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Trade Breaks: Spielberg, Bruckheimer, Kill

By Garth Franklin Friday October 14th 2005 11:56PM

"Steven Spielberg is getting back into the video game business, striking a long-term agreement with Electronic Arts to collaborate on three original games with game makers at EA's Los Angeles studio. While Spielberg is filming "Munich" in Europe, he already has held discussions with EA execs, who have begun assembling the teams that will work on the first game..." (full details)

"Jerry Bruckheimer Films has made a pre-emptive purchase of Robinson Young's original sports comedy "Ballers." The story line is being kept under wraps, but the project is set in the world of professional football. Jerry Bruckheimer will produce, while Chad Oman and Mike Stenson executive produce..." (full details)

Warner Bros. has tapped Fernley Phillips to pen adaptation "You Want Me to Kill Him?," set up with Bryan Singer producing. Project's based on Judy Bachrach's article published in the February edition of Vanity Fair. True-life tale chronicles a strange Internet relationship between a 14-year-old loner and a 16-year-old in which the younger boy wound up being stabbed twice and nearly killed by the older boy. Singer hasn't committed to directing..." (full details)

Thanks to 'KC'

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