Straw Dogs remake gets cast
Kate Bosworth and Alexander Skarsgard (True Blood) are set to star opposite James Marsden in Screen Gems reimagining of Straw Dogs, based on the cult classic 1971 Sam Peckinpah thriller, according to Variety. Rod Lurie (Resurrecting the Champ, Nothing But the Truth) wrote the screenplay and will direct the new film. Shooting is scheduled to ….
Taken director now in ‘Pursuit’ of conflict photographer action biopic
Universal has attached Pierre Morel, who directed Liam Neeson’s surprise action hit Taken, to helm the film Pursuit, based on the early career of conflict photographer Jason Howe, according to Variety. While Howe’s recent work has been in Iraq, a large part of his early career was spent in South American countries, including Chile, Nicaragua, ….
Emily Blunt boards adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s sci-fi thriller Adjustment Bureau
Emily Blunt, who recently completed work on The Wolf Man and will play Princess of Lilliputia in the upcoming Gulliver’s Travels, is attached to play the female lead in the George Nolfi-directed adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s short story Adjustment Bureau, opposite Matt Damon, Variety reports. Damon will play a smooth-talking congressman whose political future ….
Will Ninja Assassin, Prince of Persia and others appear at Comic-Con ’09
Speaking of martial arts films, Ninja Assassin, the long-awaited martial-arts action film from the Wachowski brothers and director James McTeigue – who’s also attached to helm X-Men Origins: Magneto – isn’t on the official Warner Bros. Comic-Con schedule, but rumor on the web is that it could have a secret screening, and may be a ….
Let The Right One In director signs on for John Le Carre espionage book adaptation
Award-winning Swedish director Tomas Alfredson, who helmed the brilliant vampire film Let The Right One In, is attached to direct the upcoming adaptation of John Le Carre’s seminal cold war bestseller Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The feature is being produced by Working Title co-chairmen Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, and ….
Twilight Saga: New Moon red carpet premiere live stream to bomb the net
As previously announced, MySpace will be hosting the exclusive live stream of The Twilight Saga: New Moon premiere red carpet. Websites all over the internet, including FilmFetish.com, will be showing the broadcast this Monday, November 16th, starting at 5:00 PM Pacific Time. For all you Twilight fans out there, I’ll stick this post, so it ….
Jennifer’s Body movie poster showing long Megan Fox heels and legs
What would you do if a woman that fine tried to kill you? Bloody-Disgusting got an exclusive look at the final one sheet for the demon horror Jennifer’s Body, featuring its demon star Megan Fox in a sexy school uniform, revealing some serious leg. Check the image below to see it in full size glorious ….
UPDATED: Bradley Cooper, Ryan Reynolds and Justin Timberlake all eyeing Green Lantern’s power ring
Warner Bros. is choosing between three actors, trying to decide who will wear the power ring in the Green Lanternlive-action film adaptation, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Director Martin Campbell (Casino Royale) and producers Donald De Line and Greg Berlanti have spent five months looking for the actor to play Hal Jordan, the hot-shot Air ….
Win a trip to the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince premiere and meet Draco Malfoy’s Tom Felton or a trip to London
Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Hot Topic Stores have announced an exclusive, one-time-only fan event in Paramus, New Jersey, featuring Harry Potter star Tom Felton, in support of the highly anticipated upcoming feature film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Today, Friday, July 10th, starting at 7:00 p.m., Felton, who plays Harry’s arch rival, Draco ….
First awards show dedicated entirely to home video horror to premiere in October
Home Media Magazine and DreadCentral.com have partnered to present The Reaper Awards 2009 – the first awards show dedicated entirely to horror on home video. On October 13, 2009, at the hauntingly historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, “The Grimmys” will be awarded to the best DVDs and Blu-ray Discs of the year. “Reaper Awards is the ….
First 8 minutes of The Hurt Locker now on Hulu
The first 8 minutes of Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker is available on Hulu. The action thriller stars Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Evangeline Lilly, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse and Guy Pearce, in a story that follows the technicians of a bomb squad who volunteer to challenge the odds and save lives doing one ….
Deacon Frost returning for a Blade prequel trilogy?
The 1998 film Blade, still holds a special place in the lexicon of comic films. The movie, which starred Wesley Snipes as the half-vampire hero, put Marvel on the map as a viable studio, and catapulted director Stephen Norrington into mainstream status (at least for a while). Unfortunately, since that time, the Blade franchise has ….
Will George Clooney become a spy in a new series of Jack Ryan films?
According to an article on The Daily Beast (via Empire) George Clooney apparently has an interest in taking on the role of CIA wunderkind Jack Ryan, the Tom Clancy character previously played by Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck. The last appearance of Ryan on-screen was the Phil Alden Robinson-directed Sum Of All Fears ….
Red band trailer for The Collector and a new one sheet
The Collector follows the story of handyman and ex-con Arkin, who aims to repay a debt to his ex-wife by robbing his new employer’s country home. Unfortunately for Arkin, a far worse enemy has already laid claim to the property – and the family. As the seconds tick down to midnight, Arkin becomes a reluctant ….
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, ….
