Edgar Wright has another project in the works. The busy director already has psychological thriller Last Night In Soho completed and awaiting release. He also signed on to helm an adaptation of Simon Stephenson‘s novel Set My Heart To Five, about a screenwriting robot who develops feelings, as well as an adaptation of Adrian McKinty‘s bestselling kidnapping book[…]
Mulan director Niki Caro, whose film should be one of the first major Hollywood releases when it arrives in August, has signed on to direct Beautiful Ruins for Sam Mendes‘ Neal Street banner and Steven Spielberg‘s Amblin Partners. The film is based on Jess Walter‘s bestselling novel, and will be adapted by Mark Hammer and Chiara Atik, who[…]
Aaron Sorkin‘s Trial Of The Chicago 7 has had an interesting development. It was originally a hot package that attracted big names such as Eddie Redmayne and Michael Keaton, and had Steven Spielberg and Paul Greengrass each attached to direct at points, but then in December 2018, the movie was surprisingly shut down over budgetary concerns. That[…]
Mamma Mia 2 director Ol Parker has signed on to helm the adaptation of Richard Osman‘s upcoming novel, The Thursday Murder Club. Amblin Partners have secured the worldwide rights after a competitive auction that reportedly attracted interest from a whopping 14 studios. The book is set for a September release, and tells the story of four septuagenarian friends[…]
Rachel Brosnahan, the Emmy-winning star of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, is set to join Anthony Ramos in Amblin’s sci-fi comedy Distant. The film will be directed by Will Speck and Josh Gordon (Blades Of Glory, Office Christmas Party) from a script by Spenser Cohen. Distant will revolve around an asteroid miner who crash-lands on an alien planet[…]