Netflix Is Making A 'Stretch Armstrong' Series – You Know, For Kids
Just in case you're nostalgic for a toy that would always break and splatter goo all over your clothes, a Stretch Armstrong Netflix series is on the way.
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Relativity Not Making 'Stretch Armstrong' Either
Peter called the developing Stretch Armstrong movie the "worst idea ever" when he reported on it in 2009, and now it seems Relativity's come around to his point of view. The studio has just announced the cancellation of the long-gestating project, nearly two years after Relativity plucked it out of Universal Studios' dustbin. More latest…
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Breck Eisner In Talks To Direct 'Stretch Armstrong'
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the toy box. A film based on the old gel-filled elastic muscleman figure Stretch Armstrong was in development at Universal for a couple years, with Taylor Lautner (Twilight) notoriously attached to star. But like many of the other Universal films once in development based…
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Screenwriting: New Writers For 'Stretch Armstrong' And 'The Ringling Brothers'
Briefly: How does one write a "plausible" Stretch Armstong movie? Recall, if you will, that for a few years Universal and Relativity were working to make a film based on the old Mattel toy (rights for which eventually went to Hasbro) that was basically a big guy who, uh, stretched. Think of Marvel's Mr. Fantastic,…
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Eggnog Nails Are The Trendy Holiday Edition Of The Milk Manicure
We've had latte, pumpkin spice, and milk nails this year, but now it's time to ask your manicurist for something more festive: Eggnog nails.
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Must Read: GQ's 'The Day The Movies Died' By Mark Harris
Ladies and gentleman, there are some real, honest to God problems with the movie business. That's pretty obvious from the huge void of original content that's being released by Hollywood in the coming months, including a record breaking 27 sequels in 2011 alone. And while we all know this problem exists, the genesis of how…
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Nicholas Stoller Talks Stretch Armstrong And Muppet Movie
Nicholas Stoller has made a name for himself as director of Forgetting Sarah Marshall and the upcoming Get Him to the Greek, but he's also a writer. His script was the backbone for the Jack Black version of Gulliver's Travels that is now being promoted at Cannes, and he's the screenwriter behind Stretch Armstrong and…
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Rob Letterman To Direct, Nicolas Stoller To Rewrite Stretch Armstrong
Who is going to direct the Steve Oedekerk-scripted big screen adaptation of Stretch Armstrong? And why should you care? Originally there were rumors that Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind, Frost/Nixon) would helm the toy adaptation. Then Twilight sensation Taylor Lautner joined the cast, skipping out on Max Steel. And last month it…
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/Filmcast Ep. 86 - From Paris With Love
In this week's episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, Adam Quigley and Russ Fischer discuss their thoughts on this year's Oscar nominations, reflect on the novelty of 3D upconversion, assess Taylor Lautner's career, show some love for Drew Barrymore's Whip It, and share theories about the final season of Lost. You can always…
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Battleship And Stretch Armstrong Move To 2012
Earlier tonight, news broke that Twilight star Taylor Lautner had signed on to play the title character in the upcoming 3-D superhero adventure Stretch Armstrong. What we didn't know at the time is that the announcement coincides with a release date shift for Hasbro's big screen adaptations. The "epic action-adventure" film Battleship will now hit…
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Universal Casts Taylor Lautner In Stretch Armstrong 3D. Seriously.
Yeah, you read that headline correctly. Somehow it makes sense that the kid who was in one of the early unnecessary entries of the current wave of 3D movies, The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl 3D, will now topline one of the latest unnecessary entries in the current wave of 3D movies. But while…
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Is Ron Howard Directing Stretch Armstrong?
A couple weeks ago we told you that Academy Award winning producer Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind, American Gangster) had signed on to produce the Steve Oedekerk-scripted big screen adaptation of Stretch Armstrong. The film is part of Universal's multi-picture development deal with Hasbro to turn board games and toys into a series of possibly…
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Stretch Armstrong Movie Gets April 2011 Release Date
Back in February, we told you that Steve Oedekerk was developing a big screen adaptation of Stretch Armstrong as part of Universal's deal with Hasbro to turn board games and toys into a series of possibly horrible probably pointless movies. Well it appears the film is going into production, and even has a release date…
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