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Paul Greengrass Quits Bourne 4

21 hours ago | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »

I feel bad for Doug Liman. Sure, he directed The Bourne Identity, which set the general tone for the two following movies and reinvented Matt Damon as a quiet badass, but everyone knows the true genius behind the series is Paul Greengrass. Let.s look at the evidence: One of Doug Liman.s follow-up to his Bourne movie was Jumper, one of Greengrass. was United 93. You tell me who has the talent. And if there is any justification to make a fourth Bourne flick, it would have to be that Matt Damon and Greengrass are both involved. Well, it looks like that won.t be the case any longer. According to The Playlist, Greengrass has walked away from the fourth Bourne flick due to ongoing disagreements regarding the script and Universal.s increasing concerns over his budget management skills. Problems first arose when Universal hired Josh Zetumer without Greengrass »

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Is Paul Greengrass Finished with the Bourne Franchise?

22 hours ago | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

The Playlist (who have become heavy hitters with exclusives) is reporting that director Paul Greengrass, the critically acclaimed helmer of The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, United 93, and the upcoming Iraq War-thriller Green Zone, will not be coming back for a fourth Jason Bourne adventure.  The break apparently comes from two factors: Greengrass is upset at Universal because they didn’t consult him on who they hired to write the Bourne 4; likewise, Universal is upset at Greengrass because he’s turned Green Zone, which was supposed to be a small film to keep Greengrass happy in between Bourne flicks, into a $150 million Iraq War movie (which have never been a hit at the box office).

Obviously, after three films together, Matt Damon’s loyalty lies with Greengrass and wouldn’t even consider doing a 4th Bourne, “at least not without [Greengrass'] blessing and even then, it would have to be a spectacular script. »

- Matt Goldberg

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Paul Greengrass Walks Away From Bourne 4

22 hours ago | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

For literally months and months now, all we’ve heard regarding a fourth installment in the successful and critically acclaimed Bourne franchise – dubbed Bourne 4 for the time being – are the repeated claims by star Matt Damon and Supremacy/Ultimatum director, Paul Greengrass, that the next installment is being worked on and that they have a story but no script. Every time we heard something new, however, the project always seemed to be getting pushed forward, inch by inch.

Today comes a bit of shocking news that puts a large wrench in the Bourne 4 works, at least for the time being. Apparently, according to The Playlist (who has the exclusive on the story), Greengrass has walked away from the project. “Sources and friends close to the project,” say this actually happened not just in the last day or two, but more than a week ago, and for some reason we’re »

- Ross Miller

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New “Green Zone” Photos

9 November 2009 10:05 AM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »

Check out these new photos from “Green Zone” which stars Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Amy Ryan, Brendan Gleeson, Jason Isaacs and Khalid Abdallawhich among others.

Matt Damon In “Green Zone”

The movie is directed by Paul Greengass (Bourne Supremacy, United 93, Bourne Ultimatum) from the script written by Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential, Conspiracy Theory, Mystic River, Man on Fire).

The screenplay is inspired by the book “Imperial Life in the Emerald City” by Rajiv Chandrasekaran.

Matt Damon In “Green Zone”

During the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller (Damon) and his team of Army inspectors were dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert.

Matt Damon In “Green Zone”

Rocketing from one booby-trapped and treacherous site to the next, the men search for deadly chemical agents but stumble instead upon an elaborate cover-up that inverts the purpose of their mission. »

- Fiona

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First Matt Damon’s “Green Zone” Poster

4 November 2009 2:42 PM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »

The first poster for the upcoming war film “Green Zone,” based on Rajiv Chandrasekaran’s nonfiction book “Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq’s Green Zone,” has been released.

“Green Zone” Plot: “During the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller (Damon) and his team of Army inspectors were dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert. Rocketing from one booby-trapped and treacherous site to the next, the men search for deadly chemical agents but stumble instead upon an elaborate cover-up that inverts the purpose of their mission.

Spun by operatives with intersecting agendas, Miller must hunt through covert and faulty intelligence hidden on foreign soil for answers that will either clear a rogue regime or escalate a war in an unstable region. And at this blistering time and in this combustible place, he will »

- Allan Ford

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First Poster for Paul Greengrass’ Green Zone Starring Matt Damon

4 November 2009 10:33 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

I’ve already made my feelings about “Green Zone” abundantly clear and it’s going to be difficult for me to put aside what I think the film should’ve been and trying to appreciate what director Paul Greengrass actually made.  The funny thing is that if I had no idea what the book was about, I would be pretty excited for what look like the 4th Jason Bourne movie since “Supremacy” and “Ultimatum”, which Greengrass directed, are both fantastic films.

Still, when I look at the film’s first poster, it’s hard for me to choke down a tagline like “Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller Is Done Following Orders”.  Thankfully, the film doesn’t come out until March 12th, 2010 so I still have some time to adjust.  Check out the poster and a brief synopsis after the jump.

Click here to see the poster embiggened.

On March 12, 2010, Matt Damon »

- Matt Goldberg

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New Green Zone Images

30 October 2009 5:27 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

Here’s a couple of new images from Matt Damon’s Green Zone. If you didn’t catch our news about it a couple of days ago, both the Domestic and International trailers were released 12 hours apart from one another which caught us all by surprise as they were completely different in their content. We have them both on HeyUGuys for your viewing pleasure – click the links above to view. The international trailer gives you a much better idea of the story but they’re both worth a watch.

In the meantime, we have these new images (click them below to enlarge) from the movie which is set to blow your socks off March 12th. As well as Damon, Green Zone stars Greg Kinnear, Amy Ryan, Brendan Gleeson, Jason Isaacs, Khalid Abdalla.

Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, United 93) re-team for their latest electrifying thriller in Green Zone, »

- David Sztypuljak

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Must Watch: Green Zone Domestic and International Movie Trailers

28 October 2009 2:11 PM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

[Update: The international trailer of Green Zone is now available courtesy of MSNBC (via Collider). This trailer is cut much less like a Bourne film and doesn't emphasize the same fonts and interstitials of that series. See both trailers after the jump and let us know which one you like better in the comments. The original post follows.] One of the movies I've been increasingly curious about in the last year has been Green Zone, the Paul Greengrass-directed semi-adaptation of Rajiv Chandrasekaran's book Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq’s Green Zone. Universal has just released the first trailer. Check it out and let us know what you think of the latest political actioner from the guy behind United 93, Bloody Sunday and the last two Bourne movies. Yahoo has the trailer debut. After watching the trailer a couple of times, what I'll say is this: I hope the film ... »

- Russ Fischer

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International Green Zone Trailer is Radically Different

28 October 2009 11:48 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Yesterday we posted the domestic trailer for director Paul Greengrass’ (”The Bourne Supremacy”, “The Bourne Ultimatum”, “United 93″) “Green Zone”.  While the movie is about a rogue U.S. Army officer (Matt Damon) in Iraq, for a moment I thought I was watching the trailer for the next Bourne movie.  That’s not a bad thing, it’s just the way Universal was selling the film in the trailer.  But over in the United Kingdom, Universal has released a Much different trailer as it uses other footage to tell the story.  Trust me, watch both trailers.  You’ll be amazed at how different they are. Both are after the jump:

Here’s the synopsis:

On March 12, 2010, Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass re-team for the electrifying thriller “Green Zone”. In the film, Damon stars as Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller, a rogue U.S. Army officer who must hunt through »

- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub

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International Trailer For Green Zone

28 October 2009 11:00 AM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »

The brand new European trailer has been released for Paul Greengrass‘ latest offering, Green Zone. The film stars Matt Damon, Jason Isaacs, Greg Kinnear, Amy Ryan, Antoni Corone and Nicoye Banks and invades UK theatres from 12th March 2010.

United 93 director Paul Greengrass explores the aftermath of the Iraq invasion in this feature adaptation of author Rajiv Chandrasekaran’s literary exposé of the same name. A one-time Baghdad bureau chief of the Washington Post, Chandrasekaran was present as American forces attempted to set up a provisional government on the grounds surrounding former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s opulent palace. The resulting governing body, according to critics, existed in a bubble so far removed from the grim realities of the Iraq War that it failed to properly assess the needs of the people. In this fictional thriller set during the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad, director Greengrass and screenwriter Brian Helgeland »

- Craig Sharp

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Green Zone Trailer Released

27 October 2009 1:05 PM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »

The trailer for Iraq War film “Green Zone” has debuted.

“Green Zone” synopsis: During the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller (Damon) and his team of Army inspectors were dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert. Rocketing from one booby-trapped and treacherous site to the next, the men search for deadly chemical agents but stumble instead upon an elaborate cover-up that inverts the purpose of their mission.

Spun by operatives with intersecting agendas, Miller must hunt through covert and faulty intelligence hidden on foreign soil for answers that will either clear a rogue regime or escalate a war in an unstable region. And at this blistering time and in this combustible place, he will find the most elusive weapon of all is the truth.

The film, inspired by the book “Imperial Life in the Emerald City” by Rajiv Chandrasekaran, »

- Allan Ford

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Trailer for Paul Greengrass’ Green Zone Starring Matt Damon

27 October 2009 10:28 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

To say that I’m disappointed by the trailer for Paul Greengrass’ upcoming film, “Green Zone”, would be an understatement.  What you’re essentially getting is a 4th Jason Bourne movie.  And yes, the direction looks amazing and I’m sure Matt Damon, Amy Ryan, and Greg Kinnear will all do a good job.  But I’ve seen this movie twice already from Greengrass.  By choosing this direction, he’s missed a golden opportunity to do something fresh and different because the source material, Rajiv Chandrasekaran’s “Imperial Life in the Emerald City”, is not an action-packed thriller.  It’s in the vein of “Catch-22″ and made all the more absurd by the fact that it’s all true.  Maybe it’s because I attached my expectations to this film but I’m feeling a bit deflated since it looks like all we’re getting is a thrilling action movie. »

- Matt Goldberg

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Green Zone - New images and the trailer debut!

27 October 2009 5:26 AM, PDT | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »

Check out new images as well as the trailer which made its debut on Yahoo Movies. On March 12, 2010, Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, United 93) re-team for the electrifying thriller Green Zone. In the film, Damon stars as Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller, a rogue U.S. Army officer who must hunt through covert and faulty intelligence hidden on foreign soil before war escalates in an unstable region. »

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Five Cool Movies For Spring 2010

23 October 2009 3:12 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

It’s a slow week for movie releases, with Fantastic Mr. Fox the only release of note in the UK, along with Cirque Du Freak. Most of the remaining big films this year are due out in November and December.  

So, with the big winter films already hyped to the max, and with Iron Man 2, Clash of the Titans and Robin Hood being the highly anticipated movies this Spring, I thought i’d take a look at some Spring movies that maybe aren’t getting the attention they deserve – The Losers, Green Zone, A Couple of Dicks, Machete and Kick-Ass. Note, this is a list of the films i’m personally looking forward to, so you won’t necessarily agree with me…

The Losers

When is it? – 9th April.

Where is it? – Currently filming in Puerto Rico

Who is it? – Directed by Sylvain White, starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chris Evans, »

- Barry Steele

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Universal Releases Synopses for Green Zone, MacGruber, Untitled Robin Hood Adventure, Get Him To The Greek, Your Highness

12 October 2009 6:20 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Universal Studios has released synopses  for some of their major 2010 films and the two that are especially worth reading are “MacGruber” and Ridley Scott’s “Untitled Robin Hood Adventure”. While it might surprise you to hear this, a few people have told me “MacGruber” is going to shock everyone next year as it’s a super-violent, hard-r movie. Also, I’ve heard there are many lines that we’re all going to quote. Did I mention Val Kilmer plays the villain and his name is Dieter Von Cunth? I know, I know–I am just as shocked to report SNL’s “MacGruber” might be a great movie.

As for Ridley Scott’s “Untitled Robin Hood Adventure”, this synopsis is the first real story details I’m hearing about the plot. Since I haven’t watched every version of “Robin Hood”, I’ll let the synopses  do the talking, but I »

- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub

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The Top 10 Most Influential Scores of the Past Decade: #3

5 October 2009 7:00 AM, PDT | SCOREcastOnline.com | See recent SCOREcastOnline.com news »

#3 - The Bourne Identity

(John Powell)

Film music is a highly subjective artform. What really makes something musical in relation to a film has been changing since the days of the first "talkies", and the evolution of the medium is never standing still. Who would have ever thought that Hitch's Psycho shower scene would require nothing more from Herrmann than screaming violins – or that Williams would get away with a two-note theme in Jaws?

In 2002, when John Powell's The Bourne Identity music hit the 5.1 decoder in theaters, most people wondered "How could a guy score a film using mainly pulse percussion, techno synth patterns, and flourishes of orchestral staccato?" In fact, Powell's music for this entire franchise is oddly served up: He never really commits to a main theme (the "Identity" theme from Tbi is the most memorable of the three films) and he never really commits to a particular previously-established style. »

- noreply@blogger.com (SCOREcast Admin)

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Adam Fogelson Is Tapped to Be Chairman of Universal Pictures

4 October 2009 6:52 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Adam Fogelson has been named Chairman, Universal Pictures.

In addition, Donna Langley, has been named Co-Chairman, Universal Pictures. Rick Finkelstein, already the Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, Universal Pictures will work closely with both as a key strategic advisor. The announcements, which are effective immediately, were made today by Ron Meyer, President and COO, Universal Studios.

Fogelson, who will report to Meyer, will be responsible for Universal's worldwide Motion Picture Group. He will oversee all aspects of the company's global theatrical operations, home entertainment, partnerships and licensing, finance, Hr and communications.

"Adam is a natural leader with a unique ability to anticipate our audience, understand our business and collaborate with our filmmakers to give us a competitive advantage. He is well-respected within our community, deservedly so, and together with this team, I believe we are strategically poised for our future," said Meyer.

Langley will report to Fogelson, and will »

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Some People You Might Know (And Some You Might Not) Are Receiving Awards!

25 September 2009 12:47 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

Glenn here from Stale Popcorn here. Nathaniel is still sick (I know what he's got, I had it a couple of months back and it lasted weeks!) and when the going gets sick the sick get to bed. Or something. Let's move on.

I like to consider myself a fairly good follower of awards season, but there are organisations that I admit I have to plead ignorance over. The Gotham Independent Film Awards is one such example. I don't think, in the eight years (or so) that I've been following the Oscars, that I have ever actually figured out who these people are. And yet year after year they seem to throw up such a wonderful, varied and oft left-of-centre list of nominees for their annual awards. Misunderstood or just-not-loved-enough titles like Margot at the Wedding, Marie Antoinette, Frozen River, Me & You & Everyone We Know and others have had the Gotham's spotlight shined on them, »

- Glenn Dunks

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2009 Gotham Awards Announce Career Tributes

23 September 2009 11:40 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

The Independent Filmmaker Project (Ifp), the nation's oldest and largest organization of independent filmmakers, announced today that director Kathryn Bigelow, actors Natalie Portman and Stanley Tucci, and producers Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, will each be presented with a career Tribute at the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards on Monday November 30th in New York. Ifp also announced it has moved the gala awards ceremony to Monday, November 30 at Cipriani Wall Street, from the previously announced date of Tuesday, December 1st.

Signaling the official kick-off to the film awards season, the Gotham Independent Film Awards is one of the leading awards for independent film. Anchoring the evening's six competitive awards for Best Feature, Best Documentary, Breakthrough Director, Breakthrough Actor, Best Ensemble Performance and Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You, are four Tributes to film community icons.

This year's Tribute selection represents a range of individuals - »

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New York Film Critics Circle Sets Award Dates

22 September 2009 4:40 PM, PDT | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »

The New York Film Critics Circle will hold their annual vote on 2009’s best films on Monday, December 14th.  Historically, the best films often forecast Oscar nominations, but the Nyfcc prides itself on picking winners that the Oscars overlook. Recent best picture winners include Milk, No Country for Old Men, United 93, and Brokeback Mountain.  The group is comprised of 31 New York area critics. The Los Angeles Film Critics Association … »

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