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Safe Haven
Lasse Hallstrom (“What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?”) will direct the feature film adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks book. The movie, about “a young North Carolina woman [who] is determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant relationships”, will likely film in the Fall. (More…)
Panic Attack
David Fincher (“Zodiac”) has optioned the crime novel about a New York shrink who shoots and kills a home intruder, then faces a media frenzy and the victim’s vengeful accomplice. (More…)
Jackie Robinson Biopic
Brian Helgeland (“Payback”) will write and direct a bio on the first African American baseball player. In a written statement, Robinson’s widow said : “My family and I are thrilled to have this important film on Jack produced by Legendary Pictures. We are proud of his lasting impact on our society, and we know that the legacy he left is inspiring and worth preserving.” (More…)
