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[News Bites] Billy Burke’s ‘Revolution’ Role Shifted To Lead, Euro ‘Prometheus’ Fan Art & More From ‘Salem’
By clicking the above image you’ll find several fan made posters inspired by Ridley Scott’s forthcoming Prometheus, the Fox-produced prequel to Alien opening in theaters June 8. What makes thse one-sheets special is that the’ve been given the Euro flair and are all pretty astounding. I’d put each and every one of them on my wall…
Deadline reports that Twilight and Drive Angry‘s Billy Burke will play the lead in NBC’s untitled JJ Abrams/Eric Kripke drama pilot “Revolution,” directed by Jon Favreau. “The high-octane action drama follows a group of people struggling to survive and reunite with loved ones in a world where all forms of energy have mysteriously ceased to exist.” Burke was originally cast three weeks ago in the supporting role of Bass, a charismatic Marine. Meanwhile, the extensive search for an actor to play the lead, Miles, an amazingly resourceful man with dark and dangerous side, continued even after the pilot went into production last week. Then over the weekend, the producers decided to get Burke to play Miles.
Lastly, if you click over to Rob Zombie’s official website you’ll find a super tiny behind-the-scenes look at Lisa Marie stopping by the costume department to begin her wardrobe fitting for The Lords of Salem, which is currently in the process of additional photography. The story is about a local DJ who mistakenly unleashes a hellish curse on the town. 
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Christopher Landon to Helm Feature Adaptation of Grady Hendrix’s ‘The Final Girl Support Group’
A new feature adaptation of author Grady Hendrix‘s slasher book The Final Girl Support Group is now on the way from Paramount Pictures, and Deadline reports that it’s found its director in Christopher Landon (Drop, Happy Death Day).
The two previously collaborated on My Best Friend’s Exorcism.
In The Final Girl Support Group, “Lynette is a real-life final girl who survived a massacre. For more than a decade, she’s been meeting with five other final girls and their therapist in a support group for those who survived the unthinkable, working to put their lives back together. Then one woman misses a meeting, and their worst fears are realized—someone knows about the group and is determined to rip their lives apart again, piece by piece.”
“But the thing about final girls is that no matter how bad the odds, how dark the night, how sharp the knife, they will never, ever give up.”
I wrote in my novel review for BD, “Hendrix puts his characters through the absolute wringer. It’s a bloody, vicious voyage for the flawed heroine, both physically and emotionally. In terms of action and horror, Support Group delivers breakneck pacing and thrills.”
Five years ago, Andy Muschietti & Barbara Muschietti (Mama, It, It Chapter Two) were attached to produce a planned series adaptation for HBO Max alongside Charlize Theron. While Theron is no longer producing, the Muschiettis remain on board under their Double Dream label.
Paramount Pictures is also developing Hendrix’s sci-fi novella, BadAsstronauts.
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