Anchor Bay Films will release Jennifer Lynch’s new serial killer drama Chained as a DVD and Blu-ray combo-pack on Oct. 2. The NC-17 rated film stars Vincent D’Onofrio as a sadistic and extremely lazy killer who abducts the young son (Eamon Farren) of one of his victims (Julia Ormond) to help keep his murder house clean and fresh.
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Lynch, daughter of famed filmmaker David Lynch, made her directorial debut in 1993 with the outrageous, and criminally underrated, psychological drama Boxing Helena. The film, which centered on a surgeon so consumed with a woman that he amputates her limbs to keep her from leaving him, was severely panned by critics and caused a shit-storm of outrage from the National Organization of Women.
Lynch, then 25, embarked on a self-imposed 15-year hiatus that came to an end with the release of her triumphant sophomore effort Surveillance in 2008. The twisted serial killer mystery was a hit with critics and movie fans alike. Sadly, Lynch’s good luck once again came to an end when she lost control of her third film Hisss, a creature-feature based on an ancient Indian legend to her Bollywood investors.
Chained, formerly known as Rabbit, the nickname given to the kidnapped boy, is Lynch’s fourth film.
If you watched Morgan Spurlock’s (Super Size Me) most recent documentary Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope, about the lives of hardcore movie and comic geeks, and thought it needed more ass-less Aeon Flux costumes and less Kevin Smith, you won’t want to miss Adrianne Curry’s new show.
“Adrianne Curry’s Super Fans” is set to launch in September on Stan Lee’s new all original-programming YouTube channel “World of Heroes.” The show finds the model/Cos-play enthusiast visiting movie, comic and gaming fans at conventions and at their homes, all while sporting some sexy cos-play outfits of her own.
Jessica Biel has backed out of playing sexy villainess Viper in 20th Century Fox’s The Wolverine, a sequel to the studio’s horrible X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Stepping into the dog shit role is Russian actress Svetlana Khodchenkova, reports Twitch.
Khodchenkova joins a cast that includes Hal Yamanouchi (Push) as Yashida, Tao Okamoto as one-time Wolverine fiancee Mariko, Rila Fukushima as assassin Yukio, Hiroyuki Sanada (“LOST”) as Wolverine foe the Silver Samurai and Hugh Jackman as the Wolverine.
Khodchenkova has starred in a variety of Russian films and posed for the October 2008 issue of Playboy Russia. The 29-year-old is best known in America for her role in the old-people thriller Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.
The Wolverine is directed by James Mangold (Knight and Day, 3:10 to Yuma).
Model-turned-actress Paula Labaredas is Portugal’s answer to Adrianne Curry. The Cos-play enthusiast—who makes one drop-dead sexy Vampirella—hit Comic-Con last week to promote her new Roger Corman film Attack of the 50-Foot Cheerleader and to show off her new Spidergirl costume.
Attack of the 50-Foot Cheerleader follows an awkward college coed (Jena Sims) whose use of an experimental drug to become a popular and beautiful cheerleader makes her grow into a 50-foot giant. Labaredas plays one of the sorority sisters at the house of Zeta.
Labaredas can also be seen in the creature-feature Camel Spiders, as a Princess Leia cos-player in the Seth Rogan-voiced alien-comedy Paul, and in the sex comedies Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation and National Lampoon’s Cattle Call. She also stars in Dave Edwards’ documentary ComicCosplay.
The first teaser trailer for Warner Bros. upcoming Superman reboot Man of Steel premiered this week at showings of the studio’s new summer blockbuster The Dark Knight Rises. If you’ve decided to wait for the Dark Knight sequel to hit Red Box… don’t worry; I’ve got your back.
Man of Steel is directed by Zach Snyder (Sucker Punch) and stars Henry Cavill as Superman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Russell Crowe as Jor-el, Julia Ormond as Lara Lor-Van, Michael Shannon as General Zod, Antje Traue as Faora, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, and Diane Lane and Kevin Costner as Martha and Jonathan Kent.
Producer Roger Corman confirmed at last week’s Comic-Con that there will be naked giant boobs—presented in 3D—in his new genre offering Attack of the 50-Foot Cheerleader, an EPIX original movie directed by visual effects guru Kevin O’Neill that is set to premiere Aug. 25.
Corman said:
Our big climax is that two 50-foot cheerleaders battle it out on the football field on homecoming day. Epix wanted it filmed two ways. One way is that inadvertently their tops come off during the fight. And then I wanted another version in which the tops stay on.
Attack of the 50-Foot Cheerleader stars TV actress Jena Sims as an awkward college coed who turns to an experimental drug in the hopes of becoming popular and beautiful. Things go bad, however, when side effects kick in and she suddenly grows into a 50-foot giant.
Sims spoke about the movie at Comic-Con (I still haven’t heard a word after 50 views):
Total Recall’sKaitlyn Leeb isn’t waiting around for Columbia Pictures to start showing her character some love. The beautiful Chinese and Irish up-and-comer dropped by Comic-Con last week to remind folks why Len Wiseman’s remake of Paul Verhoeven’s original is worth the price of admission.
Dressed up as Mary, the infamous three-breasted hooker she plays in the film, Leeb’s outfit consisted of a plastic trench coat, black PVC thigh-high boots and a slinky, red kimono cut in a way so to reveal three eye-popping prosthetic boobs.
Horror fans may recognize Leeb from her doomed, naked-lesbian turn in the crazy-fun 2011 slasher Wrong Turn 4.
Total Recall stars Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Bryan Cranston, Ethan Hawke, Bill Nighy, John Cho and Jessica Biel. The film opens Aug. 3.
Jessica Biel is set to star in 20th Century Fox’s The Wolverine, a sequel to the steaming pile of dog poop that was X-Men Origins: Wolverine. According to Deadline, the 30-year-old stunner will play the villainess Viper—also known as Madame Hydra.
Biel joins a cast that includes Hal Yamanouchi (Push) as Yashida, Tao Okamoto as one-time Wolverine fiancee Mariko, Rila Fukushima as assassin Yukio, Hiroyuki Sanada (“LOST”) as Wolverine foe the Silver Samurai and Hugh Jackman as the Wolverine.
The Wolverine shoots in Australia and Japan. James Mangold (Knight and Day, 3:10 to Yuma) is directing.
Biel made her genre debut in the 2003 Platinum Dunes remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. She will next be seen in French director Pascal Laugier’s (Martyrs) English language feature debut The Tall ManandLen Wiseman’s (Underworld) upcoming Total Recall reboot.
(UPDATE: IT’S ALL CRAP. BIEL BACKED OUT OF THE PICTURE.)
AMC has set an Oct. 14 premiere date for season three of its eagerly anticipated series “The Walking Dead.” A four-minute trailer for the show was debuted at Comic-Con this week, revealing Danai Gurira as zombie slayer Michonne, David Morrissey as The Governor, the survivalist town of Woodbury and the return of Michael Rooker as Merle Dixon.
