Quantum of Solace

James Bond has a release date, but distribution up for grabs

Now that MGM has announced the next James Bond film will be in theaters November 2012, THR has begun speculating on what studio will distribute Bond 23. According to the report, the lead player appears to be Paramount Pictures, which has informally gotten first crack at negotiations, thanks to a close relationship between the studio’s ….

Details on the fact-based Machine Gun Preacher

Lionsgate has acquired North American distribution rights to the fact-based action drama Machine Gun Preacher, being directed by Marc Forster (Quantum of Solace). The film is the studio’s first collaboration with Forster since the Oscar-winning Monster’s Ball. Gerard Butler (Law Abiding Citizen, 300) stars as Reverend Sam Childers, known as “the machine gun preacher.” Michelle ….

Quantum Of Solace director circling Ludlum espionage thriller

According to Variety, Paramount has tapped Quantum Of Solace director Marc Forster for its adaptation of Robert Ludlum’s political thriller The Chancellor Manuscript. According to report, the studio has also contracted Peter O’Brien – who wrote a much buzzed about script for a female-driven thriller titled Unlocked – to write a new draft of the ….