Computer Gamer
scores in Script Competition
Posted on January 26th, 2009 12:50
PM by Garry Owen
Filed under: Screenplay, First script, Submarines
The First Draft International competition attracted more than 2,000 entries. It has chosen
Rigged For Dive! as one of ten winning finalists. The script will
be read by industry execs and the finalists will be awarded a
range of prizes including publicity and software.
 Rigged
For Dive! was originally created by website guru Neal Stevens as a core piece of his
Submarine Almanac series of books. After a reading by
fellow author Michael DiMercurio, Stevens was urged to expand on
the story and develop a screenplay. The premise is similar to
Tropic Thunder and Down Periscope; a group of submarine game nerds
purchase a salvage WWII US sub from an investor group in Venezuela. Similarly minded
enthusiasts flock to the shop and complete a partial restoration
of the sub, taking it to sea and getting caught up in a hot fight between the US
Navy and Venezuelan drug lords.
Stevens has signed with The Jim
Preminger Agency, one of the most respected boutique agencies in
Hollywood. The agency represents both TV and feature writers, and
its stable includes the writers of Frasier.
INTERVIEW
Photo credit: AP
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Slumdog writer to
pen Adams rom-com
Posted on January 24th, 2009 11:37
AM by Nash Millington
Filed under: Beaufoy, Adams
SLUMDOG MILLIONARE screenwriter
Simon Beaufoy is to write LEAP YEAR, a new film set to star
ENCHANTED actress
Amy
Adams .
 Screenwriter
Simon Beaufoy, who last week received an Oscar nomination for "Slumdog
Millionaire," will write the romantic comedy "Leap Year," starring
Amy Adams.
Adams will play
an uptight woman who travels to Dublin to propose to her boyfriend
on leap day, February 29, following an Irish tradition in which
women propose to men on that day and the man must say yes. When
weather derails her trip, she enlists the help of a surly Irish
innkeeper to make a cross-country trek to pull off the perfect
proposal in time.
Anand Tucker
("Hilary and Jackie," "Shopgirl") is directing the Spyglass
Entertainment production.
Harry Elfont and
Deb Kaplan ("Made of Honor") wrote the previous draft of the
script, which earned the go-ahead for the project.
In addition to
his Oscar nomination, Beaufoy has been nominated for a BAFTA from
the British Academy, a Golden Globe, a USC Scripter and a Writers
Guild of America Award. He adapted "Slumdog" from a novel by Vikas
Swarup titled "Q&A."
Other credits for
the U.K.-based writer include "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day,"
"Blow Dry" and "The Full Monty."
Photo Credit:
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
Rodriguez producing
new Predator film
Posted on January 23th, 2009 9:48 AM
by Hilton Bell
Filed under: Horror, Predator, Rodriguez
The folks over at
Bloody Disgusting are reporting that Robert Rodriguez is all set
to produce a brand new PREDATOR
movie. The
film will not be a
direct sequel. Oh no. Instead, this is going to be another reboot,
just like Universal's THE THING redo, which was announced by the
trades this morning. Nobody else is as yet attached, but the site
did have this to say about the proposed plot. More than one
predator?
More
here.
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Monica Hansen, Maxim Model, Sues Plastic Surgeon
Posted on January 22th, 2009 8:26 AM
by Oleg Masters
Filed under:
Monica Hansen
Monica Hansen, a Norwegian beauty queen, is considered one of
Europe's most beautiful women - and recent appearances in Esquire,
Maxim, Stuff and other magazines make a pretty strong case for the
6-foot-1 model in America, too.
But that doesn't mean she
wants her image everywhere.
The hot Maxim cover girl is
suing a plastic surgeon for using pictures of her to advertise
on his website. According to the lawsuit, Monica Hansen claims
Leonard M. Hochstein, splashed pics of her all across his website
without permission.
A quick search of his site shows no Monica Hansen pictures as
of right now, meaning the webmaster must have earned his money
this week.
Interestingly, the lawsuit doesn't say if Dr. Hochstein did any
surgery on
Monica Hansen or whether she had any, period. So did she? We
have no idea, but we invite you to take a closer look at more pics
of Monica after the jump ...
Comments:
Rigged For Dive! is just another of
a long series of April Fool hoaxes
from
Subsim.com
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Universal are to remake the John
Carpenter film THE THING. The new movie will
be written by Ron Moore and directed by
commercial helmer Matthijs Van Heijningen.
Variety says that the film is set in a
Norwegian camp and chronicles how the
shape-shifting alien was first discovered
and overcame the inhabitants of that camp.
Kurt Russell starred in...
Jan 29,
2009 - 6:14:45 AM
Concept art for the upcoming Marc
'QUANTUM OF SOLACE' Forster film WORLD WAR Z
has been released onto the Interwebs.
Dan LuVisis is the artist behind said art
for the film which takes place ten years
after the human victory over...
Jan 28,
2009 - 7:05:13 PM
We reported yesterday how Megan Fox may
be being lined up to play Lara Croft in a
new TOMB RAIDER movie. Well, those rumours
have not been confirmed, but today The
Hollywood Reporter has said that there will
be a new TR movie, and it will be a reboot
ala the recent Batman/ Bond movies etc.
The trade says that Warners Bros. and
producer Dan Lin are in early development on
a new flick, which will revamp the character
and her mission and bear very little
resemblance to the original pictures, which
were made by Paramount. It will reimagine
the origins of the character, her love
interest and the main villain, according to
THR.
The original Angelina Jolie starrer in 2001
made $275 million worldwide, while the 2003
follow-up earned a more modest $157 million.
There was no mention as to who will don the
mini-shorts and tight top though.
Jan 28,
2009 - 5:27:57 PM
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Twentieth Century Fox have hired SMOKIN'
ACES writer/ director and Ridley Scott and
brother Tony Scott as executive producer and
producer for the planned big-screen film THE
A-TEAM, based on the original 1980s TV show
of the same name.
Stephen J. Cannell, who created the original
TV series, will also produce the film.
Carnahan will polish the script by Skip
Woods with Brian Bloom.
Variety says that the intention is to start
production by June for a June 11, 2010,
release. It said that the Middle East will
replace Vietnam as the place the four did
their tour of duty, but Carnahan said the
origin story is the jumping-off point.
"You can ... make a film that reflects on
the real world without losing the great
sense of fun and the velocity of action in a
classic summer popcorn film," Carnahan said.
"Tony and I feel that marrying this Scott
Free project with Joe's sensibility will
result in a fast-paced, exciting franchise,
one we hope will be around for years to
come," Ridley Scott said to the trade.
Jan 28,
2009 - 8:19:56 AM
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Computer Gamer
scores in Script Competition
Posted on January 26th, 2009 12:50
PM by Garry Owen
Filed under: Screenplay, First script, Submarines
The First Draft International competition attracted more than 2,000 entries. It has chosen
Rigged For Dive! as one of ten winning finalists. The script will
be read by industry execs and the finalists will be awarded a
range of prizes including publicity and software.
Rigged
For Dive! was originally created by website guru Neal Stevens as a core piece of his
Submarine Almanac series of books. After a reading by
fellow author Michael DiMercurio, Stevens was urged to expand on
the story and develop a screenplay. The premise is similar to
Tropic Thunder and Down Periscope; a group of submarine game nerds
purchase a salvage WWII US sub from an investor group in Venezuela. Similarly minded
enthusiasts flock to the shop and complete a partial restoration
of the sub, taking it to sea and getting caught up in a hot fight between the US
Navy and Venezuelan drug lords.
Stevens has signed with The Jim
Preminger Agency, one of the most respected boutique agencies in
Hollywood. The agency represents both TV and feature writers, and
its stable includes the writers of Frasier.
INTERVIEW
Photo credit: AP
Permalink |
2 Comments
Slumdog writer to
pen Adams rom-com
Posted on January 24th, 2009 11:37
AM by Nash Millington
Filed under: Beaufoy, Adams
SLUMDOG MILLIONARE screenwriter
Simon Beaufoy is to write LEAP YEAR, a new film set to star
ENCHANTED actress
Amy
Adams.
Screenwriter
Simon Beaufoy, who last week received an Oscar nomination for "Slumdog
Millionaire," will write the romantic comedy "Leap Year," starring
Amy Adams.
Adams will play
an uptight woman who travels to Dublin to propose to her boyfriend
on leap day, February 29, following an Irish tradition in which
women propose to men on that day and the man must say yes. When
weather derails her trip, she enlists the help of a surly Irish
innkeeper to make a cross-country trek to pull off the perfect
proposal in time.
Anand Tucker
("Hilary and Jackie," "Shopgirl") is directing the Spyglass
Entertainment production.
Harry Elfont and
Deb Kaplan ("Made of Honor") wrote the previous draft of the
script, which earned the go-ahead for the project.
In addition to
his Oscar nomination, Beaufoy has been nominated for a BAFTA from
the British Academy, a Golden Globe, a USC Scripter and a Writers
Guild of America Award. He adapted "Slumdog" from a novel by Vikas
Swarup titled "Q&A."
Other credits for
the U.K.-based writer include "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day,"
"Blow Dry" and "The Full Monty."
Photo Credit:
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
Rodriguez producing
new Predator film
Posted on January 23th, 2009 9:48 AM
by Hilton Bell
Filed under: Horror, Predator, Rodriguez
The folks over at
Bloody Disgusting are reporting that Robert Rodriguez is all set
to produce a brand new PREDATOR
movie. The
film will not be a
direct sequel. Oh no. Instead, this is going to be another reboot,
just like Universal's THE THING redo, which was announced by the
trades this morning. Nobody else is as yet attached, but the site
did have this to say about the proposed plot. More than one
predator?
More
here.
Permalink |
33 Comments
Monica Hansen, Maxim Model, Sues Plastic Surgeon
Posted on January 22th, 2009 8:26 AM
by Oleg Masters
Filed under:
Monica Hansen
Monica Hansen, a Norwegian beauty queen, is considered one of
Europe's most beautiful women - and recent appearances in Esquire,
Maxim, Stuff and other magazines make a pretty strong case for the
6-foot-1 model in America, too.
But that doesn't mean she
wants her image everywhere.
The hot Maxim cover girl is
suing a plastic surgeon for using pictures of her to advertise
on his website. According to the lawsuit, Monica Hansen claims
Leonard M. Hochstein, splashed pics of her all across his website
without permission.
A quick search of his site shows no Monica Hansen pictures as
of right now, meaning the webmaster must have earned his money
this week.
Interestingly, the lawsuit doesn't say if Dr. Hochstein did any
surgery on
Monica Hansen or whether she had any, period. So did she? We
have no idea, but we invite you to take a closer look at more pics
of Monica after the jump ...
Comments:
Rigged For Dive! is just another of
a long series of April Fool hoaxes
from
Subsim.com
|
|
Universal are to remake the John
Carpenter film THE THING. The new movie will
be written by Ron Moore and directed by
commercial helmer Matthijs Van Heijningen.
Variety says that the film is set in a
Norwegian camp and chronicles how the
shape-shifting alien was first discovered
and overcame the inhabitants of that camp.
Kurt Russell starred in...
Jan 29,
2009 - 6:14:45 AM
Concept art for the upcoming Marc
'QUANTUM OF SOLACE' Forster film WORLD WAR Z
has been released onto the Interwebs.
Dan LuVisis is the artist behind said art
for the film which takes place ten years
after the human victory over...
Jan 28,
2009 - 7:05:13 PM
We reported yesterday how Megan Fox may
be being lined up to play Lara Croft in a
new TOMB RAIDER movie. Well, those rumours
have not been confirmed, but today The
Hollywood Reporter has said that there will
be a new TR movie, and it will be a reboot
ala the recent Batman/ Bond movies etc.
The trade says that Warners Bros. and
producer Dan Lin are in early development on
a new flick, which will revamp the character
and her mission and bear very little
resemblance to the original pictures, which
were made by Paramount. It will reimagine
the origins of the character, her love
interest and the main villain, according to
THR.
The original Angelina Jolie starrer in 2001
made $275 million worldwide, while the 2003
follow-up earned a more modest $157 million.
There was no mention as to who will don the
mini-shorts and tight top though.
Jan 28,
2009 - 5:27:57 PM
|
|
Twentieth Century Fox have hired SMOKIN'
ACES writer/ director and Ridley Scott and
brother Tony Scott as executive producer and
producer for the planned big-screen film THE
A-TEAM, based on the original 1980s TV show
of the same name.
Stephen J. Cannell, who created the original
TV series, will also produce the film.
Carnahan will polish the script by Skip
Woods with Brian Bloom.
Variety says that the intention is to start
production by June for a June 11, 2010,
release. It said that the Middle East will
replace Vietnam as the place the four did
their tour of duty, but Carnahan said the
origin story is the jumping-off point.
"You can ... make a film that reflects on
the real world without losing the great
sense of fun and the velocity of action in a
classic summer popcorn film," Carnahan said.
"Tony and I feel that marrying this Scott
Free project with Joe's sensibility will
result in a fast-paced, exciting franchise,
one we hope will be around for years to
come," Ridley Scott said to the trade.
Jan 28,
2009 - 8:19:56 AM
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This photo is not Monica Hansen, but Tabita Taylor!!! PHOTO IS NOT MONICA HANSEN!!!