Focus Features, Playtone and Shoebox are set to acquire and produce a film adaptation of Neil Gaiman's upcoming novel "The Ocean At The End Of The Lane". The story begins when a lodger steals a family car and committes suicide in it, stirring up ancient powers best left undisturbed. Creatures from beyond the world are on the loose, and it will … [Read more...]
Joe Wright To Direct A “Houdini” Biopic
October 13, 2012 by
"Atonement" and "Anna Karenina" filmmaker Joe Wright is reportedly in discussions with Lionsgate-Summit about directing their controversial Harry Houdini biopic "Houdini" says The Los Angeles Times. The film is based on William Kalush and Larry Sloman's 2006 biography of the famed illusionist, a book that has become famous for insinuating that … [Read more...]
Jeffrey Wright Is ‘Volts’ In “Catching Fire”
September 7, 2012 by
Jeffrey Wright ("Angels in America," "Casino Royale") has scored the role of Beetee in Francis Lawrence's much anticipated sequel "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" at Lionsgate-Summit. Hailing from District 3, Beetee earns the nickname "Volts" because of his electronics expertise. Based on Suzanne Collins' worldwide smash hit novel, 'Fire' stars … [Read more...]
Casting News: Furnace, Grown, Wright
April 10, 2012 by
Out of the Furnace Woody Harrelson is in negotiations to play the villain in Scott Cooper's crime drama "Out of the Furnace" at Relativity Media. Shooting kicks off later this month in Pennsylvania. Harrelson is in talks to play Curtis DeGroat, a crime ringleader whom Christian Bale's character winds up seeking vengeance against. Casey Affleck, … [Read more...]
Police Complaint Commissioner clears officer in death of Alvin Wright
March 21, 2012 by
The Langley RCMP officer who shot and killed 22-year-old Alvin Wright will not face criminal charges. The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner says Sgt. Don Davidson's actions the night of Aug. 6, 2010, were reasonable. RCMP were called that night to Wright's home for reports of a domestic dispute. The office says Davidson confronted … [Read more...]
Edgar Wright & Depp Team On “Night Stalker”
February 23, 2012 by
Edgar Wright ("Scott Pilgrim," "Shaun of the Dead") is set to direct a feature film remake of the cult 1970's ABC telemovie and TV series "The Night Stalker" for Disney Pictures reports Deadline. The series followed Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin), a reporter who investigates mysterious crimes that have a supernatural or sci-fi bent. The show was … [Read more...]
Watts, Wright Play MILFs In “Grandmothers”
November 3, 2011 by
Naomi Watts, James Frecheville, Xavier Samuel and Robin Wright have joined the cast of "The Grandmothers" for Gaumont and Mon Voisin says Screen Daily. An adaptation of the 2003 novella by Nobel Prize-winner Doris Lessing, the story follows two childhood friends and neighbors who each fall in love with the other’s son, to the disgust of the boys’ … [Read more...]
