Movie News: Development

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Is Blumhouse Prepping The Purge 2?

shocktillyoudrop.com – Among the 31 projects chosen for the California Film Commission's tax credit, it appears The Purge 2 made the list. This is a sequel, of course, to this Friday's release The Purge, starring Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey. Projects are submitted are chosen by lottery. The first film is set in the not-so-distant future where the American government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour period in which any and all criminal activity - including murder - is legal. 2 weeks 1 day ago via donnieyen
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'Men In Black 4' Might Have To Erase The Memory Of Will Smith

fb.indiewire.com – When the “Men in Black” franchise proved that it still had legs after a strong third outing, it seemed inevitable that Sony would set their eyes on a fourth movie. In fact, a writer was tasked with gig of writing "Men In Black 4" last month. The only real question was who would be returning? 2 weeks 2 days ago via jackiechan
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Rumour: Penelope Cruz Already Set As "Bond Girl" For Next Film

bleedingcool.com – It’s looking more and more likely that Sam Mendes will direct not only the next Bond movie but the next two. Showbiz 411 say that he’s: the definite director of Bond 24 and most likely Bond 25. - and they have a pretty good track record when they’re prepared to stick their neck out like this.

2 weeks 3 days ago via jackiechan
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Zack Snyder Talks MAN OF STEEL Sequel and JUSTICE LEAGUE; Says 'You've Got to Get Superman Further Down the Road' Before JUSTICE LEAGUE

collider.com – While Marvel has been hitting homeruns with critics and fans, DC and Warner Bros. have been struggling to bring their superheroes to life, unless his name is Batman. However, on June 14th, that's all going to change, as the studios are releasing director Zack Snyder's Man of Steel and I'm pretty sure it's going to be the start of a new billion-dollar franchise.

2 weeks 4 days ago via theothersenhman
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Sam Mendes Locks BOND 24, Looks Likely for BOND 25

collider.com – It looks like director Sam Mendes (Skyfall) is double dipping in the James Bond negotiations as it's being reported that he's locked Bond 24 and appears very likely to direct Bond 25. Mendes was recently reported as being both opting out of the next installment, then in talks to direct it and now unofficially confirmed by ShowBiz411. 2 weeks 5 days ago via jackiechan
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Ridley Scott Taps 'Green Lantern' Writer Michael Green to Pen 'Blade Runner' Sequel (Exclusive)

thewrap.com – Veteran scribe Michael Green ("Green Lantern") is moving from superheroes to replicants, as he's in negotiations to write the sequel to "Blade Runner" for Alcon Entertainment and director Ridley Scott's production company Scott Free, an individual familiar with the Warner Bros. project has told TheWrap. 2 weeks 5 days ago via theothersenhman
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Legendary Plans First Quarter 2014 Shoot for 'Warcraft'

feedproxy.google.com – Briefly: Late in January of this year, Duncan Jones (Moon, Source Code) was announced as director of the long-in-development film based on Blizzard’s game world seen in titles like World of Warcraft. Unsurprisingly, news on further developments has been slow in coming as Jones and the films producers craft a plan for the film. 2 weeks 5 days ago via brucelee
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Relativity Buys John Scott Shepherd Spec 'Jump'

deadline.com – EXCLUSIVE: Relativity has acquired Jump, a spec script by John Scott Shepherd that Sheldon Turner and Jennifer Klein will produce through their Vendetta Entertainment. It is a romantic dramedy in the vein of Jerry Maguire, with a strong male role at the center. Shepherd recently created and executive produces NBC’s midseason comedy series Save Me, and he also created the ABC summer series The Days. 2 weeks 5 days ago via brucelee
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Fox Books Ken Marino & Erica Oyama For 'True Freshman'

deadline.com – EXCLUSIVE: Husband and wife scribe team Ken Marino & Erica Oyama have been set by 20th Century Fox to script the comedy True Freshman, which 21 Laps & Radar are producing. Studio hired the duo after getting them recently to adapt Go The F To Sleep for Fox 2000. True Freshman is a campus comedy in the vein as Revenge Of The Nerds and Animal House, as a team of underdogs attempt to restore athletics to their long past position of greatness at a snooty Ivy League school. 2 weeks 5 days ago via donnieyen
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Will Smith Talks AFTER EARTH, the Virgin Galactic Spaceport, Getting His First 'Story By' Credit, & the Possibility of MEN IN BLACK 4

collider.com – With director M. Night Shyamalan’s After Earth opening this weekend, Sony Pictures invited us to the Virgin Galactic Spaceport in New Mexico for the press junket. As you can imagine, it was an amazing place to talk about the movie. If you’re not familiar with the plot, After Earth stars Will Smith and Jaden Smith as a father and son who crash land on a post-apocalyptic Earth, and it’s up to the son to fight for survival when the father is seriously injured.

2 weeks 5 days ago via donnieyen
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Jason Blum Producing 'Visions (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com – Micro-budget pioneer Jason Blum is seeing “Visions,” coming on board to produce the thriller through his Blumhouse Prods. with “Saw 3D” director Kevin Greutert helming. Blumhouse bought Lucas Sussman’s spec script and is aiming for a fall start. Story, in the vein of “The Others” and “What Lies Beneath,” centers on a pregnant woman moving... 2 weeks 5 days ago via jackiechan
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Nicolas Winding Refn Reportedly Working On An Adaptation Of Alejandro Jodorowsky & Moebius' 'The Incal'

fb.indiewire.com – When we caught up with Nicolas Winding Refn at the Cannes Film Festival last week, he remained coy on his future projects. This sexual thriller "I Walk With The Dead" with Carey Mulligan is "looking very good," he's "supposed to read a script" for "Button Man," he's still developing a comedy with Ryan Gosling and working on the TV series "Barbarella." But it seems that's not all Refn is brewing behind-the-scenes, as he's also tackling a project conceived by his pal Alejandro Jodorowsky. 2 weeks 5 days ago via donnieyen
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Warner Bros Buys Action Spec 'The Asterisk'

deadline.com – EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros has acquired The Asterisk, an action spec script by Jordan Goldberg and Alex Paraskevas. The studio’s keeping the logline quiet, but the spec is in the vein of Lethal Weapon and Beverly Hills Cop. Warner Bros did very well with the former. The scribe team most recently wrote The Gun Eaters for Paramount, which Oasis Media Group is producing. 2 weeks 5 days ago via theothersenhman
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'Entourage's Doug Ellin Steps Into 'Bad Santa 2'

deadline.com – EXCLUSIVE: Doug Ellin has signed to rewrite and possibly direct Bad Santa 2, the sequel to the 2003 R-rated classic black comedy that starred Billy Bob Thornton in the title role, along with the late Bernic Mac and John Ritter. Ellin rewrites a script by Johnny Rosenthal. The picture resides at Miramax, and Geyer Kosinski is producing it through his Media Talent Group banner. 2 weeks 5 days ago via brucelee
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'Harry Potter' Director Chris Columbus Picking Up 'Pixels' at Columbia

feedproxy.google.com – Last summer, it appeared there was finally some progress on bringing Patrick Jean's incredible short film Pixels to the big screen with King of Kong and Horrible Bosses director Seth Gordon at the helm. But that isn't happening anymore. 2 weeks 6 days ago via theothersenhman
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