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Last Week in Horror: 03/09 - 03/16

Last Week in Horror: 03/09 - 03/16

March 16th 2008 @ 8:31 am

Last Week Sam Raimi went back to producing television.  A Verhoeven classic was on the receiving end of some rumors, while Charlize Theron sexied up a LADY VENGEANCE remake.  LOST BOYS 2 got a trailer, but who cares, because I think the real footage everyone has been waiting for is finally here:

THE GINGERDEAD MAN 2: THE PASSION OF THE CRUST!

Theatrical Trailers and Clips
RUINS - Clip
THE STRANGERS - Second Trailer

Studio News and Attachments
Universal studios strikes a 3 year deal with Dark Horse Comics.
Sam Raimi is producing a "horror-themed" reality competition for The CW called 13.  So it will be Fear Factor with rubber masks?
Sam Rockwell just finished filming for MOON, a flick about an astronaut stranded on a moon base for three years.  Why was I not aware such a film had even begun filming?
Charlie Sheen is headlining an UNTITLED TWISTED PICTURE with a plot description everyone is familiar with.
Wolfgang Petersen scores an alien invasion/resistance script from the writer of BLOOD DIAMOND called UPRISING.
Neil Marshall slates "Old West" horror titled SACRILEGE as his next.

Remakes
MGM is mulling over ROBOCOP redo.
Charlize Theron is producing and starring in an Americanization of SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE at the behest of Park Chan-wook himself?
The script for THE BIRDS is not "completely there yet," according to Naomi Watts.
ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES.  ‘Nuff said.

Random and Indie News
Have you seen WRESTLEMANIAC?  No?  Want to see a WRESTLEMANIAC 2?  No?  Too bad.

Indie/Foreign Trailers and Clips
BLOOD NIGHT - Trailer
THE GINGERDEAD MAN 2: THE PASSION OF THE CRUST - Holy f’in title
BANSHEE!!! - Those 3 exclamation points are part of the title and not added for emphasis of excellence.
THE LOST BOYS 2: THE TRIBE - Trailer


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  1. R.J. Sayer
    March 16th, 2008 | 12:32 pm | #1

    oh yeah, saw that GD2 trailer a couple days ago.

    i’m so goddamn excited for that.

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