Joel Silver

Ben Affleck circling Joel Silver-produced action thriller Line of Sight

Ben Affleck, who’s currently prepping his thriller Argo, is already targeting his follow-up to that film. THR reports that the actor/filmmaker is in negotiations to star in, direct and produce the action film Line of Sight for Warner Bros., with Joel Silver and Andrew Rona producing. Line of Sight centers on an elite commando squad ….

New Wonder Woman television show in the works at Warner Bros.

Wonder Woman may be headed to the small screen instead of the big screen, according to LiveFeed. The report indicates that Warner Bros. Television is developing a modern-day reboot of the classic DC comic book heroine and has nabbed David E. Kelley, the showrunner behind legal dramas such as Ally McBeal, Boston Legal and The ….

The Cooler director takes on gritty crime biopic Pretty Boy Floyd

Filmmaker Wayne Kramer (Crossing Over, Running Scared, The Cooler) has been tapped to direct the crime thriller Pretty Boy Floyd, according to the RiskyBusiness Blog. Kevin Bernhardt wrote the screenplay based on the life of notorious bank robber Charles Arthur Floyd, who committed numerous robberies and other crimes around Kansas City and the Midwest in ….

Logan’s Run script getting redo by 28 Days Later screenwriter

Alex Garland, who wrote the Danny Boyle films 28 Days Later and Sunshine, is in talks to take a crack at the long-in-development Logan’s Run remake for Warner Bros., according to HeatVisionBlog. The 1976 film starring Michael York, Jenny Agutter and Farrah Fawcett, was based on a 1967 novel by William F. Nolan and George ….

More new action photos released from martial arts epic Ninja Assassin

Raizo (Rain) is one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, Raizo breaks free from ….

Liam Neeson to become Unknown White Male in new mystery thriller

According to Variety, Liam Neeson is in talks to star in the thriller Unknown White Male, which Juame Collet-Serra (Orphan) is directing. Joel Silver (The Matrix Trilogy, V For Vendetta) is producing the project, which is based on a novel by Didier Van Cauwelaert titled Out of My Head. Production is set to start in ….

First-time writer gets Silver Pictures ‘Convicted’

Silver Pictures has acquired a spec script titled Conviction, an undercover cop thriller from first-time writer and longtime script reader Jon Herman, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project is being shepherded by Warners Bros., where Silver Pictures has been based for many years. The story follows a master bank thief who’s just been released ….

Kung Fu Panda director making live-action Masters of the Universe

By the Power of Grayskull! Warner Bros. and producer Joel Silver have contracted Kung Fu Panda co-director John Stevenson to make his live-action debut with the film Masters of the Universe, according to Variety. The original story follows He-Man – played in a 1987 film by Dolph Lundgren – a prince who transforms into a ….

The Ultimate Matrix Collection debuts on Blu-ray hi-def in October

The Ultimate Matrix Collection brings the motion pictures that fans have most requested in high definition to Blu-ray for the first time on October 14 from Warner Home Video and Village Roadshow. This seven-disc collection contains the complete Matrix Trilogy in high definition video and lossless high definition 5.1 audio (Dolby TrueHD), each with hours ….

Two more RocknRolla pictures plus a full synopsis

Release Date: October 2008 Genre: Action, Crime Director: Guy Ritchie Writer: Guy Ritchie Producers: Joel Silver, Susan Downey, Steve Clark-Hall, Guy Ritchie Executive Producers: Steve Richards, Navid McIlhargey Cast: Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandie Newton, Mark Strong, Idris Elba, Tom Hardy, Toby Kebbell, Jeremy Piven, Chris Bridges When a Russian mobster orchestrates a crooked land ….

All the details on the Wachoski Brothers’ Ninja Assassin, plus a bloody still from the film

Genre: Action Adventure Director: James McTeigue Writer: Matthew Sand and J. Michael Straczynski Producers: Joel Silver, Grant Hill, Larry Wachowski, Andy Wachowski Executive Producers: Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, William Fay Cast: Rain, Naomie Harris, Ben Miles, Sho Kosugi, Rick Yune Raizo (Rain) is one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets ….