On the 1966 "Star Trek" episode "The Enemy Within," Captain Kirk (played by one-time /Film writer William Shatner) beams up from a geological research mission covered in a rare magnetic dust. The dust causes a glitch in the Enterprise's transporter, resulting in Kirk bifurcating into two separate beings. The first Kirk to beam up contains all of Kirk's intelligence and rationality, while the second Kirk -- arriving a few moments later -- contains all of his aggression or anger. With a "good" captain and an "evil" captain on board the Enterprise, mayhem ensues.
By the end of the episode, both Kirks must face off, and then, naturally, reunite. Spock (Leonard Nimoy) points out that Kirk cannot be an effective captain without his irrational rage and aggression; as a gentle person, he's not complete. The "evil" Kirk is a madman but he's also a vital part of Kirk's core being. "The Enemy...
By the end of the episode, both Kirks must face off, and then, naturally, reunite. Spock (Leonard Nimoy) points out that Kirk cannot be an effective captain without his irrational rage and aggression; as a gentle person, he's not complete. The "evil" Kirk is a madman but he's also a vital part of Kirk's core being. "The Enemy...
- 3/16/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
“It’s a mad way to make a film, and I’m not sure it’s not something I would rush into again,” director Hope Dickson Leach said of the process behind her latest feature, the Edinburgh competition title The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Leach, best known for her well-received debut, The Levelling, which debuted at Toronto in 2016, was approached by the National Theatre of Scotland during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic to create a hybrid film-theatre project that could engage audiences while health restrictions were still in place.
The result was a stage production of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, performed live at the Leith Theatre in Edinburgh by a troop of actors who were tracked around the venue by six cameras. The footage was mixed and edited live by Leach, who sat in an operating van outside the venue.
Leach, best known for her well-received debut, The Levelling, which debuted at Toronto in 2016, was approached by the National Theatre of Scotland during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic to create a hybrid film-theatre project that could engage audiences while health restrictions were still in place.
The result was a stage production of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, performed live at the Leith Theatre in Edinburgh by a troop of actors who were tracked around the venue by six cameras. The footage was mixed and edited live by Leach, who sat in an operating van outside the venue.
- 8/21/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” and “Choose Irvine Welsh” are among the world premieres at the 2023 Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff), the full program for which was unveiled on Thursday.
As previously announced, “Silent Roar” and “Fremont” will bookend the festival, which includes 24 feature films, five retrospective titles, five short film programs and an outdoor screening weekend with seven features.
A hybrid adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s iconic novella “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” Hope Dickson Leach’s film transposes the action from London to Victorian Edinburgh. Ian Jefferies’ “Choose Irvine Welsh” is a documentary about the renowned “Trainspotting” author and features his admirers including Iggy Pop, Martin Compston, Danny Boyle, Bobbie Gillespie, Gail Porter, Rowetta and Andrew Macdonald.
Other world premieres include debutant Janice Pugh’s Lgbtqia+ romance “Chuck Chuck Baby,” starring Louise Brealey (“Sherlock”) and Annabel Scholey (“The Split...
As previously announced, “Silent Roar” and “Fremont” will bookend the festival, which includes 24 feature films, five retrospective titles, five short film programs and an outdoor screening weekend with seven features.
A hybrid adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s iconic novella “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” Hope Dickson Leach’s film transposes the action from London to Victorian Edinburgh. Ian Jefferies’ “Choose Irvine Welsh” is a documentary about the renowned “Trainspotting” author and features his admirers including Iggy Pop, Martin Compston, Danny Boyle, Bobbie Gillespie, Gail Porter, Rowetta and Andrew Macdonald.
Other world premieres include debutant Janice Pugh’s Lgbtqia+ romance “Chuck Chuck Baby,” starring Louise Brealey (“Sherlock”) and Annabel Scholey (“The Split...
- 7/6/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The event showcases UK titles and UK sales companies to mainly European buyers.
Animated features Kensuke’s Kingdom, an adaptation of a Michael Morpurgo novel directed by Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry.and sold by Bankside, and Tim Harper’s Ozi - Voice Of The Forest, about an orphan orangutang, that is produced by Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way and sold by Gfm, are among the high-profile projects that will screen to distributors at this year’s London Screenings.
The three-day event will take place at Picturehouse Central in Piccadilly Circus from June 19 - 21 2023,
UK and international sales companies will be...
Animated features Kensuke’s Kingdom, an adaptation of a Michael Morpurgo novel directed by Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry.and sold by Bankside, and Tim Harper’s Ozi - Voice Of The Forest, about an orphan orangutang, that is produced by Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way and sold by Gfm, are among the high-profile projects that will screen to distributors at this year’s London Screenings.
The three-day event will take place at Picturehouse Central in Piccadilly Circus from June 19 - 21 2023,
UK and international sales companies will be...
- 6/8/2023
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
“A man cannot destroy the savage in him by denying its impulses. They only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.”
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1920) will screen at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium Friday October 20th at 7:30pm. Austin, Texas’ most adventurous band, The Invincible Czars, will provide live music.The band encourages fans and attendees to dress for the Halloween season at these shows.
Alongside Sherlock Holmes and James Bond, Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a work that has spawned many screen adaptations, yet predates both, the first of which dating as far back as 1908. Widely considered one of, if not the best of the bunch, director John S. Robertson’s seminal 1920 proto-horror classic Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde is mostly remembered for one thing above all others. Played by an endlessly captivating John Barrymore,...
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1920) will screen at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium Friday October 20th at 7:30pm. Austin, Texas’ most adventurous band, The Invincible Czars, will provide live music.The band encourages fans and attendees to dress for the Halloween season at these shows.
Alongside Sherlock Holmes and James Bond, Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a work that has spawned many screen adaptations, yet predates both, the first of which dating as far back as 1908. Widely considered one of, if not the best of the bunch, director John S. Robertson’s seminal 1920 proto-horror classic Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde is mostly remembered for one thing above all others. Played by an endlessly captivating John Barrymore,...
- 10/11/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It’s beginning to look a lot like fall festival season. On the heels of announcements from Tiff and Venice, the 55th edition of the New York Film Festival has unveiled its Main Slate, including a number of returning faces, emerging talents, and some of the most anticipated films from the festival circuit this year.
This year’s Main Slate showcases a number of films honored at Cannes including Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or–winner “The Square,” Robin Campillo’s “Bpm,” and Agnès Varda & Jr’s “Faces Places.” Other Cannes standouts, including “The Rider” and “The Florida Project,” will also screen at Nyff.
Read MoreTIFF Reveals First Slate of 2017 Titles, Including ‘The Shape of Water,’ ‘Downsizing,’ and ‘Call Me By Your Name’
Elsewhere, Aki Kaurismäki’s Silver Bear–winner “The Other Side of Hope” and Agnieszka Holland’s Alfred Bauer Prize–winner “Spoor” come to Nyff after Berlin bows.
This year’s Main Slate showcases a number of films honored at Cannes including Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or–winner “The Square,” Robin Campillo’s “Bpm,” and Agnès Varda & Jr’s “Faces Places.” Other Cannes standouts, including “The Rider” and “The Florida Project,” will also screen at Nyff.
Read MoreTIFF Reveals First Slate of 2017 Titles, Including ‘The Shape of Water,’ ‘Downsizing,’ and ‘Call Me By Your Name’
Elsewhere, Aki Kaurismäki’s Silver Bear–winner “The Other Side of Hope” and Agnieszka Holland’s Alfred Bauer Prize–winner “Spoor” come to Nyff after Berlin bows.
- 8/8/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Call it the battle of two Meryls. In one corner, there's the record-breaking queen of American cinema, Meryl Streep. Her opponent? The so-called "Meryl Streep of France," Isabelle Huppert. And on Feb. 26, the two will battle it out for the Best Actress honor at the 89th annual Academy Awards. But who is Isabelle Huppert, and how did she seemingly become an overnight film sensation in her 60s? (Spoiler alert: there was nothing "overnight" about it.) Here are eight things you need to know about the actress. She's been in the acting game for a long time. Although the current buzz around Huppert is regarding her Oscar nominated turn in Elle as a businesswoman on the hunt for her rapist, the 63-year old made her silver screen debut 40 years ago, starring in the French film, La Dentellière. You might be saying her name wrong. Fight the urge to rely on American English phonetics.
- 1/27/2017
- by Michelle Konstantinovsky
- Popsugar.com
Tony Sokol Dec 14, 2016
Steven Moffat's Jekyll TV show is being turned into a feature film starring Chris Evans...
“He was wild when he was young; a long while ago to be sure; but in the law of God, there is no statute of limitations,” Robert Louis Stevenson wrote in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and 130 years later the tale is still being reimagined. Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland) is now set to direct a feature film remake of Steven Moffat’s 2007 BBC One mini-series Jekyll.
The contemporary sequel adaption of the Jekyll And Hyde story will star Chris Evans (Captain America himself, of course) as Tom Jackman, a descendant of the infamous Jekyll who is starting to conform to the family tradition, developing a split personality. The BBC One miniseries starred James Nesbitt (The Hobbit). Jackman turned his basement into a safe room where he lives with...
Steven Moffat's Jekyll TV show is being turned into a feature film starring Chris Evans...
“He was wild when he was young; a long while ago to be sure; but in the law of God, there is no statute of limitations,” Robert Louis Stevenson wrote in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and 130 years later the tale is still being reimagined. Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland) is now set to direct a feature film remake of Steven Moffat’s 2007 BBC One mini-series Jekyll.
The contemporary sequel adaption of the Jekyll And Hyde story will star Chris Evans (Captain America himself, of course) as Tom Jackman, a descendant of the infamous Jekyll who is starting to conform to the family tradition, developing a split personality. The BBC One miniseries starred James Nesbitt (The Hobbit). Jackman turned his basement into a safe room where he lives with...
- 12/13/2016
- Den of Geek
A appreciation of a Hammer Horror classic. “It is I who exists, Dr. Jekyll, not you!” Roy Ward Baker’s 1971 Hammer film, Dr. Jekyll And Sister Hyde, is easily one of the most unique and entertaining adaptions of Robert Louis Stevenson novella, “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”. A film that not…
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- 6/9/2016
- by Chris Alexander
- shocktillyoudrop.com
When I was just a boy I had a paperback that included Dracula by Bram Stoker, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Lewis Stevenson in one volume. There were certain books I would reread every year, that was one. Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury every summer, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens every December and that three in one book every October. I read it so many times I knew how to parcel it out daily up until Halloween, starting the first page of Dracula on October 1st up to the last page of Jekyll And Hyde on October 30th. That reading was just to get in the mood for Halloween.
I relate this, (not to brag,) to state I know those texts very well as a result. Dracula and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are great books, no doubt,...
I relate this, (not to brag,) to state I know those texts very well as a result. Dracula and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are great books, no doubt,...
- 4/1/2016
- by Sam Moffitt
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Should any film ever be remade? Well, Hollywood certainly thinks so, and there seems to be an unending supply of directors who think they can improve on what’s gone before. Whatever the final result, and of course every filmmaker sets out to make the best film they can, the new production will always be subjected to the harshest scrutiny when compared with an often loved original. Clearly unfazed by any potential negativity, studio execs seem convinced that the most suitable target for remakes is the good old horror flick.
Recently, we’ve had updated versions of well-known films that have lacked any real quality, from the disappointing (Carrie) to the downright awful (Halloween), but nevertheless this trend shows few signs of letting up.
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The problem is that horror fans are arguably more passionate than most about their genre and as such take easy offence...
Recently, we’ve had updated versions of well-known films that have lacked any real quality, from the disappointing (Carrie) to the downright awful (Halloween), but nevertheless this trend shows few signs of letting up.
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The problem is that horror fans are arguably more passionate than most about their genre and as such take easy offence...
- 2/24/2016
- by John Townsend
- We Got This Covered
When I was a kid, I used to love a scary movie. I remember catching the original The Haunting (1963) one night on Channel 9’s Million Dollar Movie when I was home alone. Before it was over, I had every light in the house on. When my mother got home she was screaming she’d been able to see the house glowing from two blocks away. The only thing screaming louder than her was the electricity meter.
That was something of an accomplishment, scaring me like that. Oh, it’s not that I was hard to scare (I still don’t like going down into a dark cellar). But, in those days, the movies didn’t have much to scare you with. Back as far as the 50s, you might find your odd dismemberment and impaling, even an occasional decapitation, but, generally, the rule of the day was restraint. Even those rare dismemberments,...
That was something of an accomplishment, scaring me like that. Oh, it’s not that I was hard to scare (I still don’t like going down into a dark cellar). But, in those days, the movies didn’t have much to scare you with. Back as far as the 50s, you might find your odd dismemberment and impaling, even an occasional decapitation, but, generally, the rule of the day was restraint. Even those rare dismemberments,...
- 10/6/2015
- by Bill Mesce
- SoundOnSight
Neil deGrasse Tyson has a slogan for his StarTalk TV show that he isn't allowed to use. "It's 'Learn something for a change,'" he says with a laugh. "Our marketing people think it's offensive. But I still think: 'Learn something for a change!'"
As an astrophysicist, author, lecturer, and director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York, Tyson has spent a career trying to turn the rest of the country into fellow science geeks. As America's go-go spaceman, he's hosted his StarTalk podcast, radio show and now TV series,...
As an astrophysicist, author, lecturer, and director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York, Tyson has spent a career trying to turn the rest of the country into fellow science geeks. As America's go-go spaceman, he's hosted his StarTalk podcast, radio show and now TV series,...
- 10/1/2015
- Rollingstone.com
Arte France Cinéma’s Director General Olivier Père dropped development news on future French cinema offerings with three new projects that will be supported by the entity. Thierry de Peretti will be directing Une vie violente (produced by Les Films Velvet) and The Secret of the Grain actress Hafsia Herzi will make her directorial debut with Bonnes Mères — she’ll see Quat’sous Films’ Abdellatif Kechiche on board as producer. And the focus of our interest here is: the cast and project info on Serge Bozon‘s fifth feature film. Scoring a career high with Tip Top, there are some creative pairings who’ll be doing some reuniting on Bozon’s Madame Hyde. Bozon reteams with scribe Axelle Ropert and Isabelle Huppert Tip Top, while the actress reteams with Valley of Love co-star Gérard Depardieu. Romain Duris also joins the Films Pelléas production.
Gist: Based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s...
Gist: Based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s...
- 9/30/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Between Universal’s planned resurrections of its most iconic monsters and the considerable success of Showtime’s Penny Dreadful, it’s a great time for classic monsters. Now, it appears that Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is the latest genre property to head back into development, with word that ITV is plotting an ambitious, 10-part Jekyll & Hyde series.
The adaptation hails from Charlie Higson, the British author behind the bestselling Young Bond series and the teen-targeted, post-apocalyptic Enemy series. Higson will both write and exec-produce. Unlike previous takes on the classic novel, Jekyll & Hyde is set in 1930s London at a time of Hollywood glamour, aerodynamic cars and monster movies.
It centers on Robert Jekyll, the grandson of the original doctor, who is described as “young, attractive and troubled.” Apparently, some unfortunate family genes have been passed down. After becoming a doctor,...
The adaptation hails from Charlie Higson, the British author behind the bestselling Young Bond series and the teen-targeted, post-apocalyptic Enemy series. Higson will both write and exec-produce. Unlike previous takes on the classic novel, Jekyll & Hyde is set in 1930s London at a time of Hollywood glamour, aerodynamic cars and monster movies.
It centers on Robert Jekyll, the grandson of the original doctor, who is described as “young, attractive and troubled.” Apparently, some unfortunate family genes have been passed down. After becoming a doctor,...
- 11/26/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
“If a movie makes you happy, for whatever reason, then it’s a good movie.”
—Big E
*******Warning: Review Contains Spoilers*******
By Ernie Magnotta
If there’s one thing I love, it’s 1970s made-for-tv horror films. I remember sitting in front of the television as a kid and watching a plethora of films such as Gargoyles, Bad Ronald, Satan’s School for Girls, Horror at 37,000 Feet, Devil Dog: Hound of Hell, Scream Pretty Peggy, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, Moon of the Wolf and The Initiation of Sarah just to name a few. Some of those are better than others, but all were fun.
When I think back, there have been some legendary names associated with small screen horrors. Genre masters John Carpenter (Halloween), Steven Spielberg (Jaws), Wes Craven (Nightmare on Elm Street), Tobe Hooper (Texas Chainsaw Massacre) and Joseph Stefano (Psycho) all took shots at television...
—Big E
*******Warning: Review Contains Spoilers*******
By Ernie Magnotta
If there’s one thing I love, it’s 1970s made-for-tv horror films. I remember sitting in front of the television as a kid and watching a plethora of films such as Gargoyles, Bad Ronald, Satan’s School for Girls, Horror at 37,000 Feet, Devil Dog: Hound of Hell, Scream Pretty Peggy, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, Moon of the Wolf and The Initiation of Sarah just to name a few. Some of those are better than others, but all were fun.
When I think back, there have been some legendary names associated with small screen horrors. Genre masters John Carpenter (Halloween), Steven Spielberg (Jaws), Wes Craven (Nightmare on Elm Street), Tobe Hooper (Texas Chainsaw Massacre) and Joseph Stefano (Psycho) all took shots at television...
- 11/9/2014
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Just a bunch of random thoughts this week, gang…
As I mentioned two weeks ago, Martha Thomases and I go waaaay back to the days when she was DC’s go-to woman for marketing and promotions and I was a naive, newbie freelance writer for the company who always stuck my head in her doorway (“hey, Martha”) whenever I was in the office. We have always been kindred spirits in political thought and our taste in literature, television, and moves have always coincided more than they have diverged, and now Martha’s latest column extends that coincidence to some critics.
Martha, you have more patience than I do; I couldn’t even finish the piece because I got so annoyed. So, yeah, I’m not an A.O. Scott fan, either, although I do think he writes beautifully. In my not-so-humble opinion, Mr. Scott is a bit of a snob and...
As I mentioned two weeks ago, Martha Thomases and I go waaaay back to the days when she was DC’s go-to woman for marketing and promotions and I was a naive, newbie freelance writer for the company who always stuck my head in her doorway (“hey, Martha”) whenever I was in the office. We have always been kindred spirits in political thought and our taste in literature, television, and moves have always coincided more than they have diverged, and now Martha’s latest column extends that coincidence to some critics.
Martha, you have more patience than I do; I couldn’t even finish the piece because I got so annoyed. So, yeah, I’m not an A.O. Scott fan, either, although I do think he writes beautifully. In my not-so-humble opinion, Mr. Scott is a bit of a snob and...
- 9/22/2014
- by Mindy Newell
- Comicmix.com
Ravenous
Written by Ted Griffin
Directed by Antonia Bird
USA, 1999
Ravenous is a film that is deceitful above all things. Almost from the outset, and certainly from the trailers, it portrays itself as a horror comedy in the vein of perhaps Evil Dead II or Cabin Fever. However, as the film comes together, the viewer quickly begins to see it for the maddening Frankenstein’s monster it truly is.
Ravenous tells the story of two outcasted men. The first is a disgraced former soldier, Calhoun, struggling with his “heroic” past, while the second, Ives, is the sole survivor of a wilderness trek. Both mens journeys ended bad and bloody, and because of this, there is a kinship among them. They seem to know and understand one another.
Oh, and one other thing, they’re both cannibals.
And so, in the quiet California snow of the 1800s, we find these two...
Written by Ted Griffin
Directed by Antonia Bird
USA, 1999
Ravenous is a film that is deceitful above all things. Almost from the outset, and certainly from the trailers, it portrays itself as a horror comedy in the vein of perhaps Evil Dead II or Cabin Fever. However, as the film comes together, the viewer quickly begins to see it for the maddening Frankenstein’s monster it truly is.
Ravenous tells the story of two outcasted men. The first is a disgraced former soldier, Calhoun, struggling with his “heroic” past, while the second, Ives, is the sole survivor of a wilderness trek. Both mens journeys ended bad and bloody, and because of this, there is a kinship among them. They seem to know and understand one another.
Oh, and one other thing, they’re both cannibals.
And so, in the quiet California snow of the 1800s, we find these two...
- 6/14/2014
- by Mike Worby
- SoundOnSight
"Pretty Little Liars" is back with "Who's in the Box?," which has the Liars wondering that exact thing -- if Alison is alive, who is in her grave?
Alison and 'A'
One of the first potential big moments of the episode is when Emily wonders if Alison is "A." Wouldn't that be interesting? Maybe Alison was somehow working with Mona, or maybe she took over when Mona got sent to Radley? It would certainly add some drama if Alison were "A" for a while and then began to be afraid of someone else working as "A"? Or found out some other "A" was trying to kill her and went on the run? There are a lot of intriguing possibilities there.
Anyway.
The Liars are determined to find out who is buried in Alison's grave, spurred by Hanna's idea that they should look into other girls in the area who went...
Alison and 'A'
One of the first potential big moments of the episode is when Emily wonders if Alison is "A." Wouldn't that be interesting? Maybe Alison was somehow working with Mona, or maybe she took over when Mona got sent to Radley? It would certainly add some drama if Alison were "A" for a while and then began to be afraid of someone else working as "A"? Or found out some other "A" was trying to kill her and went on the run? There are a lot of intriguing possibilities there.
Anyway.
The Liars are determined to find out who is buried in Alison's grave, spurred by Hanna's idea that they should look into other girls in the area who went...
- 1/8/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
News
Dominion, the Syfy pilot based on the movie Legion has started with a cast that’s at least fairly gay-adjacent. At least, I associate them with some fairly gay shows. Christopher Egan (remember the David character from Kings, I know by now we mostly remember the cast as Sebastian Stan and … not Sebastian Stan) is the soldier who realizes he could be humanity’s savior. Meanwhile, Tom Wisdom (from the British flight attendant soap Mile High as well as 300) will play a warrior archangel who helps humanity, and Alan Dale will be the leader of one of the few remaining cities.
Tom Wisdom. That means my husband will want to sample the pilot, at least.
The third season of Project Runway All Stars will be hosted by Alyssa Milano and will feature three former winners — Jeffre Sebelia, Irina Shabayeva and Seth Aaron Henderson. Also returning are Viktor Luna and Ari (née Andy) South.
Dominion, the Syfy pilot based on the movie Legion has started with a cast that’s at least fairly gay-adjacent. At least, I associate them with some fairly gay shows. Christopher Egan (remember the David character from Kings, I know by now we mostly remember the cast as Sebastian Stan and … not Sebastian Stan) is the soldier who realizes he could be humanity’s savior. Meanwhile, Tom Wisdom (from the British flight attendant soap Mile High as well as 300) will play a warrior archangel who helps humanity, and Alan Dale will be the leader of one of the few remaining cities.
Tom Wisdom. That means my husband will want to sample the pilot, at least.
The third season of Project Runway All Stars will be hosted by Alyssa Milano and will feature three former winners — Jeffre Sebelia, Irina Shabayeva and Seth Aaron Henderson. Also returning are Viktor Luna and Ari (née Andy) South.
- 9/6/2013
- by Lyle Masaki
- The Backlot
Alter-egos are in vogue.
There is the introverted, family-man Waiter White who is also the meth-dealing drug baron Heisenberg. Dexter Morgan, the Miami-based blood-spatter analyst is a viligilante-killer of those who pass through his lab and in his eyes escape justice. Donald Draper from Mad Men has a dark, but not bloody past in his mysterious true identity as Dick Whitman.
However these television doppelgangers are prefigured (and later paralleled in film) by the comic book clamour of secret lives and dark secrets that arose in the 1930s with Superman and Batman, and reappeared in the 1960s with The Hulk and Spider-Man.
There are recurring themes with all of these creations. Split identities, secrets to hide, heroism and difficult pasts which all make them who they are. Why are these alter-egos so engaging? What makes them the same, and how do they function differently. More intriguingly, why do these cultural...
There is the introverted, family-man Waiter White who is also the meth-dealing drug baron Heisenberg. Dexter Morgan, the Miami-based blood-spatter analyst is a viligilante-killer of those who pass through his lab and in his eyes escape justice. Donald Draper from Mad Men has a dark, but not bloody past in his mysterious true identity as Dick Whitman.
However these television doppelgangers are prefigured (and later paralleled in film) by the comic book clamour of secret lives and dark secrets that arose in the 1930s with Superman and Batman, and reappeared in the 1960s with The Hulk and Spider-Man.
There are recurring themes with all of these creations. Split identities, secrets to hide, heroism and difficult pasts which all make them who they are. Why are these alter-egos so engaging? What makes them the same, and how do they function differently. More intriguingly, why do these cultural...
- 9/5/2013
- by George Meixner
- Obsessed with Film
Titan Books has re-released Homunculus and Lord Kelvin’s Machine alongside a limited edition of The Aylesford Skull by James Blaylock. We recently chatted with the author about what fans can expect from these new re-releases as well as why horror fans should pick them up!
Amanda Dyar: Before we begin, you are often credited with being one of the founders of modern Steampunk. Tell us how this all started for you and what were your initial goals when it happened?
James Blaylock: Steampunk didn’t become Steampunk until ten years after Tim Powers, K.W. Jeter, and I began writing our first stories and novels set in historic periods. K.W. was writing Morlock Night, which was published by Daw books, and I was writing “The Ape-box Affair,” which was published by Unearth magazine, and also a story titled “The Hole in Space,” which I sold to Starwind magazine,...
Amanda Dyar: Before we begin, you are often credited with being one of the founders of modern Steampunk. Tell us how this all started for you and what were your initial goals when it happened?
James Blaylock: Steampunk didn’t become Steampunk until ten years after Tim Powers, K.W. Jeter, and I began writing our first stories and novels set in historic periods. K.W. was writing Morlock Night, which was published by Daw books, and I was writing “The Ape-box Affair,” which was published by Unearth magazine, and also a story titled “The Hole in Space,” which I sold to Starwind magazine,...
- 5/17/2013
- by Amanda Dyar
- DreadCentral.com
Ray Richmond is contributing to Deadline’s TCA coverage. Network primetime seems especially determined to make a high-concept dual-personality drama work. The most recent example of a noble failure was NBC’s Awake. But NBC in particular seems undaunted and is wading back into those waters with the midseason drama Do No Harm, starring Steven Pasquale of FX’s Rescue Me as a renowned neurosurgeon whose body is “overtaken” every night by a “dangerous alternate personality.” When asked early in an afternoon TCA session what makes Do No Harm different than the handful of similarly themed hours that have come before, creator and exec producer David Schulner reasoned that the concept is classic and time-tested going back to The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. “I think ultimately you can only write the show that you want to watch,” Schulner said, “and this was a show that I wanted to see on TV.
- 1/7/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
According to The Wrap, screenwriter Albert Torres (Henry Poole Is Here) has been hired to write a new draft of the planned big screen adaptation of The Strange Case Of Hyde, a Dark Horse graphic novel which was written by Cole Haddon and published last year. The film adaptation is being produced by Dark Horse Entertainment, Skydance Productions and Mark Gordon Productions. The story (which serves as a sequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde) follows Dr. Jekyll, after he is allegedly rehabilitated, and released from prison to help hunt a new monster who appears to be using an improved version of the infamous Hyde serum. Torres was also hired earlier this year to pen the screenplay for Silver Pictures' planned live action Ben 10 movie, and has also recently been brought on board to re-write Appian Way's Akira remake.
- 11/16/2012
- ComicBookMovie.com
The French gave us the word “demimonde” – literally, half the world. But what it has come to mean in English, or so says Webster, is “a distinct circle or world that is often an isolated part of a larger world.”
Storytellers have always held a fascination with the dark side of human nature; that part of the psyche which is normally restrained and leashed, taught to be obedient, held in check – as Conrad wrote in Heart of Darkness – by the reproving looks of our neighbors. After all, what was Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde but a probing of that other, id-driven half and the entrancing appeal of doing what one wants instead of what one should.
Film is no different than literature, and from its beginning the movies have produced a rich vein of stories about society’s fringe dwellers, those who operate by necessity,...
Storytellers have always held a fascination with the dark side of human nature; that part of the psyche which is normally restrained and leashed, taught to be obedient, held in check – as Conrad wrote in Heart of Darkness – by the reproving looks of our neighbors. After all, what was Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde but a probing of that other, id-driven half and the entrancing appeal of doing what one wants instead of what one should.
Film is no different than literature, and from its beginning the movies have produced a rich vein of stories about society’s fringe dwellers, those who operate by necessity,...
- 5/27/2012
- by Bill Mesce
- SoundOnSight
When I was a kid, I used to love a scary movie. I remember catching the original The Haunting (1963) one night on Channel 9’s Million Dollar Movie when I was home alone. Before it was over, I had every light in the house on. When my mother got home she was screaming she’d been able to see the house glowing from two blocks away. The only thing screaming louder than her was the electricity meter.
That was something of an accomplishment, scaring me like that. Oh, it’s not that I was hard to scare (I still don’t like going down into a dark cellar). But, in those days, the movies didn’t have much to scare you with. Back as far as the 50s, you might find your odd dismemberment and impaling, even an occasional decapitation, but, generally, the rule of the day was restraint. Even those rare dismemberments,...
That was something of an accomplishment, scaring me like that. Oh, it’s not that I was hard to scare (I still don’t like going down into a dark cellar). But, in those days, the movies didn’t have much to scare you with. Back as far as the 50s, you might find your odd dismemberment and impaling, even an occasional decapitation, but, generally, the rule of the day was restraint. Even those rare dismemberments,...
- 3/31/2012
- by Bill Mesce
- SoundOnSight
Think of this new movie project like The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen but done for the writers of the League characters. Sony Pictures has bought an idea for a movie called The Royal Honours Society which postulates English 19th century novelists H.G. Wells (The War of the Worlds), Jules Verne (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea), Robert Louis Stevenson (The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) and some unrevealed others.
The idea was pitched by Ernest Lupinacci and has producers Joe Roth (Alice in Wonderland) and Palak Patel (Snow White and the Huntsman) working on it. Lupinacci hasn't any screenwriting credits to his name but he sold another idea, called the Museum of Supernatural History, to DreamWorks a while back.
THR is describing The Royal Honours Society as an action-adventure, which would fit in the same sort of style as The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. I admit there's some decent...
The idea was pitched by Ernest Lupinacci and has producers Joe Roth (Alice in Wonderland) and Palak Patel (Snow White and the Huntsman) working on it. Lupinacci hasn't any screenwriting credits to his name but he sold another idea, called the Museum of Supernatural History, to DreamWorks a while back.
THR is describing The Royal Honours Society as an action-adventure, which would fit in the same sort of style as The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. I admit there's some decent...
- 3/30/2012
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
How many versions of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde have been released on film? It’s an astounding number at 123 film versions. It may not be quite as many as Dracula or Frankenstein, but it’s in the running if not right on their cape tails. Each age of in horror history attempts to lay its own claim to this tale of chemistry meets the modern scientific man meets the Monster. Who of us can forget Frederic March with his near pompadour hairstyle slightly hunched over with eyebrows all-a-caterpillar? How about Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde; that was Hammer getting cheeky with all of us who had decided that simply redoing Universal horror stories wasn’t good enough in 1971. So what happened between 1886 when Stevenson first unleashed his epic literary tale and the 1970’s when Dr. Jekyll became Dr. Black and...
- 2/17/2012
- by Jimmy Terror
- The Liberal Dead
Although Halloween is over, the people of Victoria, BC will have another year to get ready for Giggling Iguana Productions’ next exciting piece, Dracula. Founder Ian Case will be partnering with Launch Pad Productions’ David Radford and Christina Patterson to tackle Bram Stoker’s seminal classic.
“They were both involved in my very first Iguana production ‘Charley's Aunt,’ and I've always enjoyed working with them,” says Case.
Giggling Iguana puts on a site-specific horror-themed theatre production every Halloween for everyone to enjoy. The company started in 1998 with Case, University of Victoria English and Theatre grad, at the helm. After some initial hiccups, he found working with friends and colleagues, whose work he admired, to be of a better fare. After some campaigning to the people managing Craigdarroch Castle, he was allowed to produce shows at this venue starting in 2000.
Case's success with shows like H.G. Well’s War of the Worlds,...
“They were both involved in my very first Iguana production ‘Charley's Aunt,’ and I've always enjoyed working with them,” says Case.
Giggling Iguana puts on a site-specific horror-themed theatre production every Halloween for everyone to enjoy. The company started in 1998 with Case, University of Victoria English and Theatre grad, at the helm. After some initial hiccups, he found working with friends and colleagues, whose work he admired, to be of a better fare. After some campaigning to the people managing Craigdarroch Castle, he was allowed to produce shows at this venue starting in 2000.
Case's success with shows like H.G. Well’s War of the Worlds,...
- 11/5/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Ed Sum)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
ABC has bought "Jekyll & Hyde", a second drama series pitch based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" reports Deadline.
This version comes from "The Sorcerer’s Apprentice" scribe Matt Lopez and Mark Gordon Co. and is called a "suspenseful, darkly romantic retelling of the classic tale with a unique sci-fi twist". Said twist could be cloning-related.
Set in modern San Francisco, the story centers on a female criminal psychologist who is drawn into the mysterious world of a brilliant but inhibited scientist and his volatile alter ego.
This isn't to be confused with "Hyde", the Sheldon Turner-penned take on the property which the network picked up the other week. That version features Jekyll as an ER Doctor whose id manifests as another person when he sleeps.
Both are contemporary adaptations of the story, the most notable recent attempt at a contemporary-set...
This version comes from "The Sorcerer’s Apprentice" scribe Matt Lopez and Mark Gordon Co. and is called a "suspenseful, darkly romantic retelling of the classic tale with a unique sci-fi twist". Said twist could be cloning-related.
Set in modern San Francisco, the story centers on a female criminal psychologist who is drawn into the mysterious world of a brilliant but inhibited scientist and his volatile alter ego.
This isn't to be confused with "Hyde", the Sheldon Turner-penned take on the property which the network picked up the other week. That version features Jekyll as an ER Doctor whose id manifests as another person when he sleeps.
Both are contemporary adaptations of the story, the most notable recent attempt at a contemporary-set...
- 9/16/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
[1] Modern Family star Eric Stonestreet has signed up to play silent film star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle in an HBO biopic titled The Day the Laughter Stopped. Arbuckle was one of the most popular, most successful actors of his time, but his career fell apart after he was accused of raping and murdering actress Virginia Rappe. Although he was eventually acquitted, he never completely recovered. He enjoyed only a very brief comeback before he died of a heart attack in 1933 at the age of 46. Barry Levinson is set to direct the film from a script penned by John Adams screenwriter Kirk Ellis. The project is apparently something of a dream come true for Stonestreet, who's been looking for a potential Arbuckle project since the late '90s. [Vulture [2]] After the jump, the Old Spice guy gets a new gig, ABC picks up a split-personality drama, and USA announces return dates for some of its most popular shows.
- 8/25/2011
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
Burn Notice
USA Network has announced an earlier than expected mid-season premiere date for "Burn Notice".
The series will air its mid-season finale on September 9th, then it'll break for two months before returning for six more episodes starting November 3rd.
"Covert Affairs" will also return two days earlier, but the mid-season premiere of "White Collar" won't be until January. [Source: The Hollywood Reporter]
TNT
TNT has announced its Fall/Winter schedule and its mid-season premiere dates - the last eight episodes of the fourth season of "Leverage" will begin November 27th.
The final five episodes of both the final season of "The Closer" and the second season of "Rizzoli and Isles" will kick off November 28th.
Finally the ten episode fourth season of "Southland" will premiere January 17th. [Source: Deadline]
Doctor Who
Both Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill have confirmed they're returning for the seventh season of "Doctor Who", though in which capacity remains unknown.
USA Network has announced an earlier than expected mid-season premiere date for "Burn Notice".
The series will air its mid-season finale on September 9th, then it'll break for two months before returning for six more episodes starting November 3rd.
"Covert Affairs" will also return two days earlier, but the mid-season premiere of "White Collar" won't be until January. [Source: The Hollywood Reporter]
TNT
TNT has announced its Fall/Winter schedule and its mid-season premiere dates - the last eight episodes of the fourth season of "Leverage" will begin November 27th.
The final five episodes of both the final season of "The Closer" and the second season of "Rizzoli and Isles" will kick off November 28th.
Finally the ten episode fourth season of "Southland" will premiere January 17th. [Source: Deadline]
Doctor Who
Both Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill have confirmed they're returning for the seventh season of "Doctor Who", though in which capacity remains unknown.
- 8/23/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Abel Ferrara might not have had any luck getting his crazy version of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde off the ground, but it seems like ABC is hellbent on bringing what sounds like a metrosexual fantasy to life on a weekly basis. Read on for the horror-less details.
Deadline tells us that one-time Platinum Dunes company man Sheldon Turner (Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning) has sold ABC on a series called "Hyde." The premise? A thirtysomething ER doctor with a degenerative eye condition who is conflict-averse and hesitant to be captain of his own destiny. After attempting an experimental treatment to improve his eyesight, he begins to experience a strange side effect -- when he goes to sleep, his id manifests itself as Hyde, a fearless, gregarious personality who takes control where Grant cannot.
I can hear those DVRs being set already. Keep watching this space,...
Deadline tells us that one-time Platinum Dunes company man Sheldon Turner (Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning) has sold ABC on a series called "Hyde." The premise? A thirtysomething ER doctor with a degenerative eye condition who is conflict-averse and hesitant to be captain of his own destiny. After attempting an experimental treatment to improve his eyesight, he begins to experience a strange side effect -- when he goes to sleep, his id manifests itself as Hyde, a fearless, gregarious personality who takes control where Grant cannot.
I can hear those DVRs being set already. Keep watching this space,...
- 8/23/2011
- by Masked Slasher
- DreadCentral.com
We got word today that a pretty interesting addition has been made to the "Monsterverse Horror Comics Ate My Brain" panel being held at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, July 22nd: Werewolf screenwriter Michael Tabb.
Werewolf, you may recall, is the new stand-alone film from Universal that was originally slated to be a sequel to its less than warmly received The Wolfman from 2010. Maybe we'll finally get some clarification as to the exact nature of the upcoming film to be directed by Louis Morneau (reboot, redux, sequel, or what) during the panel.
As for his Monsterverse connection, Tabb will be writing a sinister nod to "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" for an upcoming issue of Monsterverse's acclaimed Bela Lugosi's Tales from the Grave horror anthology comic book series.
Prior to the addition of Michael Tabb, here are the Monsterverse panel details:
5:00-6:00 Monsterverse...
Werewolf, you may recall, is the new stand-alone film from Universal that was originally slated to be a sequel to its less than warmly received The Wolfman from 2010. Maybe we'll finally get some clarification as to the exact nature of the upcoming film to be directed by Louis Morneau (reboot, redux, sequel, or what) during the panel.
As for his Monsterverse connection, Tabb will be writing a sinister nod to "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" for an upcoming issue of Monsterverse's acclaimed Bela Lugosi's Tales from the Grave horror anthology comic book series.
Prior to the addition of Michael Tabb, here are the Monsterverse panel details:
5:00-6:00 Monsterverse...
- 7/16/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
What would you do if you knew that you could become a better version of yourself? If only the best parts, an alter ego if you will, would come out to improve your overall life, would you do it? What if it came at the risk of your life? These are the questions that the new film Limitless ask us, so in Wamg fashion, we used it to inspire this weeks top ten!
Top Ten Alter Egos
Now, these don’t have to be good. We are exploring the good, the bad, and the downright ugly… Enjoy kids!
10. Britt Reid / The Green Hornet (The Green Hornet 2011)
The Green Hornet was originally developed as a radio show in the mid 1930′s and under the vigilante’s mask was Britt Reid, a direct descendant of the Lone Ranger. After a few incarnations over the years (a Universal movie serial, a 60′s TV...
Top Ten Alter Egos
Now, these don’t have to be good. We are exploring the good, the bad, and the downright ugly… Enjoy kids!
10. Britt Reid / The Green Hornet (The Green Hornet 2011)
The Green Hornet was originally developed as a radio show in the mid 1930′s and under the vigilante’s mask was Britt Reid, a direct descendant of the Lone Ranger. After a few incarnations over the years (a Universal movie serial, a 60′s TV...
- 3/15/2011
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
According to reports, actress Michelle Pfeiffer will reteam with her "Batman Returns" director Tim Burton for the Warners feature film reboot of 1960's horror soap opera TV series "Dark Shadows". Pfeiffer would play matriarch of the 'Collins' clan, 'Elizabeth Collins Stoddard'.
Previously cast are Johnny Depp as 'Barnabas Collins', Eva Green as the witch 'Angelique Bouchard Collins', Jackie Earle Haley as conman 'Willie Loomis' and Bella Heathcoate as 'Victoria Winters', governess of the Collins estate.
The production will start April 2011, with Depp’s Infinitum Nihil and Graham King’s Gk Films producing.
Screenplay is by Seth Grahame-Smith ("Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"), who drafted a rewrite of a previous screenplay by John August.
"Dark Shadows", created by Dan Curtis ("The Night Stalker"), originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, June 1966 to April 1971. Story 'bible' for the show was written by Art Wallace.
The series became popular a year into its run,...
Previously cast are Johnny Depp as 'Barnabas Collins', Eva Green as the witch 'Angelique Bouchard Collins', Jackie Earle Haley as conman 'Willie Loomis' and Bella Heathcoate as 'Victoria Winters', governess of the Collins estate.
The production will start April 2011, with Depp’s Infinitum Nihil and Graham King’s Gk Films producing.
Screenplay is by Seth Grahame-Smith ("Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"), who drafted a rewrite of a previous screenplay by John August.
"Dark Shadows", created by Dan Curtis ("The Night Stalker"), originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, June 1966 to April 1971. Story 'bible' for the show was written by Art Wallace.
The series became popular a year into its run,...
- 2/15/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Actress Eva Green ("Casino Royale") will star opposite Johnny Depp ("Pirates Of The Caribbean") in the upcoming Warners feature "Dark Shadows". Green will play the character 'Angelique Bouchard Collins', an 18th century witch who invoked a 'vampiric' curse on 'Barnabas Collins' (Depp).
The Tim Burton directed feature reboot of the 1960's horror TV 'soap opera' "Dark Shadows", will start April 2011, with Depp’s Infinitum Nihil and Graham King’s Gk Films producing.
Screenplay is by Seth Grahame-Smith ("Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"), who drafted a rewrite of a previous screenplay by John August.
"Dark Shadows", created by Dan Curtis ("The Night Stalker"), originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, June 1966 to April 1971. Story 'bible' for the show was written by Art Wallace.
The series became popular a year into its run, with the introduction of Canadian actor Jonathan Frid, playing the 200-year old Barnabas Collins who encounters other vampires, werewolves,...
The Tim Burton directed feature reboot of the 1960's horror TV 'soap opera' "Dark Shadows", will start April 2011, with Depp’s Infinitum Nihil and Graham King’s Gk Films producing.
Screenplay is by Seth Grahame-Smith ("Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"), who drafted a rewrite of a previous screenplay by John August.
"Dark Shadows", created by Dan Curtis ("The Night Stalker"), originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, June 1966 to April 1971. Story 'bible' for the show was written by Art Wallace.
The series became popular a year into its run, with the introduction of Canadian actor Jonathan Frid, playing the 200-year old Barnabas Collins who encounters other vampires, werewolves,...
- 2/4/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
It’s a Supernatural Romance, it’s a Mystery, it’s two, two books in one! But, is the combination effective? Does author Beth Fantaskey’s Jekel Loves Hyde handle this modern take on Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde well and bring it to a new vibrancy and life for today’s readers? [...]...
- 2/1/2011
- by Professor Crazy
- Boomtron
Received a press release this morning alerting me to a scheduled press conference Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and his Cheetah Vision Films will hold at the Sundance Film Festival later this week.
Why? Well, the press release says that Fiddy will talk about the 6 feature films he recently wrapped production on (some that we’ve profiled on this blog) under the 10 picture/$200 million deal that was announced last year.
But, of more interest to me is an announcement of his upcoming “huge” line-up of projects “that have been kept under wraps.” Specifically, 6 movies (on top of the previous 6 already complete) that are either in post-production, in production or pre-production, including Jekyll and Hyde, Vengeance, Morning Glory, Things Fall Apart, Blood Out, and Gun.
We already know about Things Fall Apart (Mario Van Peebles is directing), Gun (another pairing with Val Kilmer, which was actually released on DVD earlier this month), and Blood Out.
Why? Well, the press release says that Fiddy will talk about the 6 feature films he recently wrapped production on (some that we’ve profiled on this blog) under the 10 picture/$200 million deal that was announced last year.
But, of more interest to me is an announcement of his upcoming “huge” line-up of projects “that have been kept under wraps.” Specifically, 6 movies (on top of the previous 6 already complete) that are either in post-production, in production or pre-production, including Jekyll and Hyde, Vengeance, Morning Glory, Things Fall Apart, Blood Out, and Gun.
We already know about Things Fall Apart (Mario Van Peebles is directing), Gun (another pairing with Val Kilmer, which was actually released on DVD earlier this month), and Blood Out.
- 1/19/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Further to Sneak Peek reporting June 2008 on the Johnny Depp/Tim Burton feature reboot of 1960's horror TV 'soap opera' "Dark Shadows", a production start has finally been staked out by Warners for April 2011, with Depp’s Infinitum Nihil and Graham King’s Gk Films producing.
The film will be written by Seth Grahame-Smith ("Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"), who will draft a rewrite of a previous screenplay by John August.
"Dark Shadows", created by Dan Curtis, originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, June 27, 1966 to April 2, 1971. The story 'bible' for the show was written by Art Wallace.
The series became popular a year into its run, with the introduction of Canadian actor Jonathan Frid, playing 200-year old vampire 'Barnabas Collins' who encounters other vampires, werewolves, ghosts, zombies, man-made monsters, witches, warlocks, time travel and a parallel universe.
Writer Malcolm Marmorstein, who specifically created the character of Collins, also created characters 'Sam Hall',...
The film will be written by Seth Grahame-Smith ("Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"), who will draft a rewrite of a previous screenplay by John August.
"Dark Shadows", created by Dan Curtis, originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, June 27, 1966 to April 2, 1971. The story 'bible' for the show was written by Art Wallace.
The series became popular a year into its run, with the introduction of Canadian actor Jonathan Frid, playing 200-year old vampire 'Barnabas Collins' who encounters other vampires, werewolves, ghosts, zombies, man-made monsters, witches, warlocks, time travel and a parallel universe.
Writer Malcolm Marmorstein, who specifically created the character of Collins, also created characters 'Sam Hall',...
- 11/4/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Skydance Productions, Dark Horse Entertainment, and producer Mark Gordon are teaming for a film version of Cole Haddon’s comic "The Strange Case of Hyde" reports Heat Vision
Haddon's graphic novel take on Robert Louis Stevenson’s literary classic "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" plans to give the story a less horror, more anti-heroic take "by making the split personality the center of a Victorian-era action-adventure that sees him go head-to-head against a historical villain."
Haddon will also adapt the screenplay. The announcement comes after two recent attempts to film Stevenson's classic, one by Abel Ferrara and the other by Nicholas Winding Refn, fell apart.
Haddon's graphic novel take on Robert Louis Stevenson’s literary classic "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" plans to give the story a less horror, more anti-heroic take "by making the split personality the center of a Victorian-era action-adventure that sees him go head-to-head against a historical villain."
Haddon will also adapt the screenplay. The announcement comes after two recent attempts to film Stevenson's classic, one by Abel Ferrara and the other by Nicholas Winding Refn, fell apart.
- 7/21/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Director Tim Burton's feature adaptation of the 1960's gothic horror TV series "Dark Shadows" will start shooting January 2011, based on a fresh take by writer Seth Grahame-Smith ("Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"), who will rewrite a previous screenplay by John August.
Actor Johnny Depp and his production company Infinitum-Nihil, will produce the film, in association with Warner Bros.
"Dark Shadows", created by Dan Curtis, originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, June 27, 1966 to April 2, 1971. The story 'bible' for the show was written by Art Wallace.
The series became popular a year into its run, with the introduction of Canadian actor Jonathan Frid, playing 200-year old vampire 'Barnabas Collins' who encounters other vampires, werewolves, ghosts, zombies, man-made monsters, witches, warlocks, time travel and a parallel universe.
Writer Malcolm Marmorstein, who specifically created the character of Collins, also created characters 'Sam Hall', 'Gordon Russell' and 'Violet Welles'.
Actor Johnny Depp and his production company Infinitum-Nihil, will produce the film, in association with Warner Bros.
"Dark Shadows", created by Dan Curtis, originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, June 27, 1966 to April 2, 1971. The story 'bible' for the show was written by Art Wallace.
The series became popular a year into its run, with the introduction of Canadian actor Jonathan Frid, playing 200-year old vampire 'Barnabas Collins' who encounters other vampires, werewolves, ghosts, zombies, man-made monsters, witches, warlocks, time travel and a parallel universe.
Writer Malcolm Marmorstein, who specifically created the character of Collins, also created characters 'Sam Hall', 'Gordon Russell' and 'Violet Welles'.
- 7/15/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Actress Rue McClanahan was best known for her role as lusty Southern belle Blanche Devereaux on the television sitcom The Golden Girls. She had a successful career on stage, film and television for over fifty years.
She was born Eddi-Rue McClanahan in Healdton, Oklahoma on February 21, 1934. She studied theater at the University of Tulsa and made her professional stage debut at the Erie Playhouse in Pennsylvania in 1957. Soon after, she was performing in off-Broadway plays in New York.
McClanahan began acting in films in the early 1960s, appearing in the low-budget thriller Five Minutes to Live (aka Door-to-Door Maniac) (1961) starring Johnny Cash. She continued her career in such features as the Sherlock Holmsian fantasy They Might Be Giants (1971) with George C. Scott, and the western slasher film Blade (1973).
She starred as Vivian Cavender Harmon, Bea Arthur’s title character’s best friend, in the sitcom Maude from 1972 to 1978. She starred...
She was born Eddi-Rue McClanahan in Healdton, Oklahoma on February 21, 1934. She studied theater at the University of Tulsa and made her professional stage debut at the Erie Playhouse in Pennsylvania in 1957. Soon after, she was performing in off-Broadway plays in New York.
McClanahan began acting in films in the early 1960s, appearing in the low-budget thriller Five Minutes to Live (aka Door-to-Door Maniac) (1961) starring Johnny Cash. She continued her career in such features as the Sherlock Holmsian fantasy They Might Be Giants (1971) with George C. Scott, and the western slasher film Blade (1973).
She starred as Vivian Cavender Harmon, Bea Arthur’s title character’s best friend, in the sitcom Maude from 1972 to 1978. She starred...
- 6/22/2010
- by Harris Lentz
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
This being Famous Monsters of Filmland, one assumes that you, dear reader, are a classic horror fan. If that is indeed the case, then certainly you’ve heard of The Drunken Severed Head. One of the most entertaining, dedicated and spirited blogs out there (and there’s more than a few!), Tdsh – as it’s affectionately known – provides daily thoughts (from random observations to wonderfully insightful analysis), original content and commentary about everything classic horror, and was honored this month with a coveted Rondo Hatton Award for Best Blog of 2009.
Famous Monsters was lucky enough to chat with the creator and writer of The Drunken Severed Head, Max Cheney, to gather some insight into the origins and workings of Tdsh, as well as what motivates a fan to contribute to the classic horror community at large.
FM: Obviously, you’re very affected and influenced by your love of horror films,...
Famous Monsters was lucky enough to chat with the creator and writer of The Drunken Severed Head, Max Cheney, to gather some insight into the origins and workings of Tdsh, as well as what motivates a fan to contribute to the classic horror community at large.
FM: Obviously, you’re very affected and influenced by your love of horror films,...
- 5/3/2010
- by Jesse
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Set in 19th Century London, Jekyll & Hyde will take gamers from their comfortable homes and place them into the peculiar life of the young Dr. Jekyll. In search of creating a cure for the plague, the Doctor instead mixes up a concoction that turns him into the evil and twisted alter-ego Mr. Hyde. Gamers will spend most of their time in search of the cure while also uncovering a conspiracy in the occult sector. Sticking true to it’s schizophrenic nature, gamers will have to switch between Jekyll and Hyde in order to solve different puzzles, riddles, and action oriented challenges.
The game is based on the classic novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson. No release date yet, but so far the game is said to only be coming out on PC. Check for the screens after the break.
Synopsis: Set in London during the 19th century,...
The game is based on the classic novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson. No release date yet, but so far the game is said to only be coming out on PC. Check for the screens after the break.
Synopsis: Set in London during the 19th century,...
- 4/16/2010
- by Jonathan
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
After pulling off quite a feat by making The Last House on the Left remake much better than anyone ever expected it to be, director Dennis Iliadis is ready to enter some more familiar territory and add his clever spin to it!
According to Bloody Disgusting Dennis Iliadis will be taking the helm on Universal Pictures' Jekyll working from a script by Justin Haythe, and starring Keanu Reeves as the crazed doctor who gets all hopped up on his own personal concoctions.
Official plot details are still pending but we're pretty confident proceedings wont stray too far from Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde which was about the upright Dr Jekyll whose experiments lead him to discover a way to separate out good and evil in a man, and lead to him becoming the persona of the immoral Mr Hyde when taking the substance.
According to Bloody Disgusting Dennis Iliadis will be taking the helm on Universal Pictures' Jekyll working from a script by Justin Haythe, and starring Keanu Reeves as the crazed doctor who gets all hopped up on his own personal concoctions.
Official plot details are still pending but we're pretty confident proceedings wont stray too far from Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde which was about the upright Dr Jekyll whose experiments lead him to discover a way to separate out good and evil in a man, and lead to him becoming the persona of the immoral Mr Hyde when taking the substance.
- 4/10/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
According to reports, actor Johnny Depp and his production company Infinitum-Nihil, will start this year, in association with Warner Bros, a big screen adaptation of 1960's, gothic horror/soap opera TV series "Dark Shadows", to be directed by Tim Burton.
"Dark Shadows", created by Dan Curtis, originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, June 27, 1966 to April 2, 1971. The story 'bible' for the show was written by Art Wallace.
The series became popular a year into its run, with the introduction of Canadian actor Jonathan Frid, playing 200-year old vampire 'Barnabas Collins', encountering other vampires, werewolves, ghosts, zombies, man-made monsters, witches, warlocks, time travel and a parallel universe. Writer Malcolm Marmorstein, who specifically created the character of Collins, also created characters 'Sam Hall', 'Gordon Russell' and 'Violet Welles'.
The series often used classic stories with gothic themes, giving them an unusual twist, including "Dracula", "Frankenstein...
"Dark Shadows", created by Dan Curtis, originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, June 27, 1966 to April 2, 1971. The story 'bible' for the show was written by Art Wallace.
The series became popular a year into its run, with the introduction of Canadian actor Jonathan Frid, playing 200-year old vampire 'Barnabas Collins', encountering other vampires, werewolves, ghosts, zombies, man-made monsters, witches, warlocks, time travel and a parallel universe. Writer Malcolm Marmorstein, who specifically created the character of Collins, also created characters 'Sam Hall', 'Gordon Russell' and 'Violet Welles'.
The series often used classic stories with gothic themes, giving them an unusual twist, including "Dracula", "Frankenstein...
- 2/22/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired domestic rights to Abel Ferrara's Jekyll And Hyde, which stars both Forest Whitaker and Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson. The film will be a re-imagining of Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," which will be contemporized and titled "Jekyll and Hyde." Whitaker plays Dr Jekyll, a rich doctor of great generosity who lives on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Mr Hyde (50 Cent) is a sadistic murderer with a reputation that strikes fear in to the hearts of people throughout New York. Peter Utterson, Dr Jekyll's lawyer and friend, investigates the mystery of who Mr Hyde is and why he is the sole beneficiary of Jekyll's will. The devastating answer is that Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde are the same person and the urgent problem is how to kill the beast without destroying the man.
- 11/19/2009
- bloody-disgusting.com
Not to be confused with "Jekyll", Abel Ferrara ("Bad Lieutenant", "Ms 45", "Body Snatchers", "Driller Killer")) is also re-imagining Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde" as a contemporized film titled "Jekyll And Hyde". Forest Whitaker and Curtis Jackson "50 Cent" are attached to play the lead roles in the classic tale about a doctor who invents a potion that unleashes his violent alter ego. The project starts filming in late summer....
- 5/15/2009
- www.ohmygore.com/
Just days after we told you about the Red Wagon/Universal adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde with Keanu Reeves (more details here), Variety has confirmed a story we first broke here: another Jekyll is on the way with Abel Ferrara (The Driller Killer, 1993's Body Snatchers) at the helm.
Glasshouse Pictures and Vision Films will team with UK producers Independent for Jekyll And Hyde, a "contemporized" version of the tale, with Forest Whitaker (2002's The Twilight Zone, Reposession Mambo) and rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson (Righteous Kill) set to star.
"The combination of such formidable talent in front of and behind the camera will turn this wonderful gothic story into a modern classic for a whole new generation," Luc Roeg, one of the project's executive producers, tells the trade.
This now makes three major Jekyll projects in-development, if you factor in...
Glasshouse Pictures and Vision Films will team with UK producers Independent for Jekyll And Hyde, a "contemporized" version of the tale, with Forest Whitaker (2002's The Twilight Zone, Reposession Mambo) and rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson (Righteous Kill) set to star.
"The combination of such formidable talent in front of and behind the camera will turn this wonderful gothic story into a modern classic for a whole new generation," Luc Roeg, one of the project's executive producers, tells the trade.
This now makes three major Jekyll projects in-development, if you factor in...
- 5/14/2009
- Fangoria
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