1. DETAILS EMERGE ON ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK AND POLTERGEIST REMAKES
We have news on two potentially massive remakes! First Fox have won a competitive bidding process to acquire the remake rights for John Carpenter's cult classic Escape From New York! Carpenter will retain an executive producer credit as the studio looks to launch a franchise. Could we see Escape From USA or Escape From Planet Earth in the future? Stay tuned!
Also Sam Rockwell has spilled some alarming details on the Poltergeist remake - noteably that the studio are shooting a kid's adventure movie. Thanks for ruining my day, Hollywood.
2. THE HOBBIT'S RICHARD ARMITAGE JOINS HANNIBAL – AS FRANCIS DOLARHYDE!
I love NBC's Hannibal. It's one of the best things on TV right now and it just continues to impress as it continues to draw from Thomas Harris' source material. So it's pretty safe to say that I was overjoyed to read confirmation that the Red Dragon portion of the story is drawing nearer. How do we know? Because Richard Armitage has been announced as joining the cast in the role of Francis Dolarhyde AKA deranged serial killer The Tooth Fairy.
My initial thoughts are that he may be s little too good-looking for the role but he's a fine actor so consider me pleased!
3. MORE X-FILES ON THE WAY?
From one tv favourite to another! Following on from the success of the micro-series reboot of 24 last year, Fox has turned its eye to other screen favourites of yesteryear... and is in talks to bring back 90s cult phenomenon The X-Files! Holy shit!
It is very much at the logistics stage right now as talks are being made to ensure that stars Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny, as well as show-runner Chrus Carter, can clear their schedules. With a huge storyline hanging over the show following its finale in xxxx, this is pretty much the news that the fans have been waiting for! X-cellent!
Read Deadline’s story here.
Read Deadline’s story here.
4. FOX’S SCREAM QUEEN CAST GROWS
Glee star Lea Michele, Joe Manganiello (True Blood, Magic Mike XXL), Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine) and Keke Palmer (Akeela and the Bee, Masters of Sex) will join Jamie Lee Curtis and Emma Roberts in Ryan Murphy’s horror-comedy anthology Scream Queens. These are some top quality names and the addition of Michele means that any musical numbers (such as those that have popped up throughout Murphy’s AWESOME American Horror Story: Freak Show) will be nothing short of brilliant. This is a series that I can’t wait to see!
Read Variety’s story here.
5. CALL GIRL AVAILABLE ONLINE — TODAY!
Jill Sixx Gevargizian’s award winning short, Call Girl, starring the wonderful Laurence R Harvey and Tristan Risk is now available to watch for free over at Dreadcentral.com.
Glee star Lea Michele, Joe Manganiello (True Blood, Magic Mike XXL), Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine) and Keke Palmer (Akeela and the Bee, Masters of Sex) will join Jamie Lee Curtis and Emma Roberts in Ryan Murphy’s horror-comedy anthology Scream Queens. These are some top quality names and the addition of Michele means that any musical numbers (such as those that have popped up throughout Murphy’s AWESOME American Horror Story: Freak Show) will be nothing short of brilliant. This is a series that I can’t wait to see!
Read Variety’s story here.
5. CALL GIRL AVAILABLE ONLINE — TODAY!
Jill Sixx Gevargizian’s award winning short, Call Girl, starring the wonderful Laurence R Harvey and Tristan Risk is now available to watch for free over at Dreadcentral.com.
Call Girl has picked up plenty of short of the year awards and is one of the finest short films I've seen in some time, so stop mucking about, get over there and get watching!
You’ll be VERY glad you did.
6. NEW THIS WEEK
We’re into the late January dumping ground now so don’t expect too much for the next couple of weeks First up we have House On The Hill, which is apparently based on the true story of serial killer Leonard Lake. I’ve no idea if it’s any good, but it is available at Amazon here.
We also have a creepy looking exorcism flick, Grace: The Possession (available here) and Rebecca Romijn’s Possessed by Evil (available here)
Finally, The Killjoy Collection is also out this week. I’ve only seen one Killjoy movie and it didn’t impress, but it clearly has a following as it has racked up three sequels. If you’re a fan, grab it right here.
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Until next time, I hope you enjoyed your stay.
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