The "Buck Rogers" estate, overseen by the Nowlan Family Trust, have sent a cease-and-desist letter to Legendary Entertainment about the studio developing a TV reboot of "Buck Rogers", for producers Don Murphy ("Transformers") and Susan Montford at Angry Films:
"...according to the notice the 'Buck Rogers Interests' have signed an agreement with Skydance Productions LLC to produce 'Buck Rogers' content, adapting the 1928 novella 'Armageddon 2419 A.D.', written by Philip Francis Nowlan and published in the science fiction pulp magazine 'Amazing Stories'.
"...'Anthony Rogers', a 'World War I' veteran is investigating strange phenomena in an abandoned Pennsylvania coal mine for his company, the 'American Radioactive Gas Corporation', when he is trapped by a cave-in.
"Exposed to radioactive gas, Rogers falls into suspended animation and reawakens 492 years later in the 25th century.
"Thanks to spies and infiltrators, what used to be America, is now ruled by the Chinese 'Han'...
"...according to the notice the 'Buck Rogers Interests' have signed an agreement with Skydance Productions LLC to produce 'Buck Rogers' content, adapting the 1928 novella 'Armageddon 2419 A.D.', written by Philip Francis Nowlan and published in the science fiction pulp magazine 'Amazing Stories'.
"...'Anthony Rogers', a 'World War I' veteran is investigating strange phenomena in an abandoned Pennsylvania coal mine for his company, the 'American Radioactive Gas Corporation', when he is trapped by a cave-in.
"Exposed to radioactive gas, Rogers falls into suspended animation and reawakens 492 years later in the 25th century.
"Thanks to spies and infiltrators, what used to be America, is now ruled by the Chinese 'Han'...
- 1/24/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
There are six novels in author Richelle Mead’s Vampire Academy book series, plus a spin-off series called Bloodlines that also consists of six novels. Unfortunately, the live-action adaptations of this source material don’t have much luck. Back in 2014, the movie Vampire Academy (watch it Here) was released to theatres, and not many people really seemed to care to see it, or to like the movie if they did see it. According to Rotten Tomatoes, only 16 of the film’s reviews were positive (our own Chris Bumbray gave it a 2/10 review), and according to Box Office Mojo it made just 15.6 million dollars worldwide. Years down the line, the Peacock streaming service attempted to bring Vampire Academy to screens in the form of a TV series… and now Deadline reports that the Vampire Academy show has been cancelled after just one season.
Deadline understands that execs at Peacock were happy...
Deadline understands that execs at Peacock were happy...
- 1/23/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: A pair of YA drama series are coming to an end at Peacock.
The NBCU streamer has cancelled One Of Us Is Lying and Vampire Academy.
One Of Us Is Lying ran for two seasons, while Vampire Academy, which comes from Julie Plec, has ended after one.
Deadline understands that execs at Peacock were happy with both shows creatively but they just didn’t find the requisite audience to justify further seasons.
One Of Us Is Lying, which is based on Karen M. McManus’ novel, launched in October 2021 and was the first Peacock pilot to go to series. It was renewed for a second season earlier this year that aired in October 2022.
Vampire Academy was handed a straight-to-series order in May 2021 and premiered in September 2022.
Both shows come from Universal Studio Group.
One Of Us Is Lying, from UCP, follows what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention...
The NBCU streamer has cancelled One Of Us Is Lying and Vampire Academy.
One Of Us Is Lying ran for two seasons, while Vampire Academy, which comes from Julie Plec, has ended after one.
Deadline understands that execs at Peacock were happy with both shows creatively but they just didn’t find the requisite audience to justify further seasons.
One Of Us Is Lying, which is based on Karen M. McManus’ novel, launched in October 2021 and was the first Peacock pilot to go to series. It was renewed for a second season earlier this year that aired in October 2022.
Vampire Academy was handed a straight-to-series order in May 2021 and premiered in September 2022.
Both shows come from Universal Studio Group.
One Of Us Is Lying, from UCP, follows what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention...
- 1/21/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The "Buck Rogers" estate, overseen by the Nowlan Family Trust, have sent a cease-and-desist letter to Legendary Entertainment about the studio developing a TV reboot of "Buck Rogers", for producers Don Murphy ("Transformers") and Susan Montford at Angry Films:
"...according to the notice the 'Buck Rogers Interests' have signed an agreement with Skydance Productions LLC to produce 'Buck Rogers' content, adapting the 1928 novella 'Armageddon 2419 A.D.', written by Philip Francis Nowlan and published in the science fiction pulp magazine 'Amazing Stories'.
"'Anthony Rogers', a 'World War I' veteran is investigating strange phenomena in an abandoned Pennsylvania coal mine for his company, the 'American Radioactive Gas Corporation', when he is trapped by a cave-in.
"Exposed to radioactive gas, Rogers falls into suspended animation and reawakens 492 years later in the 25th century.
"Thanks to spies and infiltrators, what used to be America, is now ruled by the Chinese 'Han'...
"...according to the notice the 'Buck Rogers Interests' have signed an agreement with Skydance Productions LLC to produce 'Buck Rogers' content, adapting the 1928 novella 'Armageddon 2419 A.D.', written by Philip Francis Nowlan and published in the science fiction pulp magazine 'Amazing Stories'.
"'Anthony Rogers', a 'World War I' veteran is investigating strange phenomena in an abandoned Pennsylvania coal mine for his company, the 'American Radioactive Gas Corporation', when he is trapped by a cave-in.
"Exposed to radioactive gas, Rogers falls into suspended animation and reawakens 492 years later in the 25th century.
"Thanks to spies and infiltrators, what used to be America, is now ruled by the Chinese 'Han'...
- 12/26/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Starring Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Tobe Nwigwe, Peter Cullen, Liza Koshy, John Dimaggio, David Sobolov, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Pete Davidson, Cristo Fernández with Ron Perlman, Peter Dinklage and Michelle Yeoh, check out the awesome trailer for the upcoming film based on the Hasbro’s Transformers Action Figures.
Returning to the action and spectacle that have captured moviegoers around the world, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will take audiences on a ‘90s globetrotting adventure with the Autobots and introduce a whole new breed of Transformer – the Maximals – to the existing battle on earth between Autobots and Decepticons. Directed by Steven Caple Jr. the film arrives in theatres June 9, 2023.
For those who watched the tv series, time to rejoice.
Beast Wars: Transformers was a computer animated television series that debuted in 1996 and ended on March 7, 1999. The series was set in the future of the “original” Transformers franchise, 300 years after the events of The Transformers,...
Returning to the action and spectacle that have captured moviegoers around the world, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will take audiences on a ‘90s globetrotting adventure with the Autobots and introduce a whole new breed of Transformer – the Maximals – to the existing battle on earth between Autobots and Decepticons. Directed by Steven Caple Jr. the film arrives in theatres June 9, 2023.
For those who watched the tv series, time to rejoice.
Beast Wars: Transformers was a computer animated television series that debuted in 1996 and ended on March 7, 1999. The series was set in the future of the “original” Transformers franchise, 300 years after the events of The Transformers,...
- 12/2/2022
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
As a man of many ideas, Guillermo del Toro’s list of unrealized projects is even longer than the films he actually got made. While still being quite prolific––releasing Nightmare Alley last year, backing Cabinet of Curiosities this fall, and his long-gestating passion project Pinocchio now in theaters ahead of a Netflix release next month––one of the major films that got away was his adaptation of the H. P. Lovecraft adventure At the Mountains of Madness.
First set up at Warner Bros. back in the mid-2000s and then almost moving ahead at Universal in the early 2010s with Tom Cruise attached to star and James Cameron as the producer, the studio balked when del Toro insisted on an R-rating for the 150 million project. In recent years, he’s opened up about wanting to revisit the science fiction-horror project, which follows a fantastical, dangerous expedition to Antarctica in...
First set up at Warner Bros. back in the mid-2000s and then almost moving ahead at Universal in the early 2010s with Tom Cruise attached to star and James Cameron as the producer, the studio balked when del Toro insisted on an R-rating for the 150 million project. In recent years, he’s opened up about wanting to revisit the science fiction-horror project, which follows a fantastical, dangerous expedition to Antarctica in...
- 11/10/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Quentin Tarantino is frequently cited as one of the best living directors in Hollywood. Through films like "Reservoir Dogs" and "Pulp Fiction," he demonstrated his encyclopedic understanding of movies and his ability to remix familiar genres in original ways. In a 1994 interview with Empire, (via Far Out Magazine), Tarantino freely admitted, "I steal from every single movie ever made. I love it — if my work has anything it's that I'm taking this from this and that from that and mixing them together."
Throughout his career, Tarantino has recreated popular sequences by Federico Fellini, John Ford, and Mike Nichols, just to name a few. He created his own distinctive style by blending these familiar images with shocking violence, witty dialogue, oddball protagonists, and impeccable needle drops. By watching and mimicking great films, Tarantino learned to craft successful characters and stories, and he also knows how it looks when it's done badly.
Throughout his career, Tarantino has recreated popular sequences by Federico Fellini, John Ford, and Mike Nichols, just to name a few. He created his own distinctive style by blending these familiar images with shocking violence, witty dialogue, oddball protagonists, and impeccable needle drops. By watching and mimicking great films, Tarantino learned to craft successful characters and stories, and he also knows how it looks when it's done badly.
- 10/14/2022
- by Christian Gainey
- Slash Film
Legendary Entertainment continues developing a feature film reboot of "Buck Rogers", for producers Don Murphy ("Transformers") and Susan Montford at Angry Films:
"...the new film will adapt the 1928 novella 'Armageddon 2419 A.D.', written by Philip Francis Nowlan and published in the science fiction pulp magazine "Amazing Stories", following 'Anthony Rogers'...
"...a 'World War I' veteran who is investigating strange phenomena in an abandoned Pennsylvania coal mine for his company, the 'American Radioactive Gas Corporation', when he is trapped by a cave-in.
"Exposed to radioactive gas, Rogers falls into suspended animation and reawakens 492 years later in the 25th century.
"Thanks to spies and infiltrators, what used to be America, is now ruled by the Chinese 'Han' who invaded the US hundreds of years earlier using fleets of airships armed with disintegration rays.
"Using wartime strategies, Rogers paves the way for a future reclamation of America..."
In 1929, "Buck Rogers" appeared in newspaper comic strips,...
"...the new film will adapt the 1928 novella 'Armageddon 2419 A.D.', written by Philip Francis Nowlan and published in the science fiction pulp magazine "Amazing Stories", following 'Anthony Rogers'...
"...a 'World War I' veteran who is investigating strange phenomena in an abandoned Pennsylvania coal mine for his company, the 'American Radioactive Gas Corporation', when he is trapped by a cave-in.
"Exposed to radioactive gas, Rogers falls into suspended animation and reawakens 492 years later in the 25th century.
"Thanks to spies and infiltrators, what used to be America, is now ruled by the Chinese 'Han' who invaded the US hundreds of years earlier using fleets of airships armed with disintegration rays.
"Using wartime strategies, Rogers paves the way for a future reclamation of America..."
In 1929, "Buck Rogers" appeared in newspaper comic strips,...
- 8/31/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
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By Hank Reineke
It reaches from the grave to re-live the horror, the terror! More destructive! More terrifying!” (1958 ad campaign for Frankenstein’s Daughter.)-
Promises, promises. Even the most forgiving fans of low-budget 1950s horror concede Richard E. Cunha’s Frankenstein’s Daughter is a mess. It’s the sort of film where everything seems off-kilter: the script, the acting, the monster, the directing and flat lighting… well, everything, really. Ironically, this reality is also, perversely, the film’s single saving grace. If you go into Frankenstein’s Daughter with such knowledge aforethought and low-expectations, the resulting film – brought in on a budget of 60,000 - is actually pretty entertaining, if only in a manner of speaking.
In 1958 one New York tabloid chastised Manhattan’s Mayfair Theater for plummeting “to an all-time low in booking not one, but two, of the year’s worst films.
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By Hank Reineke
It reaches from the grave to re-live the horror, the terror! More destructive! More terrifying!” (1958 ad campaign for Frankenstein’s Daughter.)-
Promises, promises. Even the most forgiving fans of low-budget 1950s horror concede Richard E. Cunha’s Frankenstein’s Daughter is a mess. It’s the sort of film where everything seems off-kilter: the script, the acting, the monster, the directing and flat lighting… well, everything, really. Ironically, this reality is also, perversely, the film’s single saving grace. If you go into Frankenstein’s Daughter with such knowledge aforethought and low-expectations, the resulting film – brought in on a budget of 60,000 - is actually pretty entertaining, if only in a manner of speaking.
In 1958 one New York tabloid chastised Manhattan’s Mayfair Theater for plummeting “to an all-time low in booking not one, but two, of the year’s worst films.
- 4/3/2022
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
It’ll be a case of Succession-on-Succession violence at the 74th annual DGA Awards. The Directors Guild revealed its TV nominations Wednesday, and all five nominees for Dramatic Series are episodes of HBO’s juggernaut starring Jeremy Strong and Brian Cox.
On the Comedy Series side, Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso is a triple nominee alongside HBO Max’s Hacks and HBO’s The White Lotus.
Today’s nominations for the DGA Awards, which will be handed out March 12, also cover documentaries and commercials. See the full list below. The guild’s film nominations will be revealed Thursday.
The Movies for Television and Limited Series categories is chock-full of big names: Barry Jenkins for Amazon’s The Underground Railroad, Barry Levinson and Danny Strong for separate episodes of Hulu’s Dopesick, Hiro Murai for HBO Max’s Station Eleven and Craig Zobel for HBO’s Mare of Easttown.
Here is...
On the Comedy Series side, Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso is a triple nominee alongside HBO Max’s Hacks and HBO’s The White Lotus.
Today’s nominations for the DGA Awards, which will be handed out March 12, also cover documentaries and commercials. See the full list below. The guild’s film nominations will be revealed Thursday.
The Movies for Television and Limited Series categories is chock-full of big names: Barry Jenkins for Amazon’s The Underground Railroad, Barry Levinson and Danny Strong for separate episodes of Hulu’s Dopesick, Hiro Murai for HBO Max’s Station Eleven and Craig Zobel for HBO’s Mare of Easttown.
Here is...
- 1/26/2022
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
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By Darren Allison
The Film Detective continues to thrill us with a couple of excellent cult classics. Frankenstein’s Daughter is a film that had been denied a great deal of exposure to fans of the strange and macabre. For many, it’s a title that has teased us for decades, with a still or a lobby card appearing once in a while by way of a horror book or a specialist periodical, so it is certainly welcome. It is typically what one would expect from this lush 1950s period. An incredibly low-budget affair, these films would often be produced for around $60,000, but the filmmakers certainly knew how to squeeze every ounce out of that budget. If anything, it ignited creativity and provided a lesson in how to make the most of the limited resources that were available to them.
Frankenstein’s Daughter is a fine example of that.
By Darren Allison
The Film Detective continues to thrill us with a couple of excellent cult classics. Frankenstein’s Daughter is a film that had been denied a great deal of exposure to fans of the strange and macabre. For many, it’s a title that has teased us for decades, with a still or a lobby card appearing once in a while by way of a horror book or a specialist periodical, so it is certainly welcome. It is typically what one would expect from this lush 1950s period. An incredibly low-budget affair, these films would often be produced for around $60,000, but the filmmakers certainly knew how to squeeze every ounce out of that budget. If anything, it ignited creativity and provided a lesson in how to make the most of the limited resources that were available to them.
Frankenstein’s Daughter is a fine example of that.
- 12/15/2021
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Richard Cunha’s third of four horror item for Astor Pictures is perhaps the most marketable: in 1958 almost anything with the name Dracula or Frankenstein could get a big release. The Film Detective’s new disc (remastered from a 4K scan) shows the picture at its absolute best and confirms Cunha as a decent director. The monsters are dire but most of the acting is rather good: Sandra Knight, Donald Murphy, Wolfe Barzell and Sally Todd in particular. It’s core nostalgia for monster fans, and much gorier than we remembered.
Frankenstein’s Daughter
Blu-ray
The Film Detective
1958 / B&w / 1:85 widescreen / 85 min. / Street Date October 26, 2021 / Available from The Film Detective / 24.95
Starring: John Ashley, Sandra Knight, Donald Murphy, Sally Todd, Wolfe Barzell, Harold Lloyd Jr., Felix Locher, Robert Dix, John Zaremba, Harry Wilson.
Cinematography: Meredith M. Nicholson
Art Director: Don Ament
Film Editor: Everett Dodd
Original Music: Nicholas Carras
Written by...
Frankenstein’s Daughter
Blu-ray
The Film Detective
1958 / B&w / 1:85 widescreen / 85 min. / Street Date October 26, 2021 / Available from The Film Detective / 24.95
Starring: John Ashley, Sandra Knight, Donald Murphy, Sally Todd, Wolfe Barzell, Harold Lloyd Jr., Felix Locher, Robert Dix, John Zaremba, Harry Wilson.
Cinematography: Meredith M. Nicholson
Art Director: Don Ament
Film Editor: Everett Dodd
Original Music: Nicholas Carras
Written by...
- 11/16/2021
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
“You’ve always treated me as a monster, Trudy. Now you’re going to be one.”
Cinedigm, the leading independent streaming company super-serving enthusiast fan bases, announced today that The Film Detective (Tfd), the classic media streaming network and film archive that restores and distributes classic films, is releasing a special-edition version of the 1950s cult classic, Frankenstein’s Daughter (1958), starring John Ashley and Sandra Knight, on Blu-ray and DVD Oct. 19.
Fans of low-budget horror will recognize many familiar faces,including John Ashley, Harold Lloyd, Jr., and former Playboy Playmate of the Month, Sally Todd. For director Richard E. Cunha, Frankenstein’s Daughter was released in the heat of a historic year for low-budget favorites, also having directed such cult classics as She Demons (1958), Giant from the Unknown (1958) and Missile to the Moon (1958).
Frankenstein’s Daughter finds Dr. Oliver Frank (Donald Murphy) carrying on the legacy of his late grandfather, the notorious Dr.
Cinedigm, the leading independent streaming company super-serving enthusiast fan bases, announced today that The Film Detective (Tfd), the classic media streaming network and film archive that restores and distributes classic films, is releasing a special-edition version of the 1950s cult classic, Frankenstein’s Daughter (1958), starring John Ashley and Sandra Knight, on Blu-ray and DVD Oct. 19.
Fans of low-budget horror will recognize many familiar faces,including John Ashley, Harold Lloyd, Jr., and former Playboy Playmate of the Month, Sally Todd. For director Richard E. Cunha, Frankenstein’s Daughter was released in the heat of a historic year for low-budget favorites, also having directed such cult classics as She Demons (1958), Giant from the Unknown (1958) and Missile to the Moon (1958).
Frankenstein’s Daughter finds Dr. Oliver Frank (Donald Murphy) carrying on the legacy of his late grandfather, the notorious Dr.
- 9/20/2021
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
This mid-‘sixties black comedy from the mischievous George Axelrod defines and dissects ‘crazy California culture’ just as West Coasters were being slandered as godless weird-oh hedonists. It’s partly a sarcastic put-down, citing anecdotal extremes like drive-in churches (how 2020 can you get?), perverse youth encounter groups and mindless beach party movies. But Axelrod’s paints indelible images of maladjusted women of three age groups: Tuesday Weld, Lola Albright and Ruth Gordon. Where Roddy McDowall fits in is anybody’s guess — he’s meant to glue the satire together and instead turns it into a big Question Mark.
Lord Love a Duck
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1966 / B&w / 1:85 widescreen / 105 min. / Street Date September 22, 2020 / available through Kino Lorber / 24.95
Starring: Roddy McDowall, Tuesday Weld, Lola Albright, Martin West, Ruth Gordon, Harvey Korman, Sarah Marshall, Lynn Carey, Donald Murphy, Max Showalter, Joseph Mell, Dan Frazer, Martine Bartlett, Jo Collins, Judith Loomis, Gay Gordon,...
Lord Love a Duck
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1966 / B&w / 1:85 widescreen / 105 min. / Street Date September 22, 2020 / available through Kino Lorber / 24.95
Starring: Roddy McDowall, Tuesday Weld, Lola Albright, Martin West, Ruth Gordon, Harvey Korman, Sarah Marshall, Lynn Carey, Donald Murphy, Max Showalter, Joseph Mell, Dan Frazer, Martine Bartlett, Jo Collins, Judith Loomis, Gay Gordon,...
- 9/22/2020
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Paramount has cut ties with Megan Fox on "Transformers 3." According to Variety, sources close to the production have stated that Paramount and director Michael Bay are looking to cast another actress as the love interest for star Shia Labeouf.No official reason was given.Bay is directing from a script by Ehren Krueger with the plot under wraps. The film, produced by Don Murphy, Tom DeSanto, Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Ian Bryce, is set to open July 1, 2011. Patrick Dempsey, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich and Ken Jeong have already been cast. Fox will be seen in Warner's upcoming supernatural Western "Jonah Hex" opposite Josh Brolin.
- 5/20/2010
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
Quite simply the definitive release of the definitive moment of the Korean Wave. Yes, I know Park Chan-Wook was not the first director to break in the Korean Wave and while I personally feel Bong Joon-Ho has built a stronger overall body of work there is absolutely no denying that Park's Vengeance Trilogy - Sympathy For Mr Vengeance, Oldboy and Lady Vengeance - represent the high water mark of the wave. A stunning block of work, these were the films that pushed Korea into the forefront of world cinema, the films that made director Park into an international cult celebrity and the films that are still most people's entry point into the more extreme side of Korean film. And, having just gotten and early look at the BluRay box set planned for release on June 15th, I can say that the absolutely definitive release of the films is coming soon.
- 4/27/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Alberta - Spring is here and truth shall be in the air around Durham, North Carolina as the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival blossoms from April 8 - 11. This is a four day feast of prime cinema featuring real people with real lives and real issues that weren’t shaped by the beancounters in marketing. Last year’s festival featured Oscar winner The Cove and nominees Burma VJ and Food Inc. Looking through this year’s line up, there’s plenty reasons to make the trip to the Bull City if you need to escape from the unmitigated hype of Tiger Woods at the Masters.
And Everything is Going Fine is Steven Soderbergh’s biography of Spalding Gray. The monologist was the one man story machine in Swimming in Cambodia and Monster in a Box. Soderbergh directed Gray’s Gray’s Anatomy. He killed himself after seeing Tim Burton’s Big Fish.
And Everything is Going Fine is Steven Soderbergh’s biography of Spalding Gray. The monologist was the one man story machine in Swimming in Cambodia and Monster in a Box. Soderbergh directed Gray’s Gray’s Anatomy. He killed himself after seeing Tim Burton’s Big Fish.
- 4/2/2010
- by UncaScroogeMcD
Don Murphy's Angryfilms has optioned film rights to "Little Brother," the young-adult novel by sci-fi author and blogger Cory Doctorow. The following is how the title is described: Marcus, a.k.a .w1n5t0n,. is only seventeen years old, but he figures he already knows how the system works.and how to work the system. Smart, fast, and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting his high school.s intrusive but clumsy surveillance systems. But his whole world changes when he and his friends find themselves caught in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on San Francisco. In the wrong place at the wrong time, Marcus and his crew are apprehended by the Department of Homeland Security and whisked away to a secret prison where they.re mercilessly...
- 3/23/2010
- Comingsoon.net
Since technically I'm a "young adult," I probably should have heard of the popular young adult novel series Little Brother, but this is actually the first time I've seen it mentioned. Hollywood’s endless quest for source material is turning the book into a film, and once you read a bit about it, it doesn’t sound like half a bad idea. Don Murphy's Angryfilms has optioned "Little Brother," the young-adult novel by sci-fi author and blogger Cory...
- 3/23/2010
- by Paul Tassi
- JoBlo.com
- Mother, my second pick for Duty Free Movies, took home Best Picture, Screenwriter and Actress at the Asian Film Awards last night. Magnolia Pictures began a limited Us run of Joon-ho Bong's latest film on March 12th and will be expanding it periodically, so keep your eyes peeled for listings at your local art house theater. Hopefully the win gives it an even wider release (I doubt it will).
- AngryFilms, the outfit owned by producer Don Murphy, has wisely optioned the film rights to Little Brother, a great young adult novel from BoingBoing.net co-editor and sci-fi author Cory Doctorow. The search is currently on for writers and directors.
- According to Pajiba, who dutifully note that this rumor comes from someone other than their usually reliable birdy, Rachel McAdams is attached to take on the Belen Rueda role in the Mark Pellington (The Mothman Prophecies) directed...
- 3/23/2010
- by Peter Hall
- Cinematical
The popular young-adult novel "Little Brother" has been optioned for the big screen by Don Murphy's production house Angryfilms.THR has more: Don Murphy's Angryfilms has optioned "Little Brother," the young-adult novel by sci-fi author and blogger Cory Doctorow, with the aim of translating it to the big screen. "Brother," a play on Big Brother of George Orwell fame, centers on a high school senior who, after a terrorist attack blows up San Francisco's Bay Bridge, becomes swept up in the extralegal world of Homeland Security. After he and his friends are interrogated and tortured, he is released into a city that is under total surveillance. The teen leads an Internet-fueled rebellion to rescue his friends and free the city. Click Here to read the rest. Have any of you read this? It sounds pretty cool. You can download the novel for free (legally) at this Link off...
- 3/23/2010
- LRMonline.com
The tweets are in and we are here to give them to you as our web pals over in Park City continue their Sundance Film Festival experience with Twitter along for the ride. God Bless the micro-blogging machinations of the movie blogger elite.
First off, its the Guillermo Del Toro produced horror sci-fi film from director Vincenzo Natali called Splice. The consensus we are getting about this film is that is uncomfortable horrific but phenomenal nonetheless.
Splice follows two young scientists (Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley) that achieve fame by splicing human DNA with the DNA of different animals to create a new creature. In the process they ignore their society’s ethical and legal boundaries. The scientists name their creature “Dren”, which is initially a deformed female infant, however it rapidly develops into a beautiful but deadly winged human-chimera.
@firstshowing: If a studio picks up Splice and markets it right,...
First off, its the Guillermo Del Toro produced horror sci-fi film from director Vincenzo Natali called Splice. The consensus we are getting about this film is that is uncomfortable horrific but phenomenal nonetheless.
Splice follows two young scientists (Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley) that achieve fame by splicing human DNA with the DNA of different animals to create a new creature. In the process they ignore their society’s ethical and legal boundaries. The scientists name their creature “Dren”, which is initially a deformed female infant, however it rapidly develops into a beautiful but deadly winged human-chimera.
@firstshowing: If a studio picks up Splice and markets it right,...
- 1/24/2010
- by Kevin Coll
- FusedFilm
The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that R.H. Greene is writing and will direct the indie road movie drama "Slide" for Angryfilms and Bellport Pictures.
"Slide" tells the quirky story involving a legendary Hendrix "lost weekend" in the late 1960s.
The story revolves around two gangsters, desperately trying to get away from a mob boss they double-crossed, who inadvertently kidnap Hendrix, then at the height of his career and drug addiction. Along the way, Hendrix ends up teaching one of the gangsters about honesty, and Hendrix learns to clean up his act.
Don Murphy and Carol Lewis will produce.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
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"Slide" tells the quirky story involving a legendary Hendrix "lost weekend" in the late 1960s.
The story revolves around two gangsters, desperately trying to get away from a mob boss they double-crossed, who inadvertently kidnap Hendrix, then at the height of his career and drug addiction. Along the way, Hendrix ends up teaching one of the gangsters about honesty, and Hendrix learns to clean up his act.
Don Murphy and Carol Lewis will produce.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Photo: Gear-Vault ...
- 12/5/2009
- by Kellvin Chavez
- AMC - Script to Screen
By the Hollywood Reporter
Don Murphy's Angryfilms is teaming with Bellport Pictures' Carol Lewis to make "Slide," a fictional indie drama featuring Jimi Hendrix being written by R.H. Greene, who also will direct.
"Slide" tells the quirky story involving a legendary Hendrix "lost weekend" in the late 1960s. The story revolves around two gangsters, desperately trying to get away from a mob boss they double-crossed, who inadvertently kidnap Hendrix, then at the height of his career and drug addiction. Along the way, Hendrix ends up teaching one of the gangsters about honesty, and H...
Don Murphy's Angryfilms is teaming with Bellport Pictures' Carol Lewis to make "Slide," a fictional indie drama featuring Jimi Hendrix being written by R.H. Greene, who also will direct.
"Slide" tells the quirky story involving a legendary Hendrix "lost weekend" in the late 1960s. The story revolves around two gangsters, desperately trying to get away from a mob boss they double-crossed, who inadvertently kidnap Hendrix, then at the height of his career and drug addiction. Along the way, Hendrix ends up teaching one of the gangsters about honesty, and H...
- 12/4/2009
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
Don Murphy's Angryfilms and Bellport Pictures' Carol Lewis are banding together to produce the fictional indie drama Slide. The story features Jimi Hendrix and will be written and directed by R.H. Greene.
The story involves the legendary Hendrix and his infamous "lost weekend" in the late 1960s. When two gangsters are desperately trying to escape from the boss they double-crossed, they manage to inadvertently kidnap Hendrix, whose career and drug ingestion are peaking. In the end, the gangsters will learn a bit about honesty from Hendrix, who learns lessons from them in cleaning up his act.
Greene recently authored Incarnadine: The True Memoirs of Count Dracula, which came out in September, and directed a documentary about exploitation and sexploitation in filmmaking called Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies.
Now the producers are looking for actors and their aim is to begin principal photography sometime next year.
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The story involves the legendary Hendrix and his infamous "lost weekend" in the late 1960s. When two gangsters are desperately trying to escape from the boss they double-crossed, they manage to inadvertently kidnap Hendrix, whose career and drug ingestion are peaking. In the end, the gangsters will learn a bit about honesty from Hendrix, who learns lessons from them in cleaning up his act.
Greene recently authored Incarnadine: The True Memoirs of Count Dracula, which came out in September, and directed a documentary about exploitation and sexploitation in filmmaking called Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies.
Now the producers are looking for actors and their aim is to begin principal photography sometime next year.
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- 12/4/2009
- Screenrush
Don Murphy's Angryfilms is teaming with Bellport Pictures' Carol Lewis to make "Slide," a fictional indie drama featuring Jimi Hendrix being written by R.H. Greene, who also will direct.
"Slide" tells the quirky story involving a legendary Hendrix "lost weekend" in the late 1960s. The story revolves around two gangsters, desperately trying to get away from a mob boss they double-crossed, who inadvertently kidnap Hendrix, then at the height of his career and drug addiction. Along the way, Hendrix ends up teaching one of the gangsters about honesty, and Hendrix learns to clean up his act.
For Lewis, a longtime casting director whose credits range from "Kalifornia" to "Nacho Libre," the approach is similar to the one taken in "Cat's Meow," the Peter Bogdanovich-directed movie she produced that fictionally looked at the death of Thomas Ince and the events of yacht excursion with real-life personalities William Randolph Hearst and Marion Davies.
"Slide" tells the quirky story involving a legendary Hendrix "lost weekend" in the late 1960s. The story revolves around two gangsters, desperately trying to get away from a mob boss they double-crossed, who inadvertently kidnap Hendrix, then at the height of his career and drug addiction. Along the way, Hendrix ends up teaching one of the gangsters about honesty, and Hendrix learns to clean up his act.
For Lewis, a longtime casting director whose credits range from "Kalifornia" to "Nacho Libre," the approach is similar to the one taken in "Cat's Meow," the Peter Bogdanovich-directed movie she produced that fictionally looked at the death of Thomas Ince and the events of yacht excursion with real-life personalities William Randolph Hearst and Marion Davies.
- 12/3/2009
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
One thing I'm loving about Warner Bros and their DC collection is that they aren't neglecting the boys and girls of their Strange Adventures and Weird Western Tales in favor of flashier and more marketable superheroes. So, all should be suitably intrigued by Variety reporting that Warner Bros is bringing Deadman to the bigscreen. The studio has brought Nikolaj Arcel on to direct, and Guillermo Del Toro will produce alongside Don Murphy. Those who follow the exhaustive properties Del Toro has lined up for himself probably remember that he was eying the director's chair for himself a few years back.
So, who is Deadman? Well, he's that pale fellow to your right, and was once a circus acrobat named Boston Brand. His happy life on the high wire was cut short by an assailant known only as The Hook, but he was given a second life courtesy of Hindu goddess Rama Kushna.
So, who is Deadman? Well, he's that pale fellow to your right, and was once a circus acrobat named Boston Brand. His happy life on the high wire was cut short by an assailant known only as The Hook, but he was given a second life courtesy of Hindu goddess Rama Kushna.
- 9/1/2009
- by Elisabeth Rappe
- Cinematical
If it’s nerd-based, but also horror-inclined, it’s always a good idea to see if Guillermo del Toro is available to produce. That’s what producer Don Murphy and Warner Bros. have done, and lo and behold, del Toro has agreed to produce a live-action adaptation of the D.C. comic book “Deadman”. Del Toro won’t direct, though; that honor will go to Danish director Nikolaj Arcel, director of the inspirational-sounding “Island of Lost Souls”, and one of the writers on a little Danish martial arts gem I saw last year called “Fighter”. According to Variety, “Deadman” will be based on the D.C. comic book character created by Arnold Drake and Carmine Infantino in 1967. The character first appeared in “Strange Adventures #205″, and is the ghost of a murdered circus acrobat name Boston Brand, who has the power to possess the living in order to seek out his killer.
- 9/1/2009
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
An option is definitely not anything like a greenlight for a film, nor is it even talent being hired to develop a film, and all it is, really, is a producer lying down some dollar to prevent anybody else scooping up a great potential. Bearing that in mind, I'm still really very pleased to report that Don Murphy has optioned Cory Doctorow's semi-sci-fi political activism adventure novel, Little Brother. There's really no need for me to tell you too much about the book when, thanks to Creative Commons, you can download it for yourself, for free. I recommend the nice, easy-on-the-eye pdf version styled by Bruce M Campell. All I'll tell you in advance is that the story doubles as a kind of handbook on how to use social networking media, wit and chutzpah to fight back in a dictatorship. If you're worried about this being neutered or sillified in...
- 6/18/2009
- by Brendon Connelly
- Slash Film
Last week a post appeared on producer Don Murphy's message board claiming that director Stephen Sommers had been fired from G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura later provided damage control, calling the accusation "ridiculous," refuting claims that the movie is a disaster by saying that "The movie tested very well..." I had also heard from a couple friends that Sommers had been thrown out of the editing room, but was unable to find anyone who would go on record. And bottom line is that Sommers supposedly has final cut. But is the movie the disaster that the anonymous message board posting eluded to? Or is it something more? Back in March I received an anonymous email from someone calling himself "Dr. Drew" (we'll assume this isn't the same Dr. Drew who is on Love Line or Celebrity Rehab). Drew told me that he had...
- 6/15/2009
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Late yesterday, a rumor hit the wires that “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” director Stephen Sommers had been fired. The word originated with a user on the Don Murphy message boards, who claimed that the firing came as a result of abysmal test screenings. Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura has since spoken with Latino Review, adamantly stating that the rumor is completely untrue.
Now you know the backstory. Today, MTV’s Josh Horowitz had a chat with “G.I. Joe”’s Cobra Commander, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and asked him to comment. “I just heard about it. I’ve been shooting,” Gordon-Levitt said. “What can you say? People like to do that [gossip].”
He capped off his comments with some good advice for fans: “‘G.I. Joe’ is like playing with toys. It’s very simple and its really fun and that’s all.”
Gordon-Levitt had nothing but positive things to say about his recently beleaguered director.
Now you know the backstory. Today, MTV’s Josh Horowitz had a chat with “G.I. Joe”’s Cobra Commander, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and asked him to comment. “I just heard about it. I’ve been shooting,” Gordon-Levitt said. “What can you say? People like to do that [gossip].”
He capped off his comments with some good advice for fans: “‘G.I. Joe’ is like playing with toys. It’s very simple and its really fun and that’s all.”
Gordon-Levitt had nothing but positive things to say about his recently beleaguered director.
- 6/12/2009
- by Adam Rosenberg
- MTV Movies Blog
A rumor that surfaced on the Don Murphy forums about the upcoming "GI Joe" film has already spread all across the internet, causing Paramount Pictures to play defense. Here is what the post (which has been removed) said: "After a test screening wherein the film tested the lowest score ever from an audience in the history of Paramount, the executive who pushed for the movie Brad Weston had Stephen Sommers (The Mummy, Van Helsing), the super hack director of the film fired. Removed. Locked out of the editing room." To fix the film, the studio brought in Stuart Baird to do some editing and make sure that it will be ready to go by August 7th. Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura tells LatinoReview that non of this is true. "It's very unfair to Steve, it's completely untrue. He was never asked to leave or been fired or any of that," he said.
- 6/12/2009
- WorstPreviews.com
Earlier this morning we ran an article about a rumor that G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra director Stephen Sommers had been fired mid-way through post-production. The story originally came from a user on the Don Murphy Message Boards. I don't want to claim that he doesn't know what he is talking about, but without additional confirmation, there's no way we can be certain any of it was true. I was awoken this morning by calls from Paramount, as they're claiming that it's all false. In order to squash the rumor, producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura (who is involved) answered some questions for Latino Review. "Its very unfair to Steve, its completely untrue he was never asked to leave or been fired or any of that. That’s ridiculous. The movie tested very well." Lorenzo goes on to say that it's very hurtful to a career when a rumor like...
- 6/11/2009
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Did Paramount can G.I. Joe director Stephen Sommers? It's the day's big rumor, and if the specifics about the story weren't so believable, it would be much easier to let this one go.
The story goes that the test screenings of the film returned the worst reviews in the history of Paramount. I find that part a little dubious; after all, this is the studio that made Alfie, Supsect Zero, and The Stepford Wives in a five-month span. But it doesn't seem out of the realm of possibility that the test screenings were bad, maybe even surprisingly so.
And because this is one of the studio's big ticket items (you don't waste Super Bowl commercials on movies you want to bury), Paramount likely would react strongly to those screening results, perhaps even overreacting. Producer Don Murphy posted a very long and detailed explanation of what happened next (which has...
The story goes that the test screenings of the film returned the worst reviews in the history of Paramount. I find that part a little dubious; after all, this is the studio that made Alfie, Supsect Zero, and The Stepford Wives in a five-month span. But it doesn't seem out of the realm of possibility that the test screenings were bad, maybe even surprisingly so.
And because this is one of the studio's big ticket items (you don't waste Super Bowl commercials on movies you want to bury), Paramount likely would react strongly to those screening results, perhaps even overreacting. Producer Don Murphy posted a very long and detailed explanation of what happened next (which has...
- 6/11/2009
- by Colin Boyd
- GetTheBigPicture.net
Over at Latino Review they’ve got a story up about G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra director Stephen Sommers being locked out of the editing room and fired from the film. This story is based on an internet message board post at producer Don Murphy’s website claiming to be from an “insider” who talks about how bad the film was testing with audiences and that in an attempt to save the film, Sommers was fired and a new “fixer” editor was brought on board.
Latino Review has also updated the story recently with an interview with the film’s producer, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, who denies everything and says of the story: “It’s very unfair to Steve, it’s completely untrue he was never asked to leave or been fired or any of that. That’s ridiculous. The movie tested very well.” He goes on to say that: “Everybody was happy,...
Latino Review has also updated the story recently with an interview with the film’s producer, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, who denies everything and says of the story: “It’s very unfair to Steve, it’s completely untrue he was never asked to leave or been fired or any of that. That’s ridiculous. The movie tested very well.” He goes on to say that: “Everybody was happy,...
- 6/11/2009
- by Chris Ullrich
- The Flickcast
It's no secret around these parts that G.I. Joe is -- how shall we say ... the one-legged monkey of this summer's crop of movies. Already the butt of lots of jokes online and off, G.I. Joe and its small amount of marketing materials (including a trailer or two and 578 character posters) haven't exactly impressed more than four people (and some suggest those four people don't even really exist). Now I really hate to crap on a film before it hits theaters because a lot of people worked hard to make the thing and a whole ton of money was spent in the process, but the news just doesn't seem to get better when it comes to the live-action G.I. Joe adaptation no one really asked for.
The latest comes from a message board poster over at producer (and Cinematical's number one fan) Don Murphy's site. Latino Review found the post,...
The latest comes from a message board poster over at producer (and Cinematical's number one fan) Don Murphy's site. Latino Review found the post,...
- 6/11/2009
- by Erik Davis
- Cinematical
A number of sites today are pushing forward the story that G.I. Joe director Stephen Sommers has been locked out of the film's editing room, based on a post from film producer Don Murphy's message board (now removed), as noticed by Latino Review. The story is picking up steam, in part thanks to vaguely corroborative posts by people like Jeff Wells. And while I can't verify the story, I have heard several really bad things about the film from a few informed sources. Common word is that it is a disaster for Paramount, and that a lot of unplanned post-production work was done to amp up the action and excitement factors and possibly just to make the thing watchable. Details of the original post from Murphy's message board after the jump. The condensed version goes like this: A disastrous test screening led production exec Brad Weston to push for Sommers' firing.
- 6/11/2009
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
**Update Below** This is a very strange turn of events for G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra, but if sources are to be believed then the film’s director - Stephen Sommers may well have been sacked during post-production!
The news comes from the Don Muphy Message Boards via Latino Review, and I honestly don’t know what to think! I admit that the film has had some very bad press during production (some of it from me), but I’m honestly looking forward to seeing Hasbro’s colourful characters on screen! I’ll post the announcement word-for-word below as it’s far easier than me trying to explain it:
So the story goes like this-
after a test screening wherein the film tested the lowest score ever from an audience in the history of Paramount, the executive who pushed for the movie Brad Weston had Stephen Sommers, the super...
The news comes from the Don Muphy Message Boards via Latino Review, and I honestly don’t know what to think! I admit that the film has had some very bad press during production (some of it from me), but I’m honestly looking forward to seeing Hasbro’s colourful characters on screen! I’ll post the announcement word-for-word below as it’s far easier than me trying to explain it:
So the story goes like this-
after a test screening wherein the film tested the lowest score ever from an audience in the history of Paramount, the executive who pushed for the movie Brad Weston had Stephen Sommers, the super...
- 6/11/2009
- by Original Sharp Says
- FilmShaft.com
**Update Below**
This is a very strange turn of events for G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra, but if sources are to be believed then the film's director - Stephen Sommers may well have been sacked during post-production!
The news comes from the Don Muphy Message Boards via Latino Review, and I honestly don't know what to think! I admit that the film has had some very bad press during production (some of it from me), but I'm honestly looking forward to seeing Hasbro's colourful characters on screen! I'll post the announcement word-for-word below as it's far easier than me trying to explain it:
So the story goes like this-
after a test screening wherein the film tested the lowest score ever from an audience in the history of Paramount, the executive who pushed for the movie Brad Weston had Stephen Sommers, the super hack director of the film fired.
This is a very strange turn of events for G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra, but if sources are to be believed then the film's director - Stephen Sommers may well have been sacked during post-production!
The news comes from the Don Muphy Message Boards via Latino Review, and I honestly don't know what to think! I admit that the film has had some very bad press during production (some of it from me), but I'm honestly looking forward to seeing Hasbro's colourful characters on screen! I'll post the announcement word-for-word below as it's far easier than me trying to explain it:
So the story goes like this-
after a test screening wherein the film tested the lowest score ever from an audience in the history of Paramount, the executive who pushed for the movie Brad Weston had Stephen Sommers, the super hack director of the film fired.
- 6/11/2009
- by info@originalsharpsays.com (Craig Sharp)
- FilmShaft.com
This sounds like the kind of story we'd usually hear coming from Fox, but this time it's Paramount. A user on the Don Murphy Message Boards (via Latino Review) has posted an unverified story detailing a behind-the-scenes fiasco regarding the upcoming G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra movie. You can read their full write-up below, but in essence they're claiming that director Stephen Sommers was fired and locked out of the editing room mid-way through post-production by a Paramount exec named Brad Weston. And that's just the start, as he goes on to explain everything that has transpired since Sommers was supposedly fired. Update: Lorenzo di Bonaventura, who is named as a part of this, talked with Latino Review and explained that most of this is false. I have posted a separate update to this story which can be found right here. There's so much to this, that it's...
- 6/11/2009
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Words on the street are, director Stephen Sommers has been fired from "G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra". Posting a message on Don Murphy's message boards and chronicling what really happened before, during and after the production of the movie, forum poster Endtimes claimed that the filmmaker has been cut off from the project following a low test screening score.
"So the story goes like this-," Endtimes began explaining. "After a test screening wherein the film tested the lowest score ever from an audience in the history of Paramount, the executive who pushed for the movie Brad Weston had Stephen Sommers, the super hack director of the film fired. Removed. Locked out of the editing room."
He furthermore revealed that film editor Stuart Baird was brought in while producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura was also shunt out from the project. "Stuart Baird, a renowned 'fixer' editor was brought it to...
"So the story goes like this-," Endtimes began explaining. "After a test screening wherein the film tested the lowest score ever from an audience in the history of Paramount, the executive who pushed for the movie Brad Weston had Stephen Sommers, the super hack director of the film fired. Removed. Locked out of the editing room."
He furthermore revealed that film editor Stuart Baird was brought in while producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura was also shunt out from the project. "Stuart Baird, a renowned 'fixer' editor was brought it to...
- 6/11/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Update - GI Joe producer Lorenzo diBonvaentura spoke to Latino Review about the report and said, "It's completely untrue. [Stephen Sommers] was never asked to leave or been fired or any of that. That.s ridiculous. The movie tested very well." You can read his full comment on the matter at Latino Review using the links below. Our pal (and recent podcast guest) George "El Guapo" Roush from Latino Review dug up a post on producer Don Murphy's message boards claiming that...
- 6/11/2009
- by Mike Sampson
- JoBlo.com
John Wells and Don Murphy are producing a big-screen adaptation of the comic book “The Forgotten.” They will be producing it through their respective companies jointly, John Wells Prods. and Angryfilms. “The Forgotten” was co-created by Evan Young and Jareth Grealish, and was first independently published in 2002. The duo published a four-issue series and a collectors edition in 2003. The comic centers on a man with the power to make anyone he can see completely forget about ever having met him. When a friend ends up dead, he uses his ability to discover the truth and bring those responsible to justice. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for more on [...]...
- 4/30/2009
- by Costa Koutsoutis
- ShockYa
Producers Don Murphy and John Wells have teamed up to option the movie rights to the indie comic book, Forgotten.First published as a four-part series in 2004, the Evan Young/Jareth Grealish comic revolves around a man who is forgotten by everyone he meets after five minutes, something to which Empire, obviously, can’t relate (damn damn Damn!).When the son of a long-lost friend is wrongly accused of murder, our hero uses his power – which has left him incredibly lonely, like the last biscuit at the bottom of the tin - to solve the mystery, in a style that’s been described as Philip K. Dick meets Memento. In other words, this one is going to make your brain hurt. Don’t worry, though, you’ll forget all about it in five minutes.The pairing of Murphy and Wells is an intriguing one. Wells is the creator of ER,...
- 4/29/2009
- EmpireOnline
This is how tight industry purse strings have become: You can deliver a $100 million-plus critical success that secures a baker's dozen Oscar nominations, and your next green light is still no sure thing.
So it is with Oscar-nominated director David Fincher and "Torso," a project Paramount has had on its docket since January 2006 that has drawn interest from stars Matt Damon and Casey Affleck. But even with the success of Fincher's recent "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," the studio allowed the rights option on "Torso's" underlying graphic novel to lapse, leaving the project in limbo.
The "Torso" graphic novel was written by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Andreyko. It's a crime thriller that tells the true story of Treasury Department agent Eliot Ness' time after his Al Capone days.
The comic was first optioned by "Spawn" creator Todd McFarlane, who had Bendis and Andreyko pen their own script at Dimension.
So it is with Oscar-nominated director David Fincher and "Torso," a project Paramount has had on its docket since January 2006 that has drawn interest from stars Matt Damon and Casey Affleck. But even with the success of Fincher's recent "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," the studio allowed the rights option on "Torso's" underlying graphic novel to lapse, leaving the project in limbo.
The "Torso" graphic novel was written by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Andreyko. It's a crime thriller that tells the true story of Treasury Department agent Eliot Ness' time after his Al Capone days.
The comic was first optioned by "Spawn" creator Todd McFarlane, who had Bendis and Andreyko pen their own script at Dimension.
- 1/23/2009
- by By Borys Kit and Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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