Trick 'R Treat

[phantomstranger]

Foursome Ready to Trick 'r Treat
Source: Variety
November 10, 2006


Brian Cox, Anna Paquin, Dylan Baker and Leslie Bibb are set to star in horror film Trick 'r Treat, which Bryan Singer is producing for Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. through his Bad Hat Harry Productions.

Michael Dougherty, who co-wrote Singer's Superman Returns and X2, penned the screenplay for "Trick" and will helm in his directorial debut. Filming begins Thursday in Vancouver.

Singer, intrigued by Dougherty's script, signed onto the project and will be on the set throughout production. The story is set on Halloween night in a town where those who break the rules of the holiday do so at their own peril.

Legendary's Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni and William Fey are executive producing with Dougherty and longtime writing partner Dan Harris (X2, Superman Returns). Bad Hat Harry's Alex Garcia also executive produces.

The project reunites Singer with two of his "X-Men" stars, Cox and Paquin.

[Roderick Usher]

read this one

it is fucking awful!

[The Flayed One]

Awww...I was hoping it was a remake:(

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00007M5I7.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

[Despare]

Awww...I was hoping it was a remake:(

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00007M5I7.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Beat me to it. :(
Oh well, Ozzy and Gene Simmons would probably be replaced by the lead singers of The Killers and My Chemical Romance.

[IndustrialKitty]

Well this is one movie im looking forward to. Is anyone else?

Here is a link to the trailer...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncwSdPRMUhc

[Doc Faustus]

There's an article on it in Fangoria. I read it and now I'm pretty interested.

[IndustrialKitty]

Yeah ive been reading about it for a while online and in fango as well. I kind of like the idea of diffrent stories. And its not a remake or a sequel YAY!!

[fortunato]

does anyone know if "trick 'r treat" will actually be opening this weekend?
i had heard a lot of rumors that it had gotten postponed bigtime, but never read anything conclusive.
and if it's not been postponed, does anyone know where it'll be opening?

[fortunato]

well, nevermind.
i went to the myspace and it says 2008.

releasing a halloween movie after halloween seems asinine, but why do i act surprised?

[trx1]

T or T was a great film, where else could u see:
gene simmons
and
alice cooper?

[fortunato]

T or T was a great film, where else could u see:
gene simmons
and
alice cooper?

actually that's a different "trick 'r treat" than the one i'm talking about. the one you're talking about actually has gene simmons and ozzy osbourne in it. i have seen that one before, though.

the one i'm talking about is new and was scheduled for an october 5th release but was pushed back to 2008 sometime.

check it out: http://imdb.com/title/tt0862856/

[PhilnEdee]

Dang, I thought the new one was coming out next weekend?

Yea the original-totally different story-was good fun. Had "Skippy" from Family Ties too!

[Dante'sInferno]

Anna Paquin is also teh smex.

[PhilnEdee]

Anna Paquin is also teh smex.

ditto that...I think that is the TREAT portion.

[Dante'sInferno]

Yes.I agree.Treeeeeeaaaaaaat.

[Jon_Nation_Films]

wow it got pushed back that far? that sucks i was so looking foward to that ,oh well guess it'll just be Saw 4 and 30 Days of Night this month other then working on our projects.

[fortunato]

wow it got pushed back that far? that sucks i was so looking foward to that ,oh well guess it'll just be Saw 4 and 30 Days of Night this month other then working on our projects.

yeah, those movies are apparently the reason it was pushed back. they didn't want to have to compete with them.

lame.

[_____V_____]

September 17, 2008


Helmer-scribe Michael Dougherty's "Trick 'r Treat" will kick off the Screamfest Horror Film Fest on Oct. 10.

Dougherty, who won the fest's animated short award in 2003 for "Deadtime Stories," will be on hand for a Q&A session after the screening.

The Anna Paquin starrer, produced by Bryan Singer, Alex Garcia and Dan Harris, is a tale of gore and mayhem set in a small town on Halloween night.

The horror comedy also co-stars Dylan Baker, Leslie Bibb, Tahmoh Penikett and Brian Cox.

Fest runs Oct. 10-19 at Mann's Grauman's Chinese Theater at LA.


http://www.screamfestla.com/

[_____V_____]

It would appear that Warner Bros.' well-reviewed, oft-delayed horror film Trick 'r Treat will finally get both a theatrical and home video release before Halloween finally rolls back around.

Michael Doughterty's horror anthology will get a limited theatrical release this July, followed by a full-on DVD and Blu-ray release in October.

Specific cities and dates have yet to be announced.

For those unfamiliar with the film – which has gone tragically un-marketed – here's a refresher on the plot:

It is said that Halloween is the night when the dead rise to walk among us and other unspeakable things roam free. The rituals of All Hallows Eve were devised to protect us from their evil mischief, and one small town is about to be taught a terrifying lesson that some traditions are best not forgotten. Nothing is what it seems when a suburban couple learns the dangers of blowing out a Jack-o-Lantern before midnight; four women cross paths with a costumed stalker at a local festival; a group of pranksters goes too far and discovers the horrifying truth buried in a local legend; and a cantankerous old hermit is visited by a strange trick-or-treater with a few bones to pick. Costumes and candy, ghouls and goblins, monsters and mayhem... the tricks and treats of Halloween turn deadly as strange creatures of every variety -- human and otherwise -- try to survive the scariest night of the year.

[fortunato]

Woo-hoo!

the film – which has gone tragically un-marketed

You said it, brother.

[_____V_____]

While this weekend it was revealed that Michael Dougherty's Trick 'r Treat will be arriving on DVD/Blu-ray this October, after a theaterical run beginning in July, it was also announced that WildStorm would be releasing a graphic novel adaptation of the horror anthology on October 7th.

Written by Marc Andreyko (Manhunter, Torso), featuring art by Mike Huddleston (Man-Bat, Gen 13), Grant Bond, Christopher Gugliotti (Texas Chainsaw Massacre) and Fiona Staples (North 40), and a cover designed by Breehn Burns.

http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/06/08/first-look-trick-r-treat-graphic-novel/

[Roderick Usher]

I saw Trick r Treat at Screamfest back in October and I canot recommend it highly enough. I even dressed my 5 year-old as Sam from the film for Halloween.

It isn't scary, but it has mood & art direction to spare and it really makes you feel like a kid on Halloween night! The whole reason the film has been heldup is that almost everyone who dies is a kid...which makes the film so awesome! It makes trick or treating a dangerous affair!

I love this film to death and want to watch it every October.

[illdojo]

Finally coming out on DVD Oct. 6.... Just in time for Halloween.