Tag: Fred Dekker

‘Cliffhanger 2’ to be Written by Fred Dekker?

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Let’s see the possibilities here.   A UFO crash-lands on a mountain, and killer slugs turn a snowboarding crew into zombies.   It’s up to Gabe Walk to climb up the mountain and take out the zombies one-by-one.   Or, Dracula, Frankenstein, the Wolfman (got nards), and Gillman build their new fortified castle up on Gabe’s mountain, and it’s up to the Ranger Walker to stake, shoot, destroy, and wipe out the monsters once and for all.

Those are just some of the possibilities Fred Dekker could come up with for ‘Cliffhanger 2,’ as, evidently, the screenwriter/director is working on the project.

Our buddy, Alex, over at First Showing, was in attendance last night at a screening for ‘Monster Squad.’   Director Dekker and screenwriter Shane Black were there providing live commentary.   In the Q&A afterwards, the inevitable question of what the two were working on came up.   Dekker claimed that he is currently writing ‘Cliffhanger 2.’   Apparently, he didn’t sound like he was joking, and Alex seems to think this is a sincere announcement.

Word on the sequel project has been fairly quiet since it was announced in May that StudioCanal was planning a ‘Cliffhanger 2.’   Dekker hasn’t had a film he’s written released since 1993, ironically, the same year ‘Cliffhanger’ tore it up at the box office.

We’ll keep you updated as the story progresses.

Source: First Showing

‘Night of the Creeps’ Finally Getting DVD Release

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Fred Dekker’s cult classic ‘Night of the Creeps’ is thought by many to be the catalyst for a whole lot of later-released alien invasion/zombie movies.   Most notably is ‘Slither,’ James Gunn’s 2006 film, which takes a whole lot of ideas first noticed in ‘Night of the Creeps’ and piles on the gore effects.

Despite the beloved nature of the 1986 film, however, it has yet to see a DVD release.   That is, until now, as Fred Dekker has answered all of our requests when we quote his movie saying ‘Thrill me!’.

Michael Felsher of Red Shirts Pictures was on a recent episode of the horror/internet talk radio show, Dead Pit Radio, where he made the announcement that Sony is officially releasing ‘Night of the Creeps’ on DVD this coming October.

What’s more, this is to be a special editon, original director’s ending and all.

Said Felsher: “It’s going to be the director’s cut with the original ending. We’re going to go balls to the wall with the special features on it.”

Horror fans all around the world are rejoicing on this day.   ‘Night of the Creeps’ has been long considered as a necessity in terms of a DVD release, but the only way any of us were able to view it on DVD were through illegal means.   Now, it’s legal.   Now, it’s official.   ‘Night of the Creeps’ on DVD is coming.

Source: Dead Pit Radio

‘Monster Squad’ remake in the works …

Prep your 80’s nostalgia because they are going to start working on a remake of ‘Monster Squad’! From Bloody Disgusting:

“This afternoon SpookyDan conducted an exclusive one-on-one interview with Rob Cohen, director of Universal’s upcoming The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, who revealed some interesting news about Fred Dekker’s classic ’87 movie. Cohen tells Bloody-Disgusting that Paramount Pictures has acquired the remake rights to Monster Squad, which followed a group of kids hunting down Dracula and his minions who are attempting to take over the world. Cohen also reveals that he is planning to produce the remake, but does not intend on directing.”

My next question is when are they going to remake ‘Little Monsters’?!