If there's one thing we learned from 2008's first film in the "Twilight" series, it's that vampire flicks don't have be bloody, gory messes. And if there's one thing to be learned by "Cirque du Freak: ...

A fresh attempt is being made to bring Larten Crepsley and his vampiric protégé to the screen. The author didn't elaborate any further on who had done the optioning (or who would write the scripts for ...

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This may come as a shock, but Hollywood is once again making a grab for the "Harry Potter" filmgoing dollar with a lower-budget knockoff. "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant" adapts the first ...

Two directors—who happen to be brothers—are each responsible for bringing a hot vampire book property to life this fall on the big screen. Twilighters are anxiously awaiting New Moon, directed by ...

The last time we mentioned Cirque du Freak was when I questioned whether Willem Dafoe had a creepy fascination with vampires. Dafoe had just been cast alongside of John C. Reilly, Salma Hayek, Patrick ...

The first (and likely the last) cinematic adaptation of the popular Brit neck-biter series. Attempting to do for the vampire set what J.K. Rowling did for wizards, Darren Shan’s 12-book “Cirque du ...

Like the ominous fingernail moon early on in Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, the bloodsucker trend is again in a waxing phase thanks to the mass cult followings of the Twilight saga and ...

Like the ominous fingernail moon early on in Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, the bloodsucker trend is again in a waxing phase thanks to the mass cult followings of the Twilight saga and ...

Universal has debuted the trailer for The Vampire's Assistant today on Moviefone. We also featured the poster for this yesterday. Much to our surprise, the title of this has actually officially change ...