Tag Archives: Columbia Pictures

Rhys Ifans has been cast as the villain in the upcoming spider-man reboot, according the Deadline, although at this point, the filmmakers are keeping quiet about which Spidey villain Ifans will be playing in the film. “We have been very fortunate to attract some of the best actors working today …

As expected, Emma Stone has been cast in the upcoming reboot of the Spider-Man franchise but NOT as Mary Jane Watson.  In a press release sent out by Columbia Pictures, it has been announced that she will be playing Peter Parker’s first love, Gwen Stacy. Stone joins The Social Network’s …

Columbia has tapped Disturbia scribe, Carl Ellsworth, to write the screenplay for a live-action film adaptation of the R.L. Stine series of Goosebumps books, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Risky Business blog. Along with Disturbia, Ellsworth wrote Red Eye, and  co-wrote the remakes of Last House on the Left and …

After picking up the rights to the Mattel property last fall, Columbia Pictures have finally found writers for the new He-Man and the Masters of the Universe film in Mike Finch and Alex Litvak (Predators), according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film has long been in development at Warner brothers, …

According to Variety, Columbia Pictures has confirmed that Doc Savage will be coming to movie screens and will be directed by Shane Black (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang). Shane Black is a co-screenwriter on the project, along with Anthony Bagarozzi and Chuck Mondry.  Neal Moritz has been tapped to produce the …

Sony has confirmed that Columbia Pictures is moving forward on the film  adaptation of the third of Dan Brown’s Robert Langdon books, “The Lost Symbol”. According to Variety, Columbia has hired Steven Knight (Dirty Pretty Things) to pen the script. Neither Tom Hanks or Ron Howard are committed to return …