GK Films has acquired the film rights to Rick Yancey's young adult sci-fi novel trilogy "The 5th Wave" which they will co-produce with Tobey Maguire's Material Pictures reports Variety. The story follows a teenage girl who survives an alien invasion only to then search for her brother, who may or may not have been abducted by human-looking … [Read more...]
Steampunk Tale “Boneshaker” Adapted
November 30, 2011 by
Cross Creek Pictures, Exclusive Media Group and Hammer Films are teaming to produce a film adaptation of Cherie Priest's 2009 steampunk sci-fi novel ''Boneshaker'' reports Variety. Set in an alternate 1880's in which Seattle has been walled off from the world and toxic gas has turned much of the remaining population into zombies. In this mess a … [Read more...]
Dennis Iliadis To Direct Horror Tale “Home”
September 23, 2011 by
GK Films and Appian Way are teaming for the psychological thriller "Home" which Dennis Iliadis ("The Last House on the Left') has been set to direct reports Variety. The story centers on an unstable young man staying at his dead father's house. As odd phenomena begin to occur, he struggles to determine whether he's having a nervous breakdown or … [Read more...]
Landry Jones Joins Vamp Tale “Byzantium”
August 23, 2011 by
Caleb Landry Jones ("X-Men: First Class") has scored the lead role in Neil Jordan's vampire drama "Byzantium" reports Variety. Based on a play by Moira Buffini, Gemma Arterton and Saoirse Ronan play a mother-daughter vampire duo who move to a small British town and reveal their secret. Jones plays a teenager dying from leukemia and his struggle … [Read more...]
Bale, Malick Re-Team For Mystery Tale
August 22, 2011 by
They previously worked together on 2005's "The New World", now filmmaker Terrence Malick and actor Christian Bale look set to be re-teaming for the next project from the perfectionist director. Twitchfilm reports that Bale has been cast as the lead in the currently untitled project which is due to shoot in early 2012. Bale was originally attached … [Read more...]
Disney Adapts “Finest Hours” Rescue Tale
August 14, 2011 by
Disney has scored the film rights to Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman's 2009 novel "The Finest Hours" reports Deadline. Based on a true story and set in New England in 1952, the story deals with a Coast Guard rescue undertaken after two oil tankers were torn in half by treacherous waves during a deadly nor'easter blizzard. There were four … [Read more...]
Schrader, Ellis Team For Shark Tale “Bait”
August 4, 2011 by
Filmmaker Paul Schrader ("American Gigolo") and author Bret Easton Ellis ("American Psycho") are teaming up for the shark-infested psychological horror thriller "Bait" at Galavis Film, Picture Machine, Ithaka Entertainment, Lionsgate and Mandate reports Heat Vision. The story follows a young man who works at a posh beach club and itches to take … [Read more...]
Rob Cohen Directs Korean War Tale “1950”
July 30, 2011 by
Rob Cohen ("The Fast and the Furious," "XXX") has signed on to direct the $ 100 million Korean War tale "1950" for CJ E&M Pictures and Grapevine Entertainment says the trades. The story will chronicle New York Herald Tribune correspondent Marguerite Higgins' journey across the Korean peninsula with a platoon of marines. The journey ended … [Read more...]
