PLUS NEWS ON: 'Halloween 3D'; and 'Mirrors 2'
"The Final Destination" took the top spot at the weekend box office with an estimated $28.3 million. Despite the fact that just over half of "The Final Destination's" 3,121 theaters were screening it in 3-D, 70 percent of its box office take was from 3-D theaters, which typicall ...
Read MoreHe is set to write, direct and produce a remake of the 1958 horror classic
Rob Zombie will begin production of a second remake of "The Blob" next spring. Inspired by the 1958 horror classic staring Steve McQueen, the film will serve as Zombie's next directing project following "Halloween II," which opens in theaters Friday. This is the second remake of "The Blob," the f ...
Read MoreDirector discusses new direction for the franchise, editing compromises
Seeing little point in sending iconic slasher Michael Myers through another repetitive sequel, Rob Zombie pushed hard to distance "Halloween II" from previous movies in the franchise. Zombie, who wrote and directed the sequel, recently elaborated on the process that spurred the film in such uniqu ...
Read MoreClaims honors for best actor, best series and best episode
Give it up for "Supernatural," The CW series that once again dominated the Airlock Alpha Portal Awards, sharing honors in what turned out to be a diverse field."Supernatural" repeated wins in Best Actor/Television with Jensen Ackles and Best Series/Television, while "Monster at the End of This Book" ...
Read More'28 Weeks Later' director would replace Gore Verbinski
"28 Weeks Later" director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo may helm "Bioshock," the Universal Pictures adaptation of the Take-Two Interactive Software video game. Fresnadillo would replace Gore Verbinski, who stepped out of the directing slot, but remains the film's producer. John Logan ("Gladiator," "The ...
Read MoreNetwork snags new horror series from 'Saw' writing duo
ABC will be the home of "Clive Barker's Hotel" from "Saw" writers Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton. Several networks were eying the new Warner Bros. horror series, including Fox, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The script focuses on a series of ghoulish incidents at a haunted hotel. ...
Read More'The Vampire Chronicles' author is pleased with Downey's possible casting as Lestat
Anne Rice is speaking out on rumors that Robert Downey Jr. will star as Lestat in new a film based on her "The Vampire Chronicles" novels. Lestat was previously played by Tom Cruise in 1994 for Neil Jordan's "Interview with the Vampire," and by Stuart Townsend in 2002 for Michael Rymer's "Queen o ...
Read MoreLaurie Strode, Lee Brackett tread new path in the Rob Zombie sequel
"Halloween II's" Brad Dourif and Scout Taylor-Compton recently gave insights into their character's dramatic transformations in the Rob Zombie sequel, which opens in theaters Aug. 28. Dourif, who plays Sheriff Lee Brackett, receives a much larger role in the film. In the original "Halloween II" B ...
Read MorePLUS NEWS ON: 'Underworld'; 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'
MGM will reboot the "Poltergeist" franchise. Vadim Perelman ("House of Sand and Fog") is attached the direct the film, which tells the story of a suburban home built over a haunted burial ground. Juliet Snowden and Stiles White, the writing duo behind "Knowing" and "Boogey ...
Read MoreSeries teams popular author with horror creative duo Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton
Clive Barker is teaming with "Saw" writers Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton to launch the new horror series "Hotel" at Warner Bros. Television. Several networks are already eying the project, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Details of the plot are unavailable, but it is expected to document ...
Read MoreRobert Kirkman's poignant comic appears to have found a home at AMC. The series will document a group of survivors attempting to make a life amidst a zombie apocalypse.
Robert Kirkman's comic "The Walking Dead" is poised to find life as a new AMC series helmed by director Frank Darabont. AMC is close to wrapping a development deal with Darabont ("The Mist," "The Green Mile," "The Shawshank Redemption") to write and direct the Image Comics graphic novel series, w ...
Read MoreScreenwriter hints at the film's possible direction
Screenwriter Eric Heisserer recently gave an update on the upcoming prequel to John Carpenter's 1982 film "The Thing." Heisserer, who penned the reboot of "Nightmare on Elm Street," is working on retooling a draft of the prequel by Ronald D. Moore of "Battlestar Galactica" fame. Should the pr ...
Read MoreFaux 'Grindhouse' horror trailer finds life as full-length feature
Eli Roth is pushing forward with the slasher film "Thanksgiving," based on his amusing faux horror trailer from "Grindhouse." "My co-writer Jeff [Rendell] just landed yesterday in Los Angeles; he flew out for the ["Inglourious Basterds"] premiere and so we can finish the script," said Roth, who d ...
Read MoreActor discusses his transformation into icon dream slasher Freddy Krueger
"Nightmare on Elm Street" star Jackie Earle Haley recently gave insights into his role as villain Freddy Krueger while attending a Television Critics Association press tour. Tackling a role made famous by Robert Englund, Haley found little reason not to embrace the project. "Oh, man. I did nee ...
Read MorePLUS NEWS ON: 'Hellbound Hearts'; 'Night of the Demons'
Paris Hilton will guest star on The CW series "Supernatural." She is set to appear in episode five of the fifth season, but details about her role are being kept secret. Could this development bring the show to its end faster than the apocalypse? A source close to the show apparently c ...
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