According to Variety, Diablo Cody, The Oscar winning screenwriter of “Juno” and current Megan Fox horror satire Jennifer’s Body is set to write and produce an adaptation of the Sweet Valley High book series for Universal. Originally, the books centered solely on the lives of identical twins Elizabeth and Jessica who have dissimilar personalities. As …
Like vampires, zombies are gaining currency in Hollywood. According to The Hollywood Reporter, DreamWorks is in negotiations with writer-producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (Star Trek reboot, Transformers) to adapt a live action feature of James Farr’s XOMBIE, the sci-fi/horror adventure that began life as an online flash-animated series and has now expanded into a …
Surrogates 2009, USA Directed by Jonathan Mostow Written by Michael Ferris, John D. Brancato, Robert Venditti (graphic novel), Brett Weldele (graphic novel) Starring Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike, Ving Rhames The idea of creating an imaginary persona as a replacement for reality is nothing new, at least for those of us who try to …
Danny Trejo, known for his muscle bound tattooed body and chiselled bad looks, finally gets some real documentation to answer some of the questions audiences have been asking themselves for years. His countless appearances (something over 100 by now) in films and his reputation for tough guy characters, has earned him the well-deserved respect as …
Mere weeks after Warner Bros. and Mattel went their separate ways over the He-Man film project, Columbia has entered the picture and is in negotiations with the toy franchise. Warner Bros. had dropped the project because of numerous problems such as multiple script rewrites, a new writer brought in at the last minute, and the …
With his film Black Swan due out in 2010, writer/director Darren Aronofsky is non-stop action, adding another project to his list this week: the story of Britain’s biggest heist (approximately $85 million) and UFC fighter “Lightning” Lee Murray who was arrested in 2006 for allegedly masterminding the crime. Screenwriter Kerry Williamson, who adapted Denis Hamill’s …
Whenever Hollywood chooses to do a remake of a movie – let alone a horror movie – one can hear the collective groan of film buffs everywhere. Murdered were such horror films as Shutter, Halloween, The Amityville Horror, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and the list goes on. Now on the chopping block is the 2008 masterpiece …
Reently, Hollywood was all abuzz when “Johnny Depp appeared at Disney’s D23 Expo in Anaheim and confirmed he would be reprising his role as Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the first film of a new Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy.” However, the involvement of Depp is now allegedly in question; …
If you missed our interview last month with John Cregan of Severin Films, than you might not have yet heard the exciting news. Richard Stanley’s classic sci-fi horror, Hardware, (one of my favorite sci-fi films of all time) is finally getting a long overdue DVD release form the boys over at Severin Films. For the …
The Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia announces its complete program. There are still a few surprises to be confirmed, like the closing gala, but they have already put together the final list of films that will be screened at SITGES 09. Below you’ll find the titles of each film and their sections as …
Toronto, ON – Anchor Bay Entertainment will release The Haunted World of El Superbeasto, the first full-length animated feature from Director/Writer Rob Zombie (The Devil’s Rejects and 2009’s Halloween), on DVD and Blu-ray™ on September 22, 2009. A longtime pet project of Zombie (he based it on his comic book), The Haunted World of El …
Collecting some of the finest moments of Smith’s freewheeling conversations with his friend and producer Scott Mosier (as heard on their top-rated podcast, known as SModcast), this brand new book exposes more of the inner workings of Smith’s wonderfully weird mind. Discover the genesis of Stalin’s Monkey Soldier army, the horrifying tale of Kevin vs. …
Rumors have appeared on film website Blackfilm.com that Sahrlto Copley, star of this summers sleeper hit District 9, may play the roll of Captain H.M. “Howling Mad” Murdock in the upcoming A-Team movie. The character of Murdock, played by Dwight Schultz in the original series, is known for his insane nature, as he escapes mental …
Judge Dredd, starring Sylvester Stallone and Diane Lane, was a commercial and critical flop back in 1995. Now, nearly 15 years later, it seems that a reboot for the film is in the works. Screenwriter Alex Garland, known for 28 Days Later and Sunshine, has apparently written a script. The report came in from comic …
Dimension Films, The Weinstein Company, and 2929 Productions present The Road, a film by John Hillcoat. Based upon the acclaimed novel of the same name by Cormac McCarthy and adapted by Joe Penhall, The Road stars Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee with notable names in supporting performances given by Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce, and Charlize …
Shorts Directed by Robert Rodriguez Breezy and entertaining while preserving its intelligence, Shorts is a rarity in this unexciting celluloid summer. The film revolves around a magical rock that allows wishes to become reality. As one would expect, chaos slowly ensues as every character who gets ahold of the rock finds his wishes backfire into …
BRONSON (cue “Digital Versicolor” by Glass Candy) While non-Americans win very few of the top acting awards at the Oscars, we see it happen from time to time (Daniel Day-Lewis, Roberto Benigni, etc). As a result, I’d love to see Tom Hardy, the English actor who brilliantly portrays Michael Gordon Pederson in Bronson, be considered …
With Al and Mariko out of town and Simon and Ricky preparing for TIFF, we decided to take it easy this week. In a special bonus show, Simon will be spinning music from the best soundtracks and scores of 2009. Enjoy! listen now Download the show in a new window Listen on I-Tunes RSS feeds …
The Best of the Obsessed Sandra Bullock’s new film All About Steve is hitting theaters today. In the film, Bullock plays Mary Horowitz, a woman who is set up on a blind date with Steve (Bradley Cooper) and instantly believes that they are soul mates. Obsessively, Mary decides to follow Steve anywhere he goes and …
After reinventing Sherlock Holmes starring Robert Downey Jr., director Guy Ritchie will next take a stab at his first comic book adaptation. According to the Hollywood Reporter and Variety, Ritchie has signed on to direct Lobo based on the DC Comics’ anti-hero intergalactic bounty hunter character. Ritchie takes over for Doug Liman who had been …
It seems that director Paul W.S. Anderson is finally throwing in the towel and trying something new. It has been reported through the Hollywood Reported that Anderson along with screenwriter Andrew Davis (who penned the Bridget Jones films) are writing a script for a new Three Musketeers adaptation. Anderson, who directed such films as Resident …
Lars Von Trier is never one to shy away from controversy. In 1998, Zentropa was the first mainstream film company to produce hardcore pornography. Guess who it belongs to? Despite that highly interesting fact, that’s the closest you’ll ever see Von Trier’s name associated with the word “mainstream,” because nothing this man creates can ever be …
Michael J. Fox, better known for his days as Alex Keaton on ‘Family Ties’ and Marty McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy, starred in a small film in 1985 called Teen Wolf, a film about a high school basketball player who turns into a werewolf during his “transition” through puberty. Nearly 25 years …