Apartment 1303, the American remake of the Japanese ghost film, is one of the horror flicks making a splash at this year’s American Film Market. Now, a very reliable source is telling us that actors Mischa Barton and Rebecca De Mornay are rumored to have signed on to the film. Our souce is also telling us that the remake might begin shooting in Detroit early next year. Apartment 1303 revolves around a rental unit that has the distinction of driving young women to suicide. The director behind the project is Daniel Fridell. And the film is expected to shoot in 3D.

Source: FEARnet

Mischa’s latest thriller Homecoming is out on DVD! “Though I’ve done my share of thrillers, I was attracted to the script and the character because I’d previously been on the receiving end of crazy rather than actually portraying it, so it was a lot of fun embracing [my character]’s warped perspective,” Mischa told TV.com.

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A film starring top Hollywood actors that dramatises the Bhopal gas disaster has been criticised by campaigners and participants in the tragedy for misrepresenting individuals and the facts. Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain is due for release this autumn with Mischa Barton and Martin Sheen in leading roles. Shot largely in India, it portrays the events around the world’s worst industrial accident, in which clouds of toxic gas escaped from a chemical plant run by a part-owned subsidiary of American company Union Carbide. More than 8,000 people, mainly living in slums around the plant, died immediately when the gas leaked shortly after midnight on December 03, 1984. At least 25,000 others are estimated to have died over subsequent years and many more continue to suffer today. Continue reading…

Source: Guardian.co.uk

Paramount Home Entertainment has announced Homecoming, which stars Mischa Barton, Jessica Stroup, and Matt Long. The Morgan J. Freeman directed horror movie will be released on March 23 in Canada and on April 27in the US. The only extra material will be additional scenes.
Plot Summary: Mike was the star quarterback in a blue-collar small town where football is everything. After receiving a scholarship to Northwestern University, he returns home over Christmas break and everyone is surprised to see him with a new girlfriend, Elizabeth, a pretty rich girl from Chicago. No one is more shocked than Mike’s homecoming queen ex-girlfriend, Shelby, who desperately wants Elizabeth out of the picture. After a freak car accident leaves an injured Elizabeth at the mercy of Shelby, all hell breaks loose as Shelby does everything it takes to get Mike back. Source: DVD Active & IMDb

How far would you go to hang with the hottest girl on campus? Assassination of a High School President is an acid-tongued high-school comedy with attitude to spare, starring a sexy young cast including Mischa Barton (The O.C., The Sixth Sense), Reece Daniel Thompson (Rocket Science), and superstar Bruce Willis. Sophomore newspaper reporter Bobby Funke (Thompson) is assigned to write a cover story on popular class president and top athlete. After a stack of SAT tests is stolen from the office of hard-as-nails Principal Kirkpatrick (Willis), Funke publishes an expose that names Paul as the prime suspect and suddenly, Bobby is BMOC. But when Paul’s girlfriend, sexy senior Francesca (Barton), makes a move on Bobby and even his former bullies play nice, Funke begins to doubt the star jock’s guilt and everyone else’s motives. When his investigation uncovers a campus-wide conspiracy that threatens to take down students and teachers alike, Funke must decide to tell the truth or enjoy his new stud status. Also starring Michael Rapaport, Luke Grimes and Aaron Himelstein.
* 21 minutes of Extended and Alternate Scenes (all with optional filmmaker commentary)
* 7 minutes of Deleted Scenes (all with optional filmmaker commentary)
* Commentary track featuring director Brett Simon and screenwriters Tim Calpin and Kevin Jakubowski
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Source: Amazon & A.V. Club