This Week In Trailers: Voyagers, Sophie Jones, For Heaven's Sake, Shiva Baby
This week, we take true crime a little less seriously, remember what it was like to be 16, wait longingly for our lover, and more.
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'The Marsh King's Daughter': Daisy Ridley To Star In New Thriller From 'Limitless' Director Neil Burger
Neil Burger (Limitless, Divergent) is directing The Marsh King's Daughter, a new thriller that will star Star Wars: The Last Jedi's Daisy Ridley.
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Neil Burger To Direct 'The Intouchables' Remake Starring Bryan Cranston & Kevin Hart
Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart have joined the cast of the Intouchables remake, which is officially sounding like one of the odder projects on the horizon.
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Showtime's 'Billions' Teaser Trailer: Paul Giamatti Wants To Take Down Damian Lewis
Damian Lewis may no longer be on Homeland, but the Billions teaser trailer shows that he still has some good work on the way for Showtime in 2016.
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Marc Webb Directing 'Limitless' Pilot
The next project from Marc Webb, who spent the last few years making the two Amazing Spider-Man movies for Sony, will be a superhero tale of sorts. But this new project won't exactly be in the same vein he's been mining of late. Webb is now set to direct the Limitless TV pilot, thereby launching…
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Bradley Cooper To Produce 'Limitless' TV Series For CBS
CBS is developing a Limitless TV series with Bradley Cooper on board as executive producer. The original film's director Neil Burger will helm the pilot.
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'Divergent' Review: Would-Be 'Hunger Games' Successor Gets Off To A Shaky Start
Read our Divergent review, discussing Neil Burger's adaptation of Veronica Roth's YA bestseller. Starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, and Kate Winslet.
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'Divergent' Gets An Extended TV Spot For The Olympics
For the past two weeks, we've been watching brave, determined souls push their bodies to the absolute limit for the sake of national pride. But even Sochi Winter Olympians have it easy compared to the heroine of Divergent, who's fighting for her very life in a society determined to wipe her kind off the map.…
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New 'Divergent' Trailer Explains Tris' World; 'Insurgent' To Shoot In May
Lionsgate is feeling so optimistic about Divergent becoming the next big thing that they're hitting the ground running with the sequel, Insurgent. Akiva Goldsman is working on the script as we speak, and now the production company confirms that shooting is scheduled to begin this spring. But before we get there, they still have to…
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Director Neil Burger Won't Return For 'Divergent' Sequels
The anticipated young adult adaptation Divergent is coming in March and Summit is so confident in what director Neil Burger has done with the film, they've already dated two sequels for 2015 and 2016. That quick turnaround means the man who helped realize the franchise on the big screen won't continue however. Burger won't return…
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'Divergent' Trailer And Poster: Shailene Woodley Gathers Her Courage
2011's The Descendants brought widespread acclaim to Shailene Woodley, and this year's The Spectacular Now earned her still more compliments. But it's next year's Divergent that really has the potential to make her a household name a la Jennifer Lawrence, Kristen Stewart, or Daniel Radcliffe. Based on the dystopian YA novel (boy, am I getting…
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'Divergent' Trailer: Is This The Next YA Sensation?
It's all well and good for studios to try and make the next Hunger Games. But as the disappointing box office tally for this weekend's The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones reminds us, actually pulling off such a feat is easier said than done. For every Hunger Games -- or Harry Potter or Twilight -- there are several…
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Shailene Woodley Proves Her Bravery In First Footage From 'Divergent' [Comic-Con 2013]
Of the many, many YA properties vying to become the next Hunger Games, Divergent seems to have better odds than most. For one thing, the books by Veronica Roth are already a smash hit; for another, the dystopian premise sets up plenty of opportunities for white-knuckle action. Toss in a strong young cast led by…
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Shailene Woodley Lands Lead In Dystopian YA Adaptation 'Divergent'
Landing a key part in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 would be enough to make most up-and-coming actress' months, but for Shailene Woodley the good news just keeps on coming. The Descendants actress has entered talks for the coveted lead role in Divergent, the Neil Burger-directed adaptation of Veronica Roth's popular YA trilogy. The books have been…
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'Limitless' Director Neil Burger In Early Talks For Dystopian YA Adaptation 'Divergent'
As Summit prepares to say goodbye to its phenomenally popular Twilight franchise, the search is on for another YA adaptation to follow in its lucrative footsteps. One especially promising property is Divergent, a bestselling dystopian teen novel penned by Veronica Roth. Summit picked up the movie rights before the book even hit shelves, and is…
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Neil Burger To Direct Dennis Lehane Adaptation 'Animal Rescue'
Author Dennis Lehane may not be a household name along the lines of John Grisham or Stephen King, but Hollywood's found plenty to love in his novels as well. Adaptations of his books are three for thre when it comes to critical and commercial success -- Clint Eastwood's Mystic River, Ben Affleck's Gone Baby Gone,…
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Neil Burger Set To Direct Sheldon Turner-Scripted 'Bonnie And Clyde'
In the wake of the success of Limitless, Neil Burger has already signed to make Sony's video game adaptation Uncharted. But a new draft of that script is in the works, and even though he's also writing, one expects there is no small amount of dealing with Sony to get that screenplay crafted, especially after…
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Neil Burger Talks 'Uncharted': Back To Basics, New Script, No Casting Decisions Yet
The development of a film version of Sony's treasure-hunting action/adventure game series Uncharted has turned into a surprisingly thorny process. Original director David O. Russell decided to depart from many story elements as presented in the games, and wanted to cast Mark Wahlberg as lead character Nathan Drake. Neither of those ideas sat well with…
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'Limitless' Director Neil Burger To Make Sony's Game Adaptation 'Uncharted'
Briefly: Sony has tapped a new director for the video game adaptation Uncharted. Neil Burger, whose most recent film is the Bradley Cooper sci-fi thriller Limitless, will now write and direct the action-adventure movie about treasure hunter Nathan Drake. Variety announces the news, saying that Mark Wahlberg's future with the project is uncertain; the actor…
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'Limitless' Trailer
The last time we heard from Neil Burger's new film Limitless (formerly called Dark Fields) Bradley Cooper was shilling a fake wonder drug called NZT in a slick infomercial. (And then a sample of NZT actually arrived at my house. Nope, didn't try it.) Now there's a trailer for the film, in which Bradley Cooper…
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Bradley Cooper Advertises A Wonder Drug In Viral Promo For Neil Burger's 'Limitless'
Earlier this week there was a brief bit of news that Dark Fields, the new film from Neil Burger (The Illusionist) had changed titles; the movie is now called Limitless. Now there's a sort of viral promo for the film. It features Bradley Cooper more or less in character as the pitchman for a wonderdrug…
Read MoreVideo: On The Set Of Upside Down And Neil Burger's Dark Fields
A couple new on set behind the scenes video pieces have appeared on the web today, including a visit to the set of Neil Burger's Dark Fields, where they are shooting "critical scene" on the streets of Philadelphia with Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper, and Entertainment Tonight's visit to the set of Juan Diego…
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Casting Notes: Justin Timberlake In Friends With Benefits; Winona Ryder In Cheaters; Anna Friel In Dark Fields
There are three projects in development with the working title of Friends with Benefits, and now one of them has landed Justin Timberlake. Will Gluck is directing this one for Screen Gems, about "a headhunter [who] recruits a magazine editor and since each is too busy to find a mate, they agree to sleep together…
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Casting Notes: De Niro In Dark Fields; McAdams Works With Woody Allen; Gosling Joining Carell Comedy?
Often with these aggregated casting pieces the idea is to group together a number of fairly small stories. In this case the names are big -- Robert De Niro, Rachel McAdams, Woody Allen, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carrell -- but the films are either ones we don't know much about or have recently covered in detail.…
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Casting Notes: Brandon T. Jackson In Big Momma 3; Sean Bean In Cleanskin And Death Race Prequel; Elizabeth Banks Rumored For Dark Fields
Against all laws of nature, Big Momma's House 3 keeps happening, though it probably won't be called that. Martin Lawrence is going to go back into rubbery drag for the third outing, and he'll be joined by Brandon T. Jackson of Tropic Thunder and Percy Jackson. Guess everyone's gotta eat, but why does it have…
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Bradley Cooper Replaces Shia LaBeouf In Dark Fields
The Hangover star Bradley Cooper is now set to replace Shia LaBeouf in Neil Burger's (The Illusionist) upcoming thriller, Dark Fields. The film is an adaptation of the Alan Glynn book of the same name, and will feature a script by eclectic screenwriter, Leslie Dixon (The Thomas Crowne Affair, Mrs. Doubtfire, Hairspray). The film is…
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Neil Burger Bringing Us Another Rats Of NIMH Adaptation
Neil Burger is negotiating with Paramount to script and direct a new big-screen version of Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. Robert C. O'Brien's novel was first brought to the big screen as an animated picture by Don Bluth, retitled The Secret of NIMH. No official indication as yet if the latest version will…
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