Intriguing: Gary Ross Will Do Spielberg Cast-Off Matt Helm Next, Not Venom

Posted on Monday, October 12th, 2009 by Russ Fischer

Two stories are coming together here. Not too long ago we told you about Matt Helm, the project that Steven Spielberg wanted to direct before he signed on to Harvey. Then just a week ago we told you about Gary ‘Seabiscuit‘ Ross taking on the Spider-Man spin-off Venom for Sony. Now it looks like things are being shuffled around once again, as some insider info pegs Ross as the director of Matt Helm, and that he’ll do that before Venom. Read More »

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Spielberg Will Produce, Not Direct Matt Helm

Posted on Thursday, July 30th, 2009 by Russ Fischer

Over the past 12 hours a little speculation has emerged about the next directorial effort by Steven Spielberg. A report in Variety suggested he could be taking the reigns of Matt Helm. But there were issues with relationships between studios, as Matt Helm, based on Donald Hamilton’s 1960s counter-agent who starred in a series of 27 books, was developed by Dreamworks and orphaned at Paramount when the studios split last year. The idea of Spielberg taking on a modern version of the character was interesting, but now it seems he’ll only produce. What happened there?

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