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Well, after all the seething hate THE LAST AIRBENDER has received, it’s somewhat surprising we’re seeing M. Night Shyamalan’s name so prominently again so soon. I think I was more forgiving than most with AIRBENDER, but that’s really beside the point. There’s a new horror film coming out from Universal Pictures this September called DEVIL, which is the first in a proposed series of films from “The Night Chronicles”, from a story by M. Night Shyamalan, and screenplay by Brian Nelson. The story follows a small group of people who get trapped in an elevator, with the suspicion that one of them is The Devil. Huh? I’ve read on other sites that the security guard (played by Bokeem Woodbine) is trying to convince the policeman watching them on the monitors to get them out of the elevator, and that he is the “chosen one” to save the group. The cast includes Woodbine, along with Bojana Novakovic, Chris Messina, Geoffrey Arend, and Caroline Dhavernas. It’s executive produced by Drew Dowdle and directed by John Erick Dowdle – the guys behind QUARANTINE. I’ll say this, the trailer looks creepy, but will it work as a feature-length film? Take a look and tell us your thoughts.
DEVIL opens September 17, 2010
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
