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Despite giving us a hilarious Chris Pratt, a singing Oscar Isaac, an infinitely charming Channing Tatum, and an intriguing character and performance from Aubrey Plaza, 10 Years did not fare well at the box office, nor did it generate a significant following. On the surface, one could easily assume that this is a shallow, run-of-the-mill, ensemble high school reunion picture. That assumption isn't necessarily wrong, nor is it undoubtedly right. Jamie Linden's debut flick 10 Years is formulaic in its approach to its plot, and there is not much to be desired about its cinematic achievements, if any at all. However, there is an endearing quality to its weaving of each individual's stories, bringing waves of emotions for viewers to enjoy while reminiscing the days of their youthful rowdiness.

It is hard to believe that The Notebook has turned twenty this year; the film inspired us all to believe in the power of true love and a passionate embrace in the rain. Helmed by Nick Cassavetes, it was released in 2004 and was based on the same-titled novel by Nicholas Sparks, a prolific author of romance and drama books.

The Notebook is about a young couple named Allie (Rachel McAdams) and Noah (Ryan Gosling). They fell in love in the 1940s, but obstacles like their families and social statuses stand in the way of their relationship. Because of the unbreakable bond between Noah and Allie, we fully expect our romantic partners to swing from the top of Ferris wheels in order to deserve our attention.

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However, there have been whispers that things between the lead actors were different behind the scenes.

Fans can sometimes be very extreme when it comes to their favorite star, and Ryan Gosling once experienced the same following his split with actress Rachel McAdams. The former couple first met on the set of the 2004 film The Notebook, which featured them as the romantic leads. However, due to the initial tensions between the two, they did not start dating until 2005.

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But, their relationship did not last and the beloved pair broke things off due to their hectic schedule. While Gosling and McAdams moved on with their lives, their decision didn’t sit well with some fans, as the Fall Guy star recalled almost being smacked by a fan for breaking off his relationship.

Ryan Gosling Recalled Fans’ Reaction to His Split With Rachel McAdams

After they started dating in 2005, Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams were regarded as one of Hollywood’s “it couples.” The actor even...

Exclusive: The Georgia List, which highlights the most promising unmade scripts from writers with close ties to the state of Georgia, has opened its second round of submissions. Writers with close ties to the state of Georgia are invited to submit a feature film script, pilot, play, or musical for consideration by uploading it to the Black List website during this period. Writers who upload their scripts to blcklst.com must choose to opt in their scripts for The Georgia List.

The Georgia List, which launched in 2022, is the product of collaboration between The Black List, the noted writer-centric entity whose work includes its annual list, script marketplace, writer labs, and film and television productions; and two Georgia-based organizations; Collective Moxie, a Dei consultancy dedicated to inclusive storytelling; and Trilith Studios, the largest purpose-built studio in North America, which also focuses on nurturing local storytellers.

The inaugural list...

Rachel McAdams recalled going braless to film her new movie “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” shortly after giving birth.

McAdams stars as Margaret’s mother, Barb, in the upcoming flick.

Filming took place just five months after the Canadian actress gave birth to her daughter, with her having to pump in between shots.

McAdams told Bustle in a new interview, “I felt like a milking machine.”

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The costume designer then asked her, “Why don’t we just try this without a bra?”

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A synopsis for the film reads, “Raised by a Christian mother and a Jewish father, an adolescent girl starts to ask questions about religion and faith.”

McAdams continued, “The great irony is Margaret just can’t wait to get into a bra.

Rachel McAdams is not looking forward to having an uncomfortable conversation with her preschooler.

While promoting her new movie “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” where the actress plays the mother of an 11-year-old daughter going through the messy and tumultuous throes of puberty, she revealed that one of her two children began asking questions about a difficult subject matter that caught her off guard.

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“Well, right now, my son is asking a lot about death,” McAdams, 44, told Et Canada’s Morgan Hoffman of her eldest child, 5.

“That’s fun,” she said sarcastically. “I just wasn’t ready for it I guess.

“Like, I think I’m going to be ready for other conversations,” she explained, “but that one just came so much sooner. I thought that would be after sex.

Rachel McAdams plays a mom in "Are You There God? It's Me Margaret," and she has some real life inspiration for her role. McAdams is the mom to two kids, a son and daughter. She and longtime partner Jamie Linden are very private about their lives together, including their two kids - but she has opened up a few times about being a mom.

In 2018, shortly after giving birth to her son, she told the Sunday Times, "It's the greatest thing that's ever happened to me, hands down. [People say] your life is not your own any more. But I had 39 years of me, I was sick of me, I was so happy to put the focus on some other person. I waited a long time [for motherhood]." She went on to allude that waiting a long time meant she was waiting for the right person to have a child with. She also added...

Rachel McAdams is getting ready to welcome baby no. 2. The Notebook star and her boyfriend, Jamie Linden, are expecting their second child together. While the couple has not commented on the news, the actress was photographed out in Los Angeles debuting her baby bump this week. In April 2018, reports revealed the couple welcomed a baby boy, whose name has yet to be publicly shared. The star is notoriously private about her personal life, but she has made the rare comment or two about what it's like to be a mom. Months after welcoming her first child, the actress told The Sunday Times that becoming a mom was the "greatest thing that's ever happened to me, hands...

Cheers to a growing family! Rachel McAdams is pregnant with her second child, Us Weekly reported on Thursday after Page Six obtained photos of the actress's baby bump. The 41-year-old actress previously welcomed a baby boy in 2018 with her partner of four years screenwriter Jamie Linden, though the notoriously private couple have never released the name of their firstborn.

Although Rachel generally keeps personal details close to the chest, she has opened up about their first child before, stating that she wants to "keep his life private, even if mine isn't." During an interview with Entertainment Tonight, she revealed that she brought her son with her when she filmed Netflix's Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga in Iceland and Scotland. "He was almost two . . . but I mean, being able to take him to Iceland, he'll never remember any of it but I feel like somehow that might...

Rachel McAdams has had some highly publicized romances over the years, on and off screen, but her current relationship with screenwriter Jamie Linden is one of her most private to date. The couple first sparked romance rumors when they were spotted out together in the Spring of 2016 and have pretty much kept their romance out of the spotlight ever since. They have never walked a red carpet together and have only made a handful of public appearances, including at a friend's wedding in 2016. In April 2018, they took their relationship to the next level by welcoming a baby boy.

Though Rachel doesn't publicly discuss her relationship with Jamie, she has opened up about their son on a few occasions. "It's the greatest thing that's ever happened to me, hands down," she told The Sunday Times about becoming a mom in 2018. "[People say] your life is not your own any more, but I had 39 years of me,...

Rachel McAdams is keeping it real when it comes to parenting. As some pop culture fans will know, the Canadian star is notorious for being tight-lipped about her personal life, especially when it comes to her family. However, the Spotlight actress recently opened up about motherhood and how she's spending time with her 2-year-old son, whom she shares with her boyfriend Jamie Linden. "I have a very welcome distraction through my son, who is 2," Rachel said during a virtual appearance on Canada's Heroes of Health: Covid-19 Stream-a-Thon—which she donated $10,000 to support local healthcare workers fighting on the frontlines amid the Coronavirus pandemic. "So that's what I...

Channing Tatum has been set to star and produce Soundtrack of Silence, a project at Paramount that will reteam the actor with the screenwriter and producers of his 2010 movie Dear John. A search for a director is on, Deadline has confirmed.

Jamie Linden’s screenplay, based on a true story uncovered by Bay Area public broadcaster Kqed, centers on a college student who learns he is going deaf and memorizes his favorite songs to help capture the most important memories of his life — including falling in love.

Tatum will star and produced with his Free Association partners Reid Carolin and Peter Keirnan, along with Marty Bowen, Isaac Klausner and John Fischer of Temple Hill. The latter company produced the Nicholas Sparks adaptation Dear John which starred Tatum and Amanda Seyfried and was directed by Lasse Halstrom.

Variety broke the Tatum news first today.

Channing Tatum is reteaming with the writer and producing team behind his breakout movie “Dear John” for Paramount Pictures’ “Soundtrack of Silence.”

Tatum will star in the film, as well as produce alongside Reid Carolin and Peter Kiernan for their Free Association. Temple Hill’s Marty Bowen, Isaac Klausner and John Fischer will also serve as producers.

Based on the true story from KQED, “Soundtrack of Silence” chronicles Matt and Nora Hay’s journey to preserve love in a world without sound, and how some of the greatest songs of all time helped them do it. When Hay learned as a sophomore in college that he would soon go deaf, he memorized his favorite songs in order to preserve his most important memories, including how he fell in love with his girlfriend and future wife, Nora.

Jamie Linden penned the script, and the studio will now seek a director for the project.

Channing Tatum is to star in and produce Soundtrack of Silence for Paramount Pictures, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

Tatum and his Free Association banner will reteam with Temple Hill, the producers of Dear John, the 2010 drama he starred in and which was directed by Lasse Hallstrom.

Soundtrack of Silence, with a screenplay by Jamie Linden, is based on the Kqed story about Matt Hay, a sophomore in college who is losing his hearing and wants to capture the sounds that are slipping away, including the songs and soundtrack of his youth.

That has the young man listening to music with a ...

Channing Tatum is to star in and produce Soundtrack of Silence for Paramount Pictures, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

Tatum and his Free Association banner will reteam with Temple Hill, the producers of Dear John, the 2010 drama he starred in and which was directed by Lasse Hallstrom.

Soundtrack of Silence, with a screenplay by Jamie Linden, is based on the Kqed story about Matt Hay, a sophomore in college who is losing his hearing and wants to capture the sounds that are slipping away, including the songs and soundtrack of his youth.

That has the young man listening to music with a ...

When she filmed The Notebook, Rachel McAdams became the envy of many for being able to get close to Ryan Gosling on-screen and off.

The movie celebrates its 15th anniversary today, but it took the pair a bit longer to get together in real life. Gosling, 38, and McAdams, 42, played a couple in the classic 1940s love story — narrated from the present by a nursing home patient with the help of his journals.

The two met on set of the movie, which Gosling joined after a stint of independent films, while McAdams had just come off her iconic role as Regina George in Mean Girls.

Being a mother isn’t always the most glamorous job.

While using a breast pump on Friday, Hilary Duff decided to try her hand at recreating a chic editorial shot of Rachel McAdams, which was recently taken for Girls. Girls. Girls. magazine and showed the Mean Girls alum, 40, in a similar pose.

However, there were a few key differences in the two images.

Although McAdams was seen wearing couture clothes in the photo shoot, the Younger star, 31, wore a button-down shirt with a casual jacket draped across her shoulders.

Additionally, while McAdams’ hair was slicked back, Duff’s appeared to...

We're getting our first look at Rachel McAdams as a new mom ... and she fits the part!!! Rachel and baby daddy Jamie Linden took a family stroll Wednesday in Los Angeles, giving everyone their first glimpse at the couple's 5-month-old son. Rachel kept her pregnancy on the down low and secretly gave birth in April. The suspense was killing us, but the wait was totally worth it ... just look at that happy fam!!! Rachel seems...

Rachel McAdams stepped out with boyfriend Jamie Linden five months after the actress reportedly gave birth.

The Disobedience star, 39, was photographed with Linden, 38, for the first time since they welcomed a son together in April.

The two enjoyed a laid-back lunch in Los Angeles with the actress wearing a white T-shirt, gray leggings, gray sweater and sneakers as Linden also dressed casually in blue jeans, white T-shirt, gray cardigan and baseball cap.

McAdams was photographed in early April walking beside Lindon, who appeared to be carrying a newborn baby in his arms.

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Just four days after revealing she was expecting her first child with husband Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz stepped out on the red carpet in a bump-hugging dress.

The actress, 48, attended the Tribeca Film Festival screening of her upcoming film Disobedience, about two female lovers forced to hide their relationship from their Orthodox Jewish community.

Weisz, who has an 11-year-old son from her previous relationship with Darren Aronofsky, wore a brown Chloé dress with ruffled sleeves and shoulder cutouts.

She was joined on the red carpet by her costar Rachel McAdams. It was McAdams’ first red carpet since she reportedly welcomed a child of her own,...

It's baby bliss for Rachel McAdams! Though the actress may not be posting pics of her little boy on social media just yet, she is one proud — and happy — mama. That's right, despite the fact that she and boyfriend Jamie Linden keep a very low profile, the couple has officially announced their parenthood! So much so, that Rachel cannot stop gushing. That said, The Notebook star will continue to maintain her privacy. “She’s going to keep the circle around her small,” an insider tells In Touch of the 39-year-old, who never announced her pregnancy. (Life & Style exclusively reported that Rachel was pregnant back in February.) “She’s not even telling anyone outside her circle what she and Jamie [Linden] named him.” Rachel is content keeping her little one all to herself. “She’s pinching herself, she is so happy,” says the insider. "She can't stop kissing and holding her son.

Rachel McAdams is a proud new mother of a baby boy, according to a report.

The actress, 39, was recently seen in photographs obtained by the Hollywood Pipeline walking beside boyfriend Jamie Linden, which appeared to show him carrying a newborn baby in his arms.

A rep for McAdams could not be reached for comment.

No other details on the actress’ pregnancy were available.

McAdams has managed to keep her journey to motherhood under the radar with E! News first revealing she was pregnant just a few months ago in February.

Rachel McAdams’ is pregnant, according to a new report.

The actress, 39, is expecting her first child with longtime boyfriend Jamie Linden, E! News reports. Her rep has yet comment on the reported pregnancy. The two were first linked in 2016 when they were spotted walking together in Paris.

So who is Linden? Here are five things to know about McAdams’ man.

He’s a filmmaker

Linden, 37, got his start in Hollywood in 2006 when his script for We Are Marshall was turned into a movie starring Matthew McConaughey. He is also known for writing the screenplay for the film adaption of Nicholas Sparks...

Game Night star Rachel McAdams was notably missing from last night's Hollywood premiere of the Warner Bros. film in which she stars alongside Jason Bateman, fueling speculation (amid reports from E! News and other sources) that the 39-year-old actress is expecting her first child with screenwriter-producer boyfriend Jamie Linden. The movie opens tomorrow.

While Rachel McAdams has kept her love life on the down low of late, she and Linden, 37, were first spotted together in the summer of 2016.

McAdams' publicist has not yet responded to The Hollywood Reporter's request for confirmation.

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Time to bust out the baby Notebook!

Rachel McAdams is pregnant and expecting her first child, E! News reports.

A rep for McAdams could not be reached.

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The Mean Girls actress, 39, and Dear John writer Jamie Linden, 37, were first romantically linked in April 2016, and have kept a relatively low profile throughout their relationship.

The pair rarely appear in public together and have yet to make...

While Rachel McAdams has kept her love life away from the spotlight in recent years, she has been seeing a new man for quite a while. The pregnant actress famously dated her Notebook co-star Ryan Gosling in the mid '00s and was in a relationship with Michael Sheen for more than two years until 2013. McAdams continued to pursue love in Hollywood, but away from the cameras and with someone who works behind them: screenwriter and producer Jamie Linden. McAdams, 39, and her 38-year-old beau were first photographed together in 2016, walking together in Los Angeles and Paris and attending a friend's wedding in Virginia. They have never walked a...

Rachel McAdams is going to be a mom! The Oscar nominee is pregnant, multiple sources tell E! News. A rep for McAdams could not be reached. The actress has been keeping a low profile in recent months (she didn't attend Wednesday's premiere of Game Night), and she was last photographed at an airport in Toronto sporting a baggy jacket.  McAdams has typically been very private about her personal life, but she was spotted holding hands with screenwriter Jamie Linden in the summer of 2016, fanning speculation that the two were a couple.  Though she has yet to personally confirm the baby news, McAdams revealed years ago that she was looking forward to becoming a...

The Black List announced the six finalists for its 2017 Feature Writers Lab, chosen from 900 entrants who have not yet made $100,000 as writers. The six — an equal mix of three men and three women — will participate in a week-long, residential workshop this month in Los Angeles. Each writer will workshop one screenplay through a peer workshop and one-on-one sessions with working professional screenwriting mentors who this year include Scott Myers, Phil Hay (“Ride Along”), Jamie Linden (“Money Monster”), Phyllis Nagy (“Carol”), Allison Schroeder (“Hidden Figures”) and Kiwi Smith (“Legally Blonde”). Also Read: The Black List Hopes to Release...

Director Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow) has started production on his dystopian sci-fi film called Chaos Walking. Today a photo from the set of the film has been released and it offers us our first look at Daisy Ridley (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and Tom Holland (Spider-Man: Homecoming). As you can see, Ridley is sporting a very different look with her blonde hair.

The movie is based on the book by Patrick Ness and the two actors will be playing the main characters, Todd Hewitt and Viola Eade. The story "follows a guy (Holland) who lives on the distant planet of New World—a new hope for humanity until struck by 'The Noise,' a virus which inflicts immersive visions of ones’ every thought. The cacophony drives many mad until Todd makes a hidden, silent discovery: there is a girl named Viola (Ridley) who may be the key to...

David Oyelowo (Selma, Queen of Katwe) is the latest actor to join the cast of director Doug Liman’s upcoming sci-fi adventure film Chaos Walking. He will star alongside Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley.

According to Deadline, He will play a character named Aaron, "a controversial militant figure in the New World and the foe — along with Mayor Prentiss", who will be played by Mads Mikkelson.

The sci-fi movie is an adaptation of the book from Patrick Ness. The story "follows a guy (Holland) who lives on the distant planet of New World—a new hope for humanity until struck by 'The Noise,' a virus which inflicts immersive visions of ones’ every thought. The cacophony drives many mad until Todd makes a hidden, silent discovery: there is a girl named Viola (Ridley) who may be the key to unlocking New World’s many layered secrets. Together, the two unlikely...

Spider-Man: Homecoming star Tom Holland is in negotiations to join Star Wars: The Force Awakens star Daisy Ridley in an upcoming post-apocalyptic thriller called Chaos Walking.

The film is an adaptation of the best-selling young adult novel by Patrick Ness. It seems like every post-apocalyptic movie that gets made these days is based on a Ya novel. But there's some solid talent involved with developing this one. It's set to be directed by Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow) from a script written by Oscar-winning screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) with the most recent draft being written by Money Monster scribe Jamie Linden.

The story for Chaos Walking takes place in "a world where all women have been killed by a germ and all living creatures can hear one another's thoughts in a stream of images, words and sounds called Noise."

According to THR, Holland will play...

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Here's your first look at Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley in Doug Liman's adaptation of Patrick Ness' Chaos Walking...

Filming is still underway on Doug Liman's latest sci-fi opus Chaos Walking, but we've now got out first official look at stars Tom Holland (Spider-Man: Homecoming) and Daisy Ridley (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) in costume on set, via ComicBookMovie.

Have a look...

The two are playing Todd Hewitt and Viola Eade in a story adapted by Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind) and Jamie Linden (Money Monster), from the bestselling book by Patrick Ness.

Set on a nearly-all-male colonised planet where most of the woman have been wiped out by a virus, the surviving creatures of Chaos Walking can hear each other's thoughts. Mads Mikkelsen is primed to be the villain, a ruthless mayor on a mission.

More as we hear it.

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Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley will star opposite each other in Chaos Walking, Doug Liman's adaptation of Patrick Ness's Ya novel.

Chaos Walking, at first glance, may seem like just another Ya novel adaptation in a field increasingly filled with failed, forgotten attempts. However, two of Hollywood’s hottest new names in current Spider-Man star Tom Holland and Star Wars sequel star Daisy Ridley are auspiciously joining forces to headline the Lionsgate film project based on Patrick Ness's 2008-2010 novel series.

The premise of Chaos Walking centers on a dystopian future, this time taking place on a planetary colony in which the survivors live in fear of a virus known as "The Noise," which symptomatically manifests a stream of visions, images, words and sounds shared by everyone else. In essence, it could be seen as a metaphorical social media malady.

The young actors...

Peter Parker himself, Tom Holland, is circling a role in Chaos Walking, the post-apocalyptic thriller in the works from Lionsgate and director Doug Liman.

Negotiations are ongoing, according to The Hollywood Reporter, though it’s understood Holland is in contention to join The Force Awakens breakout Daisy Ridley, who came attached to the gestating adaptation some months ago. Lifted from Patrick Ness’ bestseller, Chaos Walking takes place in a world in which all women have been wiped out by an aggressive virus, one that also lends the remaining male survivors with the ability to hear one another’s thoughts via a stream of consciousness called Noise.

Should a deal fall into place, Tom Holland would play the part of Todd Hewitt, the only boy in a town of men. Eager to put some distance between himself and the cacophony, Todd sets off into New World with only his loyal dog for company,...

The thriller “Money Monster” follows financial TV personality Lee Gates (George Clooney) who advises his audience on commerce and Wall Street with the help of longtime director Patty Fenn (Julia Roberts). One day on air, laborer Kyle Budwell (Jack O’Connell) takes him hostage and straps explosives to his chest demanding answers about an investment gone wrong. Soon, the entire team scrambles to discover what happened with the company in question and they find a pattern of corruption that goes all the way to the top. In honor of its digital release, watch an exclusive behind-the-scenes featurette from the film below, with George Clooney, Jack O’Connell, and screenwriter Jamie Linden praising the work of director Jodie Foster.

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Variety is reporting that Daisy Ridley has signed on for one of the lead roles in Lionsgate's upcoming adaptation of the popular dystopian young adult novel Chaos Walking. Details on her role were unavailable, but it's likely she's playing the film's second protagonist Viola Eade. Chaos Walking is the first book in author Patrick Ness' best-selling trilogy about a post-apocalyptic world where there are no women and all living creatures can hear one another's thoughts in a stream of images, words, and sounds called Noise. The lead protagonist is a boy named Todd Hewitt, who after making a startling discovery about the Noise is forced to flee his hometown with his dog. The story follows their journey as they encounter a strange and mysterious silent girl, who joins them on their quest to discover the truth behind their existence. Doug Liman (Edge Of Tomorrow) is helming the project with...

The young adult movie adaptation trend isn't over until Lionsgate says it's over. Even though recent outings in The Hunger Games and Divergent series have underperformed, the studio is moving ahead with their next Ya franchise, which will be an adaptation of the Chaos Walking trilogy. That particular adaptation just got a whole lot more interesting, as Star Wars: The Force Awakens star Daisy Ridley has landed a lead role in the movie series.

Variety first reported that Ridley has joined the cast, which was confirmed by Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer on Thursday. The first of the Chaos Walking movies is set to be directed by Edge of Tomorrow helmer Doug Liman, with a script by Jamie Linden and Allison Shearmur. There is no word yet on an anticipated release date for the first Chaos Walking movie, but production is expected to begin sometime next year.

Ridley will be playing...

Keen to jump-start its brand new Ya franchise – particularly now that The Divergent Series is hobbling toward a finale that will play out on the small-screen – Lionsgate is busy poaching talent for what could potentially be its next big thing, Chaos Walking.

An adaptation of Patrick Ness’ novel of the same name, the studio’s CEO Jon Feltheimer announced in an earnings call – as relayed by Variety – that Daisy Ridley, the actress who stole hearts in last year’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, has signed on to join director Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow).

Chaos Walking is actually the name of Ness’ sci-fi trilogy with the first installment, The Knife of Never Letting Go, set to be adapted first. Truth be told, it’s a novel series that has flirted with the big-screen multiple times in the past, when screenwriter Jamie Linden and even Charlie Kaufman were attached at various stages.

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Director Doug Liman takes on the film of Chaos Walking, putting another question mark over the proposed Gambit movie...

The original plan, where the X-Men spin-off Gambit was concerned, was to have the film ready for this year. That’s clearly not happening, with not a frame of footage for the movie yet shot. The last we heard, Gambit was set to shoot later this year, with filming running into early 2017. A release before the end of 2017 was an outside shot.

But could that now be in doubt too?

Gambit was originally set to be directed by Rupert Wyatt, who eventually departed the project. In his place came Doug Liman, off the back of the excellent Edge Of Tomorrow. But now we learn that Liman has signed up to make the new post-apocalyptic young adult thriller, Chaos Walking, in addition to his commitment to another project, The Wall, that he's about to start shooting.

Chaos Walking is based on the series of books of the same name by Patrick Ness (the same Patrick Ness who’s heading up Doctor Who spin-off, Class), and Charlie Kaufman and Jamie Linden have been involved with the screenplay.

The problem? It looks as if Chaos Walking is set to shoot around the same time that Gambit is. And if that proves correct then one of two things is happening. Either Gambit has been delayed again, or Doug Liman is no longer directing, and the search is on for another helmer.

We await further information, and will pass it your way when we get it…

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Doug Liman ("Edge of Tomorrow," "The Bourne Identity") is in talks to direct the film adaptation of Patrick Ness' post-apocalyptic young adult thriller trilogy "Chaos Walking" for Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment. Production aims to begin this Fall.

Robert Zemeckis had previously been attached to helm this story set in a world where there are no women and all living creatures can hear one another's thoughts in a stream of images, words and sounds called Noise. Charlie Kaufman and Jamie Linden have reportedly worked on the script.

Jon M. Chu is in early talks to direct the film version of Lin-Manuel Miranda's 2008 musical "In the Heights" which Miranda is producing while Quiara Alegria Hudes is handling the script.

Set in Washington Heights in New York City, the story focuses on a bodega owner who's closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic after inheriting his grandmother's fortune. Scott Sanders...

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George Clooney stars and Jodie Foster directs: here's our review of Money Monster...

“We don’t do gotcha journalism here,” says TV executive producer Patty Fenn (Julia Roberts) near the beginning of Money Monster, before wearily adding, “We don’t do journalism, period.”

Taking Network and Dog Day Afternoon as reference points, the new film by Jodie Foster uses a straightforward thriller format to examine the loss of trust between the powerful, the powerless and the media in recent times. It's less mischievous about it than Adam McKay's The Big Short, which sustained its articulate rage about the financial crisis to devastating comedic effect, but as the above line suggests, it's also accordingly more multiplex-friendly in its satirical leanings.

Money Monster is the live cable show presented by financial guru Lee Gates (George Clooney), who pitches himself as an entertainer rather than a journalist, much to Patty's frustration.

Sidney Lumet would like Money Monster quite a bit. There was a tradition of filmmaking that seems to be on the wane these days that involved wrapping a social issue or a social injustice and wrapping it in a nice juicy dramatic situation. When done perfectly, you get 12 Angry Men or Dog Day Afternoon or Network. Lumet was so good at both understanding exactly how to frame the moral argument and knowing how to play the entertainment, and it’s a bit of a lost art now. I’ve always felt like the inelegant version of this particular type of storytelling was embodied by Stanley Kramer, who tilted more towards the message end of the equation. It’s a tough thing to get right, and Jodie Foster deserves credit for orchestrating things with a nimble wit and a relentless energy. Ultimately, you probably know where the screenplay credited to Jamie Linden...

Money Monster Columbia Pictures Reviewed by: Harvey Karten, Shockya Grade: B+ Director: Jodie Foster Written by: Alan Difiore, Jamie Linden, Jim Kouf Cast: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell, Dominic West Screened at: Regal E-Walk, NYC, 5/11/16 Opens: May 13, 2016 Starting at a furious pace, one likely to garner Nielsen ratings through the roof, Lee Gates discusses the financial scene like no Wall Street pundit Starting with a brief segment of hip-hop in which he joins with a couple of pros, he stands in front of a row of huge TV screens which are themselves as nervous as a caffeine-driven day trader—the hotshots who don’t hold stocks for [ Read More ]

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'Money Monster' with George Clooney and Jack O'Connell: TV celebrity and unwise investor/hostage taker. 'Money Monster' review: Jodie Foster movie suffers from both qualitative and intellectual disconnect Sometimes there's a difference between what a movie thinks it is and what it actually is. Usually it's a qualitative disconnect, as in “this movie thinks it's exciting but it's actually boring” or “this movie assumes Kevin Hart is funny when, in fact, he's not.” In the case of Money Monster, the divide is also an intellectual versus anti-intellectual one. The fourth film directed by Jodie Foster fancies itself a ripped from the headlines wail from the bottom of the economic ladder. A thriller-cum-exposé into how Wall Street and big media suckered average Americans into following the Pied Pipers of TV's financial punditry class over the cliff into economic ruin. However, the movie we're really getting is...

Chicago – In our society there is one eternal truth…the rich will Always win, that’s one of the reasons that they are rich. So when “Money Monster” attempts to take them down a peg with a ridiculous fantasy story, it’s as fraudulent as what they think they’re bringing down. An oligarch watches this, and laughs at us.

Rating: 1.0/5.0

What was surprising, and distressing, was that George Clooney was involved in this project. He has made reliably stick-it-to-the-man films for years (“Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,” “Good Night, and Good Luck,” “The American”), but in this one he doesn’t have a character, or at least a character that has a placeholder in reality. Everything else is just window dressing – the direction from Jodie Foster, the horrid screenplay by three writers. and a throwaway role for Julia Roberts that someone like Téa Leoni could have done, and that...

Money Monster positions itself as an angst-filled rallying cry, but for something that so desperately wants to insight impoverished rage, its voice couldn’t be more monotone. Maybe that’s because The Big Short better addresses financial outrage, or because three writers (Jamie Linden, Alan Difiore, Jim Kouf) jam-pack their personal attack on Jim Cramer with an embarrassing amount of corruption clichés. A hackneyed suicide plot and an unfocused agenda that reeks of 90s paranoia? Even George Clooney’s dashingly obnoxious buffoonery can’t save Jodie Foster’s return to the director’s chair, as Money Monsters steadily – and aggressively – dips lower and lower into the red with each passing second.

In an age dominated by Wall Street and big business, television personalities have become a trusted resource for investment advice – and there’s none better than Money Monster’s Lee Gates (George Clooney). Episode by episode, Gates works his...

Money Monster is a lean thriller that delivers its message via sledgehammer satire. It points a damning finger at the financial tycoons and media apparatus that enable billion dollar swindles. These are easy targets for sure, but Director Jodie Foster deserves credit for crafting a fairly riveting film. The pacing is near real time, so you're sucked in seconds after the opening credits. Money Monster is also filled with dark humor that hits perfectly in tense moments. The script by Jamie Linden and Alan Difiore channels populist rage much like last year's The Big Short. Different viewpoints on unbridled capitalism will surely color how this Tri-Star Pictures film is interpreted by audiences.

George Clooney stars as Lee Gates, the bombastic host of a popular finance show called Money Monster. Imagine CNBC's Jim Kramer revved up like a carnival barker. He's taken hostage on live television by Kyle Budwell (Jack O'...

To this day, it still bugs me that more people didn’t give Jodie Foster’s previous directorial outing The Beaver a chance. I can understand why it was shunned, having had the misfortune of being released at the height of star Mel Gibson’s unpopularity, but still. Foster and the film deserved better. Now, she seeks at the very least some box office redemption with Money Monster, a high profile thriller. Debuting earlier today at the Cannes Film Festival, I’ve already seen the movie and can vouch for it as a solid outing by Foster. It doesn’t really break any new ground, but it’s entertaining, which certainly counts for something. You’ll see what I mean later this week, when the flick hits theaters. The movie is a financial thriller of sorts, set within the world of a hostage situation. Lee Gates (George Clooney) is the...

A man (Jack O’Connell) who lost his life savings on a single stock after blithely following the tip of a TV stock guru (George Clooney) decides to exact revenge against the easy populist target du jour—Wall Street—by holding Clooney hostage at gunpoint on live television. With the help of his trusted director (Julia Roberts), Clooney (what else?) saves the day by figuring out who is really to blame for the plight of the gunman—the invitingly named Kyle Budwell.

If the basic of plot of Jodie Foster’s fourth directorial turns sounds both incredible and intriguing, then you have the right idea about her new film which opens in theaters this weekend. At its core, Money Monster exists on two different planes—both an unabashed thriller and a cynical, satirical movie about modern American life and problems. But not all planes are created equal. While Foster’s...

TriStar Pictures has revealed the first trailer for the Jodie Foster-directed thriller "Money Monster," starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O'Connell, Dominic West, Giancarlo Esposito, and Caitriona Balfe.

Foster directed the film from a screenplay written by Jamie Linden, Alan Difore, and Jim Kouf.

In the taut and tense thriller "Money Monster," Lee Gates (George Clooney) is a bombastic TV personality whose popular financial network show has made him the money wiz of Wall Street. But after he hawks a high tech stock that mysteriously crashes, an irate investor (Jack O’Connell) takes Gates, his crew, and his ace producer Patty Fenn (Julia Roberts) hostage live on air. Unfolding in real time, Gates and Fenn must find a way to keep themselves alive while simultaneously uncovering the truth behind a tangle of big money lies.

"Money Monster" will hit theaters on May 13, 2016.

Check out the trailer below.

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