August 27, 2009
Box Office Guru Preview: Fans Choose Sides in Horror Showdown
In a move that studios rarely make these days, two films from the exact same genre open opposite each other on the same day targeting much of the same audience. The Weinstein Co., still riding high on the success of last weekend's Inglourious... More...

February 15, 2008
Weekly Ketchup: Wolverine On Film, Justice League May Lose A Couple Of Heroes
In this week's column, Greg Dean Schmitz gives us the lowdown on some upcoming superhero movies, like Wolverine, Justice League, and Dr. Strange. There is also news about some game adaptations, such as Mortal Kombat, Tekken, believe it or not,... More...

February 08, 2008
Weekly Ketchup: Joe Johnston takes on The Wolf Man, and Rob Zombie may take on Conan
This week's Ketchup features the return of Greg Dean Schmitz to the world of movie development news. He's been covering movies in development for over ten years, and now brings his unique voice and perspective to RT. More...

October 16, 2007
Barker's Hellraiser Remake Adds Writers, Directors
If the 1987 original and its seven -- yes seven -- sequels weren't enough for you, good news: Clive Barker and Dimension Films are bringing Hellraiser back to the big screen. More...

September 18, 2007
Friday the 13th Remake Update
Like the hockey-masked serial killer at its core, the Friday the 13th franchise refuses to die -- and the series reboot announced by Michael Bay last year continues to lumber toward audiences, Jason Voorhees style. More...

September 10, 2007
Box Office Guru Wrapup: 3:10 to Yuma Speeds to #1 Spot
After struggling at the box office over the last few years, Russell Crowe scored his first number one film in more than seven years with the critically-acclaimed Western 3:10 to Yuma which bumped fellow Hollywood remake Halloween out of the top... More...

August 31, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: The Owen Wilson Saga, Studio Puts Sweeney Todd Under the Knife
In this week's Ketchup, Owen Wilson's unfortunate circumstances become clear, as he drops out of the upcoming Ben Stiller collaboration. And speaking of Stiller, Ben has mandated that the sequel to Night at the Museum be funnier than the original. More...

August 30, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: Halloween Strikes on the 31st
The four-billion-dollar-plus summer comes to a close over the long Labor Day holiday weekend with three new wide releases all targeting male moviegoers. Slasher fans get to relive old days with the latest incarnation of Halloween, teens looking... More...

August 30, 2007
Critical Consensus: Fury Drops The Ball; No Stay of Execution For Death Sentence
This week at the movies, we've got ping pong (Balls of Fury, starring Dan Fogler and Christopher Walken); revenge (Death Sentence, starring Kevin Bacon); and the return of Michael Myers (Rob Zombie's Halloween). What do the critics have to say? More...

August 29, 2007
Total Recall: Halloween Director Rob Zombie's Favorites
Under the "Hellbilly Deluxe" trappings, Rob Zombie is a true cinephile at heart: he's as likely to find inspiration in the works of Martin Scorsese and Sam Peckinpah as he is in the grimy world of low-rent 1970s drive-in fare. True, Zombie looks... More...

August 28, 2007
Giamatti Talks Dirty Funny Superbeasto
Rob Zombie took a break from producing The Haunted World of El Superbeasto, an animated flick detailing the adventures of a superhero and his sexy sidekick, to make his Halloween remake. Voice actors from the cartoon have completed their work and... More...

August 21, 2007
RT on DVD: The Lives of Others, RoboCop 20th Anniversary, and More Out Today
It's Tuesday, and you know what that means. New DVD releases! This week we have 2007's Best Foreign Oscar winner The Lives of Others, a Serenity Collector's Edition, and other safe bets. Read on to see what's hot (and what's not) in stores this week. More...

August 02, 2007
Trailer Bulletin: Halloween Offers New Tricks, Treats
August is here -- bringing with it the dog days of summer, the impending return of school, and, on the 31st, Rob Zombie's Halloween reboot. How better to whet moviegoers' appetites than with a new trailer? More...

July 30, 2007
RT Takes a Peek at Halloween and The Mist at Comic-Con
Dimension Films panel debuted scenes from Rob Zombie's remake of Halloween and the Stephen King adaptation The Mist. The panel started off with a bang as Rob Zombie made a stirring entrance to his classic, "Dragula." Audience members stood up to... More...

June 08, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: Prospective "Wolverine" Director, "Shreks" Four And Five Set, New Site And Poster For "Halloween," And More!
In this week's Ketchup, the director's job for "Wolverine" is a two-person race, Dreamworks has plans to reap more cash in the coming years with the next two "Shrek" films, and Rob Zombie's "Halloween" has a poster... More...

June 06, 2007
Rob Zombie's "Halloween" Gets a New Poster and Website
The official site for Rob Zombie's "Halloween" remake is up and running, and that's where you can check out the trailer and just a few other gizmos. More...

May 16, 2007
New "Halloween" Explores Michael Myers' Backstory
Casting 6' 10" Tyler Mane as Michael Myers certainly suggests this "Halloween" killer could be the most imposing. But Rob Zombie's remake also promises to delve more into Myers' past to explain why he became the famous slasher killer. More...

May 11, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: "Spider-Man 4" Villain Talk, George Lucas Smack Talk, "Hulk" Girlfriend Talk, And More!
In this week's Ketchup, talk has already focused on what villains may appear in the next "Spider-Man" flick, George Lucas takes a swipe at "Spider-Man 3" but dishes little on his own work, and "The Hulk" gets not only... More...

May 10, 2007
McDowell Says Zombie's "Halloween" Remake To Be A Trilogy
While the notion of Rob Zombie's "Halloween" remake may divide fans, the idea of a remake trilogy must be at the very least interesting. Let's just hope they don't remake "Season of the Witch." More...

April 09, 2007
Check Out the First Trailer for Zombie's "Halloween"
After months of news droplets regarding Rob Zombie's new rendition of John Carpenter's "Halloween," we now have our very first look at some footage, and guess what? It looks a whole heck of a lot like ... John Carpenter's... More...

March 23, 2007
"Grindhouse" Earns an R -- and the "Halloween" Trailer
As if you needed a few more reasons to run out and see the Quentin Tarantino / Robert Rodriguez collaboration known as "Grindhouse," well, here's two. More...

March 22, 2007
Is the New "Escape from New York" a Prequel?
First came word that Gerard Butler would be starring in a remake of John Carpenter's "Escape from New York," but the filmmaker seems to think the new movie might be more of a prequel than a remake. More...

February 27, 2007
Villainy On Display for "Halloween" and "Caspian"
Probably the last time you'll ever see a news story that combines tidbits from Rob Zombie's "Halloween" and the sequel to "Narnia," but what the heck... More...

February 14, 2007
Zombie Keeps Adding Bodies to His "Halloween" Cast
At this point it feels like Rob Zombie is doing a remake of "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" instead of a "Halloween" reboot. We have some more casting news for the flick, which seems to be employing at least half the actors... More...

February 11, 2007
Nicolas Cage Hams Up "Grindhouse" Trailer for Friends
Having Nicolas Cage in your film can be pretty expensive. They don't rest big special effects movies on his shoulders for nothing. But if you're pals, you can sometimes get a good deal. Robert Rodriguez is known for that, so his associates on... More...

January 30, 2007
Rob Zombie Announces New Laurie Strode Casting...Via MySpace!
Ah, MySpace. Electronic land of underage networking, life-affirming friend counts, and...major motion picture casting announcements? More...

January 16, 2007
Rob Zombie to Helm a "Grindhouse" Trailer!
By now you're well aware that "Grindhouse" will be two movies in one: Quentin Tarantino's "Death Proof" and Robert Rodriguez's "Planet Terror" -- but didn't we once hear something about "extra" material for... More...

January 12, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: Beyonce Gets Dissed And Defended, Sam Raimi Gives Some Hints On The Next Two "Spider-Man" Movies, And More!
In this week's Ketchup, Beyonce's detractors and defenders converge in perfect harmony in the RT forums, and Sam Raimi makes up for the lack of a new "Transformers" trailer by giving some spicy info about both "Spider-Man 3"... More...

January 11, 2007
A Return to "Halloween" for Danielle Harris
Over the past few weeks, Rob Zombie has announced a whole bunch of cast members from his upcoming "Halloween" remake, and here's (maybe) the weirdest one: Danielle Harris, who (as a kid) appeared in two successive Myers sequels, will be... More...

January 05, 2007
Rob Zombie Profanely Happy About New Michael Myers Look
Now here's a small, weird, but potentially interesting piece of horror movie news: Director Rob Zombie (who's presently hard at work on his "Halloween" remake) just got his first look at the new Michael Myers mask -- and he was so... More...

December 29, 2006
The Weekly Ketchup: Talia Shire Talks "Rocky," Teasers Galore, And More!
In this week's Ketchup, Talia Shire gives her views on Adrian's absence from "Rocky Balboa," and we've got all sorts of trailers and teasers, from "The Fantastic Four 2," "Grind House" and "Ocean's 13." More...

December 26, 2006
Rob Zombie's "Halloween" Cast is Shaping Up!
First came word that a newcomer called Daeg Faerch would be playing the young Michael Meyers in Rob Zombie's "Halloween." Then we learned that Malcolm McDowell would be stepping into the role of Dr. Loomis -- aka the raving doctor who... More...

December 20, 2006
The New Michael Myers Has Been Cast!
No, not the spooky "Halloween" stalker who wears a mask throughout the story ... the kid! Yep, Rob Zombie has chosen a diminutive devil named Daeg Faerch to play the youthful version of the legendary babysitter killer. More...

November 01, 2006
Jeff Bridges or Ben Kingsley vs. Michael Meyers
Shock-rock filmmaker Rob Zombie recently sat down with MTV's Movie Department and shared a whole lot of thoughts and ideas regarding his remake of John Carpenter's "Halloween." When touching upon the subject of who'd be playing Dr.... More...

July 10, 2006
Paul Giamatti on Working with Rob Zombie
While discussing his next movie with CS.net, M. Night Shyamalan's "Lady in the Water," Paul Giamatti briefly side-tracked into talking about his upcoming role in Rob Zombie's "adult" cartoon "The Haunted World of El... More...

June 21, 2006
Rob Zombie's "Halloween" -- Half Remake, Half Prequel?
You can't just tell a planet full of horror fans that "Rob Zombie is directing the new Halloween flick" and not expect them to beat the door down for more details. The rocker/filmmaker seems to have just realized this, so he answered a... More...

June 05, 2006
Get Ready for a Very Zombie "Halloween"
If you love the original "Halloween," but have grown a little weary with the endless sequels, it looks like shock-maker Rob Zombie might have just the answer: He'll be writing and directing an all-new installment in the series (don't... More...

May 23, 2006
Giamatti is Zombie's Dr. Satan
Paul Giamatti, clearly an actor who has a solid sense of humor, has signed on to do a voice-role in Rob Zombie's animated flick "The Haunted World of El Superbeasto," which is based on the comic book of the same name. And hey: They're... More...

March 23, 2006
Feast Your Eyes On New "Slither" Pics
We've got more photo updates for next week's slimy, tongue-in-cheek creature fest, "Slither"! More...

February 11, 2006
Cage Hams Up "Grindhouse" Trailer for Friends
Having Nicolas Cage in your film can be pretty expensive. They don't rest big special effects movies on his shoulders for nothing. But if you're pals, you can sometimes get a good deal. Robert Rodriguez is known for that, so his associates on... More...

July 25, 2005
"Chocolate" Remains Sweet at the Box Office
Fending off a handful of newcomers this past weekend was "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," and the family-friendly confection proved to have some serious staying power at the box office. The Tim Burton/Johnny Depp collaboration pulled... More...

July 23, 2005
Box Office: Michael Bay Haters Rejoice - The Island Sinks
Michael Bay haters (I'm not one of them) can cherish this weekend. His newest explosion-fest, The Island, bombed at the box office with an estimated $4.4M on Friday, according to Showbizdata. It took the third spot behind last Friday's chart... More...

July 22, 2005
Watch the First Ten Mins of "The Devil's Rejects"
The first ten minutes of Rob Zombie's "The Devil's Rejects" is up on Rotten Tomatoes. This latest from the ex-heavy metal rocker follows the depraved Firefly family on their murderous rampage as they head for a showdown with a vengeful... More...

July 21, 2005
Critical Consensus: Critics Do the "Hustle," Escape "Island" and "Bears"
This week's wide releases share a theme of Escape. Escape from The Game, escape from the bottom of the Little League standings, escape from a futuristic Philip K. Dick-esque dystopian island, and escape from a family of murderous weirdos. Which of... More...

July 18, 2005
"Charlie" Sells a Lot of Golden Tickets to Snatch the Box Office Prize
Another summer weekend, another massive opening. Knocking "Fantastic Four" out of the number one spot, Tim Burton's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" pulled in just over $55 million during its first three days of release.... More...