In a story from The Hollywood Reporter, Brittany Murphy is going to star in director Mathew Parkhill’s The Caller.

The actress joins a cast that includes Stephen Moyer and Luis Guzman.

In The Caller, troubled divorcee, Mary Kee, begins to receive mysterious phone calls from an unknown caller and she quickly begins to feel haunted in her own home. When she discovers that the person is calling from the past, Mary realizes that she will have to kill her in order to survive but how do you kill someone living in the past and what will happen if she fails.

The film starts shooting in Puerto Rico this Friday.

From Movie Web

A colossal crack in the earth has started and now there is only 24 hours to stop it from destroying mankind when MEGAFAULT comes to Blu-rayTM and DVD on November 24, 2009 from The Asylum. An action-packed thriller about a massive global earthquake that triggers a potentially catastrophic crack in the Earth’s crust, MEGAFAULT features an all-star cast including, Brittany Murphy (Sin City, Clueless, 8 Mile), Eriq LaSalle (“ER,” “Without a Trace”), Justin Hartley (“Smallville”), and Bruce Davison (X-Men, “Knight Rider”), directed by David Michael Latt. MEGAFAULT, the special director’s cut edition, contains never-before-seen footage in addition to exciting bonus features that go behind-the-scenes with a “making-of” featurette and commentary from cast and crew.

MEGAFAULT premiered on October 10, 2009 boasting the highest ratings for an original movie production for the SyFy Channel in two years, drawing 2.5 million viewers.

Brittany Murphy stars as a cheating fiancée in this direct-to-video thriller coming to Blu-ray next year.

Image Entertainment will bring the film ‘Across the Hall’ also starring Danny Pino (‘Cold Case’ TV series) and Mike Vogel (‘Cloverfield’) to the high-definition format on January 19, 2010.

The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, what appears to be a Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements will include a making-of featurette, behind-the-scenes footage, and a trailer.

Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $35.98.

From High Def Digest

MTV got the exclusive first look at the trailer for MegaFault, starring none other than Brittany Murphy and Eriq La Salle. The duo play a seismologist and a miner, respectively, racing to stop a giant earthquake that threatens to tear the world in half.

Syfy will be premiering the film on October 10, 2009 at 9 pm (8 pm Central). Per Paul Bales’ News & Production Blog on The Asylum’s website, “MegaFault is our biggest budget film to date and has more action and special effects than Julie and Julia. And if that’s not enough to get you to tune in, the film was directed by David Michael Latt, written by Yours Truly, and it isn’t a rip-off of any other movie … except Julie and Julia.”

Along with Murphy and La Salle, MegaFault co-stars Bruce Davison and Justin Hartley. The DVD and Blu-ray street on November 24, 2009.

From Dread Central