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	<title>Rope of Silicon &#187; Peter Berg</title>
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		<title>&#039;Friday Night Lights&#039; Movie Seems Pretty Close to a Sure Thing</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-night-lights-movie-seems-pretty-close-to-a-sure-thing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 16:17:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Production Update]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since going off the air a "Friday Night Lights" feature film has been discussed, but it is now beginning to sound like it's a sure thing.]]></description>
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		<title>Will &#039;Friday Night Lights&#039; Head to the Big Screen for a Second Time?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 20:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rumor Monger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Idiot Box]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in 2004 when I saw the original film adaptation of Friday Night Lights, based on the H.G. Bissinger bestseller and considered &#034;one of the greatest sports stories of all time&#034; by &#034;Sports Illustrated&#034;, I thought it was a pretty good movie. I wasn&#039;t blown away, but certainly enjoyed myself. Director Peter Berg then went [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Look at Lawrence in &#039;Hunger Games&#039; and Hammer is the &#039;Lone Ranger&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/roundup-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 19:48:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Blumeyer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Armie Hammer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joel Edgerton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lars von Trier]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Oz, the Great and Powerful]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Five Obstructions: Scorsese vs. Trier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Great Gatsby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Hunger Games]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It hasn&#039;t taken long for Lionsgate to turn The Hunger Games into a daily news item and today isn&#039;t any different as Entertainment Weekly (who appear to be in bed with Lionsgate on this film) has scored the first look at Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, the lead character in the upcoming film on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Berg Plays &#039;Battleship,&#039; Preps for &#039;Dune&#039; and has Two More in the Oven</title>
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		<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>

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		<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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peter Berg In Talks to Direct &#039;Battleship&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/peter-berg-in-talks-to-direct-battleship/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/peter-berg-in-talks-to-direct-battleship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 05:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In Negotiations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Berg]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have no idea why they are saying this film is a big-screen version of Hasbro&#039;s board game &#034;Battleship&#034; considering such a thought is ludicrous, but that&#039;s the word as The Hollywood Reporter says Peter Berg is in talks to direct such a film. There is no word on a script, but word is the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Berg Directing Radical&#039;s &#039;Hercules&#039;, Will Weta be Involved?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Industry Insider]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Berg]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Looks like the critical blast of Peter Berg&#039;s superhero flick Hancock will have zero lasting effect as not only is he set to put his own spin on Dune, but Variety now reports Berg will direct a new film adatpation of the legendary Hercules for Universal Pictures. The pic will be adapted for the screen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: &#039;Hancock&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/movie_review_hancock/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/movie_review_hancock/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Movie Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hancock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Berg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Will Smith]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We already know Hancock is going to make a ton of money. Will Smith is the current #1 movie star without a doubt. He brings audiences of every race, creed, age and gender into see his films, and rightfully so, for the most part he makes entertaining films. This is not to say that expectation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Little News Concerning Peter Berg&#039;s Involvement in &#039;Dune&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/little_news_concerning_peter_bergs_involvement_in_dune/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Berg]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Variety is proving they are slowly becoming an antiquated means for film information as they bring news that Peter Berg will direct an adaptation of Frank Herbert&#039;s &#034;Dune&#034; for Paramount Pictures despite the fact that the news was originally reported by MTV back in December 2007 when Berg told MTV he is a big fan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peter Berg Directing &#039;Dune&#039; Remake</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/peter_berg_directing_dune_remake/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/peter_berg_directing_dune_remake/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Berg]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/news/?p=8129</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Universal sent me the original David Lynch directed Dune on HD DVD and I tried to watch it late one night, but I fell asleep and never tried again. However, now that Peter Berg has confirmed that he will in fact be directing a remake of the film saying, &#034;if it weren’t for the writer’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peter Berg May Direct Cruise in &#039;Edwin A. Salt&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/peter_berg_may_direct_cruise_in_edwin_a_salt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/peter_berg_may_direct_cruise_in_edwin_a_salt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rumor Monger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Berg]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/news/?p=8108</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Michael Mann recently dropped out of directing Edwin A. Salt with Tom Cruise attached to begin filming Public Enemies with Johnny Depp for Universal due to Mann&#039;s belief that Salt needed a rewrite and the Writers Strike put a damper on that. So, that left Columbia Pictures with a film starring Tom Cruise and no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Berg Takes a Navy SEAL into Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/berg_takes_a_navy_seal_into_afghanistan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/berg_takes_a_navy_seal_into_afghanistan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Berg]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/news/?p=6989</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have said it many times how I love Peter Berg and how I can&#039;t wait to see The Kingdom (seeing it Wednesday and am pumped), and I only hope it lives up to my expectations because if it does this new bit of news is only made that much better. Berg is set to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peter Berg to Tell Story of Barbaro</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/peter_berg_to_tell_story_of_barbaro/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/peter_berg_to_tell_story_of_barbaro/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Berg]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On January 28th the 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was euthanized after complications from his gruesome break of one of his rear forelegs at last year’s Preakness resulting in an eight-month ordeal. Now, six months later, Universal is ready to move on the story. I guess they think that with it fresh in our minds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peter Berg Joins Cruise and Streep in &#039;Lions for Lambs&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/peter_berg_joins_cruise_and_streep_in_lions_for_lambs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/peter_berg_joins_cruise_and_streep_in_lions_for_lambs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 02:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lions for Lambs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Berg]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/news/?p=5072</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[QUICK NOTE: Some people/sites have been taking this story and making up their own versions and it seems to be the trend in Internet &#034;journalism&#034; and has me fired up. Matthew Carnahan wrote Lions for Lambs, he is not directing it and Berg was not cast by him. Redford is directing so at least credit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Tonight&#039; Peter Berg Comes</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/tonight_peter_berg_comes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hancock]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/news/?p=4625</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Peter Berg marks the third director to join the Columbia Pictures superhero flick Tonight, He Comes starring Will Smith. Jonathan Mostow and Gabriele Muccino both left the production citing creative differences. The pic is expected to begin shooting in May 2007 for a summer 2008 release. The pic centers on a superhero (Will Smith) who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Berg is On a &#039;Mission&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/berg_is_on_a_mission/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/berg_is_on_a_mission/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2005 01:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Peter Berg]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/news/?p=3114</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yet another Hong Kong action film is getting the American treatment as Universal Pictures has tapped Peter Berg to direct The Mission. The original film was titled Cheung Fo. The adaptation will be set in San Francisco and Las Vegas, The Mission will center on a group of criminals who bond as bodyguards for an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peter Berg Likes &#039;The Losers&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/peter_berg_likes_the_losers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/peter_berg_likes_the_losers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2005 21:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Berg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Losers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/news/?p=2822</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Warner Bros. along with producing duo Peter Berg and Akiva Goldsman are teaming up to bring DC Comic property The Losers to the big screen. The story centers on a double-crossed CIA black ops team known as &#034;The Losers&#034; and the film will follow the exploits of the team members as they are attacked by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Berg&#039;s Film Diet Needs &#039;Bran&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/bergs_film_diet_needs_bran/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/bergs_film_diet_needs_bran/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2005 15:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Berg]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Variety is reporting that Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights) is set to direct Bran Mak Morn, an adaptation of the Robert E. Howard fantasy that Working Title Films partners Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan are mounting as an epic with screenwriter John Romano penning the script. Howard is the creator of such fantasy novels and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Splinter Cell&#039; Finds a Helmer</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/splinter_cell_finds_a_helmer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/splinter_cell_finds_a_helmer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2004 23:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Berg]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In what is probably one of the most likely video game adaptations to be announced in a while is the adaptation of Tom Clancy&#039;s &#034;Splinter Cell,&#034; which has been acquired by Paramount Pictures with Friday Night Lights and The Rundown helmer, Peter Berg, attached to direct. Berg will also be penning the script along with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U Gives Berg Keys to THE KINGDOM</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/u_gives_berg_keys_to_the_kingdom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/u_gives_berg_keys_to_the_kingdom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2004 19:48:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Berg]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Rundown to Friday Night Lights and now to The Kingdom, director Peter Berg is ready to take on the Michael Mann produced drama that follows the story of a team of U.S. government officials who work with a Middle Eastern government to investigate a recent bombing. The film is based on an idea that [...]]]></description>
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