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Ivana Baquero and Gabrielle Wilde join the Chloe Moretz-starring remake of Carrie
21 hours ago | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
It looks like the remake of Carrie starring Chloe Grace-Moretz has found two of it's villains and one ally. Ivana Baquero, the little girl who starred in Pan's Labyrinth, is all grown up and will play Chris, the mean girl who makes Carrie's life a living hell. Chris was played by Nancy Allen in the 1976 Brian De Palma version. Also in talks are Gabrielle Wilde for the role of Sue Snell, played by Amy Irving in the original. Wilde was recently seen in the awful 3D version of The Three »
- Alex Maidy
Diff 2012 Reviews: ‘Extraterrestrial,’ ‘Bindlestiffs,’ ‘Quick,’ ‘Robocop’
18 May 2012 1:54 PM, PDT | The Moving Arts Journal | See recent The Moving Arts Journal news »
“Extraterrestrial”
Director: Nacho Vigalondo
Writer: Nacho Vigalondo
Starring: Michelle Jenner, Carlos Areces, Julián Villagrán
“Extraterrestrial” is a movie I’ve been excited about for a while, in part because of how it was marketed – the small, almost invisible glimpses of the alien ships in the posters, and the creative viral marketing aspect to it all. Later on, when it was revealed to be something of a comedy, with a smirking Spaniard looking out and holding a glowing tennis ball, everyone cocked their eyebrows, and wondered just what this thing was going to turn out to be.
It’s a slighter film than one would initially expect, being more dependent on the inter-dynamics of the three people and their ever-revolving love triangle at the heart of it than on any kind of spectacle that you would expect from an alien invasion movie, but that’s not particularly a bad thing. There »
- Henry J. Baugh
Julianne Moore in Carrie: Fanatical Christian Mother
11 May 2012 7:28 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Julianne Moore to play Margaret White in Carrie remake. Above, Moore in Far from Heaven Julianne Moore is officially set to play Margaret White, the fanatical Christian mom in Carrie, Kimberly Peirce’s new film version of Stephen King’s novel. Chloë Grace Moretz will play the telekinetically adept debutante Carrie. In 1976, Brian De Palma’s original adaptation of the horror story made Sissy Spacek a star. Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominee Piper Laurie played Carrie’s mother in De Palma’s film. Deadline.com is the source for this news and for negotiations going on between MGM / Screen Gems and Gabriella Wilde to play the role originated by Amy Irving. The Carrie remake — or readaptation — was penned by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. Julianne Moore has been nominated for four Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress for Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Nights (1997) and Stephen Daldry’s The Hours (2002), and Best Actress for »
- Andre Soares
Texas Frightmare 2012: A Very 'Carrie' Reunion
8 May 2012 11:30 AM, PDT | Slackerwood | See recent Slackerwood news »
Texas Frightmare Weekend offered a diverse array of entertainment for horror fans of all generations. Indie film nerds could check out indie flicks of all budgets while fans of classic and old school horror could meet and talk to stars of films from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. All of these celebrities gathered in one place, creating some great opportunities to discuss classic moments from the history of cinema.
Once such moment was a reunion of three cast members from the classic movie Carrie (1976). Actresses Nancy Allen, P.J. Soles and three-time Oscar nominee Piper Laurie spent an hour sharing anecdotes from the making of the film.
All three women had different motivations for taking the job. Laurie, who played Carrie's mother Margaret, was retired from acting when she got the script, and was actually told that it was a satire when she took the role. It wasn't until rehearsals »
- James Christopher
Norton, Penn & More In Talks To Join RoboCop Reboot!
16 April 2012 4:09 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
We all know The Killing and Safe House actor Joel Kinnaman will don the iconic metal bodysuit for Jose Padilha’s Robocop remake. Most of us were now left wondering just who will be cast to fill the shoes of the important supporting players, so memorably played by the likes of Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, Dan O’Herlihy and Miguel Ferrer.
Well, the up-and-coming Kinnaman may be joined by a collection of greats as both Oscar nominee Edward Norton and two-time winner Sean Penn are in talks to join The Elite Squad director’s futuristic reboot. Not only that, but The Town actress Rebecca Hall and acclaimed Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal are also expected to star. Surprisingly, Norton is expected to play the role of Robocop mastermind and creator also named Norton, while Penn will take the role of ‘Novak’, a right-wing reporter. Hall’s role is »
- Craig Hunter
Edward Norton and Sean Penn in 'RoboCop' Reboot? (Report)
13 April 2012 2:48 PM, PDT | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
The "RoboCop" reboot has already found its lead cyborg (Joel Kinnaman from TV's "The Killing"), so it's with some regret that we hear Edward Norton might be joining -- not as the half-man, half-machine hero -- but as the man behind the futuristic crime fighter. The Tracking Board posted the rumor that the Oscar-nominated actor would "fittingly enough, play the role of Norton, the brilliant mastermind behind bringing RoboCop to life." Gael Garcia Bernal is reportedly in talks to play Jack Lewis, the "dashingly handsome police partner" to Alex Murphy (the future RoboCop), while Rebecca Hall ("The Town") might play Clara, Murphy's widow who begins a relationship with his ex-partner. (In the original film, Murphy's partner was played by Nancy Allen.) Sean Penn, an actor who's well-known for his liberal activism, is supposedly being courted to play "a right-wing news reporter who sticks to his guns when it comes to his political views. »
- Sharon Knolle
Halloween II: 30th Anniversary Blu-ray Review
8 April 2012 12:41 AM, PDT | MoreHorror | See recent MoreHorror news »
By Dan Slaten, MoreHorror.com
Somehow, despite being a huge fan of the Halloween series (pre-Rob Zombie), the release of the Halloween II 30th Anniversary Edition Blu-Ray slipped under my radar until now. Is it worth a purchase if you already have Halloween II in some other format? If you’re a devoted fan of the movie I’d say yes.
First of all, you finally get the film on Blu-Ray, and secondly, there are some decent special features included on the disc, like deleted scenes and an alternate ending. (Don’t expect any huge revelations or life changing moments in any of this material, though; there was a reason it got left on the cutting room floor in the first place.) Finally, there is the inclusion of the 1984 film Terror in the Aisles as a bonus feature – yes an entire movie. (But more on that later.)
- admin
Halloween 2 (1981)
1 April 2012 3:21 PM, PDT | Planet Fury | See recent Planet Fury news »
Directed by: Rick Rosenthal
Written by; John Carpenter, Debra Hill
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Lance Guest, Pamela Susan Shoop, Charles Cyphers
This review was originally slated for last October. However, just days after viewing the Halloween 2 30th Anniversary Edition disc, the Moustapha Akkad credit controversy sort of eclipsed the release. If you’ll recall, when the much-anticipated Blu-ray debuted last fall, fans noticed the opening credits had been altered. Universal had replaced Akkad’s “presents” credit with a Universal/McA card.
The late Akkad, an executive producer on all eight original Halloween films, was the key person responsible for the longevity of the series. Fans were outraged and started an online petition to encourage Universal to replace the original credit. The studio eventually acquiesced and gave fans the opportunity to exchange their altered DVD for a copy with the original credit. Since the replacement copies have finally »
- Bradley Harding
Sarah Palin Movie Debut: Carrie Remake
1 April 2012 2:45 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Sarah Palin MGM has announced that former Us vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has been cast as Chloë Grace Moretz's religious-freak mom in the studio's remake of Brian De Palma's 1976 horror thriller Carrie. Kimberly Peirce, whose Boys Don't Cry earned Hilary Swank a Best Actress Academy Award in early 2000, is set to direct the project. Filming should commence this summer. "An assistant told me that Carrie's mom keeps telling her in the movie: 'They're all going to laugh at you,'" Palin says. "Well, that's what some folks told me when I accepted the [Republican] nomination, and that's what some other folks have told me now about me accepting to star in a Hollywood movie." Sticking her tongue out, Palin adds, "Let 'em. I don't give a dong!" When asked why MGM would want her for the part, Palin explains that the studio was "impressed with my documentary Undefeated, which won the Oscar this year. »
- Andre Soares
Chloë Grace Moretz in Carrie Remake?
28 March 2012 11:12 AM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Hugo Chloë Grace Moretz, has been formally invited to play the shy-but-don't-mess-with-her high-school student in Kimberly Peirce's Carrie for MGM / Screen Gems according to Deadline.com. Moretz, last seen opposite Asa Butterfield in Martin Scorsese's Best Picture Oscar nominee Hugo, is also known for playing Aaron Johnson's sidekick in Kick-Ass and the girl vampire in Matt Reeves' Let Me In. She turned 15 last Feb. 10. Based on Stephen King's 1974 bestselling horror novel, Carrie was first made into a movie in 1976. Adapted by Lawrence D. Cohen and directed by Brian De Palma, the sleeper hit about a homely teenager with deadly telekinetic powers helped to propel Sissy Spacek to movie stardom and resurrected the career of former 1950s Universal player Piper Laurie, both of whom were nominated for Academy Awards. (Both Spacek and Laurie lost to actresses featured in Sidney Lumet's »
- Andre Soares
Chloe Moretz will be Stephen King’s ‘Carrie’
28 March 2012 2:30 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
After much speculation and a casting process that included the likes of actresses Dakota Fanning, Emily Browning, Lily Collins and Haley Bennet, Comingsoon reports that rising star Chloe Moretz has landed the titular role of Carrie White in Kimberly Pierce’s upcoming remake adaptation of Stephen King’s debut novel ‘Carrie’.
Moretz herself confirmed the casting via her twitter feed:
“Never been so happy in my life! Thank you Kim Pierce and thank u MGM for the chance of a lifetime i will never forget!”
First published in 1974, ‘Carrie’ was King’s first published novel and tells the story of a shy girl raised by her psychotic religious fanatic mother and slowly comes to grips with her devastating telekinetic powers which come to a head when she unleashes said powers upon the students and peers that mocked her for so long. Naturally, bad things happen.
The book was of course »
- Nick Savvides
MGM Offers Carrie Role to Chloe Moretz
27 March 2012 10:52 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Following up on an earlier story about stars in contention to play the lead role in the next adaptation of the Stephen King tale Carrie, MGM has officially made an offer for the part.
According to Deadline, MGM, Screen Gems and director Kim Peirce have made their decision and made the formal offer today to Chloe Moretz. If negotiations work out, she’ll play the title role in the remake of the Brian DePalma original that was based on the 1974 Stephen King bestseller.
In case you've forgotten, shy high school student Carrie White is raised by a nightmarish religious fanatic mother and comes to grip with devastating telepathic powers just as she reaches puberty. She eventually uses those gifts for lethal means when fellow classmates use the prom as an excuse to humiliate her before the entire school in a parable about bullying.
Sissy Spacek played the character in the first movie, »
- Uncle Creepy
Chloe Moretz + Pigs Blood = Best Prom Ever
27 March 2012 10:25 AM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
After reports surfaced over the weekend that she was battling it out with fellow Hollywood starlet Haley Bennett for the lead in Kimberly Peirce’s reboot of “Carrie”, it now appears as if the incredibly busy Chloe Moretz has won out, with reports that MGM has “formally” offered the workaholic lass the role. If she accepts (and why wouldn’t she; she did audition for it, after all), Mortez will play Carrie White, a shy teen who develops killer telekinetic powers when she hits puberty. She uses those powers to get back at bullies at her school who uses the prom as an occasion to have the best night Eva at her expense. Peirce (“Boys Don’t Cry”) will direct the film, based on the book by Stephen King that was previously adapted to the screen by Brian De Palma in the ’70s. That film starred Sissy Spacek, with Piper Laurie playing her crazed, »
- Nix
Chloe is the New Carrie
27 March 2012 10:14 AM, PDT | TheInsider.com | See recent The Insider news »
Break out the bucket o' pig's blood and lock the gym doors… It looks like Chloe Grace Moretz will be the new Carrie in a remake of the classic 1976 horror film -- at least according to Chloe, who tweeted her excitement today.
Chloe Moretz on Dressing 'Age Appropriate'
"Never been so happy in my life! Thank you Kim Pierce and thank u MGM for the chance of a lifetime i will never forget!" wrote the 15-year-old Kick Ass star on her Twitter account. " She added later, "@trevordmoretz and I are flipping out!!!"
That's Enough, Chloe
Boys Don't Cry director Kimberly Pierce will helm the MGM remake based on Stephen King's first published novel about a shy high school student whose home life is hell, thanks to her oppressive, overly religious mother -- and wreaks havoc at the prom with her telekinetic powers. Sissy Spacek earned an Oscar nomination in the Brian De Palma-directed original, which »
MGM Formally Offers Lead Remake Of Stephen King’s ‘Carrie’ To Chloe Moretz
27 March 2012 9:33 AM, PDT | Deadline New York | See recent Deadline New York news »
Breaking: After meeting and reading a group of young actresses for Carrie, MGM, Screen Gems and director Kim Peirce have made their decision and made the formal offer today to Chloe Moretz. If negotiations work out, she’ll play the title role in the remake of the Brian DePalma original that was based on the 1974 Stephen King bestseller. She’s expected to play the shy high school student Carrie White, who is raised by a nightmarish religious fanatic mother, and comes to grip with devastating telepathic powers just as she reaches puberty. She eventually uses those gifts for lethal means when fellow classmates use the prom as an excuse to humiliate her before the entire school in a parable about bullying. Sissy Spacek played the character in the first movie, with Piper Laurie playing her mother, and Amy Irving, Nancy Allen, John Travolta, Betty Buckley and William Katt rounding out the cast. »
- MIKE FLEMING
Joel Kinnaman close to 'RoboCop'
28 February 2012 1:48 PM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Joel Kinnaman has an offer to play the lead in MGM's reboot of the 1987 sci-fi action film "RoboCop."According to The Hollywood Reporter, José Padilha is directing from a Josh Zetumer script.Eric Newman and Marc Abraham are producing through their Strike Entertainment.The original, set in a futuristic, crime-ridden Detroit, centers on a police officer named Alex Murphy who is gunned down and later resurrected as a police cyborg named RoboCop.Paul Verhoeven directed the original with Peter Weller starring as Murphy/RoboCop.Nancy Allen, Kurtwood Smith, Miguel Ferrer, and Ronny Cox also starred in the film.Its success spawned two film sequels, a TV series and two animated TV series.Kinnaman, who can be seen on AMC's "The Killing," can currently be seen on the »
- Adnan Tezer
MGM Gears Up For "RoboCop"
1 February 2012 12:09 AM, PST | SneakPeek | See recent SneakPeek news »
According to reports, MGM's upcoming "RoboCop" reboot, to be directed by José Padilha, is moving forward with a new screenplay by Nick Schenk ("Gran Torino"), targeting a Summer 2012 start.
"I have my take on it," said Padilha. "How do you slowly bring a guy to be a robot? How do you actually take humanity out of someone and how do you program a brain, so to speak, and how does that affect an individual?"
Padilha wants actor Michael Fassbender ("X-Men: First Class") to play "Murphy', aka 'RoboCop'.
Padilha said the new film will be set in Detroit, as in director Paul Verhoeven's 1987 original feature "RoboCop".
The first "RoboCop" feature, budgeted at $13 million, directed by Verhoeven ("Basic Instinct"), was written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner.
Set in a crime-ridden Detroit of the future, "RoboCop" followed a straight-shooting police officer who is killed in the line of duty, »
- Michael Stevens
Corrected “Halloween II” Discs Now Available
9 January 2012 1:32 PM, PST | FamousMonsters of Filmland | See recent Famous Monsters of Filmland news »
Folks who requested a “corrected” Halloween II Blu-ray have finally started seeing them show up in the mail, ending a months-long battle between Universal and fans to correct a completely unnecessary wrong. Here’s the scoop…
Last fall, Universal released a 30th Anniversary Blu-ray edition of Rick Rosenthal’s 1981 classic Halloween II to great fanfare. In a surprising, fangasm-inducing bonus, the studio padded the remastered disc with additional scenes, an alternate ending, and 1984′s Terror In The Aisles in its entirety. Terror, a collection of horror clips hosted by Donald Pleasence and Nancy Allen, had never seen digital release before, so it was a real treat on top of the already stellar Halloween II offering. Then the credits rolled…
The Godfather of the Halloween saga is producer Moustapha Akkad, every bit the guardian angel over Michael Myers (not to mention an icon in Arabic Muslim cinema), steering the series carefully, »
- Justin
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