Breck Eisner (The Crazies) has signed on to helm the remake of John Carpenter's 1981 classic, Escape from New York for New Line Cinema. The project has veered in and out of production since 2007 and has previously had Len [...]
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Robert Downey Jr. To Play OZ: The Great And Powerful
The plethora of Wizard of Oz based films currently in some state of production is getting confusing but, Walt Disney Pictures' project seems to have the most teeth. First, it's being produced by Joe Roth (Alice In Wonderland) and now, [...]
Read moreIs Joss Whedon Rewriting The Script For The First Avenger: Captain America?
The digital ink on our story about Joss Whedon reworking Zak Penn's script for THE AVENGERS hasn't even dried yet and it's already being reported that Whedon is in talks to rewrite the script for the Joe Johnston directed, Marvel [...]
Read moreTHE AVENGERS: Joss Whedon Will Rework Zak Penn’s Script
We previously reported that Joss Whedon (Firefly, Serenity) is in final talks to direct the film adaptation of Marvel's superhero team-up movie, THE AVENGERS. Now, Variety claims that Whedon is not just going to direct THE AVENGERS, he's also reworking [...]
Read moreJOSS WHEDON In Final Negotiations To Assemble THE AVENGERS
Joss Whedon (Firefly, Serenity) is reportedly in final negotiations with Marvel Studios to direct the ensemble superhero movie, THE AVENGERS. We reported earlier this month that The Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator was on the short list to direct the [...]
Read morePeter Sollett In Talks To Direct Marvel’s RUNAWAYS
Director Peter Sollett (Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist) is currently in talks to direct the big screen adaptation of Marvel's Runaways. Runaways was created by Brian K. Vaughan (Lost) and Adrian Alphona, and debuted in April of 2003. Brian K. [...]
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Paul Greengrass May Go On A FANTASTIC VOYAGE
Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Ultimatum, United 93, Green Zone) is currently in talks to direct a remake of the 1966 Sci-Fi classic Fantastic Voyage for producer James Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment and 20th Century Fox. This project has been bandied about [...]
Read moreRumor Has It! JOSS WHEDON On The Shortlist To Direct Marvel’s AVENGERS
We told you just a couple of weeks ago about Clash of the Titans director, Louis Leterrier being on the shortlist of potential directors for Marvel's superhero ensemble film, The Avengers. Now, a source over at IESB tells them that [...]
Read moreKip Williams To Direct Paranormal Activity 2
Tod 'Kip' Williams has been hired to direct the Paranormal Activity sequel. Oren Peli, who helmed the first movie to surprise box office success last year, announced Williams's involvement. Brian De Palma (Scarface), Brad Anderson (The Machinist) and Greg McLean [...]
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Director Of THE INCREDIBLES Could Helm Mission: Impossible 4
Director of THE INCREDIBLES, Brad Bird could be taking on Mission: Impossible IV. THR says the that Abrams and Paramount are looking at Bird is a contender in the search for a director for the fourth installment in the action [...]
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Mark Millar’s Directorial Debut To Be Inspired By District 9, X-Men 2 And Trainspotting
Mark Millar (Kick-Ass) has unveiled plans to direct a superhero movie set in his native Scotland. The comic book creator, who counts Wanted and Kick-Ass among his credits, told STV that his directorial debut will take inspiration from Neill Blomkamp's [...]
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Fox Picks Up THE SHADOW, Raimi To Produce – Slade To Direct?
We told you back in January that Sam Raimi was rumored to be producing and directing a reboot of The Shadow that was set up at Sony with the script for the reboot reportedly written by newcomer Slavash Farahani. Now, [...]
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