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John Logan Teases 'Bond 24'

3:28 PM 3/5/2014 by Binh Ngo
Skyfall
Production of the next James Bond movie is set for October this year, but the script is still being worked on, screenwriter John Logan said. "Right now the first draft is almost done,” Logan told Empire. "I'm terrifically excited about it! I've been working very closely with Sam (Mendes), and it’s been joyous to pick up from our work on Skyfall and just continue on with the storytelling."
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Craig Brewer to Direct ‘The Idolmaker’ for MGM, Justin Timberlake (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com – Craig Brewer is in talks to direct MGM’s reboot of “The Idolmaker” with Justin Timberlake, Hawk Koch and Gene Kirkwood producing. The original film, released in 1980, starred Ray Sharkey as a mercenary music promoter who takes on two boys with the intent of turning them into teen idols. The story was based on the.. 1 week 10 hours ago via brucelee
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MGM Taps Ken Schapiro To Be Chief Strategic Officer

deadline.com – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s (MGM) Ken Schapiro has been promoted to the post of Chief Strategic Officer, it was announced today by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Gary Barber. In his new role, Schapiro will continue to work alongside Barber on the company’s continuing evolution. Schapiro joined MGM in 2011 as Chief Operating Officer. 5 weeks 5 days ago via brucelee
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MGM’s Leo the Lion Gets His Paws Dirty to Celebrate 90th Anniversary

variety.com – Leo the Lion became the first studio icon and wild animal to place his paw prints into the cement at the TCL Chinese Theatre Wednesday morning. On hand to commemorate the 90th anniversary of MGM Studios, Leo, known for his signature roar at the start of each MGM film, was joined by Chairman and CEO... 6 weeks 6 days ago via theothersenhman
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MGM Acquires Bestselling Book 'Eighty-Dollar Champion' (Exclusive)

feedproxy.google.com – Elizabeth Letts' 2011 hit told the 1950 story of plow-horse-turned-show-champion Snowman.MGM has acquired the screen rights to The Eighty-Dollar Champion, which recounts the exploits of Snowman, a former plow horse who gained fame after winning the 1958 show horse triple crown. The 2011 book by Elizabeth Letts, a former competitive rider in show horse events, made The New York Times bestseller list. 7 weeks 18 hours ago via jetli
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THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN Remake Loses Cruise And Gets New Writer

filmofilia.com – Tom Cruise is no longer involved in MGM's remake of the 1960 western The Magnificent Seven, which itself was a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s 1954s Seven SamuraiThe post THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN Remake Loses Cruise And Gets New Writer appeared first on FilmoFilia. 10 weeks 5 days ago via jackiechan
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MGM's 'Hot Tub Time Machine' Sequel Going Out through Paramount

variety.com – MGM has partnered with Paramount Pictures as the worldwide distributor of the sequel to 2010′s “Hot Tub Time Machine.” Paramount will distribute the film theatrically and via home video worldwide next year, but has not yet chosen a release date. Select international territories will be handled theatrically by MGM. Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson and Clark... 12 weeks 9 hours ago via jetli
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MGM Acquires Jillian Bell Pitch 'Let's Get Married'

deadline.com – EXCLUSIVE: MGM has acquired Let’s Get Married, a comic pitch that will be fast tracked as a star vehicle for Jillian Bell. Bell, who stars in Comedy Central’s Workaholics and HBO’s Eastbound & Down, as well as Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master and Inherent Vice, is writing the script with Charlotte Newhouse, her scripting partner on Idiot Sitter at Comedy Central. 12 weeks 5 days ago via jetli
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'Bond 24' needs Sam Mendes, says 'Skyfall' star Naomie Harris

rss.feedsportal.com – The Skyfall actress says she is happy the director will be coming back. 14 weeks 6 days ago via donnieyen
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MGM Sticks Its Middle Finger Up at the World and Green Lights a 'Road House' Remake

feedproxy.google.com – The late 80s and early 90s were a golden age of ridiculous action movies that were so cheesy and bad, to look at them with modern eyes makes one wonder just what was going through everyone involved’s heads when they made them. For whatever reason the world was hungry for action during that period though, and the more faux badass the hero was and the more unbelievable the violence was, the better.

15 weeks 1 day ago via jackiechan
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