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It's Aliiiiive! Frankenstein Resurrects on the Big Screen

BuzzSugar — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:30:44 PST

Get ready for another monster-sized franchise: writer Dean Koontz's Frankenstein series has been selected for the movie treatment. But don't expect to see townspeople carrying torches to drive the creature out of the village; this modern spin on Mary Shelley's classic is set in current-day New Orleans.

The film version will most likely jump off from Koontz's first book Prodigal Son, which follows two detectives who meet the doc and his intelligent bio-engineered invention (named Deucalion) during the middle of a murder case. Deucalion is two centuries old with tattoos all over his face, and a bit of a crime fighter as he helps the investigators. If the story takes off, expect to see countless sequels - Koontz already has three follow-ups to Son and two more in the works.

Intelligent with tattoos? Deucalion sounds strikingly different from the hulking, green-faced monster with bolts that we're familiar with. Now, the only question is, who should play him? The actor should probably be big and muscle-bound, but with an action star quality. Channing Tatum, anyone?

Link Time! Martin Scorsese Announces His Next Project

BuzzSugar — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:30:46 PST

Martin Scorsese to direct the family-friendly film adaptation of The Invention of Hugo Cabret - MTV Movies Blog
Prince has written a fight song for the Minnesota Vikings. True fact. - Stereogum
Harrison Ford's best movies (Working Girl!) - Rotten Tomatoes
Slumdog's Danny Boyle to do a stage show of Frankenstein - News Briefs
The New Pornographers spill about their upcoming album - Spinner
The best quotes from the Jersey Shore - TresSugar
Alcon Entertainment is developing Late Bloomer based on E! editor Ken Baker - Cinematical
The new Conan the Barbarian is TV actor Jason Momoa (what, no Kellan Lutz?) - TV Squad
Rumors are pointing at Jason Segel or Bradley Cooper for Cameron Diaz's Bad Teacher love interest - Just Jared
Nick Cassavetes in talks to direct an update of A Star Is Born - Deadline Hollywood
Who's the most underutilized actor on TV? - TV.com
Josh Duhamel and Samuel L. Jackson rumored for Sympathy for the Devil - Latino Review

Three Remakes Get Space on Guillermo del Toro's 10-Year Plan

BuzzSugar — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:30:40 PDT

You want to get a meeting with Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy director Guillermo del Toro? Good luck. According to a story in Variety today, he's booked . . . for about the next decade.

Del Toro, who's already committed five years - five years - to directing and co-writing The Hobbit, has now lined up his next four projects for Universal after that. And they're doozies:

Del Toro will remake Frankenstein, which is apparently a personal fascination for him to the point where he "has made his home a memorabilia shrine to the Karloff monster" from the 1931 film.
He'll also remake Slaughterhouse-Five, saying it will be a more literal interpretation of the Kurt Vonnegut novel than the 1972 film was.
The third remake is Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, where del Toro also plans to more closely translate Robert Louis Stevenson's original work to film and "explore the addictive high the repressed Jekyll experienced as his murderous alter ego."
The fourth project - which Universal executives think will be the first one he tackles after The Hobbit - is an adaptation of the forthcoming novel Drood, in which the author speculates about what happened to Charles Dickens after he survived a major train crash.

Oh, and that's not all: He's also producing a couple of films and has some personal pet projects in the pipeline, too. There's also the possibility of another Hellboy sequel - though del Toro joked to Variety (probably accurately) that Ron Perlman will be almost 60 by the time he gets around to it. Hey, the more of del Toro's unique visual storytelling that comes to movie theaters, the happier I am; you?

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Link Time - Dexter Renewed For More Seasons

BuzzSugar — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:30:24 PST

Find out how many more seasons Dexter was picked up for - Aol TV
Find out what critics are saying about Breaking Dawn - Rotten Tomatoes
Watch a new trailer for The Vow with Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams - Moviefone
Find out about Chuck star Yvonne Strahovski's new monster movie role - The Hollywood Reporter
How old-school video game Rampage is being turned into a movie - NextMovie
The craziest quotes from this season of Dancing With the Stars - BuddyTV
See which Veronica Mars alum is joining Supernatural - Zapt2it
5 fashionable looks inspired by Winter movies - FabSugar

Photo courtesy of Showtime

Link Time - Watch Footloose Footage in Blake Shelton's Music Video

BuzzSugar — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:41:12 PDT

Watch Blake Shelton's new music video for "Footloose" - The Hollywood Reporter
Aaron Eckhart will star in I, Frankenstein - Moviefone
Could Reno 911! make a comeback? - Aol TV
Find out what Hugh Jackman's best movies are - Rotten Tomatoes
See which famous writer Jena Malone will play onscreen - NextMovie
The funniest quotes from this week's episode of The Vampire Diaries - BuddyTV
Find out what CW show just got the ax - Zap2It
Can you guess the scary movie house? - CasaSugar

11 Decorative Homemade Halloween Cake Ideas

Anna Monette Roberts — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 05:19:14 PDT

Show off your cake decorating skills by making a cute, homemade Halloween cake or cupcakes. Spiders, Frankenstein, and creepy ghosts are just a few Halloween themes you can easily translate to your baked goods. Cakes and cupcakes make a fun and exciting centerpiece to any party, so get your mixer and piping bag out and ready. We've broken it down by hardest to easiest, so you can work with your skill and comfort level.

See Emmy Winner Melissa McCarthy in Full Halloween Garb!

Becky Kirsch — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:54:17 PDT

Melissa McCarthy is becoming a household name ever since her breakout role in Bridesmaids and and her big Emmy win - both of which are probably drawing more viewers to her CBS sitcom, Mike & Molly. Though some may be hoping to dress up as her hilarious Bridesmaids character for Halloween, McCarthy herself got all done up as the Bride of Frankenstein for the upcoming holiday episode of her show. See all the characters in costume before the show airs on Oct. 31!

Photos courtesy of CBS

Bikini-Clad Kate Beckinsale and Len Wiseman Enjoy Sexy PDA-Filled Getaway!

Molly Goodson — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:12:27 PDT

Kate Beckinsale adjusted her bikini bottoms on vacation in Mexico with husband Len Wiseman yesterday. Kate and Len spent their Summer and early Fall together in Toronto working on the remake of Total Recall, which she is starring in and he's directing. Now that they've finished up work on that highly anticipated project, it may be time to shift focus to one of their favorite holidays. Kate, Len, and her daughter, Lily Sheen, go all out for Halloween, and some of their couple and family costumes have included Frankenstein and his bride, Superman and Wonder Woman, and a devilish trio. We're excited to find out what they pick out this year, and, in 2012, we'll be seeing Kate in a number of sexy getups. She'll be back in her skin-tight Selene outfit for Underworld Awakening and kicking ass in Total Recall, and we'll see a slightly different side to her when she joins up with Mark Wahlberg in Contraband.

Guillermo del Toro Believes "Very, Very Strongly" in Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Allie Merriam — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08:00:00 PDT

Guillermo del Toro is the force behind this weekend's Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, and he recently spoke about his involvement with the Katie Holmes and Guy Pearce film during a NYC press day. Troy Nixey directed the scary movie, with del Toro operating behind the scenes as a producer and "presenter." Del Toro discussed what his duties included and how he stuck to his original vision for the picture. He also revealed his favorite movies, admiration for the young actress Bailee Madison, and how he thinks perpetuating the weak-females-in-horror-movies cliche is immoral.

On their film having an R rating despite little sex or profanity: "We shot the movie carefully - no profanity, no sex - and it’s not graphic at all. There’s not a single moment when you see anything gory, but when we asked the MPA, 'What would it need to change?' they said, 'The whole movie. It’s too intense . . . it’s intensity with a child.' And frankly, at that point, they said something really nice! They said, 'Why ruin a perfectly good R-rated movie?' Which I thought was very nice coming from them. So we wore it as a badge of honor."
On working with Bailee: "I think the term 'child actor' is a mistake. They're either actors, or they're not; whatever they are, at any age. If a kid is a real actor, he’s a thrill."
On attaching his name to a movie, despite not directing it: "I only presented three movies, one in Spain and The Orphanage internationally, and this is the third time. I only do it when - (a) I am introducing a filmmaker to the world, but (b) I endorse and say I believe in this movie very, very strongly. For whatever reason, it’s a more risky proposition in one way, but it’s one that I believe needs to continue to support first-time filmmakers. . . . I only do it when I fully believe I was involved in the product in a way that is meaningful."
On his favorite movies: "When DVDs came out I made a solemn promise to my wife that I’m just going to get my 10 favorite movies - which are really 7,000 movies. But instinctively, which may change tomorrow, I’d say Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, Erich von Stroheim’s Greed, Charlie Chaplin’s City Lights, Taxi Driver, Blade Runner, Beauty and the Beast. It’s almost impossible to make this list. I’d say all Chaplin and Hitchcock . . . it’s impossible. It’s a horrible dilemma."

To read what Guillermo said about the movie's 10-year development period, the importance of storytelling, and female protagonists in horror films, just

Gwen Stefani Dines With Her Fun-Loving Family

Katie Henry — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:05:23 PDT

Gwen Stefani was joined by her three guys, Gavin, Zuma, and Kingston Rossdale, last night for an early dinner at LA's Robata Jinya Japanese restaurant. Zuma arrived with a freshly painted spider on his left cheek just one day after dressing up as a puppy at a friend's birthday party. Big brother Kingston also disguised himself in what appeared to be a green Frankenstein design. Gwen and Gavin have been all about their sons this Spring with exciting trips to museums and fun visits to the beach. Gwen stays active with music, design, and endorsements but always holds her family and philanthropy close to her heart. She's made a $1 million donation to those affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, and she's putting together an online auction with proceeds benefiting the Save the Children foundation.