Cloverfield and director Matt Reeves has just signed on to adapt the Ray Nelson short story Eight O’Clock in the Morning for Universal Studios. We previously saw Reeves adapt the wonderfully styled Let Me In, and this new feature will involve Matt writing and directing. The story served the basis for the John Carpenter film [...]
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Next Up for Quentin Tarantino? A Western
The term “Western” doesn’t come to mind when I think of Quentin Tarantino, but neither did “World War II” film. Rumblings around the web earlier this week were that the Inglourious Basterds director had his mind set on making his next film a western. Well, Deadline was able to to speak with Tarantino for a [...]
Shawn Levy to Direct FANTASTIC VOYAGE for Producer James Cameron
Night at the Museum director Shawn Levy has been selected to direct the remake of Fantastic Voyage in which James Cameron is producing. Deadline is reporting that Levy will direct the remake of the 1966 classic film about a team of scientists who are shrunk into a ship in an attempt to save their colleague’s [...]
Kevin Smith Buys Own Film for $20 at Sundance Auction; Will Tour Country Promoting Film Without Major Distributors
Oh, Kevin Smith. You just burned some major bridges this evening. News coming tonight from the Sundance Film Festival in Park CIty, Utah is that director Kevin Smith has opted not to distribute his new film Red State, and has instead chosen to take the film on a cross country style road trip and screen [...]
David Fincher Confirmed to Direct 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA
It has been a while since we have reported on the status of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. At one point in time McG was attached to direct with Dwayne Johnson set to star as Captain Nemo. That has all changed as now David Fincher has been confirmed to direct the adventure film for Disney. [...]
Darren Aronofsky to Direct THE TIGER With Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie?
Oh how news can completely change from one day to the next! We are hearing reports via The Playlist that Darren Aronofsky is eyeing ‘The Tiger’ as his next project with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in the film. This is all new reports, as just two days ago we were reporting that the director [...]
Darren Aronofsky Offered Director’s Chair for WOLVERINE 2
It has been quite the week for director news as we have reported that Zack Snyder will be directing the new Superman movie from producer Christopher Nolan and today we have news on Wolverine 2. Turn out that Requiem for a Dream director Darren Aronofsky has been offered to direct the next Wolverine movie according [...]
Tony Gilroy to Direct THE BOURNE LEGACY
The Bourne franchise will live on even if it doesn’t have the original components that made it one of the best action franchises ever. Deadline is reporting that Tony Gilroy will replace Paul Greengrass as director of the fourth Bourne movie which is tentatively titled The Bourne Legacy. The kicker is that Matt Damon has [...]
Shyamalan Mystery Project Possibly UNBREAKABLE II?
Source: Heat Vision When it comes to M. Night Shyamalan, there are two things that run through people’s mind: what sort of crazy story/twist is he coming up with next, and “is that how you spell his name?” A lot of his haters tend to knock him on his original stories and endings, like LADY [...]
CRANK Director’s to Helm New Ghost Rider Pic
The directing duo that brought us such films as CRANK, CRANK 2 HIGH VOLTAGE and GAMER, Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, are reportedly in early talks with Columbia Pictures to direct the new Ghost Rider project. This could be a sequel to the 2007 GHOST RIDER film, but there has been serious talk about rebooting [...]
Teaser for J.J. Abrams/Spielberg Film SUPER 8
Shrouded in secrecy and speculation, the trailer for SUPER 8 has finally hit the web. The only details we know about the movie is that it takes place in 1979, deals with an alien escaping US custody between Area-51 and Ohio, where the cargo is being delivered. It is being directed by J.J. Abrams, who [...]
Matthew Vaughn Confirmed for X-MEN: FIRST CLASS
20th Century Fox wasn’t joking when they said that they wanted to put X-MEN: FIRST CLASS on the fast track as they have announced that KICK-ASS director, Matthew Vaughn, will be leading the project. Last week reports began to circulate that Vaughn was in talks to step into the directors chair as Marvel wanted to [...]
Jon Favreau Talks About Joss Whedon’s AVENGERS
IRON MAN 2 director Jon Favreau sat down with MTV to talk about Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, SERENITY) behind the lens for Marvel’s upcoming AVENGERS film. Last month it was reported that Whedon was in “final talks” to direct the upcoming film about Earths Mightiest Heroes and the fan boy community, as a [...]
Joss Whedon in Final Talks to Direct AVENGERS Film
Can it be? Am I dreaming? Reports are circulating on the web that Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon is in final talks to direct the upcoming AVENGERS film. According to a post on April Fools Day IESB posted that Whedon was on a short list of directors that were up for consideration to [...]
Bryan Singer X-MEN: FIRST CLASS Update
Last week we reported that director Bryan Singer was not only set to direct X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, the story of the early years of the X-Men, but that he was being considered to return to the original franchise and helm X-Men 4 and possibly a Wolverine sequel. As with many of these types of early [...]
Bryan Singer Talks More X-MEN
X-Men and X2 film maker extraordinaire Bryan Singer may have an even more on his plate for the future. It was reported in December that he would helm “X-Men First Class” a film about our merry mutants in their early years at Xavier’s school. We are supposed to see younger versions of Cyclops, Beast and [...]
3rd BATMAN Film will End Story for Christopher Nolan; Also Confirms Superman Involvement
When they say that “All good things must come to an end” most people really hope it’s not true. However, for director Christopher Nolan he says that ‘Batman 3′ will be his final chapter with the Dark Knight. Nolan told the L.A. Times “I’m very excited about the end of the film, the conclusion, and [...]
DC President says Christopher Nolan’s ‘Superman’ is a Rumor
Earlier this month we reported that Christopher Nolan was in talks to mentor the upcoming Superman franchise reboot. According to a report from MTV this has been debunked as a rumor. Deadline Hollywood first reported that Nolan would be involved in the reboot as a guide more or less and the buzz on the internet [...]
Avatar Prequel Novel to be Penned by James Cameron?
Jon Landau, producer of Avatar, spoke to MTV about the film and dropped big news concerning the franchise. He said that director James Cameron is going to write a novel detailing the back story of Avatar, giving fans insight into Na’vi/human relations on Pandora, Col. Quaritch and his campaign on the deadly planet, the death [...]
Confirmed: (500) Days of Summer’s Marc Webb to Direct Spider-Man Reboot
Last week we reported the big news that Sony had pulled the plug on Spider-Man 4 and had now planned to reboot the Marvel franchise with a new director and actors. There had been many red flags leading up to this which suggested not everything in production for Spider-Man 4 was running smoothly. In fact, [...]
