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24 Movie to Film in Early 2012
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: 20th Century Fox, Action, Mystery, Political, Thrillers, Celeb News, Rumors, Scripts, Upcoming Releases
The 24 movie will begin shooting in spring. 20th Century Fox have given the go-ahead to the big screen spin-off of the popular TV series - which came to an end after eight series earlier this year - with a proposed schedule hinged on when renowned writer Mark Bomback delivers a new version of Billy Ray's original screen play.
Mark is expected to submit his script early in the new year, meaning filming on the movie - which will see Kiefer Sutherland return to the role of Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) agent Jack Bauer - can begin a few months later. According to Deadline.com, the studio currently has around five directors in mind to helm the project, which has been in the pipeline for several years.
Kiefer has previously spoken of his "excitement" about the film, which will see 24 change from its usual real-time format in order to cope with the limitations of cinema: "It is going to be a two-hour representation of a 24 hour day, so we were not going to be restrained by the real time aspect of the TV show. With the TV show we always had to have the crisis come to us because we couldn't move. Twice we put Jack on a plane and it was a disaster. This will be different - it will be very feasible to get from Eastern Europe to England in the course of 24 hours! And the crisis can be more personal - it doesn't have to be a huge bomb, it doesn't have to take out the rest of the world. It's very exciting."
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Will ‘Arrested Development’ Come to the Big Screen?
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Adaptation, Comedy, Rumors
In a recent radio interview, actor Jeffrey Tambor revealed some exciting news to Arrested Development fans. The show may be turned into a movie.
Tambor told an XM Radio program that he recently received a phone call from Ron Howard, the series’ Executive Producer and narrator. Howard wanted to gauge his interest in a possible reunion. It seems there’s been a real “push” to have a film made. Jeffrey expressed excitement about the project and claimed co-star Jason Bateman would be up for it as well.
Although the show had a strong fan base, critical acclaim and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, the show never found the numbers (or network support) it needed to last more than three seasons. So I guess the question is: Can the program translate to the big screen? If a lack of interest was what killed the series to being with, could it possibly succeed in a different format?
What about Bateman? Would he really be up for it? That guy has really had a nice film streak as of late. And let’s not forget Michael Cera, the new poster boy for geeks everywhere.
Maybe the producers should wait and see how Sex and the City and X-Files fare before setting anything in stone.
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‘Thank You for Smoking’ Now A TV Series
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Adaptation, Drama, Books
The 2006 film, Thank You For Smoking, will now see itself repackaged as a USA Network series. A television version of the Christopher Buckley novel version had been swirling around for some time (it was once considered by NBC) and has now found a home on cable.
The film adaptation starred Aaron Eckhart as Nick Naylor, a spokesperson for tobacco industry. His M.O.D. squad (‘Merchants of Death’) friends included Maria Bello and David Koechner (lobbyists for the alcohol and gun industries, respectively). Naylor did a great job doing what he was paid for, yet had a slight change of attitude by the movie’s end. The Eckhart-free series would see Naylor supporting those ‘more deserving’ while continuing to ride the moral fine line.
My love for anything Aaron Eckhart has biased me against any remakes—though Dirty Sexy Money’s Peter Krause might have been a good option here. What do you think? Do you think this could be pulled off?
Read More | Variety
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