June 3, 2009
Jeff Nathanson Signs on for Summit's Houdini
Summit has hired Jeff Nathanson to write and direct their Harry Houdini action-adventure project, to be loosely adapted from William Kalush and Larry Sloman's "The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero."
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May 22, 2009
Summit's Houdini Pic Gets a Writer
Following up on its plans to make Harry Houdini into "a character who is part Indiana Jones and part Sherlock Holmes," Summit Entertainment has hired "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" writer Jeff Nathanson to pen the script for its upcoming action thriller.
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September 3, 2008
Nathanson Discovers The 39 Clues
Jeff Nathanson, the writer of the "Rush Hour" sequels, has signed on to pen "The 39 Clues," the DreamWorks adaptation of Scholastic's new youth mystery series. Steven Spielberg is "eyeing to direct."
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January 16, 2007
First Pics of "Rush Hour 3" Hit the Scene
Step right up, "Rush Hour" fans, we've got you're very first snapshots from the flick's second sequel, the cleverly-titled "Rush Hour 3," which reunites Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker with director Brett Ratner and screenwriter Jeff Nathanson -- plus a few new friends/foes.
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May 4, 2006
"Rush Hour 3" to Rush Into Production
Looks like it's finally a done deal: Director Brett Ratner, screenwriter Jeff Nathanson, and stars Jackie Chan & Chris Tucker are all locked in for "Rush Hour 3," which New Line hopes to shoot later this year in preparation for a summer '07 release date.
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March 27, 2006
Ratner Talks "X-Men" and "Rush Hour" Sequels
IESB.net's Movie Reporter had a rather intriguing interview with filmmaker Brett Ratner recently, and the guy offered all kinds of dish on "Rush Hour 3," "X-Men 3," and the various spin-offs that are planned for everyone's favorite team of mutated crime-fighters.
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March 7, 2006
Spielberg Puts Koepp to Work on "Indy 4"
During his Oscar coverage, Fox's Roger Friedman got to share a few words with director Steven Spielberg, and the bullet points seem to be these: 1) the filmmaker wants to take some time off right now, 2) "Indiana Jones 4" looks to be the next project on his plate, and 3) Jeff Nathanson's screenplay has been handed over to mega-scribe David Koepp for fine-tuning.
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November 21, 2005
Ask Anyone Who Drives to Work if a "Rush Hour" is a Good Thing
Not very long ago we (I mean: everyone) reported that "Rush Hour 3" probably wouldn't happen because Chris Tucker was allegedly unhappy with the $20 million he was being offered. Well, apparently Tucker's business manager is a pretty convincing guy, because it now looks like Tucker, Jackie Chan, director Brett Ratner, and screenwriter Jeff Nathanson have signed up to deliver what the world really and truly wants: A third action comedy about a black guy and an Asian guy who bicker a whole lot.
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May 31, 2005
Chris Tucker's Loss is Indy's Gain
Not too long ago we mentioned that Chris Tucker was about to make Jackie Chan, director Brett Ratner, and screenwriter Jeff Nathanson a whole lot richer by agreeing to star in "Rush Hour 3." But now Variety reports that Mr. Tucker has passed on a $20 million paycheck and said "No thanks" to a "Rush Hour 3."
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