Josh Schwartz eyes ‘X-Men’ gig
Josh Schwartz, creator of “Gossip Girl” and “The O.C.,” is in negotiations to write “X-Men: First Class,” a project that continues the “X-Men” franchise for Fox. “First Class” will focus on a younger set of super-powered mutants than the first trilogy or next summer’s Hugh Jackman-starring
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Fox News’ Righty Brit Hume leaving for family, religion. Scared of Barack Obama Presidency?
After 12 years at Fox News Channel and four decades in the news business, Washington managing editor Brit Hume will leave “Special Report” and daily journalism for a quieter life, spending time with his grandchildren and following his Christian faith (the anchor still will contribute to the
Fox to redo ‘Absolutely Fabulous’
Edina and Patsy are ready to take on L.A. Fox is developing a redo of Jennifer Saunders’ enduring Britcom “Absolutely Fabulous,” to be exec produced by Mitch Hurwitz, Eric Tannenbaum and Kim Tannenbaum for Sony Pictures TV, Tantamount and BBC Worldwide America. Christine Zander (”Saturday
FOX’s Tom Rothman on a DAREDEVIL Reboot
IESB: One of the brands that has made Fox a lot of money is Marvel. Recently, there was a reboot of the Hulk, which was alright, but I think it was mainly to get it ready for the Avengers film coming up. But there are two Marvel properties you control amongst others, Daredevil and Elektra. Both films
Fox tackles contemporary ‘Dwarfs’
Heigh-ho! Fox is developing a contemporary take on the classic Walt Disney tale of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” from producers Chris Brancato and Bert Salke, feature writers David Weissman and David Diamond and director Ken Kwapis. Tentatively titled “Georgia and the Seven Associates,”
More Marvel Films From Fox Studios?
First is a Young X-Men project of a type that will be familiar to fans of the 2000-2003 animated series X-Men: Evolution, wherein all the main characters were teenagers. Is this a good idea? Well, possibly not: either they stick with the continuity of the other films and don’t include the likes
Zak Penn to pen ‘Argonauts’ film for Fox
Hollywood’s latest love affair with the toga, which heated up after DreamWorks-Universal’s “Gladiator” nabbed $458 million worldwide at the B.O. and a best picture Oscar, is starting to rival the output of the 1950s when such pics as “The Robe,” “Quo Vadis” and
Gary Fleder says ‘Good-by’
Gary Fleder soon could be saying hello to “The Deep Blue Good-by.” The director of “Runaway Jury” and “Kiss the Girls” is in talks to direct the Fox project, based on the first title in crime novelist John MacDonald’s prolific Travis McGee series. The 21 McGee
Can Fox stay on top?
Ask production folks around Hollywood which studio is the most well-oiled machine, and you hear a unanimous answer: Fox. Ask agents, managers and lawyers which studio is the most difficult to deal with and you also hear one answer: Fox. The Twentieth Century Fox studio has been the market-share leader