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Bryan Singer 'to develop 2012 miniseries'
7 August 2009 10:58 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Bryan Singer has started work on a 2012-based miniseries for the Syfy network, it has been reported. The X-Men director is to team with producer Andrew Dean to produce the as-yet-untitled six-hour project based on the 2012 apocalyptic prophecies, which emanate from the end of the Mayan calendar on December 21 of that year, Sci-Fi Wire reports. The plot has been described as a "thrilling action adventure story blending scientific fact and myth", and is said to be similar in tone to The Da Vinci Code. The television movie is being written by The Chronicles Of Narnia scribe Michael Petroni and Passengers writer Michael Bond. "I have always (more) »
- By Tim Parks
Bryan Singer Doing 2012 Miniseries
7 August 2009 12:58 AM, PDT | www.canmag.com | See recent CanMag news »
Bryan Singer has an infatuation, and it's not Superman. It turns out that he's got a thing for the Mayan 2012 prophecy and, since Roland Emmerich beat him to the punch in terms of feature film, the producer/director will team with Syfy to create a six-hour miniseries.
Singer to Approach 2012 Prophecy
The untitled miniseries will be written by Michael Petroni and Michael Bond. According to Sci Fi Wire, the project is a "thrilling action-adventure story blending scientific fact and myth with popular conspiracy theories centering on the Mayan calendar and what it predicts for mankind at its end date. With a feel of Da Vinci Code and National Treasure, it tells the story of a down-on-his-luck author/professor who goes on a worldwide adventure to uncover the mysteries surrounding the Mayan calendar and the potential apocalypse it seems to have predicted centuries ago. With an unlikely team, he races against time to prevent global catastrophe, »
X-Men director Bryan Singer to make Mayan doomsday series
6 August 2009 3:08 PM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Bryan Singer is to make a six-hour TV miniseries inspired by Mayan mythology, it's been announced by Syfy.
Singer is to produce the project for the former Sci-Fi Channel with Andrew Deane and Keith Addis. The as-yet-untitled story will deal with the 2012 doomsday prophecies based on interpretations of the Mayan calendar.
Singer (pictured) previously collaborated with the channel in 2005 on The Triangle, a miniseries exploring the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle.
This latest project will be written by Michael Petroni (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Dawn Treader) and Michael Bond (Passengers).
The project's official synopsis is:"A thrilling action-adventure story blending scientific fact and myth with popular conspiracy theories centring on the Mayan calendar and what it predicts for mankind at its end date.
"With a feel of Da Vinci Code and National Treasure, it tells the story of a down-on-his-luck author/professor who goes on a worldwide adventure to »
- David Bentley
Bryan Singer to profit from Mayan 2012 mystery
6 August 2009 12:36 PM, PDT | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »
X-Men and Superman Returns filmmaker Bryan Singer will be developing his second mini-series for SyFy. The as-yet untitled six-hour show will center on the various doomsday prophecies surrounding the end of the Mayan calendar in 2012.
"I have always been fascinated by the various myths and conspiracy theories surrounding the Mayan calendar," Singer said in a statement. "It's the most accurate calendar created by man, so accurate that many believe its origins may lie elsewhere. Regardless of what you believe, what is truly mysterious about this is that a number of cultures and religions, including Hinduism, all point toward a period of great upheaval which happens to coincide with the final month and year marked by the calendar. Our story will explore whether we are truly alone in the universe, and other related mysteries, all of which are set against the backdrop of an incredibly exciting and fast-paced adventure."
Sounds like »
- Patrick Sauriol
SyFy Developing End of World Miniseries With Bryan Singer
6 August 2009 1:06 AM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
The end of the world doesn't seem to be a popular subject for movies only but also TV series. SyFy, formerly known as Sci Fi Channel, is crafting a miniseries with "Superman Returns" director Bryan Singer sitting as the producer. The six-hour series will focus on the Mayan calendar prediction that the world will come to a stop in 2012.
"I have always been fascinated by the various myths and conspiracy theories surrounding the Mayan calendar," Singer was quoted as saying in a statement. "Our story will explore whether we are truly alone in the universe and other related mysteries, all of which are set against the backdrop of an incredibly exciting and fast-paced adventure."
The not-yet-titled project, which is said to be an action-adventure, will have its script penned by "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" scribe Michael Petroni with the assistance from Michael Bond. It »
- AceShowbiz.com
Bryan Singer and Syfy Get on the 2012 Bandwagon
6 August 2009 12:38 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
For those of you that haven't heard, the world is going to end on December 21, 2012. We know this because the Mayan calendar ends on that date, and who are we to dispute the timetable skills of a long extinct culture. For those of you who are unsure of what to expect three years from now, Roland Emmerich has a movie opening this November depicting the apocalypse to come. Or you can wait another year for the Syfy Channel version Bryan Singer has in the works.
The X-Men 1 & 2 and Superman Returns director previously co-produced a "Bermuda Triangle" miniseries for the then Sci-Fi Channel, according to a story in The Hollywood Reporter. Now he's producing a currently untitled bit of "doomsday porn" (as I call it) built around the whole Mayan calendar/2012 Armageddon scenario. Michael Petroni, who was part of the creative team behind ABC's short-lived supernatural series "Miracles", has signed on »
- Foywonder
Third Narnia Film Starts Principal Photography
28 July 2009 11:18 PM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
The third film in the epic Narnia series - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader began principal photography this past Monday in Queensland, Australia. The production is a joint venture between Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and Walden Media, after the property was dropped by Disney last year following the release of last year’s “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian”.
In the third installment of the series, which began in 2005 with The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their annoying cousin Eustace Scrubb – find themselves swallowed into a painting and transported onto a fantastic Narnian ship headed for the very edges of the world.
Joining forces once again with their royal friend Prince Caspian and the warrior mouse Reepicheep, they are whisked away on a mysterious mission to the Lone Islands, and beyond. On this »
- Craig Sharp
Production for 'Narnia 3' Kicked Off in Australia
28 July 2009 9:40 PM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
Aiming for 2010 release, "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" has started its production. In a press release, 20th Century Fox and Walden Media announced the principal photography for the third installment of the epic films, which are based on bestselling novels by C.S. Lewis, has begun on location in Queensland, Australia on Monday, July 27.
"Narnia 3" centers its story on Lucy and Edmund Pevensie who return to the magical world of Narnia with their cousin Eustace. There, they meet up with royal friend Prince Caspian for a trip across the sea aboard The Dawn Treader ship. Along the journey, they encounter dragons, dwarves, merfolk, and a band of lost warriors before reaching the edge of the world.
Georgie Henley and Skandar Keynes return to the third film to reprise their roles as the Pevensie children, Lucy and Edmund. Meanwhile, Prince Caspian will still be portrayed by Ben Barnes »
- AceShowbiz.com
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader Starts Shooting
28 July 2009 5:07 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader, the third in the epic series of films based on the bestselling books by C.S. Lewis, began principal photography on location in Queensland, Australia, on Monday, July 27. The production, a joint venture between Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and Walden Media, continues the franchise which commenced with the 2005 release,The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe and its 2008 follow-up, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, whose combined global box office gross tops $1.2 billion.
This time around - Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their pesky cousin Eustace Scrubb - find themselves swallowed into a painting and on to a fantastic Narnian ship headed for the very edges of the world.
Joining forces once again with their royal friend Prince Caspian and the warrior mouse Reepicheep, they are whisked away on a mysterious mission to the Lone Islands, »
Mikael Hafstrom to direct 'The Rite'
3 April 2009 4:21 PM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Mikael Hafstrom has signed up to direct New Line Cinema's forthcoming adaptation of Matt Baglio's 'The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist .' The novel is a non-fiction account of Father Gary Thomas, a parish priest in California. He is asked by his bishop to travel to Rome for training in exorcism. The story reveals a world of angels and demons, satanic cults, black masses, curses, and the various theories that attempt to explain them. The movie will follow a young man who is recruited to the Vatican's Exorcism School and confronts demonic entities before finding his faith via an encounter with the devil. Variety reports Hafstrom will direct 'The Rite' from a script by Michael Petroni. You »
- James Wray
Mikael Håfström to direct 'The Rite'
1 April 2009 5:14 PM, PDT | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »
Mikael Håfström is set to direct New Line Cinema's "The Rite," an upcoming fact-based thriller based on a nonfiction book by Matt Baglio.
According to Variety, the film follows a young man who joins the Vatican's newly formed Exorcism School, where he soon finds himself facing the devil.
Michael Petroni, whose credits include "Queen of the Damned" and the upcoming "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader," wrote the script.
Håfström also directed "Derailed" (a film I absolutely hated) and "1408" (one I mildly enjoyed). He's currently wrapping up "Shanghai," starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, John Cusack, David Morse and Franka Potente. »
- Franck Tabouring
1408 Director Takes On Exorcism Film
1 April 2009 12:30 PM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
Variety is reporting that director Mikael Hafstrom, the man behind the big screen adaptation of Stephen Kings "1408," has signed on to helm "Last Rite." The screenplay for the fact-based thriller is written by Michael Petroni (Queen of the Damned). Based on a non-fiction book by Matt Baglio, the "Rite" tells the story of a young man who joins a seminary and is soon recruited into the Vatican's newly formed Exorcism School. There, he confronts the demonic and discovers his true faith by facing the devil. The film was original called "The Rite," just like the book it is based on, but the title has been recently changed. »
1408 Director Reads You Your Last Rite!
1 April 2009 7:49 AM, PDT | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »
Variety is reporting that Mikael Hafstrom (the director of 1408 based on Stephen King's classic short story) will next helm Last Rite, based upon the book The Rite: The Making Of A Modern Exorcist by Matt Baglio. Michael Petroni adapted the screenplay.
From the Variety article, "The film tells the story of a young man who joins a seminary and is soon recruited into the Vatican's newly formed Exorcism School. There, he confronts the demonic and discovers his true faith by facing the devil. Contrafilm's Beau Flynn and Tripp Vinson will produce with Christy Fletcher."
We'll keep you posted on when production begins!
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1408 's Hafstrom to Direct Rite
1 April 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
The box office success of The Haunting in Connecticut , a supernatural tale rooted in reportedly real events, may have some studios dusting off similarly-themed scripts they have sitting on the shelf. One that we never thought we'd hear about again, Last Rite , is on the move at Contrafilm. Producers Beau Flynn, Tripp Vinson and Christy Fletcher have secured Mikael Hafstrom to direct this fact-based flick scripted by Michael Petroni. Hafstrom last directed the Stephen King adaptation 1408 . When the rights were first picked up, the film was original called "The Rite" - the title of the nonfiction book by Matt Baglio upon which it is based. Rite will tell the story of a young man who joins a seminary and is soon recruited into the Vatican's newly formed Exorcism... »
Mikael Hafstrom To Direct Last Rite
1 April 2009 1:58 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
Mikael Hafstrom sure does love those scary fillums, doesn’t he? The Swedish director of 1408 has turned his attention to all things demonic by signing on to direct Last Rite, a thriller about the Vatican’s Exorcism School.Yes, it may be April Fool’s Day, but according to Matt Baglio’s non-fiction book of the same name, the Exorcism School does exist – and that’s pretty damn… sorry, darn awesome.Sadly, Hafstrom’s new movie won’t be a knockabout comedy, a la Police Academy, as bumbling new recruits get bashed into shape under the watchful eye of Max Von Sydow’s stern commandant. Instead, it will be a horror thriller about a new recruit’s struggle to come to terms with his faith – which he does by, ultimately, facing the Devil. After that, you’d have to say, it’s gotta be all downhill from there.Michael Petroni »
1408's Hafstrom to Administer Last Rite
1 April 2009 1:00 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Last Rite has been one of those on-again, off-again projects so it struck me as interesting that it looks like the film is officially "on" now and even has a director attached.
Variety reported that Mikael Hafstrom will be helming Last Rite, which is a supernatural thriller penned by Michael Petroni (Queen of the Damned, The Dangerous Lives of Alter Boys).
Official synopsis:
"Last Rite tells the story of a young man who joins a seminary and is soon recruited into the Vatican's newly formed Exorcism School. There, he confronts the demonic and discovers his true faith by facing the devil."
While I generally dislike PG-13 horror flicks, I rather enjoyed director Hafstrom’s last genre movie, the John Cusack vehicle 1408. I guess that’s why I am actually kind of interested to see what he has to offer with this flick.
It’s still pretty early in the process »
- thehorrorchick
1408 Director Takes on 'Last Rite'
31 March 2009 10:58 PM, PDT | bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news »
Mikael Hafstrom - who I thought did a pretty solid job on 1408 for Dimension Films - is set to direct Last Rite, a fact-based thriller scripted by Michael Petroni. Based on a nonfiction book by Matt Baglio, the film tells the story of a young man who joins a seminary and is soon recruited into the Vatican's newly formed Exorcism School. There, he confronts the demonic and discovers his true faith by facing the devil. Exorcisms seem to be the new cool in Hollywood... someone call me when it's done right. Contrafilm's Beau Flynn and Tripp Vinson will produce with Christy Fletcher. The Swedish director's last film was the ghost story hit "1408." He most recently completed the Phoenix Pictures-produced drama "Shanghai," which the Weinstein Co. releases on Sept. 4. »
1408 director exorcizes his Rite
31 March 2009 9:41 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Variety reports that Mikael Hafstrom (pictured below), who directed the Stephen King-based hit 1408, will next helm another supernatural thriller with a literary source. He’s been attached to Last Rite, a Contrafilm project to be produced by Beau Flynn, Tripp Vinson and Christy Fletcher.
The movie is based on the non-fiction book The Rite: The Making Of A Modern Exorcist by Matt Baglio, published this past month by Doubleday. It focuses on a seminary student who is selected to be part of a new exorcism course at a Vatican-affiliated university; in the process of confronting the devil’s influence, he realizes his true faith. The script is by Michael Petroni, whose credits include Queen Of The Damned and this May’s Sarah Michelle Gellar-starring DVD release Possession. »
DVD news: Gellar’s Possession & S. Darko details, creature features, etc.
13 March 2009 2:10 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
• After long being announced as a theatrical title from the Yari Film Group, whose distribution arm recently filed for bankruptcy, the Sarah Michelle Gellar-starring supernatural film Possession is going straight to disc instead. Fox Home Entertainment will release May 12, and art and specs have recently appeared.
The movie will be presented on DVD and Blu-ray in anamorphic 2.40:1 widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1 sound, accompanied by:
• Making-of featurette • Four deleted and alternate scenes • Alternate ending • Theatrical trailer
Retail price is $22.98 for the DVD, $29.99 for the Blu-ray. In the film, a remake of the Korean Jungdok (Addicted) directed by Joel Bergvall and Simon Sandquist from a script by Queen Of The Damned’S Michael Petroni, Gellar plays a woman whose husband Ryan and ne’er-do-well brother-in-law Roman are involved in a horrible car crash. When Roman awakens, he seems to be possessed by Ryan’s spirit. Pushing Daisies’ Lee Pace, Michael Landes, »
The Possession of Sarah Michelle Gellar
6 March 2009 1:25 AM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Remember when Sarah Michelle Gellar was the kind of star who seemed fun to be around? She had charisma by the boatload on "Buffy", but as soon as she moved on to the big screen, she inexplicably left it all behind. Now all we have is the pensive looking Gellar who needs to wear a white turtleneck and scarf in every film. The downward spiral continues as her latest movie Possession has been exorcised to home video.
Fox Home Entertainment announced today that the flick would be hitting DVD and Blu-ray on May 12th, 2009. Look for specs and official artwork soon.
Directed by Michael Petroni, Possession tells the tale of a woman (Gellar) whose life is thrown into chaos after a freak car accident sends her husband and brother-in-law into comas. Frights ensue after the brother-in-law wakes up, thinking he's his brother.
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- Uncle Creepy
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