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Entries in Lars von Trier (2)

Saturday
10Oct2009

Saturday film news web roundup: Lars von Trier picks next film; Roland Emmerich talks projects

DateSaturday, October 10, 2009 at 4:25PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

It's Saturday again, and here's a brief entry with short descriptions and links to film news we either missed or quite honestly didn't have time to add. Here's what you need to know on October 10, 2009:

• Filmmaker Lars von Trier will next write and direct a disaster film titled "Planet Melancholia." Plot details are kept under wraps, but I'm sure we're in for a visually stunning film. Trier last helmed "Antichrist." "Planet Melancholia" should be ready by the time Cannes rolls around in 2011. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Roland Emmerich recently talked to Coming Soon about some upcoming projects, and he said he will do a film about "how it came to be that William Shakespeare was not the author of his plays." He's also planning a movie titled "Foundation," based on Isaac Asimov's series. More here.

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Wednesday
13Aug2008

Short takes: Muccino to explore divorce in 'Love'

DateWednesday, August 13, 2008 at 7:24AM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

• Gabriele Muccino, director of "The Pursuit of Happyness," is developing "What I Know About Love," a drama that will explore the struggles of divorve and single parenthood. The project is described as a modern "Kramer vs. Kramer," according to The Hollywood Reporter.

• Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg have signed on to star in Lars von Trier's upcoming drama "Antichrist," about a couple who experience strange events after retreating to a cabin in order to recover from their child's death (Variety).

• Universal has acquired the rights to adapt "The Wheel of Time," a best-selling novel series by Robert Jordan. Among several characters in the fantasy saga is Ransd al'Thor, a hero born to take down the ruthless Shai'tan (Variety).

• Gavin O'Connor's crime drama "Pride and Glory" finally gets a new release date, according to Variety. Warner Bros. has officially scheduled the film for Oct. 24, 2008. Colin Ferrell, Edward Norton, Jon Voight and Lake Bell star.

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