Brittany Murphy’s British-born screenwriter husband Simon Monjack was found dead at his Hollywood Hills home on Sunday night. He was 39. Murphy, who had roles in Clueless, 8 Mile, and Just Married, died of pneumonia five months ago. She was 32. Monjack, who had been suffering from a serious heart condition, co-wrote the original story of Factory Girl. The 2006 film — Captain Mauzner received screenplay credit — starred Guy Pearce and Sienna Miller as pop cult figure Andy Warhol and one of his muses, Edie Sedgwick. George Hickenlooper directed. Monjack also directed, produced, and co-wrote (with Nick McDowell and Jessica Wells) the 2001 drug-rehabilitation drama Two Days, Nine Lives, starring Luke Goss and Sienna Guillory.
- 5/24/2010
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Chace Crawford will star in the Paramount Pictures' remake of "Footloose." He replaces Zac Efron who decided against the project in such a short period of time after "High School Musical 3." Filming is said to start in March next year. Dylan Sellers produces the film alongside director Kenny Ortega and Craig Zadan, a producer of the original film. Neil Meron also produces. Zadan is up next in Joel Schumacher's drama "Twelve" alongside Kiefer Sutherland, Emma Roberts, Ellen Barkin, 50 Cent and Rory Culkin. That film is based on the novel by Nick McDowell which newcomer Jordan Melamed is adapting for Gaumont, Original Media and Radar Pictures. In the 1984 film, Kevin Bacon starred as Ren McCormack, a teen with happy feet in a town where dancing is frowned upon. John Lithgow plays Reverend Shaw Moore, the ringleader against dancing and father of the girl McCormack has a romantic interest in...
- 5/20/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Chace Crawford will star in the Paramount Pictures' remake of "Footloose." He replaces Zac Efron who decided against the project in such a short period of time after "High School Musical 3." Filming is said to start in March next year. Dylan Sellers produces the film alongside director Kenny Ortega and Craig Zadan, a producer of the original film. Neil Meron also produces. Zadan is up next in Joel Schumacher's drama "Twelve" alongside Kiefer Sutherland, Emma Roberts, Ellen Barkin, 50 Cent and Rory Culkin. That film is based on the novel by Nick McDowell which newcomer Jordan Melamed is adapting for Gaumont...
- 5/20/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Chace Crawford will star in the Paramount Pictures' remake of "Footloose." He replaces Zac Efron who decided against the project in such a short period of time after "High School Musical 3." Filming is said to start in March next year. Dylan Sellers produces the film alongside director Kenny Ortega and Craig Zadan, a producer of the original film. Neil Meron also produces. Zadan is up next in Joel Schumacher's drama "Twelve" alongside Kiefer Sutherland, Emma Roberts, Ellen Barkin, 50 Cent and Rory Culkin. That film is based on the novel by Nick McDowell which newcomer Jordan Melamed is adapting for Gaumont...
- 5/20/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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