reported by Dan Wilson, CyberScreenwriter.com

Aggressively pursuing its strategy to develop and produce a new slate of feature films, Marvel Studios - a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, Inc. - has engaged director/actor/writer Jon Favreau to direct the highly anticipated big screen adaptation of Iron Man.

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reported by Denise G. Lazar, CyberScreenwriter.com

Writer and producer Zachary Urbina announced that his production company, Pasadena Pictures, has optioned the novel "The Tragedy of Miss Geneva Flowers," written by Joe Babcock. The project will be overseen by Urbina and the screenplay assigned to sixteen year-old wunderkind screenwriter Corrinne Gabaldon for adaptation.

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reported by Brian Scott, CyberScreenwriter.com

For decades, going to the movies has been one of the most popular ways people all across the country enjoy themselves.

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reported by Tommy Gallagher, CyberScreenwriter.com

TVGuide.com has launched one of the largest professional entertainment blog communities on the Internet. Over 65 entertainment blogs are now live on the site, featuring expert reporting and commentary from writers and editors from both TV Guide magazine and TVguide.com

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reported by Tanner Shorer, CyberScreenwriter.com

Up-and-coming film and television star Jennifer Sciole has signed on to play Emily Basel, in the new romantic comedy feature film ?Political Engagement,? under development by politician turned movie producer and director Gregory Parker, and his brother Christopher Parker of Two Brothers Productions, LLC.

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reported by Jessica C. Marlin, CyberScreenwriter.com

Columbia Pictures' "All the King's Men" will be released nationally on September 22, 2006, it was announced today by Jeff Blake, Vice Chairman Sony Pictures Entertainment and Chairman, Worldwide Marketing and Distribution for the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group.

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John Goldstein, CyberScreenwriter.com

Bait Man Films is on a quest to change the way movies are produced in America. The company's innovative campaign urges everyday moviegoers and stock market investors to become more active within an industry constantly turning profit, evolving, and reinventing itself, the entertainment industry.

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reported by Jessica C. Marlin, CyberScreenwriter.com

Not the movie stars. Not the directors. Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will recognize the artists who first breathe life into Hollywood stories ? screenwriters ? during a 12-film festival on Monday, May 1. The television event will commemorate the Writers Guilds? 101 Greatest Screenplays, honoring the finest achievements in film writing as voted upon by professional film and television writers.

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reported by Fran Dee, CyberScreenwriter.com

For an aspiring screenwriter, producer or director, the hardest part of selling their idea is getting in the door to the right people. Even then, it can be difficult to get their undivided attention.

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contributed by Christopher Laird Simmons

Sidestepping Hollywood's closed-door policy and writing beyond the bounds of Los Angeles, screenwriter and author, Jessie Jamie Coleman, hurtles into new literary territory by publishing her original screenplay, "Sex on the Side" thus opening the door to showcase her work to the world.

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reported by Rudy Carn, CyberScreenwriter.com

The Short Film Network is a new cooperative organization to promote and distribute acclaimed short films from around the world.

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reported by Peter Bogosian, CyberScreenwriter.com

The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. yesterday filed fourteen lawsuits against online auctioneers who had been selling counterfeit DVDs on eBay. The cases involve movie titles from the major film studios including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, State of the Union, Ice Age, Toy Story, Sahara and A Beautiful Mind. The lawsuits are an extension of the MPAA's ongoing initiative to combat piracy on the Internet and protect consumers from being tricked into purchasing counterfeit copies of movies online.

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reported by Brian Scott, CyberScreenwriter.com

"We Are Marshall," an inspirational drama based on a true story of one town's efforts to rebuild after a devastating plane crash, has commenced production in Huntington, West Virginia for Warner Bros. Pictures in association with Legendary Pictures.

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reported by Brian Scott, CyberScreenwriter.com

The Aspiring Filmmaker?s Bootcamp was established to give everyone access to the entertainment industry, while educating them about the truth, realities and specifics of making a film. The bootcamp premieres at Fairleigh Dickinson?s Metropolitan Campus, Teaneck, New Jersey April 21-23.

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