David Weiss News

April 24, 2012
Paramount Hires Smurfs Writers for Ringling Brothers
...The greatest show on Earth? More...

June 10, 2008
Sony Prepping Live-Action/CGI Smurfs Film
The long-in-development Smurfs movie has jumped from Paramount/Nickelodeon to Sony -- and from 3-D CGI to a live-action/CGI hybrid. More...

July 12, 2006
Another Bout of "Babysitting"?
Remember the 1987 comedy "Adventures in Babysitting"? The charming little farce that marked the directorial debut of Chris Columbus and kick-started Elisabeth Shue's acting career? Wasn't that a fun little movie? Yeah, well, Disney's remaking it. Awesome. More...

February 9, 2006
"Blandings" Remake Morphs Into "Are We There Yet 2"
Variety reports on one really weird turn of events over at Revolution Studios. Their long-discussed remake of 1948's "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House" is being re-shaped into an Ice Cube sequel entitled "Are We Done Yet?" Strange but true, movie fans. More...