http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com Film Industry, Movie and Entertainment News Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:43:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/07/27/dreamworks-howls-for-steve-carell-in-les-firestein-raised-by-wolfs-exclusive/ http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/07/27/dreamworks-howls-for-steve-carell-in-les-firestein-raised-by-wolfs-exclusive/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:30:56 +0000 Jay A. Fernandez http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/?p=13676 DreamWorks Studios has bitten into the original comedy pitch “Raised by Wolfs” from writer Les Firestein. Steve Carell is attached to star and produce through his Carousel Prods. While the studio has its muzzle shut on the plotline, the odd spelling of Wolfs is apparently a reference to the main character’s last name. Vance DeGeneres and Charlie [...]]]> http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/07/27/dreamworks-howls-for-steve-carell-in-les-firestein-raised-by-wolfs-exclusive/feed/ 2 http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/06/17/steven-spielberg-whips-up-his-cast-for-war-horse/ http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/06/17/steven-spielberg-whips-up-his-cast-for-war-horse/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:17:07 +0000 Jay A. Fernandez http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/?p=13066 Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks Studios have nailed down the majority of the cast for Spielberg's next film, the period adventure-drama "War Horse." The young protagonist, Albert, will be played by a relative unknown (in the States anyway), Jeremy Irvine (right), who apparently has already worked up a solid reputation on the British boards. Emily Watson and Peter Mullan [...]]]> http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/06/17/steven-spielberg-whips-up-his-cast-for-war-horse/feed/ 1 http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/06/10/despite-rumors-no-one-yet-sitting-atop-steven-spielberg-war-horse/ http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/06/10/despite-rumors-no-one-yet-sitting-atop-steven-spielberg-war-horse/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:32:24 +0000 Jay A. Fernandez http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/?p=12922 http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/06/10/despite-rumors-no-one-yet-sitting-atop-steven-spielberg-war-horse/feed/ 0 http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/05/03/steven-spielberg-mounting-war-horse-for-dreamworks-studios/ http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/05/03/steven-spielberg-mounting-war-horse-for-dreamworks-studios/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 22:36:11 +0000 Jay A. Fernandez http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/?p=12005 After several stops and starts on other projects, Steven Spielberg has chosen the boy-and-his-horse drama "War Horse" as his next directing effort at DreamWorks Studios. Spielberg will also produce with Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Revel Guest. Lee Hall (“Billy Elliot”) and Richard Curtis (“Pirate Radio”) are adapting the screenplay from the 1982 novel by Michael [...]]]> http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/05/03/steven-spielberg-mounting-war-horse-for-dreamworks-studios/feed/ 5 http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/04/12/alex-kurtzman-roberto-orci-jeremy-slater-dreamworks-studios-airport-thriller-matthew-cullen/ http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/04/12/alex-kurtzman-roberto-orci-jeremy-slater-dreamworks-studios-airport-thriller-matthew-cullen/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:00:52 +0000 THR staff http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/?p=11282 Jeremy Slater is taking off into unfriendly skies. With producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, Slater has crafted an airport thriller pitch and sold it to DreamWorks Studios. Kurtzman and Orci, who produced “Eagle Eye” for the company, are producing the untitled thriller, which Slater will write. Motion Theory’s Mathew Cullen and Sean Sorensen are executive producers, [...]]]> http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/04/12/alex-kurtzman-roberto-orci-jeremy-slater-dreamworks-studios-airport-thriller-matthew-cullen/feed/ 0 http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/03/15/dreamworks-lands-actor-for-real-steel/ http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/03/15/dreamworks-lands-actor-for-real-steel/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:11:32 +0000 THR staff http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/?p=10595 After casting a wide net for its search of a young actor to play Hugh Jackman's son in "Real Steel," DreamWorks and director Shawn Levy have tapped 11-year-old Canadian Dakota Goyo for the part. The story, set in a future world where robot-boxing has replaced human mano-a-mano, follows a former boxer (Jackman) who gets a shot [...]]]> http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/03/15/dreamworks-lands-actor-for-real-steel/feed/ 1 http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/03/11/dreamworks-home-movies-jared-stern-shawn-levy/ http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/03/11/dreamworks-home-movies-jared-stern-shawn-levy/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:39 +0000 THR staff http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/?p=10420 Jared Stern has been hired to write the family comedy “Home Movies” for DreamWorks Studios, with Shawn Levy producing. The idea was originally hatched inside the studio, and Stern came aboard to help develop and write it. Nash Entertainment's Bruce Nash and Bob Kosberg are producing with Levy. “The thing that got me excited the most is [...]]]> http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/03/11/dreamworks-home-movies-jared-stern-shawn-levy/feed/ 1 http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/03/01/spec-sale-dreamworks-the-escort-justin-adler/ http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/03/01/spec-sale-dreamworks-the-escort-justin-adler/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:37:03 +0000 THR staff http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/?p=10113 In another sign that the spec market is exercising its muscle memory, TV writer-producer Justin Adler has sold his original feature comedy script “The Escort” to DreamWorks Studios. With echoes of “Dutch” and “Planes, Trains & Automobiles,” the road-trip story line involves an irresponsible flight attendant who is forced to escort a 14-year-old passenger to Boston [...]]]> http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/03/01/spec-sale-dreamworks-the-escort-justin-adler/feed/ 0 http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/01/19/dreamworks-martin-luther-king-ronald-harwood/ http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/01/19/dreamworks-martin-luther-king-ronald-harwood/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:24:58 +0000 Jay A. Fernandez http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/?p=9184 Stacey Snider and Steven Spielberg's Martin Luther King Jr. feature project is finally moving forward. The DreamWorks Studios toppers have hired Oscar-winning playwright and screenwriter Ronald Harwood ("The Diving Bell and the Butterfly") to pen a biographical screenplay about the slain civil rights leader. Harwood is a strong choice for the assignment. His script work on [...]]]> http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/01/19/dreamworks-martin-luther-king-ronald-harwood/feed/ 4 http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2009/12/13/dreamworks-i-saw-you-andrea-mccloud-julia-wertz-george-tillman/ http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2009/12/13/dreamworks-i-saw-you-andrea-mccloud-julia-wertz-george-tillman/#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:51:56 +0000 THR staff http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/?p=8371 In a competitive-bidding environment, DreamWorks Studios has picked up a pitch from screenwriter Andrea McCloud called “I Saw You.” Based on a comics anthology edited by Julia Wertz, the pitch involves four intersecting love stories derived from missed-connections ads. George Tillman Jr. is developing the project to direct. The pitch sale was in the mid-six figures. State Street [...]]]> http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2009/12/13/dreamworks-i-saw-you-andrea-mccloud-julia-wertz-george-tillman/feed/ 0 http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2009/12/11/disney-rich-ross-wedding-banned-anna-faris-dreamworks-mandeville-films/ http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2009/12/11/disney-rich-ross-wedding-banned-anna-faris-dreamworks-mandeville-films/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:38:25 +0000 Borys Kit http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/?p=8356 Less than a month after beaching “Captain Nemo: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,” new Walt Disney chief Rich Ross has put the kibosh on “Wedding Banned,” a romantic comedy to have starred Robin Williams, Anna Faris and Diane Keaton. The studio has put the project into turnaround, and the production company, Mandeville Films, is free to [...]]]> http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2009/12/11/disney-rich-ross-wedding-banned-anna-faris-dreamworks-mandeville-films/feed/ 3 http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2008/09/19/if-you-will-it/ http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2008/09/19/if-you-will-it/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:58:13 +0000 THR http://192.168.15.191/hollywood2/2008/09/if-you-will-it.html ]]> http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2008/09/19/if-you-will-it/feed/ 0