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David Ellis, who directed “Snakes on a Plane” and two installments of the “Final Destination” movies, and producer Mike Fleiss are assembling their cast for the horror pic “Shark Night 3-D,” according to THR’s Heat Vision. 

[From left to right] Chris Carmack (The O.C., The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations), Alyssa Diaz (Southland), Joel David Moore (Hatchet, Spiral, Avatar) and Sinqua Walls (TV’s Friday Night Lights) have signed on for the latest 3D horror pic.

The story, written by Jesse Studenberg and Will Hayes, revolves around seven men and women who spend a weekend at a lake house in Louisiana’s Gulf area. When their vacation quickly becomes a nightmare of hellish shark attacks, unheard of in freshwater lakes, they soon discover that the sharks are part of a sick, greedy plan on the part of several locals. Shark Night 3D is expected to start shooting in Lousiana this September.

Writer-Director George A. Romero does not seem to be done with the Dead just yet. With his latest entry, Survival of the Dead (our review), hitting shelves this Tuesday, Romero spoke with Dread Central and had this to say:

“I have plans for two more Dead movies. Just like Survival they revolve around more characters from Diary. The next one I’d like to make will focus on the African-American guys who were like a band of looters. If Survival makes money, it’ll happen. I want to shoot it noir style with maybe an abandoned building or factory as the setting. Something lit a specific way to cast these huge shadows. The next one after that would focus on the Texas girl who escaped from the mansion. She’s got a story to tell I think.”

Romero also told the site that he has no longer interested nor attached to Dario Agento’s Deep Red remake.

According to Entertainment Weekly, via The Hollywood Insider, Dimension Films seems quite pleased with the critical and commercial reception that Alexandre Aja’s Piranha 3D has garnered and are actively pursuing a sequel. The $25 million budgeted film is currently registering an 83% fresh rating from Rotten Tomatoes and it opened to a modest $10 million in its opening weekend. 

Dimension Films confirmed that plans are in the works with director Alexandre Aja and producer Mark Canton re-teaming. “We are thrilled that audiences are not just loving Piranha 3-D, but cheering for it,” says Canton. “And it’s fantastic that so many critics are really getting the movie and recommending it. We can’t wait to get to work on the sequel.”

In Theaters: October 1st 2010

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Director Joel Soisson, who has directed some Pulse and Prophecy sequels for the studio, will reportedly helm the latest installment, Children of the Corn: The Dweller. The story, which begins shooting this September, centers on a family that find shelter in a home owned by a couple and their child after they experience some car troubles. Soon, all hell breaks loose as all is not what it seems.

According to ShockTillYouDrop sources, Doug Bradley - who has has donned the leather and pins through eight Hellraiser films as Pinhead – has officially declined to reprise his role in the recently announced Hellraiser: Revelations.

After years of a speculated remake, the fast-tracked ninth film in the series will roll cameras next month with director Victor Garcia (Return to House on Haunted Hill, Mirrors 2). Stay tuned for more info!

In theaters: October 8th

Synopsis: BLACK SWAN follows the story of Nina (Portman), a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother Erica (Barbara Hershey) who zealously supports her daughter’s professional ambition. When artistic director Thomas Leroy (Vincent Cassel) decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre (Winona Ryder) for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. But Nina has competition: a new dancer, Lily (Kunis), who impresses Leroy as well. Swan Lake requires a dancer who can play both the White Swan with innocence and grace, and the Black Swan, who represents guile and sensuality. Nina fits the White Swan role perfectly but Lily is the personification of the Black Swan. As the two young dancers expand their rivalry into a twisted friendship, Nina begins to get more in touch with her dark side with a recklessness that threatens to destroy her. Read the rest of this entry »

Rogue Pictures have decided to strategically move the release date of Wes Craven’s latest, My Soul to Take, and thus avoid going up against fellow 3D horror flick, Saw 3D on October 29th. Now, opening three weeks earlier, My Soul To Take will hit theaters on October 8th.

The film’s first trailer, according to ShockTillYouDrop, will be hitting sometime in the next few weeks with it debuting in front of Piranha 3D and/or The Last Exorcism a week later. Stay tuned for more!

ShockTillYouDrop has learned that director Steven Quale (Aliens of the Deep) will begin shooting the fifth chapter in the Final Destination franchise this September in Vancouver for a August 26th 2011 release date. The  film is penned by Eric Heissere (A Nightmare on Elm Street remake) and as previously reported, the film’s opening sequence will take place on a suspension bridge.