8/15/2010 - Quentin Tarantino reportedly in talks with 20th Century Fox for big-budget reboot of 'The Shadow'
Today, the news arrived that Quentin Tarantino is currently in secret talks with 20th Century Fox to co-write and possibly direct a reboot of The Shadow, a franchise that Fox got their hands on years ago and hasn't done anything with since (which, considering how the original-- starring Alec Baldwin-- turned out, might not be such a bad deal). Apparently, the reboot was once slated to be helmed by Sam Raimi, but for whatever reason that deal fell through. Full Article

8/15/2010 - Skeletons in the Actor's Closet: First Movie Breaks
It’s always best to to stay on the sunny side of life. At least I’ve heard as much. I wouldn’t know, because I have the crabby heart of an old man and the entire world is my lawn and everyone is constantly on it. But I am familiar with the idea that positive thinking can yield positive results. So while you’re (secretly) watching the illest pops and the freshest locks in Step-Up 3D this weekend, keep in mind that every actor has to get his start somewhere. One of those background dancers gyrating his heart out to save the rec center (I assume that is the plot -- it always is with these movies) may be the next Brando. Maybe one of them, like everyone below, will one day climb the Hollywood ranks and Step-Up 3D will be the skeleton in his closet. Full Article

8/15/2010 - Peter Block Named President and General Manager of FEARNet
Online and on-demand horror movie hub FEARNet is launching an HD cable channel Oct. 1, and to prep for the big day, the company named a new president and general manager in Peter Block. Full Article

8/15/2010 - Movie director John Carpenter delivers verdict on remake of cult classic
MOVIE legend John Carpenter has revealed his one-eyed anti-hero Snake Plissken is in line for a comeback - but Gerard Butler need not apply. The Scots heart-throb had been tipped to reprise Kurt Russell's role in a remake of director Carpenter's seminal 1981 movie Escape From New York. But, in a rare interview, Carpenter said the eye-patched tough-guy - fighting to spring the president from a Big Apple penal colony could only be American. Full Article

8/15/2010 - 'Blair Witch' Director Returns for 'The Possession'
I wanted to put the cap on POV news this week with Chronicle, but when it comes to a project being directed by Eduardo Sanchez, I think I can make room for one more. The guy hasn't delivered one widely successful film since The Blair Witch Project back in 1999, but that one alone makes any other project he gets his hands on instantly intriguing and that's why I'll be keeping a close eye on Possession. According to Variety, that'll be Sanchez's next venture behind the lens and it actually doesn't stray too far from the concept that brought him all the notoriety to begin with. Full Article

7/29/2010 - 'Saw 3D' will be the final cut for horror franchise
The only puzzle Jigsaw couldn't solve, it turns out, is time. After seven movies, more than $730 million in worldwide box office and 30 million DVDs sold, the grisly horror franchise Saw is hanging it up after the final film, Saw 3D, out Oct. 29. Full Article

7/29/2010 - Pitt Decides to Star In, as Well as Produce, 'World War Z'
"World War Z" author Max Brooks has revealed to MTV that Brad Pitt is attached to star in the long-gestating big-screen adaptation of his zombie apocalypse novel. Pitt previously was set to simply produce the film through his production company Plan B, which beat out Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way for the rights to the novel in 2007. Full Article

7/29/2010 - "Saw" movie franchise to get Guinness world record
The "Saw" horror movie franchise is getting a place in the Guiness World Records as the "Most Successful Horror Movie Series," one of the film's producers, Mark Burg, said on Thursday. "I'm still in shock," Burg told Reuters. "The fact that we beat out (such horror franchises as) 'Friday the 13th,' 'Nightmare on Elm Street,' 'Halloween' and 'Texas Chain Saw Massacre' is a testament to our cast, crew and our partners at Lionsgate." Full Article

7/29/2010 - Guillermo del Toro’s Next Film to be Horror; Also Producing Stop-Motion Pinocchio and Horror Anthology TV Series
Today during the Miramax panel for Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, Guillermo del Toro, who co-wrote and produced the film, commented specifically on a couple of projects has has going in the near future. When asked about his upcoming work, del Toro said he would talk only about things that were really happening, not just films he would like to make. Full Article

7/29/2010 - Elvira's Movie Macabre comes back this fall
The bawdy, big-boobed babe with a beehive from Beezlebub is baaaaack! Actually, she had Snooki's Poof well before the Snookster was even born. The world's most outrageous and completely original movie hostess is making her long-anticipated return to weekly television this fall, when Elvira's Movie Macabre (WT)premieres on THIS! Television and in national syndication throughout the U.S. the weekend of September 25 (see local listings for station/day/time). Full Article

7/29/2010 - Michael Parks confirmed for Kevin Smith's Red State
During his annual Comic-Con slot, Kevin Smith announced that Michael Parks will have a key role in his upcoming (political) horror movie Red State. Chances are that Parks’ face is more familiar to you than his name. But what have you seen him in? Read on to find out. Full Article

7/29/2010 - Alice Cooper Tapped for New Horror Film Project
Alice Cooper's maintaining a very high profile this year, thanks to the whirlwind “Gruesome Twosome” tour with Rob Zombie, the recent premiere of horror comedy SUCK (which featured the Coop and daughter Calico as a pair of vampire barkeeps) and a re-teaming with producer Bob Ezrin to work on new concept album The Night Shift. As if he weren't busy enough, Alice will also apparently be contributing music to Silas Gore – a rock 'n' roll horror film currently in pre-production (and the first in a proposed trilogy). More details after the break... Full Article

7/29/2010 - Guillermo del Toro teams with James Cameron for 3D horror movie
It has been announced that James Cameron of Aliens, Terminator, Titanic, and most recently Avatar fame, is set to team up with Mexican horror director Guillermo del Toro who is responsible for such horror greats as The Devil’s Backbone and Pan’s Labyrinth. Also, it would seem that after the success of Avatar Cameron is still giddy about 3D, as the joint horror project will be shot as such. Full Article

7/29/2010 - Lost Creator To Pen Alien Film
Those Lost fans out there, who also have a inkling towards classic science fiction and horror films should probably sit down. Apparently, one of Lost's creators, Damon Lindelof, has signed on to write the Ridley Scott helmed Alien prequel. Full Article

7/19/2010 - New wave of stars bring British horror back from the dead
Hammer Films are to launch a summer publicity campaign ahead of what is being billed as a full-blown revival of the alternative British horror genre. A welter of horror films are scheduled for release this summer, while Ghost Stories, the theatrical show whose programme carries a warning to those of a nervous disposition, is packing in audiences for its West End run. Full Article

7/19/2010 - Sandra Vergara Cast in FRIGHT NIGHT
Sandra Vergara has joined the cast of the upcoming remake of the horror film “Fright Night.” The DreamWorks production is being directed by Craig Gillespie. The new film is a remake of the teen cult classic from 1980. Full Article

7/19/2010 - A Revived Hammer Films Draws ‘Harry Potter’ Star Into Its Macabre Web
Which one of these facts is more exciting: That Daniel Radcliffe has committed to making a horror movie for the venerable British horror studio Hammer Films? Or that Hammer Films, the home of gory, goopy, Gothic fright films like “Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell,” “Dracula Has Risen From the Grave” and “The Quatermass Xperiment” (better known on United States shores as “The Creeping Unknown”) is back in bloodthirsty business? Full Article

7/19/2010 - Exclusive Interview: Breck Eisner talks The Crazies, Flash Gordon and Olyphant for Pliskin
Remaking a lesser known film from an established master of the genre may be the best way to benefit from the association and imprint your own take on the film. Full Article

7/18/2010 - Check This Out: Sexy Poster for Horror 'I Spit on Your Grave'
Well, I hate to call this sexy, but it does have a nice ass shot. For reasons unknown, I'm featuring this official theatrical poster (from Bloody-Disgusting) for the horror/thriller I Spit on Your Grave, a remake of the 1978 film Day of the Woman. Full Article

7/18/2010 - Sitges announces First Wave of Films for 2010
Fango’s own Tony Timpone thinks it’s one of the best genre festivals in the world, so when Spain’s Sitges International Film Festival begins to announce its lineup, you better take notice. Hit the jump to get a peek at what you can expect this October and the fest’s supremely awesome Stanley Kubrick homaging poster. Full Article

7/18/2010 - Fright Fest Launches Bi-Monthly E-Zine
With a raft of excellent horror films being selected for public consumption at this year’s Film 4 Fright Fest (Thursday 26th – 30th August) in London’s West End, the organisers thought a free bi-monthly e-zine would be a great way for fans to get excited about the grue, guts and horror glory they’ll witness on screen. Good times! Full Article

7/18/2010 - Here He Comes: Micky Dolenz Joins Tiffany and Deborah Gibson in Horror Movie
There are some news stories so engrossing and so dense with information that they can’t be contained within a single article. The BP oil spill. The financial reform bill. And now the casting of the coming Syfy original movie “Mega Python vs. Gatoroid.” Full Article

7/18/2010 - Fright Dome at Circus Circus Partners With Lionsgate(R) and Twisted Pictures for Second Year to Create Ultimate Haunted Attraction
It's time to play a game... Fright Dome takes over The Adventuredome at Circus Circus beginning Friday, Oct. 1. For the second year, Fright Dome will partner with Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures to theme SAW, one of its five haunted houses. Additionally, Lionsgate's MY BLOODY VALENTINE will reveal its horror house this fall. This season Fright Dome is guaranteed to terrify even the bravest of visitors with all new themes and scare zones. Full Article

7/18/2010 - First look: John Landis directs dark comedy 'Burke & Hare'
John Landis hasn't directed a feature film in 12 years, but the man behind Animal House, Trading Places and Michael Jackson's Thriller is clearly giddy to be back on the set. Full Article

7/18/2010 - Vonetta McGee dies at 65; film actress during 1970s blaxploitation era
Vonetta McGee, an actress whose big-screen heyday during the blaxploitation era of the 1970s included leading roles in "Blacula" and "Shaft in Africa," has died. She was 65. Full Article

7/18/2010 - 'Suspiria' remake gets green light
Italian horror maestro Dario Argento has released the remake rights to his classic 1977 horror film Suspiria. The remake, which has been in talks for nearly two years, will be directed by David Gordon Green, whose previous films include comedy The Pineapple Express and the 2008 thriller Undertow. Full Article

7/18/2010 - Burton's 'Dark Shadows' to film in January
Tim Burton and Johnny Depp's planned Dark Shadows movie will film in January next year, according to Deadline. Dark Shadows, Burton and Depp's eighth project together, is based on the supernatural '60s TV series involving vampires, werewolves, ghosts and zombies. Depp will take on the role of Barnabas Collins, a vampire originally played by Jonathan Frid. Full Article

7/10/2010 - Joe Dante to be honored at 2010 Melbourne
Australia’s Melbourne International Film Festival has chosen this year to honor one of cinema’s most celebrated monster-movie makers: the one and only Joe Dante. “We’ve been chasing Joe for two years now,” fest director Richard Moore tells Fango, “since the success of the George A. Romero retrospective in 2008, really. Full Article

7/10/2010 - London's FrightFest Announces 2010 Line-Up
The full schedule of screenings for London's premiere horror film festival, FrightFest, has been announced. The event, which takes place at the Empire in Leicester Square, will present four days of blood-soaked terror to keen audiences. No fewer than six world premieres are planned, including first showings for Adam Green's Hatchet II, Aussie director Josh Reed's Primal and Brit horror flick Dead Cert from Steve Lawson. Full Article

7/10/2010 - "Monsters" Being Unleashed In Time for Halloween
"Monsters," writer-director Gareth Edwards' shoestring budget horror film, has been slated for release on Oct. 29. Full Article

7/10/2010 - Universal Studios Hollywood and Rob Zombie Invite Filmmakers to Submit Short Films for the 'Halloween Horror Nights -- Rob Zombie Film Competition'
Universal Studios Hollywood(SM) and Rob Zombie are partnering to recognize the nation's top short-form filmmaking horror genre talent with the "Halloween Horror Nights - Rob Zombie Film Competition," offering filmmakers an opportunity to have their scariest short film judged by a panel led by the multi-media horror auteur, rewarded with a premiere showing on Chiller TV, a posting on SyFy.com, a $1,000 cash prize and a trip for two to the opening night of Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood. Full Article

7/10/2010 - Rape and revenge, remade
Feminist slasher or exploitation film? Thirty-two years after the original, I Spit on Your Grave gets the remake treatment. Though remakes of landmark seventies horror films have now become routine – the past five years have seen retreads of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Last House on the Left and The Omen – horror buffs will be watching the remake of Meir Zarchi’s 1978 landmark I Spit on Your Grave with special attention. Full Article

6/28/2010 - Lions Gate Said to Hold Merger Talks With Metro-Goldwyn Studio
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., the independent studio battling a takeover bid by Carl Icahn, has held merger talks with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., a person with the knowledge of the situation said. Full Article

6/28/2010 - Weinstein Co. raids film library to settle debts
Weinstein Co. has struck a deal to restructure its debt in the wake of several film flops, but the arrangement leaves the independent production company with a formidable task if it is to turn around its fortunes. Full Article

6/28/2010 - EXCLUSIVE: Will Timothy Olyphant Be Snake Plissken in Escape from New York?
Director Breck Eisner succeeded in making a great little horror film with this past spring's George A. Romero reimagining of The Crazies, which comes to DVD and Blu-ray on Tuesday, June 29th. Next up for Eisner is a remake of John Carpenter's seminal action classic Escape from New York, a project that seems to be in quite capable hands. Full Article

6/28/2010 - Lake Bell Departs from ‘Scream 4’ Cast
Actress Lake Bell, co-star of movies such as What Happens in Vegas and Over Her Dead Body, has announced that she will no longer be co-starring in the upcoming celebrity horror sequel Scream 4. Bell announced the disappointing news via her Twitter account, posting “Sucks: Scheduling conflicts with my current gig means I cant do Scream 4! (Hey horror bloggers, I know who the killer is...).” Full Article

6/28/2010 - Drag Me to Hell and other 2010 Saturn Award Winners
It wasn't a huge night for horror movies or television shows at the 36th Annual Saturn Awards, presented last night, June 24th, by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. Full Article

6/20/2010 - Bitter Feast: Director Joe Maggio
"James LeGros plays a New York Chef and TV cooking personality, who takes culinary revenge on the food critic (Josh Leonard), who recently savaged his restaurant in a review. Batali plays the owner of the restaurant." Full Article

6/20/2010 - Hayswood horror flick completed
In March 1983, Hayswood Hospital closed its doors to patients and opened the windows to decades of curiosity and haunting tales. Looming over downtown Maysville the former medical center continues to inspire imagination and has now been immortalized in a movie. Full Article

6/20/2010 - Lauren Graham Confirmed for Scream 4 and Two More Join the Cast
In a recent story confirming Lauren Graham's possible participation in Scream 4, we also learned the names of two more new cast members for Wes Craven's upcoming film: Anthony Anderson and Marielle Jaffe. Full Article

6/20/2010 - Groups call for ban on Kiwi film
A Kiwi horror film that shows an unconscious girl being raped by a man wearing a pig's head should be banned, say family values campaigners. Wound is described by its creators as a "shocking supernatural tale of mental illness, bondage, incest, revenge and explicit graphic violence". Full Article

6/18/2010 - Exclusive: Breck Eisner's Next Horror Project Revealed
Breck Eisner's recent remake of The Crazies caused many horror fans to sit up and take notice of the genre filmmaker. And though Eisner announced his next projects – Escape from New York and Flash Gordon, the next horror film he hopes to make has not yet been revealed…until now. (And no, it's not a remake of David Cronenberg's The Brood.) Hit the jump for the exclusive word on the film from one of the key men behind it. Full Article

6/18/2010 - Could Kristen Stewart Star In Horror Movie Remake Martyrs?
Wyck Godfrey has presumably bought himself several very nice houses by producing the Twilight films, but a good producer always has his eye on what the next big thing will be. Full Article

6/18/2010 - Monster Squad Screenwriters Selected
The remake of the 80’s horror-comedy Monster Squad has nabbed a pair of screenwriters. Cousin screenwriting duo Mark and Brian Gunn have signed on to write the script for the Platinum Dunes production. Full Article

6/18/2010 - Has Movie Violence Gone Too Far? The Controversy Over 'The Killer Inside Me'
"How dare you?" That's what one appalled movie buff asked director Michael Winterbottom when 'The Killer Inside Me' premiered at Sundance in January. She wasn't alone; many critics have condemned the film, which is based on the celebrated Jim Thompson novel about a small-town sheriff's deputy who's also a cold-blooded serial killer. Full Article

6/18/2010 - When will we get to see Joss Whedon's genre-busting horror film?
Joss Whedon's The Cabin In The Woods should have been released months ago, but then it was delayed until early next year because MGM wanted to convert it to 3-D. Now we're hearing that because MGM is $4 billion in debt and nobody wants to be its new CEO, this film may be stuck in release-schedule hell. Full Article

6/18/2010 - Night of the Living Dead Gets Reanimated - and It's VERY Cool!
George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead is, of course, one of the most seminal horror films ever, having inspired countless filmmakers, artists and musicians over the years. Now some of those folks are looking to give back to the greatest zombie film ever made. Full Article

6/17/2010 - The new wave of British horror films
Low-key concepts and limited budgets have given British horror films a gritty realism that is the envy of the industry – but can they ever really compete with their US rivals? Full Article

6/9/2010 - Mr. Beaks Presents A Lively Little Chat With SPLICE Producer, Guillermo Del Toro!
Here's the almost-full transcript of the conference call interview I participated in last Thursday (May 27th) with Guillermo del Toro. If you're looking for news on THE HOBBIT, I already posted those remarks, and they're already irrelevant, seeing as how it was announced two days later that del Toro was exiting the project. Full Article

6/9/2010 - MTV Movie Awards Host Aziz Ansari Says Yes to Twlight, No to Harry Potter
MTV Movie Awards host Aziz Ansari hearts Twilight. However, he admits he hasn't been a fan for that long..."You know, I had never seen the movies, but I watched them as soon as they asked me to host," says Ansari, who plays Tom Haverford on NBC's Parks and Recreation. "They are fun movies. Yeah, I'm into it." Full Article

6/9/2010 - John Carpenter to direct Fangland!
Good news for horror fans, as Sriram Das and Blumhouse Productions, have managed to bring in John “The Prince of Darkness” Carpenter, to take on the role as director of the Fangland, an adaptation of the famous novel by John Marks, from 2008. Full Article

6/9/2010 - Cult film 'Blair Witch' was tourist horror show for small town
It's been 11 years since the makers of "The Blair Witch Project" set their horror movie out here in the middle of nowhere and changed this little town of 180 people forever. Full Article

6/9/2010 - James Cameron protege to direct 'Final Destination 5'
Steven Quale, the second unit director for "Avatar," has been tapped to helm "Final Destination 5," the latest installment in New Line's horror franchise. Full Article

6/9/2010 - Milla Jovovich Signs for 'Final Destination'-like Horror Film
Since when is bad luck a good thing? Since Milla Jovovich was cast in David R. Ellis' film Bad Luck. As reported by Moviehole, the Resident Evil star will lead the $30 million horror film about a group of friends who are plagued by superstitions they once believed to be fallacies. Full Article

6/9/2010 - David Tennant Is The New Roddy McDowall In Fright Night
David Tennant should be in movies. Good movies. In a perfect world his incredible performances in three seasons of Doctor Who would earn him a mantle full of Emmys and the lead in a Hollywood blockbuster of his choice. Instead he’ll play second banana to McLovin in the remake of Fright Night. Full Article