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19Oct2009

Wes Craven's '25/8' changes title

Monday, October 19, 2009 at 10:59PM | By

Wes Craven has a new film coming out soon, and it was originally titled "25/8." According to ShockTillYouDrop, however, that title does no longer exist. The film is now called "My Soul to Take."

To tell you the truth, I preferred "25/8," but who cares anyway. Craven's last feature directorial effort was 2005's "Red Eye," and it's about time he returns to the big screen. I'm ready...

Anyway, he announced the title change via Twitter. According to IMDb, the film follows a serial killer returning to his hometown to stalk seven children who share the same birthday as the date he was allegedly put to rest.

"Soul" stars Max Thieriot, Denzel Whitaker, Zena Grey, Nick Lashaway and Frank Grillo. Recent Craven films also include "Cursed." He will also be working on the upcoming "Scream 4."

Daily news dose: 'Dawn Treader' gets release date; Willis, Morgan join 'Cops' comedy

Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at 8:36PM | By

Franck Tabouring

Here's your dose of film news for March 3, 2009:

• Now that "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" is actually happening, 20th Century Fox and Walden Media have announced a release date for Dec. 10, 2010. This will put the film back into the holiday season. Michael Petroni will write the screenplay. (Variety)

• Max Thieriot has joined the cast of "Chloe," Atom Egoyan's remake of the French thriller "Nathalie..." The film follows a doctor (Julianne Moore) who hires an escort (Amanda Seyfried) to test her husband's (Liam Neeson) fidelity. Things start to heat up when her decision puts her family in danger. Thierot plays Moore's son. (THR)

• Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan are set to star in Kevin Smith's upcoming detective comedy "A Couple of Cops," about a team of cops looking for a stolen baseball card and dealing with a bunch of nasty gangsters. Robb and Marc Cullen wrote the screenplay, and Warner Bros. will develop and distribute. (Variety)

• Leonardo DiCaprio will star in Christopher Nolan's upcoming sci-fi thriller "Inception." Nothing is known about the plot at this stage, but Nolan plans to shoot it this year. The film is set for release July 16, 2010. "Inception" is described as "a contemporary sci-fi actioner set within the architecture of the mind." (Variety)

Short takes: Max Thieriot is a 'Prodigy'

Friday, August 8, 2008 at 7:49AM | By

Franck Tabouring

• Max Thieriot has signed on to star as the lead in "Prodigy," a sci-fi thriller directed by Chuck Russell, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Thieriot ("Nancy Drew") plays a boarding school student who's implicated in the mysterious murders of several alumni.

• Variety reports Steve Buscemi, Emily Mortimer and Tim Blake Nelson (among others) are starring in Hue Rhodes' directorial debut "Saint John of Las Vegas." Buscemi plays a former gambler who's coached by an insurance fraud investigator.

• Channing Tatum is set to star in Richie Smyth's untitled project about Parkour, an extreme sport in which fearless athletes jump from rooftops. I know there was a French flick about exactly that before, but I can't recall the title now. (Variety)

• Early numbers published by Variety indicate David Gordon Green's stoner action comedy "Pineapple Express" scored $12.1 million Wednesday. Meanwhile, "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" took home $5.7 million.