Nicolas Lopez Will Direct Sequel To Eli Roth's GREEN INFERNO Which Is Titled BEYOND THE GREEN INFERNO

HitFix reports that it's been announced at TIFF that Eli Roth's Green Inferno will be getting a sequel. Beyond The Green Inferno will see Roth collaborator and Aftershock director Nicolas Lopez taking over directing duties. Reactions from it's Midnight Madness screening at the festival seem glowing so far, so a sequel going into production soon might be a very smart marketing move on Roth's part. When the film is sold to a distributor they can also sell the rights to other film as well, with the hope of a unique newly created horror franchise. When Hollywood is scrambling to remake every horror film they can get their hands on. An original concept could be one that really sticks with audiences.

Luke Evans Will Star In Universal's DRACULA: YEAR ZERO

THR reports that Luke Evans will star in Universal's Dracula origin horror film Dracula: Year Zero. Evans has an interesting resume of projects which includes Bard The Bowman in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Three Musketeers, Fast And Furious 6 and Immortals. The film will be directed by Gary Shore which will be his feature debut.

"A young prince who, when the lives of his wife and child are put in danger by a bloodthirsty sultan, risks his soul to save them, and in the process becomes the first vampire."

Jessica Chastain Takes A Role In Guillermo Del Toro's CRIMSON PEAK Joining Emma Stone, Benedict Cumberbatch And Charlie Hunnam

I can't say I'm surprised by the high profiled actors lining up for roles in Guillermo del Toro's Crimson Peak. This week saw the addition of Benedict Cumberbatch and now THR reports that two time Oscar nominated actress Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty) will have a role as well. Chastain previously worked on the del Toro produced ghost triller Mama and co-starred with Stone in The Help. Production begins on the haunted house flick early next year.

Guillermo del Toro Says CRIMSON PEAK Will Be Set During The Turn Of The Century

TotalFilm was able to get a bit of new information on Guillermo del Toro's Crimson Peak which will be his next film. Del Toro mentions the locations and timeline of the ghost story horror homage. Currently, Emma Stone (Amazing Spider-Man 1-2) and Charlie Hunnam (Pacific Rim) are in talks to the take the lead roles in the film.

"So it’s at the turn of the century and half of the movie takes place in America, and the other half takes place in a crumbling mansion in Cumbria. And basically it’s a ghost story and gothic romance, trying to subvert the rules of the usual gothic romance. It’s very much... the first half is a love story, then that love story turns darker. And it’s at the same time a ghost story. I’m working at this moment with Lucinda Clarkson who is a really great playwright from the UK. She has the proper degree of perversity and intelligence to turn it into something interesting to watch. It’s sort of a very compelling version of the classic gothic romance, where you have the spookiness and the windswept landscape that dooms the characters, you know?"