First Photo From Young Adult Adaptation “Fallen” Released

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The first official photo from Fallen has finally been released. The film is based on the book series written by Lauren Kate. stars Addison Timlin, Jeremy Irivine, Harrison Gilbertson alongside Joely Richardson. Rounding out the cast are Lola Kirke along with Sianoa Smit-McPhee, Daisy Head, Hermione Corfield and Malachi Kirby.

Based on the worldwide bestselling book series, Fallen is seen through the eyes of Lucinda “Luce” Price, a strong-willed seventeen-year-old living a seemingly ordinary life until she is accused of a crime she didn’t commit. Sent off to the imposing Sword & Cross reform school, Luce finds herself being courted by two mysterious students to whom she feels oddly connected. Isolated and haunted by strange visions, Luce begins to unravel the secrets of her past and discovers the two men are fallen angels, competing for her love for centuries. Luce must choose where her feelings lie, pitting Heaven against Hell in an epic battle over true love.

Scott Hicks is directing from a script by Michael Ross. The original screenplay was adapted by Kathryn Price and Nicole Millard. Scott Hicks behind-the-scenes creative team includes director of photography Alar Kivilo, production designer Barbara Ling, editor Scott Gray, costume designer Bojana Nikitovic and Bafta winner key makeup and hair artist Sallie Jaye.

The film does not yet have an official release date, but it is expected sometime in 2015.

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Tomas Alfredson To Adapt “The Snowman”

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The film adaptation of the novel “The Snowman” by Jo Nesbo will be directed by Tomas Alfredson! Soren Sveistrup will co-draft the screenplay alongside Alfredson.

The project was originally planned by Martin Scorsese but fell through. Alfredson is most known for his work on Let the Right One In and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. 

The seventh entry in Nesbo’s “Harry Hole” series, “The Snowman” is officially described as follows:

It is November in Oslo and the first snow of the year has fallen. Birte Becker comes home from work and praises the snowman her husband and son have made in the garden. But they haven’t made a snowman. As the family stand by the sitting room window looking out in amazement at the snowman, the son notices that it is facing the house. The black eyes are staring at the window. At them.

Detective Inspector Harry Hole receives an anonymous letter signed “The Snowman.” Later he finds an alarming common thread in all the old disappearance cases. Married women go missing the day the first snow falls. That same night Sylvia Pedersen is fighting her way through the first snow in a forest outside Oslo. She knows she is running for her life, but she doesn’t know what from. Nor does she know what lies ahead. Fortunately.

Scorsese remains aboard the project as an executive producer alongside Nesbo and Niclas Salomonsson as well as Working Title’s Liza Chasin and Amelia Granger.

New Teaser for FX’s “The Strain”

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A brand new teaser for “The Strain” from FX has been released! The series is based on the novels by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan. The teaser in titled “Body Bags” which you can watch below.

The series tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather (Corey Stoll), the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism. As the strain spreads, Eph, his team, and an assembly of everyday New Yorkers, wage war for the fate of humanity itself.

Corey Stoll, Maestro, Sean Astin, Kevin Durand, Natalie Brown, Jonathan Hyde, Richard Sammel, Robert Maillet, Jack Kesy, Ben Hyland, and Miguel Gomez also star. “The Strain” premieres on FX this July.

Warner Bros. Developing 9 Additional DC Comics Movies

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Last week The Wall Street Journal announced that Zach Snyder would be the director for the long-awaited film adaptation of the “Justice League” comic series. Now, it also appears that Warner Bros. is planning to develop nine additional films based on DC comics.

Some of the titles that are being adapted include “Sandman” which will star Joseph Gordon-Levitt and “Fables” which has Nikolaj Arcel attached to direct.

There is no word what the new film will be but some rumors say “Wonder Woman” or maybe a “Green Lantern” reboot. We may have news from the studio at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, but that has not been confirmed

The next official Warner Bros. DC comics based film is Batman vs. Superman which will hot theaters on May 6, 2016.

Ron Howard to Helm The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair

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Ron Howard, one of the most impressive filmmakers of our lifetime, has announced his plans to bring “The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair” to the big screen for Warner Bros. Pictures. The film will be based on the novel of Joel Dicker.

The novel was published initially in France in 2013. It was an international bestseller drawing praise from critics and fans. It is scheduled to be released in the United States in May 2014.

The official plot description is as follows:

August 30, 1975: the day fifteen-year-old Nola Kellergan is glimpsed fleeing through the woods, never to be heard from again; the day Somerset, New Hampshire, lost its innocence.

Thirty-three years later, Marcus Goldman, a successful young novelist, visits Somerset to see his mentor, Harry Quebert, one of the country’s most respected writers, and to find a cure for his writer’s block as his publisher’s deadline looms. But Marcus’s plans are violently upended when Harry is suddenly and sensationally implicated in the cold-case murder of Nola Kellergan—whom, he admits, he had an affair with. As the national media convicts Harry, Marcus launches his own investigation, following a trail of clues through his mentor’s books, the backwoods and isolated beaches of New Hampshire, and the hidden history of Somerset’s citizens and the man they hold most dear. To save Harry, his own writing career, and eventually even himself, Marcus must answer three questions, all of which are mysteriously connected: Who killed Nola Kellergan? What happened one misty morning in Somerset in the summer of 1975? And how do you write a book to save someone’s life?

Howard will also produce through his Imagine Entertainment alongside Brian Grazer. Eugenie Grandval and Claire Lundberg will also serve as producers with Alexandre Dauman and Erica Huggins executive producing and Racheline Benveniste and Jesse Ehrman overseeing for Warner Bros.

The New Title for the Third Hobbit Film is The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

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Peter Jackson has officially renamed the third and last “Hobbit” film. He has named the final installment The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. 

His statement follows:

Inside Information…

Our journey to make The Hobbit Trilogy has been in some ways like Bilbo’s own, with hidden paths revealing their secrets to us as we’ve gone along. “There and Back Again” felt like the right name for the second of a two film telling of the quest to reclaim Erebor, when Bilbo’s arrival there, and departure, were both contained within the second film. But with three movies, it suddenly felt misplaced—after all, Bilbo has already arrived “there” in the “Desolation of Smaug”.

When we did the premiere trip late last year, I had a quiet conversation with the studio about the idea of revisiting the title. We decided to keep an open mind until a cut of the film was ready to look at. We reached that point last week, and after viewing the movie, we all agreed there is now one title that feels completely appropriate.

And so: “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” it is.

As Professor Tolkien intended, “There and Back Again” encompasses Bilbo’s entire adventure, so don’t be surprised if you see it used on a future box-set of all three movies.

Before then however, we have a film to finish, and much to share with you. It’s been a nice quiet time for us—Jabez and I happily editing away in a dark cave in Wellington—but those halcyon days are quickly coming to an end. It will soon be time to step into the light. Expect to see and hear much about The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies in the coming months.

And there’s also The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Extended Cut, which we’re in the process of finishing, with over 25 mins of new scenes, all scored with original music composed by Howard Shore.

It’ll be a fun year!

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies will hit 3D, 2D and IMAX 3D theaters on December 17

True Detective’s Cary Fukunaga to Write and Direct The Black Count

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According to a report from Deadline, Cary Fukunago, will write and direct the film adaptation of “The Black Count.” The film will be based on the novel of the same name written by Tom Reiss.

The plot is officially described as follows,

Here is the remarkable true story of the real Count of Monte Cristo – a stunning feat of historical sleuthing that brings to life the forgotten hero who inspired such classics as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers.

The real-life protagonist of The Black Count, General Alex Dumas, is a man almost unknown today yet with a story that is strikingly familiar, because his son, the novelist Alexandre Dumas, used it to create some of the best loved heroes of literature.

Yet, hidden behind these swashbuckling adventures was an even more incredible secret: the real hero was the son of a black slave — who rose higher in the white world than any man of his race would before our own time.

Born in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti), Alex Dumas was briefly sold into bondage but made his way to Paris where he was schooled as a sword-fighting member of the French aristocracy. Enlisting as a private, he rose to command armies at the height of the Revolution, in an audacious campaign across Europe and the Middle East – until he met an implacable enemy he could not defeat.

The Black Count is simultaneously a riveting adventure story, a lushly textured evocation of 18th-century France, and a window into the modern world’s first multi-racial society. But it is also a heartbreaking story of the enduring bonds of love between a father and son.

Fukunago is most known for his work on the hit HBO series, “True Detective” as well as the films Jane Eyre and Sin Nombre. 

Mike Jackson, John Legend and Ty Stiklorius will produce alongside Fukunaga and Troy Carter. Josh Bratman will executive produce.

Extended Spot for The Giver, Starring Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep

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An extended trailer for the big screen adaptation of “The Giver” has been released. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Lois Lowry.

The Giver adapts the modern classic of young adult literature. The story centers on Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community.

The Giver was directed by Phillip Noyce and stars Jeff Bridges, Brenton Thwaites, Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift. You can watch the extended spot below:

The film hits the big screen August 15.

Launch Trailer for Batman: Arkham Origins Story DLC Debuts

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The official launch trailer for the “Batman: Arkham Origins” DLC has been released. The DLC is titled “Cold, Cold Heart” and was released today, April 22.

“Cold, Cold Heart,” set to feature the Dark Knight’s first run-in with Mister Freeze, is available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. “Batman: Arkham Origins” is available now for the Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.

The game and DLC comes from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Warner Bros. Games Montreal.

You can see the launch trailer below:

First Official Photos From Upcoming Macbeth Film

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The first two images from the upcoming big screen adaptation of Macbeth has finally been revealed. It stars (incredibly sexy co-stars) Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard.

The William Shakespeare tragedy will retain the play’s 11th century setting and is said to use the original dialogue as well. The story follows the devious Macbeth, a Scottish lord who will stop at nothing to become King.

Macbeth was directed by Justin Kurzel and written by Jacob Koskoff and Todd Louiso. There is no officially release date yet but the film is expected to release sometime in 2015.

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