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Bears! Berenstains on the Big Screen
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Adaptation, Animation, Family, Upcoming Releases
It seems that a new film trend is emerging. According to reports, the Berenstain Bears will soon get their own feature-length movie.
Created by Stan and Jan Berenstain, the family of bears has been entertaining kids since 1951. The franchise encompasses more than 200 books and a 1985 animated series. The movie, scheduled for a 2011 release date, will come to theaters six decades after The Berenstain Bears were first introduced. A combination of live-action and computer animation will bring the family to life.
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First Look: Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfriend in Dear John
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Sony, Adaptation, Drama, Romance, Trailers, Upcoming Releases
Dear John -
While you were gone serving our country, I was busy filming this box office bomb called Jennifer’s Body. Who knew a lesbian kiss with Megan Fox wouldn’t sell?
Anyway, I have a feeling our upcoming movie will do a thousand times better. I mean—who isn’t a sucker for Nicholas Sparks adaptations? And all women love a good cry around Valentine’s Day…especially when a hunk like you is involved.
So do your best to hurry home. Until then, I’ll continue sending you as many letters as a I can.
XOXO,
Savannah
Dear John - starring Amanda Seyfried and Channing Tatum - opens in theaters on February 5.
Read More | E! Online
Remake News: Predator, Highlander and More
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, Paramount, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Classics, Drama, Foreign, Independent, Music, Remakes, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Casting, Celeb News, Rumors, Upcoming Releases, Videos
Predator: Who better to play the new Arnold Schwarzenegger…than Adrien Brody? The Oscar winner (The Pianist) was recently announced as the star of Predators, a reboot of the 1987 sci-fi thriller. The movie, which is being produced and co-written by Robert Rodriguez, will have Brody leading the group being hunted down by alien trackers. Others cast in the Nimrod Antal film include Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Walt Goggins and Danny Trejo. The production will debut on July 9, 2010.
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Ozzy Osbourne Would Like Johnny Depp in His Shoes
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Biopics, Casting, Celebrity Gossip
Could Johnny Depp be biting off doves’ heads someday?
Black Sabbath rocker Ozzy Osbourne has just released his autobiography, I Am Ozzy, and says one of his few remaining ambitions is to see the tome turned into a film, with the Pirates of the Caribbean actor in the lead role.
“What’s left to wish for? A number one album would be good. And to have a movie made of the book, maybe with Johnny Depp playing me - I’d like that,” he revealed. “But really, I’d like to go back in time and make better choices. Still, I know now that there is no such place as Utopia. Even if I do make it to heaven, you can bet your life the toilet will stink.”
As well as career plans, Ozzy is also thinking about returning to his native UK with wife Sharon. “I don’t want to spend the rest of my life in California. There’s so much bulls**t out here and the reality is, I’m English,” he said.
Guy Ritchie Attached to Lobo
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Science Fiction, Upcoming Releases
Guy Ritchie is set to direct a live-action adaptation of Lobo, a DC Comics story.
The Sherlock Holmes filmmaker has signed on for the sci-fi action film, which follows a seven-foot tall intergalactic bounty hunter.
Despite speculation, the Warner Bros. movie will not be based on comic book miniseries Lobo: The Last Czarnian, in which the anti-hero discovered he was not the last of his race left alive as his former history teacher was still living. Instead, it follows the title character as he teams up with a teenage girl to hunt down four fugitive aliens.
The movie is being written by Don Payne and is based on the character created by Roger Slifer and Keith Giffen in 1983. Joel Silver, Akiva Goldsman and Andrew Rona are to produce the movie, with work scheduled to begin early next year.
No casting information has been announced yet.
Sequel News: Hancock, Vampire Chronicles and More
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Columbia Pictures, Sony, Universal, Weinstein Company, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Period, Science Fiction, Sequels, Thrillers, Casting, Rumors, Scripts, Technology, Upcoming Releases
Hancock: Will Smith’s reluctant superhero will be dragged into the spotlight once again. Adam Fierro and Glen Mazzara (both writers on The Shield) have just been recruited to pen the Hancock sequel for returning director Peter Berg. It’s not known if Charlize Theron or Jason Bateman will also appear in the next feature.
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First Look: Michael Cera in Youth and Revolt
Posted by Kathleen Kane Categories: Weinstein Company, Adaptation, Independent, Comedy, Trailers, Upcoming Releases
Miguel Arteta’s Youth in Revolt tells the story of Nick Twisp (Michael Cera) and his sexually driven endeavors to win the love of the girl of his dreams, Sheeni Saunders, while dealing with the absurd dysfunctions that encircle his life.
Yeah, that’s definitely a Michael Cera film.
Based on the novel by C.D. Payne, the film is set to hit theaters October 30.
Lionsgate Picks Up Kick-Ass
Posted by Kathleen Kane Categories: Lionsgate, Action, Adaptation, Horror, Satire, Comedy, Distribution, Upcoming Releases
Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.‘s brutal, satirical comic book, Kick-Ass, turned quite a few heads last month when a clip from the film adaptation was showcased at San Diego Comic Con. One of those heads turned out to be the key to landing their U.S. and Canadian distributor, Lionsgate Films.
Director Matthew Vaughn has, with the help of his own company Marv Films and Plan B Entertainment, financed the film after studios turned it down (most likely due to prepubescent Hit Girl’s uber samurai-carnage).
Lionsgate, which aims to see a wide-release in 2010, beat out Universal, Paramount and Fox Searchlight (among others) for the rights.
Considering its proclivity towards violence (Saw, The Midnight Meat Train, Hostel: Part II) and eyebrow-raising material (Religulous, W.), I would say that Vaughn and company should feel safe in the company’s money-making arms.
Read More | The Hollywood Reporter
Remake News: The Orphanage, Twilight Zone and More
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: New Line, Paramount, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Family, Horror, Remakes, Science Fiction, Comedy, Thrillers, Scripts, Upcoming Releases
The Orphanage: One of the most haunting movies I’ve seen in the past few years is being given an English-language redo. The Orphanage, the 2007 Spanish film from director Juan Antonio Bayona, will now be in the hands of Larry Fessenden. Guillermo del Toro, the producer on the original project, will serve the same role on this version. Guillermo also assisted Larry with the new script.
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Casting Corner: Jon Hamm, Billy Crudup and More
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, Lionsgate, Paramount, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Drama, Comedy, Thrillers, Casting, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Upcoming Releases
Here’s a quick look at some of the casting announcements made recently:
Jon Hamm: The Mad Men star has been cast opposite Ben Affleck in The Town, a film that Affleck will also direct. Ben will play a career thief who becomes romantically-involved with a bank manager (Vicky Cristina Barcelona‘s Rebecca Hall). Unfortunately, an FBI agent (Hamm) hunting the criminal also has his eyes set on the same woman. Production starts this month in Boston.
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