Briefly: Add one more to the increasingly intriguing cast of Alex Kurtzman's directorial debut Welcome to People. Chris Pine and Elizabeth Banks lead the cast in a story where "a young man (Pine) is directed by his father's will to deliver $150,000 to a sister (Banks) he didn't know he had." That's actually more detail…
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Briefly: I'm really starting to look forward to Welcome to People, the film that will be both the directorial debut for Alex Kurtzman, and possibly a turning point in the screenwriting career of he and his partner Roberto Orci. (The two have previously written Star Trek, Transformers, Cowboys & Aliens, etc. They wrote this script…
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Briefly: Olivia Wilde was among the few high points of Tron Legacy, which has only cemented her status as a name to watch. She's got appearances coming up in the satire Butter, Jon Favreau's Cowboys & Aliens, Andrew Niccol's Now and body-switching comedy The Change-Up. She was also just seen in a small part in…
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Dreamworks is searching for 11-13 years old boy to play the lead role of Josh in screenwriter Alex Kurtzman's (Transformers, Star Trek) directorial debut Welcome To People, which stars Chris Pine and Elizabeth Banks. They have released an open casting call notice in their search to fill the role. Read the press release after the…
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Elizabeth Banks has reportedly beat out several other high profile actresses for the female lead role in Welcome To People, the directorial debut of Star Trek and Transformers co-writer Alex Kurtzman. She'll co-star with Chris Pine in the family drama co-written by Kurzman, Roberto Orci and Jody Lambert. Steven Spielberg is set to produce. Read…
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Amy Adams is justifiably in demand. She's got The Fighter coming up (trailer here) in which she'll appear opposite Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale, and is shooting and/or prepping parts in On the Road and the Janis Joplin biopic Get it While You Can. And now three more pictures are vying for her attention. Chief…
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Alex Kurtzman has worked as a writer and producer on numerous projects that Steven Spielberg has helped develop (the Transformers films, Eagle Eye, Cowboys & Aliens), but with Welcome to People, Spielberg will be producing Kurtzman's first directorial effort. The film also marks Kurtzman's first attempt to make a name for himself outside of the…
Read MoreSteven Spielberg has been working with screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci for a few years now. Introduced through Michael Bay with the DreamWorks produced 2005 film The Island, the screenwriting duo went on to pen the Spielberg-produced Transformers and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and were put in charge (ie produced) of DJ Caruso's…
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