In an alternate reality, lying — even the concept of a lie — does not even exist. Everyone — from politicians to advertisers to the man and woman on the street — speaks the truth and nothing but the truth with no thought of the consequences. But when a down-on-his-luck loser named Mark suddenly develops [...]
British director, Duncan Jones, will follow up his debut feature, the surprise indie sci-fi hit “Moon,” with another sci-fi thriller-mystery called “Mute.” It will be set in Berlin at a variety of locations, including at Studio Babelsberg, and will be a UK-German co-production. Speaking to Screen Daily about the project, Jones said: “it will definitely [...]
It has been known for some time that “Cloverfield” director, Matt Reeves, would remake 2008′s fantastic Swedish cult vampire hit, “Let the Right One In.” This left many of us scratching our heads. But the LA Times recently sat down with the director to chat about the decision to remake the film and his thoughts [...]
Kevin Smith, director of “Mallrats,” “Chasing Amy,” and most recently, “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” is filling out the cast of his upcoming detective comedy, “A Couple of Dicks.” Jason Lee and Michelle Trachtenberg have been confirmed by Variety as the latest additions to the Warner Bros. project which is also starring Bruce Willis [...]
Eric Eisner (“Hamlet 2″), Gil Adler (“Superman Returns”), and Shane McCarthy (untitled Robert Cooley mob drama at Paramount) are all teaming up to produce, “Havana Nocturne,” a story of gangsters in 1950′s Cuba based on T.J. English’s New York Times bestseller, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Eisner’s L+E banner will produce and finance development, while [...]
A Paris appeals court fined French filmmaker Luc Besson’s movie company, Europacorp, 100,000 euros ($140,580) on Monday for the death of Alain Dutartre, a 41-year-old cameraman, who was hit by a car during a 1999 stunt shoot on the film, “Taxi 2,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. The court also decreed a six-month suspended prison [...]
This just in: Bloody-Disgusting reports that Dimension films is going ahead with a remake of “An American Werewolf In London.” And you thought that “Teen Wolf” was the only wolf getting ruined. The following is the unaltered report from BD: “After teasing the possibilities to Bloody-Disgusting last June, news comes in exclusively to B-D from [...]
Adam Goodman, Paramount’s newly minted President, has made the action-comedy pitch “License to Steal” his first major acquisition, paying seven figures upfront for it, according to Variety. Shane Salerno will loosely model the script after the concept of high-end repo agents who travel the world to reclaim pricey toys explored in Marc Weingarten’s Salon.com article. [...]
Brandon Camp, the man behind the upcoming “Love Happens,” is confirmed to be helming the family comedy “Relativity” for Walden Media with Brad Epstein (“Dan in Real Life”) producing, reports Variety. The story follows a relatively close-knit family that comes together for the parents’ 30th wedding anniversary only to have their adult children find that [...]
Michael Papajohn, the former minor league baseball player turned actor who plays the blonde-headed sleazeball crook that offs Uncle Ben in “Spider-Man,” may be back for the upcoming “Spider-Man 4,” reports Super Hero Hype. The following is an excerpt of SHH’s encounter and attempt to follow up with the actor about his possible role in [...]
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