Adaptations

Akira Kurosawa's last script, Masque of the Black Death, will be made into an anime film. Co-written with Masato Ide, the script was based on Edgar Allen Poe's Masque of the Red Death about an extravagant price who holds a masquerade while a plague is devastating the people outside. This version will be set it in early 20th century Russia. It will be jointly produced by Japan's Kurosawa Production and Lotus, America's Lexicon Film Entertainment and Harbor Light Entertainment, and Singapore's Upside Down Entertainment. Planned 2010 release.

Stephen Chow will direct and play Kato in the Seth Rogen starring Green Hornet movie. Now with a June 25, 2010, release date, it’ll be Chow’s American directorial debut.

DJ Caruso on the Y The Last Man movie.

Jude Law is in solid negotiations to play Watson in the Guy Ritchie Sherlock Holmes.

Clark Duke has been cast as best friend Marty in Matthew Vaughn’s Kick-Ass.

Kirsten Dunst will produce and star in A Jealous Ghost, directed by Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego. Based on A.N. Wilson’s novel, Megan Holley adapted the story of an American who goes to London to write a dissertation on Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw, when life starts reflecting the ghost story. Holley will do one more draft of the script before Paramount Vantage puts it into production.