The Invasion

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release date August 17 2007
studio Warner Bros. Pictures
director Oliver Hirschbiegel
writer Dave Kajganich
starring Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Jeremy Northam
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Two Brothers Caught ‘Red-Handed’ in Demonic Short

Written, edited, and directed by JohnMark Triplett (Horror Movies Suck and the upcoming feature film Dead Flesh) shares with us his first short offering made specifically for online, Red-Handed, which stars Bryan Brewer (Infection: The Invasion Begins), Damien Hedgecoth (Horror Movies Suck), Gildart Jackson (Charmed), and Allie Rivera (Yoga Man). READ MORE

Rachel Weisz Fills Uni’s ‘Dream House’ Cast

Morgan Creek’s Dream House isn’t going to be able to contain all these egos. The production company has added Rachel Weisz (The Lovely Bones, The Mummy) to the cast alongside Daniel Craig (Quantum of Solace, Casino Royale, The Invasion) and Naomi Watts (The Ring, King Kong) in the thriller Universal Pictures will distribute. Jim Sheridan is directing from a David Loucka script. The story centers on a successful publisher (Craig) who quits his Gotham job and relocates his wife (Weisz) and two daughters to a quaint New England town, only to discover that their perfect new home was the murder scene of a mother and her two children. Watts will play a neighbor who was close to the slain family. Lensing began Sunday in Toronto. (more…) READ MORE

Stephen King’s ‘It’ Heading to the Big Screen

Warner Bros. is bringing Stephen King’s landmark horror novel It to the big screen in an adaptation being produced by Lin Pictures and Vertigo Entertainment. Dave Kajganich (The Invasion) has been hired pen the script, which follows a group of kids called the Losers Club that encounter a creature called It, which preys on children and whose favorite form is that of a sadistic clown called Pennywise. When the creature resurfaces, the kids are called upon to regroup again, this time as adults, even though they have no memory of the first battle. The novel is set in 1958 and 1985, though the feature version will be set in the present day. “It” was the best-selling book of 1986 and in 1990 was turned into an ABC miniseries that starred John Ritter, Harry Anderson, Tim Reid, Annette O’Toole and Richard Thomas. Tim Curry played Pennywise. (more…) READ MORE

BC’s Top 10 Best & Worst List of 2007!

Bloody-Disgusting editor/reporter/reviewer BC has some choice words for horror fans, but he also has his list for his favorite and least favorite horror films of 2007. Inside you’ll find his list and you can respond by leaving a comment below. Do you agree? Even if you don’t be respectful in your opinion and feel free to post your top/bottom list. Watch this spot for Mr. Disgusting’s list this weekend. (more…) READ MORE

‘Invasion Of The Body Snatchers’ Collector’s Edition!

From deep space, the seed is planted… and terror grows. The paranoid frenzy begins anew on August 7, when Philip Kaufman’s ’78 classic Invasion Of The Body Snatchers returns to DVD in an all-new Two-Disc Collector’s Edition from MGM Home Entertainment. Inside you’ll find the full press release with specs and details for the film that follows a small group who discovers that the human race is quietly being supplanted by alien beings devoid of emotion. (more…) READ MORE

First Official Teaser Poster For WB’s ‘The Invasion’

Today Warner Bros. revealed the first teaser one sheet for Oliver Hirschbiegel’s The Invasion, a quasi-remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The film – which was almost completely re-shot by the infamous Wachowski bros. (The Matrix, V for Vendetta) – is now looking for release on August 17 (more on that here). The Invasion tells the story of a mysterious epidemic that alters the behavior of human beings. When a Washington D.C. psychiatrist (Nicole Kidman) discovers the epidemic’s origins are extraterrestrial, she must fight to protect her son, who may hold the key to stopping the escalating invasion. (more…) READ MORE

‘The Visiting’… Can’t Keep a Name, Can’t Keep a Date

Ok, this mumbo jumbo has gone on long enough! Pick a freakin’ title and pick a freakin’ date already! Warner Bros. Pictures has once again changed the date of The Invasion from November 02, 2007 to August 17, 2007. Sure it’s a swing in the right direction, but this is the longest game of musical chairs I’ve ever seen. Keep the name, keep the date and release some cool pictures already! ‘The Invasion’ tells the story of a mysterious epidemic that alters the behavior of human beings. When a Washington D.C. psychiatrist (Nicole Kidman) discovers the epidemic’s origins are extraterrestrial, she must fight to protect her son, who may hold the key to stopping an imminent invasion. (more…) READ MORE

Official Score: 1.5 / 5