Cinema Shorts

A Few Industry Bits...

*Not a good sign at all...Universal Pictures pushes back release of 'The Wolf Man,' film yet again‎

*A March 4th 2011 release date has been set for I Hop a live-action/CGI family comedy says Variety.

The story revolves around an out-of-work slacker who runs over the Easter Bunny while driving home late. Since the bunny can't hop with a broken leg, the slacker is pressed into duty to save Easter. Russell Brand is the voice of the Easter Bunny.

*Brad Ingelsby will adapt Vivian Schilling's thriller novel "Sacred Prey" for the big screen says The Hollywood Reporter.

The story centers on a loan shark who kills a man he believes duped him, only to wake up and find himself in the body of that man three days before the murder. He then must undertake a furious effort to prevent the murder he committed.

*Michael Hirst is to pen the script for "Agincourt". reports Variety.

*Robert Mark Kamen will pen the script for the action thriller "The Lord's Day" says Reuters.

The story centers on a hostage takeover of Britain's House of Lords by terrorists on the first day of a legislative session. Harry Jones, a member of Parliament who is also a former ranking military officer, attempts to stop the terrorists, and uncovers a more complex and consequential global conspiracy than anyone could have suspected.

Based on a novel by Michael Dobbs

*Plans to create a franchise character-based film from Sheldon Turner's pitch for a film adaptation of the PlayStation.3 video game "InFAMOUS" has been picked up to become a flick says Wired.

The story centers on bike messenger Cole MacGrath, who survives an explosion that destroys entire blocks of Empire City only to find he has new electricity-derived super powers.The game allows the player to use his powers for good or evil, as MacGrath's karma affects how the devastated city's people and infrastructure deal with him.

*Allentown Productions plans a feature film based upon Knott's Berry Farm attraction Calico Mine ride/Ghost Town reports Variety.

*A new feature film adaptation of author Robert C. O'Brien's award-winning children's tale "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh" says The Hollywood Reporter.

The story centers on a mouse Mrs. Frisby, re-named Mrs. Brisby in the animated '82 movie -- The Secret of NIMH--is faced with a crisis when her son falls ill and she must move her family to escape a farmer's plow. She is helped by a group of former lab rats, whom she soon discovers run a highly evolved society, that posses advanced technologies and divide labor in the manner of a human community.