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‘Dead of Night’ Promo Trailer Starring Brandon Routh

Ross Miller — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:53:59 +0000

Despite it being in the works for a long time and production now being finished, we’ve heard little news about Dylan Dog: Dead of Night, an upcoming fantasy film starring Brandon Routh. It’s based on an Italian comic series and stars Routh as by-night investigator Dylan Dog, who has monsters such as vampires, werewolves and zombies to deal with.

We finally have a look at a trailer for Dead of Night and unfortunately it’s more cheesy than fun. It gives off a strong Buffy the Vampire Slayer vibe but it seems off-kilter in terms of balancing heart and wit with monster ass kicking. Simply having those elements in there isn’t enough – you need to know how to make them function together as one cohesive whole.

I like Routh, and he manages to make the trailer ...

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Sci-Fi/Horror Comic ‘Night & Fog’ Adaptation Coming

Rob Frappier — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:56:32 +0000

According to Variety, producers Gil Adler and Shane McCarthy are planning to bring the World War II-themed Sci-Fi/Horror comic Night & Fog to the big screen. Previously, Adler served as a producer on other well known comic-book movies, including the horror/action film Constantine and the widely heralded (yet ultimately disappointing) Superman Returns. Variety points out that Adler is also producing Dead of Night, which stars Brandon Routh and is based on the popular 1980′s Italian comic book, Dylan Dog.

While I haven’t read Night & Fog myself, the premise of the comic sounds interesting. Quoting from the Variety article:

“[Night & Fog] revolves around an infectious mist unleashed on a military base that transforms its victims into preternatural creatures of the night. But when the survivors try to kill them, they adapt and change into something even more horrific and unstoppable.”

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Masters Of The Web Panel – Comic-Con 2009

Bruce Simmons — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:45:07 +0000

At this morning’s Masters Of The Web Panel at Comic-Con, Robert Sanchez (IESB), George Roush (Latino Reviwe), Wilson Morales (BlackFilm), Paul Christensen (MovieWeb), Vic Holtreman (Screen Rant), Ryan Rotten (Shock Till YOu Drop), Drew McWeeny (HitFix), Devin Faraci (CHUD), Mike Sampson (Jo Blo), Jeremy Smith (AICN) & Brad Miska (Bloody Disgusting) gathered to discuss the ins and outs of writing for movie sites.

Kevin Munroe (Director Dead of Night) moderated the panel and in the second half of the panel, Brandon Routh and Anita Briem joined in on the fun.

Everyone on the panel wore their “favorite” Twilight t-shirts and while the crowd was assembling they seemed confused, trying to figure out if the panelists were making a statement or a joke.

Robert Sanchez started it up and asked if anyone in audience wanted to know anything from the ...

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‘Dead of Night’ Gets Its Vampire Villain

Ross Miller — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:40:59 +0000

Ever the popular thing to do, another comic book adaptation in the works is Dead of Night, a movie version of the Italian horror comic Dylan Dog, originally published in the mid-’80s. If you are an avid Screen Rant reader, you might not have heard of this adaptation (because we haven’t covered it until this point) – just so you know, it’s one that’s apparently been in the works for a little while now. Brandon Routh has already been cast in the lead role of Dylan, and Sam Huntington has been cast as his sidekick.

The film is said to contain all manner of beasts, including vampires, zombies and werewolves. With (from what I can gather), a particular emphasis on the vampire angle. As mentioned above Routh and Huntington have already been cast some time ago, but ...

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