Less than two months after signing a first-look deal with GK Films which saw it acquire the project, Warner Bros. Pictures has put the film adaptation of the stage musical "Jersey Boys" into turnaround. GK Films is now currently seeking a new home for the project which they're now reportedly shopping around to both 20th Century Fox and Paramount … [Read more...]
“Jersey Boys” Shifts Studios To Warners
September 15, 2012 by
Despite being moved from Sony Pictures to Warner Bros. Pictures, "Iron Man" helmer Jon Favreau remains attached to direct the film version of the Tony-winning musical "Jersey Boys" says The Hollywood Reporter. Graham King's GK Films label recently signed a first-look, one year deal with Warners which includes 'Jersey'. Warners aggressively … [Read more...]
“The Boys” Comic Adaptation Resurrected?
August 19, 2012 by
"Anchorman" director Adam McKay says that the previously dead adaptation of the comic "The Boys" may have come back from the dead. McKay, who became attached to the project last March, recently tweeted that Paramount has picked up the property. Said tweet was quickly removed. The comic follows the adventures of a CIA squad, known informally as … [Read more...]
Man charged in crash that killed two boys, goes to trial Monday
July 30, 2012 by
The trial of a man who left Canada after being charged in a Coquitlam crash that killed two children will get underway Monday. Almost four years after the crash that killed nine year old Andrew Moeller and his six year old brother Matthew, and left their eight year old brother Karl paralyzed -- the man accused of driving without due care and … [Read more...]
“Jersey Boys,” “Wicked” Score Directors
July 15, 2012 by
Two film adaptations of stage musicals have just dealt with the issue of who will take the helm of each project reports Deadline. First up, Jon Favreau is confirmed to in negotiations to direct the film version of the Frankie Valli-themed musical "Jersey Boys". John Logan penned the most recent draft. Favreau has been in the running for some … [Read more...]
Jon Favreau Tipped To Helm “Jersey Boys”?
June 5, 2012 by
"Iron Man" and "Cowboys vs. Aliens" helmer Jon Favreau is on top of a list of directors to helm the big screen adaptation of Tony Award-winning 2005 Broadway musical "Jersey Boys" for GK Films and Sony Pictures reports Variety. 'Jersey' tells the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons - a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the … [Read more...]
Sony Drops “The Boys,” “Mortal Instruments”
February 12, 2012 by
Sony Pictures has cancelled plans for both an adaptation of Garth Ennis's violent comic "The Boys" and the kid-lit adaptation "The Mortal Instruments" reports Heat Vision. Adam McKay ("Anchorman") had been writing the screenplay with an eye to direct 'Boys' which revolves around government lackies that monitor the reckless behavior of superheroes. … [Read more...]
Logan Penning “Jersey Boys” Film
January 11, 2012 by
John Logan ("Hugo," "Skyfall," "Rango," "The Last Samurai," "Sweeney Todd") has been hired to pen the film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning 2005 stage musical hit "Jersey Boys" for GK Films and Sony Pictures. 'Jersey' tells the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons - a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks who … [Read more...]
