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Geekscape Movie Review: ‘The Dark Tower’

by AllieHanley

Much anticipated film “The Dark Tower” opens this weekend starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey. If you never invested the many hours of reading it takes to tackle the eight book and massively wordy series from Stephen King that the film is based upon, then you probably would think the “The Dark Tower” isn’t half bad despite the overwhelming hate the film is getting from critics.

A young boy, Jake Chambers (Tom Taylor), is having visions of other worlds. There’s a man in black who seems to be bent on destroying a tower (Matthew McConaughey), and a gunslinger (Idris Elba) who is opposing him. The boy is sure the world in his visions is real even when those around him insist he’s nuts. His destiny is to seek out the truth for himself which means he will have to face The Man In Black.

Critics are panning the film but is it because they know it took four writers, a massive effort with lots of setbacks to deliver the hour and thirty-five minute film? Is it because there is an expectation that the film should reflect everything that happened in all eight books? Is it because they expect the screen adaption to be more like a trilogy akin to “The Lord of the Rings?” Is it that they don’t know “The Dark Tower” is actually a sequel to the books. Yes, it’s a sequel. If you read the books then you may recall that the worlds are on a wheel, representing that life repeats. Roland defeated The Man in Black, but then Roland knew it was all going to happen again. This next time would be different and the film represents the next life of Roland.

If you set all that you know about the long tale that the film is based upon and just watch “The Dark Tower” as is, the film stands on it’s own two feet. It has a beginning, middle, and an ending that makes sense. It’s paced evenly. Has an intriguing story, excellent villain in casting McConaughey, and it’s a fantasy. So why the massive hate out there?

There are two distinct ways to view the film. One is with a background in Stephen King (which I have), and one without. I chose to judge the film based on it’s own merits rather than expecting it to somehow encompass the eight novels (that would perhaps have worked better as a TV series as first pitched long ago). It’s the only fair way to judge a film.

Complaining that the film took ten years, a zillion directors who came and went, etc. should have no bearing on the finished work. The truth is, some films take more effort than others. Sony thinks the effort was worth it and is counting on Stephen King fans to turn out and see the film. However, this is where the issue may lie, and unfairly so.

If you are a film studio and you green light a movie counting on that built-in fan base, then you should try and stick to the source material but the plausibility of that happening is near to zero. That’s not opinion. You can’t take eight books and cram it into a film. A percentage of critics seem to think that justifies burying the film in negative reviews. “The Dark Tower” isn’t “The Lord of the Rings” but to some it could have been, and therein lies the root behind the lousy reviews generally.

Expectation is sometimes hard to curb especially in this case because of the source material. The solution lies in the marketing. The studio should have made a better effort in delivering  a message that stressed that “The Dark Tower” is a loosely based adaptation of King’s work and most importantly that it’s a sequel to the books. There were a lot of interviews out there beforehand that could have highlighted the nature of how King ended the books to curb expectations. Additionally, marketing could have better opened minds that the underlining goal was to create a version that worked in less than 2 hours for the big screen and not have King fans expecting the next “Lord of the Rings” -esque cinematic experience. The expectation is not set appropriately and the critical scores fairly/unfairly reflect this.

NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 30: Matthew McConaughey seen filming “The Dark Tower” on June 30, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Steve Sands/GC Images)

What did they get right? Casting McConaughey as the villain. He literally drips vileness all over his character and plays Walter, aka The Man in Black,  as an evil devil filled with hate. He gets ample opportunity to showcase his nastiness in equally small and devastating ways on screen. McConaughey smartly drops the Texan accent and never once feels like the actor I’ve seen in a zillion movies. He personifies The Man in Black.

Another smart move was casting Idris Elba. The character itself doesn’t have a lot of range. He’s basically a fallen good guy who has turned a loss into a need of revenge. In the books the character had way more depth, in the movie he’s just barely more than two dimensions. It’s apparently enough motivation for Elba to deftly play a man nearly broken and living on the hope that he will get revenge someday. He’s intense when deservedly so, and then able to shift gears and appear fatherly to the boy Jake in quieter scenes. His character doesn’t have a lot of dimension but Elba still plays Roland as best as the writing allows.

Tom Taylor who plays “Jake” looks to be in that horribly awkward age of not being a kid, and not being an adult. Nonetheless, he can act and you’d think he’s done thirty films. His character has the most to work with getting to exhibit a wide range of emotions. Hopefully future casting directors will see through the lousy ratings and get this actor more work.

The special effects are decent with the exception of a fight scene where Roland gets struck so hard his body flies up and hits a wall which looked like a dark cartoon. Other than that, the effects were solid. Some interesting sets and back drops, costumes looked good and several odes to other works of King for fans to be on the lookout for. Yet the film is in contention despite it having a passing grade on all criteria.

“The Dark Tower” stands on it’s own two feet when not held in context to its source material as the creators wanted. Yes, screenwriters chose to gloss over the deeper dynamics of the source material in lieu of a faster, perhaps less meaningful overall story. Despite that, the story is still balanced, characters motivations make sense, and it’s evenly paced. The studio undoubtedly is counting on Stephen King fans to fill the seats this weekend and that’s where the expectation may fall short because of critics panning the film. You can’t expect built-in fan support for a project that doesn’t deliver on the source material. Unfortunately, and fair or not, “The Dark Tower” doesn’t deliver on King’s opus work simply because his tale is too massive for the medium and should be done via episodic TV (if done at all).  Cinematically “The Dark Tower” equates to a nice diversion and probably won’t stay in the minds of moviegoers as anything special. It rises to just above mediocrity.  If you either watch the film as a stand-alone, or with the idea that it’s a sequel to the eight books it’s based upon, you may get more out of it.

Final Verdict: 2.5 out of 5

·        Rating: PG-13 (for thematic material including sequences of gun violence and action)

·        Genre: Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Western

·        Directed By: Nikolaj Arcel

·        Written By: Nikolaj Arcel, Akiva Goldsman, Anders Thomas Jensen, Jeff Pinkner

·        In Theaters: Aug 4, 2017  Wide

·        Studio: Sony Pictures

Geekscape Sits Down With Edgar Wright to Discuss ‘Baby Driver’

by AllieHanley

Out next week is Edgar Wright’s “Baby Driver,” which played at Austin’s SXSW earlier this year to high critical acclaim. We are talking 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and that’s unheard of for an action film!

The movie is about an extraordinary getaway driver (Ansel Elgort) who uses music to hyper focus on driving getaway cars in robberies. After being coerced into working for a crime boss (Kevin Spacey), he dreams of the day of escaping with his soulmate into the sunset. Part romance but mostly thrilling action, Edgar Wright creates a visually spectacular story, that pays close attention to creating compelling characters with a pounding sound track.

As music played a large role in both ‘Guardians of the Galaxy” films,  music is incorporated in a similar way from director/writer Wright in his new film “Baby Driver.” I got invited to sit down with the director and discuss his music and location choice for the heist film out June 28.

Take reading this interview to the next level and play the soundtrack here on YouTube at the same time!

Allie Hanley: Music plays such a fabulous role in “Baby Driver.” When you originally came up with the idea of the story how did the music play into it?

Edgar Wright: As much as the music is a main motivator factor in the main character’s life, the whole idea for the movie came about because I would be listening to music and visualizing these scenes. It goes back as far as, -I wouldn’t say I’ve been working on the movie for 22 years, but I’ve been thinking about it in some sort of form because the opening track of the movie, “Bell Bottoms” by the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. When I was 21 I use to listen to that on audio cassette tape the whole time. And I use to sort of visualize a car chase. And way back then, I wouldn’t even call myself a film director but I would start to visualize this action scene, -which was a million miles away from what is actually on film 2017. So that’s crazy to me.

So really, the music was sort of the inspiration for the movie and then it developed into a movie about a character that is obsessed with music.

On setting the story’s location:

EW: Well it’s interesting to me because it was written when I first got the idea I was in London but I knew it couldn’t be in London because you don’t really get car chases in London. London is car chase proof! Mainly because of the one way system, and banks are not likely to be next to freeway systems so it just doesn’t happen. When you get robberies in London they’re usually on scooters and such.

Then I wrote it in Los Angeles and set it in Los Angeles. Then when we were actually getting ready to make the movie you start having budgetary concerns and things like tax-breaks in a city, certain places become more attractive to the producers. And initially I was a bit reluctant to that but I ended up doing a little tour of tax break cities and I was like fascinated. So me and my production manager went to Cleveland, Detroit, New Orleans, and then Atlanta.

Atlanta was where I had been to a number of times but only at a press capacity. I’d been to a studio there that was miles away from anything. So I had never really gotten to know the real place. It was in spending more time there and asking to location manager to take me to places I had never been to before and other places that people weren’t filming in that sold me on writing it for Atlanta. It’s the biggest location right now doubling for LA and New York.

It’s also a big music city and a big car city too. It’s also a main travel hub, so it’s a target for crime. So a lot of the stuff that happens in the movie genuinely happens in the city. So, all of those things came together. Once I had rewritten the script for Atlanta with the help of a friend of mine who was from there,… I rewrote it and it was cool.

Setting it in Atlanta distinguishes it a bit from many of the LA heist films like “Heat,” “Point Break,” “The Driver.” It also makes more sense for the characters to be heading west, so when they get on the road it’s like they are heading to the other ocean. Even though it wasn’t my first idea, now Atlanta is synonymous in my head.

On treading the line between incorporating nostalgia and creating something new:

EW: Essentially you start to see it through the eyes of your actors… early on in the audition process. …Music if used properly essentially can be timeless. I really didn’t want to have too many contemporary songs in the movie because I didn’t really want to date the movie the much. Everything in the movie is a little bit dates, -the cars, the IPod Classic, the fact that he doesn’t have a smart phone. I thought he would be off the grid, even when he makes that song, he uses all analog equipment. He did it tape to tape, like not ever having a computer.
You take things that are familiar and unfamiliar and nostalgic and new, and hopefully through that you create your own flavor that feels of itself, ya know. That’s the idea anyway.

Originally screened at SXSW.

Rating:
R (for violence and language throughout.)

 

  • Genre: Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama
  • Directed By: Edgar Wright
  • Written By: Edgar Wright
  • In Theaters: Jun 28, 2017 wide
  • Runtime: 90 minutes
  • Studio: Sony Pictures

 

Meet The Gunslinger In The First Trailer For ‘The Dark Tower’

by Natalie Kipper

Based on Stephen King’s book series, Sony Pictures’ upcoming film, The Dark Tower, just got its first trailer today! As one would expect from a movie based on King’s work, the feel of the snippets shown are gritty, mysterious, and action-packed. I am sure we can expect lots of explosions. Let’s take a look:

With Idris Elba as Roland Deschain the Gunslinger opposite Matthew McConaughey’s The Man In Black, the movie is looking promising. What did you think?

The Dark Tower heads to theaters on August 4. If you are itching for more information and updates, The Dark Tower also has dedicated Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts.

‘Baby Driver’ Cast, Film Style Make This Movie Stand Out

by Courtney Dossett

I’m not really into action movies, for me, after a while, they all seem the same. The same stunts, the same explosions, the same bad jokes, the same plot.

The plot for Baby Driver seems a little simplistic. Quirky, young guy with a weird name (Baby?) has a gift for driving fast, gets involved with some criminals. He meets a girl, falls in love, despite the warnings of his criminal cohorts (Jamie Foxx tells him “You catch feelings, you catch a bullet.”). Boy and girl now have to find a way out so they can be together. Not necessarily a fresh story.
But Baby Driver has caught my interest. It could be because it has two of my favorite actors in the line-up (Kevin Spacey and Jon Hamm, mmm yes PLEASE!). Or it could be the film style, which seems much different than the classic action movie (to me, anyway). The shots seem to be more artistic, and sometimes remind me more of a Wes Anderson movie, then Fast and Furious.

Either way, I’m ready to go see this movie when it comes out later this summer in August.

Check out the trailer for yourself below, let us know what you think!

 

New ‘Ghostbusters’ Image Shows The Proton Packs In Action!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: We’re now just four months away from the release of Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters, and following the divisive first trailer from earlier this month, a new, Proton Pack-filled image from the film has debuted online via Empire.

The image features our four new ‘Busters, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig and Leslie Jones, “unloading their proton packs at a winged demon in a rock concert, in a scene briefly glimpsed in the trailer.”

Take a look at the image below, and be sure to let us know if you’re looking forward to Ghostbusters! The film hits theatres on July 15th!

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It’s No Apparition! The New ‘Ghostbusters’ Trailer Is Here!

by Bigyanks

I will admit, nothing that was shown or discussed prior to this trailer did not have me excited at all for the new Ghostbusters. Now, things have changed. I am smiling ear to ear at the insane silliness of this reboot. I now have trust in Paul Feig handling this project.

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The trailer opens with a very similar scene to the first Ghostbusters, dealing with ghoul in a library that looks innocent enough and then just lets loose a barrage of slime onto one of the Ghostbusters. I LOVED IT!!! Also from the trailer it might seem that they have combined the characters of Louis Tully and Janine into one role to be portrayed by Chris Hemsworth. I was also happy to see they stayed trued to the form of Slimer from the original series. This is gonna be a fun summer flick and will be worthy of carrying on the Ghostbusters name.

 

Ghostbusters will be answering the call on July 15, 2016.

Check Out The ‘Ghostbusters’ Teaser

by Bigyanks

Sony just delivered a Valentines teaser for the new ‘Ghostbusters’ reboot. We get a quick glimpse of the armed services sprining into action to take care if some unknown conflict and the very important questioned being asked of “who we gonna call” if they cant handle said conflict. I’ve been holding out judgment of the new movie until i can see more and hopefully the teailer can swing me into getting wxcited for the film.

The films staring the all female ghostbusting cast (Wiig, McCarthy, McKinnon, Jones) will have its official trailer releaser on March 3, 2016

Next ‘Ghostbusters’ To Shoot In 2015, Ivan Reitman Won’t Direct

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: The next Ghostbusters is finally, finally, finally happening… soon.

Deadline reports that Sony Pictures is set to start production of the film in early 2015, and that following the death of Harold Ramis, Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II director Ivan Reitman has decided not to direct the feature. Instead, he and Sony Pictures chairman Amy Pascal will hunt for a new director for the film.

In speaking to Deadline, Reitman stated that “There has been all kinds of stuff, unofficially written aboutGhostbusters. I’ve been reading things online for about four years, speculation on who’s writing, what they’re writing, who’s in it, who we will use, and who’s directing. We’d decided not to comment up till now, I wasn’t sure what I was going to do, and it was never clear what Bill was going to do. A lot of things happened in the last few months, the most significant of which was the passing of Harold, who was a very good friend who was extraordinarily influential in my career. We did five movies together including both Ghostbusters.”

You can head to Deadline for Reitman’s full statement, but be sure to let us know who you would like to see direct the film. Can you believe that after all of these years, we’re going to get another Ghostbusters?

Geekscape Movie Reviews: Hotel Transylvania

by AllieHanley

Hotel Transylvania is a place where monsters can get away from it all. Lavish rooms, relaxing spas, exquisite dining facilities. What more could a monster want in a vacation?

Adam Sandler plays the over-protective Vampire dad.

Protected by a evil forest and a cemetery filled with the un-dead, Hotel Transylvania is more than just a sanctuary for monsters. Designed by Dracula (Adam Sandler), not only as a refuge from humans for fellow monsters but also as a place to shelter and protect his vampire daughter, Mavis (Selena Gomez). Problem is, she’s growing up and about to celebrate her 118th birthday, which means she finally gets to venture out into the real world and perhaps even travel to Hawaii where her parents met.

Sounds cute for a cartoon but is it original? Here’s a 3 sentence break down of what you will endure if you take your child or younger relatives to see it: Over-protective father concocts elaborate schemes to protect daughter from the real world. Daughter craves freedom and then suddenly “zings” with young, human man; And Dad is pissed. Daughter is broken-hearted when Dad kicks new love to the curb but he then feels remorse and makes it right.

That’s the break down of Sony’s new animated film, Hotel Transylvania slated to hit theaters this Friday, Sept. 28th. It stars a ensemble cast of well known actors including Cee-Lo Green as “Murray the Mummy,” David Spade as a pair of spectacles aka; The Invisible Man, Steve Buscemi as the leader of the pack, -as in a Werewolf Pack. His wife is played by Fran Drescher  who true-to-form reincarnates her nagging nanny persona for the role.

Obviously it’s a cartoon and caters to kids but it could have been so much more if writers had been given more leeway to play up the characters and give them more than superficial personalities. The story is beyond formulaic, and not necessarily a bad thing, -when writing for younger kids.  Credited writing goes to co-writers Peter Baynham (Arthur Christmas) and Robert Smigel (Saturday Night Live), who fail to flesh out the characters to a degree that adult viewers will feel much affinity for by the end. I brought a 12 year old with me (I drag her to all the kids stuff) and she liked it and had some giggles and laughs while I was nodding off towards the end.

The film really feels like a re-worked Adam Sandler film but even so it still delivers enough laughs that it’s better than most. The beginning story was especially endearing and near the end of the second act there is an action scene with Dracula chasing Jonathan on magical, floating tables that was well done, but even so it’s not quality enough as adult only entertainment. My 12 year old niece liked it well enough. As usual the 3D is a rip off and a way to bring in more revenue. I recommend this film for families that want to get out of the house and have something cute and fun to do with the kids… otherwise as adult entertainment goes, stay away!

C

Film opens Sept. 28th.PG, 1 hr. 31 min.

Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy

Directed By: Genndy Tartakovsky

Additional Cast: Molly Shannon, Fran Drescher

In Theaters: Sep 28, 2012 Wide

Sony Pictures

Cameron Crowe’s Next Film To Star Emma Stone

by Scott Alminiana

THR is reporting that director Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous, Vanilla Sky, Say Anything) will begin shooting his next film this fall. The yet-to-be titled film, written by Crowe, will be a romantic drama and will star Emma Stone. They are currently looking for their leading man.

The film is set up at Sony Pictures and will be produced by Scott Rudin (Moonrise Kingdom, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Social Network). Crowe’s last film was 2011’s We Bought a Zoo, which starred Matt Damon.

I’ve been  a fan of Cameron Crowe for years, Almost Famous is my favourite movie, so I’ll be keeping my eyes out for news on this newest film. Plus, the fact that Emma Stone is in it only makes me more interested in it and I’m sure the movie will have a great soundtrack!

Random facts: Cameron Crowe wrote the screenplay, which was based on his book, for Fast Times at Ridgemont High. 

‘GI Joe: Retaliation’ Director Jon M. Chu In Talks To Direct ‘Masters Of The Universe’

by Scott Alminiana

By the power of grayskull! Deadline is reporting that Jon M. Chu, the director of the troubled and delayed GI Joe: Retaliation, is in early talks to direct Masters of The Universe. The movie is set up at Sony Pictures and would be a live-action movie based on the Mattel toy-line  He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.

Escape Artists entertainment is signed on as producers and is said to have “a strong script turned in by the writing team of Alex Litvak and Mike Finch”. No other details are currently known, but I’m just hoping I get to see some Battle Cat and Orko this time around and that it’s better than 1987’s Dolph Lundgren version.

I think we all  (or at least any kid from the 80’s will) remember that version of Masters of The Universe. I’m sure some people try to forget that one still exists. I loved it as a kid but then again I was 4 years old when it came out so I didn’t know any better. I still love the movie, only now I love it for all the wrong reasons. It’s so bad that it’s good…although Frank Langella was pretty badass as Skeletor!

Frank Langella as Skeletor creeped the hell out of me as a kid! 

Check Out The New TV Spot For ‘Skyfall’!

by Scott Alminiana

Escorting the Queen to the opening ceremonies wasn’t the only appearance James Bond made tonight. A new TV spot for the latest 007 movie Skyfall premiered during the Olympic Ceremonies and boy is it amazing. I’ve already watched it about 5 times. I’m a die-hard James Bond fan and am eagerly counting the days until the new movie opens on November 9th.

Skyfall returns Daniel Craig to the role of Bond and also stars Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Berenice Marlohe, Ralph Fiennes, Albert Finney and Judi Dench. Sam Mendes is directing film.

‘MIB 3’ Screenwriter Hired To Write ‘Ghostbusters 3’

by Scott Alminiana

Sony Pictures refuses to let the idea of Ghostbusters 3 fade away. They have now hired the screenwriter of Men In Black 3, Etan Cohen to rewrite the script. Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky were the last guys to take a crack at writing it but as we reported last week, Bill Murray didn’t feel the scripts were good enough.

Other than writing Men In Black 3, Cohen has written Idiocracy and Tropic Thunder. He will make his feature directorial debut with Paramount’s horror-comedy Boy Scouts vs. Zombies.

Sure, he’s (co)written some funny movies but is he the man that will finally write a great script for Ghostbusters 3? It’s been speculated for quite sometime that the threequel would see the original Ghostbusters  (Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson and Bill Murray) pass the torch to a new generation of Ghostbusters. Is that really a movie anyone wants to see though? I grew up with the first two movies and love them, I just watched Ghostbusters 2 last night actually, but it’s been twenty-three years since the last one came out. I think a third movie just couldn’t possibly live up to the first two. I think Sony just needs to let this one go.

Source: Variety 

The Geekscape Podcast – “The Amazing Spider-Man” Review and Breakdown!

by Jonathan

William Bibbiani of Crave Online joins me to talk about Marc Webb’s “The Amazing Spider-Man”. We go into full spoiler-ific detail so if you haven’t seen the film, you are listening at your own risk!

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“The Amazing Spider-Man” Opens Bigger Than “The Avengers” Overseas?!

by Scott Alminiana

The Amazing Spider-Man doesn’t open for another two days, but it has already opened in 13 international markets such as Asia, Korea, Japan and India, collecting a combined total of $50.2 million. Believe it or not, the film actually opened to better numbers in some places than the juggernaut that is The Avengers did.

In Korea, Spider-Man grossed $13.4 million, which is 10% more than Avengers and is the third biggest opening for a Hollywood film in Korea. In India it grossed $6 million, making it the biggest opening ever for a Hollywood film. Oh and did I mentioned that it earned 74% more than Avengers?! In Japan it made $11.4 million and taking in 84% of the entire box office for the weekend.

These are awesome totals and great news for Sony’s relaunch of Marvel’s most popular character. In a few short days we will see how the wall-crawler will fare state-side.

Source: Deadline

Chronicle Director Josh Trank Tasked To Bring Shadow of The Colossus To The Big Screen

by MoreLikeAndy

After Chronicle became a huge success, Sony Pictures has taken notice in the talents of director Josh Trank and signed him on to try to do the impossible, make a video game movie that doesn’t suck.

That is going to be a hard task since Shadow of the Colossus is a cult favorite among gamers and they will be sure to point out any little mistake Trank makes. Even being a fan of the game himself, Josh Trank has a daunting project on his hands.

At least he will get a new writer since the one that was hired back in 2009 didn’t do so well with Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, the failed Voltron movie, and Masters of the Universe.

Sam Raimi Files Lawsuit For Rights To “The Evil Dead”

by Scott Alminiana

Deadline is reporting that not only has filming begun on The Evil Dead reboot but so has a legal battle. Sam Raimi’s production company Renaissance Pictures, who is producing the reboot, has filed a lawsuit against Award Pictures over Award’s plans to produce an Evil Dead 4.

Renaissance Pictures, the production company which Raimi started with The Evil Dead producer Robert Tapert and star Bruce Campbell, are suing for false advertising, injury to business reputation, unfair competition and trademark infringement. They also claim that Evil Dead 4 conflicts with the reboot and will only confuse people into believing that Award Pictures had anything to do with the original or the reboot.  Award Pictures isn’t taking the suit lightly and have in turn released a statement that says a quote from Raimi  “we’re never going to do a sequel,”  was “a public declaration by the defendant that the defendant abandoned the alleged ‘mark’ on Evil Dead decades ago.”

This whole thing seems to have started last year when Renaissance filed paperwork with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to register the Evil Dead trademark and Award in turn filed a complaint. They claimed that they (Award Pictures) had rights to the film because Raimi had allowed his to expire.

So while the legal battle over the dead gets underway in a courtroom near you, the reboot is currently filming in New Zealand and will be released April 12, 2013.

"Evil Dead 4" will happen over my dead body!

Here’s the New Trailer For Samurai Jack Director Genndy Tartakovsky’s “Hotel Transylvania”

by Scott Alminiana

A new trailer for the computer-animated movie Hotel Transylvania has hit the web and it looks quite entertaining. It features a voice cast including Adam Sandler as Dracula, Selena Gomez as his daughter Mavis, Kevin James as Frankenstin and Cee-Lo Green as Murray the Mummy. Here’s the synopsis per IMDB:

Dracula, who operates a high-end resort away from the human world, goes into overprotective mode when a boy discovers the resort and falls for the count’s teen-aged daughter.

We know that that sounds like a pretty annoying cast for a movie but the promise of seeing the visually amazing Genndy Tartakovsky (Samurai Jack) direct his first feature really peaks our interest. Hotel Transylvania scares its way into theaters on September 21st.