2 articles from 2008
18 July 2008 5:04 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Filmmaker Gurinder Chadha has turned her back on Hollywood - to concentrate on Bollywood.
Chadha, who directed the cinema hit Bend It Like Beckham, gets countless offers of work from American studios.
But she prefers to make British films - and even wants to try her hand at Indian movies.
She says, "I still get sent stuff from America because they know me there as a director who makes things people want to see, but really I'm not interested in it anymore.
"I'm more interested in doing stuff here and maybe in India. My next project will take me back to Beckham territory again, so it's also very English.
"I'm also considering whether to work in India. I have to take into account the kids, who are very young, so we'll see."
12 June 2008 10:59 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news
Mulan writer Rita Hsiao will pen a film version of popular '60s Us sitcom I Dream Of Jeannie. Producer Sid Ganis praised Hsian's ideas for the film, telling The Hollywood Reporter: "She has a terrific, bright, fresh approach to Jeannie's story, with a twist and turn along the way. She captured all of our imaginations in the telling of it." A movie remake of I Dream Of Jeannie has been in development for several years, most recently with Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha, but Ganis admitted (more)
By Simon Reynolds
2 articles from 2008