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Miffy Hits the Big Screen

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MIFFY – THE MOVIE, the latest project of Dutch Telescreen B.V., a leading production, distribution and Brand Management company and part of the German m4e AG, will be introduced at the European Film Market in Berlin.

Levine Tapped to Develop Zombie Romance Novel

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Jonathan Levine (THE WACKNESS, ALL THE BOYS LOVE MANDY LANE) has been tapped to write and direct an adaptation of Isaac Marion's zombie romance novel WARM BODIES, according to VARIETY.

Twilight: Breaking Dawn Could Begin Production in Fall

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TWILIGHT franchise producer Wyck Godfrey told THE LOS ANGELES TIMES that the fourth book in Stephanie Meyer's series, BREAKING DAWN, could begin shooting this fall.

Armored Leaked On Sony's PlayStation Network

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Sony's ARMORED, which opened in theaters Dec. 4, was accidentally released on the company's PlayStation Network over the holidays, VARIETY reports.

Mortal Engines in Peter Jackson's Sights

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Peter Jackson may be taking on a project to adapt Philip Reeve's fantasy novels MORTAL ENGINES for a film, THE DOMINION POST reports.

Hobbit Casting Gets Underway

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Casting for THE HOBBIT starts this week, Peter Jackson told HEAT VISION.

Beautiful Creatures Acquired by Warner Bros.

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Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, according to VARIETY.

Robopocalypse Acquired By DreamWorks and Doubleday

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The rights to Daniel H. Wilson's unpublished manuscript ROBOPOCALYPSE have been acquired by DreamWorks Studios and Doubleday, COMINGSOON.NET reports.

Berenstain Bears Coming to the Big Screen

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Walden Media is acquiring the film rights to the bestselling book series The Berenstain Bears. Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps, Corus Entertainment Inc.’s Nelvana and Walden Media will produce the family comedy which will be a live action film mixed with computer generated characters.

Scribe Signs Up for DreamWorks Guardians Project

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David Lindsay-Abair, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playright, has been tapped to write the adaption of THE GUARDIANS for DreamWorks, VARIETY reports.