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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Dec 6, 2014 18:02:01 GMT -6
variety.com/2014/film/news/sony-buys-sci-fi-drama-passengers-from-dr-strange-writer-jon-spaihts-1201372406/Sony Buys Sci-Fi Drama ‘Passengers’ from ‘Doctor Strange’ Writer Sony Pictures has bought the rights to sci-fiction drama “Passengers,” written by “Doctor Strange” scribe Jon Spaihts. Neal Moritz and Ori Marmur will produce through Moritz’s Original Film banner along Michael Maher for Start Media and Stephen Hamel of Company Films. Earlier this year, Focus Features had been in talks to acquire U.S. rights to “Passengers” with Keanu Reeves starring. “Passengers” went back on the market after the Weinstein Co. ditched the project after acquiring the rights with Reese Witherspoon attached; the actress later departed and was replaced by Rachel McAdams, who has also left the project. Spaihts’ script is set on a spacecraft in the future with thousands of passengers making an interstellar voyage to a new planet. One passenger awakens from cryogenic sleep 90 years before anyone else, then awakens a female passenger. Spaihts’ credits include “Prometheus.” Disney-Marvel’s “Doctor Strange” will star Benedict Cumberbatch and be released in November, 2016. The news was first reported by Deadline.com.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Feb 1, 2015 21:21:17 GMT -6
variety.com/2015/film/news/imitation-game-director-morten-tyldum-in-talks-for-sony-space-tale-passengers-1201416509/‘Imitation Game’ Director Morten Tyldum in Talks for Sony Space Tale ‘Passengers’ “The Imitation Game” director Morten Tyldum is in negotiations with Sony to helm space drama “Passengers,” penned by “Doctor Strange” writer Jon Spaihts. The studio bought rights to “Passengers” last month. Neal Moritz and Ori Marmur will produce through Moritz’s Original Film banner along with Michael Maher for Start Media and Stephen Hamel of Company Films. Earlier this year, Focus Features had been in talks to acquire U.S. rights to “Passengers” with Keanu Reeves to star. “Passengers” went back on the market after the Weinstein Co. ditched the project after acquiring the rights with Reese Witherspoon attached; the actress later departed and was replaced by Rachel McAdams, who has also left the project. Spaihts’ script is set on a spacecraft in the future with thousands of passengers making an interstellar voyage to a distant new planet. One passenger awakens from cryogenic sleep 90 years before anyone else and decides to wake up a female passenger, sparking the beginning of a love story. Tyldum has been nominated for an Oscar and a DGA award for “The Imitation Game.” He is repped by WME, Anonymous Content and Michael Schenkman. News was first reported by Deadline.com.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Feb 7, 2015 21:24:07 GMT -6
variety.com/2015/film/news/jennifer-lawrence-passengers-new-movie-hunger-games-1201426676/Jennifer Lawrence in Talks for Sci-Fi Drama ‘Passengers’ Jennifer Lawrence is in early talks to star in Sony’s space drama “Passengers,” with “The Imitation Game” director Morten Tyldum to helm. Jon Spaihts, writer of “Doctor Strange,” is penning the script. Sony bought rights to “Passengers” in December. “Passengers” is set on a spacecraft in the future, with thousands of passengers making an interstellar voyage to a distant new planet. One passenger awakens from cryogenic sleep 90 years before anyone else and decides to wake up a female passenger, sparking the beginning of a love story. Neal Moritz and Ori Marmur will produce through Moritz’s Original Film banner along with Michael Maher for Start Media and Stephen Hamel of Company Films. The project has a long development history: Focus was in talks to acquire U.S. rights with Keanu Reeves attached earlier in 2014; the Weinstein Co. ditched the project earlier after acquiring the rights. Both Reese Witherspoon and Rachel McAdams were at one point attached to the project. Tyldum has been nominated for an Oscar and a DGA award for “The Imitation Game.” Lawrence is repped by CAA and was last seen in “Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1,” which was the highest-grossing movie of 2014. She will appear in “Mockingjay — Part 2″ later this year and in “X-Men: Apocalypse” in 2016. UPDATE, 3:53 p.m. PST — Chris Pratt is in early talks for the male lead. Pratt will be seen next in “Jurassic World.” That item of news was first reported by The Wrap.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Dec 15, 2016 13:37:31 GMT -6
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