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David Mamet's Anne Frank Film Scared Disney

24 September 2009 6:30 PM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »

About a month ago, Walt Disney Pictures announced that it has acquired the rights to "The Diary of Anne Frank" and has hired David Mamet (Heist, Spartan) to direct and write the script. The story would be Mamet's own original take on the material. Now, after taking a look at what Mamet has in mind, Disney is trying to get rid of the project. "It's very intense, and dark and scary," said a Disney executive. "It's not a film version of 'The Diary of Anne Frank.' The story evolved into something more intense." Apparently, the screenplay that Mamet wrote is not a retelling of the famous Holocaust drama taken from the diaries of Frank, but a contemporary Jewish girl who goes to Israel and learns about the traumas of suicide bombing. In fact, the whole premise is an exploration of anti-semitism set in modern times. »

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David Mamet to Direct Diary of Anne Frank

12 August 2009 11:00 AM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »

Disney has acquired rights to a new rendition of "The Diary of Anne Frank," to be written and helmed by David Mamet (Heist, Spartan). The film will be an amalgamation of the famed diary; the stage adaptation by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich; and Mamet's own original take on the material that could reframe the story as a young girl's right of passage. Frank, who died at 15 in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, became an icon of the Holocaust after the post-war publication of the diary that she kept during the two years that her family hid in a secret attic apartment in Amsterdam. Producer Andrew Braunsberg, best known for producing "Being There," spent a year gathering the rights from the Anne Frank Estate as well as the estates of Hackett and Goodrich. He met with Icm's John Burnham, who recommended Mamet. Mamet sparked to the opportunity tell the story, »

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Disney to Produce New Diary of Anne Frank Movie, David Mamet To Direct

12 August 2009 6:08 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

Disney has acquired the rights to The Diary of Anne Frank and plans to make a new movie adaptation with David Mamet, according to Variety.

Frank's diary chronicles her time in hiding from the Nazis. She and several family members resided in a secret attic in Amsterdam for two years before being captured and sent to concentration camps. Frank died just a few months before the end of World War II in May 1945. Her family published the diary posthumously, and it has since sold many millions of copies in all major languages.

Mamet is perhaps most famous as a playwright, earning a Pulitzer Prize for Glengarry Glen Ross, which was adapted for the screen in 1992. He directed The Spanish Prisoner, Heist, and State and Main, and also earned a Best Screenplay Oscar nomination for Wag the Dog (1997).

Reportedly, Mamet will add his own interpretation, drawing from both the original diary »

- Rich Z Zwelling

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David Mamet to direct 'Anne Frank' movie

12 August 2009 1:52 AM, PDT | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »

Oscar-nominated filmmaker David Mamet is set to write and direct a new big-screen version of "The Diary of Anne Frank," which Disney will develop.

Variety says the project will be based on the play by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich, and Mamet's own version of the famous true story.

Of course, the focus will remain on the diary Anne Frank wrote while hiding from the Nazis in the secret attic apartment in Amsterdam.

Mamet recently directed "Redbelt," a film I admit I haven't seen yet. I did however highly enjoy "Spartan," "Heist" and even "State and Main." »

- Franck Tabouring

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David Mamet to Adapt The Diary of Anne Frank Once Again

11 August 2009 11:18 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »

Acclaimed filmmaker David Mamet (House of Games, Homicide, Heist, Redbelt) is set to write and direct a new rendition of The Diary of Anne Frank. According to Variety, Disney (of all studios) has recently acquired the rights to the 15-year-old Holocaust victim's diary first published in English in 1952. The film is going to be an amalgamation of Frank's own writings, Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich's stage play, and (of course) Mamet's own original take on the material. Supposedly, this take may explore the young girl's right of passage. Now, I'm no fan of David Mamet. At least not when he's sitting in the director's chair... He's written a couple of my favorite films -- The Verdict and The Untouchables - and he even wrote The Edge, which, you've got to admit, is a classic. But when Mamet retains complete control, both writing and directing, it's all a bit too much. »

- Brandon Lee Tenney

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Mamet Adapting The Diary of Anne Frank

11 August 2009 10:29 PM, PDT | TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news »

David Mamet has signed on to write and direct an adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank. Disney recently acquired the film rights to a new rendition of the true story. Mamet, whose directing credits include Heist, Spartan and Redbelt, will also produce with Andrew Braunsberg. Frank, who died at 15 in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, became an icon of the Holocaust after the post-war publication of the diary that she kept during the two years that her family hid in a secret attic apartment in Amsterdam. The film will be an amalgamation of the famed diary; the stage adaptation by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich; and Mamet's own original take on the material that could reframe the story as a young girl's right of passage. Braunsberg, best known for producing Being There, spent a year gathering the rights from the Anne Frank Estate as well as the estates of Hackett and Goodrich. »

- James Cook

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Missing in Action Getting Direct-to-Disc Reboot

6 March 2009 2:18 PM, PST | TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news »

Missing in Action, the 1984 Chuck Norris Vietnam action flick, is receiving the all-to-common Hollywood reboot treatment. However, this reboot will be bypassing the theaters and heading straight to DVD. According to the trades, the project is a collaboration between MGM the WWE. Jeremy Passmore, who also penned the story for MGM's upcoming Red Dawn theatrical remake, is on board to write the script with partner Andre Fabrizio. The original Missing in Action centered on Col. James Braddock (Norris), a Pow of the Viet Cong who escapes Southeast Asia and heads back to liberate other U.S. captives. The film spawned a prequel released in 1985, Missing in Action 2: The Beginning, and a sequel in 1988, Braddock: Missing in Action III. The new film will be updated to reflect modern military realities and will be set during the current Iraq War. World Wrestling Entertainment, which has beefed up film development under its WWE Studios banner, »

- James Cook

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Chuck Norris' Missing in Action Being Remade

6 March 2009 11:30 AM, PST | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »

The Chuck Norris Vietnam pic "Missing in Action" is being developed as a co-production by MGM and the WWE primarily for home video. Jeremy Passmore, who is also penning MGM's "Red Dawn" theatrical remake, is on board to write the script with partner Andre Fabrizio. The original "Missing in Action" centered on Col. James Braddock (Norris), a Pow of the Viet Cong who escapes Southeast Asia and heads back to liberate other Us captives. Two other pics were released after MGM's 1984 hit, including a prequel and a sequel, during the next four years. The new film will be updated to reflect modern military realities and will be set during the current Iraq War. World Wrestling Entertainment, which has beefed up film development under its WWE Studios banner, will produce the new "Missing" pic along with Andrew Stevens ("Heist"). »

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Movie Production Update: February 13, 2009

13 February 2009 12:19 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Once again I bring you the best round-up of all the movie updates announced in this past week's trade reports. Why read a Ton of articles when you can read just one? This week you have a lot to get excited about with new films from Woody Allen, Werner Herzog, Michael Winterbottom, John Madden, James Mangold and even Ralph Fiennes taking a stab at a directorial debut and that's only the first ten new productions listed. Check out the full list and links are available if the film is in the database already, and remember you can keep up with all new films added and updated on the site right here all week long. Title: Guardians of Ga'Hoole

Studio: Warner Bros.

Director: Zack Snyder

Screenwriter: John Orloff, John Collee

Cast: Hugh Jackman, Hugo Weaving, Ryan Kwanten, Jim Sturgess, Geoffrey Rush, Rachael Taylor, David Wenham

Storyline: An animated feature film based »

- Brad Brevet

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