If the Descent film left you wanting for more, then you will be getting is sometime next year. However, what you can get now is the title to the sequel, which will be aptly dubbed The Descent: Part 2. Short, simple and sweet.
The film will continue the story of Sarah, the only survivor of an all-female caving expedition gone horrifically wrong. Unable to speak due to her psychological stress, she accompanies a rescue team back to the cave… and as expected, events take a turn for the worse.
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Variety reports that Lionsgate has acquired Duane Swierczynski’s action comedy novel Severance Package.
The book told the story of a media relations director of a financial company who learns that the firm was a front for a covert intelligence agency that is being shut down immediately, with every manager scheduled to be terminated… literally.
It is being adapted by Brett Simon and the author himself, with Simon set to direct.
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Superhero Hype reports that Dirk Blackman and Howard McCain have been hired to rework the script for Conan for Lionsgate. The site also notes that the writing duo’s action-adventure screenplay Amazon, which has Scarlet Johansson attached, is also moving forward at Lionsgate.
The Conan film is being produced by Paradox Entertainment president and CEO Frederik Malmberg along with others from Millennium Films. Earlier drafts of the film were written by Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer, marking the project as a resurrection for the dark hero.
The new writers are going back to creator Robert E. Howard’s original stories to create a $100 million R-rated original film, which the site notes is to be the largest production to date for Lionsgate and Millennium.
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Proving that the suits always make bad decisions, Shock reports that Midnight Meat Train is getting a limited theatrical release… in fact, a very limited one. It will be available in bargain theaters across the country. This means that you can catch this well-received film at venues where ticket prices are only one to two dollars.
Ryuhei Kitamura’s adaptation of the classic Clive Barker short story has met with much antagonism from the suits at Lionsgate, who offered a limited release to fulfill its deal with production company Lakeshore. Following petitions, including one with support from the author himself, the suits went for a meeting with Barket which “did not go well.”
Catch the movie if you can. Read the story – it’s awesome. If you can’t watch the movie, then wait for the DVD release. There’s nothing much we can do at this point.
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Lionsgate is conducting an eBay charitable action for several exclusive “THE BANK JOB” posters signed by Jason Statham benefiting The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation. The winning bidders will receive studio certified posters signed by the cast along with a signed letter verifying their authenticity. Â Auctions begin today and will continue through the film’s opening weekend.Â
You better hurry because interested fans and collectors should be aware there are only a limited amount of posters available. Â
This is what you get:
Included In This Package:
 A Signed Poster from JASON STATHAM
A Hand Signed Letter from a Lionsgate Executive
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Here comes another slasher film hopefully starring Jensen Ackles to play the lead in Lionsgate’s “My Bloody Valentine 3-D.”This time it’s a remake of the 1981 film of the same name. According to Hollywood Reporter, The story focuses on Tom (Ackles), a handsome, principled man who returns to his home in Harmony, Mo., 10 years after 22 people were murdered on Valentine’s night. Back in Montana, Tom finds he still is smitten with his first love, Sarah (Jaime King), and is now a murder.Production begins May 12. A Jan. 23 release is planned.
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