Dark Shadows Put on Hold

This is a bit of bad news for horror fans who are looking for Johnny Depp to return to the genre. Entertainment Weekly has reports that two of Depp’s upcoming projects have been put on hold. Both Shantaram, which is based on a novel about a heroin addict traveling India, and a movie version of the ’60s vampire soap opera, Dark Shadows have been put on hold indefinitely. Dark Shadows is said to be a childhood favorite of Depp. Warner Bros. Pictures was scheduled to bring Dark Shadows to the big screen.
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Tony Todd Talks Candyman Rumors

In a market that has been over saturated with remakes, sequels and prequels, it’s not surprising to hear news is floating around about a new Candyman movie, since the last film was released on VHS about 10 years ago. A remake has been in the talks for quite some time now, but it recently received more light with a theory revolving around Sony wanting to make the Candyman a white man, as insane an idea as that would be.
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Del Toro Talks Frankenstein

Once his work is complete on the two Hobbit films slated to be released in 2012, optimistic director Guillermo del Toro has a slew of projects which should keep him occupied until 2017. Talk about job security. One of his projects will be a new version of Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde, as well as his adaptation of Lovecraft’s At The Mountains of Madness. In addition to these two, he also talks briefly about his own version of Frankenstein, which he hopes to begin writing shortly.

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O’Brien Flushes Rocky Horror Rumors

When the news hit that the world would be receiving a remake of the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the response was a bit mixed to say the least. Considering that the film is being ushered into remake by the likes of MTV, Fox TV, and Sky Movies, it was easy to see why some were skeptical about it. But one major factor seemed to keep fans hopeful that this redoing wouldn’t completely ruin what they had grown to love: Richard O’Brien (writer, lyricist, and co-star as Riff Raff) would be involved.

Unfortunately, that information couldn’t be further from the truth.

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Spears To Play Lead In Tarantino Remake

Sarah Knapton, a journalist of the British website Telegraph.co.uk, has reported that pop singer Britney Spears has accepted the role of Varla in the remake of Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!. The Russ Meyer’s 1965 cult classic is being completely remade by director Quentin Tarantino and it would appear that he sees Spears as the perfect fit to replace the Tura Satana’s go-go dancer role in the original film.

There is expected to be little to no changes done on the movie itself as Tarantino is a big fan of sticking to the classic feel. That means that Spears would be playing to bad girl role, murdering at least one individual, taking a girl hostage, and even have several sex scenes with another girl before the entire movie ends in a blood filled extravaganza.

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MTV To Remake The Rocky Horror Picture Show

For over 30 years, the cult classic that is “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” has been relived countless times on midnight screenings by those oh so crazed fans. With the popularity so high, it’s a wonder why someone hasn’t stepped in to capitalize on this yet. Apparently MTV feels the same way.

The news/rumor so far is that MTV plans to remake The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The remake will use the original screen play, but as of yet, no casting decisions have been made. Lou Adler, executive producer of the original movie will be heading up this remake as well.

With such a huge following, the goal here is to bring more into this cult classic while not offending the existing fans. Can MTV do it? We’ll have to see as more is revealed about the casting choices.