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Gunplay gets the Fox TV treatment
2 November 2009 7:37 AM, PST
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The graphic novel Gunplay is in development at Fox21, the TV arm of Fox Broadcasting, as a possible television series. Based on the comic published by Platinum Studios, Gunplay is about a buffalo soldier of the 19th century U.S. army who is cursed to carry a pistol that he must use to kill a person once every day or else his body feels tremendous pain.
Developing the project is Glen Morgan, the writing partner of X-Files/Millennium/Space: Above & Beyond writer/producer James Wong. After Wong and Morgan carved out their names writing Fox sci-fi and supernatural dramas in the 1990s, they made the transition to feature films with the first Final Destination movie in 2000. They've also made The One, the third Final Destination, the remake of Willard and Black Christmas. Morgan was also an executive producer on NBC's recent failed reboot of Bionic Woman.
Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, the president of Platinum,
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- Patrick Sauriol
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Cursed Soldier Roams the West Gunplay
2 November 2009
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As studios look to the next "big thing" (it seems it's shifting to ghosts), some companies are taking risks on genre-bending projects.
Platinum Studios and Fox21 are teaming up for an adaptation of the graphic novel "Gunplay." But it won't be for the big screen, instead writer-producer Glen Morgan ( Willard , The X-Files , Black Christmas ) is taking aim at making it a television series.
Jorge Vegas created the story of a buffalo soldier named Abner Meeks who must kill once a day using his demonic gun or suffer "soul-searing pain."
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Fall Frights: Willard (Film Review)
3 October 2009 2:02 AM, PDT
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In the spirit of Halloween '09, we're breaking out reviews (some new, some old) of some Fall Frights you may want to work into your monthly viewing.
Willard - Fangoria Archives: Originally Published 2/28/03
Willard is, of course, a remake of the 1971 cult classic, but it belongs equally to a just slightly older tradition—’60s movies like What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? and Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte, which mixed grande dames with Grand Guignol to turn horror into high Gothic melodrama. Everything in Willard is heightened or exaggerated to some degree, but writer/director Glen Morgan never allows it tip over into camp, combining enough intentional humor with serious squirm-inducing moments to make it a scary/funny good time.
The not-so-secret weapon that holds it all together is Crispin Glover, who is so absolutely right for the title role that it’s astonishing to learn that the studio wanted anyone else.
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Sex Sells Around The Blogosphere
29 July 2009 2:00 PM, PDT
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It's a sexy day Around the Blogosphere. Only two item to highlight though. I'm not being lazy, it's just that we're pretty darn busy. Plus, I'm going for a theme here. As the above headline illustrates. Is it a coincidence that both of the writers pegged in today's post happen to be MTV writers? Actually yes, yes it is. You can believe me or you can not, but it's the truth.
First we have a list from Christopher Campbell over on SpoutBlog: "10 Actors Who Shouldn't Do Sex Scenes," inspired by an Adam Sandler moment in this week's "Funny People." A moment which doesn't bear repeating here. That's kind of the point with Chris's list. Not that Sandler makes the 10. He isn't even in the running, says Chris. I like that "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe makes the cut. And I agree.
Over on Cinematical, Jenni Miller runs through her favorite
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It Came From The Mailbox: Simon Says
27 May 2009 6:05 AM, PDT
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Gory greetings horroryearbook alumni! Welcome to another exciting edition of It Came From The Mailbox, a column where your old pal Brain Hammer reviews whatever random crap the good folks at horroryearbook decide to throw my way.
I was pleasantly surprised to open my mailbox and find a screener copy of the latest Crispin Glover horror epic - Simon Says waiting for me. He who walks with density first turned heads in the horror genre way back in 1984 with his incredible dance moves in Friday The 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter. After years of appearing in big budget Hollywood blockbusters and directing movies with all-retard casts, Crispin has recently returned to his horror roots with starring roles in the poorly received Willard and Wizard Of Gore remakes. Simon Says on the other hand is notable for Not being a remake, and for being the first time horror effort from
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Unjustly Forgotten Horror Movie of the Day: The Original 'Willard'
7 May 2009 10:53 PM, PDT
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Here's a bizarre one: A classic 1970s horror film, released on VHS once but not DVD, manages to get remade in 2003. The remake is a big production from New Line and you'd expect the original to hit stores with it. Yet no one bothers to put out the original movie on DVD. 1971's "Willard" remains unavailable, while its 2003 redux with Crispin Glover in the title role is of course widely available everywhere.
What gives?
Not sure. But in the world of horror movie remakes, the remake of "Willard" truly is a remake because it follows the original film so closely.
It is not a "reimagining" but really a full-on remake, with Glover taking over the role of Willard originally played by Bruce Davison (later of the first two "X Men" films), R.
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