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Australian horror Lake Mungo remake gets writer

David Leslie Johnson, who wrote the script for the Orphan, which hits theaters on July 24th, has been tapped to pen a remake of the Australian horror suspense film Lake Mungo for Paramount Vantage, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Vantage grabbed remake rights to the film in November, when it premiered at the American Film ….

John Grisham thriller The Testament being adapted into a film

John Grisham, who for ten years refused to sell movie rights to his 1999 bestselling novel The Testament, has apparently had a change of heart, according to Variety. Producers Mark Johnson and Hunt Lowry, along with 821 Entertainment, have optioned the book, which revolves around a billionaire who defies his greedy relatives and leaves his ….

Jon Favreau, Sylvester Stallone, Cher, Adam Sandler and more to headline action comedy Zookeeper

Adam Sandler, Cher, Jon Favreau, Sylvester Stallone and Judd Apatow will handle voiceover duties for the animals in MGM’s live-action comedy The Zookeeper, which stars Kevin James and Rosario Dawson, according to Variety. Sandler, whose production shingle Happy Madison will produce the film, will voice a capuchin monkey. Cher is set to voice a giraffe, ….

New pics and a poster for French zombie film Paris By Night Of The Living Dead

Fangoria has posted some exclusive photos from the French indie horror short Paris By Night Of The Living Dead, which follows the story of a young married couple trying to survive in a post apocalyptic Paris filled with zombies. The film was directed by Grégory Morin (Dernier cri, Belle ordure).

Adventure novel Go Mutants! headed to the big screen

Universal has nabbed screen rights to the novel Go Mutants! by Larry Doyle, and have attached Imagine’s Brian Grazer to produce, according to Variety. Doyle – who recently adapted his own novel I Love You, Beth Cooper, for the Fox comedy that hits theaters on July 10th – is also attached to adapt ‘Mutants’. The ….

Trailer for the mystical martial arts film Beetle (Besouro)

The folks over at QuietEarth posted this trailer the Brazilian martial arts film Beetle (Besouro), and it looks spectacular. Has the feel of Wes Craven’s The Serpent and the Rainbow, but with kinetic martial arts added to the black magic. Directed by João Daniel Tikhomiroff, Beetle features Hiuen Chiu Kuâ who also appeared in The ….

Second live Twitter chat with Food Inc. director Robbie Kenner this Thursday

The documentary Food Inc. continues to roll out across the country to audiences hungry for change. Last week, director Robert Kenner held a lively twitter chat. As the film prepares to open in additional markets this Friday, fans have another opportunity to discuss the film (at #foodinc) with Kenner. To participate, login to twitter and ….

Indie comedy Humpday screening on the roof of New Design High this Friday

This Friday, June 26th, Rooftop FIlms will present the comedy Humpday – directed by Lynn Shelton (My Effortless Brilliance) – on the roof of New Design High School on the Lower East Side, with musical guests The Antlers. The address of the screening venue is 350 Grand Street at Essex Street, New York City. The ….