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Taken 2 and Colombiana director Megaton taking on real-life Gotham crime unit

Deadline reports that director Olivier Megaton, who previously directed the Luc Besson-produced films Taken 2, Colombiana and Transporter 3, has been tapped by Emmett Furla Films to helm the action thriller Taking Gotham. The Thomas Kelly-written film is based on actual events and centers on a secret unit of the NYPD that was created in ….

Exorcism of Emily Rose director to helm Deus Ex: Human Revolution film adaptation

CBS Films recently announced that Scott Derrickson (Sinister, The Exorcism of Emily Rose) will direct the screen adaptation of the Square Enix video game Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Derrickson will also write the script for the Deus Ex movie with C. Robert Cargill (Sinister). Roy Lee and Adrian Askarieh are attached to produce the film ….

Beverly Hills Cop TV show has its star plus Eddie Murphy

Deadline reports that the CBS television reboot of Beverly Hills Cop has gotten closer to a formal greenlight, with actor-comedian Brandon T. Jackson (Tropic Thunder, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief) closing a deal for the lead of Axel Foley, taking over the role made famous by Eddie Murphy. Murphy himself and The ….

Jeff Shakoor rewriting Uptown Saturday Night remake for Will Smith

Studio System News reports that Jeff Shakoor has been tapped to rewrite the script for Will Smith’s upcoming remake of the cult classic Blaxploitation comedy Uptown Saturday Night, which Warner Bros. and Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment plan to release in 2014. Will Smith, James Lassiter, Ken Stovitz and Jada Pinkett Smith will produce Uptown Saturday Night, ….

Animated epic Mass Effect: Paragon Lost coming to big screen

Fans of the Mass Effect gaming franchise have an opportunity to attend an exclusive one-night-only screening of Mass Effect: Paragon Lost, which offers a sneak peek into the world of Mass Effect 3. Mass Effect: Paragon Lost will premiere in 6 theaters across the U.S. on Thursday, November 29th. Local fans of the ground-breaking Mass ….

Magnet picks up Viking epic Hammer of the Gods

Magnet Releasing, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, announced today they have nabbed U.S. rights to Hammer of the Gods, a Viking epic from Vertigo Films and Protagonist Pictures. The feature film debut of Farren Blackburn, Hammer of the Gods is described as a visceral, intense action film starring Charlie Bewley (The Twilight Saga, Like ….

Kick-Ass director rumored to be in the running for Star Wars: Episode VII with Harrison Ford returning as Han Solo

Collider has posted a report they’re currently labeling as “rumor” that Matthew Vaughn, director of Kick-Ass, Stardust, Layer Cake and X-Men: First Class, is in negotiations with Lucasfilm to direct Star Wars: Episode VII. Acording to the report, that’s the main reason he bailed on the X-Men sequel, of which Bryan Singer is now at ….

Ridley Scott to produce series of low budget horror, thriller and sci-fi movies overseas

Variety reports that filmmaker Ridley Scott and his Scott Free Productions London unit have pacted with Focus Features International and Orchard Media to produce low budget genre films that will primarily shoot in Northern Ireland. The deal will see Ridley Scott executive produce a slate of six horror, thriller and sci-fi features over three years ….

Blair Witch and The Raid filmmakers directing segments for VHS horror sequel

HeatVision reports that The Raid director Gareth Evans and Eduardo Sanchez, director of The Blair Witch Project and Lovely Molly, are co-writing and co-directing segments for a sequel to V/H/S, the hit horror anthology that apparently had people fainting at the Sundance Film Festival. Joining Evans and Sanchez for V/H/S/2 are Jason Eisener, director of ….

Shot on Red Film Festival targets indie Red Camera projects

RED is proud to introduce the Shot on Red Film Festival, a showcase of short and feature length independent projects shot on RED cameras. RED and industry leaders will focus on selecting projects that best emphasize visual storytelling. Held on December 4-5th, 2012 in Hollywood, California, this event is intended to bring together some of ….