Michael Mann

Michael Mann and Paul Haggis teaming up for modern day treasure hunt thriller

Michael Mann is teaming up with Paul Haggis for a contemporary thriller called Gold, according to THR. The film is described as being in the vein of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and is set around a ruthless search for the namesake metal. Gold was written by Friday Night Lights and The Chicago Code ….

Entourage series ending next summer with creator circling movie adaptation

HBO officially announced that Entourage will end next summer, according to THR’s Live Feed. The cable net will order a shortened final season of its longest-running series, bringing the show to a conclusion in 2011. “The plan right now is we’ll finish up this season, we’ll do a shorter order for next season, we’ve talked ….

Win one of two copies of the gripping Crime Wave: 18 Months of Mayhem and learn the facts behind the Johnny Depp film Public Enemies

Fast paced, gripping and action-packed, Crime Wave: 18 Months of Mayhem is the true story behind Michael Mann’s acclaimed movie Public Enemies. History will release Crime Wave: 18 Months of Mayhem on December 8th, and to celebrate the upcoming DVD, FilmFetish is giving away two copies of the true-life thriller, to readers. PLEASE NOTE: To ….

Johnny Depp in talks to play opposite Angelina Jolie in spy thriller The Tourist

Johnny Depp is now in negotiations to star with Angelina Jolie in Sony Pictures’ espionage thriller The Tourist, according to Variety, which Graham King’s GK Films is financing and distributing in association with the studio. Tim Headington, Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum and Jonathan Glickman are also attached to produce. Depp would play the role of ….

The Scarecrow follows Christopher Nolan to the sci-fi thriller Inception

Marion Cotillard (A Good Year), Cillian Murphy (28 Days Later, Red Eye) and Ellen Page (Juno) are all in discussions to join Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi thriller Inception, which he is writing and directing. Leonardo DiCaprio is already attached to star in the film. Production on the film starts this summer for a ….

Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Channing Tatum and their Tommy Guns in the first Public Enemies trailer

In director Michael Mann’s upcoming Public Enemies, the FBI fight to take down the notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during the booming crime wave of the 1930s. The upcoming gangster epic features an all-star cast, including Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Giovanni Ribisi, Billy Crudup, Stephen Dorff, ….

Watchmen screenwriter discusses Illustrated Man and Frankie Machine

Alex Tse – who wrote the screenplay for Watchmen – spoke exclusively with Collider.com about the upcoming adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s sci-fi classic The Illustrated Man, which Zack Snyder is also attached to helm, and the Michael Mann crime thriller Frankie Machine, based on the Don Winslow novel about a retired hitman lured back into ….

First-time writer gets Silver Pictures ‘Convicted’

Silver Pictures has acquired a spec script titled Conviction, an undercover cop thriller from first-time writer and longtime script reader Jon Herman, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project is being shepherded by Warners Bros., where Silver Pictures has been based for many years. The story follows a master bank thief who’s just been released ….

First pics of Public Enemies Johnny Depp and Christian Bale

Empire Magazine has posted some exclusive shots of The Dark Knight Christian Bale as FBI agent Melvin Purvis and Johnny Depp as gang leader John Dillinger, in Michael Mann’s latest biopic/thriller Public Enemies. Public Enemies, which is due in theaters on July 1st 2009, tells the stories of notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face ….

Win a copy of Joy Ride 2 on DVD

I happen to be a big fan of the first Joy Ride. I thought John Dahl, who also directed the unmistakably perfect gambling film Rounders, did a top-notch job with the overdone road movie genre. I’m disappointed that he hasn’t done more feature directing since Joy Ride. Steve Zahn, Paul Walker and Leelee Sobieski believably ….

Dark Knight shot partially in IMAX – see complete sequence during I Am Legend trailers

The Dark Knight: The IMAX Experience from Warner Bros. Pictures, will feature four sequences filmed with IMAX cameras. This marks the first time ever that a major feature film has been even partially shot using IMAX cameras, marking a revolutionary integration of the two film formats. I went to see I Am Legend in IMAX ….