Sony picked up Carolyn Turgeon’s book Mermaid: A Twist on the Classic Tale for Shana Feste to adapt as a film. She will write and direct. Tobey Maguire and Jenno Topping are producing. And yes, it’s another reimagining of a fairy tale that’s in the works.
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Sony Picks Up Mermaid: A Twist on the Classic Tale
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Third Trailer for Green Lantern
Yet another trailer is online for the film Green Lantern starring Ryan Reynolds. It displays much more of the sci-fi aspect, along with more of Green Lantern’s constructs in battle.
The movie is definitely taking the right approach. It looks like it’ll be a lot of fun.
Green Lantern releases June 17, 2011.
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Photo of Bane from The Dark Knight Rises
A new image is making waves online from Christopher Nolan’s new film The Dark Knight Rises. It showcases Tom Hardy as Bane. And he looks threatening. -
Vin Diesel in MGM’s The Machine
From screenwriters Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant comes original action comedy The Machine starring Vin Diesel. MGM jump started the film with Diesel’s One Race Productions producing. -
Surprising Decision on House
Fox’s series House, starring Hugh Laurie, is renewed for an eighth season. The surprising part? Lisa Edelstein, who portrays Dr. Cuddy; House’s boss, ex-girlfriend and essentially an antagonist (though our “hero” House is more like the antagonist) will not return for the new season. -
Trailer for Spielberg’s New Series Terra Nova
A trailer for Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi show Terra Nova is making rounds online. The atmosphere I’m getting from it is a mix of Jurassic Park and the show Lost.
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Angelina Jolie’s Directorial Debut on In the Land of Blood and Honey
Angelina Jolie’s first film she has written and directed has found a U.S. distributor at Cannes Film Festival. The distribution company FilmDistrict will release Jolie’s film entitled In the Land of Blood and Honey on December 23, 2011.
