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Fans of the ‘Underworld’ franchise have a reason to celebrate, a new sequel is in the works. Selene, the badass vampire heroine, played by Kate Beckinsale, is back in ‘Underworld 5: Next Generation’ to continue fighting the vampire-lycan-human war. Beckinsale will fight along side her brutal ally David, played by ‘Insurgent’ actor Theo James. For those of you who are not familiar with the awesomeness that is ‘Underworld’, let me fill you in. For centuries, a feud between vampires and lycans (werewolves) has been raging.In ‘Underworld’ (2003) Selene, a vampire and complete badass, has fallen in love with Michael (Scott Speedman), a lycan hybrid. In the next chapter, ‘Underworld: Evolution’ (2006), Selene and Michael are on a mission to investigate the history between vampires and lycans, in hopes of discovering the truth behind the battles. 2009’s ‘Underworld: Rise of the Lycans’ delves into the past and reveals the origin of the hatred between the clans. In ‘Underworld: Awakening’ (2012) humans
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Graphic Novel co-creator Garth Ennis will be working along side Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg on the script for the pilot of AMC’s tv adaption of the graphic novel ‘Preacher’. The guys at ‘Bleeding Cool’ have pulled a ballsy move by sharing sections from the script and script meetings via Twitter. Some fans are overjoyed with the script, others feel it may stray too far from the graphic novels created by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillion . The ’90s comic book series ‘Preacher’ tells the story of a preacher in a small Texas town who mergers with an entity that has escaped heaven. He has the ability to make anyone do what he commands. Jesse Custer “the preacher” , Tulip O’Hare and Cassidy,a vampire, team up and go on a journey to find God. The series is hailed as a favorite by many comic book fans. AMC has shown dark shows before, such as The Walking Dead, but fans of
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Rustam Brananman wrote and directed ‘The Culling’, which stars Johnathon Schaelch (Quarantine), Virginia Williams (Stroker), Jeremy Sumpter (Animal), Elizabeth Di Prinzio (The Devil Within), Brett Davern (The Pool Boys) and ‘The Walking Dead’ actor Chris Coy. A group of friends heading to a music festival stop at a dinner in hopes of having a late night snack. The dinner is closed, but the friends are approached by a young girl who is alone and scared. They decide to take the girl home. When they arrive at the big secluded house no one is home, but the girl’s parents, played by Schaelch and Williams, soon arrive. As a thank you for rescuing their daughter, the parents offer the bunch a meal, a drink and a smoke. They have no clue about the evil they are about to face. Group members began to die one by one as the entity reveals its self, each of the group is in a fight for
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Samuel L. Jackson has signed on to the role of a Biochemistry Professor in the new remake of ‘The Blob’, which is being directed by Simon West. In the film Jackson’s character volunteers to find a way to stop The Blob, an organism from space that develops into a big jello type creature that consumes everything in its path. Samuel L. Jackson is known for his roles in movies such as ‘Django Unchained’, ‘Snakes on a Plane’, ‘Pulp Fiction’ and his continued role as Nick Furry in the ‘Avengers’ franchise. Jackson has had over 165 roles, to date. The movie is a remake of the 1958 movie starring Steve McQueen.The original ‘The Blob’ was a big hit at theaters. The special effects in ‘The Blob’ were amazing in 1958 and are still impressive to this day. This will be the movie’s second remake, the first remake was released in 1988 and was directed by Chuck Russell. Right now news about
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Fans were very excited several months ago to learn that a new Twin Peaks’ series would be airing on Showtime. It wasn’t long before the show fell apart when the original show’s co-creator David Lynch walked away. Showtime has just announced via Twitter that the show is back on, with David Lynch back on the team and the show is back on. The original mystery-thriller focused on a town where nothing is what it seemed. ‘Twin Peaks’ starred Kyle MacLachlan, Lara Flynn Boyle, Ray Wise, Michael Ferrer, Heather Graham and many others. The new series’ cast includes the return of several of the original cast, such as Dana Ashbrook, Sherilyn Fenn, Kyle MacLachlan, Ray Wise and Lara Flynn Boyle and will premier sometime in 2016.
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I have been waiting to see ‘7500’ for a long time. It was supposed to be released back in 2012, but just recently landed in select theaters. ‘7500’, directed by Takashi Shimizu, the man behind ‘The Grudge’ franchise, was written by Craig Rosenberg (The Uninvited). This supernatural film has a great cast that includes ‘True Blood’ actor Ryan Kwanten, Amy Smart (Mirrors), Leslie Bibb (Iron Man 1 and 2), Jamie Chung (Sucker Punch), Scout Taylor-Compton (Halloween 1 and 2 (remakes), Alex Frost (The Lost), Johnathon Schaech ( Quarantine), Jerry Ferrar (Entourage) and Christian Serratos of ‘The Walking Dead”. Imagine being 30,000 feet in the air when an unseen entity begins to inflict terror on a plane full passengers, that’s exactly what happens on flight ‘7500’ out of L.A. bound for Tokyo. When a mysterious man suddenly dies mid flight it’s only the first event of a horrible flight. The flight attendants relocate the first class passengers down to Economy Class
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The FX vampire apocalypse series ‘The Strain’ has inspired a college course. University of California, Irvine will be offering a four-week course referred to as “Fight or Die: The Science Behind FX’s ‘The Strain'”. The online course is free and open to everyone, including those who are not enrolled in the college. The course will cover a range of themes, including cyber-attacks, disease dynamics and parasites. Where were cool courses like this when I was in college? Kenya Hardaway the, VP of integrated promotions at FX made this statement: “beyond putting a unique twist on the vampire legend, ‘The Strain’ creates an opportunity for serious acedemic discussions about some of today’s most important topics. As society becomes more globally and technologically interconnected, the impact of biological parasites and computer hacks will only become more pronounced.” Sign up for the course here: https://www.canvas.net/browse/ucirvine/fx/courses/the-strain-mooc
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Jason R. Miller, known for producing ‘Frozen’ and ‘Hatchet II’, is now filming his latest project, ‘Bloodhound’, which he both wrote and is directing. ‘Bloodhound’ is the neo-noir style follow up to his 2013 film ‘Unidentified’, which was his directorial debut. This indie horror-thriller stars ‘Hatchet II’ actor Miles Dougal (‘The Change-Up’, ‘Frozen’), David Foy (‘Hatchet II’, ‘Night Terrors’), Jess Allen (‘Broken Glass’), Miles Dougal, who stared in ‘Director’s Cut’ and ‘Detroit Rock City’ and ‘Lords of Salem’ actress Silvia Moore. ‘Bloodhound’ is being produced by Unidentified Productions. ‘Bloodhound’ follows the story of Abel Walker (Ackerman), a private investigator, and his his camera man Jim (Foy). The two men are trying to solve the mystery of a missing woman, when they are pulled into a twisted game that will end in murder. There is no release date listed for ‘Bloodhound’ at this time.
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Vivian Miller, serving out her prison term in a work release program, arrives at a run down Cawdor Barn Theater, run by failed Broadway director Lawrence O’Neil (Cary Elwes). Her arrival sets off a terrible chain of events that brings Lawrence’s buried secret to the surface. Vivian unknowingly releases a vengeful spirit when she watches an old VHS tape of one of Lawrence’s productions of MacBeth. Now Vivian, with the help of a a fellow parolee named Roddy, she must solve the mystery of the spirit, before it’s to late. This paranormal thriller was written and directed by Phil Wurtzel. ‘The Social Network’ actress Shelby Young plays the role of ‘Cawdor’s main character Vivian Miller. Vivian’s companion, Roddy, is played by ‘ZNation’ actor Michael Walsh. Play director, Lawrence O’Neil, is played by Cary Elwes (Saw). Alexandria De Berry (Mission Air), Jordan Burgess (Lucky), Scott T. Whitesell (Tears For My City) and Nancy Lynette Parker (Restitution) also have roles in ‘Cawdor.
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‘Home Sweet Hell’, directed by Anthony Burns and written by Carlo Allen and Ted Elrich, has a star studded cast that includes ‘The Conjuring’ actor Patrick Wilson, Kathrine Heigl (‘Grey’s Anatomy’), Furious Seven’ actress Jordana Brewster, Kevin McKidd (‘Hannibal Rising’), Chi McBride (‘Hawaii Five-O) and ‘According To Jim’ actor Jim Belushi. On the outside it appears that Don Champagne (Wilson) has the perfect life, a beautiful wife, a successful business, a beautiful home and two wonderful kids, but the truth is his wife Mona (Heigl) is obsessed with perfection. Don begins an affair with Dusty (Brewster), the new saleswoman at his furniture store. Dusty is beautiful and Don feels alive for the first time in a long time. He has no idea that he’s being played. When Dusty tells Don she’s pregnant with his baby, he comes up with the idea to pay her off, but that’s exactly what she wants. Dusty and her real boyfriend have pulled this scheme
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Fans of the ‘Underworld’ franchise have a reason to celebrate, a new sequel is in the works. Selene, the badass vampire heroine, played by Kate Beckinsale, is back in ‘Underworld 5: Next Generation’ to continue fighting the vampire-lycan-human war. Beckinsale will fight along side her brutal ally David, played by ‘Insurgent’ actor Theo James. For those of you who are not familiar with the awesomeness that is ‘Underworld’, let me fill you in. For centuries, a feud between vampires and lycans (werewolves) has been raging.In ‘Underworld’ (2003) Selene, a vampire and complete badass, has fallen in love with Michael (Scott Speedman), a lycan hybrid. In the next chapter, ‘Underworld: Evolution’ (2006), Selene and Michael are on a mission to investigate the history between vampires and lycans, in hopes of discovering the truth behind the battles. 2009’s ‘Underworld: Rise of the Lycans’ delves into the past and reveals the origin of the hatred between the clans. In ‘Underworld: Awakening’ (2012) humans
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Graphic Novel co-creator Garth Ennis will be working along side Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg on the script for the pilot of AMC’s tv adaption of the graphic novel ‘Preacher’. The guys at ‘Bleeding Cool’ have pulled a ballsy move by sharing sections from the script and script meetings via Twitter. Some fans are overjoyed with the script, others feel it may stray too far from the graphic novels created by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillion . The ’90s comic book series ‘Preacher’ tells the story of a preacher in a small Texas town who mergers with an entity that has escaped heaven. He has the ability to make anyone do what he commands. Jesse Custer “the preacher” , Tulip O’Hare and Cassidy,a vampire, team up and go on a journey to find God. The series is hailed as a favorite by many comic book fans. AMC has shown dark shows before, such as The Walking Dead, but fans of
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Rustam Brananman wrote and directed ‘The Culling’, which stars Johnathon Schaelch (Quarantine), Virginia Williams (Stroker), Jeremy Sumpter (Animal), Elizabeth Di Prinzio (The Devil Within), Brett Davern (The Pool Boys) and ‘The Walking Dead’ actor Chris Coy. A group of friends heading to a music festival stop at a dinner in hopes of having a late night snack. The dinner is closed, but the friends are approached by a young girl who is alone and scared. They decide to take the girl home. When they arrive at the big secluded house no one is home, but the girl’s parents, played by Schaelch and Williams, soon arrive. As a thank you for rescuing their daughter, the parents offer the bunch a meal, a drink and a smoke. They have no clue about the evil they are about to face. Group members began to die one by one as the entity reveals its self, each of the group is in a fight for
Continue reading →
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Samuel L. Jackson has signed on to the role of a Biochemistry Professor in the new remake of ‘The Blob’, which is being directed by Simon West. In the film Jackson’s character volunteers to find a way to stop The Blob, an organism from space that develops into a big jello type creature that consumes everything in its path. Samuel L. Jackson is known for his roles in movies such as ‘Django Unchained’, ‘Snakes on a Plane’, ‘Pulp Fiction’ and his continued role as Nick Furry in the ‘Avengers’ franchise. Jackson has had over 165 roles, to date. The movie is a remake of the 1958 movie starring Steve McQueen.The original ‘The Blob’ was a big hit at theaters. The special effects in ‘The Blob’ were amazing in 1958 and are still impressive to this day. This will be the movie’s second remake, the first remake was released in 1988 and was directed by Chuck Russell. Right now news about
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Fans were very excited several months ago to learn that a new Twin Peaks’ series would be airing on Showtime. It wasn’t long before the show fell apart when the original show’s co-creator David Lynch walked away. Showtime has just announced via Twitter that the show is back on, with David Lynch back on the team and the show is back on. The original mystery-thriller focused on a town where nothing is what it seemed. ‘Twin Peaks’ starred Kyle MacLachlan, Lara Flynn Boyle, Ray Wise, Michael Ferrer, Heather Graham and many others. The new series’ cast includes the return of several of the original cast, such as Dana Ashbrook, Sherilyn Fenn, Kyle MacLachlan, Ray Wise and Lara Flynn Boyle and will premier sometime in 2016.
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I have been waiting to see ‘7500’ for a long time. It was supposed to be released back in 2012, but just recently landed in select theaters. ‘7500’, directed by Takashi Shimizu, the man behind ‘The Grudge’ franchise, was written by Craig Rosenberg (The Uninvited). This supernatural film has a great cast that includes ‘True Blood’ actor Ryan Kwanten, Amy Smart (Mirrors), Leslie Bibb (Iron Man 1 and 2), Jamie Chung (Sucker Punch), Scout Taylor-Compton (Halloween 1 and 2 (remakes), Alex Frost (The Lost), Johnathon Schaech ( Quarantine), Jerry Ferrar (Entourage) and Christian Serratos of ‘The Walking Dead”. Imagine being 30,000 feet in the air when an unseen entity begins to inflict terror on a plane full passengers, that’s exactly what happens on flight ‘7500’ out of L.A. bound for Tokyo. When a mysterious man suddenly dies mid flight it’s only the first event of a horrible flight. The flight attendants relocate the first class passengers down to Economy Class
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The FX vampire apocalypse series ‘The Strain’ has inspired a college course. University of California, Irvine will be offering a four-week course referred to as “Fight or Die: The Science Behind FX’s ‘The Strain'”. The online course is free and open to everyone, including those who are not enrolled in the college. The course will cover a range of themes, including cyber-attacks, disease dynamics and parasites. Where were cool courses like this when I was in college? Kenya Hardaway the, VP of integrated promotions at FX made this statement: “beyond putting a unique twist on the vampire legend, ‘The Strain’ creates an opportunity for serious acedemic discussions about some of today’s most important topics. As society becomes more globally and technologically interconnected, the impact of biological parasites and computer hacks will only become more pronounced.” Sign up for the course here: https://www.canvas.net/browse/ucirvine/fx/courses/the-strain-mooc
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Jason R. Miller, known for producing ‘Frozen’ and ‘Hatchet II’, is now filming his latest project, ‘Bloodhound’, which he both wrote and is directing. ‘Bloodhound’ is the neo-noir style follow up to his 2013 film ‘Unidentified’, which was his directorial debut. This indie horror-thriller stars ‘Hatchet II’ actor Miles Dougal (‘The Change-Up’, ‘Frozen’), David Foy (‘Hatchet II’, ‘Night Terrors’), Jess Allen (‘Broken Glass’), Miles Dougal, who stared in ‘Director’s Cut’ and ‘Detroit Rock City’ and ‘Lords of Salem’ actress Silvia Moore. ‘Bloodhound’ is being produced by Unidentified Productions. ‘Bloodhound’ follows the story of Abel Walker (Ackerman), a private investigator, and his his camera man Jim (Foy). The two men are trying to solve the mystery of a missing woman, when they are pulled into a twisted game that will end in murder. There is no release date listed for ‘Bloodhound’ at this time.
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Vivian Miller, serving out her prison term in a work release program, arrives at a run down Cawdor Barn Theater, run by failed Broadway director Lawrence O’Neil (Cary Elwes). Her arrival sets off a terrible chain of events that brings Lawrence’s buried secret to the surface. Vivian unknowingly releases a vengeful spirit when she watches an old VHS tape of one of Lawrence’s productions of MacBeth. Now Vivian, with the help of a a fellow parolee named Roddy, she must solve the mystery of the spirit, before it’s to late. This paranormal thriller was written and directed by Phil Wurtzel. ‘The Social Network’ actress Shelby Young plays the role of ‘Cawdor’s main character Vivian Miller. Vivian’s companion, Roddy, is played by ‘ZNation’ actor Michael Walsh. Play director, Lawrence O’Neil, is played by Cary Elwes (Saw). Alexandria De Berry (Mission Air), Jordan Burgess (Lucky), Scott T. Whitesell (Tears For My City) and Nancy Lynette Parker (Restitution) also have roles in ‘Cawdor.
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‘Home Sweet Hell’, directed by Anthony Burns and written by Carlo Allen and Ted Elrich, has a star studded cast that includes ‘The Conjuring’ actor Patrick Wilson, Kathrine Heigl (‘Grey’s Anatomy’), Furious Seven’ actress Jordana Brewster, Kevin McKidd (‘Hannibal Rising’), Chi McBride (‘Hawaii Five-O) and ‘According To Jim’ actor Jim Belushi. On the outside it appears that Don Champagne (Wilson) has the perfect life, a beautiful wife, a successful business, a beautiful home and two wonderful kids, but the truth is his wife Mona (Heigl) is obsessed with perfection. Don begins an affair with Dusty (Brewster), the new saleswoman at his furniture store. Dusty is beautiful and Don feels alive for the first time in a long time. He has no idea that he’s being played. When Dusty tells Don she’s pregnant with his baby, he comes up with the idea to pay her off, but that’s exactly what she wants. Dusty and her real boyfriend have pulled this scheme
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