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Hollywood to Resurrect Another Vampire Movie
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Warner Bros, Adaptation, Horror, Upcoming Releases
Warner Bros. is digging up Dracula’s dead corpse to bring us another big screen version of the Bram Stoker book. Because vampire-infused cinema isn’t getting at all old and tired, that’s why.
This script focuses on Jonathan Harker (played by Keanu Reeves in the most recent, fully-finished big screen version of Dracula . . . and, incidentally, by Gustav von Wangenheim in 1922’s Nosferatu, the first film adaptation of the book). Harker is the Scotland Yard agent who is tracking the title vampire.
In addition to Nosferatu, the name of which was changed due to copyright laws, there have been three films (so far) titled Dracula. Years made: 1931, 1958 and 1992.
Will it be the next vampiric blockbuster? Will it gain a huge, Twilight-like fan following? We can't be the judge of that (yet), but we can refer you to the five best vampire movies ever made so you can check out the competition.
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Johnny Depp: Hollywood’s Newest Vampire
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Adaptation, Horror, Remakes, Casting
He’s played crazy, he’s played brilliant, he’s even played opposite Angelina Jolie -- and now, Johnny Depp is ready to make us fall in love with the vampire craze all over again.
Depp will star in Dark Shadows, a big screen version of the series that originally ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971.
In its time, Shadows was an unprecedented show that featured ghosts, witches, werewolves and many other supernatural elements, not to mention a revolving door of actors. The series hit its stride with the introduction of Barnabas Collins, a vampire played by Jonathon Frid.
Depp and longtime pal/director Tim Burton were both fans of the series. (Are you surprised?) Speaking of which, the duo will come back together for the flick. Burton plans to direct Depp in the role of Collins … just as soon as he’s finished playing a rum-soaked, bowlegged pirate for Disney.
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Bree Tanner: Next Twilight Saga Feature Film?
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Adaptation, Drama, Sequels, Rumors
Summit Entertainment recently announced the release date for the last Breaking Dawn movie, breaking Twihard hearts around the world. However, the end of the Twilight Saga road may not be as near as you think.
Rumors suggest that The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, a Stephenie Meyer novella based on the Twilight books, may become the next feature film installment in the franchise.
Sources say that Summit is not currently planning to use Jodelle Ferland, who played the briefly-seen Bree in Eclipse, in the new film version of her short second life.
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New Eclipse Trailer Unveiled
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Adaptation, Drama, Science Fiction, Sequels, Trailers, Upcoming Releases
“As long as we get to kill some vampires.”
Although I haven’t yet read past the first Twilight book, there is one thing I can say with absolute certainty about this new Eclipse trailer: There are a lot of vampires in this clip—enough to make a whole army.
Like what you see? Then be sure to tune in May 13 to Oprah—that’s when Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner all visit the talk show queen.
The movie will then open on June 30, just over two months from now.
Read More | Hollywood Reporter
Remake News: American Gladiators, Let the Right One In and More
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: DreamWorks, Sony, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Foreign, Foreign Language, Horror, Remakes, Science Fiction, Comedy, Casting, Filmmaking, Scripts, Upcoming Releases
American Gladiators: A theatrical version of the NBC series has just been given a screenwriter. Patriot Games’ Peter Iliff will be crafting American Gladiators, an entirely different games-related story. The redo will reportedly treat the muscular stars as superhero-type characters. No word whether they’ll be watching over the city from their perch above the Sky Track or on top of The Wall.
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Ashley Greene Loves Blood-Sucker Sex
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Action, Adaptation, Drama, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Thrillers, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, New Releases
When she’s not beating up guys, Ashley Greene is thinking that vampire sex is 100 times better than normal sex.
The Twilight Saga: New Moon star - who is believed to be dating Kings Of Leon rocker Jared Followill - has revealed she believes her blood-sucking on-screen persona Alice Cullen would have a much more fulfilling sex life than she does.
“Take the best sex you’ve ever had in your life, multiply it by 100 and that’s vampire sex.”
The 22-year-old actress was desperate to star in the popular vampire franchise and wishes she was more like her character: “Oh, my God, I wanted this part so badly. So when they told me I got it, I tried to play it all cool, you know, for about a minute. I love absolutely love Alice, my character. She’s sweet, sexy and a killer. I feel if I was in a real fight, I’d get my a*s kicked.”
Meanwhile, the brunette beauty has revealed there is another film franchise she wants to appear in. She explained to Maxim magazine, “I want to hit up James Bond. That would be awesome.”
When you’re in a record-breaking film, I suppose that you can aim for such franchises.
Michael Sheen Apologizes For His Hair
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Adaptation, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Thrillers, Casting, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Upcoming Releases
Michael Sheen apologized to his daughter for not being bald.
The actor’s 10-year-old daughter Lily, whose mother is actress Kate Beckinsale, was delighted when he landed the role of Aro in The Twilight Saga: New Moon, but the Frost/Nixon star was worried that his depiction wouldn’t match up with fans’ ideas of the role.
“I said, ‘What does he look like?’ She said, ‘He’s bald.’ I think she was mixing it up with Nosferatu, the old vampire, you know? But it shows that people, and this is the beauty of books for a start, that your imagination creates your own version of these characters. And so when a film comes along and you’re kind of going, ‘No, it looks like this,’ then that’s a very delicate thing to get right or to find a way to meet everyone’s imaginary requirements of the character. So I was very aware of that because of my own daughter. I said, ‘Sorry, I’m not bald. I’ve got long hair.’”
When working on his interpretation of Aro, Michael immersed himself in Stephenie Meyer‘s novels which the movies are based on.
“I would have loved to have talked to Stephenie loads about it, but I just kept rereading a few of the chapters in the book - especially the opening chapter where she describes Aro - just looking for anything that would help give me a clue. And then I was just left to my own devices.”
Sequel News: Hancock, Vampire Chronicles and More
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Columbia Pictures, Sony, Universal, Weinstein Company, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Period, Science Fiction, Sequels, Thrillers, Casting, Rumors, Scripts, Technology, Upcoming Releases
Hancock: Will Smith’s reluctant superhero will be dragged into the spotlight once again. Adam Fierro and Glen Mazzara (both writers on The Shield) have just been recruited to pen the Hancock sequel for returning director Peter Berg. It’s not known if Charlize Theron or Jason Bateman will also appear in the next feature.
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Casting Corner: Daniel Craig, Stephen Moyer and More
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, Lionsgate, Touchstone, Universal, Adaptation, Drama, Remakes, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Casting, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Upcoming Releases
Here’s a quick look at some of the casting announcements made recently:
Daniel Craig: If you found out your Dream House was once the scene of a murder - what would you do? What would James Bond do? Next year, Daniel Craig will take on the Morgan Creek thriller set in a New England town. The film will be directed by Oscar nominee Jim Sheridan (In America).
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Move Over, Twilight: Counting Down the Five Best Vampire Movies
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Adaptation, Horror, Lists, Videos
Robert Pattinson is still hot; Kristen Stewart still has the sloe-eyed beauty thing down to a hilt. But is that enough to make us hold up Twilight as an icon in the vampire film genre? Let’s take a look at the five best vampire movies in Hollywood history…and see where this sequel-generating monster really falls in line.
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