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Harry Potter Team Taking on King's The Stand
HitFix has broken the news that HARRY POTTER director David Yates and writer Steve Kloves are working with Warner Bros. to adapt a multi-film adaptation of Stephen King’s THE STAND.
World War Z Breaks Out Next December
Paramount Pictures announced today it has set a release date of December 21st, 2012 for World War Z starring Academy Award-nominee Brad Pitt, with Marc Forster (Quantum of Solace) directing.
Eddie Murphy to Voice Hong Kong Phooey
Walden Media Rolls Out Flat Stanley
Walden Media has picked up the rights to Jeff Brown’s popular children’s series FLAT STANLEY, reports Deadline.com.
Sony Makes Smurfs 2 Plans
Hot on the heels of the surprising success of the original SMURFS, Sony is making plans for a sequel, reports ComingSoon.net.
Apes Claims Box Office Crown
Fox’s RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES climbed to the top of the U.S. box office for the weekend of Aug. 5-7, 2011.
Hunger Games Sequel Gets Date
With the original still in production, Lionsgate has set a date for a HUNGER GAMES sequel, reports ComingSoon.net.
Marvel Mystery Projects' Dates Announced
Walt Disney Pictures and Marvel Studios have set dates for their 2014 releases, reports ComingSoon.net.
David Cronenberg Climbs onto Black Hole Film
David Cronenberg is set to direct an adaptation of Jonathan Lethem’s novel AS SHE CLIMBED ACROSS THE TABLE for Media Rights Capital, reports Deadline.com.
Frenzer Foreman Animation Forum (podcast) x 25
Special Guest: Sean Kenin
Welcome to the most current content-ed and contented episode of the FFAF oeuvre. Alan and Joel sit down with the very Sean Kenin, voice-actor to the stars, to discuss his unique and defining role in the hit smash cinema-kapow, The Smurfs. Sean Kenin - made of pure magic.
PLUS, stick around for a very special bonus montage audio fantasy spectacle at the end of the end of the end music.
Ice Age: Continental Drift Voice Cast Grows
Blue Sky's ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT has added a host of new talent to its voice cast, reports Variety.
Amazing Spider-Man Sequel Has Release Date
Even though the first film in the SPIDER-MAN reboot series doesn't arrive until next summer, Sony has picked a release date for the sequel, writes Heat Vision.
Game of Thrones Director In Talks for Thor 2
Brian Kirk (HBO's GAME OF THRONES) is in discussions to take the helm of Marvel Studios and Disney's THOR 2, reports Show Blitz.
Steven Soderbergh To Second Unit Direct Hunger Games
Hop Director Short Circuits for Remake
Johnny Depp to Produce Vault Comic Adaptation
GK Films' Graham King and Infinitum Nihil's Johnny Depp are set to produce an adaptation of Sam Sarkar's comic miniseries THE VAULT, reports ComingSoon.net.
Harry Potter Producer to Adapt NonPlayer Comic
Producers David Heyman (HARRY POTTER) and Roy Lee (OLDBOY remake) are setting up an adaptation of the Image comic miniseries NONPLAYER at Warner Bros., reports Heat Vision.
Tuxedo Gin Gets Adaptation at Disney
Disney has tapped Robert Ben Garant (NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM) to pen an adaptation of the manga TUXEDO GIN, reports Deadline.com.
Animation Mentor Attending SIGGRAPH 2011
Animation Mentor, the state-of-the-art online animation school founded by animators for animators, announced today that cofounder Carlos Baena will be attending SIGGRAPH 2011.
Talking 'Tintin' with Spielberg and Jackson
Bill Desowitz reports back from Weta in New Zealand, where he viewed exclusive Tintin footage and spoke with Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson.
Tippett's Scott Liedtka Talks The Smurfs
Tippett Studio brought their expertise to Columbia Pictures' THE SMURFS. Scott Liedtka, the co-visual effects supervisor, answers some questions about their work.
Universal Drops Clue
Add CLUE to the pile of Hasbro board game-inspired film projects that Universal has dropped, reports Deadline.com. After signing a six-year deal with the game maker in 2008, Universal has also dropped MONOPOLY and MAGIC: THE GATHERING. Universal is still making films from the Hasbro-owner properties BATTLESHIP, STRETCH ARMSTRONG, CANDY LAND and OUIJA.