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A new episode of the Awfully Good Horror Movies video series has just been released, and with director Fede Alvarez’s Alien: Romulus now in theatres, we have decided to celebrate by taking a look back at one of the least popular entries in the Alien franchise, the crossover sequel Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (watch it Here). You can hear all about it in the video embedded above!

Directed by the Brothers Strause from a screenplay by Shane Salerno, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem has the following synopsis: Residents of Gunnison, Colorado, are caught up in the crossfire when two deadly extraterrestrial species bring their longstanding conflict to Earth. On the one side, nearly indestructible Aliens; on the other, a lone Predator whose mission is to wipe out all traces of the Alien infestation from Earth, no matter who gets in the way.

The film stars Steven Pasquale, Reiko Aylesworth, John Ortiz,...

Harper's Island was canceled after one season, but its unique approach to a slasher series still resonates 15 years later. The series thrived on suspense and red herrings, boasting a large cast of suspects and engaging plot twists. Despite being ahead of its time, Harper's Island could have been a massive hit with better marketing and a different network placement.

CBS canceled beloved slasher series Harper's Island after a single season, but it still holds a special place in my heart 15 years later because it deserves a resurrection. Slasher series rarely work because sustaining viewer interest week-to-week is tough when answers aren't forthcoming. A slasher series needs convincing kills and plots that can be told over a longer arc and offer insight into the characters and their machinations. This particular series excelled because it had 25 suspects from the get-go, meaning there was no shortage of drama.

The series benefited from a picturesque setting,...

Flash Gordon (1980) is the best version, capturing the comic's bombastic tone with visually stunning performances. Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938) introduces an interesting new villain and entertaining despite rushed production. Flash Gordon (2007-2008) modernizes poorly, receiving initial negative reviews for lackluster execution.

Debuting in 1934, Flash Gordon quickly became a popular fixture of American comic strips. However, the character's most important influence was felt off the page, as a trio of serials based on the character's adventures quickly became some of the earliest examples of the cinematic sci-fi genre. This influence could be felt throughout the genre and was a personal favorite of George Lucas, leading it to become a key influence on Star Wars.

The story of dashing college athlete Flash and his companions Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov, as they find themselves facing off with the merciless (and problematically dated) Emperor Ming on the planet of Mongo, has...

A new episode of the Wtf Happened to This Horror Movie? video series has just arrived online, and in this one we’re looking back at the 2006 release Final Destination 3 (watch it Here) – a movie that wasn’t as popular as the previous two entries in the franchise, but at least it was more well-received than the fourth movie was. To find out what went into the making of Final Destination 3, check out the video embedded above!

Directed by James Wong, who also wrote the screenplay with Glen Morgan, Final Destination 3 has the following synopsis: Six years after a group of high school students first cheated death, another teen has a premonition that she and her friends will be involved in a horrifying roller-coaster accident. When the vision proves true, the student and her fellow survivors must deal with the repercussions of cheating the Grim Reaper.

The film stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead,...

The made-for-tv movie was a programming staple for the broadcast networks in the 1970s and 1980s. While it fell out of favor in the 1990s and was even dropped as an Emmy Awards category for three years beginning in 2011, it has been on an upswing as of late. This year, 41 telefilms are in contention for the five nominations that will be revealed on July 13; last year only 28 TV movies were submitted.

All 22,000 plus voting members of the TV academy have until June 28 to cast their 2021 Emmy Awards nominations ballots for their favorite TV movies. In the past, voters were limited in the number of telefilms that they could put forth. In 2017 that cap (which was usually 10 per category) was lifted. And, as opposed to the Oscars, voters for the Emmys do not rank their choices and nominees are determined by a simple tally.

See 2021 Emmy nominations ballot: 1,865 performers vie for...

Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Mark Dacascos, Michael Jai White, Weston Cage Coppola, Abigail Hawk, Gina Holden, Rob Van Dam, Gerald Webb, Rachel True, Brittany Underwood, Max Adler, Richard Gabai, Tim McKiernan | Written by Scott Thomas Reynolds | Directed by Christopher Ray

Decorated veteran and Ptsd sufferer, Jason Hill (Flanery) meets his wife, Jennifer, for lunch at the Veteran’s Affairs hospital where she works. After Jennifer is called away for an emergency consultation with the head of US Military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, the hospital is taken hostage by heavily armed terrorists. Jason becomes the last line of defense and must battle the terrorists and his own Ptsd induced demons to save his wife, the General, the hospital’s staff and patients…

The latest film from director Christopher Olen Ray (though he’s dropped the Olen part of his name for this one), Assault on Station 33 is yet another...

Sean Patrick Flanery stars as a decorated Army veteran fighting terrorists who invade is local Va hospital in the thriller Assault On Va-33, coming to select theaters April 2, and On Demand and Digital April 6 from Paramount and Saban Films.

Directed by Christopher Ray Assault On Va-33 also stars Rob Van Dam, Weston Cage Coppola and Gina Holden with Mark Dacascos and Michael Jai White. Check out the Trailer:

Sean Patrick Flanery (Boondock Saints) stars as decorated army veteran Jason Hill. While on a routine visit to the local Va hospital, organized terrorists infiltrate the building and take hostages, including a decorated general, and Hill’s wife. The highly trained veteran is outnumbered and the last line of defense, taking on a building full of armed insurgents before it’s too late.

The post Sean Patrick Flanery Stars in Assault On Va-33 – Coming to Select Theaters April 2nd, and On Demand...

Sean Patrick Flanery (a Daytime Emmy award winner for Amazon’s drama series The Bay) is set to star alongside Abigail Hawk (Blue Bloods), Weston Cage Coppola (Circus Kane), Mark Dacascos (John Wick 3: Parabellum) and Michael Jai White (Spawn) in Assault On Va-33, an indie action thriller directed by Christopher Ray. Written by Scott Thomas Reynolds, the plot centers on decorated veteran and Ptsd sufferer, Jason Hill (Sean Patrick Flanery), who he meets his wife, Jennifer, for lunch at the Veteran’s Affairs hospital where she works. After Jennifer is called away for an emergency consultation with the head of Us Military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, the hospital and everyone in it are taken hostage by heavily armed terrorists. Jason becomes the last line of defense and must battle the terrorists and his own Ptsd induced demons to save his wife, the General, the hospital’s staff and patients.

Jennie Garth‘s eldest daughter is following in her mom’s acting footsteps.

The BH92010 star and Luca Bella, her 22-year-old daughter with ex-husband Peter Facinelli, will co-star together in Lifetime’s upcoming movie, Your Family or Your Life, the network announced Monday.

Out Nov. 1, the movie follows Dr. Kathy Meyer (Garth) as her world is turned upside down when her husband David (Alexander Carroll) is found dead in their home. Kathy and her daughter April (Bella), suspicious of the suicide note, decide to investigate and soon discover that David had uncovered damaging information exposing a billionaire banker.

Josh Server,...

The Millennium Centre towers over us with aged beauty, pillars stretching upwards to meet carved stone and the blue sky above. It’s almost as impressive and staggering an entrance as the doorway to Dracula’s isolated domain in a Hammer film. But this building is not sequestered to some faraway precipice, it’s instead comfortably nestled within the establishments on Winnipeg’s Main Street. But the locals and tourists strolling down the sidewalk would likely never guess that a satanic ritual of human sacrifice is about to take place in the basement. Looks can be deceiving, you know.

Fearing no sharp-toothed denizens of the dead within this structure, we ascend the short stairway and enter the bronze doors of the 104-year-old construction, taking one more moment to gaze up at the gorgeous gray façade. Ambling past a marble World War One memorial wall in the entryway, we walk into...

High school is six years in the rearview mirror for Molly, but she continues to be plagued by possession in The Exorcism of Molly Hartley, available today on Digital HD from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. We've been provided with an exclusive clip featuring an unsettling mental hospital session between Hartley (Sarah Lind) and Dr. Laurie Hawthorne (Gina Holden).

"Molly Hartley (Sarah Lind; Wolfcop) is all grown up, but the unholy demon inside her lives on in this all-new, Unrated sequel that takes terror to the next level! Six years after graduating high school — and discovering that a secret pact assigned her soul to the devil — Molly is suspected of murder and confined to a mental hospital, where she wreaks supernatural havoc on the staff and patients. Her only hope is an exorcism by a defrocked priest (Devon Sawa; Final Destination) looking to redeem himself and save Molly's life before her hideous "transformation" is complete.

Horror fans prepare to be spooked this weekend. Last July, 20th Century Fox invited Movieweb to the set of The Exorcism of Molly Hartley. It is a sequel to 2008's The Haunting of Molly Hartley. Shooting took place in the great northern bastion of filmmaking - Canada, but not Toronto, Montreal, or Vancouver. The Exorcism of Molly Hartley shot for twenty days in Winnipeg. The film is slated for a video on demand and DVD release. This was my first set visit for a non-theatrical release. I really didn't know what to expect in Winnipeg or on the set. It was a memorable trip. The level of warmth, interaction, and accessibility was a pleasant surprise.

Canada is a vast country with hundreds of miles of wilderness. This is clearly observed when flying into Winnipeg. This was my first trip here. The city pops up out of nowhere on the horizon.

We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting the recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes release details on Amnesiac, The Atticus Institute, and Alien Outpost, multiple trailers, premiere details for Head, and a Q&A with the founder of The Philip K. Dick Film Festival:

Amnesiac Distribution and Release Details: “Amnesiac tells the story of a man (Wes Bentley) who wakes up in bed suffering from memory loss after being in an accident, only to begin to suspect that his wife (Kate Bosworth) may not be his real wife. The web of lies and deceit deepen inside the house where he soon finds himself a prisoner.

XLrator Media has acquired North American distribution rights to the psychological thriller Amnesiac starring Kate Bosworth (Still Alice, Superman Returns) and Wes Bentley (The Hunger Games series, Interstellar). XLrator Media will release the film in Summer 2015 on its acclaimed “Macabre” genre label.

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment revealed that it started filming its sequel to "The Haunting of Molly Hartley," which was released in 2008 and grossed only $15 million at the worldwide box office. The new film is called "The Exorcism of Molly Hartley" and is currently shooting in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It's being directed by Steven R. Monroe (I Spit On Your Grave) and written by Matt Venne (Leprechaun: Origins, Fright Night 2). In the movie, Molly Hartley (Sarah Lind) is now an adult. She has fallen under the possession of an evil spirit and must be exorcised by a fallen priest before the devil completely takes her. "The Exorcism of Molly Hartley" co-stars Devon Sawa (Final Destination, Idle Hands) and Gina Holden (Final Destination 3, The Butterfly Effect 2), and is set to be released on Blu-ray, DVD, VOD and Digital HD in 2015.

Molly Hartley, the girl whose parents made a pact with the devil for her survival, is all grown-up and still plagued by evil in The Exorcism of Molly Hartley, the upcoming sequel to 2008′s The Haunting of Molly Hartley. Production on the project began today with a core cast that includes two actors from the Final Destination franchise.

The Exorcism of Molly Hartley is set for a 2015 direct-to-home-media release. Check out the official press release for plot details and cast and crew information:

“Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has started production today on The Exorcism of Molly Hartley, the second chapter to 2008’s The Haunting of Molly Hartley. Shooting on location in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the sequel is directed by horror veteran Steven R. Monroe (I Spit On Your Grave, I Spit On Your Grave 2) and written by Matt Venne (Leprechaun: Origins, Fright Night 2).

The cast includes Devon Sawa (Final Destination,...

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has started production today on The Exorcism of Molly Hartley, the second chapter to 2008's The Haunting of Molly Hartley. Shooting on location in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the sequel is directed by horror veteran Steven R. Monroe (I Spit on Your Grave, I Spit on Your Grave 2) and written by Matt Venne (Leprechaun: Origins,

Fright Night 2: New Blood.

The cast includes Devon Sawa (Final Destination, Idle Hands), Gina Holden (Final Destination 3, The Butterfly Effect 2) and Sarah Lind (WolfCop, True Justice) as Molly Hartley, who now as an adult, has fallen under the possession of an evil spirit and must be exorcised by a fallen priest before the devil completely takes her.

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will handle worldwide distribution on Blu-ray, DVD, VOD and Digital HD for the film's release in 2015.

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We told you back in May that there is a sequel on the way to 2008's teen-friendly horror flick The Haunting of Molly Hartley from director Steven R. Monroe, and today we have the official word that The Exorcism of Molly Hartley is officially on the horizon!

From the Press Release

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has started production today on The Exorcism of Molly Hartley, the second chapter to 2008’s The Haunting of Molly Hartley.

Shooting on location in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the sequel is directed by horror veteran Steven R. Monroe (I Spit On Your Grave, I Spit On Your Grave 2) and written by Matt Venne (Leprechaun: Origins, Fright Night 2).

The cast includes Devon Sawa (Final Destination, Idle Hands), Gina Holden (Final Destination 3, The Butterfly Effect 2), and Sarah Lind (WolfCop, “True Justice”) as Molly Hartley, who now, as an adult, has fallen under the possession...

I don’t know anything about Flash Gordon. I believe there was a cheesy movie in 1980 starring some football player … or something. Above is a pic from that, uh, classic. Man, that looks like a fun movie. (If you’re 5 years old, anyway.) I do remember that the Syfy Channel had a Flash Gordon TV show not all that long ago. The show itself was pretty forgettable, but man, Gina Holden was ridiculously hot in it. She’s, uh, the one in purple in the banner pic below. I’m assuming the All-American blond was Flash Gordon. It looks like Twentieth Century Fox and producer John Davis plan on bringing the broad-shouldered savior of the universe back to the big screen. They’ve set writers J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay to pen the script, with the duo working from a treatment by “Bourne Identity” writer George Nolfi. Because obviously when you think “Flash Gordon,...

Distribution company Odyssey Media looks to be getting in on the b-movie market in a big way with four Syfy-ish flicks that showcase snow sharks, volcanic dragons, crimefighting teen vampires, and Battle Royale at the bottom of a sinkhole.

Avalanche Sharks – After an horrific avalanche, the staff members at Twin Pines Ski Resort start to receive reports of missing people and creatures that move beneath the snow. As the body count piles up, the management tries to cover up the situation, which leads to disaster on their busiest day of the year: Bikini Snow Day.

This sequel to last year’s Sand Sharks was also supposed to star Brooke Hogan, but she had to back out due to a scheduling conflict. Instead Kate Nauta, Erika Jordan, and Emily Addison will have to serve as attractive snow shark bait in this frozen nature gone amok flick from Scott Wheeler, director of...

Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. On June 11th, Anchor Bay Entertainment releases The Philadelphia Experiment on Blu-ray and DVD. This reimagining of the time travel cult classic originally aired on the Syfy channel and stars Nicholas Lea (Kyle Xy), Michael Par&#233 (of the original 1984 The Philadelphia Experiment film), Ryan Robbins (Falling Skies), Emilie Ullerup (Sanctuary), Gina Holden (Saw 3D) and Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange, Silent Night). The Srp for the Blu-ray is $24.99 and $19.98 for DVD.

In 1943, a secret government project attempted to create a cloaking device that would make warships invisible. But during the first test, the USS Eldridge successfully vanished...and could not be found again. 70 years later, the Navy destroyer momentarily reappears on a Pennsylvania runway allowing the sole surviving crewman to escape and a local lawman to board. What is behind a sinister reactivation of the project? Where will the massive ship materialize next? And...

We are back with the latest edition of the Indie Spotlight. Today’s feature includes horror posters, alien invasions, world zombie day, and much more:

New Trailer for Smiley: “Beginning October 12, AMC will exclusively release Smiley theatrically through its AMC independent platform on 28 screens in 14 markets including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Houston and Atlanta. The release will also be supported by a marketing campaign from AMC.

The story of the film follows a mentally fragile college student named Ashley (Caitlin Gerard from “Magic Mike” and “The Social Network”) who, after learning of an urban legend in which a mysterious serial killer named “Smiley” can be summoned through the Internet, must decide whether she is losing her mind or becoming Smiley‘s next victim.” Smiley also stars Melanie Papalia (“Endgame”) and Andrew James Allen (“Make It or Break It”), with Roger Bart (“Desperate Housewives”), Keith David (“The Thing...

Apparently the Philadelphia Experiment was “based on actual events”. Yeah, that’s the ticket. I’m sure the military tried something wacky like this. They’re known for that. But did it actually result in time travel? Uh, that’s probably a bit of a stretch. In any case, check out the trailer for the Syfy Channel’s remake of 1984′s “The Philadelphia Experiment”. A secret government research project tries reviving the World War II “Philadelphia Experiment,” an attempt to create a cloaking device to make warships invisible. When the experiment succeeds, it brings back the original ship (the Eldridge) that disappeared during the first test in 1943. Starring Malcolm McDowell, Nicholas Lea, Syfy Channel regular Gina Holden, and Michael Pare, the star of the 1984 original. Coming to Syfy July 28, 2012.

Directed by Mark Sheppard

Written by Cameron Larson, (loosely) based on the book by Jules Verne

Featuring Gina Holden, Lochlyn Munro, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Susie Abromeit, Mark Sheppard, J. D. Evermore, Edrick Browne, Caleb Michaelson and William Morgan Sheppard

One might suspect the Syfy premiere of Jules Verne’s The Mysterious Island last February was another “mockbuster” from The Asylum, timed to coincide with the theatrical release of Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. But blame this one on the Syfy channel, as The Asylum wasn’t involved with this 2010 production. And that’s unfortunate, as this movie lacks any sense of fun or campy humor.

Most genre fans know how the film starts out. During The Civil War, as a group of Union prisoners, along with a reporter and a Confederate deserter, escape from their captors in a hot air balloon. A Confederate soldier, attempting to stop them, is pulled...

Phase 4 Films will be releasing 'Sand Sharks' into the open seas of the North American DVD market on 31 July. The low budget horror comedy from director Mark Atkins features Corin Nemec, Gina Holden ('Saw 3D'), Eric Scott Woods, Vanessa Lee Evigan and Julie Berman along with stocky hottie Brooke Hogan (below). Hogan, who not only stars in this straight-to-video shark related project, will also be seen next in 'The Asylum's '2-Headed Shark Attack' along with Carmen Electra. Check out the ridiculously familiar DVD artwork below and make sure you click on Brookes sweet ass to enjoy the trailer too....

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

Now I don’t know if you believe in omens, I don’t even know if I believe them myself, but if ever there was a bad omen for the continued future of Fringe, then have a listen to this strange statistic:

Last week, Episode 15 reached an all-time ratings low for the series, with only 2.8 million Us viewers. Now you could blame this on the opening weekend of the Hunger Games, but we all know Fringe has been sliding slowly down the ratings chart since it was moved to the Friday night ‘death slot’. I don’t have the figures yet, but I suspect last night’s episode offered little improvement. As you’re aware if you’ve seen the episode, it was a re-hash of sorts of an old episode from Season 1. An identical case from Peter’s (Joshua Jackson) timeline re-emerges and takes on...

Some good old fashioned cheesy mayhem is on its way from Phase 4 Films as they're bringing the long talked about Sand Sharks Stateside to bite you directly on your ass!

From the Press Release

Phase 4 Films is pleased to announce the video-on-demand (VOD) world premiere of Sand Sharks on April 1, 2012. Directed by Mark Atkins, Sand Sharks stars reality star and daughter of famed wrestler Hulk Hogan, Brooke Hogan (“Hogan Knows Best,” “Brooke Knows Best”), and Gina Holden (Final Destination 3, Fantastic Four, Saw 3D: The Final Chapter). The action thriller also features a special appearance by Brooke Hogan’s brother, Nick Hogan (“Hogan Knows Best”).

Jimmy Green, a prodigal party boy, is throwing the spring break festival of a lifetime on the island of White Sands. Little do the hundreds of teenage party-goers know, an underwater earthquake has cracked open a crater beneath the ocean’s surface. This...

Phase 4 Films has announced the video-on-demand World Premiere of Sand Sharks on April 1, 2012.

Directed by Mark Atkins, the film stars reality star and daughter of famed wrestler Hulk Hogan, Brooke Hogan (Hulk Hogan's kid) and Gina Holden (Final Destination 3). The action thriller also features a special appearance by Brooke Hogan’s brother, Nick Hogan.

Jimmy Green, a prodigal party boy, is throwing the spring break festival of a lifetime on the island of White Sands. Little do the hundreds of teenage party-goers know, an underwater earthquake has cracked open a crater beneath the ocean’s surface. This demolition unleashes the most menacing beasts to ever rule the waters, and the only predator to ever swim through sand. It mercilessly feeds on anything that crosses its path, and it is up to those left on the island to stop the carnage.

The World Premiere of Sand Sharks will be available on Comcast,...

Gina Holden has landed a guest role on Fox's Fringe. The Saw 3D actress confirmed to Collider that she recently wrapped filming on the sci-fi drama. "I just finished a great episode of Fringe," she said. "I'm not quite sure when it will air yet, and I don't want to give anything away because I want to respect the fans." Holden's past television work includes roles on The CW's Life Unexpected, CBS thriller Harper's Island and Syfy's 2007-2008 Flash Gordon update. Her film credits include 2006's (more)...

The Syfy original movie Mysterious Island, adapted from Jules Verne’s 1874 novel, follows five northern POWs from the American Civil War, who make the decision to escape by hijacking a hot air balloon. When they wake to find themselves marooned on a desert island, inhabited by a cast of survivors who have been lost in space and time, they are faced with defending themselves against vicious pirates, terrifying creatures and an active volcano that’s ready to blow, and they must find a way to survive and escape the island before it claims them forever. During this recent exclusive interview with Collider, actress Gina Holden talked about being offered this role and how much she enjoyed playing Jules Fogg (one of two sisters, from modern times, who become stranded on the island while flying over the Bermuda Triangle), how much she loves doing stunts and dealing with special effects, what...

Sci-fi constants Mark Sheppard (Doctor Who, Supernatural) and Gina Holden (Flash Gordon, Saw 3D) very kindly took time earlier this week to speak with the press about their upcoming Syfy Original Movie, Jules Verne’s Mysterious Island. SciFi Mafia took the opportunity to ask them a few questions about their extensive work in the genre.

SciFi Mafia: Mark, any chance you can tell us if you’re going to be on Doctor Who again and if you’ll be continuing to do voice work for BBC America?

Mark Sheppard: Well, yes, I’ve been doing a lot of voiceovers for BBC America, it’s so much fun to introduce some of the shows I’m actually in. This is so much fun. But what am I going to do on Doctor Who, I can’t tell you that. I mean I’d lie. I’d have to lie about everything,...

This Saturday, February 11, the Syfy network is premiering Jules Verne’S Mysterious Island, and we’ve got a slew of images and a new trailer for you to check out. The film was directed by Mark Sheppard, and stars Lochlyn Munro, Gina Holden, W. Morgan Sheppard, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Caleb Michaelson, Susie Abromeit, J.D. Evermore, and Edrick Browne.

Synopsis (courtesy K2 Pictures):

“Filmed on location in Louisiana, K2 Pictures and Leverage Entertainment present a cinematic adaptation of Jules Verne’s 1874 novel The Mysterious Island (L’Ile Mysterieuse). The book was a sequel to his famous Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and In Search of the Castaways.

The book tells the adventures of five American prisoners of war on an uncharted island in the South Pacific. Beginning in the American Civil War, as famine and death ravage the city of Richmond, Virginia, five northern POWs decide to escape in...

Genre: Fantasy | Adventure

Air Date/Time: February 11, 9/8c

Network: Syfy

Writer: Cameron Larson

Director: Mark Sheppard

Cast: Gina Holden, Lochlyn Munro, J.D. Evermore, Caleb Michaelson, Edrick Browne, W. Morgan Sheppard, Susie Abromeit, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Mark Sheppard

Synopsis:

Filmed on location in Louisiana, K2 Pictures and Leverage Entertainment present a cinematic adaptation of Jules Verne’s 1874 novel “The Mysterious Island”. The story begins during the American Civil War, as famine and death ravage the city of Richmond, Virginia. Five northern POWs make the decision to escape the war by hijacking a hot air balloon! Drifting through the night, they wake to find themselves marooned on a desert island, but they aren’t alone… Faced with defending themselves against vicious pirates, terrifying creatures, and an active volcano that’s ready to blow, they must find a way to survive and escape the island. Hope only comes when they encounter the island’s oldest resident,...

The next entry in Syfy's Saturday Original Movie lineup, Jules Verne’s Mysterious Island, airs on February 11th, and to help get you ready for the directorial debut of fan favorite Mark Sheppard ("Battlestar Galactica", "Supernatural"), we have a pair of never-before-seen stills to share.

Synopsis:

In Jules Verne’s Mysterious Island, as famine and death ravage Richmond, Virginia, five northern Civil War POWs, including Emmy Award-winner Pruitt Taylor Vince (AMC’s "The Walking Dead", JFK, Drive Angry, Constantine) and Lochlyn Munro (Dead Man on Campus, White Chicks), plan a daring escape by hijacking a hot air balloon. Drifting through the night, they wake to find themselves marooned on a desert island... but they’re not alone.

Littered with wreckage, the island is home to a cast of survivors who have been lost in space and time, including sisters Abby Fogg (Susie Abromeit, Battle Los Angeles) and Jules Fogg (Gina Holden,...

The press release below emphasizes the fairy tale double feature, but here in the TV Department of SciFi Mafia, we are over the moon about the Mark Sheppard-directed and -starring Jules Verne’s Mysterious Island, premiering a week from Saturday. Mr. Sheppard has been in just about every favorite sci-fi tv show since the X-Files in 1993. We’ll have more about the movie next week, including an interview with Mr. Sheppard and his co-star, and a review of the movie.

And oh yeah, they’re having a fairy tale double feature two weeks later! Here’s the press release:

January 30, 2012

Tinsel Korey (The Twilight Saga) And Shannen Doherty (90210) Star In Syfy’S First Ever Original Fairy Tale Double Feature In February

New York – January 30, 2012 – Tinsel Korey (The Twilight Saga) and Shannen Doherty (90210) become embroiled in two dark takes on the increasingly popular fairy tale genre – the first ever Syfy...

Aside from the Winchester brothers themselves, our favorite character on "Supernatural" is probably Crowley, as portrayed by Mark Sheppard. Now he's stepping behind the camera for Syfy's Jules Verne’s Mysterious Island, and we have all the details you need right here along with the trailer and a few never-before-seen photos.

From the Press Release:

K2 Pictures and Leverage Entertainment are thrilled to announce Jules Verne’s Mysterious Island, a re-imagining of one of the world’s most beloved literary adventures, will debut as a Syfy Saturday Original Movie on February 11, 2012, at 9 p.m. Est in the United States. Filmed on location in Louisiana, this cinematic adaptation of Jules Verne’s 1874 novel The Mysterious Island (L'Île mystérieuse), adapted for the screen by Cameron Larson (Xtinction: Predator X), is the directorial debut of Syfy on-screen favorite Mark Sheppard ("Battlestar Galactica", "Supernatural", "Firefly", "Warehouse 13").

“We were faced with a tremendous challenge.

Sand Sharks

Stars: Corin Nemec, Gina Holden, Julie Berman, Brooke Hogan, Nick Hogan, Vanessa Lee Evigan | Written by Cameron Larson | Directed by Mark Atkins

When you get a movie to review called Sand Sharks you can already guess what is coming. This is going to be one of those crazy shark films that use dodgy CGI and bad acting but just don’t seem to care. They don’t make these films to be good, if anything they ham it up to insane levels and just go with it. You’ll either groan or just go with it and love it. I’m one of those people that usually groan but I gave Sand Sharks a chance.

The stories for these movies are pretty barebones at best but I’d say this one actually tried to some extent, being that it stole the Jaws idea and runs with it with...

The search for the bottom of the creature feature barrel continues with “Sand Sharks”, a film which explores the long pondered philosophical question as to what would happen if sharks could in fact swim through sand. Boldly tackling this controversial issue are director Mark Atkins (also responsible for the charming “Battle of Los Angeles”) and writers Cameron Larson (“Mysterious Island”, “Alligator X”) and Joe Benkis (“Shadow People”), with an intriguing cast of television stars and vaguely familiar genre faces that includes Corin Nemec (“Supernatural”), Brooke Hogan (“Brooke Knows Best”), Gina Holden (“Saw 3D”), Julie Berman (“General Hospital”), Nick Hogan (“Hogan Knows Best”) and Vanessa Lee Evigan (“Journey To The Centre Of The Earth”). For the brave or curious, “Sand Sharks” hits region 2 DVD in January through Chelsea Films. The plot, such as it is, proudly follows the time honoured “Jaws” formula pretty much to the letter, kicking off with a...

Although Saw 3D hinted that the franchise was far from over, Lionsgate Vice Chairman Michael Burns recently interviewed with CNBC and revealed that the Saw franchise may indeed be resurrected.

"We have a bunch of franchises, I'm sure some day you'll see Saw back in the picture." the vice chairman said, speaking on the inevitable return of Jigsaw.

Can Lionsgate survive on The Hunger Games , The Expendables and Tyler Perry movies alone? Let's face it. The studio needs Jigsaw.

Saw 3D was released October 29th, 2010 and stars Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Gina Holden, Betsy Russell, Tanedra Howard, Johnny Yong Bosch, Shauna MacDonald, Franky G. The film is directed by Kevin Greutert.

Saw was released October 29th, 2004 and stars Leigh Whannell, Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Ken Leung, Dina Meyer, Mike Butters, Paul Gutrecht, Michael Emerson. The film is directed by James Wan.

After watching movies like Jaws and Shark Night 3D we all know it's not safe to swim in the water with sharks. What if sharks were able to swim in the sand and the water? I guess we are about to find out in a new horror/ sci-fi comedy movie hitting the American Film Market this week called Sand Sharks. Sand Sharks is directed by Mark Atkins (Battle of Los Angeles) and the screenplay is written by Cameron Larson. The film stars Gina Holden (Saw 3D, Final Destination 3), Vanessa Lee Evigan (Journey to the Center of the Earth), Eric Scott Woods (Dark Metropolis) and Corin Nemec (3-3-3), Julie Berman and Nick Hogan (Hulk Hogans son).

American World Pictures (Awp), a leading independent motion picture distribution and production company, and Remember Dreaming Productions, have now released a trailer for the Sci-Fi feature film Sand Sharks, directed by Mark Atkins (Battle of Los Angeles) and starring Corin Nemec ("Stargate Sg-1," "The War At Home") and Brooke Hogan ("Brooke Knows Best," "Hogan Knows Best"). The film, written by Cameron Larson also stars Gina Holden (Saw 3D, Final Destination 3), Vanessa Lee Evigan (Journey to the Center of the Earth), Eric Scott Woods (Dark Metropolis) and Julie Berman. "In this Sci-Fi feature, prehistoric sand-dwelling sharks are unleashed on the island of White Sands when an underwater earthquake cracks open a crater deep beneath the ocean surface. The most menacing beasts to ever rule the waters, now rule the sand; with their monster appetites they mercilessly munch on anything that crosses their path."...

Hottie Brooke Hogan as a shark scientist!? Babes bouncing about on beaches!? And a prehistoric man-eater feeding on those brave enough to walk the sands!? Then you must be referring to Mark Atkins' 'Sand Sharks'. The Asylum production has revealed a new trailer featuring all of the above mentioned goodies. Hogan (below) co-stars alongside Corin Nemec, Gina Holden ('Saw 3D'), Eric Scott Woods, Vanessa Lee Evigan and Julie Berman. Mark Atkins directs from a script by Cameron Larson. Check out the trailer below with exactly the right freeze frame in place....

The time has come for you to feast your eyes on the trailer for Sand Sharks . I know, I know...what a Halloween treat, right? I can feel your excitement - it's been growing since we first told you about the film many months ago. Well, here you have it. Sand Sharks , starring Corin Nemec, Brooke Hogan, Vanessa Evigan, Eric Scott Woods and Gina Holden. This shit is about to change your life. Mark Atkins directed the film. He gave us a lot of Asylum-produced fare. 'Nuff said.

Just a heads-up before I start: now you can get updates from Caprica TV on Facebook, too, at Facebook.com/CapricaTV.

First off, big congrats to at Esai Morales on winning an award for Best Actor in a Feature Film at FilmOut San Diego's Lgbt Film Festival, where Gun Hill Road also picked up the award for Best First Narrative Feature, and Judas Kiss won for Best Screenwriting.

Also congrats to Callum Keith Rennie on nabbing a Gemini for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for Shattered, and to the Blackstone team on winning two awards this year. Carmen Moore posted a few photos from the event on Facebook.

And congratulations to David Weddle, Bradley Thompson and everyone else working on Alphas on getting picked up for a second season! No word yet if John Pyper-Ferguson will be recurring in season two, but he will...

Zoe Saldana is to produce and star in a new supernatural thriller called Dominion.

The Paramount project, scripted by Dean McCreary and Chester Hastings, centres on a woman who is half human and half angel, according to The Hollywood Reporter. No further details have been disclosed.

The Avatar and Star Trek actress will next be seen on screen as an assassin avenging her parents' deaths in action movie Colombiana, which opens in the UK on September 9.

In other casting news, Malcolm McDowell has signed on to Syfy's new TV movie The Philadelphia Experiment, according to Entertainment Weekly.

The original story, based on allegedly real events, is about a naval military test in 1943 that used massive electromagnetic fields to make the destroyer USS Eldridge invisible. When repeated later that year, the procedure supposedly caused the ship to teleport 200 miles and travel back in time, with several crew members suffering bizarre side-effects.

Let's start with the writers this time.

Jane Espenson wrote an article about Torchwood for BBC.co.uk that provides some info about the creative process behind Miracle Day. You can read it here.

Mark Verheiden tweets that he is back in the Falling Skies writers' room. Caprica co-creator & new Fs showrunner Remi Aubuchon confirms that Verheiden will be on staff for season two as a consulting producer. (Yes, Remi Aubuchon has joined Twitter.)

Race Bending has a fantastic new interview with Carmen Moore. She talks about Blackstone, playing Fidelia in Caprica, how she got cast in Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome (she will likely be a regular if B&C gets picked up) and some of her other projects, both old (Andromeda) and more recent (Two Indians Talking).

You can read the partial transcript here or listen to the whole interview below.

Carmen Moore is a veteran Canadian television and film actress from Burnbay,...

Syfy’s update of the classic sci-fi story The Philadelphia Experiment has cast legendary actor Malcolm McDowell, along with with several other notable names.

McDowell (A Clockwork Orange, Entourage) is joined by Nicholas Lea (V, Kyle Xy), Michael Paré (Virgin Suicides), Gina Holden (Saw 3D, Final Destination), and Sanctuary vets Ryan Robbins and Emilie Ullerup.

Syfy’s new movie version of The Philadelphia Experiment is based on a mythical 1943 U.S. Navy military test that supposedly made a warship invisible. The story was adapted to a 1984 movie of the same name — which, by the way, starred Paré — and added a...

I go on vacation and all this happens:

Eric Stoltz might be coming back to weekly TV. He has been cast as the lead in a new Lifetime pilot, Modern Love. Report from Deadline.com:

[Modern Love] follows newspaper science editor Simon McElvane (Stoltz) as he faces a deteriorating marriage, the ramifications of potentially starting over and balancing his relationship with his adopted 15-year-old daughter. Unexpectedly handed the job of editor of the newspaper’s Modern Love column, Simon discovers he has a lot to learn about life and love.Nwcn has a video report from the set of Grimm in Portland. Sasha Roiz mentioned they’ve started working on episode four today.

Sasha will be back on Warehouse 13 next Monday. Alessandra Torresani will join him the week after that.

Esai Morales did a few more interviews while promoting Gun Hill Road in San Francisco. There is one at SFBayTimes.com...

Is that a scantily clad Brooke Hogan in this first poster for Sand Sharks? The answer is probably yes, as Sand Sharks takes a page out of Piranha 3D's playbook. This graphic looks eerily similar to this earlier film and how sharks travel through sand is up to horror fans' imaginations. Take a peek at this early tease, with American World Pictures set to sell this creature feature domestically and abroad.

The synopsis for Sand Sharks:

"An underwater earthquake cracks open a crater deep beneath the ocean’s surface unleashing a prehistoric predator. On the sleepy island of White Sands, local teens drink and party beside a beach bonfire. One of them wanders off after a pretty girl and disappears, leaving only a severed hand behind. It appears it’s been bitten and ripped off by a vicious animal. This looks like a shark bite, but it’s...

Is that a scantily clad Brooke Hogan in this first poster for Sand Sharks? The answer is probably yes, as Sand Sharks takes a page out of Piranha 3D's playbook. This graphic looks eerily similar to this earlier film and how sharks travel through sand is up to horror fans' imaginations. Take a peek at this early tease, with American World Pictures set to sell this creature feature domestically and abroad.

The synopsis for Sand Sharks:

"An underwater earthquake cracks open a crater deep beneath the ocean’s surface unleashing a prehistoric predator. On the sleepy island of White Sands, local teens drink and party beside a beach bonfire. One of them wanders off after a pretty girl and disappears, leaving only a severed hand behind. It appears it’s been bitten and ripped off by a vicious animal. This looks like a shark bite, but it’s...

Wow. Plagiaristic much!? Some new teaser art for yet another shark-related horror flick coming our way has arrived. The Mark Atkins helmed shark story 'Sand Sharks' has received some rather familiar looking sales art to help promote the movie. In fact it's a pretty big 'Jaws' poster rip-off effectively replacing the sea for sand. Corin Nemec and the hot Hulk daughter Brooke Hogan (below) both star in the Cameron Larson penned prehistoric shark tale. 'Saw 3D's Gina Holden, Eric Scott Woods, Vanessa Lee Evigan and Julie Berman all co-star. Click on the stories below this article to check out all the previous stills including some bikini shots of Miss Hogan....