Brian Koppelman

Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus to close 17th Hamptons International Film Festival

The 2009 Hamptons International Film Festival takes place from October 8th to 12th. Opening this year’s festival is the directorial debut by Shana Feste, The Greatest, starring Susan Sarandon, Pierce Brosnan, Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kravitz. The Greatest is the story of a family that’s disintegrating as they deal with the death of their child ….

Leonardo DiCaprio to headline online poker film written by Rounders scribes

Paramount has nabbed rights to a pitch from writers Brian Koppelman and David Levien that takes place in the world of Costa Rica-based online casino gambling, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Leonardo DiCaprio is attached to star in the film, and produce under his Appian Way banner, alongside Jennifer Davisson Killoran. The project is in ….

Ocean’s 13 Synopsis

Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and the gang would have only one reason to pull off their most ambitious and riskiest casino heist—to defend one of their own. But they’re going to need more than luck on their side to break The Bank. Ruthless casino owner Willy Bank (Al Pacino) never imagined that the odds were ….

Untouchables Prequel in the Works

Variety reports that, in addition to the Jackie Chan and Jet Li film, Relativity will also be offering another project to buyers at the American Film Market starting tomorrow. The second is Brian De Palma’s $70 million prequel to The Untouchables, called The Untouchables: Capone Rising, which Paramount films will distribute in the U.S. The Untouchables prequel is set to start shooting in June of 2007. ….