Tag: Robert Zemeckis
Law & Order: SVU Star Takes the Female Lead in Paramount’s FLIGHT
Best known for her role of attorney Jessica Griffin on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns, and medical examiner Melinda Warner on the NBC police drama Law & Order, Tamara Tunie has been set to star opposite Denzel Washington in Robert Zemeckis-directed thriller Flight.
Kelly Reilly to Join Denzel Washington In Robert Zemeckis’ FLIGHT
So, Robert Zemeckis is back in the live – action business? Hm, let’s see what we have here, project titled Flight which already has Denzel Washington on board.
He’s quite interesting choice, since we all know they never collaborated before, but that’s not all!
Another interesting choice is Kelly Reilly, who you probably remember from Sherlock Holmes project. According to the latest reports, she’s attached to star as female lead in the whole thing.
Denzel Washington to Star in Robert Zemeckis’ FLIGHT
Paramount Pictures announced today that Academy Award winner Denzel Washington will star, and Academy Award winning director Robert Zemeckis will helm, Flight for the studio. Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald will produce under the Parkes/MacDonald production banner along with Zemeckis, Steve Starkey, and Jack Rapke under their ImageMovers banner. The movie is set to begin shooting this October in Atlanta, GA.
Robert Zemeckis to Direct Flight
Another interesting project is coming, and as usual we’re here to share the latest movie news with you! So, check this out guys.
According to the latest reports, Robert Zemeckis is set to direct a live action feature titled Flight. And, it looks that it’s not all, because THR has just revealed that Denzel Washington is “loosely attached” to star in it!
Flight is the story that will follow a commercial airline pilot unfortunately named Whip Whitaker, who is labeled a hero after he successfully lands his plane full of passengers after a malfunction on board.
Directors and Producers Write Open Letter Protesting Premium VOD
From time to time directors and producers from all over the world sit down and write an open letter. When was the last time that actually happened? I have no idea, but I do know that right now there’s an open letter all over the internet that comes straight from 23 leading directors and producers, and that list includes James Cameron, Kathryn Bigelow, Michael Bay, Guillermo del Toro, Peter Jackson, Michael Mann, Gore Verbinski and for the full list check out the rest of this report.
First of all let me tell you that all of them have signed an open letter opposing a pricy new premium VOD service that puts movies from Warner Bros., Sony, Universal and 20th Century Fox in homes only 60 days after a film’s theatrical release.
Here’s what they all had to say in a letter:
“We are the artists and business professionals who help make the movie business great. We produce and direct movies. We work on the business deals that help get movies made. At the end of the day, we are also simply big movie fans.
Lately, there’s been a lot of talk by leaders at some major studios and cable companies about early-to-the-home “premium video-on-demand.” In this proposed distribution model, new movies can be shown in homes while these same films are still in their theatrical run. In this scenario, those who own televisions with an HDMI input would be able to order a film through their cable system or an Internet provider as a digital rental. Terms and timing have yet to be made concrete, but there has been talk of windows of 60 days after theatrical release at a price of $30.
Robert Zemeckis to Produce Adaptation of How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack
This could be something interesting to watch. So, if you like stories where garden gnomes can attack you, then you’ll be happy to hear that we finally have this kind of comprehensive survival guide that details what to do in the event of an invasion by lawn gnomes.
Ok, now when you’re interested (are you?), let’s report that Robert Zemeckis will produce project titled How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack alongside Sony Pictures Animation.
How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack is based off the novel written by Chuck Sambuchino, and Zemeckis will be producing with Jack Rapke under ImageMovers alongside Gotham Group’s own Eric Robinson, Jackie Levine and Ellen Goldsmith-Vein.
Best Sci-fi Time Travel Movies
A non-technical approach to the time travel phenomenon had appeared in a number of earlier stories such as in ancient Hindu mythology, in “Mahabharatha” story of the King Revaita, then in “Urashima Tarō”, an early Japanese tale and, for example, in “Memoirs of the Twentieth Century” (1733) by Samuel Madden. The time travel motive was developed with the same passion throughout the seventh art production and still remains popular.
Even the upcoming comedy Get Back, directed by Mark Waters is also the latest in a long track of time travel movies, extending back from at least the 1940s into presumably the distant future.
Mars Needs Moms Poster
Walt Disney Pictures has debuted the first poster Robert Zemeckis’ produced animated movie Mars Needs Moms, which is based on the 2007 children’s book by Berkeley Breathed.
Seth Green voices Milo, who travels to Mars to rescue his mother (played by Joan Cusack) from the alien leader voiced by Mindy Sterling. Joining him is Gribble (Dan Fogler) and Ki, a rebel Martian girl.
Check out the full poster after the jump.
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Zemeckis to Direct Disney’s Dark Life
Robert Zemeckis has signed on to direct an adaptation of Kat Falls‘ upcoming young adult novel Dark Life for Walt Disney Pictures.
Variety is reporting that Zemeckis and the Gotham Group agreed to a deal to adapt Kat Falls’ sci-fi book, which takes place in an apocalyptic, waterworld future and centers on the adventures of a young man, Ty, living under the sea.
Disney is excited about the project for a number of reasons. First off, the acquisition fits well with Disney’s latest push to develop long-term properties with cross-generational appeal. Better yet, the book could launch a potential franchise.
