Guide Note

Ain't It Cool News writers Drew McWeeny and Scott Swan wrote the horror flick Bat Out of Hell. The film is about a mysterious entity hiding in the cargo hold of a late night airline flight from Los Angeles to New York City. Producer Warren Zide of Final Destination fame will work with Russian production firm Parallell Media to make the film. According to Variety, the budget will be between $4 million and $15 million dollars. It is slated for release in 2009.

Fast Facts

1. Executive producer: Craig Titley
2. Producer: Warren Zide
3. Release date: 2009

McWeeny and Swan Facts

1. Wrote for John Carpenter's Masters of Horror
2. Current project: Fear Itself (NBC)
3. Ain't It Cool News pseudonyms: Moriarty and Obi-Swan