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Luc Besson Wanted for Multi-Picture Deal

French director/producer Luc Besson (The Professional, Taken) is eying a multi-picture deal with a major US studio. Although his productions have largely been independent of the major studios, his recent successes have lead studio executives to take notice and offer the filmmaker production deals....
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3rd Trailer For Ridley Scott’s ‘Robin Hood’

Ridley Scott's upcoming interpretation of Robin Hood is enjoying positive reviews before Cannes where it will serve as the opening night film. The famous outlaw, now played by Russell Crowe, has been given the update treatment and the film will serve as somewhat of a prequel to the established Robin Hood lore....
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Taymor’s ‘The Tempest’ Rescued By Disney

When Miramax closed its doors earlier this year many unreleased films were left without a distributor. One of those films was Julie Taymor's adaptation of William Shakespeare's The Tempest starring Oscar winner Helen Mirren in the traditionally male lead role, Prospero....
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Greta Gerwig In Talks For ‘Arthur’

Arthur was a perfectly average movie from the 1980s. Perfectly average movie remakes are generally either amazing or really bad. With that being said, everything about this remake seems to make news, including the casting of its leading lady....
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Toby Jones Gets Evil In ‘Captain America’

British actor Toby Jones has been cast in Joe Johnston's upcoming Captain America film. /Film is reporting that the character actor will take on the role of evil scientist Arnim Zola in the comic book adaptation. ...
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Is The Rock ‘Fast and Furious’?

Reports are beginning to surface that The Fast and the Furious series is about the be injected with new blood in the form of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. ...