March 29, 2024

“Uncharted” Loses Director, Gains Scribes

"National Treasure" film series scribes Marianne and Cormac Wibberley have been set to rewrite the script for the big-budget video game series adaptation "Uncharted: Drake's Fortune" at Sony Pictures, Atlas Entertainment and Arad Productions says Variety. Based on the first game in Naughty Dog's acclaimed and popular Playstation game series, the … [Read more...]

“Magnificent Seven,” “Lizard King” Get Scribes

MGM has set newcomer Nic Pizzolatto (HBO's upcoming "True Detectives") to pen the remake of Western classic "The Magnificent Seven" to which Tom Cruise is currently attached says Variety. The original, itself a remake of the Kurosawa classic "Seven Samurai", follows a group of American gunmen hired to protect a small Mexican village from a group … [Read more...]

Four Scribes Vie For “50 Shades of Grey”

"American Psycho" author Bret Easton Ellis is out, but four other names have emerged as candidates to adapt E.L. James' "Fifty Shades of Grey" into a working feature film script says The Hollywood Reporter. Karen Croner, Dan Fogelman, Veena Sud and Kelly Marcel have become the final quartet of candidates for the gig which Universal and producers … [Read more...]

“Guardians,” “Warcraft” Get New Scribes

Marvel Studios has hired Chris McCoy to rewrite the script for its “Guardians of the Galaxy” feature which is due out in August 2014 says The Wrap. Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Groot and Rocket Racoon will make up the onscreen team in the feature. Scribe McCoy has made the coveted Black List three times and will take over from Nicole … [Read more...]

Scribes: Hefner, Fantastic, Machine, Ghostman

Peter Morgan ("The Queen," "Frost/Nixon") is in negotiations to pen the Hugh Hefner biopic, which Jerry Weintraub is producing at Warner Bros. Pictures, says THR. Morgan met with Hefner on Tuesday, the latter confirming the news in a tweet saying ”I had a good meeting today with screenwriter Peter Morgan discussing a film about my … [Read more...]

New Scribes Hired For “God of War”

The video game film announcements just keep on coming. "Pacific Rim" scribes Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan have come onboard to rewrite the script for Universal and Atlas Entertainment's film version of the best-selling video game series "God of War" says Heat Vision. The first game followed the battles of the Spartan warrior Kratos, who … [Read more...]

“Apes” Scribes To Pen Fourth “Jurassic”

Universal Pictures is moving forward with a fourth installment of its "Jurassic Park" franchise reports Deadline. "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" scribes Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver have come onboard to write the script for the film which will be produced by Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy. Spielberg won’t direct, and no other name has … [Read more...]

Scribes Set For “1984” & “Monster”

Noah Oppenheim has been set to pen the new adaptation of George Orwell’s classic sci-fi parable "1984" for Imagine Entertainment says Deadline. Set in a totalitarian future society, the story follows a man whose job it is to rewrite history. He soon falls in love, a move that runs afoul of the all-seeing Big Brother. Oppenheim is also penning … [Read more...]

“Rango” Scribes Pen “Fraggle Rock” Movie

"Rango" co-writer Jim Byrkit and Alex Manugian have been hired to pen a script for the "Fraggle Rock" movie at New Regency, Jim Henson Co. and Montecito Picture Co. says Heat Vision. Based on the classic 1980's musical puppet series created by Jim Henson, the story follows a group of cave-dwelling puppet creatures called Fraggles. There's also a … [Read more...]

“Trek” Scribes Reboot “Mummy” & “Van Helsing”

Stephen Sommers just got kicked in the ego. More importantly where's the "Deep Rising" reboot? Universal Pictures have signed a two-year first-look production deal with "Fringe" creators and "Star Trek"/"Transformers" scribes Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci according to a just issued press release. The first films of this new deal? Reboots of … [Read more...]