19 July 2012 4:15 PM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
Relativity Media has closed a deal with Breck Eisner (The Crazies, Sahara) to direct its upcoming live-action film based on Stretch Armstrong, it was announced today by Relativity.s President, Tucker Tooley. Relativity partnered with global branded play company Hasbro, Inc. to develop and produce the film which is targeted for an April 11, 2014 release date. Relativity will be the domestic distributor and will release the film internationally through its network of foreign output partners.
Eisner, known for directing the remake of George A. Romero.s horror movie The Crazies, will helm the film based on the script written by Dean Georgaris (Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, The Manchurian Candidate). The film will be produced by Relativity.s CEO, Ryan Kavanaugh (The Fighter), Hasbro.s CEO Brian Goldner (Transformers) and Bennett Schneir, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Motion Pictures (Battleship). Tooley (Immortals) will serve as executive producer. »
- Michelle McCue
Similar News Items
Transformers (2007)- 343 Studios Preps Live-Action Halo Series With Steven Spielberg Producing (From Boomtron. 23 May 2013, 5:45 PM, PDT)
- Unaired Episodes of 666 Park Avenue Join Zero Hour This Summer (From ScifiMafia. 23 May 2013, 4:00 PM, PDT)
- Subatomic Party Girls #1 Review (From Obsessed with Film. 23 May 2013, 3:20 AM, PDT)
The Fighter (2010/I)
- Zack Snyder, Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer talk Man of Steel (From Flickeringmyth. 23 May 2013, 9:01 AM, PDT)
- Win: Trouble With The Curve DVD (From Obsessed with Film. 22 May 2013, 10:10 PM, PDT)
- On The Road Available Online and New Stewart/Hedlund Featurette (From Alt Film Guide. 22 May 2013, 6:18 PM, PDT)
Relativity Media [us]
- Natalie Portman’s ‘Jane Got A Gun’ Heading For U.S. Sale (From Variety - Film News. 24 May 2013, 11:56 AM, PDT)
- Relativity, Weinstein Co. Negotiating to Acquire Troubled 'Jane Got a Gun' (From The Wrap. 24 May 2013, 10:58 AM, PDT)
- New photo of shirtless Liam Hemsworth in Paranoia! (From Upcoming-Movies.com. 24 May 2013, 2:20 AM, PDT)
company.