Back in May, Sony announced its intention to fast-track a film version of the hit action/adventure game Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune to the big screen with David O. Russell in the director’s chair.
The famous media company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has taken on a film adaptation of The Outer Limits. Writers Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton have been hired for the project. The two are perhaps most famous for penning four of the films in the popular Saw franchise, one of which is the supposed final installment Saw 3D. According to Variety, this is a six-figure deal.
It is a massive week of DVD and Blu-ray releases, with four new releases and nine re-releases, including two new films featuring the most in-demand child actress Chloe Moretz, a number of respected films (such as Blood Simple, The Breakfast Club and Road to Perdition) and three adaptations of novels.
For the second weekend in a row a children’s film failed to win the top spot at the box office. Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore was the widest release of the weekend
Len Wiseman, director of Live Free or Die Hard and the first two “Underworld” films is in final negotiations to helm the remake of the 1990 Paul Verhoeven sci-fi flick starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Columbia pictures just announced the choice, which will see a new, contemporary adaptation of Total Recall, which was based on thestory, “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale” by Philip K. Dick.
It’s another day and Brett Ratner has acquired another project, having already attached himself to direct Beverly Hills IV and a untitled heist movie with Ben Stiller. This time his production company, Rat Entertainment, has brought the rights to the comic book series The Unknowns.
Guillermo del Toro is set to direct the Universal Pictures film At the Mountains of Madness. Deadline Hollywood reports that Del Toro will helm the adaptation of H.P.
Damon Lindelof, one of the principle writers on television’s recently concluded hit show Lost, has been brought on to perform re-writes for Ridley Scott’s upcoming as-of-yet untitled prequel to the “Alien” films. This will be the writer’s first solo screenwriting gig, though he is already involved in a number of high profile team projects.
Actor Edi Gathegi has joined the cast of Matthew Vaughn’s film adaptation of X-Men: First Class, taking the role of Darwin.
Darwin happens to be the comic series’ first biracial mutant. He has an interesting ability: he can adapt himself based on the environment or situation he is in.
A revisit to Brandon Lee and Alex Proyas’ cult classic, The Crow, might be the last thing its fans desire, but a report from The Wrap reveals an interesting choice for the writer’s role: Australian singer/screenwriter Nick Cave.
