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Stars: Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Andrew Bryniarski, Erica Leerhsen, Mike Vogel, Eric Balfour, R. Lee Ermey, David Dorfman | Written by Scott Kosar | Directed by Marcus Nispel

Tobe Hooper forever changed the face of horror in 1974 with his film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. It featured mixed reviews with Roger Ebert calling it a “weird, off-the-wall horror movie that’s really scary.” While The New York Times called it “despicable” and “a vile little piece of sick crap.” Whether you loved it or hated it, one thing was for sure: after watching it, you would never forget it!

In 2003, as the original horror film approached its 30th anniversary, producers Michael Bay and Mike Fleiss decided it was time to remake the film for a new generation. Now it’s hard to believe this remake is now over 20 years old, so it’s time for a UltraHD release thanks to Arrow Video.

Streaming may be convenient, but physical media is forever.

Here are five upcoming horror releases you don’t want to miss this month.

It Follows – August 12

It Follows will be released on SteelBook 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on August 12 exclusively from Lionsgate Limited.

The 2014 horror film is written and directed by David Robert Mitchell, who’s currently working on a sequel titled They Follow.

It has been mastered in 4K by Second Sight Films and is presented with Dolby Vision Hdr.

Special Features:

Audio Commentary by Author Joshua Grimm Audio Commentary by Film Critic Danny Leigh and Film Professor Mark Jancovich Critics’ Audio Commentary Hosted by Scott Weinberg Chasing Ghosts: Interview with Actor Keir Gilchrist Following: Interview with Actor Olivia Luccardi It’s in the House: Interview with Producer David Kaplan Composing a Masterpiece: Interview with Composer Disasterpeace A Girl’s World: Interview with Production Designer Michael Perry The Architecture...

Arrow Video is bringing the 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and its 2006 prequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, to 4K Ultra HD on August 26.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is presented in 4K with Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) and original DTS-hd Ma 7.1 and 5.1 surround audio and lossless stereo audio.

Marcus Nispel (Friday the 13th) made his feature directorial debut from a script by Scott Kosar (The Machinist).

Special features:

Audio commentary with Dread Central co-founder Steve “Uncle Creepy” Barton and The Spooky Picture Show co-host Chris MacGibbon (new) Audio commentary with director Marcus Nispel, producer Michael Bay, executive producers Brad Fuller and Andrew Form and New Line Cinema founder Robert Shaye Audio commentary with Marcus Nispel, director of photography Daniel Pearl, production designer Greg Blair, art director Scott Gallager, sound supervisor Trevor Jolly and composer Steve Jablonsky Audio commentary with Marcus Nispel, Michael Bay, writer Scott Kosar, Brad Fuller,...

If there was a horror movie remake scales of justice, it would be tipping heavily toward the side reading “Failure.” Most of the time, the film being revisited is a classic and really begs the question as to why it needs to be made again in the first place. Every once in a while, though, a remake will come along that defies expectations—one that deserves to be given a chance because of the care that was clearly taken to quench the thirst of fans of the original as well as bring new fans into the family. The Marcus Nispel-directed Texas Chainsaw Massacre from 2003 is one of those films. It hit all the right notes, captured the right tone, and cut off the right limbs.

From the opening voiceover, once again recorded by original narrator John Larroquette (though he probably got paid with actual money this time for his...

The Crazies and Kick-Ass are celebrating their 15th anniversaries with SteelBook 4K Uhd + Blu-ray + Digital editions. They’re due out on May 13 exclusively from Lionsgate Limited.

Priced at $34.99, The Crazies features new artwork by Attila Szarka. It’s presented in 4K with Dolby Vision Hdr and Dolby Atmos sound.

The remake of George Romero‘s 1973 sci-fi horror film is directed by Breck Eisner (“The Expanse”) and written by Scott Kosar (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) and Ray Wright (Case 39).

Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell, Joe Anderson, and Danielle Panabaker star.

Lionsgate Limited Extras:

2025 Audio Commentary with Director Breck Eisner Establishing Shot with Breck Eisner Sculpting the Horror of The Crazies Alternate Ending Storyboard to Screen: Car Wash

Legacy Special Features:

2010 Audio Commentary with Director Breck Eisner Behind the Scenes with Breck Eisner Paranormal Pandemics The George A. Romero Template Makeup Mastermind: Rob Hall in Action Episodes 1 & 2 of The Crazies Motion...

The Machinist showcased one of Christian Bale's best performances, it's evident in his commitment to the script. His weight loss is even more impressive because he gained it all back before Batman Begins.

Paramount+ is now streaming The Machinist, one of Christian Bale's cult classics. The film revolves around a machinist's mounting paranoia after a year without sleep. The Machinist was critically acclaimed and a modest success at the 2004 box office (grossing $8 million against its $5 million budget); it garnered a following after, mainly due to Bale's performance. He lost 62 pounds for the role, dropping to 120 pounds before filming. He was reportedly going for 99 pounds but the filmmakers advised against it. A small mishap behind the scenes fueled his commitment to the role, and it's all because of a typo in the script.

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Exclusive: Independent Artist Group has elevated Nathan DeRemer to Partner, upping Anthony Marotto to Vice-President, Physical Production.

DeRemer began his career at APA in 2013 — prior to the agency’s merger with Artist Group International to form Iag — within three years rising through the ranks to TV Lit Agent. The Berkeley grad quickly established himself as a tastemaker in the department and was promoted to Vice President, Scripted Literary in 2021. In his time at Iag, he’s cultivated an eclectic roster of premium storytellers and brokered numerous multimillion dollar overall deals for clients at HBO, FX, Amazon, and Wbtv. He’s also spearheaded competitive spec sales that led to series orders at AMC and Freeform/Hulu, and recently had back-to-back seasons with pilot production orders at CBS (Jumpstart) and ABC (Forgive and Forget).

Anthony Marotto

DeRemer’s client roster includes House of the Dragon writer/producer Kevin Lau and Found pilot director and EP DeMane Davis,...

The Amityville Horror, the 2005 horror movie starring Ryan Reynolds, has gotten a free streaming home. Two decades after the film's release in theaters, The Amityville Horror is now streaming on Tubi as of Feb. 1.

Directed by Andrew Douglas and written by Scott Kosar, The Amityville Horror was one of many feature films to be made based on the original novel by Jay Anson. It is also inspired by the original feature film adaptation that was released in 1979. The story is also based on true events, taking inspiration from real-life mass murderer Ronald DeFeo Jr., who killed several family members in an Amityville, New York home. After the killings, married couple George and Kathy Lutz, along with their children, moved in and subsequently made claims that the house was haunted.

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Tubi continues to be the gift that keeps giving this holiday season as another film is heading to the free streaming service in the new year. This release emerged during the horror remake craze of the 2000s and is actually better than most that were being cranked out at the time. With a memorable cast, solid direction, and some decent scares up its sleeve, the 2010 remake of The Crazies will be one to revisit once it hits the streaming service.

The Crazies is scheduled to land on Tubi on January 1. As you all know, Tubi is a free ad-supported streaming service that has been gaining more and more traction as other platforms continue raising their prices. As of May 2024, Tubi reportedly had 80 million active monthly users, which has likely increased since those figures were reported. This means that millions of users will get a chance to revisit (or get to...

Breck Eisner's 2010 remake of George A. Romero's The Crazies is about to head to a new streaming home.

Per Tubi, the hit horror remake starring Timothy Olyphant will be available for streaming on the platform completely free beginning January 1. This marks yet another fan-favorite addition to the Tubi streaming catalogue that will be arriving on the platform the very same day, placing it alongside the likes of other genre classics such as 1985's The Goonies and 1994's Brainscan.

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Writer-director Sébastian Vaniček officially unveils the working title and release window for the next feature film entry in the Evil Dead franchise.

George A. Romero's original The Crazies debuted in 1973 and followed the goings-on of a small Pennsylvania town as it descends into absolute chaos with the emergence of a strange pathogen known as Trixie. This virus is...

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is one of the oldest and most notable movie franchises in the horror genre, and after 50 years, it's still going strong. That being said, like all iconic series, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise is not without its issues. One of the most notable things fans complain about is the significantly convoluted timeline, which can make it difficult to dive in and start watching. With multiple films spread out over five decades -- and different filmmakers delivering their own interpretation of the ghoulish Sawyer family -- establishing a single coherent story thread is nearly impossible.

There are nine movies in the franchise, with the first movie, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, dating back to 1974. The subsequent installments in the series establish a complicated timeline, with many films acting as simple sequels, while others fit under the remake, reboot, and prequel umbrellas. Still, the premise is pretty simple,...

There’s a solid chance this month’s edition of “Revenge of the Remakes” ends up as one of my favorite column entries. George A. Romero’s The Crazies and Breck Eisner’s The Crazies inspire an exceptional case study about the peaceful coexistence between remakes and originals. Both filmmakers choose unique perspectives when dooming small-town America, even though the early 1970s and dawning 2010s validate eerily similar conspiracy paranoias. Stacking these Trixie-toxin thrillers back-to-back validates why remakes aren’t here to piss all over your safe, swaddling nostalgia blankets. Remakes aren’t the enemy — they’re a golden opportunity.

Romero’s The Crazies could only accomplish so much as a commentary against bureaucratic incompetence given the $270K budget. It benefits from a facelift, much like how Wes Craven’s The Hills Have Eyes reaches its full potential as a bloodthirsty 2000s revamp. That’s not a shot at legends...

The episode of Wtf Happened to This Horror Movie? covering The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) was Written by Cody Hamman, Narrated by Adam Walton, Edited by Juan Jimenez, Produced by Andrew Hatfield and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.

In 1974, director Tobe Hooper brought us The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. An independent production, shot in the heat of a Texas summer, that introduced us to a chainsaw-wielding cannibal called Leatherface. And his twisted family. It was a box office hit. And quickly became one of the most popular and respected horror films of all time. So, of course, there was eventually a remake. Produced by one of the biggest, flashiest filmmakers in the industry. Directed by a music video director in his feature debut. Starring an actress from a family friendly TV show. It sounds like a recipe for disaster. But when the remake was released in 2003, it was another success story.

The episode of The Black Sheep covering The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning was Written and Narrated by Andrew Hatfield, Edited by Brandon Nally, Produced by Lance Vlcek and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.

When did the Texas Chainsaw movies get so muddled with so many timelines? It’s not a hard thing to do. People get lost in Texas and end up victims of Leatherface and his family. I’m not saying there shouldn’t be a story line or a variation on things from time to time, hell, that’s what made Freddy, Michael, and Jason so popular. You could have even done something like the legacy sequel for Halloween, at least the first one. Oh wait, you did, and it didn’t turn out well with characters that made terrible decisions and weren’t likeable in the first place? Oh yeah, I remember that one.

While we have had horror remakes over the years, the 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre truly ushered in a new era of the modern horror reboot that didn't seem like it was going to stop until every major horror title, both mainstream and not, were given a fresh sheen for a new generation of fans. Since so many horror remakes came after Leatherface's return to the big screen, it might be hard to remember how good the 2003 take actually is. By paying homage to the Tobe Hooper classic and carving its own path, the 2003 redo is arguably the best horror reboot of the modern era, as it did spark a slew of imitators that tried to duplicate its success.

The Texas Chainsaw remake came due to Michael Bay, Brad Fuller, and Andrew Form's production company, Platinum Dunes. Founded in 2001, the company was primarily known for producing horror films,...

Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP.”

Nearly a decade after the last Dtv entry, The Amityville Horror finally returned to theaters. This was thanks, in large part, to the success of Platinum Dunes’ 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre which kicked off a wave of horror remakes..

TCM 2003 set the precedent for the look and tone of many of the aughts remakes. This is clearly visible from the opening murder montage of director Andrew Douglas’ film: staccato editing of grainy archival footage set to an industrial score. This isn’t your mother’s true crime story; this is amped up, gritty, and slightly desaturated-looking. It’s MTV music video chic by way of Se7en.

The Amityville Horror remake doesn’t offer much new storytelling because it is,...

Winners to be announced on February 17 at concurrent ceremonies in Los Angeles, New York.

The Crown, Succession, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story and The Looming Tower are among television series nominated for the 2019 Writers Guild Awards.

The list of nominees announced by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) West and East branches also includes The Handmaid’s Tale, longform projects Castle Rock, Paterno, Maniac and Sharp Objects and individual episodes of Narcos: Mexico, The Affair and Ozark.

Select categories appear below. WGA Award winners will be announced on February 17 at concurrent ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York.

The Writers Guild Awards honor outstanding writing in film, television, new media, videogames, news, radio, promotional, and graphic animation categories. Today the nominees for the 2019 Writers Guild Awards were revealed. Check out the list below.

Television, New Media, And News Nominees

Daytime Drama

Days of Our Lives, Head Writer: Ron Carlivati; Writers: Sheri Anderson, Lorraine Broderick, David Cherrill, Joanna Cohen, Lisa Connor, Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, Rick Draughon, Cydney Kelley, David Kreizman, David A. Levinson, Rebecca McCarty, Ryan Quan, Dave Ryan, Katherine Schock, Elizabeth Snyder, Tyler Topits; NBC

General Hospital, Head Writers: Shelly Altman, Christopher Van Etten; Writers: Barbara Bloom, Anna Theresa Cascio, Suzanne Flynn, Charlotte Gibson, Lucky Gold, Kate Hall, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O'Connor, Donny Sheldon, Scott Sickles; ABC

Drama Series

The Americans, Written by Peter Ackerman, Hilary Bettis, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Sarah Nolen, Stephen Schiff, Justin Weinberger, Joe Weisberg, Tracey Scott Wilson; FX Networks

Better Call Saul,...

The HBO comedy “Barry” is having a great day. First it reaped three Golden Globe nominations and then it earned another three bids at the Writers Guild of America Awards. At the WGA, it competes for Best Comedy Series writing as well as for an individual episode and for the catch-all Best New Series award.

For the comedy series award, “Barry” faces off against reigning Emmy champ “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” as well as “Atlanta,” “Glow” and “The Good Place.” “Barry” is the only comedy up for the new series award alongside the dramas “The Haunting of Hill House,” “Homecoming,” “Pose” and “Succession.”

Of those four, only “Succession” made it into Best Drama Series where it competes against the final season of “The Americans,” season 4 of “Better Call Saul” and the sophomore editions of “The Crown” and “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

The WGA Awards winners will be revealed on Feb.

The WGA on Thursday unveiled its nominations for in TV, new media, news, radio/audio and promotional writing for 2018, with writers for Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale and NBC’s Saturday Night Live among last year’s winners to make the cut.

Last year, Handmaid’s Tale won the Drama Series category and the New Series category. HBO’s Succession has that same chance this year in drama, nominated in both categories. Another HBO series, its Bill Hader comedy Barry, was triple-nommed today including in the episodic race.

SNL returns to the Comedy/Variety sketch series category it won last season, this time facing the likes of the final season for IFC’s Portlandia and Sarah Silverman’s Hulu docuseries I Love You, America. Another returning champ, Comedy/Variety Talk Series’ Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, also landed a nom.

Like the Golden Globes earlier today the marquee...

“The Walking Dead” season nine continues on Sunday, October 28th at 9:00 p.m. Et/Pt. On the all-new episode, “The Obliged,” Rick’s vision of a civilized future is threatened by a sudden reckoning with past sins that remain unavenged and unforgiven. The episode is written by Geraldine Inoa and directed by Rosemary Rodriguez.

Based on the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics, “The Walking Dead” reigns as television’s most watched drama for Adults 18-49. “The Walking Dead” tells the story of the months and years that follow after a zombie apocalypse, and follows a group of survivors, led by police officer Rick Grimes, who travel in search of a safe and secure home. The series is executive produced by showrunner Scott M. Gimple, Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, David Alpert, Greg Nicotero and Tom Luse.

Following the episode, viewers can catch...

The new venture will make comic book-based series to be sold internationally by Sony.

Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television (Spt) are launching Skybound Galactic, a new venture to finance comic book-based scripted TV series.

Rick Jacobs, executive producer of BBC America series Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, will lead the venture as CEO and Galactic investor Spt will sell the venture’s projects internationally.

Already in development is Thief of Thieves, based on the comic book series from Kirkman, best known as co-creator of The Walking Dead comic book series and a writer and executive producer of the hit series.

Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment has launched a TV financing venture with Sony Pictures Television that will be focused on genre series and international co-productions.

The new enterprise, Skybound Galactic, will be led by former Circle of Confusion exec Rick Jacobs, with Kirkman on as a board member. Sony Pictures Television is an investor in Galactic and will sell international rights for projects from the venture.

Galactic’s current development slate includes “Thief of Thieves,” based on Kirkman’s comic book series of the same name, with Evan Endicott and Josh Stoddard adapting and Assaf Bernstein directing. Galactic is also developing an adaptation of “Nailbiter,” the Image Comic created by Josh Williamson and Mike Henderson. Scott Kosar is adapting the series and Oz Perkins is directing.

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Tamika Lamison felt on top of the world when, at 28, she headed to Hollywood to pursue a filmmaking career. But when the bogus $112,000 check she received for the sale of her first script bounced, she knew that she wanted something far different than the typical industry experience.

“I started thinking about ways to make a difference. I didn’t want to spend all my energy on the grind, going for the brass ring,” Lamison, now 48, tells People. “I started mentoring and teaching kids filmmaking and I literally fell in love with watching youth fall in love with making films and sharing their stories.

What I’m about to write is probably going to catch a lot of flack, but here it goes – in terms of creating a horror movie experience, I actually prefer The Amityville Horror (2005) to the 1979 movie. While director Stuart Rosenberg’s original is well-made and features strong performances from its leads, I’ve never really been a fan of it, and thus, have found over the last decade or so a true admiration for what Amityville (2005) was able to bring to the table.

Not only does the remake give us deeper characters to invest in, better scares, and made the act of chopping wood absolutely one of the most horrifying things ever, but it also does what all good cinematic retellings should do – respect its roots but also steps out and does something different. So when it comes to all the Platinum Dunes remakes, I do think The Amityville Horror...

With a little help from friends, Make a Film Foundation has brought a 16-year-old cancer patient’s zombie thriller to life. Johnny Depp, David Lynch, J.K. Simmons and Laura Dern are among the stars of Anthony Conti’s “The Black Ghiandola,” a short film directed by the trio of Sam Raimi, Catherine Hardwicke and Ted Melfi; Conti (who also stars) wrote the project alongside Scott Kosar (“Texas Chainsaw Massacre”) and Wash Westmoreland (“Still Alice”).

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“Anthony is an alchemist — there was magic happening all around the set,” Tamika Lamison, who founded Make a Film Foundation in 2007, told the Hollywood Reporter. “It was like a magnet that kept attracting the best in so many people and attracting the extraordinary ‘yes’ at every turn.” Conti is living with stage IV adrenal cortical cancer.

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The news of an A-list star like Johnny Depp joining a new film always makes headlines, but this time around, the beloved actor is taking on a new film project for an incredibly worthy cause. The star is just one of many notable actors and filmmakers who came aboard a new horror short film entitled The Black Ghiandola, written by a teenager named Anthony Conti who is living with Stage 4 cancer, as part of an initiative through the Make a Film Foundation. Today we have photos from the set and new details about the project.

The Hollywood Reporter explains that 16-year-old Anthony Conti is suffering from stage IV adrenal cortical cancer. He teamed up with the Make a Film Foundation to get his horror short film off the ground, attracting actors like J.K. Simmons, Laura Dern, Penelope Ann Miller, Richard Chamberlain, Jade Pettyjohn, Chad Coleman, Pritesh Shah and Keith Allan,...

Exclusive: Beverly Hills-based management company Magnolia Entertainment has promoted a trio of managers and locked in $100 million in production funding with Shanghai-based Kylin-Mandarin Enterprises. The expansion into production funding comes as Magnolia promoted managers Ari Zudkewich, Jared Ceizler, and Kauveh Khozein and given them supervisory capacities. Two other managers have left the firm. Zudkewich will focus on the company’s literary division, which includes such clients as Daniel Espinosa, David Caspe, Scott Kosar, Kieran Darcy Smith, Fedor Bondarchuk and Matt Greenberg. Ceizler will focus on servicing Magnolia’s talent division, which includes such actors as Rachel McAdams, Rosamund Pike, Tatiana Maslany, […]...

While most moviegoers found the logical and incomprehensible limits of pairing an iconic figure to a wacky occupation this past year with “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” and “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters," The History Channel has spotted new potential in the idea. Once the host to actual fact-based programming, the cable network now aims to expand upon its massively successful miniseries of “The Bible," by taking the same general concepts and adding—what else?—an appropriately bizarre supernatural twist. Deadline reports that the channel is preparing a look into the story of Jesus’ untold years as a young adult, and they’re close to firming up negotiations with a trio of filmmaking horror folk to guide it. Producer/director Eli Roth, screenwriter Scott Kosar (“The Machinist”, “The Amityville Horror” remake), and producer Eric Newman (“The Thing” remake) are nearly set to board “The Lost Years” a project that is...

Following on from its success with "The Bible" miniseries, History is exploring another Jesus project - one that might prove a bit more controversial.

"The Machinist" scribe Scott Kosar along with "The Last Exorcism" producers Eli Roth and Eric Newman are teaming for "The Lost Years," a drama that would explore the undocumented young adult years of Jesus' life between the ages of 13 and 30.

The project was originally conceived in the horror genre as it explores a theory about Jesus’ origins as an exorcist before that particular term was invented. At the time, doctors treated ailments spiritually with Jesus being one of the greatest healers.

Due to the project being in very early stages, it's unclear if it will be a regular series or a mini-series.

Source: Deadline...

Jesus cast out demons after he began his public ministry at the age of 30, according to the Bible, but did he spend his younger years as an exorcist? That's the premise of a show under consideration by The History Channel, according to Deadline, with Eli Roth on board as a producer. To be specific, The Lost Years is said to explore the years of Jesus' life that are not covered in the Bible (ages 13-30). Reportedly, it was "conceived in the horror genre, and it explores a theory about Jesus' origins as an exorcist. ... that, as the most powerful healer of his time, Jesus performed rituals akin to exorcism." Scott Kosar conjured up the idea -- his writing credits include The Machinist and...

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I am not what many would call a religious person, but there are two parts of The New Testament particularly fascinate me. Both of them are, literally, what isn't actually there. They are the parts before Jesus was curing people's illnesses and feeding thousands of people, and after he was resurrected, where it abruptly ends by saying, "and he performed many more miracles," before adding that it was basically too long to write down. Regardless, it looks like a trio of horror guys: Scott Kosar (The Machinist, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Amityville Horror) and producers Eli Roth (the Hostel franchise) and Eric Newman (The Thing), both producers on The Last Exorcism, are looking to fill in the blanks of what happened to Jesus between the ages of 13 to 30 with their show, "The Lost Years." However because it is so early in development, it is not known to be a...

Are you turned off by the New Testament’s lack of action sequences? History will try to remedy that problem with The Lost Years, an exploration of the unknown events that occurred between Jesus' adolescence and his adult ministry. Did we mention it’s a horror project? The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake co-writer Scott Kosar and producer Eli Roth are behind Lost Years, which will focus on Jesus' powers of exorcism because sure, why not. In all honesty, Jesus is overdue for a reboot and he could do worse than “28-year-old demon-fighting Jewish virgin.”...

We've all heard it said that Jesus was the first zombie, but the first exorcist? If this latest news of a potential series on History is correct, that's exactly how he'll be portrayed! Read on for the details.

Per Deadline, following the success of its blockbuster "The Bible," the cable network is exploring another project about Jesus that would show him in a more controversial light with deals being finalized with feature writer Scott Kosar (The Machinist) and producers Eli Roth (pictured; the Hostel franchise) and Eric Newman (The Thing remake).

Titled "The Lost Years," the program will explore the undocumented years of Jesus’ life as a young adult. Because the project is in very early stages, it is unclear whether it would be developed as a regular series or a miniseries.

Here's how the site describes it: "The Lost Years" is based on an original idea by Kosar, who...

Exclusive: History scored big with its blockbuster The Bible miniseries. Now the cable network is exploring another project about Jesus that would portray him in a more controversial light. I’ve learned that the network is finalizing deals for the project, from feature writer Scott Kosar (The Machinist) and producers Eli Roth (the Hostel franchise) and Eric Newman (The Thing). Titled The Lost Years, the drama explores the undocumented years of Jesus’ life as a young adult. There is very little information about Jesus’ life from about the age of 13, following a pilgrimage to Jerusalem he took with his parents, to age 30, when he began his ministry and was baptized by John the Baptist. Because the project is in very early stages, it is unclear whether it would be developed as a regular series or a miniseries. The Lost Years is based on an original idea by Kosar who developed it with Roth and Newman.

As I mentioned in yesterday’s wrap-up of Platinum Dunes’ remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, it didn’t seem like the team behind that film were thinking in terms of “franchise” when they set about to re-introduce Leatherface to a brand new audience. If they had, then I doubt the ending of that movie would’ve had as many finalities with their core group as it had; something that earns that particular remake bonus points. So, after winning over the skeptical fans and in lieu of a slew of similar post-Chainsaw horror movies that followed like Saw and Hostel (which Chainsaw producer Mike Fleiss also was involved with), the Pd gang started seriously contemplating an appropriate follow-up. And for them, the only story that made sense to tell was the one that came before the remake.

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From Crypt to script, Dracula is coming back to our screens in a number of new projects that all seem to be arising at the same time.

Last month, it emerged that NBC was developing a Dracula drama series set in the 1890s. The TV soap opera was described as "young, sexy and supernatural" and as "Dangerous Liaisons meet The Tudors."

It's being scripted by Cole Haddon, who previously wrote Hyde, an as-yet-unmade project from 2010 in which Dr Jekyll is released from prison to hunt a new monster who seems to be using an improved version of the Hyde transformation serum.

In addition, Hammer CEO Simon Oakes has revealed that they are considering "a contemporary Dracula" movie and already had potential filmmakers in mind.

He told Digital Spy: "Certainly in my time with Hammer we will definitely do a Dracula.

"We can't really tell you much about it but we really are looking at it.

Way back in May 2009, while doing the promotional rounds for his then-new movie, Terminator Salvation, Christian Bale revealed that he and a "director friend" were in talks to adapt a novel by J.G. Ballard — who Bale actually played as a boy in Steven Spielberg's 1987 movie adaptation of Ballard's autobiographical novel Empire of the Sun. Who that friend was and which one of Ballard's novels Bale was referring to remained a mystery until Brad Anderson revealed earlier this year that he was the director in question and that the novel was Ballard's Concrete Island, the screen adaptation of which would be written by Scott Kosar, completing the Anderson-Bale-Kosar triumvirate behind The Machinist.

Even after Anderson's "reveal," it was unclear whether the project had financial backing or if Bale was actually attached as the lead, but it now appears as if the movie is a "go" as Filmax International recently updated...

Some early details are developing on the sci-fi thriller Concrete Island. Director Brad Anderson (The Machinist) will reteam with Christian Bale on this project. Set in the year 2020, a wealthy architect veers off of a highway west of London. His Jaguar along with himself are then trapped on a concrete barrier along with several others. The film turns into an adult version of Lord of the Flies as the characters fight for the few dwindling resources available.

This project is being developed by Filmax International. As well, this title is based on J. G. Ballard's novel of the same name and some of the details above are based on this text. Take a look at other early details for Concrete Island below.

Director: Brad Anderson.

Writers: J.G. Ballard and Scott Kosar.

Cast: Christian Bale.

*filming has not begun.

**the novel was released in 1974.

***the novel is possibly influenced by another novel,...

While Kathryn Bigelow is readying her Osama Bin Laden movie, director John Stockwell (Turistas, Into the Blue) is working on his own Bin Laden film, called "Code Name Geronimo." Over at the Afm, there is a poster for Stockwell's new project, along with a poster for Brad Anderson's "Concrete Island," which will re-team the "Machinist" director with Christian Bale and writer Scott Kosar. Check out both posters below. Code Name Geronimo: Based on the military incursion into Bin Laden's compound from the perspective of a small contingent of Navy Seals. The film takes a look inside their lives as tensions rise between them until they learn the identity of their latest target, whose code name is Geronimo. Concrete Island: An this adaptation of Jg Ballard's novel. The story revolves around Robert Maitland (Bale), a wealthy architect, who finds himself stranded in a man-made "island" (a section of...

Get ready to start your Afm morning coverage with a smile as we bring with us some very good news regarding the new flick from Brad Anderson, Concrete Island! Oh, and we even have some early sales art, too!

Filmax International, the company behind Sleep Tight and the [Rec] franchise, will be producing the film which reunites Anderson (Transsiberian, The Machinist, Session 9, The Vanishing on 7th Street) with The Machinist star Christian Bale on the adaptation of the best selling novel by J.G. Ballard.

Scott Kosar (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Crazies, Amityville Horror, The Machinist) will pen the screenplay that's described as "a twisted adaptation of Robinson Crusoe," where the story's protagonist, Robert Maitland, a wealthy architect, finds himself stranded in a manmade 'island' (a section of fenced-off wasteland in the middle of a motorway intersection) between the Westway and M4 Motorway in West London, forced to survive on...

We've learned that Filmax International, the company behind Sleep Tight and the [Rec] franchise, is will be producing Concrete Island. The big news is that Brad Anderson (Transsiberian, The Machinist, Session 9, The Vanishing on 7th Street) is set to reteam with The Machinist star Christian Bale on the adaptation of the best selling novel by J.G. Ballard. Scott Kosar (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) will pen the screenplay that's described as a twisted adaptation of "Robinson Crusoe," where the story's protagonist, Robert Maitland, a wealthy architect, finds himself stranded in a manmade 'island' (a section of fenced-off wasteland in the middle of a motorway intersection) between the Westway and M4 Motorway in West London, forced to survive on only what is in his crashed Jaguar and what he is able to find.

Another piece of art spotted at the American Film Market today... Concrete Island , an adaptation of J.G. Ballard's novel, tells an urban Robinson Crusoe story, wherein Bales' character crashes a car into a highway interchange and is marooned in a weedy lot, injured, and can't escape, trying to survive in the middle of the big urban Metropolis. The film will bring back The Machinist team: Brad Anderson directs, Christian Bale stars and Scott Kosar pens the adaptation.

Earlier this year it was revealed that Christian Bale was planning a reunion with the writing and directing duo of Brad Anderson and Scott Kosar from 2003's "The Machinist," for an adaptation of J.G. Ballard's urban thriller "Concrete Island." While the project doesn't seem to be any closer to realization, TwitchFilm has now uncovered the first sales poster for the film, a dystopia-set urban thriller which already promises to boast another of the sort of physically and mentally challenging roles that Bale has almost become synonymous with. Described as a twisted, unfilmable adaptation of the Robinson Crusoe castaway survival story,…...

Ryan Kwanten has said that he and director Scott Kosar will present their own interpretation of cult leader Charles Manson in their upcoming Manson family biopic. Kwanten will play Manson in the film, which Kosar is adapting from his own script. The actor previously admitted that the role will be a challenge. Asked about playing a real-life person, Kwanten told Metro: "I've done it before but it's like anything in life - you have to prepare and do your research. "With Manson there's so (more)...

The horror remakes of Platinum Dunes get Matt into an argument with a pale apparition. And then things get really weird…

I'd just finished my column and I was basking in my own genius. It was one of my best, '18 fart noises that are better than anything Platinum Dunes have ever done'. I ran through the probable outcomes in my mind: book deal, offers from newspapers, the respect of my peers and a brief lull in the torrent of abuse from the angry, jealous public.

Granted, I'd never had any of those things previously, but this was definitely the one. This one smelled of success, and success has a musk that hits you right in the back of the throat. Mmm, mmm.

Normally, after I've crafted a masterwork, I like to have a shower so that I can lather myself up. Just some special me time with a loofa and bottle of Imperial Leather.

Christian Bale will star in the drama "Concrete Island," based on J.G. Ballard's 1974 novel.According to Variety, Brad Anderson ("Transsiberian" and the upcoming "Vanishing on Seventh Street") is attached to direct.Scott Kosar is adapting the script which centers on a wealthy architect who finds himself stranded in a section of fenced-off wasteland in West London. All he has to survive on is what he can find in his crashed car. He eventually finds companions on the island and decides to stay and renounce his former life.Bale, Anderson and Kosar collaborated on "The Machinist" in 2004.Barcelona-based Filmax International's Antonio Nava and Carlos Fernandez are producing.Bale is about to reprise his role as Batman in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises."...

With all the big news this week about films nearing production like Rock of Ages, Iron Man 3, The Great Gatsby and the remake of Logan's Run (finally), there were also many new projects recently added to IMDbPro's database of in-development titles. Here's a glimpse at some of the noteworthy additions:

Untitled Mahalia Jackson Project – Former American Idol favorite Fantasia Barrino hopes to hit a career high note with a biopic about the "Queen of Gospel" who began recording in the 1930s and performed at JFK's inauguration and MLK's March on Washington. Euzhan Palcy directs.

Concrete Island – Decades after Christian Bale's breakout role in Spielberg's version of J.G. Ballard's Empire of the Sun, the actor is returning to the who helped make him famous. He's also reuniting with The Machinist's writing-directing team of Brad Anderson and Scott Kosar in Ballard's urban tale of a man living inside his car on a man-made island between two London roadways.

Voices from the Dead – Speaking of Spielberg, the filmmaker's tapped Changeling scribe J. Michael Straczynski to pen this drama based on the friendship of Harry Houdini and Arthur Conan Doyle and involves a murder investigation led by a medium who may or may not be the real thing.

He Loves Me – Little Miss Sunshine directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris are jumping back on bus with Paul Dano in this high-concept romantic comedy about a writer who wills his own love interest into existence. Zoe Kazan wrote the script and will co-star. Sunshine producers Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa are also on board.

The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes – This U.S.-U.K. co-production from filmmaker Joe Dante (Gremlins, The 'burbs) that follows strait-laced exploitation movie legend Roger Corman as he sets out to capture the trippy, psychedelic world of LSD on film in 1967.

If you know of something in the works, you can submit it via our online submission form.

Concrete Island – remember that title, because that’s the upcoming Brad Anderson‘s movie that will reunite him with Batman star, Christian Bale!

Reunite, exactly! We’re sure you already know that they previously worked together on 2004 psychological thriller The Machinist, right?

Here’s how director Anderson described the whole thing:

“The best way to describe it is it’s like an urban Robinson Crusoe story – a guy crashes a car into a highway interchange and is marooned in this weedy lot, injured, and can’t escape and he’s basically trying to survive in the middle of the big urban Metropolis.

It’s sort of a crazy, cool Ballard-esque type story, but Christian’s on board to do that when we can fit it into his schedule, of course.”

Concrete Island is an adaptation of J.G. Ballard’s 1974 novel of the same name and The Machinsit writer Scott Kosar...

I love it when a successful actor and director duo join forces a second time to make a film.  That's exactly what mega star Christian Bale has done, as he's agreed to star in The Machinist director Brad Anderson's future project Concrete Island.

In the big screen adaptation of the popular Jg Ballard novel Bale will have to slim down big time, similar to his gaunt appearance in The Machinist.

Anderson recently spoke with Styd about the Scott Kosar penned script. 

"The best way to describe it is it's like an urban Robinson Crusoe story," Anderson said. ...