2010
01.13

Dexter’s Michael C. Hall Is Battling Cancer

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“Dexter” star Michael C. Hall made his battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma public today in a surprising statement to the press.

Hall says:

I feel fortunate to have been diagnosed with an imminently treatable and curable condition, and I thank my doctors and nurses for their expertise and care.

A spokesperson for the 38-year-old actor says the cancer is in complete remission and that Hall will continue treatment as planned. It was not made known when Hall was diagnosed nor at what Los Angeles based hospital.

Hall will begin to shoot season five of the hit Showtime show “Dexter” later this year. He is nominated for a Golden Globe award for his portrayal of serial killer Dexter Morgan and is scheduled to attend the ceremony on Sunday with his wife and costar Jennifer Carpenter.

2010
01.13

Hilarious Hillbillies: A Clip from ‘Tucker & Dale VS. Evil’

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Director Eli Craig flips the script on the hillbilly genre to give us the hilarious and unique horror-comedy Tucker and Dale VS Evil. The film centers on two good-natured country hicks trying to survive the wrath of vacationing college kids who have mistaken them for killers. Tucker and Dale premieres this month at the Sun Dance Film festival, but you can pee your pants watching this clip right here:

Tucker and Dale VS. Evil stars Alan Tudyk (“Firefly”), Tyler Labine (“Reaper”), Katrina Bowden, Chelan Simmons (Final Destination 3, Malibu Shark Attack), Brandon Jay McLaren (Tron: Legacy, “Harper’s Island”), Christie Laing (Scary Movie 4), and Sasha Craig (Dark Wolf). To see a gallery, click here.

2010
01.13

Ivan Reitman to Direct ‘Ghostbusters 3’

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Ivan Reitman ain’t afraid of no ghosts. The veteran director is stepping up to helm the long-awaited third chapter in the Ghostbusters series. Writers Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky have completed and submitted a first draft of the script and are currently working with Reitman on a second.

Reitman told MTV today:

They have delivered a draft. We are working our way through another draft… good work is being done and all of us have our fingers crossed.

Details about the first draft were leaked in December by Ghostbusters alum Sigourney Weaver, who spilled the beans on Bill Murray returning as a ghost among other plot points.

To that, Reitman said:

I’m not going to comment on what’s in the script and on what Sigourney may or may not have said. There’s some very cool things in the new draft, let’s just put it that way. I hope to start shooting in this next year.

The original Ghostbusters was released in 1984 and grossed over $290 million worldwide. Ghostbusters 2 grossed over $215 million worldwide in 1989. Both films were directed by Ivan Reitman and starred Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, Rick Moranis, and Sigourney Weaver.