Friday, October 23

• Jackie Earle Haley Reacts to Nightmare on Elm Street Trailer

  Since the trailer arrived for the A Nightmare on Elm Street reboot, fan reaction has been mixed. Producer Brad Fuller did some damage control on his blog, telling fans that Freddy Krueger's look was not yet complete, nor was Jackie Earle Haley finished creating Freddy's voice. ShockTillYouDrop recently asked Haley about his reaction to the trailer, which was pretty upbeat.

  I think it's awesome and it feels great. I think the trailer looks really good. I know there's a lot of people out there that wished it was Robert [Englund] and I get that, I completely understand that. He really made the character incredibly iconic. He's iconic as well, so for me, it's just such a real honor to get to step in and have a go at that character. I think it's looking pretty good.

  That's the spirit! What do you think of the trailer? (You can watch it here, if you haven't seen it.)

  
  
  Next Showing: A Nightmare on Elm Street opens April 16, 2010

  Posted 10/23/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Brad Fuller | Jackie Earle Haley | Nightmare on Elm Street

Tuesday, October 6

• Friday the 13th Part 2 Coming in 2010, Possibly in 3-D

  The box office for the Friday the 13th reboot made nearly triple its production budget in the United States alone, starting with a $42-million opening weekend, yet no sequel has been announced — until now.

  Bloody-Disgusting reports that Friday the 13th Part 2 is on the way and will arrive in theaters on August 13, 2010. BoxOfficeMojo has listed the sequel as being "in 3-D."

  Yet, when answering a question about the possible use of 3-D and a snow setting for the sequel on his Twitter page, Friday producer Brad Fuller said the movie isn't officially being made yet.

  we don't have a greenlight from the studio so until that happens i don't know what it will be.

  So there's no Friday the 13th Part 2 then? Or just no 3-D? Fuller further clarified his comment in a statement to ShockTillYouDrop.

  I can't tell you anything about 3-D because New Line has not green lighted the movie because we haven't completed the script. So, we are waiting for the script to come in — then they'll budget — then they'll make a decision about 3-D. Having said that I really hope that is they decide that make it in 3-D.

  Friday the 13th screenwriters Mark Swift and Damian Shannon are returning to pen the sequel. Much like the possibility of 3-D, no director has been officially announced.

  
  

  Posted 10/06/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Brad Fuller | Mark Swift | Damian Shannon | Friday the 13th

Tuesday, June 16

• Remake of Hitchcock's The Birds May Die, Thankfully

  There may be a brief reprieve in the hideous world of Hollywood remakes. Chud.com reports that producers Brad Fuller and Andrew Form might shelf their planned rehash of Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 horror classic, The Birds. These are the same two geniuses that thought it would be a great idea to remake Roman Polanski's Rosemary's Baby. That project got the axe, and hopefully this one will too.

  Did the dynamic duo come to the sensible conclusion that a classic shouldn't be touched? Did they realize that the movie's legendary sound design and subtle pacing couldn't be replicated? Hardly. Fuller is apparently only concerned with the birds as a plot device:

  What do they do? They peck and poke ... so there's not a lot of variety as to what can happen.

  Had they not seen the original? You have to wonder if these basic bird traits came as a surprise. Regardless, if this ends their project, we'll simply be thankful.

  In the meantime, here's the master, himself, with his hilarious promo:

  
  

  Posted 06/16/2009 by Rich Z

  Related: Alfred Hitchcock | Brad Fuller | Roman Polanski | Andrew Form | the Birds | The Birds | Rosemary's Baby