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Ridley Scott’s ‘Monopoly’ Gets A Plot
1 hour ago | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
There have been plenty of optioned films over the past few months that don’t make a lot of sense. Peter Berg will be directing a film based on Battleship, Michael Bay is producing Ouija, and Kevin Lima (Enchanted) is directing Candy Land. One other that has struck a “huh?” chord more than others is Ridley Scott’s directing of a movie based on the game Monopoly.
Scott, who is best known for directing such epic (and not family-oriented) films as Alien, Blade Runner and Gladiator, was supposedly sold on the film during a pitch meeting with Universal and producer Frank Beddor (There’s Something About Mary). In an interview with the La Times, Beddor goes into detail on the pitch that got Ridley Scott so interested.
“I created a comedic, lovable loser who lives in Manhattan and works at a real estate company and he’s not very good »
- Matt Raub
Monopoly Movie Goes Straight To Go... And Collects A Concept!
6 hours ago | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »
Frank Beddor, the producer behind There's Something about Mary, has revealed the concept for Ridley Scott's Monopoly movie. When a loveable loser who works at a real estate company in Manhattan tries to convince his friends to help him break the world record for playing Monopoly - 70 days, fact fans - they get in a fight and end up leaving him alone in the apartment holding up a chance card. Out of frustration, he throws the card down and ends up falling asleep. When he awakes, he's holding the chance card and thinks "That's odd..."
Beddor elaborates "He's all groggy and he goes down to buy some coffee and he reaches into his pocket and all he has is Monopoly money. All this Monopoly money pours out. He's confused and embarrassed and the girl reaches across the counter and says, 'That's Ok.' And she gives him change in Monopoly money. »
'Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2' Requires The Right Soundtrack
10 November 2009 12:24 PM, PST | MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news »
If you're anything like me, you'll be spending the better part of the next four or five months of your life playing all the different variations available on the new watershed video game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2." The sequel to the wildly successful "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare" (which pulled the military shooter series from historical skirmishes to the current day conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan), "Modern Warfare 2" has not only established itself as the best of a great set of titles but also immediately enters the discussion of the greatest video games of all time, right alongside "Super Mario Bros.," "Halo," "Grand Theft Auto III" and "Madden '95." (For the complete take on "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," check out Multiplayer editor Russ Frushtick's in-depth review.)
The cinematic qualities of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" are overwhelming, including a lush score by Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer ("Gladiator, »
- Kyle Anderson
Stana Katic: The Hollywood Interview
4 November 2009 12:57 PM, PST | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
Actress Stana Katic looking tailored as Detective Kate Beckett in Castle.
Storms The Walls Of Castle
By
Actress Stana Katic is on a roll. After scoring supporting roles in two of last year’s highest-profile films, Quantum of Solace and The Spirit, the statuesque Canadian stunner landed the female lead in ABC’s new police drama/romantic comedy Castle, playing Detective Kate Beckett, a tough-as-nails NYPD officer who finds herself with the regrettable assignment of allowing cocky, best-selling crime novelist Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion) to shadow her for research on his next book. Not only does she find that Castle’s creative instincts for the criminal mind help her solve some of the city’s most challenging murders, she finds her tough exterior melting under Castle’s considerable charms. The show airs Monday nights on ABC.
Stana Katic sat down with us at a local »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Gerard Butler Cast in Ralph Fiennes' Shakespeare Film Coriolanus
4 November 2009 10:30 AM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Way back in February it was announced that actor Ralph Fiennes would make his debut as a director on a contemporary adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Coriolanus. THR announces, from the on-going American Film Market this week, that Gerard Butler has been cast in the lead role opposite Fiennes, who will also be acting as well as directing. Butler will play Tullus Aufidius, commander of the Volscian army. He joins a cast that includes William Hurt, Eddie Marsan, Jessica Chastain and Vanessa Redgrave. The script was written by John Logan (Gladiator, The Last Samurai). Shooting starts in March next year in Serbia. Coriolanus is a play that's not often taught in schools and most people probably haven't read. It's set in the early years of the Roman Republic, however it sounds like Fiennes has contemporized it instead. The story follows Roman military leader Caius Martius, who returns home from »
- Alex Billington
Gerard Butler Joins Coriolanus
4 November 2009 3:07 AM, PST | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Gerard Butler has signed on to star in Ralph Fiennes directorial debut film, Coriolanus. The film is being described as a contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare's political and family drama.
Butler will play the role of Tulles Aufidius, a commander of the Volscian Army who has fought with Corialanus, played by Fiennes, on many occasions and considers him his biggest enemy. Butler joins a cast that includes Jessica Chastain, William Hurt, Eddie Marsan and Vanessa Redgrave.
The film, penned by The Last Samurai and Gladiator scribe John Logan, is set to begin shooting in Serbia in March 2010.
>> Real the whole article | on Screenrush - Wednesday 4 November 2009
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7 Directors Who Could Handle ‘Dune’
28 October 2009 5:38 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
With the riveting news that Peter Berg is hopping off Dune and with Paramount's search for a new director come the names Neill Blomkamp and Neil Marshall being tossed around. Clearly, Paramount is contractually obligated to hire a director named Neil (which explains why Berg probably left). However, we here at Fsr are never content with the obvious. Instead, we'd like to throw out a few directorial talents we think could turn the new adaptation of Dune and make it something special. Hopefully, a few of the names will surprise, and you should be warned that we haven't consulted the Bene Gesserit with any of these names. So here they are, in no particular order: 7. Martin Campbell The Pitch: Despite not being named Neil, Campbell blew everyone away with Casino Royale. So much so that he nabbed the job directing Green Lantern, and people still don't realize he directed GoldenEye. He's »
- FSR Staff
New Set Photos from Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood Movie Starring Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, and Mark Strong
27 October 2009 11:09 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
More Set Photos from Ridley Scott’s still untitled Robin Hood flick (although it looks like it will probably just be called “Robin Hood”) have surfaced online and as you can see from these images it still looks like a “Robin Hood” movie. In a recent interview on Australian television, Crowe said that the 1991 Kevin Costner film, “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves” was “like watching an extended Jon Bon Jovi video clip.” I find that statement funny because I look at the costumes and locations for this movie and I feel like I’ve saw this upcoming Ridley Scott version back in 1991 when it was called “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves”. Hit the jump to see the set photos and why I think Scott’s “Robin Hood” won’t work.
Scott’s film will supposedly be a “realistic” take on the Robin Hood myth and that makes me even more uninterested in the movie. »
- Matt Goldberg
Exclusive: New Cracks Poster
27 October 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
Talented family, those Scotts. The latest in the filmmaking dynasty - Sir Ridley's daughter Jordan - is making her feature-length debut with the excellent Cracks, and we've got an exclusive look at the film's quad poster. Unsurprisingly perhaps, the elegant promo fixates on the very-fixatable Eva Green. Set at an all-girls boarding school in 1934, Cracks sees the one-time Bond girl plays Miss G, an enigmatic-yet-alluring teacher who inspires fanatical loyalty within the small clique of girls in her diving team. However, when the arrival of a Spanish girl (María Valverde) as a new boarder throws their cosy world into flux, all manner of nastiness ensues and a new side of Miss G emerges. Beautifully shot by Gladiator DoP John Mathieson and told with more than a bit of chip-off-the-old-block talent, Jordan Scott's debut is well worth tracking down when it hits cinemas on December 4. »
Angelina Jolie in talks to play Gucci killer
21 October 2009 5:49 AM, PDT | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
Is there anything more interesting than the story of a slain designer? (ahem) Is there anything more interesting than a slain designer killed by somebody played by Angelina Jolie? Now we’re talkin’.
Angelina Jolie has been offered the role of Patrizia Reggiano, a convicted murderer who was charged in the death of Maurizio Gucci, a world renowned designer and Gucci chief.
Maurizio Gucci was found dead in front of his Milan apartment in 1995. Reggiano is currently serving a 29-year-sentence for the killing.
Gladiator and Alien director Ridley Scott is on board to direct the Fox 2000 feature. He is reportedly looking for a writer to pen the story which is expected to cover the ’70s an ’80s when the Gucci firm was selling more than $500 million worth of clothing.
The Gucci family was embroiled in fights until the grandson of Guccio Gucci, Maurizio, won the power struggle and became head of the family business. »
- Reel Loop News Staff
Brothers & Sisters (4.04) "From France With Love" Recap
19 October 2009 9:56 AM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
Even the title sequence tells you this is Sarah's story.
We open on Robert, shirtless, in bed with Kitty, who’s fully dressed, since they’re playing Scrabble. Nope, that’s not a euphemism. I’m sad to report that the tanned senator is in the beginning stages of what my aunt calls “old man chest” where it all starts to slide down a bit.
Dear Rob, please keep your shirt on, and I’ll keep imagining you have the body you did in St. Elmo’s Fire. Which was also before makeup gave you the open heart surgery scar because that's not exactly hot either.
Ask Mariah, Rob - you don't let them shoot from just any angle.
After Kitty spells “tumor” with Robert’s letters, they fight over him continuing his campaign as opposed to being her “chemo buddy” which sounds like something you could get arrested for. »
- lostinmiami
Ridley Scott Remaking UK's Red Riding Trilogy for Columbia
15 October 2009 3:53 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Columbia Pictures announced earlier today via Variety that they've acquired remake rights to the UK TV mini-series known as Red Riding, a trilogy of feature films that have been playing the festival circuit this year. The studio is "negotiating" with Steve Zaillian (Gangs of New York, American Gangster) to write the script and Ridley Scott (Gladiator, American Gangster, Body of Lies) to direct. Zaillian has already been working with Columbia, as he was hired to rewrite the Steven Soderbergh Moneyball script. Both Scott and Zaillian will produce the remake along with Andrew Eaton of Revolutionary Films, who produced the mini. Alright, so I saw part one of the Red Riding trilogy at the Telluride Film Festival back in September. It's titled 1974 and stars the very talented Andrew Garfield, however, I hated it. I disliked it so much that I walked out of it after the first film and didn't even »
- Alex Billington
Columbia Wants Scott and Zaillian for Red Riding
15 October 2009 7:39 AM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
I’m somewhat convinced that Ridley Scott — either by his own nature or by the wishes of studios — will eventually attach his name in some capacity to every film on the horizon. A quick scan of IMDb reveals that the director of Blade Runner and Gladiator has twenty two films in the works, including his Alien prequel and his bizarre Monopoly film.
Now, Columbia Pictures wants Scott and writer Steven Zaillian (Schindler’s List, American Gangster, Moneyball) to remake the U.K. miniseries Red Riding, based on a series of David Peace novels.
Scott will serve as a producer for the film, which will center around “power and police corruption framed around the investigation of the disappearance of several young girls.” The setting will be relocated to the United States for the abbreviated film version.
Scott and Zaillian are collaborators, having worked together on both Gangster and Hannibal. While both are extremely talented, »
- John Cooper
New Universal Films to Watch Out For: Robin Hood, MacGruber
13 October 2009 6:46 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Universal Studios has posted synopses of some of their major 2010 films, and two are piquing our interest here at Screen Rant.
The first is “Untitled Robin Hood Adventure,” directed by Ridley Scott of Blade Runner, Alien, Black Hawk Down, and I could keep going, fame. Russell Crowe steps into the tights (well, more like armor this time around looking at the Crowe’s Robin Hood costume) of the mythic English folk hero who enacted his own economic stimulus package for the peasants of Nottingham village.
This story has come to the big screen countless times, twice in one year even, with 1991 seeing Patrick Bergin in Robin Hood matching barbs with Kevin Costner’s Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Some would say neither film, which played up the bandit’s romantic soul and added period realism, hit the bull’s-eye, and still consider Errol Flynn’s swashbuckling The Adventures of Robin Hood the gold standard. »
- Brian Gresko
New Modern Warfare 2 Trailer: Infamy
7 October 2009 2:57 PM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
Infinity Ward has released a new trailer for their upcoming game “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2″ titled “Infamy”. I love the music, and wonder if it’s one of Hans Zimmer’s, the movie composer responsible for gems like “Gladiator” and a ton of other memorable soundtracks. Zimmer was hired for MW2, but I don’t know if the trailer music is also his. Whoever did it, it rocks. And the gameplay they show ain’t bad, either. (Boating?) MW2 lands in store shelves November 10th. Of course, if you were a real fan of the game, you would have pre-ordered your copy from Amazon, got the Prime service, and will have it shipped to you before November 10th so you could have it exactly on November 10th, all without ever having left your apartment, home, or basement. Which would make you kind of a shut-in, but, um, don’t tell anyone. »
- Nix
The Top 10 Most Influential Scores of the Past Decade: #1
7 October 2009 7:00 AM, PDT | SCOREcastOnline.com | See recent SCOREcastOnline.com news »
#1 - Gladiator
(Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard)
There has been much heated discussion this week about whether Hans Zimmer can really be called an "influential" composer, but the proof seems to be in the pudding: Zimmer's output from 1999 until now is impressive, and includes first class film scores for thirteen of the highest grossing films of the past decade. It only seems fitting that he would take our #1 spot, and that SCOREcast readers would vote his score, co-written with Lisa Gerrard, to Ridley Scott's epic masterpiece Gladiator as the number one most influential score of the past decade.
But before we get into the analysis of why Gladiator took the top spot on our countdown, let's recap how we got to this point, starting with the beginning of the Top 10 list (click on any title to read SCOREcast analysis from each score, and comments from the SCOREcast readership): »
- noreply@blogger.com (SCOREcast Admin)
"Gladiator" Pair Enter Vampire "Passage"
21 September 2009 2:14 PM, PDT | www.ohmygore.com/ | See recent OhMyGore news »
"Gladiator" scribe John Logan and director Ridley Scott may re-team on the vampire drama "The Passage" for Fox 2000 says Variety. Based on Jordan Ainsley's novel, the story follows terminally ill patients who become healthy after they are bitten by bats in South America, and the government conducts secret tests on human subjects to see if the virus can cure illness. The result is an apocalyptic unleashing of bloodthirsty vampire test subjects that include death row inmates. Logan is set to adapt the script as a potential directing vehicle for the always busy Scott.... »
Ridley Scott To Direct Vampire Film?
17 September 2009 9:49 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Variety is reporting that Star Trek: Nemesis screenwriter John Logan has been brought on-board to write an adaptation of The Passage, a nearly 1200 page vampire novel written by Jordan Ainsley (the pseudonym of Justin Cronin). Fox 2000 are developing the vampire film for Ridley Scott to possibly direct, which would see him and Logan work together for the first time since 2000’s Gladiator.
Two years ago Fox 2000 paid an undisclosed seven figure sum for the rights to The Passage, the first in a a three-series book about the unleashing of bloodthirsty vampires. The rights were sold based on the first 400 pages of book, along with an outline, but the film adaptation has waited while the rest of the book was being completed. From Variety, here is the synopsis of The Passage novel:
“Terminally ill patients become healthy after they are bitten by bats in South America, and the government conducts secret »
- Ross Miller
DVD Review: State Of Play
17 September 2009 7:27 AM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
So I was asked a few weeks ago if I’d like to review a DVD copy of State of Play, starring Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren and Robin Wright Penn and due for release on 21st September 2009. Having seen (and been blown away by) the film earlier this year, I could hardly pass up the opportunity now could I?
It’d be fair for me to start by saying that I’m not exactly what you might call a “Russell Crowe fan”, sure I’ll report on his films, and he is after all an A-list Hollywood star. But I feel he dragged down Gladiator and many other movies with his lack of on-screen personality. I’m sure that’ll get an angry email or two but we’re not a UK tabloid, and I’d prefer to tell the truth if possible.
That said, this »
- Craig Sharp
Ridley Scott to bring vampire apocalypse in The Passage
17 September 2009 2:46 AM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Ridley Scott is set to direct a film adaptation of vampire novel The Passage, penned by Justin Cronin under the pseudonym Jordan Ainsley, according to Variety.
John Logan, who wrote the Gladiator screenplay for Scott, has been hired by Fox 2000 to adapt the book in a seven-figure deal.
Fox 2000 had bought the rights to the book two years ago, before it was completed. It tells of terminally-ill patients who become healthy after they are bitten by bats in South America.
The government conducts secret experiments on human test subjects - including death-row inmates - to see if the virus transmitted by the bats can cure illness but end up with what's described as "an apocalyptic unleashing of bloodthirsty vampires."
Scott is also directing a new prequel in the Alien film series.
»
- David Bentley
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