"New Line Cinema and Marvel Studios have signed Nick Cassavetes ("The Notebook") to direct "Iron Man," a feature based on the Marvel character. Although Cassavetes is currently shooting "Alpha Dog," Marvel and New Line plan to begin casting immediately. The film is scheduled for a 2006 bow. Based on the long-running Marvel comic book series, "Iron Man" is the story of Tony Stark, a driven inventor and executive who straps on billions of dollars in armor and weaponry each night to fight crime, terrorism and corporate espionage..." (full details) "Harold Ramis is directing an untitled laffer for Sony, penning the screenplay and producing with Owen Wilson, who'll likely star. Storyline of the historical comedy is being kept under wraps..." (full details) "Filmmaker William Moreing is adapting tween bestseller "Scared Stiff," with Scholastic Books authors Jahnna Beecham and Malcolm Hillgartner to pen the script. Story concerns a teenage brother and sister who live above their parents' mortuary business. They must stop the corpse of a mass murderer that has come back to life and is out for revenge..." (full details) Thanks to 'KC'.
Director's Chair: Cassavetes, Ramis
By Garth Franklin
Tuesday November 30th 2004 06:14PM
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