• Netflix Orders 'Marco Polo' Series, Renews 'Lilyhammer'

    It's hard to believe that just two years ago, the very idea of Netflix offering original programming was a novelty. But the gamble paid off from the get-go. While Lilyhammer never quite reached the buzzy heights of later series House of Cards or Orange Is the New Black, it fared well enough to get a…

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  • Gong Li To Star In Tarsem Singh's Marco Polo Project

    After making a name for himself with lush, visually oriented fantasies like The Fall and March's Mirror, Mirror, Tarsem Singh could be getting a little more grounded with his newest project. The filmmaker is preparing to direct a historical drama about the explorer Marco Polo. While the iconic figure has yet to be cast, the English-language…

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  • Francis Lawrence To Direct Marco Polo Adventure Movie

    The story of Marco Polo has been brought to the screen before and will probably be adapted many times in the future. The next film about the explorer could be directed by Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend) as Warner Bros. has attached the director to a project based on a pitch by Adam Cooper and…

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  • John Woo Considering Two English-Language Projects; Wants To Remake Le Samouraï

    John Woo hasn't made an English-language film since 2003's Paycheck. Arguably he's made only one good (or only one truly entertaining) film in America, Face/Off, though the Nic Cage war film Windtalkers does have defenders. Leaving the studio system seems like it was the best option for Woo, and in addition to his completed film…

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