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23 April 2009 8:57 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

At the Museum of Contemporary Art/American Cinematheque benefit screening of Parasomnia (see item here), Fango got a chance to quickly chat to some of the assembled filmmakers about their upcoming projects. First up, Wes Craven took a moment to discuss the title of his latest feature, Rogue Pictures’ 25/8.

“It’s based on a phrase in the movie, saying that if you fight the devil 24/7, it’s not enough—you have to fight 25/8,” Craven tells us. “The phrase was in the film, in the dialogue. The original title of the movie was Bug, which is the name of the central character [played by Max Thieriot, pictured]. I was about halfway through writing the script when somebody said, ‘I just read that William Friedkin has a film coming out called Bug.’ So that was that for that title. It’s very punchy and intriguing, but that’s the way the cookie crumbles.”

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13 March 2009 2:16 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

If director Mick Garris (pictured below) and producer Richard Sennet have their way, Maine will be the backdrop for the much-anticipated big-screen adaptation of Bangor resident Stephen King’s best-selling 1998 novel Bag Of Bones. Shooting is tentatively scheduled to begin this summer, but use of the Maine location depends on an adjustment of the state’s film incentive program.

“We’re basically here to see if officials want to do this. If not, there are plenty of places we could go,” Sennet told the Portland Press Herald. Other possible sites include Massachusetts, Louisiana, Michigan and Georgia.

Currently, Maine reimburses production companies for 12 percent of wages paid to Maine residents and 10 percent of wages for non-Maine residents. The program also offers an income tax rebate for investors, no state sales tax on production items and reimbursement of lodging taxes for long-term stays. (That’s modest when compared to programs in Massachusetts and Connecticut, »

2 articles from 2009