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Update on the Hellraiser Remake

I’m still not sure why they’re remaking Clive Barker’s “Hellraiser” instead of just continuing the franchise with additional sequels. All they would have to do is NOT call the sequels sequels, and instead just kept making new “Hellraiser” movies. Heck, it’s not like the last half dozen sequels had anything to do with the original [...]

October 16th, 2007 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read More

David R. Ellis to Direct Brandon Routh in Dead of Night

So sue me, but I’m a big fan of director David R. Ellis, who wowed with “Final Destination 2″, for my money the best of the “Destination” films. The man has an incredible eye for mayhem choreography, something he continued in “Snakes on a Plane”, another favorite guilty pleasure. Ellis’ latest will be the horror [...]

October 15th, 2007 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read More

Peter Berg Wants to Play in the Dune Sandlot?

Okay, so listing this rumored movie news item under “Dune (2009)” is being a bit optimistic, but what the hey, I’m just that kind of guy. News from Aint-it-Cool-News is that Paramount is looking to acquire the rights to Frank Herbert’s Dune books for director Peter Berg (”The Kingdom”) to bring back to the big [...]

October 15th, 2007 | Nix | 1 Comment | Read More

Chris Pine Confirmed as James T. Kirk in Trek 11?

Via Empire Online, here’s news that little known, but very much in demand actor Chris Pine has all but been confirmed as landing the much coveted role of young James T. Kirk in J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Trek 11 movie. Or at least that’s according to director Joe Carnahan (”Smokin’ Aces”), who writes in his [...]

October 15th, 2007 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read More

Rider Strong Joins Pulse Sequel, Invasion

The second “Pulse” sequel, “Invasion” (the first being “Pulse: Afterlife”) gets a new castmember — former “Cabin Fever” alum Rider Strong. MovieHole reports that Strong will be showing up in “Pulse: Invasion”, the second of two direct-to-DVD to the Kristen Bell horror movie remake. Bell herself won’t be around, as she’s too big of a [...]

October 15th, 2007 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read More

The Eye Remake with Jessica Alba Trailer Online

Here’s your first look at the new horror movie starring Jessica Alba — a remake of the Hong Kong horror film of the same name, written and directed by the Pang Brothers (”The Messengers”), who are already hard at work remaking their own movie, “Bangkok Dangerous”, starring Nicholas Cage. “The Eye” stars Jessica Alba as [...]

October 15th, 2007 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read More

Justice League Movie Casting Call, Plus Sequel News

It looks like the Justice League movie is not just happening, but it’s going to be the first of many installments in a growing franchise, if director George Miller and the studio have their way. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hollywood was hosting a major casting couch over the weekend by George Miller, who flew [...]

October 14th, 2007 | Nix | 4 Comments | Read More

Tyler Perry and his Bad Marriage Takes Box Office

I’ve been told that Tyler Perry, the black comedian/actor/director who likes to dress up in drags, has a major following, but damn, I had no idea it was this major. Perry’s latest, the drama/comedy “Why Did I Get Married?”, took the box office in its debut week with an impressive $21 million haul, more than [...]

October 14th, 2007 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read More

Your Weekend Movie Preview: Elizabeth, We Own the Night, The Final Season, Why Did I Get Married?

Cate Blanchett returns in a rarity — a sequel to a prestige film in “Elizabeth: The Golden Age”, while Sean Astin tries to save a small town’s baseball team in “The Final Season”. That guy who likes to dress up as women returns with “Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married?”, and Joaquin Phoenix and [...]

October 12th, 2007 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read More

John Cho is Sulu in Star Trek 11

Following quickly on the heels of the announcement that British filmmaker Simon Pegg (”Hot Fuzz”, “Shaun of the Dead”) has been cast in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek 11 as Scotty, the chief engineer of the Enterprise, comes news that Korean-American actor John Cho (”Harold and Kumar go to White Castle”) has been cast as Sulu. [...]

October 12th, 2007 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read More

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