As Ridley Scott contemplates his next project, he has attached himself to yet another one. Scott will direct and produce a Simon Mann biopic, about the former British army officer. Gerard Butler is set to star while Robert Edwards will pen the script.
The other day we told you that Angelina Jolie had been cast in Ridley Scott's Gertrude Bell biopic. We also mentioned that another Ridley Scott film, Gucci, about the 1995 murder of Maurizio Gucci, was in the pre-production stage.
Scarlett Johansson has announced she will move behind the camera soon and make her directional debut with the once lost Truman Capote novel, Summer Crossing. The film, which is currently without a studio, will be produced by The Deer Hunter producer Barry Spikings from a Tristine Skyler script.
Today we have he first photo from Jeff Nichols' new film, Mud, which can been seen above. This will of course be Nichols' first film since his award winning film Take Shelter, which was released this year.
George Clooney is reportedly up against another E.R. star, Noah Wyle, for the lead role in the Steve Jobs biopic. The film, which is set up at Sony Pictures, is said to be under the working title Apple and will be penned by writer Aaron Sorkin.
It seems that Rupert Wyatt, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes director, may have to drop out of directing Londongrad. Warner Bros. were reportedly chasing Wyatt to direct and Michael Fassbender to star in the project, which is being produced by Johnny Depp and Graham King.
If you have ever heard of Nickelback you most probably fall into one of two categories. Die hard fans, or die hard haters. For the latter, Nickelback's new album, Here And Now will be another opportunity to tear the band apart for what ever it actually is you hate about them. However, for die hard fans, like myself, Here And Now will provide you with not only one of the best rock 'n' roll records in years, but quite possibly the best Nickelback album ever.
Angelina Jolie has been cast as Gertrude Bell is Ridley Scott's biopic about the life of the Middle Eastern pioneering figure. The biopic titled Gertrude Bell is one of three films that Scott is thinking about directing next. The script is being penned by Jeffrey Caine and while it is currently without a studio, with Jolie and Scott at the helm I don't think they'll have trouble in that department.
