By now, you've probably heard that "Pride and Prejudice" heroine Elizabeth Bennet will be fighting off a zombie invasion in Seth Grahame-Smith's upcoming novel, "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies." Hollywood studios are already reportedly already fighting for the rights to the book, but amazingly, "Zombies" will be beaten by another Jane Austen sci-fi adaptation -- "Pride and Predator."
According to Variety, Elton John's Rocket Pictures is bringing the project to the big screen, directed by Will Clark, who cowrote the script with Andrew Kemble and John Pape. The story will apparently follow the original novel -- until an alien crash lands in the village of Meryton and begins to murder the inhabitants. Read More...
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When Hasbro and Universal struck a deal to turn toy and game properties into movies, I don't know that we ever thought it would go this far. "Transformers" and "G.I. Joe" made sense, as they had cartoons and comic books to make movies out of. Then came plans to turn board games like "Monopoly" and "Candyland" into movies -- plans that attracted talent like Ridley Scott. Now comes "Stretch Armstrong." According to 
There's an odd literary trend going on in Hollywood right now -- adapting nonfiction guides into fictional stories. This month, we got "He's Just Not That Into You" which was originally a self-help book for lovelorn women, sometime in 2010 we'll get Hilary Swank's version of food and culture guide "French Women Don't Get Fat." So, why not Mick Conefrey's "The Adventurer's Handbook"? 
Unless you've been living under a rock, you've heard of a 
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