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Mike White Sinks Teeth Into ‘Pride And Prejudice And Zombies’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday November 15, 2010 @ 2:13pm PSTTags: David O. Russell, Lionsgate, Mike White, Mike White Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Movie Deals, Movies, Pride Prejudice and Zombies, Pride Prejudice and Zombies Director, Seth Grahame-Smith
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Lionsgate has closed a deal with Mike White to direct Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, the adaptation of the Seth Grahame-Smith novel that spices up Jane Austen’s time-tested 1813 literary classic with a smattering of flesh-eating walking corpses. David O. Russell stepped out but left behind a script that had filmmakers salivating for the job. White got the formal offer on November 5. Lionsgate can now get busy on casting Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, and the other characters in the Austen tale. Russell originally had Natalie Portman interested in playing the female lead, but she left the project some time ago as actress, though she is producing through her handsomecharlie banner with Annette Savich, and Darko Entertainment. When she left, Russell wanted Scarlett Johansson and Bradley Cooper. Unclear if they’ll stay, particularly as Johansson was in contention for several other high profile films that were casting up before landing the female lead opposite Matt Damon in the Cameron Crowe-directed We Bought A Zoo.

White, who scripted School of Rock, made his feature directing debut on Year of the Dog. He is repped by UTA.

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Who’ll Helm James Cameron’s ‘Fantastic Voyage’?

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday October 22, 2010 @ 5:35pm PDTTags: 20th Century Fox, Bradley Cooper, Directors, Fantastic Voyage 3D, James Cameron, Louis Leterrier, Mike Newell, Movies, Pride Prejudice and Zombies, Pride Prejudice and Zombies Director, Scarlett Johansson, Shane Salerno
Mike Fleming

Now that the X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2 directing job went to Darren Aronofsky, The Hunger Games was gobbled up by Gary Ross and Zack Snyder got the Superman job, there are only a couple films left that have directors hot and … Read More »

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