Production forum Cartoon Movie will take place March 2-4 in Lyon, France. The conference is a place for European animated films to find financing for the in-progress movies and distributors for the completed ones. Among the films unspooling at the forum this year are Tim Ollive’s “1884,” Patrice Leconte’s “The Suicide Shop” and Fernando Trueba’s “Chico and Rita.” “1884” is a futuristic fantasy, and though it’s directed by Tim Ollive, the film is getting recognition because of its producer, presenter and creative adviser, Terry Gilliam (the two have worked frequently together in the past on films like “The Life of…...
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Here are a few interesting and/or noteworthy projects that were recently added to IMDbPro's database of development titles.
Sexy Evil Genius— Battlestar Galactica's Katee Sackhoff is ready to blast-off with her own starring role as a scheming evil ex in Scott Lew's dark comedy directed by Shawn Piller.
Sal Mineo: A Biography— 127 Hours hiker and newly-crowned Oscar host, James Franco, will write and direct this biopic that follows the young actor Sal Mineo from his rise to fame as the co-star of Rebel Without a Cause to his tragic murder in 1976 at the hands of a pizza delivery man.
1884: Yesterday's Future— After finally killing off the development hell project The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, Terry Gilliam is breathing life into this semi-animated French-UK co-production. Gilliam produces and Tim Ollive directs the steam-punk, retro-futuristic fantasy, which includes a mix of live-action puppets, CGI heads and period photography
Southpaw— Riding high on the comeback trail, 8 Mile and Recovery rapper Eminem is set to star in DreamWorks' pugilist pic written by "Sons of Anarchy" creator Kurt Sutter.
Cowboy Ninja Viking— Zombieland scribes Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick will adapt this graphic novel from AJ Lieberman about a guy with the ultimate threat. The project is set up at Disney.
Page 8— Playwright and Oscar-nominated screenwriter David Hare will write and direct this spy thriller for the BBC featuring an all-star line-up of Rachel Weisz, Bill Nighy, Michael Gambon and Judy Davis.
If you know of something in the works, you can submit it via our online submission form.
Sexy Evil Genius— Battlestar Galactica's Katee Sackhoff is ready to blast-off with her own starring role as a scheming evil ex in Scott Lew's dark comedy directed by Shawn Piller.
Sal Mineo: A Biography— 127 Hours hiker and newly-crowned Oscar host, James Franco, will write and direct this biopic that follows the young actor Sal Mineo from his rise to fame as the co-star of Rebel Without a Cause to his tragic murder in 1976 at the hands of a pizza delivery man.
1884: Yesterday's Future— After finally killing off the development hell project The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, Terry Gilliam is breathing life into this semi-animated French-UK co-production. Gilliam produces and Tim Ollive directs the steam-punk, retro-futuristic fantasy, which includes a mix of live-action puppets, CGI heads and period photography
Southpaw— Riding high on the comeback trail, 8 Mile and Recovery rapper Eminem is set to star in DreamWorks' pugilist pic written by "Sons of Anarchy" creator Kurt Sutter.
Cowboy Ninja Viking— Zombieland scribes Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick will adapt this graphic novel from AJ Lieberman about a guy with the ultimate threat. The project is set up at Disney.
Page 8— Playwright and Oscar-nominated screenwriter David Hare will write and direct this spy thriller for the BBC featuring an all-star line-up of Rachel Weisz, Bill Nighy, Michael Gambon and Judy Davis.
If you know of something in the works, you can submit it via our online submission form.
- 12/24/2010
- by Eric Greene
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