Warner Bros. has set a remake to the 1983 cult classic “The Hunger” with Angela Robinson in final talks to direct, Variety has confirmed.
The remake will be written by Jessica Sharzer and produced by Berlanti Schechter Productions’ Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter, with Mike McGrath executive producing.
The original film, an erotic vampire horror movie based on the novel by Whitley Strieber, starred Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie and Susan Sarandon and was directed by Tony Scott. Deneuve played Miriam Blaylock, a vampire who has lived for thousands of years, drinking the blood of her victims and convincing her lovers they will live forever after she injects them with her own blood. Bowie played John Blaylock, Miriam’s lover who eventually starts aging rapidly and seeks the help of a scientist, Sarah (Sarandon), who believes she can reverse his decrepitude. Soon, Miriam seduces Sarah, initiating a steamy love triangle.
While it...
The remake will be written by Jessica Sharzer and produced by Berlanti Schechter Productions’ Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter, with Mike McGrath executive producing.
The original film, an erotic vampire horror movie based on the novel by Whitley Strieber, starred Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie and Susan Sarandon and was directed by Tony Scott. Deneuve played Miriam Blaylock, a vampire who has lived for thousands of years, drinking the blood of her victims and convincing her lovers they will live forever after she injects them with her own blood. Bowie played John Blaylock, Miriam’s lover who eventually starts aging rapidly and seeks the help of a scientist, Sarah (Sarandon), who believes she can reverse his decrepitude. Soon, Miriam seduces Sarah, initiating a steamy love triangle.
While it...
- 5/18/2021
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
New Year’s resolutions are a time to work towards a transformation of your body and/or your life. To honor these goals, this month we’re going to look at transformative roles in film. This week we look at some prominent examples of actors played characters that are much older than the actors’ actual age.
It’s one thing to mentally prepare to play a character in a movie or a play. It’s another thing to physically transform yourself in order to better identify with the role. Some transformations are only skin deep; extensive makeup or prosthetics may be sufficient to pull of the necessary look. Other transformations are more involved; many actors may take part in weeks, if not months, of preparations for a role. This can include intense training, specialized diets, and exhaustive exercise routines. The end result of an actor going through such a transformation...
It’s one thing to mentally prepare to play a character in a movie or a play. It’s another thing to physically transform yourself in order to better identify with the role. Some transformations are only skin deep; extensive makeup or prosthetics may be sufficient to pull of the necessary look. Other transformations are more involved; many actors may take part in weeks, if not months, of preparations for a role. This can include intense training, specialized diets, and exhaustive exercise routines. The end result of an actor going through such a transformation...
- 1/24/2018
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (G.S. Perno)
- Cinelinx
The music world suffered a huge blow with the loss of David Bowie. It would be heard to overestimate the influence he had as a rock star, but Bowie, who died early on Monday, also brought his magic to movies as well. Today, we're taking a moment to count off the great cinematic roles for which we'll also remember him. 1. Jareth the Goblin King in Labyrinth (1986) And this list has to start with Jareth, a role that served as an introduction to David Bowie for a generation of '80s babies. Jareth is weirdly cool and weirdly sexy to the...
- 1/11/2016
- by Drew Mackie, @drewgmackie
- PEOPLE.com
The music world suffered a huge blow with the loss of David Bowie. It would be heard to overestimate the influence he had as a rock star, but Bowie, who died early on Monday, also brought his magic to movies as well. Today, we're taking a moment to count off the great cinematic roles for which we'll also remember him. 1. Jareth the Goblin King in Labyrinth (1986) And this list has to start with Jareth, a role that served as an introduction to David Bowie for a generation of '80s babies. Jareth is weirdly cool and weirdly sexy to the...
- 1/11/2016
- by Drew Mackie, @drewgmackie
- PEOPLE.com
Dimension Films
Vampires have a long literary history, where we have read tales of the undead as glamorous monsters with charm, beauty, and talents of seduction. It was long understood that the Count Dracula’s of the world used their sexuality to lure in prey, and as these stories are continually translated on to the big screen we are starting to see the sexual side of vampires in a far more visual manner.
Vampire films may be considered a new trend, but films featuring the children of the night have been popular since Nosferatu frightened audiences, or Bela Lugosi breathed life into the iconic character of Dracula. Lately we have seen the vampire myth take a decidedly different turn from the usual monster fare with films like Twilight, that explore a more casual and “tweeny’ take on the mythical monsters. That won’t be who we are discussing today, and...
Vampires have a long literary history, where we have read tales of the undead as glamorous monsters with charm, beauty, and talents of seduction. It was long understood that the Count Dracula’s of the world used their sexuality to lure in prey, and as these stories are continually translated on to the big screen we are starting to see the sexual side of vampires in a far more visual manner.
Vampire films may be considered a new trend, but films featuring the children of the night have been popular since Nosferatu frightened audiences, or Bela Lugosi breathed life into the iconic character of Dracula. Lately we have seen the vampire myth take a decidedly different turn from the usual monster fare with films like Twilight, that explore a more casual and “tweeny’ take on the mythical monsters. That won’t be who we are discussing today, and...
- 3/5/2014
- by Scott Fraser
- Obsessed with Film
We continue our journey through a month of frightening, bloody and violent films. For more, check out our 31 Days of Horror homepage. Synopsis: Miriam and John Blaylock (Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie) share a passionate longtime love affair, traveling the world and indulging their mutual taste for classical music and the blood of the living. Although John’s love for Miriam might last forever, his youthful vigor will not. After centuries at Miriam’s side, he begins aging at an accelerated rate. Like Miriam’s many past paramours, John seems doomed to a fate worse than death. Under the guise of finding a cure, Miriam begins courting her next conquest – sleep researcher Dr. Sarah Roberts (Susan Sarandon). Killer Scene The Hunger is loaded with memorable scenes, but the opening sequence gets the nod because it can practically stand on its own as a wickedly stylish short. It cuts between goth pioneers Bahaus performing their apropos classic “Bela Lugosi...
- 10/22/2011
- by J.L. Sosa
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
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Every year I spend the majority of the month of October watching as many horror movies as I possibly can. So I decided to take it upon myself to list off the greatest horror movies ever made. I felt the need to break up the list into several categories. You see, usually when people ask me for recommendations of what horror films they should see, they still have some idea of what sub genre they are interested in watching. So as appose to having one big jumbled list, I’ve broken it down to help with those looking for recommendations in a specific area. Please Note: by the end of the month, the last entry in this series will include a list of what I think are without a doubt, the 31 greatest horror movies ever made.
Every year I spend the majority of the month of October watching as many horror movies as I possibly can. So I decided to take it upon myself to list off the greatest horror movies ever made. I felt the need to break up the list into several categories. You see, usually when people ask me for recommendations of what horror films they should see, they still have some idea of what sub genre they are interested in watching. So as appose to having one big jumbled list, I’ve broken it down to help with those looking for recommendations in a specific area. Please Note: by the end of the month, the last entry in this series will include a list of what I think are without a doubt, the 31 greatest horror movies ever made.
- 10/4/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Filed under: Halloween, Columns, Horror, Cinematical
Welcome to Framed, a column at Cinematical that runs every Thursday and celebrates the artistry of cinema -- one frame at a time.
Tony Scott had established his career as a commercial director before making his feature film debut with 1983's 'The Hunger.' The opulent and undoubtedly '80s-styled tale about a 2,000-year-old vampire trying to save her rapidly aging lover was critically panned across the board for being a bombastic effort, " ... circling around an exquisitely effective sex scene." Sunglasses at night, billowing curtains, fog machines and neon-dream lighting populate throughout -- paired with fast cuts and mysterious flashbacks. Though the 'The Hunger's' theatrical success wasn't in the cards, the movie found new life on video and stands true as one of the most stylish and effective modern vampire stories to ever hit the big screen.
The film opens with a...
Welcome to Framed, a column at Cinematical that runs every Thursday and celebrates the artistry of cinema -- one frame at a time.
Tony Scott had established his career as a commercial director before making his feature film debut with 1983's 'The Hunger.' The opulent and undoubtedly '80s-styled tale about a 2,000-year-old vampire trying to save her rapidly aging lover was critically panned across the board for being a bombastic effort, " ... circling around an exquisitely effective sex scene." Sunglasses at night, billowing curtains, fog machines and neon-dream lighting populate throughout -- paired with fast cuts and mysterious flashbacks. Though the 'The Hunger's' theatrical success wasn't in the cards, the movie found new life on video and stands true as one of the most stylish and effective modern vampire stories to ever hit the big screen.
The film opens with a...
- 10/28/2010
- by Alison Nastasi
- Moviefone
Filed under: Halloween, Columns, Horror, Cinematical
Welcome to Framed, a column at Cinematical that runs every Thursday and celebrates the artistry of cinema -- one frame at a time.
Tony Scott had established his career as a commercial director before making his feature film debut with 1983's 'The Hunger.' The opulent and undoubtedly '80s-styled tale about a 2,000-year-old vampire trying to save her rapidly aging lover was critically panned across the board for being a bombastic effort, " ... circling around an exquisitely effective sex scene." Sunglasses at night, billowing curtains, fog machines and neon-dream lighting populate throughout -- paired with fast cuts and mysterious flashbacks. Though the 'The Hunger's' theatrical success wasn't in the cards, the movie found new life on video and stands true as one of the most stylish and effective modern vampire stories to ever hit the big screen.
The film opens with a...
Welcome to Framed, a column at Cinematical that runs every Thursday and celebrates the artistry of cinema -- one frame at a time.
Tony Scott had established his career as a commercial director before making his feature film debut with 1983's 'The Hunger.' The opulent and undoubtedly '80s-styled tale about a 2,000-year-old vampire trying to save her rapidly aging lover was critically panned across the board for being a bombastic effort, " ... circling around an exquisitely effective sex scene." Sunglasses at night, billowing curtains, fog machines and neon-dream lighting populate throughout -- paired with fast cuts and mysterious flashbacks. Though the 'The Hunger's' theatrical success wasn't in the cards, the movie found new life on video and stands true as one of the most stylish and effective modern vampire stories to ever hit the big screen.
The film opens with a...
- 10/28/2010
- by Alison Nastasi
- Cinematical
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