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| Newsroom Crypt. Past news articles and headlines. Freddy vs. Jason green lighted!!!! It has been reported by the Sci-fi Channel's offical site in this article: Freddy vs. Jason greenlighted. Robert Englund--Freddy in the Nightmare on Elm Street series--told SCI FI Wire that the long-delayed Freddy vs. Jason movie has been green lighted by New Line, with Stephen Norrington (Blade) attached to direct. "He's the guy you want to talk to, because I think it's his baby now," Englund said in an interview. "It's still a yes, and it's still green-lit and still definitely in development." Englund--who was promoting the upcoming DVD Boogeymen, for which he contributed audio commentary--added that New Line chairman Robert Shaye has approved the latest draft of a script. "I heard that Bob apparently approved the new script. But I haven't seen it. It's, like, wet." Englund didn't know who the screenwriter is; Mark Protosevich (The Cell) was reportedly the latest in a string of writers drafting the script. Norrington replaces Guillermo del Toro (Blade 2)--who replaced makeup-effects wizard Rob Bottin--at the helm of the much-anticipated movie, which would pair two of horror's most notable bad guys. The film has been in development hell for years. "It's like flying to New York and not being able to land," Englund said. Englund also denied that the film is being held up until executives see how well the upcoming Jason X performs at the box office. "We began getting behind Lost in Space," Englund said. "And Spawn and several other films. So we got hung up. ... So we got backed and backed and backed. And our directors and our special-effects guys all went on to other projects. ... Since this all began about three years ago, you know, what's happened is, the technology has changed in special effects. So knowing New Line, I'm sure that the deal memos coming down from the main office there, from Bob Shaye, have to do with exploiting all the new special-effects technology. So I'm sure that's affecting the rewrite and everything." No start date has been set for the movie. Halloween 8 not to be released this Halloween Fangoria.com has reported that Dimension Films has told them that the eight installment in the Halloween series will not be released until summer of 2002. The offical site which once said that the relase dat on the film would be September 21, now says that there is no offical word and it is still in the editing stage. So, now Halloween 8 has joined films like Jason X on the no release date as of yet shelf. Dawn of the Dead remake being planned Yes, it's true... there is a Dawn of the Dead remake in the works, much to the disgust of its fans, especially after that othe remake that we wont talk about. There is no apparent involvment from George Romero as of yet (He is currently working on the film adaption of The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, which was written by Stephen King, Romero had apparenly written a script and after a talk with King it is now undergoing a major, much closer to the book rewrite). The remake is being scripted by John Gunn, who is the writer of Scooby Doo. Exorcist 4 to be directed by John Frankeheimer It has now been confirmed that the fourth installment in the series will be directed by John Frankenheimer, who has directed such films as Seven Days in May and The Manchurian Candidate. The prequel will follow Max Von Sydows character from the first film. |
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