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Craig Gillespie In Talks To Direct 'Pride And Prejudice And Zombies'

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 8, 2011 10:20 AM
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The musical chairs continues on the developing "Pride And Prejudice And Zombies." With David O. Russell and Mike White having previously occupied the directorial slot on the picture and left, yet another name is in contention to take on the picture.

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Kevin Smith Wants Matt Damon & Ben Affleck For 'Hit Somebody'; May Go Studio Route For The Film

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 8, 2011 9:44 AM
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Reveals Script For Film Is Only Half Done And Already 110 Pages LongAfter pissing off every distributor and sales agent who showed up at his fake "Red State" auction at Sundance, and insulting them in the process, Kevin Smith hopes to get $15 million -- his estimated cost of the film -- out of the studios for his next and last film "Hit Somebody." That's right. Just add it to the list of one of many contradictions that make up Kevin Smith.

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'Win Win' & 'The Visitor' Writer/Director Tom McCarthy To Write Baseball Pic 'Million Dollar Arm'

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 8, 2011 9:14 AM
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2011 is turning out to be a banner year for writer/director Tom McCarthy. The helmer recently premiered his latest effort "Win Win" at the Sundance Film Festival to strong reviews which should carry over to his biggest box office success and exposure to date (if it gets more people to watch "The Station Agent" and "The Visitor" then it's a win-win right? -- sorry we had to go there). Anyway, Hollywood is paying attention.

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Rosamund Pike To Play Andromeda In 'Clash Of The Titans' Sequel

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 8, 2011 8:57 AM
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Last month, it was reported that a number of actresses were screen-testing for the love interest role of Andromeda in the "Clash Of The Titans" sequel. Among the contenders listed at the time were “Captain America” star Hayley Atwell, Clemence Poesy (”In Bruges”), Janet Montgomery (”Black Swan”), Georgina Haig (”Wasted on the Young”) and Dominique McElligott (”Moon”) but a name recently linked as a candidate for a role in Zack Snyder's "Superman" has landed the gig instead.

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'Blades Of Glory' Directors Will Speck & Josh Gordon To Jump In 'The Pool'

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 8, 2011 8:25 AM
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Will Speck and Josh Gordon are a directing duo whose pictures always seem to underwhelm with their outrageous concepts. "Blades Of Glory" put Will Ferrell on a skating rink which should've been a no brainer for hilarity but it never came together like the comedian's best ,and this past summer's "The Switch" with Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston basically spent half of its running time waiting for one character to tell the other one the wacky secret he was harboring with some labored laughs in between. But maybe their next effort will find them duo getting into the zone.

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Richard Jenkins Joins Brad Pitt In 'Cogan's Trade'

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 8, 2011 7:48 AM
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Could the cast for this get any better? Andrew Dominik's "Cogan's Trade" which is gearing up to start filming soon has already got Brad Pitt, Sam Rockwell, James Gandolfini and Bella Heathcote on board and has now added one more seasoned veteran to the cast.

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Emma Thompson's 'Effie' With Orlando Bloom & Saoirse Ronan Stuck In Legal Row

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 8, 2011 7:33 AM
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Last fall, a rather interesting project was coming together based around a script from actress/screenwriter Emma Thompson. Titled "Effie," the film lined up a solid cast with Saorise Ronan, Orlando Bloom, Imelda Staunton, Greg Wise and Thompson herself in the strange-but-true story that centers on the wedding night between Victorian artist, architect, poet and political thinker John Ruskin and his wife, Effie Gray. Ruskin was long infatuated with Gray and married her when she was 17. However, when it came time to consummate their marriage, something so reviled Ruskin that Gray remained a virgin until after they divorced and she remarried his protege, painter, John Everett Millais. While it has never been established just what disgusted Ruskin to the point he refused to have sex with his wife, theories over the years have speculated it might have been pubic hair or menstrual blood.

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Take A Look At Chris Ware's Gorgeous Poster For 'Uncle Boonme Who Can Recall Past Lives'

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 8, 2011 7:09 AM
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How do you get audiences interested in a fascinating, dizzying, dense, impenetrable, funny, dry, strange just plain weird arthouse flick? Get famed comic book artist and cartoonist Chris Ware to design a mind-bogglingly beautiful poster for it.

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Meryl Streep Heads To 'Great Hope Springs' With 'Devil Wears Prada' Director David Frankel

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 8, 2011 6:41 AM
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A project that has been brewing since last summer is now getting solidified and moving head. Meryl Streep is in final negotiations to star in the drama "Great Hope Springs" that will find the legendary actress reteaming with "The Devil Wears Prada" director David Frankel.

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Julia Roberts Locked To Play The Evil Queen In 'Brothers Grimm: Snow White'

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 8, 2011 6:20 AM
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It's been a long dance and a patient courtship that began way back in December, but Deadline reports that Julia Roberts will close on a deal this afternoon to star as the Evil Queen in Tarsem's 3D "Brothers Grimm: Snow White."

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