Mike Sampson

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Favorite Movies: The Shawshank Redemption, Jaws, Boogie Nights, Goodfellas, The Jerk, Raiders of read more the Lost Ark, The Untouchables (recent) 21 Grams, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Anchorman

Likes: German women, the VX-980 hair blower, my chest hair, fighting beach read more crime, my talking black Trans-Am...oh wait, that's David Hasselhoff

Jordan likes the Box

Posted 19 years ago

Hey! Wait! I got a new complaint! Director Neil Jordan has signed on to write and direct an adaptation of Joe Hill’s thriller HEART-SHAPED BOX for Warner Bros. The story follows an aging death-metal icon who collects the macabre (hangman’s...

Animated Stiller?

Posted 19 years ago

Ben Stiller had so much fun working with DreamWorks animation on MADAGASCAR and its upcoming sequel, he’s decided to return. This time he’ll be producing his own animated movie titled MASTER MIND, which has been described as a spoof of...

Aardman returns!

Posted 19 years ago

You knew it wouldn’t be long after DreamWorks officially terminated their deal with animation house Aardman that they’d wind up somewhere else. Sure enough, Sony Pictures today announces a three-year, first-look deal with Aardman. While Sony has been working on...

Breslin and Foster team

Posted 19 years ago

Current child actress Abigail Breslin will team with former child actress Jodie Foster to star in the upcoming fantasy tale NIM’S ISLAND for Fox and Walden Media. Based on the book by Wendy Orr and Kerry Millard the film will...

2 more for Speed Racer

Posted 19 years ago

There had been a lot of rumors floating around about who’d be starring in the Wachowskis’ upcoming SPEED RACER film and I don’t think anyone at anytime mentioned John Goodman. But sure enough Goodman, and Susan Sarandon, have both signed...

Straw Dogs remake?

Posted 19 years ago

Rod Lurie (THE CASTLE, THE CONTENDER) has signed on to direct a remake of the Sam Peckinpah cult classic STRAW DOGS for Sony’s Screen Gems. The original film, which features one of the best posters of all time [right], follows...

Swank gets Intimate

Posted 19 years ago

Hilary Swank, fresh off teaching inner-city kids about poetry and getting ready to save the world from a biblical plague, will star in and produce a remake of INTIMATE STRANGERS for Paramount. The French film, which was released by Paramount...

Lohan/Keira lesbian update

Posted 19 years ago

Mike Sampson here with an update on a project we’ll be keeping a very close eye on at JoBlo.com headquarters. The upcoming Lindsay Lohan/Keira Knightley lesbian movie THE BEST TIME OF OUR LIVES (ironic considering this flick could be the...

Wahlberg is Happening!

Posted 19 years ago

UPDATE – Wow, two-for-two today! Variety confirms our below March 14th report about Mark Wahlberg starring in M. Night Shyamalan’s THE HAPPENING today. Man, my arm hurts from all this back patting… I was just enjoying the coma I fell...

Paramount likes Dick

Posted 19 years ago

While you probably won’t be seeing a JACKASS 3 anytime soon, expect to see more from the JACKASS guys. Paramount has signed Dickhouse Productions, which is led by Johnny Knoxville, Spike Jonze and JACKASS director Jeff Tremaine, to a first-look...

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