We loved Henry Selick’s stop-motion adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s creepy Coraline, and now the Nightmare Before Christmas director is taking on a second Gaiman tale, with a Disney-backed version of The Graveyard Book. Continue reading
Daily Archives: April 28, 2012
That Carrie remake might be (partially) filmed on a camcorder
By Don Kaye, Source: Blastr.com
Now that the remake of Carrie is officially underway, the head of the studio producing the film has revealed some interesting details about what direction it might take.
During a speech at his alma mater, MGM CEO Roger Birnbaum spoke about some of the company’s upcoming projects, with the new version of Stephen King’s classic first novel among them. According to a Reddit report on the speech, Birnbaum revealed that at least part of the new Carrie will be filmed as “found footage,” a la films like Cloverfield and Paranormal Activity. Continue reading
Next on Earth Station One…
Next week, the Earth Station One crew grabs some popcorn, sodas, and snacks as we head back to the theater for our annual Big Summer Movie Review. That’s right, we’re looking ahead at the upcoming releases and picking our favorites. And we would love to hear from you. What movies are you looking forward to this summer? And why? Let us know at www.esopodcast.com, at the ESO Facebook Group, email us at esopodcast@gmail.com, or call us at 404-963-9057. We might just read yours on the show.
And if that wasn’t already enough for a full show, IDW editor Jeff Conner joins us to talk about the new Zombies Vs. Robots prose project along with other upcoming goodies from the publisher. Plus, the usual rants, raves, shout outs, and Mike’s Khan Report! It’s going to be an action-packed episode next week at Earth Station One.
The ESO Crew
