Day: March 15, 2006

Talladega Nights Trailer

Below are trailer links for TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY. The film will be released on August 4, 2006. TALLADEGA NIGHTS tells the story of NASCAR stock car racing sensation Ricky Bobby (played by Will Ferrell), who is considered a national hero. He and his loyal racing partner and childhood friend Cal Naughton Jr. (John C. Reilly), are a ….

Haggis to Direct Enemies

Fresh from his best picture win for Crash, director Paul Haggis is in final negotiations to direct and produce Against All Enemies for Columbia Pictures, according to Variety. Haggis will either tackle the political drama next or after another directing project first. Either way, he will supervise screenwriter James Vanderbilt (who also wrote The Rundown), who is penning a second draft of the script. Haggis ….

Crouching Tiger Sequel and Theater Productions Planned

Bob and Harvey Weinstein are bringing martial arts to the stage and screen, by getting five novels including Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and bringing them to life in theater, according to the trades. The Weinstein Company has acquired the rights to Crane—Iron Pentalogy, a series of five martial arts novels written by Wang Du Lu. They includeCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the fourth novel ….

Hostel Director wants writing duet with Stephen King

Eli Roth is hoping that bestselling author Stephen King will help him pen the screenplay for the horror master’s latest thriller, called Cell. Roth, who directed the horror film Hostel, knew immediately upon reading the book that he wanted to take on the project. “I couldn’t put it down,” Roth said in an interview recently. “It was such a balls-out horror movie ….