Not satisfied with 2006’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, which saw Leatherface as a 30-year-old, producers are plotting another prequel that will focus on the infamous cannibal cook’s teen years. Originally reported by Bloody Disgusting and now confirmed by The Wrap, Millennium Films will title the picture Leatherface. Plot details are under wraps, but the tale will likely […]
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Something wicked this way comes – The Thing review
October 11, 2011 
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The Thing – Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton and Ulrich Thomsen. Directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. The Thing does not immediately jump to mind as a flick that should be atop producers’ lists of properties ripe for the retooling. John Carpenter’s 1982 film of the same name flopped […]
Continue readingRidley Scott to direct new Blade Runner
August 22, 2011 3 Comments
Director Ridley Scott is confirmed to be returning to world of Blade Runner for Alcon Entertainment. The production company acquired the rights back in March to make either a prequel or a sequel to Scott’s 1982 sci-fi thriller, though they are not permitted to helm a straight remake or reboot. Confirmation of Scott’s involvement as director came […]
Continue readingSex and the City prequel heading to TV?
August 5, 2011 2 Comments
Carrie Bradshaw could return to television screens, with a source close to the Sex and the City property claiming that a prequel show is in the works. The news of a prequel was originally reported by The Daily Mail, but now the L.A. Times has some firmer information – namely, that the prequel will not […]
Continue readingFirst look at Ridley Scott’s Prometheus
July 22, 2011 1 Comment
The first official image from Ridley Scott‘s kinda-sorta-not-really-well-maybe Alien prequel Prometheus has debuted online (courtesy of Slashfilm). Is it someone falling, or just floating in space? Who knows! Details on the project are scarce. Still, the fact that there is an official image means we are a little bit closer to seeing the actual film. Prometheus […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The Thing
July 15, 2011 3 Comments
The trailer for Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.’s prequel to John Carpenter’s The Thing has debuted online, proving once and for all that this long-delayed feature is actually coming to cinemas. Mary Elizabeth Winstead stars as a paleontologist who travels to the Antarctic to join a Norwegian scientific team, led by Carter (Joel Edgerton), that has discovered an […]
Continue readingNew Rise of the Planet of the Apes trailer: anti-ape sentiments set to surge!
June 3, 2011 1 Comment
The feature trailer for Rupert Wyatt‘s Rise of the Planet of the Apes has debuted online, and it gives us a glimpse at how to avoid any chimp-revolutions in real life (basically, don’t let a sleepy-eyed James Franco anywhere near those animals). A prequel to the 1968 classic Planet of the Apes, Rise stars Franco as a young scientist who […]
Continue readingCould a prequel to The Godfather be in the works?
May 6, 2011 1 Comment
Maybe! Mario Puzo, author of bestseller The Godfather and Oscar-winning screenwriter of Francis Ford Coppola’s film adaptations, had been working on a prequel script called The Family Corleone before his death in 1999. The Puzo estate has finally authorised writer Ed Falco to turn the 1930s-set screenplay into a book, which would follow Don Vito Corleone’s […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
April 14, 2011 0 Comments
Ooh, chimpanzee that! The trailer for Rise of the Planet of the Apes has debuted online. Formerly known as Rise of the Apes, the film stars James Franco as a young scientist who tries to advance the intelligence of apes, which is all well and good, until his primary subject Caesar (a mo-capped Andy Serkis) […]
Continue readingBlade Runner prequels/sequels in the works?
March 3, 2011 2 Comments
It’s been threatened for decades, but a new take on Blade Runner is looking more likely than ever before. Warner Bros-based Alcon Entertainment have announced they are in final negotiations to acquire the rights from the producer of the landmark 1982 sci-fi film. Slashfilm give a solid breakdown of the press release, saying that if […]
Continue readingFirst look at Joel Edgerton in The Thing
October 5, 2010 0 Comments
The first batch of images from Universal’s upcoming prequel to John Carpenter‘s classic 1982 horror film The Thing has debuted online. The flick – handily, also called The Thing – stars Joel Edgerton and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. The project was first announced January 2009, when Universal reportedly purchased the prequel pitch by Battlestar Galactica-showrunner Ronald […]
Continue readingAlien prequel gets Lost
July 29, 2010 0 Comments
Lost show-runner Damon Lindelof has been recruited by 20th Century Fox to rewrite the script for their upcoming Alien prequel. It will be his first solo stint since Lost wrapped up earlier this year. An artist’s rendition of Lindelof (left) with fellow Lost show-runner Carlton Cuse (right) and a polar bear (center). According to Deadline, […]
Continue readingRidley Scott reveals details about Alien prequels
April 27, 2010 1 Comment
Ridley Scott has dropped a couple of tasty tidbits regarding his upcoming Alien prequel while out promoting Robin Hood. The most tantalising bits of info include the film’s plot, the use of 3D and a potential sequel. That’s right. A prequel sequel. We first heard about the Alien prequel back in June 2009. At that […]
Continue readingMr. and Mrs. Smith reboot in the works
February 9, 2010 0 Comments
source: vulture.com Regency Enterprises is developing a sort-of-reboot-more-like-a-prequel to their 2005 hit Mr. and Mrs. Smith. The original film starred Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as married assassins unaware that their spouse shared the exact same profession. Regency, whose films are distributed by Fox Studios, is now moving ahead with the imaginatively titled Mr. and […]
Continue readingAlien prequel to be directed by Ridley Scott!
August 3, 2009 1 Comment
source: slashfilm.com Ridley Scott has signed up to direct the upcoming prequel to Alien. Ridley’s brother Tony Scott previously confirmed the prequel was in development back in June. At that time, The Brothers Scott were slated to produce while commercial director Carl Erik Rinsch was tipped to direct. It looks as if Fox Studios weren’t […]
Continue readingTony Scott confirms Alien prequel
June 2, 2009 4 Comments
Well this was unexpected. Tony Scott has confirmed that a prequel to his brother Ridley‘s classic film Alien is in the works. Scott told Collider that he and Ridley would produce the prequel at 20th Century Fox, which would be helmed by commercial director Carl Rinsch. The film is expected to go into production by […]
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