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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Nov 21, 2013 9:14:47 GMT -6
Scott Cooper, whose Out of the Furnace opens Dec. 6, has fallen off The Stand, the adaptation of Stephen King’s epic novel being made by Warner Bros. and CBS Films.Cooper was writing and was attached to direct the adaptation, which is one of the most influential of King’s works.It is unclear why Cooper left. Sources say the parting was over creative differences, while one insider says it came down to the project’s potential rating. Cooper wants an R rating, in keeping with the rawness of King’s novel, while Warners, the lead on the project, aims to make a PG or PG-13 movie. Another source said the project’s scope is so massive that the studios are not sure how many movies are needed to cover the entire adaptation. David Yates and Ben Affleck were previously attached as directors.The studio is said to be moving fast to find a replacement, and the names being thrown out as possibilities range from Cary Fukunaga and Paul Greengrass to Daniel Espinosa and Denis Villeneuve.Cooper is best known for writing and directing the 2009 drama Crazy Heart, for which Jeff Bridges won an Oscar. Out of the Furnace, which stars Christian Bale, Casey Affleck and Zoe Saldana, opens Dec. 6.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Feb 26, 2014 8:35:51 GMT -6
From: www.deadline.comThe big-screen adaptation of the classic fantasy/horror novel is getting its third director in six months. Josh Boone (Stuck In Love) is in talks to rewrite and direct Warner Bros’ The Stand, based on Stephen King‘s postapocalyptic 1978 book. He steps in for Scott Cooper, who was tapped in August to replace Ben Affleck as director and do a rewrite. Boone directed The Fault In Our Stars, starring Shailene Woodley, which Fox 2000 will open June 6.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on May 7, 2014 17:03:23 GMT -6
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fault-stars-actor-nat-wolff-701980The Fault in Our Stars actor Nat Wolff has gotten not one but two future roles out of his work in the YA cancer drama. Not only will he star in the next John Green adaptation, Paper Towns, but he has also landed a role in TFIOS director Josh Boone's next film, The Stand, he told The Hollywood Reporter during an interview on Sunday. Boone is attached to direct the adaptation of Stephen King’s epic novel, which is being made by Warner Bros. and CBS Films. He tells THR that he's writing a part specifically for Wolff, making this the third project the duo will have worked on together. The Stand has cycled through several directors over the years, with Scott Cooper most recently on board to direct (as well as write) before leaving the project in November. Before that, Ben Affleck and David Yates were attached as directors. The Stand, which is being produced by Jimmy Miller and Roy Lee, is a story of good versus evil after a virus wipes out most of the American population. It features dozens of characters (including such memorable ones as the Trashcan Man and Mother Abigail) and overlapping storylines running over many years as it tells of a group of survivors fighting the Antichrist-like Randall Flagg. King, who now has a strong relationship with Boone after a receiving a moving letter from him at 12 years old, recently also gave Boone permission to adapt Lisey's Story. Prior to TFIOS with Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort, Boone first cast Wolff in his 2012 directorial debut, indie dramedy Stuck in Love, which also featured Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Connelly, Lily Collins, Kristen Bell and Logan Lerman (plus a cameo by King). "He's a wonderful improviser, he's my secret weapon, my lucky rabbit's foot," Boone told THR. "Two or three of the biggest laughs in my first movie, he improvised. He's gonna be in every movie I make." The director said he was first introduced to Wolff by Stuck in Love's Liana Liberato, and also praised his performance in Palo Alto as "terrifying ... I really enjoyed it." Wolff told THR of meeting the director three years ago: "We just immediately bonded; it was just love at first sight. We started arguing about movies we disagreed on, and we have a shorthand together now. I don't like somebody who just talks my ear off anyway, so I like that we have that relationship." Wolff currently stars in Gia Coppola's directorial debut Palo Alto, and is slated to lead Fox 2000's next John Green book adaptation, Paper Towns, which will be adapted by TFIOS screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber. He is represented by CAA and Untitled Ent. Boone's The Fault in Our Stars hits theaters June 6. He is repped by CAA.
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