"X-Men: First Class" and "Kick-Ass" director Matthew Vaughn has signed on to produce the "Fantastic Four" reboot at 20th Century Fox. "Chronicle" director Josh Trank remains attached to direct the project, which is currently targeting a Spring 2015 release. Mark Millar tweeted the news earlier today: "Just off the phone with Fox and some … [Read more...]
Wahlberg Producing “Point Blank” Reboot
November 2, 2012 by
Mark Wahlberg, Working Title and Leverage Production are teaming to reboot the 2011 French action thriller "Point Blank". Gilles Lellouche starred in Fred Cavaye's $ 14 million original as a male nurse whose pregnant wife is kidnapped. To save her he must orchestrate the escape of a murderer. Mark Wahlberg and Stephen Levinson will be … [Read more...]
Elijah Wood Producing Two Horror Films
October 21, 2012 by
Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah and Josh C. Waller's new horror production company The Woodshed have announced two new projects says Variety. The first is a black-and-white, Farsi-language vampire western entitled "A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night". The genre mish-mash will also include a 60's inspired Western guitar music and Iranian pop blend … [Read more...]
Theron Producing Marie Colvin Biopic
August 30, 2012 by
Charlize Theron and producer Basil Iwanyk are teaming for a film about recently slain war journalist Marie Colvin says The Hollywood Reporter. Colvin was a well-known American war correspondent who covered conflicts in Kosovo, Chechnya, East Timor, Sri Lanka and beyond. She went through three divorces and post-traumatic stress disorder, and died … [Read more...]
Sony Animation Producing “ALF” Movie
August 9, 2012 by
Sony Pictures Animation has closed a deal to acquire the film rights to classic 1980's sitcom "ALF" to turn it into a feature which, like their recent "The Smurfs" film, will combine CG and live action says Heat Vision. The late 80's sitcom followed a friendly and furry, wisecracking Melmac alien and his life with a regular family. The sarcastic … [Read more...]
Vaughn Producing “Brady Bunch” Reboot
August 1, 2012 by
CBS is developing a new version of classic sitcom "The Brady Bunch" which will be co-developed and executive produced by Vince Vaughn. The multi-camera comedy series has scored a script order which Mike Mariano ("Raising Hope," "My Name Is Earl") is penning says Deadline. The show is not so much a remake or reboot as it is a sequel. In this … [Read more...]
Sandler Producing “Bad Toys II” Feature
July 26, 2012 by
Sony Pictures and Happy Madison are developing a feature film adaptation of the French short film "Bad Toys II" says Heat Vision. A combination of computer animation, comic book panels and live-action, the short involves a destructive car chase on a level akin to the outrageousness of a Michael Bay "Bad Boys" movie. The difference? The cars are … [Read more...]
Del Toro Producing “Alma” Feature Adaptation
November 5, 2011 by
DreamWorks Animation is moving forward with a feature-length version of the doll-themed animated short film "Alma" reports The Los Angeles Times. Former Pixar animator Rodrigo Blaas, who created the short, will direct the feature. The original short followed a child who wanders into a creepy doll store and ends up in a compromised situation. You … [Read more...]
Producing Trio Hire A “Man With a Gun”
September 12, 2011 by
Adam Ripp, Rob Paris and Nick Wechsler are teaming to produce the contemporary western action thriller "Man With a Gun" says Variety. The story follows Eisenhower "Ike" Bell , a man who aims to infiltrate the gangs of drug warlords whose fighting has been slowly suffocating a U.S. border town for generations. Robert Hewitt Wolfe penned the … [Read more...]
Depp Producing “Vault” Comic Adaptation
August 8, 2011 by
Johnny Depp is set to produce a film version of the Image Comics three part mini-series "The Vault" at GK Films reports The Hollywood Reporter. Sam Sarkar's comic, the first issue of which hits shelves this week, revolves around a group of deep sea divers who come upon a bizarre sarcophagus around Sable Island off the coast of Nova Scotia. They … [Read more...]
