Supacell is a British superhero series heading to Netflix in June from Rapman, and here’s the trailer.
While America generally has the monopoly on superhero films, Britain has had its fair share of caped crusaders over the years.
The most recent example is Emma Moran’s Extraordinary, which is now available to watch on Itvx. From 2009 to 2013, Howard Overman achieved huge success with five series of irreverent comedy drama Misfits. Drew Pearce, who went on to co-write Iron Man 3 with Shane Black, began his career writing the little seen superhero sitcom No Heroics in 2008.
Perhaps the biggest shame, though, is that the film adaptation of clasic 1970s cartoon Bananaman, which was voiced by Bill Oddie, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden, also known as The Goodies, never materialised, though a stage musical premiered at the Southwark Playhouse in 2017.
Netflix drama Supacell is the next to have a go, and...
While America generally has the monopoly on superhero films, Britain has had its fair share of caped crusaders over the years.
The most recent example is Emma Moran’s Extraordinary, which is now available to watch on Itvx. From 2009 to 2013, Howard Overman achieved huge success with five series of irreverent comedy drama Misfits. Drew Pearce, who went on to co-write Iron Man 3 with Shane Black, began his career writing the little seen superhero sitcom No Heroics in 2008.
Perhaps the biggest shame, though, is that the film adaptation of clasic 1970s cartoon Bananaman, which was voiced by Bill Oddie, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden, also known as The Goodies, never materialised, though a stage musical premiered at the Southwark Playhouse in 2017.
Netflix drama Supacell is the next to have a go, and...
- 3/20/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
Drew Pearce is best known for creating the British sitcom “No Heroics” and writing the story for “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation,” but that will soon change thanks to “Hotel Artemis.” The thriller is Pearce’s directorial debut, and he’s managed to assemble a star-studded cast that includes Jodie Foster, Sterling K. Brown, Charlie Day, Jeff Goldblum, and Sofia Boutella.
“Hotel Artemis” is set in near-future Los Angeles at a members-only hospital for criminals. Foster plays the hospital’s main nurse and overseer. The cast also includes Jenny Slate, David Bautista, and “Atlanta” favorite Brian Tyree Henry.
While the star-studded cast is something to get excited about, “Hotel Artemis” also features a score by Cliff Martinez and cinematography by Park Chan-wook collaborator Chung Chung-hoon. The film is notable for being Foster’s first acting project since 2013’s “Elysium.”
“Hotel Artemis” opens in theaters June 8. Watch the trailer below.
“Hotel Artemis” is set in near-future Los Angeles at a members-only hospital for criminals. Foster plays the hospital’s main nurse and overseer. The cast also includes Jenny Slate, David Bautista, and “Atlanta” favorite Brian Tyree Henry.
While the star-studded cast is something to get excited about, “Hotel Artemis” also features a score by Cliff Martinez and cinematography by Park Chan-wook collaborator Chung Chung-hoon. The film is notable for being Foster’s first acting project since 2013’s “Elysium.”
“Hotel Artemis” opens in theaters June 8. Watch the trailer below.
- 4/16/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
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With news that a Black Widow movie may finally be moving, we look at 11 Marvel films stuck in development...
When the next Avengers movie hits cinemas, it will have been ten years since Marvel Studios came onto the scene since Iron Man. At the time of writing, they've already released 13 movies and so far (touch wood), there hasn't really been a single clunker among them, and certainly no box office bombs.
The studio also has dates staked out for the next 11 movies, including sequels to Thor, Guardians Of The Galaxy and Ant-Man, along with films based around Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, Black Panther and Captain Marvel, in the run-up to a two part Avengers movie that will tie off a lot of the franchise's over-arcing storyline. They've got plenty to be getting on with, but there have been a few projects along the way that didn't quite get the green light.
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With news that a Black Widow movie may finally be moving, we look at 11 Marvel films stuck in development...
When the next Avengers movie hits cinemas, it will have been ten years since Marvel Studios came onto the scene since Iron Man. At the time of writing, they've already released 13 movies and so far (touch wood), there hasn't really been a single clunker among them, and certainly no box office bombs.
The studio also has dates staked out for the next 11 movies, including sequels to Thor, Guardians Of The Galaxy and Ant-Man, along with films based around Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, Black Panther and Captain Marvel, in the run-up to a two part Avengers movie that will tie off a lot of the franchise's over-arcing storyline. They've got plenty to be getting on with, but there have been a few projects along the way that didn't quite get the green light.
- 5/5/2016
- Den of Geek
In development for some time, NBC has now officially ordered a pilot for "A to Z" creator Ben Queen's new half-hour DC superhero-themed comedy series "Powerless" from Warner Bros. Television.
The series is described as a workplace comedy set at one of the worst insurance companies in America and story deals with the reality of working life for a normal, powerless person in a world of superheroes and villains.
Not based on any particular comic from the DC canon, minor characters from the DC universe could well show up on the series with Queen to pen the pilot and executive produce. Marvel Entertainment has a similar concept with "Damage Control," but it's uncertain if that is moving forward.
From the sounds of it, the tone will likely be akin to "The Office" or the short-lived 2008 British superhero comedy series "No Heroics".
Source: NBC...
The series is described as a workplace comedy set at one of the worst insurance companies in America and story deals with the reality of working life for a normal, powerless person in a world of superheroes and villains.
Not based on any particular comic from the DC canon, minor characters from the DC universe could well show up on the series with Queen to pen the pilot and executive produce. Marvel Entertainment has a similar concept with "Damage Control," but it's uncertain if that is moving forward.
From the sounds of it, the tone will likely be akin to "The Office" or the short-lived 2008 British superhero comedy series "No Heroics".
Source: NBC...
- 1/8/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Remember Kinvig, Clone, Not With A Bang? These are the UK sci-fi sitcoms you’re unlikely to see on comedy best-of lists…
With E4 sci-fi comedy commissions, Tripped and Aliens, and in-development Channel 4 projects, Space Ark and Graham Linehan/Adam Buxton collaboration The Cloud, in the works, a new crop of sci-fi sitcom could be making its way to UK TV.
Making funny sci-fi on a small-screen budget is tough enough without the additional pressure of having to attract viewers more traditionally down-to-earth in their sitcom tastes. Sci-fi sets and effects can be seen as prohibitively expensive by comedy commissioners (which is perhaps why the best UK sci-fi sitcoms of recent years has been on BBC Radio), and the genre’s niche status doesn’t scream mainstream hit. Over the years, one or two stand-outs have managed to straddle the sci-fi and comedy TV worlds, but plenty more have stumbled in the attempt.
With E4 sci-fi comedy commissions, Tripped and Aliens, and in-development Channel 4 projects, Space Ark and Graham Linehan/Adam Buxton collaboration The Cloud, in the works, a new crop of sci-fi sitcom could be making its way to UK TV.
Making funny sci-fi on a small-screen budget is tough enough without the additional pressure of having to attract viewers more traditionally down-to-earth in their sitcom tastes. Sci-fi sets and effects can be seen as prohibitively expensive by comedy commissioners (which is perhaps why the best UK sci-fi sitcoms of recent years has been on BBC Radio), and the genre’s niche status doesn’t scream mainstream hit. Over the years, one or two stand-outs have managed to straddle the sci-fi and comedy TV worlds, but plenty more have stumbled in the attempt.
- 7/23/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
We asked Den Of Geek’s writers to recommend brilliant comedy shows that deserve to have more of a fuss made about them. Here they are...
Banging a drum about stuff we love is more or less our remit on Den Of Geek - hence what many readers have started referring to as the ‘inexplicably regular' appearance of Statham, squirrels and Harold Bishop from Neighbours on these pages.
To that end then, we asked our writers which comedy shows (past and present, UK or otherwise, on TV, radio, or online…) deserved more praise, and here are the ones they chose. You might already like them too, or you might discover something new to dig out and enjoy. That’s the fun of it.
Please note that this list isn’t ranked in any order, nor is it exhaustive. It’s compiled from the opinions of a group of different people,...
Banging a drum about stuff we love is more or less our remit on Den Of Geek - hence what many readers have started referring to as the ‘inexplicably regular' appearance of Statham, squirrels and Harold Bishop from Neighbours on these pages.
To that end then, we asked our writers which comedy shows (past and present, UK or otherwise, on TV, radio, or online…) deserved more praise, and here are the ones they chose. You might already like them too, or you might discover something new to dig out and enjoy. That’s the fun of it.
Please note that this list isn’t ranked in any order, nor is it exhaustive. It’s compiled from the opinions of a group of different people,...
- 11/13/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
After penning superhero comedy No Heroics, Brit screenwriter Drew Pearce found himself brought into the Marvel movie family to pen an adaptation of The Runaways and work with Shane Black on crafting Iron Man 3.
His ingenious take on the comic's supervillain The Mandarin (played by Sir Ben Kingsley as drunken jobbing actor Trevor Slattery) set tongues wagging, and the character will return in Marvel One-Shot All Hail the King, available on the Thor: The Dark World Blu-ray and DVD.
Digital Spy spoke to Pearce to find out the secrets to writing a good comic book film.
Do your research...
"I read every single Iron Man comic I could possibly get my hands on before Iron Man 3. One of the great things about Marvel is that they have pretty much everything, 50-60 years of comics digitised. My iPad was fit to bursting with certainly every classic one. I can't...
His ingenious take on the comic's supervillain The Mandarin (played by Sir Ben Kingsley as drunken jobbing actor Trevor Slattery) set tongues wagging, and the character will return in Marvel One-Shot All Hail the King, available on the Thor: The Dark World Blu-ray and DVD.
Digital Spy spoke to Pearce to find out the secrets to writing a good comic book film.
Do your research...
"I read every single Iron Man comic I could possibly get my hands on before Iron Man 3. One of the great things about Marvel is that they have pretty much everything, 50-60 years of comics digitised. My iPad was fit to bursting with certainly every classic one. I can't...
- 2/24/2014
- Digital Spy
Feature James Hunt 11 Feb 2014 - 06:37
Drew Pearce chats to us about Iron Man 3, the new All Hail The King one-shot, and getting No Heroics onto DVD.
This interview contains spoilers for Iron Man 3.
Following his stint on the latest Iron Man film, writer Drew Pearce has dipped back into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with his new Marvel One-Shot All Hail The King, a short film which continues the story of Croyden's finest, Trevor Slattery, as he finds himself in prison following the events of Iron Man 3.
So, we'll start at the beginning. How did this get started? Did you pitch the idea to Marvel, did they pitch it to you? How did the ball get rolling?
Oh, it came from us, definitely. Over the last few years, I've talked to Kevin Feige and Louis D'esposito about tonnes of different ideas, and then the very first day...
Drew Pearce chats to us about Iron Man 3, the new All Hail The King one-shot, and getting No Heroics onto DVD.
This interview contains spoilers for Iron Man 3.
Following his stint on the latest Iron Man film, writer Drew Pearce has dipped back into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with his new Marvel One-Shot All Hail The King, a short film which continues the story of Croyden's finest, Trevor Slattery, as he finds himself in prison following the events of Iron Man 3.
So, we'll start at the beginning. How did this get started? Did you pitch the idea to Marvel, did they pitch it to you? How did the ball get rolling?
Oh, it came from us, definitely. Over the last few years, I've talked to Kevin Feige and Louis D'esposito about tonnes of different ideas, and then the very first day...
- 2/10/2014
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
Odd List Seb Patrick 23 Dec 2013 - 22:25
Next up on our countdown of our favourites of 2013, here's Iron Man 3, a surprisingly daring superhero movie
Over the past few weeks, Den of Geek writers have been voting for their favourite films of the year. The votes were weighted, calculated, and compiled into a list of our favourites of 2013's films. Here, at number 5, is Iron Man 3...
5. Iron Man 3
This article contains spoilers.
It would have been, let's face it, astonishingly easy for the Marvel films to rest on their laurels in the wake of The Avengers. Formula for a global smash-hit billion-dollar-grossing superhero franchise established, knock out a bunch of sequels that basically each follow the same basic pattern, job done.
But Marvel Studios didn't get where they are today by doing the easy or the sensible thing. And so the second wave of Marvel films have each taken conscious,...
Next up on our countdown of our favourites of 2013, here's Iron Man 3, a surprisingly daring superhero movie
Over the past few weeks, Den of Geek writers have been voting for their favourite films of the year. The votes were weighted, calculated, and compiled into a list of our favourites of 2013's films. Here, at number 5, is Iron Man 3...
5. Iron Man 3
This article contains spoilers.
It would have been, let's face it, astonishingly easy for the Marvel films to rest on their laurels in the wake of The Avengers. Formula for a global smash-hit billion-dollar-grossing superhero franchise established, knock out a bunch of sequels that basically each follow the same basic pattern, job done.
But Marvel Studios didn't get where they are today by doing the easy or the sensible thing. And so the second wave of Marvel films have each taken conscious,...
- 12/19/2013
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
Marvel‘s Iron Man 3 was undoubtedly one of the best blockbusters, if not the best, to hit screens in the summer of 2013, and that was in no small part thanks to Drew Pearce’s smart, often hilarious script. And though he’s now a hot commodity in Hollywood because of his work for Marvel, Pearce doesn’t feel that he’s done with superheroes yet.
During an interview with SciFiNow today, Pearce said the following:
This next phase has such a good bunch of directors, from the Russos, who by all accounts have knocked it out the park with Captain America 2 – I’ve seldom heard buzz from the editing room as good as that movie. Avengers 2 will be Joss Whedon’s baby, and reaction to James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy has been brilliant. Even after the tough journey of two and half years making Iron Man 3...
During an interview with SciFiNow today, Pearce said the following:
This next phase has such a good bunch of directors, from the Russos, who by all accounts have knocked it out the park with Captain America 2 – I’ve seldom heard buzz from the editing room as good as that movie. Avengers 2 will be Joss Whedon’s baby, and reaction to James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy has been brilliant. Even after the tough journey of two and half years making Iron Man 3...
- 9/3/2013
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Interview Simon Brew 31 May 2013 - 05:49
Ever wanted an interview where a director talked about the reaction to their film a month after release? Here's Ben Gregor on All Stars...
It's our intention at Den Of Geek to support, wherever we can, British films. That's why we covered the release of Ben Gregor's All Stars this time last month, a family-centric dance movie that, truthfully, we didn't rate particularly highly. Our review is here.
And yet, in spite of getting some critical attacks, the film has found space to become a solid hit. Furthermore, its director, a chatty and lovely man by the name of Ben Gregor, actually wrote back to one critic- Christopher Tookey of the Daily Mail - taking issue with some of the attacks in that paper's review.
One of the interviews I've personally most enjoyed doing was chatting to Peter Ramsey, the director of DreamWorks' Rise Of The Guardians,...
Ever wanted an interview where a director talked about the reaction to their film a month after release? Here's Ben Gregor on All Stars...
It's our intention at Den Of Geek to support, wherever we can, British films. That's why we covered the release of Ben Gregor's All Stars this time last month, a family-centric dance movie that, truthfully, we didn't rate particularly highly. Our review is here.
And yet, in spite of getting some critical attacks, the film has found space to become a solid hit. Furthermore, its director, a chatty and lovely man by the name of Ben Gregor, actually wrote back to one critic- Christopher Tookey of the Daily Mail - taking issue with some of the attacks in that paper's review.
One of the interviews I've personally most enjoyed doing was chatting to Peter Ramsey, the director of DreamWorks' Rise Of The Guardians,...
- 5/30/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Iron Man 3 is officially the biggest move of the summer- as at the time of writing, the fifth most successful movie of all time! It’s not hard to see why- as well as coming off the back of The Avengers, it has a stellar cast, masterful direction from Shane Black, big laughs and a bigger heart beating at its centre. But so much of that is down to its screenwriter.
Drew Pearce may not be a name you’d heard of before Iron Man 3 hits out screens, but the creator of cult hit sitcom No Heroics is now the hottest man in Hollywood. Pearce is currently writing the fifth film in the Mission: Impossible franchise, and has a slew of other projects on the go. Drew Pearce is here to stay, and Hollywood is all the better for it.
Our conversation went well beyond Iron Man, and...
Drew Pearce may not be a name you’d heard of before Iron Man 3 hits out screens, but the creator of cult hit sitcom No Heroics is now the hottest man in Hollywood. Pearce is currently writing the fifth film in the Mission: Impossible franchise, and has a slew of other projects on the go. Drew Pearce is here to stay, and Hollywood is all the better for it.
Our conversation went well beyond Iron Man, and...
- 5/30/2013
- by Oscar Harding
- Obsessed with Film
Pearce has already spoken about working on the now canceled (but still being discussed as a possible future project) Runaways movie for Marvel, but in an in-depth interview with io9 he elaborates on how that movie being canned ultimately led to him thinking about how much he loved the first Iron Man movie, and completely out of the blue began to write down some ideas which eventually became a 30-page document. Here is what he had to say on the matter in full: "I’d made my superhero TV show No Heroics, and that led to writing Runaways for Marvel — but in September 2010, that project started to lose momentum, due to the imminent gigantic world-building of Avengers. And at the same time, I had my first kid. I was up at 4am every morning, feeding the baby and going out of my mind with lack of sleep. I started to...
- 5/20/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
Fun fact: if you write a Mission: Impossible screenplay, it doesn’t have to be on self-destructing paper. That may seem counter-intuitive, which is why David Koepp wrote 4 drafts of the 1996 film that all exploded before he could deliver them to Brian De Palma, but you can use totally normal printer stock. That’ll be good information for Drew Pearce to have because according to The Hollywood Reporter, the writer with credits for Iron Man 3 and Pacific Rim will be tackling Mission: Impossible 5. Pearce first caught Marvel’s eye with his cult series No Heroics, which featured superheroes in a sit-com setting. Now, while Iron Man 3 is on its way to making all the money and a healthy bit of the critical love, Pearce is leveraging his new position smartly. The interesting thing here is that, as we reported earlier, Christopher McQuarrie is rumored to be in the mix for the directing gig. That...
- 5/15/2013
- by Scott Beggs
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Want to know the secret to becoming Hollywood's hottest screenwriter? It turns out all you have to do is write a British superhero sitcom that no one watches. At least that's how U.K. scribe Drew Pearce broke through; he was behind the excellent but little-seen ITV2 show "No Heroics" a few years back, and now he's seemingly writing every blockbuster in theaters. That series was mooted for a remake at ABC starring Freddie Prinze Jr., Eliza Coupe and Josh Gad, but never went to series. However, it brought him to the attention of Marvel, who hired him to adapt Brian K Vaughan's excellent series "Runaways." That film didn't happen, but it led to the plum gig of co-writing "Iron Man 3" with Shane Black, which in turn impressed Robert Downey Jr. enough to get him the job of writing a third "Sherlock Holmes" picture as well as script polishes...
- 5/15/2013
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Paramount has tapped Iron Man 3 screenwriter Drew Pearce (No Heroics) to write the fifth installment of the Mission Impossible franchise. Tom Cruise is set to return with filming planned for the Fall. Jack Reacher director Christopher McQuarrie is in discussions to possibly helm Mission Impossible 5. This would mark the second time in two years that the filmmaker has worked with leading man Tom Cruise if the deal comes to fruition. Paramount, Skydance Productions and J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot will produce the upcoming project alongside Cruise. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, the previous film in the franchise raked in a staggering $700 million box office making it Cruise's highest grossing movie to date. Cruise plans to film Warner Bros.' The Man From U.N.C.L.E. before shooting the...
- 5/15/2013
- by Keven Skinner
- The Daily BLAM!
Screenwriter Drew Pearce is basking in the sweet glow of success with Iron Man 3, which he wrote with Shane Black, and is now stepping even further into the limelight with another franchise. Paramount has tapped Pearce to write the fifth installment of the Mission: Impossible franchise, which has yet to secure a director (although Christopher McQuarrie is still thought to be circling the gig). Pearce got his start on a British superhero show called No Heroics, which led to a adapting...
- 5/15/2013
- by Paul Shirey
- JoBlo.com
News Simon Brew 15 May 2013 - 07:05
Drew Pearce gets the job of penning Mission: Impossible 5, off the back of his success with Iron Man 3....
British screenwriter Drew Pearce, unsurprisingly, is finding that his stock is firmly on the rise. Having created the TV show No Heroics, you'll find Pearce's pawprints on Iron Man 3 this summer, with Pacific Rim still to come (although we don't think he's getting a credit on that one). He's also mooted to pen Sherlock Holmes 3 for Warner Bros.
However, he's landed a further high profile job now. The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that Paramount Pictures has now hired Pearce to write a screenplay for the upcoming Mission: Impossible 5. The film, which has Tom Cruise confirmed to star and produce, and with Christopher McQuarrie still rumoured to direct, is a priority for Paramount. The plan is therefore to try and...
Drew Pearce gets the job of penning Mission: Impossible 5, off the back of his success with Iron Man 3....
British screenwriter Drew Pearce, unsurprisingly, is finding that his stock is firmly on the rise. Having created the TV show No Heroics, you'll find Pearce's pawprints on Iron Man 3 this summer, with Pacific Rim still to come (although we don't think he's getting a credit on that one). He's also mooted to pen Sherlock Holmes 3 for Warner Bros.
However, he's landed a further high profile job now. The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that Paramount Pictures has now hired Pearce to write a screenplay for the upcoming Mission: Impossible 5. The film, which has Tom Cruise confirmed to star and produce, and with Christopher McQuarrie still rumoured to direct, is a priority for Paramount. The plan is therefore to try and...
- 5/15/2013
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Having just seen Shane Black's Iron Man 3, one of my favorite things about is the Christmas-time setting, which both works as a plot element (a ticking clock to Christmas) as well as an indirect connect to Black's past work. While this was well hidden in the trailers, once audiences started seeing it, initial thoughts were that Shane Black had something to do with it as part of rewriting the script and making it his own. That is somewhat true, but the complete story has now come out, thanks to SlashFilm, who compiled a series of quotes from the recent press events. Black does confirm it helped the plot, but that it wasn't even his idea. The screenplay for Iron Man 3 is credited to writers Drew Pearce ("No Heroics", Pacific Rim) and Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Lethal Weapon Series, The Monster Squad, Last Action Hero). Both spoke at press events,...
- 5/1/2013
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
When we think about films written by Shane Black -- "Lethal Weapon," "The Long Kiss Goodnight," "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" (which he also directed) -- several things come to mind: Christmas imagery, rapid-fire banter, over-the-top pyrotechnics. All of Black's best features get ample showing in "Iron Man 3," the big-budget superhero sequel he directed and co-wrote (with Drew Pearce, "No Heroics"). Those less generously inclined might point out that Black's villains tend to be unmemorable, with world-shaking schemes that don't make a lot of sense, and his climactic battles tend to...
- 4/30/2013
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
Iron Man 3 is released in UK cinemas tomorrow, and last week I had the pleasure of sitting down with co-screenwriter Drew Pearce. From working with writer-director Shane Black, to Marvel’s Phase Two and beyond, the discussion yielded some interesting information. It’s all been transcribed for your reading pleasure below.
With the success of last year’s Avengers Assemble, Pearce – perhaps known best for creating British sitcom No Heroics – admits that it was a “huge challenge” writing Stark’s character in Iron Man 3:
Tony saves the world [in Avengers Assemble], and even in the Marvel universe, saying something in that complete and absolute a way is pretty much a full stop. But actually, that became more like the key to unlocking what we wanted to do rather than an impediment, because it just allowed us to go “what’s happening with the man himself”? I think there is definitely a thing where,...
With the success of last year’s Avengers Assemble, Pearce – perhaps known best for creating British sitcom No Heroics – admits that it was a “huge challenge” writing Stark’s character in Iron Man 3:
Tony saves the world [in Avengers Assemble], and even in the Marvel universe, saying something in that complete and absolute a way is pretty much a full stop. But actually, that became more like the key to unlocking what we wanted to do rather than an impediment, because it just allowed us to go “what’s happening with the man himself”? I think there is definitely a thing where,...
- 4/24/2013
- by Amon Warmann
- Obsessed with Film
Aside from the disappointing performance of The Five-Year Engagement, it's been a pretty quiet year for Jason Segel, who seems to be taking a breather after pouring all of his blood, sweat and tears into The Muppets. He will also appear in Judd Apatow's This is 40 in December, but aside from that there has not been much immediately on the horizon for him. This week, however, 20th Century Fox has picked up a project that he is setting up with the help of screenwriter Drew Pearce (No Heroics). The movie is a fictionalized adaptation of the documentary The Other "F" Word, which revolves around punk rock musicians becoming fathers. Segel is currently attached to star... we can only hope Paul Rudd will show up to "slappa da bass" as well. According to Variety, Fox acquired the pitch in a "competitive situation", which may or may not mean there was a bidding war involved.
- 10/23/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Fox has picked up an untitled comedy pitch centering on punk rockers-turned-fathers, with Jason Segel attached to star. He will co-write the script with Drew Pearce, creator of the British superhero comedy No Heroics and one of the town’s big tentpole scribes. The story centers on a man who used to be in a rock band and goes on a tour years after his golden age. The project is based on The Other F Word, a 2011 documentary that explores the world of aging punk musicians as they transition into fatherhood and try to maintain the contrast between
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- 10/19/2012
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Drew Pearce has been hired to re-write the screenplay for Gareth Edwards's upcoming Godzilla reboot. Pearce wrote the screenplay for Iron Man 3, and also created the ITV superhero sitcom No Heroics. Variety reports that Pearce will re-write a screenplay originally written by David Callaham (The Expendables), David S Goyer (The Dark Knight) and Max Borenstein (The Seventh Son). The Godzilla franchise is one of the most popular in the world, with dozens (more)...
- 10/4/2012
- by By Paul Martinovic
- Digital Spy
Iron Man 3 will be kicking off Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in style next spring, with Robert Downey, Jr. returning to the role that first kicked off the studio’s superhero blockbuster phenomenon back in 2008.
To date, we’ve seen one official image of Rdj on set, and with filming well underway, E! have announced that Marvel will be debuting the first teaser trailer on 23rd October at 12:01 a.m.
Assuming that that’s a minute after midnight, Pt, that means we’ll be seeing it at 8:01 a.m. that Tuesday morning here in the UK.
The official synopsis for the film remains unknown, but the film is thought to revolve around Warren Ellis’ Extremis arc. Depending on how much of a teaser the upcoming trailer is, we might have a better idea in a few weeks’ time.
Alongside Downey, Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle,...
To date, we’ve seen one official image of Rdj on set, and with filming well underway, E! have announced that Marvel will be debuting the first teaser trailer on 23rd October at 12:01 a.m.
Assuming that that’s a minute after midnight, Pt, that means we’ll be seeing it at 8:01 a.m. that Tuesday morning here in the UK.
The official synopsis for the film remains unknown, but the film is thought to revolve around Warren Ellis’ Extremis arc. Depending on how much of a teaser the upcoming trailer is, we might have a better idea in a few weeks’ time.
Alongside Downey, Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle,...
- 10/3/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Amid San Diego Comic-Con 2012, Girl Gamer caught up with British screenwriter Drew Pearce, the co-writer of Marvel's Shane Black-helmed Iron Man 3 movie. Initially sharing how he landed that gig and what to expect, Pearce also dotted on another Marvel project he penned; the delayed Runaways big-screen adaptation. "I won it in a competition," Drew Peace joked when asked how he landed Iron Man 3. "I made a TV show in the U.K. called 'No Heroics'," he asserts, "which was about off-duty superheroes and Marvel liked that. So I wrote the adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan's 'Runaways.' And although that's not being made yet, and hopefully it will be soon, that's how I got [Iron Man 3]. I met Shane Black, which is a legend, and that's how it began. And that was a year-and-a-half ago...these things are big and take a long time" After Girl...
- 7/28/2012
- ComicBookMovie.com
Today at Comic Con Marvel have revealed Tony Starks new duds for Shane Black's 'Iron Man 3,' starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle and Jon Favreau, Guy Pearce, Ben Kingsley, Rebecca Hall, James Badge Dale and Ashley Hamilton.
Directed by Shane Black from a script he co-wrote with Drew Pearce (No Heroics), Iron Man 3 is loosely based on the 2005-2006 “Extremis” story arc by Warren Ellis and Adi Granov in which a criminal is injected with a nanotechnological drug created by the U.S. military in an attempt to replicate the Super-Soldier Serum, triggering a mutation that grants him superhuman abilities.
Iron Man 3 opens May 3, 2013.
Directed by Shane Black from a script he co-wrote with Drew Pearce (No Heroics), Iron Man 3 is loosely based on the 2005-2006 “Extremis” story arc by Warren Ellis and Adi Granov in which a criminal is injected with a nanotechnological drug created by the U.S. military in an attempt to replicate the Super-Soldier Serum, triggering a mutation that grants him superhuman abilities.
Iron Man 3 opens May 3, 2013.
- 7/14/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News)
- FlicksNews.net
The newly knighted Kenneth Branagh returns as grizzled and brooding Swedish detective Kurt Wallander to UK screens soon (best guess is July) for a third series of "Wallander" based on two of the novels and one of the short stories by Henning Mankell.
Speaking about the three telemovies with The Guardian, the main arc for this series will be Wallander's relationship with his adult daughter after the death of his father (David Warner).
Branagh says he hopes to turn the remaining two key novels - 'The White Lioness' and 'The Troubled Man' - into the basis for a fourth and final series.
"We've been talking of doing The Troubled Man [Mankell's recent and final Wallander mystery] in two parts, maybe with The White Lioness as well. That might provide a strong arc over what would probably be the final three English Wallanders. That would be my instinct" says Branagh.
"The Avengers" star Tom Hiddleston...
Speaking about the three telemovies with The Guardian, the main arc for this series will be Wallander's relationship with his adult daughter after the death of his father (David Warner).
Branagh says he hopes to turn the remaining two key novels - 'The White Lioness' and 'The Troubled Man' - into the basis for a fourth and final series.
"We've been talking of doing The Troubled Man [Mankell's recent and final Wallander mystery] in two parts, maybe with The White Lioness as well. That might provide a strong arc over what would probably be the final three English Wallanders. That would be my instinct" says Branagh.
"The Avengers" star Tom Hiddleston...
- 6/21/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Once touted by What Culture as a good choice to play Lois Lane in Warner Bros/DC’s “Superman: The Man of Steel” (a role that Amy Adams instead landed), the Marvel filmic universe instead beckons for Rebecca Hall.
Variety says “The Town” and “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” star has landed the female lead role in the soon to be shooting “Iron Man 3″, replacing Jessica Chastain who had to pass over scheduling. Hall will play Maya Hansen, a scientist working with Guy Pearce’s baddie Dr. Aldrich Killian who creates the virus “Extremis”, which is at the heart of the threequel’s story.
Although we should remember that Pearce isn’t the main bad guy of the film. That part Ben Kingsley has landed, we think as Mallen, a villain responsible for the nanobots who take over Tony Stark’s DNA.
Roberto Downey Jr reprises Tony Stark for the fourth time now,...
Variety says “The Town” and “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” star has landed the female lead role in the soon to be shooting “Iron Man 3″, replacing Jessica Chastain who had to pass over scheduling. Hall will play Maya Hansen, a scientist working with Guy Pearce’s baddie Dr. Aldrich Killian who creates the virus “Extremis”, which is at the heart of the threequel’s story.
Although we should remember that Pearce isn’t the main bad guy of the film. That part Ben Kingsley has landed, we think as Mallen, a villain responsible for the nanobots who take over Tony Stark’s DNA.
Roberto Downey Jr reprises Tony Stark for the fourth time now,...
- 5/9/2012
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
Iron Man 3 is gearing up to start filming next month in North Carolina and casting news is coming in thick and fast now.
On the back of the news a fortnight ago that Ben Kingsley will play the villain, comes news from Variety that Guy Pearce is close to taking a role in the next chapter of Marvel’s ever-expanding filmic universe.
Pearce would play Dr. Aldrich Killian in the film, a genius scientist who was a key player in the Warren Ellis 2005 comic book storyline “Extremis”, which is all but confirmed as being the blueprint for Iron Man 3.
Killian works at Futurepharm with Maya Hansen where the Extremis virus is developed through nanobots and forces the human brain to re-work the healing center and become stronger. The virus was developed for the military but they instead hand it over to terrorists.
So it’s a baddie part...
On the back of the news a fortnight ago that Ben Kingsley will play the villain, comes news from Variety that Guy Pearce is close to taking a role in the next chapter of Marvel’s ever-expanding filmic universe.
Pearce would play Dr. Aldrich Killian in the film, a genius scientist who was a key player in the Warren Ellis 2005 comic book storyline “Extremis”, which is all but confirmed as being the blueprint for Iron Man 3.
Killian works at Futurepharm with Maya Hansen where the Extremis virus is developed through nanobots and forces the human brain to re-work the healing center and become stronger. The virus was developed for the military but they instead hand it over to terrorists.
So it’s a baddie part...
- 4/21/2012
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
Unlike in theater or television, writers generally get the short end of the stick in the movie business. When a film doesn't work, the script is blamed, when it does work, the director gets credit. Writers get fired, rehired, fired again, rewritten and screwed out of credit. But that's not to say that once they get the momentum behind them, a screenwriter can't become just as talked about as actors, actresses and directors around Hollywood watering holes and meeting rooms.
As such, following our picks for the potential stars and starlets on the rise, we've chosen five screenwriters who look like they're going to be in demand over the next few years. We last ran one of these nearly two years ago, and all five of our picks have gone on to big things -- Emma Forrest has David Yates and Emma Watson adapting her memoir "Your Voice In My Head...
As such, following our picks for the potential stars and starlets on the rise, we've chosen five screenwriters who look like they're going to be in demand over the next few years. We last ran one of these nearly two years ago, and all five of our picks have gone on to big things -- Emma Forrest has David Yates and Emma Watson adapting her memoir "Your Voice In My Head...
- 4/10/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Now that we're less than a month away from The Avengers, we're starting to see a lot more movement on the Marvel projects that will come after the massive superhero team-up. Last week Marvel officially set a release date for Captain America 2 (April 4th, 2014) even as they continued to search for a director, and now this week we've got some casting news for the movie that will directly follow The Avengers: Iron Man 3. According to Variety, Ben Kingsley has entered into final talks to play the main villain of the film, although it's not entirely clear what his role will be. We do, however, know who he won't be playing. Marvel has specifically stated that he won't be starring as fan favourite The Mandarin, a character that potentially could have been a good fit for Kingsley. It is believed that Kingsley will play a villain inspired by the Iron Man...
- 4/10/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Ben Kingsley is always game to play a big screen villain. Who can forget his Oscar nominated tough but utterly bonkers hardman Don Logan in the excellent Brit gangster Sexy Beast? Or his gusto portrayals of menacing foes Nizam in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time or The Hood in Thunderbirds, performances which were a thousand times better than the films they lived in?
And now in a long overdue move, Sir Ben is close to joining the Marvel Universe’s cast of fearsome baddies with Variety reporting that the seasoned these has entered talks to play an unnamed villain in Shane Black’s (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) soon to be shooting Iron Man 3.
Before your brain gets carried away, the word from insiders is he ain’t playing the Mandarin, which is a shame as he would be perfect for the role. Instead Marvel have confirmed that...
And now in a long overdue move, Sir Ben is close to joining the Marvel Universe’s cast of fearsome baddies with Variety reporting that the seasoned these has entered talks to play an unnamed villain in Shane Black’s (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) soon to be shooting Iron Man 3.
Before your brain gets carried away, the word from insiders is he ain’t playing the Mandarin, which is a shame as he would be perfect for the role. Instead Marvel have confirmed that...
- 4/9/2012
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
[1] Thanks to the dual successes of last year's Easy A and this year's Friends with Benefits, director Will Gluck is on a hot streak right now. He's been attached to helm [2] the reality-based moon rock heist movie (really) Sex on the Moon since the spring, has plans to produce a remake [3] of Ed Zwick's About Last Night..., and could be reuniting with Easy A star Emma Stone for another Screen Gems pic. And that's just on the silver screen -- he's also executive producing the upcoming TV series Mrs. Miller, with Ugly Betty developer Silvio Horta. Now Gluck's newest gig is Secretaries Day, which thankfully is not a sequel to Valentine's Day and New Year's Eve, but an action comedy from Iron Man 3 writer Drew Pearce. More details after the jump. Sony Pictures recently acquired the spec script for Gluck to direct, as well as produce through his Olive Bridge Entertainment shingle.
- 12/16/2011
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
Kat Coiro ("Life Happens," "While We Were Here") is set to direct "Here Lies Bridget", an adaptation of the Paige Harbison novel for Galgos Entertainment reports Deadline.
The story follows narcissistic mean girl Bridget Duke who crashes her car and ends up in limbo. There she must confront the people she has bullied, degraded and belittled, all of whom must decide if she goes to heaven or hell
Meanwhile, Sony Pictures has bought Drew Pearce's spec action/comedy script "Secretaries Day" and have attached Will Gluck ("Easy A," "Friends with Benefits") to direct and produce through his Olive Bridge Entertainment.
Pearce created the low-budget cult British comedy "No Heroics" and has recently scored impressive film writing gigs including "Iron Man 3" for Marvel Studios and a potential third "Sherlock Holmes" film for Warners.
The story follows narcissistic mean girl Bridget Duke who crashes her car and ends up in limbo. There she must confront the people she has bullied, degraded and belittled, all of whom must decide if she goes to heaven or hell
Meanwhile, Sony Pictures has bought Drew Pearce's spec action/comedy script "Secretaries Day" and have attached Will Gluck ("Easy A," "Friends with Benefits") to direct and produce through his Olive Bridge Entertainment.
Pearce created the low-budget cult British comedy "No Heroics" and has recently scored impressive film writing gigs including "Iron Man 3" for Marvel Studios and a potential third "Sherlock Holmes" film for Warners.
- 12/15/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Kat Coiro ("Life Happens," "While We Were Here") is set to direct "Here Lies Bridget", an adaptation of the Paige Harbison novel for Galgos Entertainment reports Deadline.
The story follows narcissistic mean girl Bridget Duke who crashes her car and ends up in limbo. There she must confront the people she has bullied, degraded and belittled, all of whom must decide if she goes to heaven or hell
Meanwhile, Sony Pictures has bought Drew Pearce's spec action/comedy script "Secretaries Day" and have attached Will Gluck ("Easy A," "Friends with Benefits") to direct and produce through his Olive Bridge Entertainment.
Pearce created the low-budget cult British comedy "No Heroics" and has recently scored impressive film writing gigs including "Iron Man 3" for Marvel Studios and a potential third "Sherlock Holmes" film for Warners.
The story follows narcissistic mean girl Bridget Duke who crashes her car and ends up in limbo. There she must confront the people she has bullied, degraded and belittled, all of whom must decide if she goes to heaven or hell
Meanwhile, Sony Pictures has bought Drew Pearce's spec action/comedy script "Secretaries Day" and have attached Will Gluck ("Easy A," "Friends with Benefits") to direct and produce through his Olive Bridge Entertainment.
Pearce created the low-budget cult British comedy "No Heroics" and has recently scored impressive film writing gigs including "Iron Man 3" for Marvel Studios and a potential third "Sherlock Holmes" film for Warners.
- 12/15/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Easy A was easily one of my favorite comedies of last year and Friends with Benefits got some descent laughs out of me, now comedic director Will Gluck has lined himself a new comedic project. But it looks like he will be adding an action genre to the mix. Gluck is attached to direct a new action comedy Secretaries Day, a project being developed from a spec pitch from writer Drew Pearce, the man behind the UK series “No Heroics” and the forthcoming Iron Man 3 script with Shane Black, says a report from Deadline.
While no plot details have been revealed, its easy to guess that the Will Gluck’s new film could revolve around Secretaries Day, secretaries in an in over her head situation. I am guessing the latter. Then again I am just guessing. Gluck has had success with Emma Stone (Easy A) and Mila Kunis (Friends with Benefits...
While no plot details have been revealed, its easy to guess that the Will Gluck’s new film could revolve around Secretaries Day, secretaries in an in over her head situation. I am guessing the latter. Then again I am just guessing. Gluck has had success with Emma Stone (Easy A) and Mila Kunis (Friends with Benefits...
- 12/15/2011
- by Mike Lee
- FusedFilm
Sony Pictures has purchased the spec script from Drew Pearce titled Secretaries Day. Variety reports that Will Gluck is attached to direct and produce the action-comedy through his studio-based Olive Bridge Entertainment.
Secretaries Day marks the first original feature idea for Pearce, which he will also serve as exec producer. He has been working with Shane Black on Marvel’s Iron Man 3 and recently signed on to write Sherlock Holmes 3 for Warner Bros. He worked with Guillermo del Toro on the sci-fi film Pacific Rim and is currently writing the script for a Runaways project based on the comic Lost for Marvel. Pearce gained attention with his UK TV series No Heroics, about “a bar hangout for superheroes.”
This project reminds me of 9 to 5. Not many other details are known about the story at this time. I think Pearce is the perfect person to write comedy and action. What...
Secretaries Day marks the first original feature idea for Pearce, which he will also serve as exec producer. He has been working with Shane Black on Marvel’s Iron Man 3 and recently signed on to write Sherlock Holmes 3 for Warner Bros. He worked with Guillermo del Toro on the sci-fi film Pacific Rim and is currently writing the script for a Runaways project based on the comic Lost for Marvel. Pearce gained attention with his UK TV series No Heroics, about “a bar hangout for superheroes.”
This project reminds me of 9 to 5. Not many other details are known about the story at this time. I think Pearce is the perfect person to write comedy and action. What...
- 12/15/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
After turning in one great teenage comedy in the form of Easy A and a decent effort at a straight up romantic comedy with Friends with Benefits, director Will Gluck has made a decent name for himself on the big screen as a director who can pull some truly genuine performances out of actors. Now we'll see how he fares when with some action in the mix as Deadline reports Gluck is attached to direct a new action comedy called Secretaries Day, a project being developed from a spec pitch from writer Drew Pearce, the man behind the UK series "No Heroics" and the forthcoming Iron Man 3 script with Shane Black. At this time no plot details have been divulged, but there's a good chance it involves a wrong-place-at-the-wrong time sort of scenario where a secretary gets involved in some sort of plot way over her head. That's just...
- 12/15/2011
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: Sony Pictures has bought a spec pitch from Drew Pearce titled Secretaries Day, attaching Will Gluck to direct and produce the action-comedy through his studio-based Olive Bridge Entertainment shingle. The project represents the first original feature idea for Pearce, who has been plenty busy writing Iron Man 3 for Marvel with director Shane Black, and he also recently came aboard to pen Sherlock Holmes 3 for Warner Bros. Pearce — who moved from London to Los Angeles this year after creating the irreverent UK TV series No Heroics, about a bar hangout for superheroes, as well as penning a Runaways script based on the Marvel comic — also did some writing on Guillermo del Toro’s alien-invasion film Pacific Rim. He also will serve as executive producer on his Secretaries project. Pearce is repped by Wme and Warren Dern. Gluck is repped by UTA.
- 12/14/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Iron Man 3 may still be two years away, but that doesn’t mean we can’t make a few predictions about what to expect. Here’s James’ list of what we know so far…
The trailer for The Avengers might have brought together the likes of Samuel L Jackson, and the Chrises Evans and Hemsworth (aka Nick Fury, Captain America and Thor), but the star of the trailer – the one with the best lines, the best suits and the most awe-inspiring action shots – was undoubtedly Robert Downey Jr, whose performance as Tony Stark in Iron Man is still the benchmark for Marvel movies.
It was in the Iron Man movies that the prospect of Avengers was first floated. It was the first in which we saw Samuel L Jackson as Nick Fury, and in its sequel, Scarlett Johansson as the Black Widow. Indeed, despite close links between Thor and Captain America’s continuity,...
The trailer for The Avengers might have brought together the likes of Samuel L Jackson, and the Chrises Evans and Hemsworth (aka Nick Fury, Captain America and Thor), but the star of the trailer – the one with the best lines, the best suits and the most awe-inspiring action shots – was undoubtedly Robert Downey Jr, whose performance as Tony Stark in Iron Man is still the benchmark for Marvel movies.
It was in the Iron Man movies that the prospect of Avengers was first floated. It was the first in which we saw Samuel L Jackson as Nick Fury, and in its sequel, Scarlett Johansson as the Black Widow. Indeed, despite close links between Thor and Captain America’s continuity,...
- 11/6/2011
- Den of Geek
Wow. These sequels are getting greenlit, lined up and into pre-production faster and faster. I remember a time (he wistfully notes) when you used to have to wait and see if a film was both good and commercially successful before you started cracking on with sequels. Those times are long gone. With Marvel setting the pace with their fearless timetable for Thor, Iron Man, Spidey and Avengers sequels, WB are getting in on the act, clearly having decided that they are happy enough with what they have seen of Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock sequel to give the go ahead to more.
Certainly the trailer we’ve seen for Sherlock 2 looks impressive enough, with plenty of style, quips, intrigue and bombast and equally certainly, WB must be convinced that they have more on their hands than just 2.5 minutes of good trailer material. Drew Pearce, creator of UK superhero satire series No Heroics...
Certainly the trailer we’ve seen for Sherlock 2 looks impressive enough, with plenty of style, quips, intrigue and bombast and equally certainly, WB must be convinced that they have more on their hands than just 2.5 minutes of good trailer material. Drew Pearce, creator of UK superhero satire series No Heroics...
- 10/25/2011
- by Dave Roper
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Sherlock Holmes 2 is bound for theaters this Christmas season, but Warner Bros has already pushed to develop the third film in the franchise, according to Variety.
Producer/Writer Drew Pearce (Iron Man 3, No Heroics) has been hired to pen the script. There is no word yet on what the third film will entail, and if it will be an original tale or based from one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s books.
Sherlock Holmes 2 hits theaters December 16th.
Producer/Writer Drew Pearce (Iron Man 3, No Heroics) has been hired to pen the script. There is no word yet on what the third film will entail, and if it will be an original tale or based from one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s books.
Sherlock Holmes 2 hits theaters December 16th.
- 10/24/2011
- by elvis
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Warner Bros. has hired Drew Pearce to write the third 'Sherlock Holmes' movie. Despite the second film in the Guy Ritchie-directed action adventure series not yet being released, the studio is keen to get work underway on the next project as soon as possible. Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law are set to return to their roles as Sherlock and Watson respectively. It is the second time Drew - best known for his work on British superhero show 'No Heroics' - has been picked up to write for a film starring Robert, as he...
- 10/24/2011
- Virgin Media - Movies
Guy Ritchie is still putting the finishing touches on Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and news arises that Warner Bros. has hired a screenwriter for the third in the series.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows' second trailer premiered last week and sent fans of the series into a fever pitch. Drew Pearce is the studio’s man to bring Sherlock Holmes into trilogy territory. Pearce is a scribe to be trusted it appears with franchises’ third chapter.
Another Robert Downey Jr. series, Iron Man, has Pearce writing Iron Man 3. Pearce is best known currently for his work on the U.K. satire of superheroes, No Heroics.
This is not an unusual piece of news for the Ritchie-helmed Sherlock series. Screenwriters were hired for the sequel three months before the first film arrived in theaters in 2009.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows' second trailer premiered last week and sent fans of the series into a fever pitch. Drew Pearce is the studio’s man to bring Sherlock Holmes into trilogy territory. Pearce is a scribe to be trusted it appears with franchises’ third chapter.
Another Robert Downey Jr. series, Iron Man, has Pearce writing Iron Man 3. Pearce is best known currently for his work on the U.K. satire of superheroes, No Heroics.
This is not an unusual piece of news for the Ritchie-helmed Sherlock series. Screenwriters were hired for the sequel three months before the first film arrived in theaters in 2009.
- 10/24/2011
- by joel.amos@moviefanatic.com (Joel D Amos)
- Reel Movie News
Drew Pearce has been having one helluva year. This man best known for his work on the U.K. superhero series "No Heroics" as well as penning the currently shelved Marvel flick "Runaways," was tapped this spring to co-write "Iron Man 3" with Shane Black. Paramount also snagged Pearce to adapt the DC Comic “The Mighty” as well. And the big jobs just keep on coming. While we're still a couple of months away from "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows," THR reports that a confident Warner Bros. has hired Pearce to pen "Sherlock Holmes 3." As you might remember, the…...
- 10/24/2011
- The Playlist
Even though the second film is still two months away from opening, Warner Bros. Pictures is moving ahead with development of a third "Sherlock Holmes" says Variety.
British TV writer-producer scribe Drew Pearce ("Iron Man 3," "No Heroics") is confirmed to have been hired to pen the script. The first film used an original mystery, the second incorporates parts of A.C. Doyle's story "The Final Problem", no word on what the third film would consist of.
The studio pulled off a similar strategy two years ago when scribes Kieran and Michele Mulroney were brought on to pen the first sequel three months before the original came out. Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey, Dan Lin and Joel Silver are producing.
British TV writer-producer scribe Drew Pearce ("Iron Man 3," "No Heroics") is confirmed to have been hired to pen the script. The first film used an original mystery, the second incorporates parts of A.C. Doyle's story "The Final Problem", no word on what the third film would consist of.
The studio pulled off a similar strategy two years ago when scribes Kieran and Michele Mulroney were brought on to pen the first sequel three months before the original came out. Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey, Dan Lin and Joel Silver are producing.
- 10/24/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is still a few months away from release but Warner Bros. have already found a writer for the third film.
In anticipation of the second film’s success, the studio has hired writer Drew Pearce, creator of the British superhero TV satire No Heroics, to start working on the next adventure by Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and Dr. John Watson (Jude Law).
Pearce is a writer who is rapidly gaining momentum in the industry; he has been working on Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3, Paramount’s adaptation of DC Comics’ The Mighty, Marvel’s film adaptation of Runaways and Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim.
Penning this project will see Pearce reuniting with Downey Jr. who may be the main reason why he was brought on board in the first place.
No further details have been revealed regarding the third film, and it's...
In anticipation of the second film’s success, the studio has hired writer Drew Pearce, creator of the British superhero TV satire No Heroics, to start working on the next adventure by Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and Dr. John Watson (Jude Law).
Pearce is a writer who is rapidly gaining momentum in the industry; he has been working on Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3, Paramount’s adaptation of DC Comics’ The Mighty, Marvel’s film adaptation of Runaways and Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim.
Penning this project will see Pearce reuniting with Downey Jr. who may be the main reason why he was brought on board in the first place.
No further details have been revealed regarding the third film, and it's...
- 10/24/2011
- by zayyaf.saleem@lovefilm.com (Zayyaf Saleem)
- LOVEFiLM
Warner Bros are so confident of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows performing well in two months time that they’ve already started to spend money on a third adventure.
The Hollywood Reporter says Iron Man 3 writer Drew Pearce has been hired to scribe the super sleuth’s third case. Presumably the hiring comes from the direct recommendation of star Robert Downey Jr who along with director Shane Black have been colloborating on the third Iron Man story that films next year. Pearce is best known for being creator of the Brit tv superhero satire ‘No Heroics’.
The hiring mirrors that of Sherlock Holmes 2 writers Michele and Kieran Mulroney before the first movie opened in 2009. Although not stated you can probably expect WB are aiming for a December 2014 release on Sherlock Holmes 3 that will almost certainly see Downey Jr (as Sherlock) and Jude Law (as Dr. Watson) reprise their iconic roles.
The Hollywood Reporter says Iron Man 3 writer Drew Pearce has been hired to scribe the super sleuth’s third case. Presumably the hiring comes from the direct recommendation of star Robert Downey Jr who along with director Shane Black have been colloborating on the third Iron Man story that films next year. Pearce is best known for being creator of the Brit tv superhero satire ‘No Heroics’.
The hiring mirrors that of Sherlock Holmes 2 writers Michele and Kieran Mulroney before the first movie opened in 2009. Although not stated you can probably expect WB are aiming for a December 2014 release on Sherlock Holmes 3 that will almost certainly see Downey Jr (as Sherlock) and Jude Law (as Dr. Watson) reprise their iconic roles.
- 10/24/2011
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
Solve this mystery. “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” will not be in theaters until later this year, but Warner Brothers Pictures already started planning for the next installment of the series. The Hollywood Reporter reported that Warner Brothers signed writer Drew Pearce to write the third film of the “Sherlock Holmes” series. Pearce wrote scripts for a couple of British television shows including “No Heroics,” and “Lip Service.” He also has a writing credit for the upcoming “Iron Man 3.” “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” sequel will have Sherlock Holmes finally facing a diabolical nemesis, Professor James Moriarty. The film stars Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace and Stephen Fry. It looks like Warner Brothers expects big success for “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,” which will open later on December 16.Source: The Hollywood Reporter...
- 10/24/2011
- LRMonline.com
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