Production is set to start in March 2011 in Vancouver. John Hlavin wrote the script, which underwent revisions by comics writer and The Changeling scribe J. Michael Straczynski.
KATE BECKINSALE confirmed to return for UNDERWORLD 4
Source: ComingSoon.net
Kate clearly banking on long term franchise potential a la MILLA JOVOVICH/RESIDENT EVIL. BABYLON 5 ultra-genius creator involved with story can’t hurt. Underworld 4 is a movie THRALL WORLD is very much looking forward to after the strong rebound tale that was RISE OF THE LYCANS.
Kate Beckinsale has officially signed on to return as the Death Dealer Selene in Screen Gems and Lakeshore Entertainment’s Underworld 4.
The film, written by John Hlavin with revisions by J. Michael Straczynski, is currently looking for a director.
Sony’s Screen Gems has moved back the release date for Underworld 4 from September 23, 2011 to January 20, 2012.
The 3D sequel is expected to feature Kate Beckinsale back in Selene’s skin. Screenwriter John Hlavin previously described the movie as follows: “It will satisfy old fans and excite new audiences, meaning that we don’t want to redo the first three movies, so steps are being taken to honor what fans have loved but at the same time introduce fresh elements.”
Plot synopsis: A coming-of-age biopic about ’70s teenage band The Runaways.
Directed by Floria Sigismondi, ‘THE RUNAWAYS’, hits theaters today (March 19th, 2010) and stars; Kristen Stewart (TWILIGHT, NEW MOON) as Joan Jett, Dakota Fanning (WAR OF THE WORLDS, THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES, NEW MOON, CORALINE) as Cherie Currie, and Scout Taylor-Compton (HALLOWEEN) as Lita Ford.
Universal Pictures has announced the “The Twilight Saga” star Taylor Lautner will will play the title character in Stretch Armstrong, which will be made in 3D.
Sam Worthington, making his first deal since the success of “Avatar,” is in negotiations to star in “Dracula Year Zero,” a period vampire epic Alex Proyas is set to direct for Universal.
[The movie] explores the origin of Dracula, weaving vampire mythology with the true history of Prince Vlad the Impaler. It seeks to depict Dracula as a flawed hero in a tragic love story set in a dark age of magic and war.
Plot synopsis: A coming-of-age biopic about ’70s teenage band The Runaways.
Directed by Floria Sigismondi, ‘THE RUNAWAYS’, will hit theaters on March 19th, 2010 and stars; Kristen Stewart (TWILIGHT, NEW MOON) as Joan Jett, Dakota Fanning (WAR OF THE WORLDS, THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES, NEW MOON, CORALINE) as Cherie Currie, and Scout Taylor-Compton (HALLOWEEN) as Lita Ford.
Plot synopsis: In the year 2019, a plague has transformed most every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vamps on a way to save humankind.
Directed by Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig and scheduled for release on January 8th, 2010, ‘DAYBREAKERS’ stars; Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Isabel Lucas, Sam Neill, Claudia Karvan, Jay Laga’aia, Vince Colosimo, and Christopher Kirby
Plot synopsis: Upon his return to his ancestral homeland, an American man (Del Toro) is bitten, and subsequently cursed by, a werewolf.
Set for release on February 10th, 2010 and directed by Joe Johnston, ‘THE WOLFMAN’ stars; Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Hugo Weaving, and Emily Blunt.
“The Shield” writer John Hlavin has been hired to pen the fourth installment in Screen Gems/Lakeshore’s “Underworld” franchise.
Len Wiseman, who directed the first two films in the vampire-vs.-werewolf saga, is producing with Gary Lucchesi, Tom Rosenberg and Richard Wright of Lakeshore.
Hlavin said the plot is under wraps, “but I can tell you it’s not a prequel.”
Plot synopsis: Upon his return to his ancestral homeland, an American man (Del Toro) is bitten, and subsequently cursed by, a werewolf.
Set for release on February 10th, 2010 and directed by Joe Johnston, ‘THE WOLFMAN’ stars; Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Hugo Weaving, and Emily Blunt.
Sony’s Screen Gems is moving ahead with a fourth film in the “Underworld” franchise and is targeting a January 2011 release. The movie will be shot in 3-D.
I was googling/researching for some cast and release date info for what I thought was GUILLERMO DEL TORO’s new vampire movie, ‘THE STRAIN’, and came up empty. A new trailer has been released (which you can view below).
But it turns out, ‘THE STRAIN isn’t a movie. It’s a book that Del Toro wrote with author CHUCK HOGAN.
So then. Check out a sneak-peek “trailer” of Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s The Strain, the start of a new vampire trilogy. More info at www.thestrainthebook.com.
Confirmation has come down that [David] Slade [30 DAYS OF NIGHT, HARD CANDY] is in fact directing. He’ll be working from a script by Melissa Rosenberg who is, once again, adapting from Stephenie Meyer’s material. Eclipse will hit theaters on June 30, 2010.
‘NEW MOON’, the direct sequel to ‘TWILIGHT’, is scheduled for a November 20th 2009 release.
Chris Weitz replaced “Twilight” director Catherine Hardwicke on “New Moon” with they key thesps reprising their roles — Robert Pattinson as Edward, Kristen Stewart as Bella and Taylor Lautner as Jacob.
Fresh from the stunning success of “Twilight,” Summit Entertainment has officially greenlit “Eclipse” as the third pic in the series with a release date of June 30, 2010.
Summit’s expected to begin production shortly on “New Moon,” the second film. Chris Weitz replaced “Twilight” director Catherine Hardwicke on “New Moon” with they key thesps reprising their roles — Robert Pattinson as Edward, Kristen Stewart as Bella and Taylor Lautner as Jacob.
With Summit Entertainment preparing to release its big bet “Twilight,” the studio is moving potential future installments in the franchise into the development pipeline.
The company has acquired rights to the next three novels in Stephenie Meyer’s blockbuster vampire series and has hired “Twilight” scribe Melissa Rosenberg to pen scripts based on “New Moon” and “Eclipse,” the second and third books, respectively.
A fourth book, “Breaking Dawn,” has not attached a writer.
Release Date: November 21, 2008
Studio: Summit Entertainment
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Screenwriter: Melissa Rosenberg
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Cam Cigandet, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone, Ashley Greene
Genre: Romance, Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for some violence and a scene of sensuality)
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