Original movie's director returns to helm the franchise
Ridley Scott will return to the "Alien" franchise to direct a prequel to his groundbreaking 1979 film, according to Variety. Twentieth Century Fox is attaching Jon Spaihts to pen the script, with producing duties going to Scott Free Productions. The film will precede the disastrous events surr ...
Read MoreSeries will return as its audience continues to grow
HBO officially announced "True Blood" will return in June 2010 for a third season. The announcement was made Thursday during a Television Critics Association presentation as "True Blood" prepares to compete for the 2009 TCA Award in the category of Outstanding New Program of the Year. Votin ...
Read MoreMegan Fox and writer Diablo Cody team for a bloody tale of demonic cheerleading
Members of the cast and crew of "Jennifer's Body," including Megan Fox and Oscar winning screenwriter Diablo Cody, previewed footage and discussed the film during Comic-Con International in San Diego last weekend. A follow-up to writer and producer Cody and Jason Reitman's "Juno," "Jennifer's Bod ...
Read MoreScreenwriter pleased with latest film in the Lionsgate franchise
Marcus Dunstan, who directed and co-wrote "The Collector," is voicing his reaction to the final cut of "Saw VI," which he penned with screenwriting partner Patrick Melton. "'Saw VI' is fantastic," Dunstan said during a recent interview with Fangoria. "Kevin Greutert, whos worked on the series sin ...
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton discuss their latest horror release at Comic-Con International in San Diego. The film is now in theaters.
Bringing a visceral edge back to American horror, "The Collector" is a film inspired by the uncompromising early works of such masters of horror as Dario Argento, John Carpenter and Tobe Hooper. "Saw IV"-VI and Feast trilogy writers Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan co-wrote the film, with Dunst ...
Read MorePLUS: New 'Elm Street' footage; True Blood drink hits stores; Clive Barker wraps third Abarat'
Robert Englund, the actor behind the iconic horror villain Freddy Krueger, says he was not surprised to see his role go to another actor in the upcoming Nightmare On Elm Street remake. Ive made peace with it, Englund said Friday while promoting the webisode series FEAR Clinic at Comic-Con Interna ...
Read MoreMilla Jovovich returns along with screenwriter Paul W.S. Anderson
Alice will continue her massacre of the undead in "Resident Evil: Afterlife," which is set to go before cameras in September. Milla Jovovich is back and Paul W.S. Anderson has again penned the script. No director is currently attached, however, Production Weekly reports the fourth entry kicks ...
Read More'Survival of the Dead' will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival
George A. Romero's next zombie film finally has an official title: "Survival of the Dead." Written and directed by Romero, the film will premiere at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival as part of the esteemed "Midnight Madness" series, which highlights the ten best new "weird and wonderf ...
Read More7/17 UPDATE: Stuart Gordon's next project; 'Saw VII' looms. PLUS: Arquette talks 'Scream'; Kitamura's 'Teratoma'
Matthew Michael Carnahan ("The Kingdom," "State of Play") will assume scripting duties for a big screen adapation of "World War Z," according to author Max Brooks. Hes one of Hollywoods hot A-list writers, so if they went after him and paid him a mountain of gold, it d ...
Read MoreWoody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg unite to survive a zombie apocalypse
Seeing the need to bring the thrills of the zombie genre to TV, writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick hoped to launch "Zombieland" as a CBS pilot, but eventually settled on big screen adaption starring Woody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg. "Zombieland" focuses on four people forced to rely on each ...
Read More'Scary, mean and nasty' Fred Krueger returns to the big screen
"Nightmare On Elm Street" producer Brad Fuller recently discussed the experience of rebooting Wes Craven's classic film and reviving an uncompromising, terrifying villain. Principal photography wrapped last week on the remake that stars Jackie Earle Haley as iconic dream stalker Fred Krueger. ...
Read MoreCBS vampire series may find well-deserved life, closure
Although it was canceled after one season, the CBS vampire series "Moonlight" could return as a feature film if executive producer Harry Werksman has his way. Vampires are enjoying a renaissance on film and TV thanks to the success of "True Blood" and "Twilight." And with the show earning a Satu ...
Read MorePLUS: 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,' 'An American Werewolf In London' move forward
Jackie Earle Haley has signed on for three films in the new "Nightmare On Elm Street" series, according to Bloody Disgusting. The film is lensing in the Chicago area, and is set for an April 2010 release. Samuel Bayer, an award winning music and commercial director, is helming from a scr ...
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