Lionsgate have pulled the upcoming slasher film The Midnight Meat Train starring a psychopathic Vinnie Jones from it’s upcoming slate but it wouldn’t appear it’s because they are ready to dump the film.
Instead Bloody Disgusting report that it’s because they wanted to change the title of the film. It will now simply be named Midnight Train…
The film stars Bradley Cooper as a struggling New York photographer who attempts to catch “the subway butcher” on film in an effort to make himself a ton of cash. Leslie Bibb will play the photographer’s girlfriend, whilst Brooke Shields will play the art gallery owner who “befriends” him.
The film is based on a series of Clive Barker short stories titled “Books of Blood” released in the 1980’s and is gory as hell!
You can see the film’s pretty cool trailer HERE. The film is directed by Japanese helmer Ryuhei Kitamura.
Categories: Bradley Cooper, Leslie-Bibb, Movie News, Ryuhei Kitamura, Vinnie-Jones, midnight-meat-train
That’s bullshit, the original title was so damn good! If the movie turns out as good as the trailer looks it would have been much more awesome to list a movie titled “The Midnight Meat Train” in your best movie lists than “The Midnight Train” haha
Comment by Til | April 8, 2008
The Midnight Train sounds like a cheesy romance film. Bring back the meat!
Comment by cambion | April 8, 2008
“The film is based on a series of Clive Barker short stories titled “Books of Blood” “Close, it’s based on just one story out of the 6 volumes of short stories (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Books_of_blood). Considering the last major movie to be made from one of those stories was Candyman, this has a lot to live up to but it should be good.
Comment by aphexbr | April 9, 2008