Latino Review has posted up an interesting rumour they've heard about 'Phase Three' of Marvel Studios' cinematic plans. According to the site, the ending of "The Avengers" sequel will see Mark Ruffalo's Hulk lost in space. This will allow for the character's solo feature film adventure to be based on the 2006 comic fan favorite storyline - … [Read more...]
Lack of planning, support, for kids in care
November 15, 2012 by
BC'S Independent Representative for Children and Youth has issued a report on suicide and self-harm by youth in government care, and she says more could have been done to help them. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond looked at 15 youths who committed suicide and another 74 who harmed themselves over a three year period beginning in 2007. Turpel-Lafond says … [Read more...]
BFI Planning “Gone Too Far” Feature
October 11, 2012 by
The BFI Film Fund is set to back a film adaptation of Bola Adbaje's coming-of-age comedy stage play "Gone Too Far" says The Hollywood Reporter. The story follows two estranged teenage brothers over the course of a single day as they meet for the first time, and struggle to accept each other for who they are. Destiny Ekaragha helms the project, … [Read more...]
NBC Planning An “About a Boy” TV Series
September 29, 2012 by
"Parenthood" executive producer Jason Katims is developing a half-hour single camera comedy series based on the Nick Hornby book "About A Boy" and its 2002 movie adaptation starring Hugh Grant reports Deadline. The story follows the relationship between a bachelor man-child and the young boy who moves in next door with his kooky single mother. … [Read more...]
Warners Planning A Pontius Pilate Movie
August 22, 2012 by
Warner Bros has acquired "Woman On Top" scribe Vera Blasi's Biblical-themed spec script "Pontius Pilate" says Deadline. This biopic follows Lucius Pontius Pilate's transformation from the sensitive son of a Roman Knight into a ferocious soldier on the political fast track under Emperor Tiberius' rule. Promised a military governorship in Egypt, … [Read more...]
Fox Planning “The Beach” TV Series
August 7, 2012 by
20th Century Fox TV is planning a dramatic television series based on Alex Garland's 1996 novel "The Beach" reports Deadline. Garland's book, described as a Generation X take on "Lord of the Flies", follows a young traveller in Bangkok who encounters a strange Scotsman who tells him of a supposedly hidden beach located on an island in the Gulf of … [Read more...]
Google reportedly planning stable of Nexus devices with Android 5.0, will sell ’em direct
May 16, 2012 by
Hand firmly grasping hat? Good. The Wall Street Journal is reporting on quite the bombshell today, noting that Google is about to cause its carrier partners in the States all sorts of grief -- indirectly, of course. Just weeks after placing its heralded Galaxy Nexus on sale for $ 399 unlocked, the report states that said move is only the beginning … [Read more...]
Carnahan Planning “Death Wish” Remake
January 30, 2012 by
"The Grey" and "The A-Team" director Joe Carnahan has been hired to write and direct a reboot of the vigilante action franchise "Death Wish" at MGM, Paramount and Scott Free says The Los Angeles Times. The original 1974 Charles Bronson-led thriller follows an architect whose wife is raped and murdered and his daughter savagely beaten by three … [Read more...]
Motorola planning 24-hour Droid RAZR Maxx longevity event for February 6th?
January 26, 2012 by
Motorola's own website has pointed to a January 26th launch for the long-awaited Droid RAZR Maxx, but it looks like February 6th is the date to really pay attention to. With battery life becoming an even more serious concern due to the proliferation of life-sucking 4G networks, it's become obvious that companies are finally placing those longevity … [Read more...]
Clooney Planning Smothers Brothers Flick
December 12, 2011 by
George Clooney and Grant Heslov are set to make a film about 60's comedians Tom and Dicky Smothers at Sony Pictures and Smokehouse says Deadline. Based on the David Bianculli book "Dangerously Funny", the story follows the two brothers who famously squabbled both off screen and on air during their late 60's CBS series. Initially quite clean, … [Read more...]
