Brock Yates

Date of Birth

1933-10-21

Date of Death

2016-10-05

Place of Birth

Lockport, New York, USA

Known for

The Cannonball Run

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Smokey & the Bandit: TV remake coming from David Gordon Green, Brian Sides

Posted 6 years ago

Stephen King once said "Sooner or later, everything old is new again," and I'll be damned if the Master of Horror didn't hit the nail on the head with regard to today's news. It's been reported that a television remake...

Doug Liman in early talks to direct Warner Bros.’ The Cannonball Run reboot

Posted 8 years ago

A reboot of THE CANNONBALL RUN has been in the works for quite a few years, but very little progress has been made. Etan Cohen (GET HARD) was attached to write and direct the project two years ago, but he...

The Cannonball Run remake to blend Fast & Furious with Ocean’s 11

Posted 9 years ago

Just several months ago we were reminded that Warner Bros. was still working away at getting a remake of THE CANNONBALL RUN off the ground when it was revealed that they were in negotiations with Rawson Marshall Thurber (WE'RE THE...

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Rawson Thurber in talks to direct relaunch of The Cannonball Run

Posted 9 years ago

We've been hearing of a remake of THE CANNONBALL RUN for quite a few years, but very little progress has been made. Etan Cohen (GET HARD) was attached to write and direct the project just last year, but it seems...

Get Hard’s Etan Cohen to write & direct Warner Bros.’ Cannonball Run

Posted 10 years ago

Deadline is reporting that Warner Bros. has picked up the rights to THE CANNONBALL RUN franchise, and has set Etan Cohen to write and direct a new take on the film series. The studio isn’t describing this as a remake...

Michael Mann eyeing 2016 production start date for his Enzo Ferrari biopic

Posted 11 years ago

There's been some movement on Cecchi Gori Media's long-in-development biopic about Italian driver and Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team founder Enzo Ferrari. Michael Mann will helm the movie, and Variety is reporting that Mann and Cecchi Gori Media...