Sony Opens The Book On A 'Goosebumps' Sequel
Sony is getting the pieces together for a Goosebumps sequel. Rob Letterman is back to direct but it's unclear if Jack Black will return as R.L. Stine.
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Dwayne Johnson Is Black Adam In 'Shazam'
Dwayne Johnson has confirmed the role he'll play in Shazam, and it isn't the good guy. The actor tweeted a photo of the villain Black Adam attacking Shazam, along with a quote and text that clearly puts the Rock in the costume of Black Adam. But he probably won't be an out-and-out bad guy, as…
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'Jack The Giant Slayer' Review: A Classic Fairy Tale Gets A Generic CG Makeover
In Jack the Giant Slayer, Bryan Singer engages in the time-honored tradition of taking a classic fairy tale and reshaping it to fit the times. Current trends being what they are, that means turning the film gritty and (relatively) realistic, with plenty of Lord of the Rings-style action. Screenwriters David Dobkin and Darren Lemke take…
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'Jack The Giant Killer' Writer Darren Lemke Tapped For 'Carmen Sandiego'
Since co-writing Shrek Forever After a few years ago, Darren Lemke's built himself a nice career adapting classic kid-friendly fare into big-screen features. He's one of the scribes behind the fairy tale retelling Jack the Giant Killer and has worked on reinterpretations of both The Nutcracker and The Wizard of Oz. Outside of the fairyland,…
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Voice Cast Of Dreamworks' 'Turbo' Includes Paul Giamatti, Maya Rudolph, And Bill Hader
Dreamworks Animation announced Turbo a while ago; the animated film features Ryan Reynolds as the voice of a garden snail.
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'Jack The Giant Killer' Writer Darren Lemke To Pen 'Goosebumps' Adaptation
Hey, remember that R.L. Stine children's horror novel series Goosebumps? Columbia Pictures certainly does, and it's hoping you do, too. Back in 2008, the studio acquired the rights to over 50 of Stine's books with the intention of bringing the stories to the big screen, but is still struggling to get the project off the…
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Adam Shankman To Direct Family-Friendly Version Of 'The Nutcracker'
The world as a whole is still trying to forget the unbelievably insane The Nutcracker in 3D, released last year. (And just out on DVD as The Nutcracker: The Untold Story.) The easiest way to forget that the film exists is to make another movie called The Nutcracker, and have this one be a truly…
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Casting Bits: Tyler Perry In 'Good Deeds;' Ryan Reynolds In 'Turbo;' Leighton Meester And Vanilla Ice In 'I Hate You Dad'
Lionsgate has just signed a new two-year first-look deal with Tyler Perry, and no wonder: the guy is a machine who turns out films that cost little and make a mint. The director's latest for Lionsgate will be Good Deeds, which he'll write, direct, produce and star in, as Glen Deeds, "an affluent and successful…
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Warner Bros. Have Two Wizard Of Oz Projects In The Wings, But Are They Moving Forward?
According to a new piece at The LA Times, Warner Bros. are currently looking to push ahead with one of their two, long-in-development takes on the Wonderful Wizard of Oz story; meanwhile, Collider are reporting that no movement has been made on either project in over a year and that the Times piece is simply…
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The Nutcracker, In Action Movie Form: Like A Simpsons Parody Come To Life
If I were Jon Stewart this would be the time to cackle, "here it is: your moment of zen." New Line has bought a pitch from Jack the Giant-Killer writer Darren Lemke that would re-cast the tale of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King as an action movie. Friggin' seriously? THR reports the deal, and…
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