New Films in Production

[ryan11]

George Lucas film 'Red Tails' gets green light

"Lucas is now focusing on special effects to bring the story to life as he prepares to begin filming in Europe this spring."

Tells you all you need to know.

[Antoine Doinel]

It should be noted that Lucas isn't directing the film, just producing it.

[MoonlitKnight]

David O. Russell's next is an adaptation of The Silver Linings Playbook.

Russell is now also attached to the romantic comedy Aaron and Sarah.

Hopefully we won't have to wait another 5 years to see either of them. "Nailed" is still on for this year, right?

Another guy who needs to get off his arse and make another damn movie already is Alexander Payne.

[Antoine Doinel]

The producers behind Nailed are having all sorts of financial problems, and the film itself nearly wasn't completed. I would be very surprised if we see it this year.

[miless]

Another guy who needs to get off his arse and make another damn already is Alexander Payne.

well, he did co-write this, but he does have something in the works.

[Antoine Doinel]

Another guy who needs to get off his arse and make another damn already is Alexander Payne.

well, he did co-write this.

Well, he was credited with writing it, but Sandler's team pretty much did a complete overhaul of Payne's script.

[Zumpano]

Another guy who needs to get off his arse and make another damn already is Alexander Payne.

well, he did co-write this. but he does have something in the works.

And don't forget this announced project, which sounds the most interesting.

And I thought he was directing the pilot for some rumored HBO show called "Hung" (about a teacher with a huge...)

I'd like to read Payne & Taylor's original script for "Chuck & Larry" which I believe was originally titled "Flamers".

[ryan11]

Another guy who needs to get off his arse and make another damn already is Alexander Payne.

well, he did co-write this.

It seems he was most inspired by this.

[sourcreamesteem]

Does anyone have the script for this? I can't seem to download it from the page.

[FerdinandGriffon]

The book is fascinating, a portrait of exactly the sort of mad poet that herzog excells at. Great news.

[Cde.]

Unfortunately, this is more like great olds.

I don't think this film will be made.

[Antoine Doinel]

Between blowing robots to smithereens, Michael Bay has a "Pulp Fiction meets Fargo" project lined up.

[Antoine Doinel]

Soderbergh pushes back Cleopatra and moves forward with the awesome sounding Moneyball: The Art of Winning An Unfair Game. Brad Pitt is signed on (for now).

This sounds infinitely more interesting than "Cleo".

In his interview with Filmmaker about The Girlfriend Experience, Soderbergh says filming on Moneyball will begin this summer.

[flyonthewall2983]

Awesome.

[Antoine Doinel]

One of Ridley Scott's upcoming projects is a 3D film adaptation of The Forever War.

[Zumpano]

Soderbergh says filming on Moneyball will begin this summer.

Demetri Martin has joined the cast.

[Antoine Doinel]

This is a very intriguing development:

Aronofsky in "Fighter" shape for boxing drama
Tue Mar 27, 2:20 AM ET

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Darren Aronofsky is in final talks to direct "The Fighter," a boxing drama reteaming "The Departed" stars Mark Wahlberg and Matt Damon.

Based on the life of boxer "Irish" Mickey Ward (Wahlberg) and his trainer brother Dick Eklund (Damon), the Paramount Pictures saga chronicles their early days on the rough streets of Lowell, Mass., through Eklund's battle with drugs and Ward's eventual world championship in London.

Wahlberg and Damon both hail from Boston, while Aronofsky and Damon attended nearby Harvard University.

The film, with its conventional narrative, would mark a departure for Aronofsky, whose 1998 breakthrough "Pi," acclaimed 2000 followup "Requiem for a Dream" and recent box office bomb "The Fountain" offered hallucinatory explorations of existential issues. Sources said Aronofsky is awaiting a script rewrite before signing on.

Production is moving forward with Bale taking over for Matt Damon, and David O. Russell stepping behind the camera.

[hot_locket]

What's with Bale playing second fiddle (this and Public Enemy) now that he's hot shit? No chance it has to do with the Terminator blow-up, is there?

Not that I care very much either way, but after Batman and then T4, I thought we were going to be seeing him headlining virtually everything from here on out.

[flyonthewall2983]

I read on imdb that Bale is actually playing the boxer while Wahlberg is playing the trainer/brother. Maybe they got their story wrong, but that's how I read it there.

[dx23]

What are the odds of Bale and Russell coming to blows during filming?

[flyonthewall2983]

I don't think it'd even be a contest.

[Anhedionisiac]

Apparently, both Wahlberg and Bale were on HBO's 24/7 coverage for the Pacquiao/Hatton fight. They were at Freddie Roach's gym, watching Pacquiao train.

[Antoine Doinel]

It looks like the Straw Dogs remake is back on track with Rod Lurie directing and James Marsden in the lead.

[MoonlitKnight]

It looks like the Straw Dogs remake is back on track with Rod Lurie directing and James Marsden in the lead.

...and another sacred cow is being led to slaughter. :-"

[Zumpano]

Variety reports on a trio of pics Robert Rodriguez has got lined up; including "Machete" which shoots in June and a relaunch of the "Predator" franchise for FOX.

Does this mean he will have to join the Director's guild to work for Fox? I faintly remember this being a sticking point when Rodriguez was rumored to be directing "John Carter of Mars" a few years ago. (Also wondering about this re: Tarantino working with Universal Pictures)