New Liners’ New Gig. Trade Roughage 07/29/08

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By Karina Longworth posted 1 year ago

Former New Line heads Bob Shaye and MIchael Lynne have announced their first project under their new deal at WB. They’ll adapt Foundation from Isaac Asimov trilogy about “a society that has figured out how to predict the future based on a method called psychohistory and sets up a foundation devoted to scientific research to protect itself and ensure its survival.”
Jennifer Lopez will attempt to return to the thematic site of past glories, playing a preternaturally sophisticated servant who falls for her boss in The Governess, a new film for her Maid in Manhattan director Kevin Wade.
New films from Darren Aronofsky, Jonathan Demme and Kathryn Bigelow will join the Coen Brothers’ Burn After Reading at the Venice Film Festival. And these are just the Americans––Barbet Schroeder, Hayao Miyazaki and Takeshi Kitano are among the international auteurs to show work in the competition.
Meanwhile, due to “unforeseen events and personal reasons,” Anjelica Huston has backed out of a planned appearance at the Locaro Film Festival, where her film Choke will screen and where she was to accept a special award.

Mike Everleth said 1 year ago
Have to admire Shaye and Lynne’s chutzpah at least. I’m not a big sci-fi reader, but I’ve read the Foundation series and it’s epic. If they can pull it off ala Lord of the Rings, that’ll be impressive.

Also, hate to correct you, but Kevin Wade is a screenwriter. Wayne Wang directed Maid in Manhattan and Nigel Cole will direct this next one.