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Apocalyptic Devil's Playground Starts Production
10 November 2009 5:03 AM, PST | HugAZombie | See recent HugAZombie news »
When it comes to the recent output of zombie movies, it appears the the running "infected" zombie is greatly outpacing George Romero's classic, lumbering zombie. British production studio Black And White Films have two upcoming genre films with Dead Cert, a movie about the classic struggle between gangsters and vampires, and Expose, a remake of the 1976 film of the same name about a psycho personal assistant to a novelist, and now are jumping into the zombie genre with Devil's Playground.
Devil's Playground will be a infected zombie film about a killer (Craig Fairbrass from Dead Cert) who must find a cure to the illness causing the zombie apocalypse since he is slowly turning into a zombie as well. Myanna Burning (The Descent) plays the woman who may have the secret for the cure, while Danny Dyer (Severance) plays her ex-cop boyfriend. Janet Montgomery (Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead »
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Update on Unique Zombie Film Devil's Playground
10 November 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
Black & Blue Films is amassing a number of horror productions on its growing resume and we've got the details on one film that's getting ready to shoot in just a matter of weeks. Presently, Black & Blue is in production on Dead Cert , a vampire film, however, they're lurching into zombie territory with Devil's Playground . But this isn't just any undead romp, it's got a touch of film noir to it. The cast includes Danny Dyer ( Severance ), Janet Montgomery ( The Hills Run Red ), Jaime Murray ( Dexter ), MyAnna Buring ( The Descent ), Del Henney ( Straw Dogs ) and Dead Cert 's Craig Fairbbrass. Bart Ruspoli wrote the script. Fairbrass plays a hardened killer named Cole who's searching for a cure to the illness causing a zombie apocalypse across the globe, and that... »
The Descent: Part 2 - Trailer 2
6 November 2009 10:25 PM, PST | Latemag.com/film | See recent LateFilmFull news »
Second trailer for Jon Harris' sequel to Neil Marshall's 2005 horror hit The Descent, aptly titled The Descent: Part 2.
Emerging from the cave system alone, distraught and covered in the blood of her missing companions, Sarah (Shauna Macdonald) is incoherent and half-wild with fear. Sceptical about her account of events and convinced Sarah's psychosis hides far darker secrets, Sheriff Vaines (Gavan O’Herlihy) doesn’t waste time. Along with his partner Rios (Krysten Cummings), and their cave rescue team Dan (Douglas Hodge), Greg (Joshua Dallas), and Cath (Anna Skellern), Vaines forces Sarah back into the caves to help the rescuers find her friends.
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- Leigh
Several Clips: The Descent Part 2
6 November 2009 12:49 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
A couple of new clips debuted today on the official The Descent Part II website to go along with the previously released ones. Which are which? Who cares? We've got them all for you!
Synopsis
Terror mounts as fear cuts deeper in the chilling continuation to the globally successful horror hit The Descent. Traumatized, Sarah Carter (Shauna MacDonald) emerges alone from the cave system where she confronted her darkest dread. With no rational explanation to what happened, the authorities force her back into the subterranean depths to help locate her five missing girlfriends. But as the rescue party enters further uncharted domains, flashbacks start haunting Sarah as shocking memories of the past hit home. For they are venturing into the habitat of a new tribe of Crawlers, even more viciously feral than Sarah faced before.
Be sure to check out our Descent Part 2 set visit for more images and info when you’re done! »
- Uncle Creepy
Irish Thrillers 'Savage' & 'The Disturbed' Join Afm Slate
3 November 2009 11:29 PM, PST | IFTN | See recent IFTN news »
Cinemavault has bolstered its American Film Market (Afm) slate with the Irish thrillers 'Savage', from director Brendan Muldowney (Final Journey), and 'The Disturbed' from Conor McMahon (Dead Meat). Conor Barry of Sp Films, the production company behind 'Savage', tells Iftn: "It is a tremendous opportunity to have a company with Cinemavault's proven ability involved with 'Savage' - a film we are so proud of." Starring Darren Healy (Once) and Nora-Jane Noone (The Descent), 'Savage' tells the story of a news photographer who, following a vicious assault, drifts into derangement as he changes from a victim to a revenge obsessed aggressor. Funded by the Irish Film Board, the film had its world premiere at the Galway Film Festival and was an official selection at the Darklight Film Festival. »
Exclusive: Michael Fassbender calls Centurion “A Roman Chase Film”
3 November 2009 3:17 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Earlier today I spoke with Michael Fassbender for his upcoming movie “Fish Tank”. While I’ll be posting the full interview closer to release, we talked about his upcoming Roman action flick, “Centurion”, directed by Neil Marshall’s (”Doomsday”, “The Descent”, “Dog Soldiers”) and he had some very cool stuff to say about the movie.
While the film isn’t going to be released until sometime next year, “Centurion” sounds like a very cool film and it should definitely be on your radar. Fassbender calls it “a Roman chase film” and when I asked him what it’s about, he said, “It’s basically about a group of Roman soldiers trying to get back across the border. It sort of surrounds the legend of the Ninth Legion. What happened in this myth is the Ninth Legion went over the border into the highlands to suppress this tribal community that was wreaking havoc on their outposts. »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
Peter Berg Will Not Direct “Dune”
30 October 2009 2:40 PM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
Director Peter Berg (”Friday Night Lights,” “The Kingdom,” “Hancock”) has left Paramount’s “Dune” remake.
According to reports the remake still is in the works, with Josh Zetumer (who is also writing the next “Bourne” movie) writing the script, and Paramount is searching for a new director.
Paramount is reportedly now eying Neill Blomkamp – “District 9” filmmaker and Neil Marshall, writer and director of “The Descent,” to replace him.
No reason has been cited for the Berg’s exit, but some sources suggest that he departed to work on a number of “dream projects” at Universal.
It was also reported that Twilight star Robert Pattinson was in talks in May to play in the update (though there was nothing official) but it is unclear if Pattinson still might join the project now that Berg has moved on.
“Dune” remake is in the works since 2007 and is still being developed – there »
- Fiona
Dune loses a director, gains possibilities
29 October 2009 7:39 AM, PDT | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »
Director Peter Berg has exited the Dune remake happening with Paramount Pictures. Now the studio is looking for someone to replace the $175 million dollar-budgeted film and they've got two possible candidates: District 9's Neill Blomkamp and The Descent's Neil Marshall.
Berg's departure takes away considerable momentum with the project as now the studio has to find someone who knows Frank Herbert's novel and remains true to the source material but also will infuse their own brand of filmmaking to give the sci-fi story elements of action and political drama. The Dune novel is set 10,000 years into our future and takes place almost entirely on a sand-swept planet where giant sandworms reign. Two great houses are fighting over who controls the spice melange, a highly coveted item that extends life, turns your eyes blue and will awaken a prophecized leader of humanity that everyone in the universe wants to control. »
- Patrick Sauriol
Dune – Who’s directing the remake?
29 October 2009 5:02 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Some people don't like the first Dune by David Lynch, but of course, they're crazy. With a stunning cast like the effortless Kyle MacLachlan, badass Sting, the mysterious Jürgen Prochnow, the black-goop-dripping Kenneth McMillan, the incomparable Linda Hunt as Shadout Mapes…coupled with the as-cool-and-strange-as-it-gets-for-1984 effects, not to mention the storyline itself… come on, it rocks! So when we all heard that Paramount was making another Dune, the two camps thought either "let's get it right this time" or "don't screw it up again!". According to Film Junk, [1] Peter Berg (Hancock, Friday Night Lights) was the first director linked to the project back in 2008. Now it seems he's walked away and in his place is rumoured to be either Neill Blomkamp (District 9) or Neil Marshall (The Descent). District 9 was fresh, tense, funny and tragic with acting by Sharlto Copley that blew my socks off so securing Blomkamp would be sweet. »
- Melanie
Peter Berg Out of Dune
29 October 2009 2:53 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
In September, actor-director Peter Berg revealed to MTV that Josh Zetumer's script for Dune was "a massive epic" with "franchise potential" and that all Berg had to do next was "figure out how we can beat [the script] into something manageable without offending the purists." It certainly didn't sound like Berg was about to leave project, but a few weeks ago, he did. Apparently, his time will be occupied instead by the Hancock sequel and Battleship, Berg's upcoming adaptation of the popular board game.
Paramount is now hunting for a new director who can make the movie for a modest budget of a mere $175 million and two of their potential candidates are Neill Blomkamp (District 9) and Neil Marshall (The Descent). Zetumer's script is based on author Frank Herbert's popular sci-fi novel series, which has been adapted twice already — David Lynch's 1984 movie and a 2000 mini-series on the SciFi Channel.
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- Ryan Gowland
Peter Berg Drops Dune
29 October 2009 12:38 AM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
News has emerged this week that “Hancock” director Peter Berg has pulled out of Paramount’s troubled remake of Dune.
After months of rumour and speculation, Berg finally came out back in August to talk about the project, at which point he was more than enthusiastic about the film’s prospects. Speaking to Sci-Fi Wire, Berg said:
“[The book] was much more muscular and adventurous, more violent and possibly even a little bit more fun,” Berg said. “I think those are all elements of my experience of the book that can be brought in without offending the die-hard fans of the Bene Gesserit and Kwisatz Haderach. There’s a more dynamic film to be made.”
Since that fateful interview, rumours have been abound that “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” star, Robert Pattinson, had been considered for the lead role of Paul Atreides, heir of the House Atreides and prophet to the Fremen. »
- Craig Sharp
Peter Berg Leaves Dune Remake
28 October 2009 9:37 PM, PDT | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
Peter Berg has officially left the Dune remake currently in early development at Paramount. The director has been tentatively attached for quite some time, and commented last year “if it weren’t for the writer’s strike, we’d be in it right now.”
The good people at Pajiba came through with the exclusive, confirming Berg is done with the re-imagining and will likely make the board game adaptation Battleship his next film instead.
The site also learned Berg had an informal discussion with brooding heartthrob Robert Pattinson for the lead, but nothing was official. Whew, looks like we dodged that bullet now that Berg is out.
Paramount is now searching for Berg’s replacement, a director that can handle a $175 million special effects movie and shows a passion for the Hugo Award-winning novel. They’ll probably also need to be able to pare down Josh Zetumer’s nearly 200-page script. »
- Jeff Leins
Dune Update: Who’s Replacing Peter Berg?
28 October 2009 6:36 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Two months ago, director/producer/writer Peter Berg assured folks that his Dune project was still a go and that they were trying to hammer down a story from the complex book that would work for fans and non-fans alike. Now, we’re being assured that Berg isn’t even involved any more…
So, with him out of the picture, who will step in to take on the remake? Well, apparently it’s down to Neil Marshall (The Descent, Doomsday) and the recently popular geek icon Neill Blomkamp (District 9).
A feature film remake for Frank Herbert’s Dune has been in the works for quite some time. With Berg and his Film 44 production company backing out of the project, Paramount is on the hunt for a director to take over.
According to Pajiba, the director has to be able to do a few things:
Be able to make »
- Rob Keyes
Peter Berg Dropped from Dune, Replaced by Neil Marshall?
28 October 2009 3:39 PM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
I can’t say I’m entirely surprised by the new rumor that actor/writer/director Peter Berg (Hancock, The Kingdom, the upcoming Battleship movie) is leaving the new film version of Frank Herbert’s Dune by the wayside. It’s a huge property that has not only been done before (twice), but it also doesn’t seem to lend itself to Berg’s knack for modern day urban action. It’d be really tough to shift from properties like Hancock and Friday Night Lights to this behemoth.
That said, it’s sort of sad to see the guy not stretching his wings a little bit. In the running, however, are two big names that roll off the tongue a little bit better when attached to the title.
Actually, neither of those run off the tongue very well, but their careers are »
- John Cooper
Berg ditches Dune
28 October 2009 2:39 PM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
It doesn't look like filmmaker Peter Berg (The Kingdom, Hancock) will be the guy to tell us the secret of the spice. According to Pajiba (and corroborated by Chud), Berg has left the adaptation of Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi story Dune. But Paramount reportedly isn't ready to let the project sink into the sands of Arrakis -- they're on the hunt for a suitable replacement and have supposedly approached District 9's Neill Blomkamp and Neil Marshall (Dog Soldiers, The Descent, Doomsday).... »
- Dave Davis
Neil Marshall or Neill Blomkamp Might Replace Peter Berg on Dune
28 October 2009 2:03 PM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
Hey Herbert heads... there's a pretty big story developing this week around Paramount's upcoming remake of Dune, which Peter Berg (Hancock, Friday Night Lights) has been attached to direct for the past couple of years. There's been plenty of debate over whether or not Berg might finally be able to get it right on the big screen, but the latest word is that he has now decided to walk away from the project, leaving Paramount in desperate need of a new director. Here's the good news: there are two very intriguing names currently being lined up to replace him. According to Pajiba [1], the studio is currently considering both Neill Blomkamp (District 9) and Neil Marshall (The Descent, Doomsday) for the job. Believe it or not, producer Kevin Misher is leaning toward Marshall, but Paramount execs aren't entirely confident that he can handle a big budget tentpole. It is a little »
- Sean
Peter Berg is Not Directing Dune
28 October 2009 11:18 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
If you have ever wondered why directors attach themselves to eight projects at the same time, the reason is you never know which project will get the financing and also land a big name star. Also, you never know if another project will start getting more attractive. Whatever the reason, it seems director Peter Berg has officially dropped out of the remake/reboot of “Dune”. This probably means Berg’s next project will be “Battleship” at Universal. More after the jump:
First, let’s get back to the “Dune” news. The first report that Berg was off the project came from pajiba.com and it was confirmed at Chud.
Pajiba reported the project is still active at Paramount but they’re “looking for a director who can put the movie together for under $175 million, which sounds manageable, but they don’t want anything resembling the crap effects of the ‘84 film, »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
Dune Director And Paramount Split
28 October 2009 11:00 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Depending on how you feel about Peter Berg directing the upcoming adaptation of Dune, you'll either cheer or weep at this piece of news. A bit of somewhat solid sounding reporting has come out of Pajiba, telling us that Peter Berg has straight up dropped off the project, leaving Paramount on the hunt for a new helmer. Berg has proven himself in the action world with the Middle Eastern actioner The Kingdom, but there's no real sci-fi anywhere on his resume that gets me at all excited about his involvement with Dune. However, there are two potential heirs to the Dune throne, and both of them are enough to make sci-fi nerd-dom squeal with delight. The two candidates are all kinds of Neil, with Neill Blomkamp and Neil Marshall both getting scripts sent out to them. According to Pajiba's so-called source, The Hollywood Cog, Marshall (The Descent and the upcoming »
Dune Director and Paramount are SplitsBERG
28 October 2009 11:00 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Depending on how you feel about Peter Berg directing the upcoming adaptation of Dune, you'll either cheer or weep at this piece of news. A bit of somewhat solid sounding reporting has come out of Pajiba, telling us that Peter Berg has straight up dropped off the project, leaving Paramount on the hunt for a new helmer. Berg has proven himself in the action world with the Middle Eastern actioner The Kingdom, but there's no real sci-fi anywhere on his resume that gets me at all excited about his involvement with Dune. However, there are two potential heirs to the Dune throne, and both of them are enough to make sci-fi nerd-dom squeal with delight. The two candidates are all kinds of Neil, with Neill Blomkamp and Neil Marshall both getting scripts sent out to them. According to Pajiba's so-called source, The Hollywood Cog, Marshall (The Descent and the upcoming »
Blood Creek gets DVDate; Vampire loses Lesbian
26 October 2009 10:53 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Lionsgate Home Entertainment sent along the news of a DVD street date for Blood Creek, the Joel Schumacher-directed chiller that it sneaked into a handful of theaters in September. We also got word of a rather disappointing title change to the British film Lesbian Vampire Killers (pictured) for its U.S. home release.
Blood Creek (previously known as Town Creek and just plain Creek), starring Dominic Purcell and Henry Cavill as brothers seeking vengeance against a group continuing decades-old Nazi occult experiments, hits DVD January 19. The movie will be accompanied by Schumacher’s audio commentary, and the retail price is $26.98. Meanwhile, Lesbian Vampire Killers has been rechristened simply Vampire Killers by distributors The Weinstein Company and Vivendi Entertainment for its disc launch December 29. Popular UK comic actors James Corden and Mathew Horne topline this spoof of such sexy Hammer treats as Twins Of Evil and Lust For A Vampire, »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
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