Neil Burger News

July 25, 2011
Neil Burger Rides with Bonnie and Clyde
He'll direct an adaptation of Jeff Guinn's nonfiction account of the duo's exploits. More...

July 7, 2011
Neil Burger to Write and Direct Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Let the Nathan Fillion fan campaign begin again! More...

November 5, 2009
Bradley Cooper Enters Dark Fields
Bradley Cooper has agreed to star in "Dark Fields," a Neil Burger-directed thriller about a down-on-his-luck writer who uses a pill to increase his intelligence -- only to discover it has some fairly awful side effects. More...

July 28, 2009
Paramount Eyes New Rats of NIMH Adaptation
Decades after it was adapted as a Don Bluth animated adventure, Paramount is prepping a new film based on "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH," with Neil Burger in talks to write the screenplay. More...

June 17, 2009
Neil Burger Circles Bride of Frankenstein Remake
Universal and Imagine are in talks with Neil Burger to direct a planned remake of 1935's "Bride of Frankenstein." More...

September 18, 2008
Burger, LaBeouf Close to Dark Fields
According to director Neil Burger, he's just about ready to start filming "Dark Fields," his Shia LaBeouf-led adaptation of the 2002 Alan Glynn novel about "a pill that makes you smarter." More...

April 14, 2008
Shia LaBeouf Enters The Dark Fields
Shia LaBeouf is set to star as a man whose experiments with a top-secret drug have serious consequences in Neil Burger's The Dark Fields, a thriller based on the book by Alan Glynn. More...

September 18, 2006
"Crash" Producer's Magic Turns "Illusionist" Into Gold
Thanks to Bob Yari's crafty marketing, the self-released indie pic has transformed from a middling Sundance selection to a profit-turning surprise success. More...

January 14, 2005
Norton Takes Magical Role in "The Illusionist"
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