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Bruce Lee’s epic sci-fi screenplay The Silent Flute being developed through U.S.-China movie fund

THR reports that among China’s National Film Capital announced slate of China-U.S. co-production projects with Chinese cultural elements, will be The Silent Flute, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi epic based on the script co-written by the late martial arts action icon Bruce Lee. National Film Capital set up a Los Angeles division in February, with the intent ….

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Star Trek Sequel coming to IMAX and both shooting with IMAX cameras

IMAX, Paramount Pictures and Lionsgate Films have announced that The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the second film in the popular Hunger Games franchise, will be released in the immersive IMAX format on November 22, 2013. Additionally, the as-yet-untitled-sequel to J.J. Abrams’ 2009 blockbuster Star Trek will be released in IMAX 3D on May 17, 2013. ….

New poster and images from Dredd film adaptation

Lionsgate has revealed a new poster and images from their upcoming Dredd film adaptation. Based on the famed John Wagner/Carlos Ezquerra comics series, the futuristic thriller Dredd stars Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby and Lena Headey. The film centers on a powerful law enforcement officer (Karl Urban) caught in a high-stakes drug war with his rookie ….

Horror icon Clive Barker tapped by Amazon’s film studio to rewrite Zombies vs. Gladiators

It looks like Amazon.com is serious about getting into production of movies. Today the DVD (and everything else under the sun) retailer announced that Hellraiser creator and prolific horror and fantasy writer Clive Barker will rewrite the action horror project, Zombies vs. Gladiators, for its own Amazon Studios. Based in ancient Rome, Zombies vs. Gladiators ….