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James Cameron, del Toro collaborating on 3-D Lovecraft film
When Guillermo del Toro announced at Comic-Con that he’d be developing a “scary” version of The Haunted Mansion and a “very strange” adaptation of Pinocchio, he also hinted at a third project—an all-new horror film he’d start directing in May. But what he never hinted was that in order to pull that project off, he’d be bringing in—James Cameron!
Grant Morrison drops hints about his new Western indie flick, Sinatoro
Did you know All-Star Superman scribe Grant Morrison has written a psychedelic Western inspired in part by Red Dead Redemption? Well, now you do! io9 spoke to Morrison and director Adam Egypt Mortimer about their upcoming film, entitled Sinatoro.
At Comic-Con, I spoke with Morrison and Sinatoro director Adam Egypt Mortimer of Zdonk Productions about this project. Here’s what they had to say.
Lost’s Damon Lindelof may write Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel
Looks like Damon Lindelof’s first major solo screenwriting gig, now that he’s wrapped up the mysteries of Lost, will be to go back before one of sci-fi’s greatest movie franchises even began—because he just closed a deal to work on the long-in-development Alien prequel, which 20th Century Fox hopes (and WE hope) Ridley Scott will direct.
Strangely, the plot Lindelof pitched to Scott and the studio could, once the script is finished, end up being a freestanding, non-franchise sci-fi film. No decision will be made until Lindelof turns it in.
Immediately following the festival, Miles, Haven and Ever head to the beach. They’ve all been drinking and Ever is agitated about Drina’s party.
Ever continues to drown out her psychic abilities with alcohol. She begins to dress differently and behave irrationally. Stacia catches Ever drinking at school and she takes a picture. Ever pays her off, reimbursement for a dress that was ruined. The day ends with Ever getting suspended but it doesn’t deter her from going home and drinking more alcohol.
Chapter 29
It’s nearing Christmas and Ever is still a mess. She drinks until she falls asleep. When she wakes, there’s a black feather on her pillow and she knows Damen has been there. Ever looks around and sees a painting with a pale blond girl running through a foggy canyon. She grabs Sabine’s keys and heads for PCH. Miles calls her as she’s driving and suddenly Drina grabs the phone. It was all a set up to get Ever in a place where Drina has control.
Chapter 30
Drina taunts Ever, letting her know that drinking was how Drina could affect her mind. Drina wanted Ever to think it was Damon leading her to the canyon. Ever tries to get away from Drina, but Drina is way too strong. Drina admits she’s been the one responsible for killing Ever in her past lives.
Drina lets Ever go, to play cat and mouse, and Ever takes off running trying to escape. Drina catches her and causes her to fall. The fall breaks Ever’s nose.
Drina dribbles on and on about how she took Ever’s best friend away and how she got Miles the part in Hairspray. Ever tries to defend herself, to no avail. Drina taunts her over and over again until Ever grabs and rock and hits her. It doesn’t do much damage because Drina can heal herself. And then….Ever heals herself which shocks Drina.
Chapter 31
Ever heads toward Drina, to harm her while she still can but she’s sidetracked by a shimmering veil-like circle of light (Summerland) – Ever heads toward it. Damen is there, he tells her she is safe, for the moment. He explains that Summerland is like a dimension between dimensions. He teaches her to imagine something and it shows up there. Damen reveals that he found Ever there after her parents’ car accident. He also tells Ever that he made her an immortal when he found her in Summerland. He talks to her about manifesting, about love being able to heal.
Damon gives Ever a choice: live or die. It’s totally up to her. Damen learns that Drina has killed Ever over and over again. He feels guilty for getting Ever involved. After Ever asks a bunch of questions, Damen begins to tell her about his past. Damen’s father was an alchemist and Damen perfected his father’s work, thus creating an immortal. He met Drina (Poverina) at an orphanage. He shared his knowledge with Drina and she became an immortal too. But the story doesn’t end there….Damen married Drina. (that knowledge doesn’t sit too well with Ever to say the least.)
Damen begins to tell Ever the rules of being an immortal: guard against the misuse of power, be discreet. Damen also tells Ever how she can defeat Drina, if she chooses to. He turns to leave but he lets Ever know that if she needs him, if she loves him and wants to accept being immortal and live, he will always be there for her. Damen explains that Ever must forgive herself to move on. Ever kisses Damen and then she’s back in her room.
Chapter 32-34
Miles talks to Ever, asking why she never showed up at the party. Drina never showed up either.
Later Ever asks Sabine to have dinner with her. As soon as Sabine leaves for work, Riley shows up. Riley explains that she’s been unable to come through to Ever due to Ever’s drinking. Riley has had to watch Ever self destruct. Riley encourages Ever to go to Ava for help.
Ever decides to see Ava, but she gets angry and blames Ava for Riley not coming around much. Ava explains that Riley staying prevents her from being with her family on the other side of Summerland. Ever doesn’t want to let Riley go, but she knows it’s the right thing to do.
Riley shows up again on Christmas morning and Ever is thrilled. She has stopped drinking and is working on getting her life back together.
By Valentine’s day, things are back to normal. Before her 6th period class, Ever is given a lollipop with the note “Thinking of you always” Damen.
Questions
1. How do you feel about Ever turning to alcohol to deal with her problems?
2. Do you think it was the alcohol that gave Ever the courage to dress differently?
3. What did you think of Drina’s admission that she’s responsible for Ever’s death in past lives?
4. Were you surprised that Ever could heal herself too?
5. Do you feel Damen had the right to change Ever when she was in Summerland after the accident?
6. Damen revealed a lot of information to Ever, what did you think of his past, of him marrying Drina, of him having no idea what Drina has been doing to Ever?
7. Do you think Ever was being selfish by not letting Riley go?
8. Why do you think Ever won’t call out to Damen to come back or help her?
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‘I AM NUMBER FOUR’ DIRECTOR D.J. CARUSO GIVES TASTE ON WHAT’S TO COME
The movie isn’t out until February 2011, but “I Am Number Four” the book hits stores next week on August 3. I read it several weeks ago and can’t recommend it highly enough; it’s an easy, fun sci-fi read, one that can be enjoyed equally by teens and adults.
The story follows a young human-like alien from the planet Lorien, which was destroyed some years ago the Mogadorians, by a marauding race of invaders. Lorien’s last hope lies with nine babies who are sent to go into hiding on the planet Earth.
Hollywood starlets are fiercely battling for the role of Lisbeth Salander in the upcoming, American production of “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.” They shouldn’t bother. As she proved in the recent Swedish-produced blockbuster “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” and again in the sequel “The Girl Who Played With Fire,” Noomi Rapace is Lisbeth Salander. Rarely has an actress so viscerally and brilliantly brought a literary character to life on the big screen.
Source: slashfilm
BLACK HOLE EASTER EGG IN TRON LEGACY MOVIE TRAILER
You’ve probably already seen the new movie trailer for Tron Legacy which was unlocked last week during Comic-Con. But did you see the easter eggs hidden in the new footage?
But first, for those of you who don’t know, director Joseph Kosinski is signed to direct a remake of The Black Hole for Disney, with producer Sean Bailey on board, along with Clash of the Titans scribe Travis Beacham working on the screenplay.In the opening flashback sequence, you can spot a couple easter egg references to the original 1979 sci-fi film.
I AM NUMBER FOUR: Trailer and First Chapter For The Book That Is Heading For The Big-Screen
By Jason Moore at Sci Fi Mafia
We have previously told you about the D.J. Caruso (Eagle Eye) directed adaptation of the upcoming young-adult science fiction book by James Frey and Jobie Hughes entitled, I AM NUMBER FOUR. The film stars Alex Pettyfer, Jake Abel, Timothy Olyphant, Kevin Durand , Dianna Agron, Callan McAuliffe and Teresa Palmer.
Harper Collins will be releasing the book upon which the movie is based on August 3rd and now we have our first look. Check out the synopsis, trailer and first chapter below.
I AM NUMBER FOUR invades book stores on August 3rd
Carnivorous Cosmos: Laird Barron—And His Lovecraftian Stylings—is Horror’s New Messiah
by paulgoatallen at Barnes and Noble
No author has ever come close to terrifying me quite like H.P. Lovecraft (1890-1937). His novella At the Mountains of Madness (1931), about an ill-fated expedition to the Antarctic, remains my all-time favorite horror work. His stories involving the Cthulhu mythos, in which humans are inconsequential specks in a hostile universe dominated by ancient, nightmare-inducing gods, had me checking under my bed and in the closet for weeks when I first stumbled across one of his short-story collections (Dagon and Other Macabre Tales, I believe) in a used bookstore when I was a kid.
From my years of experience as a moderator in BarnesandNoble.com’s online community, I’ve gotten the sense that many readers are sick and tired of the splatterific blood and gore that powers many of today’s horror novels…
Yes, having some zombie dismember a victim and crush his skull like an overripe beefsteak tomato then pull out his intestines like it’s stringing up Christmas lights may be entertaining to some—but is it truly scary? No. Inducing real fear in readers is no easy task—I can probably list the authors that have actually scared me in one breath… My point is that a lot of contemporary horror isn’t scary at all: it’s just gross. Shocking readers is easy. Scaring them takes talent.
Reading Laird Barron reminds me of what it was like discovering works from the aforementioned horror masters. The nine stories featured in his latest collection are painstakingly constructed—a darkly poetic narrative fuels these deftly plotted stories of existential angst.
Stieg Larsson becomes first author to sell 1m ebooks on Amazon
Alison Flood at The Guardian
The late Swedish journalist Stieg Larsson has beaten Stephenie Meyer and James Patterson to become the first author to sell more than one million ebooks on Amazon.
The online retailer said yesterday that Larsson, author of the Millennium trilogy, had become the first member of its new “Kindle Million Club”, for authors whose work has sold over a million copies in Amazon’s Kindle store in the US. The crime novelist is likely to be joined by thriller writer Patterson – Amazon said last week that it had sold over 860,000 of his ebooks – while Twilight scribe Meyer, Sookie Stackhouse creator Charlaine Harris and queen of romantic suspense Nora Roberts have each sold more than 500,000 Kindle books in the US.
Kate Perry at Tor
Everyone knows that being a heroine is all about how you look. Forget about kicking supernatural ass—the skills are secondary, and you can always use props. Look at Rachel Morgan (from The Hallows Series by Kim Harrison). Most of her skills come from amulets she bought and potions she brewed based on recipes. She has backup to do the hardcore fighting.
In other words, it’s all about how you look while you do it.
Do you want to be a paranormal heroine? You can be. You just have to dress the part.
What “Twilight” Got Wrong With the Quileute Wolves
A recent article in the Seattle PI blogs takes a closer look at the Quileute legends with the wolves and clears things up for the readers between Quileute legend and “Twilight” fiction.
Twilight got it all wrong regarding Quileute legend.
First of all, there weren’t ever werewolves. There wasn’t a pact with vampires. And there certainly aren’t teen heartthrobs running around the woods wearing cutoffs and not much else.
Quileute legend is the subject of an exhibit opening in August at the Seattle Art Museum. Spurred by the craze that’s grown from Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” books and the more recent movie saga, SAM is preparing to open an exhibition called “Behind the Scenes: the Real Story of Quileute Wolves.”
But according to the Quileute Tribe, there were wolves.
“There is that wolf connection, but it’s as a first ancestor,” Brotherton said. “And it’s a benevolent thing. The wolves are the protectors of the people. There’s none of the dark side.”
Legend holds that the first Quileute people were wolves who were changed to human form by Kwati, known as the transformer. For that reason, wolf imagery features prominently in Quileute art.
As reported last week, Robert Pattinson and Ashley Greene will be among the presenters at the Teen Choice Awards airing on August 9. Now fans have another reason to tune in – to see Taylor Lautner. “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”, “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse”, and cast members are nominated in several categories. The show airs on Fox on Monday, August 9 at 8 PM Eastern.
Peter Facinelli will make an appearance at Spotsylvania Towne Centre on Saturday, August 7, from noon until 5 p.m. Fans can purchase autographs and photos with Facinelli for $25 and $40 respectively. Proceeds will benefit Alex’s Lemonade Stand to help fight childhood cancers.
Robert Pattinson To Shoot “Water for Elephants” Scenes In Southeast Tennessee
WRCB Channel 3 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is reporting that Robert Pattinson will be in the area later this week to shoot scenes for “Water for Elephants”, co-starring Tennessean Reese Witherspoon.
CHICKAMAUGA, GA. (WRCB) – A family in North Georgia is about to become part of movie history. Carol Cross says her husband and his brother own the home where scenes of the movie Water for Elephants will be shot later on this week.
The Cross family says they were approached about the film in the spring. Since that time numerous film crews have traveled back and forth to Chickamauga, Georgia to scout and prepare the site.
“A man just approached him and asked him who owned the house and wanted to know if it would be ok if they considered shooting a movie there, “Carol Cross says.
The family says crews spent months and miles on the interstate trying to find the perfect location to shoot the scenes dating back to the 1930′s.
“It has no electricity it has no water, no one has lived in it for 12 years,” Cross says.
Channel 3 Eyewitness News has learned actor Robert Pattinson, famous for the Twilight movie series, will be coming to Chickamauga later this week to film scenes.
Much of the equipment used to shoot the movie is being held at the Chattanooga Choo Choo hotel.
“Sure we are going to be part of the history and there is gonna be people talking about this for years to come,” Cross says.
Choo Choo officials wanted us to make it very clear they have extra security on the scene for the movie equipment.
We have also learned film crews will also shoot at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum.
Melissa Rosenberg Trying To Fit All Characters Into “Breaking Dawn” Script
MTV caught up with Twilight screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg at Comic-Con and talked a bit about the script for “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn”. She did not give any clues as to where the break between the two installments will occur, but she did give some insight on the birthing scene as well as the numerous vampires that come into play in the story.
“It’s extremely challenging to introduce those new characters because you already have quite a slew of characters to service,” Rosenberg admitted of Meyer’s final book. “The Cullen family is large, the wolf family is large, you have three leads … finding room for all of them is a challenge. For me, it is about pulling forward the ones that are essential and really making sure they have a presence.”
Edi Gathegi Nabs Role in X-Men
Twilight’s Edi Gathegi recently snagged a new role, joining the “X-Men” cast as Darwin. Darwin is a mutant whose power allows him to evolve and adapt for any situation.
Oh…I wish that I knew what the shooting schedule was for “Water for Elephants”!! I can be in Chattanooga in about 2.5 hours. I would love to go watch the filming!!!
What do you think of Melissa Rosenberg’s comments on trying to find a place for all of the nomadic vampires in “Breaking Dawn”? Do you have faith that she’ll be able to really find the “essential” ones and include them in the script? Which of the nomads would you classify as non-essential and be fine with leaving out of the story?
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