• 'Pan' Trailer: Joe Wright Tells The Peter Pan Story In A Colorful Way

    Perhaps the first images from Pan weren't quite what you expected, but we're trusting in the guy who created a successful new fairy tale in Hanna to warp the Peter Pan story into a new shape that makes sense in the end. This Pan trailer shows a big, bright, and possibly strange take on the…

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  • Amanda Seyfried And More Board Joe Wright's 'Pan'

    With principal photography set to begin next week, Joe Wright's as-yet-untitled Peter Pan origin tale has locked in a few more cast members. Amanda Seyfried has just signed on, along with Cara Delevigne (Anna Karenina), Nonso Anozie (The Grey), Adeel Akhtar (Four Lions), and many more. Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund, Rooney Mara, and Levi Miller were already…

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  • Hugh Jackman Confirmed For Joe Wright's 'Pan'

    Briefly: After entering talks last month, Hugh Jackman has officially closed his deal to star in Joe Wright's Peter Pan fanfiction origin tale Pan as Blackbeard. He'll star opposite Garrett Hedlund, who is in talks to play Hook. In the film, Blackbeard is the leader of evil pirate who have a hold on Neverland. The…

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  • Garrett Hedlund Could Play Captain Hook For Joe Wright In 'Pan'

    Briefly: The dark Peter Pan origin story Pan may have one of its main characters: Garrett Hedlund has been offered the role of Captain Hook. Joe Wright (Atonement, Hanna) is set to direct, with the film slated for a summer 2015 release. But Hedlund won't be the villain; the film starts off with Peter and…

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  • 'Batman Vs. Superman' Delayed To 2016

    The summer of 2015 just got a tiny bit less crowded. Variety reports that Warner Bros. has just pushed the Man of Steel sequel from July 17, 2015 to May 6, 2016. The new date pits the Zack Snyder-helmed film directly against an as-yet-unnamed Marvel Studios project, though in all likelihood one or the other will…

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  • Hugh Jackman In Talks To Play Blackbeard In Joe Wright's 'Pan'

    Javier Bardem's loss is Hugh Jackman's gain. After the Oscar winner passed on playing the lead villain Blackbeard in the upcoming Joe Wright Peter Pan film, Pan, Jackman is now in talks to play the role. Warner Bros. recently gave the film a June 2015 release date. Variety broke the casting news. Jackman is currently…

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  • The 2013 Black List: The Year's Most Liked Unproduced Screenplays

    Most year-end best-of lists consist of things that have already been produced, released, and consumed. But the Black List stands apart in that it's all about the films that haven't come out yet. Created by Franklin Leonard and Dino Sijamic, the annual compilation shines a light on the "most liked" unproduced screenplays of each year, as…

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  • Joe Wright's 'Pan' Origin Story Hits June 2015

    Briefly: The director of Anna Karenina, Hanna, Atonement and Pride & Prejudice has set his next film. Joe Wright's Pan will hit theaters June 26, 2015 in 3D. Though a full cast has yet to be announced, Javier Bardem is thought to be playing the villainous Blackbeard in an origin story that follows an orphan…

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  • Javier Bardem Offered Villainous Blackbeard Role In Peter Pan Origin Movie

    Briefly: Warner Bros. has Joe Wright (Atonement, Hanna) in talks to direct the studio's new Peter Pan origin story. While the idea of a modern, gritty Peter Pan origin story isn't the most appealing thing (Warners has been said to want to “give Pan the Batman Begins treatment") the idea of Joe Wright directing goes a long way towards redeeming…

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  • Joe Wright In Talks For Peter Pan Origin Story

    The "reimagined fairy tale" genre is getting tired at this point, but when a really interesting director signs on to one it's tough to complain. Joe Wright is in talks to helm a Peter Pan origin story for Warner Bros., from a script by Jason Fuchs. Try not to get this one mixed up with…

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  • Aaron Eckhart, Sean Bean And AnnaSophia Robb Join Dark 'Peter Pan' Project

    As two Snow White films gear up to go into production, the next big fairy tale that'll be racing to the big screen is Peter Pan. Several competing projects, all with slightly altered takes on the classic J.M. Barrie tale, are in various stages of development and now one seems to have jumped ahead of…

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  • Peter Pan Is The New Snow White: Five Projects In Development

    Hollywood has never been a town that likes original ideas. It likes safe and established and easy. But sometimes the attraction to stories with those qualities veers into bizarre obsession. So it has been lately with anything that looks like a fairy tale or romantic fantasy story. We've got multiple Snow White movies in development…

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  • Sony Buying Into Channing Tatum's Peter Pan Origin Story 'Pan'

    Briefly: Last week we told you about a pitch called Peter Pan Begins -- a title which was erroneous, as the project is simply called Pan -- which was going around town with Channing Tatum attached to star, Billy Ray writing and Joe Roth producing. Now Sony is negotiating to buy the project, with THR…

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  • Ben Hibon, Director Of 'Harry Potter' Animated Sequence, To Helm 'Pan'

    One of the most striking and surprising aspects of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I was the third-act animated sequence that explains the backstory of the Deathly Hallows. It's a stylish and appropriately ominous piece of film. Now the director of that sequence, Ben Hibon, is set to direct a "fantasy action thriller"…

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