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Michael Keaton Buckles Up For 'Need For Speed'

  • By Joe Cunningham
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  • February 6, 2013 10:17 AM
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DreamWorks’ upcoming “Need For Speed” had already been busy lining up a pretty decent cast, and that was enough to make us optimistic that this video game adaptation might be the one to buck the trend. Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper and Imogen Poots were the big three so far to give their seal of approval and sign on to star in the Scott Waugh (“Act of Valor”) directed picture, as well as the likes of Rami Malek (“The Master”), Kid Cudi and Ramon Rodriguez. Now the film has gone and added an unexpected name to the cast. Who knows whether he just needs the pay-check or whether he too thinks there’s more to this project than meets the eye, but Michael Keaton will also be feeling the need for speed.
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Rapper Kid Cudi Joins 'Need For Speed' With Aaron Paul

  • By Joe Cunningham
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  • January 15, 2013 1:05 PM
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There’s no real reason why there’s yet to be a great, good, or arguably even a solid film adaptation of a video game. In fact, it’s frankly baffling that we’ve yet to see even one exception just to prove the rule. Sure, there are hurdles to overcome to make a great game work in a fundamentally different medium, but they can’t be insurmountable and surely it’s only a matter of time before someone gets it right? One film that looks like it has that potential is DreamWorks’ “Need For Speed,” which can surely play fast and loose with the narrative, and already has some great talent attached.
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Dominic Cooper Shifts Into Gear For 'Need For Speed,' Plot Details Revealed

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • November 6, 2012 5:58 PM
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It's election night, but dammit, franchises need to be cast. And before we all sit in front of the TV/internet clutching our stomachs nervously, hoping that we never hear the words "hanging chads," the upcoming "Need For Speed" has added one more name to the cast.
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Imogen Poots Joins 'Need For Speed,' Writer/Producer John Gatins Says He's A "Car Freak"

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • October 31, 2012 6:26 PM
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As any reader of the site knows, we're big fans of Imogen Poots, and we'll just go ahead and say that she's the secret weapon of both the upcoming "A Late Quartet" and "Greetings From Tim Buckley," which premiered at TIFF last month. Her star is on the rise, as she's been seen rubbing elbows with Terrence Malick in "Knight Of Cups." And now she's landed her first bona fide blockbuster movie.
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'Breaking Bad' Star Aaron Paul Feels The 'Need For Speed'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • October 15, 2012 1:44 PM
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"Need For Speed" seems to be coming at the meeting place of two different trends in Hollywood: the racing movie and the video game adaptation. With the "Fast & Furious" franchise still going as strong as ever, it seems everyone in Hollywood is chasing a racing flick or project. And after considering a couple of unknowns for the lead, DreamWorks has pinned their franchise hopes on "Breaking Bad" star Aaron Paul. Bitch.
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Discuss: Can A Good Movie Ever Be Made From A Video Game?

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • July 12, 2012 11:03 AM
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After a few years that have seen studios deciding to focus on trying to make movies out of board games, it looks, from the last couple of days, as though video games are cycling back around as the hot source material. Monday saw Michael Fassbender announced as the star and producer of a film based on Ubisoft's hugely popular "Assassin's Creed" franchise, while yesterday a movie based on the long-running "Deus Ex" series was set up at CBS Films, Sony's "God Of War" film got new writers, and Dreamworks' "Need For Speed" got a firm 2014 release date.
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More: Features, Assassin's Creed, Need For Speed, Shadow Of The Colossus, Deus Ex, God Of War, Resident Evil: Retribution, Silent Hill: Revelation 3D

'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay' Gets Split, Will Hit Theaters On November 21, 2014 & November 20, 2015

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • July 10, 2012 4:11 PM
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Once you train an audience like seals to spend more than half to, they'll keep coming. At least that's what Hollywood thinks as the trend of stretching out franchise finales continues. With Warner Bros. and Lionsgate respectively raking in dough by splitting "Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows" and "Twilight: Breaking Dawn" into two-parters, the latter studio is going to continue that trend with "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay."
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'Act Of Valor' Helmer Scott Waugh Has 'Need For Speed'; Pete Segal Builds 'The Machine' With Vin Diesel & More

  • By Cain Rodriguez
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  • May 24, 2012 9:47 AM
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Although still reeling from the failed domestic launch of “Battleship,” Universal still believes in the premise of toys-as-movies, and has entered negotiations to acquire the rights to Lego's robotic toy line Hero Factory. The writing duo behind 2010’s “Predators,” Michael Finch and Alex Litvak, will pen the script. [THR]
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More: Universal Pictures, Hero Factory, The Golden Age: The Lost Treasure of Zheng He, Scott Waugh, Need For Speed, Bob Odenkirk, Bryan Cranston, Amber Tamblyn, David Cross, Girlfriends Day, Pete Segal, The Machine

Videogame 'Need For Speed' To Be Turned Into 'Fast & Furious'-Style Franchise

  • By Benjamin Wright
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  • April 13, 2012 12:42 PM
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If you think about it, has there even really been a solid film based on a video game? While adaptations like “Silent Hill” and the “Resident Evil” series have their adamant defenders, and with the Angelina Jolie-starring “Tomb Raider” films faring pretty well at the box office in their day, there’s also a glut of terrible titles like “Doom,” “Street Fighter,” and most of Uwe Boll’s filmography. Regardless, the studios aren’t letting up, as the recent “Prince of Persia” and announcement of “Crank” director Brian Taylor’s “Twisted Metal” have proven. Well, add one more to that list of future adaptations.
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