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Meyer's The Host Coming to the Big Screen

23 September 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »

Variety reports that producers Nick Wechsler, Steve and Paula Mae Schwartz have acquired the screen rights to The Host , the first adult novel written by Stephenie Meyer, creator and author of the Twilight series. Andrew Niccol who's written & directed Gattaca , S1m0ne , Lord Of War and the upcoming The Cross will write the script and direct The Host . Meyer's novel is a love story set in the near future on Earth, which has been assimilated by an alien species of benevolent parasites that call themselves "Souls." One such soul, the Wanderer, is fused with a dying human named Melanie Stryder, in an attempt to locate the last pocket of surviving humans on Earth. (Sounds a bit like a "romantic" Invasion of the Body Snatchers ) This is how the »

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First Concept Art for Andrew Niccol's New Film The Cross

15 September 2009 11:27 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »

Haven't heard of The Cross? Don't worry, we're going to change that right now. The Cross is the newest sci-fi film from Andrew Niccol, the director behind Gattaca, S1m0ne, and Lord of War. He hasn't directed anything since 2005 but is already back shooting this as we speak. The cast in this includes Orlando Bloom, Vincent Cassel, John Goodman, and Olga Kurylenko. Our friends at Quiet Earth got their hands on a small batch of concept art created by Jean-Vincent Puzos and it looks gorgeous, or rather it looks like he's getting back to his Gattaca roots, which is good news considering that's one of my all-time favorite sci-fi films. Click above to see more concept art. I don't exactly know what we're seeing, besides some landscapes and set pieces, but it looks great so far. In terms of the story, here's what The Cross is about: "Mylar (Bloom) and »

- Alex Billington

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Will Smith Uses Will Power To Move The ‘City That Sailed’

9 July 2009 7:13 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

Some people have a strong dislike for Will Smith due to the perceived ego of both his characters and the actor himself.  Expect that trend to continue with Smith's latest project where he plays a man capable of moving entire islands through sheer desire. Per Variety, Smith will be starring in City That Sailed.  The plot is described as being about "a father who lives on the opposite side of the ocean from his daughter. Their bond is so strong that it causes Manhattan to split off and float across the Atlantic." That's pretty stupid. There are two rays of light here though that keep this project interesting and potentially worthwhile.  The first (and the one many of you may not agree is a positive thing), Smith is developing the film with his I Am Legend helmer, Francis Lawrence.  Love it or hate it, Lawrence brought a strong visual sense to that movie that would benefit a »

- Rob Hunter

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Reed’s Bargain Bin: S1m0ne

6 July 2009 10:15 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

Reed’s Bargain Bin [1] is a recurring column where Reed Farrington tells us about a movie he bought for under $5, and whether or not he regrets the purchase. Despite the clever title and participation of Al Pacino, S1m0ne did not receive much attention from critics or movie theatre audiences when it came out in 2002. The director, Andrew Niccol, had some acclaim as a result of having directed Gattaca (a smart science fiction film about a physically defective human in a genetically manipulated world) and having written The Truman Show (a smart allegorical film about a man who's oblivious to the fact that his life has been manufactured for the purposes of a television show). S1m0ne also has a high concept idea behind it: a movie director creates a computer generated actor who becomes a star while only he knows that the actor is computer generated. I think I’ve had »

- Reed

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"Star Trek" Reminds Me Why I Liked Winona Ryder

11 May 2009 8:43 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

There were many things I enjoyed about the new Star Trek movie, such as... Zoe Saldana's whip-smart appeal as Uhura. The Romulan villain's effectively "human" backstory. The fact that when the actors were in close-up, you could see their pores and blemishes, which made them seem like real people. Nothing surprised me more, however, than my deep delight at seeing Winona Ryder on screen. Winona! Ryder! Star Trek cakes her in old-age make-up to play Spock's mother, but she's obviously still the pixie-faced charmer that made me want to welcome Roxy Carmichael back home and eat plate after plate of finger foods with Mrs. Flax. And it's funny, because the last time I really thought about Winona, I was totally over her. That was back in 2002, when she followed her shoplifting conviction with the more heinous crimes of Mr. Deeds and S1m0ne. If »

- Mark Blankenship

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Andrew Niccol's Next Project Will Blow My Mind

6 February 2009 6:45 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

I have a few obscure heroes in show business. One of them, as I note here from time to time, is Vincenzo Natali, best known for Cube, but also for an awesome little techno-thriller called Cypher, an offbeat, surreal comedy called Nothing, and the forthcoming Splice (which I would commit atrocities to see right now). He shares my fascination with the unknown and otherworldly, and expresses it on the screen in unfailingly creative and intelligent ways. Another example along the same lines is Don McKellar, whose Last Night is one of the most perfect little movies I've ever seen (though his participation in last year's godawful Blindness shall not go unpunished).

A third hero of mine is Andrew Niccol. I didn't think much of Lord of War, but all of his other projects have been conceptually brilliant in ways that are very much on my wavelength: The Truman Show (which »

- Eugene Novikov

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Andrew Niccol Rounds Up Orlando Bloom, Vincent Cassel and Olga Kurylenko for a Bit of Sci-Fi Fun

5 February 2009 9:16 AM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

Andrew Niccol directed Gattaca and Lord of War - tick, tick - but also Simone - big question mark, vague tick in pencil perhaps. On the other hand, he also scripted The Truman Show - giant gold tick. I think, looking at my balance sheet, his projects are well worth getting excited for.

His next film The Cross has a rather modest $24 million budget, dredged from Australian, French and German coffers, so even while it is a sci-fi action thriller, don’t expect a raft of expensive FX work. That’s not a warning of course - I mean, who cares? - but it’s a detail that might help you position this film in a subgenre more accurately.

Orlando Bloom (seemingly unpopular) will star as a man attempting to cross somekind of as-yet unexplained Border; Vincent Cassel (seemingly eccentric) will play the sentry »

- Brendon Connelly

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Orlando Bloom Headlining Andrew Niccol's Sci-Fi Feature

5 February 2009 12:59 AM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »

Orlando Bloom is headed to the "near future" next in a sci-fi escape movie titled The Cross. Bloom will be joined by Vincent Cassel and Bond girl Olga Kurylenko in the next feature from director Andrew Niccol (of Gattaca, S1m0ne, and Lord of War previously). The $24 million sci-fi escape story, set in a border town, is about a man seeking to cross a mysterious border, something which no one else has achieved. Bloom will play the one trying to cross that border, while Cassel will play the guard who will go to any lengths to prevent him. Pre-production has already started and shooting will begin in July in Australia. We haven't really seen Orlando Bloom in any major films since Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End in 2007, so it's slightly refreshing to see him taking on something like this. I'm a huge Gattaca fan, so if this "near »

- Alex Billington

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Bloom, Cassel and Kurylenko Join The Cross

4 February 2009 9:19 PM, PST | TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news »

Orlando Bloom, Vincent Cassel (Eastern Promises) and Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace) have signed on to star in The Cross, a sci-fi escape story that is being directed by Andrew Niccol. The film takes place in the near future in a border town. Bloom plays a man seeking to cross a mysterious border, something no one else has achieved; Cassel will play the guard who will go to any lengths to foil him and Kurylenko is the female lead. Niccol’s previous directing credits include Gattaca and S1m0ne. His last film was the 2005 Nicolas Cage crime-drama Lord of War. He also earned an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay in 1998 for The Truman Show. Bloom, who has been absent from the big screen since Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, also recently signed on to star in Sympathy for Delicious, Mark Ruffalo’s directorial debut. The Cross, which has a modest budget of 24 million, »

- James Cook

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2009 | 2008 | 2002

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