We briefly mentioned this, but now it’s official — Morgan Spurlock will be a part of a Comic-Con documentary. The film, smirkingly titled “Comic-Con Episode Four: A Fan’s Hope,” will be a joint project between Spurlock, Stan Lee, Joss Whedon, Ain’t It Cool founder Harry Knowles, and producers Thomas Tull and Jeremy Chilnick. Shooting begins in June, and it will track seven different people from around America as they prepare for the geek-beauty of Comic-Con. The convention is known for its overcrowded congestion, but maybe the documentary will prove to be amusing.
Akiva Goldsman is officially directing family loving assassin picture “Man and Wife.” Toldjahhh, errr, we reported already.
Genre division of Magnolia Pictures, Magnet Releasing, has picked up the U.S. rights to “Rubber,” a comedy-horror film which features a murdering, telepathic tire. No date has been set, and the filmmakers are keeping quiet on a proposed Michelin Man cameo.
Todd McCarthy-approved Cannes film “The Princess of Montpensier” has been picked up by IFC Films. The film is directed by Bertrand Tavernier, who made the Tommy Lee Jones crime-drama “In the Electric Mist,” which saw little screen time and had nearly no box office buzz. This writer saw “Capitane Conan” a few years ago and thought it was a relatively fresh take on the World War I picture. “The Princess of Montpensier” has no U.S. date, but will be released both theatrically and on IFC’s VOD. — compiled and written by Christopher Bell
