Breck Eisner Confirmed to Direct 'Stretch Armstrong'
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Relativity Media has closed a deal with Breck Eisner ( The Crazies , Sahara ) to direct its upcoming live-action film based on Stretch Armstrong , it was announced today by Relativitys President, Tucker Tooley. Relativity partnered with global branded play company Hasbro, Inc. to develop and produce the film which is targeted for an April 11, 2014 release date.
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LOST Showrunner Carlton Cuse to Write SAN ANDREAS: 3D
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New Line has spent the last year developing the earthquake disaster flick San Andreas: 3D, and last month entered into negotiations with Brad Peyton (Journey 2: The Mysterious Island) to direct. Screenwriter Allan Loeb (The Dilemma) started work on the screenplay, but Variety reports New Line will bring Carlton Cuse (Lost) on board for a rewrite.
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Gary Ross In Talks To Direct Disney's 'Peter And The Starcatchers' (Exclusive)
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The director of Liongate's blockbuster hit "The Hunger Games" is in negotiations for the Peter Pan prequel, an adaptation of Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson's novel.
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Peter Craig to write 'The Ghostman' for WB
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"The Town" scribe Peter Craig is looking to stay in the world of bank robbers, with Warner Bros. bringing on the writer to pen the adaptation of the book "The Ghostman."
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'Chuck' Co-Creator Tapped to Write Walden's Houdini Project (Exclusive)
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The story centers on a young boy who, upon hearing the news that he's a descendant of Houdini, embarks on a journey to unravel the secrets of the famous magician's past.
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Tim Dowling to rewrite vidgame-themed 'Pixels'
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Sony Pictures and Adam Sandler's Happy Madison banner have tapped their "Just Go With It" scribe Tim Dowling to rewrite "Pixels," which has added "The King of Kong" helmer Seth Gordon as an executive producer.
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U recruits pair to rewrite, helm 'Ouija'
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After deciding to make its adaptation of Hasbro board game "Ouija" a low-budget pic, Universal Pictures has recruited the team of Juliet Snowden and Stiles White to rewrite and helm the pic.
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'Fantastic Four' Reboot Ramps Up with Writer Jeremy Slater (Exclusive)
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The move happens days after the studio put "Chronicle" director Josh Trank on the comic book movie project.
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'Vacation' Team Tapped to Rewrite 'Secret Histories' (Exclusive)
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John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein have been tapped to do a rewrite of the live-action/CG hybrid adaptation.
1 week 1 day ago via brucelee
Cast, New Writer Come Aboard Found Footage Tornado Flick
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Final Destination 5 director Steven Quale is getting back behind the camera for a new film for New Line which is being described right now only as a "found footage" tornado project. The untitled thriller has made headlines here on Shock before, however, details have arisen regarding the cast and another writer trackling the script.
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Comic-Con: 'Miss Bala' Helmer Gerardo Naranjo Sets Focus Features Deal For Political Thriller 'A Man Must Die'
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EXCLUSIVE: While Focus Features has an early panel today at Comic-Con to unveil its family-themed ghoulish animated film Paranorman, the indie studio has just closed a deal for Gerardo Naranjo to direct A Man Must Die. Naranjo, who helmed the Mexican film Miss Bala, wrote the script for the drama which is a political thriller along the lines of Carlos.
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Sony taps writer for 'Sinbad'
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Sony Pictures is setting sail on "Sinbad" again, tapping "Black Swan" scribe John J. McLaughlin to pen a reimagined version of the classic adventure tale that the studio has been developing for years.
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Comic-Con 2012: Chris Columbus to Produce, Direct Horror Film Based on Creepy Magazine
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His 1492 production company is partnering with Submarine-New Comic Company on the film, which will include segments from three other directors.read more
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Eli Roth In Talks To Direct Russell Crowe As Dracula In Warner Bros' Thriller 'Harker'
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EXCLUSIVE: Eli Roth is hot again. I’ve just learned that the creator of the Hostel franchise (whose last installment bombed), director of seven major motion pictures, producer of 13 films, and actor in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds among other hits is in talks to go back behind the camera for a Warner Bros project in development to star Russell Crowe.
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Jason Bateman to make directorial debut with 'Bad Words'
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Jason Bateman is in negotiations to make his feature directorial debut with "Bad Words," an indie comedy that Bateman's DumbDumb shingle will produce with Darko Entertainment, which is also financing the pic.
1 week 4 days ago via jackiechan
'Pacific Rim' Writers Tapped for 'God of War' Adaptation (Exclusive)
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The screenwriting pair of Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, who wrote four of the "Saw" films, are set to bring the Sony Computer Entertainment game to the big screen.
1 week 4 days ago via jackiechan
Breck Eisner in Talks to Direct 'Stretch Armstrong' (Exclusive)
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The Habsro toy property has been quietly in development at Relativity, which picked up its rights from Universal.
1 week 4 days ago via jackiechan
Etan Cohen to Rewrite 'Ghostbusters 3'
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ComingSoon.net has learned that Tropic Thunder and Men in Black 3 screenwriter Etan Cohen has signed on to rewrite Ghostbusters 3 . The news arrives just a week after Dan Aykroyd reported that the project had added new writing talent.
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Mike De Luca To Produce 'Fifty Shades Of Grey'
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BREAKING: Mike DeLuca and Dana Brunetti have been tapped to produce Fifty Shades Of Grey, the movie adaptation of the bestselling steamy trilogy.
1 week 5 days ago via brucelee
Craig Gillespie Takes 'Flamingo Thief'
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Craig Gillespie has signed on to direct Flamingo Thief , Variety reports. Adapting the Susan Trott novel of the same name, the project is set to star Will Ferrell and features a screenplay by Michae LeSieur ( You, Me and Dupree ). The 2010 novel is officially described as follows
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