Category Archives: Optioned Books

Bizarre Theatre Of Horror Stories Come Together

A new film project called The Theatre Bizarre is a horror anthology that is coming stateside in January 2012 in a limited release.  The film has already premiered at Montreal’s “Fantasia” film festival on July 16, 2011.  It features stories from David Gregory, Buddy Giovinazzo, Richard Stanley, Douglas Buck, Karim Hussain, Tom Savini, and Jeremy Kasten.   Continue reading

The Hobbit remade… Unexpected indeed!

A still from the new Hobbit movie.

The Hobbit being remade is exciting news indeed for LOTR fans everywhere.  But the best news is that, not only are remaking The Hobbit, but they are turning it into a 2 part feature!  Directed by Peter Jackson, the first part will be called The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and the second will be called The Hobbit: There and Back Again. Continue reading

Paradise Lost – To Be or Not To Be?

Paradise Lost is a movie that director Alex Proyas is putting together, but recently began to have some production setbacks.  According to Deadline, they are postponing the production, but not canceling it.  The movie has a star-studded cast lined up including Bradley Cooper, Benjamin Walker, Djimon Hounsou, Casey Affleck, and Camilla Belle!  However, with the film’s $120 million dollar price tag, the project needed to be revised to cut production costs.

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7 of The Worst Bad Guys That Made It To The Big Screen

 

The world of literature and film is filled with bad people, and perpetual “bad guys”. Some of the best stories revolve around the main character being evil or amoral.  Nonetheless, some of the worst bad guys had their beginnings, not in film but in literature. To honor that, I have compiled a list of the 7 worst bad guys that appear in both books and film: Continue reading

Learn To Act Like a Lady, But Think Like a Man!

Thanks to Yahoo! Movies, The trailer for the new film, Think Like A Man, is online. Based on the self help book entitled, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment, written by renowned show host, Steve Harvey, the film adaptation Think Like a Man looks to be a promising film full of laughs! Continue reading

Holy Tyrannosaurus! Jurassic Park 4?!

That’s right folks, you read that title correctly.  There is news of a Jurassic Park 4 in the making!  This news brought to you by the acclaimed director himself, Steven Spielberg.  The good people at Comingsoon.net got a chance to sit down with Mr. Spielberg during an interview about the upcoming movie release. Continue reading

Note: Spoilers Ahead: A Review Of The Book We Should All Own

So recently, we got an exclusive guest post from author, Robb Pearlman and I have to say, I loved reading it. And thankfully, I was able to get a review copy of his book as well. This isn’t the normal book that has turned into a movie, but actually the other way around, and then some. This book gives you the endings of famous books, movies and television in a quick and convenient package. It is the perfect book for all of the pop-culturists out there like myself. But be warned, this book is full of spoilers. Continue reading