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Producer Offers Update on Neil Marshall's Burst 3D
18 December 2009
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It's been a couple of months since Neil Marshall ( The Descent , Doomsday ) signed to direct Burst 3D for Lionsgate and Ghost House.
Shock Till You Drop had a chance to catch up to producer J.R. Young (repping the Ghost House team) this week and we pressed him for an update on this tale of a group of folks who are holed up in a lodge during a winter storm and start spontaneously exploding.
"We certainly plan to put it into production in 2010," Young said. "By the nature of the project schedule, we're now getting it ready and getting into conversations with Neil. We'll do some more work on the script to incorporate the director's ideas and then it get going. Basically, we're talking about we want to hold onto in the script and marry all of it. Once we all
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[DVD News] - "District 9" on Blu-ray and DVD 28th December 2009
17 December 2009 2:08 PM, PST
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From Academy Award®-Winning Producer Peter Jackson
And Rising Star Director {Neill Blomkamp, Comes the $199+ Million Global Box-Office Smash
"District 9"
The Action-Packed, Critically-Acclaimed Sci-Fi Thriller
Debuts on Blu-ray Disc. and DVD on December 28, 2009
Blu-ray Features include movieIQ and .Joburg from Above. Interactive Map
From producer Peter Jackson ("King Kong", "The Lord Of The Rings" trilogy) comes the critically-acclaimed sci-fi thriller District 9, debuting on Blu-ray and DVD on the 28th December, 2009 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Director Neill Blomkamp ("Crossing The Line", "Tempbot") enlists a cast of relative newcomers, including Sharlto Copley and Jason Cope (Doomsday), and a host of groundbreaking special effects for the enthralling
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The Notable Films of 2010: Part Two
16 December 2009 3:18 AM, PST
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Case 39
Opens: January 1st 2010
Cast: Renée Zellweger, Jodelle Ferland, Ian McShane, Bradley Cooper, Kerry O'Malley
Director: Christian Alvart
Summary: A family services social worker thinks she has seen it all until she meets her newest, most mysterious case - a troubled 10-year old girl whose parents try to kill her. The social worker decides to take her in herself until the right foster family comes along.
Analysis: Despite the presence of promising German director Christian Alvart ("Pandorum"), 'Case' has sat on a shelf since late 2006 and is finally being quietly shuffled out this year for one very good reason - it stinks. Having opened in Australia a few months back, reviewers utterly savaged the film as both incredibly dumb and utterly ludicrous. Lead star Renee Zellweger also scored personal criticism to a level rarely seen in film reviews outside of comments about Nicole Kidman's 'more alien than the
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Trailer hits for SyFy's Doomsday (aka Annihilation Earth)
8 December 2009 10:02 AM, PST
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Luke Goss stars in Nick Lyon's Annihilation Earth, a post-apocalyptic TV movie that was once called Doomsday, but was changed when it was mistakenly taken to be a series based on Neil Marshall's film of the same name (and since we broke that rumor, my apologies).
Anyway, now that that confusion is over and done with, SyFy has given the flick a release date (December 12, 2009) and released the first destruction filled trailer.
Synopsis:
An attack on a supercollider puts the planet on a collision course with total destruction.
Annihilation Earth was written by Rafael Jordan and also stars the great Colin Salmon, Xenia Seeberg and Theo Cross.
Trailer after the break.
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Weekly DVD & Blu-Ray Chopping List 12/08/2009
5 December 2009 10:00 PM, PST
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Curious to know what frightful films and devilish discs will be available to view in the privacy of your own digital dungeon this week? Fango's got you covered.
Below the jump you'll find the full list of titles arriving in-stores this Tuesday, December 8, 2009 in our weekly version of the famous Fangoria Chopping List.
While there's not a lot of new titles hitting the market this week, there's a ton of great re-issues hitting Hi-Def for the first time with the Blu-ray debuts of Behind The Mask, Jack Brooks, and more. And for the indie fans out there, how about a little Run! Bitch, Run!?
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Alphabet Killer (Bd)
A ten year old girl is found brutally murdered outside the small blue-collar city of Rochester, New York, and obsessed police detective Megan Paige (Eliza Dushku of Buffy The Vampire
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Movieweb's 2009 Blu-ray Holiday Gift Guide!
24 November 2009 5:51 AM, PST
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Listen up hi-def humbugs and Blu-ray Scrooges! This is the year you'll not just want, but need, to buy a new hi-def plasma screen and a shiny black Blu-ray player for Christmas (and/or whatever other holiday you choose to celebrate with lavish gifts). Why? Because this technology has reached its performance plateau. And it is finally at a reasonable price most of us can afford. Not only that, it serves as the one prefect gift the entire family can enjoy together. With more Blu-ray titles being released right now than ever before, there simply couldn't be a better time to dive head first into this leading technological platform.
But wait! There's one thing you don't want to overlook after all that exciting new equipment has been unwrapped. Without a stack of Blu-ray discs strategically placed in each family member's stocking with care, your gorgeous new HD flat screen becomes a delectable serving tray,
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DVD Playhouse--November 2009
14 November 2009 6:25 PM, PST
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DVD Playhouse—November 2009
By
Allen Gardner
Watchmen—The Ultimate Cut (Warner Bros.) Director Zack Snyder’s film of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ landmark graphic novel is as worthy an adaptation of a great book that has ever been filmed. In an alternative version of the year 1985, Richard Nixon is serving his third term as President and super heroes have been outlawed by a congressional act, in spite of the fact that two of the most high-profile “masks,” Dr. Manhattan (Billy Cruddup) and The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) helped the U.S. win the Vietnam War. When The Comedian is found murdered, many former heroes become concerned that a conspiracy is afoot to assassinate retired costumed crime fighters. Former masks Nite Owl (Patrick Wilson), Silk Spectre (Malin Akerman) and still-operating Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley, in an Oscar-worthy turn) launch an investigation of their own, all while the Pentagon’s “Doomsday
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District 9 on Blu-ray and DVD December 22
12 November 2009 1:05 PM, PST
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The DVD and Blu-ray release of J.J. Abrams' awesome sci-fi adventure Star Trek finally hits shelves next Tuesday (11/17), giving sci-fi geeks what they've been wanting since May. However, it might not be enough to satisfy those who have been especially touched by the genre this year, as we must still wait for the year's biggest surprise, Neill Blomkamp's District 9. Rest easy though, fellow nerds, as we know have the details on the District 9 DVD and Blu-ray release.
It is scheduled to hit on December 22nd with an epic set of special features. Find out more via the official press release below:
From executive producer Peter Jackson (King Kong, The Lord of the Rings trilogy) comes the critically-acclaimed sci-fi thriller District 9, debuting on Blu-ray™ and 2-Disc DVD December 22 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Director Neill Blomkamp (Crossing the Line, Tempbot) enlists a cast of relative newcomers, including
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Apocalyptic Devil's Playground Starts Production
10 November 2009 5:03 AM, PST
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When it comes to the recent output of zombie movies, it appears the the running "infected" zombie is greatly outpacing George Romero's classic, lumbering zombie. British production studio Black And White Films have two upcoming genre films with Dead Cert, a movie about the classic struggle between gangsters and vampires, and Expose, a remake of the 1976 film of the same name about a psycho personal assistant to a novelist, and now are jumping into the zombie genre with Devil's Playground.
Devil's Playground will be a infected zombie film about a killer (Craig Fairbrass from Dead Cert) who must find a cure to the illness causing the zombie apocalypse since he is slowly turning into a zombie as well. Myanna Burning (The Descent) plays the woman who may have the secret for the cure, while Danny Dyer (Severance) plays her ex-cop boyfriend. Janet Montgomery (Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead
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Michael Fassbender Talks About Neil Marshall's Centurion
3 November 2009 3:51 PM, PST
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It's kind of a slow news day today, so why not? Plus, Michael Fassbender is a badass, and he deserves more time in the spotlight. Frosty over at Collider interviewed Fassbender earlier today for his upcoming film Fish Tank (another great film he's in). At the end, he was asked about his other upcoming film titled Centurion, directed by Neil Marshall, that he just finished shooting in England (that's him in the photo above). I can't explain why, but listening to Fassbender talk about this movie actually makes me excited for it again, despite losing all my faith in Neil Marshall after Doomsday. Read on to hear what he had to say.
"You know, I think there's violence in it... The idea of Centurion is that it's a chase film, it's basically a Roman chase film. And you basically got a scenario where you've got an empire coming to an
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Exclusive: Michael Fassbender calls Centurion “A Roman Chase Film”
3 November 2009 3:17 PM, PST
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Earlier today I spoke with Michael Fassbender for his upcoming movie “Fish Tank”. While I’ll be posting the full interview closer to release, we talked about his upcoming Roman action flick, “Centurion”, directed by Neil Marshall’s (”Doomsday”, “The Descent”, “Dog Soldiers”) and he had some very cool stuff to say about the movie.
While the film isn’t going to be released until sometime next year, “Centurion” sounds like a very cool film and it should definitely be on your radar. Fassbender calls it “a Roman chase film” and when I asked him what it’s about, he said, “It’s basically about a group of Roman soldiers trying to get back across the border. It sort of surrounds the legend of the Ninth Legion. What happened in this myth is the Ninth Legion went over the border into the highlands to suppress this tribal community that was wreaking havoc on their outposts.
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- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
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Dune – Who’s directing the remake?
29 October 2009 5:02 AM, PDT
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Some people don't like the first Dune by David Lynch, but of course, they're crazy. With a stunning cast like the effortless Kyle MacLachlan, badass Sting, the mysterious Jürgen Prochnow, the black-goop-dripping Kenneth McMillan, the incomparable Linda Hunt as Shadout Mapes…coupled with the as-cool-and-strange-as-it-gets-for-1984 effects, not to mention the storyline itself… come on, it rocks!
So when we all heard that Paramount was making another Dune, the two camps thought either "let's get it right this time" or "don't screw it up again!". According to Film Junk, [1] Peter Berg (Hancock, Friday Night Lights) was the first director linked to the project back in 2008. Now it seems he's walked away and in his place is rumoured to be either Neill Blomkamp (District 9) or Neil Marshall (The Descent). District 9 was fresh, tense, funny and tragic with acting by Sharlto Copley that blew my socks off so securing Blomkamp would be sweet.
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Dune Update: Who’s Replacing Peter Berg?
28 October 2009 6:36 PM, PDT
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Two months ago, director/producer/writer Peter Berg assured folks that his Dune project was still a go and that they were trying to hammer down a story from the complex book that would work for fans and non-fans alike. Now, we’re being assured that Berg isn’t even involved any more…
So, with him out of the picture, who will step in to take on the remake? Well, apparently it’s down to Neil Marshall (The Descent, Doomsday) and the recently popular geek icon Neill Blomkamp (District 9).
A feature film remake for Frank Herbert’s Dune has been in the works for quite some time. With Berg and his Film 44 production company backing out of the project, Paramount is on the hunt for a director to take over.
According to Pajiba, the director has to be able to do a few things:
Be able to make
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- Rob Keyes
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Peter Berg Dropped from Dune, Replaced by Neil Marshall?
28 October 2009 3:39 PM, PDT
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I can’t say I’m entirely surprised by the new rumor that actor/writer/director Peter Berg (Hancock, The Kingdom, the upcoming Battleship movie) is leaving the new film version of Frank Herbert’s Dune by the wayside. It’s a huge property that has not only been done before (twice), but it also doesn’t seem to lend itself to Berg’s knack for modern day urban action. It’d be really tough to shift from properties like Hancock and Friday Night Lights to this behemoth.
That said, it’s sort of sad to see the guy not stretching his wings a little bit. In the running, however, are two big names that roll off the tongue a little bit better when attached to the title.
Neill Blomkamp’s Dune.
Neil Marshall’s Dune.
Actually, neither of those run off the tongue very well, but their careers are
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Berg ditches Dune
28 October 2009 2:39 PM, PDT
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It doesn't look like filmmaker Peter Berg (The Kingdom, Hancock) will be the guy to tell us the secret of the spice.
According to Pajiba (and corroborated by Chud), Berg has left the adaptation of Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi story Dune.
But Paramount reportedly isn't ready to let the project sink into the sands of Arrakis -- they're on the hunt for a suitable replacement and have supposedly approached District 9's Neill Blomkamp and Neil Marshall (Dog Soldiers, The Descent, Doomsday).
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Neil Marshall or Neill Blomkamp Might Replace Peter Berg on Dune
28 October 2009 2:03 PM, PDT
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Hey Herbert heads... there's a pretty big story developing this week around Paramount's upcoming remake of Dune, which Peter Berg (Hancock, Friday Night Lights) has been attached to direct for the past couple of years. There's been plenty of debate over whether or not Berg might finally be able to get it right on the big screen, but the latest word is that he has now decided to walk away from the project, leaving Paramount in desperate need of a new director. Here's the good news: there are two very intriguing names currently being lined up to replace him.
According to Pajiba [1], the studio is currently considering both Neill Blomkamp (District 9) and Neil Marshall (The Descent, Doomsday) for the job. Believe it or not, producer Kevin Misher is leaning toward Marshall, but Paramount execs aren't entirely confident that he can handle a big budget tentpole. It is a little
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The 4th Reich prepares for battle; filmmaker talks
20 October 2009 12:47 PM, PDT
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Earlier this year, Fango exposed readers to a short film winning much acclaim in the UK titled The Soldier (you can read about it here). At the time, it was hinted that the movie might spawn a full-length feature, and Fango got word from director Shaun Robert Smith that The 4th Reich is moving ahead, shooting next spring with some pretty big names and exciting prospects.
“This is going to be the mother of all zombie films,” Smith tells Fango; he also passed on the production art seen here. “Not just that, but a heavy historical aspect too; you could say we are working on a war film with zombies. And to add to the joyride, it’ll be in 3-D! In fact, we will be one of the first 3-D films to emerge from the UK ever.”
Reich takes place in 1944 after the victories of D-Day, and follows a
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Neil Marshall to Make ‘Burst 3-D’ with Raimi
11 October 2009 5:39 PM, PDT
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Director Neil Marshall is returning the horror genre with producer Sam Raimi for Burst 3-D, a horror thriller for Ghost House Pictures and Lionsgate.
Variety confirmed the exciting team-up of Marshall and Raimi, which will mark the first foray into the popular 3-D format for both talents. The movie is about “a group of stranded travelers meet during a blizzard and get stalked by a malevolent force that makes people spontaneously combust.” That should make for some gory three-dimensional effects and it sounds like Marshall’s return to the genre is right back where he belongs.
Marshall’s credits include the breakout hit The Descent, which is getting an unnecessary sequel soon without him, a less than stellar Doomsday mashing together material we’ve seen before, and 2010’s Centurion centered on a Roman legion fighting for their lives. But Marshall is at his best with Descent and Dog Soldiers where
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Pandorum Review + Exclusive Unseen Concept Art
10 October 2009 3:14 PM, PDT
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Year: 2009
Directors: Christian Alvart
Writers: Travis Milloy
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: agentorange
Rating: 8 out of 10
[Editor's note: We usually don't post reviews this long after a film's domestic release but since Pandorum is being criminally underrated by mainstream critics and is getting a staggered release across the rest of the world, we're making an exception]
Pandorum is a lean, mean terror machine of a movie that goes right for the jugular and never lets up for a single minute. It's a tense, claustrophobic nightmare vision wrapped in a scifi disguise that's sometimes illogical but always thrilling. More importantly though, it's the perfect escape from this never-ending cycle of teen slashers, 80s retreads and zombie / vampire overload (yes, I chose to see this over Zombieland).
If Pandorum was called "Avp: Pandorum," or "Resident Evil: Pandorum," critics would be falling all over themselves to praise Alvart for his economy of style and storytelling, declaring the film an instant win and return to form for the franchises. But since there isn't an established brand attached to the it, most critics seem to be at a loss, quick to damn it
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Marshall and Raimi Up for a 3-D Burst
10 October 2009 11:21 AM, PDT
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Neil Marshall and Sam Raimi are coming together to throw a little 3-D spontaneous combustion our way. Lionsgate announced on Friday that they picked up distribution rights to Burst 3-D, a horror film that is to be produced by Raimi’s Ghost House Pictures and directed by Descent and Doomsday director Marshall.
Written by Gary Dauberman(Bloodmonkey), Burst 3-D centers on a group of travelers who are stranded in a blizzard and find themselves stalked by an evil force that causes them to spontaneously combust.
Says Mike Paseornek, President of Motion Picture Production for Lionsgate:
We are thrilled to be working again with Neil Marshall, a modern master of horror, suspense and action. With Neil at the helm of Burst 3-D, horror fans are guaranteed one of the most terrifying and innovative experiences of their moviegoing lives.
Says Ghost House partner Robert Taper:
Mike Paseornek and the Lionsgate team
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