Remakes

Michael Bay hires director for Nightmare on Elm Street remake

According to The Risky Bsns. Blog at The Hollywood Reporter, Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes and New Line Cinema have hired Samuel Bayer to direct the reimagining of the Wes Craven classic A Nightmare on Elm Street, which will mark its 25th anniversary this year. Bayer is known for his work in commercials and music videos, ….

Friday the 13th L.A. Premiere at Grauman’s Chinese Theater

The Los Angeles premiere and red carpet arrivals for the remake of Friday the 13th will be held on Monday, February 9, 2009, at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Los Angeles. Attendees from the film include Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, Aaron Yoo, Amanda Righetti, Travis Van Winkle, Derek Mears, Willa Ford, Arlen Escarpeta, America Olivo, Jonathan ….

Check out Will Ferrell’s Land of the Lost Super Bowl spot

Ain’t It Cool also posted the Super Bowl spot for Will Ferrell’s new remake of the camp fantasy TV show Land of the Lost. Brad Silberling (Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events) directs the new comedy adventure, featuring Ferrell, Danny R. McBride and Anna Friel as three adults who inadvertently stumble into a mysterious ….

I Am Legend Ultimate Collector’s Edition arrives on Blu-ray and DVD in December

I Am Legend gets the Ultimate Collector’s Edition treatment starting on December 9, 2008, from Warner Home Video and Village Roadshow. The films will be available on Blu-ray and DVD and packaged in elegant box for holiday gift giving. The package contains two versions of the film (one with a controversial ending), a Digital Copy ….

Dawn of the Dead film review

When there’s no room in Hell, the dead walk to the mall. That was the message of horror master George Romero’s 1978 anti-consumerism flick Dawn of the Dead. This 2004 remake by first-time director Zack Snyder takes away a lot of the social message, and fills it instead with plenty of head-blasting zombie-killing mayhem and ….

The Wicker Man Trailer

Nicolas Cage plays a sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl, but finds a much larger mystery to solve in the remake of the British cult hit The Wicker Man. Neil LaBute (Nurse Betty) wrote and directed the upcoming thriller, which hits theaters on September 1, 2006. I have added the trailer for the film on the ….