Next Bourne Film Could be a Prequel
Matt Damon told EMPIRE MAGAZINE that the next Bourne film will probably be a prequel under a different team.
Category: Writing
CGI-Animated Musical in the Works at Lucasfilm
HEAT VISION is reporting that Lucasfilm is developing a CGI-animated musical at George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch in Northern California.
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Seth MacFarlane to Host 2010 Writers Guild Awards West Coast Show
Family Guy creator and acclaimed writer-producer Seth MacFarlane is set to host the 2010 Writers Guild Awards’ West Coast ceremony on Saturday, February 20, at the Hyatt Regency Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.
Worthington in the Lead to Play Dracula
LATINO REVIEW is reporting that Sam Washington is a frontrunner to play Dracula in Universal's DRACULA YEAR ZERO.
Details Emerge on New Planet Of The Apes Film
20th Century Fox has not given up plans on rebooting the PLANET OF THE APES franchise, despite reports the project was killed, VULTURE reports.
Kevin Falls Crafting Powers TV Pilot
Kevin Falls (JOURNEYMAN) is writing the TV pilot for Sony's adaptation of POWERS at FX, PREMIUMHOLLYWOOD.COM reports.
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Upcoming Manga & Anime Releases from Viz
Here are few new titles to keep a critical eye open for.
Oscar Nomination Ballots Due January 23
The 5,777 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences must return their completed Oscar nominations ballots to PricewaterhouseCoopers no later than 5 p.m. on Saturday, January 23.
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Up, Mr. Fox, Coraline Land BAFTA Nods
Avatar, An Education and The Hurt Locker have each received eight nominations for the Orange British Academy Film Awards in 2010.
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Summit Entertainment Makes Push into TV
Summit Entertainment is jointly developing and producing a TV series based on PUSH with E1 Entertainment, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
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Levine Tapped to Develop Zombie Romance Novel
Jonathan Levine (THE WACKNESS, ALL THE BOYS LOVE MANDY LANE) has been tapped to write and direct an adaptation of Isaac Marion's zombie romance novel WARM BODIES, according to VARIETY.
D.J. Caruso Lands I Am Number Four
According to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER'S HEAT VISION BLOG, D.J. Caruso (EAGLE EYE, DISTURBIA) has landed a deal to direct I AM NUMBER FOUR.
Torchwood Getting U.S. Treatment from Fox
According to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, Fox is developing a U.S. version of TORCHWOOD.
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2010 Writers Guild Awards Screen Nominees Announced
The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen during the past year.
My Fearless Off the Cuff - Not So Late Resolutions for the New Year
Even though the New Year has begun, it’s not too late to think about a few resolutions… animation and otherwise…
Viz Manga Releases for 2010
I just got the list of Viz’s manga releases for the first half of 2010, and it’s a long list. So, rather than give you my fun, yet abridged synopses of these undoubtedly great titles, especially since I have yet to read any, here’s the initial installment straight from the mouth of PR:
Sony Scraps Spider-Man 4, Wants to Reboot Franchise
Spider-Man 4, which has been showing outward signs of trouble for months, has been killed by Sony Pictures, AIN'T IT COOL NEWS confirmed this afternoon.
Playing Joe Picked up by Castle Rock
A Hitchcock-style thriller from Jeff Miller, PLAYING JOE, has been optioned by Castle Rock, VARIETY reports.
Notes from under the Otaku
Change always accompanies the new year. And The Anime Beat is no different. That's right folks, I'm continuously expanding this little dog and pony show!
X-Men Spinoff Deadpool Gets Pair of Scribes
Twentieth Century Fox has hired Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the team behind ZOMBIELAND, to write the screenplay for the X-MEN spinoff DEADPOOL, VARIETY reports.
Pharrell Williams to Write Original Songs for Despicable Me
It was announced today that three-time Grammy Award winner and internationally renowned singer, songwriter, producer and designer Pharrell Williams will write original music for Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment’s upcoming 3-D CGI feature Despicable Me.
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New Line Taps Pellington to Direct Orphanage
Mark Pellington has been hired by New Line to direct ORPHANAGE, the remake of the Spanish-language ghost tale EL ORFANATO, VARIETY reports.
Shooting for Prequel to The Thing Pegged for March
The prequel to THE THING, a remake of John Carpenter's classic, is expected to begin filming in March in Toronto, COMINGSOON.NET reports.
Ghostbusters 3 Lines Up For 2011 Release
Ghostbusters 3 is finally gearing up to begin production next summer with a release expected in 2011, according to SHOCKTILLYOUDROP.COM.
Next 007 Film Described as "Shocking"
Peter Morgan (FROST/NIXON, THE QUEEN) told MI6 that James Bond 23 will be a "shocking story." Morgan has been working on the first draft of the screen play from July until October of this year, but said he couldn't give anyway anything further.
