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Del Toro wants Tom Cruise At the Mountains of Madness. James McAvoy may take his place
What we know about Guillermo del Toro’s adaption of H P Lovecraft’s tale of madness and Shoggoths was brought together in my recent post on the subject which also had a brief review of the script – James Cameron is producing it, they’ll shoot in 3D and production will begin in May 2011. Collider have [...]
At the Mountains of Madness – James Cameron says Guillermo Del Toro’s Lovecraft film is an epic
James Cameron (Avatar, Aliens, The Abyss) recently spoke to Wired and got onto the subject of the adaption of H P Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness that he is producing. Guillermo Del Toro (Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth) is directing it and it is in 3D. “It’s going to be an epically scaled horror film and [...]
The Call of Cthulhu in Under 2 Minutes
H P Lovecraft’s finest in an excellent animated style. Source: Topless Robot Share and Enjoy:
The Last Lovecraft – Poster and trailer
Kyle Davis stars as Jeff, a bored guy stuck in a dead-end job whose life suddenly changes when a strange old man gives him an ancient relic and tells him he is the last descendant of H.P. Lovecraft, the revered American author of such horror/fantasy/sci-fi classics as The Dunwich Horror, The Shadow Over Innsmouth and [...]
Guillermo Del Toro Heads For Antarctic Terror…
Another project in the works for Guillermo Del Toro comes in the form of an adaptation of H.P Lovecraft’s At The Mountains Of Madness. Centred around an expedition to Antarctica where undiscovered terror waits beyond a mountain range taller than the Himalayas, Lovecraft’s tale features some pretty bizarre beasties – see artist’s representations below – [...]
Bleak Sea – Lovecraftian beastie vs Submarine
This looks very cool. Submarines, giant squids, what more could you want. At the height of the Cold War, in the depths of the North Sea, a British submarine in search of an elusive Soviet weapon will find a far more terrifying enemy lurking in the deep. Starring: Vincent Regan, Samuel Roukin, Robert Sheehan, Scott [...]
The Last Lovecraft: Relic Of Cthulhu – Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn and all that jazz
Henry Saine directs a cool sounding Horror Comedy that is debuting at Slamdance. I pretty much dig anything Lovecraft related so will look forward to this. Jeff, a down on his luck office worker, finds out he is the last living relative of horror novelist H.P. Lovecraft. What he doesn’t know is that Lovecraft’s monsters [...]
Uma Thurman to wed Robert Pattinson in Bel Ami
Man of the moment Twilight star Robert Pattinson will be joined by a few ladies in his next film. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Uma Thurman has joined the cast of Bel Ami. Kristin Scott Thomas has also joined the cast alongside Pattinson for this adaptation of the Guy de Maupassant short story. The film [...]
Altitude – Trailer for Lovecraftian creature in the skies film
Group of attractive teens (probably being played by people in their 30′s)? Check. Confined in a small space with nowhere to run? Check. Giant monster in the clouds trying to kill them? Priceless. [vodpod id=Groupvideo.3910686&w=425&h=350&fv=] more about "Altitude – Trailer for Lovecraftian c…", posted with vodpod Directed by Kaare Andrews and starring Jessica Lowndes, Ryan [...]
Mortis Rex – Roman Soldiers vs Lovecraft style beastie
This has he potential to be very, very good, but then again so did Outlander. However, the concept art for Hellboy co-writer Peter Briggs supernatural action thriller Mortis Rex is lovely. Jim Jacks is producing it. Speaking to Bloody Disgusting Briggs shed some light on how the story developed. “I had the idea for “Mortis” [...]