Fairytale reincarnations on the big screen seem to be all the rage these days. As pictures for Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland adaption are hitting the interwebs, Harry Potter starlet Emma Watson has just been cast to play Cinderella in a Marilyn Manson-produced musical. The plot is to reflect a “Gothic storytelling of the classic children’s story,” with Watson singing her way into her first motion picture that isn’t Potter-related.

Considering the last installment of HP franchise, The Half-Blood Prince, made $20 million alone for midnight screenings this week, the girl is allowed to do pretty much whatever she wants right now. We’re just curious what the budget for eyeliner is going to be for this movie.

Talk about a blast from the past! D’Arcy Wretzky, formerly of the Smashing Pumpkins, put in a call to Chicago’s Q101 radio station and had an impromptu chat with radio host Ryan Manno. Manno has since posted the entire conversation online, in which the bassist discusses life on her horse farm in Michigan, Marilyn Manson’s parents, her admiration of Davy Jones and Silversun Pickups, amongst other topics. Definitely worth a listen. (via P4k)

Slayer have been winning over new generations of thrash metallers for 25+ years, inherently inking them as one of the top iconic symbols of modern heavy metal. Returning with a vengeance Slayer have announced World Painted Blood as the title of their forthcoming album, slated for a late summer release. Helmed by Greg Fidelman and executive produced by long-time friend/guiding force Rick Rubin, the new album boasts a return to 80’s form and embraces the fruits of new-school production technique, as heard on the breakout track released last November, “Psychopathy Red.” Slayer are also hitting US Interstates this July with shock-rocker Marilyn Mason as co-headliners of the Rockstar Mayhem tour, which in the absence of Ozzfest will serve as the premiere heavy metal/rock package tour of the summer. Legions of tweeners will get the chance to head-bang with former generations of Slayer die-hards, only this time wearing a signature pair of Slayer Vans. Duh.

—Zeena Koda

Trent Reznor may be currently performing an act of kindness — after all, raising almost a million dollars for someone’s heart transplant gets you points with the guy upstairs — but in the new issue of UK magazine Mojo, Reznor unleashes some not-so-nice words about former protégé Marilyn Manson.
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An eighth grader in Louisiana attempted to commit suicide Monday morning after trying to also shoot a teacher, when an altercation arose where the staff member would not praise musician Marilyn Manson.
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