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Russell Crowe May Finally Make Directorial Debut With Historical Drama The Water Diviner

By: Nick Venable It’s been a pretty solid year already for Russell Crowe, having starred in Allen Hughes’ so-so crime thriller Broken City as well as Zack Snyder’s summer blockbuster-on-kryptonite-crackMan of Steel, where he found his inner Marlon Brando to play Superman’s father. I’m pretty sure if a Justice League movie ever gets made, they’ll figure out a way to get Crowe involved. Perhaps by hologram and voiceover a la Superman … Continue reading Russell Crowe May Finally Make Directorial Debut With Historical Drama The Water Diviner

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Douglas Booth Joins The Wachowski’s Jupiter Ascending

By: Nick Venable The Wachowskis are one of the more admirable forces in Hollywood. Their vision remains unaffected by a viewing audience that often chastises them for their films, including their bloated novel adaptations; the terrible machine-filled sequels; and their reboot of one of the most vapid cartoons in history. Even as essentially useless a couple of their films may be, the rest are quite memorable … Continue reading Douglas Booth Joins The Wachowski’s Jupiter Ascending

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Black Swan Screenwriter Adapting Bestselling Thriller Syndrome E

By: Nick Venable The destructive power of art can be a fascinating theme, although more so in the case of something like Dorian Gray than the Pawnee Indian murals onParks and Recreation. The international bestselling novel Le Syndrome E, written by French author Franck Thilliez, follows that theme, describing the deadly effect a rare film has upon those who watch it. Combined with a police procedural plotline, the novel … Continue reading Black Swan Screenwriter Adapting Bestselling Thriller Syndrome E

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Something Off About Wolverine Claws Image

By: Katey Rich There’s a lot of interesting news floating out there right now about The Wolverine, which is really exactly what the movie needs right now. It’s technically a sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine, a spinoff that virtually nobody liked despite the presence of the always-great Hugh Jackman. When Darren Aronofsky left the project to work on Noah, it seemed like a stake in … Continue reading Something Off About Wolverine Claws Image

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Michael Fassbender’s Assassin’s Creed Adaptation Finds Funding And Distribution

By: Kristy Puchko With ever-expanding worlds and incredible action sequences, video games have become a reliable inspiration for movie adaptations, no matter how often the results are decried to be terrible. However, there seems to be plenty of promise attached to the in-development adaptation of Ubisoft‘s Assassin’s Creed. For one, there’s an intriguing premise: Desmond Miles, a modern-day bartender who comes from a long line … Continue reading Michael Fassbender’s Assassin’s Creed Adaptation Finds Funding And Distribution

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Hugh Jackman Glowers And Flexes In First Official The Wolverine Photo

By: Kristy Puchko Even though X-Men Origins: Wolverine was a solid hit for Fox, pulling in more than $373 million worldwide, follow up The Wolverine stumbled its way into production. Darren Aronofsky dropped the film and left Fox scrambling for a replacement; after names like Doug Liman, Justin Lin, Duncan Jones and Mark Romanek were bandied about, the job ultimately went to Knight and Day … Continue reading Hugh Jackman Glowers And Flexes In First Official The Wolverine Photo

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Adjustment Bureau Director To Helm Fatal Attraction-Facebook Mash-Up XOXO

By: Eric Eisenberg The film once called "Fatal Attraction for the digital age" has finally found its director. George Nolfi, who is best known as the director of the 2011 Matt Damon thriller The Adjustment Bureau, is now attached to both direct and oversee a rewrite of XOXO, a film about a dangerous relationship that begins in the world of social media. The original script … Continue reading Adjustment Bureau Director To Helm Fatal Attraction-Facebook Mash-Up XOXO

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Liev Schreiber May Be Darren Aronofsky’s Villain For Noah

By: Katey Rich Every time we see a new casting rumor about Noah, it means we’re one step closer to actually seeing Darren Aronofsky’s Biblical epic, his follow-up to Black Swan that will tell the famous story of Noah and the great, world-ending flood. We know that Russell Crowe will be playing Noah, and thanks to a few recent updates we know that Logan Lerman … Continue reading Liev Schreiber May Be Darren Aronofsky’s Villain For Noah

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