Saturday, February 02, 2008

Mix-O-Flix

A little of this and a little of that... Film stuff making news over the last few weeks and days...

Digging into the Toy Box again...

'Toy Story' gets 3-D makeover...

Variety also reported that another character made famous on screen by Arnold Schwarzenegger is getting ready to return

We can look forward to a new film series based on the Robert E. Howard-created character "Conan the Barbarian" (pictured).

The first film will be penned by the team of Thomas Dean Donnelly & Joshua Oppenheimer. Production is slated to begin later this year. The project's budget is expected to cost around $100 million.

Thus far, there's no word on casting, director, or intended tone of the material.

Production will also depend on a resolution of the writers strike...

From the Casting Department--A trio of films add to their rosters:

Michael Mann rounds up 'Enemies'

Cotillard joins Depp, Bale in crime drama

Julianne Moore to star in 'Shelter'

Nala to produce supernatural horror thriller

Claire Danes joins Zac Efron in ''Orson Welles''

Another Oscar-winning flick is about to get down-sized for the small screen...

Starz braces for 'Crash'

"Crash," the 2005 best picture winner, will become a 13-episode TV series for cable's Starz, the network's first original drama.

Oliver Stone finds the money for his latest biopic

QED funding Stone's 'Bush' film

Production begins in April.

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