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James Cameron Says ‘Fantastic Voyage’ Has Been Retooled Into A Love Story

By Kevin Jagernauth
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October 31, 2011 10:16 AM
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While it still seems a bit of a way off just yet, the gestating remake of "Fantastic Voyage" is still very much in the works. The film has seen a number of helmers eyeing the director’s chair, but its Shawn Levy of "Real Steel" and "Night At The Museum" fame who is now set to take it on. The original 1966 film follows a group of scientists who are miniaturized and sent into a human body in a submarine to remove a blood clot from a colleague’s brain—a scientist who is invaluable to the CIA. Certainly, there is a lot of room to tell the story again particularly aided with all the special effects tools that are available today, but that's not the only change that's in store for the movie.

By Kevin Jagernauth
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October 31, 2011 1:17 AM
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By Jeff Otto
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September 25, 2011 3:39 AM
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Casting Will Decide Whether The Director Shoots 'Fantastic Voyage' Or 'Frankenstein' Next SpringExclusive: Director Shawn Levy is still two weeks away from the release of his robot boxing movie, “Real Steel,” but development work has already begun on a sequel. It’s a show of faith from DreamWorks and producer Steven Spielberg.

By Edward Davis
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August 24, 2011 10:35 AM
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Updated: It's official, Shawn Levy is now attached to this project.

By Kevin Jagernauth
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May 3, 2011 9:41 AM
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It's not secret by now that Hugh Jackman and "Real Steel" director Shawn Levy have hit it off in a huge way. Before their first collaboration has even been released studio types are feeling chuffed and already planning a sequel, while Jackman and Levy have already started eyeing another project with Carlton Cuse being tapped to write the action-adventure script. But their next team-up maybe be bigger than any of those.

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 7, 2011 4:13 AM
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Wow, we guess the folks at Fox really like what they've been seeing from "Real Steel," the forthcoming robot boxing movie thingy starring Hugh Jackman.