Rob Zombie, naturally, seems to be weaning off of the Halloween series to write and direct a remake of The Blob. But the Weinstein Company isn't done with John Carpenter's classic Michael Myers character, oh no. Dimension's Bob Weinstein told the LA Times that Zombie won't have any part in the upcoming remake of Halloween in 3D. Oh, and Halloween is being remade in 3D for a summer 2010 release. Slash Film is guessing that Alexandre Aja (High Tension) is in talks to direct it, but notes that Aja is also finishing up Piranha 3D for the same studio, Dimension, that is set to be released in April 2010, and that Aja to release two 3D horror flicks so close together for the same studio is highly unlikely. Nevertheless, Weinstein says that the new director has an experience in horror and will provide a "different take" on the Myers character.

Rob Zombie remaking Halloween was a risky move that turned out great, and I haven't seen his sequel for myself yet. But remaking Halloween for the second time in less than three years just so it can be in 3D? That's just like slapping both Zombie and Carpenter in the face for wanting generation Y to appreciate a classic series.

The Final Destination, which basically only added the word "the" as to not copy its original movie's title, came in first this weekend with $28.3 million. It became the highest-grossing opening for a Final Destination movie, surpassing 2006's Final Destination 3's sum of $19.2 million by $9.1 million. Bad reviews from critics didn't seem to hurt this horror flick at all!

In a Friday showdown between previous top rank holder Inglourious Basterds and debuting Halloween II, the Michael Myers remake dominated with $7.6 million over Basterds' $5.9 million. However Saturday Quentin Tarantino's WWII spoof passed H2 by $2.4 million, raking in $8 million. So who took the crown of second place for the overall weekend? Inglourious Basterds did, with an estimated $20 million! Writer-director Rob Zombie's Halloween II stayed in third with $17.4 million. Shockingly, this was less than Zombie's 2007 slasher remake Halloween! That managed $26.4 million and it landed in the #1 spot. Looks like there won't be a Halloween III redo after all.

Peter Jackson and Neill Blomkamp's District 9 fell 41.3% to fourth place with an estimated $10.7 million. Its total is up to $90.8 million in three weeks. My guess is that it will easily pass the century mark by next weekend. Rounding out the top five is G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra with $8 million. The movie based on Hasbro action figures now has a total gross of $132.4 million in its fourth week.

Other movies that opened this weekend-

• Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock debuted with a disappointing $3.7 million total. Looks like my prediction was true: the Woodstock craze is over and opening a docudrama about the music festival this late would result in a negative box office finish.
  
• R.J. Cutler's documentary The September Issue about Vogue magazine editor-in-chief Anna Wintour made $240,000 in six theaters.
  
• Drama Big Fan starring Patton Oswalt grossed an estimated $26,000 in two theaters.
  
• Dark comedy Mystery Team opened with $7,900 in only one theater.
  

Here is the estimated box office results according to studio estimates Sunday-

1. The Final Destination…$28.3 million
   
2. Inglourious Basterds…$20 million
   
3. Halloween II…$17.4 million
   
4. District 9…$10.7 million
   
5. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra…$8 million
   
6. Julie & Julia…$7.4 million
   
7. The Time Traveler's Wife…$6.7 million
   
8. Shorts…$4.9
   
9. Taking Woodstock…$3.7 million
   
10. G-Force…$2.8 million

I've never seen the first Descent. But just when I thought it was another forgettable horror movie, the sequel was announced along with the international trailer. Nothing new comes from it; blood-stained faces, suspicious-looking old men and caves. Neil Marshall doesn't return to write or direct this one though, making room for newcomer Jon Harris to film it off of nobody writers J. Blackeson, James McCarthy and James Watkins' screenplay. The Descent: Part Two picks up where the first one finished, with Sarah Carter escaping from the Appalachian cave system and immediately informing the police. The rescue team along with Carter head back to the caves to try to find her five friends and the Descent storyline kicks in once again. The plot sounds kind of fun. Maybe I ought to head to BlockBuster one rainy night and see the original for myself.

Check out the trailer from IGN.com via MTV Movies Blog below.

I like to believe that Heavy Weights was where Judd Apatow got his official start in the comedy business. The next landmark was The Cable Guy followed by Freaks and Geeks, however Anchorman was where Adam McKay and Will Ferrell along with Apatow were all launched to huge fame. They still may have been unknowns, but that movie started a chain of great flicks by the two that are now modern classics. Think about it: without Anchorman, there would never have been a 40-Year-Old Virgin, Forgetting Sarah Marshall or a Step Brothers. John C. Reilly would probably never have made another funny movie and critics wouldn't have a reason to forgive Steve Carell for Evan Almighty.So when the Anchorman sequel was announced, I was sort of bummed. McKay and Apatow don't do sequels; it's just their thing. Like, I couldn't even imagine a Knocked Up 2. Although if McKay directs and co-writes with Ferrell, it could be pretty good.

Empire Online basically held Judd Apatow to the floor until he talked about the sequel, and they eventually got something out of him. "They're making a movie now, Will and Adam." Since that's all he said, he's either keeping the movie under wraps or he's not producing a sequel, since he didn't mention his name along with "Will and Adam's." That could be a possibility since his list of movies he's signed onto is so high. But come on; Judd Apatow not produce the Anchorman sequel? That's like John Lasseter not direct the follow-up to Cars. If something can't be done right, why even do it at all?

Roland Emmerich is an all-right director. He directed Godzilla, The Day After Tomorrow and 10,000 BC, all great time killers. You may say "these movies suck!" but think about this: at least he's not Michael Bay. And 2012 doesn't look as bad as Transformers. Still, 2012 looks super-similar to Knowing, which was similar to Day After Tomorrow which was similar to Armageddon. Check out Emmerich's disastrous new posters from Slash Film below.

2012 comes out November 13^th.

Breaking news: Megan Fox is an attention whore. Today when she said that she'd rather kiss Amanda Seyfried over the other boys she was forced to in Jennifer's Body I realized just how much of a media brat she really is. Not to say she isn't hot; her ego is just really big. Guess that doesn't matter, though. Oh well. Let's focus on Seyfried for a sec. Fox has released five new images of Jennifer's, mostly of Seyfried's character. Check them out below from Cinema Blend.

Jennifer's Body hits theaters September 18^th.