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October 31, 2007
Romero's Diary of the Dead Sequel Already A Go Although George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead won't be released until next year, Artfire Films and Romero-Grunwald Prods. have greenlighted a sequel that Romero will direct from his screenplay.
The instant sequel will pick up where the first film ends. Fighting their way out of a mansion through a horde of ravenous zombies, the survivors of "Diary" escape to a remote island only to be plunged into another battle with the dead. Principal photography is set to begin in the spring.
Ridley Scott Producing Tell-Tale Heart Rework THR reports Ridley and Tony Scott's Scott Free Prods. is going back to its genre roots with Tell-Tale, a modern-day reimagining of the Edgar Allan Poe classic The Tell-Tale Heart from director Michael Cuesta and screenwriter Dave Callaham.
"Tell-Tale is a psychological thriller that sets Poe's haunting tale against the backdrop of modern science," Scott Free president Michael Costigan said.
Scott Free is the company behind American Gangster, which bows Friday. The Scott brothers made their early name with Alien and The Hunger.
The Poe-inspired film will be produced by Ridley Scott, Tony Scott and Costigan as well as Social Capital's Christopher Tuffin and Martin Shore. Shore is a Santa Monica-based equity firm that was brought to Scott Free by indie film broker the Gordon Steel Co. Shore made his money in the real estate business, while Tuffin is a producer.
The film is budgeted at $20 million and will be shot in early 2008. Casting is under way. Gordon Steel and partner John Baca suggested that the tone of the film likely will be a cross between Jacob's Ladder and Marathon Man.
October 30, 2007
Underworld Getting Prequel Treatment Betting on the success of the first two Underworld films, Sony's Screen Gems and Lakeshore Entertainment are teaming for a third installment in the series with the prequel Underworld 3: The Rise of the Lycans, according to THR.
Patrick Tatopoulos, who created the creature effects for the first two "Underworld" films, will make his directorial debut with this one, which starts production in January in Auckland, New Zealand. "Underworld" creator Len Wiseman, who directed the first two films, will produce with Lakeshore's Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi and Skip Williamson. Scott Strauss is overseeing for Screen Gems. Danny McBride, who co-wrote the first two "Underworld" screenplays with Wiseman, penned the third script.
The prequel is set in the Dark Ages and traces the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires and their one-time werewolf slaves, the Lycans.
Michael Sheen will reprise his role of Lycan master Lucian. Bill Nighy also will return as vampire elder Viktor. Rhona Mitra ("The Number 23") is joining the cast as Viktor's daughter and secret lover to Lucian. Kate Beckinsale, who starred in the first two films, will not be in the prequel.
"For the first time, we will experience the Underworld universe through the eyes of the Lycans," Wiseman said. "Patrick has always played such an essential part in helping to create 'Underworld' from the start. We have a terrific working relationship and a shared vision of the world and its characters, so I feel it is both exciting and fitting that Patrick now takes the helm on 'Rise of the Lycans.'"
Battlestar Movie Getting Big Screen Debut According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Sci-Fi channel's two-hour Battlestar Galactica: Razor, will screen in movie theaters in eight cities nationwide on Nov. 12 before airing on Sci-Fi on Nov. 24. Ticket information is at www.BattlestarEvent.com. Written by Michael Taylor and directed by Felix Alcala, "Razor" recounts the first mission of the Battlestar Pegasus, commanded by Lee Adama (Jamie Bamber).
Ghost House Picks Up Tattooist THR reports Robert Tapert and Sam Raimi's Ghost House Pictures has inked a deal for North American rights to Peter Burger's The Tattooist, a supernatural thriller starring Jason Behr.
Burger and producer Robin Scholes enticed Tapert and Raimi to visit New Zealand to talk to Burger about the final cut and to help guide the final stages of postproduction, the producer said Tuesday.
"We started our careers independently producing our horror films and understand the challenges of these filmmakers," Tapert said.
For his part, Scholes said he was pleased to have "specialists in horror and thriller films" managing the U.S outing for the movie via Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The North American deal was negotiated with Ghost House by Kathleen Drumm and James Thompson of NZ Film.
The movie will unspool at this week at the American Film Market and centers on Samoan spiritual beliefs about a U.S. tattoo artist who unwittingly unleashes a powerful and angry spirit with one of his designs.
October 10, 2007
NYC Horror Film Fest Kicks Off w/ 30 Days of Nights As always the New York City Horror Film Festival has some amazing stuff lined up. Running from Oct. 24-28, it pre-kicks off Friday, Oct. 12, with the east coast premiere of 30 Days of Nights and a Q&A with creator Steve Niles after the screening.
They also play host to a special screening of Hostel with a never before seen alternate ending, which series creator, writer and direotr Eli Roth will attend and Q&A after as well. That's set for Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. Be sure to check out www.NYCHorrorfest.com for more details.
October 03, 2007
Helmer Tapped for Near Dark Remake THR reports Sam Bayer is in negotiations to direct Near Dark, the remake of the cult vampire movie Platinum Dunes is producing for Rogue Pictures.
Like the 1987 original by Kathryn Bigelow, the remake centers on a young man who reluctantly joins a traveling "family" of evil vampires after the girl he tried to seduce bites him and turns him into one. Christopher Landon (Disturbia) is rewriting the script.
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