René Carson

Originally Published: March 9, 2005 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre producer Mike Fleiss is partnering with helmer Eli Roth (director of Cabin Fever) on the horror pic Hostel at Screen Gems. Jay Hernandez (Friday Night Lights and Carlito’s Way: The Beginning) is in final talks to star in the film. Shooting starts this month. Hostel’s plot ….

Originally Published: February 25, 2005 I found a Hollywood Reporter article that states Men in Black director Barry Sonnenfeld will be directing Robin Williams in the vacation comedy RV. This would mark a serious about face for Williams, who has been playing a series of dark and dangerously disturbed characters lately. The Sony Pictures project ….

Originally Published: April 29, 2005 Ice Cube is definitely a box office draw at this point. And with a talent like Lee Tamahori (Once Were Warriors) at the helm, I predict Sony has another major action hit on their hands. We will find out on Monday morning if I am correct. The action-filled sequel to ….

Splinter Cell and Onimusha Shoot for Big Screen Variety reports that Paramount Pictures has hired Peter Berg, (The Rundown and Friday Night Lights) to direct its big screen adaptation of Splinter Cell, based on the Ubisoft game series. The video game series is based on the writings of Tom Clancy, famous for the Jack Ryan ….

Originally Published: April 29, 2005 Square Enix announced its Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) line-up which encompasses content developed for a broad spectrum of platforms including consoles, handheld devices and visual entertainment. Square Enix will be featuring these titles at E3, which will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center, on Monday, May 16. “This ….

Originally Published: April 29, 2005 Paramount has sent us some new material from the upcoming mega-blockbuster, War of the Worlds, so let’s get right to it. The Film Library contains new photos and a brand new poster for the film. This poster was just released, and it looks sweet. Check them out RIGHT HERE » ….

Originally Published: April 30, 2005 I just posted another gut-wrenching clip in the Film Library for High Tension. If you thought the other one was gory, wait until you see this. Click RIGHT HERE and look under “Exclusive Preview Clip”. We got this one at the screening we attended in L.A. I also posted a ….

Originally Published: May 3, 2005 Jeff Zimbalist and Matt Mochary, who directed and produced VOY Pictures’ film debut FAVELA RISING, were honored with the much-coveted “Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award” last night at the Tribeca Film Festival. The award was accompanied by a $25,000 check from American Express to Zimbalist and Mochary. Judges of the category ….

Originally Published: March 7, 2005 Nicolas Cage is set to star in a remake of the 1970s horror classic The Wicker Man. Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland and Christopher Lee starred in the original 1973 film, which has earned a cult following over the years. Cage will take on Woodward’s role of a police officer who ….

Originally Published: March 14, 2005 According to Variety, Universal Pictures is ready to give American Gangster another chance with Hotel Rwanda writer/director Terry George. In October of last year, weeks before production was set to begin, the studio pulled the plug on the period police drama. Antoine Fuqua was to direct Denzel Washington and Benicio ….

Originally Published: May 3, 2005 Will Ferrell will star in a feature-film adaptation of the 1970s TV show Land of the Lost for Universal Studios, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Universal acquired the feature rights from Sid and Marty Krofft, executive producers of the original NBC series, who will produce the feature for the studio, ….

Lions Gate and Twisted Pictures Sign 9 Pic DealOriginally Published: May 3, 2005 < ![CDATA[From Film Journal Lions Gate announced a deal with Twisted Pictures, that includes nine films to be financed and distributed through the fast-rising genre distributor. The first picture of the pact is Catacombs, a horror film set in the 14th-century Parisian ....

Originally Published: May 3, 2005 We have new photos for Michael Bay’s upcoming The Island. Check out the new pics from this sci-fi action thriller RIGHT HERE » There is also an interview on Sci-Fi Wire with Eric Brevig, who supervised visual effects on the film. In it, he talks about Bay’s desire to make ….

Originally Published: March 21, 2005 Sony Pictures is in negotiations with Marvel Entertainment to turn one of its lesser-known comic characters, called Killraven, into a sci-fi tentpole release, reports Variety. No stars are attached to the project yet. Killraven first appeared back in the 1970s comic Amazing Adventures, one of a number of comics Marvel ….