Tag: The Six Billion Dollar Man
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‘Bumblebee’ Helmer Travis Knight Is The Latest Director To Tackle Mark Wahlberg’s ‘Six Billion Dollar Man’
On-again, off-again film “The Six Billion Dollar Man” appears to be on…again. However, this time it might actually get made, as the Mark Wahlberg-starring potential franchise-starter has signed Travis Knight to helm the action film.According to Variety, Travis Knight is the latest filmmaker to be attached to Wahlberg’s attempt to bring the classic ‘70s action…
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‘Bumblebee’ Director Travis Knight to Tackle Mark Wahlberg’s ‘Six Billion Dollar Man’
Fresh off the success of Bumblebee, which grossed nearly $500 million worldwide, Travis Knight has signed on to direct the Mark Wahlberg movie The Six Billion Dollar Man for Warner Bros., Collider has confirmed. The Six Billion Dollar Man is based on the ABC series The Six Million Dollar Man that aired from 1973 to…
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‘Bumblebee’ Director to Tackle ‘Six Billion Dollar Man’ Adaptation for WB, Mark Wahlberg (Exclusive)
Travis Knight has come on board to direct Warner Bros.’ film adaptation of the classic TV show “Six Billion Dollar Man” with Mark Wahlberg attached to star.Sue Kroll, Bill Gerber and Steve Levinson are producing with Bill DuBuque penning the script.“The Six Billion Dollar Man” is based on the sci-fi TV series “The Six Million…
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Upgrade review – injured man gets reboot in nifty, nasty cyber thriller
The hero of Leigh Whannell’s exhilarating and visceral film is quadriplegic by day but a software-powered avenger by nightThe latest sneak attack from genre kings Blumhouse is an unusually patient, detailed and visceral cyber-thriller that plays like a Black Mirror rethink of The Six Billion Dollar Man, and may be the closest any mainstream production…
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Mark Wahlberg’s ‘Six Billion Dollar Man’ Moved Back a Year to 2020
Warner Bros. has pushed back the release date for Mark Wahlberg’s sci-fi action film “The Six Billion Dollar Man” by a year, moving the opening from May 31, 2019, to June 5, 2020.The change, announced Wednesday, comes two weeks after Damian Szifron departed as director. The studio bought the rights to the project late last…
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The ‘Six Billion Dollar Man’ Director Has Been Fired from the Film
The Six Billion Dollar Man movie needs a new director. Reports indicate Damian Szifron has been fired from the Mark Wahlberg movie, an adaptation of the 1970s TV show The Six Million Dollar Man. Deadline says Damian Szifron has been fired from The Six Billion Dollar Man movie due to creative differences and, possibly, a…
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‘Wild Tales’ Director Damian Szifron Dodged A Bullet By Being Fired From ‘The Six Billion Dollar Man’
Just recently, we were reporting that Mel Gibson and Mark Wahlberg were going to team up for the upcoming film “The Six Billion Dollar Man.” The film is yet another Hollywood attempt to remake a classic TV property with a new film. We’ve seen it time and time again, with films like “CHiPs” and “Baywatch”…
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Mel Gibson is Directing a WWII Thriller Called ‘Destroyer’, May Co-Star in ‘The Six Billion Dollar Man’
In 2006, actor/director Mel Gibson was arrested for driving under the influence and went on a now-infamous rant using anti-Semitic, racist, and sexist comments. After apologizing and spending the next decade in director’s jail, he made a comeback with 2016’s Oscar-nominated Hacksaw Ridge and has eased his way back into the Hollywood limelight. Now his…
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Former Warner Bros exec Sue Kroll unveils slate for her new production company
Kroll and Co Entertainment has a Ridley Scott-produced sci-fi and Mark Wahlberg’s version of The Six Billion Dollar Man.Former Warner Bros president of worldwide marketing and distribution Sue Kroll has unveiled a slate for her new production company that includes a Ridley Scott-produced sci-fi thriller and Mark Wahlberg’s take on vintage TV series The Six…
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Warner Bros. Alum Sue Kroll to Launch Production Company With ‘Six Billion Dollar Man’
Longtime Warner Bros. executive Sue Kroll is launching her own production company, Kroll & Co. Entertainment, on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, Calif.Kroll, who exited her post as president of worldwide marketing and distribution in January, on Wednesday unveiled her slate, which includes the sci-fi thriller “Nemesis,” with producers Ridley Scott and Jules Daly;…