Regardless of whether or not the upcoming Man of Steel film is a success or failure, Warner Bros. is moving forward with a Justice League film. According to Variety, writer/director/actor Ben Affleck is the first candidate to direct the massive super-hero script, written by Castle’s Will Beall who also wrote the upcoming Warner Bros. mobster movie, Gangster Squad.
This will not be an easy decision for Affleck, who regardless of what you think of him as an actor, can direct a film. He made his debut as a director with Gone Baby Gone in 2007, then The Town in 2010 and one of this year’s most anticipated films, Argo.
First there’s the immense pressure involved in making a Justice League film, with absolutely nothing to stand on now that Christopher Nolan has left the Batman film franchise and is now producing the Superman film, Man of Steel,...
This will not be an easy decision for Affleck, who regardless of what you think of him as an actor, can direct a film. He made his debut as a director with Gone Baby Gone in 2007, then The Town in 2010 and one of this year’s most anticipated films, Argo.
First there’s the immense pressure involved in making a Justice League film, with absolutely nothing to stand on now that Christopher Nolan has left the Batman film franchise and is now producing the Superman film, Man of Steel,...
- 8/8/2012
- by Ernie Estrella
- BuzzFocus.com
With Christopher Nolan declaring himself out of the running for Justice League, Warner Bros. are reportedly trying to pin down Ben Affleck as the director of their shrouded-in-secrecy DC’s version of The Avengers.
A superhero super group composed of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman and Martian Manhunter; the group has also included Green Arrow, Black Canary, Hawkman and several members of the Green Lanterns.
Affleck previously directed The Town for the studio and has the upcoming true story film Argo; on the other hand, Warner Bros. failed in their attempt to hire director George Miller.
Since Affleck recently said he’ll only direct films in which he also stars, which means if he does sign on as director, we can expect to see him starring as well.
According to Variety, Affleck is the only director to receive a copy of Will Beall‘s Justice League script.
A superhero super group composed of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman and Martian Manhunter; the group has also included Green Arrow, Black Canary, Hawkman and several members of the Green Lanterns.
Affleck previously directed The Town for the studio and has the upcoming true story film Argo; on the other hand, Warner Bros. failed in their attempt to hire director George Miller.
Since Affleck recently said he’ll only direct films in which he also stars, which means if he does sign on as director, we can expect to see him starring as well.
According to Variety, Affleck is the only director to receive a copy of Will Beall‘s Justice League script.
- 8/8/2012
- by Nick Martin
- Filmofilia
Talk about “coming out of nowhere.” In a move no one (save for the omnipresent) could have foreseen, Variety reports that Warner Bros. are trying to pin down Ben Affleck as the director of their shrouded-in-secrecy Justice League. It’s all very early right now — it’s somewhat indicated he hasn’t even started speaking to WB about the project — with the actor-director first having to read the script by Will Beall (Gangster Squad). Warner Bros. are so confident, though, that he seems to be the only person eyed for a behind-the-camera position right now.
I’d hope a bad script would be enough of a deterrent here — this is not some sort of pre-conceived concern, by the way; just a possibility being thrown out there — though another big stopgap may lie in the chances of League sidelining Affleck for the next few years. If, for instance, The Stand is...
I’d hope a bad script would be enough of a deterrent here — this is not some sort of pre-conceived concern, by the way; just a possibility being thrown out there — though another big stopgap may lie in the chances of League sidelining Affleck for the next few years. If, for instance, The Stand is...
- 8/8/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Normally I think I would be aiming such a question in the headline to the fans of the material, but this time I'm more interested in fans of the man. Variety reports Warner Bros. has approached Ben Affleck to direct their Justice League feature, which, much like The Avengers franchise, would be a superhero team-up, this one involving DC Comics characters such as Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and The Flash. The studio got close to making the film with George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road, Happy Feet) but that fell apart as they tried to rush it into production before the writers strike. This new iteration would apparently not hit theaters until some time around 2015, the same year it looks like The Avengers 2 would be hitting theaters and three years after Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy ended with The Dark Knight Rises. So now we come to the...
- 8/8/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
I speak for many when expressing my gratitude toward Robert Zemeckis for ditching motion-capture animation on Flight, a Denzel Washington-led drama that’s been shooting for more than a month. However, if you were so inclined to be a complainer who needs to find a downside, it’s that he had to abandon the time travel movie Replay in favor of it. A bummer for two reasons: a) It sounds like a fun project that carries themes he built a career on, and b) he can make a time travel movie like no other.
But now there’s a real downside. As Vulture informs us, Warner Bros. “didn’t want to wait around” for Zemeckis, so Life as We Know It director and Green Lantern co-scribe (what a record) Greg Berlanti is in talks for the job. Writer Jason Smilovic is even rewriting his version of Ken Grimwood‘s novel,...
But now there’s a real downside. As Vulture informs us, Warner Bros. “didn’t want to wait around” for Zemeckis, so Life as We Know It director and Green Lantern co-scribe (what a record) Greg Berlanti is in talks for the job. Writer Jason Smilovic is even rewriting his version of Ken Grimwood‘s novel,...
- 12/4/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Robert Zemeckis has dropped out of the drama "Replay" at Warner Bros. Pictures reports Deadline.
Based on the bestselling 1987 novel by Ken Grimwood, the story follows a forty-something radio journalist who dies of a heart attack in 1988, but re-awakens back in 1963 in his eighteen-year-old body with all his memories intact.
He soon finds himself living the same cycle over and over, each time he has the ability to make a new set of choices, resulting in different spouses, progeny, and jobs. Jason Smilovic adapted the script.
Zemeckis' departure isn't a big surprise as he's moving on with his Denzel Washington-led Paramount thriller "Flight". John Gatins' script centers on a commercial airline pilot (Denzel Washington) whose plane malfunctions.
He saves the day with some heroic flying and is instantly hailed as a hero, but as an investigation into the cause determine he was flying under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
Based on the bestselling 1987 novel by Ken Grimwood, the story follows a forty-something radio journalist who dies of a heart attack in 1988, but re-awakens back in 1963 in his eighteen-year-old body with all his memories intact.
He soon finds himself living the same cycle over and over, each time he has the ability to make a new set of choices, resulting in different spouses, progeny, and jobs. Jason Smilovic adapted the script.
Zemeckis' departure isn't a big surprise as he's moving on with his Denzel Washington-led Paramount thriller "Flight". John Gatins' script centers on a commercial airline pilot (Denzel Washington) whose plane malfunctions.
He saves the day with some heroic flying and is instantly hailed as a hero, but as an investigation into the cause determine he was flying under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
- 8/26/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Director Robert Zemeckis has had an up and down kind of career. Sure he.s the man behind such greats as Back to the Future and Forrest Gump, but he also produced Gothika, Ghost Ship, and his most recent utter flop Mars Needs Moms. While he hasn.t always produced greatness, his directorial skills are strong and we should be excited he.ll be working with real humans next rather than CGI zombies again. According to Deadline, Zemeckis has dropped out of his directorial role on Replay. Jason Smilovic.s script, based on Ken Grimwood.s novel, was an interesting story about a man who at age 43 wakes up in the body of his 18-year-old self with all his memories still with him. This allows him to make decisions and travel paths he missed the first time around. It.s a pretty neat story, and one that Zemeckis would have...
- 8/26/2011
- cinemablend.com
With Hollywood turning more of its attention to the world of graphic novels for inspiration, I'll cast the spotlight on a new comic book each week that has the potential to pack a theater or keep you glued to your television screens. At the end of each "Adapt This" column, you'll also find some thoughts from the industry's top comic creators about the books they'd like to see make the jump from page to screen.
This Week's Book: The Nobody by Jeff Lemire
The Premise: A modern retelling of the H.G. Wells classic The Invisible Man, award-winning comic creator Jeff Lemire's graphic novel The Nobody imagines bandaged stranger John Griffen as a drifter who wanders into a small fishing village one day. After taking up residence at the local inn, the mystery surrounding this new visitor makes the locals suspicious, and eventually leads to a series of encounters that...
This Week's Book: The Nobody by Jeff Lemire
The Premise: A modern retelling of the H.G. Wells classic The Invisible Man, award-winning comic creator Jeff Lemire's graphic novel The Nobody imagines bandaged stranger John Griffen as a drifter who wanders into a small fishing village one day. After taking up residence at the local inn, the mystery surrounding this new visitor makes the locals suspicious, and eventually leads to a series of encounters that...
- 8/24/2011
- by Rick Marshall
- ifc.com
Ever since Mars Needs Moms flopped and Disney called off his motion-capture Yellow Submarine remake as a result, Robert Zemeckis has been looking in some seriously strange directions to find his next project. For a moment there it looked like he might be making a movie about garden gnomes, and then he veered back into something a bit more normal sounding, a Denzel Washington-starring drama called Flight. But now, before any of that happens, he may be returning to a subject matter he knows very, very well: time travel. According to Deadline, the Back to the Future director is in "serious talks" with Warner Bros. to direct Replay, an adaptation of Ken Grimwood's 1987 novel about a man who, after his death, travels back in time repeatedly to inhabit his 18-year-old self. He proceeds to live the next 25 years and always die again, but soon learns that he can...
- 5/2/2011
- cinemablend.com
Back To The Future director Robert Zemeckis could finally be making a return to live-action filmmaking after years spent crafting mo-cap movies. With his CG Yellow Submarine remake cancelled by Disney after the poor returns of Mars Needs Moms, Zemeckis has reportedly been thinking about wending his way back to more traditional forms of movie making. Now it seems that a script entitled Replay has landed on his matt, and could be just the film he’s been looking for. Based on Ken Grimwood’s novel from 1987, the script by Jason...
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- 5/2/2011
- by Josh Winning
- TotalFilm
Robert Zemeckis last trip to the cinema wasn’t all that great, when Mars Needs Moms crashed and burned. So what’s the mo-cap king gonna do next? Well thats where Replay might come in. A sci-fi flick that follows the life of a radio journalist who happens to be about to croak due to a heart attack in 1988. Instead of hitting the bucket he wakes up in 1963 as an 18 year old with memories of his future life in place. He starts to travel through his life again, and realises he’s not meant to change his own destiny, but to save his daughter. The Ken Grimwood book sounds like a right page turner and as we know, Zemeckis can do time travel!!!
- 5/2/2011
- by vicbarry@gmail.com (Vic Barry)
- www.themoviebit.com
Filed under: Movie News
During a press conference Sunday for the Will Ferrell-starring 'Everything Must Go,' which screened last week at the Tribeca Film Festival, Ferrell talked about his next project, the political comedy 'Southern Rivals,' co-starring Zach Galifianakis and directed by Jay Roach ('Meet the Parents'). "What's next for me specifically is that I'm shooting a film in the fall with Zach Galifianakis where we're kind of rival Southern politicians in a small congressional district in South Carolina that we'll release for the election season next year," he said. "It kind of comments on the circus that is now modern day politics." Let's keep our fingers crossed that this two physical comedians go for satire and not scatology. We could use a good black comedy about politics about now. (Btw, 'Everything Must Go' is loosely based on a Raymond Carver...
During a press conference Sunday for the Will Ferrell-starring 'Everything Must Go,' which screened last week at the Tribeca Film Festival, Ferrell talked about his next project, the political comedy 'Southern Rivals,' co-starring Zach Galifianakis and directed by Jay Roach ('Meet the Parents'). "What's next for me specifically is that I'm shooting a film in the fall with Zach Galifianakis where we're kind of rival Southern politicians in a small congressional district in South Carolina that we'll release for the election season next year," he said. "It kind of comments on the circus that is now modern day politics." Let's keep our fingers crossed that this two physical comedians go for satire and not scatology. We could use a good black comedy about politics about now. (Btw, 'Everything Must Go' is loosely based on a Raymond Carver...
- 5/2/2011
- by Harley W. Lond
- Moviefone
The now legendary director who brought us such iconic films like the Back to the Future trilogy, Best Picture winner Forest Gump and the animated hit The Polar Express currently has an interesting new film lined up as his next project. Vulture reports that Robert Zemeckis is now in serious talks with Warner Bros. to helm a movie called Replay, which is based on a 1987 best-selling novel by Ken Grimwood.
Replay is a story that centers on a radio journalist who dies in 1988 from a heart attack, and somehow re-awakens as his 18-year-old self in 1963 with all of his memories and experiences from his past life still in his mind. ...
Replay is a story that centers on a radio journalist who dies in 1988 from a heart attack, and somehow re-awakens as his 18-year-old self in 1963 with all of his memories and experiences from his past life still in his mind. ...
- 5/1/2011
- by Patrick Fancher
- GetTheBigPicture.net
You are Robert Zemeckis. You’re looking to rebound after the most recent film you produced – Mars Needs Moms – did an ungainly belly flop at the box office. You’ve got one possible project on the bubble, but what happens if you get a hankering to tackle a genre you’ve mastered in the past? According to Vulture, you go for it, with Zemeckis now in talks to direct time-travel drama Replay.The sci-fi film has been floating around for years now, ever since writer Ken Grimwood sold the rights to the book in the late 1980s. As for the plot, that finds a 40-something radio journalist dying of a heart attack in 1988, only to wake up in 1963 in his 18-year-old body with his memories of his future life in place. As he travels through his existence time and again, he begins to realise that he’s not meant to change his own death,...
- 5/1/2011
- EmpireOnline
Back in January, it looked like Ben Affleck‘s directorial follow-up to The Town might be an adaptation of Ken Grimwood‘s sci-fi novel Replay. Now, however, it seems more likely that Robert Zemeckis, who most recently helmed the Jim Carrey-starring A Christmas Carol, will take on the responsibility of adapting Grimwood‘s novel. Warner Bros. is set to put the Jason Smilovic (Lucky Number Slevin) screenplay into production once a director is indeed confirmed. [The Playlist]
Zemeckis recently got his motion capture remake of the Beatles film Yellow Submarine canned. He has since been attached to the live-action film Flight, with Denzel Washington in mind, as well as the time-travel action flick Timeless, and the ocean fantasy Dark Life.
Grimwood‘s novel, which you can read more about over at Amazon, follows “a 43-year old radio journalist who dies, wakes up in his 18-year old body, and gets to relive his life over and over.
Zemeckis recently got his motion capture remake of the Beatles film Yellow Submarine canned. He has since been attached to the live-action film Flight, with Denzel Washington in mind, as well as the time-travel action flick Timeless, and the ocean fantasy Dark Life.
Grimwood‘s novel, which you can read more about over at Amazon, follows “a 43-year old radio journalist who dies, wakes up in his 18-year old body, and gets to relive his life over and over.
- 5/1/2011
- by Danny King
- The Film Stage
Director Robert Zemeckis may make his return to live-action cinema with a new time-travel movie. Zemeckis, who is best known for directing all three instalments in the popular Back to the Future trilogy, is said to be in serious talks with Warner Bros to helm an adaptation of Ken Grimwood's 1988 novel Replay. The book follows a middle-aged man who dies of a heart attack in 1988 but wakes up to find himself back in 1963 as an 18-year-old, and is able to live out his life again and again to see where different (more)...
- 4/30/2011
- by By Tom Ayres
- Digital Spy
Director Robert Zemeckis may make his return to live-action cinema with a new time-travel movie. Zemeckis, who is best known for directing all three instalments in the popular Back to the Future trilogy, is said to be in serious talks with Warner Bros to helm an adaptation of Ken Grimwood's 1988 novel Replay. The book follows a middle-aged man who dies of a heart attack in 1988 but wakes up to find himself back in 1963 as an 18-year-old, and is able to live out his life again and again to see where different (more)...
- 4/30/2011
- by By Tom Ayres
- Digital Spy
Robert Zemeckis ("Back to the Future," "Who Framed Roger Rabbit") is in serious talks to direct the time travel thriller "Replay" for Warner Bros. Pictures reports Vulture.
Based on the bestselling 1987 novel by Ken Grimwood, the story follows a forty-something radio journalist who dies of a heart attack in 1988, but re-awakens back in 1963 in his eighteen-year-old body with all his memories intact.
He soon finds himself living the same cycle over and over, each time he has the ability to make a new set of choices, resulting in different spouses, progeny, and jobs.
While he can't prevent his own death, he sets about trying to prevent the death of his daughter. Jason Smilovic adapted the script and Zemeckis is expected to make this his next project before the Denzel Washington-led "Flight" at Paramount Pictures.
Based on the bestselling 1987 novel by Ken Grimwood, the story follows a forty-something radio journalist who dies of a heart attack in 1988, but re-awakens back in 1963 in his eighteen-year-old body with all his memories intact.
He soon finds himself living the same cycle over and over, each time he has the ability to make a new set of choices, resulting in different spouses, progeny, and jobs.
While he can't prevent his own death, he sets about trying to prevent the death of his daughter. Jason Smilovic adapted the script and Zemeckis is expected to make this his next project before the Denzel Washington-led "Flight" at Paramount Pictures.
- 4/30/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Robert Zemeckis could be setting up a return to time travel with an adaptation of the Ken Grimwood novel Replay , Vulture reports. The book, published in 1988 is officially described as follows: A time-travel classic in the tradition of Jack Finney's "Time and Again", Ken Grimwood's acclaimed novel "Replay" asks the provocative question: "What if you could live your life over again, knowing the mistakes you'd made before?" Forty-three-year-old Jeff Winston gets several chances to do just that. Trapped in a tepid marriage and a ad ead-end job, he dies in 1988 and wakes up to find himself in 1963, at the age of eighteen, staring at his dorm room walls at Emory University. It's all the same... but different: Jeff knows what the future holds. He...
- 4/30/2011
- Comingsoon.net
Having seen his animated The Beatles movie Yellow Submarine axed earlier this year, director Robert Zemeckis has been scrambling around to find a project he could direct as his long-awaited return to live-action film-making, his first since Cast Away in 2000.
Just last week he was linked to a legal drama titled Flight with Denzel Washington but another week brings with it another potential project for Zemeckis. Vulture are reporting that Zemeckis has entered ‘serious talks’ with Warner Bros. to direct Replay, an adaptation of the late Ken Grimwood’s 1987 novel about “a 40-something radio journalist dies of a heart attack in 1988, but re-awakens back in 1963, in his 18-year-old body, with the memories and accrued wisdom of the previous 25 years intact. He always dies in 1988, and then goes back to the late sixties, but each time he has the ability to make a new sets of choices, resulting in different spouses,...
Just last week he was linked to a legal drama titled Flight with Denzel Washington but another week brings with it another potential project for Zemeckis. Vulture are reporting that Zemeckis has entered ‘serious talks’ with Warner Bros. to direct Replay, an adaptation of the late Ken Grimwood’s 1987 novel about “a 40-something radio journalist dies of a heart attack in 1988, but re-awakens back in 1963, in his 18-year-old body, with the memories and accrued wisdom of the previous 25 years intact. He always dies in 1988, and then goes back to the late sixties, but each time he has the ability to make a new sets of choices, resulting in different spouses,...
- 4/30/2011
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
Ever since Disney shut down ImageMovers, director Robert Zemeckis has been dabbling with returning to live-action. Unfortunately, he's just been nibbling at a bunch of projects, including one called Timeless, and another called Flight just last week. Well, Vulture reports there's another new project to add to his list, this one called Replay. It's an adaptation of a 1987 novel by Ken Grimwood about a radio journalist who dies in 1988, but wakes up in 1963, in his 18-year-old body, with all of his memories intact. They say that Zemeckis is "in serious talks with Warner Bros" to direct. I just want to see him commit and start filming! Replay's story extends beyond just one timeline, as the character always dies that night in 1988, but always wakes up again in '63, allowing him to "make a new sets of choices, resulting in different spouses, progeny, and jobs in each 'life.'" ...
- 4/29/2011
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Robert Zemeckis is close to a deal with Warner Bros. to direct the thriller Replay. What is cool about this news is that Zemeckis headed back to familiar territory - time travel. As you know, he directed all three of the Back to the Future films. The project is based on the bestselling 1987 novel by Ken Grimwood, about a man who travels through time.
Replay tells the story of "a 40-something radio journalist dies of a heart attack in 1988, but re-awakens back in 1963, in his 18-year-old body, with the memories and accrued wisdom of the previous 25 years intact. He always dies in 1988, and then goes back to the late sixties, but each time he has the ability to make a new sets of choices, resulting in different spouses, progeny, and jobs in each “life. In the thriller the "main character slowly learns he can’t prevent his own death, but...
Replay tells the story of "a 40-something radio journalist dies of a heart attack in 1988, but re-awakens back in 1963, in his 18-year-old body, with the memories and accrued wisdom of the previous 25 years intact. He always dies in 1988, and then goes back to the late sixties, but each time he has the ability to make a new sets of choices, resulting in different spouses, progeny, and jobs in each “life. In the thriller the "main character slowly learns he can’t prevent his own death, but...
- 4/29/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Since the demise of Image Movers Digital and the cancellation of the Yellow Submarine remake, director Robert Zemeckis has been considering several possible live-action projects. The last one [1] we had info on is Flight, which has Denzel Washington attached to star. But while that one gets the star locked down, another script that has done the Hollywood rounds has come into his hands, and Mr. Zemeckis could make this one, Replay, before Flight. Oh, and Replay involves time travel. Sort of. Back to the Future fans should hit the jump for more info. The report comes from Vulture [2], which was on the money earlier today with info about Arnold Schwarzenegger and Cry Macho. This time the site says that the Jason Smilovic script based on Ken Grimwood's 1987 novel has led to 'serious talks' between Robert Zemeckis and Warner Bros. The story has shades of time travel, Groundhog Day, the Twilight Zone,...
- 4/29/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Even though his planned adaptation of The Beatles' "Yellow Submarine" is now dead, director Robert Zemeckis doesn't seem to be short on options. It was just over a week ago that he was linked to the drama "Flight" with Denzel Washington loosely attached, now another project is crossing his desk. Vulture is reporting that Zemeckis is eyeing "Replay" a project Ben Affleck was briefly linked to direct last fall (he met with the producers, gave them notes on the script but that's about as far as it got). An adaptation of Ken Grimwood‘s novel, written by Jason Smilovic (”My Own…...
- 4/29/2011
- The Playlist
With two critically-acclaimed films under his belt, Ben Affleck has plenty of options for his next directorial gig. One of his primary options is American Bullshit, a screenplay by Eric Warren Singer which was featured on the latest Black List of the best unproduced screenplays. It's described as "the true story of Abscam, the FBI's 1980 undercover sting operation of Congress to root out corruption which was the brainchild of the world's greatest con man." The material sounds like it would suit Affleck pretty well, and I'll bet he could line up an all-star cast for the project, too. He's not committed yet though, as the in-demand filmmaker has at least two more potential projects to consider. Among Affleck's other projects is The Trade, a "Dave Mandel-scripted film based on the '70s wife swap of New York Yankees pitchers Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich." Also in the mix is Replay,...
- 1/20/2011
- by Aaron
- FilmJunk
Ben Affleck is shopping around for new scripts, according to Deadline. After the success of The Town, which he directed and starred in, Affleck is looking for a new project.
Reports say, he has his sights set on Eric Warren Singer's American Bulls**t. According to film executive Franklin Leonard, the script was on the 2010 blacklist for most liked screenplays.
The film is reportedly based on the true story of Abscam, the FBI's undercover sting operation of Congress to uncover corruption under the world's greatest con man.
Affleck was also considering directing Replay based on Ken Grimwood's novel.
He's also involved with the script for The Trade about the wife-scandal involving some New York Yankee pitchers.
Reports say, he has his sights set on Eric Warren Singer's American Bulls**t. According to film executive Franklin Leonard, the script was on the 2010 blacklist for most liked screenplays.
The film is reportedly based on the true story of Abscam, the FBI's undercover sting operation of Congress to uncover corruption under the world's greatest con man.
Affleck was also considering directing Replay based on Ken Grimwood's novel.
He's also involved with the script for The Trade about the wife-scandal involving some New York Yankee pitchers.
- 1/19/2011
- by alyssa.caverley@gmail.com (Alyssa Caverley)
- Reel Movie News
With Gigli safely wiped from everyone’s memory, Ben Affleck is hotter than ever after the critical and commercial success of The Town, and Deadline reports that the Black List drama American Bullshit could be his next directing gig.
Written by Eric Warren Singer, American Bullshit is described as:
“The true story of Abscam, the FBI’s 1980 undercover sting operation of Congress to root out corruption which was the brainchild of the world’s greatest con man.”
Affleck is reportedly circling several different projects as his third directorial outing. Among them are David Mandel’s The Trade, about the 1970′s-era “wife swap” of New York Yankees pitchers Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich. The two players traded wives and families – there were earlier reports that Matt Damon would co-star and direct, but now it seems Affleck might helm it himself.
The other project Affleck is considering is the Ken Grimwood novel Replay,...
Written by Eric Warren Singer, American Bullshit is described as:
“The true story of Abscam, the FBI’s 1980 undercover sting operation of Congress to root out corruption which was the brainchild of the world’s greatest con man.”
Affleck is reportedly circling several different projects as his third directorial outing. Among them are David Mandel’s The Trade, about the 1970′s-era “wife swap” of New York Yankees pitchers Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich. The two players traded wives and families – there were earlier reports that Matt Damon would co-star and direct, but now it seems Affleck might helm it himself.
The other project Affleck is considering is the Ken Grimwood novel Replay,...
- 1/19/2011
- by Anthony Vieira
- The Film Stage
Ben Affleck is looking at Eric Warren Singer's "American Bulls**t" as his next directorial effort reports The Wrap.
Sony Pictures has the rights to The Black List script with the story described as "the true story of Abscam, the FBI's 1980 undercover sting operation of Congress to root out corruption, which was the brainchild of the world's greatest con man."
Affleck is also said to be considering Dave Mandel's 1970's wife-swapping tale "The Trade" and an adaptation of Ken Grimwood's novel "Replay" about a 43-year-old radio journalist who dies and awakens in his 18-year-old body. Both projects are set up at Warner Bros. Pictures.
Sony Pictures has the rights to The Black List script with the story described as "the true story of Abscam, the FBI's 1980 undercover sting operation of Congress to root out corruption, which was the brainchild of the world's greatest con man."
Affleck is also said to be considering Dave Mandel's 1970's wife-swapping tale "The Trade" and an adaptation of Ken Grimwood's novel "Replay" about a 43-year-old radio journalist who dies and awakens in his 18-year-old body. Both projects are set up at Warner Bros. Pictures.
- 1/19/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Ben Affleck is coming off of two critically acclaimed films, one of which is considered a a bona fide hit -- The Town (made for under $40 million, grossed $144 million worldwide). But the question is which project will he choose for his next directorial effort. So far we know he's been offered: The action ensemble Tales From Ganster Squad [1] about mafia member Mickey Cohen who quickly consolidated control of La organized crime. Affleck passed. Ben co-wrote a screenplay titled The Trade with his brother Casey Affleck, about one of the most scandalous stories in Yankee history. Although, Ben has hinted [2] that Matt Damon could direct and star, while he would co-star. Jason Smilovic script called Replay [3], based on Ken Grimwood's novel of the same name. The story is about a 43-year-old man who dies and wakes up in his 18-year-old body in 1963 with his memories of the next 25 years intact,...
- 1/19/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Moving on from "The Town", Ben Affleck is now looking for his next directing project. Rumor has it, the actor/helmer is now putting "American Bullshit" which is written by Eric Warren on the list of his potential project.
"American Bullshit" is now set up at Sony Pictures after coming in number 30 on 2010 Black List, a compilation of favorite screenplays that would not be released during the calendar year. It tells "the true story of Abscam, the FBI's 1980 undercover sting operation of Congress to root out corruption which was the brainchild of the world's greatest con man."
Deadline Hollywood notes that Affleck has not committed to it yet and has several other projects under consideration like "The Trade" scripted by Dave Mandel, and "Replay" adapted from a Ken Grimwood novel to a script by Jason Smilovic. He has also seen "The Man of Steel" and "Tales From the Gangster Squad...
"American Bullshit" is now set up at Sony Pictures after coming in number 30 on 2010 Black List, a compilation of favorite screenplays that would not be released during the calendar year. It tells "the true story of Abscam, the FBI's 1980 undercover sting operation of Congress to root out corruption which was the brainchild of the world's greatest con man."
Deadline Hollywood notes that Affleck has not committed to it yet and has several other projects under consideration like "The Trade" scripted by Dave Mandel, and "Replay" adapted from a Ken Grimwood novel to a script by Jason Smilovic. He has also seen "The Man of Steel" and "Tales From the Gangster Squad...
- 1/19/2011
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Ben Affleck is currently looking for his next directing gig. The actor made his directorial debut with Gone Baby Gone, which I thought was great. He followed that up with The Town, which I thought sucked but everyone else in the world seemed to like. Now there's a chance his next film will be American Bullshit, the script of which was ranked #30 on the best unproduced screenplay Black List.
The script was written by Eric Warren Singer, and is drama that's described as “the true story of Abscam, the FBI's 1980 undercover sting operation of Congress to root out corruption which was the brainchild of the world's greatest con man.”
That sounds like it could be a really good movie, and I think Affleck could do a great job with developing it for the big screen. According to Deadline, "Affleck hasn’t committed, but is seriously mulling this among several projects that include The Trade,...
The script was written by Eric Warren Singer, and is drama that's described as “the true story of Abscam, the FBI's 1980 undercover sting operation of Congress to root out corruption which was the brainchild of the world's greatest con man.”
That sounds like it could be a really good movie, and I think Affleck could do a great job with developing it for the big screen. According to Deadline, "Affleck hasn’t committed, but is seriously mulling this among several projects that include The Trade,...
- 1/19/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Exclusive: Ben Affleck, whose sophomore directing effort The Town has made him one of the hottest directors in town, has added another possible next directing project to his roster. And this one must be good, it’s #8 on the Black List. The project’s titled American Bullshit, an Eric Warren Singer-script. According to the Black List description, the drama's described as “the true story of Abscam, the FBI's 1980 undercover sting operation of Congress to root out corruption which was the brainchild of the world's greatest con man.” American Bullshit is set up at Sony Pictures Entertainment with Charles Roven and Richard Suckle producing through Atlas Entertainment. Affleck hasn’t committed, but is seriously mulling this among several projects that include The Trade, the Dave Mandel-scripted film based on the 70s wife swap of New York Yankees pitchers Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich; and Replay, a Jason Smilovic-scripted...
- 1/19/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
With the publication of the 2010 Black List another compilation of the year's best unproduced screenplays has arrived. This is the fifth year that The Black List has been in existence, and its purpose is to shine a spotlight on what 290 film executives think are some of the best creative executions of ideas worthy for the big screen.
To be nominated and included on The Black List a screenplay can't have been released in 2010. As well, the minimum number of votes that a screenplay needed to have to warrant inclusion on the list is five. Several of the projects listed on Tbl are in development and will be released in the next twelve months. Others might have heat but take years to reach theaters, and there are also many that will never be greenlighted.
In the words of the creators of The Black List, don't take this assembly of screenplays to...
To be nominated and included on The Black List a screenplay can't have been released in 2010. As well, the minimum number of votes that a screenplay needed to have to warrant inclusion on the list is five. Several of the projects listed on Tbl are in development and will be released in the next twelve months. Others might have heat but take years to reach theaters, and there are also many that will never be greenlighted.
In the words of the creators of The Black List, don't take this assembly of screenplays to...
- 12/15/2010
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
Every year, film executive Franklin Leonard releases his list, called The Black List, of most-liked unproduced screenplays in Hollywood. This year's list was compiled from the suggestions of 290 film executives, each of whom picked up to ten of their favorite scripts. Since the list started in 2004, many screenplays ended up being turned into films. In 2005, two of the top three scripts were "Lars and the Real Girl" which was nominated for Best Original Screenplay Oscar, and "Juno" which actually won the Oscar. See The 2010 Black List below, broken up by how many votes each screenplay received. Keep in mind, some of the projects are already in the works. 49 Votes: * College Republicans (by Wes Jones): Based on true events. Aspiring politician Karl Rove runs a dirty campaign for national College Republican Chairman under the guidance of Lee Atwater, his campaign manager. 47 Votes: * Jackie (by Noah Oppenheim): Jackie Kennedy fights...
- 12/14/2010
- WorstPreviews.com
The Black List started in 2005 when Franklin Leonard was working for Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way production company. Leonard was getting drowned in sub-par spec scripts, so he sent an e-mail out to his industry contacts looking for the best unproduced scripts out there. The 2005 Black List and the 2006 Black List were undeniably important in getting a fresh batch of writers on the Hollywood scene. Since then, too many people know about the party and the studio system has learned that people are paying attention. That means that increasingly, scripts have been lobbied into the Black List. [Note: I have no actual evidence I would be able to share, disclose or show you that proves this, so file that assertion under: "Things Dave thinks and gets to write because he's squatted on that soapbox long enough to get squatter's rights."]This year: the majority of the Black List Top Ten has already been sold or optioned. I'm not sure how helpful it is to make a list of good In Production scripts. Certainly less helpful to writer's churning out material that keeps getting passed over (or people who have Not starred in Prison Break...
- 12/13/2010
- LRMonline.com
Back in 2004, a list was compiled of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood of that year. This came to be known as The Black List. It was all started by a young executive at Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company Appian Way, who polled 90+ peers to send him their 10 favorite, new, unproduced screenplays to read over the holidays. It has since become a tradition at the end of every year, in December, to release this list, which is voted on by a group of individuals in the entertainment industry from producer assistants, talent agency individuals, and many people involved with film development all the way up to VP's.
The 2010 Black List is here, and thanks to Deadline we have the list of best unproduced screenplays. Most of the scripts we've heard of, many of them are in production, some have already wrapped filming, they just wont be released until next year.
The 2010 Black List is here, and thanks to Deadline we have the list of best unproduced screenplays. Most of the scripts we've heard of, many of them are in production, some have already wrapped filming, they just wont be released until next year.
- 12/13/2010
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Every year, studio executive Franklin Leonard compiles the “Black List,” a collection of the best unproduced screenplays as voted on by 300 execs and high-level assistants. The 2010 list is the sixth of its kind to bring additional awareness to Hollywood’s hottest scripts.
Topping the list this year is Wes Jones’ College Republicans, a Social Network-esque story (read my script review here) about the underhanded election of Karl Rove to a National College Republican seat, managed by strategy wunderkind Lee Atwater. Shia Labeouf is attached to play Atwater and Paul Dano as Rove. Previous Black List leaders include 2008’s The Beaver, which became a long-delayed film directed by Jodie Foster and starring Mel Gibson, and 2009’s The Muppet Man, which remains on the shelf.
Top 10 of 2010 (via the La Times). The Black List is available for download on the official website. Update: the rest added below:
49 votes: “College Republicans” by Wes Jones.
Topping the list this year is Wes Jones’ College Republicans, a Social Network-esque story (read my script review here) about the underhanded election of Karl Rove to a National College Republican seat, managed by strategy wunderkind Lee Atwater. Shia Labeouf is attached to play Atwater and Paul Dano as Rove. Previous Black List leaders include 2008’s The Beaver, which became a long-delayed film directed by Jodie Foster and starring Mel Gibson, and 2009’s The Muppet Man, which remains on the shelf.
Top 10 of 2010 (via the La Times). The Black List is available for download on the official website. Update: the rest added below:
49 votes: “College Republicans” by Wes Jones.
- 12/13/2010
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
The Black List has been released. The annual list is compiled with a poll of 300 (up from last year's 250) development executives and high-level assistants, and contains a ranking of the hot screenplays making the rounds in Hollywoodland, which were written in, or are somehow uniquely associated with, 2010 and will not be released in theaters during this calendar year. Basically, the black list contains the hottest projects in Hollywood that you haven't heard of yet. Note: The headline is a slightly inaccurate, because a lot of these screenplays have already been acquired (six of the top ten listed), a bunch are in production now, and some have even finished production. One of this year's top ten screenplays, J.C. Chandor's Margin Call, about the last 24 hours at now-defunct investment bank Lehman Brothers is already in the can and set to premiere at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival with Chandor at the helm...
- 12/13/2010
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Frank Leonard is the most popular man in Hollywood today. This fine December day marks the release of the 6th annual Black List, a ranked collection of the top un-produced screenplays in the town, compiled by Leonard. Last year the top script was The Muppet Man from Christopher Weekes about “the life and times of the late Jim Henson.” Coming in second was Aaron Sorkin‘s The Social Network script, which is a current frontrunner to sweep the Oscars. The year before was The Beaver, now starring Mel Gibson and set for a release in 2011.
The top one this year, College Republicans, has Shia Labeouf and Paul Dano attached. As for the rest of the list, I’ll be seeing Margin Call (pictured above) at Sundance 2011 and Safe House goes into production next year. We also reported on Oldboy director Park Chan-wook‘s English language debut with Carey Mulligan attached,...
The top one this year, College Republicans, has Shia Labeouf and Paul Dano attached. As for the rest of the list, I’ll be seeing Margin Call (pictured above) at Sundance 2011 and Safe House goes into production next year. We also reported on Oldboy director Park Chan-wook‘s English language debut with Carey Mulligan attached,...
- 12/13/2010
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
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