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Danny Huston Snags New ‘Robin Hood’ Movie Role
13 July 2009 1:34 PM, PDT | From OnTheFlix | See recent OnTheFlix news
Danny Huston recent star of "X-Men Origins : Wolverine" as William Stryker,has been recently hired by Universal and Imagine studios to play the historical figure King Richard in their new remaking of the "Robin Hood" movie. Russell Crowe is playing the legendary folk hero Robin Hood. Ridley Scott is directing it. It is written by Ethan Reiff & Cyrus Voris and Brian Helgeland. Brian Grazer who works for Imagine Studios is producing the film along with Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe. "Robin Hood" is set to be released on May 14,2010.
Eric
Danny Huston Saddles Up as King Richard in ‘Robin Hood’
13 July 2009 10:49 AM, PDT | From FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news
Danny Huston is joining the cast of the upcoming Ridley Scott film Robin Hood, which is currently shooting in England, says the folks at The Hollywood Reporter. Huston, who was most recently seen playing William Stryker in X-Men Origins: Wolverine earlier this summer and has both Edge of Darkness and Clash of the Titans on the horizon, will step into the famous chain-mail gear of King Richard, also known as Richard the Lionheart. He will carry the torch of cinematic King Richards, one that has been carried before by Sean Connery (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves), Richard Harris (Robin and Marian) and Patrick Stewart (Robin Hood: Men in Tights). Huston joins Russell Crowe, who plays the bow-wielding hero, Cate Blanchett as Maid Marian, Scott Grimes as Will Scarlet, Kevin Durand as Little John and William Hurt as William Marshall. Mark Strong will also star, with Imagine's Brian Grazer producing. Robin Hood is scheduled for release on May
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King Richard of 'Robin Hood' Found in 'Wolverine' Villain
13 July 2009 1:32 AM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news
Moving on from his villainous role in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine", Danny Huston will tackle on a historical figure in "Robin Hood". According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 47-year-old actor will step into the shoes of King Richard who is more commonly known as Richard the Lionheart due to his exploits during the Third Crusade.
Landing the role means he will be sharing screen with Academy Award-winning actor Russell Crowe, who headlines the project as the titular character. He will also join other cast ensemble that include Cate Blanchett as Maid Marion and Mark Strong as Sir Godfrey. The actor who is also credited as director is expected to shoot for his part after wrapping up on "Clash of the Titans".
Eying a May 14, 2010 U.S. release, "Robin Hood" is the working title given for the action adventure film which was once named "Nottingham". A first look at Russell Crowe's
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Producer Brian Grazer's Lover Has A Past
8 July 2009 7:40 AM, PDT | From NYPost.com | See recent New York Post news
Brian Grazer -- the spiky-haired producer of such movies as "A Beautiful Mind," "American Gangster," and "Frost/Nixon" -- is undaunted by the past history of his girlfriend of one year, Vietnamese pianist Chosan Nguyen.
Grazer has been dating Chosan since he split with novelist Gigi Levangie Grazer, who recently collected a $13 million divorce settlement. The lovebirds are currently vacationing in Hawaii, where they could not be reached.
But long before Chosan hooked up with Grazer, she was married to New York real estate investor Sam Glasser,
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Shia Labeouf and Michael Cera Nerd-Fighting to Play Facebook Founder
8 July 2009 7:10 AM, PDT | From Vanity Fair | See recent Vanity Fair news
• America’s creative community is demanding that Obama make good on his campaign promise to promote the arts and nominate an “Arts Czar.” Kumar just doesn’t cut it. [Politico] • Who should play Facebook’s dweeby young founder, Mark Zuckerberg, in the movie to be written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by David Fincher? Top contenders right now are Michael Cera, with bears a physical resemblance to Zuckerberg, and Shia Labeouf, who bears a douchical resemblance to Zuckerberg. [Gatecrasher] • While filming her new movie, Julie and Julia, about Julia Child and the blogger who emulated her, Nora Ephron insisted on gorging stars Meryl Streep and Amy Adams with real food, much to the distress of their belts. [Gatecrasher] • Producer Brian Grazer is totally willing to forgive the shoplifting record of his new girlfriend, Vietnamese pianist Chosan Nguyen, even if her ex-husband Sam Glasser ratted her out and tried to get her deported. [Page Six] • Also
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Dead of Night Wraps Principal Photography
8 July 2009 5:40 AM, PDT | From MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news
Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park Entertainment Group and Platinum Studios Inc. have announced that principal photography has wrapped in New Orleans, Louisiana, on their gothic thriller, Dead of Night. The film, which is also a presentation of the Omnilab Media Group, is based on the world's best-selling horror comic series, "Dylan Dog," created by Tiziano Sclavi and published by Italy's Sergio Bonelli Editore. The comic book series has sold over 56 million units in 17 languages since its debut in 1986.
Brandon Routh (Superman Returns) stars as reluctant paranormal investigator Dylan Dog, who finds himself in a "turf war" between and among the undead, and Sam Huntington who co-stars as Marcus, Dylan's wise-cracking trusted assistant. Also co-starring are Taye Diggs (TV's Private Practice) as Vargas, head of the Vampire family, Anita Briem (Journey to the Center of the Earth) as Elizabeth, another potential in the long line of Dylan conquests and Peter Stormare (Constantine), as Wolfgang,
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NBC Announced 2009-2010 Fall Premiere Dates
25 June 2009 11:55 AM, PDT | From MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news
NBC kicks off the Fall 2009 season on Monday, September 14 with the highly anticipated primetime debut of The Jay Leno Show (10-11 p.m. Et/9-10 p.m. Ct), followed by the premiere of the network's marquee night of comedy on Thursday, September 17, as Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday and new series Community join Parks and Recreation and Emmy winner The Office.
NBC's dramas will premiere with a two-hour Heroes on Monday, September 21 (8-10 p.m. Et), the compelling family drama Parenthood premieres on Wednesday, September 23 (8-9 p.m. Et) leading into Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (9-10 p.m. Et). The new high-octane Trauma will premiere the following Monday, September 28 (9-10 p.m. Et).
Emmy winner 30 Rock returns to the Thursday comedy line-up on October 15 (9:30-10 p.m. Et).
In addition, Saturday Night Live returns for its 35th season on September 26 (11:30 p.m.-1:00 a.m.
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New Promos for ‘Trauma’, ‘Parenthood’ and ‘Community’
23 June 2009 4:15 PM, PDT | From The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news
The good people at NBC have seen fit to send us some promos for three of their upcoming Fall tv series. The shows, Parenthood, Community and Trauma, each have recognizable and likeable casts, good production value and look to be worth checking out. Here’s a bit about each show.
Parenthood – From Imagine Entertainment’s Ron Howard and Brian Grazer, writer/executive producer Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights), and Emmy Award-winning director Thomas Schlamme (The West Wing) comes this contemporary re-imagining of the blockbuster film Parenthood, focusing on the everyday challenges that modern families face while raising children and starting over.
Community – From Emmy Award-winning directors Joe and Anthony Russo (Arrested Development) comes a smart comedy about higher education…and lower expectations. Community focuses on a band of misfits, at the center of which is a fast-talkin’ lawyer whose degree has been revoked (Joel McHale, The Soup). They form a study group and,
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Chris Ullrich
Universal goes with the Mutants and their exclamation mark
23 June 2009 9:12 AM, PDT | From Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news
Go Mutants! has gone Hollywood.
Universal Pictures has swooped in and purchased the movie rights to Larry Doyle's forthcoming comedy/adventure novel and will have him write the screenplay at the same time he's finishing writing the book. The studio has gone to their go-to guy, Brian Grazer and his Imagine Entertainment company, to develop the picture, making this the 45,291th film that Imagine is doing for Uni.
Doyle's book/screenplay/franchise in the making is set in a high school where the kids are the offspring of mutants, would-be alien invaders and monster men/women. Two or three generations down the line, the teens of the creatures have now become just as big douchebags as the human kids from High School Musical. Remember the days when a monster would just be thinking about how to kill the humans and not about how they could win the school's pep rally?
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Patrick Sauriol
‘Go Mutants!’ Finds A Home At Universal
23 June 2009 8:00 AM, PDT | From MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news
Novelist Larry Doyle must be flying pretty high right now. After all, the guy hasn’t even finished his current work-in-progress, “Go Mutants!” and it’s already been picked up for a silver screen treatment. He’ll have to do double-duty now, penning out a script as he completes the book. I think he’ll somehow find a way to manage.
The story is described by Variety as a “teen comedy/adventure set in a high school.” Expect both film and book to draw heavily from classic Hollywood sci-fi; the idea behind “Go Mutants!” is that “all the tropes from classic 1950s alien invasion movies came true.” Things are taken a step further than that even: years after the initial invasions, human and alien societies have commingled to the point that their children go to school together.
Universal snatched up the rights to “Go Mutants!” with Brian Grazer of Imagine Entertainment set to produce.
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Adam Rosenberg
It's a Go for Mutants at Universal
23 June 2009 | From shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news
Universal Pictures has acquired screen rights to Larry Doyle's upcoming novel "Go Mutants!" Variety says Imagine Entertainment's Brian Grazer will produce, while Doyle will write the script. "Go Mutants! is a teen comedy/adventure set in a high school where all of the tropes from classic 1950s alien invasion movies came true. Years later, the children of those mutant creatures have assimilated among the other kids. Doyle said the book and movie invites cameos from '50s fright fixtures like Gort - the robot from The Day the Earth Stood Still - and the creature from the black lagoon.
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Larry Doyle's 'Go Mutants!' Novel Headed to the Big Screen
23 June 2009 12:04 AM, PDT | From firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news
Universal has acquired screen rights to the new Larry Doyle teen comedy/adventure novel "Go Mutants!" Imagine Entertainment producer Brian Grazer will develop, with Doyle writing the script himself. The story is set in a high school where all of the tropes from classic 1950s alien invasion movies came true. Years later, the children of those mutant creatures have assimilated among the other kids. Doyle said the book and the movie invite cameos from '50s monsters like Gort, the robot from The Day the Earth Stood Still, and the creature from the black lagoon. The book won't be published until next summer, so don't go looking for it. The studio bought the rights on the basis of an outline, and Doyle will finish the novel this summer and work on the script at the same time. A few of you may recognize Larry Doyle (seen above), as he's the
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Universal Pictures Picks Up Go Mutants!
22 June 2009 8:03 PM, PDT | From MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news
Universal Pictures has picked up screen rights to Larry Doyle's novel Go Mutants!, with Imagine Entertainment head Brian Grazer to produce.
According to Variety, Doyle will write the script.
Go Mutants! is a teen comedy/adventure set in a high school where all of the tropes from classic 1950s alien invasion movies came true. Years later, the children of those mutant creatures have assimilated among the other kids.
Doyle said the book and movie invites cameos from '50s fright fixtures like Gort -- the robot from The Day the Earth Stood Still -- and the creature from the black lagoon.
The studio and Imagine bought the book on the basis of an outline, and Doyle will finish the novel this summer and work on the script at the same time. The book will be published by HarperCollins next summer.
No production date has been set.
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Johansson, Hathaway 'inspiration for Bride'
18 June 2009 8:10 PM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news
Scarlett Johansson and Anne Hathaway are the inspiration for the female creature in The Bride Of Frankenstein remake, it has been reported. The project, based on the 1935 horror classic, was announced earlier this week, and will be directed by Neil Burger. In the original film the titular character, played by Elsa Lanchester, was portrayed as a frizzy-haired ghoul, while producer Brian Grazer reportedly wants the (more)
By Tim Parks
‘Bride of Frankenstein’ Remake Reawakened
18 June 2009 4:04 PM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news
A remake of the classic 1935 film Bride of Frankenstein has been talked about for a long while now and it looks like new life has been breathed into the project by Universal and Imagine Entertainment. Neil Burger, writer and director of The Illusionist, is reportedly in talks to direct the Bride of Frankenstein remake. If it goes through, he’ll also pen the script with writing partner Dirk Wittenborn, with Brian Grazer (Frost/Nixon, A Beautiful Mind) and Sean Daniel (The Mummy) set to produce.
The original Bride of Frankenstein was a straight sequel to 1931’s Frankenstein in which a mate is created for the monster by Dr. Frankenstein, only to unexpectedly find that she rejects him. As stated, a remake of the movie has been talked about for a long time now: American Splendor writers Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini were once attached to pen the screenplay for
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Bride Of Frankenstein Gets A Burger Director
17 June 2009 11:39 PM, PDT | From cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news
I felt bad for The Illusionist when it came out. You can have two movies about the same subject come out at the same time, and usually, they both stand a decent chance to make some okay dough independently. Movies about marriage, movies with big explosions, movies about a sport. But when writer/director Neil Burger.s The Illusionist was released right around the same time as The Prestige, it was obvious that The Illusionist would forever live in The Prestige.s shadow. People can only handle so much magic. Neil Burger has another chance to impress an audience though, as he is currently in talks to zap some life into the Bride of Frankenstein franchise. According to the Risky Business Blog, Burger is in talks to direct the reboot, as well as write with his writing partner Dirk Wittenborn. Ron Howard.s homeboys over at Imagine, Brian Grazer and
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Danger - 'Bride of Frankenstein' Remake is imminent!
17 June 2009 4:12 PM, PDT | From Pretty/Scary | See recent pretty-scary news
Bride of Frankenstein will be the latest horror remake to emerge from Universal and Imagine! The classic iconic image of a female monster (the first one in film?) is going to be reimagined for the 21st century by Neil Burger (The Illusionist), who will write and direct. Bride of Frankenstein has only been remade one other time, in 1985 starring Sting and Jennifer Beals. Who will play the Bride this time around?
The original 1935 movie was directed by James Whale and starred Boris Karloff as the monster and Elsa Lanchester as the titular bride...
It was a sequel to 1931's Frankenstein, also by Whale. The monster, played by Karloff, is on the run from an angry mob and persuades Dr. Frankenstein to create a female companion for him. The doctor is successful, but the bride rejects the monster, and her own unnatural existence, at the end of the movie.
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Daily news dose: Phillip Noyce to direct 'Mixed Blood;' Jason Sudeikis joins 'Bounty Hunter'
17 June 2009 2:53 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news
Here's your dose of film news for June 17, 2009:
• Phillip Noyce is set to direct "Mixed Blood," a police thriller following a fugitive who's forced to make terrifying decisions in order to protect his family. Kelly Masterson ("Before the Devil Knows You're Dead") is writing the screenplay based on Roger Smith's novel. Samuel L. Jackson is also attached to star in the project. Noyce is currently shooting "Salt." (Variety)
• SNL's Jason Sudeikis has joined Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler in Columbia's comedy "Bounty Hunter." Butler plays a bounty hunter hired to find and bring in his ex-wife (Aniston) because she skipped bail. Sudeikis plays one of the woman's friends. Andy Tennant is directing Sarah Thorp's script. Sudeikis recently starred in "The Rocker." (The Hollywood Reporter)
• Neil Burger is apparently in talks to write and direct a remake of 1935's "Bride of Frankenstein," according to Risky Biz Blog.
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Universal to Resurrect the 'Bride of Frankenstein'
17 June 2009 12:30 PM, PDT | From CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news
This story caught my eye this morning, and for some unfathomable reason I set it aside to prioritize other material. Which is odd, because the resurrection of Bride of Frankenstein may be the best news so far this week, in my opinion. And while I'm typically down on remakes — mostly because they're usually not very good and have become a lazy crutch in Hollywood — I'm not opposed to the occasional one, especially if the material is interesting and it's well executed (i.e. The Thomas Crown Affair).
Here are the details: Universal Pictures hopes to launch a new take on Bride of Frankenstein with filmmaker Neil Burger at the reins. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Burger may direct and co-write the remake. The original 1935 horror film featured Elsa Lanchester (pictured to your left) in the title role.
Sting and Jennifer Beals co-starred in a largely forgettable remake in 1985 called The Bride,
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‘Bride of Frankenstein’ Next on Universal’s Remake List
17 June 2009 7:55 AM, PDT | From FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news
You'd think that Universal was either (a) in some financial trouble that required safe brand decisions or (b) completely out of good ideas, but I have a feeling that they just see a market for bringing back all of their iconic monsters from back in the day, just because. The latest notch on their belt will come later this year when Joe Johnston's The Wolf Man, starring Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins, morphs into theaters on November 6th. By then, it is likely that they will already be in active production on another remake, a retelling of James Whale's 1935 classic Bride of Frankenstein. THR's Risky Biz Blog is reporting today that Universal and Brian Grazer's Imagine Entertainment are developing the remake and are in talks with The Illusionist director Neil Burger. Burger and writing partner Dirk Wittenborn would pen the script. Universal also has in development a remake of Creature from the Black
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