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Writers hired for Dr. Strange

Matt Keith — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 03:50:17 +0000

It was announced earlier today that Marvel/Disney could making short films based on some of their lesser known characters. However, Dr. Strange will be going further than a short film, with a feature film soon. According to Deadline Hollywood, Marvel Studios have hired Thomas Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer to write a feature film on Dr. Strange. The film is supposedly going to be the first Marvel title launched under the Disney banner. The duo previously worked on Marcus Nispel’s upcoming Conan remake, and penned a draft for Jon Favreau’s Cowboys And Aliens.

For those who aren’t familiar with the comics, Dr. Strange was New York Surgeon robbed after a car accident. He was later a healer in the Himalayas, where he learned to use psychic powers on evil wizards and other villains. Unlike most Marvel superheroes, Dr. Strange’s weapon is his mind, rather than muscle.

Currently Marvel Studios is committed to Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Avengers, and the last likely being Iron Man 3. Also, a feature film on Ant-man and The Runaways are being worked on separately. However, work on Dr. Strange should begin shortly.

McGowan joins on Conan

Melissa Molina — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:47:16 +0000

Principal photography is already slated to start up on Marcus Nispel’s Conan this upcoming Monday, but casting had not been completed until now. Rose McGowan rounds out the list of talent attached to the remake being handled by Lionsgate. Among those already on the cast include Jason Momoa, Stephen Lang, Leo Howard, Rachel Nichols and Ron Perlman.

The script is penned by Thomas Dean Donnelly, Joshua Oppenheimer and Sean Hood based on the books written by Robert E. Howard. Lang will portray a sadistic warlord, and McGowan is to play an evil half-human/half-witch. Howard appears as young Conan, and Perlman portrays Conan’s father, says Variety.

The feature is being produced by Avi Lerner, Joe Gatta, Boaz Davidson, George Furla, Henry Winterstern and Fredrik Malmberg. The Nu Image/Millennium Films and Paradox Entertainment picture is poised to come out in theaters sometime in 2011.

Two scribes on Uncharted movie

Melissa Molina — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:01:42 +0000

Latino Review digs up the scoop on who is writing the script on the video game adaptation Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune. Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer are both highly likely candidates for the job. The two writers normally collaborate on whatever big screen project they have which includes Sahara and the remake of Conan. Here’s more of the story from Latino Review below.:

Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune follows fortune hunter Nathan Drake, who is a descendant of explorer Sir Francis Drake. Believing he has learned the whereabouts of El Dorado, the fabled South American golden city, from a cursed golden statue, he embarks on a journey to find it. The search becomes competitive and dangerous when a rival hunter joins the fray and mutated creatures begin attacking those hoping to learn the treasure’s true secrets.

The project is obviously under Sony since the video game itself is only playable on Playstation 3 game consoles. The film has a to be announced 2011 projected release date.