Solothores
03-10-2005, 08:09 AM
Good time for the horror genre...
New Line Cinema is in final negotiations with filmmaker Don Coscarelli to bring the cult horror film "Phantasm" back to the big screen. The first "Phantasm," which Coscarelli wrote and directed, was released in 1979. It told the story of a young boy named Mike and his friends, who face off against a mysterious grave robber known as the Tall Man and his killer flying spheres. The film spawned three sequels, all of which were made by Coscarelli. Coscarelli would act as producer on the new version, in which the Tall Man travels from town to town turning the dead into his own army and using his deadly spheres against anyone who opposes him. Mike, who is developing psychic powers, and his brother try to stop him. The movie is being developed as a relaunch and as a possible trilogy about Mike's coming of age.
Source (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000835831)
Hey folks, Harry here... read Quint's story and decided that it was absolutely necessary to get the right scoop, right now. Here's the scoop. Angus Scrimm is definitely back. So is Reggie Bannister. Oh - and Bruce Campbell joins for the 2nd and 3rd films "He's integral & heroic. He, Jody & Reggie are ultimately Mike's true friends!" - (at least that's the plan - deal to be worked out!) Think of Reggie as an ex-hippie Obi-Wan with a four-barrelled shotgun of death. The trick is all about Mike - New Line sees Mike as being the Luke Skywalker of Horror. Fact is, in 1979 - Bob Shaye wanted to buy PHANTASM. And then with PHANTASM 2 - he lost it to Universal. And we all are well familiar with how Universal treated this series like a pox upon mankind instead of the AWESOME work that it is! The word is the script will be having, it looks like, Stephen Susco giving it a polish. The first film will have Michael at age 15 or so. The films will really hone in on Michael vs The Tall Man. The vision for the three films is essentially the story of Michael and his abilities versus the Tall Man's mission to lead his army of dead slaves and chrome constructs over humanity. In that unique fusion of horror and sci-fi. Coscarelli will be the Lucas of these projects - overseeing and keeping it true. Fact is, Don has had to bend over backwards to make the originals - compromised by budget short-comings, studio interference and just plain uncoolness. Now through that adversity - he created something unique and cool in the world of horror. Here, the hope is he'll get to see his dream given the treatment fans have always said it deserved. Essentially - this is Phantasm with "MORE BALLS THAN EVER BEFORE!
Aintitcoolnews featurette (http://www.aintitcoolnews.com/display.cgi?id=19602)
New Line Cinema is in final negotiations with filmmaker Don Coscarelli to bring the cult horror film "Phantasm" back to the big screen. The first "Phantasm," which Coscarelli wrote and directed, was released in 1979. It told the story of a young boy named Mike and his friends, who face off against a mysterious grave robber known as the Tall Man and his killer flying spheres. The film spawned three sequels, all of which were made by Coscarelli. Coscarelli would act as producer on the new version, in which the Tall Man travels from town to town turning the dead into his own army and using his deadly spheres against anyone who opposes him. Mike, who is developing psychic powers, and his brother try to stop him. The movie is being developed as a relaunch and as a possible trilogy about Mike's coming of age.
Source (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000835831)
Hey folks, Harry here... read Quint's story and decided that it was absolutely necessary to get the right scoop, right now. Here's the scoop. Angus Scrimm is definitely back. So is Reggie Bannister. Oh - and Bruce Campbell joins for the 2nd and 3rd films "He's integral & heroic. He, Jody & Reggie are ultimately Mike's true friends!" - (at least that's the plan - deal to be worked out!) Think of Reggie as an ex-hippie Obi-Wan with a four-barrelled shotgun of death. The trick is all about Mike - New Line sees Mike as being the Luke Skywalker of Horror. Fact is, in 1979 - Bob Shaye wanted to buy PHANTASM. And then with PHANTASM 2 - he lost it to Universal. And we all are well familiar with how Universal treated this series like a pox upon mankind instead of the AWESOME work that it is! The word is the script will be having, it looks like, Stephen Susco giving it a polish. The first film will have Michael at age 15 or so. The films will really hone in on Michael vs The Tall Man. The vision for the three films is essentially the story of Michael and his abilities versus the Tall Man's mission to lead his army of dead slaves and chrome constructs over humanity. In that unique fusion of horror and sci-fi. Coscarelli will be the Lucas of these projects - overseeing and keeping it true. Fact is, Don has had to bend over backwards to make the originals - compromised by budget short-comings, studio interference and just plain uncoolness. Now through that adversity - he created something unique and cool in the world of horror. Here, the hope is he'll get to see his dream given the treatment fans have always said it deserved. Essentially - this is Phantasm with "MORE BALLS THAN EVER BEFORE!
Aintitcoolnews featurette (http://www.aintitcoolnews.com/display.cgi?id=19602)