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Thursday, August 23, 2007 |
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Horror Brain News -- August 23, 2007
Trailer: 'M'
Twitchfilm.net now has up the very first teaser for Lee Myung-Se's forthcoming supernatural thriller M.
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Official DVD Specs For 'BLACK SHEEP' Revealed
DVDactive.com Genius Products and The Weinstein Company have announced the release of Black Sheep for the 9th of October, priced at around $24.95. A list of bonus material can be found below. Click on the link above to check out the cover art.
- Audio Commentary by Director Jonathan King and Actor Nathan Meister
- 'The Making of Black Sheep' Featurette
- Five Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary
- Blooper Reel
- 'Early Morning': Surprise Scene Shot Exclusively for the DVD
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Alcon Entertainment Acquires Thrilling 'VALET', Warner Bros. To Distribute
Variety.com reports that Alcon Entertainment has put Valet behind the wheel, acquiring the thriller pitch from Alan McElroy and setting it up with Nicole Rocklin and Wendy Rhoads along with Alcon's Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson.
Alcon plans to release the film through its output deal at Warner Bros.
"Valet" is inspired by true events involving a parking attendant who became obsessed with a female customer and systematically inserted himself into her life.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007 |
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Horror Brain News -- August 22, 2007
A Script Review of Neil Marshall's 'DOOMSDAY' Now Online!
LatinoReview.com now has up an exclusive look at the script for Neil Marhsall’s ("Dog Soldiers", "The Descent") eagerly awaited new flick, Doomsday.
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Warner Bros. and Todd McFarlane Set To Bring Darker 'OZ' To Life
Variety.com reports that Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow Pictures are teaming on Oz, a revisionist take on the L. Frank Baum books that hatched "The Wizard of Oz."
Project was acquired based on an idea by Todd McFarlane that was fleshed out and pitched by Josh Olson ("A History of Violence").
Olson will write and McFarlane will produce with Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk. Rick Benattar ("Shoot ’Em Up") is exec producer.
Conversations with McFarlane and Olson make it clear that they are still working out the tone of the film. They have plenty to work with. WB has owned the rights to the original "The Wizard of Oz" since buying Ted Turner’s empire, whose assets included the film and other plum titles in the MGM library. There are also 15 novels in the Oz series written by Baum, most in the public domain.
McFarlane has a vision of Oz that is a dark, edgy and muscular PG-13, without a singing Munchkin in sight. That was clear with a toy line he launched several years ago that featured a buxom Dorothy and Toto reimagined as an oversized snarling warthog. Olson has something a little tamer, and PG, in mind.
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Another Remake On The Way! This Time It's 'WITCHBOARD'
Bloody-Disgusting.com reports that Kevin S. Tenney is looking to do a remake of his own 1986 film, Witchboard, which concerned an evil Ouija board that would possess people into killing one another. Says Tenney, 'We bought the rights to 'Witchboard' from the original production company and we're going to do a remake, and we're raising the money ourselves."
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New Videos From Rob Zombie's 'HALLOWEEN' Revealed!
Yahoo! Movies now has up a brand new clip and behind-the-scenes featurette for Rob Zombie's forthcoming remake of Halloween, which will be hitting theaters on August 31st.
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Horror Brain News -- August 21, 2007
Strand Releasing and Sony Pictures Acquire Anthony Hopkins' 'SLIPSTREAM'
Hollywoodreporter.com reports that the Anthony Hopkins-directed feature Slipstream, starring Hopkins, Christian Slater, John Turturro, Michael Clarke Duncan and Camryn Manheim, will be distributed domestically by Strand Releasing and on home video through Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisition Group.
The genre-mixing feature centers on a murder-mystery screenwriter (Hopkins) whose characters begin coming to life as his life blurs with his screenplay. His brain begins to implode, captured in the film through a nonlinear, hallucinogenic narrative.
Stella Arroyave and Robert Katz produced the film from Hopkins' original script, which marks his screenwriting debut. Strand plans a limited release beginning Oct. 26, followed by a Sony DVD release next year.
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Autumn Resser Joins Cast of 'LOST BOYS 2: THE TRIBE'
Hollywoodreporter.com also reports that Autumn Reeser is ready for some blood in Lost Boys 2: The Tribe, Warner Premiere's sequel to the 1987 movie. P.J. Pesce is directing. Reeser will play a girl who, along with her brother, moves to the town of Trinidad, Calif., where she is seduced by the leader of a cult of vampire surfers. Reeser is best known for her role on Fox's "The O.C." She next stars in the ABC Family telefilm "Nature of the Beast." Reeser is repped by APA and Kritzer Levine Wilkins Entertainment.
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Horror Brain News -- August 20, 2007
Tom Savini Joins The Cast of 'LOST BOYS' Sequel
Fangoria.com reports that the makeup FX legend/actor Tom Savini has informed them that he will appear in Lost Boys: The Tribe. "I'm one of the first vampires you see in the movie," Savini said of the sequel to the much-loved 1987 Joel ("The Number 23") Schumacher teen horror hit. "I'm a surfer who runs into the vampires at the beginning of the film, in a sequence that is shot very Sergio Leone-style [à la the extreme close-up prologue of the director's classic "Once Upon A Time In The West"]. They're shooting 'The Tribe' in Vancouver right now, and I'll be there September 11."
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Trailer: 'P2'
If you click here, you can check out the official website for Summit Entertainment's forthcoming horror thriler "P2" - the Alexandre Aja ("Haute Tension", "The Hills Have Eyes") produced film - which features the very first trailer for the flick.
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Horror Brain News -- August 17, 2007
After Dark Films Duo To Launch Autonomous Films Label
Hollywdoodreporter.com reports that After Dark Films partners Courtney Solomon and Allan Zeman are launching Autonomous Films, a sister production/distribution label with a two-year, $55 million JPMorgan P&A credit facility.
Solomon has raised about 70% of the $50 million he will use to produce and acquire three to four mainstream films a year, most in the $5 million-$20 million range. Half of the production funds will come from private-equity funding (mostly from Hong Kong-based real estate financier Zeman) and half from international presales, subsidies and other sources. Solomon said the remainder of the financing will be finalized within the next few weeks.
Autonomous plans to put three films into production in first-quarter 2008, with one set for distribution in the fourth quarter and the second set for release during second-quarter 2009. Although the unannounced project deals are now being finalized, two of the planned films are broad comedies and one is an action caper film in the vein of "Ocean's Eleven." Solomon said a potential fourth feature would be in the $1 million-$3 million range.
The new label's output will be a part of Solomon's existing three-year deal signed in July 2006 with Lionsgate Films, which handles DVD, pay TV, other TV, PPV, VOD and, for some titles, theatrical distribution.
Two previously announced After Dark titles -- Goran Dukic's black comedy "Wristcutters: A Love Story," starring Patrick Fugit and Shannyn Sossamon, and Griffin Dunne's drama "Fierce People," starring Diane Lane and Donald Sutherland -- will be released under the Autonomous label in the next three months.
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'POLTERGEIST: 25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION' & 'BASKET CASE 2' Coming In October
DavisDVD.com reports that Warner Home Video will at long last release Poltergeist: 25th Anniversary Edition on October 9th. The DVD will feature a newly remastered 2.40:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer and Dolby Digital 5.1 track. Extras will include the new documentary "They're Here: The Real World of Poltergeists Revealed" (Part One - The Science Of The Spirit, Part Two - Communication With The Dead), a making-of featurette and trailer gallery. Retail is $19.97.
Unfortunately, however, it appears that Warners has cancelled any HD-DVD and Blu-ray release for this title until 2008.
Also, DavisDVD.com reports that Synapse Films has announced the DVD debut of Basket Case 2 for October 30th. Director Frank Henenlotter's follow-up to his original arrives with a brand-new 1.78 anamorphic transfer mastered from a high-definition transfer of the original 35mm camera negative. Bonus materials include "Beyond The Wicker," a brand-new making-of featurette, and "The Man In The Moon Mask" new interview with actor David Emge. retail is $19.95. Also keep your eyes wide open for Synapse Films' uncensored Special Edition DVD of director Frank Henenlotter's Brain Damage coming back in print for a limited time on the same date for $19.95.
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Filmmaker Ed Sanchez Talks About His Latest Project 'SEVENTH MOON'
Bloodygoodhorror.net now has up an interview with Ed Sanchez, the man who catapulted to fame as one of the co-creators of "The Blair Witch Project." Almost ten years later, with a controversial sequel and an underrated alien invasion flick "Altered" behind him, he's ready to try to scare the crap out of you again with his new film called "Seventh Moon."
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'HOSTEL: PART II' DVD Cover Art Revealed
DVDactive.com now has up the official DVD artwork for the forthcoming unrated release of Eli Roth's Hostel: Part II, which will be coming to a store near you on October 23rd.
From DVDactive.com:
Extras will include an Eli Roth commentary, a second commentary with Gabriel Roth and Quentin Tarantino, and a third commentary with Eli Roth, Lauren German, Richard Burgi and Vera Jordanova. Completing the package will be a “Hostel Part II: The Next Level†behind the scenes featurette, a “The Art of KNB Effects†featurette, another featurette on set design, an International Television Special, a Blood and Guts montage, deleted scenes, Elvis Mitchell of “The Treatment†Interview with Eli Roth, and Factory Torture Cams. A Blu-ray edition will also be available for $38.96. This will include all of the above extra material, along with some additional "Factory Torture Footage" exclusive to the Blu-ray edition.
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Thursday, August 16, 2007 |
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Horror Brain News -- August 16, 2007
Trailer: 'EASTERN PROMISES'
Twitchfilm.net now has up a link to a brand new trailer for David Cronenberg‘s latest thriller Easter Promises, which will be hitting theaters on September 14th. Check it out.
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'OPEN WATER' Duo Prepare A New Thriller For Paramount Vantage
Variety.com reports that writer-director Chris Kentis and producer Laura Lau are reteaming on an untitled thriller for Paramount Vantage -- their first film since indie hit "Open Water."
Kentis wrote and will direct the Vantage project, which is eying an early 2008 start.
Story revolves around a young woman who is arrested for a crime she didn't commit and plunged into a state of confusion and psychological terror as she defends herself.
"Chris and Laura have the ability to tap into viewers' fears and anxieties and create scenarios that are truly terrifying in their realism," rep John Lesher said.
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Lackluster DVD Re-Release Planned For 'PROM NIGHT'
DavisDVD.com reports that Echo Bridge Home Entertainment will release a new widescreen edition of the Jamie Lee Curtis slasher Prom Night on October 2nd. No word yet if it'll be a proper anamorphic transfer this go-around, but one can always hope. Retail is $6.99.
Why even bother?
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007 |
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Horror Brain News -- August 15, 2007
WB Set To Bring ‘CONDEMNED: CRIMINAL ORIGINS’ Video Game To The Big Screen!
Hollywoodreporter.com reports that director Tarsem Singh is set to return to the studio world with The Unforgettable, a science fiction thriller from Warner Bros. Pictures being produced by Basil Iwanyk, David Goyer and Jason Hall.
"Unforgettable," originally titled "Species X," centers on a cop who in the course of a murder investigation realizes that he is not human and uncovers a war between good and evil aliens.
The project is based on the Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment video game "The Condemned: Criminal Origins," which Hall and Nathan Hendrickson created. Hall most recently was senior vp WBIE and oversaw such games as "300: March to Glory," "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" and "The Matrix Online."
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Say It Ain’t So! Len Wisemen In Talks To Direct ‘ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK’ Remake!
Hollywoodreporter.com also reports that Len Wiseman, the director behind "Live Free of Die Hard," is in negotiations to helm Escape From New York, New Line Cinema's remake of the cult John Carpenter movie.
The project was set up at New Line in March with Neal Moritz producing and Gerard Butler attached to star as anti-hero Snake Plissken.
Ken Nolan ("Black Hawk Down") wrote the script, which will combine an origin story for Plissken merged with the story of the 1981 movie. The original film was set in a futuristic 1997, when Manhattan had been turned into a giant maximum-security prison. The U.S. president's plane crashed on the island, and Plissken -- incarcerated for robbing a federal reserve bank -- was coerced into a rescue mission.
Hey! Maybe this will be a mind numbing PG-13 film, too! What do ya think?
[Be sure to click here to check out our exclusive interview with screenwriter Ken Nolan.]
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Fox To Release Unrated ‘DAY WATCH’ DVD In October
Bloody-Disgusting.com reports that the action-packed fantasy thriller Day Watch soars onto DVD October 30th from Fox Home Entertainment. Available as an Unrated Edition DVD featuring footage not shown in theaters from the remarkable cinematic vision of cutting-edge director Timur Bekmambetov, DAY WATCH is the second installment of the innovative film trilogy (the follow-up to last year’s critically-acclaimed Night Watch) based on the best-selling horror/sci-fi novels by Sergei Luyanenko. DAY WATCH revolves around the ancient war between the forces of Light and Darkness that is reaching it’s tragic outcome. The DAY WATCH Unrated Edition DVD includes the original theatrical Russian language version of the film, as well as an English language dub, along with “The Making of Day Watch†featurette, plus director commentary, original Russian trailers and more. In addition, Fox Home Entertainment will also be releasing the Day Watch/Night Watch Two-Pack Collection with both films packaged together.
[Click here to read our review of “Day Watchâ€, which was one of the very first reviews of the film to be posted on the net.]
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Special ‘HATCHET’ Screening Scheduled For New England Area In September
We have been sent some new information regarding the highly anticipated release of Adam Green’s acclaimed horror flick “Hatchetâ€. Read on to find out what’s up:
Newbury Comics, a New England-based comic book chain, will be hosting a special HATCHET screening on Wednesday, September 4th at the AMC Loews Boston Commons. A limited number of tickets are available to the public. The Newbury Comics T-shirt worn by star Joel David Moore throughout the film is a shoutout to writer/director Adam Green’s favorite comic book store, where he bought all his horror movies and action figures while growing up. For more information about the screening, www.newburycomics.com.
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Complete List of Specs For MGM’s ‘FROM BEYOND’ & ‘ROTLD’ SE DVDs
DavisDVD.com now has up the following official press release:
Two Gory Horror Masterpieces Arrive On DVD September 11 From MGM Home Entertainment
Los Angeles, CA - Two iconic splatter classics that were pioneers in the horror genre make their way to DVD when From Beyond Unrated and The Return Of The Living Dead Collector’s Edition arrive on September 11 from MGM Home Entertainment. Just in time for Halloween, these 80s cult classics represent some of the most dark and original content created and started a new trend in black comedy. Based on the short story of the same name by legendary writer H.P. Lovecraft, comes a science-fiction experiment gone horribly wrong in From Beyond. Starring horror legend Jeffrey Combs (imator, The Frighteners) and shot by cult director Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator, Dolls), From Beyond Unrated is available for the first time on DVD and includes all new featurettes, a photomontage and the original Director’s Unrated Cut.
Writer/director Dan O’Bannon (Alien, Lifeforce) puts a hilarious spin on the zombie movie with The Return Of The Living Dead. Considered one of the most bizarre yet incredibly funny horror films in its time, The Return Of The Living Dead helped launch the career of scream queen Linnea Quigley (Sorority Babes In The Slime Ball Bowl-O-Rama, Vice Academy) and is a true punk rock zombie comedy. The Collector’s Edition DVD comes in collectible glow in the dark packaging and features audio commentary from cast, crew and the undead, behind-the-scenes featurettes, an 80s horror film retrospective hosted by the mistress of the night herself, Elvira and of course, zombie subtitles. Both From Beyond Unrated and The Return Of The Living Dead Collector’s Edition are available for the suggested retail price of $19.98 U.S. / $25.98 Canada. Prebook is August 15, 2007.
From Beyond Unrated Director's Cut
H.P. Lovecraft’s classic tale of suspense became “a grisly amalgam of sex, shock and satire†(Newsweek) in the hands of the creators of Re-animator. And now, armed with shocking never-before-seen footage and special features and on DVD for the first time, this “bloody good entertainment†(Time) has evolved into one of the most gruesomely riveting film experiences of all time! The Resonator, a powerful machine that can control the sixth sense, has killed its creator and sent his associate into an insane asylum. But when a beautiful psychiatrist becomes determined to continue the experiment, she unwittingly opens the door to a hostile parallel universe…and to the deviant behavior within the human psyche. With its victims becoming creatures who feed on – and become aroused by – human brains, the Resonator is the ultimate man-made monster. And now something’s gone horribly wrong and no one can turn it off!
From Beyond - Special Features:
• "The Director’s Perspective" featurette
• "The Editing Room: Lost and Found" featurette
• Interview With Composer
• Photo Montage
• Storyboard To Film Comparisons w/introduction
• Deleted Scenes:
o Appearance of Dr. Pretorus
o Death of Bubba
o Hospital Escape
o Katherine Frees Herself
The Return Of The Living Dead: Collector's Edition
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the cemetery, those brain-eating zombies are back and hungry for more tasty mortals. A fiendish mix of outrageous humor and heart-stopping terror, The Return of the Living Dead is a veritable smorgasbord of fun (LA Herald-Examiner) filled with skin-crawling jolts, eye-popping visuals and relentless surprise! On his first day on the job at an army surplus store, poor Freddy unwittingly releases nerve gas from a secret U.S. military canister, unleashing an unbelievable terror. The gas re-animates a corps of corpses, who arise from their graves with a ravenous hunger for human brains! And luckily for those carnivorous cadavers, there is a group of partying teens nearby, just waiting to be eaten!
The Return Of The Living Dead - Special Features
• Cast, crew and undead commentary
• "Remembering The Dead: Cast Recollections" featurette
• "From The Underground: The Rise of Horror in the 80s" featurette
• Zombie subtitle stream
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Horror Brain News -- August 14, 2007
Trailer: 'EDEN LOG'
Twitchfilm.net now has up a link to the first teaser trailer for Franck Vestiel’s sci-fi horror thriller Eden Log, which looks very cool. Check it out.
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Crows Are Hungry For Blood In New 'RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION' Clip
NBC.com now has up some brand new footage (which is introduced by actress Ali Larter - "Heroes") from the upcoming Sony Screen Gems picture Resident Evil: Extinction, which will be hitting theaters on September 21st.
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Ice Cube To Star In Film Adaptation of Graphic Novel '10'
Variety.com reports that Ice Cube's shingle is circling a bigscreen adaptation of the graphic novel 10 at Dimension as a starring vehicle for the thesp.
Gustin Nash and Jesse Cale adapted the graphic novel by Shannon Eric Denton and Keith Giffen. Story revolves around a guy who gets what appears to be junk mail informing him he's in a competition with nine others and that whoever gets out alive wins. He throws away the letter, but then a man toting an ax shows up at the door.
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Alexandre Aja Produced 'P2' Coming To Theaters In November
Fangoria.com has just got word from Summit Entertainment that it will release the suspense-chiller P2 in over 2,000 U.S. theaters November 9. Marking the directorial debut of "The Hills Have Eyes" remake editor Franck Khalfoun, who scripted with "Hills" Alexandre Aja and Grégory Levasseur, the movie stars Rachel ("The Woods") Nichols as Angela, a young executive who becomes stranded in an underground parking garage when her car won’t start and she can’t get a cell phone signel. She’s approached by a security guard ("Ghost Rider"s Wes Bentley), who at first seems friendly but soon turns menacing, forcing Angela to fight for her life.
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Horror Brain News -- August 13, 2007
'FREDDY vs. JASON vs. ASH' Finally Coming To Life... As A Comic Book!
Newsarama.com reports that it’s something of a Holy Grail to horror fans – a three-way meeting between Freddy Krueger from the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, Jason from the Friday the 13th franchise, and Ashley J. Williams from the Evil Dead/Army of Darkness franchise.
The rumors of such a meeting started back somewhere in the early part of the decade, with later reports in the trades that Sam (Evil Dead) Raimi and Bruce Campbell were getting in on the talks with New Line. Scripts and treatments, all purported to be the “real†one flew fast and furious around the internet, and in the end…nothing happened.
Until now.
In November, DC and Dynamite Entertainment will re-team for another crossover between their respective licensed properties for a six-issue Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash miniseries written by James Kuhoric with three interlocking covers by J. Scott Campbell for #1, and covers by Eric Powell for #2-#6.
And the best news about the miniseries? It’s not some new take a meeting between the three. Nope – the six issues will tell the story of the movie that was could have been. One more thing that makes this whole deal interesting? That original treatment for the Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash movie that the miniseries will be pulling from? Written in 2003 by a guy named Jeff Katz (formerly at New Line and now at Fox). Yep – the same Jeff Katz that’s currently co-writing Booster Gold with Geoff Johns for DC.
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First Official Still From Tim Burton's 'SWEENEY TODD' Revealed!
Slashfilm.com now has up the very first production still from Tim Burton’s forthcoming adaptation of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, which will be hitting theaters on .
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Corey Feldman & Corey Haim To Return For 'LOST BOYS 2'
Shocktilyoudrop.com reports that they have exclusively learned from an anonymous source that the vampire-slayin' Frog Bros. – [Corey] Feldman and Jamison Newlander - are indeed returning for the next Lost Boys adventure...and so is Corey Haim, reprising his role as Sam Emerson.
Lensing begins, with P.J. Pesce (From Dusk Till Dawn 3) at the helm, a week from today.
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'1408', 'BLACK SHEEP' and 'HOSTEL :PART II' To Hit DVD In October, Specs Unveiled
DavisDVD.com reports that Genius Products and The Weinstein Company will release 1408 on DVD October 2nd. The supernatural thriller, adapted from a short story by Stephen King and starring John Cusack, will be available in an exclusive unrated cut in anamorphic widescreen and Dolby Digital 5.1. Complete details on extras haven't been released yet, but expect deleted scenes, an alternate ending, a featurette or two and more. Retail will be $29.99.
Also, Dimension Extreme and Genius Products will release Black Sheep on October 9th. Presented unrated with an anamorphic widescreen transfer and Dolby Digital 5.1 audio, the horror/comedy from New Zealand will also feature an audio commentary track with director Jonathan King and actor Nathan Meister, five deleted scenes with optional commentary, a making-of featurette, a blooper reel, trailer gallery and "Early Morning", a bonus scene shot exclusively for the DVD. Retail is $29.99.
Plus, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has revealed details on their upcoming release of Hostel: Part II. Due on October 23rd, the DVD will be presented in anamorphic widescreen and Dolby Digital 5.1. Bonus materials will include commentary with director Eli Roth, a second commentary with Gabriel Roth and Quentin Tarantino, and a third commentary with Eli Roth, Lauren German, Richard Burgi and Vera Jordanova. Also on the disc are deleted scenes, Factory Torture Cams, "Hostel: Part II: The Next Level", "The Art of KNB Effects", "Set Design" featurettes, International Television Special, "Blood and Guts" Montage, Elvis Mitchell Interview with Eli Roth and trailers. Retail is $28.95.
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Exclusive Interview: KANE HODDER
By: Gorefan
When you mention the name Kane Hodder, it's almost - if not totally - unanimous that the first image to come to mind is Jason Voorhees. Having played the character from "Friday the 13th: Parts VII - X" (more than any other actor to play the role), Kane will forever be remembered as the man who brought that hockey mask-wearing horror icon to life! However, people tend to forget that Kane has done some other fantastic work; occupying multiple roles within the film community.
Whether he is doing stunt work on countless movies, acting in films alongside Academy Award-winning actresses, or serving as stunt coordinator, associate producer and actor for Jeff Thomas' (interview) visual horror fest "Fallen Angels" (review), Kane Hodder is a man with many talents. So as we continue with our exclusive coverage of "Fallen Angels", we bring you our exclusive interview with one of the all-time greats in the horror industry. Enjoy!
HORROR BRAIN: What was it about "Fallen Angels" that drew you to it? What made you want to be a part of this project?
KANE HODDER: I liked the script overall but, in particular, I liked the idea of visually seeing representations of the seven deadly sins. Of course, wanting to be one of those sins myself. I also love the idea of shooting the movie in such a historic location. The feeling in that prison at night was amazing.
HB: You served as stunt coordinator, associate producer and even did a bit of acting for the film. How did you manage to juggle all of those responsibilities?
KH: It was fairly easy for me to do all those jobs because none of them, in particular, were too complicated in this film. Besides, I'm used to coordinating the stunts in a movie where I'm playing a lead character anyway. As far as being associate producer, that was easy because the real producers (Leonard, Derek, Robert & Myron) did all the real producing work.
HB: "Fallen Angels" features quite the all-star cast. What was it like being around all these other big name horror actors? Do you have any interesting stories about things that happened on the set or off set?
KH: The movie has a great cast. It was really enjoyable to work with them, especially since I already knew a lot of them from before; personal appearances and conventions that we have done together. On the set, my favorite thing to do was walk through the dark parts of the prison by myself where we weren't shooting. It felt really weird sometimes. I just wanted to see if I could experience a ghost or something. Of course, someone set up some really good scares for the crew throughout the prison, too. That was hilarious too see.
HB: What was it like working with Jeff Thomas? How is he different from other filmmakers you have worked with?
KH: I really enjoy working with directors like Jeff. I always love when a director has such respect and interest for the genre, and in my opinion, it usually works well when a director is creating a movie from his own written work. Jeff wore me out with his unlimited energy, too!
HB: As mentioned above, you have your hand in many facets of the industry. Do you find yourself preferring one over another or do you just have a blast with all of it?
KH: I will always love the stunt business. It's the one single reason that I wanted to go into film in the first place. However, in recent years, I have realized that I also have a passion for acting too. I almost feel like dramatic acting is where I belong. Never thought I would say that.
HB: If there was someone or something that really drove you to become an actor/stuntmen, what or who would that be and what was their influence on you?
KH: This will be dating myself, but one influence on me choosing to do stunts for a career was watching Chevy Chase do his pratfalls at the beginning of each Saturday Night Live show in the mid seventies. In High School, I always enjoyed making my friends laugh when I would pretend to get hurt in some type of set-up stunt mishap, too.
HB: Have you always been a big fan of horror movies or has it been more of an "I just fell into it" kind of situation?
KH: I have always enjoyed horror movies and I always will.
HB: If you weren't involved in the film industry - doing stuntwork and/or acting - what profession do you feel would appeal to you and could make you happy?
KH: Before I decided to go into stunts professionally, I was studying Geography and cartography! I still think I would have been a great at making maps.
HB: You have worked with so many wonderful and talented actors and filmmakers over the years, is their one film or instance that you can recall that had a lasting impact on you and your career?
KH: One project that comes to mind immediately that had a tremendous impact on my desire to do more acting was working with Charlize Theron in "Monster". It was amazing to watch her work in that film. To see someone transform like that really made me want to see what I might be capable of doing.
HB: Are there any actors, directors, producers, etc. that you would love to work with? If so, who and why? Are there people you have worked with in the past that you absolutely loved working with?
KH: My ultimate goal would be to do a scene with De Niro or Nicholson. I would probably shit myself from nerves though.
HB: What are your thoughts on the current state of the film industry? Do you feel as though horror movies, in particular, have been hurting a bit or are we part of a resurgence that is making the genre more appreciated and loved?
KH: Some horror movies have gotten a little too high tech for my taste and that's why I'm so proud of the movie "Hatchet". It's a throwback to how much fun horror movies used to be. The entire movie elicits the reaction from the audience that the sleeping bag kill in "Friday the 13th part VII" did. You know what I'm talking about...
HB: Are there any films out currently that you absolutely love or just despise?
KH: I'm not a harsh critic for most horror movies. I always find something that I like about the movie, even if people hated it.
HB: People, of course, know you as playing the iconic Jason Voorhees. What was it about that character that made you wanna play him and what ultimately made you decide "enough was enough" and it was time to stop playing the character altogether?
KH: WHAT MADE ME DECIDE TO STOP PLAYING THE CHARACTER!!!??? I NEVER DECIDED THAT. THAT CHOICE WAS MADE AGAINST MY WILL. IT PISSES ME OFF THAT THAT RUMOR WAS PUT OUT THERE. THAT I DECIDED TO QUIT. BULLSHIT!! I never wanted to stop playing the character. People know how much I loved it. Amazing the shitty rumors that go around the Internet. Makes me feel murderous
HB: What projects do you have coming on the horizon that us fans can look forward to seeing you be a part of?
KH: "Hatchet" comes out in theaters Sept. 7th. "Born" will be out on DVD soon. "Ed Gein" came out recently and I just started a movie on June 13th that I'm real excited about where I will be playing the BTK killer. Guess I'm typecast as always being the killer and you know what?....That's just fine with me. I seem to be pretty good at it.....
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Horror Brain News -- August 10, 2007
First Pics From George A. Romero's 'DIARY OF THE DEAD' Revealed!
Fangoria.com has just received an exclusive first look at new photos from George A. Romero’s highly anticipated Diary of the Dead, which is set to premiere at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. Check 'em out!
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Trailer: 'MUSALLAT'
Twitchfilm.net now has up a link to the official website and trailer for an upcoming Turkish horror flick entitled Musallat. Check 'em out!
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Severin To Bring Lucio Fulci's 'THE PSYCHIC' To DVD In October!
Twitchfilm.net also reports that one of those things we’ve kind of seemingly run dry of, good choices from European Horror (especially the 1970’s) from good directors, and with good reputations. NoShame‘s downtime, Blue Underground‘s â€Are they? Aren’t they?†quietness, and the general mini slew of stuff in the past, has left us wanting a little action as far as USA releases go; the European releases of such films, if subbed, can come in a little on the expensive side, but on the up side we do see a second Mario Bava set late October 2007 also. Severin, who in recent times bought us a superb disc of Fulci’s 'One on Top of the Other‘ as ’Perversion Story‘, will bring us Fulci’s ’Seven Notes in Black‘ under the alternative title of The Psychic, coming this October 30th in America.
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Bold Films Purchases Mark L. Smith's Latest Horror Spec 'THE HOLE'
Variety.com reports that Bold Films is climbing into The Hole, buying the horror spec by Mark L. Smith ("Vacancy") and setting it up as a co-production between Bold and Benderspink.
Story centers on two brothers who discover a mysterious hole in the basement that leads to their worst nightmares.
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Buena Vista To Release David Goyer's 'THE INVISIBLE' On DVD In October
DavisDVD.com reports that Buena Vista Entertainment will release the gripping suspense-filled mystery The Invisible on October 16th. The DVD arrives with a 2.35:1 anamorphic transfer, Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks, an audio commentary with Director David S. Goyer And Writer Christine Roum, a second track with Writer Mick Davis, 13 minutes of deleted scenes, two music videos (30 Seconds To Mars "The Kill," Sparta "Taking Back Control") and trailers. Retail is $29.99. Also look for a Blu-ray Disc with retail $34.99.
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Alan Ball's Vampire Drama 'TRUE BLOOD' Coming To HBO, Anna Paquin To Star
Hollywoodreporter.com reports that lan Ball is returning to HBO's primetime lineup as the pay cable network has picked up his drama pilot True Blood to series.
The number of episodes and the premiere date for the vampire drama starring Anna Paquin is yet to be determined. Production on the show's first season is slated to begin in the fall.
Based on the "Southern Vampire" book series by Charlaine Harris, "True Blood" takes place in a world in which vampires can buy Japanese-made synthetic blood. Their integration into a small Louisiana town causes quite a stir, and a love story ensues between a vampire, Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) and Sookie Stackhouse (Paquin), an innocent waitress who can read people's minds.
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Horror Brain News -- August 9, 2007
Trailer: 'BLOODRAYNE 2'
Bloody-Disgusting.com now has up the very first teaser trailer for Uwe Boll's forthcoming BloodRayne 2, which will head directly-to-DVD on September 18th.
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Trailer: 'RETURN TO HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL'
YouTube.com now has up the official trailer (which IGN MOVIES first posted a little while back) for Victor Garcia's follow-up Return to House on Haunted Hill, which will be hitting DVD on October 16th.
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Screenwriter Marcus Dunstan Talks 'FEAST' Sequels, Possible NC-17 Rating
Fangoria.com reports that while talking to them about his scripting work with Patrick Melton on "Saw IV", screenwriter Marcus Dunstan shared a bit of news on their back-to-back sequels to Feast, the PROJECT GREENLIGHT creature feature that marked their entree into Hollywood. “Feast 2 and 3 are coming together, with [director John] Gulager back,†Dunstan tells Fango. “Neo Art & Logic is producing again, and if they let us get away with the vulgarities we’ve currently scripted, and if we don’t get deported, we just may have the NC-17-rated monsterfest that was only hinted at in the first film.â€
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Horror Brain News -- August 8, 2007
New Videos From the Set of J.J. Abrams' Monster Flick Revealed!
Latinoreview.com now has up a link to a J.J. Abrams website that has posted up some brand new behind-the-scenes videos for his latest project - "Cloverfield" or "1-18-08" or "Untitled"... or whatever you wanna call it.
The "Untitled" film will be hitting theaters on 1-18-08.
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Trailer: ‘THE LAST WINTER’
AOL Moviefone now has up a brand new trailer for Larry Fessenden's forthcoming thriller The Last Winter, which goes into limited release on September 19th.
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Nicole Kidman To Star In Universal's Remake of Colombian Horror Picture
Variety.com reports that Universal Pictures has acquired remake rights to the Colombian horror film Al final del espectro, and will develop it as a starring and producing vehicle for Nicole Kidman.
Juan Felipe Orozco, who helmed the original, is attached to direct the remake. Fernley Phillips ("The Number 23") is writing the script.
Kidman will produce through her Blossom Films banner, teamed with Vertigo Entertainment partners Roy Lee and Doug Davison and Rick Schwartz. Latter was a co-producer of "The Departed" and worked with Kidman as exec producer of "The Others" and "Birthday Girl."
Plan is for Kidman to play a woman who, after a tragedy, is encouraged by her father to take refuge in a fancy apartment building. She becomes a shut-in, and begins to see a ghost.
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Screen Gems To Remake New Spanish Horror Flick ‘REC’
Variety.com also reports that Screen Gems has made a deal to remake Rec, a Spanish-language horror film about an outbreak of rabies in Los Angeles.
Remake will be written and directed by John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle, who helmed the horror film "The Poughkeepsie Tapes." Production will begin early next year.
Vertigo's Doug Davison and Roy Lee will produce with Sergio Aguero. Julio and Carlos Fernandez will be exec producers. The original film, financed by Barcelona-based Filmax, was directed by Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza. It has yet to be set for distribution.
In the film, a downtown Los Angeles apartment building is quarantined after a mysterious deadly and highly contagious strain of rabies breaks out. A reporter and her cameraman are among those trapped inside.
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Nunnari & Wechsler To Adapt Thrilling Sci-Fi Graphic Novel ‘OCEAN’
Variety.com also reports that Hollywood Gang's Gianni Nunnari and Nick Wechsler have teamed to option screen rights to Ocean, a graphic novel by Warren Ellis that is a template for a big-scale alien thriller.
Nunnari and Wechsler will produce, and Craig J. Flores is exec producing.
Story concerns the thousands of coffins containing angel-like bodies, and a giant weapon of mass destruction, discovered by a scientist on Jupiter's ice-covered moon Europa. A U.N. weapons inspector sent to investigate uncovers a chilling secret about the history of humanity.
Nunnari produced "300," based on the Frank Miller graphic novel, and he recently teamed with Wechsler to produce the Miller title "Ronin" at Warner Bros., with Sylvain White ("Stomp the Yard") directing.
Wechsler called the graphic novel "an alien thriller with a fresh take on the origin of man."
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Horror Brain News -- August 7, 2007
Original ‘WICKER MAN’ Helmer To Bring Us ’COWBOYS FOR CHRIST’!
Moviehole.net reports that the long-awaited “Wicker Man†re-imagining – same story, different backdrop – is finally (this thing has been a long time coming) about to get underway.
Cowboys for Christ, from writer/director Robin Hardy (the chap that brought us the original “Wicker Man†– not the mind numbing remake), has set itself a September 10 start date. It’s booked locales in Scotland and Texas to shoot.
Starring Christopher Lee and Faye Dunaway, the film tells of a Christian singing star and her chaste fiancé, a Texas cowboy, who travel to Scotland for a music festival that is merely the curtain-raiser for a horrific pagan ritual of sacrifice and murder, and it's uncertain if the power of the Americans' Christian faith will be strong enough to survive the assault of the pagans.
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Soldiers To Fight Against Vampire Zombies In New Regency's 'VIRULENTS'
Variety.com reports that New Regency is taking the current wave of pics set amid the war and terrorism in the Middle East and adding a twist: vampires and zombies.
It's optioned the Virgin Comics title Virulents and set John Moore ("The Omen") to direct the adaptation. Pic will be distributed by 20th Century Fox.
Story, to be adapted by John Cox ("Sergeant Rock"), revolves around a ragtag group of soldiers who search for a lost patrol in Afghanistan. The soldiers, some from an American military unit, some from an Indian military unit, stumble into a nest of vampire zombies. It will be produced by Gotham Chopra and Sharad Devarajan of Virgin Comics, along with Seth Jaret and Moore.
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Lionsgate to Release ‘SAW III: DIRECTOR’S CUT’ and ‘NOTLD 3D’ DVDs In October
DavisDVD.com reports that Lionsgate Home Entertainment will release Night of the Living Dead 3D on DVD October 9th. This all-new 3D remake of the George A. Romero horror classic arrives with an anamorphic widescreen transfer and Dolby Digital 5.1 track. Extras include a commentary track, a making-of featurette, "Filming in 3-D - Behind the Scenes" featurette, a Q&A with the filmmakers, trailer and TV spot. Retail is $26.98.
DavisDVD.com also reports that Lionsgate Home Entertainment will release Saw III: Director's Cut on DVD October 23rd. The film arrives in a new 120-min. unrated cut featuring an anamorphic widescreen transfer and Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks. Bonus materials on this go-around include separate audio commentaries with writer Leigh Whannell, director Darren Lynn Bousman and Tobin Bell & Shawnee Smith, "Jigsaw's Plan," "Filmmaker Favs," "Looking Tortured Make-up FX Lesson" and "Choose the Death" featurettes, and Hydrovibe Music Video Featuring Shawnee Smith. Retail is $26.98.
Also look for the Saw Trilogy six-disc set that includes all three Unrated 2-disc sets in a limited edition 3-D Puppet Head Box. Retail is $49.98.
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Horror Brain News -- August 6, 2007
Watch The Entire Italian Zombie Short 'L'ESTATE FREDDA' Online!
Twitchfilm.net now has up a link to a new Italian zombie short by Claudio Tacchi and Carlo Diamantini entitled L’Estate Fredda. Click on the link above to watch the entire short film, which has been broken down into three segments. Check it out!
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New Synopsis and Production Art For Finnish Horror Pic 'SAUNA' Unveiled
Twitchfilm.net also has up a new detailed synopsis and production artwork for AJ Annila’s upcoming Finnish horror film Sauna - AKA Filth. Check it out.
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Trailer: Universal's 'WHISPER'
YouTube.com now has up two trailers for Universal's and Gold Circle Films' flick Whisper, which stars LOST's Josh Holloway and is - apparently - a project that was completed over 2 years ago.
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Production Wraps On Paul Schneider's Horror-Thriller 'THE WALL'
Variety.com reports that Production has wrapped on thriller-horror pic The Wall, produced by Michael Grais, Gavin Wilding and Paul Pope.
Lindy Booth ("Dawn of the Dead") stars along with Lawrence Dane, Suzie Pollard and James Thomas.
Story concerns a woman who returns to her small town in Maine after she learns that local realtors want to develop the land that includes the lighthouse in which she grew up and where her mother was murdered; her father was convicted of the crime.
Pic, penned by Michael Bafaro and Anna Singer, is directed by Paul Schneider ("Cries in the Dark").
Grais' writing and producing credits include both "Poltergeist" films.
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'HOLLOW MAN: DIRECTOR'S CUT' To Hit DVD With New Footage, Artwork Revealed
DVDactive.com reports that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has sent over early details on Hollow Man: Director's Cut which stars Kevin Bacon and Elisabeth Shue. This Paul Verhoeven directed film will include an additional 8 minutes of never-before-seen footage added back into the film. The film itself will receive a digitally re-mastered anamorphic widescreen transfer, along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround track. We have no word on any extra material for this one yet, but we'll be sure to bring you further details shortly. You'll be able to own this one from the 16th October for around $19.94. Click on the link above to check out the official artwork.
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