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CAPTAIN AMERICA Enlists Writing Duo

November 19, 2008 Rich Drees

Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely are in negotiations to script Marvel Studio’s Captain America comic book adaptation. The film, now entitled First Avenger: Captain America, will tell the story of how the Army experimented on [click for more]

For Your Consideration: Studios Post Oscar Hopeful Screenplays

November 18, 2008 Rich Drees

It is no secret that in recent years, studios have embraced the internet as a way to promote their movies. (We’ll put aside the fact that they also excoriate the internet when information about their [click for more]

Crappy Screenwriters Roundup: ROBOTECH and XXX 3 Edition

November 17, 2008 Rich Drees

Screenwriters are often overlooked in the production process. If a film is a hit the praise goes to the actors or directors, likewise the blame if the project bombs. But it is the writer who [click for more]

Forster To Document WORLD WAR Z

November 14, 2008 Rich Drees

Marc Forster, whose Bond installment Quantum Of Solace opens in theaters today, has been hired by Brad Pitt’s production company Plan B to direct their adaptation of the Max Brooks zombie apocalypse novel World War [click for more]

Pegg And Frost Team For Road Trip In PAUL

November 13, 2008 Rich Drees

Forget Nixon/Frost. I’m more looking forward to the next Pegg/Frost collaboration. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, the stars of Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz, are teaming for a third film, Paul, a road [click for more]

Paris Hilton in A Todd Solondz Picture?!!?

November 12, 2008 Rich Drees

Well, here are two people whom I never imagined would show up in the same sentence. Edgy director Todd Solondz has cast the famous-for-no-particularly-good-reason Paris Hilton in his upcoming, Life During Wartime. Hilton will be [click for more]

Thompson Picks MCPHEE Over POTTER

November 12, 2008 Rich Drees

Bad news for those who were looking forward to seeing Professor Trelawney chucking crystal balls at dementors during the final installment of Warner Brothers adaptation of the Harry Potter book series. Emma Thompson, who plays [click for more]

Brett Ratner’s Dilemma- Ruin CONAN or BEVERLY HILLS COP 4 First?

November 10, 2008 Rich Drees

Well, the headline pretty much sums it up, but here are the details. The Hollywood Reporter is stating that Brett Ratner is in final negotiations to take on directorial chores for Nu Image/Millennium’s long in [click for more]

Hollywood Swallows Own Tail With Spoof Of Spoof Movies

November 9, 2008 Rich Drees

In 1980, Mad Magazine was roped into participating in a teen comedy called Up The Academy. The producers hoped to us the humor magazine’s cache as a way to garner attention to their film by [click for more]

New FORBIDDEN PLANET Remake Details, Might Not Quite Be A Remake

November 6, 2008 Rich Drees

Last week, we reported on Warner Brother’s in development Forbidden Planet project as a remake of the classic 1956 movie which starred Leslie Nielson and Anne Francis. However, that might not exactly be the case. [click for more]