Elijah Wood to appear at weekend screenings of his remake of grindhouse classic Maniac
Elijah Wood is scheduled to appear at IFC Center’s Friday and Saturday 9:20 PM screenings of Maniac, the remake of the William Lustig’s grindhouse cult classic, in which he stars. Described as a smart and stylish re-boot of Lustig’s slasher cult classic, the new Maniac is an intimate and terrifying trip into the downward spiraling …
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Bruce Lee memorialized with 7 foot statue in Los Angeles
My friend Aaron Kai mentioned to me that a seven-foot tall statue of Bruce Lee has been unveiled in L.A.’s Chinatown. According to THR, the bronze statue is the first of its kind in the U.S. to honor the late actor and martial arts expert. The statue was unveiled this past Saturday to a crowd …
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Ridley Scott's Prometheus sequel gets a new writer
Variety reports that Fox and Ridley Scott are moving closer to the sequel for Scott’s Prometheus, with writer Jack Paglen (Transcendence) now in talks to write a screenplay for the follow-up to last year’s sci-fi blockbuster. Scott will produce the film through his Scott Free banner but it’s not confirmed if he will direct the …
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John Hurt joins The Strain TV series based on Guillermo del Toro vampire trilogy
FX has tapped two-time Oscar-nominated actor John Hurt in The Strain, the pilot based on the best-selling vampire novel trilogy from Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and noted sci-fi author Chuck Hogan. Hurt joins the previously announced Corey Stoll, Kevin Durand, Mia Maestro, Miguel Gomez, Richard Sammel, Lauren Lee Smith and Jonathan Hyde. Hurt will …
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