Earlier this month, we announced disappointing casting news in that Blake Lively (Gossip Girl, Green Lantern) would join the lengthy list of actresses who have turned down the leading role of Elizabeth Bennet in the big-screen adaptation of the Jane [...]
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Giii-gaaaaan-torrr! Director Bryan Barber Seeks To Bring Back This Giant Flying Robot
There’s no doubt that competition to land the big directing jobs in Hollywood is fierce in this economy. Director Bryan Barber (Idlewild) has decided to take a more proactive approach and is now bringing a project that fits right into [...]
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Thor 2: Patty Jenkins Confirmed to Direct; Release Date Gets Shifted
Last month, we brought you the news when Patty Jenkins (Monster) was said to be a contender for the director’s chair on the second theatrical outing for the God of Thunder, Thor 2 scripted by Don Payne. Now, Marvel Studios has [...]
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Shawn Levy Weighing His Options – FANTASTIC VOYAGE Versus FRANKENSTEIN
Following up on our coverage of director Shawn Levy and the upcoming projects heading his way, we reported last month that it looked like Levy may pass on the remake of the 1966 sci-fi classic Fantastic Voyage in favor of [...]
Read morePatty Jenkins a Contender to Direct THOR 2; New Details About the Sequel
Back at the beginning of this month, we brought you the news about director Brian Kirk, who helmed multiple episodes of HBO's hit series Game of Thrones was in negotiations to helm Thor 2 for Marvel Studios and Walt Disney [...]
Read moreJ.J. Abrams Is Now Officially Directing The STAR TREK Sequel
Trekkies, rejoice! After news came in July that Paramount Pictures had shifted the release date for the as yet Untitled Star Trek Sequel to sometime in the fourth quarter of 2012 or summer of 2013, the status of the film [...]
Read moreHighlander Reboot Snags 28 Weeks Later Director
Last month, we told you that hot Fast & Furious director Justin Lin left Summit Entertainment’s remake of 1986’s Highlander due to scheduling conflicts. Summit’s Highlander wasn’t developing fast enough to make Lin’s dance card though Lin still intended to [...]
Read moreConfirmed! Shawn Levy To Helm the 20th Century Fox FRANKENSTEIN Film
Following up to what we reported to you last week, we were keeping tabs on the coming barrage of Frankenstein films coming down the Hollywood pipeline. 20th Century Fox was hoping to snag director Shawn Levy to helm their untitled [...]
Read moreDirector Shawn Levy May Kickstart Life Into Fox’s Untitled FRANKENSTEIN Film
As we reported to you last week, director Shawn Levy (Real Steel, Night at the Museum) may pass on the stuck-in-development-hell Fantastic Voyage, a project that is in partnership with James Cameron‘s Lightstorm Entertainment and 20th Century Fox. The heavy [...]
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Fantastic Voyage Looks To Cast Will Smith But Director Shawn Levy May Pass On Floundering Film
Back in February, we told you about director Shawn Levy (Real Steel, Night at the Museum) signing on to helm the big-budget remake of the 1966 sci-fi film Fantastic Voyage for producer James Cameron‘s Lightstorm Entertainment and 20th Century Fox. [...]
Read moreRidley Scott to Direct New BLADE RUNNER Film
Back in March, we brought you the news when Warner Bros.-based financing and production company Alcon Entertainment co-founders and co-Chief Executive Officers Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove had acquired the film, television and ancillary franchise rights to produce prequels and [...]
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There Can Be Only None! Justin Lin Exits Summit’s HIGHLANDER Remake
Summit Entertainment has had their sights set on remaking 1986’s Highlander since they acquired the rights to the film back in 2008. Director Justin Lin (Fast Five, Better Luck Tomorrow) had originally been signed on to helm the project in [...]
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