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Guillermo del Toro is mentoring artist turned director Troy Nixey in a remake of Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark. Miramax will be the studio behind the new version of the 1973 film according to The Hollywood Reporter. “It has always been a dream of mine to work on a project with Guillermo, my favorite… [Continue Reading]
Johnny Depp has apparently agreed to play the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton’s version of Alice in Wonderland. Last week, he finally settled on Aussie actress Mia Wasikowska as his Alice. John Savage (Carnivàle), Michael Biehn (Terminator), Art Hindle (Paradise Falls), Spencer List (Law & Order: SVU), Pollyanna McIntosh (Bats: Human Harvest) and Tommy Nelson… [Continue Reading]
Transsiberian, which has been performing well on its two screens, will expand starting August 8 in Los Angeles; August 15 in Chicago, Washington DC and San Francisco; August 22 in San Diego, Atlanta, Denver, Houston, Dallas, Seattle; and August 27 in Minneapolis. Chuck Jones’s classic would-be conqueror, Marvin the Martian, is now in development by… [Continue Reading]
We spent some time on Comic-Con International coverage of horror comics from Devil’s Due and Dark Horse but somehow missed the upcoming releases from mini-powerhouse IDW Publishing. We already reported the other day about their acquisition of Ghostbusters and new stories from writer Keith Champagne. A look at some of the other genre licenses on… [Continue Reading]
How does James Bond qualify for coverage on a site for monsters? It’s most likely stretching our mandate to the limit but when you look at monstrous villains like Jaws, some accommodation must be made. We won’t be covering a lot of Bond, nor do it very often, but we thought you cinephiles might want… [Continue Reading]
Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer is coming to a limited number of screens in the coming weeks before its DVD release from Anchor Bay on October 7. Anchor Bay says, “Yesterday, he was a plumber. Today, he’s trying to save the world. Meet Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer. The legendary Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger of A Nightmare… [Continue Reading]
Anchor Bay sent out the following release involving the much anticipated anniversary collection of the horror film that arguably started it all: BURBANK, CA – It just wouldn’t be Halloween without … Halloween. In October 1978, John Carpenter released a small, independent horror movie that became a box-office phenomenon. Halloween became one of the most… [Continue Reading]
While we love the Phantom, arguably the first costumed hero in comics, and thought Billy Zane did a nice job in the movie some years back, we’re less certain how he qualifies as science fiction. We also have our concerns given the last King Features Syndicate character to make it to a Sci Fi Channel… [Continue Reading]
JC Spink told UGO that is his choice to play 355 opposite Shia LaBeouf in the feature adaptation of Vertigo’s Y: The Last Man. The project, adapted from his own comics by Brian K. Vaughn, has been in development for some time but is finally inching closer to actual production to be directed by DJ… [Continue Reading]
Alex Birrell and Iacopo di Girolamo have written Braincell, to be directed by Birrell and produced by horror vet Joe Zaso. “Braincell is a thriller in the style of ’70s Cronenberg films,” Zaso told Fangoria. “Raine Brown plays a young American college student who reluctantly goes to study and stay with her unbalanced scientist uncle,… [Continue Reading]
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