Keanu Reeves to play revenge-seeking Japanese Samurai
Well, that’s right, according to Variety. Keanu Reeves will star in a feature based on the classic story of The 47 Ronin, an epic period film for Universal Pictures. 47 Ronin Story is the real-life Japanese story of Lord Asano of Ako and one of the bloodiest vendettas in that nation’s feudal history. In a ….
Universal to adapt Army of Two game
Electronic Arts recently announced that the company has closed a deal with Universal to bring top-selling videogame Army of Two, to the big screen. Scott Stuber, through his Stuber Productions shingle, will produce the film along with EA, and screenwriter Scott Z. Burns, who recently co-wrote the blockbuster The Bourne Ultimatum, has signed on to ….
Wanted director to chase Moby Dick adaptation
Universal Pictures has purchased the rights to the Herman Melville classic tale Moby Dick, which will be a reimagining of the tale that Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Night Watch, Day Watch, upcoming Twilight Watch) will “helm”, according to Variety. The studio has contracted Adam Cooper and Bill Collage (the pair wrote New York Minute) to pen ….
New Wolf Man film underway
According to Variety, producers Scott Stuber and Mary Parent have found a director for their remake of Universal’s classic The Wolf Man. Mark Romanek (One Hour Photo) will helm the reprise of the 1941 thriller from a script by Andrew Kevin Walker (Se7en, 8MM, Sleepy Hollow). Benicio Del Toro is set to play the hairy ….