Amanda Seyfried (Jennifer’s Body, Chloe) will headline Gattaca director Andrew Niccol’s new dystopian sci-fi thriller Now.

The film is set in the future where people physically stop aging by 25 and must then purchase time to determine life expectancy. Those with lots of money can live forever. Those without are totally fucked.

Seyfried will play a rich woman taken hostage by a man accused of having stolen time from some wealthy bastard. The two will fall in love and attempt to make the most of their time together.

Hmm. Sounds like Logan’s Run meets The Island. I’m.there.

Now will go into production this year. Twentieth Century Fox will distribute.

One night stands always lead to awkward feelings the morning after, especially if you wake up to find your huckleberry with their face bashed in and you’re bathed in enough blood splatter to give Dexter Morgan a chubby.

So is the setup to fledgling director Chris R. Notarile’s short film One Night Stand, starring 22-year-old newcomer Zoe Sloane.

Peep the trailer:

Sloane will next be seen in Notarile’s upcoming full-length feature Daddy’s Girl and in indie-director Mike Nichols’ (Dead Calling) long-delayed Hansel & Gretal inspired thriller BreadCrumbs, opposite genre queens Alana Curry and Kristina Klebe.

Nortarile reportedly shot One Night Stand in less than three hours and for the cost of $100. No word on whether that included a reach-around/happy ending.

“True Blood” leads Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer visit with Brian Geraghty and “Battlestar Galactica” hottie Tricia Helfer in Lionsgate’s upcoming straight-to-DVD home-invasion thriller Open House. The film marks the directorial debut of Anna’s brother Andrew Paquin, a producer on last year’s Renee Zellweger vehicle New in Town and his sister’s 2007 rom-com Blue State.

Open House stars Geraghty and Helfer as homicidal house squaters taking up residence at an open house. Anna has been cast as a friend to the homeowner, played by Rachel Blanchard (pictured above), who is taken captive early on by the killers. Moyer’s role appears to be that of a guy with a butcher knife in his neck.

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Andrew tells indieWire :

I have always loved movies as long as I can remember but growing up mainly in New Zealand it never really seemed like a viable career path. But after my sister Anna [Paquin] won an Academy Award for “The Piano” my eyes were opened.

My first foray into the film world was working in development and then as a producer. Writing was something I did on the side. But the more time I spent on set the more I realized I wanted to try directing. “Open House” is my first go at it.

I am very proud of the performances from my actors. I think they have all done an amazing job. And I think both Brian Geraghty and Tricia Helfer manage to create sympathetic characters despite the fact that they do terrible, evil things.

I think that people who go in to the film expecting to see a horror movie like any other will be pleasantly surprised to find it is, I hope, much more.

I once tried to get my sister to do a movie for me, but it never happened. But, that’s OK. I’m still friends with the eight naked black guys I had hired for the shoot.

Tricia Helfer pours the red in 'Open House'

Open House also stars “Try Calling” and Leprechaun 4: In Space actress Jessica Collins.

The film arrives on DVD on Aug. 3.

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The debut season of the Starz series “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” treated viewers to hyper-stylized violence, debauched sex, and Lucy Lawless’ first-ever topless scenes. It was everything fans of the swords-and-sandals genre could have expected from Bitch Slap director Rick Jacobson and uber-producer Sam Raimi.

What no one saw coming, however, was the quiet—but erotically-charged—introduction of 22-year-old aspiring actress Laura Surrich in the show’s sixth episode (“Delicate Things”). The pretty New Zealand native played the uncredited role of a nude slave girl taken in a bathhouse by gladiator owner Batiatus (John Hannah) upon his wife Lucretia’s (Lawless) urging.

The slave girl part may not have been a speaking role, but it did get tongues wagging about the busty starlet playing her, especially on this site. I caught up with Surrich to discuss her “Spartacus” experience, her thoughts on nudity, fellow New Zealander Lucy Lawless, future projects, and—yes—her amazing boobs.

(Update: “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” DVD to include extended Laura Surrich orgy scene.)

(UPDATE 2: CHECK OUT LAURA IN NEW MOVIE)

Muertos: Your part as a slave girl in “Spartacus: Blood and Sand”  is pretty memorable. Did you know the role would be as racy as it was when you first auditioned for it? What were your thoughts about going nude for the part?

Laura: I didn’t quite know the intensity of this role (laughs)! But that’s ok. The nude part of course I was a bit nervous about, but having all the others around me also nude really did normalise the scene for me. I thought to myself ‘Hey, if a professional like Lucy Lawless can do it, then I can do it!’ It’s also just acting to me.

Muertos: Walk us through the filming of that particular scene. What was it like?

Laura: Well, obviously for the sake of us naked actors, they wanted to shoot it nice and quick. The crew did an amazing job looking after us, keeping us warm in between takes. For me, it was about putting my mind into the situation so I wasn’t standing there going ‘ Ah, I’m naked.’ I took myself out of that and I got into the zone of being that slave.

Muertos: Do you get offered a lot of roles requiring nudity at this stage in your career? If so, how do you feel about that and how do you decide when it’s appropriate, or is it not a big deal at all?

Laura: Every speaking role I have been offered, I have been cast as something involving sex. I’m starting to think I’m sending off the wrong messages (laughs). I always think, of course, before I accept the roles about how appropraite it is. “Spartacus” for example, I saw that as apppropriate because back then that was how it really was for the slaves. There was no choices for them and life was cheap. So I saw that as acting a legit role. I would never do anything I considered degrading.

Muertos: My readers have been curious to know your name since your “Spartacus” episode aired. Were you upset that your name was not included in the credits of the episode?

Laura: No (laughs). As much as I would love to have my name out there, I think it’s safer to keep that kind of scene low key. I think you all know why (laughs)! Is a bit late now but still, not one person in New Zealand has mentioned that scene so I’m hoping it stays that way for now.

Muertos: Both you and Lucy Lawless are from New Zealand. Did you guys bond on the set? I picture you two engaged in pillow fights while dressed as warrior princesses in her trailer. Am I wrong?

Laura: (laughs) Lucy was lovely. She is very friendly and easy to get a long with. I feel very privileged to have been able to work with her.

Muertos: How old were you when you began to act?

Laura: I first started when I was 13. At 16 I left school to do a Diploma in Acting. I am now 22. But it has always been something I have had a huge passion for.

Muertos: What was your first professional acting job?

Laura: My first job was acting on another New Zealand show called “The Tribe.” That was only a small part, but I enjoyed that very much. I played one of the ‘Mozzies’, an all female tribe.

Muertos: Could you share something funny or crazy that’s happened to you while on-set?

Laura: Gross or funny, I farted on set once! We were filming and the take was going perfectly until out it slipped. The worst part was it was so loud everyone stopped and laughed. I know, not very lady like but I’m very down to earth and open so I like to share these type of stories (laughs).

Muertos: Tell us about your role in the horror-comedy Diagnosis Death?

Laura: I played a lady named Tawny. The scene was I had just been on a date with Andre (Raybon Kan). We had met online and it was all about him trying to get into bed with me by taking me out to a lavish dinner. Tawny isn’t all about morals so it ends up with Andre getting what he was after.

Muertos: Do you like scary movies? Which are some of your favorites?

Laura: I am such a wimp when it comes to scary movies. I just can’t do them! The scariest is anything supernatural like American Haunting. That kept me hugging my pillow for weeks!

Muertos: You’re also a pop singer and a model. Care to update us on any music and modeling projects?

Laura: I am currently in the process of getting ready to film and release my first music video for my single coming out “Love Lust,” so do look out for that one. Modeling, I have some awesome new shoota coming up which I can’t say to much about at the moment, but I can say they’re very exciting.

Muertos: Any horror/sci-fi roles coming up?

Laura: Not at the moment, but still out there looking for the roles! Any offers (laughs)?

Muertos: On your blog, you  discuss four amazing facts about boobs. Could you tell us four amazing facts about your boobs?

Laura: They’re big (laughs)! But, that’s no secret. I, personally, would like them smaller. They’re almost an E!

Anchor Bay Entertainment has released a boner-inducing new poster for director Steven R. Monroe’s I Spit On your Grave remake (pictured above). The sexy one sheet features newbie actress Sarah Butler and her alluring dirt-smeared ass paying homage to Meir Zarchi’s controversial 1978 revenge-thriller Day of the Woman (re-released in 1980 as I Spit On Your Grave).

The new poster is far more enticing than the original, which depicted Butler as a disheveled mad-woman out to castrate her assailants with a pair of gardening shears (a serious buzz-kill for fans of non-consensual sodomy).

I Spit On Your Grave stars Butler in the role of Jennifer Hill (originally played by Camille Keaton), a young novelist on a mission to maim, dismember, and murder the men who brutally and repeatedly gang-raped her while she was on vacation.

The film arrives in theaters on Oct. 8 and is reportedly being released in all of its Unrated glory (Fuck yeah).

The CW has just released a new promo trailer for its runaway hit series “The Vampire Diaries.” The clip showcases pretty-boy Ian Somerhalder as wicked bloodsucker Damon Salvatore, highlighting some of his more vicious kills and his now classic Twilight rip, “What’s so special about this Bella girl? Edward’s so whipped.”

Go on and look. You know you want to:

Up until now, despite the fact that I’m a huge fan of series creator and writer Kevin Williamson (Scream, “Dawson’s Creek”), I have dismissed “The Vampire Diaries” as “Supernatural”-like masturbation fodder for horny tween girls and their fake-tanned, Seven-for-Mankind-wearing single moms (not that there’s anything wrong with that).

However, I gotta admit that this promo looks so fucking cool that it’s making me think I should just put on some panties and start watching the show every Thursday night with my neighbor’s 12-year-old daughters.

“The Vampire Diaries” costars Nina Dobrev and some other guy who isn’t Ian Somerhalder. The series returns for its second season on Sept. 9.

Australian actors Xavier Samuel (Twilight Saga: Eclipse) and newcomer Robin McLeavy headline writer/director Sean Byrne’s award-winning TIFF darling The Loved Ones.

Described as Pretty in Pink meets Wolf Creek, the indie-thriller follows an emotionally unstable wallflower named Lola (McLeavy) as she abducts and holds captive the boy (Samuel) that rejected her advances and invitation to attend the “End of the Year” dance.

Peep the trailer:

While the film looks gleefully gruesome and funny, I’m not sure horror geeks will feel much sympathy for a guy who is kidnapped by a very cute chick who only really wants to bang him.

I mean most of us you ended up going to school dances with our your fat sisters, who didn’t even put out after making us you dance to “You Spin Me Round” all night.

The Loved Ones costars Victoria Thaine, Jessica McNamee, Richard Wilson, and John Brumpton. The film has yet to acquire distribution in the States, but will be released later this year in Australia.

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Young Padawans, prepare to choke the wookie.

British model/actress Kelly Brook has donned Princess Leia’s iconic and insanely hot Return of the Jedi slave-girl bikini for the U.K.’s Total Film magazine’s June 2010 issue. While the bikini is not an exact replica, it does compliment Brook’s curvy body and gives us a nice peek at her moons of Endor (and is that Bantha-toe?).

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This is not the first time Brook has modeled herself after a character in the Lucasfilms’ universe. The 30-year-old stunner strapped on Indiana Jones whip for SkyMovies in November.

Brook has also been featured in Ultimo’s latest lingerie campaign and goes nude in the July issue of Loaded magazine. On Aug. 20th, she will star in Alexandre Aja’s Piranha 3-D remake.

Other models that have used the force recently include Adrianne Curry and 2007 Playboy Playmate of the Year Sarah Jean Underwood, who partook in the sexiest Slave Leia car wash ever for the Make a Wish Foundation.

Need more Princess Leia inspired thrills? Check out some Star Wars strippers here and here.

Twentieth Century Fox has released the first official trailer for Robert Rodriguez’s eagerly anticipated revenge-thriller Machete. The clip showcases the film’s impressive all-star cast, including femme fatales Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez, Rose McGowan, and twin sisters Elise and Electra Avellan.

Take a look:

The film also stars Robert De Niro, Steven Seagal, Cheech Marin, Don Johnson, Jeff Fahey, Lindsay Lohan, and Hollywood’s hardest working Mexi-can Danny Trejo as the titular bad-ass.

Machete is a double-crossed assassin out to kill the honkies that set him up and left him for dead. The film is based on the faux-trailer featured in the 2007 Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino collaboration Grindhouse.

The nominations for the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards were announced this morning by Colombian bombshell and “Modern Family” star Sophia Vergara and the guy from E! Television’s “The Soup.” I know I’m late with this story, but I got distracted while trying to find the perfect Sophia Vergara photo to accompany the post.

Anyway …

ABC’s “LOST” picked up nominations for Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (Jack Bender, “The End”), Outstanding Art Direction (“Ab Aeterno”), Outstanding Music Composition (“The End”), Outstanding Picture Editing (“The End”), Outstanding Sound Editing/Mixing (“The End”) and Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series (Damon Lindelof/ Carlton Cuse, “The End”).

Series star Matthew Fox finally scored a nod for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his tormented portrayal of island savior Jack Shepard. Castmates Terry O’Quinn and Michael Emerson received their third nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Both actors have previously won the category (O’Quinn in ’07, Emerson in ’09) for their emotionally-charged work as John Locke and Benjamin Linus, respectively.

Josh Holloway, who won a Best Actor honor at this year’s Saturn Awards, was once again snubbed for his heartbreaking turn as conman James “Sawyer” Ford. Elizabeth Mitchell, who played Sawyer’s love interest Juliet Burke, did, however, manage to land a long-deserved nom for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.

Showtime’s “Dexter” also fared well this morning, earning nominations for Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (Steve Shill, “The Getaway”), Outstanding Picture Editing (“The Getaway”), Outstanding Sound Mixing (“Hello, Dexter Morgan”), and Outstanding Casting.

Three-time Emmy nominee Michael C. Hall saw a fourth nod for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of serial-killer-turned-family-man Dexter Morgan. Hall won a Golden Globe for the role earlier this year. John Lithgow, who played Dexter’s terrifying nemesis The Trinity Killer, also earned himself a nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.

The Emmy’s recognition of HBO’s vampire-drama “True Blood” was arguably the morning’s biggest shocker, earning nods for Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Art Direction (“Never Let Me Go”), Outstanding Sound Editing (“Beyond Here Lies Nothin'”), Outstanding Casting, and Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup in a Drama Series (“Scratches”).

Sadly, the entire “True Blood” cast was overlooked including supporting players Nelsan Ellis (Lafayette Reynolds) and Rutina Wesley (Tara Thornton), who in my opinion, blow away all of those overrated “Mad Men” players.

ABC’s recently canceled sci-fi drama “FlashForward” garnered noms for Outstanding Cinematography (“No More Good Days”), Outstanding Music Composition (“No More Good Days”), and Outstanding Stunt Coordination (“No More Good Days”).

Elsewhere, the category for Outstanding Visual Effects for a Series was dominated by sci-fi shows. Among the nominees are the Syfy network’s “Caprica” and “Stargate Universe” and ABC’s “V.” NBC’s “Heroes” nabbed a nom for Outstanding Art Direction (“Brave New World”), while Fox’s shitty “X-Files” wannabe turd “Fringe” picked one up for Outstanding Sound Editing (“White Tulip”).

To see a complete list of nominees, visit the Emmy’s website.

The 62nd Emmy Awards Show will air live coast-to-coast on Aug. 29 on NBC. Failed-actor-turned-talk-show-host Jimmy Fallon will emcee the event from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles.

Characters James “Sawyer” Ford and Dexter Morgan made Clatto’s list of 12 Heroes in Horror/Sci-fi That Won’t Make You Feel Like an Asshole!