Cronenberg’s Brood remake?

Posted by Horror News on October 2, 2007

It appears that a writer has been hired to work on the early David Cronenberg film The Brood with plans to remake it for the big screen. via Filmstalker

NBC Greenlights 13 Eps of Fear Itself – A Masters of Horror Reworking

Posted by support@reallyscary.com (ReallyScary.com) on September 28, 2007 Variety reports NBC has given a 13-episode commitment to the horror anthology series Fear Itself, which the Peacock plans to air sometime next summer. The project is a reworked version of the Emmy-winning Masters of Horror and comes directly from the Showtime series' producers, Lionsgate and Industry Entertainment. Masters of Horror exec producers Keith Addis, Andrew Deane and Mick Garris are all onboard as well.

NBC Entertainment/Universal Media Studios co-chairman Ben Silverman, who announced the project Monday, said he's looking for new ways to offer scripted fare in the summer. "It's less expensive than the traditional license fees we pay," Silverman said. "That's allowing us to open up original programming to work across the whole year. There are different ways to get scripted shows on the air all year round."

Silverman said "Fear Itself" could also be scheduled during the regular season on Saturday nights as an alternative to the net's drama repeats. Production will begin early next year; the producers are looking to woo top-name horror writers and helmers for Fear Itself, just as they did with Masters of Horror.

Beggs said NBC pushed to change the title to avoid comparisons to Showtime's two-year run and also to broaden the series' focus. "They felt it was important to have a new title, and we agreed," Beggs said. "It doesn't limit us. 'Fear Itself' can tell all kinds of stories."

To meet broadcast standards, NBC will have to stay away from too much blood and gore -- something Silverman said wouldn't be a problem. "Scary doesn't necessarily mean blood," he said. More graphic footage will be saved for the DVD (and other backend) market, Beggs added. "We'll be making longer versions for video -- it's easier to cut and trim for NBC's running time anyway," he said.

Weinsteins Pick Up Dario Argento’s Mother of Tears

Posted by support@reallyscary.com (ReallyScary.com) on September 28, 2007 THR reports that in the latest deal closed from the Toronto International Film Festival, the Weinstein Co. paid mid-six figures for all North American rights except theatrical and Canadian television for Dario Argento's The Mother of Tears from Myriad Pictures. This is the third in Argento's Three Mothers trilogy that began with his classic Suspiria. Argento's daughter Asia stars.

Myriad will release the film in select markets in the U.S. and Canada early next year, and Genius Products will distribute the DVD domestically under its exclusive agreement with the Weinstein Co.

Halo 3 controllers, other accessories all set for launch

Posted by Horror News on September 8, 2007

With a couple of weeks left before the landmark Halo 3 launch, Microsoft is reminding everyone that it has some special gear for the game to make the experience as complete as possible. via Xbox 360 News Coverage 24

Q&A with ‘Death Sentence’ Stars Kevin Bacon and James Wan

Posted by Horror News on September 8, 2007

"Are you sure John Goodman? He's so cuddly and likable!"

It's not easy playing someone hell bent on revenge. Just ask Kevin Bacon . He stars in the very tense crime drama Death Sentence , playing a man whose vengeance over the death of his son creates a cycle of ... via Hollywood

Cronenberg likens ‘Eastern Promises’ bathhouse scene to ‘Psycho’ shower scene

Posted by Horror News on September 8, 2007

"When I started, there wasn't really a film industry in Canada and there certainly was nothing like an international festival - nothing like that"

There's a bold scene in David Cronenberg's new crime thriller "Eastern Promises" that moviegoers will no doubt be talking and giggling about, even cringing over, for years to come. via 900 CHML AM

Freddie Thompson’s Hollywood Good Looks

Posted by Horror News on September 8, 2007

Fred Thompson bears a striking resemblance to Vigo the Carpathian from the movie "Ghostbusters II," a character who, coincidentally, also had delusions of grandeur. via The So-Called "Austin Mayor" Blog

Halloween

Posted by Horror News on September 7, 2007

Rob Zombie's 'Halloween' remake isn't scary, which is really all you need to know about it. via Lansing State Journal

Gore galore

Posted by Horror News on September 7, 2007

"Halloween'/'Friday the 13th'/'Nightmare on Elm Street"

To the dishonor-and-dismember roll of Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees and Freddie Krueger, you may now add Victor Crowley, the deranged and deformed bogeyman of 'Hatchet,' an homage to '80s-style horror from ... via Detroit Free Press