Amy Adams (The Muppets, Enchanted) is in negotiations to star in a thriller based on Gillian Flynn's best-seller Dark Places, to be directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner (Sarah's Key) from his script. The book is described as follows:
I have a meanness inside me, real as an organ.
Libby Day was seven when her mother and two sisters were murdered in “The Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas.” As her family lay dying, little Libby fled their tiny farmhouse into the freezing January snow. She lost some fingers and toes, but she survived–and famously testified that her fifteen-year-old brother, Ben, was the killer. Twenty-five years later, Ben sits in prison, and troubled Libby lives off the dregs of a trust created by well-wishers who’ve long forgotten her.
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Isabelle Fuhrman (The Hunger Games, Orphan) is set to headline David Gordon Green's Suspiria, Crime Scene Pictures announced today. The just-revealed cast also includes Isabelle Huppert (Amour, The Piano Teacher), Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs, The Woman in Black), Michael Nyqvist (Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Antje Traue (Man of Steel).
Based on Dario Argento’s 1977 film of the same name, Suspiria is written by Green and Chris Gebert and centers on Suzie (Fuhrman), a bright and ambitious American student who travels to Europe to attend a world renowned school. After a fellow student is brutally murdered and several other cruel and strange homicides disrupt the once quiet life on campus, Suzie realizes that the academy may be a front for a more menacing organization.
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The Prometheus soundtrack by Marc Streitenfeld has hit iTunes (for preview only) and, naturally it has hit You Tube. You can find two tracks inside. Streitenfeld also worked with director Ridley Scott on Robin Hood, Body of Evidence and American Gangster.
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Lianne Spiderbaby is quickly becoming a household name for the horror fan. She writes for Fangoria, Famous Monsters of Filmland, and, most recently, Video Watchdog. She is an actress, former model, and is currently at work on her first book entitled Grindhouse Girls: Cinema’s Hardest Working Women. Her web series Fright Bytes was something of an overnight success.
She has worked with some spectacular talent on the show and shares some exciting news about the show’s future with us.
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The Fringe is a place where non-horror genre films can get some play on Shock. These films might be sci-fi, fantasy or action - and certainly contain some horror elements - but will likely be light on scares, or, straight-up "horror." Still, they might be of interest to you.
This seems like a natural fit... THR reports Scott Z. Burns is being brought in to work on the script for the sequel to Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Burns also penned the viral thriller Contagion. He'll be working from a draft by Amanda Silver and Rick Jaffa, writers of last year's Apes hit which showed the human race was on the verge of a viral outbreak. We presume the sequel will thrust the audience right into full scale viral mayhem.
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Update: CBS Films has picked up the project.
A film by the name of Ends of the Earth test screened in Los Angeles recently.
It came to my attention from a friend and details about the film were slim. Pals who actually attended the test screening reported back to me (since I'm banned from test screenings) to say that it was a found footage flick and "interesting."
Regardless, I was "interested" to know more, so, I dug a bit. What I uncovered was an image (to the left) and a synopsis:
Best friends Clif and Derek are looking for adventure on their round-the-world trip. After an encounter with a mysterious woman Derek undergoes a horrifying blood-thirsty transformation, and their terror-inducing voyage takes them to the ENDS OF THE EARTH.
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Paramount has released a clip from The Loved Ones in anticipation of its June 1st debut in the United States. The film originated in Australia and was already released overseas, now it's poised to take on a limited theatrical run in the States and we have a special preview waiting after the jump. For a city listing and more release details, check out this previous news item.
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Some have seen the image of Jesus in toast. Or, the Virgin Mary. Well, Warner Bros. is intentionally creating a series of toasters that burn designs based on their films in your favorite slice of bread, be it white or whole wheat.
I'm sorry. This is ridiculous.
Friday the 13th, Gremlins, Little Shop of Horrors and A Nightmare on Elm Street are some of the select genre titles that are part of this initiative spearheaded by Dynamic Forces and Warner Bros.
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Fox has unveiled a trailer for The Following, a new series created by Kevin Williamson (Scream) that finds Kevin Bacon playing an FBI agent on the trail of a serial killer (played by James Purefoy). Williamson is finding quite a bit of success on television with The Vampire Diaries and The Secret Circle, will The Following continue his winning streak?
Here is a show description from Fox, head inside for the trailer: THE FBI estimates there are currently over 300 active serial killers in the United States. What would happen if these killers had a way of communicating and connecting with each other? What if they were able to work together and form alliances across the country? What if one brilliant psychotic serial killer was able to bring them all together and activate a following? Welcome to “The Following”, the terrifying new thriller from creator/executive producer Kevin Williamson (“The Vampire Diaries,” “Dawson’s Creek,” the ‘Scream’ franchise). When notorious serial killer Joe Carroll (James Purefoy, “Rome”) escapes from death row and embarks on a new killing spree, the FBI calls former agent Ryan Hardy (Emmy-nominated actor Kevin Bacon, ‘X-Men: First Class’) to consult on the case. Having since withdrawn from the public eye, Hardy was responsible for Carroll’s capture nine years ago, after Carroll murdered 14 female students on the Virginia college campus where he taught literature.
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After posting (and removing) a few sales previews for Bait 3D, the official trailer for the shark thriller has been revealed.
In a sleepy beach community shoppers at an underground supermarket are terrorized by a crazed bandit when the unimaginable occurs: A monstrous freak tsunami swallows the town. Now trapped, with rushing water threatening to entomb them in a watery grave the survivors discover they are not alone.
The tsunami has brought unwanted visitors from the depths. Not only must they overcome the threat of drowning and the predator within their midst, but a threat far more deadly and far more bloodthirsty - hungry great white sharks.
Julian McMahon stars with Xavier Samuel, Sharni Vinson and Phoebe Tonkin. Anchor Bay acquired the film for a U.S. release. Head inside for the preview.
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Anyone bored with the current crop of big budget studio movies in theaters and are looking for something a little different - perhaps something that harks back to the great genre movies of the early '80s - should look no further than Panos Costmatos' Beyond the Black Rainbow, an homage to the midnight movies and video store cult faves, many which have been so extremely inspirational to today's horror filmmaker.
The majority of his film takes place at an institute founded by the mysterious Mercurio Arboria where one Dr. Barry Nyle, played by Michael Rogers (Hellraiser: Hellseeker), has been focusing his examinations on one particular subject, a young woman named Elena (Eva Allen), who has been at the institute for years and seems to possess unimaginable power.
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