May. 1, 2008 (E! Online / Josh Grossberg) -- Titanic bad boy Billy Zane may go down with the sinking ship that was BloodRayne, if the vampire flick's director has his way. German horror helmer Uwe Boll filed a $700,000 lawsuit Wednesday claiming Zane failed to honor the terms of an agreement to market and distribute the 2005 blood-sucker box-office bomb in the U.S.

The complaint, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, accuses the 42-year-old Zane of breach of contract, intentional misrepresentation and negligent misrepresentation for failing to deliver the videogame-based flick starring Ben Kingsley and Kristanna Loken into more than 2,000 theaters as promised.

Boll claims Zane misused a $10 million advance, which had been meant to promote BloodRayne. Boll says Zane failed to pay up more than $250,000 of the gross earnings and instead kept for himself $450,000 set aside for the movie's distribution.

Despite an estimated $25 million budget, BloodRayne ended up opening on approximately 985 screens and took in a paltry $2.4 million in ticket sales.

Neither Zane nor his reps could be reached for comment.

• ‹ Vampire tale wins top prize at Tribeca
• 56 of 493
• Labyrinth Books (Toronto): free comic b... ›

Posted by Vladimir Sat, 05/03/2008 - 15:16

 

Assault with pipe lands Florida man in jail

November 10, 2007 (New Haven Register / James Tinley) -- A Florida man who came to Shelton for a pair of custom-made "vampire" teeth will be spending more time than he intended in Connecticut after being sentenced to serve eight years in prison for a vicious assault.

read more...

Let Me Join You

Bewitch me with your eyes of fire,
Let me sink into the glow.
My body burns with deep desire,
Please never let me go.

I come to you so willing,
My heart and soul are yours.
This love is so fulfilling,
See how my spirit soars.

Turn me not away love,
For with you I belong.
The feeling comes from deep within,
So never declare it wrong.

My place is by your side dear,
Whatever it may take.
Our destiny that is so clear,
You cannot now forsake.

Give to me your savage kiss.

read more...

Vampire Fangs Suite Worth $2.4 Million US

December 16, 2002 - A Boulder fang-maker who sued his former business partners for launching a rival vampire costume venture has been awarded triple damages and interest totaling more than $2.4 million. In a 20-page ruling, a federal judge in Denver said additional damages were appropriate in part because the defendants had provided "incomplete or false testimony" in a case that proved intentional violations of patent laws.

read more...

'Vampire' maniac is caged

October 27, 2007 (The Sun) -- A maniac branded "The Vampire" was jailed for a minimum of four years yesterday after fleeing a secure hospital and holding a gran hostage.

read more...

Chapter 29: The unfriendly skies

removed as per the request of the Author

read more...