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'The Blind Side' Director John Lee Hancock In Talks To Direct Disney's 'Mary Poppins' Making-Of 'Saving Mr. Banks'

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • February 28, 2012 10:40 AM
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It's now over two years since since "The Blind Side" came from nowhere to not only become a surprise box-office smash, but also earn a Best Picture nomination at the Academy Awards, and a Best Actress statuette for Sandra Bullock. As such, it's somewhat surprising that it's taken so long for its writer-director, John Lee Hancock, to get another project going.
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More: John Lee Hancock, Saving Mr Banks, Walt Disney Pictures

'The Blind Side' Director John Lee Hancock To Direct John Grisham's 'The Partner'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • January 27, 2012 7:04 PM
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There was a time (the early '90s) when adapting a John Grisham novel for the big screen was essentially like printing money. The run of "The Firm," "The Pelican Brief," "The Client" and "A Time To Kill" arguably marked the high point of those years, while nowadays, NBC is struggling to get anyone to care about their TV take on that Tom Cruise movie. But New Regency, whose honcho Arnon Milchan was behind 'Kill,' 'Client' and "Runaway Jury," is going to give it another go with "The Partner."
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Will Smith Eyes Denzel Washington To Star In His Hurricane Katrina Drama 'The American Can'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • June 29, 2011 1:16 AM
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When you think about it, it's pretty amazing that no one has paired up Will Smith and Denzel Washington. Certainly you would think that two of the biggest stars in Hollywood would have been brought together in something by now, and while they are being tossed around as the possible leads for a remake of Sidney Poitier's comedy "Uptown Saturday Night" another project may pair them up sooner, but with only one of the stars in front of the camera.
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More: Films, Actors, John Lee Hancock, One Thousand A.E., The American Can

'The Blind Side' Director John Lee Hancock To Helm 'Electric Boy Genius'

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • November 10, 2010 2:38 AM
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One of the biggest surprises of last year was John Lee Hancock's "The Blind Side" that appeared seemingly from nowhere and went on to earn a Best Actress Oscar for star Sandra Bullock, and, becoming the Sarah Palin of the movie world, picked up over $200 million at the box office, mostly from the often-neglected 'fly-over states.' Bullock has seemingly finally picked her follow-up project, Alfonso Cuaron's "Gravity" (although word's gone worryingly quiet on that one again), and now Deadline brings news that helmer Hancock has signed on for his first film since "The Blind Side"'s monumental success.
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More: Films, John Lee Hancock, Electric Boy Genius, Doug Wright

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