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[News Bites] ‘Catching Fire’ Director List Grows, ‘Infected’ & ‘Monster Project’ Announced, Tim Burton’s ‘Vampire Hunter’ Art Contest & ‘Killer Klowns’ Toys!

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The official Facebook page for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is hosting quite a unique contest. They’re asking artists to submit their own Lincoln-inspired work and fans to vote on their favorite. The top 5 will be narrowed down by none other than Tim Burton! Winner receives a midnight provate screening. Go straight to the entries and vote.

American World Pictures announced via their website that Jason Dudek has gone behind the camera for the sci-fi horror Infected, which will star Vinnie Jones (The Midnight Meat Train), Danny Glover (Saw), Taylor Handley and Margo Harshman. Here’s the logline: “A pharmaceutical company recruits a well-known scientist to help develop a vaccine against a deadly virus.

Movie Mogul Ltd (Panic Button) have announced that their new feature film Monster Project has gone into development, says Screen Daily. Described as a “cross-genre” film, “‘Monster Project’ follows six teenagers who undergo a harrowing transformation into monsters, imbued with various abilities and ailments, and are forced to go on the run, fighting for their survival.John Shackleton will write, direct and co-produce with Movie Mogul director of operations, Gareth I. Davies.

Playlist reports that Moneyball helmer Bennet Miller and I Am Legend‘s Francis Lawrence are also in contention to direct Catching Fire, Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games sequel. The slot recently fell open when Gary Ross bailed, and since then David Cronenberg, Alfonso Cuaron and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu have been targeted for the replacement job. “The sequel continues the story of Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and the fictional, futuristic nation of Panem. Due to the events of the previous novel, a rebellion against the ruling Capitol has begun, and Katniss and fellow tribute Peeta are forced to return to the arena in a special edition of the The Hunger Games.

Amok Time has finally announced that they are now accepting pre-orders on their psychotic action figure duo – “Tiny” and Shorty” – from the cult classic film Killer Klowns From Outer Space, reports Figures. The pair, acquired by Amok way back in 2008, have faced an uphill battle to see release, but they are now slotted to arrive this November (this still leaves me skeptical). SOTA released just one Klown in 2006 – these two complete the trio of bloody bozos! Images inside.

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Matilda Firth Joins the Cast of Director Leigh Whannell’s ‘Wolf Man’ Movie

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Pictured: Matilda Firth in 'Christmas Carole'

Filming is underway on The Invisible Man director Leigh Whannell’s Wolf Man for Universal and Blumhouse, which will be howling its way into theaters on January 17, 2025.

Deadline reports that Matilda Firth (Disenchanted) is the latest actor to sign on, joining Christopher Abbott (Poor Things),  Julia Garner (The Royal Hotel), and Sam Jaeger.

The project will mark Whannell’s second monster movie and fourth directing collaboration with Blumhouse Productions (The Invisible Man, Upgrade, Insidious: Chapter 3).

Wolf Man stars Christopher Abbott as a man whose family is being terrorized by a lethal predator.

Writers include Whannell & Corbett Tuck as well as Lauren Schuker Blum & Rebecca Angelo.

Jason Blum is producing the film. Ryan Gosling, Ken Kao, Bea Sequeira, Mel Turner and Whannell are executive producers. Wolf Man is a Blumhouse and Motel Movies production.

In the wake of the failed Dark Universe, Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man has been the only real success story for the Universal Monsters brand, which has been struggling with recent box office flops including the comedic Renfield and period horror movie The Last Voyage of the Demeter. Giving him the keys to the castle once more seems like a wise idea, to say the least.

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