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‘Prisoners’ on Fast-Track, Bryan Singer Off Project
Said to be the hottest script in Hollywood, Warner Bros-based Alcon Entertainment has acquired the spec script The Prisoners and is planning to finance the project and produce with 8:38 Productions and Madhouse Entertainment, reports Screen Daily. Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale were said to already be attached to the film described as Se7en meets The Silence of the Lambs, as was director Bryan Singer (Superman Returns), but the article below states that they are actively seeking a new helmer.
The project is being readied quickly for an autumn 2010 release by Warner Bros.
Alcon co-founders and co-CEOs Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson announced the deal, which was worth “mid-six-figures against low-seven figures” for the script by buzzed-about newcomer Aaron Guzikowski.
The thriller is about a small-town carpenter whose young daughter and friend are kidnapped. The man starts his own investigation but has to contend with the big-city detective on the case.
Kosove and Johnson will produce, along with 8:38’s Kira Davis and Madhouse Entertainment’s Adam Kolbrenner. Robyn Meisinger will executive produce.
Discussions with potential directors and cast will start this week.
Johnson and Kosove said: “This project has created considerable interest in town and we’re moving forward with it quickly. It’s a terrifically exciting project with compelling commercial appeal. We’re seeking top talent for the lead roles and hope to announce a start date soon.”
The script was brought to Alcon by Kira Davis, whose 8:38 Productions has a first look deal with Alcon. Madhouse Entertainment, which manages Guzikowski, initially developed the script.
Alcon also has two other projects for Warner release in 2010: The Blind Side starring Sandra Bullock and The Book Of Eli starring Denzel Washington.
Scott Edel of Loeb and Loeb and Alcon’s in-house counsel David Fierson negotiated the deal on behalf of Alcon and Jeff Frankel of the firm McKuin and Frankel and David Fox of the firm Myman, Abell, Fineman, Fox, Greenspan & Light negotiated on behalf of Guzikowski and Madhouse. Also, Guzikowski is represented by Adam Levine, David Karp and Rich Cook of WME.
Ryan Gosling (Project Hail Mary) has made no secret of the fact that he’d love to play Ghost Rider in a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie, and it’s now officially happening.
Announced by Marvel out of San Diego Comic-Con tonight, Ryan Gosling will play the iconic Marvel character in a Ghost Rider movie being directed by Shawn Levy!
Expect Ryan Gosling to play Ghost Rider on the big screen in 2028.
Johnny Blaze is of course the most iconic and well-known Ghost Rider, selling his soul to Satan and becoming a supernatural badass. Nicolas Cage brought Blaze to life on screen in both 2007’s Ghost Rider and 2011’s Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, while Gabriel Luna more recently played the Robbie Reyes version of Ghost Rider in the series “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”
Luna was set to star in his own Ghost Rider spinoff series in the wake of that small screen appearance, but that Hulu project ended up being squashed before it ever had a chance.
Fans have been waiting for Ghost Rider to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe for many years now, with Ryan Gosling making it clear that he’d love to bring the character back to life.
That Hollywood dream is coming true. Stay tuned for more as we learn it.
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