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Anthony Mandler Is Going To Make Sure Zac Efron Will 'Die In A Gunfight'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 26, 2011 8:34 AM
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  • 13 Comments
Zac Efron is determined to have someone punch his adorable little face. The tween heartthrob has been lining up a number of Adult Projects that will hopefully help him transition into grittier fare and one of those, "Die In A Gunfight," now has a director.
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Commerical Director Frederik Bond To Make Feature Debut Helming Zac Efron's 'Charlie Countryman'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 14, 2011 10:02 AM
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  • 0 Comments
Commercial director Frederik Bond has been patiently awaiting the opportunity to make his feature film debut. At various times he's been attached to direct the comc book adaptation "Hack/Slash," the remake of Bong Joon-ho's "The Host" and most recently, the sci-fi flick "Year 12." But it looks like another film will mark his first feature outing.
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Zac Efron Attached To Star In 'The Necessary Death Of Charlie Countryman'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • February 11, 2011 8:12 AM
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  • 8 Comments
Exclusive: Founding his own production company (the cheekily titled Ninjas Runnin' Wild), and being courted for a number of intriguing projects over the past year (including the remake of "Snabba Cash"), Zac Efron is set to turn heads in a role that will showcase the actor as we've never quite seen him before.
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Sarah Jessica Parker Joins 'New Year's Eve'; Zac Efron & Halle Berry In Talks

  • By Edward Davis
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  • December 16, 2010 4:09 AM
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You've got hand it to Garry Marshall, or at least the agents surrounding this project, the director knows how to corral an ensemble comedy. Following on the heels of "Valentine's Day" which included Julia Roberts, Ashton Kutcher, Anne Hathaway, Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel, Jessica Alba, Patrick Dempsey, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Anne Hathaway, Topher Grace, Queen Latifah, Taylor Swift, Taylor Lautner and more, Marshall has scored another name brand cast for his follow-up project and spiritual sequel/re-do in another holiday setting, "New Year's Eve."
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Zac Efron Is Going To 'Die In A Gunfight'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • December 8, 2010 8:25 AM
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  • 4 Comments
Sometimes They Make It Too EasyTween girl heartthrob Zac Efron is busying attaching himself to projects in an effort to dirty his squeaky clean image. This year has seen the actor -- and now producer -- link himself to a couple of intriguing projects including the Hollywood remake of the nifty Swedish drug drama "Snabba Cash" as well as con-man tale, "The Art Of The Steal" (not related the documentary of the same name). He's got one more grimy picture to his name.
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Will Ferrell & Zack Galifianakis Political Comedy Finds A Home At WB

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • December 5, 2010 10:54 AM
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  • 3 Comments
Two days ago, a pitch went out to studios with Will Ferrell and Zack Galifianakis attached that would depict them as Presidential candidates timed to coincide with the 2012 elections. And now, the auction has ended: Deadline reports that Warner Bros. will back a Jay Roach-directed comedy that pits these two comedians against each other in the political arena.
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Morgan Freeman Circling 'Akira,' Zac Efron Offered Lead Role

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • November 8, 2010 5:13 AM
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  • 3 Comments
Steam is beginning to build around Warner Bros. remake of the classic anime "Akira" with some interesting names being thrown around. But first a quick history recap: In February of this year, directing duo Allen and Albert Hughes were brought on to direct the film and this summer, Albert Torres ("Henry Poole Is Here") was hired to pen a new draft of the script with a due date of September. The project will be a two-film, PG-13 adaptation of the manga with the Hughes Brothers currently only on board for the first section which will bring books 1-3 of the series to the big screen. And it now looks like all systems are go as casting is tentatively beginning on the film.
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More: Films, Actors, Albert & Allen Hughes, Genre Films, Zac Efron, Morgan Freeman, Akira (Remake)

Danny De Vito, Zac Efron, Ed Helms, And, Inevitably, Betty White Join Dr. Seuss' 'The Lorax'

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • October 25, 2010 3:47 AM
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  • 1 Comment
I Do Not Like It, Sam-I-Am In the less-than-illustrious history of big-screen Dr. Seuss adaptations, Fox's 2007 animation "Horton Hears A Who" stands head and shoulders above its competitors. Admittedly, in going up against Ron Howard's "The Grinch" and the Mike Myers vehicle "The Cat In The Hat," the latter proving so bad that Seuss' widow swore she'd never again allow another live-action film of her late husband's work, it doesn't have a great deal of competition. But having said that, and taking into consideration that the film was souffle-light and immediately forgettable, it did have a big heart, some visual imagination and charming lead vocal work from Jim Carrey.
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'Glee' Star Lea Michelle Will Join Garry Marshall's 'New Year's Eve'; More Cast Being Eyed

  • By Edward Davis
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  • October 25, 2010 2:34 AM
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Reese Witherspoon, Zac Efron, Halle Berry, Justin Bieber Reportedly Being Sought For RolesGarry Marshall is evidently ramping up his production of "New Year's Eve," his quasi-sequel to the successful 2009 picture "Valentine's Day" which starred an ensemble cast including Julia Roberts, Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel, Anne Hathaway, and many, many more.
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More: Musicians, Actresses, Actors, Films, Garry Marshall, New Year's Eve, Zac Efron, Reese Witherspoon, Justin Bieber

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