The Random Spiel: January 8th 2007

By Garth Franklin Monday January 8th 2007 02:31AM

H.P. Lovecraft's "Mountains of Madness", Guillermo Del Toro's dream project, was said to be un-adaptable. Well someone's done it and here's a review of the script.
Guillermo Del Toro talks about why he turned down the offer to direct "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe".
Live in the UK and want to see "Hot Fuzz" early and talk with the creators? ICA host a special screening early next month for just �8 a ticket.
EfilmCritic's often funny Quote Whore of the Year column is out including some very familiar names.
William Forsythe ("Raising Arizona", "Firestorm") will play the abusive father of Michael Myers in Rob Zombie's upcoming remake of "Halloween". Sheri Moon Zombie will play Myers mother Deborah.
You can check out and pre-order the various toys for the upcoming Pixar flick "Ratatouille".
A first look at the sequel to Uwe Boll's modern camp classic "Bloodrayne" with a new girl as the red-haired half-vampire.
A seven-minute trailer/promo reel of "La Mome", the Edith Piaf biopic starring Marion Cotillard, has gone online.
Morris Chapdelaine, one of the puppeteers on Alien vs Predator 2, talks about the creatures and action scenes.
Forget the 80's camp classic, a new version of pulp sci-fi tale "Flash Gordon" is being planned.
A rather cute poster for Sony's adaptation of the comic "Ghost Rider".

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