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Johnny Depp keeping busy with Dante’s Inferno-based adaptation, Dark Shadows update and much more

Variety reports that Johnny Depp’s production company Infinitum Nihil has nabbed film rights to the 2002 novel In the Hand of Dante by Nick Tosches. Depp will potentially star in the new project. “Dante” revolves around Dante’s masterwork The Divine Comedy, and tells parallel storylines involving Dante in 14th-century Italy, as he tries to complete ….

Dario Argento’s Giallo film details and the first trailer

Genre: Thriller Producers: Richard Rionda Del Castro, Rafael Primorac, Adrien Brody Executive Producers: Oscar Generale, Claudio Argento, Patrica Eberle, David Milner, Luis De Val Writers: Jim Agnew, Sean Keller Director: Horror legend Dario Argento Shooting Location: Torino, Italy Cast: Adrien Brody as Inspector Enzo Avolfi, Emmanuelle Seigner as Linda, Elsa Pataky as Celine Production Date: ….

Wayne Kramer’s Crossing Over trailer online

Wayne Kramer directed the hard-boiled thriller Running Scared back in 2006. I was surprised the movie didn’t have a better run in U.S. theaters. It was extremely well-crafted, and the contrasty cinematography, reminded me of Mel Gibson’s revenge action flick Payback. There’s a great animatic at the end of the film, composed wholly of Kramer’s ….

Nothing But the Truth trailer online

Inspired by today’s politically charged climate, Nothing But The Truth features Kate Beckinsale as Washington, DC political journalist Rachel Armstrong, who writes an explosive story about a government scandal in which she reveals the name of a covert CIA agent (Vera Farmiga). When a special government prosecutor (Matt Dillon) demands she divulge her source, she ….

Isaac Asimov time travel novel End of Eternity getting film adaptation

New Regency has acquired the rights to Isaac Asimov’s time travel novel The End of Eternity, according to Variety. The futuristic tale describes humanity as being controlled by a ruling class called The Eternals, members of which can manipulate time to alter history and prevent disasters or wipe out undesirables. Eternals had the power of ….

DreamWorks moves ahead with Motorcade, Cowboys and Aliens, comic adaptation Button Man and much more

Now that DreamWorks is officially an indie again, The Hollywood Reporter writes that the studio has prioritized a number of long-in-development projects. According to the reports, they haven’t greenlit everything, but are in the midst of making deals and finalizing scripts. Below is a partial list of projects that are on the front-burner. Button Man ….

Trailer online for remake of early Alfred Hitchcock thriller The Lodger

The Lodger follows the story of a couple that rents out a room to a mysterious young man, who may or may not be a serial killer responsible for a series of grisly neighborhood murders. The Lodger is a remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1927 black and white thriller of the same name. David Ondaatje directs ….

Watchmen director Zack Snyder discusses why Malin Akerman and Carla Gugino kick ass

MySpace Comics got an exclusive interview with Watchmen director Zack Snyder, as he tells us why Malin Akerman and Carla Gugino kick ass, in this behind-the-scenes video interview on the making of the film. Watchmen is a complex, multi-layered mystery adventure, Watchmen is set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part ….

Steven Spielberg and Will Smith to remake suspense thriller Oldboy

Variety reports that Steven Spielberg and Will Smith are talking about collaborating on a remake of Chan Wook-park’s cult thriller Oldboy. DreamWorks is securing remake rights, which will be distributed by Universal, under their new agreement. In the 2003 Korean film, a man is mysteriously kidnapped and held in a decrepit prison cell for 15 ….

In the Electric Mist with Tommy Lee Jones gets distributor

Image Entertainment announced that it has acquired rights to the film In the Electric Mist, starring Academy Award-winning actor Tommy Lee Jones. The film comes on the heels of Jones’ performances in No Country for Old Men, which won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Picture and In the Valley of Elah, which garnered Jones ….