Not to confuse you while “Orphan” is still in theaters, but there’s some exciting news for horror fans regarding Guillermo Del Toro’s remake of the spooky foreign film “The Orphanage.” Low-budget cult filmmaker/actor Larry Fessenden, known for such environmentally conscious paranormal thrillers as “Wendigo” and “The Last Winter,” has been tapped to direct the English-language version, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Fessenden also co-wrote the adaptation with Del Toro, producer of both the original and the coming remake.

For those who are unfamiliar with the original, “The Orphanage” is a 2007 Spanish-language film from director Juan Antonio Bayana (who’d been a rumored candidate to direct “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” awhile back) about a woman who returns to the orphanage she grew up in. There she is haunted by the ghost of a kid wearing a burlap sack as a mask. Read more...

There's not a day that passes that Guillermo del Toro isn't in the trades. When does he sleep? When does he eat? I don't know, but I want whatever it is that keeps him speeding through the movie business. According to Variety, he's reuniting with his friend Juan Antonio Bayona, who just got the directing gig on Universal's "Hater."

You probably remember Bayona's name from "The Orphanage," the Spanish horror film released earlier this year. Read more...