Earlier this week there was a brief bit of news that Dark Fields, the new film from Neil Burger (The Illusionist) had changed titles; the movie is now called Limitless. Now there's a sort of viral promo for the film. It features Bradley Cooper more or less in character as the pitchman for a wonderdrug…
Read MoreA couple new on set behind the scenes video pieces have appeared on the web today, including a visit to the set of Neil Burger's Dark Fields, where they are shooting "critical scene" on the streets of Philadelphia with Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper, and Entertainment Tonight's visit to the set of Juan Diego…
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There are three projects in development with the working title of Friends with Benefits, and now one of them has landed Justin Timberlake. Will Gluck is directing this one for Screen Gems, about "a headhunter [who] recruits a magazine editor and since each is too busy to find a mate, they agree to sleep together…
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Abbie Cornish gave one of last year's great performances in Bright Star, and was rather overlooked when awards time came around. She has, however, won a better sort of recognition for a good performance: more work. The actress will appear in Neil Burger's Dark Fields, and in W.E., the sophomore directorial effort from Madonna. Variety…
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Often with these aggregated casting pieces the idea is to group together a number of fairly small stories. In this case the names are big -- Robert De Niro, Rachel McAdams, Woody Allen, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carrell -- but the films are either ones we don't know much about or have recently covered in detail.…
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Against all laws of nature, Big Momma's House 3 keeps happening, though it probably won't be called that. Martin Lawrence is going to go back into rubbery drag for the third outing, and he'll be joined by Brandon T. Jackson of Tropic Thunder and Percy Jackson. Guess everyone's gotta eat, but why does it have…
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The Hangover star Bradley Cooper is now set to replace Shia LaBeouf in Neil Burger's (The Illusionist) upcoming thriller, Dark Fields. The film is an adaptation of the Alan Glynn book of the same name, and will feature a script by eclectic screenwriter, Leslie Dixon (The Thomas Crowne Affair, Mrs. Doubtfire, Hairspray). The film is…
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Director Neil Burger (The Illusionist) has confirmed to Coming Soon that he'll begin shooting Dark Fields in NYC with Shia LaBeouf this winter, making it the next film for the actor after Transformers 2. The project sounds pretty cool and seems to be flying under the radar, so if you're curious, let us point you…
Read More"It's a rush, mon." Shia LaBeouf starring in Adderall: The Movie? That's certainly what it sounds like. Variety reports that the Transformers actor has signed on for the lead in an adaptation of author Alan Glynn's 2002 topical druggy thriller Dark Fields. Neil Burger (The Illusionist, Re: Not Neil Hamburger), will direct for Universal. The…
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