By THE DEADLINE TEAM October 29, 2013 2013’s White House action hit Olympus Has Fallen will be sequelized as NuImage/Millennium Films bring returning stars Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, and Morgan Freeman to London. This time around POTUS (Eckhart) and his trusted Secret Service bodyguard Mike Banning (Butler) plus an English MI6 agent are the only …
By Dave McNary October 29, 2013 Shooting set to start in London in May. Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart and Morgan Freeman have come on board for Millennium Films “London Has Fallen” in a reprise of their roles from “Olympus Has Fallen” (pictured). Millennium’s affiliate Nu Image will begin selling international markets at next week’s American Film Market. Producers are Gerard Butler, …
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October 14, 2013 Dwayne Johnson has closed a deal to star in San Andreas, New Line’s earthquake disaster movie. Brad Peyton, who directed Johnson in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, is helming the project, which is being produced by Beau Flynn and Tripp Vinson. With Johnson closing his deal, New Line is planning for an …
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By Justin Kroll October 14, 2013 After helping revive several franchises, Dwayne Johnson is ready to jumpstart a fresh property as he is set to star in New Line’s 3D disaster pic “San Andreas.” Brad Peyton is attached to direct with “The Conjuring” scribes Carey Hayes and Chad Hayes writing the most recent draft that …
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By Mike Fleming Jr. October 12, 2013 UPDATE: I’ve gathered more intelligence on the flashy late night spec script deal made by Universal for Aaron Berg‘s Section 6 script about the formation of the British intelligence agency MI6. It’s not only an exceptional deal for a new writer; I’m hard pressed to come up with …
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By Boris Kit October 12, 2013 Universal has come out on top in the bidding war for Section 6, the hot spec script by Aaron Berg that jolted the market this week. While all the studios were in the mix, including high-profile producers such as David Heyman and Mary Parent, it came down to Sony and …
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By: Andy Greene October, 5, 2013 Ken Marino is the kind of celebrity you totally recognize but can’t quite place. You might know him from the cult comedy series Party Down or as Katie Holmes’ slimy professor on Dawson’s Creek. But to men of a certain age, he’ll always be Louie, the mega-obnoxious character on MTV’s …
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By Mike Fleming Jr. October 4, 2013 EXCLUSIVE: Fox 2000 and The Donners Company’s Lauren Shuler Donnerhave set up the D.J. MacHale novel trilogy Sylo. Shuler Donner and Donners’ production president Jack Leslie brought in a package that hasThor Freudenthal to direct and Marc Guggenheim to adapt. Shuler Donner and Leslie will produce. The series …