René Carson

The Orphanage remake has original producer Guillermo del Toro onboard and indie horror-meister at the helm

Actor/producer/director Larry Fessenden sure has a lot to live up to (to say the least), having signed on to direct a New Line remake of the Guillermo del Toro-produced Spanish horror The Orphanage. THR originally reported the story. The Orphanage is such a brilliant film, but I guess del Toro wants to share the story ….

Basic Instinct writer finds religion in new script

Joe Eszterhas, who wrote the cult classic sexually-charged thriller Basic Instinct, Jagged Edge AND Showgirls (unbelievably) is getting back in the writer’s chair. The writer is developing a story surrounding the virgin of Guadalupe, a mystical vision who appeared to a peasant in 16th century Mexico, who’s widely credited with spreading Catholicism across Latin America. ….

Liam Neeson to become Unknown White Male in new mystery thriller

According to Variety, Liam Neeson is in talks to star in the thriller Unknown White Male, which Juame Collet-Serra (Orphan) is directing. Joel Silver (The Matrix Trilogy, V For Vendetta) is producing the project, which is based on a novel by Didier Van Cauwelaert titled Out of My Head. Production is set to start in ….

First trailer for Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant is now online

AOL has posted a teaser trailer for Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant. The film stars Chris Massoglia as Darren Shan, a teenage boy who is turned into a vampire by an eccentric named Larten Crepsley (John C. Reilly), only to find himself caught in a war between rival vampire sects. The cast also includes ….

The complete first trailer for The Lovely Bones is now online in HD

Based on the critically acclaimed best-selling novel by Alice Sebold, and directed by Oscar winner Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, The Lovely Bones centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family – and her killer – from heaven. She must weigh her ….

Ridley Scott and Leonardo DiCaprio heading to a Brave New World

Ridley Scott and Leonardo DiCaprio are developing a feature film version of Aldous Huxley’s book Brave New World, one of the most highly regarded dystopian works of literature, according to THR. The project is been set up at Universal, where Scott will direct, and DiCaprio will star, from a script by Apocalypto writer Farhad Safinia. ….

Win one of five copies of Titan Books’ G.I. Joe: Mission Dossier

AICN is running a contest for five free copies of Titan’s Books new title G.I. Joe: Mission Dossier, the official tie-in for the coming film, G.I. Joe: the Rise of Cobra. You only have until this Sunday August 9th, 2009, to enter the contest. According to Titan, the book’s specs include: 144 pages G.I. Joe ….

Film noir version of Bruce Lee’s martial arts epic Enter the Dragon coming to theaters?

Boards don’t hit back! Could this be? The best martial arts film ever produced, and one of the greatest action films ever released, is getting a redo? According to AICN, it’s looking very possible. According to the site, Kurt Sutter, who has produced, directed and written for the TV shows The Shield and Sons of ….