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Afm Coverage: New Images, Posters and Synopses for The Horseman, The Cup, The Devil’S Double, More

23 November 2009 11:51 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

By now you’ve probably noticed that Steve got an ungodly amount of material from this year’s American Film Market (Afm).  The place where buyers and sellers do business to bring you the films you’ll hopefully be seeing in the near future, Afm has tons of artwork and synopses which are used to promote films but which we will use to bring you news on these films.

Below you’ll find images and synopses for From Time to Time, Love Hurts, The Cup, The Devil’s Double, The Horseman, The Steal Artist and Wedding Bros. Hit the jump to check them all out. Also, all the synopses are copied down directly from the original materials with no editorial alterations. You can read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 and Part 6 by click on their respective links.

From Time To Time, directed by Julian Fellowes (Oscar®-winning screenwriter of Gosford Park »

- Matt Goldberg

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Mamma Mia star Dominic Cooper slated for Saddam Hussein thriller

10 November 2009 12:09 PM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

Dominic Cooper (Mamma Mia) is set to star in the upcoming action-thriller true story The Devil’s Double for Paradigm Motion Picture Finance Group .

Cooper will play Latif Yahia, “a dead ringer for Saddam Hussein’s sadistic and widely despised son Uday who was forced against his will to stand in for Uday in potentially dangerous situations.”  Through his access, Yahia gained access to Hussein’s inner sanctum and witnessed terrible corruption, violence and nuttiness.

Ludivine Sagnier is also in talks to star in the project which begins shooting in January in scenic Malta.

Lee Tamahori (Die Another Day) will direct from a script that Michael Thomas adapted.

Last month, while promoting his latest film, An Education, in the U.K., Cooper talked about the rumored prequel to Mamma Mia. “Unfortunately you say sequel, I’ve heard a terrible similar word beginning with a ‘p’, which absolutely outs my existence in it whatsoever, »

- Reel Loop News Staff

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Cooper Eyes Sadistic Thriller Playing 'The Devil's Double'

10 November 2009 1:22 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

If there's one thing I particularly dug about An Education it was Dominic Cooper's smug, suave and mildly compassionate character. I mildly remembered him from The Duchess, but beyond that his roles in The History Boys and even Mamma Mia! are lost on me. Perhaps they were small and forgettable or just plain forgettable, but he was one cool cat in An Education and it's nice to see him scoring some additional work even if it is for Lee Tamahori, the director of the disappointing Bond film Die Another Day and xXx: State of the Union.

The film is The Devil's Double and is described by Screen Daily as a taut action tale about the extraordinary life of Latif Yahia. Cooper will play Yahia, a dead ringer for Saddam Hussein's sadistic and widely despised son, was forced against his will to stand in for Uday in potentially dangerous situations. »

- Brad Brevet

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"XXX: The Return of Xander Cage" Gets New Director

27 August 2009 10:51 AM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

Columbia Pictures has hired Ericson Core to direct "XXX: The Return of Xander Cage," the third installment in the action franchise. Neal Moritz and Joe Roth are producing.

Vin Diesel will return as Xander Cage, an extreme sports athlete-turned-government agent. Rob Cohen directed the original "XXX," but both star and director decided to ignore the 2005 sequel, "XXX: State of the Union," which starred Ice Cube and was helmed by Lee Tamahori.

Cohen agreed to return as director last year, but dropped off and chose to work on "Medieval" instead.

The hiring of the new director must also get the approval from Diesel. The actor worked with Core before in the 2001 movie "The Fast and the Furious." Core was a cinematographer in that film.

Core made his directorial debut with the 2006 football flick "Invincible."

"Terminator Salvation" scriptwriters, John Brancato and Michael Ferris, wrote the script for "XXX: The Return of Xander Cage. »

- Manny

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The Return of Xander Cage Finds Director

26 August 2009 12:18 PM, PDT | TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news »

Ericson Core has signed to helm XXX: The Return of Xander Cage, Columbia's third installment in the action franchise, report the trades. Vin Diesel is reprising the role of the extreme sports athlete-turned-government operative he originated in the 2002 movie directed by Rob Cohen. Diesel and Cohen skipped the 2005 sequel, XXX: State of the Union, which starred Ice Cube and was helmed by Lee Tamahori. Last year, Diesel and Cohen agreed to reteam for the new installment, but in June, Cohen left to helm Medieval for Regency. John Brancato and Michael Ferris (Terminator Salvation) wrote the script for Xander Cage. It involves Cage's return to the National Security Agency after an eight-year absence. Richard Wilkes, who wrote the original movie, did a recent polish. Core made his directorial debut with the 2006 Mark Wahlberg football drama Invincible. He's attached to direct the coming-of-age thriller Conrail at New Line and the Touchstone war thriller Liberty. »

- James Cook

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xXx 3 Gets a New Director

26 August 2009 11:02 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

News has surfaced, by way of The Hollywood Reporter, stating that a new director has been found for xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, the third installment in Columbia Pictures’ action series. Last year both star Vin Diesel and Rob Cohen (director of the first installment) agreed to join forces for a third film, but in June this year Cohen bailed to direct Medieval. The new director is Ericson Core (Invincible), who’s worked with Diesel before as the Cinematographer on The Fast and the Furious.

Diesel starred in the original xXx back in 2002, but both he and director Cohen skipped the second film, xXx: State of the Union, starring Ice Cube and directed by Lee Tamahori.

 

Diesel was somewhat of a hot name at the time of xXx, but for some reason he thought it best to skip both the sequel and two of the Fast and the Furious »

- Ross Miller

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Ericson Core to Direct XXX: The Return of Xander Cage

25 August 2009 7:31 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Ericson Core is set to direct XXX: The Return of Xander Cage, the third installment in the franchise for Columbia.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Vin Diesel reprises his role of the extreme sports athlete-turned-government operative he originated in the 2002 movie directed by Rob Cohen. Diesel and Cohen skipped the 2005 sequel, XXX: State of the Union, which starred Ice Cube and was directed by Lee Tamahori.

Last year, Diesel and Cohen agreed to reteam for the new installment, but in June, Cohen opted to direct Medieval for Regency.

John Brancato and Michael Ferris wrote the script that involves Cage's return to the National Security Agency after an eight-year absence. Richard Wilkes, who wrote the original movie, did a recent polish.

Production will begin early next year.

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