Few brand names loom larger over horror movie history than Hammer Films. Founded in 1934 by William Hinds (better known by ...

It looks like Armie Hammer is ready for his comeback, and he's hoping it starts with a lead role in an Uwe Boll film.

Changing tastes and the decline of the British film industry led ... sits very comfortably with the old Amicus films," he said. Amicus's great rival Hammer ceased production in the mid-1980s ...

"Hammer House of Horror" was a non-hosted UK anthology series from Hammer Film Productions ... Each story had some of the best British actors, including Peter Cushing and Denholm Elliott.

The drama will be directed by British film-maker Amma Asante. Representatives for Asante and film company Walden Media declined to comment further. The BBC has also contacted Hammer's representative.