Classic fairy tales have captivated children for years on end and who can blame the Hollywood reboot machine for finding this genre of fiction rich in content and potential? This year, we’ve seen Little Red Hiding Hood re-interpreted as Red [...]
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In an age full of remakes and endless sequels, you might think that Hollywood is out of ideas. One of the latest re-make projects stems from a classic character that’s no stranger to the silver screen – The Invisible Man. [...]
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Casting is rolling along at a feverish pace with Universal’s adaptation of R.I.P.D., a Dark Horse comic by Peter Lenkov. Last week, we told you that Weeds star Mary-Louise Parker had been cast as the head of the Rest In [...]
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Back in March, we told you that Walt Disney Pictures hired Karl Gajdusek (Trespass) to rewrite William Monahan‘s (The Departed) draft of the script for the big-screen adaptation of Joseph Kosinski‘s graphic novel entitled Oblivion., and the project was also [...]
Read moreBack in January, we brought you the news about director McG (Terminator Salvation) entering into formal negotiations to direct the big-screen adaptation of the Hasbro toy Ouija for Universal Pictures and Michael Bay's producti0n company, Platinum Dunes. is slated to [...]
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Last week, we brought you a taste of what Universal’s R.I.P.D. might be like through the palate of star Jeff Bridges. Bridges indicated that the film is “really out there” and seemed to find the comic book source material on [...]
Read moreLast week, we told you that Stephanie Szostak (Gimme Shelter) had joined the cast in Universal Pictures’ adaptation of the Dark Horse comic R.I.P.D. by Peter M. Lenkov. Szostak will be playing the female lead opposite Ryan Reynolds on a [...]
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Back in January, we told you that director David O. Russell (The Fighter) was in talks to re-write and direct the adaptation of Steven Grant and Mat Santolouco‘s Boom! Studios comic series, Two Guns. Universal Pictures picked up the project [...]
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Back at the end of July, we told you that Kevin Bacon had been cast to play the villain in the Universal Pictures adaptation of the Peter M. Lenkov graphic novel, R.I.P.D., published by Dark Horse Comics. The casting news [...]
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At the end of last month, we brought you a first look at character portraits released at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con from Universal’s Snow White and the Huntsman. From those images alone, you know that this version of the [...]
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Back in September, we told you that Chloe Grace Moretz (Kick-Ass, Let Me In) was cast to star as the titular character in Universal Pictures’ big-screen adaptation of Emily the Strange. The project had been under development since 2008 by [...]
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Talk about a guy who’s not afraid of a change in genre. In an interesting feature film choice, director Cary Fukunaga will be following up his last directorial outing of Jane Eyre with Universal’s sci-fi film, Spaceless. Fukunaga debuted onto [...]
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