Day: May 7, 2009

Keanu Reeves and Guillermo del Toro working on separate Dr. Jekyll film projects for Universal

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Universal is developing a modern retelling of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, with Keanu Reeves attached to star and Justin Haythe, who wrote Revolutionary Road, writing the screenplay. Nicolas Winding Refn, who directed the Pusher trilogy and the critically acclaimed Bronson, is in negotiations to direct ….

Vin Diesel to star in film adaptation of Wheelman

Paramount has set John Singleton (Four Brothers, Boyz n the Hood, Shaft) to direct and blockbuster producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra) to shepherd The Wheelman, a live-action adaptation of the Ubisoft console game Wheelman, according to Variety. Vin Diesel, the main character and producer of ….

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Criterion Collection Blu-ray review

Born at the conclusion of WWI, the prune-faced and frail Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt) is rejected by his father (Jason Flemyng) and left at the doorstep of Queenie (Taraji P. Henson), who runs a retirement home in New Orleans. The resident doctor suggests that Benjamin’s chances of survival are low. However, the resilient child perseveres, ….

First images of Superman Brandon Routh in Cracktown and Dylan Dog

Brandon Routh has been fairly quiet the past few years, with little to nothing announced in the way of movie projects, aside from a potential Superman sequel, and a few cameos and walk-ons. Well now it seems Routh’s career is heating up again, with a number of projects in the can, in pre-production or short-order ….