H.P. Lovecraft

Robert Zemeckis to Produce Early 20th Century Paranormal Feature CHARLES FORT for Universal

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: October 6th, 2011 at 5:54 pm

The name Charles Fort may not be familiar to many, so perhaps H.P. Lovecraft will ring a few more bells. Some of Lovecraft’s works were influenced by the scientific work of American writer and paranormal researcher Charles Fort in the early 20th century. Now, in an adaptation of the Dark Horse comic Fort: Prophet of the Unexplained, Robert Zemeckis will attempt to bring this relatively unknown character to the screen. Converting the comic will be Evan Spiliotopoulos, who has most recently worked on the script for Universal’s Snow White and the Huntsman. If that hasn’t sold you yet, Charles Fort is being billed as a “period Ghostbusters.”

For more on Charles Fort, hit the jump.

James Cameron Will Produce Guillermo del Toro’s Next 3D Film AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: July 28th, 2010 at 8:32 pm

When director Guillermo del Toro spoke with Steve at the Saturn Awards, he was very pessimistic that his 3D adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness would ever come to fruition due to its lack of commercial viability.  He explained, “It is very difficult for the studios to take the step of doing an R-rated tentpole with a tough ending [and] no love story.”  You know, unless the man who produced and directed the two highest-grossing movies ever offers his services.

Deadline reports that James Cameron will produce the film, and was a major selling point in securing funds from Universal — del Toro will begin pre-production in the coming weeks with a summer 2011 3D shoot in mind.  More after the jump:

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