Tag: Neal Moritz
Second THE CHANGE-UP Red Band Trailer
Universal Pictures has released the second red-band trailer for the Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman body-swapping comedy “The Change-Up,” which will debut in theaters on August 5, 2011.
Hit the jump to check out the new red-band trailer.
Brand New The Change-Up Trailer
Universal Pictures has released the second trailer for the raunchy body-switching comedy The Change-Up.
Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman star in The Change-Up, from director David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers), writers Jon Lucas & Scott Moore (The Hangover) and producer Neal Moritz (Fast & Furious, Click). The R-rated comedy takes the traditional body-switching movie, ties it up tightly and throws it off a cliff.
Fast & Furious 5 Confirmed & Titled, Plot Details Revealed
Universal Pictures has given the greenlight to a fifth installment in the Fast and Furious franchise. The title for this one is being called “Fast Five.”
According to Variety, the studio has closed deals with Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, director Justin Lin and producer Neal Moritz to return. Diesel and Walker didn’t feature in the third film returned for last year’s fourth installment, Lin has directed the two previous sequels, “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift” and “Fast and Furious”, while Moritz has produced every film in the series since 2001 “The Fast and the Furious”.
Zac Efron Officially on “Fire”
Zac Efron has signed on to star in “Fire,” which is a adaptation of a graphic novel from Brian Michael Bendis (Ultimate Spider-Man), that was published by Image Comics.
In the film, Efron is a college student that gets recruited by the CIA. He soon realizes that the program makes agents who are “expendable.”
Bryan Singer Directing Jack The Giant Killer
According to HeatVision Blog, Bryan Singer (Superman Returns, Valkyrie) has signed on to direct “Jack the Giant Killer,” the fantasy adventure from Legendary Pictures and New Line.
Penned by Mark Bomback (Deception, Live Free or Die Hard) and Darren Lemke (Lost (2004)) while Neal Moritz is producing via his Original Film banner. David Dobkin will co-produce alongside Legendary’s Jon Jashni and Alex Garcia.
Columbia Picks Up ‘Battle: Los Angeles’ Spec
Columbia has preemptively picked up “Battle: Los Angeles,” a sci-fi spec from scribe Chris Bertolini (The General’s Daughter (1999), for Neal Moritz to produce via his Original Films banner.The story follows one Marine platoon’s encounter in the battle against an alien invasion on the streets of Los Angeles.
“I love the idea, and I love the script. I like it all,” Moritz said. “We are going to be in production within six months. What’s attractive to me is that it’s a huge event movie that can be done at a modest scale.”
January’s “Cloverfield” took a similar tack with the monster movie concept, though it did so with a handheld camera point-of-view. “Battle” will employ more traditional camerawork.
