Universal Pictures re-imagining of the The Wolfman opens in theaters today. Directed by Joe Johnston, the film stars Benicio del Toro as Lawrence Talbot, a nobleman who returns to his family estate to investigate the disappearance of his brother, but instead digs up an old family secret.

A lot has been made about The Wolfman’s rocky road back to the big screen (it was pushed back to Feb. from its originally scheduled Dec. release date due to numerous production issues), but I’m hoping the end result still has plenty of bite.

Del Toro, for one, seems happy with the production (click here to see video) and believes horror will always be popular among moviegoers.

He tells Zimbio:

As long as we are not sure what will happen after we die we will paint it in the scariest colours. That’s the point, isn’t it? If we could know, if somebody would come back from the dead and could explain it to us, all the vampires and zombies and ghosts would lose a lot of their fascination.

The Wolfman costars Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving, and Anthony Hopkins.

Taylor Lautner turned 18 yesterday. The Twilight Saga star can now bang the mothers of his tween fans without getting them arrested.

Access Hollywood asked the actor what his B-day plans were. He said:

Absolutely nothing really. I mean, I’ll spend time with family and friends… I don’t like to do anything huge, but it is 18, so, it’s kind of a big one I guess.

Loosely translated, I believe that means: I’m going to snort coke out of Taylor Swift’s asshole.

In related news, Summit Entertainment has confirmed that it will adapt The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, the fourth and final chapter in the book series by Stephenie Meyer, as two separate films, both to be shot simultaneously this fall in Vancouver. Lautner, along with Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are scheduled to reprise their roles.

Eclipse the third installment in the lucrative series will be in theaters on June 30

Alicia Silverstone is teaming up again with Clueless director Amy Heckerling on the vampire-love-story Vamps. Silverstone will costar with Krysten Ritter as New York vampires whose friendship and immortality are threatened when they each find love.

Hmm. I think Silverstone should reunite with whomever directed the 1993 jailbait-thriller The Crush. How cool would it be to see a followup to that film that presents Silverstone, 33, as an older chick obsessed with some young dude? They could call it The Cougar: Crush 2. Or, Crush Harder. I dunno. I’m an idea man not a title guy.

Vamps is set to start shooting in April.

The following is a completely unrelated PETA ad featuring a nude Silverstone (not only did it make me stop eating meat; it made me beat my meat too).

Lionsgate has acquired the North American distribution rights to the Eli Roth produced supernatural thriller The Last Exorcism, originally titled Cotton. Directed by Daniel Stamm (A Necessary Death), the film employs shaky-cam techniques to capture an evangelical minister’s last exorcism in documentary fashion (think Paranormal Activity meets The Exorcist).

Lionsgate released Roth’s 2002 film debut Cabin Fever and his controversial Hostel series.

Jason Constantine, Lionsgate’s president of acquisitions and co-productions, says:

It’s always great to work with our friend Eli, who has played a key role in establishing Lionsgate in the vanguard of the horror genre. The Last Exorcism feels as close to a real exorcism as anyone would ever want to get — audiences are going to find this movie scary as, well, hell.