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F. Gary Gray To Direct N.W.A. Biopic 'Straight Outta Compton,' Leaving George Nolfi & Russo Brothers For 'Captain America 2'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 10, 2012 4:02 PM
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...and then there were two. It was just over a week ago when it was announced that Marvel was looking at George Nolfi ("The Adjustment Bureau"), F. Gary Gray ("Friday," "The Italian Job") and Joe and Anthony Russo ("Welcome To Collinwood," "You, Me & Dupree") for "Captain America 2" (which has since landed a April 4, 2014 release date). Well, it looks like one name is out of the running.
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More: F. Gary Gray, George Nolfi, Joe & Anthony Russo, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Straight Outta Compton

The Russo Brothers, George Nolfi & F. Gary Gray Frontrunners To Direct 'Captain America 2'

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • March 30, 2012 10:33 AM
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  • 2 Comments
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Guessing who Marvel are going to pick to direct their movies is increasingly becoming a fool's errand. We could see why Jon Favreau and Louis Leterrier were picked to helm "Iron Man" and "The Incredible Hulk." But since that opening salvo, they've mostly shied away from A-list names and those experienced with action, with names like Kenneth Branagh, Joss Whedon and Shane Black being picked out to helm "Thor," "The Avengers" and "Iron Man 3."
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More: Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Joe & Anthony Russo, F. Gary Gray, George Nolfi, Marvel

Sorry John Singleton, N.W.A. Biopic Might Go To Craig Brewer, F. Gary Gray Or Peter Berg

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • September 21, 2011 8:28 AM
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  • 2 Comments
Hollywood moves fast and literally days after director John Singleton told us he was in some early discussions about making a biopic about seminal gangsta rappers N.W.A. the tide appears to be shifting. But first let's rewind a moment.
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More: Musicians, Peter Berg, F. Gary Gray, Craig Brewer, John Singleton, N.W.A.

F. Gary Gray Headed To 'The Last Days Of American Crime' With Sam Worthington

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • May 9, 2011 5:01 AM
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F. Gary Gray has had a bit of a bumpy ride in finding his next film after "Law Abiding Citizen." Last year he was on board to direct the video game adaptation "Kane & Lynch" with Bruce Willis and Jamie Foxx before that project ran into development hell, and earlier this year he was shortlisted for "G.I. Joe: Cobra Strikes" (with that job going to Jon Chu) but it looks like he's landed on something new.
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More: Films, Actors, F. Gary Gray, The Last Days Of American Crime, Sam Worthington

Really? Jaume Collet-Serra, F. Gary Gray & Jon Chu On Shortlist To Direct 'G.I. Joe 2'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • February 10, 2011 10:16 AM
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  • 3 Comments
When it was revealed last month that Stephen Sommers had been quietly removed from the director's chair of "G.I. Joe 2," we figured that a shortlist of contenders would come sooner rather than later. Well, it's been a month and Paramount has apparently got their ducks in a row and have a trio of uh, interesting choices to take over the gig.
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More: Films, Jaume Collet-Serra, F. Gary Gray, Jon Chu, G.I. Joe 2

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