Ron Howard to Direct Spy vs. Spy

This is definitely Ron Howard week! At least, when it comes to our reports, because every single day we hear something new about Howard’s future plans.

It was Rush yesterday, and today we’re here to let you know that Howard is also attached to direct live-action project titled Spy vs. Spy, based on the comic strip of the same name that appeared in Mad Magazine and on “MADtv.”

Thanks to Deadline we learned that this live-action bigscreen version is moving forward at Warner Bros and that David Koepp will produce with Howard and his Imagine Entertainment partner Brian Grazer.

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Second “Ghost Town” Poster

Second poster for the upcoming “Ghost Town” comedy, starring Ricky Gervais, Tea Leoni and Greg Kinnear has been released, featuring a shot of Gervais being bothered by a Kinnear’s ghost.

In the comedy “Ghost Town”, Bertram Pincus (Ricky Gervais) is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired. When Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes, he wakes up to discover that he now has the annoying ability to see ghosts. Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy (Greg Kinnear), who pesters him into breaking up the impending marriage of his widow Gwen (Tea Leoni). That puts Pincus squarely in the middle of a triangle, with spirited results. Continue Reading…