version, produced by Thailand-based Oxide and Danny Pang, grossed $10 million-plus worldwide. Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner, who acquired remake rights in 2002, are producing.
DC Casting Call for Kidman's The Visitors Washington, D.C. will play host to Nicole Kidman during the filming of The Visiting, an updated version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel.
Kidman, along with Daniel Craig and Jeremy Northam, participated in a press conference to announce the start of principal photography. Filming will take place in both Washington and Baltimore, with production officially beginning on Monday.
Hirschbiegel said filming will take place over the next four weeks in numerous D.C. locations, including George Washington University Hospital, Georgetown and Embassy Row, as well as spots in downtown Baltimore.
There's a casting call Saturday for extras at One Judiciary Square. You must be 18 or older to apply. Bring a pen and a recent color photo of yourself, and a resume if you have one. The call starts at 10 a.m., but you should show up earlier.
September 28, 2005
Villains Named for Spider-Man 3 Kirsten Dunst, who will reprise the role of Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi's upcoming third Spider-Man movie, has confirmed rumors that the sequel's villains will be Venom and Sandman, Zap2It reported (via Sci Fi). The report confirms widespread rumors that Thomas Haden Church and Topher Grace would play the villains, though Sony and Marvel have so far declined to comment.
"Maybe I wasn't supposed to say that," Dunst said while promoting her new movie Elizabethtown. When she checked with her representative, the rep assured her that the information has already been released, the site reported.
Dunst was less clear on who would play whom. At first, she said that Church would play Venom and Grace would take on Sandman. She then reversed herself when a journalist expressed disbelief. "It's the other way around," she reportedly said. "You're right."
September 24, 2005
Jenna Jameson Joining Sin-Jin Smyth? Jenna Jameson is in negotiations to join the cast of Sin-Jin Smyth. The film, which just had its production schedule extended (possibly to accommodate a sequel?) follows two federal marshals on a midnight prisoner transfer over Halloween weekend of a mysterious man with no identity.
The eclectic cast already in place includes Richard Tyson (Black Hawk Down), Korn's Jonathan Davis, Lew Smith (Buckaroo Banzi) Lee Ving (Clue), Roddy Piper (Of the WWE/WWF, They Live), Reggie Bannister, The Cult's Billy Duffy, Jeff Conaway (Taxi, Babylon Five) and many others.
Legendary Horror Producer Dies We got the sad news from Indie PR that Joseph Wolf, producer of A Nightmare on Elm Street and the original Halloween, died Thursday. He'd been hospitalized at Cedars Sinai after a fall and never recovered. Indie PR President Jim Dobson tells us Wolf was unable to see the premiere of his film HellBent, which has been described at the first gay horror slasher.
Principal Photography Starts on Skinwalkers Principal photography has kicked off for Lion Gate's Skinwalkers, starring Jason Behr (The Grudge), Elias Koteas (Collateral Damage) and Rhona Mitra (Boston Legal).
The film tells the story of Timothy, 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.
Skinwalkers marks Lions Gate's first collaboration with another genre firm, Constantin Film (Resident Evil, Wrong Turn).
Principal photography began Sept. 19 and runs through Nov. 11 in Toronto and surrounding region. It's slated for wide North American release in 2006.
The film will be directed by Jim Isaac, who directed the special effects for Naked Lunch, Existenz and The Fly. This movie also marks Lions Gate's first collaboration with Stan Winston.
"I'm very pleased and excited to begin principal photography on Skinwalkers. Jim Isaac and the producers have assembled an incredible cast, the locations and production design are tremendous, and the creatures created by Stan Winston Studios will set a new high mark in the annals of horror filmmaking," said Producer Don Carmody.
Additional cast includes Kim Coates (Silent Hill), Natassia Malthe (Elektra), Sarah Carter (Final Destination), Tom Jackson (North of 60), Shawn Roberts (Land of the Dead), Matthew Knight (The Greatest Game Ever Played), and Lyriq Bent (Saw 2).
The script was written by the writing team of James DeMonaco (Assault of Precinct 13), Todd Harthan (Crossing Jordan) and James Roday (Dukes of Hazzard movie).
MirrorMask Poster, Trailer & Video Clips  Here's a couple of new clips for Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean's MirrorMask. Here's also a look at the official one-sheet.
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From Destination Films and Samuel Goldwyn Films, MirrorMask comes to theaters Sept. 30 and tells the story of Helena (Leonidas), a fifteen-year-old girl working for her family circus, who wishes-quite ironically-that she could run away from the circus and join real life. But such is not to be the case, as she finds herself on a strange journey into the Dark Lands, a fantastic landscape filled with giants, monkeybirds and dangerous sphinxes. On her quest to return home, Helena searches for the Mirrormask, an object of enormous power, which is her only hope of escaping the Dark Lands.
New Posters for Three Extremes & Saw 2 Here's a peek at two new horror flick posters. First up is the latest poster for Saw 2 and the other is for Three Extremes. We've gone on about Saw 2 already but we haven't talked about Three Extremes yet so here's a bit about that one:
Three Extremes is a triptych of horror stories uniting three of East Asia's most compelling directors - Japanese cult figure Takashi Miike, Hong Kong's Fruit Chan, and Korea's award-winning Park Chan-Wook. Using distinctive cinematic styles that span dream-like minimalism, savage comedy and baroque horror, these cutting-edge directors penetrate the dark heart of desire, examining the ghastly urges that transform ordinary people into monsters. Stylish, twisted and laced with haunting imagery, Three Extremes opens Oct. 28.
Complete, Original Kolchak Series on DVD  The original Kolchak The Night Stalker is being released on DVD Oct. 4. More than 17 hours of programming on the three-disk set, including all 20 original one-hour episodes of the series that ran from 1974-1975. Here's the cover art.
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Emmy nominee Darren McGavin stars as Carl Kolchak, a headstrong investigative reporter on the trail of the paranormal: zombies, vampires, werewolves, ghosts, succubi and even aliens. No matter how unnatural or unbelievable, Kolchak is there to uncover the truth…one supernatural threat at a time. Join the hunt in the dark alleys and creepy hidden lairs of Chicago with such sensational guest stars as Scatman Crothers, Antonio Fargas, Sharon Farrell, Dick Van Patten, Jamie Farr, Larry Linville, Jim Backus and more. Kolchak: The Night Stalker is finally on DVD, digitally restored to capture every shiver every scream, and every bump in the night.
Click here for the official site for the Kolchak DVD release. And below is a generic trailer including clips from Kolchak, American Gothic and others:
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King & Straub's Black House Getting Movie The extraordinary Lilja's Library has a great round-up of Stephen King news, including a bit from King's official message board: Johnathon Schaech and his business partner Richard Chizmar (Cemetery Dance) are writing the screenplay for a movie based on the novel Black House written by Stephen King and Peter Straub. Executive producer is Akiva Goldsman (The DaVinci Code, Cinderella Man, I Robot, Practical Magic) and the production company is Weed Road.
Lilja also reports that in the latest Italian Spiderman comic issue, there is news about a collaboration between King and Marvel. They just said that they will give more info in a month but they confirmed that King would collaborate with Marvel.
And finally, Scribner has announced the following publication schedule for the next couple of King novels - Cell is set for a February 2006 release and Lisey's Story will be released in November 2006.
September 17, 2005
Brand New Video Clip from Saw 2
September 16, 2005
George Romero Directing From a Buick 8? The fellas over at Dread Central report they've received confirmation from a very trusted source that George A. Romero is officially attached to direct From a Buick 8 based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. The script was written by John Schaech and Richard Chizmar, and it will be a Chesapeake Films project.
Casting for Indie Flick Hunter's Moon THR reports Devon Sawa (Idle Hands), Matthew Lawrence and Sanoe Lake have signed on for the horror/sci-fi indie Hunter's Moon for Stouffer Entertainment. Mark Stouffer is writer, director and producer of the story about a man (Sawa) who dreams that he and friends will die at the hands of a brutal, otherworldly creature.
September 15, 2005
Cronenberg Mulling London Fields? David Cronenberg told Sci Fi Wire his next movie may be a big-screen adaptation of the Martin Amis supernatural-tinged novel London Fields. In the story, a super-sexy psychic senses that she's soon to be killed by one of two men she's recently met in a London pub and sets about making her premonition a reality.
"It's a possibility," Cronenberg said in an interview while promoting his latest film, A History of Violence. "I actually don't know. The deal has not been made yet. It would be an independently financed film, which means it will take some time to put the financing together...It's brilliant writing. Amis is a fantastic writer, and [London Fields] is a very interesting meditation on suicide and murder."
September 14, 2005
Venom Opening Despite Louisiana Ties It could have been just another slasher flick, and one of the last of a rush of films Miramax is releasing as the founding Weinstein brothers sever ties with parent company Disney for good.
But Venom, about a voodoo-crazed serial killer, depicts murder and mayhem in the Louisiana swamps, debuts just a few weeks after Hurricane Katrina. Emily Bear, a spokeswoman for Dimension Films, told the AP that Venom was scheduled months ago for release this Friday, far prior to the hurricane.
"The film's plot is completely unrelated to the disaster in New Orleans," she said. " 'Venom' is a fictional horror film."
Miramax couldn't postpone the release of Venom even if it wanted to, though. The company must clear its slate of films by September 30 as part of Harvey and Bob Weinstein's break with Disney. The movie is being released nationwide, but only on about 800 screens.
Keanu Says No to Constantine Sequel Sci Fi Wire reports Keanu Reeves said he wouldn't take on the Constantine role for a sequel. "Not with me," Reeves said flatly when asked about it during an interview at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Reeves said that he liked the character and thought it was a well-rounded part, but that the film version of the Hellblazer series from DC/Vertigo comics wasn't enough of a moneymaker to warrant a sequel. The movie made $75 million domestically and more than double that overseas, but cost Warner Brothers about $100 million to make.
Is there any hope for Constantine 2? "No," Reeves said. "We didn't quite make it."
Meanwhile, Reeves said that he is excited about two other genre projects he has coming up. "I did a movie with Richard Linklater called A Scanner Darkly, which is a Philip K. Dick adaptation," Reeves said.
Constantine Director Taking On I Am Legend Variety reports Constantine director Francis Lawrence has signed on for I Am Legend. Based on the Richard Matheson novel, it's a project that's been in development hell for years. Will Smith and Ridley Scott are among those formerly attached.
September 13, 2005
Saw 2 Site Loaded Up Just got word that the Saw 2 site is loaded up with content. We just started digging around in there but it looks badass already. Check it out here.
September 12, 2005
Trailers: Saw 2, V for Vendetta, Venom The Saw 2 trailer is up over at Yahoo movies. Click'm.
Here's a couple of other trailers we recently ran across: Dimension Film's Venom and V for Vendetta.
September 10, 2005
Early Look at Extras on Limited Evil Dead II DVD Here's a sneak peek at some of the extras on the upcoming Evil Dead II: Book of the Dead 2 'fleshy' DVD. Check 'em out below:
Sam Raimi's Storyboards
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Caniglia Artwork On Masters of Horror CD Hellnotes reports artist Caniglia has signed a deal with Immortal Records / IDT Entertainment and Showtime Networks to create the artwork -- including the 12-page inside booklet -- for Mick Garris' Masters of Horror CD soundtrack.
Cangilia tells Hellnotes the extravagantly packaged, double disc CD will be comprised entirely of brand new and previously unreleased material from more than 25 of today's top rock, metal, punk, and emo artists, including Mudvayne, Buckethead featuring Serj Tankian of System of a Down, Thursday, Shadows Fall, and more. The CD is set for release Oct. 18.
September 05, 2005
Really Scary Interview: Sin-Jin Smyth Director We love horror movies. We've watched approximately 274 gazillion horror movies. It's possible with all this horror viewing that we've become a little jaded since it's extremely rare that a movie description catches our attention. Then we ran across this one...
Every Halloween at midnight, the devil simultaneously appears in two places. The high plains of India and a quiet cemetery in Kansas. It's now Nov. 2 and two federal marshalls report to the small town of Shin Bone, Kansas, moments after a tornado warning. They're there to transporta prisoner. One with no past and no identity. He is simply known as Sin-Jin Smyth.
Check out our interview with director Ethan Dettenmaier.
Land of the Dead Getting Video Game Treatment We've got a screenshot and information about the upcoming video game Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green, based on George Romero's Land of the Dead flick. Click here for the details.
Invasion & Supernatural TV Series Previews We've got preview video clips, photos and in-depth show descriptions for two upcoming genre TV series this fall. Click here to check out Invasion from producer Shaun Cassidy (American Gothic) and Supernatural.
Book of the Dead 2 Getting Fleshy Release  Anchor Bay Entertainment announces the long-awaited sequel to one of the most unique DVD packages in the history of the format: Evil Dead 2: Book of the Dead 2. Housed again in a specially created "fleshy" cover designed by renowned Evil Dead special effects artist Tom Sullivan and sculpted to replicate the feel of human flesh, the Evil Dead 2: Book of the Dead 2 also boasts a special in-package sound chip – just press the bulging eye and hear the book scream! The DVD is set for a Sept. 27 release.
Director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2) personally supervised the High-Definition DiviMax transfer, presented in its original 1.85 theatrical aspect ratio and enhanced for 16x9 televisions. Here are a handful of the features, some newly-produced for this edition including:
- Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Sam Raimi, Co-star Bruce Campbell, Co-Writer Scott Spiegel and Special Make-Up Effects Artist Greg Nicotero
- All-New Illustrations by Evil Dead special effects artist Tom Sullivan
- Evil Dead 2: Behind-The-Screams: Brand-New featurette highlighting the "Deadest" special effects details with Tom Sullivan
- The Gore The Merrier Featurette
Dead and Breakfast Preview Video Clips  Anchor Bay is releasing Matthew Leutwyler's Dead and Breakfast in separate unrated and R-rated versions Sept. 6. In addition to the DVD version of the film dubbed by Ain’t It Cool News as "the U.S. answer to Shaun Of The Dead," Dead and Breakfast will also be available for the Universal Media Disc (UMD) format for the PlayStation Portable (PSP). This is the first time that has Anchor Bay simultaneously releases a title in both formats.
The DVD release of Dead and Breakfast is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and checks in with a full house of bonus features including:
- Widescreen presentation, enhanced for 16x9 televisions
- Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Matthew Leutwyler, Special Effects Supervisor Michael Mosher and Actor Erik Palladino and Songwriter Zach Selwyn
- Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Matthew Leutwyler and Actors Ever Carradine, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Erik Palladino and Oz Perkins
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Long-Lost Repairman Jack Story Now Available A long-lost Repairman Jack story from F. Paul Wilson is now available as a download from Amazon.com's new short-fiction project, Amazon Shorts. The story, "The Long Way Home," originally appeared in the early '90s limited Dark at Heart. With only 400 copies of that one out there, a 49 cents alternative is the Amazon download. Check it out here.
In a bit of book-to-screen news, Wilson wrote in his newsletter that Joe Lansdale had e-mailed him to say a screenwriter he knows was interested in Wilson's story "Pelts" for the second season of Showtime's Masters of Horror series. Wilson gave him the go-ahead to pitch it to Mick Garris. After which Wilson received an email saying they did want to develop it into a 60-minute film for its second season. This is still in the formative stages. More as we hear it.
"Do you know what's Really Scary? You want to forget something. Totally wipe it off your mind. But you never can. It can't go away, you see. And... and it follows you around like a ghost."
--Eun-ju, A Tale of Two Sisters
'Well, we need to nip this thing in the
bud. I mean, otherwise, things are going to get Really Scary.'
--Cordelia Chase, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
'From here on, it gets Really Scary.'
--Geoffrey Rush, House on Haunted Hill
'Wanna see something Really Scary?'
--Dan Aykroyd, Twilight Zone The Movie
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