Bridges is a "Giver"
Jeff Bridges will star and produce the feature film The Giver based on the 1994 novel by Lois Lowry--and folks, the plotline is a doozy. I'm just going to have to take it word-for-word from the Hollywood Reporter article:
"Described as being in the vein of 1984 and Brave New World, the book carries the theme of sacrificing humanity for societal stability. It presents a world without pain, pleasure, racial or socioeconomic differences, crime, poverty, sickness, free will or love. In the community, every member has a role, and 12-year-old Jonas is chosen to be the community's Receiver of Memories. Under the tutelage of a wise old man known as the Giver (Bridges), he gradually discovers the disturbing truth about his world: that its people have chosen to give up their humanity to create a more stable society. They must now struggle against the weight of this hypocrisy."
Wow. That's going to be a bright and cheery film. I can't wait.
Pan lives!
Peter Pan, Wendy, Tinkerbell, Hook, The Lost Boys--all your favorite Peter Pan characters get to come to life when Revolution Studios, along with Walt Disney Co. and Sony's Columbia Pictures, bring the endearing J.M. Barrie story to the big screen in a live-action motion picture.
Of course, the story has been done and done--on television, on film, on stage--but we're always game for another rendition, especially when they are talking to the likes of Jason Isaacs (The Patriot) to play Captain Hook. But we are also a tad skeptical. Remember Steven Spielberg's lame attempt to bring an updated Pan to screen with Hook? Yikes. I can tell you one thing: they are not going to approach Julia Roberts to play Tinkerbell.