Notorious director George Tillman Jr. may go Faster for The Rock’s next action film

CBS Films is looking to George Tillman Jr. (Notorious) for the director’s chair of the action drama Faster, which Dwayne Johnson is attached to star, with production set to begin in early 2010, according to Variety. Phil Joanou, who helmed Johnson’s Gridiron Gang, was expected to direct the upcoming film, but dropped out several months ….

Covenant, King’s Men, Gridiron and More Fall Previews

Sony’s Fall slate of films includes a good mix of the Oscar-bait, including the much-anticipated All the King’s Men, which was written and directed by Academy Award winner Steven Zaillian, the horror, including The Covenant and The Grdge 2, which is a sequel to the 2004 hit, the inspirational, including The Pursuit of Happyness, starring Will Smith, and Gridiron Gang, recalling the true life story of a detention camp ….

Sharky’s Machine Remake Coming

According to The Book Standard, Warner Brothers is producing a remake of the 1981 film Sharky’s Machine, with Phil Joanou (who is in post-production on Gridiron Gang, starring the Rock and Xzibit) attached to direct. The original Sharky’s Machine was released in 1981, and directed by and starred Burt Reynolds. I remember being so excited to see that film, after watching a making of series, that talked about the stunt from ….