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Alex Zamm to Direct Marvin the Martian Movie
22 December 2009 3:34 AM, PST
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Late Friday night, the Los Angeles Times Hero Complex Blog reported that director Alex Zamm is attached to helm a live-action Marvin the Martian film. Although Zamm hasn’t directed many films (the direct-to-video Inspector Gadget 2 stands out as the highlight of his career thus far), he is also currently attached to a film version of Hong Kong Phooey.
You heard that right, two classic cartoon characters are being remade for the big screen by one director with mostly direct-to-video experience. Sorry, correction, it’s not just direct-to-video movies. A quick look at IMDb shows that Zamm is also currently in post-production on Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2. Well, if that doesn’t put your mind to rest, I don’t know what will.
In addition to Zamm as director, Marvin the Martian will be written by the team of Paul Kaplan and Mark Torgrove who are also collaborating on
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Catch A Buzz With "The Green Hornet"-December 22, 2010...
8 December 2009 4:48 PM, PST
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"The Green Hornet" is the classic crime-fighting character of film, television, radio and comic books, returning to the big screen in Columbia Pictures' new feature, starring Vancouver actor Seth Rogen as the disguised vigilante.
Production started in Los Angeles on the Michel Gondry-directed film, produced by Neal "I Am Legend" H. Moritz. Executive producers are Michael "The Accidental Tourist" Grillo, Rogen, Evan "Pineapple Express" Goldberg, Ori "Evan Almighty" Marmur and George W. Trendle, Jr.
"The Green Hornet" also stars Taiwanese actor-pop star Jay Chou as 'Kato', Cameron "The Mask" Diaz, Edward James "Miami Vice" Olmos, David "Revolutionary Road" Harbour, Tom "Valkyrie" Wilkinson and the villain 'Chudnofsky' played by Austrian actor Christoph "Inglourious Basterds" Waltz.
Academy Award-nominee John "Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian" Schwartzman is director of photography, production designer is Owen "The Matrix Revolution" Paterson and Kym "Speed Racer" Barrett is costume designer.
"The Green Hornet
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The 'Other' Lone Ranger Dies
23 September 2009 2:56 PM, PDT
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John Hart, the man who replaced Clayton Moore as TV's wild west hero The Lone Ranger, has died, aged 91.
Hart battled dementia in his latter years and passed away at his home in Rosarito Beach, Mexico on Sunday, according to the Los Angeles Times.
A California native, Hart launched his Hollywood career in Cecil B. DeMille’s 1938 film The Buccaneer.
After serving in the U.S. Army, he landed the title role in the 1947 TV series Jack Armstrong: The All-American Boy and took over from Moore as The Lone Ranger for 52 episodes of the popular family show.
He was the perfect choice for the role - because he worked as a cowboy as a teenager, and had joined the cast of the show to work with a nervous Silver, the Lone Ranger's horse.
Hart gave up the role of The Lone Ranger when Moore returned to the show, but he played the masked hero again in a 1981 episode of The Greatest American Hero and in a 1982 episode of Happy Days.
He also starred in Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans, alongside horror movie icon Lon Chaney Jr.
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New Pics from the Set of The Green Hornet
5 September 2009 8:02 AM, PDT
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Cameron Diaz, Seth Rogen, and director Michel Gondry are hard at work on the set of their upcoming super hero adaptation The Green Hornet. The release of the film is more than a year away, but Crazy Critics has our first behind-the-scenes look at the film. You can check out the images below:
The Green Hornet made his debut on January 31, 1936 on Wxyz Detroit, the creation of the station's George W. Trendle and Fran Striker, who also created the The Lone Ranger. The series, which ran until 1952 on the Mutual and NBC Blue networks, followed the adventures of Britt Reid, a bored playboy whose life is changed when he inherits his father's crusading newspaper, The Daily Sentinel. He saves the life of Kato, a Japanese man with incredible technical and martial-arts skills, who becomes Britt's closest ally -- and transforms Britt's car into the supercharged Black Beauty, which gives them
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Columbia Catches A Buzz With The Green Hornet
2 September 2009 10:45 PM, PDT
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The Green Hornet, a classic character of film, television, radio and comic books returns to the big screen in Columbia Pictures' upcoming feature, starring Vancouver actor Seth Rogen as the vigilante crime-fighter.
Production has now started lensing in Los Angeles on the Michel Gondry-directed film, produced by Neal "I Am Legend" Moritz and executive produced by Michael "The Accidental Tourist" Grillo, Rogen, Evan "Pineapple Express" Goldberg, Ori "Evan Almighty" Marmur and George W. Trendle, Jr.
In addition to Rogen, the film also stars Taiwanese actor-pop star Jay Chou as 'Kato', Cameron "The Mask" Diaz, Edward "Miami Vice" James Olmos, David "Revolutionary Road" Harbour and Tom "Valkyrie" Wilkinson.
Academy Award-nominee John "Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian" Schwartzman is director of photography, production designer is Owen "The Matrix Revolution" Paterson and Kym "Speed Racer" Barrett is costume designer.
"The Green Hornet" debuted January 31, 1936 on radio station Wxyz Detroit,
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retro trailer: ‘The Long Ranger’
29 August 2009 4:23 PM, PDT
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Clayton Moore’s Long Ranger... in color!
I was writing something the other day (about the use of classical music by movies and TV; I’ll post it soon) and it occurred to me that the Long Ranger is a character we haven’t seen much of in pop culture lately... though there are rumors of a feature film, and there’s also a popular comic book at the moment, which perhaps bodes well for the masked avenger’s return. With Robin Hood-esque characters abounding today, the time certainly seems right for his return.
One thing I never understood, though: How could he be a lone ranger if he had a faithful companion?
The Lone Ranger is out of print on DVD in Region 1, but used copies are available; it is in print in Region 2.
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- MaryAnn Johanson
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20 Classic TV Shows Get the Stamp of Approval from the Post Office
12 August 2009 4:55 PM, PDT
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The Post Office unveiled some very special stamps yesterday morning in Southern California; a set devoted to classic television.
The "Early TV Memories" set of commemorative stamps were launched at a special event at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in North Hollywood. The 20 shows that are honored on the stamps are The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet; Alfred Hitchcock Presents; The Burns and Allen Show; The Dinah Shore Show; Dragnet; The Ed Sullivan Show; The Honeymooners; Hopalong Cassidy; Howdy Doody; I Love Lucy; Kukla, Fran and Ollie; Lassie; The Lone Ranger; Perry Mason; The Phil Silvers Show; The Red Skelton Show; Texaco Star Theater; The Tonight Show; The Twilight Zone; and You Bet Your Life.
All of the performers pictured on the stamps are no longer with us. Stars like Sid Caesar would likely also have been honored but Post
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I Reckon Westerns Are Coming Back ...
15 June 2009 5:03 PM, PDT
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Sorry, Hugh Jackman ... I don't think its musicals that are back. I think it's the clink of spurs, and the fast draw that's enjoying a renaissance. I know, they say William Munny killed it along with Little Bill Daggett (and if so, it certainly went out with one hell of a last line), but then came The Missing, The Proposition, Open Range, 3:10 to Yuma, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, and Appaloosa. There's also been a few that stretched the definition beyond the classic, pistols-at-sunset sort and tackled a more modern definition and locale, such as All the Pretty Horses, Brokeback Mountain, No Country for Old Men, and Australia. Asia has gotten in on the fun with Sukiyaki Western Django and the upcoming The Warrior's Way.
Of course I'm leaving a few of them out (apologies to the Texas Rangers fans out there), and it's
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- Elisabeth Rappe
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Pixar Sequels Are Go!
8 June 2009 1:15 AM, PDT
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It was apparently top secret info, told in confidence to buyers at the Licencing International Expo 2009 (a Las Vegas trade fair where studios hawk their upcoming wares), but the news that a sequel to Monsters Inc. is in development at Pixar, alongside Cars 2 and Toy Story 3, could not be contained. There are few other details as yet, aside from the fact of original director Pete Docter's involvement. Docter's Up is currently doing rather well on Us screens, and we're intrigued to see what he can do with the same characters a few years on. After all, Pixar's only sequel to date was the utterly ace Toy Story 2, so there's a high bar there to vault over. The same source also reports that Disney / Bruckheimer Western The Lone Ranger has now taken precedence over Pirates of the Caribbean 4, which has been bumped to summer 2012. Yo-ho Silver!
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Bruckheimer’s Lone Ranger May Have A Director
2 May 2009 9:15 AM, PDT
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Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels as The Lone Ranger and Tonto
I remember watching The Lone Ranger on TV, the classic show that was adapted from George W. Trendle’s classic old-time radio show. I still listen to the replays of the old 1930’s radio show today on Sirius Satellite Radio.
“A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust, and a hearty ‘Hi-yo, Silver!’, The Lone Ranger!“
Oh yea. Those are good memories. Listening to the radio show has its own merits. If you’re a regular long time reader of Screen Rant, then you also know that there are efforts afoot to get a modern day version of The Lone Ranger on the silver screen.
In February of 2008, we told you about Jerry Bruckheimer looking to redo The Lone Ranger. Like we said then, with a Disney backed Bruckheimer behind the lens, The Lone Ranger
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Mike Newell in Talks to Direct The Long Ranger
1 May 2009 11:16 AM, PDT
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Twitter is just now becoming the “next big thing” and I’m already bored of it. It’s essentially text messaging on a website. But just like MySpace, the PR people and marketing majors are already plugging away before it disappears in a few months. Unfortunately this means news comes in 140 words or less for a while.
The latest “tweetscoop” is from Production Weekly, which reveals that Mike Newell is in talks to direct Disney’s The Lone Ranger. Already attached to the project are producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Johnny Depp playing the character Tonto.
Newell is best known for directing Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, but he’s made some other pretty good movies like Donnie Brasco, which starred Depp. He’s currently in post-production on Disney’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
It’s still early in the process, so no story details have
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The Lone Ranger Hires Director
1 May 2009 7:00 AM, PDT
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Production Weekly is reporting that Walt Disney Pictures has signed on Mike Newell to direct the upcoming "The Lone Ranger" film. Newell previously directed "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" and is currently hard at work on "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time." The Lone Ranger's origin story begins with a group of Texas Rangers chasing down a gang of outlaws led by Butch Cavendish. The gang ambushes the Rangers, seemingly killing them all. One survivor is found, however, by an American Indian named Tonto, who nurses him back to health. The Ranger, donning a mask and riding a white stallion named Silver, teams up with Tonto to bring the unscrupulous gang and others of that ilk to justice. At this point, the title role has not been cast, but the part of Tonto will be played by Johnny Depp. Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio wrote the script.
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Director Mike Newell to bring The Lone Ranger to big screen
1 May 2009 5:05 AM, PDT
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Director Mike Newell is in talks to helm Walt Disney Pictures' big screen version of The Lone Ranger, with Johnny Depp to play the hero's companion Tonto, according to trade magazine Production Weekly.
In the story, a group of Texas Rangers are ambushed as they hunt down a gang of outlaws led by Butch Cavendish. The solo survivor of the attack is found and nursed back to health by an American Indian named Tonto.
The Ranger, donning a mask and riding a white stallion named Silver, teams up with Tonto to bring the gang and other outlaws to justice.
The character is well-known from long-running TV and radio shows, notably the 1949-1957 series starring Clayton Moore (and later John Hart) as The Lone Ranger and Jay Silverheels as Tonto.
The new movie is due out in 2010. No casting for the lead role has yet been announced - earlier rumours that
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'Prince of Persia' Director Up For 'Lone Ranger'
1 May 2009 12:54 AM, PDT
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If it stands up, there's a lot of sense in hiring Mike Newell to direct The
Lone Ranger. He's directed a Harry Potter movie and recently shot next summer's
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time for Jerry Bruckheimer, and Bruckheimer is also leading
the charge for Lone Ranger. In short, he's got experience as a do-what-the-producer-wants
filmmaker on massive movies.
That's not to say he's in any way deficient as a director, just that he works very well for
producers with big aims. That's not an easy trait to find, because directors so often want to do
things their own ways. Newell's also really versatile - Donnie Brasco, Four Weddings and
a Funeral - so I think he can be relied upon to give us the most crowd-pleasing Lone
Ranger that the script allows.
Production Weekly (via Worst Previews) broke the news, saying Newell is in talks for
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'Prince of Persia' Helmer Circles Around 'The Lone Ranger'
1 May 2009 12:36 AM, PDT
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After helming "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time", Mike Newell could tackle yet another Jerry Bruckheimer-produced movie, "The Lone Ranger". The possibility was suggested by Production Weekly, which mentioned that the director "is in talks" to direct the big screen adaptation of the popular masked Texas ranger.
Of the report posted on its Twitter page Thursday, April 30, Production Weekly wrote, "Mike Newell is in talks to direct Terry Rossio & Ted Elliott's big screen adaptation of "The Lone Ranger" at Disney." If Newell is indeed joining the production team of the action adventure movie, the "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" director will once again team up with his "Donnie Brasco" star Johnny Depp, who is set to star as Tonto.
Adapted from George W. Trendle's classic old-time radio and early television show of the same name, "The Lone Ranger" resolves around a masked Texas Ranger who
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Mike Newell To Direct Lone Ranger
30 April 2009 11:50 PM, PDT
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Mike Newell must be doing something right on Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer’s big summer movie, Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time – for he’s in talks to direct The Lone Ranger for the same collective.The Lone Ranger, of course, is the big-screen reboot of the masked cowboy adventurer, accompanied by his trusty horse Silver and his faithful sidekick Tonto as he takes down bad guys in the Wild West.Along with Newell’s involvement, details of the movie’s plot have also been released – the movie will start with the ambush and massacre of a group of Texas Rangers, with the sole survivor found and nursed back to health by a Native American, Tonto. From there, the path to tracking down the bad guys begins.Johnny Depp signed on last year to play Tonto, while George Clooney has been rumoured – but crucially, not confirmed – as the Ranger,
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Mike Newell in Talks to Direct The Lone Ranger
30 April 2009 11:26 PM, PDT
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Mike Newell (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) is in talks to direct the big-budget adaptation of The Lone Ranger, reports Production Weekly. Jerry Bruckheimer is producing the film and Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio (Pirates of the Caribbean) are writing the screenplay.
The Lone Ranger was a long-running radio and early television show created by George W. Trendle. The title character is a masked Texas Ranger in the American Old West, who gallops about righting injustices with the aid of his clever, laconic American Indian sidekick, Tonto.
Departing on his horse Silver, the Ranger would famously say “Hi-yo, Silver, away!” as the horse galloped toward the setting sun. So far the only signed cast member is Johnny Depp, who is slated to play Tonto.
Newell and Bruckheimer recently worked together on Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, an adaptation of the video game starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton,
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Mike Newell to Direct 'The Lone Ranger'
30 April 2009 5:35 PM, PDT
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According to Production Weekly, Mike Newell is in talks to direct Walt Disney Pictures' The Lone Ranger. Newell directed Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and is helming the upcoming Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio wrote the script.
'The Lone Ranger's' origin story begins with a group of Texas Rangers chasing down a gang of outlaws led by Butch Cavendish. The gang ambushes the Rangers, seemingly killing them all. One survivor is found, however, by an American Indian named Tonto (Johnny Depp), who nurses him back to health.
The Ranger, donning a mask and riding a white stallion named Silver, teams up with Tonto to bring the unscrupulous gang and others of that ilk to justice.
'The Lone Ranger', owned by Classic Media, began life as a 1930s radio show. Its popularity led to movie serials, TV shows,
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Mike Newell is In Talks to Direct 'The Lone Ranger'
30 April 2009 4:58 PM, PDT
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I have done my best to avoid reporting on Production Weekly's
140-characters-or-less Twitters announcing new project updates but their latest seemed interesting enough as they report, "Mike Newell is in talks to direct Terry Rossio and Ted Elliott's big screen adaptation of The Lone Ranger at Disney."
The project gained steam back in September 2008 when it was announced Johnny Depp would be playing Tonto in the filmed adaptation of the late '40s and into the '50s television show and a lone surviving Texas Ranger who was nursed back to health by the Native American Tonto who rides with him, on Silver and Scout, throughout the West, doing good while living off a silver mine which supplies him with income and bullets.
At one point George Clooney's name was being bandied about as the title character, but those were only rumors. The writing team of Rossio and Elliott
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Mike Newell may direct The Lone Ranger
30 April 2009 2:50 PM, PDT
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Looks like Mike Newell is becoming another of Jerry Bruckheimer’s go-to directors – the Prince Of Persia helmer is in talks to make Disney’s new take on The Lone Ranger.
Production Weekly has tweeted that the director, currently hard at work on the sandy Arabian action epic starring Jake Gyllenhaal, is seriously considering taking the job of bringing The Lone Ranger back to the screen.
The story would find the cowboy hero saving the day alongside sidekick Tonto and horse Silver.
Disney announced the reboot last...
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