Variety reports two TERMINATOR SALVATION producers have sued the Pacificor hedge fund (and one of its former employees) alleging financial wrongdoing.
The Halcyon Co., owner of the rights to the movie franchise, has accused former Pacificor employee Kurt Benjamin of fraud, double-dealing and conspiring with the fund's CEO, Andy Mitchell.
Variety reports James Cameron's underwater survival drama, SANCTUM, has secured funding. Wayfare Entertainment has committed to finance the $30M 3-D film that plans to shoot with James Cameron’s AVATAR cameras and 3-D technology.
Soon after announcing low cost eBooks, Sony now unveils a comic book-themed PSP digital reader reports Variety.
Set to launch in October; Marvel, Archie and Image Comics are already onboard. Comics can/will be read frame by frame on the PSP’s screen. The company did not unveil any pricing information on the service as yet.
Michael Douglas' Further Films is developing Shirley Jackson’s 1962 novel, WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE.
CASTLE tells the tale of a reclusive, potentially murderous family and was adapted for Broadway in the 1960s.
The HollywoodReporter notes Further will produce with Literal Media, the firm that reps Jackson's work. Laurence Hyman, Jackson's son and literary executor, also will have a role as producer.
The HollywoodReporter notes Warner Bros. is re-imaging the 1981 space Western that starred Sean Connery.
The new incarnation will be written by Chad St. John and directed by Michael Davis. Hollywood Gang's Gianni Nunnari is producing, with the company's Craig Flores onboard as Exec. Producer.
The original, dubbed ‘High Space Noon’ (written and directed by Peter Hyams), involved a Jupiter moon marshall investigating a string of mysterious deaths.
Fox is moving forward with a big screen adaptation of Kate DiCamillo’s book, THE MAGICIAN’S ELEPHANT.
Variety reports Martin Hynes (THE GO-GETTER) will be directing the project in a similar tone to THE PRINCESS BRIDE. Julia Pistor is producing.
The book, soon to be published, involves an orphan boy who is told by a fortune teller that an elephant will lead to his missing sister.
Josh Lucas, Terrence Howard and Lake Bell are onboard for the ghostly thriller LITTLE MURDER reports Variety.
Peter Antonijevic (SAVIOR) is directing LITTLE MURDER with Silvio Muraglia producing for Mind in Motion Entertainment.
Written by Gerald Di Pego (THE FORGOTTEN, PHENOMENON), the film is set in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. A disgraced detective gets a chance at redemption when the ghost of a beautiful cellist takes form to find her killer.
The Wayans Brothers and Sony are developing a sequel to the 2004 comedy, WHITE CHICKS.
The HollywoodReporter notes Marlon and Shawn Wayans will reprise their roles as a pair of FBI agents disguised as Caucasian ladies.
Press Release by Twentieth Century Fox
Los Angeles, CA (August 17, 2009) – Twentieth Century Fox announced today added information about its global, history-making AVATAR DAY event on August 21. The world will get its first look at director James Cameron’s motion picture epic AVATAR. In this unprecedented experience, the studio and Cameron debut the film’s trailer everywhere, while select cinemas and IMAX theaters will screen select scenes in 3-D, prepared by the renowned filmmaker.
The HollywoodReporter notes NBC has a script commitment for a live-action drama based on the comic book series, MIDNIGHT, MASS. Warner Bros. TV has tapped Gretchen Berg and Aaron Harberts (Ex Prods. NBC’s MERCY) to write the project for the studio-based Jinks/Cohen Company. DC Comics’ (Vertigo Imprint) MIDNIGHT, MASS. involves a sexy, wordly husband & wife detective team who solve supernatural mysteries and more.
In its debut week, DISTRICT 9 (TriStar, with vfx by Image Engine Design) grabbed the #1 spot at the box office, taking in $37M.
Holding strong at #2, G.I. JOE: RISE OF THE COBRA (Paramount, with vfx by CIS Hollywood, Digital Domain, HPI and Lidar Services) earned $22.5M – down 58%. G.I. JOE has earned $98.7M in its two week haul.
Premiering in the #3 spot, THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE (WB/NL, with vfx by Rhythm and Hues) made $19.2M.
Press Release by Zoic Studios
Vancouver, BC - (August 17, 2009) -- Zoic Studios' BC office is proud to have contributed visual effects to the massively anticipated Sony Pictures/TriStar feature DISTRICT 9 which opened this weekend topping US box office charts.
Directed by Neill Blomkamp and presented by Peter Jackson, DISTRICT 9 is a powerful Sci-Fi thriller set in the near future in Johannesburg, S.A., where one million Alien refugees have set up camp.
Comedian Patton Oswalt is set to join Syfy's upcoming drama series, CAPRICA, as a recurring cast member reports The HollywoodReporter.
On the BATTLESTAR GALACTICA prequel, Oswalt will play Baxter Sarno, a popular “Caprican” talk show host. CAPRICA stars Eric Stoltz (Daniel Graystone) and Paula Malcomson (Amanda Graystone) will guest appear on the show within a show.
CAPRICA is currently shooting in Vancouver, B.C.
Press Release by Post Logic
New York, NY (August 17, 2009) -- Leading post-production facility Post Logic Studios, a division of Prime Focus Group, announced today two new hires, Kevin Wilson as audio engineer and Mick O'Connor as manager, new business. Both will be based out of Post Logic Studios' New York facility.
After a sneak peak at SDComic-Con, KICK-ASS may get a buyer soon. Matthew Vaughn’s comic-book adaptation follows a shy teen geek who re-invents himself as a superhero. Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. penned the original ‘zine.
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Press Release by Activision
Santa Monica, California (Aug 05, 2009) -- Activision Blizzard, Inc. today announced better-than-expected financial results for the second quarter 2009.
For the quarter ended June 30, 2009, Activision Blizzard’s GAAP net revenues were $1,038 million, and its non-GAAP net revenues were $801 million. The company’s prior GAAP net revenue outlook for the quarter was $1 billion. On a non-GAAP basis, the company’s net revenue outlook was $775 million.
Following its very well received user group meeting at SIGGRAPH 2009 last week in New Orleans, Chaos Software introduces the next step in the development of its V-Ray RT interactive raytracing technology. Massively parallel general-purpose GPUs become more widely available, and with industry-standard APIs now in place to utilize them, the usage of GPUs to accelerate raytracing finally becomes practical.
An IESB exclusive reports a new producer may fast track Master Chief and HALO for the big screen.
HALO, the popular video games that follow super-soldier Master Chief and his fight to thwart the Covenant, may be attracting Steven Spielberg as producer.
