Neil Burger

Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston star in the first trailer for The Upside

Posted 8 years ago

THE INTOUCHABLES was a huge success in France back in 2011, so naturally, it was decided that an English-language remake was needed. Cue Kevin Hart (NIGHT SCHOOL) and Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) starring in THE UPSIDE, a drama/comedy centered around...

Divergent may live again as Starz hopes to develop Ascendant TV series

Posted 9 years ago

Remember DIVERGENT? The franchise based on the Veronica Roth series which crashed and burned before it was able to conclude its story? Yeah, you know the one. Both DIVERGENT and INSURGENT did well enough at the box-office, so Lionsgate did...

Divergent director Neil Burger on the franchises’ possible move to TV

Posted 10 years ago

Although the DIVERGENT franchise got off to a promising start, the most recent film, THE DIVERGENT SERIES: ASCENDANT, stumbled at the box office and wound up making over $100 million less than its predecessor. Lionsgate then scrambled to figure out what...

Neil Burger will direct Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart in Intouchables remake

Posted 10 years ago

2011 saw the release of THE INTOUCHABLES, a French film that followed an aristocrat who hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver after he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident. Raw deal! However, the film...

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Comic Con 2015 TV Pilot Review: Limitless

Posted 11 years ago

PLOT: Limitless is a continuation of the 2011 movie starring Bradley Cooper. The TV show follows Brian Finch (Jake McDorman) as a failing musician and a disappointing son to his parents. During his struggles, a chance meeting with an old...

Marc Webb will direct the Limitless TV series pilot for CBS

Posted 12 years ago

While waiting to see what's going on with the SPIDER-MAN franchise (don't hold your breath), director Marc Webb is turning his attention to TV. Last year he directed a pilot for Showtime called Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, which still hopes to become...

Shailene Woodley’s assurgence is urgent in this Divergent Insurgent teaser

Posted 12 years ago

In the sequel to everyone's favorite film entitled DIVERGENT, Beatrice Prior (Shailene Woodley) must confront her inner demons and continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart. Evidently that's code for some crazy WIZARD...

Miles Teller trashes Divergent franchise before trying to take it back

Posted 12 years ago

Miles Teller is still in the beginning of his Hollywood career despite roles in acclaimed films like THE SPECTACULAR NOW and WHIPLASH as well as the role of Reed Richards in Josh Trank‘s THE FANTASTIC FOUR. But, being as young...

Naomi Watts joins Divergent sequels Insurgent and Allegiant

Posted 12 years ago

The talented and sexy Oscar-nominated Naomi Watts has joined the DIVERGENT sequel INSURGENT, and the now two-part ALLEGIANT finale. She will play Evelyn, leader of the Factionless. She joins other Oscar winning actresses already in the series, Octavia Spencer and...

Divergent trilogy finale, Allegiant, to be split into two films

Posted 12 years ago

In the tradition set forth by the HARRY POTTER, TWILIGHT, and THE HUNGER GAMES franchises, yet another young adult series is jumping on the milk it for all it's worth bandwagon. The DIVERGENT trilogy, based on the novels by Veronica...