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Brady Corbet Lands Key Role In ‘Paradise Lost’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday March 25, 2013 @ 11:47am PDTTags: Brady Corbet, Pablo Escobar, Paradise Lost
Mike Fleming

Brady CorbetEXCLUSIVE: Brady Corbet, who stars in the upcoming IFC release Simon Killer, has signed on to star with Benicio Del Toro and Josh Hutcherson in Paradise Lost. The drama is about notorious drug kingpin Pablo Escobar and it was written and marks the directing debut of Andrea di Stefano. Corbet plays the brother of Hutcherson’s character. Hutcherson’s character visits Colombia, meets the love of his life, only to see things go awry when he meets her uncle Pablo. The film will begin production in Panama in March.

Corbet is repped by WME and KillerMoxie.

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‘Hunger Games’ Josh Hutcherson Joins Pablo Escobar Drama ‘Paradise Lost’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday December 17, 2012 @ 3:31pm PSTTags: Big Deals Film, Josh Hutcherson, Paradise Lost
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: The Hunger Games‘ Josh Hutcherson is negotiating to star with Benicio Del Toro in Paradise Lost, the drama about notorious drug kingpin Pablo Escobar that was written … Read More »

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Bradley Cooper-Starrer ‘Paradise Lost’ Scrapped By Legendary Pictures

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday February 9, 2012 @ 11:26am PSTTags: Legendary Pictures, Paradise Lost
Mike Fleming

Stunner! Legendary Pictures Postpones January Start Of Alex Proyas-Directed ‘Paradise Lost’

EXCLUSIVE: The big-budget film Paradise Lost, which was slated to start shooting in January but was pushed till early summer, has been scrapped, I’m told. The epic-sized Alex Proyas-directed film about the battle between good and evil inspired by the John Milton poem was to star Bradley Cooper as Lucifer, Benjamin Walker as the archangel Michael, Diego Boneta playing Adam and Camilla Belle Eve, with a host of other actors lined up for the action epic.

Legendary made the decision after trying to bring the cost of the movie down to $120 million, tops. The producer/financier spent low eight figures to get this far but had never green lit the film and therefore should not be on the hook for pay or play talent deals. It is possible that the film could return down the line, as Best Picture nominee Moneyball, American Gangster and some other pictures have done after being scrapped just short of a production start. But Paradise Lost might be halted for a while, until technological advancements in visual effects bring to a reasonable cost the task of creating a believable depiction of the celestial battles that are at the heart of this film. It was too rich for Legendary’s blood even though the company scoured every way possible to find a way to be grand but disciplined. Read More »

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STUNNER! Legendary Pictures Postpones January Start Of Alex Proyas-Directed ‘Paradise Lost’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday December 12, 2011 @ 7:14pm PSTTags: Alex Proyas, Bradley Cooper, Legendary Pictures, Paradise Lost
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Legendary Pictures has halted plans to begin production early next year on Paradise Lost, the epic-sized Alex Proyas-directed film about the battle between good and evil that is inspired by the John Milton poem. Bradley Cooper … Read More »

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Diego Boneta Is Adam In ‘Paradise Lost’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday October 10, 2011 @ 1:37pm PDTTags: Alex Proyas, Diego Boneta, Film Casting, Legendary Entertainment, Paradise Lost

Castings continue on Legendary Entertainment’s Paradise Lost, the action- and effects-centered take on John Milton’s epic poem being directed by Alex Proyas. The latest: Diego Boneta, who is playing the lead in New Line’s musical Rock Of Ages, has been … Read More »

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Camilla Belle Is Eve In ‘Paradise Lost’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday September 22, 2011 @ 6:18pm PDTTags: Alex Proyas, Benjamin Walker, Bradley Cooper, Camilla Belle, Paradise Lost
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: I hear that Camilla Belle is Legendary Entertainment and Alex Proyas’ choice for the lead role of Eve in Paradise Lost. She would join Bradley Cooper as Lucifer and Benjamin Walker, who plays the archangel Michael in the action … Read More »

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Alex Proyas Setting Benjamin Walker To Play Archangel Michael In ‘Paradise Lost’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday August 3, 2011 @ 7:06pm PDTTags: Alex Proyas, Benjamin Walker, Bradley Cooper, David O. Russell, Jennifer Lawrence, Jon Jashni, Lawrence Kasdan, Legendary Pictures, Paradise Lost, Stuart Hazeldine, Thomas Tull
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Legendary Pictures is negotiating with Benjamin Walker to play the archangel Michael in Paradise Lost, the action epic battle between good and evil that is inspired by the John Milton poem. Walker, who just wrapped the title role in Abraham … Read More »

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