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New Moon Ready to Roll. Chris Weitz at the Helm?

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After this weekend’s announcement that Summit Entertainment fired Catherine Hardwicke from New Moon, the sequel to the vampire drama Twilight, Summit quickly began to scout other talents to fill their newfound vacancy. The responsibility was offered to Chris Weitz who recently directed The Golden Compass starring Nicole Kidman for New Line Cinema reports Deadline Hollywood,… [Continue Reading]

Twilight’s Catherine Hardwicke 86′ed for Sequel New Moon

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Officially confirmed and much to my pleasure, Twilight (review) director Catherine Hardwicke will NOT be returning to helm New Moon, the sequel following the hit phenomenon Twilight. Sources cite that Hardwicke was actually fired by Summit Entertainment and that production has quickly moved on to search for its new director. According to author of Deadline… [Continue Reading]

Twilight Sequel: New Moon/Eclipse Gain Scribe

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Thousands of fans descended into Westwood Village last night to celebrate the world premiere of Twilight at the Fox Village and Bruin Mann theaters. Compared to the crowd at Comic-Con, I’d say this one looked mediocre, but cheers as no causalities were reported. I scored a raffle ticket for the KISS FM drawing—win a pass… [Continue Reading]

Twilight Sequel Already in Preparation

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Summit Entertainment has begun preparations for Twilight: New Moon, the sequel to the highly anticipated first part that premieres November 21 reports Deadline Hollywood. Rob Friedman, CEO of Summit Entertainment, reportedly plans to fast track the sequel. Deadline includes a laundry list of market stats (some highlighted below). Watch the trailer for Twilight. Pre-order the… [Continue Reading]

Early Comparative Review: Twilight Novel vs. Movie

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Though Stephenie Meyer’s novel, Twilight may have been primarily geared towards preteens and teenagers, the vampire drama has unwittingly harnessed soccer moms, and even genre fans (evidence by mass media coverage), into the mix. Whatever her formula, Meyer’s literary read is unstoppable as it continues to traverse into the film market. The novel did not… [Continue Reading]

Final Twilight One-Sheet

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Cinematical got their hands on the final Twilight one-sheet.  The movie hits theaters November 21.  Not much else needs to be said if you’ve tuned into any movie news in the last few months, you most likely already know about Catherine Hardwicke’s “hotly-anticipated” vampire drama. Some exciting news, the Twilight soundtrack will feature two songs… [Continue Reading]

Creepy Casting

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Additional casting updates came in for Summit Entertainment’s remake titled Sorority Row, based on the original 1983 The House On Sorority Row. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Carrie Fisher (Star Wars), Jamie Chung (Dragonball), Julian Morris (50 First Dates), Leah Pipes (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) and Margo Harshman (Rise) have joined Audrina Patridge (The… [Continue Reading]

Creepy Casting

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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]

Official Twilight Reshoots Explanation

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Director Catherine Hardwicke of Summit Entertainment’s Twilight talks details for the reshoots that went on in late August.  In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Hardwicke cited weather problems and time conflicts with Kristen Stewart’s high school schedule that contributed to a delay in production. Going back she explains, “We got to shoot some things I… [Continue Reading]

H.P. Lovecraft Remake?

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Shoreline Entertainment is currently in pre-production on a new film, From Beyond.  Bloody-Disgusting spoke with Summit who confirmed the project will either be a remake of Stuart Gordon’s classic 1986 H.P. Lovecraft adaptation or be turned into a TV series and supplied the following synopsis and teaser poster. Detective Davis Tillinghast is a modern day… [Continue Reading]

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