Author Archives: Kara Grimoire

M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘The Visit’ Acquired by Universal

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Kara Grimoire

Director M. Night Shyamalan has partnered with Jason Blum of Bloomhouse Productions in order to produce a self-financed, low budget project he had been keeping under wraps. The film, called The Visit, is intended as a return to his earlier … Continue reading →

Posted in Directors, Movies, News, Universal Pictures | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘The Visit’ Acquired by Universal

Starz Moves Forward With ‘Evil Dead’ Series

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Kara Grimoire

Bruce Campbell is set to reprise his role as Ash in an upcoming Evil Dead series, which has received a greenlight from Starz to move forward with production. According to the program description, it does not appear much has changed for the … Continue reading →

Posted in News, TV | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Starz Moves Forward With ‘Evil Dead’ Series

Danny Trejo Takes Out ‘The Burning Dead’

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Kara Grimoire

Danny Trejo has become a versatile, and well liked action star with the unique ability to seamlessly transition between cheesy B flicks to summer blockbusters without loosing fan loyalty. Trejo is also equally comfortable taking minor or supporting roles as … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Movies | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Danny Trejo Takes Out ‘The Burning Dead’

Image Entertainment Options Rights to Anne Rice’s ‘Tale of the Body Thief’

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Kara Grimoire

At last, the film adaptation for Anne Rice’s fourth installment of  The Vampire Chronicles is currently under development as a feature film. Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s production company, Image Entertainment, has taken an interest in the project. The company has optioned … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adaptation, Books, Drama, Fantasy, Historical Dramas, Horror, Movies, News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Image Entertainment Options Rights to Anne Rice’s ‘Tale of the Body Thief’

Dual ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Pilots ordered by ABC and CW

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Kara Grimoire

With the recent resurgence of fairy tale themed shows such as NBC’s Grimm and ABC’s own Once Upon a Time, the Disney-owned company is now prepared to launch their second fabled show in the form of a live-action retelling of … Continue reading →

Posted in ABC, Adaptation, Announcements, CBS, CW, Disney, News, Period Piece, Reboots and Remakes, TV | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Dual ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Pilots ordered by ABC and CW

After ‘Red State’, Kevin Smith Returning to More Traditional Film Distribution Approach

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Kara Grimoire

Originally intending to auction off the rights to Red State at its Sundance premiere last year, Mr. Smith turned-tail and decided to self distribute through Smodcast Pictures instead. The film was shown in the “road show” format in select cities … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Comedy, Deals and Dealmaking, Drama, Indie, Movies, News | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on After ‘Red State’, Kevin Smith Returning to More Traditional Film Distribution Approach

2012 Horror Movie Preview Part 3 – The Bitter, Gory End…IN 3D!!!

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Kara Grimoire

If you’ve been keeping with our previous posts, you can see that this year is going to be quite the melting pot of horror films. In today’s installment, we sum it all up with the final films of 2012. Check … Continue reading →

Posted in 3-D, Action, Drama, Fall Previews, Fandom, Horror, Movies, News | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on 2012 Horror Movie Preview Part 3 – The Bitter, Gory End…IN 3D!!!

2012 Horror Preview Part 2 – Cabins, Dark Shadows, & Vampire Hunters

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Kara Grimoire

Take a look at Part One of the Horror 2012 movie preview here. We’ve already talked about Women wearing Black, Ravens, and a few other things that go bump in the night, but this spring and summer is when we’re … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Drama, Fall Previews, Features, Horror, Indie, Movies, News, Sci-Fi | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments