Way back in February 2011, we told you that Anton Yelchin had been cast as the title character in Stephen Sommers' Odd Thomas. Based on the novel by Dean Koontz, the supernatural thriller follows a fry cook who can communicate with the dead -- and is also, therefore, the only person who can stop the…
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Topher Grace has joined the cast of Gently Down the Stream, which already has some prominent actors on board: Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Katherine Heigl and Amanda Seyfried. Justin Zackham wrote and will direct the story of a slightly awkward family romance. Specifically, De Niro and Keaton are a couple and father to Topher…
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He began his career in comedy, but Kevin Durand is becoming a good, reliable tough guy character actor. He did well as The Blob in Wolverine, and made a good impression as Martin Keamy in Lost and as Little John in Robin Hood. He's got a role in the upcoming Real Steel, and now he's…
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Stephen Sommers is getting closer and closer to the start date for Odd Thomas, which adapts the first Dean Koontz novel featuring the title character. He's got Anton Yelchin playing Thomas and Addison Timlin as the lead's girlfriend, who is one of two people who knows that Thomas can talk to the dead. The other…
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The Silent Hill sequel, Silent Hill: Revelation 3D, is shooting right now in Toronto, and keeps adding cast members as it does. Director Michael J. Bassett (Solomon Kane) already had Adelaide Clemens and Kit Harington starring, with Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean and Deborah Kara Unger reprising their Silent Hill roles in some unknown capacity. Now…
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There have been a few adaptations of Dean Koontz novels here and there, and now Stephen Sommers is going to add one more to the pile. Instead of going into the sequel to G.I. Joe (from which he was more or less dismissed) the director will adapt the book Odd Thomas, and he's cast Anton…
Read MoreGI Joe: The Rise of Cobra earned over $302 million worldwide despite mostly negative buzz and reviews (34% on Rotten Tomatoes). The film surpassed studio expectations domestically, which was enough to greenlight a sequel. Zombieland writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick were hired to pen the screenplay. While the main cast are contractually obligated to…
Read MoreAnd now for news that nobody else but me will be excited about. Last we heard about the G.I. Joe sequel, Zombieland writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick were hired to pen the screenplay. It was also assumed that the main cast would be returning, seeing as how they're contractually obligated to do so. Director…
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GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra earned an estimated $100 million worldwide despite mostly negative buzz and reviews (39% on Rotten Tomatoes). The film surpassed studio expectations domestically, earning $56.2 million stateside. All of this can mean only one thing - a sequel is already in development. Paramount Picture's vice chairman, Rob Moore, confirmed to…
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...well, he's almost in motion, anyway. This Japanese trailer for Paramount's upcoming G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra doesn't show a lot of new footage, though what we do see is cut in a hyper-kinetic fashion that does the footage more service than the last domestic trailer. But the highlight here is one brief glimpse…
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A number of sites today are pushing forward the story that G.I. Joe director Stephen Sommers has been locked out of the film's editing room, based on a post from film producer Don Murphy's message board (now removed), as noticed by Latino Review. The story is picking up steam, in part thanks to vaguely corroborative…
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Parkour seems to be the new hot buzz word in Hollywood. It's kinda like how all the story pitches last year tried to compare themselves to Children of Men ("It's Die Hard meets Children of Men"). Founded in France, the fast paced movement became the main focal point of the Luc Besson-produced 2004 action film…
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Hack director Stephen Sommers is replacing Guillermo del Toro to direct a live action adaptation of Tarzan for Warner Bros. THR reports that Stuart Beattie will co-write the project with Sommers. del Toro has been attached to the project since it was announced two years ago, but his commitment to The Hobbit has put him…
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The poster above showcasing actor Channing Tatum as Duke popped up at the Cinema EXPO in Amersterdam, according to Film1. This is the first time we've seen the full title, G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra, for the big budget nostalgia actioner opening Summer 2009. Did anyone see this clip of Joseph Gordon Levitt, who plays…
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Paramount released the first photo on JoBlo of Rachel Nichols (Charlie Wilson's War, Alias) in costume as Scarlett O'Hara in Stephen Sommers' live-action adaptation of GI Joe. Ranked Master Sergeant, red-headed Scarlett is the first female character in the GI Joe action figure line. Her weapon of choice is the crossbow (pictured in the promo…
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What is Dark Sky? /Film reader Dort Druben sent in the following report: ---- So working at Culver Studios a few weeks ago I noticed a very ominous sign telling me subconsciously that if I entered through that doorway ninjas would descend upon me ripping my heart out of my chest before I could cross…
Read MoreEleven days ago, the character of Duke in Stephen Sommers's much hated-on G.I. Joe was said to be down to three actors: Lost's Matthew Fox, Fantastic 4's Chris Evans and Channing Tatum from the upcoming MTV-does-Iraq-War flick Stop-Loss. AICN now says that Tatum is definitely Duke. Tatum is 27, he was born in Alabama and…
Read MoreI really want to be excited for Paramount's big screen Live Action adaptation of G.I. Joe, but Stephen Sommers is doing everything he can to turn off the key fanbase. First Sienna Miller was cast in the film, a groan inducing announcement heard around the world. Storyline points leaked to the web and caused so…
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Variety has now confirmed a rumor that hit the movie websites a couple weeks ago: The Mummy series director Stephen Sommers has signed on to direct a big screen live-action G.I. Joe movie. The studio is hiring a writer immediately, IESB is reporting that Stuart Beattie (Pirates of the Caribbean, Collateral, Derailed, 30 Days of…
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According to IESB, Mummy series helmer Stephen Sommers knows something, and "knowing is half the battle!" That's right, Paramount Pictures has offered Sommers the chance at making a live action G.I. Joe movie. With characters like Cobra Commander and Serpentor, GI Joe has the potential to be an fun accessible army action film like never…
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