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'Grosse Point Blank' Writer D.V. DeVincentis To Pen 'The Night Stalker' For Edgar Wright & Johnny Depp

By Oliver Lyttelton
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May 19, 2012 10:55 AM
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One of the more intriguing announcements of the year has been the potential team-up between megastar Johnny Depp and Edgar Wright, the director behind "Shaun of the Dead," "Hot Fuzz" and "Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World," on "The Night Stalker," a remake of the 1970s Darren McGavin-starring TV movie and subseuqent show about Carl Kolchak, a reporter investigating supernatural and science-fiction based cases. After all, Depp's output has been disappointing of late, but if anyone can reinvigorate the actor, it's Wright, in his first brush with a major A-list star.

By Oliver Lyttelton
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February 22, 2012 2:21 PM
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It's been a year-and-a-half since "Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World" hit theaters, and director Edgar Wright has continued to remain mum on what might be next. He's been busy, for certain, with Marvel movie "Ant Man," and original scripts for "Baby Driver" and "Shaun of the Dead"/"Hot Fuzz" follow up "The World's End" all percolating, but with little firm news on any as they continued to be developed. Well, it's unlikely to be his next film, but it's just been revealed that Wright's got another project, and it's with the biggest movie star on the planet.

By Kevin Jagernauth
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July 12, 2011 1:19 AM
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Deadline's Mike Fleming can't seem to enjoy his vacation. Filing from wherever he's taking a siesta, it looks like either Nikki is cracking the whip or Fleming can't turn off his Blackberry. Anyway, it looks like he's been making some calls over to Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil production company has some updates on a couple new projects brewing for the actor, making for a total of three today if you add our exclusive story today about "In The Hand Of Dante" with Julian Schnabel so let's get started shall we?

By Simon Dang
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January 17, 2011 3:05 AM
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