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Being a Hollywood icon certainly doesn't make you immune from a critical and box office flop. In 2024 alone, the likes of Joaquin Phoenix and Cate Blanchett were major parts of two of the year's biggest failures in Joker: Folie á Deux and Borderlands, proving that even the finest of performers is always teetering on the edge of a comically poor choice. Back in 2008, one such icon made a movie she'd possibly rather forget, with Diane Keaton starring in Callie Khouri's crime comedy, Mad Money, based on a screenplay by Glenn Gers and loosely inspired by the 2001 British drama Hot Money.

While there hasn't been much movement on Jonas Cuaron's Zorro reboot, currently titled simply Z, it was reported last month that Kiersey Clemons (Dope) has come aboard for an unspecified role. She will star alongside Gael Garcia Bernal, who has been attached to play the title character since May 2016, with last month's report claiming that production will begin in June, with Pantelion selling international rights at the European Film Market. Today a new report has surfaced which offers the first details about Kiersey Clemons' character.

With Gael Garc&#237a Bernal attached to star, presumably as the title character, this report claims that Clemons' character will be the female lead, a teenager of Haitian descent, who reportedly only appears in just a few less scenes than Bernal. The most interesting part of this character is that she named herself "Zee," in honor of the iconic hero Zorro she grew up idolizing.

Every October, horror fans in Los Angeles celebrate the Halloween season with diverse scares on the big screen at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival, and this year, in addition to a slate of exciting new films, the festival will honor the late, great Tobe Hooper with a special screening of The Funhouse, and Child's Play fans can also look forward to a screening of the first Chucky movie followed by a Q&A with director Tom Holland.

Press Release: Hollywood, Calif. – September 26, 2017 – Screamfest Horror Film Festival, America’s largest, and longest running horror movie festival, announces its 2017 official schedule and the second wave of its festival line up. The fest will run from Oct. 10 - 19, 2017 at the Tcl Chinese Theatres in Hollywood. Over its seventeen-year run, the female-run festival has launched careers - providing a platform for filmmakers and actors to showcase their latest work to enthusiasts and general audiences.

Do I believe there are demons and devils living among us in parallel realms, just waiting to be summoned by a wayward soul whose heart has been consumed by darkness? I remain a cautious skeptic, because I’ve seen too many horror movies to know the (implicated) risks that such investigations carry, but I do believe there are “demons” swimming inside every one of us. Addiction, rage, jealousy – it’s our inner demons that loom like threatening storm clouds, something writer Glenn Gers and director Seth Grossman acknowledge by slamming emotion and the occult together in a thunderous boom. Their film, Inner Demons, captures one unlucky addict’s battle with narcotics and the occult during an Intervention-esque reality program, making way for a found-footage watch that’s deeply rooted in a hazy reality.

The film follows Carson Morris (Lara Vosburgh) and her struggle to kick a nasty drug habit,...

Directed by Seth Grossman, written by Glenn Gers. With Lara Vosburgh, Morgan McClellan, Colleen McGrann

Lara Vosburgh, remember that name. If there is any justice in the world of media production, film, television, theater, what have you, Lara Vosburgh should have a bright and interesting career ahead of her. Inner Demons works overtime thanks to her talent which is nothing short of astonishing.

Inner Demons is presented as a faux documentary, in fact it is presented as a video work in progress, all raw footage shot with hand held cameras and caught on security video systems. Much like Blair Witch Project and the many shot on video films that came in its wake, Inner Demons uses the grounded in reality of shot on video to present an outrageous situation with a believability that is at times, yes, horrifying, and scary.

Carson Morris is a young girl with problems. A video...

We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes the fan film Spawn: The Recall, a trailer for Charlotte’s Song and Inner Demons, premiere details for Nightmare Code, and much more:

Spawn: The Recall Released: “Spawn: The Recall is the story of a former witch and her son, who try to live a normal life away from the darkness. While they’re shopping in a supermarket, the child suddenly disappears. She starts looking for him, freaked out knowing evil forces are still lurking. A security guard comes to her help but while they are checking on the surveillance cameras, something happens. She can sense it, they are here…

A film by Michael Paris. Starring: Johanna Genet (The Witch), Tom Maurice (Michael), Gregory Paris (Spawn), and J3.0 (voice). Music by James Bks Edjouma.”

For more information on this project,...

Get your Halloween movie lineup set up right now with “Inner Demons,” coming to select theaters and Video On Demand Oct. 3. The horror film, coming to us from IFC Midnight, stars Lara Vosburgh, Morgan McClellan, Kate Whitney and Brian Flaherty, is directed by Seth Grossman and is written by Glenn Gers. The film follows a reality show that tries to help a girl who is fighting what appears to be addiction. But the addiction turns out to be much more of a supernatural issue. “Inner Demons follows an ‘Intervention’-style reality show crew that films an episode about a sixteen-year old girl, a former A-student, who is fighting addiction but [ Read More ]

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Philadelphia's Awesome Fest sounds… well… awesome. To be clear, though, it appears this is an evolution of the already-existent event, which is now being called The Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival. As you would expect with a name like that, Bruce Campbell will indeed be there as part of the four-day event in Rosemont, Il, where they'll also be screening a slate of horror titles curated by Scott Weinberg, horror maven and the resident critic at the just-killed FEARnet. They'll also have panels, and they've got some great ones planned. Overall, it looks like a really cool chance to see a fistful of the best of what indie horror has going on right now with bonuses that simply make the weekend better. From August 21 to August 24, you'll be able to check out some great films. How? Well, here's how they put it: Tickets for All screenings are free to attend...

Horror fans are in for a treat during Wizard World Chicago. It has been announced that the first ever Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival will coincide with Wizard World Chicago, featuring new horror films, special guests, and a screening of the first three Evil Dead movies:

“Rosemont, Il – July 31, 2014 – Philadelphia’s The Awesome Fest, in partnership with Wizard World Inc. and horror icon Bruce Campbell, announced today the first ever Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival, running August 21-24, 2014 in Rosemont, Il. The four-day event will coincide with Wizard World Chicago Comic Con and will feature the best in independent horror cinema with a full slate of film premieres, panels, special guests, movie marathons, and of course, Bruce Campbell!

“We could not be any more thrilled to partner with Bruce Campbell on this festival”, said fest director & programmer Josh Goldbloom. “From the ground up, we’ve been able to design a...

Genre label IFC Midnight has acquired U.S. rights to Inner Demons, a possession tale about an Intervention-style reality TV crew filming a 16-year-old (Lara Vosburgh) fighting addiction who actually might be possessed by a demon. Director Seth Grossman has some expertise in the area; he was a producer on A&E’s popular series Intervention. Morgan McClellan, Colleen McGrann, Kate Whitney and Brian Flaherty also star in the pic scripted by Glenn Gers and produced by Robin Schorr, which premiered at the La Film Festival in June. Arianna Bocco and Sean Berney negotiated the deal for Sundance Selects/IFC Films with Josh Braun […]...

IFC Midnight is acquiring U.S. rights to Schorr Pictures’ “Inner Demons,” which premiered last month at the Los Angeles Film Festival, the distributor announced Tuesday. Robin Schorr produced the movie, which Seth Grossman directed from a script by Glenn Gers. Also read: ‘Exorcist’ Star Linda Blair to Host Premiere of ‘Inner Demons’ at La Film Festival (Exclusive) There were four companies bidding on “Inner Demons” including several major distributors, but it was IFC Midnight that came away with it. The company will give the film a limited theatrical release this October in conjunction with a VOD release timed to the Halloween holiday,...

Seth Grossman directed Schorr Pictures’ horror film about an intervention-style reality TV show.

Lara Vosburgh, Morgan McClellan, Colleen McGrann, Kate Whitney and Brian Flaherty star and Robin Schorr produced.

Inner Demons centres on a reality show film crew covering a young girl who appears to be fighting addiction but may in fact be battling something far darker.

The film premiered at the La Film Festival and is based on the screenplay by Glenn Gers.

IFC Midnight brokered the deal with Submarine and Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Adler and Feldman on behalf of the filmmakers.

On the L.A. Film Festival schedule is Inner Demons a film directed by Seth Grossman and written by Glenn Gers. Just a lil' something we wanted to put on your radar. When the teenage daughter of a religious family transforms from A-student into heroin addict, her parents agree to allow a reality TV crew to stage an intervention and tape her recovery.

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A couple of years ago there was a new film version of Zorro announced called Zorro Reborn. It was described as "a futuristic reboot of the Zorro mythology." The film was in development at 20th Century Fox with short film director Ricardo de Montreuil attached. It may be dead at the moment, but a concept trailer for the film was shot, and it looks like it would have been a very different, very fun take on the legendary character. He's like a ninja!

There is a script for the movie that has gone through the hands of several screenwriters, such as Glenn Gers, Stevie Long, Brian McGreevy, Lee Shipman, and Justin Marks. There's been no movement on the film in awhile, but you never know, maybe one day it will get the greenlight. If it does, does it look like something you would enjoy watching? ...

[Spoiler alert: Stop now if you haven't seen Sunday's Homeland.]

The most recent episode of Showtime’s Emmy-winning drama has hungry Homeland fans jonesing for answers: How did a fugitive Nicholas Brody end up in Caracas, Venezuela? Who shot him, and why? Also, what’s with the shaved head?

The good news: Homeland’s writers can, in fact, explain themselves. The bad news: You’ll have to download a 29-minute interstitial audio book called Homeland: Phantom Pain to hear them do so. (The good news, again: The book is free! And it’s narrated by Damian Lewis!)

Why go this route to reveal what happened to Brody in between...

Fox's post apocalyptic take on the Zorro legend, Zorro Reborn, might just have found its director...

We recently reported that Gael Garcia Bernal had been cast as the lead in Zorro Reborn, a post apocalyptic take on the legend of the character. The film is based on a script that was originally written by Lee Shipman and Brian McGreevy (Harker) and later rewritten by Glenn Gers (Fracture).

In addition to the post apocalyptic setting, Zorro Reborn will distance itself further from the traditions of the legend by not setting the action in either California or Mexico.

When we brought you the news of Bernal’s casting, Fox was still without a director. But now? It appears it has a favourite in Peruvian director Ricardo de Montreuil, whose short film The Raven has impressed many an exec of late. The short can be found on YouTube if you want to see what caught Fox’s eye.

You may know Ricardo De Montreuil best as the director of “The Raven,” not the James McTeigue-helmed Edgar Allen Poe actioner starring John Cusack, but rather the short film about a man named Chris Black who deals with the perils of having mysterious powers against the backdrop of a futuristic Los Angeles (watch it below). Well it looks as if Montreuil, who popped up on many in Hollywood’s radar with that short, could be taking a trip to the future once again.

We were shocked back in February when it was reported that free spirited actor Gael Garcia Bernal, who’s starred in some of the most memorable independent features of the past decade or so from Alfonso Cuaron’s “Y Tu Mama Tambien” to Pedro Almodovar’s “Bad Education,” would be taking the role of the legendary Zorro. Unlike Antonio Banderas in “The Mask of Zorro,” Bernal...

The director of the popular short film The Raven, Ricardo de Montreuil, has come out on top as 20th Century Fox's choice to direct Zorro Reborn. 

The film is described as "a futuristic reboot of the Zorro mythology that will not be set in California or Mexico, despite the story's Western themes." Gael Garcia Bernal (Y Tu Mama Tambien, The Science of Sleep, Blindness) will be taking on the role of the legendary Spanish swordsman as a masked vigilante hell-bent on revenge against an evil tyrant and his gang of mercenaries.

Zorro Reborn was scripted by Glenn Gers, along with Harker scribes Lee Shipman and Brian McGreevy. According to Variety as of right now De Montreuil will direct the screen test for Bernal, but he's not officially signed on to direct the movie... yet. I imagine they're waiting to see how he does with the screen test. 

Back in 2010 Universal...

With Gael García Bernal pegged to lead Fox’s Zorro reboot, Zorro Reborn, the search for a director is starting to zero in on Ricardo de Montreuil. Though probably not a name you have any reaction to at first glance, he was, at one point, almost in the Hollywood game; Universal and Mark Wahlberg took a liking to his six-minute short, The Raven, back in December of 2010. And then that was kind of it.

So while nothing’s been said on that front in the 15 months since things were developing, Variety tells us that Montreuil is now one of the top contenders for Zorro. (I’m guessing The Raven and prior interest in it played a big part in this coming together, for what it may be worth.) Fox’s current plan calls for the Peruvian to direct Bernal in a screen test — one that I can’t imagine has...

Sony’s post apocalyptic take on the Zorro legend has found its lead in Gael Garcia Bernal.

Mexican handsome man Gael Garcia Bernal looks set to swish his sword on screens (not in a Y Tu Mamá También way), as he’s signed on to play Zorro in a new take of the character. This time, said character will be appearing in a post apocalyptic version of the story, titled Zorro Reborn.

Full details of the story are unclear at this stage, other than we can expect Bernal’s Zorro is on a revenge mission. The script was originally written by Lee Shipman and Brian McGreevy (Harker) and Glenn Gers (Fracture) has subsequently been called in to provide a re-write. The film is currently without a director but with Bernal now attached we should expect the job to be filled shortly, as 20th Century Fox seems keen on the project.

We're jumping on board the remake train again as it's been announced that the Zorro films will receive an update, although this one comes with a twist. While the Zorro of old was always based in a historical setting, the good people at Fox have decided to send the masked hero into a post-apocalyptic future for a film entitled Zorro Reborn. Not only will the setting undergo a massive change, but the character himself will also be portrayed differently than before, with more motivation for revenge than justice. The man behind the mask this time out will be Gael Garcia Bernal (Amores Perros, The Motorcycle Diaries), a name that film enthusiasts will know fairly well, but one that mainstream audiences probably don't recognize. Perhaps this project will be the one to introduce him to a wider range of viewers. Zorro Reborn is not to be confused with another Zorro film...

About a year ago, we learned that 20th Century Fox was planning to reboot the "Zorro" franchise with a film called "Zorro Reborn." Now comes word that the studio has hired Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal (Babel) to star as the title character. The new movie will take Zorro out of his California or Mexico setting, and place him into a desolate and post-apocalyptic future. He will be less a caped crusader for justice than a one-man vigilante force bent on revenge, in a western story that's similar in tone to "No Country for Old Men." Glenn Gers (Fracture) wrote the script for "Zorro Reborn," which is now seeing a director. Rpin Suwannath, a pre-visualization specialist who worked on a number of the "X-Men," "Matrix" and "Chronicles of Narnia" movies, was set to helm, but has since dropped out.

Gael García Bernal will star as Zorro in 20th Century Fox's reboot of the Zorro legend titled "Zorro Reborn."According to Variety, no director has been set yet.Glenn Gers, Lee Shipman and Brian McGreevy wrote the script. No plot details have been released.Mark Amin, Cami Winikoff and David Higgins are producing for Sobini Films.Zorro, who was created in 1919 by Johnston McCulley, has appeared in numerous books, films and TV shows.Zorro is the alias for Don Diego Vega, a nobleman living in the Spanish colonial era of California who becomes a black-clad masked outlaw that defends the people against corrupt officials.Antonio Banderas last portrayed Zorro in "The Legend of Zorro," released in 2005.García Bernal will be seen opposite Will Ferrell in...

Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal is to star in 20th Century Fox's reboot Zorro Reborn, set this time in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

As we previously reported, the project will see Zorro as a one-man vigilante force bent on revenge - rather than a masked crusader fighting for justice - in a tale that will have echoes of Sergio Leone and No Country for Old Men.

Bernal appears with Will Ferrell in the upcoming Spanish comedy Casa de mi Padre and with Kate Hudson in A Little Bit of Heaven.

Glenn Gers wrote the script with Lee Shipman and Brian McGreevy. Variety's report says no director has yet been hired, despite earlier suggestions that concept artist Rpin Suwannath was to make his debut in the hotseat.

Sony, which released two Zorro films starring Antonio Banderas, is developing its own origin story about the swashbuckling hero based on Isabel Allende's 2005 novel Zorro.

Gael Garcia Bernal will be playing Zorro in Fox's reboot of the classic masked vigilante strory, except his Spanish swordsman will live in the future. Meanwhile, Oprah Winfrey is considering a return to casting in Lee Daniels' new movie, "300: Battle of Artemisia" found its co-lead and the casting continues to come together for "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters."

It's February 17, and you're tuning in for today's casting call.

Gael Garcia Bernal To Star In Futuristic "Zorro" Reboot

In some of the strangest and most exciting news of the day, Variety is reporting that Gael Garcia Bernal will be playing the masked hero Zorro in Fox's upcoming reboot of the franchise, "Zorro Reborn." Details are scarce on the project, but the outlet is pegging the movie as a "futuristic reboot" that stars Bernal as "the Spanish swordsman as a masked vigilante bent on revenge." Glenn Gers...

20th Century Fox has found its lead actor for Zorro Reborn. Variety reports that the studio has decided to cast Gael Carcia Bernal (Y Tu Mama Tambien, The Science of Sleep, Blindness) after a prolonged search. The project is planned as "a futuristic reboot of the Zorro mythology that will not be set in California or Mexico, despite the story's Western themes." Garcia Bernal would play "the Spanish swordsman as a masked vigilante bent on revenge."

Zorro Reborn was scripted by Glenn Gers, along with Harker scribes Lee Shipman and Brian McGreevy. No director is currently on board the project, which is being produced by Mark Amin, Cami Winikoff, and David Higgins. Antonio Banderas was the most recent Zorro in Martin Campbell's The Legend of Zorro. Sony is also developing its own "origin story about the swashbuckling hero based on Isabel Allende's 2005 novel Zorro."

Garcia Bernal will next...

The sword-swinging hero known as Zorro is getting the reboot treatment, with Gael Garcai Bernal playing the classic character, but Zorro Reborn will feature a masked vigilante that bears little resemblance to the hero you might remember.

When you think of Zorro, you probably picture the noble hero on horseback, riding through the landscape of early Mexico or California as he right wrongs and protects the innocent. However, you can wipe that image from your mind because 20th Century Fox is bringing him out of the past and dumping him into the future, and an attitude adjustment is also lined up. This time around, Zorro will be depicted as a “masked vigilante bent on revenge.”

Riding out of the post-apocalyptic sunset as the title character will be Gael Garcia Bernal, who will also appear with Will Ferrell in the Spanish-language comedy, Casa de mi Padre. I haven’t seen any...

Historical Zorro has been a popular hero of adventure tales for generations now with Antonio Banderas being the latest to play the character on the big screen. And if past-Zorro can be such a big hit imagine, if you will, what people will think of Future-Zorro! The suits at Fox have done just that and are prepping an upcoming, post-apocalyptic version of the character in a film titled Zorro Reborn. They'll be working from a script by Glenn Gers, Brian McGreevey and Lee Shipman and while Fox is still on the hunt for a director for the project word from Variety is that Mexican star Gael Garcia Bernal will be wearing the mask.Honestly, I can't imagine how this sort of heroic anachronism can possibly...

Gael Garcia Bernal is thought to be joining the cast of Zorro Reborn. The A Little Bit of Heaven actor will play the swashbuckling hero in 20th Century Fox's reboot, reports Variety. The studio has declined to comment on Garcia Bernal's rumoured casting. The Zorro story will be shifted from its traditional Colonial-era California to a futuristic setting. It was first revealed that Fox was working on Zorro Reborn last year. The script has been written by Glenn Gers (Mad Money) alongside (more)...

Gael Garc&#237a Bernal is in talks to play the Spanish swordsman, Zorro, in Fox's Zorro Reborn.

The reboot would take Zorro into a post-apocalyptic era. The story will not be set in California or Mexico, but a post-apocalyptic wasteland. The actor would play the masked vigilante bent on revenge.

The film was written by Glenn Gers with help from Lee Shipman and Brian McGreevy.

Sony is also developing a origin story about the Mexican American hero based on Isabel Allende's 2005 novel simply called Zorro. Sony already has two Zorro movies starring Antonio Banderas.

The film is still in early development and is currently looking for a director for the project.

Zorro Reborn comes to theaters in 2013.

Remember Fox’s futuristic reboot of Zorro? Well, in that case: Fox is doing a futuristic reboot of Zorro, entitled Zorro Reborn, which takes the classic character and places him in a post-apocalyptic setting, for reasons that aren’t entirely clear. Harker writers Lee Shipman and Brian McGreevy fashioned the script with Glenn Gers (Fracture), one that casts Zorro as “less a caped crusader for justice than a one-man vigilante force bent on revenge.” We learned this ten months ago; we now have a major development.

Variety now tells us that Amores Perros and Y Tu Mamá También star Gael García Bernal will be taking up the sword, cape and mask for Fox as the studio seeks a director. (Back in April, visual effects artist Rpin Suwannath was wanted for the job. That must have not panned out.) But, although not having someone behind the camera is obviously an issue...

Zorro in the Future? Apparently so. Word from Variety is that talented Mexican actor Gael García Bernal, who you've seen in Y Tu Mamá También, The Motorcycle Diaries, Science of Sleep, Babel, Blindness, Letters to Juliet and Casa de mi Padre coming up, has landed the lead as the masked vigilante in Zorro Reborn, now in development at 20th Century Fox. The project is apparently new futuristic version of Zorro (oh boy) that, they say, "will not be set in California or Mexico, despite the story's Western themes." So, on another planet then, or a spaceship? No director is set yet, but they've at least attached Bernal to star so far. This new Zorro Reborn, which we've reported on before, comes from a script written by Glenn Gers with Lee Shipman and Brian McGreevy, of Harker. The Zorro character has been seen on the screen many times before since being...

Back in April of last year the Los Angeles Times report 20th Century Fox was looking to bring back Zorro after Antonio Banderas played the character in two films for Columbia Pictures. The only thing was, this wasn't the Zorro we're used to. The film is titled Zorro Reborn and apparently instead of a period piece the film will remain a western, but will be set in a desolate and post-apocalyptic future with echoes of both Sergio Leone and No Country for Old Men. At the time that news surfaced the film was expected to be directed by pre-vis specialist Rpin Suwannath (X-Men, The Matrix) with a script from Lee Shipman and Brian McGreevy. Now, Suwannath is no longer attached, Glenn Gers (Fracture) did a rewrite of the script and Variety reports Gael Garcia Bernal will suit up in the lead role. Fox did not confirm the news and has...

We've been hearing about the new Zorro adventure for a couple of months now. In April of last year it was reported that 20th Century Fox was developing a project called Zorro Reborn, which would not only reboot the franchise that starred Antonio Banderas, but would completely change the setting, moving the masked vigilante to a post-apocalyptic future. The big question, though, was who would they get to play the titular character? Say what you will about the quality of Martin Campbell's films (particularly the second one), but Banderas was perfect for the part. Fortunately, there is another famous hispanic actor that could fit the bill quite nicely and now the studio has brought him on board. Variety has it that Gael Garcia Bernal is now attached to star in Zorro Reborn. The project still doesn't have a director, but it does have a script written by Glenn Gers...

Gael García Bernal is keeping himself busy. According to Variety, García Bernal is attached to star in the futuristic Zorro reboot Zorro Reborn for 20th Century Fox. He's also to be featured opposite Will Ferrell and Diego Luna in Matt Piedmont's comedy Casa de mi Padre, and in Nicole Kassell's A Little Bit of Heaven, with Kate Hudson and Peter Dinklage. And that's not all: García Bernal is reportedly planning on making a documentary about immigration, and is attached to star as Panamanian boxer Roberto Duran in Jonathan Jakubowicz's Hands of Stone, opposite Al Pacino and Ryan Kwanten. Now, Variety explains that Zorro Reborn will be quite different from the Zorro of Tyrone Power, Frank Langella, Antonio Banderas, or Guy Williams. (Or George Hamilton, for that matter.) For starters, Zorro Reborn will not be set in Old California, then a part of Mexico. Nor will Zorro be a light-hearted sword fighter.

Last April, rumours began to spread that 20th Century Fox had its eye on an ambitious new take on the Zorro legend, with post-apocalyptic version Zorro Reborn bubbling away in development. Now it’s closer to reality, with Gael Garcia Bernal anointed to take over the trademark sword-swishing duties.Since it’s set in The World Of Tomorrow, it’ll be a change from the usual Californian / Mexican setting, though the ruined world concept does suggest that a lot of desert will still be involved. Still, Bernal’s Zorro will still be a masked vigilante out for revenge.Against whom? That is still shrouded – or perhaps that should be cloaked, given the character – in mystery. What we do know is that Glenn Gers has taken a pass at the script originally written by Harker scribes Lee Shipman and Brian McGreevy.But though pre-vis specialist and spellcheck nemesis Rpin Suwannath was...

20th Century Fox has finally settled on its lead in their upcoming Zorro reboot Zorro Reborn. Variety reports that Gael Garcia Bernal (The Motorcycle Diaries) is attached to play the Spanish swordsman. The film is a fresh take on material that was most recently mined in Martin Campbell’s The Mask of Zorro and The Legend of Zorro. As we previously reported, Zorro Reborn will not take place in the classic Western setting of Mexico or California, but will instead be set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Moreover, Zorro will be less of a hero this time around, as the story paints the character as “a masked vigilante bent on revenge.” Bernal is an excellent actor and, I think, a nice choice to play Zorro. I’m not necessarily thrilled with the “futuristic” take on the story as I think Bernal would be swell in a classic swashbuckling flick, but Fox apparently has other plans.

Now this sounds interesting. Fox will produce a version of the Zorro story which will take place in the future, and have signed the great Mexican thesp Gael Garcia Bernal (Babel, The Motorcycle Diaries, The Science Of Sleep) to play the role. According to Variety.. Pic is a futuristic reboot of the classic Zorro mythology that will not be set in California or Mexico, despite the story's Western themes. Garcia Bernal will play the character as a masked vigilante bent on revenge. We last saw the character played by Antonio Banderas in Green Lantern director Martin Campbell's The Legend Of Zorro back in 2005. Sony, who produced both Banderas Zorro movies, are also working on another more conventional origin story based on the first ever Zorro novel. The script for Fox's movie, which has still to sign a director, was written by Glenn Gers, Lee Shipman and Brian McGreevy.

Zorro Reborn lands Gael Garcia Bernal in futuristic reboot of the classic hero in black 20th Century Fox has cast Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal as a vengeance-seeking vigilante in the film which is apparently not set in Mexico, or California. Variety reports that Glenn Gers scripted the project alongside Lee Shipman and Brian McGreevy, and they're still looking for a helmer. Zorro Reborn is being produced by Sobini Films' David Huggins as well as Mark Amin and Cami Winikoff Antonio Banderas played the more recent masked hero in The Mask of Zorro, and the it's sequel The Legend of Zorro, helmed by Martin Campbell. That however, is Sony, who are currently working on their own origin story about Zorro, based on the 2005 Isabel Allende Novel "Zorro."...

Zorro Reborn lands Gael Garcia Bernal in futuristic reboot of the classic hero in black 20th Century Fox has cast Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal as a vengeance-seeking vigilante in the film which is apparently not set in Mexico, or California. Variety reports that Glenn Gers scripted the project alongside Lee Shipman and Brian McGreevy, and they're still looking for a helmer. Zorro Reborn is being produced by Sobini Films' David Huggins as well as Mark Amin and Cami Winikoff Antonio Banderas played the more recent masked hero in The Mask of Zorro, and the it's sequel The Legend of Zorro, helmed by Martin Campbell. That however, is Sony, who are currently working on their own origin story about Zorro, based on the 2005 Isabel Allende Novel "Zorro."...

Zorro Reborn lands Gael Garcia Bernal in futuristic reboot of the classic hero in black 20th Century Fox has cast Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal as a vengeance-seeking vigilante in the film which is apparently not set in Mexico, or California. Variety reports that Glenn Gers scripted the project alongside Lee Shipman and Brian McGreevy, and they're still looking for a helmer. Zorro Reborn is being produced by Sobini Films' David Huggins as well as Mark Amin and Cami Winikoff Antonio Banderas played the more recent masked hero in The Mask of Zorro, and the it's sequel The Legend of Zorro, helmed by Martin Campbell. That however, is Sony, who are currently working on their own origin story about Zorro, based on the 2005 Isabel Allende Novel "Zorro."...

Douglas Fairbanks, Guy Williams, Antonio Banderas and others have played the iconic swashbuckling character Zorro, but now a new name can be added to that list as Variety is saying that Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal ( Y Tu Mama Tambien ) will be donning the mask of Zorro for a new futuristic reboot from 20th Century Fox. A few months back, Sony hired writers to reboot their Zorro franchise, but 20th Century Fox has decided to move ahead with their own Zorro project tentatively called Zorro Reborn , which won't be set either in California or Mexico but will have Bernal's Zorro as a masked vigilante looking for revenge. Written by Glenn Gers, Lee Shipman and Brian McGreevy, the project is still looking for a director. (Photo credit: WENN.com)...

Focus Features has hired Danish helmer Ole Bornedal to direct the adaptation of the Dean Koontz novel The Husband , says Variety . The film is about an ordinary working man whose love for his wife is put to a harrowing series of tests over a 60-hour period. Bornedal will write a new draft of the script, originally penned by Glenn Gers.

I have never read a Dean Koontz novel, but I know he is wildly popular and it appear Focus Features is ready to take advantage of that first look deal they scored with Random House as they have set Danish helmer Ole Bornedal to rewrite and direct The Husband based on the 2006 Koontz novel. The story centers on a man whose marriage is tested over the course of 60 harrowing hours after he receives a devastating call from a stranger. Screen Daily reports the most recent draft of the script was penned by Glenn Gers who co-wrote the 2007 Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling thriller Fracture. I know nothing of Bornedal's work, but Focus CEO James Schamus tells Screen Daily, "Ole's work, as a writer-director who deftly crafts human-scaled stories of suspense and drama, makes him the ideal film-maker to bring Dean's gripping bestseller to the screen." I guess I'll have to take him at his word.

It's a race against time, one man against the system: Danish director Ole Bornedal has signed on to direct an adaptation of Dean Koontz' book The Husband, a race-against-time thriller.The novel sees an ordinary guy, a landscape gardener, receive a call from someone who says he has kidnapped our hero's wife and wants $2 million to give her back. When our gardener complains, not unreasonably, that he's a frickin' gardener and doesn't have that kind of money*, the kidnapper simply replies that, "You'll find a way". Ooooh, high concept.Bornedal's also set to rewrite the script, last drafted by Fracture and Mad Money's Glenn Gers, so expect to see this sometime next year. Ish. Meanwhile, two of Bornedal's Danish films - The Substitute and Just Another Love Story - have been picked up to be remade by Sam Raimi's Ghost House Pictures.*Maybe they confused him with a plumber?...

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ole Bornedal will be writing and directing an adaptation of the Dean Koontz' thriller The Husband.

The film will be made for Random House Films and Focus Features.

The book looks at an ordinary man whose love for his wife is tested over a 60-hour period.

Bornedal is currently rewriting the screenplay which was initially written by Glenn Gers.

The Husband came to bookshelves in 2006 in hardcover in the U.S. and Canada from the Bantam Books imprint of Random House.

Well, what do you know? As soon as we finish up one story about a book-to-film adaptation, along comes another. This one involves long-time genre fave Dean Kootz and his 2006 novel The Husband.

Focus Features has hired Danish director Ole Bornedal (The Substitute, review here) to direct and write a new draft of the script, originally penned by Glenn Gers. Per Variety, Focus will keep worldwide distribution and sales rights on the project, which was acquired from Random House as part of Focus’ multi-year partnership with the publisher’s film division to develop, co-finance. and co-produce feature films.

The plot of The Husband sounds pretty tasty: One morning Southern California gardener Mitchell Rafferty gets a call on his cellphone from a stranger saying that Mitch's beloved wife, Holly, has been kidnapped and that he has less than three days to come up with $2 million in cash. Of course, he's warned not to involve the police.

Dean Koontz' The Husband is headed for the big screen.

Variety reports that the thriller "about an ordinary working man whose love for his wife is put to a harrowing series of tests over a 60-hour period" will be produced by Focus Features, who have attached Danish helmer Ole Bornedal to direct.

Bornedal will write a new draft of the script, originally penned by Glenn Gers.

Remake rights to Bornedal’s “Just Another Love Story” and “The Substitute” have both been acquired by Mandate Pictures, with Sam Raimi to produce through his Ghost House Pictures shingle.

Cannes -- Ole Bornedal will write and direct an adaptation of Dean Koontz' thriller "The Husband" for Random House Films and Focus Features.

The novel follows an ordinary working man whose love for his wife is put to a series of tests over a 60-hour period, beginning with a phone call from a stranger.

Bornedal, whose latest thriller "Deliver Us from Evil," has just been released in his native Denmark, has begun writing the newest draft of the screenplay, which had most recently been scripted by Glenn Gers. "The Husband" was published in 2006 in hardcover in the U.S. and Canada by the Bantam Books imprint of Random House, the paperback edition was published in 2007 in the U.S. and Canada by Bantam.

Focus creative exec Matthew Plouffe is supervising the film for Focus president of production John Lyons, and Random House Films president Peter Gethers is supervising for his company.

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