Brian Grazer News

November 9, 2011
Brian Grazer Steps in as Oscars Producer
Reportedly, the Academy wants Eddie Murphy back as host -- and making it happen is the first job on Grazer's list. More...

October 24, 2011
Brian Grazer Says Dark Tower Budget Cuts Mean "It's Gonna Get Made"
The producer says they've taken "$45 million, $50 million" out of the budget. More...

June 21, 2011
Ron Howard and Brian Grazer Celebrate 25 Years of Imagine-ing
The duo reflects on earlier successes and looks ahead to future projects like "The Dark Tower" in this new Deadline interview. More...

May 17, 2011
Universal Armors Up for Arabian Knights
If everything goes according to plan, Brian Grazer will produce an "Arabian Knights" movie for Universal. More...

August 24, 2010
Tower Heist Comes Together with Stiller, Ratner, and Grazer
It took almost four years, but it looks like Universal's "Tower Heist" is moving forward, with Ben Stiller attached to star, Brian Grazer producing, and Brett Ratner in the director's chair. More...

December 2, 2008
Grazer Explains Crowe's Dual Nottingham Roles
Apparently unconcerned about giving away every major plot point of Ridley Scott's "Nottingham" before it even starts filming, producer Brian Grazer has told MTV how it will come to pass that Russell Crowe will end up playing dual roles in the film. More...

October 10, 2008
Weekly Ketchup: Steve Carell to Get Smart again.
This week saw the announcement of a couple of sequels, some casting news/rumors for two big DC Comics titles, two new biopics and adaptations of some classic English lit. Thankfully, no remakes this week! More...

September 18, 2008
Anna Faris Pulls Out of Lovelace Biopic
Shattering the hearts of nudity-craving fanboys everywhere, Anna Faris has apparently decided not to star in Brian Grazer's Linda Lovelace biopic after all, citing a desire to "stick to comedies." More...

July 16, 2008
Grazer, Spike Lee Ready to Start Riots
After years of delays, Brian Grazer and Spike Lee appear to be making progress on L.A. Riots, Lee's look at the mayhem that erupted in the city in 1992. More...

October 25, 2007
Ron Howard Prepares to Unleash Angels & Demons
One of the many high-profile productions being affected by the looming writers' strike is Angels & Demons, the follow-up to The Da Vinci Code -- but if director Ron Howard and his fellow filmmakers have anything to say about it, their sequel's progress will be unimpeded. More...

July 13, 2007
Leonardo DiCaprio as Hugh Hefner?
We already know that Brian Grazer is producing and Brett Ratner is directing "Playboy," a big-screen bio-pic on Hugh Hefner -- but is Leonardo DiCaprio now on board to star? More...

June 25, 2007
Universal to Deliver Biopic About the World's Biggest "Playboy"
And you'll never guess who they got to direct the flick... More...

May 11, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: "Spider-Man 4" Villain Talk, George Lucas Smack Talk, "Hulk" Girlfriend Talk, And More!
In this week's Ketchup, talk has already focused on what villains may appear in the next "Spider-Man" flick, George Lucas takes a swipe at "Spider-Man 3" but dishes little on his own work, and "The Hulk" gets not only a new male lead, but a replacement girlfriend for the sequel. More...

April 20, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: Ed Norton As "Incredible Hulk," Ledger's Scary Joker, Early Reactions to "Spider-Man 3," And More!
In This Week's Ketchup, Edward Norton gets to take over the role of Bruce Banner in "The Incredible Hulk," Heath Ledger will portray a darker, scarier Joker than what audiences are accustomed to in "The Dark Knight," and "Spider-Man 3" received some glowing early reviews. More...

January 26, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: Sundance Reviews, Oscars Announced, Connery On "Indy 4," And More!
In this week's Ketchup, our correspondents from The Sundance Festival gave their thoughts on several premiering films, and the Oscar nominations were first announced, then debated. More...

December 27, 2006
Spike Lee to Direct James Brown Biopic
Not two days after the death of legendary R&B singer James Brown comes the news that producer Brian Grazer and director Spike Lee plan to direct a movie version of the singer's life. Well that was fast! More...

December 8, 2006
Spike Lee to Stage "Riots" for Universal
Spike Lee's not sitting around waiting for the reported "Inside Man" sequel to get rolling; along with producer Brian Grazer, Lee will helm "L.A. Riots" for Universal. The project will be based, of course, on the 1992 L.A. riots that occurred after the acquittal of the cops who beat up Rodney King. More...

November 2, 2006
Spike, Denzel, Clive & Jodie to Reunite for "Inside Man" Sequel
If there was one successful flick from last year that I didn't think would earn a sequel, it was Spike Lee's "Inside Man." Shows how much I know, right? More...

June 14, 2006
Magnum P.I. Still Taking His Time Getting to the Big Screen
Still dying to hear about some progress on the "Magnum P.I." movie? OK, so far all nine of you, we have a report from IGN FilmForce and UGO.com that basically says the following: It's gonna happen, we don't really know when, and the guy who did "Dodgeball" is currently at work on the screenplay. More...

April 5, 2006
Luhrman's Period Piece Gets Bumped from Production Slate
Baz Luhrmann, director of Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge, was planning to get his 1930's period piece underway this September, but budgeting woes, and the tenuous availability of stars Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman, have conspired to send the project into development hell ... for the time being, anyway. More...

March 29, 2006
Lucy Liu is a "Beautiful Asian Bride" -- obviously!
Variety reports on a new comedy project starring the lovely Ms. Lucy Liu. It's called "Beautiful Asian Brides," and it's a project that's been bouncing around Hollywood for quite some time, but with Universal hiring a pair of screenwriters to polish the thing up, the flick might just be ready to walk down the aisle already. More...

February 14, 2006
Denzel, Crowe, and Sir Ridley go "Gangster"
Looks like Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington might soon be having a reunion, and no it's not a sequel to "Virtuosity." Ridley Scott is in talks to direct the pair in "American Gangster," the story of a 70s-era drug lord who imported his wares through decidedly unpleasant means. More...

July 25, 2005
WB Elects to Do a White "House" Comedy
Screenwriter Stacy Sherman has sold her very first script, "The People's House," to Warner Bros., while director / screenwriter / husband Billy Ray will help out as an executive producer. More...

July 19, 2005
Brett Ratner to Direct Eddie Murphy/Chris Rock Heist Comedy
Once he's done with Fox's "X-Men 3," director Brett Ratner will head over to Imagine Entertainment to helm a new buddy-heist-comedy starring Eddie Murphy and Chris Rock. More...

April 22, 2005
"Arrested" Gang Leaps From Network to Features
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April 18, 2005
Foster, Owen and Denzel to Do an "Inside" Job
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March 29, 2005
Howard & Grazer Snag Another "Power" Pitch
The always-busy team of director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer have just snagged the rights to yet another project they really dig. This one's called "The Power of Duff" and Variety says it's about "a TV news anchor whose grief over his father's death prompts him to pray aloud during newscasts. When his prayers begin getting answered, the newsman becomes a most controversial TV figure." More...