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Smith Up For HANCOCK 2, But Are We?

December 5, 2008 Rich Drees

It may have been greeted with lukewarm reviews, but audiences seemed to have enjoyed last summer’s dark take on superheroes Hancock that star Will Smith seems certain that a sequel will”definitely” be made. JoBlo reports [click for more]

Remaking The 80s, Part 2: ROMANCING THE STONE

December 4, 2008 Rich Drees

Twentieth Century Fox has hired Eagle Eye scripter Daniel McDermott to write a remake of the 1984 romantic adventure Romancing The Stone. The original starred Kathleen Turner as a mousy romance novelist who journeys to [click for more]

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Remaking The 80s, Part 1: ARTHUR

December 4, 2008 Rich Drees

British comic Russell Brand is looking to star in a remake of the 1981 Dudley Moore comedy Arthur. The Hollywood Reporter states that Brand is currently seeking out a writer to draft a screenplay for [click for more]

CAPTAIN BLOOD To Set Sail Again

December 3, 2008 Rich Drees

Captain Blood is preparing to set sail again. Screenwriter John Barrow has been hired to script a new version of the classic swashbuckling adventure for director Phillip Noyce. Warner Brothers is developing the remake with [click for more]

Straczynski Lets Slip More Tantalizing FORBIDDEN PLANET Hints

December 2, 2008 Rich Drees

One of the long-range projects that I’ve been keeping an eye on has been the in development remake of the 1956 classic Forbidden Planet. Not only is it one of my favorite films, but the [click for more]

Stiller Contemplating ZOOLANDER 2

December 2, 2008 Rich Drees

With his summer hit Tropic Thunder giving him some juice, writer/actor/director Ben Stiller is currently looking around for the best way to capitalize on his renewed status as a comedy hitmaker. One possible project he [click for more]

PLANET OF THE APES Prequel/Remake Gets New Title/Director

December 1, 2008 Rich Drees

Last month, we told you about a rather bold remake of Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes that was currently being kicked around 20th Century Fox. The proposed remake, titled Genesis: Apes, resets Conquest‘s [click for more]

Chenoweth Talks WICKED Movie Prospects

December 1, 2008 Rich Drees

A while back we mentioned the possibility of the hit Broadway musical Wicked, adapted from Gregory Maguire’s best seller about what happened in Oz before Dorothy showed up, making its way to the silver screen. [click for more]

TR2N Gets A New Name And Some Plot Hints

December 1, 2008 Rich Drees

It looks as if someone at Disney has come to realization that TR2N is a terrible title for their upcoming sequel to the groundbreaking 1981 Tron. Unfortunately, the new name they’ve picked is even worse. TRZ. [click for more]

Steve Guttenberg Doubling Down On Comeback Hopes

November 30, 2008 Rich Drees

Steve Guttenburg is looking for a come back and he may have two shots at making it. The comic actor told the British tabloid The Sun that there is movement afoot on new installments of the two film [click for more]