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A young school teacher reunites with her reclusive, scientific genius grandfather for the first time at his isolated country estate, uncovering disturbing truths about her childhood.
“Se7en” writer Andrew Kevin Walker takes the latest stab at adapting Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima’s classic Japanese Manga.
The “Citadel” and “Sinister 2” director will helm David Chirchirillo’s 2015 Black List script about a haunted medical clinic.
The rights to the Bram Stoker estate-approved prequel novel were just sold to Putnam in the US, Transworld in the UK and Michael Lafon in France. Muschietti is in talks to direct with his sister Barbara Muschietti and Roy Lee producing.
The storyline is being kept under wraps but is said to be a courtroom drama centered around artificial intelligence.
Schilowitz is the chief creative officer at Barco Escape who was also a founding member and an integral part of the product development team at RED Digital Cinema.
In her new role, Soria will be responsible for all operations of the animation group from creative development to release. She’ll also work closely with the Viacom teams to develop animated features.
Raposo is well-liked throughout the industry and has developed a great reputation at Paramount, for whom she has overseen production on the Mission: Impossible and Star Trek franchises.
The story follows a paranormal investigator who finds himself drawn to a small town that has experienced bizarre phenomena. He soon discovers that these instances have an eerie connection with his own past.
A serial killer takes on the identities of attractive women to seduce and kill rich men, while a female detective tries to track her down before her next kill.
The Bourne Ultimatum director Paul Greengrass is in negotiations to direct prohibition-era film Ness, written by Academy Award winner Brian Helgeland.
It’s official: Paramount Pictures has found Brad Grey’s successor in Jim Gianopulos, who will be named the studio’s chairman and CEO.
The story is based on the life of U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant August O’Niell, who was injured in the line of duty while fighting in Afghanistan in 2011, but was so eager to return to service that he opted to amputate his left leg above the knee in order to improve his chances of recovery.
The decision should come as music to Hollywood’s ears, as Paramount had not been making as many movies as usual under outgoing CEO Brad Grey. By hiring the tag-team of Gianopulos and De Luca, it’s a signal that Paramount is ready to start making movies again.
He’ll have his work cut out for him on the Melrose lot, but if anyone can turn the studio around, it’s the producer of The Social Network, Moneyball and Captain Phillips.
Harvey Keitel is being sought to play Jimmy Hoffa, the head of the Teamsters union who disappeared in 1975.
Following a 12-year run at the studio, the veteran executive is negotiating for a first-look deal at Paramount and to stay on certain projects as a producer.
Law & Order maestro Dick Wolf is producing the Paramount project, which involves the kidnapping of heiress Patty Hearst.