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The upcoming reboot of ‘Kong: Skull Island’, has had a little trouble lately, with both J.K. Simmons and Michael Keaton exiting the film. Now news has surfaced that there are two new actors in talks to fill those holes, ‘Gladiators’ star Russell Crowe and Brie Larson of ’21 Jump Street’. The film, which is set in 1971 Detroit, is to be released March 10, 2017 and will directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts.
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J.A. Bayona is making quite a name for himself in the world of film. After directing his 2012 disaster film ‘Impossible’, Bayona directed several episodes of Showtime’s popular series ‘Penny Dreadful’. Right now Bayona is working on the film adaption of ‘A Monster Calls’, based on the children’s novel by Patrick Ness. As we reported back in May, Bayona has already signed on to direct ‘World War Z 2’, the follow up to 2013’s zombie outbreak movie starring Brad Pitt. The script for ‘WWZ 2’ will be penned by Steve Knight. The plot is being kept under wraps for now, but it has been said that Brad Pitt will return for his role as Gerry Lane. It will be a bit before we see the movie’s premier in theaters on June 9, 2017.
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Mankind has fallen victim to a horde of man eating Titans. Humans, for more than a hundred years, have lived in cities with walls designed to keep the Titans out. One day, in one of those cities, a 200 foot Titan breaks down a section of the wall, allowing a flood of smaller titans to rush in and feast on the city’s residents.When a mother is killed her son and daughter, along with one of their friends join the Survey Corp to seek revenge on the Titans. The upcoming release of the live action adaption of the anime series ‘Attack on Titan’ has just released it’s trailer, and it’s quite impressive. Shinji Higuchi, best known for his work on Evangelion, is directing this huge project. ‘Attack on Titan’ will consist of two movies. Part one, ‘Attack on Titan: End of the World’ will be released in Japan on August 1st, to be followed by it’s U.S. premier on September 19th.
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While watching all of the walker slaying action on ‘The Walking Dead’ fans could use a refreshment. Robert Kirkman and the people at Terrapin Beer Company of Athens, Georgia, understand that. Today they announced that they have created an official beer of ‘The Walking Dead’. The tasty beverage is labeled ‘The Walking Dead Blood Orange Red India Pale Ale’. Details will soon be released about when the beer will be on shelves and where you can get it. Raise your hand if you want a beer!
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Fans all over the world are eagerly awaiting the January 24th premier of the ‘X-Files’ revival. The series will consist of six action filled episodes with a mix of both new and returning cast members. Today Fox released another teaser trailer that reveals a crashed space craft, a military team and shows two bodies being dragged away. Just in case you missed it, here is the first trailer that was released. Remember, the truth is out there.
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The upcoming season of Ryan Murphy’s ‘American Horror Story’ already has many new, very well known cast members, including Lady Gaga. They have now added super-model Naomi Campbell to the list. Campbell, one of the most well known models on earth, will appear in multiple episodes and is set to play the role of a fashion editor who pays the ultimate price for her opinion. Ms. Campbell has most recently had a reoccurring role in the series ‘Empire’. The season, which consists of thirteen episodes, has begun filming in Los Angeles and will premier this October on FX.
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The trailer for writer/director Francis Xavier’s supernatural film ‘Less Than a Whisper’ has debuted. Xavier had this to say to Dead Central about his the film: “Less Than a Whisper’ is unique in it’s format. The story of one man’s love for his wife, and that love and longing can hold someone to someone else even after their body has longed passed. ” In ‘Less Than a Whisper’ Robert and Taylor Usher move into a home in Northridge, California, where many years ago murders broke the heart of the town’s residents. Now the killers are back, but they are not quite human. The cast includes Mindy Robinson, Lisa London, Arielle Brachfield, Chrystall Friedemann, Sai Landi, Riya Ray, Serena Lorien, Sonia Monroy and Francis Xavier himself. For all the details visit the ‘Less Than a Whisper’ official website .
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The latest horror film to join the long list of remakes/reboots is the classic film, ‘Pet Sematary’. ’28 Weeks Later’ director Jaun Carlos Fresnadillo will be directing the reboot of ‘Pet Sematary’, which was based on the Stephen King novel by the same name. Jeff Buhler, who penned ‘The Midnight Meat Train’, wrote the script for the new version. The new version of the 1989 classic will focus more on the family’s emotional aspect of the story. Buhler has made the comments that this film will be very different than the classic, but will still retain certain events. Right now the reboot is in early preproduction and is waiting budget approval from Paramount, but they hope to start filming at the end of this year. Buhler My question to Paramount, why? ‘Pet Sematary’ is already the best it could possibly be. I hear romantic comedies could use some work, go reboot their movies and leave us horror fans alone to
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Wild Eye has released the trailer for their new anthology horror film ‘The Horror Network’. The film is the first volume of a series created by Brian Dorton and Douglas Conner and features segments directed by Dorton, Conner, Joseph Graham, Manuel Marin, Lee Matthews and Ignacio Martin Lerma. The anthology segments feature stalkers, serial killers, terrible monsters, demons, haunting phone calls and disturbing sights, all paying homage to horror classics like Creepshow and Tales From the Crypt. ‘The Horror Network’ will be released this October, just in time for Halloween. For regular updates follow Wild Eye Releasing on FaceBook and Twitter .
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‘Jurassic World’ has just been named the third highest grossing film of all time. Universal Pictures is not waisting any time jumping into making the ‘Jurassic World’ sequel. Earlier today Universal announced that the sequel will debut in theaters on June 22, 2018. Chris Pratt will be returning, for the lead role, to star along side Bryce Dallas Howard once again. The rest of the cast has yet to be announced. Steven Spielberg will again serve as executive producer for the unnamed sequel. ‘Jurassic World’ director Colin Trevorrow will both write and direct the project.
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The upcoming reboot of ‘Kong: Skull Island’, has had a little trouble lately, with both J.K. Simmons and Michael Keaton exiting the film. Now news has surfaced that there are two new actors in talks to fill those holes, ‘Gladiators’ star Russell Crowe and Brie Larson of ’21 Jump Street’. The film, which is set in 1971 Detroit, is to be released March 10, 2017 and will directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts.
Continue reading →
J.A. Bayona is making quite a name for himself in the world of film. After directing his 2012 disaster film ‘Impossible’, Bayona directed several episodes of Showtime’s popular series ‘Penny Dreadful’. Right now Bayona is working on the film adaption of ‘A Monster Calls’, based on the children’s novel by Patrick Ness. As we reported back in May, Bayona has already signed on to direct ‘World War Z 2’, the follow up to 2013’s zombie outbreak movie starring Brad Pitt. The script for ‘WWZ 2’ will be penned by Steve Knight. The plot is being kept under wraps for now, but it has been said that Brad Pitt will return for his role as Gerry Lane. It will be a bit before we see the movie’s premier in theaters on June 9, 2017.
Continue reading →
Mankind has fallen victim to a horde of man eating Titans. Humans, for more than a hundred years, have lived in cities with walls designed to keep the Titans out. One day, in one of those cities, a 200 foot Titan breaks down a section of the wall, allowing a flood of smaller titans to rush in and feast on the city’s residents.When a mother is killed her son and daughter, along with one of their friends join the Survey Corp to seek revenge on the Titans. The upcoming release of the live action adaption of the anime series ‘Attack on Titan’ has just released it’s trailer, and it’s quite impressive. Shinji Higuchi, best known for his work on Evangelion, is directing this huge project. ‘Attack on Titan’ will consist of two movies. Part one, ‘Attack on Titan: End of the World’ will be released in Japan on August 1st, to be followed by it’s U.S. premier on September 19th.
Continue reading →
While watching all of the walker slaying action on ‘The Walking Dead’ fans could use a refreshment. Robert Kirkman and the people at Terrapin Beer Company of Athens, Georgia, understand that. Today they announced that they have created an official beer of ‘The Walking Dead’. The tasty beverage is labeled ‘The Walking Dead Blood Orange Red India Pale Ale’. Details will soon be released about when the beer will be on shelves and where you can get it. Raise your hand if you want a beer!
Continue reading →
Fans all over the world are eagerly awaiting the January 24th premier of the ‘X-Files’ revival. The series will consist of six action filled episodes with a mix of both new and returning cast members. Today Fox released another teaser trailer that reveals a crashed space craft, a military team and shows two bodies being dragged away. Just in case you missed it, here is the first trailer that was released. Remember, the truth is out there.
Continue reading →
The upcoming season of Ryan Murphy’s ‘American Horror Story’ already has many new, very well known cast members, including Lady Gaga. They have now added super-model Naomi Campbell to the list. Campbell, one of the most well known models on earth, will appear in multiple episodes and is set to play the role of a fashion editor who pays the ultimate price for her opinion. Ms. Campbell has most recently had a reoccurring role in the series ‘Empire’. The season, which consists of thirteen episodes, has begun filming in Los Angeles and will premier this October on FX.
Continue reading →
The trailer for writer/director Francis Xavier’s supernatural film ‘Less Than a Whisper’ has debuted. Xavier had this to say to Dead Central about his the film: “Less Than a Whisper’ is unique in it’s format. The story of one man’s love for his wife, and that love and longing can hold someone to someone else even after their body has longed passed. ” In ‘Less Than a Whisper’ Robert and Taylor Usher move into a home in Northridge, California, where many years ago murders broke the heart of the town’s residents. Now the killers are back, but they are not quite human. The cast includes Mindy Robinson, Lisa London, Arielle Brachfield, Chrystall Friedemann, Sai Landi, Riya Ray, Serena Lorien, Sonia Monroy and Francis Xavier himself. For all the details visit the ‘Less Than a Whisper’ official website .
Continue reading →
The latest horror film to join the long list of remakes/reboots is the classic film, ‘Pet Sematary’. ’28 Weeks Later’ director Jaun Carlos Fresnadillo will be directing the reboot of ‘Pet Sematary’, which was based on the Stephen King novel by the same name. Jeff Buhler, who penned ‘The Midnight Meat Train’, wrote the script for the new version. The new version of the 1989 classic will focus more on the family’s emotional aspect of the story. Buhler has made the comments that this film will be very different than the classic, but will still retain certain events. Right now the reboot is in early preproduction and is waiting budget approval from Paramount, but they hope to start filming at the end of this year. Buhler My question to Paramount, why? ‘Pet Sematary’ is already the best it could possibly be. I hear romantic comedies could use some work, go reboot their movies and leave us horror fans alone to
Continue reading →
Wild Eye has released the trailer for their new anthology horror film ‘The Horror Network’. The film is the first volume of a series created by Brian Dorton and Douglas Conner and features segments directed by Dorton, Conner, Joseph Graham, Manuel Marin, Lee Matthews and Ignacio Martin Lerma. The anthology segments feature stalkers, serial killers, terrible monsters, demons, haunting phone calls and disturbing sights, all paying homage to horror classics like Creepshow and Tales From the Crypt. ‘The Horror Network’ will be released this October, just in time for Halloween. For regular updates follow Wild Eye Releasing on FaceBook and Twitter .
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‘Jurassic World’ has just been named the third highest grossing film of all time. Universal Pictures is not waisting any time jumping into making the ‘Jurassic World’ sequel. Earlier today Universal announced that the sequel will debut in theaters on June 22, 2018. Chris Pratt will be returning, for the lead role, to star along side Bryce Dallas Howard once again. The rest of the cast has yet to be announced. Steven Spielberg will again serve as executive producer for the unnamed sequel. ‘Jurassic World’ director Colin Trevorrow will both write and direct the project.
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