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Love is put to the test in the home entertainment release of the star-studded film, ‘Parts Per Billion,’ which will be distributed on June 3 by Millennium Entertainment on VOD, DVD and Blu-ray. The sci-fi drama will also be available for an early digital download beginning on May 20. ‘Parts Per Billion’ was written and helmed by first time feature film director, Brian Horiuchi. The end-of-days film features an ensemble cast, including Frank Langella, Gena Rowlands, Josh Hartnett, Rosario Dawson, Teresa Palmer, Penn Badgley and Alexis Bledel. The following synopsis for ‘Parts Per Billion’ has been released by Millennium Entertainment: ‘Parts Per Billion’ tells the story of three couples which [ Read More ]

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Exclusive: Fast-rising global genre specialist Xyz Films has reported a strong response to its recent Berlin sales slate led by Brian Horiuchi’s ensemble sci-fi drama Parts Per Billion.

Rosario Dawson, Josh Hartnett, Teresa Palmer, Penn Badgley, Frank Langella and Gena Rowlands star in the film produced by Molly Hassell, Jennifer Levine and Michael Benaroya.

Deals have closed with Phase 4 Films for Canada, Village Roadshow for Australia/New Zealand, Nu Metro for South Africa, Karantania for the former Yugoslavia, Cinema Prestige for Russia, Falcon Films for the Middle East, Calinos for Turkey, Pictureworks for India, Fine Films for Japan and Ram Entertainment for Malaysia.

A Us acquisition is understood to be pending. The film wrapped production in Detroit last year and tells of three couples dealing with the same reality-shaking event.

Horror-comedy musical Stage Fright, the imminent SXSW world premiere directed by Jerome Sable and starring Allie MacDonald and Douglas Smith with Minnie Driver and Meat Loaf...

Prior to the Sundance announcements, there was a bit of buzz around Brian Horiuchi's Parts Per Billion's as a favourite for selection but when the titles were announced last week, Horiuchi's directorial debut wasn't listed, despite the interesting premise and the great cast.

Frank Langella, Gena Rowlands, Josh Hartnett, Rosario Dawson, Penn Badgley, Teresa Palmer and Alexis Bledel all star in what appears to be a trio of intersecting stories that unfold against the backdrop of a biological war which is killing millions.

The interwoven stories of three couples which are forced to make life altering decisions in the face of a disastrous war. Inspired and sometimes blinded by their love, Len, Mia, Andy, Esther, Anna and Erik are as flawed and beautiful as any of the billio [Continued ...]...

The elusive “Golden Ticket”. Beginning next Wednesday (December 4th) in a wave of four announcements, is when the official word comes out. Plenty of filmmakers are already in the know, but some will find out over the course of this Thanksgiving weekend. Having covered the festival and fest circuit for some time now, we’re already aware that worthy films that were indeed submitted will be excluded from the ’14 edition. Thousands of filmmakers won’t get the phone call, and while it can bruise dreams, this is not a rejection of quality…but rather, a preference from a programmer/programming team which reflects a larger mandate. John Cooper, Trevor Groth et al. have a difficult job and the way I see it, it’s the equivalent to draft day for a major professional sport – where a team in a given turn doesn’t go for the consensus pick, but instead...

Best known for kick-starting careers of up-and-coming filmmakers, Park City still makes room for first time directors pushing north of a ripe old age north of 50. Writer of unknown entities America So Beautiful (2001) and Circle of Eight (2009), Brian Horiuchi’s (shot in Detroit of 2012) Parts Per Billion has got a Sundance parka friendly cast (comprised of Teresa Palmer, Penn Badgley, Josh Hartnett, Alexis Bledel, Rosario Dawson with legends Frank Langella and Gena Rowlands). This is surely in completion stages.

Gist: The story of three couples dealing with a reality-shaking event that threatens to tear them apart. Inspired and sometimes blinded by their love, Len (Josh Hartnett), Mia (Rosario Dawson), Andy (Frank Langella), Esther (Gena Rowlands), Anna (Teresa Palmer) and Erik (Penn Badgley) are as flawed and beautiful as any of the billions who are facing this human-made biological disaster.

Production Co./Producers: Benaroya Pictures’ Michael Benaroya (Kill Your Darlings), Bow Street Films...

Prashant Shah has joined Benaroya Pictures as vp and head of physical production.

Shah has worked extensively in the UK and India and his credits include Ra.One and My Name Is Khan, which ranks as Bollywood’s highest grossing film.

“After seeing Shah’s great successes with a variety of international productions, we look forward to a continued track record of producing high-quality films,” said Benaroya.

“We will have a disciplined and cost-conscious approach to production management regardless of where we make the picture,” said Shah.

The Benaroya Pictures slate includes Brian Horiuchi’s Parts Per Billion. Sundance premiere Kill Your Darlings will open in the Us through Spc.

With production already beginning the new ensemble film Parts Per Billion from director Brian Horiuchi has added a few more notable names to its cast.

Penn Badgley (Greetings From Tim Buckley), Teresa Palmer (I Am Number Four), Alexis Bledel (Gilmore Girls) and Hill Harper (CSI: New York) have joined the ensemble relationship drama along with Frank Langella (Robot and Frank), Gena Rowlands (Yellow), Rosario Dawson (Sin City) and Josh Hartnett (Black Hawk Down).

The film is currently scheduled to shoot through Christmas in Detroit and in the photo on the right, you can see Badgley and Palmer walk back to their trailers after filming a few scenes on Wednesday afternoon (December 5) in Detroit, Mich.

Parts Per Billion marks Horiuchi’s directorial debut and is structured with interwoven stories like Magnolia and Crash, following three couples whose encounter with a ‘reality-shaking event’ will rip their relationships apart.

The characters names will be Len,...

Parts Per Billion

Penn Badgley, Teresa Palmer, Alexis Bledel and Hill Harper have joined the ensemble cast of Brian Horiuchi’s "Parts Per Billion". Filming will take place through Christmas in Detroit.

The story follows three couples dealing with the same reality shaking event that threatens to tear them apart. Frank Langella, Gena Rowlands, Rosario Dawson and Josh Hartnett also star. [Source: Deadline]

Insidious Chapter Two

Leigh Whannell and Angus Sampson are set to reprie their roles as Specs and Tucker in the upcoming sequel "Insidious Chapter Two".

The sequel will reportedly feature flashbacks of various characters in the film that lead up to the events in the first. [Source: Horror Movies]

Transcendence

Rebecca Hall, Emily Blunt and Rooney Mara are all said to be up for the role of the wife of Johnny Depp's character in "The Dark Knight" cinematographer Wally Pfister's directorial debut "Transcendence". Shooting kicks off in early March.

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As though having names like Frank Langella, Gena Rowlands, Rosario Dawson and Josh Hartnett attached to the project wasn't enough, Parts Per Billions - the new ensemble film from director Brian Horiuchi - has added a few more notable names to its cast. It was announced today that Penn Badgley, Teresa Palmer, Alexis Bledel and Hill Harper have all taken parts in the project, which is already in production. They are currently filming up in Detroit and will be working through Christmas. Horiuchi's directorial debut (he previously wrote the 2009 horror flick Circle of Eight) the new project is structured with interwoven stories a la Magnolia and Crash. The plot is set before a disastrous biological war as three separate couples are faced with life-altering decisions. The press release doesn't say who any of the actors will be playing, but it was previously revealed that the characters names will be Len,...

• Penn Badgley, on the heels of Gossip Girl ending and his musical starring role in Greetings From Tim Buckley, due out next year, has signed on for the drama Parts Per Billion, alongside Alexis Bledel, Hill Harper, and Teresa Palmer. Directed and written by Brian Horiuchi, the movie also stars Frank Langella, Gena Rowlands, Rosario Dawson, and Josh Hartnett, about three couples dealing with an event that could destroy their relationships. [Deadline]

• Michael Shannon (Boardwalk Empire, Take Shelter) and equably formidable Samantha Morton (John Carter, Control) have been cast as the leads in thriller The Harvest, directed by John McNaughton (Wild...

Hill Harper joins Rosario Dawson, Josh Hartnett, Frank Langella, Gena Rowlands, Penn Badgley, Teresa Palmer and Alexis Bledel in the ensemble relationship drama, Parts Per Billion.  Written and directed by Brian Horiuchi, and produced by Aka/Bow Films, the drama will follow 3 separate couples as they all deal with an event that threatens to destroy their relationships. It's not yet public what pairs will make up the 3 separate couples, although I'd take a wild guess an say that Harper (assuming he makes up one of the 3 pairs) will likely be partnered up with Dawson, who's also serving as executive producer on the project, by the...

Breaking… Gossip Girl’s Penn Badgley and CSI: NY’s Hill Harper have signed on for Parts Per Billion. Teresa Palmer and Alexis Bledel have also joined the Brian Horiuchi-directed and -written drama, which follows three separate couples as they deal with an event that threatens to destroy their relationships. Frank Langella, Gena Rowlands, Rosario Dawson and Josh Hartnett star. The recently created Aka/Bow Street Films is producing; Dawson is executive producing with Joe Jenckes, Cotty Chubb, Arianne Fraser and D. Todd Shepherd and George Waud. Molly Hassell, Jennifer Levine, Michael Benaroya and David Dickson are producing. Parts Per Billion is shooting in Detroit until the end of the year. Harper is repped by Innovative Artists and Luber Roklin Entertainment. Badgley, who stars in Greetings From Tim Buckley, out next year, is repped by CAA and Anonymous Content.

Aka/Bow Street Films announced today that Penn Badgley ( Greetings From Tim Buckley ), Teresa Palmer ( I Am Number Four ), Alexis Bledel (.Gilmore Girls.) and Hill Harper (.CSI: New York.) have joined the ensemble cast for writer/director Brian Horiuchi.s Parts Per Billion . The film is currently scheduled to shoot through Christmas in Detroit. Parts Per Billion also stars Frank Langella ( Robot and Frank ), Gena Rowlands ( Yellow ), Rosario Dawson ( Sin City ) and Josh Hartnett ( Black Hawk Down ), with Molly Hassell ( Edmond ), Jennifer Levine ( Delirious ), Michael Benaroya ( Lawless ) and David Dickson producing. Joe Jenckes ( Margin Call ) will be executive producing with Dawson, Cotty Chubb, Arianne Fraser and Miscellaneous Entertainment.s D. Todd Shepherd and George...

Parts Per Billion

Frank Langella, Rosario Dawson, Josh Hartnett, and Gena Rowlands are set to headline Brian Horiuchi's ensemble drama "Parts Per Billion" at Benaroya Pictures.

The story focuses on three couples who become caught up in a “reality-shaking event” that changes the course of their lives. The third couple have yet to be cast. [Source: The Wrap]

King's Highway

Adrien Brody is attached to star in Kevin Asch's thriller "King’s Highway" for Cargo Entertainment and Appian Way. Shooting kicks off next summer in New York and Israel.

The 1980s-set story follows a former ex-Mossad agent who is torn by split loyalties when he infiltrates the New York mafia. Antonio Macia ("Holy Rollers") wrote the screenplay. [Source: Screen Daily]

Old Folk's Place

Catherine Deneuve and Harvey Keitel are set to play late-blooming lovers in Robert Cantarella's $6.4 million untitled romantic drama at Les Films d'Ici and Cine Plus. Shooting kicks off next Fall in Brussels and Los Angeles.

• Colin Firth and Michael Fassbender are set to star in the biopic Genius, about the relationship between literary editor Max Perkins (Firth) and celebrated author Thomas Wolfe (Fassbender), film sales company FilmNation Entertainment announced today. Screenwriter John Logan (Skyfall, Hugo) is adapting A. Scott Berg’s biography Max Perkins: Editor of Genius, and London theater fixture Michael Grandage will make his feature film directing debut.

• Amanda Seyfried and Patrick Dempsey will star in the romantic comedy Wonderful Tonight, about a one night stand that results in pregnancy. Christine Jeffs (Sunshine Cleaning) will direct from a script by J. Mills Goodloe...

Frank Langella ("Robot and Frank"), Gena Rowlands ("Yellow"), Rosario Dawson ("Sin City") and Josh Hartnett ("Black Hawk Down") have signed on to star in "Parts Per Billion", the producers told TheWrap Brian Horiuchi is directing from his own screenplay, with Molly Hassell ("Edmond"), Jennifer Levine ("Delirious"), Michael Benaroya ("Lawless") and David Dickson producing.  Joe Jenckes ("Margin Call") will be executive producing with Dawson, Cotty Chub and Arianne Fraser.   Benaroya Pictures, through its Aka/Bsf label, is financing the ensemble film that tells the story of three couples dealing with a reality-shaking event...

It looks like we can look forward to more “found footage” entertainment, this time coming to the small screen. According to the Hollywood Reporter, MTV is developing an hour long found footage mystery in the same vein as Paranormal Activity entitled The Experiment. Miguel Sapochnik (Repo Men, House, Fringe) will direct the project while Brian Horiuchi will write. Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity, The River) will executive produce through Blumhouse Productions along with Naomi Despres.

There’s still a ways before this actually becomes a series, but we’ll keep in touch.

MTV is in the early developmental stages of a brand new “found-footage mystery”. Tentatively titled The Experiment, this project is said to be shot in the same vein as Paranormal Activity, which doesn't come as much of a surprise given the fact that Jason Blum (who produced every Pa flick to see release) is on board as executive producer. The script is based on a story written by Brian Horiuchi and Miguel Sapochnik of House M.D. Fame. At this point, little is known of the plot itself. In fact, beyond what we've divulged here, not much of anything else is known.

MTV are working alongside 'The River' producer Jason Blum to bring yet another found-footage horror series to our television screens. Sadly back in May the Oren Peli and Michael R. Perry series 'The River' was cancelled by ABC but it doesn't seem to have dampened Blum's spirits...no pun intended. Blum, who has produced the 'Paranormal Activity' franchise as well as currently working on James Wan's 'Insidious 2', is lining up a spooky new series called simply 'The Experiment'. With the details being kept very quiet at this stage all we can tell you is the series is based on a story co-created by 'Repo Men' and 'Fringe' director Miguel Sapochnik and 'Circle of Eight' scribe Brian Horiuchi. Sapochnik will helm the pilot....

MTV, the home of it-keeps-getting-even-better Teen Wolf, is working on a found-footage-type series along the lines of the Paranormal Activity movies or the hybrid series The River. And they have a perfect executive producer on board, Jason Blum; he was a producer on the Paranormal Activity movies and an executive producer on The River.

THR broke the news, and gave us a strong indication that this project would have similar spookiness to those other projects. This project is based on a story by Brian Horiuchi (Terminal D, Rcvr, Parts Per Billion) and Miguel Sapochnik (House); Horiuchi will pen the script, while Sapochnik, whose directing credits include Fringe, Awake and Falling Skies (wow!) is set to direct.

They certainly have the genre background to make it great; here’s hoping! We’ll keep you posted.

You know, MTV really hasn't been doing too badly when it comes to horror programming. Their Super Psycho Sweet Sixteen flicks are way better than you'd think, and even "Teen Wolf" is deserving of some well placed merit. Now they're read to go bump in the night.

According to THR, the network is currently developing an hour-long “found-footage mystery” project in the style of Paranormal Activity, titled "The Experiment." The scripted effort is based on a story by Brian Horiuchi (Terminal D) and Miguel Sapochnik ("House"), with Paranormal’s Jason Blum ("The River") executive producing through his Blumhouse Productions. Naomi Despres (The English Teacher) is also attached as an executive producer, with Horiuchi set to write and Sapochnik on board to direct.

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MTV has announced that it is developing a new Paranormal Activity-style TV series. The network is working on an hour-long "found-footage mystery" series titled The Experiment. The scripted series will be based on a story by Terminal D's Brian Horiuchi and House's Miguel Sapochnik. Paranormal Activity's Jason Blum will executive produce via Blumhouse Productions. Horiuchi previously wrote the award-winning sci-fi project Rcvr, (more)...

MTV is experimenting with darkness. The network is currently developing an hour-long “found-footage mystery” project in the style of Paranormal Activity, titled The Experiment. The scripted effort is based on a story by Brian Horiuchi (Terminal D) and Miguel Sapochnik (House), with Paranormal’s Jason Blum (The River) executive producing through his Blumhouse Productions. Naomi Despres (The English Teacher) is also attached as an Ep, with Horiuchi set to write and Sapochnik on board to direct. If ordered to series, Experiment will join a growing roster of scripted entries on the younger-skewing network’s schedule. Among them: Teen Wolf, which was recently renewed

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Anyone who doubts a director making the leap from commercials to features only needs to think of people like David Fincher, Spike Jonze, Mark Romanek, Michel Gondry, and Duncan Jones. All of them worked in the medium before (and some after) breaking into helming motion pictures; just because you’re making something that’s 30 seconds doesn’t mean you lack the talent to make a great film.

I bring this up because of Deadline‘s report that Nicolai Fuglsig has been hired by Paramount to direct Brass Monkey, a “real-time kinetic thriller” based on his own idea of following “a killing spree in Los Angeles.” A first draft, written by Paolo Marinou-Blanco, is currently getting the rewrite treatment from Brian Horiuchi. Stefan Sonnenfeld and Missy Papageorge are producing.

The DGA Award winner was recently tapped by Warner Bros. to get behind the camera for their futuristic reboot of Robin Hood,...

Nicolai Fuglsig is an award-winning photojournalist and commercial director who created an internet sensation when he directed a commercial for Sony's Bravia line of televisions, in which a quarter-million bouncy rubber balls were poured down San Francisco streets. In 2009 Fuglsig was linked [1] to a futuristic Robin Hood film at Warner Bros., and he's been attached to other features as well. None have yet come to fruition, but he's still working towards a feature directorial gig. His latest attachment is a film called Brass Monkey. It's not a feature version of an early Beastie Boys song [2]. (You make the call as to whether that's a good thing or not.) This is a thriller set up at Paramount based on Fuglsig's own pitch. Deadline [3] calls the film "a real-time kinetic thriller that takes place during a killing spree in Los Angeles." Real-time, huh? It's not enough to tackle the normal difficulties of pacing,...

"Brass Monkey, that funky monkey. Brass Monkey, junkie. That funky monkey..." Yeah, this movie isn't about that song-- though it should be. Commerical director and photojournalist Nicolai Fuglsig will helm Brass Monkey. The film is his own concept, a real-time kinetic thriller that takes place during a killing spree in Los Angeles. Paolo Marinou-Blanco wrote the original draft and Brian Horiuchi was recently hired to do some rewriting. Fuglsig received a Directors Guild...

Real-time? Like with “24″? That’s the going assumption for commercials director Nicolai Fuglsig’s feature film debut, the oddly titled “Brass Monkey” (the teaser poster, whipped up by Fugsig to sell the film to Hollywood, can be seen below). Hey, “24″ is taking its damn time getting a movie made, so why not beat it to the punch? It would serve them right for dragging their feet. In any case, Fugsig and his monkey have landed at Paramount, with Deadline calling it “a real-time kinetic thriller that takes place during a killing spree in Los Angeles.” “Brass Monkey” will be based on an idea by Fuglsig, a director with a couple of award-winning commercials and Superbowl spots to his credit, with Brian Horiuchi (“Circle of Eight”) set to re-write the original script by Paolo Marinou-Blanco...

Exclusive: Acclaimed commercials director Nicolai Fuglsig has set Brass Monkey at Paramount, hoping to make his directing debut on a real-time kinetic thriller that takes place during a killing spree in Los Angeles. Fuglsig hatched the idea for the film, and Paolo Marinou-Blanco wrote the first draft. Brian Horiuchi has just been hired to rewrite it. Stefan Sonnenfeld is producing with Missy Papageorge and Sarah Perlman is co-producer for Sunny Field Entertainment. Fuglsig is repped by CAA and Management 360. The graphic for Brass Monkey is one that was designed by Fuglsig when he took the pitch to Paramount. Here are two of Fuglsig’s memorable spots. The first, for Guinness, won the DGA Award, and the second aired during the 2008 Super Bowl:...

Paramount Pictures has taken a pitch from commercials director Nicolai Fuglsig and will develop it as an action feature with Fuglsig helming. Deadline has word that the project, entitled Brass Monkey , will be written by Brian Horiuchi from an original draft by Paolo Marinou-Blanco. Little is known about the specifics of the plot, though it is said to involve a killing spree that plays out in real time. You can check out the faux-poster art that Fuglsig used as part of his pitch below:...

Brit actor Robert Pattinson's life changed the instant Catherine Hardwicke cast him as Edward Cullen, the vampire lover in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series. "How old are you?" asks Bella (Kristen Stewart), a new student at Forks High. "17," he says. "How long have you been 17?" "A while." Pattinson has seen the way women react to him as Edward at Comic-Con and festivals. (They tend to scream.) In this flip-cam interview, he talks about how tricky it was to play this kind of swoony leading man, figuring out the makeup, his music, his upcoming films Little Ashes and How to Be, and the new movie he starts in January, playing Dennis Hopper's grandson in writer-director Brian Horiuchi's L.A.-set multi-generational marriage drama Parts Per Billion, also starring ...

Circle of Eight, from Paramont Pictures, will release on DVD as of February 2nd and despite being targeted for "young teens" the promotional material does have a hook (Horror). Circle of Eight was previously a web series on Myspace, but now the DVD will be on Netflix queues and DVD store shelves shortly. Also described by the movie review website Horror.com as "decent enough to watch all the way through, once, if you have to" and "[but] why bother?" With this stellar review you know that you will be getting the cream of the crop in Circle of Eight, but if that is not enough central character Jessica can be heard screaming her lungs out in 5.1 Dolby Digital. As well, several featurettes included in the DVD will entice some to purchase and Circle of Eight will be provided in Widescreen. All the visually traumatizing details are inside.

The synopsis for...

Chicago – While “Twilight” fanatics are currently busy following the drama of whether the character Jacob Black will again be played by Taylor Lautner in the film’s “New Moon” follow up, news surfaced on Tuesday on “Twilight” star Robert Pattinson to temporarily keep followers gabbing about something else.

In order to film “New Moon,” the agent of 22-year-old Pattinson on Tuesday revealed that he must bow out of his part in the much-anticipated and lesser-known film “Parts Per Billion,” which was slated to begin filming in Jan. 2009 in Los Angeles, according to MTV.

Kristen Stewart (left) as Bella Swan and Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen in “Twilight”.

Photo credit: Summit Entertainment

While “Twilight” fans would much likely prefer to be deprived of Pattinson’s performance in “Parts Per Billion” if it meant he wouldn’t be able to film “New Moon,” some may especially feel neglected of what was reported...

Robert Pattinson has dropped out of "Parts per Billion". On Tuesday, January 6, MTV News has come out with a report confirming that the "Twilight" star is no longer involved with the indie project to be co-produced by actress Rosario Dawson, adding that Pattinson's commitment for "New Moon" has led to the decision.

When asked about the 22-year-old actor's exit, his representative, Nicholas Frenkel, stated, "What you heard is correct." He further explained, "Unfortunately, the prep time and production schedule on 'New Moon' haven't left enough time for Robert to work on 'Parts per Billion' in the first quarter of this year." Initially, Pattinson is scheduled to begin shooting in Los Angeles this January for this movie which reportedly will contain his steamy love scenes with "Juno" actress Olivia Thirlby.

Having a hit movie with "Twilight", Robert Pattinson will reprise his role as Edward Cullen in the vampire drama's sequel, "New Moon". However,...

"Twilight" star Robert Pattinson will join Rosario Dawson, Olivia Thirlby and Dennis Hopper in "Parts per Billion," according to MTV.

Brian Horiuchi is directing the film, which follows three couples who risk being torn apart after struggling with the same event. The film is described as an ensemble story with different storylines.

Patterson had been in the media spotlight ever since he signed on to star in "Twilight." He's already on board for "New Moon," although he will shoot "Parts per Billion" first.

During her interview with MTV, Dawson said she's excited to meet and work with Pattinson, although their characters never really meet in the film.

By the way, did you catch the trailer for Pattinson's other flick, "Little Ashes"? Click here if you missed it.

Do you think Robert Pattinson will look different on film, now that he's a movie star? Will he carry some of that vampire sparkle with him wherever he goes? We'll get a chance to find out in Parts Per Billion, the indie drama that will be Pattinson's first new role since breaking hearts coast to coast as Edward Cullen. Rosario Dawson, who will co-star with Pattinson in the ensemble drama, told MTV about the project while promoting Seven Pounds. Given that it's one of those dramas where there are intertwined stories that never connect, Dawson and Pattinson don't actually act together in the film. "But we're all within the same group of people, and the same city of people, that are responding to a life-threatening situation," Dawson explains. The movie is directed by newcomer Brian Horiuchi, and also stars indie darling Olivia Thirlby and Dennis Hopper. Once again Pattinson is...

While we would never explore the complex issue of the fashion origin of Robert Pattinson's hair style nor speculate about his sudden change of attitude towards his fans (especially while coming out of an airplane and arriving at a distant airport), you can always expect something substantial, even challenging that would make you participate and comment on our Rob article, hopefully that is! - - - - - - Special Announcements: This time, we have more than the usual, here's what we have in store for you: How To Be (http://howtomemovie.com), one of Rob's indie movies, the same one that gave him his first Best Actor trophy, is currently doing the rounds of International film festivals. Some of you maybe aware that tMF launched recently a promotional blitz site (http://themovie-fanatic.com/htb/) for the movie - and since How To Be's filmmakers are the awesome...

Every Monday, tMF gives you a rundown on who's making the biggest buzz among the current crop of young talents, based on the hottest news about upcoming movies, awards and nominations, magazine covers and interviews, and special appearances on festivals, talk shows and upcoming TV series or just from anything that make fans more excited about movies! Some rants! I'm beginning to arrive at the conclusion that maybe Jamie Bell is becoming more and more under-rated. Why should Mr. Foe only get a limited release? The young actor is phenomenal, for Chrissakes! If you're a bonafide fan of young actors, its time for you to watch Mr. Foe and demand for more of Jamie Bell. In our weekly top 3, he's definitely covered. So is Zac Efron, and don't tell me he sucks in High School Musical, wait till you watch him in Me and Orson Welles! Another mention, this time,...

RKO Pictures is bringing new life to the Boris Karloff cult film Isle of the Dead, hiring writers Brian Horiuchi and Matt Lazarus to adapt a remake.

In the 1945 film directed by Val Lewton, Karloff played a Greek military commander on an island where a plague breaks out. He orders the isle quarantined and as residents fall ill and die, some begin to suspect that a vampire-demon might be the cause of the deaths.

RKO plans to set the remake against the backdrop of a viral outbreak in Afghanistan.

"Val Lewton made his name by taking the horror genre to a new place," said RKO chairman and CEO Ted Hartley, who will produce. "Brian and Matt have the same kind of genre-bending sensibilities that will give this classic tale the perfect blend of contemporary themes and timeless scares."

No director has been set.

RKO Pictures vp Kevin Cornish is overseeing.

RKO Pictures at one point was among the greatest of the legendary Hollywood studios.

Bull's Eye Entertainment has optioned Brian Horiuchi's original screenplay The Glass Gun. Glass Gun, described as a contemporary Chinatown, is the story of a man plunged into a mystery in which he must discover who is responsible for killing the friends he cares most about. The project will be produced by Bull's Eye's Cathy Schulman, Bob Yari and Tom Nunan. "Brian is a tremendously talented and gifted screenwriter, and we consider ourselves fortunate to have landed such an intriguing project," Schulman said. "This promises to be a great moviemaking experience, and we will be seeking a top-tier director in the very near future." Horiuchi, repped by the Gersh Agency, Untitled Entertainment's Jennifer Levine and attorney Howard Abramson, most recently set up at Warner Bros. Pictures an untitled thriller as a vehicle for Paul Walker to star in that Nine Yards Entertainment and Mayhem Pictures are producing (HR 4/30). He is writing a remake of This Island Earth for Alphaville Pictures. He co-wrote the indie feature America So Beautiful, which has played at the Berlin and Los Angeles film festivals. Bull's Eye is in production on its inaugural feature, Employee of the Month, starring Matt Dillon, Steve Zahn and Christina Applegate. Its second feature, Thumbsucker, begins production next month.

Warner Bros. Pictures has picked up an untitled thriller as a vehicle for Paul Walker to star in and possibly produce. Brian Horiuchi will write the script to the project, which is set in the Philippines with drug runs and modern-day pirates. At the center is a courageous yet reckless leader (Walker) of a drug interdiction squad. The idea was developed by Walker's manager Matt Luber at Nine Yards Entertainment along with Mayhem Pictures topper Mark Ciardi and Gordon Gray. Luber, Gray and Ciardi will produce. Mayhem's head of development Jon Mone helped shepherd the project. Warners exec Greg Silverman is overseeing the project. Walker, additionally repped by ICM, next stars in Universal Pictures' 2 Fast 2 Furious. Horiuchi is repped by the Gersh Agency, Untitled Entertainment's Jennifer Levine and attorney Howard Abramson. He is writing a remake of This Island Earth for Alphaville Pictures with Chubb producing. He co-wrote the indie feature America So Beautiful, which has played at the Berlin and Los Angeles film festivals. Ciardi and Gray produced The Rookie and The New Guy. They are in production on the Walt Disney Co.'s The Miracle, starring Kurt Russell.