Movie Madness

A Blog Promo And Then The Latest Batch Of Industry Bits For September...
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*Ronan Bennett ("Public Enemies") will will write a film adaptation of Dean H. King’s non-fiction bestseller "Skeletons on the Zahara" reports Deadline.
*James V. Hart ("Hook," "Dracula")is writing the script for English-language 3-D action adventure fantasy Chinese Odyssey says Variety.

* Lisa Addario and Joe Syracuse ("Surf's Up") have been hired to write a family event project based on the writings of journalist W. Hodding Carter reports Risky Biz Blog. The pair will also write Us & Them

*Jesse Wigutow ("It Runs in the Family") has been hired to rewrite the script for "The Osterman Weekend" remake says The Hollywood Reporter.

*Scribe John Fusco ("Young Guns, "Hidalgo") will pen the script for 3-D historical action pic Day of War says Risky Biz Blog.

*Carl Ellsworth ("Red Eye," "Disturbia") is writing the screenplay for the first live-action feature film adaptation of R.L. Stine 's popular kids book series Goosebumps says Risky Biz Blog.

*Terry Gilliam's second chance at finally making "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote may be done for good reports Variety. Gilliam is undeterred though..Meantime Gilliam is apparently in talks to make a 3-D version of his cult 80's hit "Time Bandits"

*A second and third flick of the Australian action movie series "Tomorrow, When the War Began" is being prepped to be shot back-to-back says Reuters.

*Stephen Sommers ("The Mummy," "Van Helsing") will helm an adaptation of Dean Koontz's "Odd Thomas" book series reports Production Weekly.

*David Fincher is in negotiations with Media Rights Capital to ink a deal to produce films under his own name banner says The Hollywood Reporter.

*A film adaptation of Allyson Condies upcoming young adult novel Matched is being prepped reports Variety.

*Bryan Fuller ("Dead Like Me," "Pushing Daisies") has been selected to pen the script for a live-action "Pinocchio" film based upon C'sarlo Collodi's classic tale reports Variety.

*The King's Speech" producer Gareth Unwin and writer David Seidler are teaming again for the biopic "The Lady Who Went Too Far" says Variety.

Variety reports that a video game based on the Summer blockbuster Inception is in the works