Los Angeles — From its very beginnings, the imposing marble edifice with the glistening copper dome rising 100 feet above the edge of downtown Los Angeles has been a major Hollywood production.
During the Golden Era, MGM co-founder Louis B. Mayer, along with fellow movie moguls Irving Thalberg, Carl Laemmle and the Warner brothers, helped bankroll the cavernous Wilshire Boulevard Temple, which debuted in 1929 as the cornerstone of the largest Jewish congregation west of Chicago.
The Tinseltown synagogue became known as the "Temple to the Stars" and served as the featured set location for everything from A-list weddings to an episode of "Entourage."
Now, in the grand tradition of long-running Hollywood franchises, La's oldest synagogue is getting a $150 million reboot – just in time for summer release.
In the coming weeks, the sanctuary's ornate front doors will open for the first time in nearly two years, allowing the public to see a restoration...
During the Golden Era, MGM co-founder Louis B. Mayer, along with fellow movie moguls Irving Thalberg, Carl Laemmle and the Warner brothers, helped bankroll the cavernous Wilshire Boulevard Temple, which debuted in 1929 as the cornerstone of the largest Jewish congregation west of Chicago.
The Tinseltown synagogue became known as the "Temple to the Stars" and served as the featured set location for everything from A-list weddings to an episode of "Entourage."
Now, in the grand tradition of long-running Hollywood franchises, La's oldest synagogue is getting a $150 million reboot – just in time for summer release.
In the coming weeks, the sanctuary's ornate front doors will open for the first time in nearly two years, allowing the public to see a restoration...
- 6/2/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Lily Collins ( The Blind Side ) has been offered the role of Stormy Llewellyn in writer/director Stephen Sommers' Odd Thomas and would star opposite Anton Yelchin in the thriller, reports Variety . First appearing in 2003's "Odd Thomas," Dean Koontz has returned to the character, a clairvoyant with the power to see (but not hear) the dead, for three subsequent books, "Forever Odd," "Brother Odd" and "Odd Hours," as well as for two graphic novels. Filming is set to begin May 2 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. John Baldecchi and Howard Kaplan are producing through their Fusion Films, while Sommers will also produce for the Sommers Co.
- 3/25/2011
- Comingsoon.net
Yesterday came word that Edgar Ramirez was up for the role of the villain in the upcoming "Superman" reboot at Warner Bros. Pictures.
Today, Deadline is reporting that Michael Shannon ("Revolutionary Road," "Boardwalk Empire") is also up for the role, and like the previous report doesn't go into specifics about which particular bad guy he might play.
Meanwhile "The Blind Side" star Lily Collins has been offered the role of Stormy Llewellyn in Stephen Sommers' adaptation of Dean Koontz's 2003 novel "Odd Thomas" for Fusion Films says Variety.
The story follows Odd Thomas (Anton Yelchin), an optimistic twenty-year-old short-order cook who can see both dead people and the shadowy figures called 'bodachs' that appear around death and disaster.
When bodachs seem to be swarming around a diner customer he nicknames 'Fungus Man', Odd is convinced the man is connected to a terrible catastrophe about to occur.
Shooting kicks off May 2nd in Santa Fe,...
Today, Deadline is reporting that Michael Shannon ("Revolutionary Road," "Boardwalk Empire") is also up for the role, and like the previous report doesn't go into specifics about which particular bad guy he might play.
Meanwhile "The Blind Side" star Lily Collins has been offered the role of Stormy Llewellyn in Stephen Sommers' adaptation of Dean Koontz's 2003 novel "Odd Thomas" for Fusion Films says Variety.
The story follows Odd Thomas (Anton Yelchin), an optimistic twenty-year-old short-order cook who can see both dead people and the shadowy figures called 'bodachs' that appear around death and disaster.
When bodachs seem to be swarming around a diner customer he nicknames 'Fungus Man', Odd is convinced the man is connected to a terrible catastrophe about to occur.
Shooting kicks off May 2nd in Santa Fe,...
- 3/25/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Dean Koontz’s best series of the last decade would arguably be The Odd Thomas series. It was only a matter of time that someone in Hollywood would pick up on this and the film adaptation would begin. The first casting announcement was been made and we think everyone will be happy with the choice...
Anton Yelchin (Terminator: Salvation Star Trek) is set to star in Odd Thomas, the book that follows a young man, Odd Thomas, who is silently approached by the ghost of a young girl brutally raped and murdered, and through his unique ability to understand the dead, he is psychically led to her killer, a former schoolmate named Harlo Landerson. With this opening, we are introduced to Odd's world. Koontz soon discloses how Odd was named and begins, layer by layer, to show how Odd's dysfunctional upbringing has shaped his life, and as those details are uncovered,...
Anton Yelchin (Terminator: Salvation Star Trek) is set to star in Odd Thomas, the book that follows a young man, Odd Thomas, who is silently approached by the ghost of a young girl brutally raped and murdered, and through his unique ability to understand the dead, he is psychically led to her killer, a former schoolmate named Harlo Landerson. With this opening, we are introduced to Odd's world. Koontz soon discloses how Odd was named and begins, layer by layer, to show how Odd's dysfunctional upbringing has shaped his life, and as those details are uncovered,...
- 2/8/2011
- by Keepers of the Bid
- Horrorbid
Anton Yelchin has signed on for the Dean Koontz adaptation Odd Thomas , ShockTillYouDrop.com has learned. To be directed by Stephen Sommers ( G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra , The Mummy ), the film will bring to the screen to the young man who has the power to see (but not hear) the dead. First appearing in the novel "Odd Thomas," Koontz also featured the character in three subsequent books, "Forever Odd," "Brother Odd" and "Odd Hours," as well in for two graphic novels. Yelchin is best known for sci-fi appearances in Star Trek and Terminator Salvation , but will break into horror with the upcoming remake of Fright Night . Howard Kaplan, John Baldecchi and Sommers are producing the project, budgeted at $47 million. Sommers wrote the...
- 2/8/2011
- Comingsoon.net
Anton Yelchin is the first to join the cast of the $47 million adaptation of Dean R. Koontz's 2003 novel "Odd Thomas" for Fusion Films reports Shock Till You Drop.
The story follows Odd Thomas, an optimistic twenty-year-old short-order cook who can see both dead people and the shadowy figures called 'bodachs' that appear around death and disaster. When bodachs seem to be swarming around a diner customer he nicknames 'Fungus Man', Odd is convinced the man is connected to a terrible catastrophe about to occur.
Stephen Sommers is directing the movie from a script he adapted. Howard Kaplan and John Baldecchi will produce but no production start date has yet been set.
The story follows Odd Thomas, an optimistic twenty-year-old short-order cook who can see both dead people and the shadowy figures called 'bodachs' that appear around death and disaster. When bodachs seem to be swarming around a diner customer he nicknames 'Fungus Man', Odd is convinced the man is connected to a terrible catastrophe about to occur.
Stephen Sommers is directing the movie from a script he adapted. Howard Kaplan and John Baldecchi will produce but no production start date has yet been set.
- 2/8/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Stephen Sommers ("The Mummy," "G.I. Joe") will direct a $47 million adaptation of Dean R. Koontz's 2003 novel "Odd Thomas" for Fusion Films reports Screen Daily.
The story follows Odd Thomas, an optimistic twenty-year-old short-order cook who can see both dead people and the shadowy figures called 'bodachs' that appear around death and disaster. When bodachs seem to be swarming around a diner customer he nicknames 'Fungus Man', Odd is convinced the man is connected to a terrible catastrophe about to occur.
Stephen Sommers is directing the movie from a script he adapted. Howard Kaplan and John Baldecchi will produce but no production start date has yet been set.
The story follows Odd Thomas, an optimistic twenty-year-old short-order cook who can see both dead people and the shadowy figures called 'bodachs' that appear around death and disaster. When bodachs seem to be swarming around a diner customer he nicknames 'Fungus Man', Odd is convinced the man is connected to a terrible catastrophe about to occur.
Stephen Sommers is directing the movie from a script he adapted. Howard Kaplan and John Baldecchi will produce but no production start date has yet been set.
- 11/5/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
According to reports director Stephen Sommers ("The Mummy") will adapt author Dean Koontz' novel "Odd Thomas", for producers Howard Kaplan and John Baldecchi.
The 'Odd Thomas' character debuted in Koontz's 2003 novel of the same name, as a twenty-year-old man who lives in the desert town of 'Pico Mundo', California, and is able to see spirits of the dead.
He is able to make himself heard to them but they cannot speak to him, although they may make signs or mouth words.
The ghost of Elvis Presley was once a constant companion to him, until Elvis moved on and the ghost of Frank Sinatra became Odd's new companion.
Odd's name was originally intended to be 'Todd', but there was an error on his birth certificate. His mother is a neurotic who has a psychotic fixation with handguns. Odd's father divorced her when Odd was one year old. His unique ability...
The 'Odd Thomas' character debuted in Koontz's 2003 novel of the same name, as a twenty-year-old man who lives in the desert town of 'Pico Mundo', California, and is able to see spirits of the dead.
He is able to make himself heard to them but they cannot speak to him, although they may make signs or mouth words.
The ghost of Elvis Presley was once a constant companion to him, until Elvis moved on and the ghost of Frank Sinatra became Odd's new companion.
Odd's name was originally intended to be 'Todd', but there was an error on his birth certificate. His mother is a neurotic who has a psychotic fixation with handguns. Odd's father divorced her when Odd was one year old. His unique ability...
- 11/4/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Screen Daily confirms Sommers is adapting the Koontz novel, writing and directing the feature film adaptation for producers Howard Kaplan and John Baldecchi. According to Production Weekly, Stephen Sommers ( Van Helsing , G.I.Joe ) is going to tackle an adaptation of the Dean Koontz novel "Odd Thomas" as well. Published in 2003 and the first in a string of novels, "Odd Thomas" follows the eponymous character and his supernatural abilities. Book one finds Odd working in a diner until he meets an unusual character dubbed the "Fungus Man" who he is convinced is up to no good and will unleash a sinister force in a small California town. Along the way, the book explores Odd's powers and readers find Odd being accompanied by the ghost of Elvis and...
- 11/4/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Cologne, Germany -- "Learning Italian," a spy comedy starring Kevin Costner and directed by Kevin Reynolds, has picked up €1.1 million ($1.5 million) in production funding from regional funding body FFF Bayern and the Bavarian Bank Fund.
Reynolds has teamed with Costner on "Waterworld" (1995) and "Robin Hood -- Prince of Thieves" (1991). The director's last feature was period actioner "Tristan + Isolde" (2006). Costner's latest is John Wells' downsizing drama "The Company Men," which was an audience favorite at Sundance.
"Learning Italian" is being set up as an international co-production between Diplomat Films and Germany's Bavaria Film Partners. Reynolds, Costner and Howard Kaplan are producing.
Fff Bayern also put up $1.5 million towards "Berlin Mitte," from veteran director Helmut Dietl. The feature, which Dietl co-wrote with Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre ("Solo Album"), is a modern-day update of Dietl's cult 1980s TV series "Kir Royal," which lampooned Munich high society. The new film is set in Berlin...
Reynolds has teamed with Costner on "Waterworld" (1995) and "Robin Hood -- Prince of Thieves" (1991). The director's last feature was period actioner "Tristan + Isolde" (2006). Costner's latest is John Wells' downsizing drama "The Company Men," which was an audience favorite at Sundance.
"Learning Italian" is being set up as an international co-production between Diplomat Films and Germany's Bavaria Film Partners. Reynolds, Costner and Howard Kaplan are producing.
Fff Bayern also put up $1.5 million towards "Berlin Mitte," from veteran director Helmut Dietl. The feature, which Dietl co-wrote with Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre ("Solo Album"), is a modern-day update of Dietl's cult 1980s TV series "Kir Royal," which lampooned Munich high society. The new film is set in Berlin...
- 2/25/2010
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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