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| FILM and DVD NEWS - THE LATEST ANNOUNCEMENTS AND MOVIE DEVELOPMENTS |
- One Night Stan: Lionsgate buys original comedy
[August 10, 2009] Lionsgate has acquired One Night Stan, an original comedy screenplay written by Josh Friedlander. Jon Hurwitz and Hayden S... read more
- Change up: Universal buys new comedy from the writers of The Hangover
[August 9, 2009] The writing team of Jon Lucas and Scott Moore ("The Hangover") have sold a new comedy spec called Change Up to Universal P... read more
- Triple Frontier: Kathryn Bigelow to direct the action-adventure
[August 9, 2009] Kathryn Bigelow has signed on to direct Triple Frontier, an action adventure that Paramount Pictures is developing. Mark B... read more
- Unknown White Male: Liam Neeson to star in the thriller
[August 5, 2009] Liam Neeson is in talks to star in the thriller Unknown White Male, that will be directed by Jaume Collet-Serra with shoot... read more
- Goree Girls: Jennifer Aniston to star in the true-story music drama
[August 4, 2009] Jennifer Aniston has signed on to star in Goree Girls, a 1940s music drama set in a Texas prison. Michael Sucsy will direc... read more
- The Greatest Showman on Earth: Hugh Jackman to star as P.T. Barnum in the musical
[August 3, 2009] Hugh Jackman is set to play American showman P.T. Barnum in The Greatest Showman on Earth, an original contemporary musica... read more
- The Tourist: Sam Worthington will star after Tom Cruise drops out
[August 3, 2009] Sam Worthington is in talks to co-star with Charlize Theron in The Tourist, the remake of the French thriller "Anthony Zim... read more
- Pirates of the Caribbean 4: Rob Marshall in talks to direct latest installment
[August 3, 2009] Rob Marshall is in talks to direct Pirates of the Caribbean 4 for Disney Pictures. Johnny Depp is already on board to retu... read more
- Neighborhood Watch: Will Ferrell and director Dobkin leave the project
[August 2, 2009] Will Ferrell has dropped out of Neighborhood Watch, the 20th Century Fox comedy that he had joined last spring. Director D... read more
- Untitled Alien Prequel: Ridley Scott returns to the franchise
[July 30, 2009] Ridley Scott is attached to direct the prequel to the Alien franchise that 20th Century Fox is actively developing. Jon Sp... read more
- The Parsifal Mosaic: Ron Howard to direct the spy thriller
[July 29, 2009] Ron Howard will direct the adaptation of Robert Ludlum's spy thriller The Parsifal Mosaic for Universal Pictures.
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- The Next Three Days: Russell Crowe to star and Paul Haggis to direct
[July 29, 2009] Russell Crowe has signed on to star in The Next Three Days, a remake of the 2008 French film "Pour Elle" that Paul Haggis ... read more
- The Town: Jon Hamm and Rebeca Hall to co-star in Affleck's crime romance
[July 27, 2009] Jon Hamm and Rebecca Hall will co-star with Ben Affleck in The Town, the Warner Bros adaptation of the Chuck Hogan novel "... read more
- Due Date: Robert Downey Jr. to star in the road-trip comedy
[July 27, 2009] Robert Downey Jr. will star with Zach Galifianakis in Due Date, the road-trip comedy that Todd Phillips will direct for Wa... read more
- Dead Space: D.J. Caruso to direct the sci-fi horror film
[July 27, 2009] Director D.J. Caruso ("Eagle Eye") will helm the adaptation of the Electronic Arts hit video game, Dead Space. The sci-fi,... read more
- Cosmopolis: David Cronenberg to write and direct the adaptation
[July 24, 2009] David Cronenberg is set to direct the big-screen adaptation of Don DeLillo's novel, Cosmopolis. He will also write the scr... read more
- Warcraft: Sam Raimi to direct the action fantasy
[July 22, 2009] Sam Raimi is set to direct Warcraft, a live-action adaptation of the fantasy video game "World of Warcraft" for Warner Bro... read more
- The Candidate: Sam Worthington to star in the remake
[July 22, 2009] Sam Worthington has signed on to star in The Candidate, a remake of the 2008's Danish thriller that Summit Entertainment i... read more
- Moneyball: Columbia Pictures halts the film
[June 21, 2009] Columbia Pictures has halted the production start of Moneyball. The Steven Soderbergh-directed sports drama that was to st... read more
- Where's Waldo?: Universal to develop the bigscreen adaptation
[June 1, 2009] Universal Pictures has acquired the screen rights to turn Where's Waldo? into a live-action family film. Chris Meledandri ... read more
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