"Warrior" director Gavin O'Connor has stepped in to replace the absent Lynne Ramsay on the set of the western "Jane Got A Gun". Ramsey ("We Need To Talk About Kevin") failed to show on the first day of shooting in Sante Fe, and so the producers have scrambled to quickly find a new helmer to keep the picture from falling apart. They scored it with … [Read more...]
“Warrior” Helms Heads To “Neverland”
March 16, 2012 by
"Warrior" director Gavin O'Connor is in talks to take on the Peter Pan project "Neverland" at Sony Pictures says Heat Vision. Billy Ray wrote the script, originally titled Pan, which is said to be an origin story for J.M. Barrie's immortal boy creation. Channing Tatum is attached to play the lead while Joe Roth is producing. Dark Horizons - … [Read more...]
“Warrior” Director Sells “Samurai” Script
September 30, 2011 by
"Warrior" helmer Gavin O’Connor and "Ice Age" writer Michael J. Wilson have sold their action adventure spec script "The Samurai" to Warner Bros. Pictures says The Playlist. The story follows an assassin who breaks out of a Texas jail. While international authorities pursue him, he becomes involved with a woman and her kid with the trio taking a … [Read more...]
Have Your Say: “Contagion,” “Warrior”
September 10, 2011 by
The Fall film season began in earnest this weekend with the release of two high-profile films - both straddling that line between appealing to commercial wider audiences and higher brow art house filmgoers. Gavin O'Connor's brother vs. brother fighting story "Warrior" starring Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton scored strong notices (RT: 83% & … [Read more...]
Lionsgate Sneaks “Warrior” This Weekend
August 30, 2011 by
Lionsgate has announced a special sneak preview screening program for their upcoming sports drama "Warrior". The screenings will be held on Sunday, September 4th at 7pm in theaters across the United States. To promote the sneak previews, Lionsgate has partnered with Twitter to designate the hashtag #WARRIORMovieSneakPreview. This will give … [Read more...]
