Dave Bautista's Family Comedy 'My Spy' Pushed Back To 2020
Stuber might bring Dave Bautista to theaters this summer, but we have word on his family comedy My Spy delayed until 2020 by STX Entertainment.
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Peter Segal Still Working On Live-Action 'Jonny Quest' Adaptation
Way back in 2008, Peter Segal was linked to the live-action feature adaptation of Hanna-Barbera's Jonny Quest. At the time, there was even word that the film could hit by Summer 2009. Of course, that didn't quite pan out. Segal's next directorial effort turned out to be Prodigy Bully, a Fox sitcom that failed to…
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First Official Look: Sylvester Stallone And Robert De Niro In 'Grudge Match'
For his boxing comedy Grudge Match, Peter Segal rounded up two legends of silver-screen boxing: Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro. Granted, the two aren't quite in the fighting shape they were three decades ago, but the allure of watching Rocky Balboa face off against Jake LaMotta in the ring can't be denied. But that…
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The Wachowskis' 'Jupiter Ascending' Gets Summer 2014 Release Date, 'Grudge Match' Pushed To January
Warner Bros. has taken a bit of time to shift around its release schedule, and there's both good news and bad news for film fans. On the plus side, the studio has set Andy and Lana Wachowski's Jupiter Ascending for a coveted summer 2014 release date, which reads as a vote of confidence in the film. Not…
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'Grudge Match,' Starring Sylvester Stallone And Robert De Niro, Is A Go
Briefly: Audiences are now, officially, going to see Rocky Balboa fight Jake LaMotta. Warner Bros. has just greenlit the long gestating Grudge Match, directed by Peter Segal, which is a comedy about two over the hill boxers (Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro) who comeback for one last match. Kevin Hart has been cast as the…
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Robert De Niro And Sylvester Stallone Head Back Into The Ring For Geriatric Boxing Comedy 'Grudge Match'
A couple of years ago, around the time that Peter Segal (Get Smart) signed on to direct Warner Bros.' boxing pic Grudge Match, rumors began spreading that Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone were circling the project. Without a reliable source, however, it seemed like it could just be unsubstantiated chatter from fans eager to see Rocky Balboa…
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Warner Bros. Taps 'Wrath Of The Titans' Scribe Dan Mazeau To Pen Live-Action Adaptation Of Japanese Manga 'Bleach'
That Garrett Hedlund-starring remake of Akira may still be on hold, but Warner Bros. seems determined to delve into Japanese pop culture one way or another. Back in 2010, the studio acquired the live-action movie rights to Tite Kubo's manga Bleach, with Peter Segal (Get Smart) attached to produce. We haven't seen much in the way…
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Second Draft Of 'National Lampoon's Vacation' Reboot Completed, Peter Segal To Direct?
It's been a while since we heard about that National Lampoon's Vacation reboot, but if you were hoping Hollywood had forgotten all about it, I've got bad news for you. Last year, we reported that John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (the duo behind this summer's Horrible Bosses) had been tapped to write the screenplay,…
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Seth Rogen And Evan Goldberg Rewriting 'Neighborhood Watch'
The slightly sci-fi comedy Neighborhood Watch has been kicking around Fox for a couple of years. Once a Will Ferrell project, it was rumored as a possible Zombieland follow-up for Ruben Fleischer. But Peter Segal is now attached to direct, and Superbad co-writers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg have been hired to rewrite. THR suggests…
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Peter Segal Will Direct 'Grudge Match' For Warner Bros.
We still don't know who might star in Grudge Match, the film in development at Warner Bros. that will put two aging former boxing rivals back in the ring for one last match. Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro have been rumored, but it's very likely it's a completely unsubstantiated rumor, no matter how entertaining…
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Warner Bros Developing Live-Action Adaptation Of The Japanese Manga Bleach
Warner Bros in in the process of acquiring the live-action movie rights to the Japanese manga Bleach. The bad news is that 50 First Dates and Get Smart director Peter Segal is in talks to produce. I haven't really liked Segal's vision thus far and most people agree that et action-quotient of Get Smart was…
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Shazam! Gets New Writers: Bill Birch And Geoff Johns
For a super-powered guy with lightning speed, Captain Marvel moves pretty slow. The Shazam! film, once a New Line project and now part of Warner Bros., has been inching towards the screen for several years. Get Smart's Peter Segal remains on board as director, but there are two new contestants in the screenwriting game: Bill…
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Peter Segal In Talks To Direct Little Fockers
Little Fockers, the third film in the Meet The Parents trilogy is finally entering the casting stages -- Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro and Owen Wilson are in talks with Universal to return. Meet the Parents and Meet The Fockers director Jay Roach will not helm the third film as he's too busy prepping Dinner…
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Peter Segal's Wardogs
Peter Segal, director of Tommy Boy, 50 First Dates, The Longest Yard and Get Smart, has signed on to helm a action comedy pitch titled Wardogs for MGM. The project was the subject of a bidding war, and MGM ended up spending $1 million for the rights. Not much is known about the plot of…
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Warner Bros. And Peter Segal Doing Jonny Quest? Supermax Now Titled Green Arrow
IESB speculates that director Peter Segal, currently attached to helm a Shazam feature for Warner Bros., might also be the man who brings the studio's planned tentpole, Jonny Quest, to the world as well for Summer '09. Apparently the script by Dan Mazeau is quite strong and in better shooting condition than Billy Batson and…
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WonderCon: Get Smart
Wonder-Con premiered the newly minted trailer for Get Smart, the big screen adaptation of the 1960s television series created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry that starred Don Adams and Barbara Feldman. It looked good, better than good. Now this is how you make you a trailer: mixing verbal humor, physical comedy, and large-scale action,…
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Shazam!: The Rock Is Black Adam
At the Southland Tales junket earlier today, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson gave us a big update on the big screen adaptation of the Captain Marvel comic book Shazam! Things have changed and Johnson is now playing Black Adam. "I just met with Pete Segal last night," The Rock told /Film. "It was a great meeting…
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Get Smart Video Clip Premieres At Comic Con
Director Peter Segal, stars Steve Carell, The Rock, Masi Oka, Ken Davitian, and Nate Torrence were in attendance to debut the first video clips from the big screen adaptation of Get Smart during the Friday morning Warner Bros panel at Comic-Con 2007. The clip begins with a voiceover telling us that "There has always been…
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Alan Arkin Cast In Get Smart
Oscar winner Alan Arkin is reuniting with his Little Miss Sunshine co-star Steve Carell in the big-screen version of Get Smart. I'm glad to see that Arkin hasn't sold out after getting that gold statuette. Arkin will play the chief of CONTROL, the rganization that fights the evil forces of KAOS. Anyone who has seen…
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