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Rosenfelt to team with Kozma for romantic comedy.
3 November 2009 9:39 PM, PST | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
Sources report that Scott M. Rosenfelt who produced classics such as "Home Alone," "Mystic Pizza," and "Teen Wolf," will team with producer John Edmonds Kozma (Nick Cassavetes' "Kentucky Rhapsody") to work on a new romantic comedy. Richard O'Sullivan ("Communication Breakdown") writes "One Night With You." The story is set in the world of reality television and based on an original story by Dan Lashley ("Rose Colored Miles"). The comedy is one of three O'Sullivan-penned films in a new slate from Bang Productions and Lost Colony Entertainment, which includes the action flick "The Teacher" (from "Monk and Mercenary" producer Tarmo Urb) and the horror film "Hallows" (from "Cabin Fever 2" and "Being Michael Madsen" producer Patrick Durham). »
My Sister's Keeper to Jerk Tears on Blu-ray
3 September 2009 12:44 PM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »
Nick Cassavetes' 2009 tearjerker My Sister's Keeper is coming to Blu-ray Disc and DVD on November 17. The film, starring Cameron Diaz and Abigail Breslin, will be offered on Blu-ray in 2.4:1 1080p video and 5.1 Dolby TrueHD audio. Bonus features are confirmed to include over 15 minutes of deleted scenes; Blu-ray exclusive From Picoult to Screen: a visit with bestselling author Jodi Picoult; behind-the-scenes footage and a digital copy. My Sister's Keeper on Blu-ray will retail for $34.99. »
Cassavetes takes New Line to court
3 September 2009 11:25 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
After being fired from directing the elephant orphanage drama "Peaceable Kingdom", director Nick Cassavetes has sued New Line for fraud and breach of contract.According to Variety, Cassavetes filed the suit Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging that he was never paid for a rewrite of the script. He's also seeking damages for other work he says he passed on while working on "Kingdom." Cassavetes was attached as director in March. The story is based on the life and work of Daphne Sheldrick, who has devoted her life to preventing elephant extinction by laboring to save baby elephants left orphaned by war, poaching and culling. Jeff Stockwell ("Bridge to Terabithia") wrote the screenplay.Cassavetes most recently directed "My Sister's Keeper" for »
- Adnan Tezer
There Are No Words: Fox Developing Big Momma's House 3
3 September 2009 6:30 AM, PDT | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »
· It had to happen eventually: Fox plans to revive its $300 million-generating franchise masterpiece Big Momma's House, recruiting writer Randi Mayem Singer to work out a screenplay for the series' third installment. The best part of the story: "Log line is under wraps." I'd like to see Singer go meta, dramatizing a behind-the-scenes duel between the Sony suits who greenlit White Chicks 2 and the Fox suits who reacted with this, both jockeying for market share in Hollywood's ultra-competitive Pandering Minstrelsy bracket. Anyone got a better idea? [Variety]
Nick Cassavetes sics his lawyers on New Line, Boondock Saints II finds an outlet, and much more Hollywood Ink after the jump. »
Notebook Director Sues Film Studio
3 September 2009 5:11 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
The Notebook filmmaker Nick Cassavetes is suing bosses of a leading Hollywood studio after they reportedly dropped him as a director and refused to pay him any money.
The screenwriter claims he was hired by New Line Cinema to "supervise the script" for movie Elephant Orphanage, for which he agreed a fee of $275,000 (£171,875).
He was also reportedly promised "several million dollars" to direct the film - but Cassavetes insists he had to completely re-write the script, which he would normally charge $750,000 (£468,750) for.
In the lawsuit, Cassavetes states that after he finished the script movie bosses dropped him as director of the picture and refused to pay him any money.
The My Sister's Keeper writer is requesting $1,050,000 (£656,250) for his services, plus the money he was allegedly promised to direct the film. »
Director Nick Cassavetes Sues New Line Over Unpaid Script Work
3 September 2009 3:05 AM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
Director Nick Cassavetes is suing New Line Cinema for an unpaid work. "The Notebook" helmer claims the film studio baited him into working on a big budget project, only to drop him right before its production start.
The filmmaker was allegedly asked by New Line to "supervise" a script for the film "Elephant Orphanage," which he agreed to take for 5,000 along with the promise that he would be paid "several million dollars" to direct the film.
But the simple supervision turned out to be a complete rewrite, a work he usually charges 0,000 for, according to TMZ.
When he finished the script, Cassavetes was dropped as a director and refused to pay him anything.
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Director Nick Cassavetes sues New Line Cinema for fraud.
3 September 2009 12:55 AM, PDT | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
Director and writer Nick Cassavetes has sued New Line Cinema for fraud and breach of contract after he was fired from directing "Peaceable Kingdom," an elephant orphanage drama. Suit was filed by Cassavetes on Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court alleging that he was never paid for a rewrite of the script. Parent company Warner Bros. Pictures had no comment about the suit. Cassavetes was attached to helm the project in March. The story tells of the life and work of Daphne Sheldrick who devoted her life to preventing extinction of elephants by saving baby elephants who were orphaned... »
Nick Cassavetes Sues New Line
2 September 2009 11:37 PM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
The last time Nick Cassavetes directed a movie for New Line, the result was this summer’s sleeper weepie, My Sister’s Keeper, which pulled in a respectable $69 million worldwide. Based on that, you’d think that all would be well between the two parties.Until, that is, today, when Cassavetes issued a lawsuit against New Line Cinema, alleging breach of contract and fraud.Cassavetes’ lawsuit comes after he was fired from the drama Peaceable Kingdom, a Gorillas In The Mist-style biopic of Daphne Sheldrick, a campaigner who dedicates her lives to rescuing baby elephants from the ravages of war, poaching and smuggling.Cassavetes came on board the movie in March, but was recently fired. The lawsuit alleges that he did not receive payment he was due for undertaking a rewrite of Jeff Stockwell’s script; and it also covers payment for other projects that he claimed he turned down during the same period, »
'Notebook' Director Cries Over Movie Ending
2 September 2009 11:15 PM, PDT | TMZ | See recent TMZ news »
The guy who directed "The Notebook" is finally experiencing the kind of sadness that he made us endure -- the kind of sadness that only a couple million dollars could cure. Nick Cassavetes -- who's also a prominent movie writer -- has just filed a ...
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Nick Cassavetes sues New Line Cinema big time
2 September 2009 8:58 PM, PDT | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »
Nick Cassavetes has had enough, and it seems his collaboration with New Line Cinema is now coming to an end. The filmmaker has decided to sue the studio over the upcoming "Peaceable Kingdom," which is based on the life and career of Dame Daphne Sheldrick, an animal conservationist.
The Hollywood Reporter says trouble started when Cassavetes was promised to direct the film but ended up being fired instead. Jeff Stockwell wrote a draft of the script, which Cassavetes was apparently asked to rewrite. When he turned in his new version, New Line supposedly kicked him out. »
- Franck Tabouring
Nick Cassavetes Sues New Line
2 September 2009 4:45 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By Amy Kaufman
Nick Cassavetes is suing New Line Cinema over a claim that he was promised a job directing the film "Peaceable Kingdom" only to be axed from the movie after handing over a full rewrite of the script for which he was not paid.
Cassavetes, who has directed the classic chick flick "The Notebook" and this summer's tear jerker "My Sister's Keeper" for New Line, says the studio agreed to pay him $275,000 (plus an additional $25,000 for office space) in March to oversee script development.
He also alleges in a lawsuit filed Tu... »
- Amy Kaufman
Nick Cassavetes Suing New Line Over Elephant Movie
2 September 2009 4:23 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Back in March we reported that Nick Cassavetes, the weepie director of The Notebook and My Sister's Keeper, would be shifting gears to direct Peaceable Kingdom, a drama about elephant conservationist Daphne Sheldrick. Now not only is that project not happening, but it's ending in a lawsuit. According to THR, Cassavetes is suing New Line Cinema, claiming he delivered a full rewrite of the script only to be booted from the project entirely. The lawsuit reads, "New Line made promises to (Cassavetes) that he would direct the film in order to obtain his services as a writer without having to enter into a separate writer's agreement and pay him his usual fee for a complete page one rewrite." Suing a major movie studio can't be easy-- they've got lawyers like I've got fruit flies-- but maybe New Line is an easier target, given that it's a studio that barely exists »
'Time Traveler's Wife': Welcome back, Rachel McAdams?
15 August 2009 1:31 PM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
We won't have a complete box office report until tomorrow, but The Time Traveler's Wife made a tidy $7.7 million yesterday, and if predictions are to be believed, the movie will keep holding its own just fine at the cineplex this weekend, serving as a perfect slice of counter programming against this week's sci-fi sensation, District 9. The big-screen adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger's best-selling novel is shaping up to be Rachel McAdams' first hit since 2005's The Family Stone, which is a decent feat, considering the reviews have ranged from lukewarm enjoyment to outright befuddlement. I'm with the critics on this one. Having read Niffenegger's book, I went into the movie hoping to experience some real, hot-and-bothered romantic swooning. We're talking about McAdams and Eric Bana here, actors with the potential to push the smokin' quotient off the charts! But the movie just sort of bumps along without the »
- Missy Schwartz
Cameron Diaz talks ‘Green Hornet’ and her feelings on the script
30 July 2009 6:46 AM, PDT | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
"Hi Ms. Diaz, I'm here to clean your pool....whoa."
Cameron Diaz will indeed join the cast of the upcoming adaptation of the cult ’60s show, The Green Hornet, as Lenore Case, “a crime specialist.”
“Lenore, yes, and I think that’s all I can tell you or else I would have to kill you,” she told MTV. “I read the whole script. I know what happens exactly, and I’m not telling you.”
On Atomic Popcorn I reported that both Diaz and Nicolas Cage were in talks for the Michael Gondry directed feature. While Diaz sounds excited about the project, Cage is still believed to be in the discussion-making process.
Cameron Diaz was recently at Comic Con in San Diego discussing her recently completed mystery-thriller The Box, based on the story from horror legend Richard Matheson (I Am Legend). She was last seen in the Nick Cassavetes film My Sister’s Keeper. »
- Erik Buckman
Locarno Film Festival unveils lineup
15 July 2009 10:51 AM, PDT | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »
Locarno, a Swiss fest dedicated to indie arthouse fair, especially with an arthouse lilt, has unveiled its lineup and it includes 10 world premiers. Locarno premiers serious weirdness (and awesomeness) like David Manuli's Beket (review here) which bowed last year.
I have yet to go through everything, so I'm just posting this as of now.
Check the full lineup after the break.
The Locarno Film Festival
Piazza Grande
"500 Days of Summer," Marc Webb, U.S. (opener)
"Blue Sofa" (short), Giuseppe Baresi, Pippo Delbono, Lara Fremder, Italy
"The Two Horses of Genghis Khan" (closer), Byambasuren Davaa, Germany
"Giulias Verschwinden," Christoph Schaub, Switzerland
"La Guerre des fils de la lumiere contre les fils des tenebres," Amos Gitai, France
"The Valley," Mihaly Gyorik, Switzerland-Italy-Hungary
"Les Derniers jours du monde," Arnaud Larrieu and Jean-Marie Larrieu, France-Spain-Taiwan
"Les Yeux de Simone" (short), Jean-Louis Porchet, Switzerland-France
"My Sister's Keeper," Nick Cassavetes, U.S.
"Petit Indi," Marc Recha, »
Awkward Kissing on Harry Potter set/A Rose by any other name./”Asteroids” movie: is this a joke?/My Sister’s Keeper includes a performance not to be forgotten
6 July 2009 8:12 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Awkward Kissing on Harry Potter set Emma Watson ("Harry Potter's Hermione) recently commented that "...in a new interview on the BBC's "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross," the 19-year-old revealed kissing Rupert (Grint), who plays teen wizard Ron Weasley, was just about the most uncomfortable filming experience she's had in her career so far." Emma commented: "We did the kiss two weeks ago and it was the most horrible thing I've ever had to do...There are millions of girls out there who would probably chop their left arm off to kiss [Rupert], but it just felt like incest. That's the only way I can describe it." I guess thats what happens when you spend "...half of (your) life playing Hermione Granger alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint in the "Harry Potter" series." In an interview with FHM magazine "before he filmed the love scene with Watson...(Grint stated) "I’ll be »
- Drew Williamson
Weekend Box Office: 'Revenge of the Fallen' Defines Critic-Proof
29 June 2009 9:45 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Well, don't we all feel a little silly. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, the movie that received the most hysterically negative reviews of 2009 opened to by far the year's biggest numbers -- $201 million since Wednesday, according to estimates. That's just a couple million shy of the first-five-days-of-release record set by The Dark Knight, though that movie opened on a Thursday. (It's tough to truly compare opening weekends of mega-blockbusters these days, since God knows on what day of the week they all hit theaters.) I hope everyone is looking forward to Transformers 3, where Autobots will discover fart jokes.
The only movie to dare take on Revenge of the Fallen in wide release, was the Nick Cassavetes weepie My Sister's Keeper, which opened to a respectable $12 million -- almost as strong as Cassavetes' The Notebook, though unlikely to be carried to an $80 million cume by good word-of-mouth. Year One took a big tumble, »
- Eugene Novikov
When Is It Ok to Change the Original Ending?
28 June 2009 2:33 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
How faithful should film adaptations be? The issue arises both with novels and with films that are remade: fans of the original are none-too-pleased to see the personality of beloved characters changed, settings or time periods moved, or -- horror of horrors! -- the ending changed. Watchmen ignited a mini-firestorm with the decision to alter the ending of the original graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. On a somewhat smaller scale, faithful readers of Jodi Picoult's novel My Sister's Keeper are upset that the ending was changed for Nick Cassavetes' just-released movie version.
Author Picoult disclaims responsibility while trying to be diplomatic. "Yes, I know the ending is different," she writes on her official site. "Yes, I know some of you are very upset. I didn't change it. The author has no control over the movie, and it was hard for me to accept too. However, »
- Peter Martin
‘My Sister’s Keeper’: An Emotional Look at a Modern Moral Dilemma
28 June 2009 2:21 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – The advancement of medicine has brought about many things: longer life-expectancy, treatments for serious illnesses such as cancer, artificial conception, and genetic modification. Though there are positive aspects to each of these things, inherent within each are moral dilemmas we will have to face.
Rating: 2.5/5.0 “My Sister’s Keeper” casts the spotlight on such a dilemma. Abigail Breslin (of “Little Miss Sunshine” and “Defiantly, Maybe”) plays Anna, a child who was conceived artificially to be a perfect genetic match and donor for her dying sister, Kate (Sofia Vassilieva of “Medium”).
Read Elizabeth Oppriecht’s full review of “My Sister’s Keeper” in our reviews section. From a very young age Kate has been diagnosed with Leukemia, and both girls suffer through numerous medical procedures to keep her alive.
At the age of 11, Anna decides to file suit against her parents, Sara and Brian (Cameron Diaz of “Something About Mary »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Cameron Diaz Goes From Mom to Single Girl, Again
27 June 2009 11:20 AM, PDT | TheImproper.com | See recent TheImproper.com news »
Cameron Diaz says she is "very excited" about teaming up with Tom Cruise and playing a single woman after her latest role as a mother. The "Vanilla Sky" co-stars have approved the script for the Nick Cassavetes directed "Wichita." The follows an undercover agent who meets a woman with a terrible dating history. "It's an action film, so I'm really excited to work him," she said. Diaz's latest film, "My Sister's Keeper" is opening worldwide this weekend. Diaz says she was okay with playing the part of a mother in the melodrama, even though she has no children of her own, and no plans to have them anytime soon. »
- kgirard@theimproper.com (Keith Girard)
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