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‘Day Of The Dead’ Coming Later This Year

News has come that Saban Films has acquired the U.S. Distribution rights to the Day of the Dead reboot from Millenium Films. Titled Day of the Dead: Bloodline, the film, directed by Hèctor Hernández Vicens, will be released before the end of 2017. Bloodline follows a former medical student tormented by a dark figure from her past, who happens to be a half-human, half-zombie hell-bent on destroying her. The cast includes Sophie Skelton, Marcus Vanco, Jeff Gum, Lorina Kamburova, Nick Loeb, Rachel O’Meara, Luke Cousins, Debbie Sherman, Nathan Cooper, and Cristina Serafini. Campbell Grobman Films is producing along with Jeff Rice. The release date and trailer should be revealed soon.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 9, 2017

Trailers

New ‘Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes’ Movie Enters Development

The trend of horror remakes is far from over, in fact, it is continuing to grow (sigh). The next genre film to be added to the long list of remakes, reboots, and revamps is the remake of 1978’s Attack of the Killer Tomatoes. Kent Nicholas is directing from the script that he penned with Douglas Sarine. Currently the film is development and will be produced by M. Dal Walton III, according to Movie Insider. In the original, directed by John De Bello, a group of scientists banded together to save the world from mutant killers tomatoes. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes spawned three sequels and an animated series that ran from 1990 to 1991. Part horror, part comedy, and part musical, the film is truly a classic. Here’s the original trailer. If you haven’t seen the movie, I recommend that you do so immediately.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 7, 2017

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We Will Take Two Trips To The ‘House On Haunted Hill’ Soon – Two Films In The Works

During a press briefing the writing duo of Jason Pagan and Andrew Deutschman (Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension) announced that not only will they be developing ‘Unexplained Phenomenon’ for Amblin, the team is also working on a remake of ‘House on Haunted Hill’ for Warner Bros. A second ‘House on Haunted Hill’ film in the works by Terry Castle, daughter of William Castle who directed the original 1959 film that starred Vincent Price as a millionaire offering $10,000 to five people, locked in a spooky house over night. Terry Castle is writing the prequel from her father’s notes, according to Dread Central. Funny! I just finished a ‘House on Haunted Hill’ script myself,” Castle said. “A prequel penned by Terry Castle! I am about to go out with it! As it turns out, I have ‘House on Haunted Hill’ in my blood… so, let the best man…. excuse me, woman, WIN! I have some of Dad’s original notes for a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 12, 2017

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The Toxic Avenger Is Getting A “Mainstream” Remake

Brace yourself, news has come that a remake of 1984’s ‘The Toxic Avenger’ is in the works. Conrad Vernon, co-director of ‘Sausage Party’, has now signed on to direct the new film. Mike Arnold and Chris Poole, known for their work on the animated series ‘Archer’, are writing the script, Deadline reports. The original film follows a New Jersey teen who accidentally tumbles into a vat of nuclear waste that turns him into a mutant superhero. The original was directed by Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman who also co-wrote the fun film. ‘The Toxic Avenger’ spawned several sequels and a huge line of merchandise, as well as a comic and even a musical. From the reports, it sounds as if we not be getting only one new movie, but that this will be the first film of a new franchise. The reboot is being described as more “grounded” and “mainstream” than the campy B-horror original. ‘Toxic Avenger’ will be “reimagined”

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 13, 2016

News

Flatliners Joins The List Of Remakes For 2017

There is currently a remake of the 1990’s supernatural thriller Flatliners in the works, according to THR. Niels Arden Oplev (Girl With the Dragon Tattoo) is set to direct the film that will be penned by Ben Ripley. Elysium actor Diego Page is currently in negotiations to star opposite Ellen Page. The original Flatliners was directed by Joel Schumacher and starred Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Oliver Platt and William Baldwin. In the film four medical students set out to conduct an experimenter to discover what comes after death. Each student takes their turn having their heart stopped in an attempt to discover what lies beyond before being revived. During the experiment each person is haunted by traumatic events from their pasts, but when they return to life the lines between life and the afterlife are blurred. Many horror fans have expressed that they have grown tired of remakes/reboots and I agree. Some critics may welcome a new version

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 2, 2016

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