Horror Movie Updates

Halloween 2 (Remake)



New Director Of Photography

Rob Zombie is replacing the director of photography of his last two features - Phil Parmet (The Devil's Rejects and Halloween) - with Brandon Trost for Halloween 2. They commence shooting on the sequel in Atlanta, Georgia on February 23rd for Dimension Films.

Trost has amassed a sizable list of credits in the cinematography and special effects departments. In the latter, he has worked as an FX assistant on Mortal Kombat: Annihilation and Scream 2. As a director of photography he shot Rob Hall's Lightning Bug, Jake Kennedy's Days of Darkness and, most recently, Crank 2: High Voltage.

Zombie has stated that this new sequel is going to be, when compared to the 2007 remake, different in the same fashion The Devil's Rejects is to its predecessor House of 1000 Corpses. Getting a new d.p., who's possibly going to bring to the table a new look to the film, is certainly one way to change things up.

Halloween 2 picked up immediately after the remake and finds Tyler Mane reprising his role as Michael Myers. Initially, H2 was set for release sometime in October, but Dimension Films has decided to release H2 on August 28 instead, the same weekend that Zombie's Tyrannosaurus Rex was supposed to open, but has now been put on hold so Zombie can work on H2. [x].

Casting News

When Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN remake was announced, one of the biggest pieces of news was that Danielle Harris would be returning to Haddonfield as she'd end up starring (and taking her top off) as Annie Brackett, one of Laurie Strode's friends. Harris was best known in the horror community as little Jamie Lloyd - Michael Myers' niece - in both 20th Century Fox's HALLOWEEN 4: THE RETURN OF MICHAEL MYERS and HALLOWEEN 5: THE REVENGE OF MICHAEL MYERS. We learned this evening that Harris is in final talks to join the cast of H2, or HALLOWEEN II if you will. She is the latest name circling the project alongside Scout Taylor-Compton, Malcolm McDowell (signed for three films), Daeg Faerch and Sheri Moon Zombie. Tyler Mane (Michael) is the only confirmed name thus far. [x]

The Descent: Part 2

Plot

Sarah emerges alone from a cave system following an expedition with her five friends in the Appalachian mountains.

Distraught, injured and covered in the blood of her missing companions, Sarah is incoherent and half-wild with fear. Skeptical about her account of events and convinced Sarah's psychosis hides far darker secrets, Sheriff Vaines forces her back into the caves to help locate the rest of the group.

Trapped by falling rocks, the rescue party are driven deep into the caverns, and as one by one the fate of the missing girls is revealed, Sarah is forced to confront her deepest fears. [x]

The original director, Neil Marshall, won't be directing this film. He's busy with his upcoming apocalyptic film Doomsday, which you can see a trailer for here. Instead, Jon Harris will be directing The Descent: Part 2 which is supposed to be released sometime this spring. I was a big fan of the first film so I will definitely be checking this one out.

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Scream 4





Still in the works?

According to HorrorMovies.ca, a community member has shared the latest about the sequel, which is said to reboot the horror movie-loving franchise.

If the source is right, 4 will jump into production early this year, "re-starting" the franchise, but adding in some old characters. It seems that Jamie Kennedy told iFMagazine that he might reprise his role, and that "the rest of the cast would be a mixture of new characters with 'old faces that you wouldn't believe,' and that the film will only go ahead with the involvement of director Wes Craven." As of December 13, writer Michael T. Kennedy was still waiting to hear from the Weinsteins about whether his script was a Go.

I'm not quite sure how you reboot the franchise, include the original characters, yet focus on new ones. Was there another killer out there while Billy and Stu sliced and diced their friends? Is Sidney not the only girl in Woodsboro to attract vengeful murderers? What faces will return? I've always wished for a Scream franchise where Randy and Tatum were the ones who got to live, but I think that ship has sailed. [x]

Skeet Ulrich (along with Jon Seda) are the HOTTEST Hollywood underdogs, whatever that means. Well actually, in their prime, I think both of them were hotter than anybody out today (don't shoot me). Ugh, the hotness. They had everything going for them and then they both fell into oblivion. Their most recent projects ("Jericho," "Close To Home," both on CBS, go figure) were canceled and until they pop up in some new film or TV show, I'm left with these old movies that I still very much adore. [end rant] I hope the rumors are true. I've been dying for a new Scream movie since the third one came out. I <3 me some Neve Campbell too.


Last House On The Left

Plot

A remake of the 1970's Wes Craven film, the movie tells the story about two girls who are brutally raped and attacked by a gang of sadistic thugs. The parents of one the girls, soon seek bloody, sadistic revenge. Stars Sara Paxton (Superhero Movie), Martha MacIsaac (Superbad), Monica Potter (Saw), Tony Goldwyn (The Last Samurai), Riki Lindhome (Pulse), and Garret Dillahunt (Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles). Due for release April, 2009.

Wes Craven will also be producing this film. The trailer looks good. I never saw the original but I did check out the trailer of it.