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Another Gremlins Remake Story to Chew On

shocktillyoudrop.com – Is Warner Bros. getting serious about a Gremlins remake? It sure looks like it. Bloody-Disgusting reports that Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg have been strapped with producing duties, however, no writer or director are attached at this time. The two have a first-look contract with the studio and are also at work on a Beetlejuice sequel. 1 week 4 days ago via brucelee
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Kiefer Sutherland Signs On For More '24', New Limited Series Is A Go At Fox

deadline.com – Jack Bauer is back! I’ve learned that, after marathon negotiations, Kiefer Sutherland has closed a deal for a new installment of 24 on Fox. With him on board, I hear Fox has greenlighted the real-time drama as a limited series and will announce it during its upfront presentation today. The continuation is a brain child of longtime 24 showrunner Howard Gordon, now executive producer of Showtime’s Homeland. 1 week 4 days ago via jetli
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Ronan the Prototype for Scarlet Witch in Avengers 2?

ign.com – Is teenage actress Saoirse Ronan (Hanna, The Host) being used as the model for Scarlet Witch in Marvel's The Avengers 2? That's what SuperheroHype claims: "Although Joss is still writing and probably not ready to send anything out to actors, for the two roles, they're generally looking for actors in their 20s and we've heard word that the 'prototype' for their Scarlet Witch is none other than Irish actress Saoirse Ronan. 2 weeks 9 hours ago via jackiechan
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Before '50 Shades' There Was Erica Jong's 'Fear Of Flying;' That's Getting A Movie After 40 Years In Print

deadline.com – EXCLUSIVE: Laurie Collyer will next direct an adaptation of Erica Jong’s iconic Fear of Flying. This was the erotic publishing phenomenon to 50 Shades of Grey, selling over 27 million copies worldwide to become one of the top 50 bestselling novels in the publishing history. Donald Kushner (Tron Legacy and Monster), Leigh Ann Burton and Piers Ashworth have set up the project to produce for Blu-Sky Media, along with Mark Damon and Remington Chase (Lone Survivor, End of Watch) via his Envision Entertainment. 2 weeks 12 hours ago via theothersenhman
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Zoe Saldana Explains James Cameron's Challenge On 'Avatar' Sequels

moviesblog.mtv.com – Zoe Saldana has found herself in high demand for info on some of the biggest movie franchises today. Not only is she in "Star Trek Into Darkness," which opens in theaters next week, and "Guardians of the Galaxy," one of Marvel's movies for 2014, she will also be at the center of two "Avatar" sequels, as soon as James Cameron finishes the screenplays, that is.

2 weeks 12 hours ago via donnieyen
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Joe Wright Joins 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Director Derby

feedproxy.google.com – The "Anna Karenina" director has emerged as a strong contender to adapt the steamy E.L. James best seller. 2 weeks 1 day ago via brucelee
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Cannes: 'Maniac' Director Franck Khalfoun Sets 'I-Lived' As Next Project

deadline.com – EXCLUSIVE: Franck Khalfoun will next direct I-Lived, his follow-up to the Elijah Wood-starring Maniac. Based on his own script, the movie centers on a young online app reviewer whose latest assignment mysteriously improves his life, but also starts to tear him apart. Ehud Bleiberg, Alix Taylor and Pavlina Hatoupis are producing along with the director. 2 weeks 1 day ago via theothersenhman
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Disney Getting Close On 'Pirates 5' Director; Here's The Short List

deadline.com – EXCLUSIVE: With The Lone Ranger in the can, Disney, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Johnny Depp have turned their attention toward setting sail on a fifth installment underway of Pirates Of The Caribbean. While a number of pie-in-the-sky giant directors are being mentioned, here are three helmers I hear are on the short list. 2 weeks 1 day ago via jetli
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Joss Whedon refutes 'The Avengers 2' $100 million salary claims

rss.feedsportal.com – Avengers 2 filmmaker says reports about a $100 million salary are "nuts". 2 weeks 1 day ago via jackiechan
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John Carpenter Wants to Make a Dead Space Film

ign.com – John Carpenter, the man responsible for such horror benchmarks as The Thing, Halloween and Escape From New York, has expressed his admiration for EA's Dead Space franchise, and even suggested he'd love to bring the series to the big screen. In an interview with Game Informer (via Videogamer), the 65-year-old director compared the games to the Alien franchise, but with a couple of important differences that would help it appeal to modern audiences.

2 weeks 1 day ago via brucelee
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Lionsgate Taps Jack Thorne To Adapt R.J. Palacio Novel 'Wonder'

deadline.com – EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate has hired Jack Thorne to adapt Wonder, based on author R.J. Palacio’s bestselling debut novel. David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman are producing via their Mandeville Films banner. The novel tells the heartwarming, inspiring, and very often hysterical adventures of 10 year old Auggie Pullman, born with a facial deformity, as he enters a mainstream school for the first time and teaches everyone around him that we are more than meets the eye. 2 weeks 2 days ago via brucelee
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Bradley Cooper's Spy Thriller 'Dark Invasion' to be Written by 'Sons of Anarchy' Star Taylor Sheridan (Exclusive)

thewrap.com – Warner Bros. has hired actor-turned-screenwriter Taylor Sheridan to adapt Howard Blum's upcoming nonfiction book "Dark Invasion" for Bradley Cooper's 22nd & Indiana banner and Josh Lesher's Le Grisbi Productions, TheWrap has learned. 2 weeks 2 days ago via jackiechan
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Marvel Boss' Advice for JLA Movie

ign.com – It's no secret that Marvel has DC beat when it comes to rounding up a team of superheroes. It's also pretty common knowledge that Warner Bros. has been struggling to get their Justice League movie off the ground. In a recent interview with Collider, Marvel head Kevin Feige had a few tips for DC and Warners. 2 weeks 2 days ago via jackiechan
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21 Jump Street 2 Takes Jurassic Park 4's Old Date

comingsoon.net – With Universal Pictures announcing earlier today that Jurassic Park 4 is being pushed back from its June 13, 2014 release date, Columbia Pictures has taken advantage of the move and changed the release date for 21 Jump Street 2 from June 6, 2014 to June 13, 2014. 2 weeks 2 days ago via donnieyen
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'Klown' Scribes in Talks to Write 'The Lesbian' for Sacha Baron Cohen (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com – After seeing success from their cult comedy hit “Klown,” Danish scribes Casper Christensen and Frank Hvam are in negotiations to pen Paramount’s “The Lesbian” starring Sacha Baron Cohen. Story is inspired by Cecil Chao, the Hong Kong billionaire who in September offered $65 million to any man who succeeded in marrying his lesbian daughter. 2 weeks 2 days ago via jetli
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