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“GI Joe: Retaliation” Release Date Moved for 3D Conversion

Bad news if you had June 29th marked as one of the highlights of your moviegoing summer because of the release of “GI Joe: Retaliation.” Deadline reports that Paramount has decided to shift the movie to March 29, 2013 in order to give them time to convert the movie to 3D. They decided that the...
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Disney Stops “The Order of the Seven”

“The Order of the Seven” is no more. The Hollywood Reporter says that Disney has stopped pre-production for the film. What is (or was) “The Order of the Seven,” you may ask? Remember when there were three “Snow White” movies in development? There was the one that became “Mirror Mirror,” the soon to open “Snow...
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Holy Mother: Bible Film About Mary Set to Go

“Mary Mother of Christ!” No, that’s not the favorite “swear” phrase used by your Catholic friend, it’s the title of a movie–minus the exclamation point, of course. If they included that, it would be a musical. Deadline reports that Alister Grierson will direct, “Mary Mother of Christ,” a film about, well, who the title says....
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Tom Cruise to Headline Unnecessary “Magnificent Seven” Remake

When you hear some movies are being remade, you think to yourself, “Hmm, well, okay.” Some you think, “Oh god, why.” The latter case is usually when a movie is an acknowledged classic–seriously, if a movie is already considered one of the greatest movies ever made, what can you possibly get out of remaking it?...
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Duncan Jones to Direct Ian Fleming Biopic

Spy novels often have interesting authors, mostly because they often have dabbled in the business themselves. The king, of course, is Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, who was involved in British intelligence during World War II. I once read someone’s dismissal of him as not spy material because basically he was too imaginative–rather...
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Aaron Sorkin Will Adapt Steve Jobs Biopic

  I guess it’s not really a surprise that Aaron Sorkin has been chosen to adapt Walter Isaacson’s “Steve Jobs.” He is, after all, Hollywood’s seeming go to guy for Very Important Nonfiction Adaptations. I haven’t had a chance to read Isaacson’s book (though I thought he did a good job with his Einstein bio),...
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David Yates Will Not Hear “Your Voice in My Head”

Deadline reports that David Yates has dropped out of directing “Your Voice in My Head.” Emma Watson is supposed to star in the adaptation of Emma Forrest’s memoir. First Deadline said Yates had left the project due to “personal reasons and a family health issue,” which is something we all hate to hear; we wish...
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“The Amazing Spider-Man” to Open Early in India

Hey kids, want to be the first one on your block to see “The Amazing Spider-Man?” You do? Well, have you considered a trip to India? The Hollywood Reporter notes that the film will open in India on June 29th, a few days ahead of its July 3rd US release. There is a connection here–acclaimed...
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Paul Reubens Talks Next “Pee-Wee Herman” Movie

ComingSoon caught up with Paul Reubens, one of the voice artists for the upcoming animated TV series “Tron Uprising.” Being Paul Reubens, the conversation quickly turned to Pee-Wee Herman, and the status of the long-talked about movie featuring the character. Good news if you’ve been waiting: “That’s any minute, supposedly,” he said. “…It’s going great....
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Marshall Next Up for “The Last Voyage of the Demeter”

The Hollywood Reporter says that Neil Marshall is set to direct “The Last Voyage of the Demeter,” the long-languishing horror script by Bragi Schut.Marshall, who has recently directed episodes of “Game of Thrones,” is known for big screen work such as “The Descent” and “Centurion.” The script is spun off the 1897 novel “Dracula,” by...
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Levy Finds “39 Clues”

In June 2008, I wrote about how Steven Spielberg had picked up the rights to a yet-to-be published series of children’s books called “The 39 Clues.” Spielberg planned to direct an adaptation of the first book, which at that time only existed as an outline from “Percy Jackson and Olympians” writer Rick Riordan. A few...
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Sequels: “Kick-Ass 2,” “Avengers 2″

It’s the oldest Hollywood rule in the Book of Old Hollywood Rules: when a movie is successful, copy it or make a sequel. Today we have news of the latter kind. Remember “Kick-Ass?” Of course you do. The reasonably successful adaptation of the comic book about an average teen who decides to turn himself into...
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“Prometheus” Gets R Rating, Guillermo del Toro Says, “Hey, Wait…”

Okay, I don’t know if Guillermo del Toro actually said, “Hey, wait…” when he heard that “Prometheus,” one of this summer’s biggest releases had been tagged with an R rating, but he’d have a reason for that kind of reaction. Think of it this way–”Prometheus” is a huge budget, giant summer blockbuster of the rare...
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“The Avengers” By the Numbers

Here is a great list of numbers, records, facts, etc. about “The Avengers,” courtesy of Deadline. · Biggest domestic opening weekend of all time. · Fastest film to reach $200M (3 days). · Highest Saturday of all time: $69.7M. · 8th biggest midnights opening. · Biggest superhero midnights debut. · Passed domestic totals for Captain America and...
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The Wasp Stung By “Avengers” Script Revision

If you’re a hardcore comics fan, then you probably found more things in “The Avengers” to pick at than your average schlub who wandered in off the street to spend an evening with some popcorn and Milk Duds. For example, where are the Wasp and Ant-Man, two of the founding members of The Avengers? (Full...
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