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Quentin Tarantino Possibly Directing ‘The Shadow’ [Updated]

Chris Schrader — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:32:29 +0000

[Update: Sources are already claiming to have debunked this rumor.]

Quentin Tarantino’s work certainly proves the auspicious and polarizing filmmaker knows a thing or two about the evil lurking in the hearts of men- and if this recent bit of news is to be believed, he’ll soon be in good company. A trusted source for Pajiba claims that Tarantino is the latest director attached to a new feature film adaptation of The Shadow.

Back in June, Twilight: Eclipse‘s David Slade put an end to rumors suggesting he’d be calling the shots on The Shadow and admitted he couldn’t even get producer Sam Raimi to return his emails. Raimi himself was a contender for the director’s chair early on, but with his time being monopolized by dozens of other projects (including ...

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David Slade Is Not Directing ‘The Shadow’

Chris Schrader — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:04:09 +0000

In an interview with MTV News, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse director David Slade took a moment to debunk the persistent rumors that he’s attached to the latest live-action adaptation of pulp hero The Shadow. The project may be moving forward, but Slade confirms that he is not involved:

“It’s funny, particularly with something like ‘Twilight,’ you get all these bizarre rumors that are made up [by] bloggers or whatever … And I don’t know how that one originated, but I can debunk it and say I will not be directing ‘The Shadow’ and I have no idea where it came from.”

The Shadow is being produced by Sam Raimi and Michael E. Uslan and Slade mentions that once he caught wind of the rumor he actually emailed Raimi about possibly taking a look at ...

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Batman Producer Michael Uslan Discusses The Shadow

Rob Frappier — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 05:25:15 +0000

This weekend, Michael E. Uslan, the executive producer of every Batman film from Tim Burton’s Batman to Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, appeared as a guest at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2). While he wouldn’t take any questions on the next Batman film, he did provide an update on some of his other active film projects including The Shadow.

Regarding The Shadow, Uslan told MTV Splash Page writer Rick Marshall that the film is definitely still in the works and director-producer Sam Raimi is still attached to the project, though he wouldn’t clarify whether Raimi was still planning on directing the film. Last month, there were reports that the film might be switching studios from Sony Pictures to 20th Century Fox with David Slade (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) ...

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‘The Shadow’ Looming Over Fox?

Ben Kendrick — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:07:14 +0000

The Shadow reboot is just about as difficult to pin-down as the pulp novel character himself. It’s certainly been a while since any new details on the franchise remake have emerged.

Now, Latino Review is reporting that the Sam Raimi produced The Shadow movie has moved from Sony Pictures and is headed for 20th Century Fox – and that Emma Watts, President of Production at Fox, may have paid a million dollars to make it happen.

At one point, Raimi had also been expected to direct the project but with the rumor of a new studio also comes the possibility of David Slade taking the film’s director chair. Slade, who worked with Raimi on 30 Days of Night, recently finished up Twilight: Eclipse in 3D, and is also responsible for the 2005 thriller Hard Candy.

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Is Sam Raimi About To Fight Crime With The Shadow?

Niall Browne — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:32:29 +0000

Last year we reported that Sam Raimi was itching to direct a film version of pulp crime fighter The Shadow. However, it appeared that Raimi was too busy with the Spider-Man movies to give the film any serious thought.

Now that the Spider-Man franchise has swung over to new hands for a reboot it looks like Sam Raimi isn’t going to waste his crime fighting credentials. The good folks over at IESB have the news (including a script review) that Raimi is apparently set to make The Shadow his next film.

For those don’t know, The Shadow is a crime fighter who first cropped up on radio in 1930. He’s a dark and … er… shadowy individual who could turn invisible and cloud the minds of men. The character was partly an inspiration to Bob Kane when he ...

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Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: January 25, 2009

Niall Browne — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:43:01 +0000

It’s Sunday again and that means that it’s Weekend Wrap Up time.

This week:

We look at the weekend box office; Colin Farrell and Keira Knightley move to London Boulevard; Michael Uslan talks The Shadow; Spider-Man knows Good People; George Clooney returns to TV and Charlie’s Angels 3 appears to be heading this way!

Box Office

Paul Blart: Mall Cop and Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans are fighting it out for the top spot. Both Sony films should make about $21 million over the weekend showing that all America wants is women in skin tight PVC and fat men in cop uniforms. There’s a movie pitch in there somewhere.

Brendan Fraser’s lucky streak at the box office ran out with Inkheart bagging just $2 million on Friday. A weekend of maybe $6.5 million should mean that Fraser will be knocking at Universal’s door come Monday looking for a fourth Mummy movie.

Clint Eastwood kicked all new comers ...

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