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Jet Li returning to Chinese-language film with Ocean Paradise

THR reports that Jet Li is set to star in his first Chinese-language film since the 2007 Peter Chan-directed historical epic The Warlords. Li will top-line the directorial debut of Chinese screenwriter Xue Xiao-lu (Together With You), titled Ocean Paradise. After two successful Hollywood/Chinese co-productions, including The Forbidden Kingdom, which he co-starred with Jackie Chan, ….

The Soul Train is headed down the track to movie theaters

Variety reports that Warner Brothers has contracted Malcolm Spellman (Dead Presidents) to write a feature film based on the classic music TV show Soul Train. Darryl Porter and Aaron Geller will produce the movie with the show’s original host and producer Don Cornelius. The original series was one of the longest running music variety shows ….

Invincible director set to helm XXX: The Return of Xander Cage

Ericson Core (Invincible) is set to direct XXX: The Return of Xander Cage, Columbia Picture’s third installment in the action franchise, with Neal Moritz and Joe Roth attached to produce, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Vin Diesel will return to the titular role of the rogue extreme sports athlete-turned-government agent, which he originated in the ….

Here’s that 3-D movie poster from The Final Destination

Warner Brothers aimed to bring viewers to complete visual meltdown with the release of the movie The Final Destination, so they partnered with Virtual Images to promote it. The creative team at Virtual Images, consisting of 3-D artists and 3-D designers, worked with the studio to create visually stunning art that depicts a human skull ….

Film Fetish interviews Extract’s Clifton Collins Jr. about the art of acting, working with Mike Judge, getting into ‘R-Rated’ trouble in the heartland and more

I recently interviewed actor Clifton Collins Jr. and some of his answers may surprise or even shock you. He claims to have a cousin named Chris Craig. I personally don’t believe Clifton is English or that his cousin was in involved in the landmark legal case or the film Let ‘Em Have It. More research ….

Win a Rob Zombie-signed prop shirt from Halloween II this weekend

In anticipation for this weekend’s release of Halloween II, Dimension Films is hosting a Facebook contest. Below are the rules and instructions to get your chance to win: In order to win, go to the downloads section of the Halloween II official website RIGHT HERE and snag yourself a Halloween II profile pic for FACEBOOK. ….

Rod Serling Archives to host Twilight Zone 50 Year Anniversary conference

Submitted for Your Approval Celebrating 50 Years of The Twilight Zone is a conference dedicated to the works of Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling. The conference is set for Friday, October 2nd, and Saturday, October 3rd, 2009, at the Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College. Ithaca College, where Serling taught from 1967 ….

Boondock Saint Willem Dafoe to headline Big Apple Comic-Con guest list

Willem Dafoe (the Green Goblin from Spider-Man, Boondock Saints, Once Upon a Time in Mexico), who also starred in the erotic drama Body of Evidence with Madonna, then portrayed a Manhattan drug dealer in Light Sleeper, and a private investigator in American Psycho, will be making a rare convention appearance at October’s annual Big Apple ….

Win one of five copies of crime drama Green Street Hooligans 2 – unrated director’s cut on DVD

In 2005, Lexi Alexander’s indie street brawler film Green Street Hooligans reached cult status. Now fans of the film will have the opportunity to see the next chapter in the story when Green Street Hooligans 2: Stand Your Ground debuts on an Unrated Director’s Cut DVD on August 25th. To celebrate the release, FilmFetish is ….

Superman Returns director Bryan Singer eyeing new version of Excalibur

Bryan Singer is eyeing a remake John Boorman’s 1981 Excalibur, the classic tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Roundtable, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The new project is in early development, with Warners Brothers recently nabbing the remake rights, which it shares with Boorman. Singer is negotiating his role in the potential ….

Star Trek’s “Bones” McCoy to become a vampire and piss off a Priest

Karl Urban, who most recently played “Bones” McCoy in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek reboot, is attached to play the villain in Screen Gems’ post-apocalyptic horror thriller Priest, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Written by Cory Goodman and based on a TokyoPop comic, Priest, which is being directed by Scott Stewart, is set in a world ….