Renée Zellweger is set to reprise her iconic role in the Helen Fielding adaptation ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’.
Also returning to the haphazard world of our beloved Bridget are British actors Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson. Franchise newbies will include Chiwetel Ejiofor and Leo Woodall.
In the forthcoming film, Hugh Grant is set to reprise his role as Daniel Cleaver. This marks the actor’s return to the film series after his character was presumed dead in the previous instalment, ‘Bridget Jones’s Baby’, only to be later revealed as alive. Fans of the franchise are eagerly anticipating Grant’s return to the screen and the new twists and turns that his character’s reappearance is sure to bring.
Also in news – Olivia Wilde set to direct comic book adaptation ‘Avengelyne’
Michael Morris will take the helm on the project. Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, and Jo Wallett will produce through Working Title Films,...
Also returning to the haphazard world of our beloved Bridget are British actors Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson. Franchise newbies will include Chiwetel Ejiofor and Leo Woodall.
In the forthcoming film, Hugh Grant is set to reprise his role as Daniel Cleaver. This marks the actor’s return to the film series after his character was presumed dead in the previous instalment, ‘Bridget Jones’s Baby’, only to be later revealed as alive. Fans of the franchise are eagerly anticipating Grant’s return to the screen and the new twists and turns that his character’s reappearance is sure to bring.
Also in news – Olivia Wilde set to direct comic book adaptation ‘Avengelyne’
Michael Morris will take the helm on the project. Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, and Jo Wallett will produce through Working Title Films,...
- 4/10/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Exclusive: After spearheading writers rooms on Transformers and Hasbro properties at Paramount Pictures, Akiva Goldsman has relocated his Weed Road banner to the Melrose Avenue lot with a two-year first-look deal. Goldsman will do a number of things for the studio, aimed at creating franchises that include directing a feature from Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld's comic creation Avengelyne to hatching a series of genre films and producing adaptations of two bestselling book…...
- 7/11/2017
- Deadline
Exclusive: After spearheading writers rooms on Transformers and Hasbro properties at Paramount Pictures, Akiva Goldsman has relocated his Weed Road banner to the Melrose Avenue lot with a two-year first-look deal. Goldsman will do a number of things for the studio, aimed at creating franchises that include directing a feature from Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld's comic creation Avengelyne to hatching a series of genre films and producing adaptations of two bestselling book…...
- 7/11/2017
- Deadline TV
Simon Brew Jan 4, 2017
Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld's Extreme Universe is set to become, well, a cinematic universe...
This year alone, new films in the Transformers and The Mummy series are set to launch a pair of new cinematic universes. And plans are now afoot for another, with Rob Liefeld’s Extreme Universe comics set to inspire, well, a cinematic universe of their own. Presumably it won’t be called the Extreme Universe Cinematic Universe, but we’ll wait and see on that.
This particular film universe is being overseen by producer Graham King and writer/producer Akiva Goldsman, and between them, they’re going to be bringing characters such as Bloodstrike, Bloodwulf, Re-Gex and Kaboom to the big screen (Youngblood and Avengelyne are not included in the deal, apparently, but over 100 different characters are). Rob Liefeld is involved in the films too, and Chinese company Fundamental Films is stumping...
Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld's Extreme Universe is set to become, well, a cinematic universe...
This year alone, new films in the Transformers and The Mummy series are set to launch a pair of new cinematic universes. And plans are now afoot for another, with Rob Liefeld’s Extreme Universe comics set to inspire, well, a cinematic universe of their own. Presumably it won’t be called the Extreme Universe Cinematic Universe, but we’ll wait and see on that.
This particular film universe is being overseen by producer Graham King and writer/producer Akiva Goldsman, and between them, they’re going to be bringing characters such as Bloodstrike, Bloodwulf, Re-Gex and Kaboom to the big screen (Youngblood and Avengelyne are not included in the deal, apparently, but over 100 different characters are). Rob Liefeld is involved in the films too, and Chinese company Fundamental Films is stumping...
- 1/4/2017
- Den of Geek
Another character from Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld might get the big screen treatment. Paramount Pictures has purchased the rights to Avengelyne, a story about an angel banished to Earth. Academy Award-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman (Winter’s Tale) is producing the comic book movie, and he’s eying the director’s chair. Below, learn more about the potential Avengelyne movie. Goldsman recently […]
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- 11/5/2016
- by Jack Giroux
- Slash Film
After the huge, surprising success of Fox’s “Deadpool,” studios were likely knocking on creator Rob Liefeld’s door looking for their next hit. It seems that Paramount is first to strike with “Avengelyne.”
Read More: 5 Filmmakers Who Should Direct ‘Deadpool 2’
The studio has hired Akiva Goldsman to produce, and most likely direct, “Avengelyne” as an action thriller in the same vein as “John Wick.” If you haven’t ready the comic, “Avengelyne” is a scantily clad fallen angel who was kicked out of Heaven for questioning God’s love of humanity.
Continue reading Paramount Bringing ‘Deadpool’ Creator Rob Liefeld’s ‘Avengelyne’ To The Big Screen at The Playlist.
Read More: 5 Filmmakers Who Should Direct ‘Deadpool 2’
The studio has hired Akiva Goldsman to produce, and most likely direct, “Avengelyne” as an action thriller in the same vein as “John Wick.” If you haven’t ready the comic, “Avengelyne” is a scantily clad fallen angel who was kicked out of Heaven for questioning God’s love of humanity.
Continue reading Paramount Bringing ‘Deadpool’ Creator Rob Liefeld’s ‘Avengelyne’ To The Big Screen at The Playlist.
- 11/4/2016
- by Charles Dean
- The Playlist
Writer/director Akiva Goldsman certainly seems to be a busy man these days. Last we heard, Goldsman was heading up the ambitious writers room over at Paramount for the Transformers flick. Although it’s too early to say at this point, the obvious hope is that when all said and done, those films will have a lot more going for them than just mere spectacle. While that’s likely still keeping him busy, that’s not keeping Goldsman from pursuing other big ideas.
Deadline is reporting that Paramount has film rights for a comic called Avengelyne from Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld. The film is set to be produced by Goldsman, who is also looking to potentially direct. Goldsman is currently searching for a screenwriter for this new flick, which is being coined as John Wick with a fallen angel.
The synopsis for Avengelyn is as follows (via Amazon):
“The...
Deadline is reporting that Paramount has film rights for a comic called Avengelyne from Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld. The film is set to be produced by Goldsman, who is also looking to potentially direct. Goldsman is currently searching for a screenwriter for this new flick, which is being coined as John Wick with a fallen angel.
The synopsis for Avengelyn is as follows (via Amazon):
“The...
- 11/3/2016
- by Joseph Medina
- LRMonline.com
Deadpool was a big hit for Fox earlier this year, thanks in part to the extremely dedicated comic-book fans that are already accustomed to buying everything with his face on it. Naturally, Hollywood has now decided to look into Deadpool co-creator Rob Liefeld to see if he has done anything else with a similarly enduring popularity, even though most comic-book fans can probably agree that he hasn’t. Still, Deadline is reporting that Paramount is picking up the rights to Avengelyne, a Liefeld and Cathy Christian comic from the ’90s about a fallen angel who battles demons on Earth while wearing as little clothing as possible. It is a ’90s Rob Liefeld comic, after all.
Akiva Goldsman, who worked on the script for The Dark Tower, is planning to produce and possibly direct Avengelyne, and the Deadline story notes that the film is being billed as “John Wick with a...
Akiva Goldsman, who worked on the script for The Dark Tower, is planning to produce and possibly direct Avengelyne, and the Deadline story notes that the film is being billed as “John Wick with a...
- 11/3/2016
- by Sam Barsanti
- avclub.com
Paramount Pictures has picked up the film rights to Deadpool creator Rob Liefled's comic book character Avengelyne. The studio has hired Academy Award-winning writer Akiva Goldsman to produce the film and possibly direct it.
The film is being described as John Wick but with a fallen angel. Avengelyne was originally published in 1995 and a read the first few issues but that's it. I just had so many other comics that I was spending money on and reading at the time that I couldn't afford another one. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, here's a description:
Avengelyne is an angel who fights the forces of evil and often finds herself face-to-face with demons and monsters. She was the most feared warrior in Heaven’s Warhost, having single-handedly broken into Pandemonium, the outer fortress of Hell, to confront the Devil himself. She is a fallen angel, banished from Heaven...
The film is being described as John Wick but with a fallen angel. Avengelyne was originally published in 1995 and a read the first few issues but that's it. I just had so many other comics that I was spending money on and reading at the time that I couldn't afford another one. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, here's a description:
Avengelyne is an angel who fights the forces of evil and often finds herself face-to-face with demons and monsters. She was the most feared warrior in Heaven’s Warhost, having single-handedly broken into Pandemonium, the outer fortress of Hell, to confront the Devil himself. She is a fallen angel, banished from Heaven...
- 11/3/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Exclusive: Paramount has made a preemptive film rights deal for Avengelyne, with Akiva Goldsman producing with an eye toward directing a thriller revolving around a heroine hatched by Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld. Goldsman, who is currently overseeing the Hasbro movies for Paramount after overseeing the Transformers writer room for the studio, will head the search for a screenwriter to draft a movie that is being called John Wick with a fallen angel. Deal was mid against…...
- 11/3/2016
- Deadline
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