Author: The Vent

Stargate to get a reboot!

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Big day for reboots. First it was Cliffhanger, and now MGM andWarner Bros.announced they are teaming with Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin to create a re-imagined trilogy based on the sci-fi hit Stargate, one of the biggest titles in the MGM library. Emmerich, who directed and co-wrote the original film with Devlin, is on board to direct this one, with Devlin producing. Those […]

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‘World War Z’ Sequel to Be Written by Steven Knight

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Oscar-nominated scribe Steven Knight has been tapped to write Paramount and Skydance’s sequel to “World War Z,” sources confirm. J.A. Bayona (“The Impossible”) will direct the zombie sequel, with Brad Pitt returning in the starring role. Plot details are unknown, but the film is expected to continue the story of Max Brooks’ popular novel Pitt will produce the apocalyptic tentpole alongside Jeremy […]

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Antoine Fuqua Gets Offers to Direct ‘Narco Sub,’ ‘Magnificent Seven’ and ‘Equalizer 2′

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Antoine Fuqua has some choices to make as he sets out to pick his next directorial outing. The director, who is prepping the boxing drama Southpaw, has an offer from Fox to direct the Ridley Scott-produced thriller Narco Sub, an offer from MGM to direct the remake of The Magnificent Seven and an offer from Sony, which wants him to return for […]

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A Legend Passes On…

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According to a report by CNN, Maya Angelou, a renowned poet, novelist and actress whose work defied description under a simple label, has died, her literary agent, Helen Brann, said Wednesday. She died at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Brann said. A professor, singer and dancer, Angelou’s work spans several professions. In 2011, President Barack […]

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AFRICA’S TOP DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL BACK IN JUNE

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The 16th Encounters South African International Documentary Festival will run from 5-15 June 2014 in Cape Town and Johannesburg, exposing audiences to a more diverse, complex, and surprising world than they could ever imagine. Many of the international documentaries take you behind recent news headlines. In The Unknown Known, Oscar-winner Errol Morris uses declassified memos to […]

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CINEMA NOUVEAU SCREENS ONE OF SHAKESPEARE’S MOST FAMOUS TRAGEDIES

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Sam Mendes’ acclaimed National Theatre production of Shakespeare’s King Lear, with Simon Russell Beale in the title role, will screen as part of the current National Theatre Liveseason. The Shakespearean tragedy releases onto Cinema Nouveau’s digital screens in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban and Cape Town and at Ster-Kinekor Blue Route in Tokai, Cape Town, from Saturday, 14 June, for four […]

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‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ Sequel in the Works

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Gold Circle and HBO Films have begun developing a sequel along with Playtone Productions to the box office hit “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” with stars Nia Vardalos and John Corbett set to return. Vardalos will write and star, with Rita Wilson, Playtone’s Tom Hanks, and Gary Goetzman producing. Paul Brooks, Scott Niemeyer, Norm Waitt, Steven Shareshian and Vardalos exec […]

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