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Barnz moves from ‘Wonderland’ to Beauty and the ‘Beastly’
The name of Daniel Barnz may soon become synonymous with contemporary adaptations of traditional fairy tales. His previous effort (which gets released on March 6th by Thinkfilm) borrowed from Alice in Wonderland, and now CBS Films are asking the filmmaker to both write and direct a project that takes from a Beauty and the Beast template and reconfigures it into a possible Twilight-like film.
A Star is Born for the Weinsteins
The Weinsteins might have found gold in Garland. Perhaps banking on the fact that a screenwriter will be able to do to Gerald Clarke's "Get Happy: the Life of Judy Garland" for what was done to Clarke's take on Capote, The Weinstein Co. have optioned the book which digs into the personal life of the starlet who died at the very young age of 47.
Aaron Sorkin Certainly Ready for ‘Challenge’
Apart from his Facebook project, for the better part of the last two decades, Aaron Sorkin has been a political screenplay scribe for hire. Looks like he''ll be adapting the Smoke House (Heslov and Clooney) project based on Jonathan Mahler's book "The Challenge: Hamdan v. Rumsfeld and the Fight Over Presidential Power".
Roadside Attractions Now in Vogue
I think that curiosity and the quality of R.J. Cutler's documentary is what pushed Roadside Attractions to grab a rare doc title for their upcoming slate. If they are smart, they'll coincide the theatrical release with the release of the magazine's popular fall issue.
Escapist Escapes Thinkfilm deal, joins IFC Family
Sundance deals are still being drafted, negotiated and signed a little over a week past the wrap up date, but in the case of Rupert Wyatt's The Escapist -- Sundance is a very distant memory.
