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Morning Deal Report: Neeson and Fiennes Release the Kraken

Scott Von Doviak — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:30:00 GMT

“Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes will play warring gods in Warner Bros. and Legendary's Clash of the Titans, the Greek-god epic directed by Louis Leterrier,” per The Hollywood Reporter. It will be Neeson as Zeus and Fiennes as Hades in the remake of the 1981 epic, and as THR reminds us, “The deal marks Neeson's first since the tragic death of his wife, Natasha Richardson. “

David O. Russell is suddenly a busy guy. We already told you about his in-the-works adaptation of The Silver Linings Playbook, and now Russell is set to take on the romantic comedy Aaron and Sarah. “Story centers on a nerdy guy and a popular girl who meet as freshmen and, over four years of high school, four proms and one funeral, become friends and eventually fall in love,” Variety reports.

Race to Witch Mountain director Andy Fickman has signed to direct You Again for Disney. “Written by Moe Jelline, the story follows one young woman who finds out her brother is marrying the girl who made her high school years a living hell and then tries to find a way to show her brother the fiancee's true colors.”

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Morning Deal Report: Stallone Is Expendable

Scott Von Doviak — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:45:00 GMT

We’ve seen warring volcano movies, giant meteor flicks and Capote biopics, but nothing can prepare you for the drama of Gods vs. Titans! War of the Gods is set to start shooting in February for Relativity, while Clash of the Titans is slated for a April launch at Warner Bros. “Both are sub-$100 million projects, though the budget for Gods, at approximately $85 million, is believed to be higher than Titans, which is closer to the $70 million range. The studios have been in a fierce battle to get their product to market first, in a battle echoing the scramble between competing studio projects Troy and Alexander in 2004,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Sylvester Stallone has written and will star in The Expendables, which “follows a team of mercenaries on a mission to overthrow a South American dictator,” per Variety. Jason Statham is also aboard and Jet Li is in negotiations to join the action picture for Nu Image/Millennium Films.

Antonio Banderas is in discussions to play Salvador Dali in a biopic for director Simon West. “Film will blend music with CGI sequences in an effort to capture the inventiveness and color of the painter. Story will explore how Dali conquered America and the world with sex, sin and surrealism only to succumb later to worldwide scandal and misfortune,” Variety reports.

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Woody Harrelson Eats Your Brains

Morning Deal Report: Woody Harrelson Eats Your Brains

Scott Von Doviak — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:30:00 GMT

Welcome to Zombieland. Who woulda thunk the zombie craze would still be going strong at the multiplex? Yet here we have Woody Harrelson signing on to star in a new horror comedy from the writers who brought you The Joe Schmoe Show. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Zombieland “revolves around a mismatched pair of survivors who find friendship and redemption in a world overrun by zombies. Harrelson plays one of the men, a zombie fighter named Albuquerque.”

There’s a strong whiff of Deliverance coming off The Mountain, which Jayson Rothwell (Malice in Wonderland) will pen for Legendary Pictures. “Story centers on a sheriff, recently transplanted from the inner city, who assembles a search party to investigate the disappearance of hikers in the Cascade Mountains and discovers the menacing side of the remote wilderness,” says Variety. Even scarier is another title under development at Legendary: Clash of the Titans. Release the Kraken!

Those of you who loved Meet the Spartans (coming soon to Unwatchable) will no doubt go crazy for National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus. “We're excited to embark on another National Lampoon original production, especially with a cast of this caliber,” Lampoon Chief Executive Officer Daniel Laikin tells The Hollywood Reporter. In case you’re wondering, that cast includes Ian Ziering, Will Sasso, Tony Cox and Rip Torn. I’m laughing on the inside.

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