Cult Cinema

Old Boy legal issue won’t affect Hollywood remake, says Japanese publisher

A legal dispute between the publisher of the Japanese manga comic book Old Boy and the South Korean filmmakers who produced a film version of the story should not interfere with plans for a new Hollywood version, says Japanese publisher Futabasha. On June 15, 2009, Futabasha filed a legal action against Show East, the South ….

80’s William Shatner TV cop show T.J. Hooker being adapted into a big screen action comedy

William Shatner’s cult classic cop drama T.J. Hooker is headed for the bigscreen as an action comedy with David Foster, Ryan Heppe and series creator Rick Husky producing, Variety reports. Chuck Russell is currently in negotiations to direct the upcoming adaptation, with Brent Maddock and S.S. Wilson will script the story, which focuses on the ….

Jim Caviezel, Jamie Campbell-Bower and Lennie James descend on Comic-Con 2009 to preview The Prisoner mini-series

Stars of AMC’s highly anticipated mini-series The Prisoner, including Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ, Thin Red Line, Pay It Forward), Jamie Campbell-Bower (Sweeney Todd, The Twilight Saga: New Moon) and Lennie James (Jericho) will attend Comic Con 2009 for a panel event and exclusive sneak preview of the six-part series. The Prisoner panel, ….

Dollhouse Season 1 Comic-Con exclusive Blu-ray and DVD available for pre-order starting today

In a studio first, this morning at 10am PST, Fox Home Entertainment will open pre-orders for a Comic-Con Exclusive Edition of Joss Whedon’s mysterious cult series Dollhouse: Season One on DVD & Blu-ray. Individually numbered and highly collectible, only 5,000 (2500 Blu-ray/2500 DVD) copies of the limited edition sets will be produced and are available ….

Robert Rodriguez reveals more details about Predators

AICN got an exclusive interview with Robert Rodriguez, in which the writer/producer/director confirmed a number of details about the upcoming Predators reboot film. What was so great about the interview, was that Rodriguez talked about the genesis of the project, including how Fox’s Alex Young visited his Troublemaker Studios as part of his decision-making process ….

Farscape re-launch panel to convene at Comic-Con 2009

When a freak accident during an experimental space mission catapulted Astronaut John Crichton (Ben Browder) across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield, a cult classic was born with the epic, adventure-filled TV series Farscape. The award-winning fan favorite show is about to blast off again on DVD courtesy of an agreement between A&E and ….

The Pink Panther 2 Blu-ray review

MGM Home Entertainment released the family-friendly comedy The Pink Panther 2 on Blu-ray disc yesterday, June 23rd. This sequel to the popular 2006 hit, revolves around a master thief known as the Tornado, who heists four of the world’s most valuable and legendary artifacts – the Magna Carta, the Shroud of Turin, the Royal Emperor’s ….

Clive Barker’s Book of Blood Director’s Cut coming to DVD and Blu-ray

The Original Director’s cut of Clive Barker’s Book of Blood will be released by Lightning Home Entertainment on Blu-ray disc and DVD on September 29th, 2009. The edition will be distributed by Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Based on the short stories The Book of Blood and On Jerusalem Street, Book of Blood, directed by John Harrison, ….

Sci-Fi Channel bringing stars of Warehouse 13, Stargate Universe, Caprica, Battlestar Galactica and more to Comic-Con ’09

Sci-Fi Wire has released the Sci-Fi Channel’s complete Comic-Con schedule for 2009. The cable net is bringing out its big stars for the 40th Anniversary Comic-Con International in San Diego, including the cast and creators of Stargate Universe, Caprica, Battlestar Galactica: The Plan, Eureka, Sanctuary and Warehouse 13. There will be panels for each of ….

An American Werewolf in London remake in the works

Dimension is eyeing a remake of John Landis’ 1981 cult classic horror An American Werewolf in London, according to BloodDisgusting. Why Why Why Why Why? Dimension nabbed the rights from Landis himself, who wrote and directed the original comedy/horror, which starred David Naughton and Griffin Dunne as two American backpackers hiking in the Yorkshire moors, ….

House of Flying Daggers director to remake the Coen Brothers’ Blood Simple?

Back in February, Shockya reported that Spider-Man director Sam Raimi was attached to produce a remake of the martial arts film House of Flying Daggers. Now comes a report from Empire, that Zhang Yimou – director of that seminal kung fu epic as well as Jet Li’s Hero, and choreographer of the amazing display at ….