First Photo Of Chloe Moretz As 'Carrie' Free Of Pig's Blood

In case you've been wondering what Chloe Moretz looks like as an awkward teen that unleashes telekinetic doom at her high school prom, Dread Central has an image of the actress as Carrie. The remake of the classic 1970's horror adaptation (based on Stephen King's mtl novel) started filming, and Moretz was spotted wearing a dowdy dress and sweater combo buttoned up to her chin with a big silver cross. DC shares that, " 'although she's definitely in costume, it's not yet known what [Moretz's] physical look (hair, etc.) will be." "Boys Don't Cry" director Kimberly Peirce is helming the remake, set to hit theaters next March. Unleash the pig's blood!
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Double Trouble Returns to 'Machete Kills'
Robert Rodriguez is turning the volume up on ass-kicking girl power in the upcoming Mexploitation sequel, "Machete Kills." Variety reported that the director's twin nieces will be double trouble in the follow-up to the 2010 movie starring Danny Trejo. Electra and Elise Avellan will be reprising their roles from the first film as Nurses Mona and Lisa.
The siblings join the previously announced Charlie Sheen, Sofia Vergara, Edward James Olmos, Mel Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jessica Alba, Amber Heard, Demian Bichir, Zoe Saldana, and of course the titular ex-federale, Machete Cortez (Trejo). This time around the government recruits Machete to stop a Mexican cartel terrorist and an arms dealer who wants to launch total war. Ready for more over the top action and gore?
'Paranormal Activity 4' Starts Casting
We're only a few short months away from the fourth installment in the "Paranormal Activity" franchise, which haunts theaters on October 19. "PA3" directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman are expected to return for the fourth movie, but no deals have been finalized at this time. Bloody Disgusting, however, is reporting that young actor Matt Shively is currently in talks to lead the mostly unknown cast as a character named Alex. We already know that "The River's" Zack Estrin will be drafting the screenplay, which probably features a lot of screaming and shaky cam. Are you braving another PA movie for the Halloween season, or will you be sitting this one out?
Genre Favorite Dee Wallace Chats About Rob Zombie's 'Lords of Salem'
Genre scream queen Dee Wallace recently spoke to Dread Central during her promotion for "Exit Humanity," and she had nothing but kind words for director Rob Zombie who cast the veteran actress in his upcoming "The Lords of Salem." The film centers on a DJ and her pals who head to the witchy city of Salem after a mysterious package arrives on their doorstep. When they show up, all hell breaks loose in the Halloween city. Wallace had this to say about the singer-filmmaker:
"Well, if you're a horror fan and a Rob Zombie fan, then you'll love this movie. It's very different cinematically than all of his last movies, and the last shot of the movie is worth the price of admission alone. Rob was so down-to-earth and easy to work with; he wrote the part for me. I play Sonny, a bubbly, self-help guru who finds herself in some trouble. It was a lot of fun."
'Cabin Fever: Patient Zero' Ready to Infect New Cast Members
Prepare for skin-crawling good times. Variety reported that "Cabin Fever: Patient Zero" has started casting. Sean Astin, Brando Eaton and Ben Hollingsworth will star in the new film that aims to tell the origin of the nasty virus that first appeared in Eli Roth's 2002 movie. This time around, we get to follow the passengers aboard a cruise ship in the Caribbean who wind up on a research island. Can they survive the disease that will surely make them look like chopped liver? Probably not ' we know the rules of horror films. The movie starts shooting this August in the Dominican Republic. Will you be checking this one out, or taking ten billion showers instead?
'Curse of Chucky' Ready to Play
Hidey Ho! The Good Guy doll is back and wants to play. "The Curse of Chucky" is now casting, according to a new report. The film will be written, directed, and produced by "Chucky" creator and frequent franchise director Don Mancini, who is set to go behind the camera this September in Canada. Previous reports stated that the main goal for the new film was to make it "scary" again. We love the wisecracking doll, but creepy would be totally cool with us. The awesome Brad Dourif is back to lend his voice to the role of the psychotic playmate. This installment will see a "smokin' hot" nanny, a priest, a heroine named Nica, and more. See who else Chucky is terrorizing on MovieHole.
'The House at the End of the Street' Novelization Materializing this August
The only games Jennifer Lawrence will be playing this September 21 involve deadly ghosts. The "Hunger Games" actress will play a young girl who moves into a new home with her recently divorced mom (Elisabeth Shue). Strange things start happening and eventually the women uncover the small town's chilling secret. A media tie-in book will be hitting shelves on August 21 courtesy of Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
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The Best Ensembles Of 2012

It's hard enough for a movie to introduce one character that the audience cares about. Putting forward an entire cast that will engage the viewer is another thing entirely.

This year, a number of the biggest films relied on the effectiveness of their entire ensemble to make their impact. While some fell flat, others rose to the challenge and succeeded because of it.

But which ensemble is your favorite? Voice your opinion, and vote in the poll below.

"The Hunger Games"
One of the year's biggest movies also managed to have one of the biggest casts. Jennifer Lawrence lead a highly qualified group of actors to the fictional world of Panem for the 74th annual Hunger Games. When an overly made-up Elizabeth Banks and a drunken Woody Harrelson are just two of your characters, you know it's something special.

"Zero Dark Thirty"
Containing over one hundred speaking roles and one hell of a performance from guaranteed Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain, Kathryn Bigelow's account of the search for Osama bin Lama features support acting all around from actors as varied as Joel Edgerton, Edgar Ramirez, and Chris Pratt.

"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2"
How often do you get to see a group of your favorite actors get their heads ripped off? Well, it happened during a trippy Alice vision in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2," and it was delightful. It takes real acting ability to make you care so much when someone's head gets torn from their shoulders, and cared we did!

"The Avengers"
There was no other cast that defined film in 2012 like the finally-assembled Avengers. We waited years and years for the greatest heroes of the Marvel Universe to united and take down some bad guys together, and against all odds, they did not disappoint.

"The Dark Knight Rises"
Starting with "The Dark Knight," Christopher Nolan turned the "superhero flick" into an "ensemble film." The tradition continued with the finale to his Batman trilogy, adding many of his "Inception" players into the mix.

"Skyfall"
A James Bond film typically centers on 007 with most of the peripheral characters taking on minor roles to either hinder or assist him in his adventure. For the latest entry, however, each character became essential to the overall architecture, and the finished product was absolutely fantastic.

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First Look At 'Ender's Game': Asa Butterfield And Harrison Ford Face Off

One of next year's most highly anticipated films, "Ender's Game," has been "highly anticipated" by the fans of Orson Scott Card's 1985 novel for nearly thirty years, but the long-awaited adaptation is finally coming into view.

Entertainment Weekly got an exclusive first look at Asa Butterfield, formerly of Martin Scorsese's "Hugo," and Harrison Ford facing off at the Battle School.

Click past the jump for the full picture and excerpts from an interview with director Gavin Hood.

To create a believable sense of tension between Butterfield's Ender and Ford's Colonel Graff, it was important to strike the right balance on set. "The relationship between [Harrison] and Asa was very close," Hood said, "but he didn't overly befriend him off the set. He helped Asa by allowing that slight sense of intimidation to be there."

As always when working with children on a movie, production has to revolve around their limited schedules. "The kids have to attend school for at least three hours of class every day, plus do homework, so you can only shoot with someone like Asa for five hours of your day," Hood said. "There was no time for fooling about or not knowing your lines or being unprepared."

"Ender's Game" opens in theaters on November 1.

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Japanese 'Jack Reacher' Trailer Takes Aim

"Jack Reacher" has been floating somewhat out in the ether of action movies. None of the trailers have really fleshed out the plot, which comes from Lee Child's ninth book about the military police officer turned super tough vigilante. Instead, they've mostly focused on how Tom Cruise, his plaid shirts, and his car.

Now a Japanese trailer of all things has finally enlightened us to the full scope of the story and the Werner Herzog at the center of it.

Check out the new "Jack Reacher" trailer after the jump!

(via /Film)

First Official Look At Ashton Kutcher As 'jOBS'

So yesterday, Sundance essentially dropped a bomb of indie film wealth when they announced their premiere line-up, a slate that includes the long-awaited "Before Midnight," the new film from Brit Marling, and "jOBS," the much discussed biopic about the Apple founder, played by Ashton Kutcher.

With the announce came a flurry of new images from the films, including our first official look at Kutcher in his full Jobs garb. Along with the first official plot synopsis, the story of the man who would be iPod king has finally come into fuller view.

Click past the just to see the full image and read the synopsis.

Seth MacFarlane Plans Western Comedy As 'Ted' Follow-Up

By Hannah Soo Park

It's been a pretty good year for Seth MacFarlane. On top of keeping his hit TV series, he's managed to make box office magic out of a talking teddy bear film and nab the illustrious Oscars hosting gig. While the TV mastermind could take a moment to bask in all the success, it looks like he's not resting anytime soon'the newly-minted film writer and director is now looking to lend his signature absurd humor to a Western comedy flick.

The Hollywood Reporter exclusively reports that MacFarlane's follow-up to "Ted will be "A Million Ways to Die In The West," which he scripted with "Ted" co-writers Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild. Plot details are few to none right now, but the project has been described as a "'Blazing Saddles'-style" movie" with a humorous take on "just how dangerous and painful life really was in the late 1800s." And what's "Blazing Saddles" without a seductress? We've also been told that the script calls for a romantic female lead.

Sources say that on top of co-writing and directing, MacFarlane also plans to star in the film. Assuming that he'll make an appearance in human form, this would be MacFarlane's first live-action appearance. The mastermind of voices has had past movie roles in the form of animated creatures (a stuffed teddy bear in "Ted" and Johann Krauss in Guillermo del Toro's "Hellboy II: The Golden Army"). You know, not that we'd mind if he'd take on an animated snarky buffalo.

This isn't the only film project MacFarlane will be adding to his resume. Along with making a "Ted" sequel, he's also reportedly working on bringing "Family Guy" to the big screen.

"A Million Ways to Die in the West" is scheduled for a summer 2013 opening.

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Ahead Of 'Jack Reacher,' Enjoy 'An Evening With Tom Cruise'

Tom Cruise plans to smash your face in with "Jack Reacher" at the end of the month. But before you punch his fist with your face, how about hearing what the man has to say for himself first?

You'll have your chance during An Evening With Tom Cruise, an upcoming conversation with the actor hosted by The Film Society of Lincoln Center on Monday (December 17), just days before "Jack Reacher" opens nationwide. The evening will consist of a moderated conversation with Cruise, followed by an advance screening of "Reacher."

'Tom's body of work is defined by the bold characters he plays so brilliantly and his collaborations with filmmaking's most venerable directors. Tom consistently chooses smart and exciting projects and we are pleased to present audiences with a first look at his newest role, Jack Reacher,' said FSLC Executive Director Rose Kuo in a press release. 'We are honored to host this exciting evening and to support our 50th anniversary fund to benefit education and emerging artists.'

An Evening With Tom Cruise kicks off a weeklong retrospective called All The Right Moves: The Films of Tom Cruise, running from December 18 through 20, and featuring a seven-film tribute to the Oscar-nominated actor, including the likes of "Top Gun," "Jerry Maguire," and "Mission: Impossible."

Tickets for An Evening With Tom Cruise go on sale on December 10. For more details, head over to Filmlinc.com.

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