Twentieth Century Fox is resuscitating its “Alien” franchise. The studio has hired Jon Spaihts to write a prequel that has Ridley Scott attached to return as director. Spaihts got the job after pitching the studio and Scott Free, which will produce the film.
The film is set up to be a prequel to the groundbreaking 1979 film that Scott directed. It will precede that film, in which the crew of a commercial towing ship returning to Earth is awakened and sent to respond to a distress signal from a nearby planetoid. The crew discovers too late that the signal generated by an empty ship was meant to warn them.
Read more HERE and watch the original ‘ALIEN’ trailer (circa 1979) below.
Plot synopsis: A black comedy set in 1967 and centered on on Larry Gopnik (Stuhlbarg), a Midwestern professor who watches his life unravel when his wife prepares to leave him because his inept brother (Kind) won’t move out of the house.
Written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen and set for a October 9th, 2009 release, ‘A SERIOUS MAN’ stars; Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Simon Helberg, Adam Arkin, and Sari Lennick.
THRAL WORLD is looking forward to another COEN brothers (FARGO, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, BURN AFTER READING) masterpiece.
Gary Oldman just announced at the Warner Bros. Book of Eli panel that a third Batman film will go into production next year.
“I think the next Batman is next year,” he told a fan who asked about when the long-awaited “Dark Knight” follow-up would hit, “We start shooting next year. You didn’t hear that from me.”
Of course there’s always the possibility Oldman had heard the question a billion times and just gave it the “Sure, why not…” response. We heard this yesterday but wanted to make sure the rumor held before we passed it on. Pretty cool if it works out. THRALL WORLD is prepared to wait five years between Batman movies if necessary to uphold the standard director Christopher Nolan has brought to the franchise and comic book movies as a whole.
Source: Disney.com
Watch it below or at the Official movie website HERE.
Directed by TIM BURTON (SWEENEY TODD, CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS) and set for release on March 5th, 2010 to IMAX® theaters simultaneously with the film’s wide release, ‘ALICE IN WONDERLAND’ stars; Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen, Anne Hathaway as the White Queen, Mia Wasikowska as Alice, Alan Rickman as the Caterpillar, and Christopher Lee as Jabberwock.
The Kevin Greutert directed ‘SAW VI’ will hit theaters on October 23rd, 2009 and stars; Costas Mandylor, Mark Rolston, Betsy Russell, Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Peter Outerbridge, Shauna MacDonald, Devon Bostick, Marty Moreau, Karen Cliche, Shawn Mathieson, Melanie Scrofano, James Gilbert, Shawn Ahmed, Janelle Hutchison, Gerry Mendicino, Caroline Cave and Ginger Busch.
Paul W.S. Anderson is returning to the director’s chair for Resident Evil: Afterlife. Anderson directed the first installment and stayed on board as a writer and producer for the two sequels. He wrote the fourth film as well.
The fourth film in the franchise will have the largest budget of all the films so far. ” I don’t regard it as Resident Evil 4, I regard it as a re-tooling and rebirth of the entire franchise,” said Anderson in a quick interview.
Tim Burton announced at the San Diego Comic-Con that once he’s done with Alice in Wonderland, his next project will be Dark Shadows.
The film will be based on the cult ’60s supernatural TV show created by Dan Curtis. Johnny Depp is attached to play Barnabas Collins, the vampire patriarch of the series.
Source: Myspace.com/OTEP
OTEP has posted a new track, “Rise, Rebel, Resist”, on the band’s Official MySpace page. The track comes off of the bands new album, “Smash the Control Machine”, which will be released on August 18 through Victory Records.
Gidget the Chihuahua, the bug-eyed, big-eared star of 1990s Taco Bell commercials who was a diva on and off the screen, has died. She was 15. Gidget suffered a massive stroke late Tuesday night at her trainer’s home in Santa Clarita and had to be euthanized, said Karin McElhatton, owner of Studio Animal Services in Castaic, which owned the dog.
Source: Blabbermouth.net
KITTIE has posted a new track, “My Plague” on the bands Official MySpace page. The track comes off KITTIE’s new album, “In The Black”, which will be released on September 15 through E1 Music (formerly KOCH Records).
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. and Legendary Pictures announced today that Sam Raimi has signed on to direct the eagerly-anticipated major motion picture based on Blizzard Entertainment’s award-winning Warcraft universe.
Raimi directed the “Spider-Man” trilogy, which has broken box-office records around the world and garnered five Academy Award nominations. Known for his imaginative filmmaking style, richly drawn characters and offbeat humor, Raimi wrote and directed the cult classic, The Evil Dead and produced 30 Days Of Night. He most recently wrote and directed the supernatural thriller, Drag Me To Hell.
Source: AltPress.com
OTEP, Destrophy, Seven Year Existence tour dates:
Sun 02 Aug Farmington NM @ Gators
Tue 04 Aug Lubbock TX @ Tequila Jungle
Wed 05 Aug San Antonio TX @ Scout Bar
Thu 06 Aug Dallas TX @ The Loft
Fri 07 Aug Houston TX @ Scout Bar
Sat 08 Aug Tyler Texas @ CLICKS
Mon 10 Aug Kansas City MO @ Beaumont
Tue 11 Aug St Louis MO @ Pop’s
Wed 12 Aug Minneapolis MN @ The Rock
Thu 13 Aug Mokena IL @ The Pearl Room
Fri 14 Aug Columbus OH @ Woodshock
Sat 15 Aug Detroit MI @ Harpo’s
Sun 16 Aug Cincinnati OH @ Annie’s
Tue 18 Aug New York NY @ Gramercy Theater
Wed 19 Aug Sayreville, New Jersey @ STARLAND BALLROOM
Fri 21 Aug Providence RI @ Rhode Island Convention Center
Sat 22 Aug Hartford CT @ Webster Theater
Sun 23 Aug Allentown PA @ Crocodile Rock
Tues 25 Aug Baltimore, Maryland @B0URBON STREET’S THE QUARTER
Wed 26 Aug Jacksonville NC @ Hooligans
Thu 27 Aug Fayetteville, NC @ Jesters
Sat 29 Aug Springfield, Missouri @ REMINGTONS
Mon 31 Aug Denver CO @ Marquee
Tue 01 Sep Colorado Springs CO @ Black Sheep
Thu 03 Sep San Jose CA @ Voodoo Lounge
Sat 05 Sep Seattle WA @ Ex Hall Bumbershoot FEST
Wed 12 Sep Santa Ana, California @THE GALAXY
Wed 16 Sep Los Angeles CA @ Whiskey
Source: Myspace.com/ShadowsFall
New album, ‘RETRIBUTION’, is scheduled for release on September 15 and a video for the song ‘STILL I RISE’ was shot on June 30th.
George Romero’s next film, which has jokingly been called …of the Dead, has received the official title of Survival of the Dead.
Written and directed by George Romero, ‘SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD’, is aiming for a Fall ’09 release and stars; Alan Van Sprang, Kenneth Welsh, Kathleen Munroe, Devon Bostick, Richard Fitzpatrick, Stefano Colacitti, and Athena Karkanis.
Source: Blabbermouth.net
New Album title: ‘THE DETHALBUM II’
Release Date: September 8th via Williams Street Records
'DETHALBUM II' Album Cover
Track listing:
01. Bloodlines
02. The Gears
03. Burn the Earth
04. Laser Canon Deth Sentence
05. Black Fire Upon Us
06. Deth Support
07. The Cyborg Slayers
08. I Tamper with the Evidence at the Murder Site of Odin
09. Murmaider II: The Water God
10. Comet Song
11. Symmetry
12. Volcano
Source: BloodyDisgusting.com
Other than the information regarding Danny Trejo and Rodriguez himself which has already been confrimed HERE, the following should be taken as RUMOR and not as a confirmed announcement – and very interesting:
Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis are teaming up to begin filming Machete on July 29th. They are co-directors.
-DANNY TREJO is returning (obviously) as “Machete”, the madman bent on revenge.
-MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ (“Lost”, Fast & Furious, Avatar) is said to be playing “Luz”.
-JONAH HILL, the comedian who has starred in such films as Superbad and the forthcoming Adam Sandler comedy Funny People, will play “Julio”.
-Lastly, a legend of our time, ROBERT DE NIRO, will take on the role of “Senator McLaughlin”.
Machete (Trejo) is a Mexican ex-Federale with a gift for wielding a blade, who hides out as a day laborer, who is double-crossed by a corrupt state senator (De Niro). The film was teased as a faux trailer that was directed by Robert Rodriguez in Dimension Films’ Grindhouse, which featured a full-length film from both Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino.
The 'JUSTICE LEAGUE' Movie Is Officially In Developmental Hell. But Movies Starring The Individual Members Of The JLA Pantheon Itself Appear To Be Taking Shape - With One MAJOR Notable Exception - No SUPERMAN Sequel In Sight...
TheHollywoodReporter.com
Update on DC movies. Among the more interesting nuggets are some of the other JUSTICE LEAGUE pantheon that are currently being developed – Flash, Green Arrow, and Aquaman. Also a ‘Teen Titans’ movie!
This past fall, Warners quietly hired three of DC’s biggest writers — Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison and Marv Wolfman — to act as consultants and writers for its superhero line of movies. The move involved taking back the reins on projects being handled by such producers as Charles Roven (“The Flash”) and Akiva Goldsman (“Teen Titans”).
Marv Wolfman is most likely overseeing the Teen Titans (although that is not confirmed in the article). His JUDAS CONTRACT Teen Titan storyline was my introduction to the series back in the day and some damn good reading.
There are no details as to what DC scribe whiz-kid Grant Morrison, might be involved with but this is the one we here at THRALL WORLD will be keeping an ear out for that bit of information as it is one of the more interesting reveals.
Also: A BATMAN sequel seems likely with Nolan returning once he has finished ‘INCEPTION’ but this is not really adding anything to recent gossip.
But a new SUPERMAN sequel? Oddly enough the most iconic of DC characters and the superhero that started it all seems the most questionable with the copyright set to change hands back to the original creators heirs in the next couple of years. Everything involving Superman including whether or not the character will even stay at DC appears up in the air. A sequel before then seems very unlikely in our humble opinion.
Source: Blabbermouth.net
New Album title: ‘IN THE BLACK’
Release Date: September 15th via E1 (formerly KOCH Records)
Track Listing:
01. Kingdom Come
02. My Plague
03. Cut Throat
04. Die My Darling
05. Sorrow I Know
06. Forgive And Forget
07. Now Or Never
08. Falling Down
09. Sleepwalking
10. Whiskey Love Song
11. Ready Aim Riot
12. The Truth
KITTIE ‘SORROW I KNOW’ video extra casting call details:
KITTIE is looking for fans to feature in a video for the single “Sorrow I Know” from the band’s forthcoming album. The shoot will take place in New York City on July 26, 2009.
Producer Allison Woest states: “We are shooting a ’20s-era, speakeasy/burlesque music video for KITTIE, and are looking for fans to participate! If you would like to be in the video and have ’20s-era nighttime social clothing to participate in the debauchery, please get in touch! Males and females both welcome. The video will be shot during the day on Sunday, July 26 in New York City. If you are interested, please send an email to: casting@mgenyc.com.”
