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'Oldboy' Remake Regains Speed with Spielberg and Smith?!
Posted Sunday November 9, 2008, 7:35 am, Over one day old at Cinematical
Just when you think there's no chance... Director Justin Lin was backing out of the project, and it looked like the whole thing would dissolve into development hell. But now it might be getting one hell of a Hollywood power-team behind it.
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Milla Jovovich, Former Stripper
Posted Sunday November 9, 2008, 7:35 am, Over one day old at Cinematical
The film focuses on a young, sheltered (and, well, stupid) guy who joins Alcoholics Anonymous just so he can seduce an alcoholic former stripper (Jovovich). While the neverending hordes of new stripper films never fails to irk me, there's a silver lining to the story.
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Sylvain White Takes Over 'The Losers'
Posted Sunday November 9, 2008, 7:34 am, Over one day old at Cinematical
James Vanderbilt ( Wolverine, Spiderman 4 ) has already completed the Losers script for Warner Bros, and even though the jury might still out on White's skills, at least Vanderbilt has enough comic book cred for the both of them.
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Ratner to Delay Ruining 'BHC 4' So He Can Ruin 'Conan' First
Posted Sunday November 9, 2008, 7:34 am, Over one day old at Cinematical
The screenplay is by Joshua Oppenheimer and Thomas Dean Donnelly, who also wrote Sahara and A Sound of Thunder and based their Conan script on the original stories from the 1930s. That doesn't bode well -- but then again, neither does hiring the guys who wrote Sahara and A Sound of Thunder.
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Was 'Hulk' Director Offered New 'Superman' Gig???
Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 7:35 am, Over one day old at Cinematical
Now, according to someone who wrote in to AICN, Leterrier stopped at Superman and said something like... We here at Cinematical have watched the video in question ( you can too over here ), and he definitely does look at the camera, smile and say something regarding the Superman sequel.
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Disney Prepares Comedy About ... Synchronized Swimming
Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 7:35 am, Over one day old at Cinematical
Filed under: Comedy, Sports, Deals, Scripts via videosift.com To me, the only male synchronized swimmers are the ones above -- Martin Short and Harry Shearer, with a little added choreography from a spandex-clad Christopher Guest.
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September Films Grabs Pregnant Man Story
Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 7:35 am, Over one day old at Cinematical
As soon as he popped on the unstoppable media ship that is Oprah, his name and pregnant belly were everywhere. He had the baby earlier this month, and now Variety reports that September Films have scored the worldwide rights to make an hour-long documentary called Pregnant Man.
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John Cusack Sues Over 'Stopping Power'
Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 7:35 am, Over one day old at Cinematical
According to the actor, the company convinced him to star in the ill-fated film, guaranteed that he would be paid $4.5 million, even if the movie didn't get made, and finally, that all of his expenses would be paid, which includes $50k to cover the cost of having his staff on location.
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Eco-Horror Goes Extra Vague With 'The Colony'
Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 7:35 am, Over one day old at Cinematical
No plot details for The Colony have been released -- though a bunch of other movies have used that title, including a science fiction thriller set to start filming in January -- so we can let our imaginations run free. Will Penner use his experience on Survivor to inform the tale?
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Move Aside Brangelina, Miramax is Headed for the 'Prom'
Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 7:35 am, Over one day old at Cinematical
Either they're going to create their own idea from this story, or move on and get the rights from each of the kids involved. If you're not familiar with Brooke Hauser's article, it follows a bunch of high school seniors at an international high school who are getting ready for prom.
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