Warner Bros. releases more info on the sci-fi thriller Inception – confirms Dark Knight director’s participation
Warner Bros. has issued a press release regarding the upcoming Christopher Nolan film Inception, confirming earlier reports that the filmmaker will be working on new creative avenues – at least for the time being. But fear not Bat-fans. If he does go back the Batman franchise, he’ll probably look to out-do himself yet again, which ….
L.A. Confidential director up for action thriller Gemini Man
Director Curtis Hanson (L.A. Confidential, 8 Mile, Lucky You) is in negotiations to helm the long-in-development action thriller Gemini Man for Touchstone Pictures, from a script by David Benioff (The Kite Runner), according to The Hollywood Reporter. Gemini Man revolves around a brilliant, aging assassin attempting to leave the trade, whose employers dispatch a clone ….
Film festival favorite to direct The Leisure Seekers
Jens Jonsson – who directed the indie favorite The King of Ping Pong and the shorts Linerboard, Brother of Mine and Fragile – is attached to write and direct The Leisure Seekers for Sharp Independent, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Leisure Seeker is based on a new novel by Michael Zadoorian, and tells the ….
Yet another Robert Ludlum spy thriller to get film treatment
Universal is eyeing the Robert Ludlum Cold War novel The Parsifal Mosaic as its next development project, with Imagine Entertainment (Angels and Demons) potentially producing, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The 1982 book focuses on a struggle between U.S. and Soviet intelligence agents, with American spies Michael Havelock and Jenna Karas, who are partners as ….
Trailer for Denzel Washington and John Travolta going mano-a-mano in The Taking of Pelham 123
Columbia Pictures has released the first trailer for the remake of The Taking of Pelham 123, directed by Tony Scott, from a script by Brian Helgeland. So many questions enter my mind, when I think about what this movie will be. For those of you who don’t know, I am a huge fan of 1970s ….
Cast assembles for new version of The Day of the Triffids
The evil flowers are at it again. The BBC announced and THR reported that Dougray Scott, Joely Richardson, Brian Cox, Vanessa Redgrave, Eddie Izzard and Jason Priestley are attached to star in The Day Of The Triffids, written by Patrick Harbinson (ER, Law & Order). The two-part apocalyptic sci-fi epic drama is a co-production between ….
Michael Bay hires director for Nightmare on Elm Street remake
According to The Risky Bsns. Blog at The Hollywood Reporter, Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes and New Line Cinema have hired Samuel Bayer to direct the reimagining of the Wes Craven classic A Nightmare on Elm Street, which will mark its 25th anniversary this year. Bayer is known for his work in commercials and music videos, ….
Trailer for Sundance favorite Sin Nombre
One of the jewels of Sundance, Sin Nombre will be released by Focus Features next month. Directed by Student Academy Award winner Cary Fukunaga, Sin Nombre picked up directing and cinematography awards at the Park City fest, and Fukunaga is being called an astonishing new voice in cinema. The film revolves around a Honduran teenager ….
Full Angels and Demons trailer now online
The full trailer for Angels and Demons is now online. Angels and Demons brings Tom Hanks back to the role of Robert Langdon, this time in search of a secret brotherhood called The Illuminati. Clues lead him all around the Vatican, including the four alters of science, Earth, Air, Fire and Water.
Are The Wachowski Brothers directing Plastic Man next? Or Superman?
A contributor to Ain’t It Cool News sent the website some juicy news (and rumors) on the status of some high-profile projects over at Warner Bros. Among the tidbits they sent, the poster says that: Ninja Assassin is complete, and awaiting a suitable marketing strategy and release from the studio, which will most likely to ….
