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8 Angry Severed Heads in Cinema!

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A look at 8 vital horror and fantasy films about angry and eerie severed heads

A few days ago we mused on a series of key horror and fantasy films that featured hands removed from appendages and then opted to take on lives of their own, exacting revenge, causing harm and generally raising all manner of murderous Hell. Tonight, we move up the torso to the source of all our sentient human power, the head. The noggin. The cranium. That bone shell that houses our spongy brain and that controls all our function and perception. The brain IS us. And when the head leaves the body…if it’s not a happy death and if the head in question doesn’t belong to a decent sort. Well…look out!

Here then are our picks for the 8 greatest evil and/or annoyed or just plain freaky severed head horror and fantasy movies ever. Like all of these listy-thingies, our picks are subjective and we’re more than open to suggestions from you, dear readers, as to other key creepy crawling claws in arcane cinema we may have missed.

So wrap your head around this list, have a read below and discuss in the comments section!

The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962)

No list about malevolent and sentient severed heads would be complete without this gem, which oddly gets lumped into the dreaded "so bad it's good category" and yet is actually, y'know, really good. The original title is The Head That Wouldn't Die, which makes more sense but doesn't sound as epic. Virginia Leith hisses her dialogue, threatens her mad scientist beau and controls a monster in the closet. "Let Me Die" she shrieks, over and over. Delightful stuff.

Tales of Terror (1962)

Roger Corman's brilliant Poe anthology (penned by the great Dick Matheson) sports a trio of tales starring Vincent Price, the best of which is The Black Cat, In it, Peter Lorre is the lout who kills his wife and her lover and has a wicked weird dream in which the pair play catch with his outraged severed head. Brilliant and bizarre stuff.

Macbeth (1971)

Roman Polanski's masterpiece is the de-facto cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare's horrific morality play and the end, where the evil Macbeth (Frenzy's Jon Finch) gets his head hacked off, is brilliant. For a second we see the world through the quickly dying eyes of the slain Macbeth and it's a harrowing moment in horror.

Alien (1979)

Ian Holm's sinister, spastic synthetic Ash's milky meltdown in Ridley Scott's landmark haunted house sci-fi classic climaxes with some legendary weird severed head antics. The grinning, blinking, gurgling android unleashes some grim exposition while separated from his busted body. Gross, weird, oddly sexy...

Clash of the Titans (1981)

The Ray Harryhausen original is the best, a rousing stop-motion epic with charming stop-motion monsters, the best of which is the Gorgon Medusa, who Perseus (Harry Hamlin) kills, decapitates and holds her cursed living/dead head to the beastly Kraken, this turning him to stone. Love that head!

The Thing (1982)

"You've gotta be f**king kidding me!" Rob Bottin brings the freak to John Carpenter's now-lauded remake of the sci-fi classic that is ample intense and stylish and is saturated with Bottin's mesmerizing FX creations, the weirdest of which is the alien-possessed severed head that melts off a corpses body and sprouts spider legs and scuttles away. A classic scene from an immortal horror movie.

Re-Animator (1985)

Another essential severed head, removed from the body of the diabolical Dr. Hill (David Gale) in Stuart Gordon's brilliant Lovecraft horror comedy Re-Animator. Herbert West's re-agent brings the prick back to life and the shrieking, horny head tries to go down on a naked Barbara Crampton while controlling a horde of zombies. The greatest ever!

Shrunken Heads (1994)

Musician and filmmaker Richard Elfman's daft horror comedy, a Full Moon favorite that also features music by both Richard Band and Elfman's famous brother Danny. In it, voodoo revives the severed, shrunken heads of a trio of slain kids whose floating noggins are out for revenge. One of the weirdest flicks on this list.

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Viggo Mortensen in Talks for Peter Farrelly’s Green Book

Viggo Mortensen is up for a role in Peter Farrelly's next film Green Book

Viggo Mortensen is up for a role in Peter Farrelly’s next film Green Book

Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic) is in talks to star in the upcoming film Green Room from Peter Farrelly (Dumb and Dumber To), according to Variety. Farrelly is set to direct the film which he co-wrote with Nick Vallenlonga and Brian Currie. Green Room will be produced by Currie and Jim Burke. The casting is not yet confirmed, however the film will reportedly begin production this fall.

The film is the story of Tony Lip, “one of the best bouncers in New York City” in 1962 and what happens to him after his nightclub, the Copacabana is shut down. “He takes a gig chauffeuring a highly educated piano-playing prodigy who wants Lips to go on tour with him in the Deep South. While the two clash at first, a bond eventually grows as they travel deeper into the racially charged region.”

Viggo Mortensen is known for playing Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He first gained notice in the 1985 film Witness and has been seen in films like Carlito’s Way, Crimson Tide, Daylight and G.I.Jane. He received critical acclaim for David Cronenberg’s A History of Violence and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in Cronenberg’s Eastern Promises. He received a second Academy Award nomination earlier this year for his work in the film Captain Fantastic.

Farrelly has directed films like Dumb and Dumber, There’s Something About Mary starring Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz, The Heartbreak Kid, Hall Pass and The Three Stooges.

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Michelle Williams Joins Amy Schumer Film I Feel Pretty

Michelle Williams is set to join Amy Schumer in the film I Feel Pretty

Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea) has just joined Amy Schumer in the upcoming film I Feel Pretty, according to Deadline. Williams will play, “Avery LeClaire, the stunning cosmetics company boss to Schumer’s Renee Bennett.” I Feel Pretty is written by Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein and will mark their directorial debut. I Feel Pretty will begin shooting in Boston this July.

Wonderland Sound and Vision’s McG and Mary Viola will produce I Feel Pretty with Voltage Pictures’ Alissa Phillips, Dominic Rustam and Nicolas Chartier. Schumer will also produce. Kevin Kane, a frequent collaborator of Schumer’s will co-produce. Jonathan Deckter will executive produce for Voltage.

In the comedy, an ordinary woman who struggles with feelings of insecurity and inadequacy on a daily basis wakes from a fall believing she is suddenly the most beautiful and capable woman on the planet. With this newfound confidence she is empowered to live her life fearlessly and flawlessly, but what will happen when she realizes her appearance never changed?

Williams is known for her work in the films like Brokeback Mountain and Manchester By the Sea, both of which garnered her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She’s also been seen in Shutter Island, Blue Valentine and My Week With Marilyn, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. She got her big break in the TV series Dawson’s Creek where she played the role of Jen.

Schumer, who wrote and starred in the hit comedy Trainwreck can currently be seen opposite Goldie Hawn in Snatched. She will next be featured in Thank You for Your Service from director Jason Hall. Kohn and Silverstein’s credits as a writing team include such successful comedies as Never Been Kissed, He’s Just Not That Into You, The Vow and How to Be Single.

Are you guys excited for I Feel Pretty? What do you think of the casting of Michelle Williams in the film? We want to hear from you. Leave your thoughts in the comments or tweet us @ComingSoonnet.

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Joel David Moore to Reprise His Role for the Avatar Sequels

Joel David Moore to return as Norm Spellman in the upcoming Avatar sequels

Joel David Moore (Bones) is set to reprise the role of scientist Norm Spellman in the upcoming Avatar sequels from Fox, according to Deadline. We don’t know anything about the plot of the film other than it takes place underwater. Joel David Moore is known for his work on the long-running TV series Bones where he played Dr. Colin Fisher, the film Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story and Youth in Oregon.

20th Century Fox and Lightstorm Entertainment recently announced new release dates for all four of the films via the official Avatar Facebook page, saying, “Great to be working with the best team in the business! Avatar takes flight as we begin concurrent production on four sequels. The journey continues December 18, 2020, December 17, 2021, December 20, 2024 and December 19, 2025!” 20th Century Fox had previously announced a December 2018 release date for the first sequel along with the reveal that subsequent films in the franchise would arrive in December 2020, December 2022, and December 2023.

Confirmed to feature the return of cast members Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang and Sigourney Weaver, the Avatar sequels will be produced by Cameron and Jon Landau through their Lightstorm Entertainment. The James Cameron-directed sequels are written by Cameron along with Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, Josh Friedman, and Shane Salerno. Fear the Walking Dead star Cliff Curtis recently joined the cast of the films.

What do you guys think of the return of Joel David Moore as Norm Spellman? Are you excited for the upcoming Avatar sequels? Do you have any ideas about what the story should be about? Let us know your thoughts in the comments or tweet us @ComingSoonnet.

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Bestselling Alex Rider Books to Become a TV Series

The bestselling novels about teen spy Alex Rider is set to become a TV series

The bestselling Alex Rider book series by British author Anthony Horowitz is about to be turned into a TV series, according to Variety. The series is being developed for ITV with producer Eleventh Hour Films. Guy Burt (The Borgias) is set to work on the script. The Alex Rider series is up to book 11, “Never Say Die,” which was recently released. The series began back in 2000 and has sold 16 million English-language edition books.

According to the site, the series will be adapted for an older audience. Horowitz said that screenwriter Burt “is cleverly expanding the characters whilst staying true to the spirit of the original novels to ensure that the series will appeal to both loyal fans and a new generation of viewers.”

The series is about a teenage super spy named Alex Rider and is aimed at teenage boys. The series also includes five graphic novels, three short stories and supplementary books. The first book, “Stormbreaker,” was adapted into the film Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker in 2006 starring Alex Pettyfer (Magic Mike). It’s the story of Alex who is recruited by MI6 after learning secrets about his uncle’s life. He’s sent to complete his uncle’s mission and investigate the new computer Stormbreaker. The story was also turned into a video game in 2006.

In addition to the Alex Rider novels, Horowitz has also penned the young adult series “The Diamond Brothers” and “The Power of Five.” His adult novels include “Mindgame” and two Sherlock Holmes novels “The House of Silk” and “Moriarty.”

Are you guys excited to hear that the Alex Rider series is going to hit your TV? What do you think about the series skewing older? Let us know your thoughts in the comments or tweet us @ComingSoonnet.

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AMC Opens Writers’ Rooms for NOS4A2, Pandora and Silent History

AMC Opens Writers' Rooms for NOS4A2, Pandora and Silent History

AMC opens writers’ rooms for NOS4A2, Pandora and Silent History

AMC announced today that it is opening writers’ rooms for three new projects under consideration for potential series orders: NOS4A2 from Jami O’Brien (Hell on Wheels, Fear the Walking Dead); Pandora, from Sam Vincent & Jonathan Brackley (Humans, MI-5); and Silent History, from Claire Carré & Charles Spano (Embers).

These projects are being developed as part of AMC’s “scripts-to-series” model, which the network has successfully utilized for new and forthcoming series including The Son and Lodge 49. Under this new approach, AMC foregoes the traditional pilot process and instead opens writers’ rooms to develop scripts for several episodes and a detailed look at a potential first season before deciding whether to move to a straight-to-series order.

“We look forward to diving deep into these three distinctive projects and opening writers’ rooms that allow our talented creative partners to take their visions to the next level,” said Charlie Collier, president of AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios. “It’s gratifying to have Jami, Sam and Jonathan, who have been so important to AMC’s success through their previous work, bring new projects to the network. We also welcome and look forward to working with Claire and Charles as they explore their unique take on an exciting world.”

AMC is opening writers’ rooms for the following projects in development:

NOS4A2 by Jami O’Brien
Jami O’Brien, executive producer
An AMC Studios and Tornante Co-Production
Based on the novel NOS4A2 by Joe Hill, executive producer
Description: Victoria McQueen has a secret gift for finding things: a misplaced bracelet, a missing photograph, answers to unanswerable questions. Charles Manx has a way with children. He likes to take them for rides, transporting them to an astonishing – and terrifying – playground of amusements he calls “Christmasland.” Vic, with her gift, is the only one able to track the superhuman Manx. But finding him is the easy part. Defeating Manx and rescuing his victims will take everything Vic’s got and nearly kill her in the process.

Pandora by Sam Vincent & Jonathan Brackley
Sam Vincent & Jonathan Brackley, executive producers
An AMC Studios Production
Executive Producer: Sister Pictures (Jane Featherstone, Dan Isaacs and Christopher Fry)
Description: Pandora is a global mystery-thriller that follows three converging storylines as ordinary individuals try to piece together dark secrets leaking out into the world after advanced malware dismantles encryption across the Internet.

Silent History by Claire Carré & Charles Spano
An AMC Studios Production
Producer: Owen Shiflett
Based on the app and novel The Silent History by Eli Horowitz, Matthew Derby and Kevin Moffatt
Description: An adaptation of the award-winning app and novel created by Eli Horowitz, Matthew Derby and Kevin Moffett, The Silent History tells the story of a generation of unusual children — born without the ability to create or comprehend language, but perhaps with other surprising skills of their own. As the condition spreads to epidemic levels, theories form and society is faced with how to deal with this new evolution of human. Silent History plays on the fears of technology and the threat of “the other,” shaking up our assumptions about who we are and how we should live.

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Hailee Steinfeld to Star in the Bumblebee Spin-Off

Hailee Steinfeld to Star in the Bumblebee Spin-off

Hailee Steinfeld to star in the Bumblebee spin-off

Hailee Steinfeld is in talks to star in Paramount Pictures‘ Transformers spin-off Bumblebee, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Steinfeld will play a tomboy who also holds a job as a mechanic after school.

Travis Knight, who directed the Oscar-nominated stop-motion film Kubo and the Two Strings for the animation studio LAIKA, is directing Bumblebee. Christina Hodson wrote the script.

Bumblebee has been a fan favorite since he was first introduced. He transforms from a Volkswagen Beetle in the earlier versions of the character. In the Transformers Cinematic Universe, he transforms into a Chevrolet Camaro. The character will next appear in the upcoming film Transformers: The Last Knight, starring Mark Wahlberg, Jerrod Carmichael, Isabela Moner, Josh Duhamel, Anthony Hopkins, Laura Haddock, Santiago Cabrera, Liam Garrigan and Stanley Tucci. The film opens on June 21, 2017.

Christina Hodson, Brian Holdner, Stephen Davis, Lorezo Di Bonaventura, Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg are producing Bumblebee.

Steinfeld received an Oscar nomination for her role in True Grit, and has appeared in the Pitch Perfect films and The Edge of Seventeen, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination

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Filming of 'Transformers: The Last Knight' in Central LondonFeaturing: AtmosphereWhere: London, United KingdomWhen: 11 Sep 2016Credit: WENN.com