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It didn’t take Warner Bros. long to take pre-emptive screen rights to Tin Men, the latest book proposal from NY Times bestselling author Christopher Golden (The Shadow Saga, Body of Evidence) which scored publishing and film deals within a week at auction. Chernin Entertainment will produce with Pete Donaldson with Golden onboard as executive producer; a screenwriter is being sought now to adapt a script from the proposal and novel. On the lit side, Random House won North American publishing rights and will book a hardcover release in spring of 2014. Plot details are under lock and key but Golden’s specialty is YA horror-fantasy thrillers and suspense tales, including numerous comics and novels in Joss Whedon‘s Buffyverse and co-authored works with collaborators including Hellboy creator Mike Mignola (Baltimore, or The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire and Amber Benson (Ghosts Of Albion). Tin Men marks the latest Golden book property to be snatched up by Hollywood. Alex Proyas is attached to adapt and direct Joe Golem And The Drowning City from the book by Golden and Mignola, in development at Constantin Films and produced by Donaldson and Gotham Entertainment. Talent, adapted from Golden’s graphic novel co-written with Tom Sniegoski, is set up at Universal under Mark Platt and Boom Entertainment. Fox 2000 has The Secret Journeys Of Jack London, which ... Read More »

Related: OSCARS: 85th Academy Award Nominations The six-part video series Behind The Ballot that launched today on Oscar.com features panels of experts breaking down what Oscar voters look for in contenders for Production Design, Cinematography, Makeup & Hairstyling, Film Editing, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing and Costume Design. In the seemingly endless chatter about the marquee categories during an awards season that seems to get longer every year, it’s a refreshing initiative that shines a light on the behind-the-scenes folks that form the backbone of the year’s best movies. A new video will debut each week — the lead-off panel is Cinematography, which features a chat with DPs Daryn Okada, Theo van de Sande and Mandy Walker (check it out below). Here’s the full lineup announced today by the Academy: Production Design: Scott Chambliss, “Cowboys & Aliens,” “Star Trek,” “Mission: Impossible III” Alex McDowell, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “Minority Report,” “Fight Club” Jeannine Oppewall, “Catch Me If You Can,” “Pleasantville,” “L.A. Confidential” Bo Welch, “Men in Black,” “Batman Returns,” “Edward Scissorhands” Makeup and Hairstyling: Cydney Cornell, “The Artist,” “The Aviator,” “American Beauty” Mike Elizalde, “Hellboy II: The Golden Army,” “Fantastic Four,” “Men in Black” Beth Miller, “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” “The Nutty Professor,” “Dances with Wolves,” Christien Tinsley, “No Country for Old Men,” “The Passion of the Christ,” “Ocean’s Eleven” Film Editing: Mark Goldblatt, “X-Men The Last Stand,” “Armageddon,” “The Terminator” Virginia Katz, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1,” “Dreamgirls,” “Kinsey” Lynzee Klingman, “Man on the Moon,” ... Read More »