Posted by bob in Films, News on August 11th, 2008
Maxime Alexandre will make his directorial debut with a thriller, Holy Money. Alexandre is best known as a director of photography, including this week’s release of Mirrors. Alexandre co-wrote the new film with Philippa Goslett and M. Christine Vanden Eede and he has cast Aaron Stanford (The Hills Have Eyes) and Karl Roden (Blade II). A teaser website has already gone live.
Guitarist John 5 has recorded “a killer slab of raging fury” for Rob Zombie’s Tyrannosaurus Rex coming in August 2009. Sounds like a lot of noise to us. Meanwhile, we’re finally getting a sense of the plot as Blabbermouth reports that the film features a semi-professional wrestler pursued by a “biker gang from hell.”
Greg McLean told Moviehole that “I am working on a few screenplays right now, as I am keen as hell to make another movie as soon as possible, because the Rogue release has been such a long process. I’m ready to rock again - but want to make sure I’m going out there with a screenplay that’s as great as it can be.” One possibility he mentioned was Wolf Creek 2 although he noted, “You’ve got to top the first one - and seriously, how much horror can you handle? If I did make Wolf Creek 2 it would almost have to be unreleasable. Rated XXX. Banned all over the world. Never to be screened in public. That’s kind of intriguing.”
Posted by bob in Films, News on August 2nd, 2008
Rob Zombie’s Tyrannosaurus Rex is still gestating and we don’t know when we’ll see the finished product but he sure knows how to tease people. The graphic here just got posted to his MySpace page.
Posted by bob in Comics, News on July 29th, 2008
We found remember exploitation films such as Ilsa, She Wolf of the S.S., so when Rob Zombie honored that with his mock trailer for Werewolf Women of the S.S. during Grindhouse, we smiled.
Now, Zombie has produced a comic book based the trailer with art by Dave Hartman and the cover just went live. As for when it will be release and from which publisher, those details remain hidden for now.
“Werewolf Women of the SS is back!” Zombie wrote on his MySpace blog. “This time it’s back as a comic book series! The wacky exploits of Commandant Hess, Lt. Boorman, Von Strasser Eva and Gretchen Krupp, Fu Manchu and even Hitler will be coming you way. Everything you ever wanted to know about Project Pure Wolf but were afraid to ask!”
Posted by bob in Films, News on June 27th, 2008
We have a slew of DVD news today starting with Lionsgate and their genre video releases due out on September 16:
Schools are the war zones and the automatic weapons are the teachers in Class of 1999, featuring all new packaging. In the future, youth gang violence is so high that the areas around some schools have become “free fire zones,” and not even the police will venture there. When Kennedy High School principal Miles Langford (Malcolm McDowell, A Clockwork Orange) decides to take his school back from the gangs, robotics specialist Dr. Robert Forrest (Stacy Keach, American History X) provides “tactical education units,” human-like androids that have been programmed to teach and are supplied with weapons to deal with discipline problems.
Pricing: DVD $14.98
Ryan has been plagued with nightmares ever since his sister Amy went missing eight years earlier after playing the game “Bloody Mary.” Now, a senior in college, he begins to reach a mental breaking point from the years of stress and guilt over his sister’s disappearance. Ryan’s girlfriend, frustrated herself at his emotional distance and self pity, calls Father O’Neal for guidance. Father O’Neal, both a priest and an archaeologist, decides to help Ryan end his tormenting grief by using his detective skills to figure out what exactly happened to Amy. Together, they uncover the truth about The Legend of Bloody Mary.
Pricing: $26.98 (more…)
Posted by bob in Films, News on June 24th, 2008
Writer Steve Niles issued a statement yesterday, addressing online concerns that Rob Zombie’s forthcoming Tyrannosaurus Rex was ripped off from a project the two collaborated on for Dark Horse Comics in 2004, The Nail.
“People seem to be under the impression that Rob is doing The Nail and cutting me out. This is not true. Not only is T-Rex a different story, but also Rob is 100% owner of The Nail and is welcome to cherry pick anything he wants. It’s his concept. I was just along for the ride. There are NO issues between Rob and I.”
At the same time, the first ones sheet, illustrated by Alex Horley, was released to promote the film as seen here. The film is due out August 28, 2009 from Dimension Films.
Posted by bob in Films, News on May 28th, 2008
Willem DaFoe (Spider-Man) has joined John C. Reilly and Salma Hayek in the film adaptation of Darren Shan’s Cirque du Freak. DaFoe will play a vampire in the traveling freak show.
Katie Featherston (Paranormal Activity) has been added to Mel House’s cast for Walking Distance. She’ll play the girlfriend to lead actor Denton Blane Everett. (more…)
Posted by admin in News on March 31st, 2008
Plots are beginning to leak out of Hollywood about some of the films now shooting for 2009.
Crank 2: High Voltage, which will go before the cameras on April 28, will star Jason Statham (The Transporter) and Amy Smart (Peaceful Warrior) and will pit Chev Chelios against Hu Dong, a century old Chinese mobster. With a nod to , Chev’s indestructible heart has been stolen by Dong who desires to relive his youth. Chev’s ticker has been replaced with a battery-operated replacement that needs constant recharging or he’ll die. We’ll learn more about his background and childhood, which may explain how he got so screwed up. Thye film follows the rejuvenated Dong as he seeks to sow his wild oats while the doctors who performed the procedure, screw up and let Chev live so most of the film will be the hunt for a heart. The sequel has been written and will be directed by the original’s Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor.
G.I. Joe, from director Stephen Sommers (The Mummy), is said to be an origin tale so we’ll learn secrets such as why Destro wears the full head mask and maybe even the enigmatic Snake Eyes’ story. The film has a terrific cast and it’s our 2009 guilty pleasure to anticipate.
Meantime, there some word already circulating that a third film spawned from Descent. Already, the second film is without its creator, Neil Marshall (Doomsday), so we’re not sure what to expect from Descent 2 let alone Descent 3. Marshall has endorsed Jon Harris, who makes his directorial debut, on the first sequel.
Starz will debut an unedited version of the Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez double feature Grindhouse on March 31 at 9 p.m. Stock up on popcorn, caffeine and you’ll be in for a treat, one not available on DVD.
Sheri Moon (Grindhouse) will be seen next in Rob Zombie’s Tyrannosaurus Rex. She claims it won’t be a horror film but if humans and dinosaurs are going to be in the same jungle, there will be blood! The film will be released by Dimension Films in August 2009.
The Butcherhouse Chronicles get Told
Paramount Pictures, which has certainly been embracing the genre, has partnerd with Platinum Dunes to produce The Butcherhouse Chronicles, a haunted house tale. The script is from Michael Hidalgo (Coma) and will feature four teens who go exploring and uncover horrible secrets. Originally, Hidalgo told this story on the stage with a production seen at the 3rd Annual Summer Play Festival in New York City.
The two have already partnered to remake .
The Last Winter gets Graphic Treatment
The Last Winter, already destined for DVD, has been adapted into a graphic novel. The Image Comics release, out today, is 128 pages and retails for $12.99, adapted by director Larry Fassenden and Robert Leaver with art from Brahm Revel.
The movie, starring Ron Perlman (Hellboy), James Le Gros (Zodiac) and Connie Britton (24), is described as an eco-horror hybrid that takes place in Alaska and details what happens when an oil team comes to do advance field work and things begin to go wrong. If you haven’t heard of this one, don’t be surprised. It came out last September and grossed a mere $33,190.
The DVD will be released first as a Blockbuster exclusive on May 20 followed by a general release from Genius Entertainment on July 29.
Posted by bob in News on March 18th, 2008
Sid Haig, one of the premier character actors in the genre, will reprise his Captain Spaulding role for director Rob Zombie’s The Haunted World of El Superbeasto.
“It’s not a very big scene at all; it takes place in a bar,” Haig revealed to Fangoria. “It’s crazy, it’s wacky, it’s a lot of fun. It was kind of like doing voice-overs for a [live-action] film, but it was cool, because the characters are so out there that we had a chance to ad-lib some stuff and carry on a little bit. I can’t wait to see the whole thing completed.”
Maxime Alexandre will make his directorial debut with a thriller, Holy Money. Alexandre is best known as a director of photography, including this week’s release of Mirrors. Alexandre co-wrote the new film with Philippa Goslett and M. Christine Vanden Eede and he has cast Aaron Stanford (The Hills Have Eyes) and Karl Roden (Blade II). A teaser website has already gone live.
Greg McLean told Moviehole that “I am working on a few screenplays right now, as I am keen as hell to make another movie as soon as possible, because the Rogue release has been such a long process. I’m ready to rock again - but want to make sure I’m going out there with a screenplay that’s as great as it can be.” One possibility he mentioned was Wolf Creek 2 although he noted, “You’ve got to top the first one - and seriously, how much horror can you handle? If I did make Wolf Creek 2 it would almost have to be unreleasable. Rated XXX. Banned all over the world. Never to be screened in public. That’s kind of intriguing.”
