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After The Seventh Victim‘s disappointing returns, Val Lewton and Rko clashed over their next project. Lewton wanted a comedy, provisionally titled The Amorous Ghost, as a change of pace; studio boss Sid Rogell, Lewton’s bete noir, insisted on a sequel to Cat People, which Lewton resisted. Then Rko suggested a Universal-style monster rally, They Creep By Night, reuniting villains from past Lewton pictures. Charles Koerner rescued Lewton from this absurd prospect by pitching a maritime thriller. “Call it The Ghost Ship,” Koerner ordered. Lewton also scored a big, though past-his-prime star in Richard Dix, an Oscar nominee for Cimarron (1931).

The result is equal parts The Sea Wolf and M, with a dash of Edgar Allan Poe. Tom Miriam signs on as third officer on the ill-starred freighter Altair, ruled by Captain Stone (Richard Dix). At first Stone merely seems strict, but his homilies about authority take on a...

And just a day after the official casting news came in for the new film from Takashi Shimizu (The Grudge, Marebito) called 7500, we've scored you some neat concept art. Dig it!

From the Press Release

Leslie Bibb (Zookeeper), Ryan Kwanten (TV’s "True Blood") and Amy Smart (Crank) have joined the cast of 7500, a thriller directed by Takashi Shimizu (The Grudge). The film follows a group of passengers who encounter what appears to be a supernatural force while on a trans-Pacific flight.

Written by Craig Rosenberg (TV’s "Lost"), 7500 reteams Shimizu with Grudge producer Taka Ichise, who will produce alongside Roy Lee (The Ring). John Middleton and Tracy McGrath are serving as executive producers.

Kwanten and Smart will co-star as married couple Brad and Pia Martin, who board Vista Pacific Flight 7500 with their two longtime friends for a trip to Japan. Bibb is set to play Laura Baxter, a flight...

Last week we told you about a new film from Takashi Shimizu (The Grudge, Marebito) called 7500 that had some pretty decent names in talks to star. Today confirmation has come. Read on!

From the Press Release

Leslie Bibb (Zookeeper), Ryan Kwanten (TV’s "True Blood") and Amy Smart (Crank) have joined the cast of 7500, a thriller directed by Takashi Shimizu (The Grudge). The film follows a group of passengers who encounter what appears to be a supernatural force while on a trans-Pacific flight.

Written by Craig Rosenberg (TV’s "Lost"), 7500 reteams Shimizu with Grudge producer Taka Ichise, who will produce alongside Roy Lee (The Ring). John Middleton and Tracy McGrath are serving as executive producers.

Kwanten and Smart will co-star as married couple Brad and Pia Martin, who board Vista Pacific Flight 7500 with their two longtime friends for a trip to Japan. Bibb is set to play Laura Baxter, a...