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Paul Verhoeven bringing controversial Jesus biopic to screens

Would you like to see a film about the life of Jesus from the director of Showgirls and the co-writer of Pulp Fiction? Deadline reports this controversial project from Paul Verhoeven may become a reality as funding was recently secured. Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven (Robocop, Basic Instinct, Total Recall) has been relatively quiet the last […]

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Joe Eszterhas to Mel Gibson: “You hate Jews”

You may or may not be surprised to discover that Mel Gibson is in hot water again. Last year it was reported that Gibson was planning on bringing the tale of heroic Jewish warrior Judah Maccabee to the big screen, courtesy of a script by Showgirls screenwriter Joe Eszterhas. Gibson was set to produce the […]

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Soderbergh to direct Channing Tatum stripper flick

In a story of art imitating life, Steven Soderbergh is set to delay retirement to direct beef cake Channing Tatum in a new film inspired by Tatum’s days as a male stripper. According to Deadline, Magic Mike will be a story of friendship set in the sexy world of male strippers. Finally the ladies will […]

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