'Face/Off' Remake Coming From Paramount Pictures And 'Sonic The Hedgehog' Writer
Can a Face Off remake possibly top John Woo's ludicrously entertaining 1997 action film? I guess we're about to find out.
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It's A Bird! It's A Plane! It's A New 'Supergirl' Movie Officially In The Works
Warner Bros. and DC films are officially developing a new Supergirl movie with a script by 22 Jump Street writer Oren Uziel.
Read More'The Cloverfield Paradox' Review: In Space, No One Can Hear You Screw Up A Franchise
Our Cloverfield Paradox review takes a look at the surprise new Cloverfield sequel, which arrived unexpectedly on Netflix immediately after the Super Bowl.
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Director Oren Uziel Plays With Expectations With 'Shimmer Lake' [Interview]
The co-writer of 22 Jump Street and this year's God Particle, Oren Uziel, makes his directorial debut with Shimmer Lake. Check out our Oren Uziel interview.
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This Week In Trailers: We R Animals, Paint It Black, The Defiant Ones: Cut To The Chase, La Deuxième, City Of Ghosts, Hounds Of Love
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week…
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How 'God Particle' Became The Third 'Cloverfield' Movie
Screenwriter Oren Uziel explains how his original screenplay was transformed into the third Cloverfield movie.
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'God Particle' Is 'Cloverfield 3'
It is now confirmed that the Bad Robot-produced space set thriller God Particle is Cloverfield 3, and will connect with Cloverfield and 10 Cloverfield Lane.
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J.J. Abrams-Produced Sci-Fi Thriller 'God Particle' Gets 2017 Release Date
Find out what the God Particle release date is. Paramount has set the J.J. Abrams-produced, Julius Onah-directed original sci-fi thriller for 2017.
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'Star Trek Beyond' Writer Doug Jung To Script 'God Particle' For Bad Robot And Paramount
The God Particle, a low-budget sci-fi project from J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot, brings on Doug Jung (Star Trek Beyond) to rewrite Oren Uziel's script.
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Sony Buys 'The Intern's Handbook' As Potential Franchise For Dave Franco
Dave Franco is about get get his own franchise. He's been tapped to star in The Intern's Handbook at Sony, based on the book by Shane Kuhn.
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'22 Jump Street' Set Visit: Like Going From Bad Boys To Bad Boys II... But More Ridiculous
Read our 22 Jump Street Set Visit report, featuring quotes from Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Wyatt Russell, Chris Miller and Phil Lord. It opens June 13.
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Ruben Fleischer To Direct 'Overnight' For Disney
Briefly: Ruben Fleischer broke out big with Zombieland, but his following two films, 30 Minutes or Less and Gangster Squad, have been, well, less impressive each time. Can a slight course change into more family-oriented territory tap the reset button and give him a project that'll be back on track? We'll find out if he…
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Ben Affleck And Matt Damon To Produce John Krasinski And Oren Uziel Adventure Script
Briefly: There's not a lot of information available yet, but the names alone here are pretty exciting. John Krasinski (The Office) and Oren Uziel (22 Jump Street) just sold an "action-adventure spec script" to Warner Bros. which Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's production company, Pearl Street, will produce. There are no details on the plot…
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Will Smith On 'Men In Black 4': "Three Of Anything Is Enough For Me"
Sony is developing a fourth Men in Black film, but it may not be able to rely upon Will Smith to play the charming lead. While Smith led audiences into the world of a secret government bureau incorporated to police galactic aliens on Earth, and acted as the franchise center for three films, he's not so…
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Sony Hires Oren Uziel To Write 'Men In Black 4' And Rewrite '21 Jump Street 2'
When a movie can gross $625 million internationally and be largely forgotten, it must have been a hell of a summer. Last year, Sony released the third film in their hit Men in Black franchise, MIB 3. The Will Smith/Tommy Lee Jones/Josh Brolin sci-fi comedy was generally well-liked and did well for the studio, but thanks…
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Adam Scott Options Chuck Klosterman's 'Downtown Owl'
From TV star to movie star and now moving into the producer role, Adam Scott is continuing his plan for world domination. He and his wife, Naomi Scott, have started a new production company called Gettin' Rad Productions. For their first foray into feature films, they've purchased the rights to Chuck Klosterman's book Downtown Owl. Oren Uziel (Mortal…
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Paramount's Next Low-Budget Thriller May Be J.J. Abrams-Produced 'God Particle'
Since Paranormal Activity became a runaway success for Paramount, the studio has become more and more interested in low-budget films that might have high profit margins. There have been two more Paranormal Activity films, with a third sequel on the way, and the company started a sub-label called Insurge meant to buy or produce so-called…
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Robbie Pickering To Direct Vampire / Zombie / Alien Pic 'The Kitchen Sink'
With zombies, vampires, and aliens all hot in Hollywood right now, why pick one supernatural creature when you can have all three? That seems to be the reasoning behind The Kitchen Sink, a 2010 Black List script that pits humans, zombies, and vampires against an alien invasion. Jonah Hill was in talks to make his…
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New Line Will Make A New 'Mortal Kombat' After All, Directed By Web Series Helmer Kevin Tancharoen
In June 2010, the short Mortal Kombat: Rebirth, based on the popular fighting video game series, hit the web. Armed with recognizable faces like Michael Jai White and Jeri Ryan and no small amount of violence, the short became a sensation, racking up millions of views on YouTube. The director was revealed to be choreographer…
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Jonah Hill To Direct 'The Kitchen Sink' - Human, Vampire And Zombie Vs. Aliens
From time to time I chat with industry friends about which screenplays they're currently reading. Last week one of my friends was telling me about a screenplay he was checking out which was about "a human teenager, a vampire, and a zombie must save their town from an alien invasion." I've heard its fantastic, but…
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Full Details On Kevin Tancharoen's Mortal Kombat: Rebirth
Earlier this week, seven minutes of Mortal Kombat footage featuring Michael Jai White as Jax seemingly "leaked" online. Is this test footage for a new Mortal Kombat movie reboot? Who is behind this short film? We have the full details, after the jump. The Mortal Kombat footage was shot by Fame director Kevin Tancharoen. Our…
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Mortal Kombat Redo In The Works
There's a surprising little story at Bloody Disgusting which reveals Warner Bros. are in early development of a new Mortal Kombat movie. They've already selected a writer in Oren Uziel, author of the Black List 2009 entry Shimmer Lake. That script was a twisty, suspenseful thriller that combined murder mystery with a bank heist plotline,…
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