Actor James McAvoy is rumoured to be the top contender to portray James Bond author, Ian Fleming, in a $40 million biopic currently in development by Palmstar Entertainment and Animus Films.
The story will specifically focus on his younger years as a playboy growing up in the shadow of his famous family and his real-life exploits during WWII which served as inspiration for the character of 007.
Matt Brown (“Ropewalk”) wrote the screenplay which is based on Andrew Lycett’s book Ian Fleming: The Man Behind James Bond. A director is currently being sought.
Source: Empire Online
Director Breck Eisner (“Sahara”) talked with ShockTillYouDrop about Universal’s long in development remake of “Creature from the Black Lagoon”.
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Variety reports that Nicole Kidman will play British pop superstar Dusty Springfield in a biopic currently being written by “The Hours” novelist Michael Cunningham.
Kidman will also produce the film through her Blossom Films banner which is in a race against Universal Picture’s own Dusty Springfield project, in which Kristen Chenoweth (“The West Wing”) is attached to star.
Husky-voiced Springfield, became a huge star in the 1960s before battles with drugs, alcohol, mental illness and her own lesbianism took their toll. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1995 and died in 1999.
Source: Variety
“The Incredible Hulk” gets a poster, more “Wolf Man” photos surface, “The X-Files” sequel has a name and Dreamworks acquires “Ghost In The Shell”…
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Shia LaBeouf, Orlando Bloom, Ethan Hawke, Julie Christie and John Hurt are set to star in the late Anthony Minghella-scripted segment of short film anthology “New York, I Love You”.
“Love” is being helmed by a who’s-who of directors, including Natalie Portman (in her writing and directing debut), Mira Nair, Wen Jiang, Allen Hughes, Brett Ratner and Scarlett Johansson. The film follows on the heels of “Paris, je t’aime” in what’s called the “Cities of Love” franchise.
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Vincent D’Onofrio filming something (Law & Order: Criminal Intent perhaps?) on 7th Avenue and 14th Street.
Geena Davis and Rosie Perez filming something as well, on East 9th Street between 1st Avenue and Avenue A.
Miramax and Pathe are set to adapt the 1920s novel “Cheri” by French author Colette.
The story is set in 1920s Paris and follows the young son of a wealthy courtesan who is educated in the ways of love by a middle-aged friend of the man’s mother. When he is forced to give up the six-year relationship after marrying someone else, the young man can’t forget her and retreats into a fantasy world.
The movie is scheduled to start filming this April in France under the direction of Stephen Frears. Christopher Hampton wrote the script and Michelle Pfeiffer is negotiating to star, the three previously worked together on “Dangerous Liasons”.
Source: China Daily
Entertainment Weekly reports that “Seinfeld” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” writer, Larry David, has been cast as the lead in Woody Allen’s next, as-yet-untitled feature, which is scheduled to shoot in New York City this spring.
Plot details are being kept under wraps, but David, who bares a resemblance to Allen, will star alongside Evan Rachel Wood (“Across the Universe”).
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Here we have the first pics of Drew Barrymore filming scenes for the “Grey Gardens” movie, currently shooting on Centre Island, Toronto, Canada.
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