Dr. Toon: The Animation Critic's Art - Part VII
Dr. Toon gets deeper into conflict and character.
Category: Writing
Dimension Acquires How to Defeat Your Own Clone
Dimension Films have picked up the rights to Kyle Kurpinski and Terry D. Johnson's HOW TO DEFEAT YOUR OWN CLONE: AND OTHER TIPS FOR SURVIVING THE BIOTECH REVOLUTION, reports ComingSoon.net.
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No Thor 2 for Branagh, Writer Hired
Kenneth Branagh will not return as director for THOR 2, reports Deadline.com.
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Columbus' Hello Ghost Scares Up Writer
Karen Croner (ONE TRUE THING) has been hired to adapt the Korean comedy HELLO GHOST for director Chris Columbus, reports Deadline.com.
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Disney's King of the Elves Brought Back to Life
Walt Disney Animation Studios has hired Michael Markowitz (HORRIBLE BOSSES) to pen KING OF THE ELVES, reports Variety.
Disney Developing Matterhorn Feature
The next Disneyland attraction to get a film might be the Matterhorn. Heat Vision reports that Jason Dean Hall (GRAND THEFT AUTO) has been hired to pen a script that weaves the ride's bobsled theme into the plot, reports Heat Vision.
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Jack the Giant Killer Writer to Adapt Beasts of Burden
Darren Lemke (JACK THE GIANT KILLER) will adapt the animated feature BEASTS OF BURDEN, based on Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson's Dark Horse comic, reports Heat Vision.
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Ron Howard to Direct Live-Action Spy vs. Spy
Warner Bros. and Ron Howard are developing a live-action version of MAD Magazine's SPY VS. SPY, reports Deadline.com.
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Fox Hires Landis for Frankenstein Script
Fox has hired Max Landis, son of John Landis, who wrote for the MASTERS OF HORROR and FEAR ITSELF series, to pen a new version of FRANKENSTEIN, reports Variety.
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Watchman Scribe to Pen The Crow
Relativity Media has hired Alex Tse (WATCHMEN) to write the reboot of THE CROW, reports ComingSoon.net.
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Snakes on a Plane Writer Sells Sci-Fi Script to Paramount
John Heffernan (SNAKES ON A PLANE) has sold an untitled sci-fi script to Paramount, reports Variety.
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Snow White Writer Finds The Passage
Jason Keller (Relativity's untitled Snow White project) has been tapped to adapt Justin Cronin's novel THE PASSAGE, writes Heat Vision.
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Wedding Crashers Director Makes Bank on King Arthur Spec
David Dobkin, the director of WEDDING CRASHERS and the upcoming THE CHANGE-UP, has sold his spec script ARTHUR & LANCELOT to Warner Bros. for $2 million, reports Deadline.com.
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Academy Invites 13 Animators, 12 VFX Artists to Membership
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 178 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures.
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Halo: Reach Writer Sights Thriller for Warner Bros.
Peter O’Brien, the writer of the HALO: REACH videogame, has been tapped by Warner Bros. to rewrite the script for thriller LINE OF SIGHT, writes The Hollywood Reporter.
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Spielberg Brainstorming Jurassic Park 4 Ideas
Steven Spielberg and THOR writer Mark Protosevich have teamed up to brainstorm ideas for JURASSIC PARK 4, reports Heat Vision.
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Sherlock Holmes Scribe Boards Ouija
Universal Pictures and Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes has hired Simon Kinberg (SHERLOCK HOLMES) to rewrite OUIJA, reports 24 Frames.
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Green Lantern Screenwriter Creates Nowhere Man Comic
GREEN LANTERN writer Marc Guggenheim will write the new comicbook series NOWHERE MAN for Liquid Comics, reports Deadline.com.
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Cameron Believes in Big Sci-Fi Myth
Heat Vision reports that James Cameron is interested in exec producing Will Staples' big, sci-fi story MYTH.
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47 Ronin Scribe to Rework Snow White and the Huntsman
Universal Pictures has tapped Hossein Amini (47 RONIN) to rewrite SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN, reports Deadline.com.
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The Shield Writer Takes Risk
John Hlavin has been tapped to write an adaptation of the board game RISK for Columbia Pictures, Hasbro and Overbrook Ent., reports ComingSoon.net.
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Lost's Lindelof Travels to 1952
Disney will pay seven figures to LOST exec producer Damon Lindelof to write/produce the sci-fi tentpole 1952, reports Deadline.com.
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Fox Animation to Remake King Kong
Fox Animation has tapped Christian Magalhaes & Bob Snow to pen a modern take on KING KONG, reports Deadline.com.
Traveler Creator To Pen Tron 3, New Showtime Series
David DiGilio, the creator of the short-lived series TRAVELER, has landed two big deals, writes The Hollywood Reporter.
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