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‘Maniac’ Remake Shot Entirely From Elijah Wood’s POV; Vinessa Shaw Stars In ‘Who Can Kill A Child?’ Remake ‘Child’s Play’

The Playlist Staff — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:44:05 +0000

'Maniac' Remake Shot Entirely From Elijah Wood's POV; Vinessa Shaw Stars In 'Who Can Kill A Child?' Remake 'Child's Play'

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Jan De Bont To Direct Zhang Ziyi In Live Action ‘Mulan’

Kevin Jagernauth — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:21:00 +0000

Jan De Bont, remember him? He wowed Hollywood with his one-two punch of “Twister” and “Speed” and then found himself pretty much exiled after the trifecta of flops, “Speed 2: Cruise Control,” “The Haunting” and “Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life.”

Well he’s back, and while Hollywood still won’t have him, international producers are hoping his action credentials can help make a spectacular live action version of “Mulan” with Zhang Ziyi to take on the lead role.

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James Gunn Re-Enters The Superhero World With ‘Super’

Gabe Toro — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:00:00 +0000

-Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page and Liv Tyler are uniting to star in writer/director James (“Slither”) Gunn’s “Super.” Wilson would play a mild-mannered man who reacts to his wife’s infidelity by taking on a costumed alter-ego. Variety says the movie will lampoon the superhero genre, something we all thought Gunn already did.

–Variety confirms that Will Smith, Charlize Theron and Jason Bateman are in talks to return for a sequel to “Hancock,” arguably the worst in a crowded field of very bad recent superhero movies.

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