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Will ‘Godzilla’ Have Multiple “Spectacular Creatures”?! Also, New Banner Art!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on June 18, 2013 @ 1:32pm
Category: Movies / News

Warner Bros. Consumer Products has signed a slate of renowned global licensees, led by master toy partner Bandai America Incorporated, to capture the adventurous thrills of Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ highly anticipated film Godzilla. Returning the character to its epic roots, Godzilla stomps into theaters on May 16, 2014, with a star cast including Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen and Juliette Binoche, with David Strathairn and Bryan Cranston.

The press release explains that the film, featuring spectacular creatures, thrilling action, epic battles and a legendary monster, Godzilla provides the backbone for a monstrous merchandise offering for fans of all ages and enables compelling cross-category opportunities across mass and specialty retailers.

See what they did there? They tease that there are multiple creatures in the reboot. Godzilla truly will be “King of the Monsters” come 2014! READ MORE

BD Selects Title ‘Alyce Kills’ Dated For Home Video

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Posted by MrDisgusting on June 18, 2013 @ 1:15pm
Category: Movies / Home Video

Chaos unleashes when Alyce Kills comes to DVD August 20 from Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment, Bloody Disgusting Selects and The Collective.

The nightmarish wonderland of sex, drugs and violence is directed by Jay Lee (Zombie Strippers) and features a killer cast, including Tamara Feldman (Hatchet, Gossip Girl), James Duval (Donnie Darko, Doom Generation), Eddie Rouse (Pandorum, Undertow), Larry Cedar (The Crazies), Yorgo Constantine (Fast Five), Megan Gallagher (Millennium), Rena Owen (Once Were Warriors), Tracey Walter (Repo Man, Batman), Bret Roberts (May, Nightstalker) and Jade Dornfeld in her film debut as the titular character Alyce.

Panicked by the horror of accidentally pushing her best friend off the edge of a building, Alyce (Dornfeld) becomes entangled in a web of lies with the police about her involvement. When she finds out her friend miraculously survived, Alyce’s life begins to unravel with guilt as she loses sleep, her job and eventually her sanity. Alyce finally decides to take back control of the situation, but realizes there is only one way to hide her secret. Watch Alyce’s mind tear itself apart, along with anyone who gets in her way, when Alyce Kills arrives on DVD August 20 for the suggested retail price of $14.93. Featuring behind-the-scenes footage, cast interviews and official trailer, the film will also be available for digital download.

“Life takes a downward spiral for Alyce after a night of partying goes terribly wrong and she accidentally pushes her best friend off of a building. Panicked, Alyce lies to the police about her involvement. When she later learns that her friend miraculously survived, she begins to unravel; losing sleep, her job, and eventually her sanity. When she eventually decides to take control, she unleashes enough chaos to satisfy any gorehound.” READ MORE

‘Fourth Kind’ Director’s ‘Evidence’ Discovered This June

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Posted by MrDisgusting on June 18, 2013 @ 1:10pm
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Image Entertainment, an RLJ Entertainment brand, has officially slated Evidence from The Fourth Kind director Olatunde Osunsanmi. It will debut on premium VOD on June 21 and in-theaters on July 19 in Los Angeles, New York and major US markets. We’ve updated the story with the U.S. trailer, poster art and some new stills as well!

The film stars Stephen Moyer (HBO’s “True Blood,” Strange Love), Radha Mitchell (Silent Hill, Man on Fire), Torrey Devitto (CW’s “The Vampire Diaries”), Caitlin Stasey (I, Frankenstein) and Dale Dickey (HBO’s “True Blood”) and written by John Swetnam.

“Evidence tells the story of a team of detectives (Moyer, Mitchell) trying to piece together what happened at the site of a brutal massacre using a number of recording devices found at the crime scene. The footage reveals a group of bus passengers who were forced to fight for their lives after they crash in the middle of the desert and a mysterious killer violently murders them one by one.” READ MORE

Things Are About To Get Crazy In New ‘World War Z’ Clip

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Posted by MrDisgusting on June 18, 2013 @ 1:03pm
Category: Movies / Videos

A new clip from Marc Forster’s World War Z takes us to South Korea in preparation for something “crazy.” There’s not much going on here but some conversation, but it does prep you for what’s next.

Don’t forget to read my early review.

The zombie epic starring Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, James Badge Dale, Matthew Fox, and David Morse is finally in theaters JUne 21, even though it already feels like it’s been out for weeks. No?

“The story revolves around United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Pitt), who traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatening to decimate humanity itself. Enos plays Gerry’s wife Karen Lane; Kertesz is his comrade in arms, Segen.” READ MORE

New ’100 Bloody Acres’ Stills Share Recipe For Success!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on June 18, 2013 @ 12:57pm
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We now have a small image gallery for 100 Bloody Acres, the Australian horror-comedy from Doppelganger Releasing in limited theaters and on various VOD platforms June 28.

Written and Directed by Colin and Cameron Cairnes, the film stars Damon Herrriman, Agnus Sampson, Anna McGahan, Oliver Ackland, Jamie Kristian, and Wolf Creek‘s John Jarratt.

“In 100 Bloody Acres, brothers Reg and Lindsay Morgan are struggling to keep their organic blood and bone fertilizer business in motion. Their secret “recipe” for success (using dead car crash victims in their product) was a huge boon to business, but lately supply has been gravely low. Months have passed since their last find, and an important new customer is now waiting on a delivery. When junior partner Reg (Damon Herriman of Justified) stumbles upon 3 travelers stranded on a remote country road, he cooks up a radical solution to their problem, and a way of finally gaining the respect of his bossy big brother (Angus Sampson). But when Reg starts to fall for Sophie, one of the intended victims, things get complicated…”

Said to be a bloody good time, the Cairnes’ brothers witty horror-comedy blends sly Australian humor, gory fun, and a clever storyline that gives “recycling” a whole new context. READ MORE

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Meet the King of Hell In This Exclusive ‘Paymon’ Image!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on June 18, 2013 @ 12:57pm
Category: Movies / Exclusives

A rookie cop’s world is turned upside down when she comes face to face with Paymon, “The King of Hell.”

We recently announced that Dread and Cassadaga‘s Anthony DiBlasi is already back behind the camera working on his next feature, Paymon, which was co-written with Scott Poiley for Skyra Entertainment.

In the film, “Officer Jessica Loren has the last shift at a transitioning police station, assigned to wait for a hazmat crew who’s coming to pick up bio-hazard waste from the armory. But unbeknownst to Jessica, it’s more than just an old station. Cult leader John Michael Paymon has haunted the department ever since he and two of his followers committed suicide on the night they were captured. And now Jessica is about to find out how dangerous they can really be when she’s left all alone on this grave-yard shift.”

Bloody Disgusting has scored an official still, which is one of the better teaser images released by an indie production in quite some time (publicists take note, this is an attention grabber).

Get more at the film’s Facebook page. READ MORE

Here’s Another Nightmarish Trailer For ‘Asylum’

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Posted by Adam Dodd on June 18, 2013 @ 12:38pm
Category: Games / Videos

Apparently, I’m a few weeks behind on this trailer, so I’m going to go ahead and blame E3 for my tardiness.

From Agustín Cordes, the maker of Scratches, Asylum is an psychological horror game inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Cordes and developer Senscape are working hard to bring players a terrifying game that’s set in an abandoned asylum. The building itself is being touted as one of the biggest virtual buildings ever created for a video game, with over 100 rooms to explore and around 15 hours of gameplay. I’m psyched.
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Ten Minutes Of Glorious Thievery From New ‘Thief’ Reboot

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Posted by Adam Dodd on June 18, 2013 @ 11:33am
Category: Games / Videos

Of the many games that were shown off at E3 last week, for me, Thief is one of the more exciting ones. It just looks so damn good. I’m not even terribly good at — read: really, really bad — or a huge fan of the stealth genre, though games like Dishonored and Splinter Cell are slowly changing that.

Thief looks gorgeous, and I’ve enjoyed some of the supernatural horror elements in previous games (the Shalebridge Cradle from Deadly Shadows was intense). I think they may have replaced most, if not all, of that with gritty realism in this next installment, but even still, it looks fantastic. At E3, Square Enix showed off ten wonderful minutes from the the upcoming game, which you can enjoy after the break.
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[Special Report] Back To Pitch Black On The Set Of ‘Riddick’!!! PART ONE!

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Posted by EvanDickson on June 18, 2013 @ 11:02am
Category: Movies / Editorials

Back in March of 2012 I visited the Montreal set of Riddick, the third film in the Pitch Black franchise, for a few days. I wound up with so much material there was no way I could fit it all into one article, so I’m breaking it up into several pieces. In this first look at Riddick, I chose to focus on the overall tone of the film, how it got here and some key information from director David Twohy and star Vin Diesel. I also touch on some other major players like Katee Sackhoff, Mathew Nable and Jordi Molla. We also found out that there are TWO additional sequels planned for the film.

In theaters September 6, “Diesel reprises his role as the antihero Riddick, a dangerous, escaped convict wanted by every bounty hunter in the known galaxy. The infamous Riddick has been left for dead on a sun-scorched planet that appears to be lifeless. Soon, however, he finds himself fighting for survival against alien predators more lethal than any human he’s encountered. The only way off is for Riddick to activate an emergency beacon and alert mercenaries who rapidly descend to the planet in search of their bounty. The first ship to arrive carries a new breed of merc, more lethal and violent, while the second is captained by a man whose pursuit of Riddick is more personal. With time running out and a storm on the horizon that no one could survive, his hunters won’t leave the planet without Riddick’s head as their trophy.”

Head below for PART ONE of my Riddick set visit!! READ MORE

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11 Things We Learned On The Set Of ‘Riddick’!!!

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Posted by EvanDickson on June 18, 2013 @ 11:01am
Category: Movies / Editorials

Back in March of 2012 I visited the Montreal set of Riddick, the third film in the Pitch Black franchise. While you can read PART ONE of my lengthy set report today, you might want to check out this piece if you’re on the go. It even has some info the set report doesn’t have (but then again, there’s plenty of stuff in the bigger piece that’s not here either, so carve out some time to come back to that).

Head below for 11 Things We Learned On The Set Of ‘Riddick’!!! READ MORE

Foals Release NSFW Music Video For “Bad Habit”

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on June 18, 2013 @ 11:00am
Category: Music / Videos

UK indie rockers Foals have released a NSFW music video for their song “Bad Habit”, which comes from their latest album Holy Fire. Directed by Nabil Elderkin, the video shows singer Yannis Philippakis walking through the desert, chasing after a nude woman (hence the NSFW tag) but simply unable to reach her. Meanwhile, the desert keeps throwing obstacles in his path, barriers for him to overcome. The full video can be seen below. READ MORE

15 New Images From ‘Riddick’ Open Up The Film’s World!

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Posted by EvanDickson on June 18, 2013 @ 11:00am
Category: Movies / Images

David Twohy and Vin Diesel have reunited for Riddick, the third film in the Pitch Black franchise, and now we’ve got 15 whopping new images to accompany the launch of our set visit coverage. They really open up the world of the film and give you a much better look than the stills we’ve seen so far.

Check out the gallery below! READ MORE

Bill Oberst Jr. Starrer ‘Blackout’ Gets VOD Release July 5

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Posted by MrDisgusting on June 18, 2013 @ 10:56am
Category: Movies / Home Video

Matthew K. Hacker’s Blackout, a psychological horror/thriller film starring Timothy Woodward Jr. and Hollywood’s King of Horror Bill Oberst Jr. is the second film to be released as part of the multi-picture distribution deal between Gravitas Ventures and Sky Studios International.

The film is directed by Matt Hacker and is slated for release July 5 on Cable-on-Demand and various other VOD and IVOD platforms. Blackout will be released nationwide via numerous VOD platforms including: Time Warner on Demand, Direct TV, Comcast, Dish Network, At&t, PS3, XBOX360, Netflix, Redbox Instant, iTunes, VUDU, CinemaNow, Google Play & Amazon Video On Demand.

“The film follows a young attorney, Harley Roberts (Woodward) and a mystifying apartment supervisor Rommel Stanton (Oberst) when the bodies of several young woman who are distant and very close mysteriously appear in Robert’s apartment. Harley Roberts soon asks his friend Alfred Lewis (Robert Covington) to help him regain his sanity and prove his innocence by helping him get rid of the bodies, but to his dismay it can potentially dig a deeper hole straight to his cell.”

The film is written by Pia cook, dedicated to the twist of the story in “Black Out.” READ MORE

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‘Frankenstein’s Army’ Theatrical Poster Stands Tall Above Others!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on June 18, 2013 @ 10:47am
Category: Movies / News

Even better than the UK quad, Dark Sky Films provided us with an insanely cool theatrical one-sheet for writer-director Richard Raaphorst’s Frankenstein’s Army, opening in select cities July 26th.

Filmed in Prague and recently having its World Premiere at the Rotterdam International Film Festival, Frankenstein’s Army marks the feature debut of Dutch director Richard Raaphorst, and has already received high critical acclaim.

“Using shocking vintage newsreel footage as his jumping-off point, Raaphorst has hit on a unique and bold premise. Toward the end of World War II, Russian soldiers pushing into eastern Germany stumble across a secret Nazi lab, one that has unearthed and begun experimenting with the journal of one Dr. Victor Frankenstein. The scientists have used the legendary’s Frankenstein’s work to assemble an army of supersoldiers stitched together from the body parts of their fallen comrades – a desperate Hitler’s last ghastly ploy to escape defeat.”

The highly anticipated film, which recently screened to acclaim at the Tribeca Film Festival, is a co-production of MPI/Dark Sky Films, Los Angeles-based XYZ Films and Pellicola of Amsterdam. READ MORE

NOW: Reddit Chat With ‘Insidious Chapter 2′ Producer

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Posted by MrDisgusting on June 18, 2013 @ 10:39am
Category: Movies / News

Insidious Chapter 2 producer Jason Blum (The Purge, Paranormal Activity) is right now on Reddit chatting it up with fans of James Wan’s franchise.

You can get in the mix by clicking here (here’s a more direct link).

In theaters September 13, “The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.”

As she did in the first Insidious, Oscar-nominated Hershey will play the role of Lorraine Lambert, the mother to Patrick Wilson’s Josh Lambert and the grandmother to the demon-possessed boy Dalton. READ MORE

Meet After Dark’s ‘Children of Sorrow’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on June 18, 2013 @ 10:34am
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After Dark Films recently announced the fourth film in its After Dark Originals 2 series, Children of Sorrow, which we now have four brand new stills from.

The film is said to deliver a petrifying look into a cult psyche, Children of Sorrow is directed by Jourdan McClure (Rogue River, Die Maniacs Die!), written by Ryan Finnerty (Rogue River, Smosh), starring Bill Oberst Jr (Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies, Take this Lollipop) and Hannah Levien (The Palace Players).

“Simon Leach is a very, very sick man. Thriving on despair, pain, and panic, he unites a group of broken and desperate people in the middle of the desert. He showers them with the love and affection they’re so desperate for, but Simon has a much greater plan for his followers.”

“Belongingness can be a terrifying subject, even more so when acceptance is disingenuous. Children of Sorrow is the nightmare version of that,” said McClure. READ MORE

UK TV Spot For Ben Wheatley’s ‘A Field in England’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on June 18, 2013 @ 10:29am
Category: Movies / Trailers

Ben Wheatley’s A Field in England is the first UK film to be released simultaneously in cinemas, on free TV, DVD and VOD.

Film4, Picturehouse Entertainment, 4DVD, Film4 Channel and the BFI Distribution Fund are partnering on the day-and-date release, which will take place on Friday, July 5.

This morning a brand new TV Spot was released, which can viewed below.

A digital masterclass designed to immerse audiences in the making of the film will also launch around release, developed by Film4.0 in partnership with the filmmakers.

Written by Amy Jump and produced by Claire Jones and Andy Starke at Rook Films, “the film is set during the English Civil War of the mid-17th century and follows a small group of deserters fleeing from a raging battle who become caught up in a hunt for treasure.

While crossing a vast mushroom circle, which provides their first meal, the group quickly descend into a chaos of arguments, fighting and paranoia, and, as it becomes clear that the treasure they seek might be something other than gold, they slowly become victim to the terrifying energies trapped in the field.”

Michael Smiley (Kill List), Peter Ferdinando (Tony), Reece Shearsmith (The League of Gentlemen), Julian Barratt (The Mighty Boosh), Richard Glover (Sightseers) and Ryan Pope (Ideal) star. READ MORE

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[Exclusive] We’ve Got The Uncensored Better Left Unsaid “She Needs Violence” Music Video Premiere

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on June 18, 2013 @ 9:00am
Category: Music / Exclusives

Bloody-Disgusting has teamed up with Modesto, California metal band Better Left Unsaid to bring you the exclusive uncensored music video premiere for “She Needs Violence”! The video mixes band performance with artistic imagery, heightened sexuality, and jarring violence. Some imagery here may be NSFW, so keep that in mind when watching it. Also, make sure to check out this photo album of behind-the-scenes photos from the shoot.

Also below is an exclusive interview with drummer Brent Terry that goes over the band, their fondness of horror, the concept of the video and more.

The more I listen to the song, the more I really enjoy it. It has elements of Mudvayne back when that band was something unique and exciting. It mixes melody with ferocity and it’s obvious that there is a fantastic amount of communication within the band as the song has great structure and flows evenly from one passage to another.

Better Left Unsaid, which was produced by Adam Ruppel (Systematic), can be purchased from iTunes. READ MORE

Ex-Slayer Drummer Guesting On New Sepultura Album

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on June 18, 2013 @ 6:53am
Category: Music / News

Ex-Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo will be guest appearing on the new Sepultura album, which is tentatively scheduled for an October release via Nuclear Blast Records. The album is being produced by Ross Robinson (Machinehead, Slipknot, Fear Factory).

Guitarist Andreas Kisser comments, “He came and it was so nice, so special, so awesome! He is one of the nicest guys in business and he enjoyed the idea a lot. Ross and Mike prepared two drum sets on the living room, facing each other, no cymbals, just tribal drums! When the mics were all ready and running Eloy and Dave started playing and the magic was on; so great! The part they recorded will be a special part on the middle of one of the songs. It came out crazy!”

The new Sepultura album will be the follow up to 2011′s Kairos. READ MORE

Lotus Has ‘Revelation’ For New Time Travel Thriller

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Posted by MrDisgusting on June 17, 2013 @ 11:11pm
Category: Movies / News

Looper fans get ready for a new time travel thriller.

Lotus Entertainment has landed the rights to Hernany Perla’s spec, Revelation, for a low to mid six figures, reports Deadline.

It’s a high concept thriller with time travel and murder. Hernany previously sold the feature spec Day One at MGM and his producing credits include Ghost Team One and the upcoming feature Eden.

Circle Of Confusion’s David Alpert and Stephen Emery will produce with Anil Kurian. Lotus Co-Chairmen Jim Seibel and Bill Johnson will executive produce. D.J. Guggenheim brought in the spec and will oversee the project for Lotus.

‘Harry Potter’ Wizard Turns To Terror In ‘Eliza Graves’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on June 17, 2013 @ 11:07pm
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Deadline writes about the Brad Anderson-directed thriller Eliza Graves is based on a short story by Edgar Allan Poe and begins production next week.

What’s interesting, besides the new cast, is that if it makes it, the Millennium Films project will mark the end of a long road for screenwriter Joseph Gangemi, who penned the script adapting “The System Of Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether” 15 years ago, with three studios taking a crack at it before Millennium acquired U.S. rights at the last American Film Market.

Now David Thewlis (pictured; Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) and Brendan Gleeson (Gangs of New York, The Raven) have joined a cast that already includes Kate Beckinsale, Jim Sturgess, Ben Kingsley and Michael Caine in a thriller “about a young doctor who comes to apprentice at a mental institution and meets a beautiful patient that he falls in love with amidst a set of difficult circumstances, which may be more complicated than they seem.”

Bruce Davey, Mel Gibson (yeah, this is random), Mark Amin and Cami Winikoff are producing. Executive producers are David Higgins, Christa Campbell, Lati Grobman and Mark Gill.

Batman Meets Scooby Doo And The Gang In A New Crossover

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Posted by Lonmonster on June 17, 2013 @ 8:11pm
Category: Comics / News

Bleeding Cool reports that at the Retailer Roadshow today, DC Comics announced a “Batman And Robin” crossover with “Scooby Doo”. While it may sound ridiculous, it’s awesome and, oddly enough, not the first time this has happened (see below). This will kick off a new “Scooby Doo” comic series that will see members of the Mystery Mobile crossover with a load of other DC characters. READ MORE

‘Sin City: A Dame To Kill For’ Pushed Back Almost A Year!

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Posted by EvanDickson on June 17, 2013 @ 7:34pm
Category: Movies / News

The Frank Miller/Robert Rodriguez-directed Sin City: A Dame to Kill For was set to come out on October 4th, but will have to settle for August, 22nd 2014 instead. No reason has yet been given for the delay.

Mickey Rourke, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Juno Temple, Jaime King, Rosario Dawson, Michael Madsen, Jessica Alba, Jamie Chung, Dennis Haysbert, Crystal McCahill, Christopher Meloni, Josh Brolin, Jeremy Piven, Ray Liotta, Julia Garner, Eva Green and Stacy Keach all star in the film.

The sequel is about Dwight McCarthy planing to have his vengeance against the woman who betrayed him, Ava Lord, while Nancy is trying to cope with Hartigan’s death. If this synopsis is still accurate I’m assuming he’ll be seen in flashback.

The ‘Prometheus’ Sequel Has Its Writer!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on June 17, 2013 @ 6:30pm
Category: Movies / News

Fox and Ridley Scott are getting closer to returning to space as Jack Paglen (Transcendence) is in talks to write the follow-up to last year’s sci-fi blockbuster, Prometheus, Variety reports.

Scott will produce again through his Scott Free banner though it’s unknown at this time if he will direct. Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender are also expected to return.

Plot details are still be worked out but Scott has said in interviews that while the first Prometheus had several elements linking it to the Alien franchise, this latest installment will feel more like its own film.

Despite not having a greenlight, the sci-fi movie’s new screenwriter is a good sign for a project Fox has been wary of committing to even though the last installment, written by Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof, made more than $400 million worldwide.

For Paglen, the film marks his second high-profile project following Wally Pfister and Johnny Depp’s sci-fi thriller Transcendence, which opens next April.