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‘Atlas’ Shrugs Off Development Hell, Filming Begins

Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged has been kicking around Hollywood for a while now. We reported last month that producer John Aglialoro bought the rights to the novel for $1 million in 1992 and had to start production by this past weekend or he would lose the rights. ...
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‘Babysitter Is Dead’ Remake Is Alive

This weekend saw the mighty clash of the '80s remakes as The Karate Kid trounced The A-Team. However, both brought home an admirable payday, green-lighting the market....
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David Yates: From ‘Harry Potter’ To ‘The Hobbit’?

Well, he isn't on our list of directors that should take on The Hobbit. With the recent departure of Del Toro from The Hobbit, many people were left wondering who would take over the director's chair. /Film tells us that the role may go to David Yates. ...
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Kristen Stewart To Become A Martyr For ‘Twilight’ Producer?

It was reported a while ago that the French horror film, Martyrs would be getting a US remake. Now, thanks the The Playlist we get news that the producer of the remake, Wyck Godfrey (Twilight, Dear John) is hoping Kristen Stewart (Twilight, The Runaways) will star in the film....
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Sam Raimi To Direct ‘Oz, The Great And Powerful’?

According to Vulture, Sam Raimi has been offered the director's chair for Disney’s Oz, the Great and Powerful, a 3D prequel to the 1939 MGM classic The Wizard of Oz. Robert Downey, Jr. is attached to star in the title role....
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Swashbuckling Rush In ‘Pirates 4’

While news of Johnny Depp's involvement with Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides has kept everybody thinking about the franchise, the film world seems to have forgotten about Geoffrey Rush....