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Warner Bros. Shutting Down 'Tarzan' Production Office, Might Try To Make It In 2014

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 10, 2013 4:26 PM
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  • 2 Comments
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Looks like Warner Bros. is pulling an "Akira," "Paradise Lost" and "Arthur & Lancelot" on "Tarzan." The studio, which famously shut down all of those aforementioned films while they were in pre-production, is doing the same thing with "Tarzan" for pretty much same reason: money, money, money.
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More: Tarzan, David Yates, Jamie Foxx, Alexander Skarsgard, Samuel L. Jackson

Henry Cavill, Charlie Hunnam, Alexander Skarsgard & Tom Hardy Eyed For Lead In David Yates' 'Tarzan'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • November 7, 2012 10:43 AM
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  • 26 Comments
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After kicking around handful of options at Warner Bros. including the drama "Your Voice In My Head," the thriller "The Imitation Game" and potential gangster epic "Cicero," 'Harry Potter' helmer David Yates has finally settled on "Tarzan" as his next project. The decision has slowly been coming over the past few months, but now it's time to find out who's going to shirtless and swinging from vines, and some interesting names are cropping up.
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More: Tarzan, Henry Cavill, Charlie Hunnam, Alexander Skarsgård, Tom Hardy, David Yates

Paramount Wants Christopher McQuarrie For Tom Clancy's 'Without Remorse'; David Yates Swings Closer To 'Tarzan'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • August 1, 2012 4:03 PM
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  • 2 Comments
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A thriller based on a book by a best-selling author and a reboot of a franchise. Yep, it's another day in Hollywood, so strap in....
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More: Without Remorse, Christopher McQuarrie, David Yates, Tarzan

David Yates & Susanna White Circling 'Tarzan' At Warner Bros.

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • June 18, 2012 12:37 PM
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  • 4 Comments
News
Update: Reps for Gary Ross inform us that he is not pursuing the Tarzan project at Warner Bros.
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More: David Yates, Gary Ross, Susanna White, Tarzan

Emma Watson Will No Longer Have David Yates As 'Your Voice In My Head'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • May 14, 2012 2:32 PM
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  • 1 Comment
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Though recently pushed back from a spring to summer start, allowing Emma Watson the chance to flex some comedic muscle in Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's directorial debut "The End Of The World," it looks like "Your Voice In My Head" is going to need a new director.
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More: David Yates, Your Voice In My Head, Emma Watson

Stanley Tucci Bags Lead Opposite Emma Watson In 'Harry Potter' Director David Yates' Drama 'Your Voice In My Head'

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • March 27, 2012 8:41 PM
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  • 4 Comments
News
If your part calls for an actor in their 40s or 50s, and you're part of a big studio movie, the reality is that the same handful of names are always going to be at the top of your casting wishlist -- the Cruises, the Clooneys, the Pitts, the Hankses, the Depps. These are the guys who get every offer in town, and as such, those actors get to pick and choose from the cream of the crop.
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More: Your Voice In My Head, Stanley Tucci, Emma Watson, David Yates

Adam Shankman Eyeing Former David Yates Drama 'This Is Where I Leave You'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • February 17, 2012 3:19 PM
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  • 1 Comment
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Well, Warner Bros seems eager to get this movie made. Initially Greg Berlanti was tapped to helm the pic before "This Is Where I Leave You" was offered up to David Yates last summer, as part of a handful of projects the studio was discussing with the director. But he's directing "Your Voice In My Head" next, with a potential gangster trilogy with Tom Hardy waiting in the wings. So, WB has moved on, and are eyeing a vastly different helmer for the gig.
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More: Adam Shankman, David Yates, This Is Where I Leave You

Joe Carnahan To Direct 'Cross Brothers'; Ralph Fiennes & Bryan Singer Sought For 'Imitation Game' & David Yates Takes 'A Reliable Wife'

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • February 2, 2012 9:04 AM
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  • 0 Comments
News
Very occasionally, the trades do something known in the journalism trade as "burying the lede" -- dropping a hint of a separate story in a piece about something else entirely, which can often be passed over at first glance. As it turns out, there's been a couple of examples of this in the last few days: potential projects hinted at by some names who've been in the news a lot of late.
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More: Joe Carnahan, Jason Bateman, Cross Brothers, Ralph Fiennes, Bryan Singer, The Imitation Game, David Yates, A Sensible Wife

Tom Hardy Preparing To Play Al Capone In David Yates' Trilogy 'Cicero'; Film(s) Aiming For 2013 Start

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • January 6, 2012 11:53 PM
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  • 5 Comments
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Everyone is banking on Tom Hardy becoming a big, big star. Harvey Weinstein has already moved "The Wettest County" to the end of the summer, hoping to ride the wave of the actor's post-"The Dark Knight Rises" fame and Warner Bros. is anxious to keep the actor in house. He's already set to spend the a good chunk of 2012 filming George Miller's long awaited "Fury Road" for the studio, and they are already getting the actor started on another role, one that he won't tackle until next year.
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More: Tom Hardy, David Yates, Cicero

'Harry Potter' Director David Yates To Direct Emma Forrest Memoir 'Your Voice In My Head'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • December 21, 2011 4:44 PM
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  • 2 Comments
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So what does director David Yates do after helming four movies in the mega 'Harry Potter' franchise? Well despite having a plethora of potential big movies to choose from ("The Stand," the gangster epic "Cicero," the fairy tale flick "Fables") he's made a pretty interesting shift in direction, choosing something a bit more intimate in scope.
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More: David Yates, Your Voice In My Head

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