Former “Heroes” player Kristen Bell and “True Blood” lead Anna Paquin are set to star in director Wes Craven’s upcoming reboot Scream 4. The actresses’ roles are rumored to be cameos in death scenes reminiscent of Drew Barrymore’s part in Craven’s original 1996 frightener.

Written by franchise creator Kevin Williamson, Scream 4 is the start of a new trilogy that aims to frighten audiences while poking fun at modern day horror cliches. Old-schoolers Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Araquette return to the mix to reprise their respective roles as Sidney Prescott, Gale Weathers-Riley, and Sheriff Dewey Riley.

Anna Paquin

New blood includes up-and-comer Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere (“Heroes”), Alison Brie (“Mad Men”), Rory Culkin (Signs), Marley Shelton (Grindhouse), Marielle Jaffe (Percy Jackson and the Olympians), Adam Brody (Jennifer’s Body), Erik Knudsen (Beastly), Nico Tortorella, and Anthony Anderson (Transformers).

Scream 4 is currently shooting in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The film is slated for release on April 15, 2011.

Diora Baird and her magnificent 32-DD breasts have been cast in After Dark Films upcoming bank robbery thriller Transit. Costars include Harold Perrineau (“LOST’), Elisabeth Rohm (“Heroes”), James Frain (“True Blood”), and former onscreen messiah Jim Caviezel (Passion of the Christ).

Directed by Antonio Negret (Towards Darkness), Transit follows a group of outlaws as they chase down a road tripping family whose vehicle they used to hide their bank score. Baird’s breasts and Perrineau play bank robbers, while Rohm and Caviezel portray the vacationing family’s heads.

No word on Frain’s character, but chances are he’s a bad guy (you don’t score many good guy roles with a face like that).

Baird’s breasts can next be seen in Ghost House Pictures’ 30 Days of Night: Dark Days and Adam Gierasch’s Night of the Demons, available on DVD and Blu-ray disc on Oct. 5 and Oct. 19, respectively.

Former “La Femme Nikita” starlet Peta Wilson has been cast in Dimension Films’ Hellraiser: Revelations, the ninth entry in the studio’s popular straight-to-DVD franchise. The 39-year-old stunner will play the mother of a boy who conjures up Pinhead and his Cenobites with the help from an untrustworthy friend.

Hellraiser: Revelations is set to shoot in Los Angeles in September. Wilson, who last starred in Syfy’s creature-feature Malibu Shark Attack, is the first actor attached to the project, but a casting call for the following roles is in play:

PSEUDO-PIN HEAD Tall and very thin, deathly pale, in his early 20s. Should be comfortable in full body makeup (head covering, etc.), and tight fitted black leather clothing. This pseudo pinhead is such a devoted servant of Pinhead, he mimics his appearance as closely as possible, and revels in the pain that leads to his pleasure. Stunt background / experience a plus.

FEMALE CENOBITE Tall and thin, this actor should have training in contemporary dance / ballet / mime / as well as be able to work within an environment of sensory deprivation (vision will be impaired within this character’s mask). The actor cannot be claustrophobic in any way, as this character wears full body makeup, wears a mask that covers her entire head and face throughout the film. This character can only communicate though body language and movement. She is a haunting presence in the film and conveys all emotion through her body movement. This female cenobite is also a devoted slave to Pinhead.

MALE CENOBITE Male 20-30s, British accent, Caucasian, very pale, tall and thin, the actor should be comfortable in full body makeup along with special effects contact lenses, face and head special effect makeup. Stunt background / experience a plus.

STEVEN 20, son of Ross and Sarah. He is a seeker, a true misanthrope. After he graduated high school, he went on a backpacking trip with his friend Nico through Mexico, where he was presented with a choice to “experience a reality beyond current existence” and the puzzle box is presented and Pinhead becomes his master.

NICO 20, Steven’s best friend and travelling partner. Once Nico realizes that the commitment to Pinhead is FOREVER, he attempts a daring switch plan to release himself from the puzzlebox.

EMMA 18, daughter of Ross and Sarah. She is lovely and inquisitive and on the verge of her own womanhood.

DR. ROSS CRAVEN Early 40s, handsome, a family man. His son disappeared two years ago and it has been a hard road back to family stability. He is a good man that has fought hard to keep his family together.

ENGINEER Male with dark olive skin, cloudy eyes. He is creepy looking, a man that has lived on the streets for years. The Engineer is a man of mysterious origins, and it is this man that draws the curious souls into Pinhead’s reality.

Hellraiser: Revelations is directed by Victor Garcia from a script by special effects guru Gary J. Tunnicliffe. Garcia’s creds include the upcoming sequel to Alexandre Aja’s Mirrors and Return to House on Haunted Hill.

The original Hellraiser film is the only one in the franchise directed by creator Clive Barker (it was based on his novella “The Hellbound Heart”). The 57-year-old British author regrettably sold the rights to the Hellraiser universe before the first film hit theaters in 1987.

Director Christian Alvart’s long-delayed anti-adoption thriller Case 39 will finally open in theaters on Oct. 1. The film, which was shot in ’06, stars Oscar-winner Renee Zellweger, Twilight’s Jodelle Ferland, “Deadwood’s” Ian McShane, and Bradley Cooper long before he was considered A-Team material.

Take a look:

For those of you who can still muster a childlike sense of wonder over an orphan themed horror movie, the film’s synopsis reads:

In CASE 39, family services social worker Emily Jenkins (Zellweger) thinks she has seen it all… until she meets 10-year old Lilith Sullivan (Ferland) and the child’s cruel and dangerous parents. Her worst fears are confirmed when the parents try to harm Lily, their only daughter.

Frightened for her [Lily’s] life, Emily enlists the help of Detective Mike Barron (McShane) and takes Lily in while she continues the search for the perfect foster family.

Just as it seems as though Lily is on her way to a more loving home, under the guidance of Emily and psychiatrist (Cooper), dark forces surrounding this young girl come to light and, little do they know, their attempts to protect her will only bring on greater horror…

While the poorly written synopsis above is hard to get excited about, Alvart’s criminally overlooked sci-fi-actioner Pandorum—a   wickedly smart and intense film—has earned the director a vote of confidence from this moviegoer.

Case 39 marks Zellweger return to horror since costarring with Mathew McConaughey in 1994’s The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Cooper’s creds include 2008’s Clive Barker produced Midnight Meat Train and 2002’s reality-show inspired frightener My Little Eye. The Hangover star also did a six-episode stint on the Hughes Brothers’ 2004 crime series “Touching Evil.” He’ll next be seen opposite Robert De Niro and Abbie Cornish in Neil Burger’s upcoming sci-fi thriller The Dark Fields.

ABC Studios and auction house Profiles in History netted over $1.8 million at this weekend’s “Lost: The Official Show Auction and Exhibit,” held at the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, CA. Fans of the Emmy-winning show bid on such iconic items as John Locke’s wheelchair ($3,250), Hurley’s Lotto Ticket ($5,500), Faraday’s Journal ($27,500), and a Dharma Initiative VW Van ($47,500).

Mrs. Muertos and I, along with our good friend Girard from Hills of Woodland, pooled our money together in the hopes of purchasing Jack’s beard, but were sadden to find it was one of the very few items not available for sale. But, hey, we probably wouldn’t have been able to afford it anyway. Despite the event’s “everyone can own a piece of the show” PR spin, the majority of props, costumes, and set pieces went for well over two grand.

Fortunately, there was still plenty to do for broke-ass “LOST” fans. The exhibit part of the event included displays of the items up for auction, screenings of BTS footage from the show’s upcoming DVD and Blu-ray release, and photo ops on “LOST” inspired sets built to resemble Oceanic Airlines, the Hatch, Mr. Cluck’s Chicken Shack, and the Temple.

Activities included a “LOST” costume contest—which drew three Kates, one La Fleur, a Dharma polar bear, a bikini-clad Other, and an overweight Russo—and a pre-auction raffle which gave away “LOST” season six DVDs and Blu-rays, T-shirts, bobble-heads, and advanced copies of DK’s “LOST” Encyclopedia (a must-have). Forty-two lucky attendees also won a chance to catch a preview of the 12-minute epilogue “New Man in Charge.”

Disappointingly, neither the show’s creators nor its cast attended the event. Well, that’s not entirely accurate. Daniel Roebuck (Dr. Leslie Artz) and Sterling Beaumon (Young Ben Linus) were on hand to sign autographs, but that’s not exactly Evangeline Lilly (Kate Austin) or Josh Holloway (James “Sawyer” Ford). Hell, it’s not even Vincent.

As for the rest of the auction, notable sales included Sawyer’s Letter to the Man Who Murdered His Parents ($6,500), Charlie’s Drive Shaft ring ($9,000), the Swan Station Hatch Door ($16,000), Hurley’s Camaro ($24,000), Walt’s Spanish Green Lantern Comic ($1,400), Locke’s Suicide Note to Jack ($9,000), Mr. Eko’s Staff ($8000), Sun’s Blue Bikini ($1,200), and the time-shifting Donkey Wheel ($22,500).

To see what everything else went for, check out the two-day list in PDF form here and here.

“LOST” is nominated this year for 12 Emmys, including nods for Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for lead Matthew Fox (Jack Shepard), and Outstanding Supporting Actor for both Michael Emerson (Benjamin Linus) and Terry o’Quinn (John Locke).

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Hollywood newcomer Emily Montague is set to do a little necking with Colin Farrell in DreamWork’s upcoming remake of the classic 1985 bloodsucker-comedy Fright Night. The 25-year-old starlet will play victim to Farrell’s lady-killer vamp Jerry Dandridge.

Originally directed by Tom Holland (Child’s Play), Fright Night centers on horror fan Charley Brewster (Anton Yelchin) as he attempts to convince folks that Dandridge, his new neighbor, is a vampire.

The remake, directed by Craig Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl) and penned by Marti Noxon (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”), is now set in Las Vegas.

Costars include Imogen Poots as Charley’s girlfriend Amy, Christopher Mintz-Plasse as “Evil” Ed Thompson, Toni Collete as Charley’s mom, David Tennant as vampire-killer/Vegas magician Peter Vincent, and Sandra Vergara (Sophia’s sister) as Vincent’s insanely hot assistant.

Fright Night is currently shooting in New Mexico and is slated for release on Oct. 7, 2011.

The original Fright Night made Clatto’s list of 15 Vampire Movies That Won’t Make You Gay.

The Weinstein Company held the premiere to director Alexandre Aja’s fish-&-chicks frightener Piranha 3-D last night at the Mann’s Chinese 6 Theater in Hollywood, CA. The shindig reeled in sexy headliners Kelly Brook, Elisabeth Shue, Jessica Szohr, and moonlighting porn star Riley Steele.

While the usually cute Shue opted for an frumpy, unflattering blue number, her younger costars rocked the red carpet in formfitting outfits that showed off lots of leg, cleavage, and go-get’em attitude (Tim Gunn has got nothing on this fashionista … SNAP!).

The actresses were joined at the premiere by director Aja, producer Bob Weinstein, and vagina-less costars Adam Scott, Steven R. McQueen, Paul Sheer, Brian Kubach, and Jerry O’Connell, who showed up with Rebecca Romijn in tow. “Girl Next Door” Bridget Marquardt and British model Natalie Loren were also on hand.

Piranha 3-D centers on a spring break town terrorized by schools of prehistoric piranha set free by an underwater earthquake. Aja describes the film as a technically updated throwback to to the sensationalistic 3-D films many of us grew up with, promising a gratuitous amount of blood and boobs.

The film costars Ving Rhames (Day of the Dead), Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future), Richard Dreyfus (Jaws), Dina Meyer (Saw IV), and a bevy of SAG-card-seeking nude babes. To see nine hardcore minutes of footage, go here.

Piranha 3-D opens Friday, Aug. 20.

The following gallery is from both the premiere and after-party (courtesy of Zimbio):

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Gentlemen looking to butter their popcorn while watching Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, and Kristina Anapau in acclaimed director Darren Aronofsky’s (The Fountain) new supernatural thriller Black Swan are encouraged to employ an elegant pinky-out stroke while doing so. Judging by the film’s trailer, this is going to be a classy affair.

Take a gander, but don’t stare.  It’s rude:

Black Swan stars Portman, Kunis, Anapau, and Winona Ryder as dancers competing to land a role in their company’s production of “Swan Lake.” The film has generated a lot of buzz thanks in part to a reportedly graphic sex scene between Portman and Kunis.

Costars include Sebastian Stan (The Apparition), Barbara Hershey (Riding the Bullet) as Nina’s mother, and Vincent Cassel (The Cross) as the ballet’s director Yevna.

Black Swan will open the Venice International Film Festival on Sept 1.

A red-band trailer for director Adam Gierasch’s long-delayed Night of the Demons remake has hit the web. Despite starring  gorgeous up-and-comer Diora Baird and her stunningly naked 32-DD’s, the film is slated for DVD and Blu-ray release on Oct. 19.

Take a sneak peek:

Night of the Demons is a remake of the 1988 cult classic starring beloved scream-queen Linnea Quigley (yes, she has a cameo in the new film). The film, now set in New Orleans, follows a sexy group of girlfriends as they fight off demons at a Halloween celebration.

Along with Baird, the stroke-worthy cast includes Shannon Elizabeth (Thirteen Ghosts), Monica Keena (Freddy VS. Jason), Bobbi Sue Luther (Laid to Rest), Tiffany Shepis (Stripped), and Holly Ladnier (Jonah Hex). The film is Gierasch’s followup to his chilling 2008 debut Autopsy, starring Jessica Lowndes.

Baird’s horror creds include the upcoming Ghost House Pictures release 30 Days of Night: Dark Days, the horror-comedy Stan Helsing, and Jonathan Liebesman’s 2006 prequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.

Night of the Demons vagina-less stars include Edward Furlong (Terminator 2: Judgement Day), Jonathan Beach (“Fear Clinic”)), Michael Copon (Scorpion King: Rise of a Warrior), and Eric F. Adams (Autopsy).

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Tabloid star Tila Tequila was showered with rocks, bottles, and human excrement this weekend while performing topless at the 11th annual Gathering of the Juggalos four-day concert event held at Cave-in-Rock, Illinois. Tequila, who launched her career on the strength of her bolt-ons and the white man’s ongoing fetishization of Asian women, was understandably shocked by the audience reaction.

She tells E!:

Everyone started booing and I was like, ‘Alright, this is a violent and tough crowd,’ so I went out there just to try and have fun…But immediately before I got up there, things were being thrown, there was so much stuff being thrown, besides just beer bottles. I looked down and saw human poop.

These weren’t fans or people that are like, ‘Let’s embarrass her and boo her off stage,’ but looking at these people, or monsters, whatever they are, they looked very angry and violent.

Tequila’s ordeal at the mostly horror-core concert event was met with ridicule and dismissive commentary by both the public and the media. In fact, most people seem to believe that the 28-year-old former reality-show star is either exaggerating the details of what happened or—simply put—deserved to be pelted with wolf bait.

Personally, I’m deeply disturbed that a group of fat, asthmatic guys who refer to themselves as Juggalos would throw shit at a woman willing to show them her breasts. Seriously, WTF? Used to be you hit a woman if she didn’t show you her tits. My, how times have changed.

Anyway, for those of us who can still appreciate a nude woman, the folks at Egotastic scored some shots of Tequila in all her topless glory:

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