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McGregor does smaller films not for the ‘Franklyn’
Ewan McGregor has reportedly signed on to star in the first feature helming by writer/director Gerald McMorrow. McGregor, best known for his harrowing addiction with heroine (Trainspotting) and his lightsaber techniques in his role in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith will lead the cast for Franklyn set to begin filming in London in early 2007.
March of the ‘Meerkats’ for Weinsteins
The bros. specialize in the horror genre with Dimension films, they are trying to claim a stake in animation category and now, it looks like there is a buck to made with nature-related docs as a sound family film investment that began back with Winged Migration and has since become somewhat of a phenomenon with March of the Penguins. Teaming with BBC Films, The Weinstein Co. have agreed to co-finance the African wildlife feature.
Scorsese finally gets some Satisfaction
After the critical and box office success with The Departed, Paramount Pictures has announced that they are contiuing the collaboration – picking up the North American rights to Martin Scorsese’s next project, which has been in gestation for a long time now and finally, after having them musically be a part of his feature films (e.g. Goodfellas) the aging Martin Scorsese will get to create with the aging rockers know as the Rolling Stones.
Focus is cure for ‘Blindness’
Continuing the relationship the fostered with his last film The Constant Gardener, Fernando Meirelles' next project has been picked up by Focus Features – they will most likely serve as the distributor and will handle international sales for the film which should see a 2008 release.
Soderbergh starts work on Che²
Sometimes it’s a whole lot easier to slice that cake in two, than to pick it apart. When projects are the bulky screenplay specimen type then this logic certainly becomes a valid option especially when maximum scrutiny is appealed. Rather than go the 3-plus hour route, Steven Soderbergh is splitting the tale into two pieces written by Peter Buchman. Heck if Clint can do it - so can Steven.
