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We told you before that Summit Entertainment picked up the production deal of MGM’s Sorority Row remake based on Mark Rosman’s 1983 The House on Sorority Row. The crew is currently prepping to begin shooting in Pittsburgh, PA next month and will be helmed by director Stewart Hendler (Whisper). Actors Briana Evigan (Step Up 2:… [Continue Reading]
It looks like Alex Aja (The Hills Have Eyes, Mirrors) is adamant about taking his time on this one. Last month, Aja’s Piranha 3D (penned by himself with partner Gregory Levasseur) went through revisions under Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunston, creators of Feast III and Saw IV-V. Melton and Dunston’s contract was termed for two… [Continue Reading]
Direct from Universal, Ain’t It Cool News has just received information that Oscar nominated and Grammy and Emmy award winner songwriter Danny Elfman will join The Wolfman crew to produce scores for the remake of the1941 classic horror, coming to theaters April 3rd 2009. Elfman’s impressive filmography includes scores from many of Tim Burton’s films… [Continue Reading]
What’s happening with the remake to Nightmare on Elm Street? Lots of talk since Comic-Con International but nothing concrete. For example, word was Billy Bob Thornton being cast as the new Freddy, plus it looked like Platinum Dunes was going to be producing the remake but now Wes Craven, the original director told attendees at… [Continue Reading]
Children of the Corn, the remake for the Sci Fi Channel, has landed Heroes’ David Anders and Battlestar Galactica’s Kandyse McClure as leads. Principal photography begins September 3 in Iowa with a 2009 air date being planned. The synopsis pretty much follows the original Stephen King story: Vietnam vet Burt and his wife Vicky recognize… [Continue Reading]
Even though Death Race is a remake of the 1970s Roger Corman thriller Death Race 2000, screenwriter Adam Stone has filed a copyright infringement suit against the film, due to open on Friday. Rather than see Corman elements, all he sees are the similarities between his project, Joust, which he claims was once seen by… [Continue Reading]
Hard to believe little Chucky is about to turn 20. And yet, not only is his birthday being celebrated with a special edition DVD of Child’s Play, there’s a remake in the offing. Don Mancini and David Kirshner, the brains behind the franchise, talked with Ain’t it Cool News about their child. In looking over… [Continue Reading]
According to The Hollywood Reporter, MGM has confirmed that it will produce a remake of Tobe Hooper’s classic 1982 horror film, Poltergeist. Steven Spielberg co-wrote the original script with Hooper (and is said to have largely directed the film), which grossed $122 million worldwide and received Oscar nominations for the film’s visual effects, sound effects,… [Continue Reading]
Bloody-Disgusting caught up with director Mark A. Lewis (Ill Fated) of the new Sci-Fi Thriller/Horror, The Thaw. In the plot, four ecology students discover a deadly parasite that can potentially cause a global epidemic. Each student successively becomes infected and turns on each other until the remaining survivor must decide to sacrifice their lives and… [Continue Reading]
Tony Todd was memorable as the Candyman, turning him from just another character actor into a beloved genre performer with a laundry list of credits. Will the same happen for someone else? Sony is now looking at rebooting the franchise, based on Clive Barker’s 1992 short story “The Forbidden”. It was filmed and released in… [Continue Reading]
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