The SCREAM 2009 Awards Line-Up!

I'll be watching. Hopefully it won't be lame like the previous years, but I'll give it a chance.

Source Spike TV:

Spike TV has announced the line-up for its "SCREAM 2009" awards, for which ComingSoon.net again was part of the nominating committee. Here is the official press release about the first looks you can expect and the celebrities attending:

The stars are aligned for Spike TV's "SCREAM 2009!" The 4th annual event commemorating all things sci-fi, fantasy, horror and comic book will feature the hottest films, TV shows, comics, actors, creators, and icons who have influenced and shaped these genres. "SCREAM 2009" will also feature World Premieres from some of the most anticipated theatrical and television releases. The show tapes on Saturday, October 17 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, CA and will premiere on Spike TV on Tuesday, October 27 (10:00 PM-Midnight, ET/PT).

Continuing its tradition of presenting World Premiere footage, "SCREAM 2009" will feature "Twilight" star Taylor Lautner as he unveils exclusive footage from "The Twilight Saga: New Moon." The show will also feature never-before-seen content from the upcoming "Star Trek" DVD release. "SCREAM 2009" will debut exclusive content from Martin Scorsese's upcoming thriller "Shutter Island" starring Leonardo DiCaprio. "SCREAM 2009" will also show a sneak peek of the highly-anticipated new television series "V" with Elizabeth Mitchell.

As previously announced, "SCREAM 2009" will honor the godfather of the modern horror film, George Romero with this year's Scream Mastermind Award. Quentin Tarantino has been tapped to present Romero with this prestigious honor. In addition, the cast of "The Big Bang Theory" including Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayyar will be on hand to present the "Battlestar Galactica" cast reunion farewell tribute.

Fan favorites added to this year's star-studded talent roster include Megan Fox, Tobey Maguire, Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Carpenter, Eliza Dushku, Jackie Earle Haley, Jaime King, Sam Raimi, Eli Roth, Liv Tyler, Karl Urban, Elijah Wood, cast members from "The Vampire Diaries" including Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley, stars of the upcoming "Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant" featuring Josh Hutcherson, Chris Massoglia and John C. Reilly, "Drag Me To Hell" cast members Reggie Lee, David Paymer, Dileep Rao and Lorna Raver, along with previously announced talent featuring Stan Lee and the cast and creators of "Battlestar Galactica" and "True Blood." Additional guest appearances will be announced shortly.

JJ Abrams' sci-fi action-adventure "Star Trek" tops the "SCREAM 2009" list with 17 nominations including the categories of The Ultimate Scream, Best Science Fiction Movie, Best Director, Best Ensemble, Holy Sh*t Scene-of-the-Year and a nod in the all-new Fight-Scene-of-the-Year category. Comic book-inspired blockbusters "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" and "Watchmen" each nabbed 13 nominations, big screen adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's best selling novel "Twilight" received 10 nominations, while HBO's vampire-themed television series "True Blood" garnered nine nominations. Fans can log onto Scream.Spike.com until Saturday, October 17 to vote for their favorites.

Casey Patterson, Michael Levitt and Cindy Levitt serve as executive producers for "SCREAM 2009." Greg Sills is supervising producer, Gary Tellalian and Austin Reading are producers and Hamish Hamilton will direct.

J.J. Abrams Throws a HUGE Curveball

Aline Brosh McKenna???? Wtf????

Source Variety:

Variety says that Paramount has acquired an untitled feature pitch from screenwriters Aline Brosh McKenna and Simon Kinberg.

J.J. Abrams will produce with Bryan Burk through their Bad Robot. Sherryl Clark, Bad Robot's film chief, will executive produce. Lindsay Paulson is an associate producer.

The trade says that neither Paramount nor Bad Robot would disclose the plot.

McKenna's credits include The Devil Wears Prada, 27 Dresses and the upcoming Bad Robot-produced Morning Glory, while Kinberg has written such pics as Mr. & Mrs. Smith, X-Men: The Last Stand and the upcoming Sherlock Holmes.

"These two writers couldn't be more different. The genres they write seem almost diametrically opposed," Abrams said. "But they came to Bad Robot with a pitch that got us salivating."

'Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans' Trailer

There is no way Nicholas Cage is going to do better than Harvey Keitel in the original Bad Lieutenant. For that reason alone, I'll wait for the dvd.

'Ghostbusters 3' Director and Plot Start Revealed

I'm a HUGE Ghostbusters fan. As long as they do it right, they will get my total support.

Source Bloody Disgusting:

I've been sitting on this news for a few days now as I can't seem to figure out what's new at this point. So I figured I'd just throw it out there and see how it goes. Why not, right? Anyways, I have straight up confirmed, 100%, without a shadow of a doubt that Ivan Reitman, director of Ghost Busters and Ghostbusters II, is in fact attached to get behind the camera for Ghostbusters 3. While he's attached, the word is that he hasn't decided whether or not he really wants to direct, yet. So, yeah, is that news? But here's a little something else we conjured up. Apparently, the sequel takes place when the paranormal researchers "reopen" their ghost removal service after it has been closed for quite a few years. As previously reported, Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Rick Moranis and Sigourney Weaver have all confirmed their involvement (in various interviews on the web).

Spider-Man 4 to Start Filming March 2010

After Spider-Man 3, please don't do this. Would much rather see a Venom movie, but whatever.

Back in March, a little less than two years after "Spider-Man 3" opened with what was then the biggest first weekend ever, Sony and Marvel Studios announced an official release date for its fourth Spidey flick: May 6, 2011. Still up in the air was the date when production would actually begin.

In an exclusive conversation with MTV News on Friday, franchise director Sam Raimi reveled that if all goes according to plan, shooting will begin early next year.

"We're hoping that it's the first week in March," said Raimi.

At the moment, pre-production is in full swing, even as screenwriter Gary Ross ("great director and a very fine writer," said Raimi) continues to work on the script.

"He's working on a draft," he continued. "I just gave him some notes and he's doing a rewrite right now."

On other fronts, "Spider-Man 4" continues to chug along. "The production is starting to come together," Raimi told us. "I've got a production designer who is starting to design the sets and the environments that the picture will take place in. We just brought aboard Scott Stokdyk as one of the two visual effects supervisors, and I worked with him on all three 'Spider-man' pictures."

With Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst set to reprise their roles, Raimi and his team will soon turn their attention to filling out the rest of the cast. "None of the casting has really taken place, but we're starting to think about that now," the director said.

Our chat with Raimi was a wide-ranging one, filled with talk about where he wants to take the Peter Parker character, which villain(s) might be showing up on the big screen, and much, much more. Check back in the coming days for more exclusive Spidey news.

Neil Marshall to Direct 'Burst 3D'

I love me some Neil Marshall. Dog Soldiers, The Descent, Doomsday...all modern classics. Trust me guys, any movie this guy is attached to is going to be PHANOMINAL!

Source Lionsgate:

Lionsgate announced today that it has acquired worldwide distribution rights to Burst 3D, a horror-thriller to be produced by Ghost House Pictures. Neil Marshall, who wrote and directed Lionsgate's 2006 horror success The Descent, will direct.

Ghost House partners Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert will produce and Nathan Kahane will executive produce. Tendo Nagenda and J.R. Young will oversee the project for Ghost House. The screenplay is written by Gary Dauberman. The announcement was jointly made today by Joe Drake, Lionsgate Co-Chief Operating Officer and Motion Picture Group President, Mike Paseornek, Lionsgate President of Motion Picture Production, and Ghost House's Tapert and Kahane.

Said Paseornek, "We are thrilled to be working again with Neil Marshall, a modern master of horror, suspense and action. With Neil at the helm of 'Burst 3D,' horror fans are guaranteed one of the most terrifying and innovative experiences of their moviegoing lives."

Said Tapert, "Mike Paseornek and the Lionsgate team are leaders in the horror space. This, along with the opportunity to work closely with Joe again, were motivating factors in our desire to partner with Lionsgate on 'Burst 3D.' We hope to continue the partnership with Lionsgate on other projects like this."

In Burst 3D, a group of stranded travelers meet during a blizzard and are stalked by a malevolent force that makes people spontaneously combust.

Marshall's next film will be the action-adventure Centurion, starring Michael Fassbender, Dominic West and Olga Kurylenko.

Horror Fans Make Studios Release 'Paranormal Activity' Nationwide

I'm psyched! Now maybe I can finally see this movie and get the crap scared out of me.

Source Bloody Disgusting:

Well, you guys did it now, you got behind the little indie film that could and propelled it to stardom. Following 2-weeks of nationwide midnight only sellouts and fan frenzy over the limited release hit thriller Paranormal Activity, moviegoers everywhere have been heard! Over 1,000,000 people from around the country demanded the film play in their city by logging on to ParanormalMovie.com. In response, Paramount Pictures will release the film nationwide beginning Friday, October 16th. Mark your calendars, it's on! Get ahead of the game as tickets for the movie will be on sale via ParanormalMovie.com by 5pm PST on Tuesday, October 13th. Those who have ‘demanded it’ will get the first alert when tickets go on sale. More inside.

“From the very beginning, we put this film in the hands of the fans and we trusted them to tell us where and when it should be seen. We couldn’t be more thrilled by their overwhelming support and we are happy to release the film in every town - big and small,” said Rob Moore, Vice Chairman of Paramount Pictures.

The movie Roger Ebert of The Chicago Sun-Times called ““an ingenious horror film. It’s so well made it’s truly scary” is currently garnering 90% on RottenTomatoes.com.

To find show times and to buy tickets in your area, visit ParanormalMovie.com

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