Gorehound Eli Roth won't be directing, but he will act as producer on the now-confirmedHostel III, according to Bloody Disgusting. "There's no negativity about it: I'm just not involved in any way," he said last year. Balderdash, sir.
Scott Spiegel (exec producer on the first two, friend of Tarantino and Raimi) will be behind the camera, shooting from a script by Michael Weiss (Journey to the Centre of the Earth). The focus this time is on a bachelor party gone Horribly Wrong, but if the thrust is the same, the setting is at least different: foregoing the, shall we say "controversial" portrayals of Eastern Europe in the first films, part 3 will carve up its cast in Las Vegas.
Sony Stage 6 is the company behind the DTV 30 Days of Night **sequel, so, for better or worse, expect this to bypass cinemas too. Shooting starts in August. Hostel II had a blood-countess called Mrs Bathory. We hope Vegas will give us a Mr Presley. Thankyou. Thankyou very much.
UPDATE: A tweet from Mr Roth. "Rumor Control: not producing Hostel 3, but it's in the VERY capable hands of director Scott Spiegel & producers Mike Fleiss & Chris Briggs. There was a huge demand to continue the series and they are the right team to do it. They're very smart, creative, and really get it."