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Robert Schwentke In ‘R.I.P.D.’ Deal

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday September 7, 2010 @ 6:52pm PDTTags: R.I.P.D., Robert Schwentke, Robert Schwentke Director Red, Ryan Reynolds
Mike Fleming

BREAKING: Robert Schwentke has locked a deal to direct R.I.P.D., the Universal  Pictures supernatural-themed action film that will star Ryan Reynolds. Schwentke, who is creating buzz for the upcoming Bruce Willis-Helen Mirren-starrer Red, will start shooting late next summer, when Reynolds has carved out a slot in his busy dance card. He is shooting The Change Up, followed by Safe House, and then, hopefully, R.I.P.D.

Based on a Peter Lenkov comic published by Dark Horse, R.I.P.D. is a law enforcement division staffed by dead guys. Reynolds plays a cop who is killed in the line of duty and enlists for the chance to stop his killer. He’s partnered with a long dead gunslinger. Script was written by Clash of the Titans scribes Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi, the duo that also scripted Staycation for Warner Bros and The Boys for Sony. Schwentke is separately attached to direct an adaptation of Robert Ludlum’s The Osterman Weekend for Summit Entertainment, which just set Jesse Wigutow for a rewrite. Schwentke is also attached to direct an adaptation of the Robert Kurson novel Shadow Divers at Fox 2000.

Original’s Neal Moritz and Dark Horse’s Mike Richardson are producing R.I.P.D., with David Dobkin exec producer. Schwentke’s repped by CAA and Jennifer Killoran.

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‘Red’ Director Robert Schwentke Jumps Into Fox 2000′s ‘Shadow Divers’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday August 4, 2010 @ 3:56pm PDTTags: Fox 2000, Robert Ludlum, Robert Schwentke, Robert Schwentke Director Red, Shadow Divers, The Osterman Weekend
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Robert Schwentke, whose upcoming Helen Mirren-Bruce Willis-John Malkovich shoot-em-up Red got a big Comic-Con reaction, has taken the plunge on Shadow Divers, the Fox 2000 adaptation of the Robert Kurson book. It is one of a couple films … Read More »

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Summit Stokes ‘Red’ And ‘Drive Angry 3D’ at Comic-Con

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday July 7, 2010 @ 6:33pm PDTTags: Amber Heard, Bruce Willis, Comic-Con, Drive Angry 3D, Helen Mirren, Karl Urban, Mary Louise Parker, Megamind, Nicolas Cage, Patrick Lussier, Red, Robert Schwentke Director Red, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Sucker Punch, The Green Hornet 3D, Thor, Warren Ellis, William Fichtner
Mike Fleming

10-ridiculous-comic-con-costumes-800-75Summit Entertainment joins the phalanx of studios bringing film footage and star casts to the geek altar that is Comic-Con. Summit, which for the past two years has brought its Twilight Saga cast to the event, this time herds the cast … Read More »

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Hot Trailer: ‘Red’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday June 24, 2010 @ 11:52am PDTTags: Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Mary Louise Parker, Morgan Freeman, Red Movie, Robert Schwentke Director Red, Summit Entertainment, Trailers, Video
Mike Fleming

Summit Entertainment has just released its new trailer for Red, the Robert Schwentke-directed film that stars Bruce Willis, Mary-Louise Parker, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, and John Malkovich and opens October 15th:

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