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Timur Bekmambetov Talks ‘Profile,’ Screenlife Technology & The Possibility Of ‘Wanted 2’ [The Playlist Podcast]

May 13, 2021 2:11 pm

Timur Bekmambetov, in recent years, is a name synonymous with the filmmaking technology Screenlife. The Russian filmmaker has been at the forefront with experimenting with this new tool that allows for films t...

‘Wanted’ Director Proposes Using Computer-Based Screenlife Tech For A Sequel

Charles Barfield

June 9, 2020 2:53 pm

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Timur Bekmambetov is one of the more creative filmmakers working today. Sure, not all of his films are great, but he, much like Ang Lee and James Cameron, is all about pushing the film medium further with tech...

‘Monsters’ Director Teams Up With ‘Wanted’ Helmer Timur Bekmambetov For New Sci-Fi Project

Christopher Bell

September 14, 2010 12:22 am

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Whether or not the indie sci-fi pic "Monsters" is this year's "District 9" remains to be seen, but either way its director looks like he has landed firmly on his feet.Financially, it's extremely unlikely the pi...

Tony Scott To Direct Adaptation Of Mark Millar’s ‘Nemesis’

Oliver Lyttelton

August 7, 2010 10:58 am

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Ah, Mark Millar. Of all the big name comics creators, none quite resemble a psychologically troubled child as much as the Glaswegian writer of "The Ultimates." Making Garth Ennis look like Craig Thompson, most ...

Stana Katic & Odette Yustman Join ‘The Double’ With Richard Gere & Topher Grace

Gabe Toro

June 11, 2010 11:50 pm

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Stana Katic and Odette Yustman, the stars of some very specific Hollywood-loving masturbator's fantasies, have jumped aboard Michael Brandt's directorial debut "The Double." The thriller, which starts shooting ...

Christopher Mintz-Plasse Shoots Down ‘Kick-Ass 2’ Talk, Says It’s Not Confirmed & Too Early

Edward Davis

May 6, 2010 4:22 pm

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Scottish comic book writer and self-aggrandizer Mark Millar, the co-creator of "Kick-Ass," is known as the boy who cried wolf and more to the point: a total bullshit artist. And this is how he's known by his ow...

Trailers: ‘Knight & Day’ and ‘Kick-Ass’

Gabe Toro

December 23, 2009 12:32 am

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Most who saw "Avatar" this weekend were blindsided by a trailer for what's probably the most low-key Tom Cruise film in a decade, the James Mangold-directed "Knight & Day." In the punchy, blockbustery clip...

‘Star Trek’ Sequel Talks Begin, Guillermo Del Toro To Mentor Another Horror Film, Robert Rodriguez’s ‘Predators’ Finds A Writer

Simon Dang

May 5, 2009 11:53 am

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With "Star Trek" poised to be an imminent success (reviews and buzz are great, even we liked it a lot), producer Damon Lindelof is already talking about the prospects of a sequel. ", and I are going to be writ...

Jackon & Spielberg Show Off 'Tintin' Motion, Alexander Skarsgard Doesn't Fancy His 'Thor' Chances, Michael Bay Set For 'Pu

Simon Dang

April 19, 2009 12:06 pm

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Here's a look at Andy Serkis and Jamie Bell on the motion-captured set of "Tintin: The Secret of The Unicorn" with Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg. Also starring will be Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Daniel Cra...

Brett Ratner Pisses Away Even More Of Inexplicably Everlasting Studio Cred: Says There’s No Comics Left To Adapt

Gabe Toro

March 20, 2009 2:16 am

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Attention Hollywood: Brett Ratner doesn't want your stinking comic book movies anymore. According to MTV, he claims "there's nothing left" to adapt into what he perceives as a mainstream, big budget tentpole f...

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