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Rocker-turned-director FRED DURST is set to follow up his acclaimed drama THE EDUCATION OF CHARLIE BANKS with a horror movie.
The Limp Bizkit frontman was widely lauded for his work on the independent picture, starring Jason Ritter and Susan Sarandon’s daughter Eva Amurri, even winning the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival’s Made in NY Narrative Award, which recognises the best narrative film made in New York.
But the star is now set to explore even darker cinematic themes - with a horror movie about a psychotic murderer.
He tells the New York Post’s gossip column Page Six, "My next film is called Psycho Killer about a serial killer on a mission.
"I love the title. But it’s not a throwaway, quick-fix slasher film - it’s like a Silence Of The Lambs."

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Veteran actress CLORIS LEACHMAN has opened up about her brief romance with GENE HACKMAN - the pair enjoyed one night of passion in the 1970s.
The 82-year-old Oscar-winner reveals the brief affair in her forthcoming memoirs, Cloris, detailing how dinner with the actor lead to a steamy one-off encounter while they were both shooting movies in San Francisco, California.
She writes, "As we moved into the main course, it was as if a cosmic wind enveloped us. Some giant space magnet was pulling us together. We didn’t finish the meal. We went upstairs, flew into bed and made love. It was epic. And the next morning, Gene went back to his film and I went back to mine. I haven’t seen Gene since that night, but I remember well the feisty lad he was." Leachman also admits coming close to having an affair with her childhood friend Andy Williams, claiming the musician harboured an "enduring passion" for her, according to New York Post gossip column PageSix, but a stash of photographs of his wife and daughter prevented them from taking their love any further.
Leachman has five children with Hollywood mogul George Englund, who she was married to from 1953 to 1979.

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British TV presenter BEN FOGLE is set to undergo chemotherapy after learning the life-threatening flesh-eating disease he contracted last year (08) has returned.
The adventurer, 35, fell ill with life-threatening condition leishmaniasis while shooting BBC adventure programme Extreme Dreams in the Peruvian jungle in October (08).
He was then put on a course of antibiotics at London’s Hospital of Tropical Diseases to treat a large, gaping hole in his right arm.
Fogle appeared to have fully recovered from the disease and even set off on a 500-mile (805-kilometer) trek to the South Pole over Christmas (08) and the New Year.
But the star is now back under medical care again after failing to initially beat the illness.
He says, "I am facing six weeks of chemotherapy and going to hospital for several hours a day to be put on (intravenous) drips to treat the condition. I am really frustrated as I am normally so active."

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Music mogul SIMON COWELL is at the centre of a row with the British royal family - after accusing PRINCE PHILLIP of labelling him a "sponger".
The American Idol judge told U.S. TV host Jay Leno that the husband of British monarch Queen Elizabeth II had insulted him following the Royal Variety Show in London in 2007 and also claimed that the Queen had snubbed him.
He said: "At the end, if you are involved in it, you have to stand around for hours and then say hello. She (the Queen) ignored me and her husband called me a sponger. That means somebody who makes their money by sponging off other people. It was a bit embarrassing. It was a bit awkward." But Prince Phillip has hit back at the allegations - insisting Cowell must have misheard him.
A spokesman for Buckingham Palace says, "The Duke of Edinburgh categorically did not call Mr Cowell a sponger. He has no reason to. He has said he does no know enough about Mr Cowell to make any sort of comment about him. Mr Cowell may have misheard the Duke, he has a very soft voice."

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Welsh filmmaker KARL FRANCIS has pleaded not guilty to eight charges of making an indecent image of a child.
The Rebecca’s Daughter director, 66, was arrested and charged after he was allegedly linked to a U.S. website investigated by authorities in Virginia and the South Wales Police.
Francis also denied one count of arranging or facilitating sex causing a child sex offence, when he appeared at a hearing in Wales’ Cardiff Crown Court on Monday (23Mar09).
Judge William Gaskell adjourned the case until 27 July (09) to allow the defence team to ready their statement and seek expert evidence.
Francis was released on bail under the condition he attends his next court date.

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A film about the early life of BEATLES legend JOHN LENNON has been thrown into jeopardy - the star’s sister is facing legal action over the book on which the movie is based.
Lennon’s sister Julia Baird collaborated with Geoffrey Giuliano on John Lennon, My Brother, which was published in the late 1980s.
Baird went on to pen her own book, 2007’s Imagine This: Growing Up With My Brother John Lennon.
But Giuliano has accused Baird of basing her biography on his previous research into Lennon’s life.
And now he is set to launch a legal battle over new movie Nowhere Boy - which is based on Baird’s book - claiming he is entitled to 50 per cent of her earnings from the picture.
He says, "In doing my own research, I filled in a lot of blanks for her. More than half the material in the book is a result of my research.
"Additional information in Imagine This was uncovered by me in my original research. I was the person who conceptualised the original book." The movie will star Kristin Scott Thomas and Anne-Marie Duff and is set for release in 2010.

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JENNIFER ANISTON has topped a new list of Hollywood’s Sexiest Women in men’s magazine Details.
The newly-single former Friends star, 40, beat Transformers actress Megan Fox and newlywed Gisele Bundchen to land the top spot in the new poll.
The top five is:

1. Jennifer Aniston
2. Megan Fox
3. Gisele Bundchen
4. Frieda Pinto
5. Kim Kardashian

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JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE is set to disappoint his legions of fans - the singer has no immediate plans to release new solo material.
The SexyBack hitmaker’s last album - 2006’s FutureSex/LoveSounds - was a massive hit.
But Timberlake admits he is in no rush to make a new solo record because he is happy producing other artists’ songs.
He tells Entertainment Weekly, "Right now, I like the idea that things can just kind of pop up and if they feel right I can do them. Committing to my own sort of project, thatâ��s like, ‘Okay, let me block out two years of my life and do it.’ "I was heavily fulfilled with the last one and I always have this thing with myself that if I canâ��t sleep because I need to do it, then Iâ��m gonna do it. But if Iâ��m not losing sleep over it thenâ�¦"

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LINDSAY LOHAN’s film career has been dealt another blow - her latest movie will not be released to cinemas.
Labor Pains will premiere on cable TV in America in July (09) before going straight to DVD in August (09).
In the film, Lohan plays a woman who fakes pregnancy in a bid to keep her job.
The actress has completed just one movie since her 2007 flop I Know Who Killed Me, and recently lost out on the lead role in director Tim Burton’s forthcoming remake of Alice In Wonderland. She also pulled out of Dylan Thomas biopic The Edge of Love, and was replaced by Sienna Miller.
In a recent interview, the actress revealed she’s working on a new movie with Oscar winner Sean Penn.

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Singer ELVIS CRESPO is to be investigated by police over claims he performed a sex act while flying on an aeroplane.
The Grammy winner was reported to authorities following a Texas to Miami, Florida flight last Thursday (19Mar09) after a fellow passenger alleged the star was masturbating under a blanket.
Crespo was interviewed by police upon his arrival in Miami but was not arrested. When quizzed over the allegations, he reportedly responded: "I don’t recall doing that." No charges have been filed but the Puerto Rican star is said to be facing an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as the incident occurred over U.S. airspace.

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The PET SHOP BOYS could miss out on their first number one album in the U.K. in 15 years after a series of errors by blundering record label bosses.
The duo’s new effort Yes was 1,200 sales behind Ronan Keating’s record Songs For My Mother in the album charts in their native U.K. on Thursday (26Mar09).
But the pair - comprising Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe - would have pulled ahead of singer Keating had their record label Parlophone not put the album up for sale on iTunes three days too early.
The early sale meant the 2,500 copies of the album that sold last weekend (begs20Mar09) do not count towards this week’s chart sales.
And in a further blow to the stars, online retailers have also claimed that they have not been provided with enough copies of the CD to meet fan demands.
A spokesman for the band says, "Many people have been unable to buy it this week. Neil and Chris are very disappointed.�

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ASHANTI was once left red faced at a posh red carpet event when her dress split and exposed her bare bottom.
The singer frantically hid her naked derriere while her dresser rushed to stitch up the gaping hole.
Ashanti reveals, "You could see my butt. While I was doing interviews on the red carpet, the seamstress was behind me sewing up the hole in my dress."

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LED ZEPPELIN’s on/off drummer JASON BONHAM wowed fans at the House of Blues in Hollywood on Saturday (21Mar09), when he stepped up to perform with tribute act LED ZEPAGAIN.
The son of original Led Zep drummer John Bonham, Jason jammed with the band during their encore.
He performed Rock and Roll with the rockers.
The last time Bonham played Led Zeppelin songs for an audience was behind the real thing at the group’s 2007 reunion show in London.

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Movie tough guy RAY LIOTTA has confessed to having a soft spot for AMERICAN IDOL.
The Goodfellas star, who has made a name for himself playing hitmen, hard men and heavies on the big screen, admits he’s a big fan of the TV talent show and the performances of wannabes often move him.
He says, "Sometimes I watch and when the right guy or the right girl sings and you can see them, like, coming up to their moment… I find that really inspirational." And he tells TV news show Extra, "Sometimes Iâ��m moved by it… I donâ��t want to run out and sing a song, but I just think when people are reaching their dreams, itâ��s a little inspirational."

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A crazed fan of Olympic gymnast SHAWN JOHNSON has been arrested for attempting to break onto the set of U.S. TV show DANCING WITH THE STARS to meet the contestant.
Robert O’Ryan, 34, was allegedly caught by security on Monday (23Mar09) as he tried to jump a fence at CBS Studios in Los Angeles, where the show was filming.
Police later searched O’Ryan’s car where they discovered a shotgun and handgun as well as duct tape and love letters, reports TMZ.com.
He was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday morning (24Mar09).
O’Ryan later admitted he was attempting to meet the 17-year-old, reportedly telling cops that he had "packed all his belongings and permanently left Florida to drive out here to be with (Johnson)." Johnson’s mother, Teri, requested and received a temporary restraining order from the L.A. Superior Court on Wednesday (24Mar09).
O’Ryan has been ordered to stay 300 feet (91 metres) away from Johnson and not to harass her parents or TV dancing partner Mark Ballas.
His bail has been set at $35,000 (£23,000).
Johnson’s representative Susan Madore tells People.com, "The matter has been turned over to the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office. It is currently an ongoing investigation and we are confident that it will be handled appropriately by all involved."

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Shamed actor WESLEY SNIPES could be restricted from travelling abroad after he attended a lavish party in Dubai in November (08) while appealing a tax conviction.
The Blade star was handed a three-year prison sentence for tax evasion last year (08) after officials found him guilty of failing to file taxes for five years.
He is currently free on a $1 million (£700,000) bond pending an appeal.
While waiting for the outcome of the appeal, Snipes has been allowed to travel abroad for work commitments - with a federal judge ruling the star could fly to London and Bangkok, Thailand to work on movies Gallowwalker and Chasing The Dragon.
Snipes has now asked for permission to travel to Namibia to reshoot scenes for Gallowwalker and then to Italy to film a new action movie.
But prosecutors in Florida are requesting a judge ban him from travelling internationally - because he was snapped attending an "unauthorised" $20 million (£14 million) party in Dubai for the opening of the Atlantis Hotel resort.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office said in court papers filed in Ocala, Florida on Tuesday (24Mar09): "Defendant Snipes abused the Court’s trust, and did so in a very public way. For that reason alone, the Court should deny his current request for international travel." The federal prosecutors also requested that Snipes’ bond be revoked pending the appeal.

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Oscar winner SEAN PENN has narrated a new TV documentary, which chronicles the injustices surrounding dozens of parents who were jailed on bogus child-abuse charges in Bakersfield, California in the 1980s.
The actor didn’t hesitate to get involved in the project, called Witch Hunt, because he wanted to expose those in public office who had made decisions that wrecked innocent families.
He tells TV Guide magazine, "Lives were shattered for the personal and political gain of the District Attorney’s office and the Sheriff’s Department in Kern County. Many of those corrupt officials continue to hold those positions today.
"There’s a very current issue here." Penn hopes the film, which will air in America on 12 April (09), prompts people to question the evidence in high-profile cases and stand up to those in office who encourage and benefit from public hysteria.
He adds, "There are all too many examples of the way in which public opinion is swayed by tainted evidence and emotional and irrational decision making.
"The public hysteria that surrounded this case is every bit as essential to discuss as the public corruption. These lightning-rod crimes tend to challenge our lawful assumption of innocence until proof of guilt." In making the film, Penn admits he met many of the victims of the injustice and found them to be full of "unique gentleness and dignity".

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An anti-paparazzi organisation, called STOPaprazzi, are calling for immediate law changes in America to stop websites and publications printing pictures of battered celebrities.
The activists claim websites were wrong to print a photograph of a bruised Rihanna, which was leaked following the singer�s alleged 8 February (09) altercation with then-boyfriend Chris Brown.
And STOPaprazzi leaders are championing a piece of legislation dubbed Rihanna�s Law, which would make gossip sites who printed the image as responsible for distributing the picture as those who leaked it.
In their online push for justice, the activists write, "The current law, Mel�s Law, requires that money changes hands in order for the person distributing the photo to be in violation of the law.
"As it stands, anyone can leak private victim photos and get away with it, as long as no one can prove they received money, which usually is unprovable because tabloids pay cash to third parties… The publication of Rihannaâ��s police victim photo was inexcusable and will likely help the alleged attackerâ��s case." The disturbing photograph in question has become a crucial piece of evidence in the case against Brown, who faces two felony assault counts and almost five years behind bars if convicted.

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