All Entries Tagged With: "paramount"
2010 San Diego Comic Con News: Brad Pitt Starring in “World War Z”
This is what Comic Con is all about! Releasing big news on genre projects, and this year is already starting to deliver. MTV sat down with “World War Z” author Max Brooks and received the scoop that Paramount is moving forward with their World War Z film project, and the film now has Brad Pitt [...]
“Twilight” Star Taylor Lautner Set To Join Cast of “Abduction”
I hope Taylor Lautner has put aside some money for the star in the inevitable backlash. The young heart throb is now attached to at least four films, not including the Twilight Saga. Lionsgate is putting Abduction into production after winning an auction for the spec script. The premise is pretty obvious once you hear [...]
‘Paranormal Activity’ director Oren Peli sells his latest film ‘Area 51′
Were any of you wondering what happens when you make a film for under $15,000 and it makes boatloads of cash? Well, it means an automatic seven figure commitment to your next film! I’ve always told people that Hollywood is a hard business to break into, but all you need is one good hit, and [...]
Justin Theroux producing ‘Air Guitar’
You may not be familiar with him by name, but you’ve seen Justin Theroux before. This multi-talented actor wrote the screenplay for the highly successful comedy, Tropic Thunder. He is also the one responsible for writing the screenplay to the sure to be summer blockbuster, Iron Man 2. So, obviously I stand up and take [...]
Ryan Reynolds Cross-dressing for New Role
Can you blame him? Hollywood apparently loves actors who are willing to get their hands dirty with a little cross-dressing. Hillary Swank won an Academy Award for it. Robin Williams (Mrs. Doubtfire), Dustin Hoffman (Tootsie), Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies), Wayans Brothers (White Chicks), are all actors who have switched gender roles for a film, and [...]
Chris Pine is Jack Ryan?
Suddenly, Chris Pine is every where. Yesterday, I reported that Chris Pine was in negotiations to work with Disturbia director D.J. Caruso. Well, apparently he is keeping his options open. He may be up for the famous role of Jack Ryan. Both productions are through Paramount, so who knows if this is a package deal [...]
D. J. Caruso and Chris Pine in for ‘The Art of Making Money’
This is Chris Pine’s first big deal after leading this summer’s hit movie Star Trek. D. J. Caruso has had some success with Disturbia and Eagle Eye. Shia LeBeouf owes him for helping launch his career into the stratosphere. I actually remember reading this article in Rolling Stone a few years ago. I would have [...]
EA and FOX Developing ‘Spore’ into Animated Film
No surprise from me, but EA is getting in the movie business. EA has hit gold with Will Wright’s productions mainly his line of ‘Sims’, but they recently scored a hit with his new game, ‘Spore’. ‘Spore’ give you the opportunity to create species from a single celled organism all the way up to dominate [...]
‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’ comes to DVD and Blu-Ray on Oct. 20th
Paramount has released the details for the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen DVD and Blu-Ray release set for October 20th. HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. (August 20, 2009) – With more action and more thrills, TRANSFORMERS: Revenge of the Fallen captivated audiences to earn over $820 million at the box office and become the #1 movie of the [...]
Martin Scorsese’s “Shutter Island” Pushed Back to February From Original October Release Date
It was announced yesterday by the AP that Paramount Pictures is pushing back the release of Martin Scorsese’s latest movie, “Shutter Island.” The film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, was originally set to release this October before the push to a new release date of February 2010. This film will be the fourth time that Scorsese and [...]
