Day: February 19, 2009

Liev Schreiber to star opposite Angelina Jolie in spy thriller Salt

Liev Schreiber is in negotiations to co-star with Angelina Jolie in the spy thriller Salt for Columbia Pictures according to Variety. Salt follows CIA agent named Evelyn Salt, who’s fingered as a Russian sleeper spy. She evades capture by her superiors – who are convinced she’s intent on assassinating the president – while attempting to ….

Miami International Film Festival announces 2009 line up

The Miami International Film Festival (MIFF), presented by Miami Dade College, today announced highlights of its 26th edition, running Friday, March 6 – Sunday, March 15, 2009. The 137 selections for this year’s Festival represent more than 40 countries. Along with 40 shorts are 97 feature-length films, including four world premieres, 22 North American premieres ….

19th Annual Cinequest Film Festival

Renowned for a tradition of empowering the Maverick via discovery, distribution and innovation, Cinequest Film Festival 19 delivers the theme Transform. Committed to serving more during times of social and economic change, Cinequest will transform via celebration, innovation, humor, love, provocation, and inspiration. Six hundred artists and innovators will unveil 150 films and forums to ….

Katherine Heigl and Ashton Kutcher look for Five Killers

Katherine Heigl is on board to star opposite Ashton Kutcher in the Lionsgate thriller Five Killers, according to Variety. Robert Luketic is attached to direct ‘Killers’, who recently worked with Heigl on the upcoming romantic comedy The Ugly Truth. The film revolves around a a woman who meets the man of her dreams while vacationing, ….

Mission Impossible writer goes on new mission – two write and direct two novel adaptations for Columbia Pictures

According to Empire Online, David Koepp – who wrote MIssion Impossible and Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull – is in talks with Columbia to direct two films for the studio. The first is titled Billionaire’s Vinegar, which is loosely based on a novel by Benjamin Wallace, called The Billionaire’s Vinegar: The ….

All about the three different versions of Watchmen coming out this year

Watchmen will run about 2 hours and 37 minutes when it’s released in theaters on March 6th. But that will be only the first of several versions of the film, which is envisioned for multiple home-video releases on DVD and Blu-ray Hi-Def, director Zack Snyder and wife/producer Deborah Snyder told reporters on Wednesday at a ….