Joel Silver's Ben 10 Finds A Writer

Albert Torres gets the gigIn case you missed the news last year, action maestro Joel Silver is putting together a live-action Ben 10 movie with the Cartoon Network. You know, for kids. And the movie just got a little closer to fruition this morning, with the news that Albert Torres is now hard at work on a screenplay.Ben 10, for those not down with the kids, is a hugely successful series that began in 2005. Our hero, Ben Tennyson, has a watch-like device that allows him to transform into ten superpowered aliens (one at a time). With the help of his cool granddad and younger sister, he's already used his unusual abilities to fight evil across three separate series and two spin-off TV movies directed by Bill and Ted's Alex Winter. Lee Majors played Grandpa Max, in his retirement from being the unknown stuntman who made Eastwood look so fine.For his big screen incarnation, Torres is tasked with turning Ben into a "big-budget, tentpole, action driven adventure", presumably with the weight to kick off a new arm of the franchise. Torres' previous work has often been somewhat adult-oriented:he was involved with Very Bad Things, and has a script in development based on Chuck Palahniuk's Survivor. But he also wrote the lighter Henry Poole Is Here, and was recently one of several writers to take a stab at Warners' Akira. Maybe that means his head is currently in the right place to come up with a huge live-action FX extravaganza based on an animation.*Ben 10 doesn't have a studio yet, but everyone's expecting Silver to find it a home at Warner Bros. He promises it won't be like Speed Racer. We didn't actually think Speed Racer was that bad.*And yes, we know Akira is a six-volume manga as well as a famous anime, but you take our point.

New Mirror Mirror Trailer Online

Tarsem Singh's take includes a new promoWhen the very first trailer for Snow Whitened tale Mirror Mirror showed up, it's fair to express that people were not exactly pushed off our ft. Despite the fact that a few of the comic tone still results in as a tad too crazy here, this second promo is really a definite improvement. Have a look below. Directed by Immortals' Tarsem Singh, Mirror Mirror is striving to become the sunshine, bubbly, family-friendly option to the disaster-laden action of Snow Whitened And Also The Huntsman. The plot here follows more across the familiar lines from the Grimm brothers' story book, with Snow (Lily Collins) because the youthful princess whose claim that they can the throne is usurped through the evil enchantress Full (Jennifer Aniston).Things certainly have a turn for that worse when Snow catches the attention from the handsome Prince Andrew Alcott (Armie Hammer), and also the Full banishes her towards the forest, in which a nasty animal awaits. But our heroine finds out that is less than what it really appears, and she's befriended by seven ingenious, pint-sized rebels (brought by Danny Woodburn and Martin Klebba) who accept help her retake her kingdom.With Singh giving everything his typically stylistic sheen, you will find moments that also feel a bit an excessive amount of just like a panto (however it's Snow Whitened) and that we could do with no comedy seem effects / Three Stooges slapstick. We are still not convinced through the "puppy love" scene, though full marks to Roberts and Hammer for resolve for the concept. Overall, though, we are a lot more confident concerning the movie's chances following this. Mirror Mirror was set to reach on March 16, although the US release date was lately pressed to March 30...

Matt Damon Shedding Directorial Debut

Update: Gus Van Sant will direct insteadUPDATE:The Playlist recommended, and Deadline Hollywood has confirmed, that Gus VanSant may be the guy to walk into Damon's footwear as director and lead that one towards the screen.Anticipate seeing additional factors fall under place and filming start soon......Following within the actions of bestest bud Film Clip, Matt Damon continues to be plotting his first crack at pointing a movie for age range now. But although it looked in October he might finally make the leap to hoisting a megaphone by having an untitled drama for Warner Bros., the Hollywood Reporter presently has it that Damon has made the decision to ditch that job.He's still likely to star within the movie, that is covered with some secrecy but apparently concentrates on a salesperson who arrives in a tiny town and finds his existence transformed in unpredicted ways. Damon cooked in the idea alongside McSweeney's overlord/In Which The Wild Situations Are author Dork Eggers and also the Office's John Krasinski coupled with written the script with Krasinski, who's also because of have a role.But as they had meant to shepherd it towards the screen themself, it appears that arranging issues (likely associated with reshoots on District 9 director Neill Blomkamp's Elysium) have stored him from having the ability to prepare correctly. Variety drops reference to script issues, which appears odd given Damon continues to be so directly involved. Still, it in all probability means a mix of both, using the pair fine-tuning the script until it's perfect. Warners and also the producers are actually around the search for any alternative director.Damon will next be observed in Cameron Crowe's We Purchased A Zoo, which arrives here on March 16.

L.A. prod'n increases 5.7% this season

Hollywood's offlot output of features rose 5.7% this season but TV activity slid 2.7% due to a disappointing fall production season as runaway production needed its toll on local shoots. Enabling agency FilmLA reported Tuesday that overall offlot production elevated 4.2% a year ago to 45,484 permitted days. FilmL.A. leader Paul Audley mentioned the place can't depend on television being shot in La. "When we are relieved to find out annual gains in overall production days, we can not take any growth without any consideration,In . Audley mentioned. "We ought to fight to help keep and obtain more movies and-value television series to keep our vendor companies and deckie's working and our region's economy afloat." Feature production totalled 5,682 days while using 5.7% yearly boost due largely with a 50% surge inside the third quarter fourth-quarter production walked 26%. Films that qualified for your California Film & Television Tax Credit Program created 652 days inside the La region a year ago -- 11.5% in the annual total. The highest feature to shoot in La was "Magnus Rex" -- truly the place status for Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Dark evening Increases." Other films of note to shoot in your town incorporated "A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III," "Argo," "Damaging the Girl," "Cyber Planet," "Decoding Annie Parker," "Gangster Squad," "My Mother's Curse," "Savages," "Seven Psychopaths," "Sports Camping," "Think As being a Guy," "That Is 40," "We have Your Husband" and "Thank you for going to People." Television -- the greatest component of offlot production -- declined by nearly 500 days to 17,349 days. The fourth quarter represented the finest decline, posting a ten.6% drop due to losing 10 one-hour TV drama series along with other states, with FilmL.A. watching the health of NY gets accurate documentation TV season since it provides a lot more than four occasions the amount of funding accessible in filming tax credits than does California. L.A.-area production inside the ads category elevated 4.4% to 7,079 days, setting a yearly high by topping the 2005 record by 96 days. The "other" category, which inlcudes musicvids, rose 12.% to 15,374 days. Overall offlot production still lags the 2008 total of 47,117 permitted days but has enhanced within the 2009 total of 37,979 days. Calfornia Assemblyman Felipe Fuentes is developing legislation which will extend California's film production incentive program, which he mentioned he expects introducing a bill inside the approaching legislative session. Some-year-old program has allocated $400 million of credits and may allocate another $100 million within this summer time plus another $100 million being allocated within this summer time 2013. California's program, providing you with a maximum rebate of 25%, is much smaller sized than people of other states. NY introduced in August the record 23 series were lensing inside the condition round the heels of the legislature's five-year renewal in the film incentive tax program there, providing you with a 30% refundable condition tax credit, designated at $420 million every year NY City offers an additional 5% refundable credit, designated yearly at $Thirty Dollars million. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Brandi Gets Married in Vegas

Brandi Glanville The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Brandi Glanville got married in Las Vegas, she announced on Twitter. "Follow my new husband! @darinharvey. Getting my ring tomorrow! Yes I did really do it!," she wrote on Sunday. "He is my best friend but after some beer and strippers he is now my husband! No joke!" VIDEO: The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' newbies say watching the show is traumatizing The 39-year-old Glanville, who joined the Bravo series this season, was married to Eddie Cibrian - who starred in this season's quickly canceled The Playboy Club - but the two divorced after he left her for singer LeAnn Rimes. Glanville, who admits the nuptials were unplanned, added that she and the mixed martial arts manager may get an annulment. "We may not stay this way, #thankucoffeepatron," she wrote. "We may annul." Watch our interview with Brandi about the season: