Thrillers

David Cronenberg to helm Robert Ludlum conspiracy book adaptation

Writer and director David Cronenberg (A History of Violence, Eastern Promises) is currently in negotiations to direct The Matarese Circle, a political thriller and potential franchise for MGM, according to reports by The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. Denzel Washington is attached to star in the film, which is based on a Robert Ludlum novel. The ….

Superman, Shaft and Trinity from The Matrix join forces in terrorism thriller Unthinkable

Brandon Routh, Gil Bellows, Martin Donovan and Carrie-Anne Moss will join Samuel L. Jackson and Michael Sheen in the suspense thriller Unthinkable, which will be produced and distributed by Senator U.S. This according to a report on The Hollywood Reporter. Routh and Bellows will play members of an FBI anti-terrorism squad headed by Agent Brody ….

Trailer for film adaptation of HP Lovecraft thriller Cthulhu

I found this great clip from the H.P. Lovecraft adaptation Cthulhu, which recently began screening at select theaters across the U.S. Cthulhu is adapted from the H.P. Lovecraft story about a professor caught in an accelerating series of events on the Oregon coast, when he discovers his father’s New Age cult has dangerous and apocalyptic ….

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street coming on Blu-ray

On October 21st, Paramount Home Entertainment will release the Golden Globe winning cinematic masterpiece from Director Tim Burton Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street on Blu-ray. Re-imagined by legendary director Tim Burton and starring Golden Globe winner (and Academy Award nominated) actor Johnny Depp, Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award-winning Broadway hit never looked and ….

Get a new MAC from Oliver Stone

The makers of the upcoming George W. Bush Biopic, filmmaker Oliver Stone and YouTube, have teamed up for a Film Mashup contest. It’s simple really. Just use the online tools over at Youtube to create a trailer mashup from W., with a maximum length of 10 minutes, and you could win The Ultimate Filmmaker Prize ….

Sci-fi thriller Ghouls coming to DVD

Ghouls is a sci-fi thriller, written by Brian D. Young and directed by Gary Jones, and follows a young American girl who discovers her supernatural heritage and connection to the evil spirits plaguing her ancestral town. The film follows Jennifer (Kristen Renton), a young college student who visits her grandparents’ Romanian village after the death ….

Kerosene Cowboys adds three to cast

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cam Gigandet (upcoming Twilight), Shane West (Red Sands) and Rachael Leigh Cook (Broken Kingdom) are in talks to star in the upcoming Mario Van Peebles (Baadasssss) action thriller Kerosene Cowboys, for Svarog-Afterburner Films. Kerosene Cowboys is based on a novel by Randy Arrington, about the hard-living pilots of an elite ….

Watch full length features from Austin’s Fantastic Fest for free online

Place this one on your calendars. As I was posting my story about the Conquest of the Planet of the Apes screening at Fantastic Fest, I read one of their releases that stated festival sponsors are placing five feature films and six shorts from this year’s festival online for free streaming, starting on September 14, ….

The Day the Earth Stood Still to get IMAX digital format release

IMAX and Fox announced today that The Day The Earth Stood Still, directed by Scott Dickerson (who helmed The Exorcism of Emily Rose) and starring Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, John Cleese and Jaden Smith, will be simultaneously released to both IMAX and conventional theatres on December 12, 2008. The film, which is a ….

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 ….

Big Screen Entertainment gets new vampire film

Big Screen Entertainment has acquired world rights to a new French vampire film called Sodium Babies, co-directed by brothers Benoit and Julien Decaillon. According to Big Screen CEO Kimberley Kates, the company screened Sodium Babies at this year’s Cannes Film Market. Kates says “It stood out among the numerous titles we previewed. The picture has ….

Tom Cruise nabs rights to ‘Monster’ serial killer book

Variety reports that Tom Cruise and United Artists have grabbed the rights to the serial killer thriller The Monster of Florence, with Cruise attached to produce and possibly to star. This according to Douglas Preston, author of the bestseller. The author, along with Italian journalist Mario Spezi, told an Italian periodical that they have contracted ….