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Stana Katic: The Hollywood Interview
4 November 2009 12:57 PM, PST | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
Actress Stana Katic looking tailored as Detective Kate Beckett in Castle.
Storms The Walls Of Castle
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Actress Stana Katic is on a roll. After scoring supporting roles in two of last year’s highest-profile films, Quantum of Solace and The Spirit, the statuesque Canadian stunner landed the female lead in ABC’s new police drama/romantic comedy Castle, playing Detective Kate Beckett, a tough-as-nails NYPD officer who finds herself with the regrettable assignment of allowing cocky, best-selling crime novelist Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion) to shadow her for research on his next book. Not only does she find that Castle’s creative instincts for the criminal mind help her solve some of the city’s most challenging murders, she finds her tough exterior melting under Castle’s considerable charms. The show airs Monday nights on ABC.
Stana Katic sat down with us at a local »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Audi Celebrates Clean Diesel with Celebrity Cocktail Party
2 November 2009 8:34 AM, PST | Hollyscoop.com | See recent HollyScoop news »
Audi celebrated the success of Tdi clean diesel technology at a cocktail party co-hosted by CAA’s Tracy Brennan and Director Marc Forster on Thursday night at the Sunset Tower Hotel. Celebrity guests arrived in Audi Q7 Tdi SUVs to the poolside soiree which mixed an old Hollywood feel with progressive design. Audi’s Tdi vehicles are up to 30% more fuel efficient than their gasoline counterparts. Highlights from the evening include: Jaime Pressly debuting a new edgy short hair cut, Allison Janney and Rachael Harris taking to the ones and twos with DJ Michelle Pesce, and MSNBC’s... »
World War Z Still on Track
31 October 2009 2:43 AM, PDT | HugAZombie | See recent HugAZombie news »
Last we checked, a new World War Z script was due from the recently hired Matthew Michael Carnahan "in a few weeks", according to author Max Brooks. Presumably, that would have been done by now, but apparently, Brooks and director Marc Forster are still waiting on his script. The Washington Post held an online chat with Brooks who had this to say about the project:
I can tell you that Marc Forster has signed on to direct the project. I just had lunch with him a few weeks ago and he is either the world's best liar or he really wants to make this movie. Right now we're waiting for a new draft of the script. That should determine the next step in the 'developement' process.
Considering Forster's reticence to make the original script by J. Michael Straczynski, it's easy to become fearful that Forster will bail out, putting Wwz into development hell. »
- (Fulci)
World War Z and My Fair Lady: Who’s On and Who’s Off?
30 October 2009 5:30 PM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
It's nothing like the merry-go-round of screenwriters but it does sometimes seem that pretty much all studio pictures go through a few directors on their way to the screen. Very often a director will board a project, wrestle with it for months, if not years, then depart. Other times, a whole list of directors will have passed pretty much as soon as they close the script and a project can find some time to find somebody willing to commit. The last we told you, Marc Forster was going to direct zombie epic World War Z from a script by Matthew Carnahan. Some rumours bubbled up in the summer that he was off the project, but died down pretty quickly, and now word is definitely that he's very much still in the driving seat. On the other hand, our last report on Joe Wright told you that he would be directing »
- Brendon Connelly
Bond director opens the files on Quantum of Solace
29 October 2009 3:01 PM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Bond star Daniel Craig recently revealed that filming on the next James Bond movie will start at the end of 2010.
In the meantime, director Marc Forster has been spilling the beans on Craig's previous 007 adventure, Quantum of Solace.
Forster who has already said he doesn't want to do the next Bond flick, had his breakthrough with Monster's Ball, for which Halle Berry won a best actress Oscar.
His next film, Finding Neverland, was nominated for five Golden Globe Awards and seven Academy Awards.
The filmmaker, who had left Switzerland for the USA at the age of 20 to pursue his dream, continued his directorial success with films including Stranger than Fiction, The Kite Runner, and then last year's Quantum of Solace.
In an interview with MakingOf, Forster explains that the Bond flick was, for him, "a very different experience."
He had a budget five times the amount he normally worked with plus, »
- David Bentley
'World War Z' Author Max Brooks Shares His Favorite Halloween Zombie Flicks
27 October 2009 12:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
For most of you, Max Brooks needs no introduction. He wrote the novel "World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War," which is currently on the road to getting a big screen adaptation with Marc Forster directing a script from Matthew Michael Carnahan.
Brooks was kind enough to take some time to chat with me a few weeks ago while he was promoting the Starz Inside documentary, "Zombiemania," which you can catch replays of this week (check your local listings for times). During the interview, I had to ask for a kickass zombie movies list to run with this week's special Halloween coverage. Brooks was more than happy to oblige, and he delivered quite a list. The last one in particular blew my mind, and I welcome anyone who's seen it to write in their reviews in the comments section below or @MTVMoviesBlog on Twitter.
- Adam Rosenberg
Bond 23 to Start Shooting 2010?
24 October 2009 4:05 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
So it would seem that Daniel Craig didn’t get the memo from MGM that details for Bond 23 were a secret! Variety have reported that when asked by a fan as he exited the stage door of his play ‘Steady Rain’ (currently playing with Hugh Jackman), on Broadway, he announced that 2010 is the year! I’ve embedded the video which Craig makes the revelation about 2 minutes in.
MGM have refused to comment on Craig’s answer which may imply that the news he broke wasn’t supposed to be shared with us minions! Currently, no director has been announced for the 23rd installment of the billion dollar franchise which may have to soon change if the 2010 news is true. Martin Campbell directed “Casino Royale” and Marc Forster directed “Solace,” but neither is expected to return to the franchise anytime soon. “Quantum of Solace” grossed $586 million worldwide and “Casino Royale” grossed $594 million. »
- David Sztypuljak
James Bond Will Have to Wait a Little Longer
23 October 2009 11:38 AM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
Casino Royale got a lot of notoriety for the “reboot” angle, but Quantum of Solace felt like a different take altogether: Marc Forster favored characterization and quick-cutting action scenes, which gave Bond a different flavor (stirred, not shaken). A lot of fans didn’t like it (although quite a few still warmed up to it), leaving the future of the franchise an open question mark. Some work has been done in the interim year, but most of the delay has been attributed to the fact that Producer Michael Wilson decided to take time away from a series that had left him exhausted. Now, a franchise that has traditionally seen a one or two year turn around when it’s rolling, will probably have to wait three years; in contrast, Quantum of Solace began filming only a year after Casino Royale and was released a year after that. Commander Bond points »
- Jacob
Major Tribute To Albert R. Broccoli And James Bond At USC November 6-8
22 October 2009 5:54 AM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »
Family and colleagues of the legendary James Bond producer Albert R. Broccoli will participate in panel discussions as part of the University of Southern California's tribute to the man known by one and all as "Cubby". The events run from November 6-8 in Los Angeles and will feature appearances by Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson, Richard Kiel, Maud Adams, Marc Forster, Robert Wade, Neal Purvis, Tom Mankiewicz and others. Additionally, there will be screenings of classic Bond movies and a display of Bond memorabilia from Broccoli's personal archives. Click here for more »
- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
Halle and Marc, Stop Reading Now
21 October 2009 6:00 PM, PDT | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »
· The Nyt just put up its amaaaazing new profile of Precious director Lee Daniels, and while writer Lynn Hirschberg provides a couple weirdo passages (I particularly enjoyed her random reference to "a white actor named Wes Bentley"), this is the Lee Daniels show, and it's glorious. Go read it, but enjoy this little preview: "After producing two films, Daniels quickly became frustrated with not having complete control of his movies. 'I kind of co-directed Monster's Ball,' Daniels told me as he ordered another drink (the actual director was Marc Forster). 'I gave Halle her line readings. I knew how to do that: you tap into people's souls.'" »
New World War Z Script on Its Way
7 October 2009 9:59 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
Quantum of Solace director Marc Forster surprised everyone when he turned down another Bond flick to direct the adaptation of Max Brooks' best-selling novel World War Z. A script from J. Michael Staczynski was already in place and had been hailed as "a horror epic, a serious, sober-minded adult picture waiting to be made" and "a genre-defining piece of work" by an AICN script review. Straczynski himself described it as a "thriller" along the lines of Bourne Identity. You know, but with zombies.
Forster disagreed, however, claiming the script was "far from realization" and decided to make the thriller Disconnect before starting work on World War Z. Screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan (The Kingdom) was brought in to work on another draft in the meantime.
All of this was confusing to Brooks, who recently told MTV that he doesn't understand why Carnahan was brought in to work on a script he already thought was "brilliant. »
- Ryan Gowland
World War Z still a go?
6 October 2009 2:38 PM, PDT | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »
MTV is reporting that in a recent talk with World War Z author Max Brooks, he reports that the next script draft will be coming in the next few weeks. The original script, which Brooks loved, was written by Michael Straczynski (our script review here) and more recently, "The Kingdom" writer Matthew Michael Carnahan had been brought in to do... something with the script.
After seeing Zombieland, I can say I'm excited for another big budget zombie flick.. but having Marc Forster (Quantom of Solace) direct? That really doesn't inspire confidence. »
New World War Z Script To Arrive in a Few Weeks
6 October 2009 10:52 AM, PDT | HugAZombie | See recent HugAZombie news »
World War Z really looked like it was on its way when Quantum of Solace Marc Forster joined the production. The adaptation of Max Brooks' novel had a script from J. Michael Staczynski that Brooks praised publicly. Forster, however, disagreed, claiming the script was "far from realization" and started making another movie instead. Another draft was assigned to Matthew Michael Carnahan (The Kingdom), though Brooks told MTV he's not sure what Carnahan is doing to the script.
You know... the studio comes in and gives their notes and Forster came in and gave his notes. Carnahan was brought in for reasons unbeknownst to me. Maybe he's doing a polish, maybe he's doing a top-down rewrite. I know that his draft is supposed to come in in the next few weeks.
The next few weeks is a relief, though Brooks still didn't see anything wrong with the original draft.
I read Straczynski's first draft, »
- (Fulci)
Another draft of World War Z due in a few weeks
6 October 2009 7:08 AM, PDT | Filmonic.com | See recent Filmonic news »
We haven’t heard anything on World War Z for a few months, and the last thing we did hear was from director Marc Forster who said the film’s script still needed a lot of development and is “still far from realization”. Now we have an update from author Max Brooks who commented on the scripting [...] »
- Liam
A New 'World War Z' Script Due 'In The Next Few Weeks,' Says Author Max Brooks
5 October 2009 2:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
If you haven't read it, "World War Z" is one of the sharpest books to be released in the past decade. Set in a grim possible future, the book is presented as a series of interviews with survivors of a globe-spanning zombie war, an incident which very nearly brought about the downfall of human society. Author Max Brooks, the son of Hollywood filmmaker Mel Brooks, employs the full spectrum of commentary to create a frighteningly believable scenario in which the human race responds to a complete societal breakdown.
Last week, I had the opportunity to speak with Brooks, who is busy promoting his upcoming appearance on the Starz Inside special Zombiemania, premiering October 13 at 10pm. He was more than happy to discuss the adaptation plans for "Z," which was picked up by Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment a few years ago.
First, some back story may be in order. »
- Adam Rosenberg
Recorded Attacks: The (Very) Graphic Novel
5 October 2009 1:19 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Since their publication in 2003 and 2006, respectively, Max Brooks’ The Zombie Survival Guide and its companion novel World War Z have taken the world by storm, helping to fuel an interest and excitement in the walking dead on the printed page. With a host of pale imitations hoping to cash in on the trend currently being released, Brooks has taken to a new medium to once again show ’em how it’s done. Continuing to take a serious, intelligent historical approach, he has now visually chronicled the clash between living and dead in The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks, a graphic novel with excellent art by Ibraim Roberson that comes out October 6 from Three Rivers Press.
This latest offering isn’t the result of a spontaneous decision in the wake of Survival Guide’s success; as Brooks tells Fango, he always wanted to create a visual aid to his debut book. »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Samuel Zimmerman with Michael Gingold)
Enemy of the Horror Business, Honest Scrap, & The Cyber-Horror Elite!
16 August 2009 10:55 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
First off I need to to a little bit of housekeeping here. I've been neglecting my blog section lately, and for that I apologize. It's been a busy time here in Fangoland, and in my personal life. My wife and I just welcomed our first child into the world last Friday, and while I was away for that a few cool things went down in the horror world - both courtesy of The Vault of Horror.
Regular visitors to Fangoria.com might recall a storm set off last November when fellow blogger Brian Matus aka Hellstorm posted a response to a list of films put out under The Vault's "Cyber-horror Elite" banner. Over the course of a few more installments of Brian's Raising Hell column, he took on said "elite" on a few more issues.
Now, by some strange cosmic alignment or wicked turn of events, I have been invited by Brian Solomon, »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)
Sdcc 09: World War Z Seeking New Director
25 July 2009 3:09 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Quantum of Solace director Marc Forster has been attached for quite a while now, but another day at Comic Con brings another cadre of announcements - including mention that Paramount Pictures is currently in the market for a new director to get behind the oft-delayed zombie flick.
And while there's no mention of who might direct the adaptation of the Max Brooks zombie opus, Bloody Disgusting learned that Forster is definitely out.
Not the worst news ever, considering how poorly Forster handled the action sequences in an otherwise nicely done James Bond flick. Who would you like to see bring World War Z to the big screen?
- MattFini
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Sdcc '09: 'World War Z' Seeking New Director
24 July 2009 3:25 PM, PDT | bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news »
Some word came it at the San Diego Comic Con that Paramount Pictures is currently seeking a new director to get behind the camera for their forthcoming adaptation of World War Z. Marc Forster, who bored us to death with Quantum of Solace, was originally slated to direct. The book is a sober telling of the aftermath of a war fought against a legion of humans who were inflicted with a virus, died and were reanimated into flesh-eating zombies. "World War Z" will be published in the fall by Crown. Written by the author of the satire "The Zombie Survival Guide." »
Sam Worthington is The Candidate
21 July 2009 10:19 PM, PDT | TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news »
Sam Worthington, star of Terminator Salvation and James Cameron’s upcoming sci-fi epic Avatar, has signed on to star in The Candidate. Beau Willimon is writing the screenplay and the film is based on the recent Danish thriller Kandidaten. In film, an aspiring lawyer wakes up in a hotel room with scant memories of the woman he met the night before, only to discover she's dead in the bathroom -- and he's about to be blackmailed for her murder. As he fights to clear his name, he uncovers a conspiracy that leads back to his own father's mysterious death. Written by Stefan Jaworski, the original played in theaters in Denmark last year, but has no American distributor at the moment. The original film's producers, Peter Bose and Jonas Allen of Miso Film, will executive produce the remake. Scribe Willimon previously wrote the political play Farragut North, which at one time Warner Bros. »
- James Cook
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