There’s another remake in the works. This time it’s the cult classic “Creepshow”. It was originally released in 1982 and was comprised of three short horror stories. Then the sequel came a few years later with even better stories. Since then there’s been no more Creepshow installments other than the most recent “Creepshow 3″ which was a knockoff that just had name usage rights. The remake will have it’s original writer Stephen King on duty making sure you get the proper scare for your buck. It’s still in the developmental phase and has yet to attach a director or actors. But be sure this is one horror fans want to look out for.
The film adaption to the popular book “I hope they serve beer in hell” by writer Tucker Max goes into production later this month. Tucker Max rose in popularity when he started writing about his crazy adventures on his website. It’s an indie film with a six million dollar budget (not a bad budget at all for an indie). The stars of the film will be announced soon, but it’s said there are no huge stars in this film on purpose. The creator wants fresh faces the public won’t associate with any past characters the actors have played. As you can tell Tucker Max is a very ambitious guy with big plans for this movie. Filming will take place in Shreveport, Louisiana. Check out the film’s website, the link is below.
Yes, you heard it right. Eddie Murphy is gearing up to shoot a fourth sequel to the “Beverly Hills Cop” franchise. Where else can they go with his character detective Axel Foley? Guess we’re just going to have to wait and see, but Eddie does want this current and possibly last installment to be better than the previous three that came before it. Brett Ratner is on tap to direct for a 2009 shoot. There’s not too much more to go on right now but definitely expect to see some returning faces from the previous films. When all else is finalized and the information becomes available expect to find here!
I know some you 80’s kids are out there reading this. These last couple of years has seen it’s fair share of 80’s movie remakes. I plan on getting the latest news on upcoming remakes to you as soon as possible. With that in mind, I bring to you the remake of the 1986 movie “Troll”. The story of an american family who moves into an apartment building to start a new life. Apparently they chose the wrong building because their daughter gets captured by an evil troll who now takes her form. The troll, once a powerful scorcerer going by the name of Turok needs her in his goal of turning the world into a mythical place filled with unicorns and dragons. The families’ son Harry Potter Jr. (sound familair) sets out with the help of a witch who also lives in the building to rescue his sister and stop Turok from destroying the world. It may sound corny to some but if you were a child of the 80’s you may have fond memories of enjoying it. The good news is it’s being remade by the original writer/director John Carl Buechler. Casting is under way and filming should start later this year. If you or someone you know would like to be apart of the “Troll” remake, take a look at the open casting website. The link is down below! Good luck to all!
After weeks of rigorous around the clock meetings with the AMPTP, the biggest actors union SAG has still not come to terms on a new contract. That being said, today we’ve reached the date (6/30/08) that the previous SAG contract expires. What will happen next? That is something I think we’ll see in the next few days or weeks. SAG has let it be known that it does not want to strike, they haven’t even taken steps to authorize a strike. Alan Rosenberg, SAG’s national president also wants it to be known that neither he or the rest of his negotiating committee will settle for anything less than what is fair for all working actors. A big piece of the puzzle for attaining what is fair for all actors is AFTRA, the second actors union accepting what SAG deemed an unfair contract. Disagreement and failure to comprise for one another has put these two unions head to head since early this year. The AMPTP certainly can play hardball with SAG with all the inner turmoil between these two unions going on. The announcement of whether the contract is accepted by AFTRA or not will be made in early July. If AFTRA members do not accept the contract offered to them, then both SAG and AFTRA will return to the negotiating table. If AFTRA’s members do accept the contract, then SAG will have a difficult decision to make which could very well be to STRIKE.
Richard Kelly’s new film “The Box” starring Cameron Diaz and James Marsden was set to be released March 2009. Now it seems the suits over at Warner Brothers (the film’s distributor) have gone with a September ‘09 release date instead. It comes as no suprise to most of the Richard’s fans, his movies tend to have a very long wait time attached to them. His directorial debut “Donnie Darko” took time to get released as is the case with most independent films. However, it became a cult hit and brought him to the attention of the public. His second film “Southland Tales” was highly anticipated but took two and a half years to be released after it’s filming wrapped. It didn’t do well at the box office and left some wondering if his first film’s success was a fluke. With “The Box” Richard hopes to clear things up and make a classic mainstream horror hit, but don’t confuse classic with normal, he never makes a normal movie. Instead, look at it as his closest attempt at making a normal movie. Test screenings of the new flick started this week, so there maybe opinions of the unfinished version floating around soon. But stay patient my friends because I don’t think Sept. ‘09 will present a dissapointing Box.
