Stephen King IT remake Still In Works

Plans for an updated version of Stephen King’s classic novel IT have resurfaced with Jayne Eyre director, Cary Fukunaga reportedly directing. In a recent interview, producer Dan Lin has announced that

“Cary Fukunaga is writing and directing Stephen King’s It for me, and I’m really excited for that. So I’m hoping that’ll be his next movie after the indie he’s shooting in Africa. I love what he did with True Detective. I think it’s a great sample for Stephen King’s It.  So I’m really excited about that”

IT is the story of a group of children who, after defeating the titular monster join together again 25 years later to destroy it for good. Although it has never had a Hollywood adaptation, Tim Curry famously played the spine tingling clown in a two part Television Film in 1990.

Reports suggest that Fukunaga will begin work on the film after he finishes his Beasts Of No Nation with Idris Elba with high hopes that it could begin production this year.

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Monuments Men Join Elgin Marbles Debate

George Clooney, Matt Damon and Bill Murray spoke about the controversial debate over whether the British Government should return cultural landmark the Elgin Marbles to their ancestral home in Greece, during a London press conference to promote their new historical drama The Monuments Men.  

The film deals with the adventures of a group of unlikely soldiers, trying to save mankind’s greatest artistic achievements from the destruction of war and Nazi theft during the closing stages of World War II. Asked to give their opinion on the sensitive issue of the fate of the infamous Elgin Marbles director George Clooney reiterated recent comments that he believed they should ultimately be returned to their homeland.

Bill Murray echoed that sentiment and called for the UK to be a leader by example in returning stolen art and cultural relics. The Ghostbusters funnyman also suggested that perhaps a compromise could be reached to return the Marbles to Greece but have them periodically loaned back to the UK for exhibition purposes.

Full Video Interview below:

Bill Murray Admits A Painting Saved His Life

Bill Murray shared a deeply personal account of how a painting literally saved his life while speaking to Red Carpet News TV at the London Press conference ahead of the UK premiere of new film The Monuments Men.

The Ghostbusters and Lost In Translation star spoke with remarkable openness about feeling suicidal in the aftermath of his disastrous first acting audition. Recounting the incredible story the famously melancholy actor describes wandering the streets of Chicago aimlessly with the apparent intention of actually killing himself before accidentally walking into the Chicago Institute of Art.

There he discovered a painting called The Song of the Lark, by Jules Breton, which inspired him to rediscover hope and regain his will to live.

Check out the surprising and emotional moment in the full video interview below:

Copy of the actual painting below for reference:

James Franco Making Film About The Room

James Franco is reportedly eyeing up a project which will see him directing and co-producing a film centered around the making of Tommy Wiseau’s infamous cult classic, The Room. Franco’s production company has acquired the rights to The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room a book written by one of the film’s ‘stars’ Greg Sistero.

The original 2003 film has acquired an unlikely devotion from fans including Paul Rudd and Jonah Hill, after being critically blasted as one of the worst films ever made. Dubbed the ‘CitizenKane of bad movies’ fans have found endless humor in the film’s bizarre storytelling and numerous technical flaws.

Actor Greg Sistero’s account of the making of The Room is to be Franco’s main source of inspiration for his new project which will also be co produced by Seth Rogan. No casting has been announced yet but it is believed that Both James and brother Dave Franco are lined up to star.