Screen Rant » the surrogate http://screenrant.com TV and Movie News, Reviews & Trailers Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:07:14 +0000 en hourly 1 Halle Berry In Talks For ‘The Surrogate’ http://screenrant.com/halle-berry-in-talks-for-paul-verhoevens-the-surrogate-ross-11094/ http://screenrant.com/halle-berry-in-talks-for-paul-verhoevens-the-surrogate-ross-11094/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:09:24 +0000 Ross Miller http://screenrant.com/?p=11094 Halle Berry - The Surrogate

A few days ago we reported on Robocop and Starship Troopers director Paul Verhoeven helming The Surrogate (no, not that Bruce Willis sci-fi movie Surrogates). When boiled down to the basics, the story (adapted from a Kathryn Mackel novel) is about a couple who hire a young college girl to carry their baby for them, only to find out mid-way through the pregnancy that The Surrogate is insane. Awk-ward!

At the time it was announced that Verhoeven would be directing The Surrogate adaptation (which is being written by Roderick and Bruce Taylor – The Brave One), there were no actors attached to star. However, today comes the news that Halle Berry is in talks to star in the project.

No confirmation as to which role Berry is in the running for – either one half ...

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]]> http://screenrant.com/halle-berry-in-talks-for-paul-verhoevens-the-surrogate-ross-11094/feed/ 7 ‘The Surrogate’ Adaptation Next For Paul Verhoeven http://screenrant.com/the-surrogate-adaptation-next-for-paul-verhoeven-ross-10671/ http://screenrant.com/the-surrogate-adaptation-next-for-paul-verhoeven-ross-10671/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 18:10:07 +0000 Ross Miller http://screenrant.com/?p=10671 Paul Verhoeven - The Surrogate

NOTE: This is not news of Paul Verhoeven (Starship Troopers, Basic Instinct, Total Recall) being hired to take over the directing reigns of the upcoming Bruce Willis sci-fi actioner Surrogates. Rather this is news about Verhoeven’s next movie, which is an adaptation of a book called The Surrogate.

Again – The Surrogate, singular, not plural.

Verhoeven will direct The Surrogate for 20th Century Fox. It’s a contemporary thriller which is based on a 2004 novel by Kathryn Mackel. To put the overall story of the book quite simply, it’s about a couple who discover that the young college girl they have hired to carry their baby is insane. Yeah… that would be a bit of a problem. For a better feel of the story, here’s the official description from the novel:

“Kyle and Bethany Dolan reel from ...

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