Universal Promotes Exec to Production Veep
Jeffrey Kirschenbaum has been upped to exec VP of production at Universal Pictures. Kirschenbaum, who has been with the studio for nearly a decade, served as the production exec on Uni’s...
View ArticleCould Brad Bird Be the Director of M:I-4?
As the search for a “Mission: Impossible IV” director intensifies, a surprising contender has emerged: Brad Bird. Finding a director has been a top priority for star Tom Cruise, who reprises his role...
View ArticleGet Ready for a Scott Pilgrim Video Game
It was only a matter of time before Scott Pilgrim punched and kicked his way to the world of video games. Especially with what Edgar Wright is doing with his feature treatment of “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The...
View Article“Pilgrim” Publisher Makes a Deal with CBS
CBS TV Studios has entered into a first-look deal with “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” comic book publisher Oni Press and its sister company, Closed on Mondays Entertainment. The deal allows CBS to pull...
View ArticleActor Webber’s Toddler Getting Some Indie Cred
A filmmaker’s true life relationship with his son is center stage in a new indie drama in which Michael Cera, Amanda Seyfried, Shannon Sossamon and Jason Ritter either co-star or cameo as heightened...
View ArticleWill Mae Whitman Have “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”?
“Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” co-star Mae Whitman — who you might remember as Ann from “Arrested Development” — is in final negotiations to join “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” the angsty Stephen...
View ArticleWith “Wolverine” Held Up, Fox Cues “Deadpool”
Moving ahead with “X-Men Origins: Deadpool,” 20th Century Fox has set VFX expert Tim Miller to direct the movie. Studio also has closed a producing deal with Ryan Reynolds, who is attached to star. The...
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