Hammer Horror- The Legendary Studio Returns… For real!
At long last, the legendary Hammer Horror name is being resurrected and new films will be made. The studio, famous for its iconic and genuinely classic films starring the likes of Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, saw something of a revival in 2008 with the online series Beyond The Rave. While that series was a valiant effort to make something new and current, it wasn’t what hammer fans wanted by a long way.
Now, it has emerged that Hammer Films are back to doing what they do best- at long last! The first of their new films that has gone into production stars two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank (man, she’s come a long way since The Next Karate Kid, hasn’t she?) alongside Jeffrey Dean Morgan (of Watchmen fame). It’s called The Resident and will be released in 2010. So, with that news and Halloween next month, isn’t it time to check out those Hammer horror films again? Oh hell yes.
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