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Tim Burton may direct Michael Keaton in Beetlejuice 2

In news that some may construe as more a threat than a promise, Variety has revealed Tim Burton may be close to jumping on board for Beetlejuice 2. Rumours about this sequel have circulated for years but the wheels may finally be in motion as Variety’s sources say writer Seth Grahame-Smith has a script written […]

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Hatchet job – Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter review

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter – Starring Benjamin Walker, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Dominic Cooper. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. Though it sounds like it was pitched at the tail-end of a particularly cynical, three-day, coke-fuelled marketing strategy session in between Transformers with Boobs and The Voice: The Movie, feature film Abraham […]

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Interview: Benjamin Walker and Seth Grahame-Smith (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter)

Interview: Benjamin Walker and Seth Grahame-Smith (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter). By Simon Miraudo. Benjamin Walker, star of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and stage musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, claims the rare honour of having portrayed two American presidents, though, sadly, his proposed “James Monroe, Gigolo” will likely never come to fruition. In Timur Bekmambetov‘s adaptation […]

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Trailer Debut: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

A new trailer for Timur Bekmambetov’s Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter has been released by 20th Century Fox and includes some previously unseen scenes. Based on the book of the same name by Seth Grahame-Smith – who also wrote the screenplay for Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows – the trailer opens with a voice over: “History prefers […]

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Michael Keaton meets with makers of Beetlejuice 2

Back in 2011, it was reported that the makers of Beetlejuice 2 were eager to have Michael Keaton reprise his role from Tim Burton‘s 24-year-old comedy classic. Apparently, that’s not just wishful thinking! Writer-producer Seth Grahame-Smith told Shock Til You Drop he met with Keaton about the project just last week. “[He’s] been wanting to do it for 20 […]

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Prepare thyself for biblical action flick Unholy Night

Ever think the tale of the Three Wise Men had the potential to become a big action blockbuster? Author Seth Grahame-Smith (he of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies fame) did, and he just sold the screen rights to his new novel Unholy Night to Warner Bros for a cool $2 million. According to Deadline, Grahame-Smith […]

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Michael Keaton wanted for Beetlejuice sequel

Back in September we lamented the news of a sequel to Tim Burton‘s 1988 classic black comedy Beetlejuice. Who could possibly take over the role made famous by a manic Michael Keaton? No one, it seems! Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, writer-producers David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith revealed they want Keaton to reprise his role for […]

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Blake Lively for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies?

It’s a role you’d think everyone young actress would be clamouring for. Rather, the producers of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies are having a hell of a time finding someone to play the undead-slaughtering Elizabeth Bennet. Twitch reports Blake Lively has been offered the lead role in Craig Gillespie‘s adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith’s (and technically […]

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