After the success of Taken and Gran Torino, Hollywood has been on a vigilante kick. And right now, Bryan Singer (along with studio execs all over town) has been seriously considering getting his revenge on with The Prisoners, a much-sought-after thriller script to which Mark Wahlberg is attached to star as a Boston dad who takes the law into his own hands when his young daughter is kidnapped. The screenplay, which has been compared to The Silence of the Lambs and Seven, has been buzzed about as a calling card for its unknown writer, Aaron Guzikowski, and as a rare project targeted at adult audiences but with real commercial potential. When asked whether The Prisoners will be his next movie, Singer told EW: 'I don't know yet. But I'm definitely intrigued. It's a great script. And I'd love to work with Mark.' source: EW
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Monthly Archives: February 2010

Box office: ‘Avatar’ wins again; ‘Edge of Darkness’ second place

February 1, 2010 | Posted by Staff in Movie News, Read| 0 comments

The film on track to cross Titanic’s domestic gross of $600 million in mere days took the top spot again this weekend, falling just 14 percent, which is a smaller drop-off than last weekend. Earning an additional $30 million, Avatar’s domestic total now stands at $594 million. Gibson managed to eke out a solid second-place [...]

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Top prizes at Sundance

February 1, 2010 | Posted by Staff in Movie News, Read| 0 comments

The four top jury prizes at Sundance 2010 were awarded Saturday night to Debra Granik’s “Winter’s Bone” for best U. S. drama, Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington’s “Restrepo” for U. S. documentary, David Michôd’s “Animal Kingdom” for world drama, and Mads Brügger’s “The Red Chapel” for world documentary. A special jury prize went to Mark [...]

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