Segal, Ewing set first-look deal at WB - Entertainment News, Film News, Media (flag)

www.variety.com — Director to take on 'Captain Marvel' Warner Bros. has staked "Get Smart" director Peter Segal and his Callahan Filmworks partner Michael Ewing to a three-year first-look deal. Segal and Ewing kick off the pact with "Liam McBain: International Tennis Star and Proper English Geezer," a Chip ...

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Segal Signed on for Captain Marvel
At The Movies - Film News and Reviews — Shazam. Variety reports that Peter Segal and Michael Ewing, his partner in Callahan Filmworks, have signed a three year first look deal with Warner Brothers. The main event here is that Segal and Ewing are bringing with them a John August scripted version of Captain Marvel. Segal will direct. Ewing and August have been working on the script for a while as it bounced around the studios, most notably the now -defunct New Line. (btw, I find it unconscionably weird that Captain ‘Marvel’ is a DC Comics property. Shouldn’t it be a Marvel product? Oh well.) Segal directed Get ...

Stalked: Captain Marvel, Wolfman, Linda Trest, Timothy Olyphant
Filmstalker — Captain Marvel has a director. Wolfman isn't coming until Autumn next year. Brad Pitt is getting involved with a fake FBI agent. And Timothy Olyphant is stuck with The Crazies. Peter Segal is to direct the film version of Captain Marvel. Having previously brought us Get Smart, he has signed a deal with Warner Bros which includes the comic book film. Captain Marvel centres on Billy Batson, a teenager who transforms into a superhero when he shouts Shazam. The news is from Variety . We are going to have to wait a bit longer for Wolfman. The horror remake starring Benicio del Toro, ...

Captain Marvel Gets Smart
Cinema Blend News — Captain Marvel Gets Smart Captain Marvel is one of those superheroes who falls squarely into the doesn’t need to be made into a movie category. Unfortunately, we’ve long since run out of the does need to be made into a movie types, so we’re left with nothing to say except Shazzam! Variety says Warner Bros. is moving ahead with turning the life of teenager Billy Batson into a big screen adventure, and they’ve hired Pete Segal to direct it as part of a new first-look deal involving another movie which most people do not care about. For those of you who do, that movie is Liam ...

Captain Marvel and Warner Bros Say Shazam!
Cinematical — The Captain Marvel film seems to finally be moving forward again, if this Variety item is anything to go by. Get Smart's Peter Segal has set a first-look deal at Warner Bros., and as part of the deal the studio acquired the John August-scripted Captain Marvel which Segel is still in line to direct. The film was originally set up at New Line, but we all remember what happened there, so Marvel fans will be relieved to know he's got a new studio to call home -- and one that all his DC friends are at. I'm curious about the title switch ... are they going to retitle it Captain Marvel, and risk ...

Arrested Development Movie Actually Happening! Trade Roughage 11/21/08
SpoutBlog — We’ve been teased about it for so long, but finally The Hollywood Reporter has confirmation that an Arrested Development movie is seriously happening. Series creator Mitch Hurwitz will write the screenplay and direct the film apparently with help from Ron Howard, who will also produce through Imagine Entertainment. Fox Searchlight will distribute. Here is SpoutBlog’s suggested plotlines for the film, originally published a year ago, in case Hurwitz is stumped for ideas. Also moving forward is the DC Comics adaptation Captain Marvel, which is now at Warner Bros. with ...