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Hurwitz Taking 'Arrested Development' Movie to Prison?
26 October 2009 7:03 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Earlier this month we told you that "Arrested Development" creator Mitch Hurwitz was scripting an absolutely for-reals, big-screen Arrested Development movie, and that he would direct it himself. Speaking at a writing panel this weekend at the Austin Film Festival (where he appeared alongside Steven Zaillian and Ad executive producer Ron Howard), Hurwitz dropped a few more hints about what exactly we might be seeing plot-wise, and it sounds like somebody in the Bluth family (or heck, maybe all of 'em) will be heading to prison.
Honestly, it's hard to tell what Hurwitz meant when he briefly gave in to moderating producer Marcia Nasatir's prodding at the "Art of Storytelling" panel in Austin. According to Austin 360, "Hurwitz relented to Nasatir, and said that there would be a heavy jail presence and then made jokes about the inclusion of Tarp money, a nod to the inability of a film to »
- Jen Yamato
Remake of 'Red Riding' Trilogy Added To Ridley Scott's To-Do List
15 October 2009 8:00 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
The recent UK miniseries "Red Riding" condensed four lengthy crime novels into three feature-length episodes. Now Columbia Pictures wants to squish everything into a single movie, and the studio is looking to Oscar-winning screenwriter Steven Zaillian ("Schindler's List") to handle that task, according to Variety.
Columbia is also said to be negotiating with Ridley Scott to direct the adaptation, but it's hard to imagine the "Blade Runner" director having room in his pipeline to commit to anymore films. After he finishes his "Robin Hood" movie, Scott is attached to helm the board game-adaptation "Monopoly," the prequel to "Alien" an adaptation of "Brave New World" and his sci-fi pet project "The Forever War."
And he's been offered about 43,968,034,960,394 other gigs in the past year. So, even if Columbia wanted him to merely produce "Red Riding," he would seem to be too busy. This is likely just one of those cases in »
- Christopher Campbell
Columbia Wants Scott and Zaillian for Red Riding
15 October 2009 7:39 AM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
I’m somewhat convinced that Ridley Scott — either by his own nature or by the wishes of studios — will eventually attach his name in some capacity to every film on the horizon. A quick scan of IMDb reveals that the director of Blade Runner and Gladiator has twenty two films in the works, including his Alien prequel and his bizarre Monopoly film.
Now, Columbia Pictures wants Scott and writer Steven Zaillian (Schindler’s List, American Gangster, Moneyball) to remake the U.K. miniseries Red Riding, based on a series of David Peace novels.
Scott will serve as a producer for the film, which will center around “power and police corruption framed around the investigation of the disappearance of several young girls.” The setting will be relocated to the United States for the abbreviated film version.
Scott and Zaillian are collaborators, having worked together on both Gangster and Hannibal. While both are extremely talented, »
- John Cooper
Ridley Scott in Talks to Direct Adaptation of Red Riding
15 October 2009 3:27 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
Variety writes that Ridley Scott is in talks with Columbia to direct a feature-length adaptation of the British mini-series Red Riding. Columbia recently acquired the rights, and the studio is courting Scott and screenwriter Steven Zaillian as potential collaborators on the project. The two worked together previously on American Gangster and Hannibal.
The miniseries was based on a series of novels by David Peace and aired in March 2009 as three feature-length episodes, which took place in 1974, 1980, and 1983. The first story centers around a reporter (played by Andrew Garfield) who investigates the abductions of several Yorkshire-area girls. His efforts are hampered by corrupt local police, who have been paid off by a greedy businessman (played by Sean Bean) trying to build a mall in the area.
Scott and Zaillian, should they agree to take on the project, would move the action to the Us and condense all three episodes into one feature-length movie. »
- Rich Z Zwelling
Ridley Scott remaking Red Riding?
15 October 2009 12:45 AM, PDT | TotalFilm | See recent TotalFilm news »
There are some directors who has quite busy development plates. Then there's Ridley Scott, who seems ready to add a Red Riding remake to his overly crowded schedule. Sony has bought the rights to both the miniseries about police corruption and misuse of power - shown over here on Channel 4 - and David Peace's original source novels. While the series will have a Us release, Sony wants to take the five-hour plot and have Steven Zaillian (who worked with Scott on American Gangster and Hannibal) squash it down into one film. What? No plans...
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- James White
Ridley Scott to direct 'Red Riding'
14 October 2009 10:52 PM, PDT | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »
Ridley Scott may direct Columbia Pictures' remake of the U.K. miniseries "Red Riding," based on four David Peace novels. Oscar-nominated screenwriter Steven Zaillian is in talks to write the screenplay.
Variety says the series focuses on police corruption surrounding the investigation of the disappearance on a group of young girls. The compressed remake will be set in the U.S. rather than Britain.
The last U.K. miniseries to hit the big screen as a remake was "State of Play," a film I really enjoyed, even though I haven't seen the original series yet.
Scott is currently in post-production on "Robin Hood." He also directed "Body of Lies" and "American Gangster," which Zaillian wrote. Zaillian is working on "Moneyball." »
- Franck Tabouring
Ridley Scott goes 'Red Riding' for Sony
14 October 2009 7:00 PM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Earlier today, the full line-up for the AFI Fest in Hollywood was announced, and one of the things I'm most looking forward to seeing is the "Red Riding" trilogy. The movies were originally produced by Channel 4 for the UK, but IFC Films picked them up for theatrical release. They just played Telluride, and the buzz I've heard on them has been incredibly strong. So, of course, they're going to be remade. The remake's got a hell of a pedigree. Steve Zallian is going to be writing the film, and Ridley Scott is set to direct. Can't really complain about a team like that. ... »
Columbia Goes Red Riding
14 October 2009 6:43 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
In a story from Variety, Columbia Pictures has bought the rights to remake the U.K. miniseries Red Riding. They are also talking with Steve Zaillian to write the script and Ridley Scott to direct it.
The project is based on four David Peace novels. It is going to be distributed in the U.S. this fall by IFC. Columbia bought the rights to the mini and the novel series.
Red Riding looks at power and police corruption. It is "framed around the investigation of the disappearance of several young girls."
In the film, the setting is going to be the U.S. The miniseries is five plus hours long.
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Anvil! Takes La
9 October 2009 8:58 AM, PDT | IndieWIRE | See recent indieWIRE news »
At an event hosted by Tilda Swinton, Catherine Keener, Michel Gondry and Rainn Wilson, the members of the band Anvil! - subjects of Sacha Gervasi’s doc “Anvil! The Story of Anvil” - celebrated the release of the film’s DVD. Pictured with the band are the film’s producer Rebecca Yeldham, Gervasi, and moderator Steven Zaillian at a Q&A following the film’s screening at the WGA theater in Los Angeles. Cameron Crowe, Edward … »
The Hannibal Lecter Collection (Blu-ray Review)
26 September 2009 11:30 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
“It rubs the lotion on its skin.” “Now it places the lotion in the basket.” Anyway, enough of my usual at home internet surfing activities. I’ve got a review to write damn it, and write one I shall.
Freshly hitting store shelves and web retailers nationwide is MGM’s latest Hannibal Lecter Collection, now on Blu-ray, just in time for the Halloween and holiday season. Like the previous DVD collection of the same heading, this new collection features Manhunter (the first Thomas Harris adaptation featuring the now notorious Hannibal Lecter, then portrayed rather effectively by Brian Cox), Silence Of The Lambs (ushering the ever talented Sir Anthony Hopkins into the maniacal role of Lecter), and Hannibal now with picture and sound so stunningly clear you can almost smell Clarice Starling’s Evian skin cream and L'Air du Temps perfume.
While I’d like to tell you that this collection »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Compton)
Blu-Ray Round Up: MGM Releases Wave of Modern Horror Classics
22 September 2009 6:16 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Start planning your Halloween marathon now. Last week, we highlighted the Universal wave of titles that included greats like “Shaun of the Dead” and “Army of Darkness” and we’re back with another wave of modern horror classics, including Oscar winners “Silence of the Lambs” and “Misery”.
The Blu-Ray Round-Up, HollywoodChicago.com’s regular column that highlights synopsis, tech details, and special features for titles that might otherwise fall through your Blu-Ray buying cracks, doesn’t usually play favorites, but every good horror fan should have “Manhunter,” “Silence,” “Child’s Play,” and “Misery” in their collection. Whether or not you need to own the “Wrong Turn” films is something only you can decide.
All five titles were released last week, September 15th, 2009. Both “Child’s Play” and “Misery” are presented in a Bd/DVD combo pack with both HD and standard versions of the film.
“Child’s Play”
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- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Mike Nichols is in 'Deep Water'
17 August 2009 4:20 PM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Fox 2000 has set Mike Nichols to direct and Joe Penhall to write "Deep Water," an adaptation of the 1957 Patricia Highsmith novel.Penhall most recently adapted the Cormac McCarthy novel "The Road," which stars Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron.According to Variety, "Deep Water" will be a co-production of Film Rites and Film 360, the film production division of Management 360. Steven Zaillian, Nichols and Ben Forkner will produce.Guymon Casady and Garrett Basch are executive producers.Highsmith wrote the thrillers "Strangers on a Train" and "The Talented Mr. Ripley." In "Deep Water," a couple in a loveless marriage hang on through an arrangement whereby the husband permits the wife to take lovers. The suspense builds as those lovers begin dying. »
- Adnan Tezer
Timecrimes Director Moves Forward In Hollywood
31 July 2009 9:21 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Odds are you didn't catch Timecrimes when it had its tiny debut last fall. The Spanish time-travel thriller was one of the twistiest, most entertaining sci-fi movies I saw all of last year, and deserved a much wider audience than it got. At least the movie's director, Nacho Vigalondo, will be given a bigger shot. He's been picked to direct Gangland for Mandate Pictures and Steven Zaillian, an action comedy based on Vigalondo's idea which will be put into a screenplay by Pat Healy. The story, as described in THR, sounds kind of like Tron for the Grand Theft Auto generation. A team of cocky video-game developers find themselves trapped in a real-life version of the game they promised to deliver. Rather than riding around on lightcycles, they apparently have to escape the gangsters in the underworld they created. A final little detail in the story is that Timecrimes will »
Aaron Sorkin Provides Relief to ‘Moneyball’
10 July 2009 6:41 PM, PDT | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
The past month has been rough for Moneyball, which saw a rare eleventh hour cancellation by Sony over a script dispute last month. The adaptation of Michael Lewis’ non-fiction book about the Oakland A’s was dropped five days before it was supposed to start shooting and Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh was removed from the project. In interviews during the fallout, Sony Pictures co-chairman Amy Pascal defended her decision to scrap the $57 million budget and the $10 million already spent in development. Reports said Soderbergh turned in a script days before production was to start in Arizona with “radical changes” to the one written by Steven Zaillian and approved by Sony. Pascal cites the difference in expectations...
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- Jeff Leins
So what's up with Brad Pitt's 'Moneyball'?
10 July 2009 12:55 PM, PDT | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »
Just a couple of weeks ago we learned Columbia pulled the plug on Steven Soderbergh's sports drama "Moneyball" and put it into turnaround, but according to new reports, the studio is still on board.
So what's actually going on with this thing? Will we ever get to see it? According to Variety, yes, we will, but not from Soderbergh, whose rewrite of Steven Zaillian's script failed to impress studio head Amy Pascal.
Pascal's move to halt the project after disliking Soderbergh's vision came as an unexpected move, particularly because the film was all ready to shoot with Brad Pitt in the lead. Despite Soderbergh's exit, Pitt is apparently still attached.
Aaron Sorkin ("Charlie Wilson's War") has now been brought on-board to rewrite the script. The film is based on Michael Lewis' book "Moneyball: The Art of Winning An Unfair Game."
The central story follows Billy Beane, the »
- Franck Tabouring
Sorkin Penning Pitt's Moneyball
10 July 2009 7:02 AM, PDT | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
Aaron Sorkin is ready to play ball. With Steven Soderbergh dropping out of its Brad Pitt vehicle Moneyball, due to the usual "creative differences," Columbia Pictures is aiming to get the baseball film back on base by hiring West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin to give it a nice polish so it can move into production. But exactly who will be taking the reins on the project is another matter. The studio's president, Amy Pascal, put the brakes on Moneyball last month because she wasn't keen on the Ocean's Thirteen helmer's less-than-commercial vision for Steven Zaillian's latest draft, which the studio loved but which he wanted to turn into a docudrama featuring interviews with real-life... »
Moneyball Still Alive, Soderbergh Out as Director
10 July 2009 3:44 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
A couple of weeks ago, Sony's Columbia Pictures unexpectedly announced that it would scrap Moneyball, Steven Soderbergh's planned baseball flick. The announcement came just a few days before shooting was to begin in Phoenix.
Today, Variety reported that Sony plans to continue the project, but without Soderbergh behind the camera. Sony Chairman Amy Pascal reportedly read Soderbergh's rewriteof Steven Zaillian's screenplay and objected to the changes. Soderbergh had apparently planned an unorthodox narrative structure and a documentary style that the studio worried would alienate audiences. There also may have been a secondary concern that the baseball-centric theme would detract from worldwide ticket sales.
Brad Pitt is still on board to star as Billy Beane, the Oakland A's manager whose unique economical and statistical approach allowed the team to compete with more lucrative baseball franchises such as the Yankees.
The studio will also hire Aaron Sorkin to make some changes to Zaillian's script, »
- Rich Z Zwelling
Canceled Brad Pitt Movie Could Rise Again
10 July 2009 3:10 AM, PDT | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Jaws dropped last month when Sony Pictures canceled the $50-million Brad Pitt movie Moneyball only days before it was scheduled to start shooting - but now, apparently, the studio is working to shut those mouths. The West Wing writer and creator Aaron Sorkin has been brought in to do a quick re-write on a script that Sony had ultimately deemed too arty and documentary-like in approach, reports The New York Times. The studio also hopes to add Oscar-winning producer Scott Rudin (There Will Be Blood, No Country for Old Men) to the movie's creative team. Based on Michael Lewis's nonfiction »
- Stephen M. Silverman
Moneyball Back On, Without Soderbergh
9 July 2009 3:56 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Steven Soderbergh made a four-hour epic about Che Guevara, and a digital film starring a porn star. He is not the kind of guy who struggles to get a movie greenlit. But not only did Sony turn him down when he attempted to make his version of Michael Lewis' book Moneyball, they've now kicked him off the project entirely. Variety is reporting that Brad Pitt will still star in the film, and Sony will still make it, but Sodbergh is no longer on board as director. Amid rumors that Steven Zaillian's script was what made Sony pull the plug to begin with, the studio has pulled in Aaron Sorkin to rewrite it. Sorkin, remember, made Sports Night before putting his stamp on politics with The West Wing, so presumably he knows what he's talking about here. Sorkin is currently working with David Fincher on the Facebook movie The Social Network, »
Steven Soderbergh Says Goodbye to Moneyball
2 July 2009 2:33 AM, PDT | TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news »
Late last month Columbia Pictures, at the last minute, backed out of Moneyball, an adaptation of Michael Lewis’ book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game that had Brad Pitt in the lead role and Oscar winner Steven Soderbergh behind the camera. After Columbia pulled the plug, Soderbergh and company tried to shop the film around to Warner Bros. and Paramount, but both passed. And now, in a New York Times article focusing on the collapse of film, it’s been revealed that Soderbergh has left the project. The film would have focused on Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland Athletics who used a sophisticated computer analysis system to piece together a team that regularly contended for the World Series despite a payroll dramatically lower than such big-market rivals as the New York Yankees. Pitt and comedian Demetri Martin were the major actors cast, with other »
- James Cook
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