June, 2009
Spierig Brothers’ DAYBREAKERS Trailer Debuts
Written and directed by Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig (the Australian brothers behind UNDEAD), DAYBREAKERS stars Ethan Hawke, Michael Dorman, Willem Dafoe, and Sam Neill. Click here to visit the official site.
FANG-DEMONIUM : Fans are bloodthirsty for vamps, but some die-hards think the modern versions suck
Chicago RedEye reporter Kyra Kyles examines the current surge in vampire popularity (and fan reaction to it) in today’s RedEye Chicago. Grab a copy at a newstand near you or READ IT HERE.
On a lighter note, Kyles is also looking for your vote for Hottest Vamp in her Undead Beauty Contest – let her know your choice HERE.
Reeves Sheds Some Light On His ‘Let The Right One In’ Remake
Earlier today, the LA Times posted their interview with Matt Reeves, director of the upcoming Let The Right One In remake, Let Me In. In it, he shed some light on the new setting and updates everyone on when the film will be hitting theatres.Reeves recently finished his second draft of the script, which is now set in Reagan-era Colorado, and is currently scouting locations that will maintain the film and book's snowy landscapes. Although he didn't mention when shooting is planned to start (from the sounds of it, it'll probably be this winter if he plans to take advantage of the necessary weather conditions on his location shoots), he stated that the release date is now Fall 2010, as opposed to January 15.
Also, Reeves is working with casting director Avy Kaufman to find the two leads for the film and "vows [the children] will not be aged-up to make the film more of a smoldering 'Twilight'-style romance," so everyone can rest easy tonight.
New Killer Kollectibles from THE TWILIGHT SAGA…
FANGORIA.COM: Our friends over at Entertainment Earth just gave Fango the heads-up that they've got some new Killer Kollectibles in the pipeline that will likely be popping up on the "must-have" list for legions of TwiHards.
Just in time for the release of THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON, EE is taking pre-orders for the collectors edition Barbie TWILIGHT dolls, a Saga-themed SCENE IT! and for a limited-edition USB drive that features the Cullen Family crest. See the full specs and details after the jump!
TWILIGHT: 2GB USB DRIVE -
- Clips from the hit first movie!
- Think you know it all about Twilight?
- Watch the movies, test your knowledge!
Bring On the Blood : Hollywood Still Loves Vampires
In case you haven’t noticed, pop culture is sucking more than ever. This month alone, Anna Paquin reunited with her 173-year-old, bite-prone beau in season 2 of HBO’s True Blood. Director Guillermo del Toro scored a hit with his first novel, The Strain, in which bloodthirsty predators roam New York. Scream scribe Kevin Williamson is overseeing The Vampire Diaries, a CW series set to debut in the fall, based on L.J. Smith’s novels about high school vamps. Charlaine Harris released the ninth novel in her best-selling Sookie Stackhouse series, upon which True Blood is based. And movie execs announced plans for a Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot. (That’s all in the midst of the ubiquitous paparazzi shots from the set of Twilight sequel New Moon.)…
DAYBREAKERS site opens, poster appears
A teaser poster for Lionsgate’s upcoming vampire epic DAYBREAKERS has been unleashed (you can check it out below), and an official website for the movie has gone live as well. After bouncing around the schedule for a while, the movie recently settled into a confirmed release date of January 8, 2010.Written and directed by Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig (the Australian brothers behind UNDEAD), DAYBREAKERS is set in an alternate world where bloodsuckers rule, and follows two vampiric siblings (Ethan Hawke, pictured, and Michael Dorman) with radically different views on how to treat the humans they share the planet with. Willem Dafoe and Sam Neill also star. The official site can be found here; there’s not much to it yet, but you can register for updates. You can also look for more DAYBREAKERS coverage here and in the pages of Fango as its debut gets closer.
Johnny Depp Says ‘Dark Shadows’ Could Be Next!
A disappointing piece of news that has been circulating around the web was that Warner Bros. Pictures' adaptation of Dark Shadows was hitting some rough waters. Some good news comes out of the recent junket for Public Enemies as Johnny Depp is telling reporters the project could be Tim Burton's next, read on for the full story.“ ‘Dark Shadows’ is happening," Depp tells Collider. "Tim is working on ‘Alice in Wonderland’ which is obviously quite a large piece of work there. So when Tim is done with ‘Alice’ and we get the script, which is very, very close, in order we’ll probably attack it next year. It’s exciting, very exciting. It’s like a lifelong dream for me. I loved the show when I was a kid. I was obsessed with Barnabas Collins. I have photographs of me holding Barnabas Collins posters when I was five or six. I’m very excited to do it.”
Over 1,225 episodes, "Dark Shadows" was a highly atmospheric, spooky soap that featured gothic horror staples like vampires, monsters, witches, werewolves, ghosts and zombies. The show has a continuing rabid fan base that populates Dark Shadows Festival conventions. Numerous TV revivals of the series and pic adaptations have been attempted over the years but none with as high-wattage a star as Depp.
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Blood The Last Vampire Contest Reminder
Horror-Movies.ca is having a Blood The Last Vampire contest. To enter simply go here and follow the instructions. They are giving away 5 posters for Blood The Last Vampire.
