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Mike White engages in 'Santa Wars'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:00:00 +0000

Paramount, Rudin team for holiday comedy Paramount Pictures has set Mike White to script "Santa Wars," a comedy based on the true story of rival factions that developed within a union of professional Santa Clauses who became arch enemies during a Santa Claus civil war. Scott Rudin will produce ...

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Eddie Murphy: Trading places and talking to animals, redux?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:28:44 +0000

By Steven Zeitchik Eddie Murphy could be feeling fluffy. The A-lister is attached to produce and could potentially star in “The Misadventures of Fluffy,” a new buddy comedy that’s been set up at Paramount. Sam Pitman and Adam Cole-Kelly sold the pitch for the R-rated comedy ...

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Eddie Murphy to Produce and Possibly Star in R-rated Comedy, THE MISADVENTURES OF FLUFFY

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:04:04 +0000

A couple of months ago, I feared that the Eddie Murphy we all grew up loving was forever gone when he backed out of Bill Condon’s Richard Pryor biopic. However, we have some good and bad news tonight that might give some of us old school Murphy fans some hope. The good news is that ...

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'Thor' gets his posse

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:26:01 +0000

Trio set to play Warrior's Three "Thor" helmer Kenneth Branagh has locked Stuart Townsend, Ray Stevenson, and Tadanobu Asano to play Warrior's Three, a trio of Asgardian adventurers who fight alongside the Norse god in the Marvel Entertainment drama. Anthony Hopkins, Tom Hiddleston and Natalie ...

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'Jackass' Returns...In 3-D

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:06:39 +0000

Well, all I can say is I hope there's still enough story left to tell: Cinematical reveals that Paramount is pushing a Jackass 3-D into theaters next year. Clearly falling into the "better you than me" category, watching the Jackass stunt players risk life and limb in the most ridiculous, ...

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Listen: This American Life Segment that Inspired Santa Wars, New Movie Written By Mike White

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:54:20 +0000

Paramount Pictures has hired School of Rock screenwriter Mike White to script Santa Wars , a comedy based on the true story which appeared on This American Life in December 2008. The story, written by Joshuah Bearman , told of two rival factions that developed within a union of ...

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Jackass 3D in 2010?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:09:43 +0000

jackass_3d There’s a lot I like about Jackass , particularly the first movie, but I wasn’t entirely sure that we’d ever need or even be able to stomach another film from the guys. Now I hear that this film will be in 3D, however, my mind is racing with excitement at the prospect. Part of what ...

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Iron Man 2 Trailer in Front of Sherlock Holmes?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:47:42 +0000

This is a vague assumption, but one that could very well turn out to be right in the end — you watch. Director Jon Favreau has been all over Twitter ( @Jon_Favreau ) talking about Iron Man 2 and taking questions from fans. And like any good director/marketeer, he’s been vague ...

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Eddie Murphy feeling Fluffy?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:52:21 +0000

Eddie Murphy could be headed back to one of his comfort zones, signing on to produce and possibly star in The Misadventures Of Fluffy for Paramount. But wait! Though it sounds like a typical Murphy-flavoured family comedy, it's apparently an R-rated outing pitched by writers Sam Pitman and ...

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Eddie Murphy Attached to Produce, Possibly Star in R-Rated Buddy Comedy The Misadventures of Fluffy

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:14:07 +0000

The last great hope for a resurgence in the career of Eddie Murphy seemed to be the Richard Pryor biopic. While Murphy playing Pryor is basically too obvious to happen (he arguably owes his entire career to Pryor’s influence) doing so could have brought the actor up out of the career ...

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Justin Theroux launches into 'Space'

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:24:00 +0000

Justin Theroux is heading to space. The actor-cum-writer is on board to pen a draft of "Space Invader," an astronaut romantic comedy set up at Fox. Mike Lisbe and Nate Reger sold the project and penned the original draft of the comedy, which centers on a man who decides to go to space after he ...

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How the Twilight Movie Might Have Been Way, Way Different

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:16:13 +0000

I love stories about film development and the twists and turns that take it from the world of the possible into the realm of the screen. Imagining Pee Wee Herman in Ghostbusters is hilarious to me. I didn’t like Twilight at all, but something about it remaining close to the book ...

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Justin Theroux launches into 'Space'

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:36:30 +0000

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Justin Theroux launches into 'Space'

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:45:27 +0000

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Star Trek (2009)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Reviewed by Michael Stailey Quote: "This is old school Hollywood magic for a generation who have all but forgotten it."

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Writer tapped for 'Hansel and Gretel'

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:42:00 +0000

Writer Dante Harper has been hired to sprinkle a few more bread crumbs on the script for "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters." "Dead Snow" co-writer/director Tommy Wirkola is helming the project for Gary Sanchez Prods. and Paramount. The Norwegian pitched and plotted out the story line, which ...

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Thor to Start Shooting Mid-January

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:16:11 +0000

Marvel Studios will kick-off principal photography for the Kenneth Branagh-directed Thor in Los Angeles in mid-January. The production will then move to Santa Fe, New Mexico from March until late-April. The comic book adaptation is scheduled to hi theaters on May 20, 2011 and will be ...

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'Paranormal Activity' Scares Up $100 Million

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:51:27 +0000

It was a foregone conclusion that took a little longer than expected to conclude, but Paranormal Activity has now grossed $100 million in the US, with more damage yet to be done overseas. The low, low budget horror flick was the number one movie a while back, and it is already the most ...

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Working Title finds 'Young@Heart' writer

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:07:06 +0000

NEW YORK -- "I'm With Cancer" scribe Will Reiser is in talks to write "Young@Heart," Working Title's narrative remake of Fox Searchlight's singing-senior documentary. Working Title acquired remake rights to "Heart" in 2007, with the project now potentially getting a new burst of development. ...

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Hansel And Gretal Still Set To Kick Ass

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:37:31 +0000

Was it really April when I first covered this? Damn time flies… Paramount Pictures have signed up Dante Harper to pen the script for their big screen adaptation of the children’s classic, Hansel and Gretal . The film, which is being directed by “ Dead Snow ” ...

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