Rob Zombie teams up with an 'American Psycho' for a Charles Manson mini series?

 

If you haven't heard already, Variety officially released news [on Thursday night] that American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis and Rob Zombie – who we all know wrote/directed House Of 1,000 Corpses, Devil’s Rejects, and [the disappointing] Lords Of Salem – are officially working with a company known as "Alcon Television" to create a new project for Fox that will be about the people and the connecting  events connected to the Manson Family murder spree that took place back in August 1969. This news has been long coming, because I remember when Zombie had said that he is making a new series "that will be like, but not connected to, The Devil's Rejects". I remember when I first saw The Devil's Rejects and I felt awe, shock, [and mainly] amazement that he was willing to go this far with a 'family' that went around killing for the sake of killing; and [assuming you've seen the film: spoilers] ultimately- the 'Firefly' family got what was coming to them. Was The Devil's Rejects loosely based on the Manson murders? I couldn't tell you; but the concept is pretty similar. Therefore, makes sense that Rob Zombie would direct a [mini]series based around the Manson murders.

 

[The main 'family' in The Devil's Rejects; coincidence?]
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 So when are we getting this Manson Family TV show? It may take a while, as it aims to tell converging stories of people and events leading up to and then also after the murders, from shifting it's point of view. [which I assume means that we'll see the point of view of the people affected; and of the killers.] It's planned to be released as a multi-part series, but at this moment in time, it's [really] far away from receiving a green light, due to it's obvious graphic nature. I think this series is gonna be fantastic when released, especially considering my interest in the Manson killings; I just hope we're not waiting too long. I mean, I'm still waiting for Rob Zombie's Tyrannosaurus Rex [as seen below] and that was supposed to be released fucking 5 years ago! [soon, Warren.. soon.]

 

{FUN FACT: Charles Manson was sentenced to death in 1971, but his sentence was then changed to life in prison when California abolished the death penalty the following year. He has since been denied parole more than 12 times!}

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April 2013 looks to be the month for us horror fans..

Seriously. There is a good number of horror films [that actually look good; not like that "Cockney's vs Zombies" crap, that's playing right in the theater where I work right now- even if that's for the film festival..] that are coming out in April, and there are two that I'm actually looking forward to. Back on January 5th 2013, I mentioned how Carrie was being pushed til October making us [I say 'us', because I'm sure I'm not the only one who's excited] have to wait a little longer than expected. However, there is TWO horror movies, that have actually been pushed forward, rather than back. Below, I mention which ones, and my thoughts.

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NUMBER 1; The Evil Dead [remake]

 

So I won't lie; when I first heard this was being remade, I got upset.. I knew for a fact that Hollywood has become obsessed with remaking almost every movie that I hold dear [forgive my abrupt rant] and ruining it dearly. and now my 2nd favorite horror film [first being 'A Nightmare On Elm Street-original] is being remade. HOWEVER, after the red band trailer came out, which can be found here, I changed my mind drastically. I had some of the same feelings watching the trailer, as I did watching the original film.. [Also, keeping a close eye on Bruce Campbell's tweets helped as well.] This film has been pushed forward a week now being released to theaters on April 5th, 2013.

  

on Twitter, he actually claimed he's proud of the remake, & fully approves of the end result. fuck yes!

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NUMBER 2; The Lords Of Salem

 

With an official trailer for this film which just came out the other day, [you can see it in all it's glory, here] I figured that this film needs to be mentioned. I first mentioned this movie on December 20th, 2012; and talked about how stoked I was for it because it's [finally] an original Rob Zombie flick. [probably the first 'original' from him since 'The Devil's Rejects'- which is quite superb, if I may say.] It features a lot of actors/actress I've never even heard of; [except the always wonderful, Sheri-Moon Zombie, as seen in the poster above.] It was meant to be released on April 26th, 2013; however, many people demanded sooner [hopefully this won't ruin the quality of the film, due to being rushed.] and now it's actual release date is April 19th, 2013 [also a week earlier than before] There was also a collection of posters made for this film, rather than just the one with Sheri-Moon Zombie on the front, and those can be seen below;

 

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Which of the two films that are being pushed ahead are you looking foward to the most? The Lords Of Salem? Or The Evil Dead remake? Let me know on the fan page for this blog on Facebook; which you can find here or on Twitter here . If you have a Tumblr, follow me here. Have a fantastic week, and until my next post; CHEERS !