MTV To Remake ‘Rocky Horror’
I predict thousands of voices crying out in horror for this one. MTV will be remaking the 1975 cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picturer Show.”
Author: Vatche
Netflix Shuts Down Red Envelope Banner
Netflix is shutting the doors on Red Envelope, the theatrical distribution and production banner it had started almost 3 years ago.
Xbox Xclusive: ‘Masters of Horror Take On Comedy’
Every week something new and awesome comes from the Microsoft Xbox 360 camp. This week, they’ve announced that short comedy films from Horror directors will be coming to an Xbox near you.
‘Hancock’ Director Signs on for Hercules
Peter Berg has signed on to take on Hercules for Universal Pictures. The ‘Hancock’ director will produce and develop the fresh take, which will be co-financed by Spyglass and Universal. The new film will be based on a comicbook series that was published in May by Steve Moore. The film will stay close to his …
More ‘Tintin’ Updates
As a huge fan, I’m following the Spielberg produced Tintin trilogy quite closely. Today it was announce that Steven Moffat, screenwriter of such shows as “Coupling,” and “Jekyll” has turned town a contract to write the first two films in the Tintin trilogy that has both Spielberg and Peter Jackson in the directors chairs respectively. …
Tom Cruise Offered ‘Top Gun 2?’
The Sun is reporting that Tom Cruise has been offered a role to star in a Top Gun sequel, now 22 years since the first film. Apparently, this time, Maverick is an instructor at the flight school, and has to deal with a cocky new female pilot. In this day and age, nothing surprises me, …
Court Slaps FCC for Slapping CBS
The first time I’d ever heard of a wardrobe malfunction had to be following Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake’s performance at the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show. For those of you who live under a rock, in this infamous performance, Justin Timberlake sings the words “I’ll have you naked by the end of this song,” …
Sacha Baron Cohen Sells ‘Accidentes’ Pitch
Sacha Baron Cohen has sold a brand new pitch to Fox Atomic called “Accidentes,” a film about an ambulance-chasing personal injury lawyer. The film is co-written by Peter Baynham and Sacha Baron Cohen, who worked together on the ‘Borat’ feature. The main character is a Latino lawyer who becomes a hero of the working class …
Ross & Maguire Team Up for ‘Crusaders’
Gary Ross (Pleasantville, Seabiscuit) and Tobey Maguire will be teaming up again for Universal’s ‘The Crusaders,’ a drama about the Brown v. Board of Education case. Maguire is set to play Jack Greenberg, a newly graduated lawyer who joins with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund head Thurgood Marshall to win the landmark Supreme Court case …
Fergie in Talks to Join ‘Nine’
Fergie is in negotiations to join the new Rob Marshall musical ‘Nine.’ The cast already includes Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cottilard, Penelope Cruz, Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman, Sophia Loren, and Judi Dench. The role would be Fergie’s first major role. She’d play Saraghina, a woman who introduces Daniel Day Lewis’ character to the world of sexuality. …