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‘2012′ director interested in TV series based on movie

5 November 2009 9:01 AM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

Ronald Emmerich isn’t just satisfied detroying the planet on the big screen, he wants to bring it to television too.

The 2012 director is developing a TV series based on the film. Despite the mammoth fallout from the destruction in 2012 (some have refered to the film and those like it as “destruction porn”), Emmerich says that there is “plenty to do in a TV show.”

“The plan is that it is 2013 and it’s about what happens after the disaster. It is about the resettling of Earth. That is very, very fascinating.”

It sounds like most of the prime-time shows on network TV.

2012 producer producer Mark Gordon is expected to be on board the project as executive producer. He also works on Grey’s Anatomy. The 53-year-old has shopped the program around with networks. “[ABC] will have an opening in their disaster-related programming after Lost ends,” Gordon says.

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- Reel Loop News Staff

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‘Wicked’ book series heads to big screen

23 October 2009 9:51 AM, PDT | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

DreamWorks studio has acquired the film production rights for the five-book series Wicked.

The series follows the adventures of a “young woman who is descended from a powerful coven of witches.”

The series is by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguie. The girls has problems when she falls for guy who is in a rival coven.

Aaron and Matthew Benay (1906) will pen the adapt the source material for screen. The Gotham Group (The Spiderwick Chronicles) will produce.

The fifth book in the Wicked series, Resurrection, came out during the summer. Other titles include Spellbound, Legacy, Curse and Witch.

Source: Variety

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- Reel Loop News Staff

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David Fincher aims to develop an American version of the British series of ‘House of Cards’

23 October 2009 9:21 AM, PDT | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

Benjamin Button director David Fincher (a favorite here on Reel Loop) along with Media Rights Capital are teaming up to produce a series of hour-long dramas based on the novel House of Cards from author Michael Dobbs. It’s also based on Ian Richardson’s Emmy-winning mini-series.

The new project will fuse black comedy with Shakespearean elements which will focus on a scheming U.S. politician “with his eye on the top job.” The original series was set in 1980s during the end of the Thatcher years in Great Britain.

“David Fincher, whose body of work speaks for itself, is sure to put an unforgettable stamp on the celebrated British series,” Mrc CEO Modi Wiczyk said.

The series will be pitched to networks soon.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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David Fincher re-making House Of Cards

23 October 2009 12:35 AM, PDT | TotalFilm | See recent TotalFilm news »

David Fincher will produce a Us TV drama based on the 1990 series House Of Cards. The miniseries, which was adapted from Michael Dobbs' novel, saw Ian Richardson as a scheming chief whip named Francis Urquhart, a Machiavellian type who manipulated all around him in order to achieve his aims. Set around the end of Margaret Thatcher's time in power, the original script was written by Andrew Davies. Now Fincher, along with Benjamin Button scribe Eric Roth, is developing a Us-based version that will run as a TV series that maintains the...

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- James White

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Mrc Builds 'House of Cards' With David Fincher

22 October 2009 10:45 AM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »

By the Hollywood Reporter

Media Rights Capital has teamed with David Fincher for the series "House of Cards."

Based on the book and British miniseries of the same name, "Cards" will be adapted for U.S. audiences as a one-hour drama, with "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" director Fincher executive producing with the film's writer, Eric Roth.

Read more in the Hollywood Reporter.

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- Lisa Horowitz

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David Fincher Brings House of Cards to Television

22 October 2009 8:45 AM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »

I suppose that Americans have come to expect entertainment specifically tailored to their very fine tastes. For once I’d like to see how audiences would react when, instead of an American version, the British versions of shows like The Office or Life on Mars were given a run.  Unfortunately, those are not David Fincher’s plans: The Hollywood Reporter reports that he is preparing to adapt House of Cards for American audiences. In this case it makes sense; House of Cards is heavily steeped in British political lore: Based on the book and British miniseries of the same name, “Cards” will be adapted for U.S. audiences as a one-hour drama, with “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” director Fincher executive producing with the film’s writer, Eric Roth. The political-thriller novel written by Michael Dobbs, former Conservative Party chief of staff, is set at the end of Margaret Thatcher »

- Jacob

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David Fincher Adapting UK Mini-series House of Cards for Weekly Us Series

22 October 2009 8:10 AM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

Anyone with even a cursory knowledge of acclaimed UK television probably saw this coming. So many great series have been adapted or are on the verge, and one notable political project was missing: House of Cards, originally broadcast in 1990. Now David Fincher and his The Curious Case of Benjamin Button screenwriter Eric Roth are re-teaming to adapt the series into an ongoing hour-long drama for Us television. THR reports that no network has bought the series as yet. Fincher will serve as executive producer with Roth. The original series starring Ian Richardson and written by Andrew Davies based on Michael Dobbs' book was set at the end of Margaret Thatcher's tenure and saw a devious Member of Parliament, Francis Urquhart, scheming to become Prime Minister. Fincher and Roth's version will change the time and place to current America, but retain the focus on political blackmail and machinations. If this »

- Russ Fischer

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David Fincher to Make Unfailingly Perfect TV With House of Cards

22 October 2009 6:45 AM, PDT | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »

· David Fincher and his Benjamin Button screenwriter Eric Roth will re-team to co-produce House of Cards, a television adaptation of the British book and acclaimed miniseries. The BAFTA- and Emmy Award-winning story of a politician maneuvering toward the prime minister spot will be moved to the U.S.; money folks Media Rights Capital will pitch it to networks "soon," though probably not soon enough to provide the best possible excuse for NBC to end Jay Leno's experiments at 10 p.m. Oh well. There will be others. [THR]

Rob Corddry scores a hat trick, a Letterman vet joins a rock star to take on Chuck Klosterman, and more Hollywood Ink after the jump. »

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Fincher Shuffles Through House Of Cards

22 October 2009 3:37 AM, PDT | HollywoodNorthReport.com | See recent HollywoodNorthReport.com news »

Director/producer David "Fight Club" Fincher has teamed with Media Rights Capital for the 'political thriller' TV series House of Cards. Based on the British mini-series of the same name, adapting the novel by author Michael Dobbs, Cards will be updated for North American audiences as an hourlong drama, with Fincher executive producing from a scipt by writer Eric "Benjamin Button" Roth. The novel, set at the end of Brit Pm Margaret Thatcher's tenure, follows a UK politician with his eye on the Prime Minister's job. In 1990, the book was adapted by the BBC as a BAFTA/Emmy award-winning mini-series, starring actor Ian Richardson. Fincher's adaptation will be set in the Us focusing on issues of "...political ambition and blackmail..." Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek a clip from the BBC's House Of Cards... »

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David Fincher Takes On The House Of Cards

22 October 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »

The House of Cards trilogy, starring Ian Richardson as the remorseless chief whip/Prime Minister Francis Urquhart holds a proud 84th place in the British Film Institute list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes.

The first story – itself titled House of Cards, was originally aired in 1990 and is based on the critically acclaimed novel by Michael Dobbs, a former chief of staff at Conservative Party headquarters. The political drama held UK audiences captive as Urquhart’s story of manipulation and deception unravelled on screen – and now David Fincher is going to take a stab at it.

Media Rights Capital has teamed with David Fincher to adapt the book for U.S. audiences as a one-hour drama, the original series was a four hour serial so it’ll be interesting to see if Fincher is able to maintain a level of detail that would otherwise seem impossible in the hands of lesser men. »

- Craig Sharp

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David Fincher and Eric Roth to Remake British Miniseries House Of Cards for as a Weekly One-Hour Drama

21 October 2009 10:39 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Director David Fincher is getting into the television game and making his debut with an adaptation of the BBC political-thriller miniseries, “House of Cards”.  Based on Michael Dobbs’ book of the same name, “Cards” will be re-adapted for U.S. audiences as a weekly one-hour drama. Fincher with executive producer along side his “Curious Case of Benjamin Button” screenwriter Eric Roth.  Hit the jump for more details on how Fincher and Roth plan to transform the series because U.S. audiences don’t know what a Prime Minister does.

Set at the end of Margaret Thatcher’s tenture as the British Prime Minister, the original version focused on a former Conservative Party chief of staff who follows a hungry politician who wants to be the new Pm.  Actor Ian Richardson won a BAFTA for his performance and writer Andrew Davies won an Emmy.

According to THR, Fincher’s version moves the story to the U. »

- Matt Goldberg

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A First Look At Syfy's 'Alice'

10 October 2009 12:41 PM, PDT | AirlockAlpha.com | See recent Airlock Alpha news »

Yeah, Tim Burton is making his version of "Alice in Wonderland," but it's nothing like what Syfy is putting together. And Burton doesn't have both Kathy Bates and Matt Frewer. The new event will air Dec. 6-7 on Syfy, following the tradition of past end-of-the-year specials, including "Tin Man." Many, many years after an Alice first disrupted Wonderland and the House of Cards, a new Alice makes her way into the new dimension, now played by Caterina Scorsone. She meets many of the classic characters, including the Queen of Hearts (Bates), the White Knight (Frewer), Caterpillar (Harry Dean Stanton), and special appearances by "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's" Colm Meaney as the KIng of Hearts and Alessandro Juliani from "Battlestar Galactica" as the 9 of Clubs. The whole production was written ... »

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Holiday Inn's Hotel Stacks Up Against the Competition...Literally

18 September 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | Fast Company | See recent Fast Company news »

Would you live in a house made of cards? Probably not. Would you just stay in a hotel room made of one for a night? Well, now is your chance to at least check out your possible accommodations. Check out Holiday Inn's hotel made entirely of stacked key cards in celebration of their hotel relaunch.

InterContinental Hotel Group (Ihg), the world's largest hotel group, celebrated the new logo design and hotel relaunch of 1,200 Holiday Inn hotels yesterday at New York City's South Street Seaport with a ribbon cutting ceremony by VP of Global Brand Management, Holiday Inn Brands, Kevin Kowalski and cardstacking expert, Bryan Berg--along with a phenomenal showing of a replica of a Holiday Inn hotel room and lobby built entirely of Holiday Inn hotel key cards. Bryan Berg, the Guinness World Record holder for the World's Tallest House of Freestanding Playing Cards and the World's Largest House of Cards, »

- Mary-Louise Price

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100 to Blame: Alan Greenspan, Ernest Hemingway, and More

17 September 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | Vanity Fair | See recent Vanity Fair news »

Bruce Feirstein charts the 100 people, companies, institutions, and vices most responsible for the economic mess. Tune into Vf.com for five new financial villains every day.51. Alan Greenspan. Because in the end, the Oracle had no clothes. In financial circles, Alan Greenspan was nicknamed “The Oracle” for the way his pronouncements could move markets. A positive statement about growth or interest rates from America’s chief banker sent stock markets soaring; a hint of pessimism about employment or the near-term financial outlook had the opposite effect. An ardent believer in free-market economics, and the idea that self-interest and allowing the marketplace to weed out bad actors and bad practices were more efficient than government regulation, Greenspan served five terms as the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. He was nominated by Ronald Reagan in 1987 and succeeded by Ben Bernanke in February 2006, just as the real-estate bubble was starting to deflate. »

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Ready for The Lord's Day?

28 July 2009 9:45 PM, PDT | TotalFilm | See recent TotalFilm news »

How about this for a pitch: the entire House Of Lords is taken hostage, and it's up to one member of parliament - who happens to conveniently be a former army man - to stop the attack? That's the basic premise for The Lord's Day, which Sony has just picked up from Taken scribe Robert Mark Kamen and Dark Knight producer Charles Roven. It's based on Michael Dobbs' novel (you might remember him as the creator of the House Of Cards book series, but we couldn't possibly comment) and sounds like it could either be a killer action thriller...

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- James White

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And the 51st Annual Grammy Winners Are ...

8 February 2009 5:00 PM, PST | TheInsider.com | See recent The Insider news »

"The Insider" has the updated list of the 51st Annual Grammy Award winners as they come in! See the winners names below underlined. For recordings released during the Eligibility Year: October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008: Record Of The Year -Chasing Pavements/Adele -Viva La Vida/Coldplay -Bleeding Love/Leona Lewis -Paper Planes/M.I.A -Please Read The Letter/Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Album Of The Year -Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends/Coldplay -Tha Carter III/Lil Wayne -Year Of The Gentleman/Ne-Yo -Raising Sand/Robert Plant & Alison Krauss -In Rainbows/Radiohead Song Of The Year -American Boy/William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle) -Chasing Pavements/Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele) -I'm Yours/Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz) -Love Song/Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles) -Viva La Vida/Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, »

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Hitfix goes to the Grammys: Let's rock a little

29 January 2009 10:01 AM, PST | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »

Today, I'm feeling a little cranky and just want to turn the volume up to 11 and rock out a little so I'm looking at Best Rock Song. Here are the nominees (You know the drill by now. The award goes to the songwriter. The artist's name is in parentheses): "Girls In Their Summer Clothes," Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen) "House Of Cards," Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Philip Selway & Thom Yorke, songwriters (Radiohead) "I Will Possess Your Heart," Benjamin Gibbard, Nicholas Harmer, Jason McGerr & Christopher Walla, songwriters (Death Cab For Cutie) "Sex On Fire," Caleb Followill, Jared... »

- Melinda Newman

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