'Friday The 13th' Reboot Could Get 'The Crazies' Director Breck Eisner
There's a new Friday the 13th director. Breck Eisner (The Crazies) is in talks to helm Paramount's upcoming reboot of the classic horror franchise.
Read More
'The Last Witch Hunter' Trailer: Vin Diesel Heads Into The Dream World
A new Last Witch Hunter trailer has surfaced online, showing off more of Vin Diesel living forever and fighting monsters and witches with a flaming sword.
Read More
'The Last Witch Hunter' Trailer: Vin Diesel Battles Witches In Modern-Day New York
Check out the first The Last Witch Hunter trailer, starring Vin Diesel as a warrior locked in a centuries-long battle against a witch queen.
Read More
Vin Diesel's 'The Last Witch Hunter' Sets Fall 2015 Release Date
Lionsgate has set The Last Witch Hunter release date for fall 2015. Vin Diesel leads the fantasy actioner about an witch hunter trying to stop a plague.
Read More
First Look: Vin Diesel Broods 13th Century-Style In 'The Last Witch Hunter'
Get your first look at Vin Diesel in The Last Witch Hunter. Diesel plays title character Kaulder, who teams with a witch to stop an attack on humanity.
Read More
'The Karate Kid 2' Loses Director Breck Eisner, Gains New Writers
The Karate Kid 2 has lost director Breck Eisner and gained two new writers. Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith remain attached to star.
Read More
'Karate Kid' Sequel Gets 'The Crazies' Director Breck Eisner
Breck Eisner has been hired to be The Karate Kid sequel director. The sequel will likely reunite The Karate Kid stars Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan.
Read More
Vin Diesel Will Be 'The Last Witch Hunter' For 'The Crazies' Director Breck Eisner
Hansel and Gretel won't be the only witch hunters headed to the multiplex in the near future. Vin Diesel has just entered talks to play the lead in the similarly themed The Last Witch Hunter, which has had The Crazies and Sahara helmer Breck Eisner signed on to direct since last year. Hmm. On the one…
Read More
Breck Eisner In Talks To Direct 'Stretch Armstrong'
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the toy box. A film based on the old gel-filled elastic muscleman figure Stretch Armstrong was in development at Universal for a couple years, with Taylor Lautner (Twilight) notoriously attached to star. But like many of the other Universal films once in development based…
Read More
John Moore, Director Of 'Max Payne,' To Direct 'Die Hard 5'
The fourth sequel to Die Hard -- a movie I'm not convinced that anyone really wants to see -- has gone through a few permutations, as Die Hard sequels tend to do. The last director was Noam Murro, who dropped out earlier this year when he was hired to direct 300: Battle of Artemisia. When…
Read More
'The Crazies' Director Breck Eisner In Early Talks To Helm 'The Last Witch Hunter'; Vin Diesel Interested In Starring?
A year ago, almost to the day, Summit attached Timur Bekmambetov (Night Watch, Wanted) to produce and possibly direct a new genre franchise kick-starter they've been setting up titled The Last Witch Hunter. (Guess what it's about.) The film was one of many projects being stacked atop his very full roster, and as such, was…
Read More
McG Vying Against Breck Eisner To Direct 'Ouija'
If one were to use a Quija board to figure out who will be directing the big budget adaptation of the popular party game, the planchette might illuminate the letters M-C-G. McG, the director of Charlie's Angels and Terminator Salvation, recently wrapped shooting This Means War with Chris Pine and Tom Hardy and pitched his…
Read More
Breck Eisner Talks Escape From New York Remake, Will Timothy Olyphant Be Snake Plissken?
In April we learned that Breck Eisner, director of The Crazies, had signed on to direct the remake of Escape from New York, set up with producer Neal H. Moritz's Original Films. The report claimed that Eisner would be developing based on Allan Loeb's draft, which sounded horrible. Earlier this year we learned a bit…
Read More
Breck Eisner Eyes 'Blood Of The Innocent' As A Directorial Gig
Breck Eisner looks to be the new Len Wiseman or Stephen Sommers -- he's lining up one high concept tentpole after another in the wake of the reasonable opening of his remake of The Crazies. He's got the Escape From New York remake up next, and is booked for the new Flash Gordon movie and…
Read More
The Crazies Helmer Breck Eisner Directing Escape From New York Remake
A couple years back, New Line Cinema was trying to remake John Carpenter's 1981 sci-fi actioner Escape from New York. They first hired Live Free or Die Hard helmer Len Wiseman, who got replaced with Brett Ratner. I wasn't excited about either of the two filmmakers rebooting Snake Plissken, although Wiseman's production design background made…
Read More
The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 88 - Making The Crazies And Deconstructing The Hurt Locker (GUEST: Breck Eisner, Director Of The Crazies)
The /Filmcast: After Dark is a recording of what happens right after The /Filmcast is over, when the kids have gone to bed and the guys feel free to speak whatever is on their minds. In other words, it’s the leftover and disorganized ramblings, mindfarts, and brain diarrhea from The /Filmcast, all in one convenient…
Read More
Exclusive: Three Photos From Breck Eisner's The Crazies
Overture Films has sent us three exclsuive photos from Breck Eisner's remake of The Crazies, starring Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell, Danielle Panabaker and Joe Anderson. I also heard a rumor that Eisner might be a guest on an upcoming edition of the /Filmcast. Check out the photos after the jump. Photos: [gallery columns="2" orderby="ID"] Official…
Read More
The Crazies Movie Trailer #3
The third (and presumably last) trailer for Breck Eisner's The Crazies has hit, and this one is all about being short and sweet. We covered the first trailer back in October (which featured the Gary Jules cover of "Mad World"), and the second in December, which went a bit more in depth with the setup.…
Read More
Crazies Director Breck Eisner's Next Horror Remake? David Cronenberg's Incredible The Brood
What the world needs now is another insta-forgettable remake of a bona fide horror classic like I need a stake through the heart. When the Crazies remake rolls out in the new year, I'm going to be crossing the fingers on both hands and hoping for it to be a corker. On one hand because…
Read More
The Crazies Trailer #2: A More Straightforward Look At A Small Town Apocalypse
The first trailer for Breck Eisner's The Crazies was pretty good, but with one significant misstep: it made heavy use of the song 'Mad World', which for the next decade should be considered as owned lock, stock and barrel by Donnie Darko. That aside, the trailer had a fairly intriguing vibe. This second trailer omits…
Read More
New Flash Gordon Film Intense, Gritty, Real; Creature From The Black Lagoon 'PG-13 Scary'
Breck Eisner is currently hard at work on his remake of George Romero's The Crazies. Seems like a tough gig - the original film really is something very special and it will be pretty hard to compete with it. Eisner's obviously happy to tackle remakes, however because both of his potential next projects have seen…
Read More
Breck Eisner's Creature From The Black Lagoon Remake Moving Forward
"Let's dance, Tom." In the dizzying sinkhole of modern remakes, enough time has passed with 1954's Creature from the Black Lagoon to dampen fanboy squabbles over a new studio effort. Of course, the sci-fi horror reboot still needs to impress, and that responsibility falls with its director. While I hoped to see John Landis or…
Read More
Sahara Movie Budget Includes $237,386 In Bribes
I love peeking behind the scenes at the ridiculous budgets of big Hollywood films, don't you? The LA Times ran a revealing report showing the entire budget for Sahara. There is a lot of interesting stuff in this report, the most noteworthy is that the studio included local bribes. Yes, BRIBES. The budget breakdown includes…
Read More