Jack Bender, a frequent director on the likes of "Lost" and "Alphas", is developing to direct the thriller "Devolution" for Legendary Pictures says Heat Vision. The story is based on an original idea by "World War Z" author Max Brooks while "Wrath of the Titans" and "The Walking Dead" scribe David Leslie Johnson is writing the script. Plot … [Read more...]
“Jack” Scribe Penning “Carmen Sandiego”
June 27, 2012 by
Darren Lemke ("Shrek Forever After," "Jack the Giant Killer") is set to pen the live-action film adaptation of the classic educational video game and animated series "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?" for Walden Media reports Heat Vision. The story has the ACME agency’s greatest detective Carmen Sandiego having become the world’s greatest … [Read more...]
Django, Les Mis, Jack Reacher Trailers Soon
May 28, 2012 by
While critics in Cannes fell all over themselves to breathlessly report on the first footage from Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained", the rest of us will get a first glimpse of it sooner than expected. Several sources are citing that the trailer will debut in front of "Prometheus" on June 8th, though there is no connection between the two … [Read more...]
Commodore founder Jack Tramiel passes away at age 83
April 9, 2012 by
Terribly sad news from the family of Jack Tramiel today. The Polish-born businessman is perhaps best known in the technology universe for his founding of Commodore International, the company responsible for the Commodore 64, 128, Amiga, etc. Tramiel's story is an inspiring one; he was born into a Jewish family, and during World War II, was sent to … [Read more...]
Fifth Jack Ryan Film Loses Its Director
March 20, 2012 by
Filmmaker Jack Bender is no longer attached to direct the untitled fifth Jack Ryan project in development at Paramount Pictures and Skydance Pictures reports Variety. Bender, a much in-demand TV helmer, left the project due to his small screen workload. Paramount was previously aiming to get into production on the film sometime this … [Read more...]
“Jack the Giant Killer” Delayed Nine Months
January 19, 2012 by
Warners has shaken up its schedule with three films getting delays. The big move is Bryan Singer's "Jack and the Giant Killer 3D" being pushed back a full nine months from June 15th to March 22nd 2013 says The Hollywood Reporter. The move has had a knock on effect for two other films. David Dobkin's proposed "Arthur and Lancelot" fantasy epic … [Read more...]
MIB3, GI Joe, Knight, Jack Trailer News
December 11, 2011 by
The next fortnight is set to be the busiest time for new trailers in months, with some more announced today. Tomorrow (Monday) we'll see the first trailer for "Men in Black III", Sony confirming the promo will hit at that time via the film's Facebook page. Tomorrow's edition of "Entertainment Tonight" will include the first trailer for "G.I. … [Read more...]
Tarsem Keen For Live-Action “Samurai Jack”
November 14, 2011 by
"Immortals" and "The Cell" director Tarsem Singh says that while he has no interest in doing a superhero feature, but he does have a dream project - a live-action version of Cartoon Network's animated series "Samurai Jack" says Heat Vision. "I love Samurai Jack. I would love to direct that. It's brilliant. The speed, it embraces where it comes … [Read more...]
“61 Hours” To Be Jack Reacher Sequel?
October 8, 2011 by
Author Lee Child dropped into Empire a few hours ago for a chat where the topic of the film adaptation of his novel "One Shot" was brought up. Tom Cruise plays Child's regular hero character Jack Reacher in the film which is an adaptation of the ninth of sixteen books in the series. If the film is a success and a franchise is launched, the … [Read more...]
Farewell, Jack
August 23, 2011 by
The death of NDP leader Jack Layton early yesterday morning shocked many British Columbians and those who knew him. B.C. Federation of Labour president Jim Sinclair said he will always remember the one-on-one chats he had with the 61-year-old, who lost his battle with cancer. “When Jack would come to town, he would phone me up and we would go for … [Read more...]
