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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Dec 11, 2015 2:47:59 GMT -6
variety.com/2015/film/news/stars-wars-rogue-one-chris-weitz-on-mountain-between-us-1201658725/ ‘Stars Wars: Rogue One’ Writer Chris Weitz Tapped for ‘Mountain Between Us’ UPDATE, 3:29 P.M. — Fox 2000 has hired “Star Wars: Rogue One” writer Chris Weitz to work on the script for romance-adventure “The Mountain Between Us.” Rosamund Pike and Charlie Hunnam had been attached previously to star but are no longer involved with the project. The two leads have not been re-cast. Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping are producing through Chernin Entertainment with Hany Abu-Assad directing “The Mountain Between Us.” The project is based on the 2010 novel by Charles Martin about a man and woman who fall in love after being stranded in the wilderness following a plane crash. J. Mills Goodloe and Scott Frank wrote earlier drafts of the screenplay. The film will shoot next year in the Southern Hemisphere. Weitz wrote the screenplay for “Cinderella” and directed “The Twilight Saga: New Moon.” He is repped by WME and Circle of Confusion. The news was first reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Feb 3, 2017 18:43:40 GMT -6
variety.com/2017/film/news/dermot-mulroney-idris-elba-kate-winslet-mountain-between-us-1201976949/Dermot Mulroney Joins Idris Elba, Kate Winslet in ‘Mountain Between Us’ Dermot Mulroney is joining Kate Winslet and Idris Elba in the romantic drama “The Mountain Between Us.” Hany Abu-Assad is directing the film for Fox 2000, while Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping are producing through Fox-based Chernin Entertainment. The movie is based on Charles Martin’s 2010 bestselling novel about a surgeon and woman who fall in love after being stranded following a plane crash. They must figure out how to escape the mountain wilderness, where the temperature drops to the teens at night, while suffering broken ribs and a leg fracture. Elba has been attached to “The Mountain Between Us” for the past year. “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” writer Chris Weitz penned the most recent draft of the screenplay, and J. Mills Goodloe and Scott Frank wrote earlier versions of the script. Mulroney recently starred in “Sleepless” as a crime lord opposite Jamie Foxx. His other credits include “Zodiac,” “Lavender” with Abbie Cornish and Justin Long; “Dirty Grandpa,” with Zac Efron and Robert De Niro; “Truth” opposite Robert Redford and Cate Blanchett; and “August: Osage County” with Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts. Mulroney is repped by WME. The news was first reported by Deadline Hollywood.
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