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The Inside Scoop with Ken Miyamoto
Columnist, gossip chief, and "resident answer man"
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EVANS GOES DEEP WITH "DIVER"
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Diane Ademu-John's script follows a messed up former police officer who gets pulled into the top secret New Orleans-based Diver program. In the program, the officer and others go into the minds of the newly dead to experience what they thought before they died. They use this information to solve crimes. Marc Evans and Trevor Macy will produce. |
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NISPEL TO REMAKE "CONAN"
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 According to Variety, "Friday the 13th" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" remake director Marcus Nispel will helm yet another remane, that of "Conan the Barbarian".
Nispel will direct the new 'Conan' for Nu Image/Millennium Films & Lionsgate which begins production later this year in Bulgaria and South Africa. Nispel says he will blend his childhood imaginings of the character with the influence of the famous Conan illustrations by Frank Frazetta, and the influence of such viscerally violent period films as "Apocalypto". The Robert E. Howard-created barbarian was first adapted onscreen with Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1982. |
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HUGO WEAVING RETURNING FOR "THE HOBBIT"
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 Guillermo del Toro has confirmed that Hugo Weaving will reunite with Andy Serkis and Ian McKellen in "The Hobbit", according to The One Ring. |
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POEHLER IS "THE LUNCH LADY"
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 Amy Poehler is attached to star in "Lunch Lady" for Universal Pictures, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
An adaptation of Jarrett Krosoczka's children's graphic novel series, the books center on a mild-mannered school cafeteria server who secretly dishes out helpings of justice as she and her assistant investigate wrongdoings. The books also feature three kids who try to figure out her double life. The first two will be released this Summer. Sarah Haskins and Emily Halpern are writing the adaptation. Ellen Goldsmith-Vein is set to produce. |
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REYNOLDS TALKS "DEADPOOL" SPIN-OFF
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 Ryan Reynolds spoke with MTV News about the upcoming "Wolverine" spin-off feature "Deadpool".
"I get to be the authentication police, in a weird way. To their credit — the studio's credit — they want to make an authentic 'Deadpool' movie; they want to make it as close to the source material as possible" says Reynolds. Will he offer up his comic wisecracks? "He's going to be the Merc with the Mouth, [we're going to give] all those answers that everyone wants. He's going to have the scarred-up face, he's going to be in the suit — and, it's going to be incredible" he adds. |
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LIMA WILL HEAD UNDER WATER WITH "MR. LIMPETT"
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Don Knotts starred in the studio's 1964 original, which centered on the title character, an otherwise bland man who transforms into a talking fish. He soon becomes a World War II hero when he helps spot and thwart enemy warships for the Allies. The original was a blend of live action and animation. Akiva Goldsman, Bill Gerber, Paula Weinstein and James Lassiter are producing. |
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J.J. ABRAMS AND CRUISE BRINGINGA FOURTH "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" TO THE BIG SCREEN
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 J.J. Abrams spoke with TV Guide and confirmed that he's been asked to produce a fourth "Mission: Impossible" film.
"I am incredibly honored that Tom [Cruise] has invited me back as a producer on 'Mission: Impossible 4'. Tom and I have come up with a really cool idea we are pursuing" said Abrams who directed 2006's "Mission: Impossible III". No word if he will direct or not. |
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ROSS WILL SCRIBE LANCE ARMSTRONG BIOPIC
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Based on Armstrong's first book, it traces his story from his difficult Texas upbringing, his cancer diagnosis in 1996, his relationship to first wife Kristin, the birth of their child and his remarkable comeback from illness that saw him first win the Tour de France in 1999. Matt Damon has been rumored for the part. |
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HAMBURG TALKS "LITTLE FOCKERS"
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"We're coming up with the story as we speak. Larry Stuckey wrote the original script, and I'm doing my version of it. We're catching up with these characters five years later and Pam and Greg have twins so they are dealing with that" says Hamburg. He adds "We're catching up with these characters five years later and Pam and Greg have twins so they are dealing with that. And people are dealing with where they're at in their lives, and themes of death and divorce and all these real things that as we get older, we start to think about, but in a really comic way." |
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LANE SET TO TRAIN "SECRETARIAT"
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While Secretariat showed potential before the horse became the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years in 1973, it's his owner Penny Chenery's rise to become "first lady of racing" that was the real underdog story. Lane will play Chenery, a mother and housewife who knew little about horse racing when she took over her ailing father's farm in Virginia. Randall Wallace is directing from a script by Mike Rich. Filming kicks off this Fall. |
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CHECK OUT MICKEY ROURKE AS WHIPLASH IN "IRON MAN 2"
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Upon first seeing this image, it seemed a little weird. But it's grown on me for sure. Can't wait to see this sequel. |
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COHEN BACKS OUT OF POTENTIAL RETEAM WITH DIESEL FOR "XXX" SEQUEL
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Alex Litvak and Michael Finch's script is an event action feature that Cohen describes as "'The Magnificent Seven' in the Middle Ages". McG will produce and production aims to get underway by October. Cohen has backed out of reteaming with Vin Diesel for "XXX: The Return of Xander Cage". |
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Bruce A. Evans ("Mr. Brooks") is set to helm the thriller "Diver" for Intrepid Pictures, according to 
Kevin Lima ("Enchanted") is attached to direct Warner Bros.' remake of "The Incredible Mr. Limpet", according to 
Gary Ross ("Seabiscuit," "Pleasantville") has been hired to write the Lance Armstrong biopic for producer Frank Marshall and Sony Pictures, according to 
Writer John Hamburg spoke with 
Diane Lane is set to star in the horse racing drama "Secretariat" for Disney Pictures, according to 
Rob Cohen ("The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor," "Stealth") is set to direct "Medieval" for New Regency and 20th Century Fox, according to