"Amityville Horror" helmer Andrew Douglas will next helm Screen Gems' horror pic "Priest" produced by Mike De Luca, Sam Raimi and Josh Donen. Story is a vampire Western that concerns a warrior priest who disobeys church law by teaming with a young sheriff and a priestess to track down a band of renegade vampires who have kidnapped his niece. Scripted by Cory Goodman, pic is based on Tokyopop's graphic novel created by Min-Woo Hyung. Production is scheduled to start this summer..." (full details)
"Gay film nonprofit group Power Up will produce its first feature film, the feminist comedy feature "The Itty Bitty Titty Committee." Jamie Babbit ("But I'm a Cheerleader") is directing from a screenplay by Tina Mabry and Abigail Shafran. Melonie Diaz ("Raising Victor Vargas") will star, with Nicole Vicius, Carly Pope, Daniela Sea, Melanie Mayron, Jimmi Simpson, Leslie Grossman and Guinevere Turner rounding out the cast. Based on a story by Babbit, "Committee" centers on Hannah (Diaz), who finds her purpose in life after she hooks up with a radical underground feminist group..." (full details)
"Blur Studio announced at the Sundance Film Festival that it plans to develop its 2005 Academy Award-nominated short film "Gopher Broke" into a full-length feature film. Written and directed by Jeff Fowler, "Gopher Broke" is a stylish toon about a hungry gopher who devises a madcap scheme that he hopes will provide him with a tasty snack..." (full details)
