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Coming off the blood-splattering goodness of the “Evil Dead” remake, Uruguayan director Fede Alvarez is now looking to not just talk about sending your souls to the pits of Hell, he’s actually going there by helming a live-action big-screen version of the videogame “Dante’s Inferno” for Universal. Based on the Electronic Arts game of the same name, “Dante’s Inferno” will follow a knight name Dante Aligheri, “who with the help of the poet Virgil ventures into the nine rings of hell to rescue his beloved Beatrice. In the process, he becomes an unwitting pawn in an ancient war between heaven and hell.” Oh, that old thing. The game was previously adapted into an animated movie called “Dante’s Inferno: An Animated Epic” in 2010, that our very own Dedpool reviewed here. You can check it out if you’re so inclined. Or not. Really, it’s entirely up to you.

Fede Alvarez has entered talks for Dante's Inferno.

The Evil Dead director is in line to helm Universal Pictures' video game adaptation, reports Deadline.

The Electronic Arts action game was based on the legendary Italian poem The Divine Comedy.

It saw writer Dante Aligheri drawn into a battle between heaven and hell.

Former Strike Entertainment partners Eric Newman and Marc Abraham will produce with EA Entertainment vice president Patrick O'Brien.

Uruguayan director Alvarez made his feature debut with the remake of Sam Raimi's cult horror Evil Dead.

Universal acquired the rights to the adaptation after Dante's Inferno's release in 2010.

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Back in 2010, Universal Pictures won the bidding war for the film rights to the Electronic Arts version of Dante’s Inferno, but not much of anything had been heard about the project since. Now, three years later, it looks like the studio has finally found its director, with Evil Dead helmer Fede Alvarez in negotiations to direct.

This film will be based on the video game version of the story, which was adapted from the first part of Dante Alighieri’s 14th-century epic poem known as The Divine Comedy. In the video game version, Dante is re-imagined as a Templar knight and has to journey through the nine circles of hell. His goal is reclaiming the soul of his love, Beatrice, from the hands of Lucifer.

Alvarez has also been rumored for the Doctor Strange film. While this project doesn’t necessarily take him out of consideration for that movie,...

Before EA even released the Dante’s Inferno video game in 2010, they were shopping the concept around to a number of movie studios and Universal acquired the rights. When the game didn’t perform as well as expected and a sequel didn’t go right into development, we expected that was the last we’d hear of movie plans. However, it’s being reported that the project is moving forward with Evil Dead‘s Fede Alvarez at the helm.

Deadline is reporting that Alvarez is currently in talks to direct, with Eric Newman, Marc Abraham, and EA’s Patrick O’Brien serving as producers. It’s quite possible that Alvarez will want to make changes to the script, but it was previously written by Jay Basu with an earlier draft written by Bruce McKenna.

There are no additional details at this time, but we’ll keep readers posted on any developments.

"Evil Dead" remake director Fede Alvarez has jumped onboard the film adaptation of EA's "Dante's Inferno" video game at Universal Pictures.

The 2010 game was loosely inspired by the first third of Dante Alighieri's 14th century epic poem, "The Divine Comedy". In the game, Dante is now a Templar Knight who must travel the nine circles of Hell to rescue his beloved Beatrice's soul.

The layout of Hell is directly inspired by the work. Jay Basu penned the most recent script draft, while Patrick O’Brien, Marc Abraham and Eric Newman are set to produce

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“Evil Dead” director Fede Alvarez is in negotiations to direct a live-action adaptation of the Electronic Arts video game “Dante’s Inferno” for Universal, an individual familiar with the project has told TheWrap. Alvarez would direct from a script by Jay Basu. Bruce McKenna wrote the original draft. Eric Newman and Marc Abraham will produce alongside Patrick O’Brien, who serves as VP at EA Entertainment. Universal’s VP of production Anikah McLaren and creative executive Sara Scott will oversee the project for the studio. The “Dante’s Inferno” game was released in 2010 for the Xbox and PlayStation platforms. Alvarez is represented by CAA,...

Universal Pictures' take on Electronic Arts' Dante's Inferno video game has found a helmer in Fede Alvarez. Deadline reports that the Evil Dead director will tackle the adaptation of the game, itself loosely inspired by the first third of Dante Alighieri's 14th century epic poem, "The Divine Comedy." Released in 2010, Dante's Inferno reimagines Alighieri as a Templar Knight traversing the nine circles of Hell to rescue the soul of his beloved Beatrice. Although the plot of the game represents a significant departure from the original text, the specific layout of Hell is directly inspired by Alighieri's words. Marc Abraham and Eric Newman are set to produce alongside EA's Patrick O.Brien with Jay Basu ( The Dinosaur Project , Fast Girls ) having turned in the...

Watch 2 new clips from Samuel Goldwyn Films' Home Run, starring Scott Elrod. David Boyd directs the sport drama which opens April 19, 2013, and also includes Dorian Brown, Charles Henry Wyson, James Devoti, Nicole Leigh, Drew Waters, Robert Peters, Vivica A. Fox, Elvin John Rosa Jr., Sami Isler and Ty Fanning. David Boyd directs the film from the screenplay by Brian Brightly, Candace Lee, Eric Newman and Melanie Wistar. Freedom is Possible Baseball all-star Cory Brand knows what it takes to win in the big leagues. But off the field, with memories of his past haunting him, his life is spiraling out of control. Hoping to save her client’s career and reputation after a DUI and a team suspension, Cory’s agent sends him back to the small town where he grew up. Forced to coach the local youth baseball team and spend eight weeks in the only recovery program in town,...

Watch 2 new clips from Samuel Goldwyn Films' Home Run, starring Scott Elrod. David Boyd directs the sport drama which opens April 19, 2013, and also includes Dorian Brown, Charles Henry Wyson, James Devoti, Nicole Leigh, Drew Waters, Robert Peters, Vivica A. Fox, Elvin John Rosa Jr., Sami Isler and Ty Fanning. David Boyd directs the film from the screenplay by Brian Brightly, Candace Lee, Eric Newman and Melanie Wistar. Freedom is Possible Baseball all-star Cory Brand knows what it takes to win in the big leagues. But off the field, with memories of his past haunting him, his life is spiraling out of control. Hoping to save her client’s career and reputation after a DUI and a team suspension, Cory’s agent sends him back to the small town where he grew up. Forced to coach the local youth baseball team and spend eight weeks in the only recovery program in town,...

Hey guys, you better get ready for Home Run ’cause David Boyd‘s movie (finally) opens this month! Looks that things are pretty clear with this sport drama – it’s here to share a quite simple message: freedom is possible! And we finally have an evidence to prove that. Make sure you check out the first clip from this movie in the rest of this report & let us know what you think! David Boyd directed the film from a script written by Brian Brightly, Candace Lee, Eric Newman and Melanie Wistar, but the whole thing is actually based on thousands of true stories that should...

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Watch the trailer for Samuel Goldwyn Films' Home Run drama. David Boyd directs the film starring Scott Elrod. Brian Brightly, Candace Lee, Eric Newman and Melanie Wistar write the film helmed by Boyd, which opens in theaters from April 19th, 2013. On the cast are also Dorian Brown, Charles Henry Wyson, James Devoti, Nicole Leigh, Drew Waters, Robert Peters, Vivica A. Fox, Elvin John Rosa Jr., Sami Isler and Ty Fanning. This trailer joins the images we added to the gallery several weeks ago for the film produced by Carol Spann Matthews. Freedom is Possible Baseball all-star Cory Brand knows what it takes to win in the big leagues. But off the field, with memories of his past haunting him, his life is spiraling out of control. Hoping to save her client’s career and reputation after a DUI and a team suspension, Cory’s agent sends him back to...

Watch the trailer for Samuel Goldwyn Films' Home Run drama. David Boyd directs the film starring Scott Elrod. Brian Brightly, Candace Lee, Eric Newman and Melanie Wistar write the film helmed by Boyd, which opens in theaters from April 19th, 2013. On the cast are also Dorian Brown, Charles Henry Wyson, James Devoti, Nicole Leigh, Drew Waters, Robert Peters, Vivica A. Fox, Elvin John Rosa Jr., Sami Isler and Ty Fanning. This trailer joins the images we added to the gallery several weeks ago for the film produced by Carol Spann Matthews. Freedom is Possible Baseball all-star Cory Brand knows what it takes to win in the big leagues. But off the field, with memories of his past haunting him, his life is spiraling out of control. Hoping to save her client’s career and reputation after a DUI and a team suspension, Cory’s agent sends him back to...

Check out images from the photo gallery for David Boyd's Home Run baseball drama, starring Scott Elrod and Dorian Brown. The Samuel Goldwyn Films release directed by Boyd from the writing by Brian Brightly, Candace Lee, Eric Newman and Melanie Wistar, opens on April 19th, and is produced by Carol Spann Matthews. There are 9 photos below the synopsis. Check them out. Baseball all-star Cory Brand knows what it takes to win in the big leagues. But off the field, with memories of his past haunting him, his life is spiraling out of control. Hoping to save her client’s career and reputation after a DUI and a team suspension, Cory’s agent sends him back to the small town where he grew up. Forced to coach the local youth baseball team and spend eight weeks in the only recovery program in town, Cory can’t wait to return to...

Check out images from the photo gallery for David Boyd's Home Run baseball drama, starring Scott Elrod and Dorian Brown. The Samuel Goldwyn Films release directed by Boyd from the writing by Brian Brightly, Candace Lee, Eric Newman and Melanie Wistar, opens on April 19th, and is produced by Carol Spann Matthews. There are 9 photos below the synopsis. Check them out. Baseball all-star Cory Brand knows what it takes to win in the big leagues. But off the field, with memories of his past haunting him, his life is spiraling out of control. Hoping to save her client’s career and reputation after a DUI and a team suspension, Cory’s agent sends him back to the small town where he grew up. Forced to coach the local youth baseball team and spend eight weeks in the only recovery program in town, Cory can’t wait to return to...

We have the first poster for David Boyd's Home Run baseball drama, starring Scott Elrod, Dorian Brown and Charles Henry Wyson. The Provident Films / Samuel Goldwyn Films release opens in limited areas from April 19th with Boyd helming from the script by Brian Brightly, Candace Lee, Eric Newman and Melanie Wistar. The cast also includes James Devoti, Nicole Leigh, Drew Waters, Robert Peters, Vivica A. Fox, Elvin John Rosa Jr., Sami Isler and Ty Fanning. Freedom is Possible Baseball all-star Cory Brand knows what it takes to win in the big leagues. But off the field, with memories of his past haunting him, his life is spiraling out of control. Hoping to save her client’s career and reputation after a DUI and a team suspension, Cory’s agent sends him back to the small town where he grew up. Forced to coach the local youth baseball team and...

We have the first poster for David Boyd's Home Run baseball drama, starring Scott Elrod, Dorian Brown and Charles Henry Wyson. The Provident Films / Samuel Goldwyn Films release opens in limited areas from April 19th with Boyd helming from the script by Brian Brightly, Candace Lee, Eric Newman and Melanie Wistar. The cast also includes James Devoti, Nicole Leigh, Drew Waters, Robert Peters, Vivica A. Fox, Elvin John Rosa Jr., Sami Isler and Ty Fanning. Freedom is Possible Baseball all-star Cory Brand knows what it takes to win in the big leagues. But off the field, with memories of his past haunting him, his life is spiraling out of control. Hoping to save her client’s career and reputation after a DUI and a team suspension, Cory’s agent sends him back to the small town where he grew up. Forced to coach the local youth baseball team and...

Found footage. With low budget success stories for the bigger studios, this medium is here to stay. Now Universal is looking to tap into the same vein of gold that others have with the new flick Thirteen.

According to Variety, Universal has pre-emptively bought Thirteen, a spec by Benjamin Magid, and set it up with Uni-based Strike Entetrainment and Brooklyn Weaver at Energy Entertainment.

Veteran production exec Kristel Laiblin brought the project in to Strike's Eric Newman and will oversee. Thirteen centers on possession and is understood to utilize a mixture of found footage point of views. The story is reminiscent of 1990's Flatliners, which starred Julia Roberts and Kiefer Sutherland as medical school students experimenting with the line between life and death.

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Akira

Gary Oldman has been offered the role of Colonel while Helena Bonham-Carter has been offered Lady Miyako in Jaume Collet-Sera's Us remake of anime "Akira".

"Tron: Legacy" star Garret Hedlund is still in early talks and is said to not be as far along as the other two. [Source: Twitchfilm]

Dog Fight & Frozen Ground

Veteran TV actress Katherine Lanasa ("Two and a Half Men," "Big Love") has been cast as Will Ferrell's wife in Warner Bros.' political comedy "Dog Fight" and John Cusack's wife in the serial killer thriller "The Frozen Ground." [Source: The Hollywood Reporter]

Home Run

Scott Elrod has signed on to star in David Boyd's indie feature "Home Run". Elrod will play a professional baseball player with a substance abuse problem who finds redemption coaching a Little League team.

Melanie Wistar, Brian Brightly, Eric Newman and Candace Lee penned the script and shooting is currently underway in Oklahoma.

Man With An Iron Fist, I’m sure you all remember that one. Just in case you have no idea what we’re talking about, let me remind you that this is an upcoming RZA‘s (Robert Fitzgerald Diggs) co-written and directed project that has an awesome cast on board!

Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu and Pam Grier are all the part of this one, and according to the latest reports, The Fast and the Furious star, Rick Yune, plays the lead!

So, now when we know that RZA and writer Eli Roth have recently wrapped shooting in Shanghai, we can tell you that it is scheduled for release late this year.

Quentin Tarantino, Marc Abraham, Eric Newman and Roth produced the movie that follows “a blacksmith in feudal China who must defend himself and his fellow villagers.”

And that’s exactly the thing with Rick Yune. He is a Tae...

Tune in to IFC tonight at 10:00 p.m. Et/Pt to catch all the action at the 2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards, with actor and comedian Joel McHale hosting.

Highlights include: Joel getting caught in a 127 Hours situation with only Dale Dickey, “Banksy” and John Waters to help him out; See how this year’s best feature nominees stack up against porn and the big studios; Catch the Spirit Awards’ version of a dead people montage; and more! The show was produced by Film Independent in association with Dick Clark productions, Inc.

The Spirit Awards was the first event to exclusively honor independent film, and over the past 26 years, has become the premier awards show for the independent film community, celebrating films made by filmmakers who embody independence and originality.

The following is a complete list of the winners:

Winners List

Best Feature: 'Black Swan'

Best Director: Darren Aronofsky,...

Wizards of Waverly Place star, Selena Gomez will star in a film adaptation of the young adult novel, titled 13 Reasons Why.

The whole thing is based on a book with the same title written by Jay Asher, and Deadline is reporting that Universal Pictures purchased the rights to story especially for Selena! Can you believe that?

The story centers on a timid California teenager who returns home from school to find a box with seven cassette tapes recorded by his crush, Hannah Baker, who recently committed suicide.

The tapes were given to one student before her death, with instructions to pass them along to 13 students, much like a chain letter. The cassettes explain how each of the 13 people played a part in her suicide.

A director hasn’t been attached at this time and it isn’t clear when production will start. Eric Newman and Marc Abraham will produce through...

"Iron Man" director Jon Favreau is skipping the comic adaptations for now and headed to the Mouse House where he is in talks to direct the "Magic Kingdom" feature film says Heat Vision.

As previously reported, Disney plans to combine some of their famed rides and attractions into a family adventure akin to the "Night at the Museum" films but set within the confines of the titular Florida theme park reports Variety.

"Battlestar Galactica" creator Ronald D. Moore had penned a previous Disneyland-set version, but a new writer was being sought. If Favreau signs onto 'Kingdom' as part of a development deal he and Disney are in talks about, he'll likely have a hand in choosing a new writer to further develop the property.

Marc Abraham and Eric Newman will produce the film which is still likely quite some time off and won't interfere with Favreau's commitments to finishing up...

Director Eric Newman is re-teaming with his ‘Last Exorcism’ producer Eli Roth and financier Studio Canal to make the suspense film ‘Psycho Killer’. The team found success with its low-budget horror movie last summer, and hopes to recapture that same victory with their new film. ‘Psycho Killer’ will follow a highway patrolwoman who seeks revenge on the serial killer who murdered her husband. The first quarter of the movie will follow just the serial killer before the patrolwoman begins chasing him. The script will be written by Andrew Kevin Walker, who also wrote the Brad Pitt hit ‘Seven.’ Newman is still looking to cast the female lead. He wants to hire someone [...]...

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Eli Roth is at it again with, you probably guessed it, another horror film. According to TheWrap, the man behind 'Hostel' and 'Cabin Fever' is reteaming with his 'The Last Exorcism' co-producer, Eric Newman, to get the film 'Psycho Killer' up and running at StudioCanal, the studio that produced 'The Last Exorcism.' After that $2 million production went on to gross more than $40 million domestically, it's no surprise StudioCanal agreed to fully finance 'Psycho Killer.'

The script comes from Andrew Kevin Walker who's responsible for 'The Wolfman,' 'Sleepy Hollow' and 'Se7en.' For the first 20% of his story, the audience will follow the titular character, a nameless and masked psycho killer who amasses a large body count across the United States. While in Nebraska, he winds up killing a highway patrolman while his fellow officer, who's also his wife, watches from a distance.

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Eli Roth is at it again with, you probably guessed it, another horror film. According to TheWrap, the man behind 'Hostel' and 'Cabin Fever' is reteaming with his 'The Last Exorcism' co-producer, Eric Newman, to get the film 'Psycho Killer' up and running at StudioCanal, the studio that produced 'The Last Exorcism.' After that $2 million production went on to gross more than $40 million domestically, it's no surprise StudioCanal agreed to fully finance 'Psycho Killer.'

The script comes from Andrew Kevin Walker who's responsible for 'The Wolfman,' 'Sleepy Hollow' and 'Se7en.' For the first 20% of his story, the audience will follow the titular character, a nameless and masked psycho killer who amasses a large body count across the United States. While in Nebraska, he winds up killing a highway patrolman while his fellow officer, who's also his wife, watches from a distance.

Now that the Talking Heads song is stuck in your head, try to wrap your mind around the pairing of Last Exorcism director Eric Newman, producer Eli Roth, and Se7en screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker. The story of Psycho Killer focuses on a highway patrol officer avenging the murder of her husband by tracking down the serial killer that offed him. According to Variety, a bulk of the story follows the serial killer. The production is currently looking for a known, but not well known, leading lady. How badly do I want to suggest Frances McDormand despite her being super well known? Very badly. Do you have any suggestions?...

As "The Country Bears" and the first incarnation of "The Haunted Mansion" demonstrated, not all Disney-owned theme park rides can be translated to the big screen with the success of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise.

Rather than letting their lesser rides wither however, Disney plans to combine them in "Magic Kingdom", a family adventure akin to the "Night at the Museum" films but set within the confines of the titular Florida theme park reports Variety.

"Battlestar Galactica" showrunner Ronald Moore previously penned a script for the project which was set in Disneyland at the time. The studio is now looking for a new scribe to develop the property which could showcase a number of high-profile Disney characters in an ensemble piece already drawing comparisons to Marvel's "The Avengers".

The project isn't considered a top priority, but is being closely watched and handled by all parties concerned. Marc Abraham and Eric Newman will produce.

Sure, every kid has fantasized about what it would be like to be locked in the Magic Kingdom overnight, left to roam Cinderella's castle or ride Splash Mountain as many times as you like, or finally get over your petrifying fear of Pluto. But leave it to Disney to put too fine a point on things and turn that exact, specific fantasy into a mass-marketed movie with the widest possible appeal. According to Variety, the studio is figuring that once they've made movies off the Pirates of the Caribbean and Haunted Mansion rides, a movie about the entire park is the only possible follow-up. They already have a script from Ronald Moore, the mastermind behind the Battlestar Galactica reboot, and Marc Abraham and Eric Newman are planning to produce the film after a new writer is hired to tune things up. Apparently "the project isn't a top priority," but Disney...

Cillian Murphy is in the final stages neotiations to star in 'I'm.mortal'. The 'Inception' actor would work alongside Amanda Seyfried and Justin Timberlake in the film, which tells the tale of a world where the ageing gene has been switched off and time becomes a currency, allowing the rich to live forever. Murphy would play an officer from an organisation named The Timekeepers, according to Heat Vision Blog. Timberlake is still in negotiations to play the leading male role in the project - directed by Andrew Niccol and produced by Marc Abraham and Eric Newman - while Amanda is ..

Wu-Tang Clan co-founder RZA will star in and make his feature directorial debut on "The Man With The Iron Fists" for Universal Pictures reports Deadline

The story follows a blacksmith who forges weapons for the inhabitants of a village in feudal China who are forced to defend themselves.

RZA co-wrote the script with Eli Roth who will produce alongside Marc Abraham and Eric Newman. RZA will also produce the soundtrack.

Filming on the sub-$20 million project kicks off this September in Hong Kong.

Though he's spent the summer promoting his role as the Bear Jew in Inglourious Basterds, Eli Roth is getting ready to put back on his director hat, preparing to direct both his sci-fi movie Endangered Species and the horror film Thanksgiving this fall and winter. He talked to Variety a bit about his plans for Species, whose plot he is keeping completely under wraps. "I haven't been this excited about an idea since the first Hostel, " while noting that Species and Thanksgiving won't have anything in common except his "sick sense of humor." There's another interesting detail buried in the article as well, that Roth and Eric Newman are working on a script with rapper RZA, a kung fu movie called The Man With the Iron Fist. I'm not sure I can process all the bizarre details in that sentence, but given Roth's involvement, it's probably going to turn out...