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	<title>RopeofSilicon.com Movie News, Trailers, Reviews and More &#187; Director Attachments</title>
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		<title>Jones and Gyllenhaal Set To Decipher the &#039;Source Code&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/jones-and-gyllenhaal-set-to-decipher-the-source-code</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Casting News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Director Attachments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Duncan Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jake Gyllenhaal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The blogosphere is alive with excitement as their new found love interest in Moon director, Duncan Jones, is confirmed for a new film with Jake Gyllenhaal and Summit Entertainment is aboard to distribute. The film is Source Code and Screen Daily says Breach writer/director Billy Ray is polishing up Ben Ripley&#039;s original draft.

The film is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Seven&#039; Duo Reunite for Supernatural &#039;Reincarnation&#039; Thriller</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/seven-duo-reunite-for-supernatural-reincarnation-thriller</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/seven-duo-reunite-for-supernatural-reincarnation-thriller#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:31:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Director Attachments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Fincher]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=21797</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Hollywood Reporter reports David Fincher is now attached to direct the adaptation of Max Ehrlich&#039;s novel &#034;The Reincarnation of Peter Proud&#034; for Columbia Pictures with his Seven screenwriter, Andrew Kevin Walker, aboard to pen the screenplay.

The story centers on a college professor who begins having recurring dreams and nightmares and, realizing they are images [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Man on Wire&#039; Helmer Has Found Some &#039;Vatican Tapes&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/man-on-wire-helmer-has-found-some-vatican-tapes</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/man-on-wire-helmer-has-found-some-vatican-tapes#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Director Attachments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Marsh]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=21791</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[James Marsh directed the 2008 documentary Man On Wire, a film that still holds a 100% rating at RottenTomatoes, which is something of an anomaly considering the ability to get everyone to agree on a film is damn near impossible. Now, Marsh has chosen his next feature in which he will pull a complete 180, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It Appears John Wooed Tom Cruise for a &#039;Flying&#039; Reunion</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/it-appears-john-wooed-tom-cruise-for-a-flying-reunion</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/it-appears-john-wooed-tom-cruise-for-a-flying-reunion#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Casting News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Director Attachments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Woo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Cruise]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=21513</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[

John Woo and Tom Cruise on the set of Mission: Impossible II
Photo: Paramount Pictures


Variety has posted an article discussing New Regency&#039;s upcoming development slate in which it includes a one-line item mentioning Flying Tigers, a film scripted by Valkyrie scribe Christopher McQuarrie with Tom Cruise attached to star. On top of that it mentions the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Paul Blart: Mall Cop&#039; Helmer Tackling &#039;Short Circuit&#039; Remake</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/paul-blart-mall-cop-helmer-tackling-short-circuit-remake</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/paul-blart-mall-cop-helmer-tackling-short-circuit-remake#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Director Attachments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Short Circuit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Carr]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=21502</guid>
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Considering several, if not most, movie bloggers are all of the same generation I am assuming a lot are like me and grew up watching the 1986 sci-fi classic Short Circuit. However, while I enjoyed the film, I don&#039;t think I will be falling in line and getting all that upset about the remake Dimension [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UPDATED: &#039;Spider-Man 4&#039; Scripter to Direct &#039;Venom&#039; Spin-off</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/spider-man-4-scripter-to-direct-venom-spin-off</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/spider-man-4-scripter-to-direct-venom-spin-off#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Director Attachments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gary Ross]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Venom]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=20969</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE: Variety now reports that Venom, an arch enemy of the web-slinger in the Marvel Comics series, will be transformed into an anti-hero who becomes a defender of the innocent. I&#039;m not a comic book reader so I have no idea how they would go about doing this without Spider-Man, but they must have some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Mann to Direct &#039;Waiting for Robert Capa&#039; Adaptation</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/michael-mann-to-direct-waiting-for-robert-capa-adaptation</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/michael-mann-to-direct-waiting-for-robert-capa-adaptation#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Director Attachments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Mann]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waiting for Robert Capa]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

Loyalist Militiaman at the Moment of Death, Cerro Muriano, September 5, 1936
Photo: Robert Capa


This sounds like a great move for Michael Mann after a pair of shoot &#039;em up films from the much-appreciated director didn&#039;t exactly manage to capture audience attention. Variety&#039;s Mike Fleming reports he instead is set to produce and direct an adaptation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Singer On &#039;Giant Killer&#039; and Niccol Tackles Meyers&#039; &#039;Host&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/singer-on-giant-killer-and-niccol-tackles-meyers-host</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/singer-on-giant-killer-and-niccol-tackles-meyers-host#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Director Attachments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Writing Gigs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Niccol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bryan Singer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jack the Giant Killer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Host]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=20419</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[First off, The Hollywood Reporter brings word Bryan Singer will direct Jack the Giant Killer for New Line Cinema and Legendary Pictures. The film is described as a fantasy adventure written by Mark Bomback (Live Free or Die Hard), telling a story set in motion when a princess is kidnapped, threatening a long-standing peace between [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Justin Lin Remaking &#039;Highlander&#039; for Summit</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/justin-lin-remaking-highlander-for-summit</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/justin-lin-remaking-highlander-for-summit#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Director Attachments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Justin Lin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=20379</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Summit Entertainment has announced Fast and Furious director Justin Lin is set to direct a remake of the 1986 cult-favorite Highlander, which starred Christopher Lambert as Connor &#039;The Highlander&#039; MacLeod, an immortal Scottish swordsman must confront the last of his kind, a murderously brutal barbarian, who lusts for the fabled Prize. The remake will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eastwood and Damon Set for Supernatural &#039;Hereafter&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/eastwood-and-damon-set-for-supernatural-hereafter</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/eastwood-and-damon-set-for-supernatural-hereafter#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Casting News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coming Up Next]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Director Attachments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clint Eastwood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hereafter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Damon]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=20269</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems Clint Eastwood and Matt Damon haven&#039;t had enough of one another just yet as The Hollywood Reporter brings word the two are reteaming for Hereafter. Eastwood recently directed Damon in the upcoming awards season contender Invictus, the South African-set drama in which Damon plays rugby player Francois Pienaar, which will be released on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Berg Plays &#039;Battleship,&#039; Preps for &#039;Dune&#039; and has Two More in the Oven</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/berg-plays-battleship-preps-for-dune-and-has-two-more-in-the-oven</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/berg-plays-battleship-preps-for-dune-and-has-two-more-in-the-oven#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Director Attachments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Battleship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hancock 2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Berg]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=20231</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Peter Berg&#039;s name has been everywhere lately with a slew of films on his upcoming slate and as it turns out Variety confirms two more.

First off is Battleship for Universal based on the Hasbro board game. This isn&#039;t a huge surprise since Berg&#039;s name was knocked around when back in May, but considering all the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alfredson Steps in for Tucker With Kidman&#039;s &#039;Danish Girl&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/alfredson-steps-in-for-tucker-with-kidmans-danish-girl</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/alfredson-steps-in-for-tucker-with-kidmans-danish-girl#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Director Attachments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Danish Girl]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tomas Alfredson]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=20180</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Originally slated to be directed by Anand Tucker (Shopgirl), the Oscar bait feature The Danish Girl starring Nicole Kidman has found a new helmer in Let the Right One In director Tomas Alfredson. The film is a true-life sex-change drama based on David Ebershoff&#039;s novel. If that doesn&#039;t say Oscar then I don&#039;t know what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Hancock 2&#039; Scripters, Tatum Goes Roman, Banks Joins Crowe &#039;Next&#039; and More</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/hancock-2-scripters-tatum-goes-roman-banks-joins-crowe-next-and-more</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/hancock-2-scripters-tatum-goes-roman-banks-joins-crowe-next-and-more#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Casting News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Director Attachments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Production Update]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Writing Gigs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Channing Tatum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donald Sutherland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gus Van Sant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hancock 2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Justin Theroux]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Strong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Eagle of the Ninth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Next Three Days]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Your Highness]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=19511</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Columbia has hired scribes Adam Fierro and Glen Mazzara to pen Hancock 2, the sequel to the 2008 Will Smith superhero movie, which grossed $624 million worldwide last year despite terrible reviews. Plot details are being kept under wraps, although original director Peter Berg hinted recently saying, &#034;There might be another god out there… Might [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Director Found for Universal&#039;s &#039;Bioshock&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/new-director-found-for-universals-bioshock</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/new-director-found-for-universals-bioshock#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Director Attachments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BioShock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Juan Carlos Fresnadillo]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=19469</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Universal has found a replacement for Gore Verbinski for the big budget adaptation of the Take-Two Interactive videogame Bioshock in the form of 28 Weeks Later helmer Juan Carlos Fresnadillo. John Logan (The Last Samurai, The Aviator) wrote the script.

The Bioshock film was put on temporary hold back in April when the studio and Verbinski [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zemeckis Set To Use Performance Capture for Remake of Beatles&#039; &#039;Yellow Submarine&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/zemeckis-set-to-use-performance-capture-for-remake-of-beatles-yellow-submarine</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/zemeckis-set-to-use-performance-capture-for-remake-of-beatles-yellow-submarine#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coming Up Next]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Director Attachments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Zemeckis]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=19349</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;m not sure which one of the follow techniques annoys me more when it comes to movies: performance capture or 3-D. Sure, I&#039;ll give both of them a chance at every turn, but both seem so pointless. I have a hard time looking at one or the other as anything more than a gimmick to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mad Man Gets Sucker Punched, Dawson is &#039;Unstoppable&#039; and LaBute is &#039;Burnt Orange&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/mad-man-gets-sucker-punched-dawson-is-unstoppable-and-labute-is-burnt-orange</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/mad-man-gets-sucker-punched-dawson-is-unstoppable-and-labute-is-burnt-orange#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Casting News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Douglas McGrath]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jaime King]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jon Hamm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mother's Day]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rosario Dawson]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Takashi Matsuyama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Takashi Shimizu]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=19309</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today&#039;s casting notes are mildly interesting, but nothing spectacular so why not a quick rundown of what&#039;s what?

First off &#034;Mad Men&#034; star Jon Hamm has joined the cast of Zack Snyder&#039;s action fantasy Sucker Punch joining Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Jena Malone, Abbie Cornish and Carla Gugino in the 1950s-set tale of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Redford Conspires to Direct Abe Lincoln Assassination Pic</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/redford-conspires-to-direct-abe-lincoln-assassination-pic</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/redford-conspires-to-direct-abe-lincoln-assassination-pic#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Director Attachments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[I'm With Cancer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Robert Redford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Conspirator]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=19257</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Steven Zeitchik at the Risky Biz Blog reports Robert Redford is set to direct The Conspirator, a film telling the story of Mary Surratt, alleged conspirator of Abraham Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth. One would have to assume this would effectively put the kibosh on Steven Spielberg&#039;s long-gestating Lincoln biopic as he trundles off to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mike Nichols Dips in &#039;Deep Water&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/nichols-dips-in-deep-water</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/nichols-dips-in-deep-water#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Director Attachments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Nichols]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Variety is reporting Mike Nichols has been attached to direct Deep Water, an adaptation of the 1957 Patricia Highsmith novel in which a couple in a loveless marriage hang on through an arrangement whereby the husband permits the wife to take lovers. Suspense builds as those lovers begin dying.

Fox 2000 is aboard to distribute with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bryan Singer Set To Direct a &#039;Battlestar Galactica&#039; Big Screen Movie</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/bryan-singer-set-to-direct-a-battlestar-galactica-big-screen-movie</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/bryan-singer-set-to-direct-a-battlestar-galactica-big-screen-movie#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Director Attachments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Battlestar Galactica]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bryan Singer]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=19119</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday HitFix.com posted a speculative article saying Universal &#034;nearing a deal with Bryan Singer to produce and possibly direct a brand-new &#039;Battlestar Galactica&#039; feature film.&#034; Today, Entertainment Weekly confirmed the speculation via Universal Pictures saying Singer will take on directing and producing duties for a Battlestar Galactica movie with original series producer, Glen Larson, also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caro Moves from &#039;Vintner&#039;s Luck&#039; to &#039;Buttercup&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/caro-moves-from-vintners-luck-to-buttercup</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/caro-moves-from-vintners-luck-to-buttercup#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Director Attachments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Niki Caro]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=18888</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I know very few people are going to click on this headline, but I think reporting on the work of Niki Caro is important since female directors are expected to have a great 2009 with the likes of Kathryn Bigelow already hitting it big with The Hurt Locker and Jane Campion, Mira Nair, Lone Scherfig, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spielberg Remaking &#039;Harvey&#039; for 20th Century Fox</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/spielberg-remaking-harvey-for-20th-century-fox</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/spielberg-remaking-harvey-for-20th-century-fox#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Director Attachments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harvey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steven Spielberg]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=18792</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[


Mike Fleming at Variety reports Steven Spielberg has finally found his next feature film as DreamWorks and its new production deal with Reliance and Disney is ready to roll with Harvey, an adaptation of the Mary Chase Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Jonathan Tropper adapted the screenplay.

On top of being a play, the story of mild-mannered Elwood [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rob Marshall is the Front-Runner to Direct &#039;Pirates of the Caribbean 4&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/rob-marshall-is-the-front-runner-to-direct-pirates-of-the-caribbean-4</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/rob-marshall-is-the-front-runner-to-direct-pirates-of-the-caribbean-4#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:24:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Director Attachments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pirates of the Caribbean 4]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rob Marshall]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=18760</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I typically tend to avoid these stories when a name is attached to a picture, but their involvement isn&#039;t confirmed, but Michael Fleming&#039;s piece at Variety saying Rob Marshall looks like he will be directing Pirates of the Caribbean 4 seems quite confident unless things completely derail as he writes:

Sources say unless things break down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ridley Scott Attached to Direct &#039;Alien&#039; Prequel</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/ridley-scott-attached-to-direct-alien-prequel</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/ridley-scott-attached-to-direct-alien-prequel#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Director Attachments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alien]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ridley Scott]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=18752</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When news of a proposed prequel to Alien first surfaced I never got the impression the online collective was all that upset since Ridley and Tony Scott&#039;s names were attached to the project and overseeing it. At the time it was thought the Scott&#039;s would be bringing protegee director, Carl Erik Rinsch aboard to helm [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ron Howard Attached to Direct Ludlum&#039;s &#039;Parsifal Mosaic&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/ron-howard-attached-to-direct-ludlums-parsifal-mosaic</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/ron-howard-attached-to-direct-ludlums-parsifal-mosaic#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Director Attachments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ron Howard]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=18717</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It would be nice to really like a Ron Howard movie again since the last time was in 2005 with Cinderella Man, a film that oddly enough wasn&#039;t necessarily embraced by the masses serving as further proof I may in fact be out of touch, but that&#039;s neither here nor there as today we have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cronenberg Makes for &#039;Cosmopolis&#039; Instead of &#039;Matarese Circle&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/cronenberg-makes-for-cosmopolis-instead-of-matarese-circle</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/cronenberg-makes-for-cosmopolis-instead-of-matarese-circle#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Director Attachments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Cronenberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Matarese Circle]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=18658</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Those hoping David Cronenberg&#039;s next film would be The Matarese Circle with Tom Cruise and Denzel Washington will have to wait a little longer to see if that project comes together as Variety recently announced the director would be making Cosmopolis his next film.

Cronenberg will be adapting the screenplay himself based on Don DeLillo&#039;s novel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mel Gibson and Jodie Foster Teaming for &#039;The Beaver&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/mel-gibson-and-jodie-foster-teaming-for-the-beaver</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/mel-gibson-and-jodie-foster-teaming-for-the-beaver#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:08:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Casting News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Director Attachments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jodie Foster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mel Gibson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Beaver]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=18089</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Casting news out of the trades has become a sketchy deal lately as everything seems to jump the gun with &#034;in talks,&#034; &#034;circling&#034; or &#034;in negotiations&#034; attached to every casting and directorial announcement. The most interesting one today can&#039;t even get Variety or The Hollywood Reporter to agree on who is doing what as Jodie [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Beverly Hills Chihuahua&#039; Helmer Directing &#039;Smurfs&#039; Live-Action/Animated Feature</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/beverly-hills-chihuahua-helmer-directing-smurfs-live-actionanimated-feature</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/beverly-hills-chihuahua-helmer-directing-smurfs-live-actionanimated-feature#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Director Attachments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raja Gosnell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Smurfs Movie]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=18060</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Screen Daily is the first to bring any kind of news related to Sony&#039;s upcoming The Smurfs Movie film which seems to have been discussed for many years but never got off the ground. Word is Beverly Hills Chihuahua helmer, Raja Gosnell, will be taking the reigns on the film which is set for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nimrod Antal Set to Direct &#039;Predators&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/nimrod-antal-set-to-direct-predators</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/nimrod-antal-set-to-direct-predators#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Director Attachments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nimród Antal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Predators]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=17898</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ain&#039;t It Cool News spoke with Robert Rodriguez who is producing Predators and Rodriguez confirmed LatinoReview.com&#039;s earlier story announcing Nimrod Antal (Vacancy) will be sitting in the director&#039;s chair for the proposed &#034;re-inventing [of] the franchise,&#034; which started with the Arnold Schwarzenegger action classic in 1987. The film is already set for a July 7, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fanboys Flip as Fincher Friends Facebook Feature</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/fanboys-flip-as-fincher-friends-facebook-feature</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/fanboys-flip-as-fincher-friends-facebook-feature#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Director Attachments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aaron Sorkin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Fincher]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=17629</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I would assume the majority of the independent movie websites out there were started by someone that has an undying love of David Fincher as a result of either Seven, Fight Club or both. Fight Club, of course, being a film I would assume many of them would include on their list of all-time favorite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Universal Remaking &#039;Bride of Frankenstein&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/universal-remaking-bride-of-frankenstein</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/universal-remaking-bride-of-frankenstein#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Director Attachments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Remake on Aisle 3]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Writing Gigs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Neil Burger]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

Elsa Lanchester and Boris Karloff in Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 
Photo: Universal Pictures


I was excited about Universal&#039;s remake The Wolf Man when Mark Romanek was aboard the project, but Romanek bailed and is now directing Keira Knightley in Never Let Me Go leaving The Wolf Man in the hands of Joe Johnston (Jurassic Park III), [...]]]></description>
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