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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Nov 6, 2014 17:31:55 GMT -6
variety.com/2014/film/news/ella-purnell-tim-burtons-miss-peregrines-1201342728/Ella Purnell and Asa Butterfield to Star in Tim Burton’s ‘Miss Peregrine’s’ Ella Purnell and Asa Butterfield are in negotiations to join Eva Green in Tim Burton’s “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” at 20th Century Fox. Butterfield had been reported to be the favorite for the male lead. Sources now say he and Purnell have offers and negotiations are underway. Burton will direct the pic, which is based on the Ransom Riggs novel about a teenager who finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures who are out to destroy them. Green would play the title character, who acts as a guardian for these orphans. Chernin Entertainment is producing the pic. The hope is to begin production in the first quarter of 2015. Butterfield is repped CAA and was last seen in “Ender’s Game.” Purnell, who is repped by WME and Curtis Brown, was most recently seen as teen Maleficent in “Maleficent” and can be seen next as young Jane in David Yates’ “Tarzan.”
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Feb 7, 2015 20:30:25 GMT -6
variety.com/2015/film/news/samuel-l-jackson-joins-miss-peregrines-home-for-peculiar-children-1201426815/Samuel L. Jackson Joins ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’ Samuel L. Jackson is in talks with Fox to come on board Tim Burton’s “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” alongside Eva Green and Asa Butterfield. Chernin Entertainment is producing “Peculiar Children” and has slotted the fantasy-actioner for release on March 4, 2016. Burton will direct from a script by Jane Goldman, who adapted the Ransom Rigg novel about a teenager who finds himself on an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures out to destroy them. Jackson has been filming Quentin Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight.” He’s repped by ICM Partners and Anonymous Content.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Mar 6, 2015 11:02:34 GMT -6
variety.com/2015/film/news/allison-janney-joins-tim-burtons-miss-peregrines-home-for-peculiar-children-1201447041/Allison Janney Joins Tim Burton’s ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’ Allison Janney has joined the cast of 20th Century Fox and Tim Burton’s adaptation of the classic novel “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children,” which Tim Burton is directing. Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Ella Purnell and Samuel L. Jackson also star. The film is based on the Ransom Riggs novel, following a teenager, played by Butterfield, who finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures out to destroy them. Green would play the title character, who acts as a guardian for these orphans. Janney will play the the psychiatrist to Butterfield’s character. Chernin Entertainment is producing, with Jane Goldman penning the script. Production is currently underway and the pic is set to bow March 4, 2016. Janney can currently be seen on the CBS sitcom “Mom” opposite Anna Faris and on the film front will next be heard in Illumination’s “Minions” voicing the character of Madge Nelson. She also has “Spy” starring Melissa McCarthy and Jason Statham coming out this summer. Janney is repped by Thruline, Gersh and Nelson Davis LLP.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Mar 9, 2015 13:49:35 GMT -6
variety.com/2015/film/news/kim-dickens-miss-peregrines-home-for-peculiar-children-casting-1201448928/Kim Dickens Joins Tim Burton’s ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’ Kim Dickens has rounded out the cast of 20th Century Fox’s adaptation of the classic novel “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children,” which Tim Burton is directing. Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Ella Purnell, Allison Janney and Samuel L. Jackson also star. The film is based on the Ransom Riggs novel, following a teenager, played by Butterfield, who finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures out to destroy them. Green will play the title character, who acts as a guardian for these orphans. Chernin Entertainment is producing, with Jane Goldman penning the script. Production is currently under way, and the pic is set to bow March 4, 2016. While she has stayed busy on the film front, Dickens broke out from her roles on TV that included HBO’s “Deadwood” and “Treme” and Netflix’s “House of Cards.” She recently landed a starring role on the upcoming “The Walking Dead” companion series. Dickens was last seen in David Fincher’s “Gone Girl,” which was also a Fox production. She is repped by Gersh.
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