New ‘Chucky’ Movie Begins Photography in Winnipeg

September 5, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

It looks like Chucky, the homicidal ginger-haired doll of the Child’s Play film series has come out of retirement. Directed and written by original creator Don Mancini, the new direct-to-DVD Universal Home Ent. feature Curse of Chucky began principal photograph in Winnipeg, Canada this week. “Since his introduction to audiences [...]

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Rihanna, Jim Parsons to Voice DreamWorks Alien Pic

June 20, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment

Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) and singer-actress Rihanna (Battleship) will voice the lead parts in Happy Smekday!, a DreamWorks Animation adaptation of the award-winning book The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex. Slated for a holiday 2014 release, the pic will be directed by Tim Johnson (Antz, Over [...]

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Warner Bros. Greenlights ‘Bleach’ Live-Action Movie

February 23, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 5 Comments

Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired the live-action feature film rights to Viz Media’s hit manga and anime property Bleach. Peter Segal (Get Smart, The Longest Yard) of Callahan Filmworks is producing with an eye toward directing. The film’s creative team also includes screenwriter Dan Mazeau (The Clash of the Titans) [...]

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