Last Week in Horror, August 10th to the 17th

Last Week in Horror, folk got all in a huff over talks that CANDYMAN was not only being remade, but that the titular ghost of a murdered slave would be as white as the slave-drivers what killed ‘em.  Just talks, folks, just talks.  Though, I suppose that is how it always starts.

Magnet Releasing announced a release schedule for some damn fine looking films.  Sadly, the plan seems to be a NY/LA release with a platform expansion only if the films perform well.  Bruce Campbell confirmed that no one has any clue what in the undead hell is going on with anything to do with EVIL DEAD.

Oh, and if you heard about that whole Bigfoot dead in a cooler deal.  Hoax, of course.

Theatrical Trailers and Clips

• SAW V – “Revised” teaser.

Studio News and Attachments

• Maggie Grace to topline MALICE IN WONDERLAND, a title I feel doesn’t need much explaining, alongside SEVERANCE’s Danny Dyer.
• Magnet Releasing, genre bicep of Magnolia Pictures, announces Six Shooter Series; titles rolled out from end of October to February include LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, SPECIAL, TIMECRIMES, EDEN LOG, DONKEY PUNCH, and BIG MAN JAPAN.
• Justin Marks talks up his HACK/SLASH script a little bit.  Until Megan Fox is cast, though, I’m not getting excited.

Remakes

• A white CANDYMAN?  Someone at Sony thinks so…
• Brett Ratner wants a remake of MOTHER’S DAY.  Seriously.
• Apparently there was a rumor last week that Billy Bob Thornton would play Freddy??

Indie, Foreign and Random News

• DIARY OF THE DEAD 2 already revving up production?
• Bruce Cambell, referring to an EVIL DEAD 4, astutely observes, “I mean if we were really smart [though], we’d go back to a handheld movie and shoot it in 16mm and find someplace in the middle of nowhere. And have a crew of 10 people. If we were smart.”
• Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg cast in Lars Von Triers ANTICHRIST.

Indie, Foreign Trailers and Clips

• THE GATES OF HELL – Trailer
• RECON 2023: THE GAUDA PRIME CONSPIRACY – Terrible title.  Written by The Arrow.
• VINYAN – Clip
• BURN – Does Thailand make great posters or what?
• PAINTED SKIN – Trailer