Occasionally, a film opts to tell the story of a theory rather than historical fact. Furthermore, real-life conspiracies often make their way into films. In honor of Anonymous hitting theaters this weekend, let’s take a look at five other films that dealt with conspiracies.
The Farrelly Brothers want Jeff Daniels and Jim Carrey to reprise their roles as the not-so-smart best friends, Harry and Lloyd. Sean Anders and John Morris, who collaborated to write Sex Drive, Hot Tub Time Machine, and Carrey-starrer Mr. Popper’s Penguins, have been brought on to pen the script.
Paul Walker, star of the popular “Fast and Furious” franchise, is in talks to star in Brick Mansion, a remake of the 2004 French action film District 13. Acclaimed filmmaker Luc Besson, whose recent writing credits include the original District 13 and 2009’s successful Liam Neeson vehicle Taken, will be penning the American adaptation.
DVD and Blu-ray sales are big business for all studios, with franchise titles and classics garnering billions. But the big wigs at Warner Bros. have decided on a bolder move: discontinue all “Harry Potter” DVDs starting Dec. 29, including Harry Potter and the Deathly Harrows Part 2 and Harry Potter: The Complete 8-Film Collection which will be released on Nov. 11.
Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained has been coming along smoothly, but there was one thing missing: a female lead. Normally leading ladies are just there for sex appeal, but this one is integral to the story, providing a basis for the film’s narrative. Luckily, Django found his wife in Kerry Washington.
The film will be based on Walter Isaacson’s recently released Jobs biography, simply titled Steve Jobs. Although no one’s officially hopped on board, The Los Angeles Times relays that Sony and the upcoming film’s producers are aiming to grab Aaron Sorkin to pen the script.
Directors Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg coming together for The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicornwas no small matter. The motion-capture film based on the iconic Hergé books has been met with much anticipation (it debuts overseas this week), so a sequel is in the works, right? Well, almost.
News has been breaking about a film based on his novel The Stand, but Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series may have finally found a home for its television adaptation. Producer Brian Grazer has hinted that while the films were having trouble finding a buyer, the planned TV series could wind up on HBO.
Stephen King’s The Stand has been making waves this last week, as Deadline reports the actor-turned-director Ben Affleck is Warner Bros.’ choice for adapting the iconic 1978 novel to the big screen.
Summit Entertainment, the youngest of the major studios producing and distributing major films these days, struck gold (or blood?) in acquiring the rights to the “Twilight” series. After launching into the big leagues with Twilight in 2008, the studio brought Best Picture-winner The Hurt Locker to movie theaters the following year. Despite several misteps in terms of box office success, including this year’s flop Drive Angry and this past weekend’s The Three Musketeers, the studio has begun to shape a promising calendar for 2012 and 2013, including a sequel to last year’s Red.
According to Box Office Mojo, Red 2 is scheduled to hit theaters on August 2, 2013, scoring that “last major weekend of the summer” spot which was proved all the more valuable by this year’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Jon and Erich Hoeber, writers of the first film and next summer’s Battleship delivered the initial script for the sequel. It’s unclear who from the original (Bruce Willis, Mary Louise-Parker, Helen Mirren and John Malkovich among other) would return including director Robert Schwentke, who’s now filming R.I.P.D. starring Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges.
