Nine release shifted to December – TFC Morning Report
Top Story: The Weinstein Company has moved Oscar contender Nine to December, taking it out of direct competition with the Weinsteins’ other late-year releases, The Road and A Single Man. The Rob Marshall movie musical will bow in New York and Los Angeles on Dec. 18, then open wide on Dec. 25. (Variety) In Other News: Another movie musical has added a cast member. Kristen Bell will join Christina Aguilera, Cher, and Stanley Tucci in Burlesque, playing Aguilera’s female rival at a Los Angeles neo-burlesque club. Steve Antin directs. (THR) Parker Posey will has joined director Andrew Meieran’s Highland Park. The film is currently shooting in Detroit and stars Danny Glover. (THR) Sony has picked up the U.S. rights to Atom Egoyan’s Chloe, starring Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson, and Amanda Seyfried. (Variety) Opening Today: Couples Retreat From Mexico with...
Read MoreGhost Rider sequel gets its motor running – TFC Morning Report
Top Story: Columbia Pictures is prepping a sequel to its 2007 Marvel adaptation of Ghost Rider. David Goyer is in talks to write to story and supervise the production. Nicolas Cage is expected to return in the title role. (Variety) In Other News: David Cronenberg is in talks with Fox to write and possibly direct a remake of his 1986 sci-fi film The Fly. (Variety) In toys-that-have-no-reason-to-be-movies news, Universal plans to make young women more insecure by turning Mattel’s Barbie into a movie star. (Variety) Sam Raimi has signed on to produce a supernatural horror film from newbie British helmer Corin Hardy. The film, titled Refuge, will tell the story of a small town under siege from Yeti attacks. (THR) Stanley Tucci will join Christina Aguilera and Cher in the modern musical Burlesque. (Variety)...
Read MoreCher joins Aguilera in ‘Burlesque’ – TFC Morning Report
Top Story: Academy Award winner Cher will return to film for the contemporary musical Burlesque. Christina Aquilera is already set to star as a small-town girl with LA dreams. Steve Antin directs with production scheduled to being in November. Cannot wait for this diva-off. (Variety) In Other News: John Grisham’s 1999 novel The Testament will finally get the big screen treatment. (Variety) Move over Hamlet. Mackers is getting a new film too. Pete Travis will direct Smuggler Films’ Come Like Shadows, a modern day retelling of the Shakespeare’s Macbeth. (THR)...
Read MoreTFC Morning Report – Tuesday, May 5, 2009 – Ben Stiller a Used Guy again?
Top Story: A big-budget comedy project once left for dead is getting another shot at life. Ben Stiller, who was originally on board to star with Jim Carrey, is back at the negotiating table, along with Reese Witherspoon. Little Miss Sunshine directors Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton are in talks to direct. (Variety) In Other News: Pop diva Christina Aguilera will make her screen debut in Burlesque, a contemporary musical directed by Steven Antin. Can. Not. Wait. (Variety) News of Christopher Nolan’s Inception just keeps getting better. Now Ken Watanabe and the uber-sexy Tom Hardy have joined the cast of this sci-fi classic in the making. (THR) Fox is keeping it in the family as FX nabs the cable TV rights to last weekend’s blockbuster X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Expect to see Wolvy on FX in 2011. (Variety) In TV-that-would-get-me-to-stop-watching-movies...
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