On March 5, 2010, you’ve got a very important date with Tim Burton’s re-imagining of the Lewis Carroll novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Guaranteed to be a hit among kids and stoners alike, Alice in Wonderland stars Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, Anne Hathaway as the White Queen, Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen, and Mia Wasikowska as Alice. The film will also play in 3-D.
Alan Rickman also stars in the film as the Caterpillar. The following image has been circulating the web and is believed to have come from a scan inside Disney’s D23 fan-zine.
And, just in case you missed them, check out these other images from Burton’s Alice in Wonderland:
Dimension Film’s The Road arrives in theaters on Nov. 25. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by No Country for Old Men author Cormac McCarthy, The Road is a father and son survival story set in a post apocalyptic future. Directed by John Hillcoat, the film stars Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, and Robert Duvall.
This is going to be a mean motherfucking movie. Check out the trailer:
I like to be surprised when I go see a movie. But, if you’re the type that likes to spoil your appetite before dinner, then enjoy the following clips:
The $100 million success of the supernatural thriller Paranormal Activity finds its director Oren Peli with his head in the clouds. Peli, who shot Activity for $15,000 at his home, has begun production on the $5 million budgeted Area 51, his new shaky-cam take on aliens and government cover-up. The story centers on three teenagers and the footage they film while exploring the mysterious Area 51 at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.
Peli is keeping tight-lipped over the details, telling Variety that:
I’d rather not say anything about ‘Area 51’ except that I am very pleased to be working with the same team who stood by me for the two or three years it took ‘Paranormal Activity’ to get into theaters.
Unfortunately for Peli, the folks at LatinoReview.com also enjoy uncovering mysteries and have dug up the Area 51 script. To examine portions of the highly classified document, click here.
Good news and bad news for Saw fans. Lionsgate has announced Oct. 22, 2010 as the release date for Saw 7 in 3-D. Michael Burns, the studio’s vice chairman, told attendees at the Media and Money conference in New York that:
As long as we make money on it we’ll keep doing this. Dirty Dancing still sells 2,000 DVDs a day for the company, and that’s after 20 years.
The bad news? Saw 5 director David Hackl is attached to the project. Fans of the series have been pretty vocal in their disappointment over the fifth chapter of what has become the most successful horror franchise of all time. So, Lionsgate’s decision to bring Hackl back for the seventh installment is … well, puzzling. Personally, I would have kept Saw 6 director Kevin Greutert on board. Saw 6 is the strongest entry in the series since part 3. Read my review here.
(UPDATE: Kevin Greutert will be back to direct Saw 7, but he’s not happy about it. Read the story here.)
She’s shockingly approaching 60, but Elvira can still raise the stiffs with her two giant … incantations. The self-described “Martha Steward of the Macabre” continues to thrill fans old and new with numerous projects, the latest of which is a sexy return to “Movie Macabre” form in horror-hillbilly outfit Ghoultown’s new music video “Mistress of the Dark.” Directed by horror artist and author Gris Grimly (Wicked Nursery Rhymes), the video finds Elvira on her signature red Victorian couch watching the Ghouls as they sing her praises.
(UPDATE: “ELVIRA’S MOVIE MACABRE” IS BACK ON TV. TO GET LISTINGS GO HERE)
Played by Cassandra Peterson, the Mistress of the Dark has been tickling funny bones since making her debut on “Movie Macabre” in 1981. The program featured Elvira ripping on low-budget C-grade horror fare such as Dr. Jeckyll and Sister Hyde, The Incredible Melting Man, and even Blackula.
Elvira crept to the big screen in 1988 with the side-splitting comedy Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. The film, like its star, still holds up well.
Peterson ain’t looking to shabby herself. Take a look for yourself in the following BTS footage from Ghoultown’s “Mistress of the Dark.”
If there’s one good thing that has come out of clubbing cute baby seals to death for their fur, it’s PETA’s ongoing “I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” ad campaign featuring hot celebrity babes in the buff.
Nineteen-year-old Twilight star Christian Serratos is the latest Hollywood actress to put her ass on the line for the ethical treatment of animals. The cheeky, brunette stunner says she was thrilled to be asked to participate in the project and did not hesitate in accepting the gig.
You can hear it straight from Serratos in the following BTS trailer (guilt-inducing images have been removed for your viewing pleasure):
Serratos plays Angela Weber in the hugely popular Twilight saga. She also starred in Nickelodeon’s “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide” and made appearances on the Disney Channel’s “Hannah Montana” series and the Aaron Spelling produced Protestant family drama “7th Heaven.”
Ok. But, Can We Still Flog the Dolphin?
Personally, I have never been much of an activist. However, Serratos’ nude PETA ad is so damn hot I just might finally remove my baby seal fur boxers to choke the chicken (no one cares about chickens, right?).
The Twilight Saga: New Moon opens Nov. 20.
You can also do your part by purchasing a “Stop Clubbing Baby Seals” T-shirt here.
Fox has foreclosed on producer Joss Whedon’s sci-fi drama “Dollhouse.” The decision comes as production on the show’s second season nears to a close. A victim of poor viewership, “Dollhouse” was pulled off the November sweeps schedule after only airing four of its 13 episode order. Fox will begin to broadcast the remaining original episodes on Dec. 4.
Whedon comments on Whedonesque.com:
I’m extremely proud of the people I’ve worked with: my star (Eliza Dushku), my staff, my cast, my crew. I feel the show is getting better pretty much every week, and I think you’ll agree in the coming months. I’m grateful that we got to put it on, and then come back and put it on again. I’m off to pursue internet ventures/binge drinking. Possibly that relaxation thing I’ve read so much about. By the time the last episode airs, you’ll know what my next project is. But for now there’s a lot of work still to be done, and disappointment to bear. Thank you all for your support, your patience, your excellent adverts. See you again.
“Dollhouse” stars Eliza Dushku as a programmable femme-bot created to carry out the needs of the wealthy. While the show was never a hit with the Nielsen’s, it had reached cult status similar to Whedon’s other ill-fated Fox show “Firefly.” But, it’s not all bad news. Fox has ordered reality king Mark Burnett’s new game show “Our Little Genius.” The program pits contestants ages 6-to12 against each other in a battle of smarts. The winner receives an executive position at Fox cash prizes.
Warner Brothers has begun its Clash of the Titans marketing quest with a balls-to-the-wall promotional trailer guaranteed to spin your head like Bubo. The clip is all war and wonder with mythical creatures and a peek at Medusa. But, hey, take a look for yourself:
Clash of the Titans is directed by Louis Leterrier (The Incredible Hulk) and stars Sam Worthington (Avatar, Terminator: Salvation) as Perseus, Liam Neeson (After.Life, Batman Begins) as Zeus, and Ralph Fiennes (Harry Potter, Red Dragon) as Hades, lord of the underworld. The film is a reboot of the 1981 fantasy adventure classic starring Harry Hamlin and Laurence Olivier.
Clash of the Titans arrives in theaters on March 26, 2010. To see poster art, click here.
The much anticipated sequel to the 2005 girls vs. cave-dwellers hit The Descent will have its premiere in the UK in December before making its way to the U.S. in 2010.Directed by Jon Harris, the film sees the return of original cast members Shauna MacDonald, Natalie Jackson Mendoza, and MyAnna Buring.
The synopsis for The Descent 2 reads:
Traumatized, Sarah Carter (Shauna MacDonald) emerges alone from the cave system where she confronted her darkest dread. With no rational explanation to what happened, the authorities force her back into the subterranean depths to help locate her five missing girlfriends. But as the rescue party enters further uncharted domains, flashbacks start haunting Sarah as shocking memories of the past hit home. For they are venturing into the habitat of a new tribe of Crawlers, even more viciously feral than Sarah faced before.
Production wrapped over the summer on Platinum Dunes reboot of the Wes Craven classic A Nightmare on Elm Street. Directed by Samuel Bayer, A Nightmare on Elm Street stars Jackie Earle Haley as the iconic child molester/murder Freddy Kruger and Rooney Mara as his foil Nancy Thompson. Check it out:
Hey, where’s the phone kiss? I’ve got big hopes for this. Jackie Earle Haley is the only good thing about the snooze-fest that is Watchmen and his turn as child molester Ronnie J. McGorvey in the 2006 drama Little Children was downright chilling.
