Sons of Anarchy cast to host fan event benefitting Hurricane Sandy relief efforts

On the one year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, stars from the FX show Sons of Anarchy will host a fan event at the Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park, New Jersey on November 10th, 2013 to benefit the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund and Staten Strong charities. Fans can purchase tickets to join the stars ….

Cult spy tv series It Takes a Thief being adapted to film

Variety reports that Universal Pictures is prepping a feature film adaptation of the 1970’s cult espionage television series It Takes a Thief, tapping Greg Russo to write the screenplay. It Takes a Thief was created by Roland Kibbee and starred Robert Wagner. The story centers on a young CIA analyst who recruits a brilliant thief, ….

Is day-and-date home viewing coming with IMAX Private Theatre

As part of a broader strategy to expand The IMAX Experience for direct home viewing, IMAX today announced that it has acquired a significant stake in the company PRIMA Cinema, whose proprietary systems transmit current theatrical releases from major Hollywood studios like Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures, in a highly encrypted, location-sensitive fashion for secure ….

Director of 2 Guns teaming up with Universal & Identity Thief producer to remake Filipino crime thriller On the Job

Variety reports that Universal Pictures has optioned the rights to crime thriller On the Job, based on the same real-life events as Erik Matti’s Filipino crime thriller that premiered at Cannes’ Directors Fortnight earlier this year. According to the report, Baltasar Kormakur – who directed Denzel Washington & Mark Walhberg’s 2 Guns – is attached ….