Actor JasonStatham was interested in playing the lead role in Fox's THE TRANSPORTER even before reading the script."Luc Besson... That's all I needed to know," says Statham. "I was sold before they told me anything about the film. I found out I was going...
JasonStatham was just a bloke from London when Guy Ritchie gave him a prominent role in his breakout hit, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. That was quickly followed by Snatch, which established his reputation as a reliable character actor. It...
JasonStatham is the action king for the modern age. Sure his movies don’t do the numbers that Stallone’s and Willis’ did in their heyday but they resonate stronger with an edgier, hipper crowd. A smart man’s action hero, he’...
In a recent interview with IESB.net, macho man JasonStatham ('The Transporter', 'In the Name of the King') mused over the possibility of playing a superhero on the big screen.
"There’s so many cool fucking characters. 'The Hulk', I’ve a...
According to the Hollywood Reporter, JasonStatham is in negotiations to star in the upcoming futuristic thriller, Death Race.The film is a remake of the 1975 film, Death Race 2000, which was set in a dystopian America in which the president presides over...
One of our other GI Joe informants has sent over some additional top secret information in regards to the film. Yes, Mark Wahlberg is still the first choice to play Duke and we can add that JasonStatham is the first choice to bring the British Action Man...
Action star JasonStatham has confirmed that he will be starring in the TRANSPORTER 3, which answers a question a lot of us had after a possible director announcement last week. The actor confirmed it in a interview with Silas Lesnick over...
... starring JasonStatham. A new futuristic thriller called GAME will be shot back-to-back with the CRANK 2 film for Lakeshore Entertainment & Lionsgate, both written & directed by the duo. The former will be filmed first starring Gerard But...
'Crank' star JasonStatham says fans shouldn't believe the rumors about him playing Action Man in the 'G.I. Joe' movie.
"The old Internet can be quite misleading at times," Statham told MTV Movies Blog. "I don't know where that came from.
"[I have] ...
It looks like a mysterious package will be coming in between three men with money on the line. The trades report that Mickey Rourke, JasonStatham and 50 Cent have signed on to star opposite Sam Riley in 13 for director Gela Babluani, who is remaking his ...
Geoff Boucher over at the Hero Complex blog at L.A.Times bumped into 'Death Race' actor Jason Staham who was having a pint with 'The Spirit' director Frank Miller.
The subject turned to 'Daredevil' a character Miller has been acknowledged as revitalizing...
Lionsgate has set Jet Li and JasonStatham to star in ROGUE. Li will play the title character, an assassin who has caused a bloody crime war between rival Asian mobs. Statham plays an FBI agent determined to bring down the killer after his partner is murd...
Move over Rambo and Rocky because Sylvester Stallone has a new action film to direct. Variety reports Stallone will star in and direct The Expendables for Nu Image/Millennium Films while notable action stars JasonStatham and Jet Li are also in final nego...
It seems that Mark Wahlberg and JasonStatham may be reuniting once again (The Italian Job) in the live action G.I JOE, says IESB. Robert Sanchez was the first to report from his inside sources that Stephen Sommers would be directing the live action versi...
JasonStatham and Leelee Sobieski have signed to star in DUNGEON SIEGE for director Uwe Boll.The $60 million film will begin filming Sunday in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is an adaptation of the sword-and-sorcery video game Dungeon Siege. Statham will...
Lakeshore Entertainment will produce the action-thriller CRANK for Lions Gate Films. The film will JasonStatham.The story centers on a hit man's one-day rampage through the streets of Los Angeles after learning he's been poisoned. Mark Neveldine and Bria...
Now that Jason Voorhees has returned to the big screen after a nine-year absence, slasher movie fans can rest easy. While JASON X, the tenth film (duh!) in the never-ending FRIDAY THE 13TH series, didn't make the huge splash at the box office on its openi...
It looks like an interesting bit of casting news may have slipped in under the radar.We'll let you make this call. In its story on the replacement of Brad Renfro by Jason Ritter in the upcoming FREDDY VS. JASON, VARIETY began with this sentence:"Brad Renf...
...ish actor JasonStatham, from the sleeper hit Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Carpenter described Jericho as `a seasoned cop on his first escort squad assignment.` He adds that the character is an expert at lock-picking and fixing machinery, ski...
The story of Jason and the Argonauts, with its bravery, adventure and tragedy, remains one of world literature’s most exciting and moving tales, and one of the most influential quest myths in the world. It has been translated and retold for centuries, bu...
Lionsgate has sent out a press release indicating their intent to distribute the next installment of the Transporter franchise with JasonStatham set to reprise his character. See below.Lionsgate announced today that it has acquired U.S. and Canadian dist...
The many effects shots in Jason and the Argonauts were refinements and elaborations on those Ray Harryhausen had created for previous films. As with the novelty of 7th Voyage of Sinbad, no one had ever paired the techniques of stop-motion animation to th...
...ilm stars JasonStatham, Joan Allen, Tyrese Gibson, Ian McShane, Natalie Martinez and Jason Clarke. Anderson directed the remake of the cult classic Death Race 2000, based on a screenplay that he co-wrote with J.F. Lawton.Plot Summary: JasonStatham le...
First, the good news: next week is my first interview in a while. I'll be talking with the man...the legend...THE CHIN: Bruce Campbell. We'll be chatting about his new comic book and movie THE MAN WITH THE SCREAMING BRAIN. The first issue of the miniserie...
Three clips have appeared online for In The Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, courtesy of Youtube. The Uwe Boll-directed film, based on the best selling game, stars JasonStatham, Leelee Sobieski, John Rhys-Davies, Ray Liotta, Matthew Lillard, Burt ...
And now we have our first trailer for the remake of a cult classic. Paul W.S Anderson's upcoming remake of Death Race (2000 in the old title) and Universal Pictures have premiered the first trailer for their action-thriller. The film stars JasonStatham, ...
...t of star JasonStatham. Plausibility, coherence, action scenes that make a lick of sense… Who needs ’em? Fans are here to see Statham drive really fast and cripple a man with a necktie. If Transporter 3 can deliver that, then any quibbles...
... Jericho (JasonStatham) and quiet but dependable Descanso (Liam Waite). But when they arrive at Shining Valley, the streets are deserted and the buildings crammed with headless corpses. They're tempted to blame Williams, but he's tightly locked up in ...
... starring JasonStatham, Ryan Phillippe and Wesley Snipes. The film bowed at No. 7 on First Alert, beating several new releases with a theatrical history. "Gangster" also scored big in the rental arena, according to Home Media Magazine's ren...
Lakeshore Entertainment has its cast for Crank 2:High Voltage locked and ready to go, says Variety. JasonStatham returns as Chev Chelios while Amy Smart will reprise her role as his girlfriend. Clifton Collins Jr. will play his mobster nemesis in the seq...
...is Evans, JasonStatham and William H. Macy. It's out in theaters on August 17, 2004, and you can grab the trailer here from the CELLULAR website.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us!
...ehind the JasonStatham action fest CRANK. The film's story concept has a Running Man feel to it but with an RPG twist i.e the audience enjoying the entertainment will have a hand in controlling the participants.
Plot Concept: The high-conc...
...ake stars JasonStatham, Tyrese Gibson, Ian McShane and Joan Allen and hits theaters August 22. The sweepstakes ends on July 8. Contestants may go to DeathRacemovie.net/Sweeps to enter. The Grand Prize winner will receive a trip for two to the 2008 In...
Variety reports today that Paramount Pictures is in talks with most of the cast of THE ITALIAN JOB for a sequel. According to the trade discussions have started with Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Seth Green, Mos Def and JasonStatham, and the studio's f...
... Crawford(JasonStatham), is determined to bring down the killer after his partner is murdered.
To see the teaser trailer(1:26), click right here.
Seeing how Jet Li and JasonStatham are intense in their action movies, this movie may be a...
Some of the most successful films are built around a hook of some sort. In the 1950 film noir thriller D.O.A. (not to be confused with its two remakes or the video game adaptation of the same name), protagonist Edmond O’Brien is given a deadly p...
...lippe and JasonStatham. According to Trevor Jones' office, score albums from both films are in preparation. www.musicfromthemovies.com The Film Music Society has unearthed a box of the rare promotional "Tribute to Jerry Goldsmith" CDs that were initi...
...et Li and JasonStatham, will hit theatres in September. Tyler is also slated to score Alien vs. Predator 2 (AVP2) and John Rambo, the fourth Rambo film. The latter has a Spring 2008 release date.
Official site: www.briantyler.com...
If you like high octane action films and want to see a chase scene between Jet Li and JasonStatham going at it, you can now watch it online. MTV has posted a video clip of the two doing battle in one scene of the upcoming WAR movie. To see the action sce...
...alongside JasonStatham, Tyrese Gibson & Joan Allen.
"This is even more violent," said McShane. "This is set in the future, it's like NASCAR to the death inside prison. On TV. And I play the guy who runs the race, coaches the racer...
Tyrese Gibson (Transformers) and Joan Allen (Bourne Ultimatum) have joined Paul W.S Anderson's DEATH RACE. They'll be co-starring alongside JasonStatham who leads the billing for the project. Filming is scheduled to begin in the next few weeks. This is a...
...ackman or JasonStatham, giving Alice a sense of compassion and conviction, as well as being extremely believable in her stuntwork. Larter gives Claire the requisite gravity her protective role calls for, as well as looking very good shooting, kicking ...
...et Li and JasonStatham.
Stallone will likewise appear in the film along with writing and directing it.
Plot Concept: The movie follows a team of mercenaries on a mission to overthrow a South American dictator.
Several other movies are scheduled to shoot in Montreal before the end of the year, including the Tom Cruise-produced Death Race 3000 starring JasonStatham; Mr. Nobody with Jared Leto and Sarah Polley; and 'The Punisher 2.'
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... would be JasonStatham (Transporter 2). He has everything about Jack Brodie. I would also go for Hugh Jackman in the lead role."
"Brodie's Law" is a dark noir tinged tale that mixes elements of crime fiction and Sam Raimi's cult classic "Darkman" w...
... fashion. JasonStatham is a breed of action hero off the beaten path. He’s not a pretty boy like Tom Cruise nor is he as quick with a quip as Bruce Willis. He looks like the guy who just changed your fan belt; decidedly hard boiled; evocative of...
... starring JasonStatham, Amy Smart, Efren Ramirez, and Dwight Yoakam. This film, which is produced by Lakeshore Entertainment and will be released by Lion's Gate in September, is directed by Mark Neveldine who is making his helming debut. Finally, the ...
...epic with JasonStatham and Burt Reynolds and Claire Forlani and Leelee Sobieski and Matthew Lillard and John Rhys-Davies and me. It's called "Dungeon Siege: In the Name of the King" and it's something people might want to look for in September.
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...umed that JasonStatham is returning as the title character but nothing has been confirmed up to this point.
The site says that casting has begun in Paris for the secondary roles of the film and that Olivier Megaton will be directing. He was second u...
...ars, with JasonStatham as a man who will deliver anything anywhere for a price until he's asked to transport Shu Qi to slave traders. Includes commentrak, Making-Of, extended fight sequences, music video and more. (O) THE TRUMAN SHOW (Paramount) In h...
...of rules, JasonStatham amps up the action to near-ludicrous plateaus in this sequel when he finds out he's being used by a gang of Miami bioterrorists. Hong Kong legend/action director Corey Yuen helps immeasurably. Widescreen & fullscreen edition...
According to the Gorfaine-Schwartz Agency, Brian Tyler is doing the music for action thriller ROGUE, starring Jet Li, JasonStatham, Devon Aoki and Terry Chen. Produced by Lions Gate Films, the film is directed by Philip G. Atwell, who was the second unit...
... starring JasonStatham and Jet Li as bitter rivals in a mysterious action thriller directed by Philip G. Atwell and a third collaboration with director Justin Lin for his mockumentary comedy FINISHING THE GAME about Bruce Lee's unfinished film. via b...
Uwe Boll has cast Ray Liotta in his sword and sorcery film DUNGEON SIEGE. Liotta will play the movie's villain, Gallian.He joins a cast which already includes Leelee Sobieski, Will Sanderson, JasonStatham, Brian J. White, and German supermodel Eva Padber...
...re, while JasonStatham as the leader of the baddies is effectively menacing and sports a very good American accent.Director David R. Ellis does a bang-up job with the action and keeps things moving fast enough that we don't ask too many questions, and...
As part of the SCIFI Channel Digital Press Event we were given an opportunity to speak with the Ghost Hunters and then we were taken on a live ghost hunt in the supposedly haunted Stanley hotel. The Ghost Hunters are definitely passionate about what they ...
...k out our JasonStatham interview here also published today. For previous coverage, you can check out our interviews with co-stars Ian Mcshane here and Joan Allen here.
...some Rob (JasonStatham) and demolition expert Left-Ear (Mos Def). The heist comes off beautifully, complete with a speed-boat chase through the canals, but when the gang makes a stop in the Italian Alps to divide up the loot, it turns out that somebod...
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The JasonStatham helmed KING looks no different from the director’s other work: it’s another bloated adventure flick that undoubtedly plays better as a two minute trailer than a full-length feature film. I have to be thankful that Uw...
...n ex-con (JasonStatham) forced into high speed action by a nefarious warden (Joan Allen) with her own sinister designs.
The Death Race Panel included Allen, Statham, Anderson, Natalie Martinez, Ian McShane, Tyrese Gibson and a surprise app...
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JasonStatham Interested in Being the Next Daredevil?
Rumor: While Ben Affleck played the comic hero in the 2003 adaptation and it did gross $179.1 mil worldwide on a budget of $78 mil, there has been no follow ups and it was...
...k between JasonStatham and Jet Li in a bigger fashion bringing in more cash for its debut weekend.
MGM didn’t fare much better with the debut of their Nanny Diaries which landed in 6th place this weekend pulling in only 7.8 mil this wee...
...arismatic JasonStatham and subtly effective Clea DuVall as one of two ill-fated rookies); the counsel wants to know why; and Melanie tells them, and us, her story through a series of flashbacks and flashbacks-within-flashbacks.We learn that the team a...
A new trailer has appeared online for Guy Ritchie's upcoming REVOLVER, a crime-thriller starring JasonStatham. The director also handled the writing duties alongside scribes Ethan Gross & Paul Todisco. The film stars JasonStatham, Ray Liotta an...
...ish actor JasonStatham as the notorious Martian criminal James "Desolation" Williams and grunge-rocker-turned-movie-star, Courtney Love as Melanie Ballard, the kick-ass red planet cop in pursuit of Williams.However, Screen Gems execs were hoping Carpe...
JasonStatham reprises his role as Frank Martin the man who will transport anything, no questions asked in TRANSPORTER 2, on DVD and PSP today from Fox Home Entertainment. In the film, Frank is blamed for the kidnapping of a young child he is hired to dr...
...NFINGERS. JasonStatham is good as the jail's resident maniac, although the character is never allowed to live up to the menace of his reputation.MEAN MACHINE may play very differently to those who are aficionados of the sport at its center. For the re...
Universal Pictures has moved the release date of its remake of DEATH RACE 2000 from September 26th to August 28th, 2008.
DEATH RACE stars JasonStatham, Joan Allen, Tyerse Gibson and Ian McShane. Paul W.S. Anderson wrote and directed.
The story is set i...
...k Martin (JasonStatham) is a former soldier (the press notes mention British Special Forces, though it never seems to come up in the dialogue) who now resides in France, making a very good living as a transporter. He will take anyone or anything anywh...
...thieves), JasonStatham (Walburg's close friend), Charlize Theron (the daughter of the former leader of the band of thieves, also Walburg's love interest), the always exceptional Edward Norton (SPOILER, swipe to reveal: a member of the group who seems ...
By the time Paramount’s FRIDAY THE 13TH series reached its eighth installment in 1989, the franchise had reached the point of diminishing returns—both creatively and financially. Which isn’t to say that there was ever a great amount of creativity at work ...
SOPRANOS cast member Vinnie Pastore has been added to the cast of the crime thriller REVOLVER, the new film from Brit director Guy Ritchie. Pastore joins JasonStatham (THE TRANSPORTER) and Ray Liotta (GOODFELLAS) in the movie which is about a high stakes...
...laborator JasonStatham is starring in the film along with Ray Liotta and it's currently lensing in London. The story is about a high stakes gambler that gets caught up in a bet where the price may be too high. The script is by Ethan Gross and Paul Tod...
...ise stars JasonStatham, Robert Knepper and Francois Berleand. Director Oliver Megaton is leading production for Lionsgate, based on a screenplay by executive producer Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. Plot Concept: JasonStatham returns as Frank Marti...
Add two Rays to the upcoming English-language remake of the 2005 French film 13 Tzameti. Ray Winstone and Ray Liotta are joining Mickey Rourke, JasonStatham, Sam Riley and 50 Cent in the thriller. The original writer and director Gela Babluani is updatin...
...Lindo and JasonStatham track down anyone who crosses the divide between worlds. Yulaw was once one of these cops - until he had to defend himself in another universe from himself, with fatal results. When his other self died, that person's energies we...
The first teaser has popped up online---though it's in French---for the next adventure of Frank Martin, The Transporter 3. The upcoming sequel stars JasonStatham, Robert Knepper and Francois Berleand. Olivier Megaton is directing the third installment f...
...s Funsch JasonStatham and Roedecker Delroy Lindo. Unfortunately, only Lindo flexes his acting chops. Statham's character, your typical rough and gruff cop, made the transition from "kill both Yulaws" to "help the good Yulaw bring the bad one down" ...
Wesley Snipes, Ryan Phillippe, JasonStatham and Justine Waddell are all inked to star in a new action film titled CHAOS. The project was written by Tony Giglio and will also be directed by him. Giglio just wrapped photography on the World War II drama IN...
Last seen in THE ITALIAN JOB, actor JasonStatham has been cast as the main bad guy in David Ellis' CELLULAR. Well, Statham is in advanced talks and is expected to sign a deal shortly locking him on the project.Also starring in CELLULAR is Kim Basinger, C...
...ilm stars JasonStatham as Chev and Amy Smart as his girlfriend Eve.If you are interested in winning, drop me an email at maniaent@gmail.com with Crank somewhere in the body/subject of the email.Good luck to all!
... He joins JasonStatham, Joan Allen and Tyrese Gibson who star in the film.
Plot Summary: A Prison Warden (Joan Allen) forces inmates to compete in a very brutal race in a future America. Statham will play a prisoner who, with only weeks to go be...
In 20th century terms, the legend of Jason and the Golden Fleece might be sold as a giant superhero crossover story. See! Fifty Heroes (at least!) on a quest to the end of the world! See! A lineup of monsters, kings, and strange new realms! See! The beaut...
The sequel to FREDDY VS. JASON was so close to happening back in 2005. How close? At one point, the FREDDY VS. JASON VS. ASH script had approvals from New Line executives and actor Bruce Campbell brought on board to co-star in the film. Then everything fe...
It wouldn’t have taken much to make a good FRIDAY THE 13TH movie since the series was largely a bust from day one. However, writer-director Tom McLoughlin took on the challenge of FRIDAY THE 13TH, PART VI: JASON LIVES with ease back in 1986. Why, after fi...
Jason and the Golden Fleece (as Jason and the Argonauts was titled during pre-production) was not produced in a cinematic vacuum. The `Dynamtion` team had competition on several other fronts. The most obvious inspiration was Edward Small`s pastiche of Th...
First, an apology: whereas I intended to run a reader response column to last week's COMICSCAPE about comics in the classroom, I've decided to run an original column instead. I only received a handful of letters and while all were original and several lea...
If you're not a fan of either the FRIDAY THE 13th or NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET movie series, you will not be converted by this long-awaited crossover, but it delivers the bloody "goods" for the horror faithful. Effectively forgotten by his home town of...
FRIDAY THE 13th: THE FINAL CHAPTER apparently ended the killing spree of Jason Voorhees, chopped to bits with his own machete by crafty little Tommy Jarvis. To some, this signaled the end of the slasher genre and perhaps horror cinema altogether, as box o...
It's been almost ten years since we last saw the "king of the kills" known as Jason Voorhees in action. The madman serial killer, best known for his love of hockey masks and machetes, has plagued many a horny teenager since his debut in 1980 in Sean S. Cu...
The FRIDAY THE 13TH franchise takes a big leap into the future with JASON X, completed last year but just now opening on April 26th. Returning along with the hockey-masked slasher is composer Harry Manfredini, whose music has been as much a staple of the ...
There are a few funny things about JASON X, starting with the title, which coyly omits direct reference to the fact that this movie is actually FRIDAY THE 13th PART 10. The eponymous character is in fact Jason Voorhees, the silent, impossible-to-destroy b...
Jason is a young boy with an annoying sister and a kindly but absent-minded grandfather with a penchant for tinkering. Solidly scripted from the clichéd school of paint-by-the-numbers comic book assembly, this new title throws these familiar ciphers toget...
In 1992, when he presented the Gordon Sawyer special lifetime achievement Oscar to special effects creator and producer Ray Harryhausen, Tom Hanks called Jason and the Argonauts the greatest film ever made. Director John Landis, interviewing Harryhausen ...
Sideshow Collectibles has revealed the upcoming 12" Jason X action figure. The figure will be displayed on a stand with a print of the Jason X logo. The 12" Jason X figure includes: Authentic Jason likeness, with removable mask Fully articulated new 'big ...
Kane Hodder has confirmed what many FRIDAY THE 13TH fans hoped he wouldn't. Namely, that he isn't negotiating to fill the role of Jason in FREDDY VS. JASON. Nay, all hope is lost. He is not going to be in the film.Hodder has played the masked murder in ev...
It’s time for another edition of Mania’s Most Maniacal Rumors, where we blow the lid off the week’s juiciest gossip and hush-hush industry whispers.
If you have a rumor you want to contribute, we’re all ears. Just send it ...
The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed what we told you two weeks ago for the FRIDAY THE 13TH remake. Scribes Damian Shannon and Mark Swift (the same duo behind Jason vs. Freddy-2003) have been chosen by New Line and Platinum Dunes to re...
The rumors about FREDDY VS. JASON VS. ASH are true. Today's Hollywood Reporter confirms that New Line Cinema has entered discussions with director Sam Raimi, the fellow who helmed the three EVIL DEAD pictures and who owns the copyright to Ash, the sarcast...
It's been a bit slow as far as news from the upcoming Friday the 13th out of Platinum Dunes recently but an update has now crossed the wires over the weekend courtesy of Shock Til You Drop. Co-star Aaron Yoo (Disturbia) has updated the fans on what we can...
The upcoming revisionist origins of Friday the 13th has a female lead, reports Variety. Amanda Righetti ("K-Ville", Return to House on Haunted Hill) has been cast in the remake of the 80's slasher from Platinum Dunes and director Marcus Nispel. ...
About a week before shooting is set to begin, Brad Renfro has been replaced by Jason Ritter (SWIMFAN) as the male hero in FREDDY VS. JASON. The film, which also stars Robert Englund as Freddy Kruger, Monica Keena and Kelly Rowland (of Destiny's Child), is...
The upcoming re-imagining of that masked killer Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th finally has some video footage to show for it. Filming is underway by director Marcus Nispell, based on a screenplay by JvF scribes Damian Shannon and Mark Swift. The film...
Don Chaffey called Jan Reed`s first draft script `appalling, absolutely unworkable. Charles Schneer had the good sense to bring in Beverly Cross.` `Beverly is a very distinguished writer,` said Schneer. `He is a Greek and Latin scholar who went to Oxf...
JASON X has been set for DVD release, and that's not all. In conjunction with the release of the tenth film in the FRIDAY THE 13TH movie series, New Line Home Video will be releasing a special edition of JASON GOES TO HELL new to DVD with lots of extras. ...
In an exclusive interview carried in the latest CINESCAPE magazine about the long awaited JASON X, current Jason actor Kane Hodder talked about his trepidation when first hearing writer/director Jim Isaac's idea was to bring the forest resort menacing kil...
FREDDY VS. JASON is still the number one movie in America, having grossed $61,197,607 at the box office so far. New Line Cinema recently held the premiere for FREDDY VS. JASON at the Cineramadome at the Archlight Complex in Hollywood and Cinescape was rig...
While chatting with CINESCAPE Managing Editor Scott Collura about the upcoming JASON X, the first FRIDAY THE 13TH film in almost 10 years, director Jim Isaac talked about coming up with the idea for the latest installment. He also filled us in on another ...
With the FRIDAY THE 13TH franchise heading into the future with the latest installment, JASON X, opening later this month, it has fallen to the series' original composer, Harry Manfredini, to score the new tale of "Jason in Space." Today, we continue our ...
It looks like Destiny's Child alum Kelly Rawland is going the route bandmate Beyonce Knowles did with AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER, and taking a part in a high-profile sequel. According to MTV, Rowland has signed onto FREDDY VS. JASON, joining current cast...
A new behind-the-scenes featurette for Death Race, the remake of the cult classic, has popped up online courtesy of Yahoo Movies. The film stars JasonStatham, Joan Allen, Tyrese Gibson, Ian McShane, Natalie Martinez and Jason Clarke. Director Paul W.S. ...
What sounded like it could have been a really bad idea turns out to be a genuinely bright one. It couldn't have been easy getting the NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET and FRIDAY THE 13th universes to fit together - this movie was in development for years - but wr...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONSGraeme Revell (PITCH BLACK, TOMB RAIDER, MISSION TO MARS) inherits the musical mantle inaugurated by Harry Manfredini in 1980 with the first FRIDAY THE 13TH movie. Whereas NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET had no real musical signature, w...
When Tom Hanks announced to the world, during an Oscar ceremony honoring Ray Harryhausen, that he considers this film the best ever made, my heart rolled in glee because I completely agree. Apart from the fact that it`s the first feature I ever saw in a m...
actor Jason Mewes may make an appearance in longtime collaborator Kevin Smith's latest venture, 'The Green Hornet.'
"I told him I wanted to use him in 'Green Hornet.' And he goes 'I knew it, dude. You want me to be the Hornet.' And I said 'No, dude. You'...
Wes Craven has been giving his take on New Line's forever in development FREDDY VS. JASON project.While talking to SCIFI.COM, Craven revealed that he'd be open to working with New Line's producers on the project, saying, "That would entirely depend on the...
High-confidence rumor from Rich Johnston: "There's been a bit of back and forth between Oni Press' lawyers Martin Goodman and Hollywood, but I understand there is now a film deal for 'Jason And The Argobots.'"
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JASON & THE ARGOBOTS, a four-issue, monthly mini-series from writer J. Torres and artist Mike Norton, will launch in August from Oni Press. The story follows a young boy who stumbles across a mysterious robotic giant buried near his desert home. "The w...
Jason Isaacs has joined the cast of the untitled "Green Zone" thriller, reports Variety. The film--directed by Paul Greengrass---will also star Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Amy Ryan and Antoni Corone. The Working Title/Universal Pictures project wa...
A very unusual and intriguing rumor has surfaced this morning over at Creature Corner. According to what the site deems reliable sources, one of the story ideas currently being batted around inside New Line Cinema for a FREDDY VS. JASON 2 is to bring in E...
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Jason Lee has signed on to join the upcoming Fox live action and CGI version of Alvin and the Chipmunks.Lee will play the Chipmunks' dad, Dave Seville, while chipmunks Alvin, Simon and Theodore will be computer generat...
Stuntman Derek Mears---who did work on the Pirate films, Hills Have Eyes 2 and most recently Indy IV---is reportedly set to play Jason Voorhees in the upcoming revision of the horror icon's origins. Marcus Nispel is directing Friday the 13th, based on a s...
The upcoming WW II thriller Valkyrie has been moved yet again by MGM and United Artists. The first move a few months ago pushed them back from this summer to an October 3 debut. Now, it's been changed to February 13, 2009 where Tom Cruise and his cast wil...
Jason Isaacs reportedly has a cameo role in 20th Century Fox's Elektra movie, starring Jennifer Garner in the title role. Isaacs will play the character McCabe, an agent who works with Elektra. Get the scoop on two other characters as well...
"Batman Begins" co-writer David Goyer has partnered with Bently Tittle and Pascale Faubert to option "The Fall," a graphic novel by Ed Brubaker and Jason Lutes.
Written by Brubaker and illustrated by Lutes, "The Fall" is a modern-noir story of a luckle...
In 1998, Donna Ortiz came across an ad for a model search competition. Today, her 12-year-old son Jason is enjoying his new role as Henry in the upcoming sequel to Spider-Man and as a hockey player in a national Domino's Pizza commercial...
"It's pretty overwhelming. I don't think my brain has actually caught on to the fact that I have my own show," says cartoonist Jason Kruse of the recent news that his 'World of Quest' comic has been picked up as a TV series. "Any minute now Ashton Kutcher...
Although he was reluctant to divulge any details, Jason Isaacs recently talked about his role in 'Elektra':
"I don't know how the news gets out," Isaacs said. "I'm at the beginning of it. I'm Elektra's last job before the story kicks off."
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According to Variety, Jason Behr (The Grudge) has signed on to star in the upcoming thriller THE TATTOOIST. The film will be commercial director Peter Burger's feature film debut.The plot casts Behr as a tattoo artist who becomes fascinated by the Samoan...
New Line has set a release date for their upcoming FRIDAY THE 13TH re-imagining and that day is Friday, February 13, 2009. This day also happens to be the release date for the Universal remake of THE WOLFMAN, starring Benicio Del Toro with make-up effects...
NECA has released images of their new Jason Voorhees action figure from the FRIDAY THE 13TH series.The figure stands 19" tall and comes in full color window-box. Check stores now to buy.
According to Production Weekly, Jason Bateman is in negotiations to star opposite Will Smith and Charlize Theron in the upcoming superhero drama Tonight, He Comes.The film centers on Smith's character, a down-and-out superhero who has a bad image with the...
According to Bloody Disgusting, New Line Cinema has dismissed rumors of a Nightmare on Elm Street Prequel and a Freddy vs Jason sequel as untrue.The site writes:We checked in with some peeps at New Line Cinema who confirm everything floating around the we...
Both horrific online outlets Creature Corner and Bloody Disgusting are reporting that Kane Hodder has joined the crew of THE DEVIL'S REJECTS, Rob Zombie's sequel to HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES. As every horror fan knows, Hodder played masked maniac Jason Voorhe...
PitofHorror.com recently caught up with Robert Englund to talk about his upcoming projects. And in the interview Englund revealed some updates on a NIGHTMARE prequel and the rumored FREDDY VS. JASON VS. MICHAEL MEYERS project. In regards to a NIGHTMARE pr...
Fangoria is now confirming the earlier rumor (first published by Creature Corner this past August) that New Line Cinema is actively contemplating a FREDDY VS. JASON VS. ASH film. While earlier reports were at first dismissed by actor Bruce Campbell, in re...
NBC just can't seem to get enough of the epic tale Jason and the Argonauts. Eight years after the network released a miniseries starring Jason London, Frank Langella and Dennis Hopper, the peacock network is going for a new take of the story.
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VARIETY reports that New Line Cinema has officially given the go-ahead to that long wished-for meeting of the slashers known as FREDDY VS. JASON. We've previously reported that this film was happening, but now it's official, and what's more, there's a sta...
Harry Potter fought Jason Bourne over the past week in the DVD charts and the clear winner is nobody. Or both, depending on how you want to look at it here. Harry and his band of wizards won the DVD sales charts while Bourne ruled the DVD rental charts. I...
It looks like MUTANT X's Lauren Lee Smith is headed for a hard run in with either Jason Voorhees or Freddy Kruger in the new teen slasher epic, FREDDY VS. JASON. It was recently revealed Smith would be joining the cast of the long-suffering, now shining s...
In its news item regarding Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child joining the cast of FREDDY VS. JASON, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER unearthed a bit of the film's "shrouded in mystery" plot. It's more than what Robert Englund has recently revealed in interviews, and ...
Remember when video box sets were big, bulky affairs that took up half the space on any video shelf? Well, the video labels and retailers didn't like them any more than you did, what with the extra cost of manufacture, storage and shipping. When Cinescape...
At the Hollywood release party for BOOGYMEN, a new DVD compilation of scenes from popular horror movies, actors Robert ("Freddy") Englund and Kane ("Jason") Hodder assured fans that the often-speculated JASON VS. FREDDY film would definitely move forward....
It's a grand tradition in horror films that dates back to the genre's earliest years. Once a movie monster hits it big in his/her/its first film, sequels inevitably follow eventually with diminishing returns both creatively and financially. As a result, ...
It started in 1995 as a weekly comic strip in the Ohio University student newspaper, "The Post". In 2003, it appeared on Komikwerks.com as a webcomic. 2006 saw publication of the 128-page graphic novel. Now, 'The World of Quest' was just announced as on...
NY- Comic-Con returns to New York April18-20th and once gain Mezco will be thrilling collectors with an offering of collectibles exclusive to the event. Sure to excite East Coast collectors, Mezco will be offering notorious B.I.G. aka Christ...
We are now about to enter THE TWILIGHT ZONE. Again. Images from one of the season's most anticipated television creations have been released by UPN: Jason Alexander's staring role in the premiere of the newest incarnation of the ZONE. And we have them her...
MTV's Movie House online runs a long piece on the current FREDDY VS. JASON production in which Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland notes, "I was afraid of Freddy and Jason. I was actually afraid of them my first day on the set."Freddy himself, Robert Eng...
He's baaaaack! Horror fans' favorite psycho mute killer is back from the grave... yet again. Jason lives! Reprising the role of Crystal Lake's notorious killer in the new film JASON X is Kane Hodder, who has played Jason in all the latter movies starting ...
Does a masked maniac need a box set? If you're one fan of the FRIDAY THE 13TH movie series, the answer is definitely yes. If you agree, you can also tell Paramount Pictures that it's time for Jason Voorhees to get the special treatment he deserves.A gra...
It seems the rumors surrounding JASON X's actor Kane Hodder not being asked to return to the role for New Line Cinema's FREDDY VS. JASON are true... but that doesn't mean he won't be in the film, necessarily. As a New Line Cinema rep told Dark Horizons, "...
I've got some groovy gravy for the horror fans who've been waiting for it all these months: finally, here's the teaser poster for the battle royale of movie maniacs, FREDDY VS. JASON. New Line has finally opened the doors to the film's official website a...
Jason Katims, executive producer of ROSWELL and the show`s primary creative guiding force, admits that by the time he was able to deal with news that the series was in trouble, the movement from fans to save it was well underway. `I think when you’re work...
Reprising the role of Crystal Lake's notorious killer Jason Voorhees in the new film JASON X is Kane Hodder, who has played Jason in all the latter movies starting with FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VII: THE NEW BLOOD. Widely known as the definitive Jason, the ac...
While watching the latest installment in the FRIDAY THE 13th series, JASON X, we couldn't help but notice that the characters kept claiming that notorious slasher, killer, and general ne'er-do-well Jason Voorhees had claimed "over 200" victims during the ...
Though it's future may be inextricably tied to the success of JASON X, a recent rumor suggests that the forever-in-development FREDDY VS. JASON may be making some slight progress.According to Fangoria, the film's script, written by Mark Protosevich, has b...
"Ah, you know I think that everybody is aware of the fact that they've been trying to redo ['Superman'] for a long, long time. You know growing up I always looked at Chris Reeve and thought he was Superman. So, you know...until things happen...they happen...
There's some interesting stuff that actor Bruce Campbell had to say to The Seattle Times newspaper this week. Campbell spoke with a Times reporter about the Seattle screening of Don Coscarelli's BUBBA HO-TEP, that Elvis Presley/Jack Kennedy versus a 3,000...
The trailer for the long wrapped JASON X can now be viewed online.Get a look at it for yourself by clicking on the source link above and following the size of choice. (Thanks to JP for the tip!)
The Bloody Disgusting website has uncovered a New Line Cinema document that confirms the release of a FREDDY VS. JASON trailer and teaser poster the week that THE MATRIX RELOADED opens in theaters. RELOADED hits screens on May 15.This doesn't absolutely ...
The slasher kings retained their crown for the second weekend in a row. New Line's FREDDY VS. JASON once again took the first spot at the box office this past weekend, grossing nearly $13.5 million dollars. That's the first time a movie's been able to hol...
Nobuhiro Watsuki
Oh dear GOD this line is long. We finally made it inside O_o..... we'd given up hope. So here we are tired (Rei faaar more than me - he was in the AMV line this morning) and hungry and seriously lacking caffeiene. Here's the Q&am...
The new trailer for New Line Cinema's FREDDY VS. JASON movie has gone live at Apple's movie trailer website. Get your first look at Kruger and Voorhees facing off as well as a preview of the film's action sequences and special effects.Click here to grab ...
In an interview with CINESCAPE Magazine regarding his upcoming continuation of the FRIDAY THE 13TH series, JASON X, director James Isaac had a few things to say about the long and winding road to release.His story offers an interesting glimpse into how Ho...
Matt Damon is back as Jason Bourne for the latest installment of this smart, action-packed espionage series. Delivering signature Bourne fight and chase sequences, bring Bourne home on DVD and HD DVD Combo Disc Decem