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Kirk? Cops? Both? Pine in Demand |
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from The Hollywood Reporter October 10, 2007 Over sandwiches at Barney's Greengrass and over beer at Barney's Beanery, the talk is about Chris Pine, who might be the hottest new actor in town. He is in discussions to star as Captain Kirk in Paramount's "Star Trek" and in negotiations to star opposite George Clooney in Joe Carnahan's adaptation of the James Ellroy crime novel "White Jazz."
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Warner Independent taps 'Gun' man |
from Variety
October 1, 2007 Peter Travis has been set by Warner Independent Pictures to direct "Man Without a Gun," a fact-based drama.
Stuart Beattie ("Collateral") wrote the script about the U.N. hostage negotiator who successfully brokered the release of long-held hostages from Lebanon-based terrorists in the late 1980s. Jennifer Klein will produce through Apartment 3B, with Beattie. Plan is to get into production early next year. The film is based on a memoir by Gianni Picco. While the U.N. vet played a central role in negotiating the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan and the end of the Iran-Iraq War, the film focuses on his dogged efforts to free a group of hostages who included Terry Anderson and Terry Waite, the latter of whom was kidnapped while trying to broker a hostage release."Most of the movies in that world right now are filled with action, but what attracted me to this political thriller is that the only weapon this guy has is the power of his negotiation skills, and his word," Travis told Daily Variety. "It raises ways to deal with conflict that is happening now, which makes it relevant." |
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Richard Kelly resurrects 'Southland' |
from The LA TImes by Mark Olsen
September 18, 2007
'Donnie Darko' director knows from experience that a film can overcome a poor showing at Cannes. TORONTO -- It was an offer he couldn't refuse. The Cannes Film Festival invited writer-director Richard Kelly to screen his second feature as part of its prestigious competition section. So Kelly took his "Southland Tales" to France in 2006, even though there was work still to be done on it. |
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Drake's Mandate to Lionsgate |
from The Hollywood Reporter
September 14, 2007
Lionsgate acquired Mandate on Monday in a $56.3 million cash and stock deal that will see Drake return to the fold as co-COO and president of Lionsgate's motion picture group, overseeing theatrical production, distribution, marketing, acquisitions and international theatrical operations. The acquisition reflects continuing growth at Lionsgate as it moves further into international distribution, Lionsgate co-chairman and CEO Jon Feltheimer said. In addition to producing movies, Mandate has handled international sales and distribution for its own projects as well as for such films from outside production companies as the upcoming "Because I Said So," "White Jazz " and "Sleuth." |
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'Hunting Party' Hits Mark |
from The London Free Press
September 14, 2007
Screenwriter-director Richard Shepard does the same thing with crazy war correspondents in his highly entertaining and thought-provoking new film, The Hunting Party, that he did with burned-out hitmen in 2005's The Matador. All you need to know about The Hunting Party is the film's opening disclaimer: "Only the most ridiculous parts of this story are true." READ ARTICLE |
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