Remember the classic sci-fi film Total Recall starring the ever-lovable Arnold Schwarzenegger? The new generation may not, and that’s why the 1990 sci-fi classic is getting a remake at Sony Pictures.
The contemporary version is being developed by Neal H. Moritz. The original, which starred Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone, was based on a Philip K. Dick story which followed a man haunted by a recurring dream of travelling to Mars. He buys a dream vacation from a company called Rekall Inc, which sells implanted memories and comes to believe he is a secret agent and ends up on a Martian colony, fighting to overthrow a despotic ruler.
No one is attached to the project yet.
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Following Angelology, Sony Pictures is currently in talks to pick up the film rights to Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir Eat, Pray, Love, which is in turnaround from Paramount Pictures.
The memoirs tell the story of a married woman who seemingly has it all but realizes she is not living the life she wants. So, she divorces her husband and sets off on a journey across the world – more specifically Italy, India and Indonesia.
A potential actress is Julia Roberts who is apparently in talks to star. Ryan Murphy will write and direct the film.
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Having sparked a fierce bidding war between Sony, Warner Bros and Universal, Angelology will now call Sony Pictures its home.
The film will be the adaptation of Danielle Trussoni’s first novel Angelology, which tells the story of a nun in New York who unwittingly reignites an ancient war between Angelologists – a group who studies angels – and a race of monster-like descendants of angels and humans called the Nephilim.
It is being produced by Will Smith’s Overbrook and Marc Forster’s Apparatus production companies.
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The poster is animated which Sony has put together on the company’s site. The smoking eyes does it for me. Here is the link if you want to see the whole effect. It’s pretty awesome. The whole movie Internet community is posted the thing, so enjoy.
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Failed HBO television show Preacher is now making its jump to the big-screen, as Sony Pictures and Original Films have landed the film rights to the popular comic book series.
Created back in the ‘90s by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, the series followed a preacher possessed by Genesis, a supernatural entity that could rival the power of God. He is joined by an old girlfriend and an Irish vampire in a journey across America to find God, who has apparently ditched his duties in heaven.
Sam Mendes (Jarhead) is set to direct, with Neal Moritz and Jason Netter producing.
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From Variety comes word that Steve Zaillian has signed on to adapt the nonfiction bestseller Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis for Sony Pictures.
The film will tell the story of Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane, who put together a baseball club on a shoestring budget by using computer-based analysis of draft players.
The movie is set to be a potential vehicle for Brad Pitt. David Frankel is attached to direct.
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The Hollywood Reporter carries word that Jesse Eisenberg is in final talks to join horror comedy Zombieland.
The film, in the works at Sony Pictures, tells the story of a mismatched pair of survivors who find friendship and redemption in a world overrun by zombies. Eisenberg will play Flagstaff, a terrified shut-in whose cowardice has made him an expert at surviving zombies; however, he is forced out of his shell to join a band of survivors.
The story has been penned by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, with Ruben Fleischer directing.
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In heavy demand since the release of the blockbuster Wanted, Mark Millar will have one more of his comic series adapted: War Heroes.
Picked up by Sony Pictures and producer Michael DeLuca, the film will be adapted from Millar’s six issue comic mini-series that tells the story of a governmental military program that grants ordinary soldiers superpowers. A small group of these soldiers break away from the government to form a criminal group. However, a hero also rises from their ranks to prevent catastrophes from happening.
They are currently looking for a writer to translate the comic to the big-screen. No start date on the project has been set.
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Fancy a visit to the not-in-production-yet set of Spider-Man 4? Bid for it on eBay, as Stand Up to Cancer, in conjunction with Sony Pictures, is offering a package that includes not just a visit to the set for one shooting day, but also a meet and greet with the cast, as well as a walk-on/extra role in the film. They will also throw in a trip to the New York premiere event, designer outfits to wear to the premiere for winner and guest from top designers; plus, the winner and guest gets to walk the premiere’s red carpet.
The auction is currently running and ends on September 5. Remember, it’s all going to charity, so if you can afford it, bid high!
No information on the film is yet available. Nope, not even who is involved yet. Sony, however, wants the film to be out by 2011.
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Those reporters at the Hollywood Reporter send word that Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay will adapt the comic The Boys for Sony Pictures and Original Films.
The series followed the adventures of a CIA squad known as “the boys” whose job was to keep watch over superheroes and if need be, intimidate or eliminate them.
Manfredi and Hay have also adapted the comic RIPD which is in development at Universal.
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