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- 1. Dimension Films preemptively acquires How To Defeat Your Own Clone
- (Press Releases)
- ... attached to direct; Wake, with Miley Cyrus starring in the film adaptation of Lisa McCann’s bestselling young adult paranormal thriller novel for Paramount/MTV Films. Upcoming feature film credits ...
- Created on 11 July 2011
- 2. Latest Dune attempt dead but hope remains
- (Science fiction films)
- Paramount Pictures has abandoned its attempt to create a new movie version of Frank Herbert's science fiction classic Dune. We told you recently that the project had been searching to find another director ...
- Created on 24 March 2011
- 3. New Dune movie seeks new director for a third time
- (Science fiction films)
- It looks like Paramount's new Dune movie adaptation could be in trouble. According to Deadline, Paramount is having difficulties kick starting the production and the rights holders "won't grant another ...
- Created on 10 November 2010
- 4. Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time - A remarkable feat of pure entertainment
- (Fantasy films)
- ... and story. This makes him an ideal choice for managing the transition of a game, with its emphasis on action and acrobatics, to the screen, where plot and character are paramount (well, they are in an ...
- Created on 19 May 2010
- 5. New Iron Man 2 featurette
- (Fantasy films)
- A short featurette for the forthcoming and highly anticipated Iron Man 2 has just been made available by Paramount Pictures. The clip focusses on the Monaco scenes with Whiplash (Mickey Rourke) and Tony ...
- Created on 30 March 2010
- 6. Star Trek 2 in 2012
- (Science fiction films)
- ... film has been given a date. Paramount has confirmed that Star Trek 2 will make an appearance on June 29, 2012. Coming Soon reports that both Abrams and his writing team, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, ...
- Created on 11 January 2010
- 7. Director Pierre Morel replaces Berg in Dune adaptation
- (Science fiction films)
- The upcoming Dune remake is still moving along, but with Pierre Morel instead of Peter Berg, according to Variety. Paramount Pictures has announced that Pierre Morel will direct the latest adaptation of ...
- Created on 05 January 2010
- 8. Peter Berg no longer directing new Dune movie
- (Science fiction films)
- According to Pajiba.com, Peter Berg is no longer directing the movie based on Frank Herbert's science fiction classic Dune. Paramount, the studio behind the new adaptation, has begun the tough search to ...
- Created on 30 October 2009
- 9. Cruise and J. J. Abrams in Mission: Impossible IV
- (Science fiction films)
- Mission: Impossible III was pretty average I thought, but Tom Cruise and J.J. Abrams have signed on to co-produce Mission: Impossible IV for Paramount. The Hollywood Reporter reveals that the latest ...
- Created on 19 June 2009
- 10. New Star Trek movie an instant classic
- (Science fiction films)
- ... you get the feeling the writers were trying too hard to join the dots. If everything else hadn’t been working so well, it would have been hard to forgive these implausibilities. Still, Paramount is sure ...
- Created on 10 May 2009
- 11. 5 new Star Trek clips: disease and danger
- (Science fiction films)
- It feels like I've watched half the new Star Trek movie already, there seems to be an endless stream of trailers and clips from Paramount. Here are another 5. My favourite is number 5, titled Disease and ...
- Created on 29 April 2009
- 12. First reviews of Abrams’ new Star Trek movie rapturous
- (Science fiction films)
- ... There are 4 new Star Trek images Paramount sent us below, along with links to 3 new high resolution TV spots and a recent YouTube clip. Apart from the first YouTube clip, if you’ve watched the earlier ...
- Created on 24 April 2009
- 13. Star Trek sequel already planned
- (Science fiction films)
- Paramount Pictures are so confident about the box office potential of the upcoming Star Trek reboot directed by J. J. Abrams that they’re already working on a sequel. Paramount has hired Roberto Orci, ...
- Created on 30 March 2009
- 14. New footage of J.J.Abrams' Star Trek
- (Science fiction films)
- Paramount has sent us a link to the third television commercial for J.J. Abrams' upcoming Star Trek movie which opens May 8 this year. The TV spot will be broadcast on US television on Monday night. ...
- Created on 24 March 2009
- 15. Will we, or won’t we, get to watch Watchmen any time soon?
- (Fantasy films)
- ... studio toyed with the idea of making the movie but eventually passed on it. Gordon then took the project to a number of studios, including Universal and Paramount, before Warner Bros. decided to pick it ...
- Created on 05 January 2009
- 16. China Miéville's Details to be filmed by Pascal Laugier
- (Fantasy films)
- ... of cracked wood or the tangle of tree branches, the devil is in the details." The story was optioned by Paramount Vantage in 2006 and adapted for the screen by Dan Kay, who apparently reworked the plot ...
- Created on 26 November 2008
- 17. Asimov’s The End of Eternity follows Foundation adaptation
- (Science fiction films)
- ... this distant era are preventing the Eternals travelling beyond this point. At one stage Ridley Scott and Tom Cruise were thinking about taking on the project with Paramount, but it never got off the ...
- Created on 23 November 2008
- 18. Official Star trek prequel trailer released: high res
- (Science fiction films)
- There were a few bad quality, low resolution versions leaked on YouTube, but the official, Paramount sanctioned Star Trek movie prequel trailer is now out. Jam packed with action sequences with a younger ...
- Created on 17 November 2008
- 19. Official Star Trek Kirk and Spock prequel posters!
- (Science fiction films)
- Paramount has just released two theatrical posters of Kirk and Spock from J.J. Abrams new Star Trek prequel (XI). The black and white images are dark and brooding, in stark contrast to some of the previous ...
- Created on 10 November 2008
- 20. By Crom! Brett Ratner to direct new Conan movie?
- (Fantasy films)
- ... Before Ratner delivers the new Conan movie he'll be directing another instalment, the fourth, of Beverley Hills Cop for Paramount. The best that can be said about this is that it has been scripted by ...
- Created on 09 November 2008
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