Peter Jackson has been out of action since his last foray to Middle-earth with The Hobbit trilogy, but it seems he’s now ready for a return, with the filmmaker announcing on Facebook that he’s set to write and produce an adaptation of Philip Reeve’s Mortal Engines, which is being directed by his protege Christian Rivers. Here’s […]
October Horrors Day 23 – Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Return of the Living Dead, 1985. Directed by Dan O’Bannon. Starring Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa and Thom Mathews. SYNOPSIS: A mismatched group of chemical plant workers, punks and a mortuary worker find the living dead knocking at their doors in ever increasing numbers following the accidental release of a mysterious toxin that has […]
Ethan Hawke, Rose Byrne and Chris O’Dowd in talks for Juliet, Naked
According to Deadline, Ethan Hawke, Rose Byrne and Chris O’Dowd are to star in Juliet, Naked, an adaptation of British author Nick Hornby’s novel from director Jesse Peretz (My Idiot Brother) and screenwriters Tamara Jenkins (The Savages) and Jim Taylor (Sideways). Published in 2009, Juliet, Naked has been compared to Hornby’s second novel High Fidelity […]
October Horrors Day 28 – Let Me In (2010)
Let Me In, 2010. Directed by Matt Reeves. Starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloe Grace Moretz, Elias Koteas and Richard Jenkins. SYNOPSIS: It’s 1983 in the city of Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Owen, a bullied and lonely child, befriends the mysterious Abby, a young girl who has recently moved to the apartment complex in which Owen […]
Director interview and exclusive featurette for sci-fi thriller Arcadia
To celebrate the release of the sci-fi thriller Arcadia, we’ve got an exclusive featurette for the film, along with a video interview with its writer-director Tom Large; check them out here or over on our YouTube page… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odHywVdOhKk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fc4cKA9IZg In the near future a deadly disease has gripped the world. To combat the death toll […]
Game of Thrones’ Miguel Sapochnik to direct Sinbad movie
Sinbad the Sailor looks set for a return to the big screen, with THR reporting that Studio 8 has won a bidding war for a new live-action fantasy, which is being scripted by Kyle Killen (Lone Star) and has Game of Thrones helmer Miguel Sapochnik (Battle of the Bastards, The Winds of Winter) attached to […]
Killer Klowns from Outer Space director talks sequel trilogy plans
Earlier this year, the Chiodo Brothers revealed that he hoped to produce a TV series sequel to Killer Klowns from Outer Space, and now during an appearance on The Odd Podcast (via Dread Central), Steven Chiodo has been talking more about their plans to revisit the cult 1988 horror-comedy. “There’s nothing coming out that you could […]
Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp remaking Takashi Miike’s Shield of Straw
Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp is partnering up with Chris and Paul Weitz’s Depth of Field and All Nippon Entertainment Works for an English-language remake of Takashi Miike’s thriller Shield of Straw, which is being scripted by Creighton Rotherberger and Katrin Benedikt (Olympus Has Fallen, London Has Fallen). The original film is based upon Kazuhiro Kiuchi’s novel Wara […]
Warner Bros. developing Willy Wonka prequel movie
Variety is reporting that Warner Bros. has secured the rights to Willy Wonka from the estate of Roald Dahl, and has tapped Harry Potter producer David Heyman to develop a new movie, which is being scripted by Simon Rich (The Secret Life of Pets). According to the site, rather than an adaptation of Dahl’s two Wonka […]
October Horrors Day 20 – Army of Darkness (1992)
Army of Darkness, 1992. Directed by Sam Raimi Starring Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Marcus Gilbert and Ian Abercrombe. SYNOPSIS: Following on from the events of Evil Dead II (1987) which saw Ash vanquish the demonic force before being sucked through a time portal to the Dark Ages, we now find our wise-cracking hero having to seek […]
