DeVito to Direct Charlotte Doyle Adaptation
Thu Jul 17, 2:54 PM GMT
Variety reports that Danny DeVito will direct Pierce Brosnan, Morgan Freeman, and Saorise Ronan in his own adaptation of the novel The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi.
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High-Def Releases for the Week of July 8
Tue Jul 8, 10:08 PM GMT
Batman Begins [Blu-ray]
Batman - Gotham Knight [Blu-ray]
Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire: Live at the Greek Theatre [Blu-ray]
The Moody Blues: Lovely to See You - Live [Blu-ray]
Sleepwalking [Blu-ray]
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Bana, Schwartzman, Hill: More Funny People
Thu Jun 12, 8:38 PM GMT
Variety reports that Eric Bana, Jason Schwartzman, and Jonah Hill have joined the cast of Judd Apatow’s Funny People, which already has Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, and Leslie Mann starring.
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Neeson and Nesbitt are in Heaven
Thu Jun 12, 4:47 PM GMT
According to a Reuters report, Liam Neeson and James Nesbitt will star in Five Minutes of Heaven directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel (The Invasion).
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High-Def Releases for the Week of June 10
Tue Jun 10, 8:10 PM GMT
Jumper [Blu-ray]
The Bucket List [Blu-ray]
The Other Boleyn Girl [Blu-ray]
Natural Born Killers [Blu-ray]
The Professionals [Blu-ray]
Broken Trail [Blu-ray]
The Signal [Blu-ray]
Heart: Alive in Seattle [Blu-ray]
Witless Protection [Blu-ray]… More…
Hugh Grant and Ziyi Zhang in New Comedy
Tue Jun 10, 4:40 PM GMT
Variety reports that Hugh Grant and Ziyi Zhang (Memoirs of a Geisha) will star in the Universal Pictures comedy Lost for Words directed by Susanne Bier (Things We Lost in the Fire).
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Stiller and Witherspoon Join Crowe
Mon Jun 9, 9:23 PM GMT
Variety reports that Ben Stiller and Reese Witherspoon will star in a “romantic comedy adventure” to be directed by Cameron Crowe.
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My Fair Lady to Return to the Big Screen
Mon Jun 9, 4:48 PM GMT
Variety reports that Columbia Pictures is remaking the classic musical My Fair Lady but plans to retain Alan Jay Lerner’s original score.
Variety reports that Keira Knightley is in talks to star as the flower girl turned lady, Eliza Doolittle, though the studio denied comment on casting.
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DiCaprio Plays Atari
Mon Jun 9, 4:34 PM GMT
Variety reports that Leonardo DiCaprio will star in a Paramount Pictures biopic about Nolan Bushnell, the creator of the Atari video game system.
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Matt Damon to Star in Eastwood’s Rugby/Apartheid Drama
Thu Jun 5, 4:15 PM GMT
According to Variety, Matt Damon will star opposite Morgan Freeman in the Clint Eastwood-directed Human Factor; a drama about the Springboks rugby union team that won the 1995 Rugby World Cup and in the process rallied a divided nation.
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