Two More Cast in Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D

A couple of fresh faces have signed on to be Leatherface’s newest victims in the upcoming The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D. Joining a cast that includes Alexandra Daddario and Bill Moseley are Scott Eastwood (Gran Tonino, Pride) — AKA Clint’s son — who will play the male lead, Carl, opposite Daddario’s Heather in what Deadline states is intended to be the first of a trilogy.

If At First You Don’t Succeed, Rewrite Again: Diablo Cody on Evil Dead, David Goyer on Godzilla

These days, it seems like a Hollywood movie isn't a Hollywood movie until at least one person is brought in to rewrite it, and a pair of big-name screenwriters have just signed on to tidy up the scripts for two eagerly anticipated genre films. Diablo Cody (Juno, Jennifer's Body) has been hired to rewrite the recently confirmed remake of The Evil Dead, which was originally written by director Federico 'Fede' Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues.

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The End of the World As We Know It: Phase 7 Movie Review

Phase 7 is an atypical apocalypse movie that uses a matter-of-fact sense of humor to tell the story of a deadly pandemic that kills thousands and brings out the worst in human nature. Fun! Read about it in my review of Phase 7.

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The End of the World As We Know It: Phase 7 Movie Review

Phase 7 is an atypical apocalypse movie that uses a matter-of-fact sense of humor to tell the story of a deadly pandemic that kills thousands and brings out the worst in human nature. Fun! Read about it in my review of Phase 7.

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Evil Dead, Oldboy Remakes Pick Up Steam, Directors

The long-rumored remakes of two beloved cult films -- The Evil Dead and Oldboy -- have had some major movement in the past couple of days. A remake of Evil Dead, the splattery 1981 feature film debut of Sam Raimi (Spider-Man, Drag Me to Hell) appears to be as close to fruition as it ever has, with Bloody Disgusting reporting that Federico Alvarez has been hired to direct. Raimi will serve as producer for what Bloody Disgusting describes as a "quasi-remake," with Alvarez, who gained global notoriety in 2009 for his low-budget, high-octane short Panic Attack!, helming his first feature. The remake/reboot will reportedly be a modestly budgeted affair (right up Alvarez's alley) in line with the first two films in the Evil Dead series -- i.e., presumably no Medieval time travel.

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Johnny Depp, Night Stalker?

Already prepping to star as Barnabas Collins in next year’s Dark Shadows, Johnny Depp might be taking on another cult TV icon in a big-screen adaptation: Carl Kolchak. Kolchak (as played by Darren McGavin) was a Chicago reporter who investigated supernatural cases — basically a precursor to The X-Files — in two made-for-TV movies on ABC, 1972’s Night Stalker and 1973’s Night Strangler, and a TV show, Kolchak: The Night Stalker.

Bloody Disgusting Selects’ Cold Fish Gets Uncut, Multi-Tiered August Release

Bloody Disgusting Selects‘ upcoming Cold Fish, by all accounts a unique Japanese film from the director of the cult favorite Suicide Club, will receive a distribution unique to the BDS series. Unlike the first three movies in the genre showcase (Rammbock, Yellowbrickroad…

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Check Out the Awesome New Tucker & Dale vs. Evil Poster!

It seemed like it might never happen, but the long-gestating release of the horror-comedy Tucker & Dale vs. Evil is finally on its way! As proof, Magnet Releasing has unleashed a slick new poster that provides a hint at the fun, spoofy nature of the film -- about  a couple of harmless hillbillies who are mistaken for psycho killers by a group of college kids who've seen too many horror movies. You'll be able to catch in select theaters starting September 30 (April 26 on demand).

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Cuban Zombies? It’s the Juan of the Dead Trailer!

Cuba might not be the first place (or second or third or fourth) you think of when you think of a zombie movie, but a new flick is out to change that. Juan of the Dead (a play on Shaun of the Dead, itself a play on Dawn of the Dead) is an upcoming zombie comedy ("zom com") coming straight out of Havana, and as the first full trailer reveals, it's no shoestring budget production. With a cost of over $2 million, it's actually a blockbuster-sized project by Cuban standards.

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