Anand Tucker News

May 8, 2006
Weitz Checks "Compass" and Returns to Fantasy
Chris Weitz is back behind the helm of "His Dark Materials" (chapter 1) after seeing the project turned over to "Shopgirl" director Anand Tucker ... who has also been removed from the project. More...

August 9, 2005
New Line Goes with Anand Tucker for "His Dark Materials"
After Chris Weitz said "thanks but no thanks" to directing New Line's epic adventure "The Golden Compass," the studio looked to a variety of heavy hitters like Ridley Scott and David Cronenberg, but they eventually gave the job to one Anand Tucker, director of "Hilary and Jackie," the upcoming "Shopgirl," and a few documentary pieces. More...

July 12, 2005
Trailer Bulletin: Shopgirl
MovieWeb.com is the first to offer the classy and amusing trailer for "Shopgirl," a grown-up romantic comedy starring Steve Martin ("The Jerk"), Claire Danes ("Terminator 3") and Jason Schwartzman ("Rushmore"). Martin adapted his own novella into screenplay form, and the director is Anand Tucker, a filmmaker whose last feature was 1998's "Hilary and Jackie." More...