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Paramount to remake The Ten Commandments
According to Tracking-Board, Paramount Pictures will remake their classic Biblical epic The Ten Commandments. Producers Mary Parent and Cale Boyter are on board through Disruption Entertainment; the company who previously produced Darren Aronofsky’s Noah. Much like the 1956 classic, The film will chronicle the Exodus story, in which Moses leads the Hebrews out of Egypt to freedom from the tyrannical… Read More >
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Kate Winslet in frame for Lee Miller Biopic
Kate Winslet has signed on to play American model, artist and war correspondent Elizabeth “Lee” Miller according to Variety. Miller was known for both her glamour and her mind and was a muse and collaborator to the likes of Pablo Picasso and painter/photographer Man Ray. During World War II, she began a career as a photojournalist, documenting the Blitz… Read More >
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Straight Outta Compton still top at US Box Office
For the second week running, Straight Outta Compton has topped the US box office. The film was financed for $29 million (not counting marketing) and has now earned more than $111 million in the US alone. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation clung to second place with horror sequel Sinister 2 arriving at third with $10.6… Read More >
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Jamie Foxx to play Mike Tyson in Martin Scorsese biopic
Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx has confirmed he is to play controversial boxer Mike Tyson in an as-yet-untitled biopic to be directed by Martin Scorsese. 47-year-old Foxx told listeners on radio station Power 105 the film will be “This will be the first boxing movie that Martin Scorsese has done since Raging Bull”. In the interview, the… Read More >
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Michael Keaton set to star in McDonald’s biopic
Having tucked away his Oscar acceptance speech this year, former Batman Michael Keaton will be hoping to capitalise on the success of Birdman with The Founder. Harvey Weinstein will look to follow up a lean awards season, with a beefy telling of the franchising of one of the world’s best known brands. Keaton is circling… Read More >
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Universal picks up Jobs biopic
Universal Studios has picked up the Aaron Sorkin-penned Steve Jobs biopic after Sony, who were having difficulties securing a star to play the role of Jobs himself, dropped the picture last week. Read More >
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Steve Jobs biopic dropped by Sony
Another cog has fallen off the Danny Boyle-directed Steve Jobs movie. The film has just been dropped by its production company Sony, but it’s unclear as to just why. Over recent months, the movie has gone through numerous casting changes; first Leonardo DiCaprio left the lead role, followed by Christian Bale. Michael Fassbender has been heavily… Read More >
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Christian Bale confirmed as Steve Jobs in Aaron Sorkin’s biopic
Christian Bale will play the lead in the upcoming Aaron Sorkin-written biopic, which is being produced by Sony. Sorkin revealed the news in the attached video interview with Bloomberg. In it he talks of how Christian Bale didn’t even have to audition for the part, and his belief that the star will ‘crush’ the challenging… Read More >
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Grace of Monaco set to open Cannes Film Festival
As we approach the beginning of the festival circuit, it has now been confirmed that Olivier Dahan’s Grace Kelly biopic will open the prestigious Cannes Film Festival on May 14th. Though appearing out of competition, expectations are suitably high for the film, starring Nicole Kidman and Tim Roth, in spite of the fact film fans… Read More >
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