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'Stranger
Than Fiction' Writer Hired to Script Columbia's New 'Jumanji'
As we heard this past
summer Columbia Pictures is working on a new adaptation of Chris Van
Allsburg's classic
children's book Jumanji.
There's no director attached to the project yet, but Sony has taken one smart
step forward by landing Stranger
Than Fiction writer Zach Helm to script the new take on the 1981 tale of kids who
have to deal with the dangers of the jungle when the titular board game starts
unleashing animals and more as they play. We're not sure if this new take will
be similar to Joe Johnston's film from 1995, which departed quite a bit from
the source material, or if it will be more faithful to the book. Read more here.
Cate
Blanchett Becoming Wicked Stepmother for Disney's 'Cinderella'
After stepping back
into Peter Jackson's Middle Earth and reprising her role as Galadriel in The
Hobbit, it looks like Cate
Blanchett has yet another legendary story to tell. The Wrap reports
that the actress is in talks to play a lead role as the wicked stepmother in
Disney's upcoming remake of Cinderella,
which is set to be
directed by Never Let Me Go helmer Mark Romanek after nothing really
panned out with talks of him
directing The Lost Symbol for Sony. The studio
acquired this project back in 2010 fromThe
Devil Wears Prada writer Aline Brosh McKenna, but Chris Weitz (The Golden
Compass) has done a rewrite. Click here to read more.
Matt
Damon is Reuniting with George Clooney for 'Monuments Men'
After teaming up with
George Clooney for three heists in Ocean's 11 and two sequels,
it sounds like Matt Damon is
going to help the actor and director track down some stolen goods this time.
Deadline has word that Damon is in talks to join the cast of The Monuments Men, the next
directorial gig for Clooney who will also star in the film. The film already
features an incredible cast that includes Cate Blanchett, Daniel Craig, Bill
Murray, John Goodman, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban and Hugh Bonneville in the
story of a hand-picked group of art experts chosen by the U.S. government to
retrieve artwork stolen by the Nazis. Read more here.
Nicolas
Winding Refn to Direct 'The Equalizer' with Denzel Washington
Congratulations,
Sony. You now have my attention for this adaptation of the 80s TV series The Equalizer. The project sounded
like it might have a chance to be cool with Denzel Washingtontaking the
lead role just over a year ago. But now Variety reports Drive and Bronson director Nicolas Winding Refn currently
has an offer to direct the film, and negotiations for a deal should begin soon.
Richard Wenk (The Expendables 2) is behind the script, and apparently a
lot of directors, including Gavin O' Connor (Warrior) and Pierre Morel (Taken)
were after the job. But Washington gave his seal of approval for Refn to
direct. Click here to read more.
James Marsden
Joining Elizabeth Banks in Comedy 'Walk of Shame'
After wowing
audiences with her bizarre outfits and insane makeup in the supporting part of
Effie inThe Hunger Games earlier this year, Elizabeth Banks is stepping into
a lead role in a new comedy called Walk of Shame from Little
Nicky director Steven
Brill. ComingSoon has
done some digging and they've discovered that James Marsden (The Notebook, Hairspray) has come
aboard to star alongside her. Brill, who is famous for writing The
Mighty Ducks and the underrated Judd Apatow-produced comedy Heavy
Weights, also wrote the script for Walk of Shame. Marsden and
Banks in a comedy together? Sure, why not? Read more here.
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