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Jon Turteltaub to direct 'Greenpeace' movie
14 hours ago | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »
Jon Turteltaub, the guy behind "National Treasure," is set to direct an adventure film focusing on the origins of Greenpeace, and Aaron Sorkin ("The Social Network") may end up writing the script.
Variety says the story will be set in the '70s and '80s, following Greenpeace founders Bob Hunter and Rex Weyler as they embark on missions to disrupt whaling ships, nuclear bomb tests and other activities.
The film will pull from the books "Greenpeace: How a Group of Ecologists, Journalists, and Visionaries Changed the World" and "Warriors of the Rainbow: A Chronicle of the Greenpeace Movement." »
- Franck Tabouring
Jon Turteltaub Directing a Greenpeace Film That Aaron Sorkin Might Write
13 November 2009 9:27 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
It is time to save the whales. In Dolby Digital Surround Sound. Today, the development of a film treatment detailing the early years of the Greenpeace movement was announced. Jon Turteltaub (National Treasure) has been signed to direct the movie which will be produced by Jerry and Janet Zucker in conjunction with Aurelius Films. Perhaps taking a page from the critically-acclaimed The Cove (and its thrilling black-ops filmmaking) Janet Zucker envisions the film as a large-scale, elaborating, “Jon likes to make big adventure movies. And we’ve found that the best way to reach people’s hearts and minds is through entertainment. For details on the project, hit the jump.
Though no writer has been officially selected, Variety is reporting that Aaron Sorkin has been approached. The film will likely take place during the late 1970s and early 1980s, the period in which Greenpeace transitioned from a local, grassroots organization in Vancouver, »
- David Corbin
National Treasure Director Goes For Greenpeace
13 November 2009 6:29 AM, PST | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
Jon Turteltaub, the director behind the National Treasure films as well as the upcoming The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, is in talks to direct a film based on the origins of the Greenpeace movement in the 1970s and 1980s — specifically, its founders, Bob Hunter and Rex Weyler.
I’m actually a little surprised that no one has attempted to put this story on film before, because the rise of this organization was quite an impressive feat from an unlikely alliance of teachers, pacifists and ecologists, who “attempted — often successfully — to disrupt American and French nuclear bomb tests, Japanese and Russian whaling ships and Norwegian infant harp seal hunters. In the process, they inadvertently started a movement that is still going strong nearly four decades later.”
The film will draw source material from two books: Greenpeace: How a Group of Ecologists, Journalists and Visionaries Changed the World (written by Weyler) and Bob Hunter »
- John Cooper
National Treasure director to make Greenpeace film
13 November 2009 4:27 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Jon Turteltaub signs up to direct a film about the birth of the campaigning group, with Jerry 'Naked Gun' Zucker producing
It started in 1971, when a ramshackle fishing vessel with a ragtag crew of anti-war protesters sailed to a remote island north of Alaska in the hope of disrupting Us nuclear weapons tests. Taking its name from the rechristened boat, Greenpeace grew into an environmental movement that is still grabbing the headlines almost four decades on. Now Hollywood plans to put that story on the big screen, with Greenpeace's blessing, and hired the director of National Treasure and the producer of the Airplane and Naked Gun films to do it.
According to Variety, Jon Turteltaub, whose CV also includes Cool Runnings and While You Were Sleeping, has signed to direct, with Jerry and Janet Zucker producing. The trade paper also reports that The West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin has been approached to write the script. »
- Chai Hong Lim
Turtletaub Making Greenpeace Movie
12 November 2009 11:32 PM, PST | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
Jon Turteltaub, director of the National Treasure movies and most recently another Nicolas Cage vehicle with The Sorceror's Apprentice, is set to tackle some rather more realistic events, with the news that he's developing a story about the founders of the Greenpeace movement.Bob Hunter and Rex Weyler, for it was they, turned a disparate group of pacificists, environmentalists, scientists, sailors, musicians and teachers into the anti-nuclear, anti-whaling group that we all know today. And helpfully they've both written books about it, which will form the basis of this film: Weyler's 'Greenpeace: How a Group of Ecologists, Journalists, and Visionaries Changed the World' and Hunter's Warriors of the Rainbow: A Chronicle of the Greenpeace Movement.Turteltaub and his producers are currently looking for writers, and rather excitingly are in early discussions with West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin. He, of course, recently wrote the much talked-about script for the Facebook movie The Social Network, »
National Treasure Director To Helm Greenpeace Movie, Possibly Written By Aaron Sorkin
12 November 2009 11:21 PM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Jon Turteltaub is best known as the director of the National Treasure films and the upcoming live action movie The Sorcerer's Apprentice. So you can understand why I was a little shocked at first to learn that Turteltaub has signed on to direct Greenpeace, the story of the origin of the controversial conservation organization. It gets even better... According to Variety, West Wing/The Social Network scribe Aaron Sorkin is in early talks to write the screenplay. The narrative will be adapted from two books: Weyler's "Greenpeace: How a Group of Ecologists, Journalists, and Visionaries Changed the World" and Hunter's "Warriors of the Rainbow: A Chronicle of the Greenpeace Movement." Aurelius Films has also secured the organization's official cooperation. Set in the 1970s and early 1980s, the story will follow Bob Hunter and Rex Weyler as they led "an eccentric group of pacifists, ecologists, musicians, teachers, sailors, and scientists as »
- Peter Sciretta
Jon Turteltaub to Make a Greenpeace Film
12 November 2009 6:03 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Variety reports that director Jon Turteltaub (National Treasure) is going to helm a film about how the Greenpeace movement was formed.
The film will take place in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The story will be from the perspective of the controversial organization's founders, Bob Hunter and Rex Weyler. "The duo led an eccentric group of pacifists, ecologists, musicians, teachers, sailors, and scientists as they attempted -- often successfully -- to disrupt American and French nuclear bomb tests, Japanese and Russian whaling ships and Norwegian infant harp seal hunters. In the process, they inadvertently started a movement that is still going strong nearly four decades later.'
The film will be based on two books: Rex Weyler's "Greenpeace: How a Group of Ecologists, Journalists, and Visionaries Changed the World" and Rex Hunter's "Warriors of the Rainbow: A Chronicle of the Greenpeace Movement."
Currently, a writer is being sought for this project, »
Ridley Scott’s Monopoly Movie Plot Details
12 November 2009 4:03 PM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
I know. It seems the world has gone franchise crazy. Eager to ride out the recession on a surging tidal wave of box offices dosh it is the studios looking for the familiar to bring about their survival, and the dual strands of this are linked by Ridley Scott.
Not only is he looking back to the future with his Alien prequel film, thereby revisiting a previously established universe and all its nostalgic trappings, but also it seems that Hollywood is keen to capitalise on any franchise or brand that is known by more than four people – Facebook is attracting the talents of David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin and now the La Times tell us how Sir Ridley got involved with Monopoly.
Talking with the writer of the proposed Monopolmovie Frank Beddor, the La Times trace how the spark ignited the interest of the game’s manufacturers Hasbro and Scott himsef. »
- Jon Lyus
Moneyball Starts Throwing Pitches to Other Directors Including Marc Webb and Bennett Mitchell
11 November 2009 12:20 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Last June, Steven Soderbergh’s adaptation of Michael Lewis’ book Moneyball fell apart only three days before shooting was set to begin. With Brad Pitt as the lead, Moneyball focused on the true story of how the Oakland Athletics became a competitive team by relying on statistics rather than the higher payrolls of their competitors. It’s unlikely for a film to reach production so soon with a big name director and star and have the plug pulled at the last minute. However, even though Soderbergh has moved on to other projects (including another one about baseball) Sony Pictures is still looking to move the process forward and meeting with several directors including Marc Webb ((500) Days of Summer) and Bennett Miller (Capote). Hit the jump to see if someone can finally hit this movie.
According to Risky Biz Blog, Sony and Pitt have met with several directors and although the »
- Matt Goldberg
Sony Wants Marc Webb or Bennett Miller to Direct Moneyball
11 November 2009 12:17 PM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Yep, even more news on the Moneyball front, if you can handle it. If you recall, back in June we reported on the big fiasco surrounding Sony pulling Steven Soderbergh off of production days before shooting was supposed to start. And yet because they're still fond of the concept, they've been rushing to try and turn it around, which at first involved hiring Aaron Sorkin to do a rewrite of the script. And now Steve Zeitchik from Risky Business reports that they have two new directors lined up, but haven't settled on one of them yet. The top choices: Capote director Bennett Miller and 500 Days of Summer director Marc Webb. As we explained way back when, Sony has been having somewhat of a hard time finding a replacement director, because Brad Pitt has to like whoever they choose and everyone else has to approve of them, too. Risky Biz says »
- Alex Billington
Brad Pitt Still Pitching His Baseball Film
11 November 2009 10:40 AM, PST | x17online.com | See recent x17online news »
Los Angeles, California (X17online) - Yesterday afternoon X17 photographers caught Brad Pitt leaving his office, and it looks like he's still searching for a director to keep his upcoming flick Moneyball in the game. Click here to see the gallery of Brad Pitt leaving his office After adding Aaron Sorkin to the team and cutting Steven Soderbergh, Brad has recently met with several directors, including Oscar nominee Bennett Miller and Marc Webb. The baseball flick was already supposed to be in production, but with all the changes over the past few months, the project has seen numerous delays. Click here for all of X17online's Brad Pitt stories Click here for all of X17online's Brad Pitt videos »
Directors in Line For Moneyball Include Capote’s Bennett Miller and (500) Days of Summer’s Marc Webb
11 November 2009 7:29 AM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Moneyball still isn't dead yet. Aaron Sorkin has been working on a new draft of the script since Steven Soderbergh was essentially booted a few months ago, but the film still needs a director. And that's where Capote's Bennett Miller and Marc Webb, director of (500) Days of Summer, might come into the picture. They're on the list of a few guys that Sony has been talking to as possible new helmers for the film, which surprisingly still has Brad Pitt attached to star. The question is, who'll get the job? THR has a report, and so does The Playlist, the latter of which has come up with some very good Soderbergh-related news of late. THR doesn't really pin either director to the gig, but does give Marc Webb more prominence in the report, which could lead to a reading that he's the guy. But The Playlist has heard that »
- Russ Fischer
Marc Webb and Bennet Miller Eyeing Moneyball
11 November 2009 7:20 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
While no offers have been made, it seems Columbia has a few front-runners to direct a biopic on baseball innovator Billy Beane. According to The Hollywood Reporter's Risky Business Blog, directors Marc Webb ((500) Days of Summer) and Bennet Miller (Capote) are the front-runners to direct Moneyball.
The project was originally set up as a Steven Soderbergh project, but he will no longer be involved in the film and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin was brought on in July to re-write the film.
Brad Pitt is still on board to star in the film. We'll certainly keep you posted on any new directorial developments of Moneyball as soon as we have more information.
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'Moneyball' Seeks Director
11 November 2009 6:06 AM, PST | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By the Hollywood Reporter
Several months after Aaron Sorkin came aboard “Moneyball” -- and slightly longer since the plug was pulled on Steven Soderbergh just before the start of production -- the underdog baseball pic is well into its next stage, or inning, if you’re in a punning mood.
Several directors have met with star Brad Pitt, studio execs and/or producers over the past weeks. And while the studio has not formally made any offers, a number of names have surfaced, including that of the Oscar nominee Bennett Miller and the suddenly ubiquitous Marc Webb.
Read more from... »
- Dylan Stableford
Kevin Spacey Says 'The Social Network' Will Be 'A Lot Funnier' Than You Think
10 November 2009 1:00 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
"Se7en." "Fight Club." "Zodiac." Good movies, all – some even great – yet not exactly laugh riots. Rightly or not, director David Fincher has a reputation for serving up dark fare – films that explore death, violence, fear, crime. But maybe Fincher's set on exploring fresh creative territory, stories and themes not present in his earlier work: first a love story in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and now, perhaps, a comedy in "The Social Network."
That's what Kevin Spacey, who's producing the film about the founding of Facebook, told MTV News' Josh Horowitz in a recent interview. "It's probably going to be a lot funnier than people might expect it to be," he said.
As Spacey told us this past summer, the film was fast-tracked with an aim toward shooting this year. Now the cast has been filled out – Jesse Eisenberg as Facebook top dog Mark Zuckerberg, Justin Timberlake »
- Eric Ditzian
As Dollhouse disappears from TV, what other hitmakers' shows have been axed?
10 November 2009 11:12 AM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Joss Whedon show has been taken off air – for now at least – and looks unlikely to be back for a third season
Usually we'd have an episode-by-episode review of Dollhouse up at this point in the week. But not today – because it's disappeared from both UK and Us the schedules.
The fact that the latest show from Joss Whedon - who has Buffy, Angel and, Firefly among his credits - is missing comes as a disappointment (if not a shock) to its most ardent fans. While Dollhouse will have the chance to finish its Us TV run in December, and presumably its UK run not long after, that still asks a lot of viewers.
Problems with the show came after Fox in the Us decided the audience figures weren't strong enough - it has been in a notoriously difficult Friday night slot - and so for the duration of November »
- Anna Pickard
David Fincher to make Peter Proud
9 November 2009 7:44 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
David Fincher announced today that his next project after the Aaron Sorkin scripted Facebook movie The Social Network will be an adaptation of the Max Ehrlich novel The Reincarnation of Peter Proud. Better still he’ll be teaming up with Seven scribe Andrew Kevin Walker and producer Michael De Luca.
It’s been fourteen years since Seven catapulted the dark visions and tight direction of Fincher to an ebullient audience and to have Fincher and his team concentrating on a supernatural thriller is an awesome prospect.
Heat Vision at THR have this synopsis:
“Proud” centers on a college professor who begins having recurring dreams and nightmares and, realizing they are images of a past life, decides to search out the source of the visions. With his girlfriend in tow, he discovers a woman and her grown-up daughter who are keys to his past life.
I’m a huge Fincher fan »
- Jon Lyus
'Se7en' Writer And Director Reteaming
9 November 2009 3:29 AM, PST | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »
David Fincher may have already had Alien 3 on his resumé when he directed the runaway hit Se7en but there is no doubt that the Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman starring thriller put him on the map, and so it will come as good news to those who have watched his career patchily develop that he is currently attached to direct an Andrew Kevin Walker adaptation of the 1975 Max Ehrlich novel (and film) The Reincarnation Of Peter Proud.
The Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision blog has it that the adaptation will contemporize the supernatural-thriller about a college professor who starts to have visions and nightmares of a past life.
Fincher, who is just about to start shooting the Aaron Sorkin scripted The Social Network, will produce the remake alongside Se7en producer Michael De Luca reforming a powerful trinity that put together one of the best and most haunting films of the 90s. »
Sneak A Peek At David Fincher's Social Network Facebook Page
4 November 2009 3:45 PM, PST | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »
A number of photos from the Johns Hopkins (standing in for Harvard) set of David Fincher's The Social Network have been circulating since shooting on the Aaron Sorkin-penned Facebook story began earlier this week. But only Movieline has* one as it appeared on the uncompromising filmmaker's very own Facebook page -- tags, comments, Likes Thises, and all. It's after the jump.
*Yet another meticulous Movieline recreation. »
The First Social Network? TriggerStreet.com Co-Founder Kevin Spacey Says Site Is Flourishing
2 November 2009 1:00 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
You might not automatically recognize the name Trigger Street if you work outside of the film industry, but you definitely know some of their work: "Beyond the Sea," "The Big Kahuna" and, most recently, the upcoming Aaron Sorkin-penned, David Fincher-directed Facebook biopic, "The Social Network." And even if none of those sound immediately familiar, the production company's co-founder definitely will: Oscar winner Kevin Spacey.
If you happen to be a young/aspiring filmmaker, then you should know about Trigger Street. The production company's online presence, TriggerStreet.com, was relaunched a number of years ago as an online community catering to up-and-comers in the industry. Just this week, for the first time in the network's history, a member of that community has taken home a monetary award for his participation in a short film contest co-sponsored by Trigger Street and Stella Artois: Jason Musante Klein's "The Perfect Time."
Spacey »
- Adam Rosenberg
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