Archive for August, 2008
Posted by ReallyScary.com on
August 15, 2008
THR reports in a surprise move, Warner Bros. has moved the release date of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" from Nov. 21 to July 17. Warners president Alan Horn blamed last winter's 100-day WGA strike in large part for the shift.
"We are still feeling the repercussions of the writers strike, which impacted the readiness of scripts for other films -- changing the competitive landscape for 2009 and offering new windows of opportunity that we wanted to take advantage of," Horn said. "We agreed the best strategy was to move 'Half-Blood Prince' to July, where it perfectly fills the gap for a major tentpole release for midsummer."
Warners had hoped to have a franchise-launching movie based on the "Justice League of America" comic book ready for next summer, but the project was shelved indefinitely during the WGA strike.
The studio said it will release a two-movie adaptation of the final book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," as planned. "Deathly Hallows: Part I" is set to hit Nov. 19, 2010.
Posted by ReallyScary.com on
August 15, 2008
THR reports in a surprise move, Warner Bros. has moved the release date of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" from Nov. 21 to July 17. Warners president Alan Horn blamed last winter's 100-day WGA strike in large part for the shift.
"We are still feeling the repercussions of the writers strike, which impacted the readiness of scripts for other films -- changing the competitive landscape for 2009 and offering new windows of opportunity that we wanted to take advantage of," Horn said. "We agreed the best strategy was to move 'Half-Blood Prince' to July, where it perfectly fills the gap for a major tentpole release for midsummer."
Warners had hoped to have a franchise-launching movie based on the "Justice League of America" comic book ready for next summer, but the project was shelved indefinitely during the WGA strike.
The studio said it will release a two-movie adaptation of the final book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," as planned. "Deathly Hallows: Part I" is set to hit Nov. 19, 2010.
Posted by ReallyScary.com on
August 15, 2008
THR reports in a surprise move, Warner Bros. has moved the release date of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" from Nov. 21 to July 17. Warners president Alan Horn blamed last winter's 100-day WGA strike in large part for the shift.
"We are still feeling the repercussions of the writers strike, which impacted the readiness of scripts for other films -- changing the competitive landscape for 2009 and offering new windows of opportunity that we wanted to take advantage of," Horn said. "We agreed the best strategy was to move 'Half-Blood Prince' to July, where it perfectly fills the gap for a major tentpole release for midsummer."
Warners had hoped to have a franchise-launching movie based on the "Justice League of America" comic book ready for next summer, but the project was shelved indefinitely during the WGA strike.
The studio said it will release a two-movie adaptation of the final book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," as planned. "Deathly Hallows: Part I" is set to hit Nov. 19, 2010.
Posted by About Horror & Suspense on
August 15, 2008
Trevor Matthews as the Forest Troll
in Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer.
© Brookstreet Pictures
Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer is a well-made independent film that has steadily built a buzz in horror circles since…
Posted by About Horror & Suspense on
August 15, 2008
Trevor Matthews as the Forest Troll
in Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer.
© Brookstreet Pictures
Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer is a well-made independent film that has steadily built a buzz in horror circles since…
Posted by About Horror & Suspense on
August 13, 2008
© Magnet Releasing
Magnet Releasing, the newly formed genre unit of Magnolia Pictures, has announced that it will be releasing six acclaimed genre films in theaters for six straight months, beginning…
Posted by About Horror & Suspense on
August 12, 2008
Wesley Snipes in Blade II.
© New Line
Sequels go with horror movies like sugar cereals go with diabetes, but few are worth the effort it takes to put the DVD in…
Posted by About Horror & Suspense on
August 11, 2008
© Anchor Bay
This week, the major release in theaters is Kiefer Sutherland’s Mirrors, while Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer (pictured) opens in New York and Los Angeles and Blitzkrieg: Escape from…
Posted by About Horror & Suspense on
August 10, 2008
© 20th Century Fox
Hot off the press: new photos for Mirrors, the Kiefer Sutherland vehicle that opens this Friday. Although Asian horror remakes have been hit-or-miss, I’m cautiously optimistic for…
