“I’m always interested in the moral ambiguities in all of us,” declares Tony Goldwyn about the complicated character he portrays in “The Hot Zone: Anthrax,” the latest installment of the hit National Geographic anthology drama thriller. “We all cross moral boundaries and tell ourselves that we’re not doing it, so Bruce had a need to see himself as a hero, and as a patriot and as a soldier of good and a do-gooder and that was tremendously important to him,” he explains, adding for our recent webchat that, “he really formed an identity of goodness, service, expertise, intellect and faith.” Watch our exclusive video interview above
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Goldwyn stars as real-life microbiologist Bruce Edwards Ivins in “The Hot Zone: Anthrax,” which is based on the 1994 non-fiction book of the same name by Richard Preston. Developed by Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders, it also stars Daniel Dae Kim,...
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- 6/8/2022
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
Kelly Souders was “terrified” after reading “The Hot Zone,” Richard Preston Jr.‘s nonfiction bestseller about an Ebola outbreak outside of Washington, D.C. Souders adapted the book into a limited series with her producing partner Brian Peterson and Jeff Vintar, casting Julianna Margulies as the military doctor who works to keep the deadly virus from spreading before it’s too late. Watch our exclusive video interview with Souders and Peterson above.
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Souder was intrigued by the story of Dr. Nancy Jaax and her husband, Dr. Jerry Jaax (Noah Emmerich), who’s a fellow soldier. “Obviously, a woman in the military in 1989 was of particular interest to us,” she reveals. Nancy is doubted at every turn, including, at times, by her own spouse, who puts himself in dangerous situations to protect her even though she’s fully prepared to look out for herself.
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Souder was intrigued by the story of Dr. Nancy Jaax and her husband, Dr. Jerry Jaax (Noah Emmerich), who’s a fellow soldier. “Obviously, a woman in the military in 1989 was of particular interest to us,” she reveals. Nancy is doubted at every turn, including, at times, by her own spouse, who puts himself in dangerous situations to protect her even though she’s fully prepared to look out for herself.
- 4/25/2019
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
“I couldn’t believe that the story was true and that I’d never heard about it,” proclaims Julianna Margulies about “The Hot Zone.” Based on the nonfiction bestseller by Richard Preston Jr., this NatGeo limited series recounts the terrifying true story of an Ebola outbreak outside of Washington, D.C. Margulies plays Dr. Nancy Jaax, who works to keep the deadly virus from spreading before it’s too late. Watch our exclusive video interview with Margulies above.
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“I was fascinated by this character,” she says, “this woman who was up against everything just to try to save America from an Ebola outbreak.” The actress was also “baffled that in … 2018 I was still reading stories about Ebola, and that it’s a global problem and we still haven’t conquered it.”
The project, therefore, carried special weight for the actress.
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“I was fascinated by this character,” she says, “this woman who was up against everything just to try to save America from an Ebola outbreak.” The actress was also “baffled that in … 2018 I was still reading stories about Ebola, and that it’s a global problem and we still haven’t conquered it.”
The project, therefore, carried special weight for the actress.
- 4/11/2019
- by Zach Laws and Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
We are knee-deep into a summer of dreary sequels, kids’ fare, and a few whip-smart outliers. If you’ve already seen the likes of The Beguiled and Baby Driver, perhaps staying home with a book is a better idea than trekking to the cinema. Let’s dive into some worthy film-centric reads.
Wonder Woman: The Art and Making of the Film by Sharon Gosling (Titan Books)
Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman is one of the biggest superhero success stories, and it deserves that designation. The classification makes reading a book like Wonder Woman: The Art and Making of the Film feel like a celebratory affair. After a brief account of the character’s comics history, we delve into designs for Themyscira, concept art of Dr. Maru’s laboratory, and somber depictions of battle. What stands out, however, are drawings and photographs showing the film’s winning costume designs. It is illuminating,...
Wonder Woman: The Art and Making of the Film by Sharon Gosling (Titan Books)
Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman is one of the biggest superhero success stories, and it deserves that designation. The classification makes reading a book like Wonder Woman: The Art and Making of the Film feel like a celebratory affair. After a brief account of the character’s comics history, we delve into designs for Themyscira, concept art of Dr. Maru’s laboratory, and somber depictions of battle. What stands out, however, are drawings and photographs showing the film’s winning costume designs. It is illuminating,...
- 7/10/2017
- by Christopher Schobert
- The Film Stage
Fresh off a very good reception at CinemaCon with his co-directed feature “Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,” Joachim Rønning is in negotiations to direct an adaptation of “Jurassic Park” author Michael Crichton’s posthumously published novel “Micro.”
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As Deadline reports, the novel, unfinished at the time of Crichton’s death and subsequently completed by author Richard Preston, is something of a pet project for Steven Spielberg and Amblin CEO Michael Wright.
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As Deadline reports, the novel, unfinished at the time of Crichton’s death and subsequently completed by author Richard Preston, is something of a pet project for Steven Spielberg and Amblin CEO Michael Wright.
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- 4/7/2017
- by Christian Gallichio
- The Playlist
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The director of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is taking on Michael Crichton’s final novel, Micro...
As the buzz around the upcoming Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales continues to grow ahead of its May 26 release, co-director Joachim Rønning is already lining up his next job. He’s in talks with Amblin to direct Micro, the final novel written by Michael Crichton, and if all goes according to plan he’ll begin shooting this fall.
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Micro follows a group of graduate students who are lured to Hawaii to work for a mysterious biotech company, but instead find themselves miniaturized and left in the rainforest, with only their scientific expertise and wits to help them survive. Think Land of the Giants...
The director of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is taking on Michael Crichton’s final novel, Micro...
As the buzz around the upcoming Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales continues to grow ahead of its May 26 release, co-director Joachim Rønning is already lining up his next job. He’s in talks with Amblin to direct Micro, the final novel written by Michael Crichton, and if all goes according to plan he’ll begin shooting this fall.
See related Quiz: Can you recognise these movie cats? Men In Black: David Schwimmer on turning down the lead role
Micro follows a group of graduate students who are lured to Hawaii to work for a mysterious biotech company, but instead find themselves miniaturized and left in the rainforest, with only their scientific expertise and wits to help them survive. Think Land of the Giants...
- 4/7/2017
- Den of Geek
Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment is developing Michael Crichton's final novel, Micro, to the big screen and they are hiring director Joachim Rønning to helm the project. Rønning is an extremely talented filmmaker who co-directed films such as Kon-Tiki and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man Tell No Tales. Micro sounds like it will be a perfect project for him to take on.
Crichton is the same guy who introduced us to Jurassic Park and the studio is hoping to launch another Jurassic Park scale franchise with this story. It's definitely a great story that will certainly make for an entertaining adventurous film.
The novel is a high-concept thriller that follows "a group of graduate students lured to Hawaii to work for a mysterious biotech company — only to find themselves miniaturized and cast out into the rainforest, with nothing but their scientific expertise and wits to protect them."
This...
Crichton is the same guy who introduced us to Jurassic Park and the studio is hoping to launch another Jurassic Park scale franchise with this story. It's definitely a great story that will certainly make for an entertaining adventurous film.
The novel is a high-concept thriller that follows "a group of graduate students lured to Hawaii to work for a mysterious biotech company — only to find themselves miniaturized and cast out into the rainforest, with nothing but their scientific expertise and wits to protect them."
This...
- 4/7/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
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Deep Impact Vs Armageddon is not the only time similar movies have landed around the same time...
Usually, a competing project is poison for a studio. Especially in the era now where a blockbuster costs the national budget of a small country to get out into the world, you don't want to be up against a film with similar subject matter.
Yet this keeps happening, time and time again. Even now, there are two live action Jungle Book movies in various stages of production, for example. And let us not forget when K-9 and Turner And Hooch once did battle...
But how have the movie showdowns of old turned out? And are there any instances where everyone's a winner?
Er, not many as it happens...
The Haunting Vs The House On Haunted Hill
Let's start with two reasonably budgeted horror films, that both got wide releases. Jan De Bont...
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Deep Impact Vs Armageddon is not the only time similar movies have landed around the same time...
Usually, a competing project is poison for a studio. Especially in the era now where a blockbuster costs the national budget of a small country to get out into the world, you don't want to be up against a film with similar subject matter.
Yet this keeps happening, time and time again. Even now, there are two live action Jungle Book movies in various stages of production, for example. And let us not forget when K-9 and Turner And Hooch once did battle...
But how have the movie showdowns of old turned out? And are there any instances where everyone's a winner?
Er, not many as it happens...
The Haunting Vs The House On Haunted Hill
Let's start with two reasonably budgeted horror films, that both got wide releases. Jan De Bont...
- 10/14/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Micro: Steven Spielberg will help shepherd Micro, the final work by author and filmmaker Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park), to the big screen via DreamWorks Studios. Crichton died in 2008 before finishing the novel, which was completed by Richard Preston and published in 2011; it concerns graduate students in Hawaii who "find themselves miniaturized and cast out into the rainforest, with nothing but their wits and scientific expertise to protect them." [The Wrap] Top Gun 2: Long in development, a sequel to 1986's Top Gun is currently in the sciptwriting stage, but producer David Ellison recently teased: "There is no Top Gun without Maverick," the role played by Tom Cruise in the original. Ellison also acknowledged today's drone technology...
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- 6/29/2015
- by Peter Martin
- Movies.com
News Briefs: 'Jurassic Park' Author's 'Micro' Heads to Big Screen; 'Top Gun 2' Plot Details Revealed
Micro: Steven Spielberg will help shepherd Micro, the final work by author and filmmaker Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park), to the big screen via DreamWorks Studios. Crichton died in 2008 before finishing the novel, which was completed by Richard Preston and published in 2011; it concerns graduate students in Hawaii who "find themselves miniaturized and cast out into the rainforest, with nothing but their wits and scientific expertise to protect them." [The Wrap] Top...
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- 6/29/2015
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
Michael Crichton’s book about miniaturised students stuck in a rainforest to be made into a movie, with DreamWorks’ co-founder Steven Spielberg’s approval
The giant success of Jurassic World has prompted DreamWorks to gobble up the rights to Micro, one of the last novels by Jurassic Park writer Michael Crichton.
Micro is about about “a group of graduate students lured to Hawaii to work for a mysterious biotech company – only to find themselves miniaturised and cast out into the rainforest, with nothing but their scientific expertise and wits to protect them”, according to a statement from DreamWorks. The book was one of a number of projects Crichton was working on before he died in 2008. It was finished by science thriller writer Richard Preston and published in 2011.
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The giant success of Jurassic World has prompted DreamWorks to gobble up the rights to Micro, one of the last novels by Jurassic Park writer Michael Crichton.
Micro is about about “a group of graduate students lured to Hawaii to work for a mysterious biotech company – only to find themselves miniaturised and cast out into the rainforest, with nothing but their scientific expertise and wits to protect them”, according to a statement from DreamWorks. The book was one of a number of projects Crichton was working on before he died in 2008. It was finished by science thriller writer Richard Preston and published in 2011.
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- 6/29/2015
- by Henry Barnes
- The Guardian - Film News
With Jurassic World still breaking records, Michael Crichton's final novel - Micro - has been snapped up for a film adaptation...
The late Michael Crichton probably would have enjoyed the fact that the latest Jurassic Park sequel - Jurassic World - is proving an even bigger box office draw than the first film. The author died in 2008, and the book he was working on at the time, Micro, was subsequently completed by Richard Preston, and then published in 2011. It proved, as many of Crichton's books did, to be a bestseller.
We can't say we really got on with the book, the sees students arriving to work a biotech company in Hawaii, only to find themselves miniaturised. But its success has tempted DreamWorks Studios (not, we should note, DreamWorks Animation) to open its chequebook. It's acquired the film rights to Micro, and Frank Marshall will be producing the adaptation. Sherri...
The late Michael Crichton probably would have enjoyed the fact that the latest Jurassic Park sequel - Jurassic World - is proving an even bigger box office draw than the first film. The author died in 2008, and the book he was working on at the time, Micro, was subsequently completed by Richard Preston, and then published in 2011. It proved, as many of Crichton's books did, to be a bestseller.
We can't say we really got on with the book, the sees students arriving to work a biotech company in Hawaii, only to find themselves miniaturised. But its success has tempted DreamWorks Studios (not, we should note, DreamWorks Animation) to open its chequebook. It's acquired the film rights to Micro, and Frank Marshall will be producing the adaptation. Sherri...
- 6/29/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Given co-owner Steven Spielberg’s connection to Michael Crichton’s work through the Jurassic Park films, and the huge success of this year’s Jurassic World, it’s perhaps not all that surprising that DreamWorks would snap up another title by the late author. The company has, in fact, bought the rights to his last novel, Micro.The tome, which Crichton was working on when he died in 2008 (and was finished by Richard Preston before it was published in 2011), is another of his ‘what-if’ techno thrillers, this time focused on the science of miniaturisation. Micro’s story finds a group of graduate students brought to Hawaii by the lure of jobs at a mysterious biotech company, which then shrinks them down to tiny size and maroons them in the rainforest, forcing them to use their wits and know-how to survive."We are so pleased to have this opportunity to develop Micro,...
- 6/29/2015
- EmpireOnline
With an Executive Producer role on Jurassic World, Steven Spielberg is having a pretty fantastic summer - and it looks like he's working to turn that success into a trend. To help him do so, he's turning back to the author who made Jurassic Park possible - Michael Crichton - and developing an adaptation of the novel Micro. The Wrap has the scoop on this story, saying that Spielberg's DreamWorks Studios has acquired the rights to the book and that Jurassic Park/Indiana Jones/Back To The Future producer Frank Marshall is on-board to help the project get made. The book is notable for being the last one that Michael Crichton was working on before he died - and, in fact, he didn't actually finish it. He was still in the process of putting it together when he passed away in 2008. Author Richard Preston ultimately picked up where Crichton left...
- 6/28/2015
- cinemablend.com
Thanks to the positive critical response to Marvel Studios' "Ant-Man", DreamWorks Studios have acquired film rights to author Michael Crichton's novel "Micro", according to Michael Wright, CEO of DreamWorks Studios. Frank Marshall is on board to produce, with the late author's wife Sherri Crichton and Laurent Bouzereau as executive producers for CrichtonSun LLC :
"...a group of graduate students are lured to Hawaii to work for a mysterious biotech company—only to find themselves miniaturized and cast out into the rain forest, with nothing but their scientific expertise and wits to protect them..."
"Micro" was unfinished when Michael Crichton passed away in 2008, later completed by author Richard Preston and published by HarperCollins in 2011. It was a New York Times bestseller and spent over 20 weeks combined on the list in hardcover and paperback.
"We are so pleased to have this opportunity to develop 'Micro'," said DreamWorks' Steven Spielberg. "For Michael,...
"...a group of graduate students are lured to Hawaii to work for a mysterious biotech company—only to find themselves miniaturized and cast out into the rain forest, with nothing but their scientific expertise and wits to protect them..."
"Micro" was unfinished when Michael Crichton passed away in 2008, later completed by author Richard Preston and published by HarperCollins in 2011. It was a New York Times bestseller and spent over 20 weeks combined on the list in hardcover and paperback.
"We are so pleased to have this opportunity to develop 'Micro'," said DreamWorks' Steven Spielberg. "For Michael,...
- 6/27/2015
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
After bringing Michael Crichton's "Jurassic Park" to the big screen, Steven Spielberg has now announced that he acquired Crichton's "Micro" novel to turn into a feature film through DreamWorks. The thriller follows a group of graduate students lured to Hawaii to work for a mysterious biotech company — only to find themselves miniaturized and cast out into the rain forest, with nothing but their scientific expertise and wits to protect them. "Micro" was unfinished when Michael Crichton passed away in 2008, but was later completed by author Richard Preston and published by HarperCollins in 2011. It was a New York Times bestseller and spent over 20 weeks combined on the list in hardcover and paperback. "We are so pleased to have this opportunity to develop 'Micro,'" said Spielberg. "For Michael, size did matter whether it was for 'Jurassic's' huge dinosaurs or 'Micro's' infinitely tiny humans."...
- 6/27/2015
- WorstPreviews.com
There's no doubts that Steven Spielberg did Michael Crichton some serious justice with Jurassic Park, so it may excite you to know that 'Berg and DreamWorks have scooped up the rights to Michael Crichton's last book, "Micro." The novel, which was finished by Richard Preston, follows a group of graduate students who head off to Hawaii in order to work for a mysterious... Read More...
- 6/26/2015
- by Sean Wist
- JoBlo.com
From The Andromeda Strain to Jurassic Park to Prey and beyond, the late Michael Crichton offered readers numerous gateways to intelligent escapism on the printed page. Published posthumously, 2011's Micro is no exception. DreamWorks Studios seems to agree, as the company has picked up the film rights to the thriller.
Press Release: "Los Angeles--(Business Wire)--DreamWorks Studios has acquired the film rights to the Michael Crichton novel, “Micro,” it was announced today by Michael Wright, CEO of DreamWorks Studios. Frank Marshall is on board to produce, with Sherri Crichton and Laurent Bouzereau set as executive producers for CrichtonSun LLC.
The high-concept thriller follows a group of graduate students lured to Hawaii to work for a mysterious biotech company—only to find themselves miniaturized and cast out into the rain forest, with nothing but their scientific expertise and wits to protect them.
"Micro" was unfinished when Michael Crichton passed...
Press Release: "Los Angeles--(Business Wire)--DreamWorks Studios has acquired the film rights to the Michael Crichton novel, “Micro,” it was announced today by Michael Wright, CEO of DreamWorks Studios. Frank Marshall is on board to produce, with Sherri Crichton and Laurent Bouzereau set as executive producers for CrichtonSun LLC.
The high-concept thriller follows a group of graduate students lured to Hawaii to work for a mysterious biotech company—only to find themselves miniaturized and cast out into the rain forest, with nothing but their scientific expertise and wits to protect them.
"Micro" was unfinished when Michael Crichton passed...
- 6/26/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
On the heels of Jurassic World scoring to the highest global bow of all time, and with Marvel’s Ant-Man about to make miniature marketable again, Steven Spielberg’s DreamWorks Studios has picked up feature film rights to the late Michael Crichton’s final novel, Micro.
The book sat on Crichton’s computer, unfinished after his death in 2008, until author Richard Preston stepped in to finish it. HarperCollins published in 2011 and it went to become a New York Times bestseller (as was tradition with Crichton’s thrillers). The late author was considered one of the best thriller writers of his time, and numerous works of his were adapted for the big screen (including the Spielberg-directed Jurassic World).
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Frank Marshall is on board to produce the high-concept adventure-thriller, about a group of grad students who accept a job offer from a mysterious biotech company in scenic Hawaii,...
The book sat on Crichton’s computer, unfinished after his death in 2008, until author Richard Preston stepped in to finish it. HarperCollins published in 2011 and it went to become a New York Times bestseller (as was tradition with Crichton’s thrillers). The late author was considered one of the best thriller writers of his time, and numerous works of his were adapted for the big screen (including the Spielberg-directed Jurassic World).
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Frank Marshall is on board to produce the high-concept adventure-thriller, about a group of grad students who accept a job offer from a mysterious biotech company in scenic Hawaii,...
- 6/26/2015
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
DreamWorks Studios has acquired the film rights to the late "Jurassic Park" author Michael Crichton's high-concept sci-fi thriller novel "Micro".
The book was Crichton's final work and left unfinished when he died. "The Hot Zone" author Richard Preston came in and completed the work from Crichton's notes with the book ultimately being published in 2011.
The story was follows a group of graduate students studying the microscopic world in search of the next generation of pharmaceuticals. They find themselves lured to Hawaii to work for a mysterious biotech company, and end up being miniaturized and cast out into the rain forest with nothing but their expertise and wits to protect them.
Frank Marshall is on board to produce.
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The book was Crichton's final work and left unfinished when he died. "The Hot Zone" author Richard Preston came in and completed the work from Crichton's notes with the book ultimately being published in 2011.
The story was follows a group of graduate students studying the microscopic world in search of the next generation of pharmaceuticals. They find themselves lured to Hawaii to work for a mysterious biotech company, and end up being miniaturized and cast out into the rain forest with nothing but their expertise and wits to protect them.
Frank Marshall is on board to produce.
Source: Dreamworks Pictures...
- 6/26/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Michael Crichton’s last bit of unfinished business is still finding its way to the big screen. DreamWorks Studios just picked up the feature film rights to the late author’s novel, Micro with Frank Marshall on board to produce. Micro was unfinished when Crichton passed away in 2008 and it was later completed by author Richard Preston and published by HarperCollins in 2011. It naturally ended up a New York Times bestseller and spent over 20 weeks combined on the list in…...
- 6/26/2015
- Deadline
We look at the films that slipped through Hollywood's net, from biblical epics to a time travelling Gladiator sequel...
This article contains a spoiler for Gladiator.
If you're one of those frustrated over the quality of many of the blockbusters that make it to the inside of a multiplex, then ponder the following. For each of these were supposed to be major projects, that for one reason or another, stalled on their way to the big screen. Some still may make it. But for many others, the journey is over. Here are the big blockbusters that never were...
1. Airframe
The late Michael Crichton scored another residential on the bestseller list with his impressive thriller, Airframe. It was published in 1996, just after films of Crichton works such as Jurassic Park, Rising Sun, Disclosure and the immortal Congo had proven to be hits of various sizes.
So: a hit book, another techno thriller,...
This article contains a spoiler for Gladiator.
If you're one of those frustrated over the quality of many of the blockbusters that make it to the inside of a multiplex, then ponder the following. For each of these were supposed to be major projects, that for one reason or another, stalled on their way to the big screen. Some still may make it. But for many others, the journey is over. Here are the big blockbusters that never were...
1. Airframe
The late Michael Crichton scored another residential on the bestseller list with his impressive thriller, Airframe. It was published in 1996, just after films of Crichton works such as Jurassic Park, Rising Sun, Disclosure and the immortal Congo had proven to be hits of various sizes.
So: a hit book, another techno thriller,...
- 6/11/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Ridley Scott sure is picky for a director who has directed so many movies. While famous for creating such visual feasts as "Alien," "Blade Runner," "Thelma & Louise," "Gladiator" and "Black Hawk Dawn," Scott has seemingly exited as many projects as he's seen through. "Blade Runner 2" is merely the latest "will-he-or-won't-he?" moment in his career. Recently, Scott dropped some hints about the long-delayed sequel to the 1982 film, but said he wouldn't be sitting in the director's chair. Now, he's backtracking, telling Yahoo, "I don’t know about [not directing 'Blade Runner 2'] yet." He added that the sequel could be his "most personal" film, and that the present script is "very, very good." It's certainly not the first time Scott has been ambiguous about taking on a directing gig. Here are some of the more interesting projects he never made: "I Am Legend" Scott got pretty far along on the pre-poduction process of the Richard Matheson adaptation in the '90s,...
- 12/4/2014
- by Dave Lewis
- Hitfix
With the Ebola virus dominating news headlines worldwide, it was only a matter of time until Hollywood dug its heels in on turning the hot-button topic into a full-blown series. Recently, producer Lynda Obst (Interstellar) and director-producer Ridley Scott (Gladiator) announced that they’ll be creating a limited series for Fox TV Studios, adapted from Richard Preston’s 1994 nonfiction bestseller The Hot Zone.
Obst and Scott optioned Preston’s book two decades ago and never abandoned the project, tapping Jeff Vintar (I, Robot) to adapt The Hot Zone into what was originally envisioned as a film for Scott to direct. Now that the recent outbreak – the deadliest on record – has made the virus extremely timely, the pair feel that it’s high time to push ahead with the adaptation, though the project will now take the form of a TV miniseries. Obst said of the decision:
“A limited series is...
Obst and Scott optioned Preston’s book two decades ago and never abandoned the project, tapping Jeff Vintar (I, Robot) to adapt The Hot Zone into what was originally envisioned as a film for Scott to direct. Now that the recent outbreak – the deadliest on record – has made the virus extremely timely, the pair feel that it’s high time to push ahead with the adaptation, though the project will now take the form of a TV miniseries. Obst said of the decision:
“A limited series is...
- 10/20/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Peter Bart and Mike Fleming Jr. worked together for two decades at Daily Variety. In this occasional column, two old friends get together and grind their axes, mostly on the movie business.
Fleming: Birdman director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu told me he sees superhero movies as right-wing poison and cultural genocide for their simplistic values that stamp out human truths. Warner Bros’ Kevin Tsujihara told Wall Street his slumping film studio will turn around via a full program of 10 DC Comics tent poles to be released 2016-2020.
Will Smith and Tom Hardy are in talks to star in Fury director David Ayer’s Suicide Squad, and 2016 also brings Batman V Superman; 2017 brings Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman and Justice League; 2018 brings Ezra Miller as The Flash and Jason Momoa as Aquaman; 2019 brings Shazam and Justice League 2; Ray Fisher stars in Cyborg and a Green Lantern reboot arrives for 2020.
Besides the...
Fleming: Birdman director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu told me he sees superhero movies as right-wing poison and cultural genocide for their simplistic values that stamp out human truths. Warner Bros’ Kevin Tsujihara told Wall Street his slumping film studio will turn around via a full program of 10 DC Comics tent poles to be released 2016-2020.
Will Smith and Tom Hardy are in talks to star in Fury director David Ayer’s Suicide Squad, and 2016 also brings Batman V Superman; 2017 brings Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman and Justice League; 2018 brings Ezra Miller as The Flash and Jason Momoa as Aquaman; 2019 brings Shazam and Justice League 2; Ray Fisher stars in Cyborg and a Green Lantern reboot arrives for 2020.
Besides the...
- 10/19/2014
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline
As governments mobilize to help fight off the growing Ebola crisis that has tragically claimed the lives of thousands of West Africans, while spreading across the globe with reports of infected patients in Europe, Canada, and the United States, Hollywood is doing what it does best: trying to make a few bucks off it. Indeed, there's no tragedy or epidemic that can't be turned into something, so Ridley Scott is making sure he's at the forefront of the inevitable run of contagion projects we're about to get that aren't Steven Soderbergh's "Contagion." To be fair, this is a project Scott has been working on for years. It's actually an adaptation of Richard Preston's 1994 non-fiction thriller "The Hot Zone," about the true story of a previous outbreak of the Ebola virus. Scott was originally looking at making a feature out of the material, with Jodie Foster mooted to star...
- 10/17/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
I figured it was only a matter of time before an announcement like this was made... Director Ridley Scott and producer Lynda Obst have teamed up to develop a TV series (likely a miniseries) based on Richard Preston's article for The New Yorker, which traces the history of Ebola through the current crisis. Apparently the pair was already adapting Preston's 1995 best-selling novel, "The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story," about the origins and incidents involving "viral hemorrhagic fevers" (a club which the Ebola virus is a member of). But it looks like, given the current fears over Ebola (just turn to your TV news channels for a sample),...
- 10/17/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Ridley Scott, Lynda Obst, and the American panic industry are developing an Ebola-centered TV show based on the 1994 book The Hot Zone. According to THR, Scott and Obst had been developing a limited series for some time, though when they first optioned Richard Preston's book 20 years ago, the idea was to make a feature film. That never got off the ground (curse you, Outbreak), so now the plan is to make a miniseries of some kind, though a home for said series has not yet been found. The Hot Zone started out as a 1992 New Yorker article, "Crisis in the Hot Zone," and Preston is apparently writing a new article as we speak, which will be incorporated into the potential TV show. Somewhere, there's a production designer polishing his or her résumé and whipping up all kinds of fake vomits and hemorrhagic discharges, and trying to make...
- 10/17/2014
- by Margaret Lyons
- Vulture
Ebola is currently an inescapable news topic as thousands suffer in Africa and a few select cases have broken out in the Us. Because of the “interest” in the deadly disease, it seems now the time is ripe for Ridley Scott to start work on the Ebola-themed project he optioned two decades ago. That would be the book “The Hot Zone” by Richard Preston, written in 1994 about the then-also-deadly Ebola virus. Originally Scott was working on the project as a feature film, but over the course of the last year, the idea has morphed into a TV miniseries instead. One of the producers, Lynda Obst, explains why the shift has been made: “A limited series is a great way to do this because you don’t have to limit it to a three-act structure like you do with a film.” There’s no word on how long exactly the miniseries will run,...
- 10/17/2014
- by Paul
- TVovermind.com
Richard Preston’s Ebola-chronicling book The Hot Zone is coming to TV, with Ridley Scott involved...
Here’s a news story we’re not sure how to react to – the recent Ebola outbreak has encouraged Ridley Scott and producer Lynda Obst to fast-track their TV adaptation of The Hot Zone.
The Hot Zone is a non-fiction book that was written by Richard Preston in 1994, from his original New Yorker article Crisis In The Hot Zone, which chronicled the Us Government's reactions to Ebola potentially entering the country.
It nearly made it to the big screen in the 1990s, with Jodie Foster and Robert Redford in lead roles as a scientist and an environmentalist respectively.
Now, the project has moved to television. Preston is currently writing a new article on Ebola’s recent developments, which is believed to be incorporated into the script as soon as possible.
Once scripting and pre-production is finished,...
Here’s a news story we’re not sure how to react to – the recent Ebola outbreak has encouraged Ridley Scott and producer Lynda Obst to fast-track their TV adaptation of The Hot Zone.
The Hot Zone is a non-fiction book that was written by Richard Preston in 1994, from his original New Yorker article Crisis In The Hot Zone, which chronicled the Us Government's reactions to Ebola potentially entering the country.
It nearly made it to the big screen in the 1990s, with Jodie Foster and Robert Redford in lead roles as a scientist and an environmentalist respectively.
Now, the project has moved to television. Preston is currently writing a new article on Ebola’s recent developments, which is believed to be incorporated into the script as soon as possible.
Once scripting and pre-production is finished,...
- 10/17/2014
- by rleane
- Den of Geek
As the Ebola virus continues to spread, EW has confirmed that producer Lynda Obst and director/producer Ridley Scott are moving forward with a limited television series about the virus—a project that they've reportedly been working on for the past year. The series, which is based on Richard Preston's 1994 best-seller The Hot Zone, will be adapted by Jeff Vintar (I, Robot) for Fox TV Studios. Preston will serve as a consultant on the series. Obst and Scott originally optioned the rights for a feature-length film in the early 90s, after Preston's short story, "Crisis in the Hot Zone,...
- 10/16/2014
- by Emily Blake
- EW - Inside TV
The international nightmare that is the Ebola scare is far from over, but we're already getting a TV show about it. File this one under: way too soon. According to The Hollywood Reporter, producer Lynda Obst and director/producer Ridley Scott are teaming up for a limited series for Fox TV Studios based on Richard Preston's 1994 best-selling book The Hot Zone. But here's the weird part: Obst and Scott have actually been working on this project for 20 years. They optioned the rights over two decades ago to adapt the book, and when the current outbreak, which is the deadliest manifestation of the disease to date, emerged a few months ago in West Africa, the project suddenly seemed timely....
- 10/16/2014
- E! Online
The Ebola outbreak is spreading to primetime.
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Producer Lynda Obst and director/producer Ridley Scott have been working on a limited-series adaptation of Richard Preston’s 1994 Ebola-themed novel The Hot Zone for about a year, according to The Hollywood Reporter, an endeavor which is coming closer to fruition. No network is currently attached.
Scott, Obst, David Zucker and Jim Hart would all serve as executive producers on the project.
Described as “a terrifying true story,” Preston’s Hot Zone is based on his 1992 New Yorker article “Crisis in the Hot Zone,...
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Producer Lynda Obst and director/producer Ridley Scott have been working on a limited-series adaptation of Richard Preston’s 1994 Ebola-themed novel The Hot Zone for about a year, according to The Hollywood Reporter, an endeavor which is coming closer to fruition. No network is currently attached.
Scott, Obst, David Zucker and Jim Hart would all serve as executive producers on the project.
Described as “a terrifying true story,” Preston’s Hot Zone is based on his 1992 New Yorker article “Crisis in the Hot Zone,...
- 10/16/2014
- TVLine.com
Richard Preston's nonfiction book "The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story" is heading to the small screen. The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Jim Hart, Lynda Obst, Ridley Scott and David Zucker are set to produce a television minsieries version that will explore the origins of the Ebola virus. Hart and Zucker are writing with Scott planning to also direct at least the first episode.
- 10/16/2014
- Comingsoon.net
As the Ebola virus continues to dominate the headlines, producer Lynda Obst and director-producer Ridley Scott are bringing the deadly pathogen to the small screen with a limited series for Fox TV Studios based on Richard Preston's 1994 nonfiction best-seller The Hot Zone. For the past year, the pair quietly has been working on the property, which they optioned two decades ago and never let lapse, hiring Jeff Vintar (I, Robot) to adapt. But the project became incredibly timely a few months ago when the current outbreak — the deadliest manifestation of the disease to date — began
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- 10/16/2014
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"The Hot Zone", Richard Preston's Ebola virus-themed 1994 best-seller, will score a limited TV series adaptation with the help of Producer Lynda Obst and director-producer Ridley Scott.
A sensation upon its release, the non-fiction thriller deals primarily with the history of the virus including an outbreak of Marburg virus in a Nairobi hospital. It also deals with the outbreak of a form of Ebola in a monkey house in Virginia.
Obst and Scott optioned "The Hot Zone" two decades ago and for the past year have been working on adapting the property with Preston's help. The pair have also hired "I, Robot" scribe Jeff Vintar to adapt the script.
The project has taken on a new urgency though as the current outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, which has ravaged several countries and could potentially spread beyond the region. Preston is writing a piece for next week's New Yorker magazine which chronicles the current outbreak,...
A sensation upon its release, the non-fiction thriller deals primarily with the history of the virus including an outbreak of Marburg virus in a Nairobi hospital. It also deals with the outbreak of a form of Ebola in a monkey house in Virginia.
Obst and Scott optioned "The Hot Zone" two decades ago and for the past year have been working on adapting the property with Preston's help. The pair have also hired "I, Robot" scribe Jeff Vintar to adapt the script.
The project has taken on a new urgency though as the current outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, which has ravaged several countries and could potentially spread beyond the region. Preston is writing a piece for next week's New Yorker magazine which chronicles the current outbreak,...
- 10/16/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Director Ridley Scott continues to be a busy man, particularly with his latest ventures into old material, including the Alien/Prometheus and Blade Runner franchises. Now, he's jumping back into a lesser-known property; The Hot Zone, a TV limited series for Fox TV. Back in 1992, Scott was hired to direct Crisis In The Hot Zone, based on the novel "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston, which chronicled the initial outbreak of the Ebola virus. Producer Lynda Obst won a...
- 10/16/2014
- by Paul Shirey
- JoBlo.com
Years after President Obama produced his long-form birth certificate, there is still a sizable portion of the population that insists on questioning his legitimacy to hold the office. On The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann last week, liberal host Thom Hartmann confronted one such doubter, Imperial Wizard of the Confederate White Knights Richard Preston, who thinks "Barack Hussein Obama is an illegal president," and cited Glenn Beck's website TheBlaze as evidence.
- 12/24/2013
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
Author Michael Crichton's unfinished final novel has been completed by a fan.
Technical thriller Micro was incomplete when the Jurassic Park writer died in 2008, but the book has been finished by former veterinarian Richard Preston and is now set for release.
Preston, 57, is not new to the literary world - he penned 1994 bestseller The Hot Zone.
The two writers never met.
Technical thriller Micro was incomplete when the Jurassic Park writer died in 2008, but the book has been finished by former veterinarian Richard Preston and is now set for release.
Preston, 57, is not new to the literary world - he penned 1994 bestseller The Hot Zone.
The two writers never met.
- 11/22/2011
- WENN
We start the Top 7. You finish the Top 10.
Getting sick sucks, getting the plague… that’s horror film territory. This week, Steven Soderbergh releases his Contagion (starring Matt Damon, Jude Law, Kate Winslet and everyone else in Hollywood) into movie theaters. Hopefully it’ll catch on! Get it? Because you catch a disease and… Ok. Here are the Top 7 Movie Epidemics.
7. Outbreak (1995)
Recap: An all-star disaster movie starring Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Kevin Spacey, Morgan Freeman and Donald Sutherland about an Ebola-like virus. A bunch of people get infected with “Motaba” after coming into contact with an infected primate. Only an Usamriid virologist and a Cdc investigator have the tenacity and the balls to save the world from a deadly outbreak.
Reason: This movie fits the bill for this top 7 list perfectly. Too bad it’s so disappointing. It didn’t help that I had read Richard Preston’s The...
Getting sick sucks, getting the plague… that’s horror film territory. This week, Steven Soderbergh releases his Contagion (starring Matt Damon, Jude Law, Kate Winslet and everyone else in Hollywood) into movie theaters. Hopefully it’ll catch on! Get it? Because you catch a disease and… Ok. Here are the Top 7 Movie Epidemics.
7. Outbreak (1995)
Recap: An all-star disaster movie starring Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Kevin Spacey, Morgan Freeman and Donald Sutherland about an Ebola-like virus. A bunch of people get infected with “Motaba” after coming into contact with an infected primate. Only an Usamriid virologist and a Cdc investigator have the tenacity and the balls to save the world from a deadly outbreak.
Reason: This movie fits the bill for this top 7 list perfectly. Too bad it’s so disappointing. It didn’t help that I had read Richard Preston’s The...
- 9/8/2011
- by Megan Lehar
- The Scorecard Review
There are some things in life I can never get enough of - like mid-century jazz, pepperoni pizza, voluptuous women and the films of Steven Soderbergh. I organized a class trip in high school to see Kafka when it was still in theaters and was one of the few who actually saw Schizopolis during its initial run. So you can just imagine my joy when I was able to score a thirty minute conversation with S.S. during his junket for Contagion.
I'll publish the second half of that conversation next week, as it is, as we say in the biz, "evergreen." Read on for a discussion of this week's big release (and one of the best pictures of the year) - Contagion. Note, this phone call took place as I was bunkered in my apartment as Hurricane Irene was barnstorming across the east coast.
Jordan Hoffman: It’s appropriate we talk today,...
I'll publish the second half of that conversation next week, as it is, as we say in the biz, "evergreen." Read on for a discussion of this week's big release (and one of the best pictures of the year) - Contagion. Note, this phone call took place as I was bunkered in my apartment as Hurricane Irene was barnstorming across the east coast.
Jordan Hoffman: It’s appropriate we talk today,...
- 9/7/2011
- UGO Movies
With so many documentary filmmakers like Seth Gordon (The King of Kong) and Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman (Catfish) continuing to break into the world of fiction, it should probably come as no surprise that one of the all-time masters of the form is also about to attempt a similar transition. That being said, somehow it is still hard to believe that Errol Morris' next few films may not actually be documentaries, even if they are based on true stories. While doing the press circuit in support of his latest film Tabloid, Morris recently revealed that he is lining up adaptations of Richard Preston's The Demon in the Freezer, a non-fiction book about biological warfare with anthrax and smallpox, and We Froze The First Man, a memoir from Robert F. Nelson about the very first man to be cryonically preserved (no, not Walt Disney). Paul Rudd has signed...
- 7/26/2011
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Lil Wayne 'jumped on it,' Raymond v. Raymond writer tells Mixtape Daily.
By Alvin Blanco, with reporting by Rob Markman
Rico Love
Photo: Ttll
Behind the Beats: Rico Love
If more people read the credits behind some of R&B's biggest hits, Rico Love should be a household name. Born Richard Preston Butler Jr., the former Florida A&M University student is now one of the music industry's most-sought-after singer/songwriters.
After writing hits for Usher ("There Goes My Baby"), Beyoncé ("Sweet Dreams") and Diddy-Dirty Money ("Hello Good Morning"), to name a few, one of Rico's biggest hits to date is Kelly Rowland's "Motivation."
"It came about in a truly organic way," Rico told Mixtape Daily of the Jim Jonsin-produced "Motivation." "We had this meeting in New York: myself and Sylvia [Rhone] and Kelly. And they just were saying, 'We need to find that single; we need that big single.
By Alvin Blanco, with reporting by Rob Markman
Rico Love
Photo: Ttll
Behind the Beats: Rico Love
If more people read the credits behind some of R&B's biggest hits, Rico Love should be a household name. Born Richard Preston Butler Jr., the former Florida A&M University student is now one of the music industry's most-sought-after singer/songwriters.
After writing hits for Usher ("There Goes My Baby"), Beyoncé ("Sweet Dreams") and Diddy-Dirty Money ("Hello Good Morning"), to name a few, one of Rico's biggest hits to date is Kelly Rowland's "Motivation."
"It came about in a truly organic way," Rico told Mixtape Daily of the Jim Jonsin-produced "Motivation." "We had this meeting in New York: myself and Sylvia [Rhone] and Kelly. And they just were saying, 'We need to find that single; we need that big single.
- 7/22/2011
- MTV Music News
Academy Award-winning filmmaker and documentarian Errol Morris tells The Playlist that he's planning an adaptation of Richard Preston’s non-fiction work "The Demon in the Freezer".
Preston’s 2002 book explores the U.S. government’s relationship with the biological weapons anthrax and smallpox, focusing on both the “Smallpox Eradication Program” in the ‘60s and ‘70s and the threat of anthrax circa 9/11. Much like 'Hot Zone' or films like "Traffic", the text follows several different storylines in different countries and times.
Preston authored 1994's "The Hot Zone" which was a hot property that Hollywood tried to adapt in the mid-90's until rival project "Outbreak" opened and beat it to the punch. Preston also penned 2007's "The Wild Trees", while his brother Douglas Preston is the best-selling co-author of the Pendergast book series along with Lincoln Child.
Morris is best known for his documentaries like "The Fog of War," "The Thin Blue Line,...
Preston’s 2002 book explores the U.S. government’s relationship with the biological weapons anthrax and smallpox, focusing on both the “Smallpox Eradication Program” in the ‘60s and ‘70s and the threat of anthrax circa 9/11. Much like 'Hot Zone' or films like "Traffic", the text follows several different storylines in different countries and times.
Preston authored 1994's "The Hot Zone" which was a hot property that Hollywood tried to adapt in the mid-90's until rival project "Outbreak" opened and beat it to the punch. Preston also penned 2007's "The Wild Trees", while his brother Douglas Preston is the best-selling co-author of the Pendergast book series along with Lincoln Child.
Morris is best known for his documentaries like "The Fog of War," "The Thin Blue Line,...
- 7/12/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Kurt here with your weekly movie exercise. This week at the gym I saw Outbreak, the 1995 disaster drama that cashed in on the Ebola virus fears that tore through the U.S. in the late '80s and early '90s. The virus in Outbreak is known as Motaba, which also has African origins and is spread via a monkey host (the film is loosely based on The Hot Zone, a nonfiction book about Ebola by New Yorker reporter Richard Preston). For me, there is no scarier film villain than the global pandemic. You can always outrun Ghostface, or jab Michael Myers in the eye with a wire hanger. Even an apocalyptic meteor is somehow less terrifying, perhaps because it arrives in a flash, its devastation unseen until that moment of impact. The indiscriminate horror of an unstoppable disease creeps in around you like darkness, randomly affecting others until it catches you,...
- 7/8/2011
- by Kurtis O
- FilmExperience
Last week, there was a wonderful essay in The New York Times about a leadership program created by the old Bell System back in 1952. The all-powerful telephone company worried that its executives needed a broader perspective, not just on business but also on society, even life itself. "A well-trained man knows how to answer questions," one sociologist explained. "An educated man knows what questions are worth asking."
Working with the University of Pennsylvania, Bell launched the Institute of Humanistic Studies for Executives--a 10-month program in which businesspeople read and debated the Great Books, visited museums, and studied architecture. The "capstone" of the program was a series of eight three-hour seminars devoted to Ulysses. Can you imagine? Twenty-four hours devoted to the discussion of a single (and famously vexing) novel!
As I finished the Times piece, I lamented how little time any of us has to think deeper, look broader, and...
Working with the University of Pennsylvania, Bell launched the Institute of Humanistic Studies for Executives--a 10-month program in which businesspeople read and debated the Great Books, visited museums, and studied architecture. The "capstone" of the program was a series of eight three-hour seminars devoted to Ulysses. Can you imagine? Twenty-four hours devoted to the discussion of a single (and famously vexing) novel!
As I finished the Times piece, I lamented how little time any of us has to think deeper, look broader, and...
- 7/2/2010
- by William Taylor
- Fast Company
After reading Tim Curran's Resurrection, I simply had to interview him. I Really loved his book, even at 666 pages (yep, you read that right – 666). Curran is a wonderful storyteller who really should be unleashed upon the general horror reading public sooner rather than later.
Read on for an in-depth look into the beautifully twisted mind of Tim Curran.
El: First off, Wow!! You put everything And the kitchen sink into Resurrection (review here). Best zombie novel I've read in quite a while! How did the book come into being?
Tc: I read somewhere about a mudslide in California. It washed out a cemetery and the coffins and corpses, skeletons and tombstones ended up in the town itself. Coffins came crashing through picture windows. Cadavers were deposited on porches and in trees, tombstones ended up in front yards. Some woman suffered a fatal heart attack when a casket came through...
Read on for an in-depth look into the beautifully twisted mind of Tim Curran.
El: First off, Wow!! You put everything And the kitchen sink into Resurrection (review here). Best zombie novel I've read in quite a while! How did the book come into being?
Tc: I read somewhere about a mudslide in California. It washed out a cemetery and the coffins and corpses, skeletons and tombstones ended up in the town itself. Coffins came crashing through picture windows. Cadavers were deposited on porches and in trees, tombstones ended up in front yards. Some woman suffered a fatal heart attack when a casket came through...
- 1/13/2010
- by thebellefromhell
- DreadCentral.com
Doing my occasional snooping about the internet I stumbled upon the existence of a new slasher flick I was previously unaware of entitled Spiker about a maniac who lays waste to his victims with railroad spikes. The original title of the film was Blood Rails (official site), but the producers have wisely changed it to Spiker which I think we can all agree is more direct to the point.
"A nightmare comes to life, the Spiker is a massive, pink-eyed albino and a maniac killing machine whose physical endurance borders on the fantastic. He escapes from an asylum and returns to the small town he terrorized years before, where he slashed his victims to pieces with railroad spikes and buried the bodies under the train tracks outside of town. When a group of teenagers decide to camp out at an abandoned house they are attacked by the vengeful Spiker and...
"A nightmare comes to life, the Spiker is a massive, pink-eyed albino and a maniac killing machine whose physical endurance borders on the fantastic. He escapes from an asylum and returns to the small town he terrorized years before, where he slashed his victims to pieces with railroad spikes and buried the bodies under the train tracks outside of town. When a group of teenagers decide to camp out at an abandoned house they are attacked by the vengeful Spiker and...
- 6/23/2008
- by Kryten Syxx
- DreadCentral.com
Doing my occassional snooping about the internet, I stumbled upon the existence of a new slasher flick I was previously unaware of entitled Spiker, about a maniac who lays waste to his victims with railroad spikes. The original title of the film was Blood Rails, but the producers have wisely changed it to Spiker, which I think we can all agree is more direct to the point.
\"A nightmare comes to life, the Spiker is a massive, pink-eyed albino and a maniac killing machine whose physical endurance borders on the fantastic. He escapes from an asylum and returns to the small town he terrorized years before, where he slashed his victims to pieces with railroad spikes and buried the bodies under the train tracks outside of town. When a group of teenagers decide to camp out at an abandoned house they are attacked by the vengeful Spiker and discover a...
\"A nightmare comes to life, the Spiker is a massive, pink-eyed albino and a maniac killing machine whose physical endurance borders on the fantastic. He escapes from an asylum and returns to the small town he terrorized years before, where he slashed his victims to pieces with railroad spikes and buried the bodies under the train tracks outside of town. When a group of teenagers decide to camp out at an abandoned house they are attacked by the vengeful Spiker and discover a...
- 6/23/2008
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
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