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Bosworth, Skarsgard Join New ‘Straw Dogs’
Screen Gems has nabbed Kate Bosworth and Alexander Skarsgard to star along with James Marsden in “Straw Dogs,” a reimagining, remake, reboot, reinterpretation of Sam Peckinpah’s 1971 film. Variety...
Jul 15, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongUkraine Bans ‘Bruno’
“Bruno” topped the box office this past week raking in $30 million in the US. But not everyone loves Sacha Baron Cohen’s irreverent followup to his smash hit, “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America...
Jul 15, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongColumbia to Make P.T. Barnum Biopic
Columbia Pictures gets showy and acquires an untitled look at the early years of famous showman, P.T. Barnum. Variety reports that “Moneyball” scribe, Stan Chervin, will write the biopic on Barnum...
Jul 14, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongDefiance (2008)
This week I decided to pick up “Defiance,” the true story of Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied Russia who build a village in the forest and save thousands of persecuted Jews while fighting against the...
Jul 14, 2009 / Brian GraySmith’s ‘The Flock’ Picked Up for Film Adaptation
James Robert Smith’s novel, “The Flock,” has been optioned by Producers Don Murphy and John Wells. Murphy will produce with Angryfilms partner Susan Montford, and Wells will produce with his...
Jul 13, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Green Hornet’ Casting Call Uncovered for Kato Role
Excitement has reached a fever pitch in some circles with talented director Michel Gondry (“The Science of Sleep,” “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”) and prominent funnyman Seth Rogen both on...
Jul 12, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongReynolds Edges Out Cooper, Timberlake for ‘Lantern’
After a hard fought and much publicized bout, Ryan Reynolds has won the the right to play superhero, “Green Lantern” in Warner Bros’ upcoming feature adaptation of the DC Comic. Martin Campbell will...
Jul 12, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongCooper, Reynolds, Timberlake are Finalists for ‘Green Lantern’
Warner Bros. is expected to announce who will slip on the ring of the “Green Lantern” any day now. According to THR the studio has whittled the candidates down to three: Ryan Reynolds, Bradley...
Jul 10, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongMel Gibson Joins Jodi Foster’s ‘The Beaver’
The upcoming Jodie Foster-directed flick, “The Beaver,” has just added heavy-hitter Mel Gibson to the cast, according to Variety . Foster will direct and star with Gibson in the Kyle Killen script...
Jul 10, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongSony Wants to Make ‘Moneyball’ Without Soderbergh
We reported almost a month ago that Sony’s Amy Pascal had scrapped Steven Soderbergh’s “Moneyball” only 96 hours before shooting was scheduled to begin. It turns out that the studio still wants to...
Jul 9, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Baywatch’ to Become a Feature Comedy, a la ‘Stripes’
Jeremy Garelick will team up with Paramount to rewrite and direct “Baywatch,” a bigscreen comedy based on the syndicated series about sexy lifeguards that starred David Hasselhoff and Pamela...
Jul 8, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong‘MacGruber’ Adds Ryan Phillippe, Val Kilmer to Cast
“MacGruber,” the popular “Saturday Night Live” parody of the 1980s Richard Dean Anderson TV action series “MacGyver,” has just added Ryan Phillippe and Val Kilmer to the cast, says Reuters . The two...
Jul 8, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongRandall Wallace to Rewrite ‘Captain Nemo’
Randall Wallace, the writer of “Braveheart” and “Atlas Shrugged,” has been hired to rewrite the Jules Verne classic, “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” for Disney’s new feature to be entitled, “Captain...
Jul 8, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTobey Maguire to Star in Indie Comedy, ‘The Details’
Tobey Maguire is now attached to star in “The Details,” an indie black comedy written and to be directed by Jacob Estes, reports Variety . Maguire will come aboard the project that already boasts a...
Jul 8, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongJason Sudeikis in Talks to Join ‘Going the Distance’
Jason Sudeikis is in advanced talks to join the Drew Barrymore, Justin Long rom-com, “Going the Distance,” over at New Line, reports THR . Sudeikis will play Box, a friend of Justin Long’s...
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