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Peter Jackson begins shooting long-delayed The Hobbit adaptations

Production has begun in Wellington, New Zealand, on The Hobbit, Peter Jackson’s long-delayed two film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s masterpiece. The Hobbit is set in Middle-earth 60 years before Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, which Jackson and his filmmaking team brought to the big screen in the blockbuster trilogy that culminated with the Oscar-winning ….

Joseph Gordon-Levitt character revealed for The Dark Knight Rises

Variety reported that Joseph Gordon-Levitt has officially signed on to star in The Dark Knight Rises, re-teaming with his Inception director Christopher Nolan. We’ve now learned that Gordon-Levitt has been cast as Alberto Falcone, the son of Mafia leader Carmine Falcone, the character Tom Wilkinson played in Batman Begins. Nolan is apparently making final adjustments ….

IFC Midnight unleashes a new horror in theaters and on-demand

IFC Midnight released the slasher film Choose today in select theaters, from director Marcus Graves and starring Katheryn Winnick (Love & Other Drugs) and Kevin Pollack (That Thing You Do!, The Usual Suspects). In Choose, the peace and tranquility of an idyllic, suburban city become suddenly broken. Behind the picket fence and manicured lawn, teenage ….

New posters released for the MMA-themed film Warrior

Lionsgate has released the official posters for the film Warrior on the movie’s Facebook page. Hitting theaters September 9th, Warrior stars Tom Hardy (Inception) and Joel Edgerton (Animal Kingdom), and was directed by Gavin O’Connor (Miracle). Here is the synopsis for Warrior: Two brothers face the fight of a lifetime – and the wreckage of ….

Win one of three copies of psychological shocker Beneath the Dark starring The Sopranos’ Jamie-Lynn Sigler

Three readers have a chance to win a copy of the thriller Beneath the Dark, starring Sopranos star Jamie-Lynn Sigler. The unrated psychological shocker will drive even the most well-traveled horror fan around the bend. PLEASE NOTE: To be considered to win this and all other contests, your eNews profile must be updated with your ….

Win 1 of 2 copies of the horror film described as The Hills Have Eyes meets Deliverance

Film Fetish is giving readers the chance to win one of two copies of the film described as The Hills Have Eyes meets Deliverance. Enter to win a copy of the horror film Shadow on DVD. PLEASE NOTE: To be considered to win this and all other contests, your eNews profile must be updated with ….

Radha Mitchell and Sean Bean return for Silent Hill 3D sequel

Producers Samuel Hadida and Don Carmody announced today that the stars of Silent Hill, Radha Mitchell (The Crazies, Surrogates), Sean Bean (HBO’s upcoming Game of Thrones, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Lord of the Rings), and Deborah Kara Unger (Shake Hands with the Devil, 88 Minutes) will return to join Adelaide Clemens ….

Hard Candy director lands Daredevil movie, but not before Dracula thriller

Variety reports that Hard Candy director David Slade, who also steered The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, will direct the next Daredevil movie for Fox. Peter Chernin will produce the project, which doesn’t have a writer yet, according to a THR report. Fox says it’s aiming to make a movie that continues the story begun by the ….

Details and a teaser poster for indie revenge thriller Bellflower

A teaser poster has been released for Evan Glodell’s violent revenge thriller Bellflower, which is currently screening at South by Southwest now hits theaters this summer. Here’s the synopsis for Bellflower: Woodrow and Aiden spend all of their free time building Mad Max inspired flame-throwers and weapons of mass destruction in preparation for a global ….