Friday November 27, 2009

Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg
and Abigail Breslin in
Zombieland.
© Columbia Pictures
It's not official, but Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer seems to be optimistic that: A) a sequel will happen, B) the stars will return and C) it will be shot in...wait for it...3-D! Although I think the 3-D horror thing is starting to be overdone, the fun, stylish flair of Zombieland does seem to fit this format pretty well. If it happens, a 2011 date seems logical.
Source: Moviehole
Thursday November 26, 2009

Mary-Kate Olsen and
Alex Pettyfer in
Beastly.
© CBS Films
We have our first live-action look at what could be the next vaguely horror-themed tween sensation (following something called New Moon): Beastly, a modern-day adaptation of Beauty and the Beast with no Ron Perlman in sight (that's a joke, tweens; look it up). Here's a teaser trailer, along with some new photos for the movie, which opens on July 30, 2010.
Thursday November 26, 2009

© MGM
A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned something called Howling: Reborn, and now we have a few more (disturbing) details. Although some sites are referring to it as a remake, Variety is reporting that Reborn is more of a "re-launch" of the series (translation: a sequel that is removed from the previous films by a decade or so) and that it's being helmed by a studio exec-turned-first-time director (Joe Nimziki) and produced by a pair of indie film vets -- Joel Kastelberg (Kicking and Screaming; not the Will Ferrell one) and Etchie Stroh (Cookie's Fortune) -- who've never attempted a horror movie before.
The lack of horror expertise involved lends some credence to rumors that this re-launch is aiming squarely at the Twilight fan base by centering the story on a teenage boy (dreamy, no doubt) who discovers that his mother was bitten by a werewolf when she was pregnant with him. Smells like teen angst. There is a place in this world for Twilight and its ilk, but I don't think that place should be under the Howling banner. Rebirth begins shooting in February with a Halloween 2010 release date planned. You have been warned.
Sources: Variety, Arrow in the Head News
Wednesday November 25, 2009

Photo: Vince Bucci/Getty Images
Horror is a popular whipping boy within the mainstream media and even amongst a certain segment of horror fans who never seem satisfied with the state of the genre. Sure, nothing is ever perfect, but there's reason to celebrate if you're a fan of horror movies in the 21st century. In fact, there's at least 10 of them to consider as Thanksgiving nears.