Cult Cinema Icons ready to explore
The DVD store has a fun new section called Cult Cinema Icons. It features film collections of actors, directors, writers and producers, that have created “cult” favorites of genre cinema, particularly in the action, adventure, horror and sci-fi genres. Along with obvious choices like Clint Eastwood, Bruce Lee, Charles Bronson, Sonny Chiba, Quentin Tarantino and ….
Bakugan anime to get feature film treatment from Universal
Variety reports that Universal has entered into a deal with toy company Spin Master to bring Bakugan Battle Brawlers to the big screen. The Japanese anime show airs six days a week on the Cartoon Network, and also has a strategy game that uses metal cards and magnetic, spring-loaded figures that transform from marble-like balls ….
Tron reboot gets it’s first two casting members
Olivia Wilde (TV’s House and the upcoming film The Year One) and Beau Garrett (Made of Honor, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer) have signed on for Tron 2.0 a.k.a. TR2N, the long-in-development sequel to the 1982 Disney cult classic, that Joseph Kosinski, who is also hard at work on a Logan’s Run remake, ….
Rob Zombie returning to direct Halloween sequel
I’ve been reading rumors about this for a for weeks, and it looks like it’s being confirmed by Dimension. Michael Myers will indeed be returning for another round of horror. The company will be bringing Rob Zombie back on board to direct a sequel to his Halloween remake. Once again, Rob Zombie has been tapped ….
Twilight 2 release date and director confirmed
Summit Entertainment has set Friday, November 20, 2009 as the release date for New Moon, the next film in the Twilight teen vampire film series. That’s according to a story by The Hollywood Reporter. Twilight had a huge opening on the November 21st weekend slot this year, and distributors hope a return to that frame ….