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THE IMAGINARIUM OF TERRY GILLIAM

I have no good reason why I didn’t post this when I glimpsed it on Film Ick the other day, but there’s some serious news to report on Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium Of Dr. Parnassus — notably that it’s actually happening, or at least is in pre-production. Gilliam knows that’s a slight stretch from a … Continue reading

KILLING BUZZ

When you tell me Doug Liman and John Hamburg are developing a project about "a private expedition to the moon and the race for lunar colonization", I’m not liable to get very excited. But when you add that their screenplay has been completely reconceived and rewritten by Mark Bowden, well, that’s something else entirely. While … Continue reading

DUELING DRUG LORDS

Oliver Stone is one for one in the biopic duel, though he might call Alexander a pyrrhic victory. He’s stepping up to the line again, this time as producer of an alternate flick about Pablo Escobar. His film, Escobar, will be directed by Antoine Fuqua, based on the book Mi Hermano Pablo written by Escobar’s … Continue reading

THE KILLER GOES TO K-TOWN

It’s a bit early to consider this a "go" picture, but Terence Chang is talking about remaking The Killer again*, this time as a Korean-American hybrid set in Los Angeles’ bustling, hipster-infested K-Town . If this means lots of disaffected twentysomethings will get cut down in the crossfire, count me way the fuck in. Though … Continue reading

SAVING VICTOR VARGAS

You probably haven’t been keeping track, but it’s taken Peter Sollett five years to secure financing for a follow-up to his terrific 2002 feature debut, Raising Victor Vargas. And If you haven’t seen Raising Victor Vargas, you’re missing out; it’s a beautifully rendered teenage romance that uses the Lower East Side of Manhattan as a, … Continue reading

THOR, GOD OF CHEDDAR

I got an email from Will Reynolds at Obsessed With Film that almost made me shit my pants. Here’s what Will said: Thought I’d send this along to you – Matthew Vaughn has written in The Guardian (the newspaper that got Paddy Considine killed!) that his script for the Thor movie initially came in with … Continue reading

PIXAR IS GOING TO MARS…. THRICE

John Carter of Mars director Andrew Stanton and screenwriter Mark Andrews came to Tarzana California to visit the Edgar Rice Burroughs archives at the ERB, Inc offices (and yes, Tarzana is in fact named after Tarzan). While there they talked with Burroughs estate reps about how excited they are for the project – which they’re … Continue reading

EVERQUESTING FOR A PLOT

Fletcher Munson: [sunnily, on homecoming] Generic greeting! Mrs. Munson: [warmly] Generic greeting returned! Fletcher Munson: Imminent sustenance. Mrs. Munson: Overly dramatic statement regarding upcoming meal. Fletcher Munson: Oooh! False reaction indicating hunger and excitement! That’s Steven Soderbergh’s brilliant dialogue from Schizopolis, but it could very easily be the stuff of EverQuest, Sony’s hopeful franchise-in-waiting, based … Continue reading