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Johnny Depp to play The Tourist to Angelina Jolie's Interpol agent
5 November 2009 7:41 AM, PST | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Johnny Depp is deep in talks to star opposite Angelina Jolie in the film The Tourist. In the film, Depp would play an American tourist drawn into a web of intrigue by a female Interpol agent (Jolie) who is attempting to locate a criminal who was once her lover.
No director is attached to the film as yet, but the word on the street is that Children of Men helmer Alfonso Cuaron is being lined up to step behind the camera.
Graham King will produce the film with Tim Headington, Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum and Jonathan Glickman. Julian Fellowes penned the original script; Christopher McQuarrie and Jeffrey Nachmanoff did rewrites, according to Variety. »
- Paul
Depp and Cuaron Step Into The Tourist?
5 November 2009 5:54 AM, PST | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
The Tourist, which will tell the tale of an American tourist drawn into a plot of intrigue with a female Interpol agent, has had an increasingly hard time gearing up to launch into production this coming February. Avatar star Sam Worthington jumped ship a while back, along with director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, over “creative differences.”
Now, fan favorite Johnny Depp is in talks to be the titular tourist, and director Alfonso Cuaron (Children of Men) is considering taking the reins. If Depp is indeed attached to the project, he’ll be performing alongside Angelina Jolie, so we’re in for a vortex of sexiness the likes of which the world has never seen.
Julian Fellowes (Vanity Fair) wrote the original script for The Tourist, with rewrites by Christopher McQuarrie and Jeffrey Nachmanoff.
‘Tourist’ Moving ForwardNew Avatar Trailer + Behind the Scenes Featurette!A Whole Slew of New Avatar Images!Jolie Joins Ridley For Gucci? »
- John Cooper
Johnny Depp Joining Angelina Jolie In The Tourist?
5 November 2009 3:15 AM, PST | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »
Johnny Depp is in talks to star alongside Angelina Jolie in The Tourist, which would mark the first time these two mega stars have worked together.
The story, which was originally written by Julian Fellowes and has had rewrites by Christopher McQuarrie and Jeffrey Nachmanoff, would see Depp play an American tourist drawn into a web of intrigue by a female Interpol agent (Jolie) who is attempting to locate a criminal who was once her lover.
The role Depp is looking to fill was originally cast to Sam Worthington (Terminator Salvation), but he dropped out recently over creative differences. Director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck also dropped out of the project, and now Alfonso Cuarón (Children Of Men) is in early talks to take over the director's chair. The film has gone through quite a few changes, as at one time Bharat Nalluri was attached to direct with Tom Cruise in the lead role. »
Johnny Depp now thinking of Tourist trip
4 November 2009 11:58 PM, PST | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »
After seeing actors Tom Cruise and Avatar's Sam Worthington depart from the developing thriller The Tourist, and then get a second wind when Angelina Jolie got interested in starring in the picture, now the film gets another major boost from an A-lister: Johnny Depp, Mr. Pirates of the Caribbean himself, is now thinking about taking the lead male role in the film.
Depp's interest in the movie comes through one of the movie's producers, Graham King. The actor has worked with King on The Rum Diary and Rango, two films now in post-production. And while having Johnny sniffing around considering to take the paycheck is a good thing for the film's producers, it still needs a director. Just a couple of weeks ago things looked promising for German director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck to come on and make the film for its intended February 2010 start of shooting. Now the »
- Patrick Sauriol
Johnny Depp May Join Angelina Jolie in "The Tourist!" What About "Pirates 4?"
4 November 2009 9:45 PM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
May is the operative word here because for now, Johnny Depp is just in talks to star with Angelina Jolie in "The Tourist." The film is cursed by the Hollywood gods! The remake of the 2005 French thriller "Anthony Zimmer" has gone through so many major changes.
First, Bharat Nalluri was set to direct Tom Cruise and Charlize Theron. Then, Cruise left and Sam Worthington entered.
Soon after, Nalluri left and Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck joined to helm. Then, Theron exited and Jolie entered.
Then, both Worthington and von Donnersmarck left.
Are you still with me?
We heard that Worthington and von Donnersmarck left due to creative differences.
"The Tourist" tells the story of an American tourist who goes undercover to entrap an ex-lover. That ex-lover is also a suspected global criminal.
Depp is negotiating to play the tourist while Jolie is set to play an Interpol agent who is attempting »
- Manny
Johnny Depp May Join Angelina Jolie as 'Tourist'
4 November 2009 9:20 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Johnny Depp is in talks to join Angelina Jolie in The Tourist, which is targeting a February production start.
Depp is negotiating to play an American tourist drawn into a web of intrigue by a female Interpol agent (Jolie) who is attempting to locate a criminal who was once her lover.
If the deal is struck, Depp will replace Sam Worthington (Avatar), who dropped out over creative differences, as has director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. Alfonso Cuaron (Children of Men) is in early talks to take over the director's chair.
A Depp-Jolie pairing is exciting, if it happens; the project has seen some of Hollywood's top talents come and go. At one time, Bharat Nalluri was attached to direct with Tom Cruise in the lead role. Charlize Theron was also attached to the project for a long time, but was recently replaced by Jolie.
Julian Fellowes wrote the original script »
Nachmanoff 'loved Day After puppet idea'
4 September 2009 9:03 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
The writer of The Day After Tomorrow has said that he was flattered by Trey Parker and Matt Stone's plans to make a puppet spoof of the movie. Jeffrey Nachmanoff told Digital Spy that he had not seen the South Park parody of the eco-disaster picture, but is aware that the comedians had hoped to make an identical version of the film using marionettes. Nachmanoff said: "I don't know those guys, but I remember when we first sold The Day After Tomorrow, they came out with an idea. "They wanted to shoot the script I had written with puppets - little wooden puppets - just word-for-word and release it on the exact same day." He added: "I (more) »
- By Mayer Nissim
Nachmanoff: 'It's good to branch out'
4 September 2009 8:00 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Jeffrey Nachmanoff has revealed that he decided to script Billy Smoke partly in a bid to branch out from his past work. The writer of The Day After Tomorrow and Traitor will pen and direct the Warner Bros comic book adaptation, which will feature Matthew Fox in the lead role. Nachmanoff confirmed to Digital Spy that the film is currently in development and that he hopes to start on the script in the next few months. He said: "It was something that came along and I was interested in the individuals involved and said, 'Let's (more) »
- By Mayer Nissim
Jeffrey Nachmanoff talks 'Traitor'
2 September 2009 6:22 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
After penning Roland Emmerich's 2004 disaster flick The Day After Tomorrow, screenwriter Jeffrey Nachmanoff's directorial debut came with last year's tight, tidy and tense thriller Traitor, starring Don Cheadle and Guy Pearce. We spoke to him about quoting the Qur'an, politics and how he came to work on a movie about terrorism conceived by Steve Martin (yes, that one!). After Traitor and The Day After Tomorrow, do you see yourself as an "issues" writer?
"Nothing is ever a complete coincidence. You're attracted to the things that interest you and luck determines which ones actually get made. I definitely get more energised when there's something behind the story instead of just pure popcorn." Do you think Traitor has a message or moral?
"There's no single overarching (more) »
- By Mayer Nissim
Theron are Worthington to star in 'Tourist'
3 August 2009 3:50 PM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Charlize Theron and Sam Worthington, who is taking over for Tom Cruise, have signed to star in Spyglass Entertainment's thriller remake "The Tourist." Theron, who has long been attached to the project, and Worthington will be the leads in the redo of the 2005 French spy thriller about an American tourist manipulated by a female Interpol agent in Europe. Bharat Nalluri is directing from a screenplay by Julian Fellowes and Jeffrey Nachmanoff. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Canal Plus is co-producing with Spyglass. Filming is scheduled to begin in January. Cruise had been flirting with the project since last year, before he finally moved on to the untitled James Mangold project at Fox. »
- Adnan Tezer
Sam Worthington replaces Tom Cruise in 'The Tourist'
3 August 2009 1:24 PM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Jay A. Fernandez at The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Charlize Theron and Sam Worthington have been confirmed and will star in the thriller The Tourist for Spyglass Entertainment for director Bharat Nalluri (Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day). The remake of the 2005 French spy thriller was penned by Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park) and Jeffrey Nachmanoff (Traitor) with a recent rewrite turned in by Valkyrie scribe Christopher McQuarrie. In the film Theron will play a female Interpol agent who uses an American tourist (Worthington) in an attempt to flush out an elusive criminal with whom she once had an affair. Theron had long been attached to the project which is now expected to begin filming January 2010. Cruise dropped off the film when he signed on to star in Wichita with Cameron Diaz for director James Mangold this year for summer 2010 release. Wichita is an action-comedy for 20th Century Fox in »
- Brad Brevet
Sam Worthington Replaces Tom Cruise in The Tourist Remake
3 August 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Last year, before Tom Cruise had made his decision to do the James Mangold comedy with Cameron Diaz, news arrived that he was attached to an upcoming remake called The Tourist. It was set to co-star Charlize Theron and be directed by Bharat Nalluri (Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day). THR reports that Cruise has been replaced by Sam Worthington and that filming is now scheduled to start in January. Theron will still co-star with Worthington and Nalluri will still be directing from a screenplay written by Julian Fellowes and Traitor director Jeffrey Nachmanoff. Canal Plus is co-producing The Tourist with Spyglass Entertainment. The original French thriller that this is a remake of (that starred ex-Bond girl Sophie Marceau) was called Anthony Zimmer and it first premiered in 2005. In this updated version, the two main roles have been switched. Theron plays an Interpol agent who uses an American tourist (Worthington »
- Alex Billington
Charlize Theron, Sam Worthington board 'Tourist'
3 August 2009 12:55 PM, PDT | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »
With Tom Cruise no longer starring in Spyglass Entertainment's "The Tourist," Sam Worthington is taking over the lead role in the remake of the 2005 French thriller “Anthony Zimmer.”
The film centers on an American tourist who faces great danger when a female Interpol agent tricks him into taking out a criminal she once had an affair with.
Charlize Theron has previously been attached to star in the film, and she is now officially on board. Bharat Nalluri, whose credits include “Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day,” is directing a script by Julian Fellowes and Jeffrey Nachmanoff.
Worthington was last seen in "Terminator Salvation." Upcoming projects of his include "Avatar" and "Clash of the Titan." As for Theron, she will next be seen in "The Burning Plain." She's also got "The Road" coming soon.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter »
- Franck Tabouring
Sam Worthington and Charlize Theron Sign on for The Tourist
2 August 2009 8:06 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Two more actors have been set for a new international thriller. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sam Worthington and Charlize Theron have signed on to star in The Tourist.
Theron had previously been attached to the project, and now officially signed on, but Worthington is coming aboard to replace Tom Cruise, who was initially set to star in the film. The film revolves around a tourist (Worthington) who becomes the target of manipulation by a European Interpol agent (Theron).
Bharat Nalluri will direct off of a screenplay by Jullian Fellowes and Jeffrey Nachmanoff. Production was said to begin in January.
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‘Billy Smoke’ Writer B. Clay Moore On The Effect Of An Early Movie Deal… And Matthew Fox
11 May 2009 3:40 PM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
Despite moviegoers’ comic book cravings, successful film adaptations are never a sure thing. So much can happen between pitch and production that creators tend to keep their cool until a project actually begins filming.
MTV News spoke with B. Clay Moore, writer of Oni Press’ upcoming “Billy Smoke,” about how the attachment of director Jeffrey Nachmanoff (”Traitor”) and “Lost” star Matthew Fox affect his assassin’s redemption tale. After all, he and artist Eric Kim still have a comic to release.
“We’re aiming to release the book next April,” Moore told MTV News, “We’ve kind of circled the [Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo] as the place we’d like to debut the book.”
Unlike, well, just about every other comic book film, “Smoke” was optioned based on a 2005 comic book pitch rather than a completed work. It’s new territory, but the production model seems to be working. Fox has been attached to »
- Caleb Goellner
Matthew Fox is on a revenge mission in Billy Smoke
7 May 2009 10:05 AM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Matthew Fox is to star in the Warner Bros assassin thriller Billy Smoke, based on the upcoming Oni Press comic book.
Jeffrey Nachmanoff, who directed and co-wrote this year's crime drama Traitor, is to helm the adaptation, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The story centres on an elite hitman who is nearly killed in a botched job. He decides his only way to find redemption is to rid the world of all contract killers.
The comic book series, written by B. Clay Moore and illustrated by Eric Kim, will be published by Oni this year.
Fox, 42, rose to fame as Jack Shephard on hit TV series Lost. His film credits include We Are Marshall, Vantage Point and Speed Racer.
Nachmanoff wrote 2004's The Day After Tomorrow and previously directed the comedy Hollywood Palms in 2001. He also worked on early scripts for video game adaptation Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, »
- David Bentley
Billy Smoke Gets A Director
7 May 2009 1:21 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
Billy Smoke is an upcoming graphic novel that hasn't even hit shelves yet, but is already set for a Hollywood adaptation and has Lost's Matthew Fox attached to star. Today, however, it moved a little closer to release as Jeffrey Nachmanoff, screenwriter-turned-director-too, signed on to bring the film to the screen.The plot sees the eponymous Billy, an assassin, have a near-death experience and emerge determined to find redemption for his past misdeeds by riding the world of all assassins. Logically, at the finale he'll have to top himself as well, and then the world will be full of fluffy kittens and we'll all be free to frolick in flower-filled meadows (Editor's note: wild speculation, please do not accuse us of spoiling anything). The book was written by B. Clay Moore and illustrated by Eric Kim.It's not clear yet whether Nachmanoff will also write the screenplay, but it's »
Nachmanoff Directing Fox in Adaptation of Oni's Billy Smoke
6 May 2009 11:51 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Warner Brothers has announced that they are developing an adaptation of a forthcoming comic book series called Billy Smoke being published by Oni Press (the same company who put out Scott Pilgrim). The comics, written by B. Clay Moore and illustrated by Eric Kim, are about an elite hit man who is nearly killed during a botched job. He realizes that his only way to find redemption is to rid the world of all assassins. The adaptation will be directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff, who last directed the thriller Traitor last year. Set to star as the assassin is Matthew Fox. No word yet on when this will go into production at Warner Brothers. It looks as if Fox has been involved in this from the very start, helping promote the comic since it was first announced last year. You can check out a glimpse at the cover art on the »
- Alex Billington
Matthew Fox’s Billy Smoke Gets Director
6 May 2009 11:07 PM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
Matthew Fox’s “Billy Smoke” has gotten itself a director in “Traitor’s” Jeffrey Nachmanoff, who has boarded the live-action movie, which will be based on the Oni Press graphic novel. THR says the storyline will find Lost star Fox playing an elite hitman who, after a botched job that nearly costs him his life, turns around and decides to find redemption the only way he knows how, by killing people. But instead of doing it for money, this time he’s taking out his fellow hitmen in an attempt to rid the world of his kind. It’s a tough job, but someone’s gotta do it. As is the trend nowadays, “Billy Smoke” the comic book hasn’t even been published yet. It’s due out later this year from writer B. Clay Moore and artist Eric Kim, and published by Oni Press. Used to be that people »
- Nix
Billy Smoke Adaptation Finds Director
6 May 2009 10:44 PM, PDT | TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news »
Jeffrey Nachmanoff, who directed the 2008 Don Cheadle political thriller Traitor, has signed on to helm Billy Smoke, an adaptation of the yet-to-be released Oni Press comic book that Warner Bros. is developing. The story centers on an elite hit man who is nearly killed during a botched job. He realizes that his only way to find redemption is to rid the world of all assassins. He sets out on a mission to hunt down and kill the other assassins he used to associate with. Matthew Fox (Lost) is attached to star in the assassin thriller, with Basil Iwanyk's Thunder Road producing along with Oni's Eric Gitter, who is producing through the company's film arm, Closed on Mondays Entertainment. Nachmanoff is known for his work as a screenwriter. He co-wrote The Day After Tomorrow and worked on Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time as well as on in-development projects »
- James Cook
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