"Caesar: Rise Of The Apes" @ Mammoth Studios Burnaby

"Where Man Once Stood Supreme- Now Rule The Apes..."

The Fox "Planet Of The Apes" prequel "Caesar: Rise Of The Apes" has opened production offices at Mammoth Studios in Burnaby, BC, prepping for a mid-July start in Vancouver, to be directed by Ruper Wyatt.

"...'Caesar: Rise of the Apes' is centered on genetic research.

'Will' is a doctor trying to cure Alzheimers, a disease that afflicts his father. He's working with monkeys to create a benign virus that can get into brain tissue and restore functionality. After his research is shut down he's left with just one chimp, the child of his most promising subject and Will raises him at home.

Young 'Caesar' is incredibly intelligent for an ape, and over time continues to mutate and evolve, looking less like a chimp and moving on from sign language to actual speech.

Eventually Caesar ends up leading an army of apes in an uprising just as a catastrophe strikes mankind..."

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Lionsgate Rides With "The Lincoln Lawyer"

Lionsgate has acquired North American distribution rights to "The Lincoln Lawyer", based on author Michael Connelly's best-selling novel, starring Matthew "I Chew a Toothbrush All Day" McConaughey, Marisa Tomei, Ryan Phillippe and William H. Macy.

Brad Furman ("The Take") will direct the feature from a screenplay by John Romano ("Nights in Rodanthe").

Lakeshore Entertainment and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment are producing with Stone Village Pictures, looking at a July start.

"The Lincoln Lawyer" follows criminal defense attorney 'Mickey Haller', who holds court out of the backseat of a Lincoln Town Car, before getting involved in a criminal case that will change his life forever.

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"The A-Team" Loves It When A Plan Comes Together

Sneak Peek the new international posters for the Vancouver-lensed TV series adaptation "The A-Team", starring Liam Neeson ("Darkman").

As in the original series, "The A-Team" follows the adventures of three US soldiers who were arrested for a crime they did not commit.

After managing to escape from military prison, the men join forces with 'Captain H.M. Murdock', their reconnaissance pilot, as a team of soldiers of fortune.

The new film will be released in North America June 11, 2010 by 20th Century Fox.

"The A-Team" is directed by Joe Carnahan ("Narc") for producers Sir Ridley and Tony Scott.

Original "A-team" TV series producer Jules Daly and series creator Stephen J. Cannell are both involved in the new feature.

According to screenwriter Michael Brandt, the adaptation is more gritty in its depiction of violence, in the vein of "Die Hard" and "Casino Royale".

Cast also includes Bradley Cooper as 'Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck', Quinton Jackson as 'Sgt. B.A. "Bad Attitude" Baracus', Sharlto Copley as 'Capt. H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock', Jessica Biel as 'Lt. Carissa Sosa', Patrick Wilson as 'Lynch' and Gerald McRaney as 'General Morrison'.

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Stephen King's "Haven" Starts In Nova Scotia

The new Showcase TV pilot "Haven", directed by Adam Kane ("Pushing Daisies"), based on the novella "The Colorado Kid" by author Stephen King, started production April 20 in Lunenburg , Nova Scotia, starring Emily Rose ("ER") as 'Audrey Parker', an FBI agent with 'a lost past' who arrives in the small town of 'Haven, Maine' to solve the killing of a local ex-con.

The new show will air over the Syfy network.

"... Audrey's natural curiosity lands her in the epicenter of activity in this curious enclave, which turns out to be a longtime refuge for people that are afflicted with a remarkable range of supernatural abilities.

As the townspeople’s dormant abilities begin to express themselves, Audrey helps keep these forces at bay while discovering the many secrets of Haven – including one surrounding her own surprising past in this extraordinary place..."

"The Colorado Kid" mystery novel was first published in a 2005 paperback-only edition, written by King for the "Hard Case Crime"imprint.

The third-person narrative concerns the investigation of the body of an unidentified man found on a tiny island off the coast of Maine. Lacking any identification or obvious clues, the case reaches nothing but repeated dead-ends. Well over a year later the man is identified, but all further important questions remain unanswered.

The two-man staff of the island newspaper maintain a longstanding fascination with the case, and twenty-five years later use the mysterious tale to ply the friendship and test the investigative mettle of a postgrad intern rookie reporter.

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