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June 29, 2006
Sneak Peek at Saw 3 Teaser Art Here 'tis:
June 27, 2006
Shyamalan Disses Disney LA Times reports that in a new book, M. Night Shyamalan gives a candid recounting of the break-up between himself and Walt Disney Studios. In "The Man Who Heard Voices: Or, How M. Night Shyamalan Risked His Career on a Fairy Tale," the 35-year-old filmmaker whose name has become synonymous with spooky suspense thrillers crucifies the top executives at the company he long had considered his artistic home since his 1999 surprise hit The Sixth Sense.
Penned by Sports Illustrated writer Michael Bamberger with Shyamalan's blessing and extensive participation, the 278-page book hits stores July 20. That's one day before the theatrical premiere of Shyamalan's new movie, Lady in the Water, which is at the center of the dispute that led him to part ways with Disney.
The $70-million movie, a scary fantasy that stars Paul Giamatti as an apartment building superintendent who rescues a sea nymph he finds in his swimming pool, was ultimately financed by Warner Bros. Click here for the full story.
Gilliam Talks a Teeny Bit of Good Omens Dark Horizons reports Terry Gilliam is trying to get his next project Good Omens off the ground (based on a Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman novel). Gilliam told UK news service Teletext, "I have struggled to find big projects that inspire me, but this book has. It's very funny, about the anti-Christ and devils and angels, it's very funny and inspiring. I have tried to find a small project like Tideland that I could do but I haven't found one."
Death Coming to Harry Potter Reuters reports J.K. Rowling has revealed that at least two characters will die in the seventh and final installment of her bestselling Harry Potter novel series, but was careful not to say who.
Rowling has already said that the final chapter of the seventh book was written long ago. "The final chapter is hidden away, although it's now changed very slightly," she said in a recent TV interview. "One character got a reprieve, but I have to say two die that I didn't intend to die."
When asked to be more specific, she added: "No, I'm not going to commit myself, because I don't want the hate mail or anything else."
She did explain that she understood an author's desire to kill off the main character of a successful series. "I've never been tempted to kill him (Harry) off before the end of book seven, because I always planned seven books and that's where I want to go.
"I can completely understand, however, the mentality of an author who thinks 'Well, I'm going to kill them off because that means there can be no non-author-written sequels ... so it will end with me, and after I'm dead and gone they won't be able to bring back the character'."
June 17, 2006
Warren Ellis Writing Pilot for AMC Warren Ellis passed along via his e-mail list that AMC has engaged him to write the half-hour pilot for a TV series he created. The contract calls the show "black comedy/science fiction." Hopefully this gets off the ground. Ellis' work is extraordinary (Transmetropolitan, Global Frequency) and it's about damn time we got to see some of his work on TV, or better yet at the movies.
June 14, 2006
Really Scary Interview: See No Evil's Kane Really Scary's Daniel Robert Epstein recently sat down with Kane where they talked horror movies, comics, wrestling and Kane's recent flick See No Evil. Plus you won't want to miss finding out just how f'n big Kane really is...damn f'n big. Check it.
June 06, 2006
Rob Zombie Directing & Writing Next Halloween Michael Fleming (Variety) reports Dimension Films has tapped Rob Zombie to scare new life into the Halloween series. Zombie, who last directed The Devil's Rejects, will write and direct. He'll also produce the film with Malek Akkad (Halloween H20: 20 Years Later) and Andy Gould, who produced Zombie's first two films. Zombie, also a vet musician, will be music supervisor as well.
Development of the film is being co-financed by Miramax Films and Dimension, but creatively overseen by Dimension's Bob Weinstein and Richard Saperstein. It will be released in October 2007, around 29 years after John Carpenter unleashed Michael Myers on horror film fans.
Though the Halloween franchise has seen at least a half-dozen incarnations so far, the next Halloween will not bear a number on the end of it. Zombie aims to bring the film back to its core tale and make this more about the origin of the killer, who slashed his victims while wearing his signature pale mask.
"This is a bit of a prequel and a remake, combined," Zombie said. "Over 25 years and a lot of movies, a very scary character became something of a Halloween cliche, with Michael Myers dolls that play the Halloween music when you press their stomachs. By the end of the sequel cycle, there was little connection to the original. I take that film very seriously, and I want to make it terrifying again."
Before signing on, Zombie said he sought out Carpenter, who has had several of his films remade. "The original 'Halloween' is hallowed ground to me, and I talked to him about it and he was very supportive of what I wanted to do," Zombie said.
Screen Gems Remaking The Stepfather Variety reports Screen Gems has acquired remake rights to the 1987 horror pic The Stepfather for Greg Mooradian and Maverick Films to produce.
In the original Stepfather, which was based on a true story, Terry O'Quinn (Lost) plays a seemingly normal man, who wants the perfect family. When they don't measure up, he eliminates them and moves on to find his next perfect family.
"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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