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Recent local productions include Alexandre Moratto’s Venice 2021 premiere 7 Prisoners.

Sao Paulo’s film and audiovisual body Spcine has greenlit the second cash rebate programme offering 30 and increasing available funds fourfold to 8m.

The joint venture between the city and state government will support national and international film and TV productions that film in the city. Wednesday’s announcement (May 18) comes after the first rebate allocated funding to two high-end series and a film and is said to have supported 14,000 jobs.

Recent international productions in Sao Paulo include Conquest produced by Keanu Reeves, the Wachowskis’ Sense 8, Black Mirror, Netflix’s De Volta Aos 15,...

’90s nostalgia is in full swing, and horror fans are loving it. Many people are revisiting movies they grew up with, while others are discovering those same titles for the first time. And it’s not only cinematic terror that has everyone talking.

Over the past couple of years, the interest in retro books has been on the rise. Combined with ’90s sentimentality, teen horror fiction from the decade has become a special niche for collectors, many of whom are part of Instagram’s enthusiastic community of “bookstagrammers.”

A large portion of the teen horror titles released during the ’90s are now available in e-book format, but the original editions with their colorful covers and witty taglines are the ones we look for while perusing the shelves of used bookstores.

Here at Daily Dead, during a series of seasonal posts, I’m going to be sharing books from my own collection.

Burning Witches Records has a new Halloween mixtape cooking in the cauldron for a good cause, and we have details on the fundraising cassette and digital release for the World Wildlife Foundation in today's Horror Highlights, as well as home media release details for Ghost Witch and Kill or Be Killed.

Halloween Cassette Fundraiser for World Wildlife Federation: On Cassette Store Day, October 14th, Burning Witches Records will release Witches' Halloween Brew, a 19-song collection on cassette and digital featuring a wide range of synth-centric composers. Sequenced by Mondo/Death Waltz's Spencer Hickman and featuring artwork by Kimberley Holladay, profits from the collection will go to the World Wildlife Foundation. In addition to the digital release on Burning Witches' Bandcamp page, the album will be released on three cassette variants (see below) limited to 75 apiece. Here's the official track list (via Vehlinggo.com):

Xander Harris – “Burn Slow...

Tom Welling is returning to TV!

On Saturday during San Diego Comic-Con, it was announced that the former Smallville star has officially joined the season three cast of Fox's drama, Lucifer.

Related: 2017 Comic-Con: All the Star Sightings in San Diego!

Welling, 40, will take on the role of Marcus Pierce, an accomplished police lieutenant who is everything Lucifer (Tom Ellis) is not – strategic, reserved and well-respected. But the two also have many things in common, including being handsome, charismatic and charming. According to the character description, "When Pierce starts developing a connection with Decker (Lauren German), Lucifer's devilish traits are inflamed."

The season two finale saw Lucifer taking care of Mom, aka Charlotte (Tricia Helfer). In the beginning of the third season he'll face an "even greater challenge – finding out who kidnapped him, and why his angel wings are back."

Exclusive: 'iZombie' Cast Promise Fans They Will Finally Find Out If Dr. Ravi is a Human...

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Is it too much to hope for in a multiplex horror movie that it’ll deal with adult themes, have a few memorable lines and won’t be shot like a music video? Yes, it is, so the most you can ever hope for is a visceral thrill.

If nothing else, the so-called “torture porn” fad delivered that, but far more profitable (and hence attractive to studios) was the trend for PG-13 horror pictures. When The Sixth Sense made $672 million worldwide, making it one of the highest grossing horror films of all time, studios interpreted its success as a sign that non-restrictive ratings were key in developing the next blockbuster. They were seemingly proved correct when, a few years later, Gore Verbinski’s remake of The Ring made nearly $250 million worldwide.

As studios rushed to find material that wouldn’t tax the average adolescent overmuch, the trend initiated...

Those good folks over at Well Go USA Entertainment have announced their acquisition of Jamie M. Dagg's River, the Canadian thriller set and shot in the Lao People's Democratic Republic, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this year.River stars Rossif Sutherland (half-brother of Kiefer) as an American doctor volunteering in the North of Laos, who becomes a fugitive after attempting to break up the sexual assault of a young woman. Also starring Ted Atherton (Max Payne), Sara Botsford (The Fog), and Vitaya Pansringarm (Only God Forgives), River was produced by Nick Sorbara, whose previous credits include Bruce McDonald's excellent Pontypool, and Mattie Do, director of the recently wrapped Beloved Sister and Chanthaly, Laos' first ever horror film. Our own Shelagh M. Rowan-Legg wrote of...

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British filmmaker Rupert Wainwright has directed features ranging from Disney's “Blank Check” to the horror movies “Stigmata” and “The Fog,” but he's currently tackling a very different assignment — selling Russia to the rest of the world for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. As founder of Los Angeles-based advertising agency Adore Creative, Wainwright developed and produced a series of short films that helped Russia win its bid to host the World Cup in 2018. Adore also created and produced several TV commercials and promotional films that helped Russia land this year's Sochi Winter Olympic Games, the 2013 University Games (the...

Unfortunately for me, before Scream Factory announced that they would be releasing Deadly Eyes to Blu-ray, I had never even heard of the film. As often as I frequented the video store(Daily, for the 5-for-5-for-5 deals), I never even saw Deadly Eyes on the shelf. Had someone explained to me back then, or any time since, that a film exists wherein they strap giant rat costumes to the backs of small dogs, and get them to attack people by stuffing dog food in their pockets, I would have been on a mission to find said movie, because that sounds awesome. Does it not? On the bright side, this means that my first exposure to this film, was Scream Factory’s gorgeous Blu-ray release, stuffed with extras exposing everything I could ever want to know about these dogs dressed up as killer rats. Even before I watched the interviews on the disc,...

For the week of July 15th, we have giant rats, a handful of indie horror movies, a David Cronenberg classic and a killer Scarlett Johansson sci-fi thriller all coming our way on Blu-ray and DVD.

Criterion is releasing a brand new Blu-ray/DVD combo of the horror classic Scanners and Scream Factory is continuing their Summer of Fear with their latest release, Deadly Eyes, as well. Jonathan Glazer’s stunning sci-fi film Under the Skin is also getting its home release on Tuesday and, for all you shark movie fans out there, Anchor Bay’s put together a fun four pack of some recent shark-related titles perfect for a camp-tastic marathon one night.

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Scanners (Criterion Collection, Blu-ray/DVD Combo & DVD)

From Criterion Collection comes the Director- Approved Dual-Format Blu-ray and DVD Special Edition Feature of Scanners which includes a new, restored 2K digital film transfer, supervised by director David Cronenberg,...

While Scream Factory has made a name for themselves by releasing beloved horror movies on Blu-ray, they're also big into introducing us fans to little-seen gems from the past, and that's precisely what they're doing this coming July with the Blu-ray release of killer rat flick Deadly Eyes.

Never before available on any format other than VHS, the film is set to be introduced to a whole new audience, and we've got all the release details on tap for ya today. Dig in!

From the Press Release

Have you ever wondered what would be lurking beneath your seat? Meet one of mankind’s deadliest enemies— super-sized Rats! Each year they plunder one fifth of our food, spread deadliest diseases and destroy billions of dollars’ worth of properties. They are very hungry and ready to pounce on their next prey. Adapted from celebrated British author James Herbert’s best-selling novel The Rats,...

The super-sized rats of 1982′s Deadly Eyes are making their first appearance on Blu-ray and DVD this July, courtesy of Scream Factory. Here’s a look at the official release details, a list of bonus features, and the cover artwork:

“Have you ever wondered what would be lurking beneath your seat? Meet one of mankind’s deadliest enemies— super-sized Rats! Each year they plunder one fifth of our food, spread deadliest diseases and destroy billions of dollars’ worth of properties. They are very hungry and ready to pounce on their next prey. Adapted from celebrated British author James Herbert’s best-selling novel The Rats, the animal attack terror comes to life in the 1982 film adaptation Deadly Eyes, starring Sam Groom (The Baby Maker, Law & Order) and Sara Botsford (Tremors 4: The Legend Begins, The Fog) from action filmmaker Robert Clouse (Bruce Lee’s Enter the Dragon). A throwback to the giant-monster movies of the 1950s,...

Who doesn't love movies that take place in loony bins? Psychos are just fun to be around, man. Psychos on the loose are even better! Anything can and will happen. Good thing for us fellow nuts that P5ych is on its way!

Cinema Management Group launched sales at Cannes on the upcoming horror thriller P5ych from Saw franchise producer Peter Block.

Block and fellow producer Maxwell Sinovi have offers out to Paul Bettany (Priest) and Paul Giamatti (John Dies at the End) to star.

“P5ych centres on the postmodern conceit of five patients undergoing experimental treatment whose real-life experiences inspired horror staples such as Friday The 13th, Halloween, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and A Nightmare on Elm Street. When the former victims are made to confront their fears, the memories become real and the body count begins to rise.”

Matthew Currie Holmes, who appeared in The Fog and Firewall, will direct.

The NFL Draft was held just two weeks ago, and while it is tempting to just spend the rest of this story talking about all the surprise picks and equally surprising snubs, this is Cinema Blend, not Nick.s Football Blog. Luckily, the Draft is where production began on Ivan Reitman.s next film, the football comedy Draft Day, which added a slew of actors just before the Draft started. If you.re like me, you figured that the film.s casting process was over, but that isn.t the case at all. Superman has joined the film, or at least Smallville.s Tom Welling has, according to Deadline. Welling hasn.t been in a feature film since the one-two punch of 2005.s Cheaper by the Dozen 2 and the remake of The Fog, but he appeared for ten seasons as Clark Kent on CW.s Smallville, and he.ll...

Smallville star Tom Welling has joined the cast of Summit Entertainment's Draft Day, which is currently in production.

Kevin Costner stars as the general manager of the Cleveland Browns, who tries to trade up to get the top pick in the NFL Draft. Tom Welling will play veteran NFL quarterback Brian Drew, who is at a crossroads in his playing career. Jennifer Garner, Ellen Burstyn, Denis Leary, Frank Langella, and Chadwick Boseman also star.

Ivan Reitman is directing from a screenplay by Rajiv Joseph, which landed the top spot on the Black List last year. Ali Bell and Tom Pollock are producing for Montecito Pictures, along with Ivan Reitman.

Tom Welling recently shot a supporting turn in the upcoming drama Parkland. His other feature film credits include The Fog and Cheaper by the Dozen 2.

Draft Day is in development and stars Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner, Ellen Burstyn, Denis Leary,...

Tom Welling is the latest name to join the cast of Ivan Reitman's upcoming sport comedy Draft Day . Deadline reports that he'll play a quarterback named Brian Drew opposite Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner, Ellen Burstyn, Denis Leary, Frank Langella, Chadwick Boseman, Terry Crews, Sean Combs and many more. The Paramount Pictures football comedy arrives from Rajiv Joseph and Scott Rothman and centers around the NFL's draft and sees the general manager of the Cleveland Browns going to any length to secure his top pick. Welling is best known for his ten-season portrayal of Clark Kent on the DC Comics television series "Smallville." On the big screen, Welling has appeared in films like Cheaper by the Dozen and The Fog . Reitman, who will also produce through The...

Home Invasion is a weekly post every Tuesday which shows you what is being released on Blu-Ray & DVD today! We scoured through Amazon to bring you everything you might be interested in. Our Picks of the Week are releases that we are looking forward to checking out, have reviewed and/or were are Picks of the Week on the Dtb Podcast. All descriptions are courtesy of Amazon.com.

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Oscar Winners Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren* are spellbinding in this provocative story about the making of one of cinema’s most iconic films. Plagued by both a reckless ego and nagging self-doubt, Hollywood legend Alfred Hitchcock (Hopkins) becomes obsessed with a grisly murder story that the studios won’t back. Determined, he risks his reputation, his home and even the love of his wife Alma (Mirren), as he sets out to make the film.

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Maggie Grace is trouble. And we like that.

Maggie was stranded on a deserted island (and later "voted off," so to speak) on "Lost," haunted by an evil mist in "The Fog," kidnapped and sold into sex slavery (or at least drugged-up dancing) in "Taken" and taken hostage during a riot on a prison spaceship in "Lockout." And she looked really, really good in every single scenario.

Now Maggie's causing all sorts of drama (and war and death, perhaps) for the Cullen clan in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2." Check out our collection of pics of this troubled young lady looking hot (and often bothered) throughout the years in movies, television and on the red carpet.

Matthew Currie Holmes is probably best known to horror fans all over as "M" from Joe Lynch's Wrong Turn 2 and several other notable genre roles, but now he's embarking on a new career path that's taking him behind the camera - as a director.

Recently Holmes launched a new Kickstarter campaign for his upcoming first-ever feature film called P5YCH, which follows a group of survivors whose attacks served as the inspiration behind five of the biggest horror movies of all time.

Since we here at Dread Central are suckers for anything willing to throw the genre on its head, we recently caught up with the up-and-coming indie filmmaker to hear more about how he got started in the industry, making the transition to director and the plans for the feature film of P5YCH.

Read on for our interview with Holmes below, and make sure to check back here...

Pilot season continues to take over the front page as everyone's favorite "Lost" actress, Maggie Grace, has signed on for a key recurring role in Fox's still untitled serial killer drama project. EW reports that Grace - who is no newbie to our genere having starred in The Fog and The Experiment - will play a young doctor whos the only surviving victim of infamous serial killer Joe Carroll (James Purefoy). The killer is being tracked by an FBI investigator played by Kevin Bacon. The much buzzed-about untitled drama project from "Vampire Diaries" showrunnner and Scream writer Kevin Williamson and produced by Warner Bros. for Fox.

Digging around in the rural lore of foreign countries rarely ends well in the horror genre, a rule that’s particularly true in Jon Knautz’s The Shrine. Thanks to Arrow Films you, too, can bow down to this monstrous effigy as we have two copies of the film on DVD to give away!

To be in with a chance of winning a copy, simply send us an E-mail Here including Your Full Name And Postal Address. We’ll take care of the rest!

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From award-winning filmmaker Jon Knautz, writer-director of the cult hit horror-comedy Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer, comes The Shrine, “a wonderfully eerie slice of Lovecraftian horror” (BeyondHollywood.com) that sets itself up as a traditional genre entry before brilliantly and unexpectedly pulling the rug from beneath the viewer with a killer twist.

Starring Aaron Ashmore ("Smallville", "Veronica Mars...

Matthew Currie Holmes is best known to genre fans as “M” from Wrong Turn 2, “Sean Castle” from 2005′s The Fog, or maybe as “Eddie” from the television show Edgemont, but the actor has transitioned into the director’s chair for Psych (aka P5YCH). The film, starring Amanda (Red White & Blue) Fuller, tells the interesting story of victims having the chance to return to the scene of the crime and fight back against their assailants.

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“The year is 1984. Eric Talbot, Sandy King, Debbie Hill, Amanda Collins, and Bobby White all have one thing in common: each is the sole survivor whose experience has influenced cinema’s most infamous mass murderers. These five have been scarred so badly, they now reside permanently at the Milton Armstrong Wellness Center, where they are undergoing treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Led by Dr. Rick Gilbert, the five take their therapy to...

Now for sale at Efm in Berlin is the latest home invasion slasher, Replicas, which sees music video director Jeremy Regimbal at the helm. Josh Close (The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Diary of the Dead), James DArcy (An American Haunting), Selma Blair (Hellboy, The Fog) and Rachel Miner (Penny Dreadful, The Butterfly Effect 3, Tooth & Nail) star in the pic that "follows a couple that heads with their family to a vacation cottage to grieve after the death of their youngest child. Not long after, they are visited by the Sakowskis, a couple with an unhelpful agenda." Close penned the screenplay. Check out the sales art straight from Berlin.

The Luc Besson produced sci-fi thriller 'Lock-Out' (formerly known as 'Ms One: Maximum Security') is certainly raising a few eyebrows. Any Beeson sci-fi project is something to get excited about and with the release of the new trailer which looks pretty awesome in its own right then I think we're going to have a treat on our hands this April. Guy Pearce ('The Hurt Locker') and Maggie Grace -below ('The Fog') lead the way in this space-set prison thriller. And new 'Misfits' arrival Joseph Gilgun, who appeared as the unforgettable Woody in the acclaimed Shane Meadows drama 'This Is England' and its subsequent spin-off TV series for Channel 4, also stars as unhinged prisoner Hydell. The flick is the feature debut from co-writers and co-directors James Mather and Stephen St. Leger which Besson also scripted on. Lennie James ('The Walking Dead'), Vincent Regan,...

Hollywood loves its hot young-ish stars, from the Ryans (Gosling and Reynolds), to Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Pattinson, Johnny Depp, even Zac Efron -- and my future second husband, James Franco. Together, these fine fellows have returned billions in box office earnings, not to mention an Oscar nomination or two.

But what about the boys who labor on screen, but whose popularity is more than a smidge less than their superstar brethren? After all, for every super-hot Bradley Cooper, there’s an equally hot but underused Justin Bartha. And for every magnificent specimen like Chris Evans, there’s, well, Chris Evans.

Here are 12 Hollywood actors whose presence on big and little screens is a great mixture of talent, brains and a beautiful expanse of brawn. Their careers may not curently have the luster they deserve, but with luck, timing, and the right part, they could be on the verge of superstardom.

Teeny boppers and single women can rejoice for the fourth installment of the 'Twilight' franchise, 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1' hits theatres next month. Bill Condon's attempt at one of the tales based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer has released a stack of new stills from the vampiric/lycanthropic fantasy film follow-up. Dakota Fanning, Jackson Rathbone, Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed, Billy Burke ('Drive Angry 3D') and Maggie Grace ('Lost', 'The Fog') all co-star alongside the returning Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. Check out Bella and Edward and their wedding day delights below....

Ooh la la. Check out the French effort at promoting the new 'Twilight' movie on their debut one-sheet for the release of 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1'. It features the main trio of sickening teens played by Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. Lautner at least looks pretty fit and healthy, whereas the other two look like a couple of recovering drug addicts. Dakota Fanning, Jackson Rathbone, Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed, Billy Burke ('Drive Angry 3D') and Maggie Grace ('Lost', 'The Fog') all co-star in the next installment of the franchise based on the novels by Stephanie Meyer. Bill Condon helms the flick due for release on 18 November 2011...

Star-studded newcomers 50/50, Dream House and What's Your Number? all finished behind Courageous yesterday, which managed to attract a solid Christian audience on Friday. Still, even Courageous didn't have what it took to beat last weekend's leaders Moneyball, Dolphin Tale and The Lion King. Moneyball took the top spot for the second Friday in a row, dropping 43 percent to an estimated $3.85 million for an eight-day total of $29.8 million. That decline was slightly worse than last year's The Social Network (40 percent) but a vast improvement over Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (53 percent). The Brad Pitt baseball flick should finish the weekend with around $12 million, which probably won't be good enough for first place over Dolphin Tale. Dolphin Tale dipped a light 32 percent to an estimated $3.47 million, bringing its eight-day total to $26.7 million. Based on past similar movies, it should move up to first place by Sunday with a weekend take of roughly $14 million.

Following the unmasking of the new less than lacklustre (and more romantic novel artwork) one-sheet for Bill Condon's 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1' last week (shown below) it seems like a suitable time to have us rolling our eyes at the new theatrical trailer. Unveiled by Yahoo! the new trailer sees Bella and Edward getting hitched and enjoying what appears to be a rampant wedding night bed-smashing, more of the usual vampire/lycan face-off sessions plus some Bella baby blues. Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Dakota Fanning, Jackson Rathbone, Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, Taylor Lautner, Nikki Reed, Billy Burke ('Drive Angry 3D') and Maggie Grace ('Lost', 'The Fog') all star. Check out the new trailer below....

Bill Condon's 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1' will be hitting our screens this coming November. And whilst teenage girls everywhere get wet over the prospect of more Bella and Edward action, in this case hot and steamy bedroom action, a new romantic and puke-enducing poster has been revealed. Its not much to look at and probably wouldn't look out of place on a shelf full of Mills and Boon novels but anyhoo if anyone out there still cares about the weak-ass franchise then check it out below. Kristen Stewart (below), Robert Pattinson (below), Dakota Fanning, Jackson Rathbone, Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, Taylor Lautner, Nikki Reed, Billy Burke ('Drive Angry 3D') and Maggie Grace ('Lost', 'The Fog') all star....

Last weekend, some of the biggest and best bands from all over the world parked their fluid-stained buses in the fluid-stained bus capital of the world, San Francisco, for the Outside Lands Music Festival. Outside Lands is a 3-Day outdoor festival in San Fran’s beautiful Golden Gate Park, a park whose streams would soon run amber with the urine of drunk a-holes. Now my own experience with music festivals was not necessarily great. Back in 2001, while I was studying abroad in Budapest, I made the “adult” decision to travel to Nuremberg, Germany (“Home of the Trials!”) for MTV’s Rock-Im-Park festival, mainly because Radiohead was going to be playing, with a side of Dave Coulier’s ex-gf Alanis. My friends and I bought sleeping bags but decided against getting a tent, because it was June in Germany and I was Tim Pawlenty sure it would be warm enough! Meanwhile...

The Shrine is about a group of journalists that go searching to find the real story of a missing American backpacker in Poland. During their journey they run into hostile locals and find out that they will become victims in a ritualistic human sacrifice. Check out the two new clips we got our hands on after the bump. The Shrine is directed by Jon Knautz (Teen Massacre) and stars Aaron Ashmore, (Smallville), Cindy Sampson (Swamp Devil), and Meghan Heffern (The Fog). The Shrine is available now on demand on several cable stations including Bright House, Cablevision, Cox, Comcast and Time Warner. The Shine picked up the Best Canadian Feature during the Fantasia Film Festival. The film is available...

This Sunday will see the first full look at the new trailer for Bill Condon's 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1' installment. It'll premiere during the MTV Movie Awards and to wet your blood-sucking appetites they have revealed a brief 10 second teaser to help promote the prestigious occassion. And when we say brief we mean it! You'll literally get a few brief glimpses at an obvious wedding going on. Can't imagine who it's for!? Possibly for that irritating Bella and Edward couple! Kristen Stewart (below), Robert Pattinson (below), Dakota Fanning, Jackson Rathbone, Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, Taylor Lautner, Nikki Reed, Billy Burke ('Drive Angry 3D') and Maggie Grace ('Lost', 'The Fog') all star. Check out the teaser below....

Smallville ends its ten-season run with the series finale in the USA this Friday so you might wonder what's next for star Tom Welling.

After a decade immersed in the DC Comics universe as the young Clark Kent, it would be natural to think the 34-year-old might want a breather from anything related to comic book adaptations.

But a report claims DC's rival Marvel Comics already has its eye on the actor.

According to Australian site What's Playing, the comic book titan is keen to snap up Welling for a future superhero adaptation.

Marvel has several comic-based film and TV projects in the pipeline and the site speculated that he might be up for the so-called sorcerer supreme Doctor Strange. Conan writers Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer were hired last June to pen a screenplay on the mystic but putting Welling in the lead role would seem a bizarre piece of miscasting,...

TV’s Superman may be a Marvel guy soon, as Tom Welling looks to settle into his career post Smallville. He might be thinking of another comic book company. The last episode of Smallville airs Friday, May 13th. According to What’s Playing, Welling is being considered by Marvel for one of their future comic book adventures. After ten years as a superhero, you might think he’d be tired of playing one. At this time we have no idea which role Welling could be in contention for. Marvel has adaptations planned for Doctor Strange, Runaways, and Deathlok. Recently his name was mentioned in the running for the role of the Huntsman in Snow White and the Huntsman, which eventually went to Chris Hemsworth.

Comic Book Resources says the information is wrong based on their source, “Welling isn’t up for Doctor Strange, and hasn’t been approached for any Marvel property yet.

Stephen St Leger's action thriller, 'Lock Out' currently in post production in Dublin, has been chosen as part of EuropaCorp's slate of films for the Cannes Film Market whilst Cinepool is overseeing sales of Magma Films' animated feature, 'Niko 2: Family Affairs' at the event. The film, written and directed by Irish duo Stephen St. Leger and James Mather (the creative team behind 2004 short 'Prey Alone') stars Guy Pearce (Momento) and Maggie Grace (The Fog, Lost).

I personally never grew tired of home invasion thrillers, and apparently neither has Hollywood. Production is currently underway on The Replicas, which sees music video director Jeremy Regimbal at the helm. Josh Close (The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Diary of the Dead), James DArcy (An American Haunting), Selma Blair (Hellboy, The Fog) and Rachel Miner (Penny Dreadful, The Butterfly Effect 3, Tooth & Nail) star in the pic that follows a couple that heads with their family to a vacation cottage to grieve after the death of their youngest child. Not long after, they are visited by the Sakowskis, a couple with an unhelpful agenda. Close penned the screenplay.

Maggie Grace has boarded the cast of Summit Entertainment's "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn," based on the final book in Stephenie Meyer's four-book series. According to Variety, Summit announced in June that it would split the final film in two, with the first set to open Nov. 18, 2011, and the final on Nov. 16, 2012. Bill Condon is directing "Breaking Dawn" with Wyck Godfrey, Karen Rosenfelt and Meyer producing. Melissa Rosenberg is adapting the screenplay.Grace will play the vampire character Irina, a member of the Denali coven. The film centers on the mortal Bella marrying the vampire Edward, and Bella giving birth to a half-vampire, half-human daughter, Renesmee.Grace has appeared in "Taken," "The Fog" and "The Jane Austen Book...

A new face has joined the world of Twilight. Star of the hit television series, Lost, and the Liam Neeson action thriller, Taken, Maggie Grace will be appearing in the two part final installment of the franchise, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.

Grace will be playing Irina, one of the Denali sisters and a member of the Denali Coven, who were close friends to the Cullen family and fellow vegetarian vampires. When Irina's lover is killed, she blames the Cullens and takes action, leading to a ripple of very bad things.

Along with Lost and Taken, Grace has also appeared in movies like The Fog, Knight & Day, and Flying Lessons, with a few more on the way including Faster.

Franchise screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg (Dexter, Step Up) is currently working on the scripts for the two-part Breaking Dawn finale. The two movies will be helmed by Gods and Monsters, Kinsey, and Dreamgirls director Bill Condon.

Twilight's final chapter Breaking Dawn has added two new cast members.

Maggie Grace (pictured above; Lost, The Fog, Taken) is to play vampire Irina, a member of the Denali coven, according to Deadline.

Meanwhile, Entertainment Weekly has learned that nine-year-old Mackenzie Foy is set to play Renesmee. Foy (pictured below) has appeared in an episode each of sci-fi drama FlashForward and comedy 'Til Death.

For those not familiar with Stephenie Meyer's books, Spoilers follow in how these two characters fit into the storyline.

Renesmee is the half-vampire, half-human daughter of Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) and Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart).

Irina mistakenly believes the Cullens to be responsible for the death of her lover Laurent (in fact it was the werewolf shapeshifters who killed him, in New Moon) and, while still feeling bitter and angry, she spots Renesme.

Irina believes the toddler is an 'immortal child' (a human child...

Bill Condon's 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1', to quote it's full title, has nabbed a new cast member in the form of Maggie Grace ('The Fog', 'Lost'). The cute actress (see below) will be taking on the part of Irina in both final installments of the Twilight Saga. Maggie grace will join franchise regulars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz and Anna Kendrick. Debra Zane casting has also put word out for a casting call opportunity for the part of Renesmee Cullen. You can check out all the details of Irina and Renesmee's characters below. Here's a brief description of her character: 'Irina was a vampire, one of the original Denali 'sisters' and an originator of the myth of the succubus. She was a 'vegetarian' and led a very peaceful lifestyle. She, like her sisters, loved...

Bill Condon’s The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn is heading into production in Canada and Louisiana around November time. It’s been a bit quiet on the old Twilight front of late, but after the super-spectacular box office of Eclipse, it was only a matter of time before Twilight fever took its grip on the media world and the call of the twihard would be heard… or something like that.

Well then, folks, here’s some news. Actress Maggie Grace has signed up to the party to play Irina, a vengeful vampire of the Denali coven. For those who haven’t read the books, she’s a veggie vampire like the Cullens but isn’t too pleased with them – especially Edward and Bella, because they caused the death of Laurent in Eclipse.

Irina spots their sprog and tells the Volturi what she thinks is happening and then all hell breaks loose.

Maggie Grace (The Fog, Taken, "Lost") will play a new vampire threat to Kristen Stewart's Bella in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, reports Deadline. Grace will play the role of Irina in the final installments of the Stephenie Meyer novel, which director Bill Condon is directing in two separate films. Irina is a member of the Denali coven, considered cousins to the Cullen clan as the only other "vegetarian" vampire group. When Irina blames the Cullens for the death of her lover, her actions set in motion a terrifying chain of events. The first of two pictures will be released by Summit Entertainment on November 18, 2011, followed by the finale on November 16, 2012. Melissa Rosenberg is writing both scripts.

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He’s back, George A. Romero, The creator of the zombie films that we all love and hate at the same time is back with his brand new film in the franchise, “Survival Of The Dead”. It stars Alan Van Sprang (Shutter, Diary of the Dead, Saw III), Kathleen Munroe(Last Call, Tarzan, Call me Fitz) and acting vetran Kenneth Welsh(Kit Kittridge, The Covenant, The Fog, Four Brothers, The Day After Tomorrow).

So guess what the plot is; if your thinking it’s about a bunch of zombies chasing everyone that they can find to devour their flesh in a matter of seconds, then your Way off! Unfortunately, you’re actually right on point, but there are a bit of good things that are pretty cool about this film. This movie revolves around an Island based off the coast of North America. The Local residents simultaneously fight...

Director Rupert Wainwright (The Fog, Stigmata) will revisit the tragic events of 1993 that occurred in the rural town of Waco, Texas when the Atf advanced on cult leader David Koresh’s compound, resulting in a 51 day siege and the death of 82 compound members and 4 federal agents.

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This is a story that I’ve been looking into for the last two weeks – but it looks like someone scooped us!

Cult legend Kurt Russell, Sharon Stone and Oscar-winner Adrien Brody are set to star in Waco. The film will detail the David Koresh siege in Waco, Texas in 1993. The project is set to be directed by Rupert Wainwright, the director of Stigmata and the remake of The Fog.

According to Rupert Wainwright’s site:

“Waco will be the first narrative feature film to explore the events of the Atf raid on Mt. Carmel, TX, the 51-day siege that followed, and the devastating compound fire that resulted in the deaths of 81 civilians. The movie cuts between Atf special agents, FBI Negotiators, the Davidians on the inside, the tactical Hostage Rescue Team leaders, and…

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Odd cast combo of the day alert: Kurt Russell, Adrien Brody and Sharon Stone have all signed on to star in Waco, which will cover one of the most infamous events in Us law enforcement history.Production Weekly has it that Rupert Wainwright – last seen directing The Fog remake – will handle the film, which will track the 1993 incident in Texas with the bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms laying siege to the compound holding David Koresh and his personal cult, the Branch Davidians.After reports of child abuse and rape emerged from the isolated compound, federal agents took action, leading to a devastating fire within the structure that left 81 people dead and a wealth of controversies about how the authorities handled the situation.According to The Playlist, investigative journalist Lee Hibberd wrote the script and the filmmakers will tap the experience of documentarian Michael McNulty, who made Waco: The Rules Of Engagement about the topic.

Sam Jackson Not in Thor: This is only a bit of clearing up as I thought Samuel L. Jackson was reprising his role as Nick Fury in all of the Marvel based films surrounding the anticipated The Avengers film to be directed by Joss Whedon, but apparently that's not the case. Jackson was quoted in an interview saying, "I'm not in Thor. Supposed to do Captain America this summer in London." As far as why he's not in Thor, he adds, "I thought I was, they said I was in the trades and I was like, 'Ooh! I got a job!' I called my agent he said, 'Naw, you're not in it.' I was like, 'Well sh*t, they need to pay me if they're gonna put my name in it. Somethin'.'" Jackson will next be seen as Nick Fury in Iron Man 2 on May 7. [Latino Review]

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Kurt Russell and Adrien Brody join Waco A film that will focus on a headline-making 1993 event will be turned into a film and three stars have lined up for the project. Production Weekly is reporting that Kurt Russell, Adrien Brody and Sharon Stone are now attached to Waco, a film which will delve into the Branch Davidian compound disaster outside of Waco, TX in 1993.

Rupert Wainwright is directing the film, based off a script he wrote with investigative journalist James Hibberd. While details weren't given on what characters Russell, Brody and Stone would play, here is a description of the film from Wainwright's personal website.

Waco will be the first narrative feature film to explore the events of the Atf raid on Mt. Carmel, TX, the 51-day siege that followed, and the devastating compound fire that resulted in the deaths of 81 civilians. The movie cuts between Atf special agents, FBI Negotiators,...

Production Weekly has been burning the midnight oil with all sorts of casting updates over twitter in the past few days. Amongst the news revealed:

Billy Crudup and Toby Jones have joined the cast of Bruce Beresford's Ada Lovelace biopic "Enchantress of Numbers".

Sam Mendes is the front runner to direct and Robert Downey, Jr. is circling to play 'The Wizard' in the Mitchell Kapner-scripted "Oz The Great And Powerful", Disney's planned prequel to "The Wizard of Oz" which Joe Roth will produce.

Kurt Russell, Adrien Brody and Sharon Stone are attached to a film about the Davidian religious cult's 51-day siege in Waco, Texas. Rupert Wainwright ("Stigmata," "The Fog") will direct from a script he co-wrote with James Hibberd.

Pam Grier is set to play Julia Roberts's best friend in Tom Hanks's "Larry Crowne" currently filming.

Ethan Hawke is in talks to star in low-budget...

We have three quick pieces of casting news for you today. First up, Deadline reports that Cameron Diaz and Benecio Del Toro have signed on to co-star in the romantic comedy An Ex to Grind. Next, Production Weekly tweets that Billy Crudup and Toby Jones will join Zooey Deschanel in Bruce Beresford’s biopic Enchantress of Numbers. Finally, Pw also tweets that Kurt Russell, Adrien Brody, and Sharon Stone have come on board Rupert Wainwright’s historical drama Waco.

Hit the jump for details on all three projects.

An Ex to Grind is based off Jane Heller’s novel, which would have Del Toro as a former star athlete who transforms into a slovenly couch potato after his career is cut short by an injury. Supported by his waitress wife (Diaz) both before his rise to fame and after his downfall, the wife has now become a big business success.