Halloween 3-D Gets It’s Valentine!

So we brought you the news earlier that Halloween 3-D was next up and without Rob Zombie and rumors were flying about a new director. Well it looks like it’s Patrick Lussier, the guy that brought us My Bloody Valentine 3-D and several other Dimension/Weinstein movies is negotiating to write and direct the next chapter in the Halloween series. H2 hasn’t been the strongest of stories but it has made a profit, so much that the studio is aiming for a Summer 2010 release! (And the Weinsteins need money, or so I’ve heard!

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A New Rumor Hints at Dominic Monaghan's Return to Lost!

It's been vaguely hinted at in an ABC promo and rumored lately that Dominic Monaghan will return to the hit series Lost as Charlie Pace, and now a new wrinkle has surfaced. E! Online is reporting that Monaghan was spotted earlier today in Los Angeles having breakfast with Lost executive producer/showrunner Damon Lindelof.

Of course, it isn't known what the two were discussing, but with the rumors piling up about the return of Monaghan's Charlie Pace, it is possible that was what the meeting was for.

We'll surely keep you posted on any and all news about the highly-anticipated sixth and final season of Lost that will air in early 2010.

Carl Rinsch Not Confirmed to Direct Alien Prequel?

It seems like plans for a remake of a sci-fi classic has hit a little snag. According to Entertainment Weekly (as reported by The Playlist), it seems that director Carl Rinsch might not be at the helm of the new Alien prequel.

The site is reporting that 20th Century Fox is reluctant to greenlight the film with Rinsch, primarily a TV commercial director, at the helm and wants to have director Ridley Scott at the helm. Rinsch has worked for Scott's company, RSA, for years now and the site also claims that Rinsch not only works for Scott's company, but is romantically involved with his daughter, Jordan.

Neither Scott nor Rinsch responded to the site's inital report.
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Ridley Scott Possibly Eyeing Alien Prequel?

It seems that a new sci-fi prequel may indeed be gearing up for production. IESB was on the red-carpet of the Tempe, AZ premiere of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and the site caught up to Fox co-chairman Tom Rothman, who had some interesting things to say about a prequel film to Alien.

"There's been some talk. Ridley Scott, Ridley is right now working on Robin Hood, but I think he's toying with the idea and that would be great for us. I mean, it's always been a matter of, really, if you can get the originator to do it that would be the greatest thing, so I've got my fingers crossed, all of them."

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Could Sarah Michelle Gellar Return as Buffy the Vampire Slayer?

After a six-year hiatus, we may finally be getting more of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, this time as a feature film. According to reports from ShowbizSpy.com, Sarah Michelle Gellar, who played the teenaged vampire hunter for seven years on television, is in talks to reprise her role as Buffy Ann Summers in a film sequel to the series.

Insider reports say that the idea for the script has the story picking up with an older Buffy, who might even be a mother. The report further says that while Gellar is currently busy with other projects, she is excited about the idea. "Buffy still has a huge fan-base," the insider says "So this is a movie that already has an audience." It is further pointed out that "Michelle is a shrewd businesswoman so the chances are this will happen at some point."

Ironically, this wouldn't be the first time that the character of Buffy has appeared on the big screen. Years before Buffy the Vampire Slayer came to television sets, there was a Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie starring Kristy Swanson. The film was mostly ignored by the television series - and by fans of the series - although the first episode of the show suggests that the events of the movie at least partially happened for the version of the character played by Gellar.

If a Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie does happen, it would mark the second time that one of Joss Whedon's shows has lived on in film form, the first happening with Serenity, which was the film follow-up to the critically successful, but commercially unsuccessful Firefly. Of greater speculation is how much of the cast of the show would be available for the film, with most of the other cast members busy with their own television shows (Alyson Hannigan on How I Met Your Mother, David Boreanaz on Bones and Eliza Dushku on Dollhouse).

Wes Craven to Direct Scream 4?

We reported last month that a fourth sequel to the hit 1996 horror spoof Scream was in the works, and it's apparently been brought to director Wes Craven's attention as well. Bloody-Disgusting, which broke the original news of Scream 4, caught up with Craven at an event for the remake, The Last House on the Left, who confirmed that the sequel is indeed under way, and what would have to happen for Craven to direct.

"It would take it being really as good a script as the first one was," explaining that he should also be compensated for his work on the franchise, "and the pay day reflects what I've done for that company and what I've gone through on Cursed (laughs)."


He also added that he didn't know what the new script by Kevin Williamson, who wrote the original Scream, would entail, but confirmed his involvement.

"I don't know his ideas at all. But they have made a deal with Kevin [Williamson] to write."


We'll keep you updated on this potential sequel as soon as more information comes in.

Source: Movieweb.com