| release date | October 8 2004 |
| studio | USA |
| director | Mick Garris |
| writer | Stephen King, Mick Garris |
| starring | Jonathan Jackson, David Arquette, Adam Battrick, Erika Christensen, Matt Frewer, Chris Gauthier, Barbara Hershey |
| rating | R |
| site | ridingthebulletmovie.com |
| trailer 1 | Trailer #1 |
By far the most adapted American author in Hollywood history, Stephen King’s novels and short stories have served as the basis for over 100 movies, short films, miniseries, and TV shows since his first book, Carrie, was made into a hit 1976 film directed by Brian De Palma. While subsequent adaptations have been anything but consistent – for every Misery or The Mist there are three times as many stinkers – there’s no overlooking the fact that King’s career is now irrevocably intertwined with the Hollywood machine. READ MORE
Bloody Disgusting learned that Rose Byrne (Knowing, 28 Weeks Later, The Dead Girl, Sunshine), Patrick Wilson (Hard Candy, Watchmen, The Ledge) and Barbara Hershey (Black Swan, Riding the Bullet) have all been cast in James Wan’s latest horror entry, Insidious, which is currently lensing under the title “The Astral” here in Los Angeles. Re-teaming Wan with Saw co-writer Leigh Whannell, the pic follows a young family makes the terrifying discovery that the body of their comatose boy has become a magnet for malevolent entities, while his consciousness lies trapped in the dark and insidious realm known as The Further. Wan also directed Dead Silence and Death Sentence. (more…) READ MORE
Today a new behind-the-scenes featurette was posted for the Fear Itself episode “The Sacrifice”, which was directed by Breck Eisner. Check it out inside or click here for our exclusive clip. Premiering June 5 on NBC, “The Sacrifice” has a screenplay written by Mick Garris (“Riding the Bullet,” “Amazing Stories”), from a story by Del Howison (“Dark Delicacies”). Breck Eisner (“Creature from the Black Lagoon”) will direct. When four criminals find themselves stranded in an old, snow-covered fort, they slowly discover both the fort and the seductive trio of sirens who reside there are filled with deadly secrets. Jeffrey Pierce (“The Nine”), Jesse Plemons (NBC’s “Friday Night Lights”), Stephen Martines (“Port Charles”), Rachel Miner (“Californication”) and Mircea Monroe (“Drive”) star. (more…) READ MORE
Fangoria has learned that the Return of the Living Dead sequels directed by Ellory Elkayem and scripted by William Butler and Aaron Strongoni will be released in the U.S. by indie distributor Freestyle Releasing. The company was formed last year by Susan Jackson, an executive producer on Cabin Fever, exploitation veteran Mark Borde and Mike Doban, and it previously handled the theatrical release of Mick Garris’ Riding the Bullet, among others. According to the sequels’ official website, ROTLD 4: Necropolis (review) and ROTLD 5: Rave from the Grave (review) will hit theaters October 7. (more…) READ MORE
We’re testing out a new column here at Bloody-Disgusting and our beloved writer Brian Juergens will be doing a bi-weekly story entitled The Premature Burial, which is a review for an upcoming film based on only the images. He reviews it based on what he thinks is going to happen in the film. This weeks review is for Sony Screen Gems’ Boogeyman and is called “Horror Films Don’t Stand a Chance. Not One. Literally.” Read on and check it… (more…) READ MORE
The people over at Dread Central have gotten a look at Mick Garris’ Riding the Bullet. Mark Garris directing credits are such film’s as Critters 2 and The Stand. His new project, another Stephen King adaptation is about a man who has to hitchhike to visit his dying mother. However, things might be turning around when he is picked up by a mysterious stranger. The ride then turns into an unfortunate event as the man is given a choice, one that means life or death. The movie is set to be released October 15, 2004 in limited theaters and stars Jonathan Jackson, David Arquette, Erika Christensen and Max Headroom himself Matt Frewer. Be sure to hit up the official site as well, as it has been updated. (more…) READ MORE
Now here’s some shocking, yet amazing news that came courtesy of the Hollywood North Report this morning. They have details on the shooting dates in Canada for Hollow Man 2, Dog Soldiers 2, Critters 5 & 6, Underworld 2, Preacher and Kumite. Inside you’ll find the details- yes more ‘Critters’!!! (more…) READ MORE
Inside you’ll see the first image from Mick Garris’ upcoming Stephen King adaptation Riding the Bullet. They plan on completing Bullet this June and then the search for a distributor is on! Keep on reading for a look at the first image and the full story.. (more…) READ MORE
Variety reports that Brad Krevoy’s Motion Picture Corp. of America has finalized a cast for Riding the Bullet, an adaptation of the Stephen King e-book of the same name that attracted 500,000 readers. Read on for the scoop. (more…) READ MORE
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