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Jude Law’s Safecracker Dark Comedy Dom Hemingway Rights Picked Up At Fox Searchlight

By: Nick Venable With the exception of Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes movies, Jude Law doesn’t often get to showcase any comedic abilities he has. Of everything that Steven Soderbergh’s Side Effects was, a laugh riot wasn’t one of them. Via press release, Fox Searchlight Pictures announced they’ve acquired the North American rights to the dark comedy crime caper Dom Hemingway . The film was written … Continue reading Jude Law’s Safecracker Dark Comedy Dom Hemingway Rights Picked Up At Fox Searchlight

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How Even Steven Soderbergh And David Fincher Failed To Get A Dream Project Made

By:  Katey Rich After a hugely heralded premiere at Sundance in January, Shane Carruth‘s Upstream Color is finally making its way toward theaters on April 5– and with it, a man who’s been shrouded in mystery for almost a decade is making his way back toward the light. Carruth’s no recluse or even Malick-style introvert, participating in post-screening Q&As and a handful of interviews to promote Upstream, but the cult that’s … Continue reading How Even Steven Soderbergh And David Fincher Failed To Get A Dream Project Made

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Tom Cruise May Star In Guy Ritchie’s The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

By:  Eric Eisenberg There once was a time when the big screen adaptation of the classic spy series The Man From U.N.C.L.E. was going to be a Steven Soderbergh film starring George Clooney as Napoleon Solo. But when the star went down with a back injury and the director decided not to make the movie, it gave Warner Bros. a chance to retool the project with some new players. And that’s … Continue reading Tom Cruise May Star In Guy Ritchie’s The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

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Anchorman 2 May Add Terence Stamp As A Rupert Murdoch-Type Media Mogul

By:  Eric Eisenberg Anchorman: The Legend Continues is happening. Adam McKay is directing based on a script he co-wrote with Will Ferrell; all of the major stars from the first movie, including Paul Rudd, Steve Carrell, David Koechner and Christina Applegate, are coming back; Kristen Wiig has signed on for role; and we know that there will musical numbers.But outside of that baseline information the highly anticipated … Continue reading Anchorman 2 May Add Terence Stamp As A Rupert Murdoch-Type Media Mogul

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Side Effects Writer Scott Z. Burns Talks The Hitchcock Influence And Pain Of Letting Things Go

By: Eric Eisenberg As the Master of Suspense Alfred Hitchcock had many tools in his filmmaking belt, but perhaps one of his greatest was his ability to craft empathetic lead characters who are as caught up in the mystery as the audience. In Rear Window Jimmy Stewart isn’t sure if he’s witnessed a murder or just stir crazy. In North By Northwest Cary Grant is a victim of mistaken identity … Continue reading Side Effects Writer Scott Z. Burns Talks The Hitchcock Influence And Pain Of Letting Things Go

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Matt Damon On The Advice Steven Spielberg Gave Him And Returning To Writing For Promised Land

By: Katey Rich “Not to be a horrible name dropper, but Steven Spielberg told me…” That sentence could be an immediate deal-breaker with many people, especially if you’re talking to a very famous, very successful movie star whose presence in the same room as you seems, frankly, impossible. But coming from Matt Damon, who is exactly as friendly and casual in person as you’d hope, it’s … Continue reading Matt Damon On The Advice Steven Spielberg Gave Him And Returning To Writing For Promised Land

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Matt Damon Could Reunite With George Clooney For Monuments Men

By: Eric Eisenberg They pulled three separate heist jobs together in Steven Soderbergh‘sOceans 11, 12, and 13, and went behind the scenes of the oil industry inSyriana, but now George Clooney is set to reunite with Matt Damon for an ensemble film of his own making. Damon, whose only film of 2012, Promised Land, won’t be released until December 28th, is now in talks to … Continue reading Matt Damon Could Reunite With George Clooney For Monuments Men

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Snow White And The Huntsman Director Rupert Sanders To Helm Sci-Fi Romance The Juliet

By: Eric Eisenberg Director Rupert Sanders made Universal Pictures a lot of money this summer -his film Snow White and the Huntsman bringing in $396 million internationally – and while the critics didn’t love what he had to offer and there was the controversial affair with Kristen Stewart, Hollywood is still totally motivated by money. So, naturally, Sanders has been getting his fair share of … Continue reading Snow White And The Huntsman Director Rupert Sanders To Helm Sci-Fi Romance The Juliet

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Female Expendables Already In Development

By: Katey Rich Though The Expendables has obviously become a brand name, with two hit films now out there and rumors of a third all over the place, the concept of uniting a bunch of famous action stars isn’t something you can copyright. So while we may never get an official female version of The Expendables— which, inevitably, would be called something awful like The … Continue reading Female Expendables Already In Development

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Haywire’s Gina Carano May Join Fast & Furious 6

By: Kristy Puchko A couple months back Dwayne Johnson gave some insight into the next two Fast & Furious movies (that’ll be 6 & 7 for those who’ve lost count) and revealed The Fast and the Furious 6 will go into production in May in the United Kingdom and Germany. As the start date draws nearer, he and the franchise’s original stars, Paul Walker and … Continue reading Haywire’s Gina Carano May Join Fast & Furious 6

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