***Martin Scorsese Confirmed to Remake "Taxi Driver" ***Another "The Amityville Horror" Sequel Announced ***"Monsters" Sequel in the Works ***"The Dark Tower" is Moving Forward But With Changes ***Robert De Niro is Bernie Madoff in "The Wizard of Lies" ***Trailer: Colin Farrell's "Fright Night" Remake ***"Straw Dogs" Remake Gets a Trailer

Another "The Amityville Horror" Sequel Announced
Posted: May 15th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


A few days ago, we reported that Hannibal Classics was developing a new "Amityville Horror" film, based on John G Jones' "Amityville: The Evil Escapes" book with plans to begin filming this fall for an October 2012 release.


And now comes word that Dimension Films and Miramax will begin production on "The Amityville Horror: The Lost Tapes," as part of a bigger plan to create sequels to some of Miramax's best-known properties.


The film will be in the found footage-style and will take place after the original "The Amityville Horror" film. Casey La Scala and Daniel Farrands are directing from their own script. Shooting will begin this summer for a January 27th, 2012 release. Jason Blum (Insidious, Paranormal Activity) is producing.


Plot: An ambitious female television news intern, on the verge of breaking the most famous haunted house case in the world, leads a team of journalists, clergymen and paranormal researchers into an investigation of the bizarre events that will come to be known as The Amityville Horror ... only to unwittingly open a door to the unreal that she may never be able to close.


"We are thrilled to return to the mythology of 'The Amityville Horror' with a new and terrifying vision that will satisfy our existing fans and also introduce an entirely new audience to this popular haunting phenomenon," said producer Bob Weinstein.


Source: Dimension Films


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"Monsters" Sequel in the Works
Posted: May 15th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


Last year, a $500,000 sci-fi movie called "Monsters" hit theaters and grossed over $4 million in addition to received great reviews. Vertigo Films has now announced that it will make a sequel to "Monsters" with commercial directors Brent Bonacorso and Jesse Atlas at the helm.


Gareth Edwards, who directed the first installment, will serve as executive producer along with "Monsters" actor Scoot McNairy. The sequel has a budget of around $5 million and will shoot in September in possibly Argentina.


"We're going to keep the same quality and intelligence of the first film and make it much more of a straight genre picture," said producer Allan Niblo. "'Monsters 2' will expand the world created in the original movie whilst upping the action ante."


Niblo describes the tale, set in a walled city, as a story about two brothers finding each other in a world of monsters. He added that the variety of aliens will differ in the new installment.


Click here to read more about "Monsters."


Source: Variety


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"The Dark Tower" is Moving Forward But With Changes
Posted: May 14th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


Universal Pictures has been developing Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" as a trilogy of films, but recently decided to take a step back and decide whether it wants to proceed with such a large investment. There was even talks of director Ron Howard (Da Vinci Code) taking the property to another studio, possibly Warner Bros.


THR has now learned that Universal will be keeping "The Dark Tower," but not under the same terms. The plan is to lower the budget and Akiva Goldsman (I Am Legend, Cinderella Man) is already re-writing the script with that in mind.


A start date has yet to be announced, but it will likely not be in the fall, as originally promised. Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men) was attached to star, but that may now change as well. Stay tuned.


Source: THR




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Robert De Niro is Bernie Madoff in "The Wizard of Lies"
Posted: May 14th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


HBO has acquired the rights to "The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust," which is Diane Henrique's non-fiction book about Madoff who bilked millions from unsuspecting investors.


Robert De Niro is producing the film and is expected to also star as Madoff, the former chairman of NASDAQ who stole as much as $50 billion using a Ponzi scheme and is now serving a 150-year sentence for the crime.


This is just the latest film by HBO that is based on recent news. The network is planning to air "Too Big to Fail" this month about the 2008 financial crisis. And is shooting "Game Change," a film about the 2008 presidential election.


Source: THR




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Trailer: Colin Farrell's "Fright Night" Remake
Posted: May 13th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


Today we have the trailer for the upcoming "Fright Night" remake, starring Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, David Tennant, and Toni Collette. Check it out below.


Plot: Senior Charlie Brewster (Yelchin) finally has it all going on: he's running with the popular crowd and dating the most coveted girl in his high school. In fact, he's so cool he’s even dissing his best friend. But trouble arrives when Jerry (Farrell) moves in next door. He seems like a great guy at first, but there’s something not quite right—but everyone, including Charlie's mom (Collette), doesn't notice. After observing some very strange activity, Charlie comes to an unmistakable conclusion: Jerry is a vampire preying on the neighborhood. Unable to convince anyone, Charlie has to find a way to get rid of the monster himself.


The new movie is directed by Craig Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl) and is set to hit theaters on August 19th.




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"Straw Dogs" Remake Gets a Trailer
Posted: May 13th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


Today we have the trailer for the upcoming "Straw Dogs" thriller, starring James Marsden, Kate Bosworth and Alexander Skarsgard. Check it out below.


Plot: David and Amy Sumner (Marsden, Bosworth), a Hollywood screenwriter and his actress wife, return to her small hometown in the deep South to prepare the family home for sale after her father's death. Once there, tensions build in their marriage and old conflicts re-emerge with the locals, including Amy's ex-boyfriend Charlie (Skarsgard), leading to a violent confrontation.


The new movie is written and directed by Rod Lurie (Resurrecting the Champ) and is set to hit theaters on September 16th.




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Martin Scorsese Confirmed to Remake "Taxi Driver"
Posted: May 13th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


About a year ago, it was revealed that director Lars Von Trier (Dogville, Antichrist) approached Martin Scorsese to make another version of his 2003 film "The Five Obstructions."


"Obstructions" was a challenge that Von Trier proposed to his colleague Jorgen Leth, which was to do a remake of his own 1967 film "The Perfect Human." The task was to remake the film five times, each time with a different obstacle, such as making it animated.


Von Trier proposed a similar challenge to Scorsese, asking him to remake his 1976 classic "Taxi Driver." At the time we weren't sure if there was any truth to this, but now comes word from ScreenDaily that Von Trier and Scorsese are "officially confirmed" to work together on the project.


According to Robert De Niro's previous comments, it is believed that one of the obstacles would be to tell the same story but from a point of view of a much older Travis Bickle (De Niro).


"The idea behind this obstructions thing is that you give each other tasks which will move you into an area where you have been reluctant to go yourself," Von Trier told ScreenDaily. "Under protest, you do that and then you enlarge your repertoire."


Source: ScreenDaily






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First Look: Bruce Willis with a Machine Gun in "Looper"
Posted: May 13th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


At the Cannes Film Festival, footage from Rian Johnson's "Looper" sci-fi film was just shown. And while most of us didn't get a chance to see it, Empire magazine unveiled the first photo from the movie, featuring a look at Bruce Willis firing a machine gun. Check out the photo below.


The movie revolves around Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a sharp, savvy hitman who kills victims sent back in time from 30 years in the future to make all traces of the crime disappear. Everything works out as planned, until one day a body arrives and Joe recognizes that it's his future self (Willis).


Johnson previously directed "Brick" and "The Brothers Bloom." His new movie has yet to acquire domestic distribution or set a release date.






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***Chris Hemsworth Confirmed as the Huntsman in SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN ***Ryan Gosling to Star in and Direct Remake of THE IDOLMAKER ***Casting Call: Robert De Niro Up for THE WIZARD OF LIES, Clive Owen and Uma Thurman in BLIND, Jeremy Renner for YOU’RE NOT YOU and Sarah Ramos Joins PREDISPOSED

Chris Hemsworth Confirmed as the Huntsman in SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN
by Brendan Bettinger Posted: May 14th, 2011 at 9:26 am

In the weeks prior to the May 6 release of Thor, Chris Hemsworth became the lead contender to play the huntsman in Snow White and the Huntsman. Encouraged by his earning power (nearly $300 million worldwide for Thor in two weeks), Deadline reports Universal has officially signed Hemsworth for the role. Kristen Stewart is on board as Snow White. Charlize Theron will play the evil queen, and Sam Claflin is set as the prince. Rupert Sanders will direct Snow White and the Huntsman from a script by Evan Daugherty. This Snow White is scheduled for release on December 21, 2012, notably six months after the release of competing fairy tale The Brothers Grimm: Snow White.

Hemsworth has had two films in the can for awhile that should see release in the coming year. The Cabin in the Woods is scheduled for October 28; the Red Dawn remake doesn’t have a date yet. Hemsworth is currently filming The Avengers.
http://collider.com/chris-hemsworth-snow-white-and-the-huntsman-2/90865/




Ryan Gosling to Star in and Direct Remake of THE IDOLMAKER
by Adam Chitwood Posted: May 13th, 2011 at 4:34 pm

Ryan Gosling is now set to star in and make his directorial debut on a remake of the 1980 musical drama The Idolmaker. Deadline reports that the actor will helm the project for MGM, but no other details are known at this time. The original film, directed by Taylor Hackford and starring Ray Sharkey, is based on the life of concert promoter and manager Bob Marcucci and tells the story of a similar songwriter/manager searching for “the next big thing.”

This is definitely not what many expected from Gosling’s first outing as director, but the actor’s no stranger to the music scene. His band, Dead Man’s Bones, released their first album in 2009. Gosling currently has a slate of fantastic projects lined up: Drive with Carey Mulligan is playing in-competition at Cannes, the comedy Crazy Stupid Love is slated for release this summer, and he’s currently filming George Clooney’s political drama The Ides of March.
http://collider.com/ryan-gosling-the-idolmaker/90839/



Casting Call: Robert De Niro Up for THE WIZARD OF LIES, Clive Owen and Uma Thurman in BLIND, Jeremy Renner for YOU’RE NOT YOU and Sarah Ramos Joins PREDISPOSED
by Adam Chitwood Posted: May 13th, 2011 at 4:04 pm

We’ve got a few casting stories for you this evening. First up, Robert De Niro is in talks to play Bernie Madoff in HBO’s adaptation of Diane Henriques’ New York Times bestseller The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust. Deadline reports that the cable channel optioned the rights to the book that recounts Madoff’s $65 million Ponzi scheme and is now looking at De Niro to take on the lead role.
http://collider.com/robert-de-niro-the-wizard-of-lies-clive-owen-blind/90828/
Additionally, Clive Owen and Uma Thurman are in talks to star in the drama Blind. The film tells the story of a novelist who is blinded in a car crash that kills his wife, only to be reinvigorated years later while he begins an affair with an indicted businessman’s neglected wife. Screen Daily reports that producer Mark Damon is currently shopping the film at Cannes. Hit the jump for the casting news of Jeremy Renner and Sarah Ramos, as well as a synopsis of the novel The Wizard of Lies.
http://collider.com/robert-de-niro-the-wizard-of-lies-clive-owen-blind/90828/