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Director Confirms ‘Maniac Cop’ Remake Still Happening

Several years ago, it was announced that a Maniac Cop remake was in the works, but there’s been no update in a long time. Recently during an interview with The Movie Crypt, John Hyams (Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning) who is set to direct the film gave an update. It will be a completely different thing tonally,” Hyams told the show. “I think that’s why I was hired. I think the reason why Nick was interested in me was because he saw what I had done with Universal Soldier, in the sense that I took it and made it my own and went completely off the reservation with it. Nick Refn loves exploitation cinema as much as the next guy, but he also is not interested in paying homage to things. He loves Maniac Cop, he loves the idea of it, he loves everything it represents, but he has no intention of making a tribute story.” We’ve spent the last

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2018
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‘Child’s Play’ Remake Gets A New Poster And Release Date

While Child’s Play franchise creator Don Mancini and Universal are hard at work on their new franchise series, Orion and MGM have teamed up for the Child’s Play remake whose release date has just been announced. With Polaroid director Lars Klevberg in the director’s chair, Chucky will make his return to theaters next June. But that’s not all, Chucky’s getting a makeover. In the film’s first poster we get a glimpse at the new “Buddi” doll. ‘ The movie follows “(Aubrey Plaza) who gives her son (Gabrial Bateman) a toy doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature.” Beatrice Kitsos (“The Exorcist”), Brian Tyree Henry (“Atlanta”), and Ty Consiglio also star in the film written by Tyler Burton Smith (Kung Fury). Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg are producing under their KatzSmith Productions banner. Aaron Schmidt and Chris Ferguson are executive producing. Child’s Play will open in theaters on June 21, 2019.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 12, 2018
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‘Southbound’ Director Remaking ‘Night Of The Comet’

They came. They shopped. They saved the world! The next horror remake is coming from Roxanne Benjamin, who was one of the directors the fantastic 2015 indie horror film Southbound, is remaking 1984’s horror-comedy Night of the Comet for Orion Pictures. She will also be writing the script, Deadline reports. According to the site, the new version will be more horror than comedy this time around. The original was written and directed by Thom Eberhardt and centered on two sisters fighting zombies after a comet wipes out most of the life on Earth. Kelli Maroney, Catherine Mary Stewart, and Robert Beltran starred.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 23, 2018
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SyFy To Deliver New Versions Of ‘Killer Klowns From Outer Space’ And ‘Critters’

SyFy is gearing up to bring horror fans two new version of the classics. The network is negotiations to pick up the rights to make new versions of 1988’s Killer Klowns from Outer Space and 1986’s Critters. Fans have been begging for decades for a sequel to Killer Klowns and it looks like they are finally going to get one. The film follows a young couple and their friends who discover that a circus tent is actually a UFO filled with aliens that look like clowns. The clowns descend on the small town capturing residents in cotton candy cocoons to eat, but the friends are out to stop it. Critters centers on an attack of fuzzy, ugly, little aliens who want to make a snack of the residents of a small town. The film spawned several sequels including the third which starred Leonardo DiCaprio. What do you think? Are you excited?

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 23, 2018
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LeBron James To Produce The ‘Friday The 13th’ Reboot

Basketball star LeBron James is making a name for himself in Hollywood. The NBA champion who is already attached to the sequel to Space Jam is ready to make his way into the horror genre. The superstar is currently in talks to produce Vertigo Entertainments’ Friday the 13th reboot under his Springhill Entertainment banner. Following Halloween’s $70 million-plus opening weekend, there’s no better time for the reboot to happen. Between James and Vertigo who has delivered many horror hits (Stephen King’s It, The Ring, The Grudge, The strangers), it may be interesting to see a new version of the classic.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 22, 2018
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A New ‘Wrong Turn’ Is Headed Your Way

It seems Hollywood’s obsession with remakes shows no sign of slowing. The latest film to be getting a new version is 2003’s hillbilly freak fest Wrong Turn, which spawned six sequels. Fans of the franchise can sigh a small breath of relief though because franchise creator Alan McElroy is writing the new script and The Domestics’ Mike P. Nelson will be in director’s chair. The new version is described as “a timely and topical meditation on society and its issues. A cross-country hiking expedition puts a group of friends in the land of an inclusive society, where they soon discover they are under a different rule of law, and may not be the victims they thought they were.” Constantin Film’s Robert Kulzer will be producing with Martin Moszkowicz executive producing. In the original film, six people find themselves trapped in the woods of West Virginia, hunted down by cannibalistic mountain men, disfigured by generations of inbreeding.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 15, 2018
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Chucky Looks Like A Brand New Doll In The First Look At The ‘Child’s Play’ Remake

The first look at the Child’s Play remake is here and one thing is for sure, ole Chucky looks like a brand new doll. Filming has already begun on the remake from MGM and Orion, directed by Lars Klevberg. It will feature a new take on the killer doll that we all know and love. How different will the remake be? Not only does Chucky look different, but he will also sound different since Brad Dourif, who has long voiced the possessed doll, won’t be voicing the new version. Chucky‘s getting an upgrade. It’s been said that there will be robotic aspects to the doll which may be hacked and made to kill. Here’s another thing, creator, writer, and director Don Mancini has ZERO to do this flick. It will also have nothing to do with the original franchise which is still alive and well. Tyler Burton Smith (Kung Fury 2) wrote the script for the remake starring Aubrey Plaza

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 21, 2018
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New Creepshow Series Coming To Shudder

Shudder is teaming up with “The Walking Dead’s” Greg Nicotero to breathe new life into the classic Creepshow, not as a movie, but as a new anthology series. The special effects makeup master will not only executive produce the series but also supervise the series’ effects that will be handled by his company KBN EFX. He will direct the premiere episode, according to EW. Creepshow is a project very close to my heart!” Nicotero said. “It is one of those titles that embraces the true spirit of horror… thrills and chills celebrated in one of its truest art forms, the comic book come to life! I’m honored to continue the tradition in the ‘spirit’ which it was created.” Set to premiere on Shudder in 2019, each episode of the series will be directed by a different filmmaker. The original 1982 film, directed by George A. Romero, featured tales by horror master of horror Stephen King who also appeared in the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 18, 2018
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The Soska Sisters’ ‘Rabid’ Reboot Announces First Cast Member

The Soska Sisters‘ upcoming remake of David Cronenberg‘s 1977 body horror Rabid has begun casting. Jigsaw actress Laura Vandervoort is the first to be announced, which the actress confirmed in an Instagram post. https://www.instagram.com/p/BkiYeYbnZ-z/?taken-by=supervandie “What happens when you realize to achieve your dreams you have to live a nightmare? Rose is a quiet, demure, unassuming woman in her looks and action. Her dream is to become a famous designer in the fashion world, but terrible accident leaves Rose scared beyond recognition. She seeks out a radical untested stem cell treatment. The treatment is nothing short of a miracle and the wallflower turns into the bell-of-the-ball. It all seems to good to be true. She is now everything she wanted to be. But everything in life comes at a price and this new found perfect life is no exception.” Jen and Sylvia Soska‘s Rabid has already been picked up by Shout! Studios in the US, A71 in Canada and 101 Films

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 9, 2018
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Fatih Akin To Direct Remake Of Stephen King’s ‘Firestarter’

The upcoming remake of Stephen King’s Firestarter, from Universal and Blumhouse, has found its director, Fatih Akin (In the Fade). Scott Teems (Narcos) will be adapting the script based on King’s 1980 novel about a young girl with pyrokinesis (the ability to set fire with only the mind). Jason Blum of Blumhouse will produce alongside Akiva Goldsman. Variety reports Martha de Laurentiis will executive produce. VP of production Sara Scott will oversee production for Universal. Check out the trailer for the original 1984 film starring Drew Barrymore and directed by Mark L. Lester.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 30, 2018

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Director Confirms ‘Maniac Cop’ Remake Still Happening

Several years ago, it was announced that a Maniac Cop remake was in the works, but there’s been no update in a long time. Recently during an interview with The Movie Crypt, John Hyams (Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning) who is set to direct the film gave an update. It will be a completely different thing tonally,” Hyams told the show. “I think that’s why I was hired. I think the reason why Nick was interested in me was because he saw what I had done with Universal Soldier, in the sense that I took it and made it my own and went completely off the reservation with it. Nick Refn loves exploitation cinema as much as the next guy, but he also is not interested in paying homage to things. He loves Maniac Cop, he loves the idea of it, he loves everything it represents, but he has no intention of making a tribute story.” We’ve spent the last

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2018
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‘Child’s Play’ Remake Gets A New Poster And Release Date

While Child’s Play franchise creator Don Mancini and Universal are hard at work on their new franchise series, Orion and MGM have teamed up for the Child’s Play remake whose release date has just been announced. With Polaroid director Lars Klevberg in the director’s chair, Chucky will make his return to theaters next June. But that’s not all, Chucky’s getting a makeover. In the film’s first poster we get a glimpse at the new “Buddi” doll. ‘ The movie follows “(Aubrey Plaza) who gives her son (Gabrial Bateman) a toy doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature.” Beatrice Kitsos (“The Exorcist”), Brian Tyree Henry (“Atlanta”), and Ty Consiglio also star in the film written by Tyler Burton Smith (Kung Fury). Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg are producing under their KatzSmith Productions banner. Aaron Schmidt and Chris Ferguson are executive producing. Child’s Play will open in theaters on June 21, 2019.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 12, 2018
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‘Southbound’ Director Remaking ‘Night Of The Comet’

They came. They shopped. They saved the world! The next horror remake is coming from Roxanne Benjamin, who was one of the directors the fantastic 2015 indie horror film Southbound, is remaking 1984’s horror-comedy Night of the Comet for Orion Pictures. She will also be writing the script, Deadline reports. According to the site, the new version will be more horror than comedy this time around. The original was written and directed by Thom Eberhardt and centered on two sisters fighting zombies after a comet wipes out most of the life on Earth. Kelli Maroney, Catherine Mary Stewart, and Robert Beltran starred.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 23, 2018
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SyFy To Deliver New Versions Of ‘Killer Klowns From Outer Space’ And ‘Critters’

SyFy is gearing up to bring horror fans two new version of the classics. The network is negotiations to pick up the rights to make new versions of 1988’s Killer Klowns from Outer Space and 1986’s Critters. Fans have been begging for decades for a sequel to Killer Klowns and it looks like they are finally going to get one. The film follows a young couple and their friends who discover that a circus tent is actually a UFO filled with aliens that look like clowns. The clowns descend on the small town capturing residents in cotton candy cocoons to eat, but the friends are out to stop it. Critters centers on an attack of fuzzy, ugly, little aliens who want to make a snack of the residents of a small town. The film spawned several sequels including the third which starred Leonardo DiCaprio. What do you think? Are you excited?

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 23, 2018
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LeBron James To Produce The ‘Friday The 13th’ Reboot

Basketball star LeBron James is making a name for himself in Hollywood. The NBA champion who is already attached to the sequel to Space Jam is ready to make his way into the horror genre. The superstar is currently in talks to produce Vertigo Entertainments’ Friday the 13th reboot under his Springhill Entertainment banner. Following Halloween’s $70 million-plus opening weekend, there’s no better time for the reboot to happen. Between James and Vertigo who has delivered many horror hits (Stephen King’s It, The Ring, The Grudge, The strangers), it may be interesting to see a new version of the classic.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 22, 2018
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A New ‘Wrong Turn’ Is Headed Your Way

It seems Hollywood’s obsession with remakes shows no sign of slowing. The latest film to be getting a new version is 2003’s hillbilly freak fest Wrong Turn, which spawned six sequels. Fans of the franchise can sigh a small breath of relief though because franchise creator Alan McElroy is writing the new script and The Domestics’ Mike P. Nelson will be in director’s chair. The new version is described as “a timely and topical meditation on society and its issues. A cross-country hiking expedition puts a group of friends in the land of an inclusive society, where they soon discover they are under a different rule of law, and may not be the victims they thought they were.” Constantin Film’s Robert Kulzer will be producing with Martin Moszkowicz executive producing. In the original film, six people find themselves trapped in the woods of West Virginia, hunted down by cannibalistic mountain men, disfigured by generations of inbreeding.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 15, 2018
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Chucky Looks Like A Brand New Doll In The First Look At The ‘Child’s Play’ Remake

The first look at the Child’s Play remake is here and one thing is for sure, ole Chucky looks like a brand new doll. Filming has already begun on the remake from MGM and Orion, directed by Lars Klevberg. It will feature a new take on the killer doll that we all know and love. How different will the remake be? Not only does Chucky look different, but he will also sound different since Brad Dourif, who has long voiced the possessed doll, won’t be voicing the new version. Chucky‘s getting an upgrade. It’s been said that there will be robotic aspects to the doll which may be hacked and made to kill. Here’s another thing, creator, writer, and director Don Mancini has ZERO to do this flick. It will also have nothing to do with the original franchise which is still alive and well. Tyler Burton Smith (Kung Fury 2) wrote the script for the remake starring Aubrey Plaza

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 21, 2018
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New Creepshow Series Coming To Shudder

Shudder is teaming up with “The Walking Dead’s” Greg Nicotero to breathe new life into the classic Creepshow, not as a movie, but as a new anthology series. The special effects makeup master will not only executive produce the series but also supervise the series’ effects that will be handled by his company KBN EFX. He will direct the premiere episode, according to EW. Creepshow is a project very close to my heart!” Nicotero said. “It is one of those titles that embraces the true spirit of horror… thrills and chills celebrated in one of its truest art forms, the comic book come to life! I’m honored to continue the tradition in the ‘spirit’ which it was created.” Set to premiere on Shudder in 2019, each episode of the series will be directed by a different filmmaker. The original 1982 film, directed by George A. Romero, featured tales by horror master of horror Stephen King who also appeared in the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 18, 2018
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The Soska Sisters’ ‘Rabid’ Reboot Announces First Cast Member

The Soska Sisters‘ upcoming remake of David Cronenberg‘s 1977 body horror Rabid has begun casting. Jigsaw actress Laura Vandervoort is the first to be announced, which the actress confirmed in an Instagram post. https://www.instagram.com/p/BkiYeYbnZ-z/?taken-by=supervandie “What happens when you realize to achieve your dreams you have to live a nightmare? Rose is a quiet, demure, unassuming woman in her looks and action. Her dream is to become a famous designer in the fashion world, but terrible accident leaves Rose scared beyond recognition. She seeks out a radical untested stem cell treatment. The treatment is nothing short of a miracle and the wallflower turns into the bell-of-the-ball. It all seems to good to be true. She is now everything she wanted to be. But everything in life comes at a price and this new found perfect life is no exception.” Jen and Sylvia Soska‘s Rabid has already been picked up by Shout! Studios in the US, A71 in Canada and 101 Films

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 9, 2018
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Fatih Akin To Direct Remake Of Stephen King’s ‘Firestarter’

The upcoming remake of Stephen King’s Firestarter, from Universal and Blumhouse, has found its director, Fatih Akin (In the Fade). Scott Teems (Narcos) will be adapting the script based on King’s 1980 novel about a young girl with pyrokinesis (the ability to set fire with only the mind). Jason Blum of Blumhouse will produce alongside Akiva Goldsman. Variety reports Martha de Laurentiis will executive produce. VP of production Sara Scott will oversee production for Universal. Check out the trailer for the original 1984 film starring Drew Barrymore and directed by Mark L. Lester.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 30, 2018
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