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The article profiles 39-year-old screenwriter David Leslie Johnson of Mansfield, Ohio. He has been writing for high-concept studio thriller projects. He has been able to work for film director Frank Darabont. His works include the horror thriller "Orphan," an adaptation of the ghost story "Lake Mungu," and "The Colony."

The article reports on the relaunch of film-production company Next Films by Mike Fleiss, creator of the reality show "The Bachelor." Fleiss and Chris Briggs, his producing partner, will the run Next Films and Emily Hirsch, a former William Morris Independent agent, will serve as the vice president of production and development. The company, which will continue to focus on the horror or thriller genre, sealed a deal with Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi to launch a horror franchise.

The article reports on Universal Pictures' remake of 1983 thriller film "Videodrome," directed by David Cronenberg. It states that Ehren Kruger is set to write the script and produce with Daniel Bobker. It mentions that the producers left the rights to Rene Malo who will be the executive producer of the film. It highlights that the new version will integrate possibilities of nanotechnology and bring in a large-scale science-fiction action thriller.

The article reports that James Mangold, helmer of "Walk the Line," is committed on directing a legal thriller film for Bold Films, a finance shingle and production based in Los Angeles, California. It states that the film's screenplay is written by Casey La Scala and Sasha Jenson. It mentions that the film will be produced by David Lancaster and Michel Litvak of Bold Films. It also notes that since the 2003's "Identity", Mangold has not directed a thriller film.

The article reports that the Nazi thriller film "Valkyrie," starring Tom Cruise will open on Christmas Day instead of December 26, 2008. It notes that "Valkyrie" is one of five wide releases opening on December 25 alone. It presents the four other releases including "Bedtime Stories," starring Adam Sandler, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett, "Marley and Me," starring Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson, and "The Spirit," directed by Frank Miller.

The article reviews the film "Basic Instinct," directed by Paul Verhoen and Michael Douglas.

The article reports that screenwriter William Monahan will pen a fact-based thriller for the U.S.-based Paramount Pictures Corp. The thriller is based on a Playboy article which follows a drug dealer who traded a prison sentence to go undercover. Graham King will produce the film together with Alexandra Milchan.

The article reports that Ellen Page and Cillian Murphy will star in the psychological thriller "Peacock," which was co-written by Michael Lander and Ryan Roy. Murphy's character has a split personality while Page portrays a struggling young mother. Lander will direct the film while Barry Mendel will produce the film for Mandate Pictures.

The article reports that Fox 2000 Pictures has attached film director Ridley Scott to direct "Stones," a supernatural thriller scripted by Matt Cirulnick in the U.S. The project revolves around the mysterious destruction of ancient religious sites around the world. Its development will resume after the Writers Guild of America strike concludes.

The article reviews the film "Doubt," directed by Patrick Shanley and starring Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

The article reports that Columbia Pictures has chosen Clive Owen to star in its action thriller "The International, " which is about an Interpol agent who investigates corruption at powerful banking institutions. The film will be directed by Tom Tykwer and will be produced by Mosaic Media Group's Charles Roven and Richard Suckle. Owen previously starred in Columbia's picture "Closer."

The article discusses the competition of several films in the U.S. including "Disturbia," from Paramount Pictures, "Perfect Stranger," from Sony Pictures, "Pathfinder," from 20th Century Fox, "300," from Warner Bros. Independent films are also presented including "Slow Burn," featuring rapper LL Cool J, action film "Redline," from Chicago Pictures, the animated picture "Aqua Teen Hunger Force," from First Look Pictures and "Lonely Hearts," from Samuel Goldwyn Films.

The article reviews the film "A Crime," directed by Manuel Pradal and starring Harvey Kietel.

The article reports on the initiative of Sony Pictures Digital Inc. to sign in scribe Akiva Goldsman from the film "The Da Vinci Code," for its plan to adapt a religious thriller. This religious thriller was considered a first, which was authored by Dan Brown entitled "Angels & Demons." Although this is still on its early stages, the production is planning to reassemble the production team that was behind "The Da Vinci Code."

The article reports that Beacon Pictures has tapped Josh Lucas to star in an untitled thriller film inspired by the Bernard-Henry Levy novel "Who Killed Daniel Pearl?". Beacon chief executive officer Charlie Lyons will produce the film while Kip Williams will direct. Production will begin in fall 2006.

The article reports on a program service, touted to be the first network created to gather horror/suspense movies and series from separate libraries owned by Columbia Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., offered by Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. and Comcast Corp. The movies and series will be free to Comcast's digital subscribers. Comcast and Sony will profit from advertising and from licensing fees from other cable operators.

The article reports that Amy Kaufman, former executive vice president of production at Focus Features, will produce a thriller film for Rogue Pictures. The film will be directed by Victor Garcia and written by Craig Gerber. The movie is about a girl who wakes up from a coma and finds herself in a haunted hospital ward.

The article provides information on the motion picture "Evilseek," which will be starred by Thomas Jane under the direction of Wayne Kramer. The supernatural thriller is about an evil-possessed cop who was so demoralized by a serial killer. The film will also be produced by Kramer for the Weinstein Co.

Reports on the movie project of Walden Media company about the Civil War thriller entitled "Manhunt," with relevance to the upcoming book "Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer," by James L. Swanson in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Inclusion of Harrison Ford to the movie portraying war hero Colonel Everton Conger; Focus of the film on Abraham Lincoln's assassination in 1865; Cast of the movie.

Reports on the planned motion picture "The Lookout," a dramatic thriller to be directed by Scott Frank and played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Producers of the movie; Description of the film's script; Career background of Gordon-Levitt.

Reports that Walt Disney Co. has bought domestic distribution rights for the thriller film "The Invisible," scripted by David Goyer. Film location; Target date to start shooting of the film; Plot of the film.

The article presents news from the television productions industry. Christina Ricci has signed with Alchemy Entertainment, the newly created management-production company headed by former William Morris agent Jason Barrett. Ricci will next be seen in thriller "The Gathering," to be released in January by the Weinstein Co. She last appeared opposite Charlize Theron in "Monster." CAA has signed reality producers Scott Hallock and Kevin Healey. Duo created and executives produced Sci Fi's "Scare Tactics" and earlier this year served as showrunners for NBC's "$25 Million Dollar Hoax." Hallock and Healey had previously been represented by the Kaplan Stahler Gruber Braun Agency.

The article reports that actor Michael Chiklis is set to join Lucy Liu in "Rise," the Sebastian Gutierrez-directed horror thriller that will shoot next month. Ghost Mouse Pictures, a partnership between Mandate, Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert, is mounting the project. Chiklis, who stars in FX series "The Shield," took "Rise" for his hiatus film. Greg Shapiro of Kingsgate Films and Carsten Lorenz are producing for Ghost House. Chiklis will next star as Ben Grimm/the Thing in the Tim Story directed Marvel Comics adaptation of "Fantastic Four," which 20th Century Fox Film Corp. releases on July 8.

The article reports that Fionnula Flanagan and Jeremy Northam have been cast in the psychological thriller "Checkmate." Flanagan will play the matriarch of the powerful Lazarov family, with Northam starring as a real estate magnate. First-timer Olivier Bonas is helming the picture, from Thema Production Russia in association with Big Star and Future Films. Dean Cain and Burt Young have completed voicework for indie toon "Firedog." Picture, about a dog with a fear of fire, also boasts the voices of Lauren Bacall, Tom Arnold, Tony Danza, Beverly D'Angelo, Michael Madsen and Frank Gorshin, who died on Tuesday.

Reviews the motion picture "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang," directed by Shane Black and starring Val Kilmer and Robert Downey Jr.

This article presents information how a quartet of wide releases aims to reverse a 11-week streak at the box office. Two laffers will duke it out as New Line's femme-friendly "Monster-in-Law" bows in 3,424 theaters while Universal's family pic "Kicking and Screaming" will debut at 3,457. Also bowing today are Rogue's martial arts actioner "Unleashed" at 1,955 venues and Dimension's thriller "Mindhunters" at 1 040. On this weekend last year, "Troy" bowed with $47 million, lifting total receipts for the frame to $1 12 million. Both New Line and Universal are optimistic about the prospects for their pics and believe the combo will lead to a boost at the wickets.

Reports on actress Halle Barre's casting to star in the psychological thriller "Perfect Stranger". Film producers; Berry's recent films.

Reports that actors Billy Bob Thornton and Kate Beckinsale are in negotiations to star in "Fade Out," a thriller written by Michael Cristofer. Description of the character to be played by Thornton; Producers of the movie; Beckinsale's other movie projects.

Reports on the move of Paramount Pictures Corp. to remake George Romero's horror-thriller "The Crazies" in the U.S. Update of the original storyline; Identification of the original director and writer of the film; Theme of the film.

The article offers a brief profile of screenwriter Chris Terrio who had been considered as one of the hottest talents in his time with the actor Ben Affleck-helmed Iran extraction thriller on his portfolio.

The article reports on the co-production and management of international sales of genre thriller film "Among the Living," by SND, the distribution-sales-production arm of France's M6 Group Inc., from cult Gallic scare-fare directors Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo.

The article reports on the pitch acquired by Focus Features LLC for an untitled thriller film from director Craig Zobel, who will direct and write the project.

The article reports that Tyro scriptwriter John Drumm has sold an untitled thriller pitch to Davis Entertainment Co.

The article reports on the casting of an untitled international suspense thriller for Focus Features LLC and Working Title Films Ltd. which includes Australian actor Eric Bana and English actress Rebecca Hall and is set to begin its production in April 2012 in Great Britain.

The article reports that actor Andrew Walker has joined the cast of the thriller "Penthouse North," directed by Joseph Ruben.

The article reports on the collaboration between Nasser Entertainment and Caliber Media Co. to produce the thriller film "Bodies at Rest," in 2011.

The article offers information on the actors and actresses who will star on the psychological thriller "The Red Robin," which include Judd Hirsch, Jaime Ray Newman, and Caroline Lagerfelt.

The article reports on the U.S. rights acquisition of IFC Midnight to David Brook's thriller "ATM" which features actors Brian Geraghty and Josh Peck and actress Alice Eve.

The article reports that actor James Ransone has signed on to Summit Entertainment LLC's untitled thriller, directed by Scott Derrickson starring Ethan Hawke, where he will play as a deputy.

The article reports that actress Rachael Taylor will lead the ensemble thriller "Loft" from Anonymous Content.

The article reports on the plan of Image Entertainment Inc. to launch the thriller film "Passion Play," directed by Mitch Glazer and starring Mickey Rourke, Bill Murray, and Megan Fox, on May 6, 2011.

A preview of the thriller film "Versus," directed by Stefano Accorsi is presented.

The article reports that French animation artist Guillaume Ivernel will direct three-dimensional (3D)-animated sci-fi thriller for his film project "Soul Man" in France.

The article reports that Vendome Pictures and Raffaella Productions Inc. will be joining together to produce the futuristic thriller "What Happened to Monday."

The article announces that actor Vincent Kartheiser has signed up and has joined the cast of Justin Timberlake-Amanda's untitled thriller in Great Britain.

The article reports on the launch of the crime thriller film "Ruthless" from Double Nickel Productions in the U.S.

The article offers information on the development of the action-thriller project by Steven Soderbergh in collaboration with his producing partner Gregory Jacob.

The article offers information that Summit Entertainment LLC will release the thriller film "The Ghost Writer," directed by Roman Polanski in a limited rung on February 19, 2010. It states that Polanski has been writing the final writeup of the film while having a house arrest in Switzerland in which the film was based on the novel "The Ghost," by Robert Harris. In addition, Summit has acquired North American distribution rights from Pic.

The article reviews the film "Rapt," starring Yvan Attal, Anne Consigny and Andre Marcon, directed by Lucas Belvaux.

The article reviews the film "The Hurt Locker," starring Anthony Mackie, directed by Kathryn Bigelow.