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Caleb Landry Jones Set For Lead Role In ‘Broken Dream’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday June 21, 2012 @ 5:59pm PDTTags: Caleb Landry Jones, John Boorman

Caleb Landry Jones has been cast in the lead role in the John Boorman-directed Broken Dream. The project was set to move into production with River Phoenix nearly 20 years ago until River’s untimely death. Boorman has been searching for the right actor to play the role ever since. The story is described as a love story that takes place in a futuristic world. Boorman co-wrote the script with Neil Jordan.  Boorman will also produce with Kieran Corrigan of Merlin Films in Ireland. John Hurt is attached to play Jones’ father. Casting for the female lead opposite Jones is underway.

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Warner Bros Hot For ‘Arthur & Lancelot’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday July 25, 2011 @ 12:55pm PDTTags: Arthur & Lancelot, Bryan Singer, David Dobkin, Guy Ritchie, Jason Bateman, John Boorman, John Hodge, Lionel Wigram, Ryan Reynolds, Warner Bros
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When Deadline broke news last month that Warner Bros has paid $2 million to acquire the David Dobkin spec script Arthur & Lancelot in a bidding war that involved Universal and Fox, insiders said the project would be fast-tracked. … Read More »

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FilmDistrict Acquires Taylor Hackford-Helmed ‘Parker’ With Jason Statham

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday June 20, 2011 @ 10:20am PDTTags: Bob Berney, Brian Helgeland, Donald E. Westlake, FilmDistrict, Graham King, Jason Staham, John Boorman, John J. McLaughlin, Jonathan Mitchell, Lee Marvin, Les Alexander, Mel Gibson, Parker, Peter Schlessel, Sidney Kimmel, Taylor Hackford, Tim Headington
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: FilmDistrict is closing a deal for U.S. distribution rights to Parker, the Taylor Hackford-directed thriller that will star Jason Statham. Production starts in early August. The John J. McLaughlin-scripted film is an adaptation of the Donald E. Westlake novel series, and Statham is playing a character that Mel Gibson played in the Brian Helgeland-directed Payback and Lee Marvin played in the John Boorman-directed Point Blank. Parker is a thief, but one who follows a strict moral code he’ll kill to uphold. The producers are Steven Chasman, Sidney Kimmel, Les Alexander, Jonathan Mitchell and Hackford. The film’s casting up quickly, and the movie was a prominent sales title during the Cannes Film Festival where Sierra/Affinity’s Nick Meyer sold offshore rights and made the domestic deal. Meyer has sold most world territories. Incentive Filmed Entertainment funded the film, and produced with Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Sierra/Infinity. Sierra/Infinity and Incentive Filmed Entertainment previously teamed on Shark Night 3D, a movie that will be released in September. Read More »

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