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16 items from 2013
Joel Silver Joining Home Invasion Business
24 April 2013 10:43 AM, PDT | FamousMonsters of Filmland | See recent Famous Monsters of Filmland news »
Voltage Pictures is teaming up with Joel Silver’s Zinc Entertainment to fund the aptly named horror flick, Home Invasion. The home invasion subgenre of horror is gaining in popularity, as The Purge and You’Re Next’s impending release attests.
While the plot is being kept a secret, the title of the film paints a pretty clear picture of what it’s going to be about. According to Deadline, “the story involves a family imprisoned in their own home by intruders who play a life-and-death game in which the mysterious rules become clear as the night unfolds.”
The script comes from Joseph Dembner, and will be directed by Sean Carter. Joel Silver, Andrew Rona and Silver Pictures’ Alex Heineman will produce, along with Voltage Pictures’ Nicolas Chartier and Craig Flores.
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- Andy Greene
Voltage Pictures To Fund ‘Home Invasion’, A Low Budget Pic From Joel Silver
24 April 2013 8:30 AM, PDT | Deadline New York | See recent Deadline New York news »
Exclusive: Voltage Pictures has committed to finance Home Invasion, a thriller developed by Silver Pictures’ low budget label Zinc entertainment. The plot is being kept under wraps, but the title offers clues aplenty. I’m told the story involves a family imprisoned in their own home by intruders who play a life-and-death game in which the mysterious rules become clear as the night unfolds. The script was written by neophyte Joseph Dembner and will be directed by first-timer Sean Carter. After hatching the concept with Silver Pictures’ Alex Heineman, Dembner wrote the screenplay on spec. Joel Silver, Andrew Rona and Heineman will produce. After the Home Invasion script was turned in, those producers shot a test scene which Carter directed and then shopped it. Voltage’s Nicolas Chartier and Craig Flores sparked to it, and they also will be producers. Dembner is co-producer, and Silver’s Steve Richards will be exec producer with Michael Fiore. »
- MIKE FLEMING JR
Voltage Pictures Launches A "Home Invasion"
24 April 2013 8:02 AM, PDT | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Voltage Pictures is set to finance the thriller "Home Invasion" which was previously setup at Silver Pictures’ micro-budget label Zinc Entertainment. Shooting begins in June.
The story involves a family imprisoned in their own home by intruders who play a life and death game in which the mysterious rules become clear as the night unfolds.
Joesph Dembner penned the script with commercials director Sean Carter making his feature directorial debut on the project. Joel Silver, Andrew Rona, Alex Heineman, Nicolas Chartier and Craig Flores will produce.
Source: Deadline »
- Garth Franklin
"Weird Science" Remake On The Way
18 April 2013 9:36 PM, PDT | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Universal Pictures and Silver Pictures are teaming for a remake of John Hughes' classic 1985 comedy "Weird Science".
The original starred Anthony Michael Hall and Ilan Mitchell-Smith as two nerds who attempt to create the perfect woman to fulfil their sexual desires.
They succeed in creating the bombshell (Kelly LeBrock), but they soon learn she is far more than a sex object. Robert Downey Jr. and Bill Paxton also starred.
The aim with this is to redraw the film with a slightly edgier contemporary take (ala "21 Jump Street," "The Hangover") that could well be R-rated.
Joel Silver, who produced the original, will return here. Andrew Rona is also producing, while Michael Bacall ("Project X," "21 Jump Street") is penning the script.
Source: Deadline »
- Garth Franklin
Weird Science Remake Moves Forward with 21 Jump Street Writer Michael Bacall
18 April 2013 1:30 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Universal Pictures and producer Joel Silver are moving forward on a remake of the 1985 teen comedy classic Weird Science.
Michael Bacall has been tapped to write the screenplay for this new version, which is being re-conceptualized as an R-rated comedy in the same vein as The Hangover. The original comedy starred Anthony Michael Hall and Ilan Mitchell-Smith who created the perfect woman, only to realize that she is much more than just a sex object. Kelly LeBrock, Bill Paxton, and a 20-year-old Robert Downey Jr. also starred for director John Hughes. The story was later spun off into a Weird Science TV series on the USA Network.
Joel Silver is producing alongside Andrew Rona, with Alex Heineman serving as executive producer. No production schedule was given.
Michael Bacall wrote the screenplays for Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World, Project X, and 21 Jump Street.
Weird Science was released August 2nd, 1985 and stars Anthony Michael Hall, »
- MovieWeb
How Kirk Sullivan Rose From Joel Silver’s Assistant To Debut Helmer Of ‘Dead Men’
19 March 2013 3:46 PM, PDT | Deadline New York | See recent Deadline New York news »
How does a wannabe director get that big break behind the camera? Well, Kirk Sullivan is in Colombia prepping his feature directing debut on the tentatively titled The Dead Men, a thriller about an American traveling in Colombia who becomes involved with a group that lives in an abandoned hospital with a haunted past. Every path to the director’s chair is different, but Sullivan’s came from hustling six years, until he was lucky enough to be Joel Silver‘s assistant and plucky enough to raise money to make a short film, The Come Up, as a calling card (check it out below). After graduating from USC in 2006 (on his third attempt to get into the cinematic arts and production program), he worked as a production assistant, sound guy, camera guy, assistant to Lincoln Lawyer producer Brad Furman, and then assistant to the line producer on Silver’s film The Losers. »
- MIKE FLEMING JR
Silver Producing "Escape From NY" Remake
18 March 2013 6:12 PM, PDT | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Joel Silver's Silver Pictures and StudioCanal are teaming for the latest attempt at a reboot of John Carpenter's 1981 sci-fi classic "Escape From New York".
Kurt Russell starred in the original as the eye patch-wearing antihero Snake Plissken. Set in a near future totalitarian United States where Manhattan Island has been turned into a maximum security prison, Plissken has one day to rescue the U.S. President who is being held hostage there.
New Line and Warner Bros. Pictures had been planning a remake for a while with the likes of Len Wiseman and Breck Eisner attached to direct at different points. Gerard Butler, Jeremy Renner and Tom Hardy were also previously linked to play Plissken in the earlier versions. The studios gave up though, letting their option to the property lapse two years ago.
Producers Silver and Andrew Rona have ambitious plans, a completely new and fresh take »
- Garth Franklin
Producer Joel Silver Announces Escape from New York Reboot
18 March 2013 3:33 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Producer Joel Silver and StudioCanal are joining forces on a remake of John Carpenter's 1981 action classic Escape From New York. Neither a writer nor a director has been attached at this time.
No details were given regarding the story, but Joel Silver is working on an entirely new take on the plot. The original starred Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken, a one-eyed convict in a future where New York has been turned into a maximum-security prison for the most dangerous criminals. Snake is tasked with rescuing the President of the United States (Donald Pleasence), who is being held captive by a dangerous inmate (Isaac Hayes) after his plane crashes into the city.
Joel Silver and his Silver Pictures partner Andrew Rona will produce, with Alex Heineman serving as executive producer. No production schedule was given.
An Escape from New York remake was in development at New Line Cinema, with actors such as Gerard Butler, »
- MovieWeb
Ben 10 Movie Adaptation Gets Writer Ryan Engle
21 February 2013 12:25 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Silver Pictures has hired writer Ryan Engle to rework the script for an upcoming big screen adaptation of Cartoon Network's animated action series Ben 10, which was previously written by Albert Torres.
The series centers on Ben Tennyson, who discovers a watch that allows him to transform in to ten different alien monsters with super powers. Joel Silver, Andrew Rona and Steve Richards will be producing.
Ryan Engle is best known for his contribution to the upcoming video game adaptation Rampage.
No production schedule has been released. »
- MovieWeb
‘The Prone Gunman’ Has A Director
28 January 2013 10:57 PM, PST | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Back in November we reported on Sean Penn possibly leading an action franchise with The Prone Gunman. Now Taken director Pierre Morel has jumped on board to direct. Funnily enough I compared Penn’s taking on an action role to that of Liam Neeson in Taken. Based on a book by Jean-Patrick Manchette with a script from Peter Travis, there are even suggestions that this could be the first of a franchise. Penn will play an assassin who is betrayed by the organisation he works for. Joel Silver and Andrew Rona will produce. The plot sounds very similar to…just about anything involving hired assassins really. So, having not read the book it’s a bit hard to get excited by the film just yet. Not being a fan of Taken doesn’t much help matters.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
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- Luke Ryan Baldock
Morel, Penn Team On "Prone Gunman"
28 January 2013 8:50 PM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
French filmmaker Pierre Morel ("Taken") is in negotiations to direct Sean Penn in the action thriller "Prone Gunman" at Silver Pictures and Studio Canal.
Based on the novel by Jean-Patrick Manchette, the story centers on an international operative named Martin Terrier (Penn) who is betrayed by his own organization. He ends up on the run in a relentless game of cat-and-mouse across Europe.
Peter Travis adapted the script, while Joel Silver and Andrew Rona will produce. Shooting aims to kick off in the Spring.
Source: Heat Vision »
- Garth Franklin
Sean Penn-starring Prone Gunman Helm Goes to Taken Director?
28 January 2013 7:27 PM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
According to THR, French action director, Pierre Morel, is in negotiations to direct Sean Penn in Prone Gunman, the action thriller being produced by Silver Pictures’ Joel Silver and Andrew Rona.
Based on a Jean-Patrick Manchette novel and a script by Peter Travis, the story centers on an international operative named Martin Terrier (Penn) who is betrayed by the organization he works for and must go on the run in a relentless game of cat-and-mouse across Europe.
The movie is serving as Penn’s introduction into the action flicks game, so it’s fitting that he would work with Morel, who launched the reinvention of actor Liam Neeson as an action star with Taken. The 2008 movie featured Neeson as a father who will do anything to rescue his daughter and launched a sequel released in 2012.
Silver and Studio Canal, which is fully financing the picture, are looking at a spring »
- Vesna Sunrider
Taken Director Pierre Morel Signs on for The Prone Gunman
28 January 2013 7:13 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
French director Pierre Morel has inked a deal to helm an upcoming adaptation of Jean-Patrick Manchette's crime novel The Prone Gunman.
Sean Penn is set to star as Martin Terrier, who wants to leave his life as a gun for hire behind him. After attempting to settle down with his childhood sweet heart, the organization he formerly worked for pulls him back into a life of crime. Jean-Patrick Manchette wrote the story, which was translated by James Brooks.
The movie will be serving as Sean Penn's entree into the action world, so it seems right that he is working with the director behind 2009's Taken.
Silver Pictures' Joel Silver and Andrew Rona are producing. No production schedule has been released. »
- MovieWeb
'Taken' Director Pierre Morel Pursues New Action Franchise
28 January 2013 6:59 PM, PST | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Pierre Morel, who launched Liam Neeson's second act as an action star in "Taken," is in talks to direct "Prone Gunman" for Silver Pictures and Studio Canal. Sean Penn will star in the film, based on Jean-Patrick Manchette's novel about an international spy betrayed by his own organization. Peter Travis adapted the book, and Silver Pictures' Joel Silver and Andrew Rona will produce. Silver Pictures and Studio Canal, which is financing the film, are hoping they have a new action franchise on their hands. Morel, left, who started his career as a cinematographer, »
- Lucas Shaw
'Taken' Director to Helm Sean Penn Thriller 'Prone Gunman' (Exclusive)
28 January 2013 4:09 PM, PST | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
French action director Pierre Morel is in negotiations to direct Sean Penn in Prone Gunman, the action thriller being produced by Silver Pictures’ Joel Silver and Andrew Rona. Based on a Jean-Patrick Manchette novel and a script by Peter Travis, the story centers on an international operative named Martin Terrier (Penn) who is betrayed by the organization he works for and must go on the run in a relentless game of cat-and-mouse across Europe. Story: Sean Penn to Star in Action Thriller 'Prone Gunman' The movie is serving as Penn’s entre into the action franchise game, so
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Pierre Morel to Direct Sean Penn in The Prone Gunman
28 January 2013 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »
First announced last fall , Sean Penn is set to take the lead in a feature film adaptation of Jean-Patrick Manchette's The Prone Gunman . Today, The Hollywood Reporter has the update that Taken director Pierre Morel has signed on to helm. Although Manchette passed away in 1995, the book was translated by James Brooks and published through Lawrence Ferlinghetti's City Light Books in 2002 with the following official description: Martin Terrier is a hired killer who wants out of the game . so he can settle down and marry his childhood sweetheart. That's why he took up this profession! Martin returns to his hometown to claim her, but the Organization won't let him go. Once again, the gunman must assume the prone shooting position. Joel Silver and Andrew Rona will produce »
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16 items from 2013
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