Tuesday 30 October 2012

All around the world, I've been texting to you...

God diggity damn it!

Today is me Mum's 60th Birthday (Happy Birthday Mum!).

Now, my original plan was to fly up to Manchester, and surprise her by a rare visit Oop North on her milestone Birthday. Unfortunately, I arranged it with my retard of a brother!

"Now, bro. It's mum's 60th. I'm thinking of taking the week off, and flying up as a surprise. You got anything special planned - it IS her 60th after all."
"Well, there's not much point. She's off travelling again. She's booked another trip abroad. She wants to spend it in the sun, seeing some Wonder Of The World."
"Bugger! Oh well, at least I can plan that week now."
"Yeah, I'll let you know if we plan to arrange a meal or something when she gets back."

So, this morning, I texts me mum.

"Wherever you are in the world, Happy 60th Birthday Mum!"
And I gets the reply...
"Thank you Xymon. I'm just getting ready for work."

Eh, whut?

Getting ready for WORK? She's supposed to be tomb raiding the fleshpots of Beduin tents and bartering for camels by the Aztec pyramidical Gate Of The Sun near Sexywoman1 with that macho Pikachu. or somewhere equally exotic! Not getting ready to go to work.

Well, thanks Brother! Now, either:

(a) My Mum thinks I've forgot her Birthday (as I haven't even sent a card yet, thinking I'd wait till she got back from the Amazon Rainforest pygmy huts of Babylon, or wherever).
or;
(b) She's expecting me to make a surprise appearance at her Birthday meal, coz for her 50th, I called from Norwich, so she thought I was here, and didn't know I was flying up to get to the meal. And now she'll be disappointed I ain't there.

Either way, I look like a right disappointing cunt of an offspring.

1 IT'S ACTUALLY CALLED SACSAYHUAMAN, BUT IT'S PRONOUNCED SEXY WOMAN. PROBABLY COZ OF ALL THEM FOREIGN TOLTEC/OLMEC PREUVIAN PRETTIES PARADING ROUND THE JUNGLE WITH THEIR JUGS OUT AS THEIR BAZINGAS BOUNCE ABOUT DURING FRENETIC DANCE. I DON'T REMEMBER THAT IN THE AZTEC ZONE OF THE CRYSTAL MAZE! CONTESTENT BARING THEIR BAPS FOR CRYSTAL JEWELS. THIS IS A 3 MINUTE ON-THE-GAME AND AUTOMATIC LOCK IN TILL MUMSEY PIMPS YOU OUT AGAIN. OR SOMETHING.

Monday 29 October 2012

If you'll snip for me, I will snip for you...

Gaaah!

Today, I had the day off for a bleaching!

No, not one of them there anal bleachings. Who'd want Domestos or Toilet Duck squirted up their bum?

Anyhoo, get a txt - Ms Hairdressage is all a-poorly with morning sickness. or plague. or reanimatory zombie infection. or something.

So, my Hallowe'en barnet will not be a proper Hallowe'en barnet this year.

Buggery sod pissflap it!

Oh well.

Still. Day off! Whoop!

Sunday 28 October 2012

Soon you will pass through my body, and be nothing but my shit...

After unfounded accusations of dancefloor gropacious snoggage with Pretties1, and thusly abondoned to Fend For Myself in a sea of Lara Crofts, Alice's, Leeloo's, Harley Quims and other diverse Pretties of an alluring nature, it's time for Hallowe'en Partay part II.

The Alphini birthday boy, saddled (Savilled?) in pumpkin, afore becoming a horny Devil, and ending up pissed with wonky antlers.

Or something.

Anyhoo, as Mr Migraine slept off the bollocknaise, it's left to Xym to entertain further Pretties.

Firstly, we like the Pretty Eyes whilst watching a film based on crows portrayed by ravens with images of eagles. Not to mention the titless wonders with their gravity enforced frontage.

And then, it's time for longpig nommage. And you know you're in for a good time when the credits have characters named "Gratuitous Lesbian #1".

And then, I has to sit back, being force fed green cake, chocolate cake, three fingers, scampi fries, bacon fries, choccie biscuits and whole bags of crisps.

Without a drink!

And then I has to sit though David Tennant and Kevin Webster as Lady C engages in under-blankie ladyfappage.

   
Kevin Webster
Corrie Mechanic
Colon Farell
Camp Vamp













 Fun Timez.

1 I MEAN, HONESTLY - THIS IS THE XYM. CHANCE'D BE A FINE THING. A FAREWELL HUG AND A PECK ON THE NECK AND IT'S SUDDENLY BESAVILE-ING THEM LIKE GARY GLITTER IN A VIETNAMESE SWEETIE SHOP! NOT TO MENTION THE MOLESTATIONARY MOTORBOARDING. MOLESTATION INDEED! WHAT'S WRONG WITH A RAIL NETWORK BOARDING AREA FOR BLIND TUNELLING RODENTS? I SUPPOSE "WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE MY MOLESTATION" IS MORE APPEALING THAN "WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE SOME PUPPIES". ESPECIALLY IF A MOLESTATION IS LIKE A PS3 FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED WORM EATING BURROWERS BENEATH. OR SOMETHING.

Saturday 27 October 2012

What's the point...

"I won't be there
next time you need me"

Apologies in advance - in a departure from my usual, light-hearted, not-to-be-taken-seriously, comedic OTT preposterousness, this is another, rare serious posting (caveat: some alliterativities and other usual tosh may creep in out of habit - no disrespect is meant)

Mortality.

It hits us all. In youth, we believe ourselves immortal. Then, yeah, we know the end will come someday, but feck it - who cares.

Then a bolt from the blue hits you.

Back in 1986, I was sat at home of a Saturday Morning, watching The Chart Show. Suddenly, a riot of color hits the screens, and a cacophony of aural pleasure. It's something called "Rules And Regulations" by some Brummie band called We've Got A FUZZBOX And We're Gonna Use It!".

Oh my! The Xym (well, it would be just Sim back then!) was smitten! No-one dressed like that round here! And they're roughly my age! Alternative Pretties! Oh my oh my oh my!

Later, the other pivotal band in my life came along (Neph), but Fuzzbox is always very, very special.

Now, when the Fuzzies came to Norwich in 2010, many will recall my excitement at finally getting to meet Jo with my starry specs on in homage! Yes,  I know most preferred Vix & her legs, but for me, it was always Jo & Magz. And everybody forgets about Tina.

Fatboy Xym and Jo "Fuzzbox" Dunne
Anyhoo, I gots to meets 'em (even if Tina was replaced by Sarah Firebrand out of TigerTailz), and got my prized pic of me & Jo.

So, it was somewhat distressing to hear that Jo passed away last night.

I've loved Fuzzbox since 1986 and that TV appearance. They are what turned me to the Alternative Scene, and the reason I ended up a short fat gothboy with preposterous hair and (for a while) ludicrous shades. And now, one of the founding members, not so much older than me is gone.

My heart goes out to Magz, but something in me hurts also. It's odd how someone you grew up with, yet ony met once, can impact you in such a huge way.

So, with my own mortality bared, perhaps it's time I took a long, hard look at myself, and perhaps listen to some people and change my outlook and behaviour. After all, I'm now increasingly aware of my own lack of longevity. Mayhap I should listen to Madam Faircloth, and grasp Certain Opprtunities before time hurtles me unexpectedly into the eternal darkness.

So, R.I.P. Jo Dunne. Actually, no - don't Rest In Peace - keep Rockin' With Jesus1 (Head To Toe).

Sleep well, sweet Angel.

1 OTHER DEITIES AND ELYSIAN AFTERLIFE'S ARE AVAILABLE

Friday 26 October 2012

This is the truth of it: You are a hippogriff...

♫ Gimme An Inch
  ♫ Runaway
    ♫ Calls The Tune
      ♫ Monsters In Disguise
        ♫ If Only
          ♫ Do What You Gotta Do
            ♫ Hangin' Around
              ♫ Blackman
                ♫ Big Brother
                  ♫ Accoustically Yours
                    ♫ Coverplus
                      ♫ Decadent Days
                        ♫ I Give You My Sunshine
                          ♫ Wonder Woman (I would rather)
                            ♫ Writing On The Wall
                              ♫ Will You?
                                ♫ Eighth Day

*encore*
♫ Chasing Cars
  ♫ Feelin Good
    ♫ Spancill Hill
      ♫ I'm Still Breathing

Hazel O'Connor, Greatest Hits & Breaking Glass (live) tour, Thursday, 25 October 2012. The Waterfront, Norwich

Thursday 25 October 2012

Xym's list of exciting stuff (Nov '12)

A list of upcoming stuffs what The Xym is sort-of looking forward to.

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Film

16 Nov 2012 Breaking Dawn part 2
Thankful end to The Twishite Saga
14 Dec 2012 Hobbit #1: An Unexpected Journey
20 Dec 2012 Frozen
Interpretation of Hans Christian Andersons "Snow Queen"
?? ??? 2012 Dario Argento's Dracula 3D
Premiered 19 May 2012 - still awaiting UK release date...
?? ??? 2012 Thale
Follow up to Troll Hunter, this time with Huldra instead of Trolls. Released in Norway on 17th Feb 2012
11 Jan 2013 Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
I thought it was this year… apparently, it's next year. Bollocks.
11 Jan 2013 Les Misérables
Movie of the Musical. Hugh Jackman as Valjean, Russell Crowe as Javert, Anne Hathaway as Fantine, Sacha Baron Cohen as Thénardier and... ♥♥♥HELENA BONHAM-CARTER♥♥♥☺ as Madame Thénardier!!
18 Jan 2013 Mama
New spooky Guillero del Toro movie.
?? Feb 2013 Wreck-It Ralph
Video Game boss escapes his game, and goes through the other games in the Arcade. Lots of classic game boss cameos…
08 Mar 2013 Oz: The Great & The Powerful
Prequel to Wizard of Oz… by Sam Evil Dead Raimi!
22 Mar 2013 Jack The Giant Killer
?? Apr 2013 Oblivion
05 Apr 2013 Stephen King's Carrie
Chloe Grace Moretz to play Carrietta White, Julianne Moore to play Margaret White
12 Apr 2013 Evil Dead
Remake in progress.
26 Apr 2013 Iron Man 3
Plot based on the nanotech comic storyline Extremis
17 May 2013 Star Trek 2
23 May 2013 The Lone Ranger
Johnny Depp as Tonto…
14 Jun 2013 Man Of Steel
Zack Snyder reboots Superman…
12 Jul 2013 Monsters University
Prequel to Monsters Inc.
12 Jul 2013 Pacific Rim
Guillero Del Toro's Kaiju homage. Giant sea monsters awaken, only to be fought off by giant robots piloted by humans!
19 Jul 2013 Kick Ass 2: Balls To The Wall
26 Jul 2013 Wolverine, The
Hugh Jackman in another X-Men sequel
?? Jul 2013 Robopocalypse
Spielberg adap of Daniel H Wilson Rise Of The Machines type novel
09 Aug 2013 Elysium
14 Aug 2013 The World's End
Final part in Pegg/Frost's Blood & Ice Cream trilogy
04 Oct 2013 Sin City 2: A Dame To Kill For
08 Nov 2013 Thor: The Dark World
Christopher Eccleston cast as Malekith
22 Nov 2013 Hunger Games 2: Catching Fire
13 Dec 2013 Hobbit #2: The Desolation Of Smaug
07 Feb 2014 Robocop
Remake… and Robocop will have a visor so you can see Murphy's eyes/face. Gary Oldman cast (prob not as Murphy tho')
14 Mar 2014 Maleficent
Angelina Jolie cast as Maleficient (looks awesome in the teaser pics)
04 Apr 2014 Captain America: The Winter Soldier
02 May 2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2
23 May 2014 Planet of the Apes 2
Sequel to Tise of the Planet of the Apes being fast-tracked. Andy Serkis mo-capping again.
?? May 2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Remember the recent relief that the reboot had been scrapped… it's back on again. Fuck. Let's hope they've dropped the Ninja Turtles created by Space Monsters twattery that cunted up the last reboot plot…
29 Jun 2014 Transformers 4
18 Jul 2014 X-Men: Days Of Future Past
Or X-Men: First Class 2, if you prefer
01 Aug 2014 Guardians of the Galaxy
21 Nov 2014 Hunger Games 3: Mockingjay pt 1
?? Dec 2014 Hobbit #3: There And Back Again
NOW OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED! The Hobbit WILL be a trilogy!
01 May 2015 Avengers 2
Announced 8/8/2012 - Joss Whedon returning to write and direct!
06 Nov 2015 Ant-Man
20 Nov 2015 Hunger Games 3: Mockingjay pt 2
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Blu-Ray

05 Nov 2012 Men In Black 3: Steelbook
05 Nov 2012 Santa Sangre
05 Nov 2012 The Snowman
30th Anniversary Edition
12 Nov 2012 Once Upon A Time (Series 1)
Queen Regina in black leathers, and Red Riding Hood in her skimpy maid's outfit… :)
19 Nov 2012 The Lorax
26 Nov 2012 The Amazing Spiderman
Steelbook
03 Dec 2012 The Dark Knight Rises
Not only a Steelbook, but there's a Broken Mask sculpted edition too (£45 off've HMV). Oooooh!
26 Dec 2012 The Amazing Spider-Man
26 Dec 2012 Total Recall
(the remake). Steelbook
?? ??? 2012 Dead Sushi
A mad Japanese scientist injects a reanimatory agent into sushi, bringing it to life and going on the rampage! Psychotic seaweed wrapped rice with slaughterous seafood on the prowl! And they say there are no new ideas in film - killer sushi, who'd've thunk it!
?? ??? 2012 War Of The Worlds: The True Story
Tim Hines accepts flaws on his original WotW, and does a much better job on this faux documentary
2012 - 2013 War of the Worlds: Goliath
3D Manga-esque steampunk sequel to WotW (sort of like Scarlet Traces). Release forever being put back…
?? ??? ???? Evangelion 3.33: Quickening
?? ??? ???? Kill Bill Redux
Volumes 1 & 2 re-edited into one movie
?? ??? ???? Nightbreed: The Cabal Cut
Remember Nightbreed? Snatched out of Clive Barker's hands and the last minute and butchered into a crapfest that made no sense, lost the whole plot and now impossible to get hold of? Well, Clive Barker recently found his VHS copies of the original footage that was thought lost. The film has been painstakingly reconstructed and re-edited to reflect the original vision. This "rough cut" is apparently really fucking brilliant, and pisses all over that shambles that was originally hacked to pieces for the original 1990 release. Obvs, as the extra footage is from Clive Barkers personal VHS collection, it's not great picture quality. However, turns out the "lost" footage isn't lost at all - Morgan Creek are still in possession of it! A negotiation has been agreed for them to release the footage for an uncut special Blu-Ray release... as long as they don't have to pay to produce it. WATCH THIS SPACE!!
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Gigs

03 Nov 2012 The Pistols
Norwich WhatACunt
11 Nov 2012 3OH!3
Norwich WhatACunt
21 Nov 2012 Adam Ant
Norwich UEA
21 Nov 2012 Peter Hook and The Light
Norwich WhatACunt
And what a cunt it is! Peter Hook, performing Joy Divisions "Unknown Pleasures" album, same night as Adam Ant. FECKARAMA!!
30 Nov 2012 The Damned
Norwich UEA
Support from The Dickies
03 Dec 2012 Thin Lizzy
Norwich UEA
05 Dec 2012 Gary Numan
Norwich UEA
NOTE RESCHEDULED DATE!!!
07 Dec 2012 Pout At The Devil
Norwich WhatACunt
11 Dec 2012 Human League
Norwich UEA
19 Dec 2012 Sleigh in the UK
The Wonder Stuff, PWEI and Jesus Jones!
Shepherd's Bush Empire
21 Mar 2013 Clannad
Norwich UEA
21 Mar 2013 The Selector
Norwich WhatACunt
25 mar 2013 The Stranglers
Norwich UEA
03 May 2013 Simple Minds
Norwich UEA
28 May 2013 Depeché Mode
The O2, Londinium
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Music

12 Nov 2012 iDos
Green Day
New Album!
23 Nov 2012 Set List The Anthology
Sham 69
26 Nov 2012 War Of The Worlds: The New Generation
Jeff Wayne's re-recording of his original album to work in more of the novel, with new sequences and revamped score. This Is NOT the live concert/show, but a new vision of the original concept album
Richard Burton replaced with Liam Neeson
Justin Hayward replaced by Take That's Gary Barlow
Phil Lynott replaced by Maverick Sabre (who?)
Julie Covington replaced by Joss Stone
David Essex replaced by The Kaiser Chief's Ricky Wilson
Chris "Thunderchild" Thompson replaced by Alex Clare (sung that "Too Close" song on the IE9 add)
?? ??? 2012 Made Glorious
The March Violets
New Album!
?? Jan 2013 Adam Ant Is the Blueblack Hussar in Marrying the Gunner's Daughter
Adam Ant
New Album - recently confirmed by Adam as a double album with 17 tracks. Presumably to be released to coincide with the tour later this year
Previously rumoured tracklisting (so 17 of these - but can say for certain Vince Taylor is a definite track!):
1. Hard Men, Tough Blokes, 2. punkyoungirl, 3. Rubber Medusa (aka Gun in My Pocket), 4. Cool Zombie, 5. Shrink, 6. Cradle Your Hatred, 7. Who's A Goofy Bunny, 8. Bullshit (a song about the internet), 9. When I Was A Sperm, 10. Dirty Beast, 11. How Can I Say I Miss You, 12. Marrying The Gunners Daughter, 13. Stay In The Game, 14. Valentine's Day, 15. Vince Taylor, 16. Vivienne's Tears, 17. Bumpy Capers, 18. Mios Agos Y, 19. Call Me, 20. Sausage, 21. Izzy Dizzy Bums, 22. Stand Up, 23. I Know, 24. Darlin' Boy
14 Jan 2013 iTré
Green Day
New Album!
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Games

02 Nov 2012 Lego: Lord of the Rings
08 Nov 2012 Angry Birds: Star Wars
?? ??? 2012 Animal Crossing 3Ds
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Books

01 Nov 2012 The Educated Ape and Other Wonders of the Worlds
Rankin, Robert
?? Nov 2012 Blake's 7: Archangel
Harrison, Scott
New B7 novel set between series 2 episodes 6 (Trial) and 7 (Killer)
?? ??? 2012 The Mechanical Messiah and Other Marvels of the Modern Age
Rankin, Robert
?? ??? 2012 e-Book back Catalogue
Lumley, Brian - in negotiations
?? ??? 2012 Necroscope: The Möbius Murders
Lumley, Brian
01 Jan 2013 Sisterhood of Dune
Herbert, Brian & Anderson, Kevin J.
?? Feb 2013 Blake's 7: Warship
Anghelides, Peter. Expansion of the AudioDrama (eBook only). Fills in the gap beween series 2 & 3 (Episodes Star One and Aftermath)
13 May 2013 Blood of Dragons
Hobb, Robin
?? May 2013 Blake's 7: Lucifer
Darrow, Paul
Picks up where the series left off - what happened to Avon!
18 Jun 2013 The Ocean At The End Of The Lane
Neil Gaiman
New novel for adults
?? ??? ???? The Chickens of Atlantis and other Foul and Filthy Fiends
Rankin, Robert
?? ??? ???? The Crow
Shirley, John. New graphic Mini-series, set in Tokyo
?? ??? ???? The Sandman
Neil Gaiman - Yes, Neil is writing a new Sandman! This will cover the events Morpheus mentioned prior to his capture by Burgess. From Neil himself: "When I finished writing The Sandman, there was one tale still untold. The story of what had happened to Morpheus to allow him to be so easily captured in The Sandman #1, and why he was returned from far away, exhausted beyond imagining, and dressed for war. It was a story that we discussed telling for Sandman's 20th anniversary... but the time got away from us. And now, with Sandman's 25th anniversary year coming up, I'm delighted, and nervous, that that story is finally going to be told,"
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Audiodrama

?? Feb 2013 Blake's 7: The Liberator Chronicles #3
The Armageddon Storm
Features original cast members Paul Darrow, Michael Keating, Jan Chappel and Tom Chabdon reprising their roles as Kerr Avon, Vila Restal, Cally and Del Grant
?? Feb 2013 Blake's 7: Warship
See book above. Features original cast members Gareth Thomas, Paul Darrow, Michael Keating, Sally Knyvette, Jan Chappell & Jacqueline Pearce reprising their roles as Roj Blake, Kerr Avon, Vila Restal, Jenna Stannis, Cally and Servalan!
?? Feb 2013 Retromancer
Robert Rankin adaptation in 13 half-hour episodes. To be aired on BBC Radio Feb 2013
?? ??? 2013 Blake's 7: The Liberator Chronicles #4
TBA
?? ??? 2013 Blake's 7: The Liberator Chronicles #5
TBA
?? ??? 2013 Blake's 7: The Liberator Chronicles #6
TBA
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TV

Autumn 2012 Red Dwarf
Showing in UK on: Dave.
New Series (The Xym hath never watched it, so may have to start)
Latter 2012 Primeval: New World
?? ??? 2012 American Horror Story (series 2)
To be set in the 1960s. In a loony bin… sorry, Asylum. To be an anthology series…
?? ??? 2012 The Best Possible Taste
BBC4 - 90min Kenny Everett Biopic
?? ??? 2012 Sinbad
New mini-series
SPRING 2023 Game Of Thrones (series 3)
Series three to be A Storm Of Swords, Part 1
?? ??? ???? A.L.F.
Yes, they're bringing back ALF from 1980s Melmak…
?? ??? ???? American Gods
HBO mini series being adapted by Neil Gaiman. Produced by Tom Hanks.
?? ??? ???? Bates Motel
Psycho: Norman Bates, The Early Years… oh dear…
?? ??? ???? Blake's 7
Another potential reboot. This time optioned to the US.
?? ??? ???? Dracula
10 part series featuring Jonathan Rhys Meyers as The Count
?? ??? ???? Exorcist: The Beginning
Spin-off series
?? ??? ???? Gotham
?? ??? ???? Journey To The West
13 part serial being adapted by Neil Gaiman. Probably better known as Monkey! in the UK
?? ??? ???? Stephen King's Under The Dome
Scripted by one of the writers of Lost…
?? ??? ???? Mockingbird Lane
Remake of The Munsters. Eddie Izzard as Grandpa, Jerry O'Connell as Herman, Mason Cook as Eddie
?? ??? ???? Neighbours
A family move into a new neighbourhood, where the residents are all aliens…
?? ??? ???? New Nabors
A family's neighbours turn out to be The Muppets! What's not to like!!
?? ??? ???? Once Upon A Time (Series 2)
Showing in UK on: Fi5e
?? ??? ???? S.H.I.E.L.D.
Joss Whedon's telly spin-off from The Avengers (Assemble)
?? ??? ???? 666 Park Avenue
Showing in UK on: ITV2
?? ??? ???? Space 2099
Yes, they're rebooting Gerry Anderson's Space 1999 in a new century…
?? ??? ???? Star Wars: Underworld
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Films In Development

?? ??? 2012 [REC]4: Apocalypse
?? ??? 2012 Exists
Sasquatch hunts humans. From the people who brought you The Blair Witch Project. Oh dear.
?? ??? 2012 Bill & Ted #3
?? ??? 2013 Day of the Triffids
Sam "Evil Dead" Raimi producing
?? ??? 2013 Dominion: Dinosaurs vs Aliens
Barry Sonnenfield directing Grant Morrisson's adap of his graphic novel
?? ??? 2013 Dracula
Eli Roth directing Russell Crowe as Drac…
?? ??? 2013 Girl Who Played With Fire
David Fincher's remake of the 2nd Millenium Movie
?? ??? 2013 Human Centipede III: Final Sequence
Yes, it's been scripted and the cast signed on to reprise their HC2 roles…
?? ??? 2013 Last Voyage of The Demeter
The bit in Dracula where The Count travels in his coffin from Transylvania to England. Expanded into a movie with Viggo "Aragorn, son of Arathorn" Mortensen
?? ??? 2013 Pride and Prejudice... and Zombies
?? ??? 2013 Rentaghost: The Movie
Russell Brand has been replaced by Ben Stiller as Fred Mumford
?? ??? 2013 Short Circuit
Remake. Oh Mr Johnny Five, this good news, no?
?? ??? 2013 Stephen King's The Stand
Remake - latest is that it may be split into several films or another mini-series.
?? ??? 2013 Suspiria
Back on again (probably without Natalie Portman now)
?? ??? 2014 Godzilla
Warner Brothers reboot. Again.
?? ??? 2014 Jurassic Park 4
Kicking off a new trilogy… oh dearie me…
?? ??? 2014 The Night Stalker
Johnny Depp as Kolchak in the film adap of the series
?? ??? 2014 Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro directing
?? ??? 2014 Woman in Black: Angels of Death
Hammer's [unnecessary] sequel to The Woman In Black set 20 years later…
?? ??? 2014 Zorro Reborn
"The Fox" is rebooted!
?? ??? 2015 Avatar 2
?? ??? 2015 Doctor Who
David "Harry Potter" Yates taking it on
?? ??? ???? Abarat
Adap of books 1 & 2 of Clive Barker's series. To be produced once books 3 & 5 published.
?? ??? ???? Atlantis Rising
Comic book adap - may be a miniseries?
?? ??? ???? Assassins Creed
Michael Fassbender to star as Altair
?? ??? ???? Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
Remake in development! Possibly late 2012, or sometime in 2013.
?? ??? ???? Avatar 3
?? ??? ???? Avatar 4
Only a possibility of Avatar 4 at moment
?? ??? ???? Batman
Reboot (for a change!). Apparenly, due to the Avengers success, this one is to begin setting up a JLA movie.
?? ??? ???? Beetlejuice 2
Tim Burton back at the helm, and Michael Keaton now signed on to reprise role as Beetlejuice! Written by Seth Grahame-Smith, author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, etc
?? ??? ???? Blade Runner 2
No prequel, and Harrison Ford WON'T be in it… unless Ridley decides he can have a brief cameo.
?? ??? ???? Boy Scouts vs Zombies
Jesus. It gets worse…
?? ??? ???? Carpe Diem: The Adventures of a Demon Hunting Soccer Mom
With a title like that, I gotta see it!
?? ??? ???? The Crow
Legal details now resolved, so reboot going ahead. Can't see this being an improvement on the original.
?? ??? ???? Enormous
André "TrollHunter" Øvredal adapting the comic strip for film, webisodes and TV… hold on… weren't they doing that with The Dark Tower? Looks where that's ended up - dropped into Limbo…
?? ??? ???? Fantastic Four
Reboot…
?? ??? ???? Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest
Remake of the 3rd Millenium Movie
?? ??? ???? The Graveyard Book
Henry Selick adapting another Neil Gaiman book.
?? ??? ???? Hellboy 3
Guillermo Del Toro has started work on it!
?? ??? ???? Hellraiser
In development
?? ??? ???? Here There Be Monsters
18th Century sea monster stuff
?? ??? ???? Highlander
Reboot up again…
?? ??? ???? Hulk 3
?? ??? ???? I Am Legend 2
How can he be a legend again? Oh, he wasn't in the first film either… JUST MAKE "I AM LEGEND" PROPERLY!
?? ??? ???? Stephen King's 'IT'
Back on again! Cary Fukunaga relaces David Kajganich as writer, and becomes director. Also, it's being split into 2 movies (like the mini-series, then!)
?? ??? ???? Jitters
Giant killer insects…
?? ??? ???? Legend of Conan
As if Rocky Balboa and John J. Rambo's decrepit outings of an ancient weren't enough OAP porn for ya, Arnie returns in Conan: The Old Gimmer or some such!
?? ??? ???? Little Shop Of Horrors
Remake of the Musical version, developed by (and starring) Joseph Gordon-Levitt
?? ??? ???? Logan's Run
Rumour is the remake's back on again…
?? ??? ???? Monsters: Dark Continent
Sequel to Monsters. As of the original borefest wasn't enough tedium for anyone, they want to bore us to death again!
?? ??? ???? Monty Python's…
Untitled tale of aliens giving superpowers to a human for laughs. All the remaining Pythons… except, of course, Eric Idle who's refusing at the moment.
?? ??? ???? The Mummy
Part of Universal's 100 year celebrations, another reboot
?? ??? ???? Myst
Right. Latest is that there were… disagreements... on how to proceed. Those set on adapting The Book Of Ti'ana, and who though that wasn't a good introduction to Myst and wanted a new direction. Acrimonious splits ensued. When film the rights came to the end of the option period, a second lease was refused, and the option has been passed to Delve Films. Amongst the bitching, the film is slowly being developed again... but I wouoldn't hold my breath if I were me!
?? ??? ???? Neuromancer
Adap of William Gibson novel
?? ??? ???? Night Of The Living
Tim Burton & Seth Grahame-Smith developing
?? ??? ???? Poltergeist
Sam Raimi remaking
?? ??? ???? Prometheus 2
Script now being written…
?? ??? ???? Shadow of the Colossus
Adaptation of the game
?? ??? ???? Tape 4
Some Lovecratian terror!
?? ??? ???? Time After Time
Remake of the 80s classic - Jack The Ripper escapes to modern times in HG Wells Time Machine, chased by… HG Wells himself!
?? ??? ???? Timecrimes
US Remake of the Spanish classic
?? ??? ???? Triplets!
Sequel to Twins! Schwarzenegger and DeVito discover their long-lost Brother (Eddie Murphy)…
Recently confirmed by DeVito as actually being in development. Oh dear….
?? ??? ???? Tron 3
Confirmed by Bruce Boxleitner!
?? ??? ???? Van Helsing
Reboot, with Tom Cruise as Van Helsing…
?? ??? ???? Venom
Spidey-Man spin off
?? ??? ???? Videodrome
Remake back on the table…
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In Limbo

IN LIMBO Akira
Production once again halted…
IN LIMBO At The Mountains Of Madness
Guillerro Del Toro's plans are ruined. Ridley Scott's Prometheus is more-or-lese the same concept.
IN LIMBO Chrome
Pendragon Pictures sci-fi flick
IN LIMBO Stephen King's The Dark Tower
Dropped (again!). Hoping to be picked up by another company…
IN LIMBO Forbidden Planet
Remake written & directed by Babylon 5's J. Michael Straczynski
IN LIMBO Ghostbusters 3
Officially dead. Bill Murray has said NO WAY, and unless he's on board, there will be no movie
IN LIMBO Good Omens
Gaiman/Pratchett movie adaptation to be directed by Terry Gilliam
IN LIMBO Hawk The Hunter
Sequel to Hawk The Slayer, currently awaiting funding.
IN LIMBO Hawk The Destroyer
Final in the Hawk trilogy. Presumably waiting for funding, or after Hawk The Hunter
IN LIMBO Hallowe'en
Reboot on hold, whilst they concentrate on he Hellraiser remake
IN LIMBO Hallowe'en III 3D
Either a remake of the Nigel Kneale Silver Shamrock version, or a sequel to Rob Zombie's crapfest
IN LIMBO Necroscope
Script written and film "being worked on"… but no news for months
IN LIMBO Neverwhere
Gaiman movie adaptation awaiting a director
IN LIMBO Power of the Dark Crystal
Sequel to The Dark Crystal
Back on hold as of 21 Feb 2012, as OmniLab cut all funding due to the failure of their crap film 'The Killer Elite'. The Henson Group may speak to them later in 2012 about further development, or seek a new partner, or can the whole project. Again.
IN LIMBO Sandman
Gaiman TV Series adaptation awaiting a suitable director - Eric Kripke (Supernatural) was promising, but eventually turned down.
IN LIMBO Tripods, The
Movie adaptation of the trilogy, re-set in America.
IN LIMBO Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Teresa Banks And The Last Seven Days Of Laura Palmer
Remastered DVD/Blu-Ray with deleted scenes
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Last month

31 Oct 2012 Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
31 Oct 2012 Secret Of Crickley Hall
31 Oct 2012 Little Shop Of Horrors: The Intended Cut
31 Oct 2012 Fields of the Nephilim
31 Oct 2012 Basket Case 1 & 2: Steelbook
31 Oct 2012 Assassins Creed III
29 Oct 2012 London 2012: Paralympic games
29 Oct 2012 London 2012: Olympic games
29 Oct 2012 Human Centipede 1 & 2: Steelbook
29 Oct 2012 Bladerunner
26 Oct 2012 Bat For Lashes
25 Oct 2012 Hazel O'Connor
22 Oct 2012 Puppetmaster 3
22 Oct 2012 Puppetmaster 2
22 Oct 2012 Grimm (Series 2)
22 Oct 2012 Grimm (Series 1)
22 Oct 2012 E.T.: The Extraterrestrial
22 Oct 2012 Crawlspace
22 Oct 2012 Company Of Wolves
22 Oct 2012 Basket Case Trilogy
22 Oct 2012 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
19 Oct 2012 Tetsuo: The Iron Man
19 Oct 2012 Tetsuo 2: Body Hammer
19 Oct 2012 Paranormal Activity 4
19 Oct 2012 Doom 3: BFG Edition
17 Oct 2012 Frankenweenie
15 Oct 2012 In Comfort EP
15 Oct 2012 Haunted man
15 Oct 2012 Hallowe'en 5
15 Oct 2012 Hallowe'en 4
15 Oct 2012 Dark Shadows
15 Oct 2012 American Horror Story (series 1)
14 Oct 2012 Walking Dead (Series 3)
12 Oct 2012 Smiley
12 Oct 2012 Hotel Transylvania
10 Oct 2012 The Fall & The Undertones
09 Oct 2012 The River
08 Oct 2012 Prometheus
08 Oct 2013 Zeitgeist
08 Oct 2013 Running In The Family: Deluxe Edition
08 Oct 2013 Mouth To Mouth
08 Oct 2013 Levelling The Land
08 Oct 2013 Levellers
08 Oct 2013 Hello Pig!
05 Oct 2012 Sinister
03 Oct 2012 Ultravox
02 Oct 2012 Resident Evil 6
01 Oct 2012 Very Best Of
01 Oct 2012 The Terminator
01 Oct 2012 Mars Attacks! 50th Anniversary
01 Oct 2012 Child's Play
01 Oct 2012 Bad Seeds: B-sides & Rarities
01 Oct 2012 30 Something
?? Oct 2012 Silent Hill: Book of Memories
?? Oct 2012 Revolution
?? Oct 2012 Misfits (Series 4)
?? Sep 2012 Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo
?? Oct 2012 Arrow
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