Phillip Noyce ("Salt," "The Quiet American") is in very early talks to direct "The Giver" for The Weinstein Co. and Walden Media. Based on Lois Lowry's celebrated 1993 children's book, the introspective fantasy take is set in a colorless dystopian society in which all memory of human history has been erased, emotion does not exist and citizens' … [Read more...]
Want a raise? Why not become a City Manager in Abbotsford?
July 2, 2012 by
Last week that city released salaries for employees making over 75-thousand dollars in 2011, and some executives got raises in the region of 20 percent. Jordan Bateman of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation says given the current financial climate, the raises are not going to be popular, "I think most taxpayers would say that the top-end … [Read more...]
City Councillor could become MLA next year
June 8, 2012 by
Vision Vancouver looks to be losing a City Councillor. Councillor Adriane Carr says she talked to Geoff Meggs who told her is going to finally make the jump into Provincial politics, "I just talked to Geoff Meggs at a little event with the Vancouver District Labour Council and asked him, 'well Geoff, have you made up your mind yet around whether … [Read more...]
“RED,” “Expendables” Become Shows
June 2, 2012 by
Lionsgate is looking at turning several of its movie franchises into TV series, most notably "The Expendables" according to Deadline. Speaking at a conference all on Thursday, CEO Jon Feltheimer says with the acquisition of Summit Entertainment they have plans to make both big and small screen revenue off the properties they now own including … [Read more...]
“Need For Speed” Games Become Films
April 12, 2012 by
"Real Steel" scribes George and John Gatins are developing a pitch for Electronic Arts that aims to bring a film version of their best-selling video game series "Need for Speed" to the big screen reports Variety. What would essentially be a rival to the "Fast and Furious" franchise, 'Need' has the advantage of in-built franchise name recognition. … [Read more...]
Espinosa To Become An “Outsider”
March 3, 2012 by
"Safe House" helmer Daniel Espinosa is in negotiations to direct the gritty action thriller "The Outsider" for Warner Bros. Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter. Andrew Baldwin's script follows a POW in Osaka in WWII who stays on after the war. He works his way through the rituals and hardships to become the rare outsider who gains membership in … [Read more...]
Bloom, Hounsou To Become “Zulu”
February 21, 2012 by
Orlando Bloom and Djimon Hounsou are teaming for an adaptation of Caryl Ferey's novel "Zulu" reports Screen Daily. Not to be confused with the famous 1964 war film of the same name with Michael Caine, the story has the duo playing Cape Town police officers who investigate the murder of a 18 year-old girl. Said girl is the daughter of a player on … [Read more...]
“Darkover” Books Become A TV Series
February 14, 2012 by
Producers Ilene Kahn Power and Elizabeth Stanley have secured rights to author Marion Zimmer Bradley's renowned sci-fi novel series "Darkover" says Variety. The books are set in a solar system where 'Darkover' is the only human-habitable planet of seven planets orbiting a fictional red giant star called Cottman. They detail the colonization on a … [Read more...]
Canalys: HTC nips Apple, Samsung to become top smartphone vendor in US for Q3 2011
October 31, 2011 by
Boo! No, that's not your doorbell ringing again, that's HTC popping out of nowhere in order to toss a Nah-nah-nah-boo-boo in the direction of Samsung and Apple. Just days after Strategy Analytics published a global smartphone shipment report for Q3 2011, Canalys -- another formidable name in the sector -- has pushed out a report of its own. Not … [Read more...]
“Soldier”, “Adjustment” Become TV Shows
October 4, 2011 by
Two sci-fi cult movies - one an early 90's sci-fi actioneer, the other a well-received romantic 'what if' film from earlier this year - are about to be turned into TV series. FremantleMedia Enterprises is set to make a small-screen version of Roland Emmerich's 1992 feature "Universal Soldier" which starred Jean Claude Van Damme and Dolph … [Read more...]
