Beginning July 16th, Fearmaker Studios’ Dismal will be available on pay per view services via Time Warner and Comcast Cable. Check local listings for show times, as this one is worth checking out. Need convincing? Read our review of Gary King’s indie cannibal flick here. In related news, Fearmaker Studios’ next project, Savage, is currently in post-production.
The first official one sheet for Summit Entertainment’s Sorority Row can be seen on BD. I think it’s better than the teaser but still pretty awkward. The Steward Hendler film is a remake of the 1983 slasher The House on Sorority Row.
Star Milla Jovovich revealed to HTV that Resident Evil: Afterlife is “going to start shooting at the end of the year.” Meanwhile STYD discovered that Sony Screen Gems is aiming for a Setember 17, 2009 release date. The fourth film in the video game adapatation series is currently being written by series scribe Paul W.S. Anderson (Alien vs Predator). It is said to take place in Tokyo during the zombie outbreak.
Nimrod Antal (Vacancy) will director Fox’s Predators, a reboot of 1987 classic. Visit AICN to read a chat with producer Robert Rodriguez where he explains his reason not to helm, why he chose Antal, and more. Sounds pretty excited. The movie, currently being scripted, should begin shooting in Austin, Texas this fall.
Twisted Pictures’ Mother’s Day begins shooting in Winnipeg, Canada on August 24th with a wrap date scheduled for October 9th. They hope for the film to hit theaters in time for Mother’s Day of 2010, which falls on May 9th. Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II-IV, Repo The Genetic Opera) will direct the remake of Charles Kaufman’s 1980 exploitative slasher off a script by Scott Milam.
Shout! Factory will finally release 1987’s The Stepfather to DVD on October 13th, just in time for when Sony Screen Gems’ remake hits theaters on October 16th. The cover art can be seen on Fango. The disc will be presented in a new widescreen transfer and will also include an audio commentary, interviews, and more. Stepfather 2, the 1989 sequel, is also scheduled to be released September 29th via Synapse Films.
Paramount will release the third and final season of Friday the 13th: The Series to DVD on September 22nd. The cover art can be seen here. The television show, which premiered in 1987, has little connection to the popular horror franchise of the same name. The series follows Micki Foster (Louise Robey) and Ryan Dallion (John D. LeMay, Jason Goes to Hell), who inherit a cursed antique shop.
Dimension Films have acquired the rights to remake An American Werewolf in London. John Landis, writer/director of the 1981 classic, sold the remake rights and tells BD: “Perhaps someone will make a brilliant movie out of it.” Let’s hope so, because the original is my favorite werewolf flick and an excellent horror film with dark comedy. Speaking of the original, Landis also says that it will hit Blu-ray later this summer.
Daybreakers is yet another vampire flick, but one with a fascinating premise: What if everyone in the world was a vampire? What if the blood supply was about to run out? The Lionsgate film directed by the Spierig Bros dawns in theaters in January 8th, 2010. Its cast includes Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, and Sam Neill. Yahoo Movies has just scored the trailer which you can watch here. Looks quite hopeful, I might add.
First Look Studios has obtained the rights to Josef Rusnak’s It’s Alive and will release it on DVD on October 6th. The trailer debuted about a year ago, so the fact that it’s taken this long to get released and is going straight to video isn’t a good sign. The film, starring Bijou Phillips (Hostel Part II), is a remake of the 1974 film about a hideously deformed monster baby.
After sitting on the backburner for a while, Anchor Bay will release The Haunted World of El Superbeasto straight to DVD and Blu-ray on September 22nd. The cover art can be seen on DVDA. The horror-influenced animated comedy feature was co-written, co-directed, and produced by Rob Zombie as based on the comic book series he created. The movie features voice work from some of Zombie’s previews actors, including Brian Posehn, Danny Trejo, Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Ken Foree, and more.
