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Not really an ‘Inception’ for WB and Christopher Nolan
The Batman franchise will have to wait while Warner Bros. continues throws a fourth consective project at Brit filmmaker Christopher Nolan. The can of worms didn't spill on project details except words like "big-scale" and a "2010 summer" release means this production is beyond the in development phase. Nolan will be directing and producing along with his long-time producer Emma Thomas on Inception.
Cruise ‘Circle’s another Thriller
Cruise is currently in talks to star opposite Denzel Washington -- the signing would mean that Naked Lunch, Crash and Spider director David Cronenberg would not be paired again with Viggo Mortensen on what apparently seems to be a bigger ticket price project. I had thought that a novel that features the old Soviet Union and KGB would naturally include Mortensen.
Participant makes ‘Attack’ plans with Focus
Participant might have a bed partner in Summit for the next five years, but based on their film production history, throw them a project that deals with Middle East politics and there is a better than average chance that Jeff Skoll will bite -- of course, it also helps when you've signed a wealthy deal with a production company (Imagenation) based out of the oil rich, hungry-for-Hollywood-product country of Abu Dhabi.
Ong Bak 2 Finds a Home
The film that sees Jaa play a young man who uses his martial art skills to combat against the forces of evil, has now changed hands and has ended up on the perfectly fitted Magnet label.
‘Greenburg’ Proves that Acting Career in ‘Focus’ for Gerwig
Jay and Mark Duplass are in production with a project for Fox Searchlight, and now Greta Gerwig (who has partnered on many Joe Swanberg items) is going to topline what is now a Focus Features comedy helmed by Noah Baumbach. Focus were circling Greenburg for a while now and have finally landed a deal to distribute the pic.
