• 'Headshot' Trailer: An Upside-Down Thai Thriller

    Head wounds are unpredictable. One person might endure grievous trauma to the noggin and display no ill effects, while a seemingly minor knock on the dome can drop someone else into a coma for years. So I don't find it difficult at all to  accept the idea that a man who survives being shot in…

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  • Thomas Jane Cast In 'The Lycan,' Talks About Losing His Role In 'Headshot'

    Thomas Jane isn't a particularly cautious guy when acting as an interview subject, which is what makes him so much fun to talk to. (See also: Shia LaBeouf.) And he's certainly got stuff to talk about now, because until recently he was meant to co-star in the film once called Headshot, which Walter Hill will…

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  • Casting Bits: Penn Badgley Is Jeff Buckley, Andrea Riseborough Joins 'Welcome To The Punch', Sarah Shahi To Play Sylvester Stallone's Daughter In Walter Hill Project

    Gossip Girl actor Penn Badgley has been tapped to star as Jeff Buckley in a new biopic about the singer-songwriter. No, not that one -- the other one. In true Hollywood fashion, there are currently two Buckley-based projects in the works: the one Jake Scott's making with Buckley's mother Mary Guibert as executive producer, and…

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  • Walter Hill Confirmed To Direct Sylvester Stallone In 'Headshot'

    A week ago, Wayne Kramer walked away from the director's chair for the film Headshot, in which Sylvester Stallone is slated to star. Blame creative differences; in other words, there was a staredown over material and the star won, as tends to happen. Shortly afterward Sylvester Stallone wanted Walter Hill to step into the job…

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  • Walter Hill May Direct Sylvester Stallone In 'Headshot'

    Earlier today we reported that the Sylvester Stallone film Headshot needs a new director, as the previous hire, Wayne Kramer (The Cooler) walked due to creative differences. Now we know there are a number of contenders to replace him, with Sylvester Stallone's key choice being Walter Hill, director of films like 48 Hours and The…

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  • Directors: Craig Gillespie Likely For 'Pride And Prejudice And Zombies;' Wayne Kramer Leaves Stallone Film 'Headshots;' Meg Ryan Makes Directorial Debut

    Somehow, 2010-2011 is going to go down as a time period when finding a director for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies turned into a massive undertaking. David O. Russell was going to make the film, but he walked. Many others were considered, then Mike White was hired, then he left, too. Craig Gillespie (Lars and…

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  • Warner Bros Acquires French Comic Book Series Headshot

    Warner Bros has acquired the big screen rights to Headshot (Du plomb dans la tête which roughly translates to "Lead in the Head"), a three-book French graphic novel series by Alexis Nolent (aka Matz). The series tells the story of two killers, two cops, and a journalist. In a Bronx apartment, Jimmy and Louis, two…

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