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1492 Pictures Movie Updates

1492 Pictures Movie Updates

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Biopic on Civil Rights Pioneer Fannie Lou Hamer in Development from Variety

A biopic on civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer is in the works.

Chris Columbus’ 1492 Pictures Acquires Hot Novel ‘Jane Steele’ from Deadline

Chris Columbus’ 1492 Pictures has acquired Lyndsay Faye’s acclaimed novel Jane Steele.

'Gremlins' Revamp Gets Scribe from Deadline

Warner Bros has set Goosebumps scribe Carl Ellsworth to write Gremlins, the remake of the 1984 Joe Dante-directed film.

Warner Bros. Developing Animated ‘Scooby-Doo’ Film from Variety

Warner Bros. is fetching Scooby-Doo again.

Chris Columbus' 1492 Pictures Signs 5-Year Deal With Rise Entertainment from The Hollywood Reporter

The deal provides financing for Columbus’s company to immediately greenlight three movies.

Columbus to Produce, Direct Horror Film Based on Creepy Magazine from The Hollywood Reporter

Chris Columbus and his 1492 production company are plotting a four-part horror anthology film based on Creepy magazine.

Columbus to Helm John Grisham Baseball Novel from Deadline

Chris Columbus’ 1492 Pictures has acquired the rights to John Grisham’s bestselling novel Calico Joe, and Columbus will adapt it himself and direct.

Novelist Kristin Hannah's 'Home Front' Sparks Chris Columbus from Deadline

Novelist Kristin Hannah has made screen deals for two of her novels. 1492 Films has acquired Home Front, with Chris Columbus attached to direct, and produce with his 1492 cohorts Michael Barnathan and Mark Radcliffe.

1492, Ro*Co Plot Remake Of Sundance Docu ‘Crime After Crime’ from Deadline

The production arm of ro*co films international, ro*co productions, announced today in Park City that they will be partnering with 1492 Pictures to adapt documentary films into motion picture dramas. The first film of the new partnership is slated to be the award winning, CRIME AFTER CRIME, a Yoav Potash documentary which premie ...

Columbus Discovers Young Jesus Pic from Variety

After helping bring Harry Potter and Kevin McCallister to life, Chris Columbus is looking to put another famous kid up on the big screen: Jesus Christ.

Columbus' Production Company Acquires Sci-Fi Novel from The Hollywood Reporter

Chris Columbus' 1492 Pictures has acquired film rights to How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, the debut novel from writer Charles Yu.

Norwegian Fright Film 'Troll Hunter' In Remake Deal With Chris Columbus' 1492 An... from Deadline

Chris Columbus’ 1492 Pictures has partnered with CJ Entertainment & Media to acquire remake rights to the 2010 Andre Ovredal-directed Norwegian film Troll Hunter.

Columbus and 1492 Acquire 'Cypress House' from Deadline

Chris Columbus and 1492 Pictures have acquired screen rights to The Cypress House, a Michael Koryta novel that Columbus will write the script for and produce with 1492 partners Michael Barnathan and Mark Radcliffe.

Vanguard Makes Three-Picture Deal With Author/Scribe Ross Venokur from Deadline

Vanguard Films and Animation president and CEO John Williams has locked a deal for screenwriter-author Ross Venokur to write three animated comedy/family feature films.

Chris Columbus To Remake 'Hello Ghost' from Deadline

Christopher Columbus will develop to direct a remake of the Korean film Hello Ghost. The project has been set with Next Entertainment World, the Korean distributor and financier.

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Green to Direct 'Killer Pizza' from ComingSoon.net

1492 Pictures, a production outfit run by Chris Columbus ("Harry Potter," Gremlins, The Goonies), and CJ Entertainment are at work on three new horror films.

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