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Universal chair to head Dreamworks?
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After weeks of speculation that Universal Pictures
chairman Stacey Snider was being considered to replace Paramount's president, it's been revealed that she is in fact in
talks with the company - but to supervise Dreamworks, their recent acquisition. Though Snider was not available for
comment, it's understood that Paramount wants her to run Dreamworks' live-action division, in hopes that she will guide
the studio to the major hits that will be necessary to make Paramount's massive investment begin to pay off.At Universal, Snider has been responsible for such successful (if not quality) franchises as The Mummy, Meet the Parents, and the Bourne and American Pie series, and her talents are in high demand. Though her home studio says it wants to keep her, Universal execs may not be willing to pay the salary that Snider's popularity in Hollywood will enable her to demand.
Fincher's Torso
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When he finishes Zodiac (currently filming, with Jake Gyllenhaal) and Benjamin Button (currently in development) for Paramount, David Fincher will continue to hang around the studio, this time
directing a screen version of Torso, a graphic novel that details Elliot Ness' post-Capone
stint as Cleveland's public safety officer. Torso was cowritten by Brian
Michael Bendis, who has since gone on to a very successful mainstream comic career in such series as
Daredevil and Ultimate Spider-Man.The novel's story is a fascinating one - and it's true, too. While Ness was working in Cleveland, torsos started showing up in the city's river and, at the same time, Ness began to get taunting letters from the killer. Despite his total lack of background in police work, the former treasury agent was able to put together a team to track down and arrest the man. The screenplay is being adapted by Ehren Kruger, and Todd McFarlane (who originally option the property) is among the producers.
Needless to say, it'll be ages before we see anything from this one, but it sounds like an incredible story. Have any of you read the graphic novel? What's the visual style like?
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