Emily Rose Director Will Beware the Night

Filmmaker Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Sinister) has signed on to direct Beware the Night from a script he co-wrote with Paul Boardman. Screen Gems will produce the film and is currently in negotiations with Disney for the rights.

TheWrap describes the story which follows a New York police officer tasked with investigating demon possessions, exorcisms and werewolves after dark. Casting has yet to begin, although Mark Wahlberg was reportedly being eyed for the leading role.

In addition to Emily Rose, Derrickson directed 2008's The Day the Earth Stood Still and penned the screenplay for the upcoming Devil's Knot.

Source : ign[dot]com

The Possession Burns Up the Box Office

Proving yet again that America loves itself some exorcism movies, producer Sam Raimi's The Possession did better than expected to win the box office crown this Labor Day weekend, dethroning The Expendables 2 after two weeks on top.

Here are the weekend estimates via Rentrak:

1. The Possession 17.7 million
2. Lawless $9.7 million
3. The Expendables 2 $8.8 million
4. The Bourne Legacy $7.2 million
5. ParaNorman $6.6 million
6. The Odd Life of Timothy Green $6.1 million
7. The Dark Knight Rises $5.9 million
8. The Campaign $5.4 million
9. 2016: Obama's America $5.1 million
10. Hope Springs $4.7 million

The re-release of Marvel's The Avengers into 1,700 theaters earned $1.7 million, ranking it in 14th place.

The worst news this weekend is for The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure, the kid flick featuring Toni Braxton, Christopher Lloyd, Chazz Palminteri, Cary Elwes and Jaime Pressly. The $20 million film opened in 2,160 theaters earning just $448,000 or a mere $207 per theater average, making it the new worst ever wide release opening. Yes, even worse than Creature or Delgo.

Listen to Keepin' It Reel to find out how we did with our box office predictions!

Source : ign[dot]com