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'Sin City 2' Could Be a Prequel

2 July 2009 11:56 PM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

"Sin City" actress Alexis Bledel has acknowledged the script for "Sin City 2" is completed and claimed that the movie is going to be a prequel. Talking to MTV News, the 27-year-old believes that the second movie could be a prequel after she found out that her character will make a return in the sequel.

"I don't know what their source was, but they said they read the second script," Bledel first addressed on the saying that the script for the sequel has been finished. The actress who plays a young prostitute named Becky then added, "Apparently, [I'm] back because it's a prequel. Because [I'm] supposed to die in the first one. But you don't see it, so maybe she doesn't."

The prequel scenes may likely come from Frank Miller's "A Dame to Kill For", which has been long rumored to be adapted into big screen. The novel itself tells an

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Boondock Saints 2 Trailer Coming Next Month!

27 June 2009 9:01 AM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

That’s right, you didn’t read that wrong – Boondock Saints 2 is finally on its way after ten long years and the trailer will be premiering at next month’s San Diego Comic-Con.

This news comes directly from one of the lead actors of the sequel, Clifton Collins Jr., who’s new to the series and is reportedly playing the third Saint, joining the McManus brothers.

 

MovieWeb had a chance to speak with Collins Jr. over the phone and the quickly-hitting-it-big actor revealed that the trailer will be played at the convention when asked about the movie. He continued on to say:

“Yes sir, so get the word out, man. I know those seats are going to go fast, but get it out to the right people and it’d be dope to have the right people there. They’re cutting the trailer right now and it’s going to be ready for Comic-Con,

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'The Expendables' Could End Up PG-13

19 June 2009 11:52 PM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

There is a chance that "The Expendables" ends up being a PG-13 film. This interesting update comes from producer Avi Lerner, who during Ugo Movie Blog's visit to the set of the action adventure movie, admitted that that there will be two versions of the film cut for test audiences. One will be an R rated cut, while the other will be made in a PG-13 rating standard.

Lerner further explained that the studio will use the screening test of both versions as the means to decide whether to release the movie in its PG-13 or restricted version. On the reason why, it was pointed out that the movie is costing about 80 million dollars and thus the studio want it to be a big hit. Lerner himself is hoping to turn it into a franchise.

Directed, written and starred by Sylvester Stallone, "The Expendables" centers its story on a team

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Trejo Ready For ‘Machete’ - But Isn’t ‘Expendable’

16 June 2009 7:23 AM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

Robert Rodriguez’s Machete, a feature length film based on the mock trailer that premiered during Grindhouse, is set to start filming in five weeks, as learned by website Gordon and the Whale during an interview with the star of the film, professional Mexican badass, Danny Trejo.

While Trejo let it be known that Machete was on the way, he also dropped an equally bad bit of news: despite widespread reports to the contrary, Danny Trejo has not been cast in Sylvester Stallone’s action flick throwback, The Expendables.

 

For awhile now many (read: I) have speculated that Trejo’s character in The Expendables would be one of the actor’s trademark thugs; many (again, read: I) were looking forward to Trejo throwing-down with the likes of Sly Stallone, Jason Statham and Let Li. In these sorts of situations, when hearing bad news, I usually say “Ah well, C’est la vie,

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Melissa George in 'The Betrayed' - Dark Secrets, Family Drama, and Basement Chains!

12 June 2009 7:20 PM, PDT | From Pretty/Scary | See recent pretty-scary news

On DVD June 30 is The Betrayed, a very Lifetime Movie-y horror/thriller starring Melissa George as Jamie Taylor, a young woman who regains consciousness after a bad accident and finds herself held captive. It also stars Oded Fehr (Resident Evil) and Christian Campbell (The Book of Daniel). What happened to Melissa George's career? She went from starring in multi-million dollar horror remakes to doing small DVD movies - just like Brittany Murphy...

Waking up in a dark room after being knocked unconscious in a car accident and her young son nowhere in sight, Jamie Taylor (Melissa George), realizes that she has been kidnapped. Her masked captor (Oded Fehr) informs her that if she ever hopes to see her son alive again, she must help his mysterious employers. However, they’re not looking to collect a ransom; instead, the man reveals that Jamie’s husband is secretly a brutal killer

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Brittany Murphy to get 'Wicked'

12 June 2009 3:48 PM, PDT | From Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news

Brittany Murphy has joined Shantel VanSanten and John Robinson in "Something Wicked," a psychological thriller from producer-turned-director Darin Scott. The story follows a teenager and his girlfriend as their lives are thrown into chaos when her parents are killed. According to The Hollywood Reporter, filming is underway in Oregon. Joe Colleran, who is producing, wrote the script from a story by Joseph Mungra. Jai Khanna and Scott Chambers are executive producing.

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News Bites: Kristin Stewart Goes Jett and Brittany Murphy Gets 'Wicked'

12 June 2009 10:45 AM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

It was only a matter of time. The Runaways are in place, production on the film is gearing up, and try as she might, Kristin Stewart wasn't able to keep her Joan Jett 'do under wraps; E Online caught a full glimpse of the new look. Why am I writing about a hairdo? Well, if there was one initial clue to discern how this Runaways pic would turn out, it's how each of the cast members look -- especially Stewart's Jett. And it's not bad. I can't go with good or great, because by this image (right), it looks more like a modern hack-job than a '70s mullet. But it's decent. At the very least, I doubt anyone will be thinking of Bella when Stewart grabs her guitar and hits the stage.

In a much less rockin' vein of news, The Hollywood Reporter posts that Brittany Murphy has signed

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Brittany Murphy Chases Thrills In Oregon

12 June 2009 7:51 AM, PDT | From cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news

Something Wicked is a psychological thriller about two teenagers whose lives change entirely when the girl's parents are killed. Shantel VanSanten and John Robinson, who are both 24, have been cast, presumably as the teenagers. So where does 32-year-old Brittany Murphy fit in? No idea, but she's been cast, according to THR, and will soon join the production in Oregon. I like the lean plot description in the article, but it seems that Murphy's presence in the film may be something of a spoiler. Does she kill the parents? Does she adopt the kids? Who knows. And given the state of Murphy's career lately (her most recent film was this straight to DVD effort), I'm tempted to say who cares.

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Brittany Murphy Gets Wicked

11 June 2009 11:45 PM, PDT | From EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news

It's only been a couple of weeks since Brittany Murphy was ditched from Stallone's thermo-actioner The Expendables, but credit to her, she's bounced back strongly, signing up for psychological thriller Something Wicked.Something Wicked sees Murphy join Shantel VanSanten who plays the hot girlfriend of a schlebby guy (John Robinson), whose life descends into chaos when her parents are gunned down. Producer-turned-director Darin Scott is behind the camera and first-time writer Joe Colleran provides the script.While nothing can repair the heartache of missing out on The Planet’s Most Awesome Action Movie™, Something Wicked should at least keep Murphy busy and takes her to the beautiful state of Oregon where the movie is filming.

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Brittany Murphy Likes Something Wicked

11 June 2009 7:00 PM, PDT | From MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Brittany Murphy is joining Shantel VanSanten and John Robinson in Something Wicked.

The film is a psychological thriller from director Darin Scott.

In the movie, we follow a boy who is with a girl that is way too good looking for him. Things get interesting when the girl's parents are killed.

Joe Colleran wrote the screenplay and he is also producing this project. It is currently shooting in Oregon.

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Saw VI Update: Can You Handle 9 Saws?

9 June 2009 8:00 AM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

If you’re a sick kind of demented - meaning, you like the Saw franchise - then there is some medicine on the horizon for you, if fates will have it.

Tobin Bell, the man behind the silky-smooth voice of calculated doom known as Jigsaw, was recently chatting with Bloody-Disgusting writer Jeff Otto. Bell said that if Saw VI (which opens on Oct. 23) does well enough, we’ll be seeing a 7th chapter of the bloody-good franchise as well. In fact, as long as the franchise continues to turn a profit, it might go as far as a 9th movie!

 

Bell said that there are other pieces of the jigsaw puzzle we haven’t seen yet, and from what I can tell, the Saw filmmakers would love to let us in on them. Dudes (and dudettes), would that not make an awesome, head-chomping gift set for Valentines day?  A boxed

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First Images from Something Wicked...

8 June 2009 10:13 AM, PDT | From Fangoria.com | See recent Fangoria news

The new thriller Something Wicked (which we first told you about here) recently wrapped production in Oregon, and today the first images have appeared online.

Brittany Murphy (Sin City) stars in the Darin Scott (Dark House) helmed-pic, written by newcomer Joe Colleran, who also is producing.

In addition to a blog, a gallery of photos has appeared on the Follow A Film Facebook profile, with quite a few focusing on Shantel VanSanten (The Final Destination), who appears in Wicked as Lori.

From Merchant Films:

Somthing Wicked is a current day action thriller set in a mid-size American community (Eugene, Oregon) in the Pacific Northwest. Christine and her boyfriend James have just graduated from Highland High School and are looking forward to enjoying their future together. Everything appears to be going well until Christine and James realize that she is being stalked by a psychologically tormented and obsessed young man, who in the end,

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Linkellaneous

4 June 2009 12:53 PM, PDT | From FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news

Off Cinema

National Theater London, Greece & DC Film Experience readers take note: Dame Helen Mirren in Phèdre! Greece in July. DC in September.

Little Pixel classic records reimagined as Pelican books. Fun.

Time "10 Most Reclusive Celebrities". It's not at all surprising that the list is ancient history. I'd like someone to try a contemporary reclusive list. Who would be on it: Isn't everyone overexposed?

I'm Not Crazy. I Promise.

I didn't know where to put this and I probably shouldn't share but for the possible pity-party perks. I regret to inpform that I was repfused a one-on-one interview with Michelle Pfeiffer to celebrate Chéri's release. Perhaps they were apfraid I would only drool and spout gibberish? Or maybe ask archaic questions derived from interviews and anecdotes from the 1980s? Or that I would demand that she sign a pframed Jeff Bridges original from the set of The Pfabulous Baker Boys.

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Dolph Lundgren Is Expendable

28 May 2009 10:43 PM, PDT | From FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news

Dolph Lundgren has opened up about his role in the highly anticipated military action thriller The Expendables, starring Sylvester Stallone, Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Brittany Murphy and of course He-Man himself, Dolph Lundgren.

The film, which is due out in April 2010, sees a team of mercenaries head to South America on a mission to overthrow a dictator.

Movieweb spoke to the Swedish actor recently about his latest movie release Direct Contact, which comes to DVD and Blu-ray in the UK on 8th June. And of course it wasn't long until the discussion turned to Lundgren's next big release, The Expendables:

Mw: Can you talk a little bit about The Expendables that you have coming out? Have you wrapped on that?

Dolph Lundgren: No, we're about halfway through. Most of my stuff is still left. I've done a couple of scenes and it's a pleasure working with Stallone again.

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Rt on DVD: New In Town vs. Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus!

25 May 2009 3:23 PM, PDT | From Rotten Tomatoes | See recent Rotten Tomatoes news

Let's be honest, folks; when the Renee Zellweger - Harry Connick Jr. romantic comedy New In Town is the biggest title in new release, you know it's a direct-to-video kind of week. So why not embrace the DVD movie boom with a Crash-esque La indie drama (Powder Blue, starring Jessica Biel and Forest Whitaker), a cult film in the making (Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus), an Elmore Leonard adaptation (Killshot, starring Mickey Rourke), or a cutesy romantic comedy about culture clash (Ramen Girl, starring and produced by Brittany Murphy)? High definition owners have a modern sci-fi classic to check out...

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The Expendables Poster Gets Color

21 May 2009 11:19 PM, PDT | From www.canmag.com | See recent CanMag news

The black and white posters for the The Expendables were cool, sure, but Lionsgate made the right decision by splashing on some color. I even don't mind the namedropping, as this actioner has quite the unique cast.

Movie Poster: The Expendables

I don't know what it is about The Expendables, but there is something about it that straight geeks me out. I know - We've only seen a production vid and a couple posters, but look at this crazy cast!

Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Jet Li, Randy Couture, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Mickey Rourke, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny Trejo, Charisma Carpenter, Steve Austin, Curtis Jackson, Brittany Murphy and David Zayas.

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Brittany Murphy and Co. in Something Wicked

21 May 2009 | From Horror Asylum | See recent Horror Asylum news

'Something Wicked' is currently enjoying a shoot in Oregon under the directorial skills of Darin Scott, who has replaced Jay Lowi. And the official site over at Merchant Films has been updated with a detailed cast and crew list. Don't expect to see much else though as it's one heck of a bland site at the moment. So just who's in it then I hear you cry? Well we have Shantel VanSanten ('Final Destination: Death Trip'), ...

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Something Wicked Coming from Merchant Films

20 May 2009 1:24 PM, PDT | From DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news

It seems to me that suspense is in danger of becoming something of a lost art in modern American horror. Sure there have been exceptions, but too many recent films fail to realize their true potential when it comes to lingering and unrelenting tension.

Today Merchant Films updated its website with a very promising synopsis for what has the potential to be an intense experience.

Something Wicked is a current day action thriller set in a mid-size American community (Eugene, Oregon) in the Pacific Northwest. Christine and her boyfriend James have just graduated from Highland High School and are looking forward to enjoying their future together. Everything appears to be going well until Christine and James realize that she is being stalked by a psychologically tormented and obsessed young man who, in the end, will stop at nothing to be with her.

Something Wicked is currently rolling on location in

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Dark House Director Takes On 'Something Wicked'

20 May 2009 11:05 AM, PDT | From bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news

The official website for Merchant Films has been updated with a massive cast listing for Darin Scott's Something Wicked. Shantel VanSanten (The Final Destination), John Robinson (Transformers), Brittany Murphy (Sin City), James Patrick Stuart, Julian Morris Julian Morris (Donkey Punch, Sorority Row), Betty Moyer, Lance Rosen, Robert Blanche, Jerry Buxbaum, Joe Feeney, October Moore, Angelique Perrin, Mike Hawkins, John Breen, Gilbert Martin del Campo and Patricia Malley Thacher have all joined the film, with an official synopsis available beyond the break. Shooting is now underway. Darin Scott's Dark House is currently in post-production. Something Wicked is a current day action thriller set in a mid-size American community (Eugene, Oregon) in the Pacific Northwest. Christine and her boyfriend James have just graduated from Highland High School and are looking forward to enjoying their future together.....

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Donkey Puncher and Destination Vet Join Murphy for Something Wicked

20 May 2009 | From shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news

Director Darin Scott ( Tales from the Hood ) is up in Oregon on his latest thriller Something Wicked . We alerted you to this production last month when actress Brittany Murphy joined the cast. Since then, there have been a few new developments. Notably, the cast has grown with Shantel VanSanten ( The Final Destination ), John Robinson ( Transformers ), James Patrick Stuart ( 90210 ), Julian Morris ( Donkey Punch , Sorority Row ), Betty Moyer, Lance Rosen and Robert Blanche now on board. An official synopsis is also available: Set in a mid-size American community (Eugene, Oregon) in the Pacific Northwest, Christine and her boyfriend James have just graduated from Highland High School and are looking forward to enjoying their future together. Everything appears to be going...

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