'Our Man From Jersey' Will Star Mark Wahlberg As A "Blue Collar 007"
Our Man From Jersey is the latest Netflix/Mark Wahlberg movie collab, and it will see the actor playing a character described as a "blue collar 007."
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'Safe House' Writer In Talks To Pen 'Bad Boys 3'
Briefly: People have wondered for years why all involved haven't pulled the trigger on Bad Boys 3 -- it seems like such an obvious move in a studio culture that is all about sequels. But this one has, in the past, required the willingness of two stars and a director. That complicates the process. Now…
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The 2012 Black List: The Year's Hottest Unproduced Screenplays
Just as we're enjoying the last of 2012's cinematic offerings, the latest edition of the Black List has hit the web. The annual survey highlights the hottest unproduced screenplays of the year, as based on the votes of hundreds of executives. The term "unproduced" is used rather vaguely here. Some of these scripts (like Ivan…
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Universal Is Working On A 'Safe House' Sequel
Briefly: David Guggenheim went from US Weekly editor to big-time screenwriter thanks in part to his script for what became the Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds thriller Safe House. And now Universal has set him to write another one. THR has the news, and says that Reynolds would likely return, though a deal hasn't been…
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Tony Scott To Direct Drug Smuggling Thriller 'Narco Sub' For Fox
Well, it's not nearly as good as Peter Weir going back to Master and Commander, but at least someone at Fox is interested in making a nautical thriller. Kind of. Tony Scott has signed to work with Fox once again as producer and director on a drug-running sub thriller called -- seriously, this part isn't…
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First Look: Denzel Washington In 'Safe House'
In early February 2012, we'll see the thriller Safe House, which marks the studio debut of Snabba Cash director Daniel Espinosa. The movie is based on a hot-ticket script pitch from relatively new screenwriter David Guggenheim, and was shot this year with Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds in the lead roles. We've seen no official…
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McG Signing To Direct 'Puzzle Palace' For Summit
Briefly: Early last year screenwrier David Guggenheim sold Puzzle Palace, a cop drama pitch to Summit. That sale came on the heels of Guggenheim selling Safe House, which has since been filmed by Daniel Espinosa with Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds in the lead roles. Now Puzzle Palace is written, and it looks like the…
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Ron Howard Signed To Direct Sorta-Superhero Film '364'
David Guggenheim wrote Safe House for Universal -- the film with Ryan Reynolds as an CIA agent transporting dangerous criminal Denzel Washington to a new safe house. Evidently that project, directed by Daniel Espinosa, went well, as Universal has bought into a Guggenheim pitch called 364. The writer brought it to Imagine Entertainment, and it…
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Nicolas Cage Stars In 'Medallion' Directed By Simon West
Everyone know the jolt of fear that runs through your body when you think you've forgotten something in a taxi cab. Well imagine the jolt if, instead of a cell phone, it was your daughter left in the cab and you only had a few hours to find her. That's the rough plot of Medallion,…
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2010 The Black List: The Year's Best Unproduced Screenplays
The Black List has been released. The annual list is compiled with a poll of 300 (up from last year's 250) development executives and high-level assistants, and contains a ranking of the hot screenplays making the rounds in Hollywoodland, which were written in, or are somehow uniquely associated with, 2010 and will not be released…
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Simon West Directing 'Medallion' For Producer McG
Despite harboring ambitions to make a biopic about Salvador Dali, director Simon West is sticking with action for now. He's got Jason Statham film The Mechanic, a remake of a Charles Bronson film, ready to release. He'll next direct Dwayne Johnson in Protection. And now he's being linked to The Medallion, a thriller produced by…
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Ryan Reynolds To Co-Star With Denzel Washington In 'Safe House'?
Briefly: It's Ryan Reynolds day! There was just talk of Green Lantern sequels, Deadpool and R.I.P.D., and now there's word that Reynolds is the 'top choice' to work opposite Denzel Washington in the thriller Safe House. Deadline says that Reynolds is the frontrunner in a giant pack of young actors that want the role. Shia…
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Denzel Washington Negotiating Antagonist Role In 'Safe House'
Denzel Washington can make a hell of a bad guy, and he's now negotiating a new role where he'd play the antagonist -- a lethal prisoner, in fact -- in a buzzed-about script called Safe House. David Guggenheim's story was snagged by Universal in a bidding war, and has Snabba Cash director Daniel Espinosa set…
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Spec Watch: Chris Borrelli's Wake And David Guggenheim's Safe House
Universal has purchased David Guggenheim's spec Safe House for $600k against $900k, winning out against two other movie studios in a bidding war. The action thriller tells the story of a CIA agent who becomes the only survivor after a CIA safe house attack, and must help a dangerous prisoner avoid being killed as they…
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