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--- From The Horror Blog (via Fangoria) I find this bit of info about one of my most anticipated flicks of 2007, The Mist:

"When the film version was finally announced with The Shawshank Redemption director Frank Darabont attached, most fans of the novella were relieved, and it looked like the whole thing would go off without a hitch. Until now. According to The Mist star Thomas Jane in a talk with Fangoria:

“If you’ve read the novella, you understand the potential of the film, and Darabont has surpassed that. The script is missing the last 10 pages because he won’t divulge them to anybody—he’s changing the ending."

Hrm. Questionable, questionable. I'll give the fella the benefit of the doubt, though. Best not betray my generosity, Mr. Darabont!

Also, I've really become convinced that they should've shot this thing in black and white. Imagine! The coolness. The story always had that 50's Drive-In movie feel to it; it really would've set this thing apart, seeing the modern-day effects in an old-timey feeling film. Oh well.

--- Also testing my faith is Neil Marshall, who directed the best horror movie of 2006, The Descent, with his new project, called Doomsday, which is described at Cinematical thusly:

"The post-apocalyptic pic, also being written by Marshall, concerns a lethal virus that has spread throughout a major country and wiped out most of the populace. To contain the virus, authorities enforce a brutal quarantine by walling-off the infected parts of the country.

This puts an end to the threat, until it resurfaces years later in another major city, forcing an elite team of specialists, led by Eden Sinclair (played by Mitra), to enter the quarantine area on a desperate mission to find a cure. Hoskins will play cop Bill Nelson, who nominates Mitra's character for the perilous mission and monitors her progress while giving, one would assume, nuggets of wisdom and aide along the way."

Um, again I will give some benefit of the doubt, but I nearly fell asleep during that description. Post-apocalyptic blah blah quarantine blah blah virus blah blah cure blah blah blah. Shouldn't the virus-ravaged people have some sort of not-zombie rage issues? Sigh. Fingers crossed; the man took what could've been a silly girls-in-a-cave story and made one of the most tense movies in years, so I know he's got the talent.

--- Oh I promised myself I wouldn't talk about the Daniel Radcliffe Equus thing any more, but more pictures have appeared and I really have to take a shower or go to therapy or something now.

--- Nat at Film Experience tells us who we're probably gonna be sick to death of by the end of the year. I try my hardest at every opportunity to ignore that he exists, but this year's really gonna test my Travolta-dodging abilities to their fullest, eh? Shudder.
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