Haggis may direct "Ranger's Apprentice" kids movie
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LOS ANGELES  - United Artists has paid seven figures to option the film rights for children's literature series "Ranger's Apprentice," a project that could be directed by Oscar-winning "Crash" filmmaker Paul Haggis.
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LOS ANGELES  - One evening last November, a handful of journalists and industry insiders eased into the plush armchairs of a Hollywood screening room to watch "The Golden Compass," the Nicole Kidman fantasy based on the first novel in Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy.
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After months of bitter legal wrangling, Peter Jackson, New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc have agreed to make two movies based on the book "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien.
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LOS ANGELES  - Call it "G.I. Go." Paramount Pictures finally has mobilized "G.I. Joe," hiring the director of the "Mummy" movies to shoot a live-action film based on the popular Hasbro military action figures.
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The multi-talented actor talks about his latest film, a children's film and  why he would love to do an action film.
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Acclaimed film-maker Michael Apted signs up to direct the third Narnia film, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
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Dwayne &quot;The Rock&quot;  Johnson is in talks to star in &quot;Witch Mountain,&quot; a modern  re-imagining of Disney&#39;s 1975 adventure movie &quot;Escape to Witch  Mountain.&quot;
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What, no "Lord of the Rings" movie this fall? Wake us up when "The Hobbit" hits the big screen. All right, to be fair, there will be a decent movie or two coming before year's end, even if this is the first time in three years without a Middle-earth blockbuster hurtling into theaters.
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Children may be charmed by the talking animals in 'Racing Stripes.' Adults may find the film exasperating.
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Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema have reached agreement to make J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," a planned prequel to the blockbuster trilogy "The Lord of the Rings."
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Brian Helgeland has been  brought on board to rewrite &quot;Nottingham,&quot; Universal Pictures&#39;  revisionist take on the legend of Robin Hood, starring Russell  Crowe.
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Launching a fantasy  franchise with the bankability of a "Harry Potter" or "Lord of  the Rings" can be a tricky proposition, as demonstrated by "The  Golden Compass," but "The Spiderwick Chronicles," based on the  series of imaginative young people's books by Tony DiTerlizzi  and Holly Black, could just be the ticket.
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The yet-untitled film will deal with adventure sports.
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This is not your kid brother's (or your father's) Furby. Hasbro is rolling out a more advanced version this fall.
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A search is launched for someone to write a sequel to bring children's classic Peter Pan up to date.
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Parents attending &quot;The Incredibles&quot; with their children should be prepared to experience a colorful adventure and encounter a chilling glimpse of the future.
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New book will be on the children's list, not the best sellers.