January 31, 2008
Platinum Dunes, New Line Announce Plans for New Nightmare on Elm Street
In a move that should surprise no one, New Line has announced a partnership with Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes banner to reboot the Nightmare on Elm Street series. More...

November 14, 2007
Marcus Nispel to Direct Friday the 13th Reboot?
You can't keep a good man down. Nor, apparently, can you keep an undead, hockey mask-wearing lunatic off the big screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter, director Marcus Nispel "is in final negotiations" to take over the long-discussed... More...

May 09, 2007
Jessica Biel: "Street Fighter"?
Remember that pretty rotten Jean Claude Van Damme movie that was based on a video game called "Street Fighter"? Well, you can bet the producers of the new version wish you'd forgotten. More...

January 18, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: "Hitcher" Aims to Terrorize Moviegoers
After a busy MLK frame which concluded with the Golden Globe Awards, Hollywood lets the dust settle this weekend as only one new film enters wide release - the horror remake "The Hitcher." More...

January 15, 2007
Producer Thinks Naomi Watts is for "The Birds"
It's remake heaven. Platinum Dunes producer Brad Fuller has his sights on adding "The Birds" to his slate -- which already includes "The Hitcher," "Texas Chainsaw Massacre," "Amityville Horror" and... More...

October 26, 2006
Box Office Guru Preview: Saw III Brings The Pain
Blood will flow and screams will be deafening at North American multiplexes this weekend when the horror sequel "Saw III" buzzes its way into theaters. While there will be no fight for the number one spot, the rest of the top ten will... More...

October 09, 2006
Box Office Wrapup: Leo and Matt Face Off at #1 with The Departed
Martin Scorsese scored the best opening of his career, and his first number one film in fifteen years, with the star-studded gangster thriller "The Departed," which led the North American box office over the Columbus Day holiday weekend. More...

October 05, 2006
Critical Consensus: "Departed" Is Best Reviewed Wide Release of 2006
This week at the movies, we've got cops and robbers in Boston ("The Departed," starring Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Matt Damon), chainsaw massacres in Texas ("The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning," starring... More...

October 02, 2006
RT Talks To "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" Director Jonathan Liebesman; "Friday The 13th" Sequel In Negotiations
Leatherface is back, and director Jonathan Liebesman is now giving audiences the creation myth of famed killer in "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning." Liebesman (who may also be directing the next "Friday the 13th"... More...

August 30, 2006
Poster & Plot for "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning"
I was among the initially-skeptical and eventually-impressed who actually really liked Marcus Nispel's "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" remake. Do I think it's even remotely as effective as Tobe Hooper's original? Heck no, but it was a pretty... More...

July 26, 2006
Viking Epic Gets Banished to January
Marcus Nispel's "Pathfinder" was just bumped back from September 8th to January 12th, the move most likely prompted by the waves of muffled giggles that greeted the flick's theatrical trailer. More...

June 08, 2006
Box Office Preview: "Cars" Battles "Omen" at Theaters
Racing into theaters across North America, the computer animated film Cars aims to take over pole position this weekend targeting family audiences. Those looking for a good scare can instead choose The Omen which already launched on Tuesday with... More...

June 07, 2006
Trailer Bulletin: Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
If you're not a hardcore horror fan, this could get a little confusing: In the beginning there was Tobe Hooper's "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," and it was good. It was followed by sequels (of varying quality) in 1986, 1990, and 1994.... More...

May 02, 2006
Trailer Bulletin: Pathfinder
The year is (approximately) 1,000, and a bunch of Vikings and Native Americans are about to do some serious battle. The gritty-looking "Pathfinder" adventure flick comes courtesy of "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" director Marcus... More...

April 27, 2006
"White Noise 2" Set Visit: Shawn Williamson On Horror Remakes, "Dungeon Siege," and...Canadian Horror?
RT's "White Noise 2" set coverage, Part Three: producer Shawn Williamson, whose 50+ credits include "Slither," "White Noise," and many of Uwe Boll's thrillers, talks about the popularity of the horror remake,... More...

February 23, 2006
Jessica Biel Joins Nicolas Cage's "Next" Project
Jessica Biel will co-star with Nicolas Cage and Julianne Moore in the sci-fi thriller "Next," which, like just about every sci-fi flick these days, is based on a short story by the late great author Philip K. Dick. More...

February 15, 2006
WonderCon Wrap-Up: Peeks At "Brick," "Night Watch" and "Pathfinder"
Our WonderCon Wrap-Up continues, with a look at a few of the lesser-known flicks presented last weekend: "Brick," "Night Watch," and "Pathfinder." More...

October 21, 2005
"Creepshow" Falls Prey to the Remake Machine
The Hollywood Reporter greets us with news of yet another horror remake. If "Dawn of the Dead," "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," "House of Wax," "The Amityville Horror," and "The Fog" haven't yet... More...

September 06, 2005
Filmjerk Report: Chainsaws, Saw Sequels, Will Ferrell & Ghost Rider
Every Sunday those mad lunatics over at Filmjerk.com put together what's known as "The Early Report," which is where you'll find the very latest in release date changes, theater counts, and MPAA rulings. This week they give us some... More...

August 16, 2005
Viking Remake Decides to Go Urban
The Hollywood Reporter indicates that Karl Urban is about to sign a deal to star in Fox's "Pathfinder," which is the remake of a 1987 Norwegian film by Nils Gaup. More...

August 03, 2005
Rock 'n' Reynolds to Deliver Buddy-Action "Blowback" for Disney
Screenwriter Sheldon Turner has sold his action-comedy pitch "Blowback" to Disney, and the plan is to put The Rock and Ryan Reynolds together to see how things blow up. More...

July 13, 2005
Beautiful Brewster to Tangle with Teenaged Leatherface
Nothing pleases me more than the phrase "Bloody Disgusting Exclusive," and here's a pretty solid piece of news from one of horrordom's finest websites: The amazingly gorgeous and conveniently quite-talented Jordana Brewster (best known... More...

June 27, 2005
Bay & Co. Get Some Filmmakers for Their "Hitcher" Remake
Variety reminds us that we reported on Platinum Dunes' "Hitcher" remake a little while ago -- by announcing the all-new director and screenwriter. Veteran music video director Dave Meyers will helm Rogue Pictures' revisit of Robert... More...

June 21, 2005
S.M. Gellar and "Chainsaw" Director to Do New-Fangled "Alice"
Based on the extremely well-received video game known as "American McGee's Alice" comes an all-new silver screen adaptation. Sophomore director Marcus Nispel ("The Texas Chainsaw Massacre") will be directing "Alice,"... More...

June 17, 2005
A Lot More Actors Climb Aboard the "Poseidon"
Last week we announced that Kurt Russell, Richard Dreyfuss, and Emmy Rossum had been signed to star in Wolfgang Petersen's remake of "The Poseidon Adventure," but The Hollywood Reporter now brings news of several newcomers. Josh Lucas... More...

May 24, 2005
"Darkness Falls" Director to Tackle Leatherface's Origin Story
The Hollywood Reporter informs us that Jonathan Liebesman ("Darkness Falls") has been tapped by Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes shingle to direct a prequel to their "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" remake. More...

May 19, 2005
Trailer Bulletin: Stealth
Yahoo! Movies brings us the all-new trailer for the upcoming action thriller "Stealth." From director Rob Cohen ("The Fast and the Furious," "xXx") comes the tale of a computerized mega-jet that gets zapped by... More...

April 26, 2005
Bay Thinks Remakes Are for the "Birds"
After remaking "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "The Amityville Horror," as well as staking out "The Hitcher" for the same treatment, Michael Bay and his Platinum Dunes partners have yet another classic they want to... More...

April 18, 2005
Michael Bay and Platinum Dunes "Hitch" on to Another Remake
No sooner is one remake an opening weekend hit than Michael Bay and his Platinum Dunes partners are press-releasing a new production. As "The Amityville Horror" was enjoying a smashing debut weekend, the Dunes boys announced that their... More...

April 18, 2005
"Amityville" Scares Up a Solid Opening Weekend
Sure, sure, it was the only wide release to open this past weekend, so obviously "The Amityville Horror" was bound to hit the #1 spot. But what's pleasantly surprising (to the producers, anyway) is the news that the haunted house remake... More...

December 13, 2004
X-Men Villain Magneto Film in the Works
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December 02, 2004
Jessica Biel Blade Trinty Interview
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