Month: September 2013

By: Lucas Shaw and Jeff Sneider September 27, 2013 Kealan O’Rourke will rewrite “Emily the Strange,” a movie based on the Dark Horse graphic novels that will star Chloe Grace Moretz as the titular goth girl, according to two individuals with knowledge of the deal. Melisa Wallack (“Mirror Mirror”) wrote a previous draft of the script, …

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By Erik Hayden SEPTEMBER 20, 2013 “Modern Family’s” Danny Zuker and Christopher Lloyd were also recipients of the prize. David O. Russell and Ryan Coogler were among the writers honored with the Humanitas Prize, it was announced on Friday.The filmmakers, who also will receive a $10,000 prize, were named recipients of the award at a …

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By Scott Feinberg September 15, 2013 THR’s awards analyst dissects the Elmore Leonard adaptation, which stars Jennifer Aniston, and identifies the top contenders for the fest’s most coveted prizes. TORONTO — The 38th Toronto International Film Festival — my seventh — came to a close on Saturday night, following 10 days of wall-to-wall programming, with …

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By Dave McNary September 13, 2013 “American Heist” director Sarik Andreasyan is helming from a script by Andre Fabrizio and Jeremy Passmore. Willis will portray a man who confronts a retired Las Vegas mob enforcer forced to return to the city when his daughter goes missing. Randall Emmett and George Furla are producing with Adam …

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By Mike Fleming Jr. September 11, 2013 EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions are nearing a deal for a tag-team release of Life Of Crime, Daniel Schechter’s black comic adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s book The Switch. The deal will be for U.S. rights and it will be worth several million dollars. I will try to get more …

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By: Mike Fleming Jr. September 11, 2013 EXCLUSIVE: APA has signed Josh Waller, whose Toronto film McCanick just sold to Well Go USA. Waller is partners in SpectreVision with Elijah Wood and Daniel Noah. McCanick, produced by Bleiberg Entertainment, is the last pic Cory Montieth starred in before his death from a drug overdose. Pic is …

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By Mike Fleming Jr. September 9, 2013 BREAKING: Bruce Willis will star in The Prince, an action thriller that will be produced and financed by Emmett/Furla Films. The $15 million budget film will be directed by Sarik Andreasyan (American Heist) from a script by Andre Fabrizio and Jeremy Passmore (represented by Paradigm, manager Adam Goldworm at …

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By: Mike Fleming Jr. September 7, 2013 EXCLUSIVE: Looks like director Werner Herzogis going to get a new Queen Of The Desert. I’m hearing that Naomi Watts is exiting the film about the early 20th Century explorer Gertrude Bell, and that Nicole Kidman is in talks to take the plum role. This follows a switch of …

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By Borys Kit September 7, 2013 Alison Owen and Michael Benaroya will produce the adaptation of the Emma Forrest memoir. Emma Watson has signed to star in Your Voice in My Head, the adaptation of theEmma Forrest memoir that Francesca Gregorini will direct. Academy Award nominee Alison Owen, a producer on the upcoming Saving Mr. …

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