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'Monsters Inc.' Gets A Sequel, 'Avatar' Smashes New Records In Today's Dailies -- 4/23/10

Posted 4/23/10 5:02 pm EST by in Dailies


Monsters Inc-- Long rumored and now finally official, Disney and Pixar have announced "Monsters Inc. 2" with a release date of June 15, 2012. The studios have also confirmed a June 15, 2012 release date for "Brave" starring Reese Witherspoon as an impulsive princess looking to trade in her crown for a bow and arrow. [Variety]

-- Unsurprisingly, "Avatar" has set a new record for first-day Blu-ray sales by selling 1.5 million copies yesterday. [The Hollywood Reporter]

-- Catherine Hardwicke's "The Girl With The Red Riding Hood" has recruited a trio of actors in the form of Max Irons, Julie Christie and Gary Oldman. Amanda Seyfried and Shiloh Fernandez also star. [Deadline] Read More...

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'The Crazies' & Me: The Inside Story Of A Day Of Hollywood Superstardom

Posted 2/26/10 4:30 pm EST by in Commentary, News


So I've been milking this whole "Eric is a Hollywood superstar" thing for a couple days, based on my seconds-long cameo in "The Crazies." But now as the horror flick, about a town accidentally infected with a government-engineered bio weapon that turns everyone into crazy-eyed killas, opens on Friday, it's time to tell the true story of my time on set. Read More...

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EXCLUSIVE 'Crazies' Clip Shows Violent Insansity And Lovely Radha Mitchell

Posted 2/25/10 3:34 pm EST by in News, Video


By now I hope you've taken in the story of how I went from mild-manner entertainment journalist to Hollywood mover-and-shaker because of my role in "The Crazies." I'm kind of a big deal.

But we haven't yet shown you the entire exclusive clip from the film. The scene picks up about thirty minutes into the film, as a mysterious insanity-inducing, bloody murder-generating plague has descended on the population of Ogden Marsh, Iowa. Sheriff David Dutton (Timothy Olyphant) and his pregnant wife Judy (Radha Mitchell) are just trying to figure out what in the hell is going on when government soldiers in hazmat suits descend on the town and institute a military lockdown. Judy ends up being admitted into the quarantine as David fights like crazy to free her. He's unsuccessful and, well, hit play on the video to find out what happens next.

Directed Breck Eisner ("Sahara"), "The Crazies" opens this Friday, February 26.

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'Creature From The Black Lagoon' And 'The Brood' Remakes Find Directors In Carl Rinsch And Breck Eisner

Posted 12/16/09 11:00 am EST by in News


Filmmaker Carl Rinsch has already traded acid-bleeding extraterrestrials for a pack of lordless samurai, but now he's adding some monsters to the mix once again.

According to Hero Complex, Rinsch — a one-time rumored contender to direct the upcoming "Alien" prequel, and recently announced as the helmer for "47 Ronin" alongside star Keanu Reeves — is in discussions with Universal to take the reins on "Creature From the Black Lagoon." Read More...

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Remake Of George Romero's 'The Crazies' Aims For The Same Scares But Better Special Effects

Posted 5/8/09 3:20 pm EST by in News, Video


In April, MTV News visited the set of the remake of George Romero's 1973 film "The Crazies." The original was an exercise in low-budget, high-camp horror: unmistakably fake blood, ridiculous overacting, laughable special effects. Yet the core story—the innocent residents of an Iowa town get infected with an insanity-inducing military bio-weapon that has them burning, shooting and otherwise viciously attacking one another—was undeniably frightening.

For the updated version, director Breck Eisner ("Sahara") and his cast - including Timothy Olyphant and Danielle Panabaker - have made it their #1 priority to stay true to the terrifying nucleus of the original while bringing in a bigger budget and far superior moviemaking technology in a quest to scare the crap out of audiences. Check out our report below.

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MTV News Visits The Set Of George Romero's 'The Crazies' Remake

Posted 4/15/09 1:21 pm EST by in News


'The Crazies'“It’s like being on PCP or meth!” the director Breck Eisner explains. “Ex-girlfriend crazy, most of ‘em!” says Timothy Olyphant. “It’s all dependent on whether your mommy and daddy were nice to you!” his co-star Radha Mitchell decides.

They’re talking about the insanity-inducing, homicide-provoking effects of a military-grade bio-weapon that accidentally infects the water supply of a small Iowa town in the remake of George Romero’s 1973 horror flick “The Crazies.” While they may have different descriptions of what it’s like to become a diseased, blood-thirsty killer, during my visit to the set they are all in agreement about one thing: they’re not zombies!

“The most challenging thing for us was how do we make these Crazies not look like zombies, yet have a signature look that is dynamic and aggressive and memorable,” Eisner (“Sahara”) tells me before filming gets underway at a high school in central Georgia’s Peach County. Read More...

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