Remakes

Dimension grabs rights to 13 Beloved remake Angry Little God

FilmBusinessAsia reports that The Weinstein Company’s genre unit Dimension Films has nabbed U.S. distribution rights to Angry Little God, an English-language remake of the Thai film 13 Beloved. The film 13 Beloved tells the story of an ordinary Bangkok office worker who’s manipulated into ever more violent acts as he participates in a mysterious reality ….

New images from thriller House at the End of the Street

Seeking a fresh start, newly divorced Sarah (Oscar-nominee Elisabeth Shue; Leaving Las Vegas, Piranha 3D) and her daughter Elissa (Oscar-nominee Jennifer Lawrence; The Hunger Games, X-Men: First Class) find the house of their dreams in a small, upscale, rural town. But when startling and unexplainable events begin to happen, Sarah and Elissa learn the town ….

Images from the Sparkle New York City red carpet screening event

Tri-Star Pictures hosted a red carpet screening of the upcoming Sparkle remake at the Tribeca Grand Hotel in Soho. The cast attended the event, including Jordin Sparks, Mike Epps, Carmen Ejogo, Derek Luke, Tika Sumpter, Omari Hardwick and executive producer Debra Martin Chase. A slew of celebrities hit the carpet as well, including Russell Simmons, ….

Lionsgate reveals final poster for sci-fi reboot Dredd 3D

Lionsgate has just unveiled the final poster from the Pete Travis (Vantage Point, Endgame) sci-fi reboot Dredd 3D. In Dredd 3D, the future America is an irradiated waste land. On its East Coast, running from Boston to Washington DC, lies Mega City One – a vast, violent metropolis where criminals rule the chaotic streets. The ….

Judgment is Coming to #SDCC with free #Dredd3D film screening with Karl Urban live – retweet #JudgementIsComing

Lionsgate has announced that they will kick off San Diego Comic-Con 2012 with an advanced screening of Dredd 3D, which doesn’t hit general movie theaters until Friday, September 21st, 2012. Dredd himself Karl Urban will introduce the screening for San Diego Comic-Con fans. Below is the screening information, details on how to get in, and ….

Horror classic The Exorcist being prepped for a TV series?

Vulture reports that, nearly 40 years after The Exorcist became the first horror film ever to be nominated for Best Picture, William Peter Blatty’s best seller is in the limelight once again. According to reports, filmmaker Sean Durkin, writer-director of the Elizabeth Olsen thriller Martha Marcy May Marlene, is adapting the classic into a 10-episode ….

John Woo going back to gangster film roots with yakuza classic remake Day of the Beast

John Woo is attached to direct the action thriller Day of the Beast, a remake of Suzuki Seijun’s 1963 yakuza classic Youth of the Beast, according to Film Business Asia. Day of the Beast is a co-production between Nikkatsu Corp, the production company behind the original movie, and John Woo and Terence Chang’s Lion Rock ….