Justin Marks

Directors tapped for live-action horror Hack/Slash and animated fantasy Septimus Heap

Noted commercial director Fredrik Bond is attached to direct Rogue’s adaptation of cult horror comic Hack/Slash, based on a script by Justin Marks, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film is expected to start shooting this winter. Created by Tim Seeley and Stefano Caselli, Hack/Slash follows the exploits of Cassie Hack, daughter of the notorious ….

Braveheart writer reworking 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea script

Disney has contracted Braveheart writer Randall Wallace to rewrite Captain Nemo: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, a new feature film based on the Jules Verne classic tale. Terminator Salvation director McG is attached to helm the film. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Wallace will rewrite a screenplay originally drafted by Bill Marsilii and Justin Marks. ….

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 ….