Stephan James (Homecoming) is set to star in American Son, Paramount's A Prophet remake that already has Russell Crowe lined up in a supporting role.
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Paramount Pictures is working on A Prophet remake called American Son, and Russell Crowe has been cast as the film's antagonist.
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Director Ryan Coogler revealed that Black Panther influences were drawn from movies such as Goldfinger, A Prophet, and Francis Ford Coppola's repertoire.
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The A Prophet remake has found a director. Sam Raimi is in talks to helm the crime thriller from a script by Dennis Lehane (Gone Baby Gone).
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After making his name on crime dramas set in his native Boston, Dennis Lehane is getting his next bit of inspiration from outside the country. The Shutter Island author has been tapped to write Sony's English-language remake of A Prophet (a.k.a. Un prophète), Jacques Audiard's acclaimed French crime drama. More details on the upcoming film…
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It had to happen: someone saw mainstream potential in Jacques Audiard's magnificent prison/crime drama A Prophet, and has set the film up for a remake at a US studio. Neal H. Mortiz (producer of the Fast/Furious films and stuff like Total Recall and Prison Break) will produce the remake for Sony, which optioned the story. The original film…
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Any time artist Tyler Stout releases a print, it's an event. When he has his own gallery show, it's a happening. Friday night in Austin for SXSW, the artist behind such memorable Mondo posters as Akira, the Star Wars trilogy and Kill Bill was on hand for a two-man show with Australian artist Ken Taylor. Stout…
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As the end of the year nears, Rotten Tomatoes have released the tallies for the best reviewed movies of 2010. I thought we'd compare the list with the other movie review compilation site Metacritic. Both sites have their advantages. Rotten Tomatoes includes a larger sample of reviews, while Metacritic features a smaller more-selected grouping of…
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It's that time of the year when there will be one film awards ceremony and/or critical poll after another, and we've got the results of three to kick off this week. The European Film Awards took place in Estonia over the weekend, and Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer scored six awards, including Best Film, Best…
Read MoreThis Week in DVD & Blu-ray is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD and Blu-ray releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy and Fry’s. KICK-ASS Kick-Ass has no meaningful substance to be gleaned from it, and no thoughtful social commentary to be analyzed. You can try…
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In this week's episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley try to figure out what Kevin Smith was going for in Cop Out, assess the career of David Goyer, and shower praise on Triangle, The Last Airbender, and the Muppet movies. Special guest Laremy Legel joins us from Film.com. You can…
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This year's Oscars aren't for another week, but this past weekend was a big one for awards. We've already posted on the Visual Effects Society awards that were largely handed out to Avatar and Up. But France's big awards ceremony, the Cesars, went down over the weekend, with Jacques Audiard's widely acclaimed A Prophet scoring…
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If a male filmmaker desires to throw up grim truth and reality before the eyes of moviegoers and also swoon critics, many of whom subsist on darker themes, he will at some point consider making a film about war or prison. There are no greater immediate settings for tapping perennial sentiments of a mad world,…
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Opening a trailer with a quote comparing the advertised film to The Godfather could be considered the greatest act of hubris in the movie advertising world. Perhaps it's OK when the film in question is Jacques Audiard's A Prophet (Un Prophete), which won the Grand Prix at Cannes this past May, and has been called…
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So, I've been at the Telluride Film Festival for about 24 hours, and have found little time to post any updates. I've decided to record a quick video blog with Alex from FirstShowing while in line to get into the sneak preview premiere of Jason Reitman's Up in the Air. We talk about the hype…
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