Christopher Nolan and Paul Thomas Anderson have declared war on motion smoothing and other crappy TV settings with a new DGA survey. Will their tactic work?
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Television upfronts start next week, which means we'll get the final news of what shows are returning, which are being cancelled, and which new shows will be premiering over the coming months. TNT has jumped the gun, giving a 10-episode order to The Last Ship, a Michael Bay produced action drama starring Eric Dane. The…
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Everyone's got new shows brewing, from Community favorite Donald Glover to Fifty Shades fan Bret Easton Ellis. After the jump: Donald Glover could get his own show at NBC Bret Easton Ellis writes teen monsters for The CW A&E orders an occult drama from Michael Bay Jonathan Mostow will direct TNT's The Last Ship Breaking…
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Jennifer Lawrence is really covering all the bases. She's got a resume with acclaimed indies (Winter's Bone, Like Crazy), the reboot (X-Men: First Class) and the giant blockbuster hit (The Hunger Games). But she has also shot a role in a somewhat old-fashioned looking horror thriller called House at the End of the Street. Lawrence…
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Last week it was reported that 20th Century Fox was in talks with Kick-Ass director Matthew Vaughn to direct the X-Men series prequel/reboot X-Men: First Class. Deadlinequickly responded claiming that "Vaughn's negotiations have been touch and go, and sources close to the director said he's passing. " Cinematical posted a list of eight directors Fox…
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Old masters never die; they're just endlessly recycled. There haven't been many notable script sales yet this year, but two that went down recently are both being positioned as reflective of the Master of Suspense. Since it's highly unlikely that a film coming out of any Hollywood studio at this point would have the pace…
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Disney has also premiered an extended preview of Jonathan Mostow's sci-fi comic book adaptation Surrogates. I haven't been impressed with any of the footage I've seen so far, and some people who have read the graphic novel have complained the the film looks too glossy, totally negating the grittiness, Blade Runner-like style of the comic.…
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This weekend at the New York Comic Con, Disney will be unveiling the first footage of Jonathan Mostow's sci-fi comic book adaptation Surrogates. Bruce Willis stars as an FBI Agent who is sent to investigate the mysterious murder of a college student linked to the man who helped create a high-tech surrogate phenomenon that allows…
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Walt Disney Pictures has released the first official photo for U571/Terminator 3 helmer Jonathan Mostow's big screen adaptation the Robert Vanditti graphic novel Surrogates (the graphic novel is available on Amazon for around $14). The sci-fi thriller has an interesting concept, but I found myself unimpressed by an early sizzle reel that was shown at…
Read MoreRumors of Gerard Butler's (300) departure from the Escape From New York remake have been greatly exaggerated. Butler, who has been doing press for his new romcom P.S. I Love You, insists that he hasn't dropped out of the project, but is taking a wait and see position. In October, New Line hired Terminator 3:…
Read MoreNew Line's remake of Escape From New York appears to be falling apart. First Len Wiseman supposedly left the project, and was replaced by hack director Brett Ratner. Yesterday Ratner denied being involved in the project. And tonight Gerard Butler has left the project due to "creative differences". I wonder what the real story is…
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