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Morten Tyldum to direct Agatha Christie adaptation And Then There Were None

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Deadline is reporting that 20th Century Fox has acquired the rights to the classic Agatha Christie novel And Then There Were None, and has set Morten Tyldum to helm the adaptation. Tyldum, who was Oscar nominated for his work on The Imitation Game, is to work alongside Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps production company on the […]

Uncharted movie adaptation finds a new director

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After years and years of development, it looks like Sony’s Uncharted movie is finally moving forward. It was reported a few months ago that the film had dropped from Sony’s schedule, but Deadline are saying that Shawn Levy (Real Steel) has stepped into helm the film. Levy will be the project’s fourth director. The film’s […]

Shawn Levy developing animated Mr Men and Little Miss movie

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It looks like Roger Hargreaves’ classic children’s book series Mr Men and Little Miss are heading to the big screen, with Fox Animation snapping up the rights to the beloved characters for an animated feature film which will be produced by Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum). “I loved reading these books as a kid, […]

Melissa McCarthy to play Tinker Bell for Shawn Levy

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Fox has acquired an untitled comedy-adventure film focusing on Tinker Bell, the fairy sidekick of Peter Pan, and have cast Academy Award nominee Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids, Tammy) in the role. Shawn Levy, who directed by Night at the Museum films and Real Steel, is on board to helm the project. Deadline describes the film as a “fresh take” […]

Netflix teams with Shawn Levy and James Wan for slasher There’s Someone Inside Your House

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Deadline is reporting that Netflix has tapped Shawn Levy (Stranger Things) and James Wan (The Conjuring) to produce an adaptation of the coming of age slasher film There’s Someone Inside Your House. Based on author Stephanie Perkins’ New York Times bestselling YA novel and described as a “1980s and ’90s slasher movie meets a John […]

Stranger Things director Shawn Levy helming sci-fi Crater

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Now that the Upside Down is temporarily closed, Stranger Things director Shawn Levy has a new project coming up. Tracking Board has reported 20th Century Fox has picked up the sci-fi film Crater with Levy producing and directing the film. Crater is written by John J. Griffin, making his screenwriting debut. The film is described as a coming of age […]

Stranger Things’ Shawn Levy developing Epiphany for The CW

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THR is reporting that The CW has tapped Stranger Things executive producer Shawn Levy to develop a new psychological thriller series entitled Epiphany. Described as “being in the vein of Stanley Kubrick and Agatha Christie”, the project follows a group of gifted strangers recruited to a Gilded Age mansion to solve a complex code that lies […]

Shawn Levy suggests that Stranger Things could run for 5 seasons

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Back in August Netflix announced that it had renewed its hit supernatural drama Stranger Things for a third season, with creators The Duffer Brothers then revealing that a fourth season would likely be its last. While this was sad news for fans of the show (and presumably Netflix execs), executive producer Shawn Levy has now […]

Shawn Levy’s Uncharted movie will aim to be Indiana Jones for a new generation

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It looks like Nathan Drake’s first on-screen outing will, in fact, be taking a few notes from the film series it’s been likened to several times in the past: Indiana Jones. Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum), the director of the upcoming Tom Holland-led Uncharted movie, sat down with the folks over at Nerdist (via Entertainment Weekly), […]