• Edgar Allan Poe Film

    Timothy

    On Twitter John Cusack announced that he’ll be portraying Edgar Allan Poe in the film The Raven, being directed by James McTeigue. It sounds promising since Teigue was the director for V For Vendetta, which had a theatrical feel that would fit in with this movie. The film won’t be an adaptation of the poem, but its story will deal with a serial killer using Poe’s writings as inspiration. This will force Edgar Allan Poe into helping track down the serial killer.

    The film has a lot of potential with the director attached and with John Cusack already diving into research to do the role justice. And yes, it will be a period piece set in the 1800s. It’s most likely a given that it’ll be both theatrical and creepy. I sure hope so.

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  • Malcolm McDowell in Vampire Comedy

    Timothy

    Director Amy Heckerling has Alicia Silverstone, Krysten Ritter, Marilu Henner, Zak Orth, Sigourney Weaver, Malcolm McDowell, and others casted in her new vampire comedy. Yes, you read that right.

    The premise deals with two vampires living in New York — obviously living the nightlife — who end up risking disapproval from vampire elders. The part that piqued my interest? Malcolm McDowell will be playing the velvet-jogging-suit-wearing Vlad the Impaler . . . who has a fascination with knitting.

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  • Hiatus Over for A Perfect Circle?

    Timothy

    Four years ago the band A Perfect Circle went on a hiatus after their last effort, cover album eMotive was released. Maynard James Keenan went on with Tool and his solo project Puscifer, while Billy Howerdel put together the band Ashes Divide.

    The website for A Perfect Circle has been left relatively untouched since then. Then last month an update appeared, saying, “Stuff . . . is happening.” Days later a new update appeared, telling, “Subtle stealth movement. Keep eyes and ears peeled for clues thru [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][sic] all channels involving Ashes Divide and Puscifer.”

    Lately they’ve been posting on Twitter and Facebook about a project that involves Josh Freese, and there’s a strong possibility that other members of A Perfect Circle are involved as well. They aren’t being straight-forward, but it’s pretty much a given that the band is regrouping and writing new music.

    I was a huge fan of Mer de Noms and Thirteenth Step, and one of the few who liked their cover album eMotive too. I’m very stoked for their next effort and it cannot come soon enough. A Perfect Circle is a damn good band.

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  • Futurama Parodies Comic-Con

    Timothy

    On Thursday Futurama will air an episode parodying Comic-Con. A sneak peek was released, and it’s bound to make any Comic-Con attendee laugh. And if that’s not enough, Battlestar Galactica‘s Katee Sackhoff is one of the guest stars.

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  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Reboot Update

    Timothy

    Screenwriters Matt Holloway and Art Marcum have been hired by Paramount to write a script for a live-action film of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Yes, the films are being remade. Though, there’s a chance it’ll be a good remake — those two had a hand in writing Iron Man, which was a fun film. Though, I do hope that they keep the tone somewhat dark like the first live-action movie for the Ninja Turtles. Which still can be the case since Platinum Dunes is set to produce.

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  • Hellraiser Sequel in Progress

    Timothy

    The Hellraiser franchise refuses to die. Apparently after a few hiccups, the remake has been scrapped in favor of a sequel. The last film was in 2005, and the latest in development is entitled Hellraiser: Revelations.

    Strangely enough, Doug Bradley, who has portrayed Pinhead since the inception of Hellraiser will not be reprising the role.

    Peta Wilson has been the first casted in the movie; and it’ll be directed by Victor Garcia.

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  • X-Men: First Class News

    Timothy

    X-Men: First Class is shaping up with news being dropped left and right at this point. Producer Bryan Singer told Ain’t It Cool News a bunch of news on the film project:

    The movie will be set in the 1960s to coincide with the civil rights movement. It was a good decision, since it’d add more weight to the mutants’ struggle with fitting in with society. And, we will see how Erik Lehnsherr (Magneto) and Charles Xavier met. This means we’ll see how their friendship develops, followed by how it diminishes once they realize they have opposing ideals towards humankind.

    The antagonists for the film will be the Hellfire Club; a group fronted as a secret society for the wealthy, but is actually a group influencing politics and economics for their own agenda. The group is led by the White Queen Emma Frost and the Black King Sebastian Shaw. (Sebastian will be played by Kevin Bacon.) It’ll be a nice contrast to Xavier’s ideals, but I’m admittedly a little disappointed that Kevin Bacon won’t be portraying Mr. Sinister.

    This time out, the costumes will lean more heavily towards the styles in the comics, which will be a welcome change for the X-Men franchise. The black leather was entirely too bland.

    There’s a lot of mixed feelings over the movie due to so many characters being thrown into the mix, but the pros outweigh the cons to me. Some promising actors are attached to the project, and the fact that the silver age comics will be an influence, along with it taking place in the 60s is a huge plus.

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  • Wolverine Gets a Sequel

    Timothy

    A sequel for Wolverine is underway with two directors in mind: Robert Schwentke and David Slade. The story continues, this time with Logan in Japan. The latest draft of the script is written by Christopher McQuarrie. And, of course, Hugh Jackman is attached to the project.

    Logan’s origin is a long one due to his healing factor slowing his aging considerably, and in the comics, Japan is involved in his past. But do we really need a continuation on his origin after all the liberties the last film took? The only thing they essentially got right was Sabretooth’s personality. Ignoring the comic books, the film itself was mediocre. Not to mention the effects were laughable.

    I have a little hope that the second outing will be more respectful and true to the comics — Hugh Jackman is clearly passionate about playing Wolverine, and he loves his fans. Hopefully he’ll reel in the suits. It’d suck to end up with a similar fate like M. Night Shyamalan’s.

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