Month: August 2009

Smallville creators set to adapt sci-fi novel for the the big screen

DreamWorks has set Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar, whose writing credits include Spider-Man 2 and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, to adapt the James Frey and Jobie Hughes novel I Am Number Four to the big screen, according to Variety. Transformers director Michael Bay will produce and possibly direct the eventual ….

MTV producing Psycho teen TV film

MTV has commissioned a teen slasher film for the cable net called My Super Psycho Sweet 16, which will revolve around a privileged teen’s birthday bash at a roller rink getting interrupted by a serial killer, according to The Hollywood Reporter. They decided to go all the way 80’s with this one, even setting the ….

Jet Li returning to Chinese-language film with Ocean Paradise

THR reports that Jet Li is set to star in his first Chinese-language film since the 2007 Peter Chan-directed historical epic The Warlords. Li will top-line the directorial debut of Chinese screenwriter Xue Xiao-lu (Together With You), titled Ocean Paradise. After two successful Hollywood/Chinese co-productions, including The Forbidden Kingdom, which he co-starred with Jackie Chan, ….

The Soul Train is headed down the track to movie theaters

Variety reports that Warner Brothers has contracted Malcolm Spellman (Dead Presidents) to write a feature film based on the classic music TV show Soul Train. Darryl Porter and Aaron Geller will produce the movie with the show’s original host and producer Don Cornelius. The original series was one of the longest running music variety shows ….

Invincible director set to helm XXX: The Return of Xander Cage

Ericson Core (Invincible) is set to direct XXX: The Return of Xander Cage, Columbia Picture’s third installment in the action franchise, with Neal Moritz and Joe Roth attached to produce, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Vin Diesel will return to the titular role of the rogue extreme sports athlete-turned-government agent, which he originated in the ….

Here’s that 3-D movie poster from The Final Destination

Warner Brothers aimed to bring viewers to complete visual meltdown with the release of the movie The Final Destination, so they partnered with Virtual Images to promote it. The creative team at Virtual Images, consisting of 3-D artists and 3-D designers, worked with the studio to create visually stunning art that depicts a human skull ….

Film Fetish interviews Extract’s Clifton Collins Jr. about the art of acting, working with Mike Judge, getting into ‘R-Rated’ trouble in the heartland and more

I recently interviewed actor Clifton Collins Jr. and some of his answers may surprise or even shock you. He claims to have a cousin named Chris Craig. I personally don’t believe Clifton is English or that his cousin was in involved in the landmark legal case or the film Let ‘Em Have It. More research ….

Win a Rob Zombie-signed prop shirt from Halloween II this weekend

In anticipation for this weekend’s release of Halloween II, Dimension Films is hosting a Facebook contest. Below are the rules and instructions to get your chance to win: In order to win, go to the downloads section of the Halloween II official website RIGHT HERE and snag yourself a Halloween II profile pic for FACEBOOK. ….

Rod Serling Archives to host Twilight Zone 50 Year Anniversary conference

Submitted for Your Approval Celebrating 50 Years of The Twilight Zone is a conference dedicated to the works of Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling. The conference is set for Friday, October 2nd, and Saturday, October 3rd, 2009, at the Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College. Ithaca College, where Serling taught from 1967 ….