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FILTER RESULTS ►'Galaxy Quest' and 'RED 2' Director Might Get Magical with 'Houdini'
The Hunger Games director Gary Ross and Hanna director Joe Wright have flirted with Houdini, a film based on the popular book The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero, but neither came through to finalize a deal. Show More Summary
‘RED 2? Director Dean Parisot In Talks to Helm ‘Houdini’
Dean Parisot (RED 2) may direct 'Houdini', the illusionist biopic that filmmaker Gary Ross (The Hunger Games) was previously circling.
6 Scenes We Love From ‘Big’
Tomorrow is the 25th anniversary of Big, the movie that boosted Tom Hanks from being just a funny leading man to an Oscar-worthy movie star. It’s also the comedy that put filmmaker Gary Ross on the map as he too earned an Academy Award nomination for this, his first feature script (co-written by Steven Spielberg’s sister, Anne). Show More Summary
Tributes! Prepare For Katniss And Peeta's Catching Fire Victory Tour With STUNNING New One-Sheets HERE!
Wow! We knew there was going to be a significant departure from the aesthetic of the first film, given Gary Ross handing over the directorial reigns to Francis Lawrence! But if THIS is any indication of what to expect from his vision of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, then we think everyone can agree that [...]
Quarter Quell Arena From ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Revealed
In the run-up to the first Hunger Games movie, Gary Ross and Lionsgate were careful not to reveal too much about the Games themselves. While they released an endless stream of trailers, clips, and images, all were taken from scenes before Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) entered the arena. Based on the early [...]
Gary Ross, director of ‘Seabiscuit’ and ‘The Hunger Games,’ tries his hand at children’s fiction
By MINH LE These days you’d be forgiven if you confused the local movie listings with the New York Times Bestseller list. A new “Twilight” movie, “Cloud Atlas”, and “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” are just the latest crop to make the jump from the bookshelves to the theater, raking in...
'Bartholomew Biddle': A Writer's 15-Year Adventure
Gary Ross has penned and directed some big Hollywood hits like Big, Pleasantville and The Hunger Games. But for the past 15 years, his obsession has been something much more personal: a Dr. Seuss-ian children's book called Bartholomew Biddle and the Very Big Wind. It started when Ross got a call in 1996 from fellow screenwriter David Koepp. Show More Summary
An epic kids' rhyme from 'Hunger Games' director Gary Ross
It began as a brief tale for a friend's film. 'Bartholomew Biddle and the Very Big Wind' is now a full-fledged story by Ross about what it means to become an adult. It began as a favor. It became an obsession.
Earl Martin Phalen: On Penning Verse, Creating Readers, and Loving Libraries: An Interview With The Hunger Games Director Gary Ross
The screenwriter and director has just released his first children's book,Bartholomew Biddle and the Very Big Wind. The 96-page book tells the story of a brave boy who loves to fly, and who has an enormous heart and an eager appetite for all that life has to offer.
Earl Martin Phalen: On Penning Verse, Creating Readers, and Loving Libraries: An Interview With The Hunger Games Director Gary Ross
The screenwriter and director has just released his first children's book,Bartholomew Biddle and the Very Big Wind. The 96-page book tells the story of a brave boy who loves to fly, and who has an enormous heart and an eager appetite for all that life has to offer.
From "Hunger Games" to Children's Books
This year Gary Ross' Hunger Games film had movie-goers lining up at theaters for the latest in a career that includes other best-selling books turned Hollywood gems (Seabiscuit, Tales of Despereaux). Besides directing and producing movies, Ross has written original...
'Harry Potter' Director Reportedly Swinging To 'Tarzan' Next
Warner Bros.' upcoming remake of "Tarzan" earned a lot of exciting attention when it was announced back in June. At the time, both "Harry Potter" helmer David Yates and "The Hunger Games" director Gary Ross were considering tackling the classic Edgar Rice Burroughs story, and it seems like one of them has finally emerged victorious. [...]
'The Hunger Games' Keeps Director Francis Lawrence to Finish the Series
Gary Ross established the tone of the filmed versions of The Hunger Games trilogy with the first movie, but when push came to shove, he felt he didn’t have enough time to get the sequel Catching Fire readied for its November 2013 release. Francis Lawrence got the job, and it looks like he’s staying put [...]
Francis Lawrence To Direct Two-Part Adaptation Of ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay’
Francis Lawrence, who was hired to direct The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, will now also be directing the remainder of the series with a two-part adaptation of Mockingjay, Collider reports. The director of the first film, Gary Ross, was originally supposed to direct Catching Fire, but backed out after deciding he didn’t have enough time to write and prepare the [...]Show More Summary
Francis Lawrence to Direct Boths Parts of 'Hunger Games: Mockingjay'
We already know that Francis Lawrence is hard at work on The Hunger Games: Catching Fire after replacing departed director Gary Ross. But we've been wondering whether or not he would stick around for either or both of the two-part adaptation of Mockingjay, the third and final book in Suzanne Collins' best-selling young adult novel series. Show More Summary
Paste mPlayer Issue 66 Is Live!
For this week’s cover story on William H. Macy, Paste film editor Michael Dunaway talked to his longtime friend David Mamet, The Session‘s John Hawkes, Shameless’s Emmy Rossum and Paul Abbot, Pleasantville director Gary Ross and, of course, Bill Macy himself, for a full portrait of one of our favorite actors in the business....
Joe Wright Eyes Houdini
Although The Hunger Games director Gary Ross was said to be in talks to direct the film earlier this year, The LA Times is now reporting that Joe Wright ( Anna Karenina, Hanna ) may instead helm Lionsgate's Houdini. Based on the biography,...Show More Summary
'Game Change' Writer Danny Strong Gets 'Hunger Games: Mockingjay'
Director Gary Ross shared screenwriting duties for The Hunger Games after revamping a script by Breach scribe Billy Ray. But with Ross off the sequel, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, writing duties fell to Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire). Show More Summary
Who’s on the Shortlist for the Planet of the Apes Sequel?
Remember when Gary Ross fell out of The Hunger Games sequel, and Lionsgate leaked a prestige-packed shortlist to replace him? (And then landed on Oscar-less Francis Lawrence?) Now it's Fox's turn to do the same on Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, now that original director Rupert Wyatt has exited.
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Which Directors Are On The 'Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes' Shortlist?
When "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" director Rupert Wyatt took the Gary Ross route and stepped down from the follow-up, the immediate question became, well, who's it going to be? The world of "Rise" nicely set up a sci-fi canvas for any ambitious filmmaker to take over and do pretty much anything they [...]
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