Mike Werb News

August 2, 2006
George Clooney Digs "Pet Sematary"?
Now here's a piece of news that's pretty cool, if only because I love horror movies and I've always dug George Clooney. Seems the movie star has been tagged to star in Paramount's remake of "Pet Sematary," which (of course) is based on the Stephen King novel of the same (misspelled) name. More...

May 17, 2005
Screen Gems Gets Rolling With Its "Tekken" Adaptation
Variety brings news of the next video game movie to hit production. The title is "Tekken," and the property was picked up by Screen Gems (from Dimension), with a production date scheduled for late fall. Director Charles Stone III ("Drumline," "Mr. 3000") is an admitted fan of the "Tekken" video game, which is news that might give other fans some high hopes for the movie version. More...

February 28, 2005
Screenwriter Michael Werb Talks "Tekken" and "Face/Off 2"
Screenwriter Michael Werb spoke with Screenwriting Magazine about the "Tekken" movie and a possible "Face/Off" sequel, Dark Horizons reports. Werb said Brian White is in talks to play the lead role. "You get guys like White, and whoever else, and suddenly you've got people that look like they belong in the world." However, since the movie is based on a videogame, the movie needs "more than effects and skirmishes on screen to hold an audience." More...