Dwayne Johnson is attached to produce and potentially star in "Teddy Bear" at New Line, a project based on an illustration. Greek software engineer turned fantasy artist Alex Panagopoulos drew the picture which features a little girl asleep in bed while a small brown teddy bear, with a small wooden sword and shield, holds a giant fanged monster at … [Read more...]
Hurd To Produce Live-Action “Gaiking”
December 24, 2012 by
Valhalla Entertainment, Toei Animation and All Nippon Entertainment Works are teaming to develop Toei's iconic but short-lived 1970s anime property "Gaiking" into a live-action feature for the international market. The story follows a young man who is recruited to serve as the lead pilot for the Super Robot Gaiking. When Earth is threatened, he … [Read more...]
Roth To Produce “Smoke and Bone”
December 19, 2012 by
Joe Roth ("Alice in Wonderland") is set to produce the young adult fantasy adaptation of Laini Taylor’s "Daughter of Smoke & Bone" at Universal Pictures. The first in a trilogy, the story follows a 17-year-old art student whose father occasionally sends her on errands around the world collecting human teeth for a mysterious purpose. She … [Read more...]
Wahlberg, Levinson Produce Hacker Thriller
December 16, 2012 by
Mark Wahlberg and Stephen Levinson have set up an untitled youth-driven hacker thriller at Universal Pictures which they will produce. Loosely based on David Kushner's GQ article "The Hacker Is Watching," Jonathan Herman ("Conviction") will write the screenplay. The story centers on an anonymous, ruthless, highly-skilled hacker who targets the … [Read more...]
Refn To Produce Aussie Drug Feature
November 20, 2012 by
Danish producer Lene Børglum, Australian producer Sue Milliken ("Black Robe," "Paradise Road"), and "Drive" director Nicolas Winding Refn are all seat to team on a drug running feature. English cinematographer Larry Smith ("Bronson," "Only God Forgives") will make his feature directing debut on the project entitled "Trafficker." Ken Kwek ("The … [Read more...]
Brad Pitt To Produce Dominik’s “Blonde”
June 1, 2012 by
Brad Pitt has come onboard to produce Andrew Dominik's long-gestating $ 20 million drama about Marilyn Monroe. Based on the imaginary Monroe memoirs "Blonde" by Joyce Carol Oates, the story is said to look at the "imagined inner life of the iconic actress". Naomi Watts was previously attached to play Monroe when the project was setup at … [Read more...]
Learn which produce is safe in Costa Rica
February 28, 2012 by
In Costa Rica, be cautious and buy organic foods whenever possible; chemicals, many of which have been banned elsewhere, are sprayed freely here without regulation. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]
