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Entries in Randall Wallace (7)

Monday
05Oct2009

Fred Thompson set to ride 'Secretariat'

Fred Thompson is one among a bunch of actors who just joined Randall Wallace's upcoming Walt Disney horse movie "Secretariat," which also stars Diane Lane, John Malkovich, Dylan Walsh and Scott Glenn.

Others joining the flick are A.J. Michalka, Kevin Connolly, Margo Martindale, Eric Lange and Drew Roy. Lane plays Penny Tweedy, the racehorse owner whose thoroughbred Secretariat won the '73 Tripe Crown.

The Hollywood Reporter says Thompson plays famous horse breeder Bull Hancock. Michalka plays Lane's daughter, and Connolly is a sports writer. Walsh plays Lane's husband, and Malkovich plays a horse trainer.

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Monday
21Sep2009

John Malkovich, two more join 'Secretariat'

John Malkovich, Dylan Walsh and Scott Glenn are the latest to join Randall Wallace's upcoming Walt Disney horse movie "Secretariat." Diane Lane is also on board in the lead role of Penny Tweedy, the American racehorse owner whose thoroughbred Secretariat won the 1973 Tripe Crown.

Penny first stepped into the world of horses and racing when she took over her father’s horse farm in Virginia. Following her horse’s extraordinary win, she later became known as the “first lady of racing.” Walsh is set to play her husband, and Malkovich plays a horse trainer. Glenn stars as an aristocrat.

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Wednesday
08Jul2009

Daily news dose: Randall Wallace to rewrite 'Captain Nemo;' Patrick Dempsey joins 'Valentine's Day'

Here is your dose of film news for July 8, 2009:

• Randall Wallace, director of "We Were Soldiers" and screenwriter of "Pearl Harbor" and "Braveheart," is set to rewrite McG's upcoming "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo." Featuring characters from the Jules Verne novel, the film focuses on Nemo's efforts to build the Nautilus, his advanced submarine. Bill Marsilii and Justin Marks wrote the first screenplay. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Patrick Dempsey and Eric Dane from "Grey's Anatomy" are boarding Garry Marshall's upcoming comedy "Valentine's Day," which follows 10 Los Angeles people whose lives intersect on Valentine's Day. Topher Grace, Emma Roberts, Hector Elizondo, Julia Roberts, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Jennifer Garner, Shirley MacLaine, Bradley Cooper and Ashton Kutcher co-star. Dempsey plays a married obstetrician while Dane will play a quarterback. (Variety, THR)

• Brett Cullen, whose credits include "The Burning Plain," "Ghost Rider" and "National Security," has joined the cast of Floria Sigismondi's upcoming music biopic "The Runaways," about the formation of The Runaways all the way to the end of their career as a group. Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning also star, and Cullen will play Fanning's alcoholic father. (The Hollywood Reporter)

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Thursday
11Jun2009

Diane Lane books lead role in 'Secretariat'

Diane Lane will take over the lead in Randall Wallace's upcoming Disney horse flick Secretariat

Diane Lane will take over the lead in Randall Wallace's upcoming Disney horse flick "Secretariat," according to Variety.

The Oscar-nominated actress will slip into the role of Penny Chenery, an American racehorse owner whose thoroughbred Secretariat won the 1973 Tripe Crown.

Chenery first stepped into the world of horses and racing when she took over her father’s horse farm in Virginia. Following her horse’s extraordinary win, she later became known as the “first lady of racing.”

Mike Rich ("The Nativity Story") wrote the script. Wallace's directing credits include “The Man in the Iron Mask” and Mel Gibson’s war drama “We Were Soldiers.”

As for Lane, she recently starred in the mediocre "Nights in Rodanthe." No offense against her (she's beautiful), but I've kind of had it with horse flicks for a while. How about you?

Monday
08Sep2008

Randall Wallace to write ‘Pharaoh’

Randall Wallace is a busy man these days. Besides gearing up to direct “Secretariat” for Disney and adapting Steven Pressfield’s novel “Killing Rommel,” the “Braveheart” screenwriter is also set to write “The Last Pharaoh,” according to Variety.

Will Smith will take on the lead role in the film, which focuses on the pharaoh Taharqa and his battle against the Assyrians in ancient Egypt. A director has yet to be announced.

Smith most recently starred in Peter Berg’s action flick “Hancock.” He also recently wrapped principal photography for Gabriele Muccino’s upcoming drama “Seven Pounds.”

Wallace also wrote “Pear Harbor” and directed “The Man in the Iron Mask” and “We Were Soldiers.”

Wednesday
03Sep2008

Randall Wallace to adapt ‘Killing Rommel’

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Walt Disney Pictures have acquired the rights to Steven Pressfield’s novel “Killing Rommel,” according to Variety.

The story of the book centers on the British Long Range Desert Group as it tries to stop German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, who defeated the British in the North African desert during WWII.

Randall Wallace will write the adaptation with Pressfield, whose novel “The Legend of Bagger Vance” also made it to the big screen in 2000.

Wallace’s writing credits include “Braveheart,” “Pearl Harbor” and “We Were Soliders.” He also recently signed on to direct Disney’s “Secretariat,” a film about American racehorse owner Penny Chenery.

Tuesday
12Aug2008

Wallace set to direct horse flick for Disney

Randall Wallace is ready to direct “Secretariat,” a Walt Disney family drama written by Mike Rich, according to Variety.

The film will focus on Penny Chenery, an American racehorse owner whose thoroughbred Secretariat won the 1973 Tripe Crown.

Chenery first stepped into the world of horses and racing when she took over her father’s horse farm in Virginia. Following her horse’s extraordinary win, she later became known as the “first lady of racing.”

Wallace is famous for writing “Braveheart” and “Pearl Harbor.” He also directed “The Man in the Iron Mask” and Mel Gibson’s war drama “We Were Soldiers.”

Another year, another horse flick. After “Seabiscuit,” “Dreamer,” “Flicka” and several others, I’m about to take a break from all that racing. How about you?