Fox Atomic scraps "28 Months - Years Later"
Fox Atomic, who made their name as Rothman’s spin-off label for horror features like “
The Hills Have Eyes” and “
28 Weeks Later”, are apparently cutting back on the amount of horror films they do.
Whether its because they lost money on that whole “
Revenge of the Nerds” fiasco or whether they’re just taking some time-out so the oversaturated horror market can clear the backlog, one thing’s for sure, they only have one – yep, one – horror movie in the works at the moment.
Apparently the ONLY horror film in the works right now over at Fox Atomic is their PG-13 remake of
The Entity, which is being directed by Japanese filmmaker
Hideo Nakata (
The Ring Two, Ringu).
What's even more disappointing is that Fox Atomic had planned on taking the
28 Days Later franchise up until
28 Years Later, which as of this moment, will never happen.
Now if DVD sales are through the roof for
28 Weeks Later and horror regains some lost momentum, maybe we'll work our way towards seeing
28 Months Later.
PG-13 scares continue with "Prom Night"
It was already revealed back before the film lensed that Sony Screen Gems' remake of
Prom Night would be PG-13, but now a new interview with star
Brittany Snow reveals more about the 'supposed' horror film that's less than exciting.
“It’s just taking the same name as ‘
Prom Night’ the original, but it’s a different script. It’s actually more in the vein of ‘
Fear,’ with
Reese Witherspoon and
Mark Wahlberg,” she said.
“[It’s about when] my teacher becomes obsessed, and falls in love with me, starts stalking me, winds up at my prom night and starts wreaking havoc on everyone,” said Snow about the plot.
And after the onslaught of “torture porn” flicks like “
Hostel” and “
Saw,” the actress insisted that the psychological horrors of the new flick (which co-stars
Idris Elba and
Johnathon Schaech) will come across like a breath of fresh air. “It’s more of a thriller,” she said of the flick, directed by TV veteran
Nelson McCormick. “There’s no blood, guts or gore.”
“
Night” dances into theaters in April of 2008.
Willem Dafoe as a vampire in "Daybreakers"
Willem Dafoe (
Shadow of the Vampire, American Psycho) joins
Ethan Hawke and
Sam Neill in Lionsgate's
Daybreakers, which is currently in pre-production.
He will play a vampire in the film that will duel with Ethan Hawke's vampire character.
It's 2016, and it has been 10 years since the plague transformed ordinary people into Vampires dependent on human blood for survival. As the human race nears extinction and the Vampire population grows desperate for blood, a group of rebel Vampires battle military forces to save the last vestiges of humanity.
The film will be directed by
Peter and
Michael Spierig (
Undead).
First stills for "Outlander" out
Today the first official stills were released from
Howard McCain's
Outlander, which stars
James Caviezel, Sophia Myles, Jack Huston, Ron Perlman and
John Hurt.
In the script a human-like alien crashes on Earth in 509 AD who inadvertently releasing a horrible monster that he must destroy with the help of a barbaric Viking tribe.
You can view some of the stills
here.
NECA reveals "Cult Classics: Series 6" Look
If you head on over to NECA's official website you can check out the first hi-res publicity photos of the figures from Cult Classics: Series 6!
You'll see the new S-Mart Ash from Army of Darkness, the Hare Krishna Zombie from Dawn of the Dead and both Michael and David vampires from The Lost Boys.
The photos and more details on each figure can be seen
here, which hits theaters this fall.
Vertigo-Lionsgate bringing "The Bates Motel"
Production company Vertigo Entertainment (
The Invasion, The Strangers, Addicted, The Ring, The Grudge, The Echo) has inked a first-look television deal with Lionsgate to develop and produce scripted programming for broadcast and cable.
Vertigo, which was formed in 2001 by Roy Lee and Doug Davison, has a track record of producing U.S. remakes of Asian films. In addition to best picture Oscar winner "
Departed" and "
Ring," Vertigo has been a producer on the "
The Grudge" and its sequel, "
The Ring Two" and "
The Lake House."
The company recently entered the TV arena with the MTV series "
I'm With Rolling Stone."
It also is making its first foray into scripted television with "
The Bates Motel," a re-imagining of "
Psycho" that's being developed with Universal Media Studios, and a high-stakes gambling drama created by writer
Matt O'Neal that is being shopped to networks.
Vertigo's agreement with Lionsgate expands the existing relationship between the companies, which are working together on "
The Eye," a thriller produced with
Cruise/Wagner that stars
Jessica Alba.
Vertigo also is a producer on the upcoming films "
The Invasion," a remake of "
Invasion of the Body Snatchers," starring
Nicole Kidman and
Daniel Craig; "
The Strangers," a suspense thriller starring
Liv Tyler and
Scott Speedman; "
Addicted," a psychological thriller starring
Sarah Michelle Gellar and
Lee Pace; and "
My Sassy Girl," a romantic comedy starring
Elisha Cuthbert and
Jesse Bradford.
The company also is in various stages of production and development on such films as the dark comedy "
Assassination of a High School President," starring
Bruce Willis and
Mischa Barton, and "
Confessions of Pain," a crime thriller starring
Leonardo DiCaprio.
New Trailers :-
Mandy Lane (coming on July 20).
The Psycho Legacy (documentary coming in 2008).
Stuart Gordon's Stuck (coming in Oct 2007).
(References - bloody-disgusting.com, hollywoodreporter.com, necaonline.com, variety.com, aintitcool.com, moviehole.net)