Dan Trachtenberg's Houdini Movie Casts Ben Affleck, But Not As Houdini
10 Cloverfield Lane director Dan Trachtenberg is set to direct a Houdini movie with Ben Affleck on board to play a supporting role.
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Andres Muschietti To Direct Harry Houdini Film, 'The Witch Of Lime Street'
Another Harry Houdini film is in the works. Mama director Andres Muschietti has signed on to direct The Witch of Lime Street, an adaptation of a 2015 novel.
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Johnny Depp Will Play Harry Houdini, "America's First Superhero"
Johnny Depp is in talks to play Harry Houdini in The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero. Dean Parisot (Red 2) is directing.
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'Chronicle' Scribe Max Landis To Rewrite Sony's 'Houdini'
Harry Houdini has the subject of much interest in Hollywood for the past couple of years, but you wouldn't know it by looking at your local theater listings. We've barely heard a peep about Summit's Houdini spy film since Dean Parisot entered talks to direct last summer, and DreamWorks doesn't seem to have done much…
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TV Bits: 'Community', 'Game Of Thrones', 'Houdini', 'El Mariachi'
Following in the footsteps of his old boss Gus, Mike will drop by Greendale in the next season of Community. Also after the jump: Game of Thrones recasts one of its roles for Season 4 Lee Daniels is circling a Sammy Davis Jr. movie for HBO History greenlights Houdini mini with Adrien Brody FX is…
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TV Bits: 'Arrested Development', 'Breaking Bad', 'King Of The Hill', 'Being Human', Jamie Foxx, Ryan Murphy
Netflix's awesomely playful campaign for Season 4 of Arrested Development continues with a banana-flavored Easter egg. Also after the jump: The CW moves Cult from Fridays to never Starz sets a premiere date for Magic City Being Human gets renewed by Syfy Jamie Foxx will direct horror for Syfy ... and see what else the network…
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Aaron Sorkin Drops Out Of Hugh Jackman's Broadway Musical 'Houdini'
Aaron Sorkin's new career as a librettist has been cancelled, or at least postponed. The in-demand writer has backed out of Houdini, the Broadway musical production that has Hugh Jackman attached to star as the world-famous magician. (Cue the escape artist jokes.) Jackman, composer Steven Schwartz (Wicked), director Jack O'Brien (Hairspray), and producers Scott Sanders and…
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'Hunger Games' Helmer Gary Ross In Talks For Summit's Houdini Spy Film
For a while there, it seemed all but certain that The Hunger Games helmer Gary Ross would return for the sequel, Catching Fire. But that, of course, didn't pan out, and with Francis Lawrence now firmly positioned in the director's chair for that film, Ross is weighing a few different options for his next move.…
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Hugh Jackman Returning To Broadway In Aaron Sorkin-Penned Musical 'Houdini'
That Hugh Jackman loves musicals and the theater isn't a secret, so it's not surprising that he's set to make his return to Broadway in the 2013-2014 season. What makes this particular appearance extra special, however, is that he'll be hitting the stage as the lead of Houdini, the librettist debut of Aaron Sorkin. (This…
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Francis Lawrence May Direct A Houdini Film For Sony
Briefly: Since it seems like everything in Hollywood comes in packs of three or more these days, Sony has revived plans to make a Harry Houdini film. Francis Lawrence (Water For Elephants, I Am Legend) is now in talks to direct the film that once had Paul Verhoeven set to direct. Variety says that this…
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DreamWorks Buys J. Michael Straczynski Script 'Voices From The Dead' About Houdini And Arthur Conan Doyle
One of the most interesting pop culture stories from the early days of the 20th century is the friendship between Harry Houdini and Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Spiritualism was all the rage at the time -- think seances, levitations, speaking to the dead, and so forth, driven in part by people hoping…
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