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Horror Brain News -- May 25, 2007
Andy Serkis To Spend Some Time At Paul Andrew Williams' 'COTTAGE'
Variety.com reports that Andy Serkis will star in The Cottage, a black comedy-horror pic from writer-helmer Paul Andrew Williams ("London to Brighton"). Lensing is under way in the U.K. Story concerns two brothers who bungle the kidnapping of a crime boss' daughter. Ken Marshall is producing for Steel Mill Pictures, with Martin Pope of Magic Light Pictures exec producing.
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Simpsons Scribe Prepares To Tackle TV Zombie-Comedy 'THE LAST LARRY'
Variety.com also reports that "The Simpsons" scribe/co-exec producer Dana Gould has set up a pair of projects, including a zombie laffer at Comedy Central that he'll both write and star in.
Comedy Central project, meanwhile, is tentatively titled The Last Larry. Partially inspired by "Shaun of the Dead," half-hour is set in a post-apocalyptic world in which the few remaining survivors are trying to get on with their lives.
"It's a very traditional sitcom set in the world of a zombie holocaust," Gould said. "I felt fairly positive after I pitched it that I wouldn't hear a lot of 'Not that idea again.'"
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John Cusack & Samuel L. Jackson Give You The Evil Eye In New '1408' Poster
Ain't It Cool News now has up the final poster design for Dimension Films' upcoming Stephen King adaptation 1408, which will be hitting theaters on June 22nd.
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Uncut Video Footage From Lionsgate's 'BUG' Now Online!
YouTube.com now has up an intensely bloody three-minute sneak peak video for Lionsgate's and William Friedkin's flick Bug, which hits theaters TODAY! Check it out!
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New Clip From 'HOSTEL: PART 2' Gets A Bit... Nosey
Horror-Movies.ca now has up a new and exclusive, unrated and extended 1 minute clip from Eli Roth's upcoming sequel Hostel: Part 2.
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20th Century Fox Reveals First Batch of Steelbook and Lenticular Reissues
DVDactive.com reports that Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced the release of a number of lenticular and steelbook reissues of some of its most popular titles for the 5th of June. Prices for titles will range from $14.98 and $22.98, while content will be identical to the previous releases. Click on the link above to check out the massive list as well as artwork for each individual release.
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Horror Brain News -- May 24, 2007
Sam Neil Joins Cast of Lionsate's Vampire Flick 'DAYBREAKERS'
Screendaily.com reports that Sam Neill has joined Ethan Hawke on the cast of Lionsgate's upcoming vampire thriller Daybreakers, which is set to begin filming in Australia in July.
The story takes place in 2017 as of a clandestine group of vampires discovers the key to saving the human race from a plague.
Peter and Michael Spierig wrote and will direct the film. New Zealand's Weta Workshop will create the effects on the project, which The Film Finance Corporation Australia is co-financing with Queensland's The Pacific Film & Television Commission.
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WB Acquires Film Rights To Derek Landy's 'SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT'
Variety.com reports that in its hunt for a new fantasy kids franchise, Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired the film rights to Irish author Derek Landy's debut novel Skulduggery Pleasant, as well as future titles in the planned nine-book series.
Peter Czernin and Graham Broadbent of U.K. Blueprint Pictures are attached to produce the comic-horror adventure.
Landy, who has penned several horror films, will adapt.
Warners' newly launched London-based production arm brought in the project, its biggest acquisition to date.
Book, set in contemporary Dublin, follows a wise-cracking skeleton detective and his young female accomplice, who together try to stop the return of the evil Faceless Ones.
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The Weinstein's Snag 'SUSPIRIA' For Launch of New Horror Label
Variety.com also reports that the Weinstein Co. has acquired the restored version of Dario Argento's 1977 horror pic Suspiria for the launch of one of its three new labels.
"Suspiria," which was unspooled in a special screening during Cannes, will be released on Dimension Extreme, a label for horror, comedy, thriller and sci-fi titles. The other two labels are the Miriam Collection for restorations, prestige and foreign pics and Kaleidoscope TWC for family fare.
All three will focus on direct-to-DVD efforts but will also occasionally do theatricals. Kaleidoscope TWC, for example, will handle all upcoming Weinstein Co. family titles.
All video titles will continue to go through Genius Products, TWC's sole video distrib.
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Horror Brain News -- May 23, 2007
Christopher Lee's Character Gets Cut From Burton's 'SWEENEY TOOD'
Cinematical.com reports that coming to theaters this holiday season, Sweeney Todd is an adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's musical thriller about "the demon barber of Fleet Street." Aside from Burton's involvement, the most exciting aspect about this movie is the cast. Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Alan Rickman are just a few of the names attached, and Dreamworks has confirmed that "All the stars will do their own singing from Stephen Sondheim's music and lyrics."
When Cinematical reported on the film a few months ago, they mentioned that Burton regular Christopher Lee was a part of the cast. He was to play a "Gentleman Ghost," a character not in the original show. Sad news -- the "Gentleman Ghost" has now been cut from the film, along with several other characters.
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Removed Scenes From Quentin Tarantino's 'DEATH PROOF' Revealed!
Hollywoodreporter.com asks the question: So how does Quentin Tarantino's "Death Proof" look now that it has been liberated from the "Grindhouse" conceit? The opportunity to find out has come as his film, in a format designed for overseas distribution, is showing In Competition at the Festival de Cannes.
The gimmick of Death Proof, of course, was for Tarantino and his filmmaker buddy, Robert Rodriquez, to create two separate exploitation flicks that might have played together on a double bill at a grindhouse cinema in the 1970s, complete with missing scenes from beaten-up prints and Coming Attractions for other low-budget B movies.
Dimension Films suffered at the boxoffice when young audiences either didn't get the concept or simply didn't care. Also, a running time of more than three hours didn't help. The plan was always to release the two films, Tarantino's female revenge car-stunt movie "Death Proof" and Rodriquez's zombie horror film "Planet Terror," as individual movies in foreign territories. But "Grindhouse's" failure in North American certainly underscored the wisdom of that strategy.
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Horror Brain News -- May 22, 2007
Trailer: 'BRYAN LOVES YOU'
DreadCentral.com now has up a brand-new trailer for Shoreline Entertainment's very creepy and bizarre looking flick Bryan Loves You. Check it out!
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Trailer: 'THE LAST WINTER'
Bloody-Disgusting.com now has up the first trailer for Larry Fessenden's The Last Winter.
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Horror Brain News -- May 21, 2007
Michael Winterbottom To Helm His Own Horror Mystery Story 'GENOVA'
Hollywoodreporter.com reports that fresh from directing Angelina Jolie in the Out of Competition selection "A Mighty Heart," British director Michael Winterbottom will welcome Colin Firth, Hope Davis and Catherine Keener to lead his next project, Genova.
Winterbottom will shoot with his finalized cast at the end of June on location in the Italian city of Genova as well as in Boston, with postproduction taking place in the U.K.
"Genova" is written by Winterbottom and Laurence Coriat, with whom the director collaborated on both "A Mighty Heart" and "Wonderland" was co-developed with FilmFour.
Billed as a horror mystery story, the screenplay revolves around two American girls and their British father who move to Italy after their mother dies.
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First Poster Design For Uwe Boll’s ‘SEED’ Is Revealed!
IMPawards.com now has up the first official one sheet for Uwe Boll's forthcoming flick Seed.
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Maverick Red Discovers A New 'PARADISE LOST'... With Zombies!
Variety.com reports that Maverick Red, the L.A.-based genre arm of Maverick Pictures, has set Paradise Lost, a remake of a Swedish zombie horror pic, as the first production under its new alliance with Sweden's Grindhouse Pictures.
Producers on the retread are Maverick Red's Eric Thompson, Mark Morgan and Guy Oseary and Grindhouse's Christian Hallman. Location scouting for a South Carolina shoot is now under way.
"Lost" sees a brother searching for his missing sister, only to find she has been turned into a zombie.
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Things Get A Little Hairy As Lionsgate Travels Into 'WILD COUNTRY'
Variety.com also reports that at its second Cannes, fledgling U.K. sales outfit Jinga Films has closed North America for Craig Strachan's lycanthropic creature feature Wild Country with Lionsgate and Japan with Creative Axa.
Toplining Peter Capaldi and Martin Compston, the Scottish-set horror pics uses teenage pregnancy to put a new spin on the werewolf genre.
Jinga's new titles screening in the market include Julian Richards' confrontational coming-of-age thriller "Summer Scars," starring Kevin Howarth, and Gary Sherman's doc "39: Epitaph for a Serial Killer."
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'YOROI' To Take Japanese Horror In A New Direction
Variety.com also reports that Gaga Communications is backing producers Ryuhei Kitamura ("Godzilla Final Wars") and Shinya Kawai ("The Ring") to take Japanese horror in a new direction with upcoming pic Yoroi.
“Yoroi,' does not involve a girl with long hair, nor a videotape, cell phone or a camera. Rather it will go to the next level," Kitamura said.
Pic, about a hostage family, robberies and samurai zombies, is the directorial debut of Isao Kiriyama, a regular screenwriter for Kitamura's own helming projects.
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Horror Brain News -- May 18, 2007
Trailer: 'BLACK WATER'
If you head on over to the official website for Andrew Traucki and David Nerlich's Black Water, you can check out a trailer for this upcoming killer croc flick.
Special thanks to Twitchfilm.net for posting up a link to the official "Black Water" website.
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Trailer: 'THE ALPHABET KILLER'
If you head on over to the official website for Robert Schmidt's ("Wrong Turn") forthcoming thriller The Alphabet Killer, you can check out the very first trailer for the flick.
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Trailer: ‘STORM WARNING’
If you head on over to the official website for Dimenson Films’ upcoming horror/thriller Storm Warning, you can check out the full length trailer for the film.
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First Images From Dario Argento's 'THE MOTHER OF TEARS' Revealed!
Cineblog.it now has up the first batch of official stills from Dario Argento's second sequel in his "Three Mothers" trilogy, The Mother of Tears. Check 'em out!
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De Niro & Pacino Team Up To Hunt A Serial Killer In 'RIGHTEOUS KILL'!!
Hollywoodreporter.com reports that Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are teaming to play New York police investigators hunting a serial killer in Jon Avnet's $60 million thriller Righteous Kill for Avi Lerner's Millennium Films and Emmett/Furla Films.
The independently financed feature written by Russell Gewirtz ("Inside Man," the upcoming "Labyrinth") unites the longtime friends on screen for some 90% of the film -- unlike their one shared scene in Michael Mann's "Heat" and no shared scenes in Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather Part II."
"You see those two icons onscreen together for virtually the whole film," Lerner said at his Festival de Cannes offices, "(something) never seen before in the history of cinema. It's one of the hardest deals we've ever done to put these two actors together."
Lerner and Randall Emmett closed negotiations on the CAA-packaged project late Thursday morning during the festival.
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Bold Films Joins With Orphanage FX To Produce Supernatural 'LEGION'
Variety.com reports that Bold Films is pairing with visual effects house the Orphanage to produce Legion, a supernatural thriller that marks the directorial debut of Scott Stewart. Shooting begins in the fall.
Stewart is the co-founder of the Orphanage, whose recent visual effects resume includes "Live Free and Die Hard," "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," "Superman Returns" and "Sin City." Bold Films will finance the film, with Michel Litvak and David Lancaster producing and Gary Michael Walters exec producing.
Story follows a group of strangers stranded in a desert truckstop who must band together to stop an army of demonic creatures out to fulfill an ancient prophecy that opens the gates of hell.
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New Line Is Sent To A British 'SICK HOUSE'
Variety.com also reports that New Line Cinema has twitched for The Sick House a British horror movie about a man trapped in an abandoned hospital and preyed upon by an ancient incarnation of the plague.
Company acquired all North American rights from Darclight, the genre division of Oz-U.S. sales group Arclight Films.
Pic was helmed and co-scripted by Curtis Radclyffe ("Sweet Angel"). It stars Gina Phillips, "Jeepers Creepers").
Darclight previously handled "Wolf Creek," "Perfect Creature" and Snoop Dogg-starring horror comedy "Hood of Horror."
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First Sun Productions Now Set To Remake 'SUSPIRIA'
Variety also reports that new Italian production outfit First Sun has acquired the rights to remake Dario Argento's classic 1977 horror movie Suspiria as an English-language film.
The original is screening Friday at Cannes to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its release.
First Sun has been founded by director Luca Guadagnino ("Melissa P."), fashion designer Silvia Venturini Fendi and producers Carlo Antonelli, Marco Morabito and Massimilano Violante. The company says it will develop films with an international scope, inspired by the golden age of Italian filmmaking.
" 'Suspiria' has a unique style that we want to reinvent for today's generation," Guadagnino said. "We intend to create a concept that will encompass cinema, videogames, fashion and music and that revives the original for those who did not experience it. The Gothic resurgence is very strong around the world at the moment ... and we feel that a new version of 'Suspiria' will fit very well."
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Horror Brain News -- May 17, 2007
Gordon Goes Into Pre-Prodcution On 'DOORSTEP', Hooper In Talks For New Horror Flick
Variety.com reports that Moonstone Entertainment CEO Etchie Stroh is celebrating his 15th anniversary in Cannes by embarking on a partnership with producer Robert Katz. While the L.A.-based Stroh will continue to do international sales and service his 37-film library, he is also diving into production with Katz, whom he has known for two decades.
The duo plans to produce three to four films a year in the $30 million to $40 million range, including a slate of horror films under Katz's Amicus Entertainment banner.
"It's time to close one chapter and get down to the business of some new things," said Stroh, who will provide gap financing for the projects. "If you deal on a micro-level with the territories and keep your hand on the pulse, you can be prepared for all the changes."
Stuart Gordon is in pre-production on "The Thing on the Doorstep," based on the novel by H.P. Lovecraft.
Katz, who acquired horror producer Amicus in 2005, has recently completed production on Gordon's "Stuck," starring Stephen Rea and Mena Suvari.
Moonstone is also in discussions with Tobe Hooper to helm a high-profile horror book adaptation for the new partners.
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Johnny Knoxville To Do Battle With Zombies?!
MTV.com is reporting that Johnny Knoxville may be more known for shooting bolts of electricity through his flesh than for serious roles, but Paul Soter is out to change that. The writer and director is looking to cast the “Jackass†star in his upcoming zombie thriller.
Like his recently premiered Cillian Murphy/Lucy Liu flick “Watching the Detectives,†this would be a decided change of pace for Soter. The filmmaker is best known to audiences as a member of Broken Lizard, the comedy troupe behind cult favorites like “Super Troopers†and “Beerfest.†That means moviegoers heading into theaters expecting laughs might be disappointed. “[It’s] not a comedy at all. It’s a horror thriller,†he revealed of the new, still untitled film he wrote and hopes to direct. “I’ve always wanted to make some contribution to the zombie genre and this is a different way to do that.â€
On the plot, Soter explained, “It’s about a small Colorado town and there’s a forest fire nearby and it ignites these lost barrels of toxic who knows what. It blows this toxic ash into town and makes all the dogs go apeshit. The lead guy is in a custody battle for his son and has him for the weekend. He’s a firefighter and drops off his son at school and goes into town to fight the fire when he realizes what’s going on. So he’s on one side of town. His eight-year-old boy is on the other side of town. He’s got to get through this army of rabid dogs to get his son.†Whether or not he’ll get his leading man remains to be seen. “[Knoxville] has shown some interest,†says the helmer.
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Rob Schmidt Is Handed Some Bloody 'BAD MEAT'
Hollywoodreporter.com reports that Rob Schmidt is attached to direct Bad Meat, a comic horror film from Tiger Aspect Pictures. The gore-filled flick will center on troubled teens who send their parents to boot camp, only to find the tables have turned on them. Greg Brenman of Tiger Aspect ("Billy Elliot") is producing the project, which was written by Paul Gerstenberger and is set to shoot in September. ThinkFilm International is selling rights to the film at Cannes. Schmidt ("Crime and Punishment in Suburbia") is repped by Gersh Agency.
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Horror Brain News -- May 16, 2007
Fox Unveils Full DVD Specs & Artwork For ‘PERFECT CREATURE’ and ‘HILLS 2’
DVDactive.com reports that Fox Home Entertainment has officially announced Perfect Creature which stars Dougray Scott, and Saffron Burrows. This Gary Stranding directed vampire movie will be available to own from the 17th July, and should retail at around $29.98. The film itself will be presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen, along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround track. Extras will include a “Making Of†featurette, a “Designing the Perfect Creature†featurette and trailers.
DVDactive.com is also reporting that Fox Home Entertainment has announced horror sequel The Hills Have Eyes 2 which stars Daniella Alonso, Jacob Vargas, Jessica Stroup, and Michael McMillan. The Martin Weisz directed film will be available to own from the 17th July, and should retail at around $29.98. The unrated cut of the film will be presented in both anamorphic widescreen, and full screen - along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 track. Extras will include an alternate ending, deleted scenes, an Exploring the Hills: The Making of The Hills Have Eyes 2 featurette, a Fox Movie Channel Presents: Life After Film School with Wes Craven feature, a Mutant Attacks featurette, a Birth of a Graphic Novel featurette, a gag reel, and trailers.
Click on each link above to check out the DVD artwork for both flicks.
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’REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA’ Finds Its Star, First Song Revealed?!
If you head on over to the official Myspace page of filmmaker Darren Lynn Bousman, you can listen to the first of what will be many songs from his forthcoming flick “Repo! The Genetic Operaâ€. It’s a pretty catchy tune so check it out!
TVguide.com has also revealed that “Saw IV†star Scott Patterson is up for the lead role in the film. The horror website Bloody-Disgusting checked in with Bousman and he tells the site that as of right now everything is "RUMOR".
We will bring you more on “Repo! The Genetic Opera†as soon as more details are released.
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28 WEEKS LATER - Review
By: Joe Click
 “…My Dad and Mom. They were trying to kill me.†- Runaway child
Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Writer(s): Rowan Joffe, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Jesús Olmo, Enrique López Lavigne
Producer: Andrew Macdonald, Danny Boyle
Cast:
Catherine McCormack - Alice
Robert Carlyle - Don
Amanda Walker - Sally
Shahid Ahmed - Jacob
Jeremy Renner - Doyle
Release Date: May 11th, 2007
Running Time: 99 min.
Budget: ?
Box Office Take-In of Opening Weekend: $10 million
So I am sitting in a theater - the year is 2002 - and what comes my way is a trailer for a little film called 28 Days Later. Admittedly, I thought the trailer looked a little lack luster. But I paid my money and took a chance, especially after a slue of A+ reviews. The film ended up being one of the greatest horror films of this decade and with that you knew a sequel was always a possibility.
Fast-forward to present day and now I am sitting in a theater about to watch the follow up, 28 Weeks Later. Same scenario applied, with me thinking that the trailer stunk, but the reviews were shockingly good to say the least. What made it all the more shocking is that this is a sequel and I don’t have to insult your intelligence by explaining that topic. When I left the theater I was not only happy, but I may have even had an epiphany. So let’s go back to the U.K. as I review the 2007 film 28 Weeks Later.
Synopsis: After the event of 28 Days Later, much of London is left devastated and in ruins. U.S. Army officials have set up shop to reestablish the area, and have contained the rage virus by letting the last of the infected starve to death. All seems back on track until the virus hides in a uniquely immune woman and is then released unto the not-so-lucky. Now with the virus out again, a brother and sister must fight not only to survive the rage filled humans but from being exterminated by officials as well or all will be lost in a matter or 28 seconds.
Direction: Directed by the man behind the 2001 film Intacto, 28 Weeks Later is nothing less than amazing. To tell you about everything that is great about this film would not only take all day, but I would be going through almost ever second of the movie. That’s the great thing about the film; there isn’t a dull moment.
The film starts out with a family trying to survive the best that they can, but then a boy comes knocking on the door exclaiming that zombies are chasing him. They let him in but that only brings trouble and the house is soon ransacked by the infected. The great thing about this particular scene is that it showcases the hidden truth behind human selfishness.
Much like Romero’s “Dead†series, this scene shows a husband leaving his wife to die in fear that he would be next. As she is pleading for her husband to come back through an upstairs window, he takes off out of the house and the zombies follow. Not only is this scene well shot and tense, but the writing is great as well and it sets up the rest of the film perfectly. It’s as if I am still in shock from it. The movie is so good in fact that the opening scene, by itself, is better than entire films that Hollywood has been putting out lately. I could have more enjoyment staring at a freaking still from this film than I would ever watching the Black Christmas remake.
Another thing I liked about this movie was the flow of the film. The pace is perfect in every way and is accompanied by many great film techniques and beautiful shots. A great example of this is the POV. I love the POV shot and I thought that it had gone out of style about the time that Rocky had a street fight with Tommy “The Mullet†- I mean Tommy “The Machine†- Gunn. I have always felt it had a place in horror and in 28 Weeks Later, it’s used masterfully.
The characters in the film are great, as well. Not only are they completely fleshed out and a testament to how good the movie is, they’re also incredibly realistic and really make you care for their well-being. In fact, at one point in the movie you start asking yourself, “Did Romero have a hand in the making of this movie?†The styles are contrasting, but the same primal reactions are there. I could continue but, in the end, 28 Weeks Later is one of the greatest horror sequels ever.
Acting: The acting in 28 Weeks Later is almost as special as everything else and that’s saying something. In my opinion, Robert Carlyle was the best actor in the entire movie. He played Don, the father of our two main characters. Every time he opened his mouth it was great and there is one scene that I recall where he has to explain to his children that he watched their mother die instead of leaving her for dead. We, as audience members, feel sympathetic for him, even though he is lying to his kids; we sense that he has a good heart and was simply scared for his life. Now I know some of you will say, “I would go back for my wife.†However, I have a big enough imagination to put myself in that situation, in such a way that I think almost everybody would have done what he did.
Another actor that shined was Jeremy Renner, who played Doyle. I felt the realism just bursting out of his performance and he is extremely likeable. Most of his greatness comes in the second half of the picture and... well, I am not going to ruin this baby so you better go check it out for yourselves.
Gore and More: Gore hounds should be satisfied with 28 Weeks Later as the film gracefully and tastefully handles its blood. It’s super bloody at times but that just amplifies the story. It’s great because of the superb direction and, unlike a lot of Hollywood films, the gore is not the main focus.
The locations are great and only enhance the film’s realism. The second half of the film is mostly on the move and the set changes are great. You just can’t ask for a better sequel.
Conclusion: 28 Weeks Later is a tense thriller, easily comparable to George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead (yea, I fucking said it) in terms of sequels. Yet, looking at it as a standalone film would be fine, as well. Don’t miss this opportunity to be a part of history because we horror fans won’t see a sequel like this for many, many years. You have been informed.
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Horror Brain News -- May 15, 2007
Watch Two Clips From MGM's Thriller 'MR. BROOKS'
Yahoo! Movies now has up two new clips from the upcoming Kevin Costner thriller Mr. Brooks, which will be hitting theaters on June 1st.
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Very Cool Teaser One Sheet For 'SHROOMS' Revealed!
IMPawards.com now has up the very first teaser poster for the Irish horror flick Shrooms. Check it out.
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Virginia Madsen Set To Star In 'A HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT'
Hollywoodreporter.com reports that Virginia Madsen will star in A Haunting in Connecticut, a supernatural thriller that Peter Cornwell is directing for Gold Circle.
"Haunting" tells the true story of a family forced to relocate near a clinic where their teenage son is being treated for cancer. There, they discover that the home they have rented is a former mortuary with a dark history that might account for the extraordinary manifestations of the boy's illness and the supernatural events that threaten the family.
Tim Metcalfe and Adam Simon wrote the screenplay.
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Hyde Park & Dark Horse Team Up For Adaptation of 'THE BLACKBURNE COVENANT'
Variety.com reports that Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park Entertainment and Mike Richardson's Dark Horse Entertainment and Dark Horse Comics are partnering on a slate of independent films.
The alliance will launch with The Blackburne Covenant, based on the Dark Horse graphic novel by Fabian Nicieza and illustrated by Stefano Raffaele. Story deals with the publication of a bestselling novel in which the author's fictional plot turns out to have a supernatural basis in reality.
Under the partnership, the companies plan to produce a series of medium-budget films based on Dark Horse properties. Dark Horse Entertainment's production credits include "The Mask," "Hellboy" and the upcoming "30 Days of Night."
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Ernest Dickerson To Helm 'THE UN-DEAD'
Variety.com also reports that Ernest Dickerson will direct The Un-Dead, a new chapter to the canon of Bram Stoker's "Dracula" that has been endorsed by the author's family.
Pic is based on a novel written by Stoker's great grand-nephew, Dacre Stoker, and Ian Holt. Holt wrote the script. Production will begin in Eastern Europe late in the year.
The picture is a co-production between Ken Atchity's AEI and Jan De Bont's Blue Tulip Prods.; private financing is being raised through Europe. The film will shoot later this year in Eastern Europe.
The plot picks up 25 years after the original book that hatched the 1931 film.
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Horror Brain News -- May 14, 2007
Trailers: ‘FRAT HOUSE MASSACRE’
Twitchfilm.net now has up links to two downloadable trailers for Alex Pucci's Frat House Massacre, which were found on the website of production company ScreamKings Productions.
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Maria Bello Replaces Rachel Weisz In Third 'MUMMY'
Variety.com reports that Maria Bello will replace Rachel Weisz in the third installment of The Mummy.
She joins Brendan Fraser, Luke Ford, Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh in the Rob Cohen-directed film for Universal Pictures.
Bello will play Evelyn Carnahan O'Connell, the adventuress played in the first two films by Weisz. After Weisz declined to reprise, Cohen and the studio cast a wide net for a replacement.
Scripted by "Smallville" creators Miles Millar and Alfred Gough, the film brings the O'Connells and their full-grown son (Ford) to the forbidden tombs of China and the Himalayas, where they battle a shape-shifting mummy, a former Chinese emperor (Li) cursed by a wizard (Yeoh).
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Could Depression End The Career of Filmmaker Lars von Trier?
CBC.ca reports that Danish director Lars von Trier has revealed he takes no pleasure in filmmaking, and isn't sure whether he can continue to create movies after a period of depression.
"You can't make a film and be depressed at the same time," he said in an interview published Saturday in the Politiken newspaper.
"They say that it can take a couple of years to recover after a depression. But let us see."
Von Trier, who directed Breaking the Waves, Dancer in the Dark starring the singer Bjork and 2003's Dogville starring Nicole Kidman, says the depression has left him "like a blank sheet of paper," losing focus and initiative.
Von Trier said he's due to begin work in a few months on a horror movie, called Antichrist, but isn't sure whether he can get it started. Antichrist depicts Satan, not God, as the world's creator.
"I assume that Antichrist will be my next film. But right now I don't know."
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Trailer: ‘THE GIRL NEXT DOOR’
If you head on over to the official website for Gregory Wilson’s The Girl Next Door, an adaptation of the Jack Ketchum novel, you can check out the very first trailer for the film.
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Eli Roth Gets Trailer Happy With ‘TRAILER TRASH’
Collider.com reports that they recently heard of a new Eli Roth project that sounded really cool. What they are talking about is a new film called Trailer Trash and it’s going to be a feature film made up of all fake movie trailers.
If you click on the link above, you can watch a video interview with Eli Roth in which he talks about this future project.
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New Zealand Vamp Flick ‘PERFECT CREATURE’ Heading Straight-To-DVD
Fangoria.com reports that they got the scoop that Perfect Creature, the New Zealand vampire film that has been off the radar since Fox picked up the distribution rights at the Cannes Film Festival two years ago, will go straight to DVD in the U.S. via the studio’s Home Entertainment division. It’ll hit disc July 17, sporting a 2.35:1 transfer with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio, a making-of featurette, a second Designing the Perfect Creature featurette and trailers. Retail price is $29.98.
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Horror Brain News -- May 11, 2007
Barry Sonnenfeld and 20th Century Fox Prepare To Open Pandora's 'BOX'
Hollywoodreporter.com reports that Barry Sonnenfeld is in negotiations to direct the supernatural action-adventurer The Box for 20th Century Fox. Southpaw Entertainment's Richard Lewis is producing.
Evan Spiliotopoulos is penning the screenplay, which serves up a contemporary take on the myth of Pandora's box.
"Box" centers on a college grad with an uncertain future who is tricked into opening the mythical box, unwittingly unleashing the evils trapped within. He then must team with Pandora to save the world from destruction.
Described as summer event film, "Box" is being fast-tracked by Fox. Emma Watts is overseeing the project for the studio.
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Malcolm McDowell Signs On For 'HALLOWEEN' Trilogy
Rottentomatoes.com reports that while the notion of Rob Zombie's Halloween remake may divide fans, the idea of a remake trilogy must be at the very least interesting. Let's just hope they don't remake "Season of the Witch."
"I've signed for three," said Malcolm McDowell, who is playing Dr. Loomis. "How about that? They obviously think it's going to be a big hit."
Having never seen a "Halloween" movie before, McDowell is confident that his portrayal of Loomis will be unique. "I have to tell you that I've never seen Halloween 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7. I must be one of the only people on the planet never to have seen any of the films and I'm so glad because I asked the director, Rob Zombie, whether he thought I should see them and he said, 'No, better no.'"
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Producer John De Mol Resurrects Hammer Horror!
Variety.com reports that Dutch producer John De Mol is reviving famed British horror studio Hammer Film Prods., which built its name on a string of pics released in the 1950s and 1960s under the Hammer House of Horror label.
Private equity firm Cyrte Investments, led by de Mol, has acquired the rights to Hammer's library, home of roughly 300 titles featuring the likes of Count Dracula, Frankenstein and the Mummy as well as the popular "Quatermass" franchise.
Reinvigorated Hammer studio --which hasn't done any production to speak of since the mid-1980s -- will be run by former Liberty Global execs Simon Oakes and Marc Schipper. Oakes played a leading role in brokering the deal.
"Hammer is a great British media brand that has lain dormant but lived on in people's imaginations. It is more intelligent and character-driven than traditional American 'goreography,' and we intend to capitalize on this and make it a global brand," Oakes said in a statement.
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The Winners From The 33rd Annual Saturn Awards Are Announced!
Variety.com also has up the complete list of winners from the 33rd annual Saturn Awards.
Check out the complete list of winners - including Best Horror Film - by clicking on the link above.
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Horror Brain News -- May 10, 2007
New Poster, Clip From New Zealand Vampire Flick ‘PERFECT CREATURE’
Twitchfilm.net now has up a brand new poster and link to a new clip from the New Zealand vampire actioner Perfect Creature. Check it out!
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The Halcyon Co. Acquires Rights To 'THE TERMINATOR', New Trilogy In The Works
Hollywoodreporter.com is reporting that The Terminator is coming back.
The Halcyon Co. -- a recently formed, privately financed film development, production and financing company headed by co-CEOs Derek Anderson and Victor Kubicek -- has acquired the franchise rights to the popular movie series from C2's Mario Kassar and Andrew Vajna, intending to make a new trilogy that would anchor their movie company.
The deal is said to be in the tens of millions of dollars.
Terminator 4 will be based on a script by John Brancato and Michael Ferris, which was part of the transaction. Halcyon plans to immediately begin preproduction on the film. While no distribution agreement has been set, Halcyon is hoping that "T4" will be ready for release in the first half of 2009.
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Trailer: 'CAPTIVITY'
Hollywood.com now has up the final full trailer for After Dark Films' Captivity, which hits theaters on June 22nd.
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Controversial ‘CAPTIVITY’ Is Given R-Rating By MPAA
Bloody-Disgusting.com reports that after all of the MPAA madness (story here), After Dark Films' Captivity received an official "R" rating for: Strong violence, torture, pervasive terror, grizzly images, language and some sexual material. Roland Joffe's film will now being hitting theaters on June 22nd.
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Hilary Swank Prepares To Sink Her Teeth Into Film Adaptation of ‘FANGLAND’
NYpost.com reports that HILARY Swank has landed a role she can sink her teeth into, or vice versa. The Oscar winner actually will play the heroine being hunted by vampires in the movie version of the John Marks novel Fangland. Swank's production company optioned the book by the former "60 Minutes" producer. It is set at a TV news magazine called "The Hour," where bloodthirsty vampires roam the halls. The "Dracula" meets "Network" tale is said to reflect the sometimes hellish environment of the real "60 Minutes."
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Watch The Opening Three Minutes of ‘SEVERANCE’!
IGN MOVIES now has up the first three minutes of the upcoming horror-comedy Severance, which will hit theaters on May 18th.
You must be over the age of 17 to view the footage.
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Horror Brain News -- May 9, 2007
Ethan Hawke Tapped To Star In Lionsgate's Vampire Flick 'DAYBREAKERS'
Hollywoodreporter.com reports that Ethan Hawke has signed on to topline Lionsgate's futuristic vampire film Daybreakers.
Australian horror veterans Peter and Michael Spierig ("Undead") wrote and will helm the high-concept project, which begins shooting in July in Australia, with Weta Workshop creating the creature effects.
Hawke will play a researcher in the year 2017, when a plague has transformed most of the world's population into vampires. As the human population nears extinction, vampires must capture and farm every remaining human or find a blood substitute before time runs out. However, a covert group of vampires makes a discovery that has the power to save the human race.
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Watch A Bloody New Clip From Lionsgate's 'BUG'
Shocktillyoudrop.com now has up an exclusive, VERY intense clip from William Friedkin's upcoming horror/thriller Bug, which hits theaters on May 25th.
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'THE LOST BOYS 2' Finds A Writer and Director!
Moviehole.net & Shocktillyoudrop.com have confirmed that a director and writer have been found for the forthcoming sequel "The Lost Boys 2".
Moviehole.net reports that he longed-for (some may say superfluous) sequel to "The Lost Boys†(1987) is prepping in Vancouver, Canada and Moviehole was informed today that P.J Pesce, a filmmaker familiar with the vampire terrain having tackled Dimension’s “From Dusk Till Dawn 3â€, is attached to direct. Joel Schumacher, of course, directed the classic original.
Shocktillyoudrop.com, meanwhile, reports that they have learned through a number of sources that Hans Rodionoff ("Saint Sinner") won the studio over with his take on the story and will receive screenwriting credit. Other credits include The Hollow, Marvel's "Man-Thing" and Cliver Barker's "Tortured Souls", a property currently resting in development purgatory.
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Horror Brain News -- May 8, 2007
Test Screening Review of ‘DAY OF THE DEAD’ Remake: Surprise! Surprise!
Ain’t It Cool News now has up an early test screening review of Steve Miner’s forthcoming remake of the George Romero classic Day of the Dead.
To no one’s surprise, the review is negative. From various images and trailers of the film – not to mention the fact that they are remaking a film that is ALMOST impossible to remake – that have been released, we all knew that this thing was going to be a disaster. This early review just proves that point even more.
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MGM and Sony Prepare For 'POLTERGEIST: IN THE SHADOWS'
Moviehole.net reports that MGM has been tinkering with the idea of continuing the “Poltergeist†series – a series that ended on a sour note, what with the tragic death of young Heather O’Rourke just before the third film’s completion (she didn't participate in the re-shoots) and, well, the fact that the third one wasn’t much chop – since, well, Sony became the new deciding party in that equation.
Michael Grais, writer or “Poltergeist†and co-writer of “Poltergeist II : The Other Sideâ€, has been coaxed back to the land of scary old farts; evil bedside clowns and [very] long-distance phone calls, it seems. Word has it – confirmed by three people in the know - that he may have scored the job of penning the next “Poltergeist†film.
The new film Poltergeist: In the Shadows is in the “early stages of development right nowâ€, sources inform Moviehole.
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'DISTURBIA' Writer To Pen Modern Day Witchcraft Flick 'THE FLOCK'
Variety.com reports that fresh off the success of "Disturbia," scribe Christopher B. Landon is set to pen psychological thriller The Flock for Warner Independent Pictures. Jason Blum's Blumhouse is producing.
Studio specialty arm picked up the project based on Landon's pitch.
Set in contemporary times, story revolves around three teens accused of practicing witchcraft. Girls endure terrifying consequences as a result of the ensuing hysteria and scapegoating.
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Ghost House Pictures & Vertigo Ent. Ready To Create An 'INCIDENT AT SANS ASYLUM'
Variety.com also reports that Ghost House Pictures and Vertigo Entertainment are teaming to make horror project Incident at Sans Asylum and signed Spanish helmer Daniel Calparsoro to direct.
Vertigo's Roy Lee and Doug Davison will produce alongside Drew Crevello ("The Grudge 2"). Ghost House's Rob Tapert, Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane will exec produce with Vertigo's Sonny Mahli; Kelli Konop and Nicole Brown will co-produce.
Mandate Pictures is handling sales on the film as part of its Cannes slate. Production is scheduled to start in late summer.
S. Craig Zahler ("The Brigands of Rattleborge") penned the script, which follows aspiring musicians working as cooks for the criminally insane who find themselves locked in the asylum when a major thunderstorm hits.
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Complete DVD Specs, Artwork For ‘THE MONSTER SQUAD’ DVD Revealed!
Bloody-Disgusting.com reports that they have just received the final "approved" specs for Lionsgate's The Monster Squad 20th Anniversary DVD release, which will hit retailers on July 24.
The 2-Disc DVD set will include the following:
• Monster Squad Forever! – A five-part retrospective featuring new interviews with writer/director Fred Dekker, actors André Gower, Ryan Lambert, Ashley Bank, Duncan Regehr, Tom Noonan and more!
• A Conversation with Frankenstein – A never-before-seen classic interview with the Monster himself!
• Deleted Scenes
• Audio commentary with Writer/Director Fred Dekker and “Squad Members†André Gower, Ryan Lambert and Ashley Bank
• Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Fred Dekker and Director of Photography Bradford May
• Original Theatrical Trailer and TV Spot
• Stills Gallery
• Newly Mastered 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
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Common Joins Cast of Universal’s ‘WANTED’
MTV.com reports that Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr. – otherwise known as Grammy nominated MC, Common – has joined Angelina Jolie in Universal’s Ultra-Violent comic adaptation of Wanted.
"I've been pursuing an acting career, because I love the art of acting," the cool and contemplative "Smokin' Aces" star grinned recently (see "Alicia Keys Kills — Literally — In Film Debut, 'Smokin' Aces' "). Now he's about to take his art a step further: Common revealed for the first time that he'll soon be playing opposite a smokin'-hot Hollywood A-lister. "I'm about to do this film called 'Wanted,' which is starring Angelina Jolie," he said.
Common recently signed on to the currently filming drama, based on the ultra-violent comic book of the same name and directed by Russian "Night Watch"/"Day Watch" visionary Timur Bekmambetov. "[It's also got] Morgan Freeman and James McAvoy, who was also part of 'The Last King of Scotland' with Forest Whitaker. And man, this movie is very exciting to even be talking about.
"My character in 'Wanted' is called the Gunsmith," Common disclosed. "I'm basically this dude that's a master at shooting guns. I'm training this gentleman that's coming in, who really has certain abilities but doesn't know it; I'm training him on how to be what he should be."
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