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West Wing creator to direct John Edwards biographical drama

Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, who created the TV shows The West Wing and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, has nabbed rights to the Andrew Young book centered on former presidential candidate John Edwards, titled The Politician: An Insider’s Account of John Edwards’s Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down, according to ….

Gritty crime thriller Mesrine: Killer Instinct finally gets U.S. release plus new poster and photos

I posted clips for Mesrine a year ago and wondered when, or if, the 2-part crime epic would ever get a U.S. release of any kind. Well it looks like Music Box Films won out, and will release the gritty crime thriller Mesrine – which is actually two movies; Mesrine: Killer Instinct and Mesrine: Public ….

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 ….

David Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen re-team for Eastern Promises sequel

Empire and DeadlineHollywood report that David Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen will be spending some quality time together, with news that the pair will be lensing two projects including The Talking Cure and a follow-up to the smart Russian gangster thriller Eastern Promises. There were no details given on Eastern Promises 2, and it’s unclear whether ….

Clive Barker producing original creature for documentary Unearthed: The Hellraiser Saga

Camelot Entertainment, DarKnight Pictures and MasiMedia announced that Clive Barker is creating a new Cenobite for the upcoming documentary Unearthed: The Hellraiser Saga. Being Barker’s first Cenobite in over a two decades to make it on film, the retrospective will include the complete transformation of a Cenobite from conception to form. “This retrospective will be ….

Win a collection of 20 award-winning Warner Brothers films on Blu-ray and a player to watch’em

The WB Shop is running a sweet little contest right now. Simply join the WB Insider Rewards program and get entered in a contest to win a collection of 20 critically acclaimed Warner Brothers films on Blu-ray disc and a player to watch them. From the Flash animation I watched, the collection includes Cool Hand ….