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[News Bites] New ‘Walking Dead’ Trailer, Webseries Premiere Date, Behind-the-Scenes of ‘Resident Evil’ and More!
Speaking with Much Music at the recent Polaris Music Prize gala, frontman Win Butler explained, “We’ve been working on a horror movie in our summer free time, but I don’t think it will see theatrical release.” Click the link above for the video interview.
The NY Times writes that the creators of the “American Psycho” musical, which is chiefly based on the 1991 satiric thriller by Bret Easton Ellis, are having a workshop this week, with plans to hold a private presentation for theater producers and artists on Friday, according to two theater executives familiar with the workshop and planning to attend the presentation. At least the project is still in development!
Milla Jovovich continues to Tweet awesome stuff from behind-the-scenes of Resident Evil: Retribution, which is to be helmed by Paul. W.S. Anderson for release September 14, 2012. The video features Jovovich with the cast, director and producers as they read through the entire script, penned by Anderson. Enjoy part one and part two.
Bloody Disgusting was the first to report that KNB’s Greg Nicotero was working on a “Walking Dead” webseries to launch alongside the season premiere of AMC’s popular zombie show. Now, the cabler has announced that all six episodes debut on Monday, October 3 at 2pm ET on amctv.com. The webisodes will give fans the opportunity to explore the back story of Hannah (Lilli Birdsell), better known as “Bicycle Girl,” the infamous zombie from Season 1, who was shot by Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) in the pilot episode and who is one of the most celebrated “walkers” from last season. Fans will learn about Hannah’s life before the apocalypse, her struggle to survive and protect her family as the world begins to fall apart, and her ultimate demise into zombie-hood.
In further “Walking Dead” news, inside you’ll find a new trailer for the second season, which premieres with a 90-minute episode on October 16 at 9pm ET/PT, with six one-hour episodes in the weeks following.
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Art Meets Leslie – David Howard Thornton Joins ‘Behind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon’
Leslie Vernon will be back in the upcoming Behind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon, and Variety reports that David Howard Thornton (Terrifier) has joined the cast.
David Howard Thornton is said to be featured in a “key role.” Stay tuned for more.
“David is one of the defining faces of the modern slasher era,” returning director Scott Glosserman said in a statement to Variety. “If Behind the Mask was about deconstructing the classic rules, then a sequel 20 years later has to reckon with what the genre has become.”
Glosserman adds, “Bringing David into Leslie’s world lets us put the old guard and the new blood in direct conversation, which is exactly where this movie should live.”
The upcoming slasher sequel picks up in a horror landscape that has changed dramatically since Leslie first emerged, as the old rules of the genre collide with a new wave of modern slashers, viral killers, legacy sequels and blood-soaked icons built for the internet age.
It look less than 10 minutes for the Kickstarter campaign for the recently announced Behind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon to smash through its goal earlier this year.
The stars of the 2006 movie Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon will reunite for the upcoming sequel, with Nathan Baesel, Angela Goethals and Robert Englund confirmed to return as Leslie Vernon, Taylor Gentry, and Doc Halloran, respectively. Scott Glosserman is also back to direct Behind the Mask II, with David J. Stieve back to write the film.
Glosserman previews, “For twenty years, people have asked if Leslie would ever come back. Fans kept this movie alive by sharing it, quoting it, introducing it to their friends, and treating it like something worth holding onto. This sequel is happening because of them.”
In the 2006 meta-slasher, aspiring slasher icon Leslie Vernon gives a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the sleepy town of Glen Echo. What’s Leslie Vernon been up to in the past 20 years? And what’s next for the character?
Paper Street Pictures, led by Aaron B. Koontz and Cameron Burns, produces the sequel. Adam F. Goldberg (The Goldbergs, Shelby Oaks) will also serve as an executive producer.
Expect Behind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon in 2027.
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