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J.J. Feild Cast In AMC Pilot ‘Turn’, Rory Scovel In TBS’ ‘Ground Floor’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday March 20, 2013 @ 6:42pm PDTTags: Ground Floor, Rupert Wyatt, Turn
Nellie Andreeva

British actor J.J. Feild (Captain America: The First Avenger) has been cast in AMC‘s pilot Turn. Written by Craig Silverstein based on the book Washington’s Spies and directed by Rupert Wyatt, Turn is set in the summer of 1778 and tells the story of New York farmer Abe Woodhull (Jamie Bell), who bands together with a group of childhood friends to form The Culper Ring, an unlikely group of spies who turn the tide in America’s fight for independence. Feild will play Major John Andre, head of British counterintelligence in the Revolutionary War. Andre’s brand of spy craft involves turning assets through seduction, bribery, and manipulation. Feild, repped by Mosaic, UTA, Roger Charteris in the UK and attorney Steve Younger, stars opposite Keri Russell in Austenland, which premiered at Sundance and was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics. He also stars in Not Safe For Work.

Rory Scovel (Zach Stone Is Going Be Famous) has been added to TBS‘ comedy pilot Ground Floor. Written by Bill Lawrence and Greg Malins and directed by Gail Mancuso, Ground Floor is an office take on Romeo and Juliet and centers on Harvard grad Brody (Skylar Astin), who falls hard for feisty and intelligent maintenance supervisor Jennifer (Briga Heelan), whose education ended after high school. Scovel, repped by CAA, Mosaic and Isaac Dunham, plays Harvard, who got his nickname because he attended community college, the only one of his associates to pursue education past high school. He’s a classic know-it-all who harbors a secret crush on his ground-floor co-worker Jennifer (Heelan).

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Rupert Wyatt Steps Away From ‘The Equalizer’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday March 5, 2013 @ 1:05pm PSTTags: Denzel Washington, Rupert Wyatt, Sony Pictures, The Equalizer
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Rise of the Planet Of the Apes helmer Rupert Wyatt broke off talks to direct The Equalizer at Sony with Denzel Washington. He had another obligation and skeds ultimately didn’t mesh, I’m told. Sony and Escape Artists will lock in a helmer shortly.

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Rupert Wyatt Eyeing ‘The Equalizer’ With Denzel Washington

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday February 19, 2013 @ 11:11am PSTTags: Rise of the Planet Of The Apes, Rupert Wyatt, Sony Pictures, The Equalizer
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes helmer Rupert Wyatt might well have found his next film after stepping out of the Apes sequel. I’m told that he’s in early talks to helm The Equalizer for … Read More »

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Top Emerging Directors On Fox’s Short List To Helm ‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday September 25, 2012 @ 5:51pm PDTTags: Big Deals Film, Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, J Blakeson, Jeff Nichols, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Matt Reeves, Rupert Wyatt
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: 20th Century Fox has come up with a short list to replace Rupert Wyatt as the director of Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes. I’m hearing that Cloverfield’s Matt Reeves is atop the list, along with The Disappearance Of Alice Creed helmer J Blakeson, 28 Weeks Later helmer Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Take Shelter and Mud director Jeff Nichols, Pacific Rim helmer Guillermo del Toro, The Impossible helmer Juan Antonio Bayona and Looper helmer Rian Johnson (Johnson’s reps deny he is in the hunt). Read More »

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Another Fox Shocker: Is Rupert Wyatt Exiting ‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes?’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday September 17, 2012 @ 5:47pm PDTTags: Big Deals Film, Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, Fox, Rise of the Planet Of The Apes, Rupert Wyatt
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: 20th Century Fox, already undergoing seismic changes with Tom Rothman’s year end exit, might have a major director to replace on one of the studio’s most important film franchises. I’m hearing that Rupert Wyatt, who helmed the superb franchise reboot Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, will leave the sequel. I’m told that Wyatt’s exit is similar to the same reason that Gary Ross stepped out of Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Wyatt didn’t feel comfortable making the May 23, 2014 release date that the studio announced in May. Read More »

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Universal Acquiring ‘Agent 13′ Package With Star Charlize Theron, Director Rupert Wyatt

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday April 20, 2012 @ 6:36pm PDTTags: Charlize Theron, Rupert Wyatt
Mike Fleming

BREAKING: Universal Pictures is making a deal for Agent 13, a package shopped by WME that has Charlize Theron attached to star and Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes helmer Rupert Wyatt attached to direct. I’m told the package … Read More »

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‘Londongrad’ Spy Film Losing Rupert Wyatt

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday November 18, 2011 @ 12:14pm PSTTags: Alexander Litvinenko, Michael Fassbender, Rupert Wyatt
Mike Fleming

Warner Bros has lost some steam on Londongrad, the drama about about the mysterious death of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko, who was poisoned in 2006 with polonium-210. The studio put the picture into high gear because Rupert Wyatt … Read More »

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Warner Bros Heating Up With Rupert Wyatt And Michael Fassbender?

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday November 4, 2011 @ 12:31pm PDTTags: Alexander Litvinenko, Christi Dembrowski, Graham King, Johnny Depp, Michael Fassbender, Rupert Wyatt, Vladimir Putin
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Action is heating up on Londongrad, the Warner Bros drama about the mysterious death of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko, who was poised in 2006 with polonium-210. I’m told the studio is in discussions with Rise of the Planet … Read More »

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Andy Serkis Closes Big ‘Planet Of The Apes’ Deal; Should Fox Campaign For Oscar?

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday November 3, 2011 @ 9:26am PDTTags: Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto, James Franco, Peter Jackson, Rise of the Planet Of The Apes, Rupert Wyatt, Steven Spielberg
Mike Fleming

UPDATE: Fox informs me that the studio will wage an Oscar campaign for Andy Serkis for Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

EXCLUSIVE: When Rise of the Planet of the Apes‘s $453 million worldwide gross was listed as … Read More »

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