Capcom Locks And Loads Live-Action MEGA MAN For Fox
Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman will direct MEGA MAN with Oka Masi and Chernin Entertainment producing for 20th Century Fox.
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48 HRS: ‘Good Time’ Helmers To Remake Walter Hill’s Action Comedy Classic
In a move that surprises probably no one, a major Hollywood studio is officially on the verge of another remake of a cinematic class. Enter 48 Hrs, directed by Walter Hill and released in 1982 as an inaugural entry into the era of buddy cop movies of its time starring Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte. The film was an action comedy hit that centered on a reluctant partnership between a San Francisco detective in search of two cop killers, and his only lead: a former criminal associate doing time following a botched heist of half-a-million dollars from a drug dealer stashed in his own car. A sequel followed in 1990 and as it stands, the original film is now on par for a remake at Paramount Players from Ben and Josh Safdie, the award-winning film duo behind the riveting Palme d’Or-nominated crime pic, Good Time. As The Hollywood Reporter writes, […]
THE MARRIAGE PACT: Justin Haythe To Pen Psychological Thriller Novel Adaptation For Fox
New York Times bestselling author Michelle Richmond’s new psychological suspense novel The Marriage Pact, gets published on July 25 courtesy of Random House’s Bantam label with foreign editions to be made available thereafter. In its wake, a film adaptation will now arrive with word that 20th Century Fox has nabbed the feature film rights for Justin Haythe to adapt screenplay with Chernin Entertainment producing. In The Marriage Pact, after receiving an enticing wedding gift, newlyweds Alice and Jake decide to join an exclusive and mysterious group known only as The Pact. The goal. of The Pact seems simple: to keep marriages happy and intact. However, the young lovers are about to discover that for adherents to The Pact, membership, like marriage, is for life. For Jake and Alice, the marriage of their dreams is about to become their worst nightmare. 20th Century Fox’s Kira Goldberg will oversee the project for […]
Live-Action MEGA MAN Gets Greenlit At Fox
The live-action videogame genre continues its push in film following recent updates on games like Assassin’s Creed, Borderlands, Mortal Kombat and Tekken to name a few. The word now is that a live-action version of the classic Nintendo franchise, Mega Man, is now in development at Fox with Peter Chernin of Chernin Entertain producing. Launching in 1987 from Capcom with Rock Man as its Japanese title, the 8-bit Nintendo franchise focused on the story of Dr. Light, whose work ends up stolen by Dr. Wily and is converted into a squad of evil battle droids with specific skills, with the goal of world domination. In response, Light upgrades his lab assistant, Rock, arming him with a canon and battle armor and software to help absorb the powers of Wily’s droids upon their defeat. The news comes just a few months after it was announced that Disney XD would be broadcasting […]