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Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry Reunite For Animated Adaptation of ‘The Canterville Ghost’
19 May 2012 9:00 AM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
With the series finale of House, M.D. almost upon us, Hugh Laurie is poised to move away from the small screen and back into theaters. He has Andrew Adamson‘s Mister Pip scheduled for release some time this year and now, reports surface that he and Stephen Fry, are going to finally reunite after 13 years for the CGI animated film The Canterville Ghost. [Fry's Twitter via Empire]
An adaptation of Oscar Wilde‘s classic short story, the film will feature Fry as Sir Simon de Canterville, a 300-year-old ghost, and Laurie as a lowly gardener who is actually Death in disguise. For those unfamiliar with it, Canterville Ghost is the story of Canterville who, for hundreds of years has been haunting Canterville Chase. Everything changes when an American family – the Otises from Boston – buys Canterville Chase and moves in.
Though the story has been adapted many times in the past, this will be »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Key Players in the 2012 Cannes Film Market: Focus Features Int.
17 May 2012 6:30 AM, PDT | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
Focus Features Int. have the honor of opening Cannes with Moonrise Kingdom, Wes Anderson’s seventh film and it appears that the future is definitely rosy with the number of items they have in pre and post production – Cloud Atlas, and Hyde Park on Hudson are hotly anticipated titles for the 2012 calendar year, while John Crowley is on tap next to direct a thriller starring Eric Bana and Rebecca Hall.
The Last Days On Mars by Ruairi Robinson
Untitled Eric Bana / Rebecca Hall Thriller by John Crowley
Moonrise Kingdom by Wes Anderson
Hyde Park On Hudson by Roger Michell
Mr Pip by Andrew Adamson »
- Eric Lavallee
James Cameron only wants to make more Avatar (and documentaries)
7 May 2012 2:57 PM, PDT | Shadowlocked | See recent Shadowlocked news »
Acclaimed, Oscar-winning, box office record breaking director James Cameron recently summed up the planned rest of his career as follows:
“So I’m not interested in developing anything. I’m in the Avatar business. Period. That’s it. I’m making Avatar 2, Avatar 3, maybe Avatar 4, and I’m not going to produce other people’s movies for them.”
So, apart from the news that there may (eventually) be a fourth Avatar film, this presumably means that James Cameron won’t be making Battle Angel, or working with his Dark Angel star Jessica Alba again (unless he casts her in one of the Avatar sequels), or making another TV series (unless it’s an Avatar one, which at this stage would seem prohibitively expensive). It would also rule out Cameron's involvement in any follow-ups to his previous movies, such as a True Lies sequel, another Terminator film, or anything in the Alien/Prometheus franchise. »
Who Should Direct 'Catching Fire'? 5 Directors We Think Could Do The Job
11 April 2012 6:59 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
So, writer-director Gary Ross, having helped make "The Hunger Games" into a gigantic hit, has decided to move on to new pastures. As we reported last week, Ross will be focusing on a new project, and after a few days, Lionsgate officially confirmed (admitted) he will not be helming "Catching Fire," with both the studio and the director issuing formal statements.
Which leaves Lionsgate needing to find someone to replace him, and find someone soon. They have a script from "Slumdog Millionaire" writer Simon Beaufoy, a release date of November 22, 2013, and a scheduling window they need to hit before Jennifer Lawrence has to move on to shooting the "X-Men: First Class" sequel. With all that in mind, we've picked out five names who we think would be good candidates to fill the hole left by Ross on "Catching Fire." Bear in mind, given the studio won't likely be spending big cash on a new helmer, »
- Oliver Lyttelton
As Helmer Gary Ross Plays Hardball With Salary, Could 'Hunger Games' Sequel 'Catching Fire' End Up With A New Director?
4 April 2012 10:11 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
"The Hunger Games" is that rarest of things in the movie industry: an unqualified smash hit. In a world where tentpoles cost upwards of $200 million, Lionsgate's adaptation of Suzanne Collins' popular young-adult novel cost far less, but is doing the same kind of numbers: after the third-biggest opening weekend of all time, it's now taken more than $250 million in the U.S. alone, and half as much again abroad, making everyone involved very, very happy. But as franchises from Marvel to "Twilight" have displayed, once the studio starts making money, everyone else wants in on the action, and that starts to mess around with the business model.
Lionsgate knew they had a hit on their hands even before "The Hunger Games" hit theaters: they'd already commissioned a script for follow-up "Catching Fire" from Oscar-winning "Slumdog Millionaire" writer Simon Beaufoy and set the film for a November 2013 release date. But »
- Oliver Lyttelton
Release Dates Set for ‘End of Watch,’ ‘Identity Theft,’ ‘Welcome to People,’ ‘Cirque du Soleil,’ and More
2 March 2012 7:44 PM, PST | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
There’s a whole lot of release dates for a wide range of films, so let’s get right down to it. First up, we’re hearing from Variety that David Ayer‘s End of Watch — which was picked up by Open Road last week — will go into a wide release on the surprisingly packed day of September 28th. On that date alone, we can also expect Eastwood‘s Trouble With the Curve, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis‘ Won’t Back Down, Adam Sandler‘s animated Hotel Transylvania, and Rian Johnson‘s Looper.
Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Anna Kendrick, and America Ferrera are all starring in the cop drama, a project described as something of a mix between found footage and a traditional narrative. (Variety says that we can expect “footage from handheld cameras of police officers, gang members, surveillance cameras and citizens.”) I’m definitely curious to see how »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Cirque Du Soleil movie to be released in December 2012
27 February 2012 9:08 PM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Paramount Pictures has announced the release of a new Cirque du Soleil concert movie. The film, called Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away, has been shot in 3D and will feature a special live theatrical show by the long-running acrobatic troupe. It is due for release on December 21, Deadline reports. Andrew Adamson, known for his work on Shrek and The Chronicles of Narnia, has written and directed the film. James Cameron is executive producer on the project, while his production (more) »
- By Zeba Blay
'Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away' to Hit Theaters Dec. 21, 2012
27 February 2012 5:40 PM, PST | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Filmmaker Andrew Adamson's 3D spectacle Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away will be given a high-profile holiday release on Dec. 21, 2012. Paramount, which acquired rights to the unique project earlier this year, announced the date on Monday. Worlds Away features performances from elaborate Cirque du Soleil productions and an original story from Adamson, who is producing the movie with Aron Warner and Cirque du Soleil's Martin Bolduc, Ed Jones and Cary Granat. Vince Pace, co-chairman of 3D technology and production services firm Cameron Pace Group, oversaw the 3D stereo production aspect of the movie. Worlds Away will have plenty
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- Pamela McClintock
Guillermo Del Toro To Produce Animated ‘Day Of The Dead’
22 February 2012 2:25 AM, PST | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
As if the guy didn’t already have enough on his plate, we can now add one more movie to our favourite Mexican auteur’s ever growing pile. Director of the modern fantasy classic Pans Labyrinth and the Hellboy Series: Guillermo Del Toro has recently signed on to produce an upcoming CG-animated feature ‘Day Of The Dead’.
At first glance the title may be a bit confusing but let me clarify something: This is not a remake of George Romero’s Day Of The Dead and contains no connection to his zombie franchise or zombies at all it seems;
The story is “an action-packed, fully CG-animated picture, with a “Romeo and Juliet” style love story set against a Mexican “Day of the Dead” backdrop”.
Setup at Reel FX, the project will be directed by Emmy Award Winner Jorge R. Gutierrez best known for Nickelodeons El Tigre, The Adventures of Manny Rivera. »
- Jamie Slough
Guillermo del Toro to Produce Day of the Dead
21 February 2012 4:40 PM, PST | DailyDead | See recent DailyDead news »
It was revealed earlier today that Guillermo del Toro will be producing a new CG-animated project titled Day of the Dead. We now have the official press release, which provides additional details on the project:
Jorge R. Gutierrez To Direct Tent-pole Project Set for 2014 Release
Reel FX has teamed with Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (Puss in Boots, Pacific Rim, Pan’s Labyrinth) to produce a groundbreaking, CG-animated film — working title, Day of the Dead. Del Toro will also present the film which is directed by Emmy Award winner Jorge R. Gutierrez (El Tigre, The Adventures of Manny Rivera). The film is being penned by Gutierrez and Emmy Award nominee Doug Langdale. Reel FX will produce alongside Aaron Berger and Carina Schulze of Chatrone, Inc. Day of the Dead is scheduled to be released in fall 2014.
The film is an action-packed, fully CG-animated picture, with a “Romeo and »
- Jonathan James
Guillermo Del Toro to Produce Animated Day of the Dead
21 February 2012 10:29 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Reel FX has teamed with Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (Puss in Boots, Pacific Rim, Pan's Labyrinth) to produce a groundbreaking, CG-animated film - working title, Day of the Dead. Del Toro will also present the film which is directed by Emmy Award winner Jorge R. Gutierrez (El Tigre). The film is being penned by Gutierrez and Emmy Award nominee Douglas Langdale. Reel FX will produce alongside Aaron Berger and Carina Schulze of Chatrone, Inc. Day of the Dead is scheduled to be released in fall 2014.
The film is an action-packed, fully CG-animated picture, with a "Romeo and Juliet" style love story set against a Mexican Day of the Dead backdrop. It represents the first time in almost twenty years - since 1993's Cronos - that del Toro has collaborated on a feature project set in Mexico. Music is also integral to the story; the film will feature an »
- MovieWeb
Sneak Peak At Super Bowl Spot For John Carter
1 February 2012 10:38 AM, PST | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Thn was very fortunate to rub shoulders with some of the individuals responsible for the making of Disney’s new epic fantasy film John Carter, at a recent event (for which you can read our feature Here). Now here we have a teasing look at the television spot, that will feature during one of the famous ad breaks of Super Bowl 2012.
John Carter stars Taylor Kitsch as the Civil War hero and title character, who is transported to the planet of Barsoom (Mars) and becomes a significant part of the planets own Civil War. With spectacular special-effects and set-pieces, Andrew Adamson’s live-action debut looks pretty impressive, judging from the trailer and recent footage Thn saw. Take a look
The film co-stars Lynn Collins, Bryan Cranston, Mark Strong, Willem Dafoe, Ciaran Hinds and Dominic West and will be in cinemas 9th March.
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- Craig Hunter
James Cameron's 3D circus act rolls on with Cirque du Soleil
12 January 2012 4:30 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away is the Titanic director's latest 3D fling. But do we really want to see – through 3D glasses – blokes in leotards twirling around on bits of ribbon?
It's probably fair to say that the 3D revolution hasn't panned out exactly as James Cameron envisioned. Avatar was released over two years ago, so by now you would have thought that cinema would be awash with similarly high-reaching 3D epics. But no. Instead we've got a tidal wave of ropey conversion jobs, an increasingly suspicious public and the very real threat that 3D will have caved in on itself by the time Avatar 2 gets released.
This could be the reason for James Cameron's recent decision to dementedly prop up all of 3D by himself. Last year he executive produced Sanctum, a kind of 3D subaquatic spelunking drama that was notable only for Cameron's involvement – something the »
- Stuart Heritage
Paramount and Cirque Du Soleil - Cirque Du Soleil Worlds Away
11 January 2012 7:00 AM, PST | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
Paramount Pictures is set to partner with Cirque Du Soleil on a 3D film called Cirque Du Soleil Worlds Away. The film will be written and directed by Shrek director Andrew Adamson. Keep reading for full details.
Here is the official press release:
Paramount Pictures and Cirque du Soleil jointly announced today that the studio has acquired worldwide distribution rights to the Cirque du Soleil 3D feature film entitled "Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away". Written and directed by Andrew Adamson ("Shrek," "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"), and executive produced by Academy Award ® winning filmmaker James Cameron, the 3D film event features artistic and acrobatic performances from some of the most elaborate Cirque du Soleil productions. The film was produced by Adamson, Aron Warner, Cirque’s Martin Bolduc and Ed Jones and Cary Granat. Vince Pace oversaw the 3D stereo production aspect of the film. »
- Tiberius
News Shorts: January 11th 2012
10 January 2012 9:20 PM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Photos from The Hunger Games, Warm Bodies, The Words, Sinister and The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
Set photos of Kevin Costner shooting Man of Steel and a bloody Gemma Arterton filming Byzantium, along with pics of a Space Jockey-esque mask from Prometheus.
"Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures and Walt Disney Pictures have all purchased ad space during this year's Superbowl game, set to air on February 5th but Fox, Sony & Warners haven't. TV spots are likely to include G.I. Joe: Retaliation, John Carter and The Avengers…" (full details)
"Asked if he would be a part of any "X-Men: First Class" sequels, Michael Fassbender says '"I have no choice. They contracted me for two options. I gotta get down with it. We're at the ground level, but yeah I think there's going to be another one'…" (full details)
"Tickets for IMAX screenings of "The Dark Knight Rises" in July have »
- Garth Franklin
Paramount and Cameron Team with Cirque du Soleil for 'Worlds Away'
10 January 2012 2:00 PM, PST | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »
Paramount and Cirque du Soleil are teaming up to release "Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away" in 3D. James Cameron exec produced; "Shrek" director Andrew Adamson wrote and directed. Cirque's Jacques Méthé says; “This 3D event brings the spectator beyond what they could see at a show, it takes them on the stage. This unique point of view allows the audience to discover the artistic details of our productions and reveal the human spirit that our artists bring to the audience in their performances. Jim and Andrew have masterfully captured what a Cirque du Soleil 3D experience could offer and Paramount will present it to the world." Adamson »
‘Journey 2’ Director Brad Peyton Plans ‘Invasion’ For ‘Cloverfield’-Esque Sci-Fi Soldier Film
10 January 2012 12:33 PM, PST | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
With his latest film Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D hitting theaters in mid February, director Brad Peyton isn’t wasting any time setting up his latest project. According to Variety, the relatively new-to-Hollywood director has just sold the pitch Invasion to Cary Granat‘s Reel FX banner.
Peyton is set to produce the project, as well as direct the script written by J. Daniel Shaffer — his only other writing credits include Breyton Ave, which actually made 2011′s Black List (here’s a link to the entire list). Andrew Adamson will produce under his Strange Weather Films title.
Shaffer‘s script “revolves around a group of unarmed, unprepared students from Philadelphia who discover they’ll have to become soldiers to survive an attack from a supernatural force.” If you’re getting déjà vu back to 2008 and a certain Matt Reeves directed horror/sci-fi/mystery film, that’s because Invasion has »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Paramount Releasing Cameron-Produced 3D Cirque du Soleil Movie
10 January 2012 12:30 PM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
It looks like Paramount caught the Cameron bug. They got a taste of the buzz he brings with Titanic in 3D and now they want more. A press release today announces that Paramount will be the worldwide distributor of a Cirque du Soleil 3D feature film entitled Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away, written & directed by Andrew Adamson (Shrek, Shrek 2, Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian) and executive produced by James Cameron, with 3D mastermind Vince Pace himself overseeing the "stereo production aspect." Which means this is going to look amazing in 3D, that's the big selling point. A number of production companies collaborated to bring the film to life. In addition to Cirque, Warner and Adamson's Strange Weather Productions, Reel FX and Cameron Pace Group. "The coupling of filmmaker James Cameron's groundbreaking 3D visual accomplishments and Andrew Adamson's beautiful direction, combined »
- Alex Billington
Journey 2 Helmer Instigates Invasion With Reel FX
10 January 2012 12:00 PM, PST | ScifiMafia | See recent ScifiMafia news »
Brad Peyton, who helmed the upcoming Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D and 2010’s Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, has sold his pitch for a film called Invasion to Reel FX. The story follows “a group of unarmed, unprepared students from Philadelphia who discover they’ll have to become soldiers to survive an attack from a supernatural force.”
According to Variety, Peyton will be producing and directing the film with the script written by J. Daniel Shaffer. Invasion breaks from the family-friendly films Peyton has done in the past and is described as being more akin to Cloverfield.
Andrew Adamson and his company Strange Weather Films will also be producing on the project. »
- Lillian 'zenbitch' Standefer
Paramount Goes With "Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away"
10 January 2012 11:54 AM, PST | SneakPeek | See recent SneakPeek news »
Further to our story in 2010, Paramount Pictures has now acquired worldwide distribution rights to the first James Cameron-produced "Cirque du Soleil" 3D feature film, "Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away", featuring performances from various "Cirque" productions, written and directed by Andrew Adamson ("Shrek").
Cameron produces with Adamson, Aron Warner and Cirque’s Martin Bolduc, Ed Jones and Cary Granat.
"The coupling of filmmaker James Cameron’s groundbreaking 3D visual accomplishments and Andrew Adamson’s beautiful direction, combined with a timeless original story written especially for this movie, will make for a truly amazing moviegoeing experience for audiences of all ages," said Paramount Pictures Vice Chairman Rob Moore.
Quebec-based "Cirque du Soleil" entered into a partnership in 2010, with Cameron and Adamson, in association with Reel FX Entertainment, with the intention to design, develop and produce 'immersive' theatrical 3D projects inspired by 'Cirque du Soleil'.
The new film includes original visuals and story written by project director, »
- Michael Stevens
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