Jurassic Park 4 Talk from Johnston [-->full article]
Nov 7, 2009
Ain't It Cool News got a chance to talk to The Wolfman director Joe Johnston and the interview briefly turned to the possibility of a Jurassic Park 4 . Johnston directed the third film in the franchise, which was released in 2001. "There is a great story for the fourth one that I would be interested in getting involved with and it's nothing like the first three," Johnston told the site, "It sort of takes the franchise off in a completely different direction, which is the only way I would ...

Banshee Official Cast Coming to Light [-->full article]
Nov 7, 2009
We still don't know what the film is about, but Steven Miller's Scream of the Banshee is currently rolling cameras for After Dark Films. Sources tell us we'll be seeing the film join the 2010 crop of Horrorfest titles. While we await confirmation on that, here's a bit of casting news. According to Dread Central, genre vet Lance Henriksen and Lauren Holly are the first cast members on board. More updates as they come in!

EXCL: Twisted Pictures Takes Sorrow Screen Rights [-->full article]
Nov 6, 2009
The horror graphic novel "Sorrow" is being developed for the big screen by Twisted Pictures (home of the Saw franchise). The company announced it has secured the rights to Rick Remender, Seth Peck and Francesco Francavilla's tale which was published through Image Comics. Tapped to adapt "Sorrow" is Michael Hidalgo, writer of The Butcherhouse Chronicles - a script to go into production soon at Platinum Dunes. Described as a mix of Exorcist -like terror with the dread of Twin Peaks , "So...

Let Me In Set Photo to End the Week [-->full article]
Nov 6, 2009
The first photo from the set of Let Me In (the U.S. redo of Let the Right One In ) was posted via the production's Twitter account. Admittedly, it's not much to look at. "Owen" and "Abbey" are the character names of stars Kodi Smit-McPhee and Chloe Moretz, respectively. The young duo began work on Matt Reeves' film this week in New Mexico. Richard Jenkins, Elias Koteas, Cara Buono and Sasha Barrese co-star.

Paint This Dream Home Red With Blood [-->full article]
Nov 6, 2009
Pang Ho-Cheung's Dream Home is in the can and Fortissimo Films is looking for buyers at the American Film Market this year. The following sales art and photo caught our eye, so we dug a bit and locked a lengthy synopsis for this described "slasher film." When she was a child, Cheng Lai-sheung (Josie Ho) could see Hong Kong's fame Victoria Harbor from her apartment. But as time passed, the old buildings in front of her home were demolished to make way for a huge residential project that now...

Art, Synopsis for Revenge Thriller Seven Days [-->full article]
Nov 6, 2009
Sensing a theme here. In the wake of films like Hostel , we saw the torture craze seep in Otis , which concerned parents who exact bloody revenge on the man who they think raped their daughter. In the upcoming Twisted Pictures offering The Tortured , parents exact bloody revenge on the man who killed their son. Across the pond, a director who goes simply by the name "Podz" (aka Daniel Grou) is carrying the torture torch with Seven Days , hitting sometime next year. Claude Legault and Fan...

WWE Pulls Undertaker Film into the Ring? [-->full article]
Nov 6, 2009
WWE Films cut its teeth on the horror genre with See No Evil , a simple and brutally violent vehicle for Kane to star in and f**k people up. Then there was The Marine . 'Nuff said. Moving on... The Undertaker may be getting a feature film all his own. Rumblings around various wrestling sites (the PWInsider broke the scoop) say WWE is looking to do a western set in the late 1800s and it will be an origin story. Given the Undertaker's macabre persona, we're guessin' there will be an elem...

Complete Jennifer's Body DVD, Blu-Ray Specs [-->full article]
Nov 6, 2009
As we informed you at this site recently, Fox Home Entertainment is preparing the DVD and Blu-Ray release of Jennifer's Body , starring Megan Fox, for a December 29 release. The unrated edition will contain director Karyn Kusama's preferred cut. Blu-Ray special features include: Disc One •Theatrical Widescreen Feature Film • Audio Commentary with Director Karyn Kusama and Writer Diablo Cody • Extended Widescreen Version • Audio Commentary with Director Karyn Kusama • Deleted Scenes Â...

Update: 2 Wolfman Teaser Posters Claw Online [-->full article]
Nov 6, 2009
Update: Okay, there are two teasers posters. The second just went live at AICN (it actually features the Wolfman. So whatever we wrote below? That's us with egg on our face. Teaser one-sheet art for Universal Pictures' upcoming remake of The Wolfman premiered at Cinematical this afternoon. Ominous, but underwhelming. It's a shot from the trailer - featuring co-star Emily Blunt - that has been used for banners, um, but where's the Wolfman, exactly? At least have him prowling about in t...

More On Eminem's 3D Horror Anthology Shady Talez [-->full article]
Nov 6, 2009
Last month, we reported on Shady Talez , a new horror anthology being produced by Dallas Jackson, John Davis and rapper Eminem. In our initial post , we knew that Kevin Grevioux, the co-creator of the Underworld franchise would be scripting the pic. According to Screen Daily, Eminem will be making his first on-screen performance since 2002's 8 Mile and that the flick, described as The Twilight Zone meets Creepshow will be in 3D. Also of interest, Shady Talez is also being turned i...

Full Line-Up Announced for the 2009 NYC Horror Film Festival [-->full article]
Nov 6, 2009
The 2009 New York City Horror Film Festival (NYCHFF) today announced their 2009 feature film lineup that includes over fifty feature & short horror and sci-fi films not just from New York or The United States, but from numerous countries around the world that rang in subject matter from terrifying, to gory, and to hilarious. "This year we received more entries than ever before and are thrilled by the high caliber of excellent films submitted for consideration to this yearÂ’s festival," said M...

One-Sheet for Takashi Shimizu's Shock Labyrinth [-->full article]
Nov 6, 2009
Fortissimo Films is offering American Film Market attendees a special preview of Takashi Shimizu's Shock Labyrinth 3D , touted as Japan's first foray in live-action 3-D territory. The poster was on display and we wanted to share it with you along with the following synopsis. One rainy night, Yuki, a girl missing for 10 years, mysteriously appears. Her friends, Ken, Motoki, Rin, and sister Miyu are confused by her sudden return and uneasily welcome her home. Later that same night, Yuki sudd...

Writer, Director Found for The Howling Reborn [-->full article]
Nov 6, 2009
The Howling legacy lives on in a new project being flaunted at the American Film Market by Moonstone Entertainment. The below sales poster was on display with writer-director Joe Nimziki attached. His credits to date include one thing and one thing only, a 1997 episode of the rebooted The Outer Limits . At what stage in development the film is in is unknown. Original Howling director Joe Dante has said in the past that he's been courted for a remake in the past and there are interested ...

EXCL: Students Take on Vampires in Transylmania TV Spot [-->full article]
Nov 6, 2009
The folks at Full Circle Releasing have sent along this 15-second television spot for the comedy Transylmania . In the film, a motley group of college students embark on a semester at Razvan University. Located deep in the heart of the "cursed land" of Transylvania in a centuries-old castle, Razvan isn't your typical institution of higher learning – and the black leather-clad professors, three-foot-tall dean, instruction in crucifix-wielding, and topless vampiresses lurking in dark corners ar...

Is Dan Aykroyd Joining the Cast of Burke and Hare ? [-->full article]
Nov 6, 2009
The horror-comedy Burke and Hare , directed by John Landis, may have a new addition to the cast: Dan Aykroyd. Ealing Studios, represented at the American Film Market, broke the news this week. However, they stress Aykroyd's involvement is "subject to contract." If Aykroyd becomes locked, he'll join Simon Pegg, David Tennant and Bill Nighy (incredible line-up, if we do say so). Written by Piers Ashworth and Nick Moorcroft, William Burke and William Hare is based on a true story and follows t...