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A new episode of the Revisited video series has arrived online this morning… and this time around, we’re looking back at a movie that has a very bad reputation: director Rupert Wainwright’s 2005 remake of the John Carpenter cult classic The Fog (you can watch the remake Here). This video sets out to explain “Why The Fog fails,” and you can hear all about it in the embed above.

Directed by Wainwright from a screenplay written by Cooper Layne, The Fog remake feels like an attempt to put a J-horror-style twist on the ideas from Carpenter’s film. It has the following synopsis: The prosperous town of Antonio Bay, Oregon is born in blood, as the town’s founders get their money by murdering a colony of lepers. But the truth of what they did is concealed from subsequent generations. More than 100 years later, Elizabeth Williams, whose family lives in Antonio Bay,...

John Carpenter’s illustrious catalog of horror and non-horror classics has already seen three remakes, with at least one more kinda-sorta confirmed on the way (Escape from New York). If you consider 2011’s The Thing enough of a remake, notch another on the bedpost. It makes sense; Carpenter turned his no-bullshit attitude into a masterful filmmaking style, and those listed titles harbor nostalgic admiration. We’re probably closer than we think to seeing Bryan Fuller’s Christine remake for Blumhouse or a contemporary They Live, while Dwayne Johnson’s Big Trouble in Little China sequel project fades away. Imagine Julia Ducournau’s Christine should Fuller exit, or what about if James Gunn booked a brief horror vacation away from the Dceu for his take on They Live?

Carpenter’s brand of down-and-dirty storytelling mixed with societal commentaries make his works perfect for generational updates, but they can’t all be winners.

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John Carpenter Shirt + Flexi Disc from Fright Rags

It was announced this week that John Carpenter’s Lost Themes IV: Noir is coming out in May. In addition to various vinyl editions of the album, the first single, “My Name Is Death,” is available on flexi disc with a matching shirt from Fright-Rags.

Limited to 500, the set costs $45 and is scheduled to ship the week of April 12. Both items feature artwork by Aaron Lea.

Stigmata Mediabook Blu-ray from Dark Sky Films

With Scream Factory’s 2015 edition out of print, Stigmata will be released on Blu-ray + DVD in Mediabook packaging on April 2 via Dark Sky Films. This version is packaged with a 24-page booklet.

The 1999 supernatural...

Capelight Pictures & Altitude Film Distribution have released the captivating 90s supernatural horror, Stigmata, which is available now in the UK on a special 2-Disc Limited Collector’s Edition Blu-ray & DVD. Directed by Rupert Wainwright, the 1999 occult thriller features an outstanding cast of Oscar® winner Patricia Arquette, Golden Globe winner Gabriel Byrne and Oscar® Nominee Jonathan Pryce with an tremendously dark score from The Smashing Pumpkins frontman, Billy Corgan. A lost soul has just received the wounds of Christ… and a shocking message that will alter history. Frankie Paige (Arquette) has absolutely no faith in God. All of that changes when she suddenly begins to suffer the Stigmata – the living wounds of the crucified Christ. Frankie’s miraculous bleeding comes to the attention of the Vatican’s top investigator, Father Kiernan (Byrne). But when Cardinal Houseman (Pryce), discovers that Frankie is actually channeling an extraordinary and provocative message that could destroy the Church,...

Los Angeles, Feb 19 (Ians) Oliver Wood, an English cinematographer whose credits include ‘Die Hard 2’, ‘Face/Off’, aThe Other Guys’ and the original ‘Bourne’ trilogy, has passed away at his home in Hollywood following a battle with cancer. He was 80.

With a career spanning across seven decades, Wood worked across a wide variety of projects, collaborating with directors like John Woo, Adam McKay, Antoine Fuqua, Barry Sonnenfeld and Larry Cohen, reports ‘Variety’.

He was nominated for a BAFTA award for best cinematography for his work on 2007’s aThe Bourne Ultimatum’, directed by Paul Greengrass.

Born in London, Wood moved to New York City when he was 19. His first major credit came on Leonard Kastle’s 1970 crime film aThe Honeymoon Killers’ making a strong impression for his technique of using available light to give the anachronistic dark comedy the look of a newsreel.

As per ‘Variety’, Wood shot numerous B-movies and independent...

Oliver Wood, the veteran cinematographer behind several of the “Bourne” films, “Step Brothers,” “Talladega Nights” and “Face/Off,” died Monday, Feb. 13 of cancer, his representatives confirmed. He was 80.

The British director of photography acquired 60 credits over his five-decade career, including beloved action and comedy hits like “Die Hard 2” (1990), “Freaky Friday” (2003), “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” (2006), and “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back” (2016).

Born Feb. 21, 1942, Wood moved to New York City at age 19 and found work on B-movies such as cult crime film “The Honeymoon Killers” (1969) and as a camera operator on “Body Rock” (1984), among others. He broke out in the film industry following his work on “Miami Vice,” where he was primary Dp from 1987 to 1989.

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From there, he moved into the big leagues with ’90s films like “Die Hard 2” (1990), “Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey...

Oliver Wood, an English cinematographer whose credits include “Die Hard 2,” “Face/Off,” “The Other Guys” and the original “Bourne” trilogy, died Monday, Feb. 13, at his home in Hollywood following a battle with cancer. He was 80.

With a career spanning across seven decades, Wood worked across a wide variety of projects, collaborating with directors like John Woo, Adam McKay, Antoine Fuqua, Barry Sonnenfeld and Larry Cohen. He was nominated for a BAFTA award for best cinematography for his work on 2007’s “The Bourne Ultimatum,” directed by Paul Greengrass.

Born in London, Wood moved to New York City when he was 19. His first major credit came on Leonard Kastle’s 1970 crime film “The Honeymoon Killers,” making a strong impression for his technique of using available light to give the anachronistic dark comedy the look of a newsreel.

Wood shot numerous B-movies and independent films throughout the late 1970s and ’80s, frequently collaborating...

In this edition of The Silver Lining, we’ll be tackling Mick Garris and Stephen King’s unfairly maligned Sleepwalkers!

For every successful Stephen King adaptation, there are usually a handful of lesser projects lurking in its shadow. From Dreamcatcher to Lawnmower Man, the King of Horror actually has quite a few box-office bombs under his belt, with some fans justifying this by claiming that adaptations miss out on crucial inner monologues and emotional subtext. However, there is one Stephen King project that suggests that there might be more to the middling reception of some of these movies than the adaptational process.

Naturally, I’m referring to Mick Garris’ Sleepwalkers, the one and only time that Stephen King wrote a story specifically for the big screen. Back in the early 90s, King’s tales were already sizzling hot properties at movie studios, so Columbia Pictures immediately accepted King’s offer...

Super Bowl champ Russell Wilson and Grammy-winning singer Ciara are bringing their talents to Amazon Studios.

The husband-and-wife duo has inked a first-look deal with the streamer to develop and produce scripted series and films through their production company, Why Not You Productions. Projects from the deal will premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.

“We’re so excited and honored to work with Amazon Studios,” said the Wilsons. “They’ve quickly become one of the most exciting studios in entertainment and have shown a strong belief in our vision to bring inspiring stories to the world. We can’t wait to begin our work together.”

Said Jennifer Salke, Head of Amazon Studios: “Russell and Ciara are a true powerhouse producing duo — both with extraordinary success in their respective careers on the field and the stage, their business ventures and shared dedication to philanthropy. We share a passion for developing diverse...

It's been confirmed that Rupert Wainwright will no longer direct Not Without Hope, a survival drama starring Miles Teller that was slated to begin shooting in the Dominican Republic this August. Sources close to the production say that Wainwright's exit is due to "creative differences," and that the search for a new director will likely push filming back by a couple…...

Rupert Wainwright will no longer direct “Not Without Hope,” a survival drama with Miles Teller that was scheduled to start shooting in the Dominican Republic this August.

The filmmaker’s exit is being attributed to “creative differences.” The production is now looking for a new director, a search that will likely push back filming by at least a few weeks. Wainwright’s previous credits include “Stigmata,” “The Fog” and “Blank Check.”

“Not Without Hope” tells the story of Nick Schuyler, who managed to survive hours in the freezing water after his boat capsized in the Gulf of Mexico. Schuyler was on a fishing trip with three friends, two of whom were Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper and free-agent NFL defensive lineman Corey Smith. Their brutal ordeal became a major news story. The film is based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Schuyler and Jere Longman. E. Nicholas Mariani wrote the screenplay.

The Dominican Republic’s lauded film law marks its 10th year amid general elections set for July. Fortunately, the three main candidates are said to be pro-cinema.

“The law is up for a review, but we don’t think there will be too many changes,” says film commissioner Yvette Marichal.

As the country gears up to emerge from its Covid-19 lockdown by July 1, it is still unclear when productions will restart and shuttered cinemas reopen. Nevertheless, pre-production on some shows is in full swing.

Set construction for a big-budget supernatural thriller by a major Hollywood director has begun at the world-class Pinewood Dominican Republic water filming facility, albeit with health and safety protocols in place. Another supernatural thriller, “Geechee” from Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios, will resume production at Pinewood Dr by the end of July.

A Rupert Wainwright-directed drama based on the Florida boating accident of three NFL players,...

Exclusive: Award-winning director Rupert Wainwright, best known for his work on Stigmata, has signed with Buchwald. He was previously with Apa.

Wainwright began his career directing music videos for artists such as Nwa and Mc Hammer, and Michael Jackson. His first directorial feature was the Disney comedy Blank Check; which led to other films such as The Sadness of Sex and 2005’s The Fog, starring Tom Welling and Maggie Grace.

Currently, Wainwright is set to direct the adaptation of the New York Times bestseller Not Without Hope by Nick Schuyler and Jere Longman. Miles Teller is attached to star and produce along with Rick French (Prix Productions) and Wainwright’s Adore Creative with NFL star Russell Wilson and his wife Ciara executive producing through their Why Not You production company. Wainwright continues to run the integrated advertising agency Adore Creative he founded in 2007, which has created winning campaigns for the Olympics,...

In today’s film news roundup, Patrick Wilson, Charlie Plummer and Miles Teller score roles in upcoming movies, and Stx moves its Gerard Butler sci-fier “Greenland” back two weeks.

Castings

Patrick Wilson will star alongside Halle Berry and Josh Gad in Roland Emmerich’s forthcoming science fiction epic “Moonfall.”

Charlie Plummer is also joining the cast. Lionsgate acquired North American rights to “Moonfall” late last year and plans a 2021 release.

“Moonfall” centers on a mysterious force knocking the Moon from its orbit around Earth and sending it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it. A ragtag team launches an impossible last-ditch mission into space to prevent annihilation.

Wilson will play a disgraced former Nasa astronaut whose previous space mission holds a clue about an impending catastrophe. Plummer plays Wilson’s character’s teenage son. Wilson is re-uniting with Emmerich after collaborating together in last fall’s “Midway.

“Whiplash” and “Top Gun: Maverick” star Miles Teller is set to star in a true story of a boating disaster called “Not Without Hope” that will be executive produced by NFL quarterback Russell Wilson and singer and songwriter Ciara, Highland Film Group announced Friday.

Highland Film Group is representing international sales on the film from director Rupert Wainwright at the upcoming Cannes virtual marketplace, while CAA Media Finance is handling the domestic rights.

“Not Without Hope” is based on a non-fiction book by Nick Schuyler and Jere Longman of the same name about a pair of best friends and two NFL players who are trapped in freezing water after a storm hits and their boat capsizes. Here’s the full synopsis:

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Best friends Nick Schuyler (Miles Teller) and Will Bleakley, and NFL...

In a world without Covid-19, we’d be anxiously awaiting the upcoming sequel, “Top Gun: Maverick.” Instead of seeing that movie this summer, we now have to wait for the sequel in December, which means it’ll be several months before we see what Miles Teller brings to the Tom Cruise-led franchise. In the meantime, it appears that Teller is ready to develop his next feature, a boating drama inspired by tragic real-life events, titled “Not Without Hope.”

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According to THR, Teller is signed on to star in the new film, “Not Without Hope,” based on the book of the same name about a group of guys that go out on a boating trip in the Gulf of Mexico but end up stuck in a violent storm...

Miles Teller is set to play the lone survivor of a real-life boating tragedy in Not Without Hope, which Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl-winning quarterback Russell Wilson and Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Ciara will executive produce through their production company, Why Not You.

Directed by Rupert Wainwright (Stigmata, The Fog), the film is based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Nick Schuyler and Jere Longman, from a screenplay by E. Nicholas Mariani. Highland Film Group will be launching international sales at the upcoming virtual Cannes market, with CAA Media Finance handling the domestic rights. 

A true story, Not Without Hope ...

Miles Teller is set to play the lone survivor of a real-life boating tragedy in Not Without Hope, which Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl-winning quarterback Russell Wilson and Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Ciara will executive produce through their production company, Why Not You.

Directed by Rupert Wainwright (Stigmata, The Fog), the film is based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Nick Schuyler and Jere Longman, from a screenplay by E. Nicholas Mariani. Highland Film Group will be launching international sales at the upcoming virtual Cannes market, with CAA Media Finance handling the domestic rights. 

A true story, Not Without Hope ...

The Fog announces itself as an old-fashioned spook-show in its first scene: kids huddle around a campfire as John Houseman spins a morbid tale about a band of shipwrecked sailors murdered 100 years ago this very night. Those sailors vowed to return and that’s just what they do, using the fog that blankets this little seaside town as their method of transportation. Starring Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis and Janet Leigh, the film was a solid success bringing in nearly 22 million on its 1 million dollar budget. The Fog was remade in 2005, directed by Rupert Wainwright and starring Selma Blair.

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In today’s film news roundup, rescue drama “Not Without Hope” is back in development, a “Galaxy Quest” documentary is set for release, “The Two Popes” wins another award, and Ella Joyce gets cast.

Project Revived

U.K.-based financing-production outfit Goldfinch has bought feature film rights to Nick Schuyler’s “Not Without Hope” and signed “The Fog” director Rupert Wainwright.

The project had been set up at Relativity in 2013 with Dwayne Johnson attached but fell apart when Relativity collapsed.

Goldfinch will put the film into production in early 2020. Chief operating officer Phil McKenzie is overseeing the project on behalf of the indie studio. Rick French of Prix Productions (“The True Don Quixote”) will produce, in association with Wainwright’s Adore Creative Content.

Schuyler’s story recounts his dramatic 2009 rescue by the U.S. Coast Guard 70 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico following a boating accident that left three friends dead,...

Action vet Jason Statham is in negotiations to star in the action thriller The Killer’s Game that will be directed by D.J. Caruso (xXx: Return of Xander Cage). THR reports that this move breathes new life into one of Hollywood’s oldest unproduced scripts.

The Killer's Game is based on a novel by Jay Bonansinga; the story follows a veteran assassin who is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness and takes a hit out on himself to avoid the pain that is destined to follow. The twist comes when he finds out that he was misdiagnosed and must then fend off the army of former colleagues trying to kill him.

The book was published in 1997, and since then Hollywood has been trying to turn it into a movie. Several great actors including Michael Keaton and Wesley Snipes were attached to star in the project during its early development.

A long...

Veteran character actor Miguel Ferrer passed away last week. While he's perhaps best known for roles in Robocop, Twin Peaks and other films, I'll always remember him as the bad guy in. Blank Check (1994) Director: Rupert Wainwright Stars: Brian Bonsall, Miguel Ferrer, Karen Duffy, Tone Loc A child learns that crime literally pays. Blank Check is like porn for kids.a fantasy where a... Read More...

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Is it too much to hope for in a multiplex horror movie that it’ll deal with adult themes, have a few memorable lines and won’t be shot like a music video? Yes, it is, so the most you can ever hope for is a visceral thrill.

If nothing else, the so-called “torture porn” fad delivered that, but far more profitable (and hence attractive to studios) was the trend for PG-13 horror pictures. When The Sixth Sense made $672 million worldwide, making it one of the highest grossing horror films of all time, studios interpreted its success as a sign that non-restrictive ratings were key in developing the next blockbuster. They were seemingly proved correct when, a few years later, Gore Verbinski’s remake of The Ring made nearly $250 million worldwide.

As studios rushed to find material that wouldn’t tax the average adolescent overmuch, the trend initiated...

Hollywood-based Envision Media Arts (Ema) has struck a $50m credit facility with National Bank Of Canada to fund theatrical features in the $5m-$25m range.

The deal includes a bridge facility allowing Lee Nelson’s company to confirm talent and begin preparations in advance of the close of the completion bond.

Ema has hired finance veteran Wendy Moore as vp of finance.

The slate includes Waco, based on a screenplay by investigative journalist James Hibberd and Rupert Wainwright; thriller Red Ice co-financed by Apollo Media with Dennis Iliadis attached to direct from a screenplay by Keith Ray Putnam; and rom-com Committed by Claudia Grazioso based on the Greek film of the same name.

Ema most recently announced an exclusive agreement with Pez Candy, Inc. to develop an animated family film based on the iconic candy dispensers. Cameron Fay will write the screenplay.

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This week, we’ve got an insane amount of horror and sci-fi home entertainment choices getting released on Tuesday, including the latest from Scream Factory, Stigmata, and Kino Lorber is bringing us another Mario Bava cult classic to high-def in the form of Evil Ey,e and the recent horror comedy Zombeavers is looking to make a splash on DVD as well.

Anchor Bay is also unleashing The Vatican Exorcisms on May 19th and Olive Films is bringing a double dose of classic terror to Blu-ray with their releases of Peter Benchley’s Creature and It! The Terror from Outer Space. Indie horror fans have a ton of titles this week arriving on DVD to choose from and we’ve also got new high-def releases for both Poltergeist sequels and Terminator 2: Judgment Day too.

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"The Fog" announces itself as an old-fashioned spook-show in its first scene: kids huddle around a campfire as John Houseman spins a morbid tale about a band of shipwrecked sailors murdered 100 years ago this very night. Those sailors vowed to return and that’s just what they do, using the fog that blankets this little seaside town as their method of transportation. Starring Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis and Janet Leigh, the film was a solid success bringing in nearly 22 million on its 1 million dollar budget. "The Fog" was remade in 2005, directed by Rupert Wainwright and starring Selma Blair.

Hungry for the delectable and deadly atmosphere of Michael Dougherty's Trick ’r Treat following the announcement last week that Legendary comics is releasing graphic novels of Trick ’r Treat and the upcoming Krampus? If so, then you might dig Cavity Colors' Cakepop Sam print, the latest addition to their Deadly Desserts line. The print depicts the creepy creature from Trick ’r Treat as a cake pop that's a festive feast for the eyes. Also featured in our latest round-up are details on the Kickstarter campaign for world-renowned special effects master Hiroshi Katagiri's debut film, Gehenna – Where Death Lives, as well as release details on Scream Factory's Blu-ray of the Patricia Arquette-starring possession film, Stigmata.

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British filmmaker Rupert Wainwright has directed features ranging from Disney's “Blank Check” to the horror movies “Stigmata” and “The Fog,” but he's currently tackling a very different assignment — selling Russia to the rest of the world for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. As founder of Los Angeles-based advertising agency Adore Creative, Wainwright developed and produced a series of short films that helped Russia win its bid to host the World Cup in 2018. Adore also created and produced several TV commercials and promotional films that helped Russia land this year's Sochi Winter Olympic Games, the 2013 University Games (the...

It seems the only time I can find that I wrote about a possible big-screen adaptation of The Outer Limits was way back in 2004 when Rupert Wainwright (Stigmata) was attached to direct. Unless I'm missing something I haven't covered it before or since, but today THR brings word the newly crowned director of Marvel's Dr. Strange, Scott Derrickson, has been tapped to write a screenplay for the long gestating feature alongside his Sinister co-writer C. Robert Cargill. "The Outer Limits" was a sci-fi television program that first aired back in the mid-60s and was then remade and aired on Showtime from 1995 to 2002. Here's how the THR story describes the plot: The duo will be tackling time travel, alien invasion and genetic manipulation in adapting the episode, which focused on a man with no memory beyond the last 10 days and a computerized hand who discovers he is from the future.

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Pier Paolo Pasolini’S Trilogy Of Life (Criterion) Pier Paolo Pasolini was Italy’s last Neo-Realist, a product of post-ww II Europe who was fervently Catholic, openly gay, defiantly Marxist, and one of the most original voices of the 20th century’s second half. Before his brutal murder in 1975 (after the premiere of his still-controversial swan song, “Salo”), Pasolini directed a trilogy of films based on masterpieces of medieval literature: Boccaccio’s “The Decameron,” Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales,” and “The Thousand and One Nights (also known as “The Arabian Nights”). The three films celebrate the uninhibited, earthy, raw carnal nature of the original texts, leaving little to the imagination, but also offering Pasolini’s own very unique and pointed views on modern society, consumerism, religious and sexual mores (and hypocrisies), and an unexpurgated celebration of the human body, both male and female. Extraordinary production design by Dante Ferretti and another evocative,...

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The Fog Original (1980)

Directed by John Carpenter

Written by John Carpenter & Debra Hill

Starring: Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh & Hal Holbrook

With all the horror films I watch, I sometimes forget how frightening something as simplistic as a shadow emerging from the fog can be and yet, you’ll find a few moments of these here in The Fog and each time, as the sailor’s ghosts lurk towards these unsuspecting poor souls, they’re as effective and chilling as they were the first time – Now, this is what makes The Fog so effective – John Carpenter’s understanding of horror and how he chooses to wonderfully build the mood and suck the audience into the worlds he establishes.

The setting of The Fog - Antonio Bay, California – feels surprisingly intimate and despite the fact that horrors come in the dead of the night...

Director Rupert Wainwright (The Fog, Stigmata) will revisit the tragic events of 1993 that occurred in the rural town of Waco, Texas when the Atf advanced on cult leader David Koresh’s compound, resulting in a 51 day siege and the death of 82 compound members and 4 federal agents.

Read more on Kurt Russell, Adrien Brody, and Sharon Stone to star in Waco…...

This is a story that I’ve been looking into for the last two weeks – but it looks like someone scooped us!

Cult legend Kurt Russell, Sharon Stone and Oscar-winner Adrien Brody are set to star in Waco. The film will detail the David Koresh siege in Waco, Texas in 1993. The project is set to be directed by Rupert Wainwright, the director of Stigmata and the remake of The Fog.

According to Rupert Wainwright’s site:

“Waco will be the first narrative feature film to explore the events of the Atf raid on Mt. Carmel, TX, the 51-day siege that followed, and the devastating compound fire that resulted in the deaths of 81 civilians. The movie cuts between Atf special agents, FBI Negotiators, the Davidians on the inside, the tactical Hostage Rescue Team leaders, and…

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Production Weekly Tweets that British director Rupert Wainwright has cast Sharon Stone, Adrian Brody and Kurt Russell in Waco for a film about the 1993 siege of the Branch Davidian compound...

If we hadn't just had word of the possible Benicio Del Toro / Cameron Diaz romantic comedy pairing, the cast currently attached to star in Rupert Wainwright's film Waco might seem like one of the strangest casting collections of the day: Kurt Russell, Adrien Brody and Sharon Stone are potentially teaming to recreate the Atf raid on the Branch Davidian compound outside Waco that was led by David Koresh. The siege and actions that led to it cost the lives of 82 residents of the compound and 4 federal agents. Production Weekly had the casting news in a tweet, while more info on the project comes from Wainwright's own website. There, we find that, Waco will be the first narrative feature film to explore the events of the Atf raid on Mt. Carmel, TX, the 51-day siege that followed, and the devastating compound fire that resulted in the deaths of 81 civilians. ...

We're going to live on. We're going to survive. Today we celebrate our Casting Tidbits! First up, after hearing that Zooey Deschanel would star in Enchantress of Numbers, Production Weekly has followed up with more casting as Billy Crudup (Watchmen, Almost Famous) and Toby Jones (Infamous, The Mist) have also joined the cast. The film is a period drama from director Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy) that will focus on the life of Ada Lovelace, a wholly interesting and brilliant English woman who's often regarded as the world's first computer programmer. No word on what roles Crudup and Jones will be playing though. Next, Production Weekly keeps the casting news coming as they report Kurt Russell, Adrien Brody and Sharon Stone will star in Waco. Director Rupert Wainwright's official synopsis of the film from his own website says the film "will be the first narrative feature film to explore...

Yesterday is widely remembered as the anniversary of the Oklahoma City federal building bombings, but April 19 also marks an entirely different, violent American tragedy-- the 1993 raid on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. 81 people, including 17 children, were killed after the government tried to investigate illegal weapons at the compound, resulting in a 51-day siege and eventually an immense fire. Anyone who came of age in the 90s likely thinks of this any time the town of Waco is mentioned. There's an amazing story in the Waco situation that has yet to make it to film, and now director Rupert Wainwright will be the first to fictionalize it. Production Weekly reported that Kurt Russell, Adrien Brody and Sharon stone are attached to the film, titled Waco, which is scheduled to film this fall. Additional information at Wainwright's official site notes that he co-wrote the screenplay with investigative journalist James Hibberd,...

Odd cast combo of the day alert: Kurt Russell, Adrien Brody and Sharon Stone have all signed on to star in Waco, which will cover one of the most infamous events in Us law enforcement history.Production Weekly has it that Rupert Wainwright – last seen directing The Fog remake – will handle the film, which will track the 1993 incident in Texas with the bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms laying siege to the compound holding David Koresh and his personal cult, the Branch Davidians.After reports of child abuse and rape emerged from the isolated compound, federal agents took action, leading to a devastating fire within the structure that left 81 people dead and a wealth of controversies about how the authorities handled the situation.According to The Playlist, investigative journalist Lee Hibberd wrote the script and the filmmakers will tap the experience of documentarian Michael McNulty, who made Waco: The Rules Of Engagement about the topic.

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· Kurt Russell, Adrian Brody, and Sharon Stone have attached themselves to Rupert Wainwright's Waco. I assume Stone will be playing David Koresh.

Yesterday marked the 17th anniversary of the tragedy in Waco, Texas. After a botched raid on the Branch Davidian compound by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, a tense 51-day standoff ensued. News crews recorded seemingly every moment of the showdown between the Us Government and Davidian leader David Koresh -- including the last moments, when the compound caught fire. When the blaze was finally extinguished, more than 75 people were dead, including Koresh. Documentaries have probed into the events at Waco for years now (Waco: The Rules of Engagement is particularly fascinating), but we've yet to see a fictionalized accounting of the events of that winter and spring. That's about to change.

Production Weekly is reporting that director Rupert Wainwright will direct Waco, "the first narrative feature film to explore the events of the Atf raid on Mt. Carmel, TX, the 51-day siege that followed, and the devastating compound...

Sam Jackson Not in Thor: This is only a bit of clearing up as I thought Samuel L. Jackson was reprising his role as Nick Fury in all of the Marvel based films surrounding the anticipated The Avengers film to be directed by Joss Whedon, but apparently that's not the case. Jackson was quoted in an interview saying, "I'm not in Thor. Supposed to do Captain America this summer in London." As far as why he's not in Thor, he adds, "I thought I was, they said I was in the trades and I was like, 'Ooh! I got a job!' I called my agent he said, 'Naw, you're not in it.' I was like, 'Well sh*t, they need to pay me if they're gonna put my name in it. Somethin'.'" Jackson will next be seen as Nick Fury in Iron Man 2 on May 7. [Latino Review]

Russell,...

Production Weekly has been burning the midnight oil with all sorts of casting updates over twitter in the past few days. Amongst the news revealed:

Billy Crudup and Toby Jones have joined the cast of Bruce Beresford's Ada Lovelace biopic "Enchantress of Numbers".

Sam Mendes is the front runner to direct and Robert Downey, Jr. is circling to play 'The Wizard' in the Mitchell Kapner-scripted "Oz The Great And Powerful", Disney's planned prequel to "The Wizard of Oz" which Joe Roth will produce.

Kurt Russell, Adrien Brody and Sharon Stone are attached to a film about the Davidian religious cult's 51-day siege in Waco, Texas. Rupert Wainwright ("Stigmata," "The Fog") will direct from a script he co-wrote with James Hibberd.

Pam Grier is set to play Julia Roberts's best friend in Tom Hanks's "Larry Crowne" currently filming.

Ethan Hawke is in talks to star in low-budget...

It's a pretty slow news day, enough that most blogs appear to be focused on new ways to take care of our health or something. But that's the boring part of the web that doesn't concentrate on movies. The cool blogs are all about one topic today: Michael Bay's personal casting update on Transformers 3: Just Kill Us All Now and Take Over Our Planet Already So We Don't Have to See Anymore of These Movies.

Basically there are two trends involved. One is the shock some people have to the idea that an actor who starred in Con Air and an actress who starred in AEon Flux are stooping to the level of Michael Bay. As for John Malkovich, it's definitely an improvement working with Bay over Simon West. And for Frances McDormand: the Oscar aside, she's probably thankful to be cast by someone other than her husband.

Tonight on Millionaire Matchmaker---Smike Wallen is 41, handsome, rugged, smart, sensitive and gay. But…Smike can’t stay in one place long enough to actually have a relationship due to his insane travel schedule and insists on only dating younger men. See Patti working her magic stating at an and her staff “open call” where Patti and her staff meet a few characters (to say the least). Check out the men (and soon to be women) Patti has lined up for Smike… watch till the end to see Destin freak out when the trannies give him a “chubby check”: Preview clip

Candidate number two: Hollywood Director Rupert Wainwright. A 48-years-old divorcee looking for love… but only dates “almost 25” year-old Grace Kelly look-alikes. Let’s see if she can step up the plate and find this control freak a girl that he can vibe with… of the legal age. Fancy-pants Rupert...

Longtime ICM lit agent Nick Reed is leaving ICM to become a producer.

The company would not disclose the reasons behind the parting of ways, but did say Reed's clients, among them Paul W. S. Anderson, Ben Barnes, Nick Hurran, Stephen Moyer, Rupert Wainwright, Len Wiseman, Harald Zwart are expected to remain at the agency.

Reed will work with ICM to help transition his clients.

Chicago – I am an unabashed junkie of anthology horror shows and will gladly debate with you why “The Twilight Zone” is the best show of all time before we get to discussing “The Outer Limits,” “Amazing Stories,” and “Tales From the Crypt.” Naturally, I was a big fan of Showtime’s “Masters of Horror” and was intrigued when a lot of that series’ major players jumped to NBC for “Fear Itself”. The show was a ratings failure and got very little buzz and the first season DVD makes it clear why. Even for an anthology show fan, this is a tough sell.

DVD Rating: 2.0/5.0 “Fear Itself” features thirteen episodes that aired on NBC during the summer of 2008. Like “Masters of Horror” (both shows were produced by the legendary Mick Garris), each episode was directed by a different horror writer and director. And like “Moh” the quality jumps wildly from episode...

When a TV series whose broadcast run got nipped in the bud re-emerges on DVD in its entirety, the hope is always that it will allow for the discovery of buried treasures. This is particularly so in the case of Fear Itself, since each of its 13 episodes was helmed by a different director, and only eight got aired before NBC quietly dropped it from the schedule in summer 2008.

Lionsgate’s new four-disc set, however, reveals that Fear Itself’s best stuff actually did make it to the tube the first time around, most notably the contributions by genre faves Stuart Gordon and Larry Fessenden. You can check out our previous reviews of the original eight via these links:

The Sacrifice/Spooked/Family Man In Sickness And In Health Eater New Years Day Community Skin And Bones Overall, the truncated season was a mixed bag, and the five entries newly visible...

Curious to know what frightful films and devilish discs will be available to view in the privacy of your own digital dungeon this week? Fango's got you covered.

It's a stellar week for fright-fare in the home market, especially for those that prefer Blu-ray, with some pretty big titles hitting the format for the first time.

Below the jump you'll find the full list of titles arriving in-stores this Tuesday, September 15, 2009 in our weekly version of the famous Fangoria Chopping List - updated with all the last-minute additions and deletions.

Note: Clickable links lead to Amazon.com An American Werewolf In London (Full Moon Edition, DVD & Bd)

Re-discover one of the most gripping horror films of all-time with the cult classic An American Werewolf in London. Blending the macabre with a wicked sense of humor, director John Landis (National Lampoon’s Animal House) delivers a contemporary take on the classic...

The defunct NBC horror TV series "Fear Itself" is coming to DVD. The anthology series, which began airing in June 2008 for 13 episodes, will hit DVDs on September 15.

The show featured notable horror directors and writers, including John Landis, Ronny Yu, Mary Harron, Victor Salva, Darren Lynn Bousman, Sean Hood, and Rupert Wainwright for the 13-episode series.

However, in March 2009, it was confirmed that the show has been canceled.

The first and last season has been boxed in a DVD set. It will feature "Recipe for Fear," a making-of special in each episode that includes cast and director interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.

FearNet has acquired five unaired episodes of Mick Garris' NBC horror anthology "Fear Itself."

The episodes will begin running exclusively on FearNet.com beginning Sept. 2 and shortly thereafter on FearNet OnDemand.

The episodes will become available for viewing Sept. 7, with exclusive online and on-demand content raging from director intros and behind-the-scenes featurettes to shot-by-shot analyses of key scenes by the series' directors.

The five episodes are:

"Spirit Box" -- starring Martin Donovan ("The Haunting in Connecticut", "Insomnia") and Anna Kendrick ("Twilight"); directed by Rob Schmidt ("Wrong Turn") and written by Joe Gangemi ("Wind Chill").

On Halloween, two high school girls use a spirit box to do a seance, and find themselves in contact with a classmate who recently committed suicide. However, the information she gives them leads them to believe that the girl may have been murdered.

"Echoes" -- starring Aaron Stanford ("The Hills Have Eyes" remake), Eric Balfour ("Texas Chainsaw Massacre" remake,...