But wait! There's more! Studio head Bob Weinstein issued the pronouncement: "I'm heading back to my franchise films," as reported by Variety. The plan on paper calls for a veritable blitzkrieg of sequels, many of them in 3-D.
The most stunning news relates to the much-talked-about "Scream 4." Series star Neve Campbell had previously stated that she wouldn't be back for more. According to Weinstein, Campbell will return, joining already-confirmed castmates David Arquette and Courteney Cox. What's more, director Wes Craven is in talks with Dimension to helm. Read more...
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Director Sam Raimi makes his long awaited and apparently triumphant return to the horror genre this weekend. "Drag Me to Hell," starring Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver and David Paymer, follows loan officer Christine Brown (Lohman) who ends up cursed after she turns down a mortgage extension for the wrong person. Her sanity crumbles as the world around her turns into a sort of living hell.
Now Raimi is far from the first filmmaker to look to the netherworld for inspiration. In the course of building this list, I found that there are surprisingly few horror movies that deal directly with Hell as a location, at least in comparison to other genres. That said, film in general is littered with references, reinterpretations and outright visitations to the realm of the damned. Heck (ha!), as the list below shows, even musicals aren’t safe from Satan’s touch. Read more...
Just about everything that once scared the heck out of you is being remade -- presumably to scar your later years, or possibly just to keep you ranting about remakes for the rest of your life. A remake of the iconic "Hellraiser" was announced last year, but it hasn't really come together. Directors came and went and rumors swirled, but now it looks like progress is being made.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Pascal Laugier is in talks to write and direct it for Dimension Films. This will be the third time "Hellraiser" has undergone a rewrite, so hopefully it'll be the charm. Read more...
