Brad Pitt extolls virtues of N.O. at film premiere Dec 2, 2008
We re hoping the legacy that we ve left here from Benjamin Button is reinvigorating the film industry (here), and a place where a lot more movies will be made, said producer Frank Marshall. "I think it offers an enthusiasm for one. I think there's a tremendous potential crew base here, that can make films and I think that the locations are a wide variety of looks and feeling to such a beautiful city, that it really offers a lot of opportunity," said producer Kathleen Kennedy. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Universal Pictures and Ludlum Entertainment Make Long-Term Deal to Continue Bourne Franchise Nov 22, 2008
George Nolfi ("The Bourne Ultimatum," "Ocean's Twelve") will pen the script, and Frank Marshall (The Bourne series, Indiana Jones series) and Jeffrey Weiner from Ludlum Entertainment will produce. "We're glad that an agreement was reached that keeps the Bourne franchise with Universal Pictures for many years to come and creates the opportunity to jointly develop new projects in the future," said Jeffrey Weiner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ludlum Entertainment. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
James chasin' Jason as Bond is re-Bourne Nov 14, 2008
"It's quite flattering," Bourne producer Frank Marshall tells Sun Media when asked about the similarities between the two espionage franchises. "(Quantum of Solace) picks up where the last one left off, which they've never done before, and -- I haven't seen it -- but I understand there's a rooftop chase, too. Actually, that's maybe getting a little too close.". (Toronto Sun)
LETTERS: NCT, Nov. 3, 2008 Nov 4, 2008
You start with known communist Frank Marshall Davis, sittin around Frank's apartment smoking cigarettes, drinking beer, reading communist poety, and talking about life. NObama says it right there in his own book, he was searching for the Father he never knew, Frank fulfilled some of that, he then moved onto Carl Davidson, friend of Ayer, former SDS in Chicago, who then introduced him to Gerald Kellman, Saul Alinsky mentee, who gave NObama his first community agitating job. (North County Times)
LETTERS: NCT, Oct. 25, 2008 Oct 26, 2008
I only wish the media was as diligent in telling us about the background of the man who would be our president and all the details of his (Obama's) radical Marxist mentors and associations: Frank Marshall Davis, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Louis Farrakan, William Ayers, Bernadine Dohrn. etc. (North County Times)
This week's DVD Report (October 12) Oct 12, 2008
As producer Frank Marshall reminds us at the start of the video production diary accompanying "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" (2008), "Steven [Spielberg] really wanted this movie to be a surprise for the audience when they got to the movie theater." But now that the endlessly scrutinized sequel has enjoyed its run in multiplexes and is arriving on DVD, all can be told. Sort of. (Boston Globe)
Obama Invokes Rush Limbaugh in New Spanish-Language Ad... Sep 18, 2008
and was mentored by frank marshall davis. this shows how stupid some people in this country are. (The Drudge Report)
Burn after reading Sep 6, 2008
Produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall (pictured here at the Sheridan Opera House with Fincher), Button has a burnished sepia polish. According to Paramount production exec Brad Weston, the movie has been cut by another five minutes down to "a little over two and half hours," he said. (Variety)
The Latest Chapter of the Greatest Adventure of All Time Becomes the Highly Anticipated DVD and Blu-ray Release of 2008 INDIANA JONES and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Aug 13, 2008
Directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Frank Marshall, with George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy as executive producers, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is the newest adventure in the phenomenally successful INDIANA JONES series, which has earned six Academy Awards and over $2 billion worldwide. Set in 1957, the film stars Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, Shia LaBeouf, Ray Winstone and John Hurt, following Indy on a perilous adventure to find the coveted Crystal... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Gwyneth Paltrow films ad for Barack Obama Aug 5, 2008
The radical is going to lose big because of associations with other radicals like Bill Ayres, Saul Linsky, Frank Marshall Frank Marshall Davis who was a communist, Jeremiah Wright, Resko, Meeks, Flager, Screwy Louie Farakan, Malcolm X. These people hate America and are socialist, communists, and terrorists. Americans won't vote for someone who hates this country. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Ponyo on a Cliff Trailer, Early Rev... Jul 22, 2008
net, producers Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy will try to bring Ponyo on a Cliff to North America sometime in 2009. The copyright of the article Ponyo on a Cliff Trailer, Early Reviews in is owned by. (Suite101.com)
'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' Passes $300 Million Domestically and $400 Million Overseas for $713 Million Worldwide to Date Jul 1, 2008
June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount Pictures and Lucasfilm Ltd.'s "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," directed by Steven Spielberg, produced by Frank Marshall and executive produced by George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy, crossed the $300 million mark domestically yesterday -- and topped $400 million overseas last Friday ... The film is produced by Frank Marshall. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
What the Heck? Piping in summer, Irish style Jun 30, 2008
Takara has written extensively about a nearly forgotten historical figure, Frank Marshall Davis, a black poet, newspaper columnist and labor activist, who moved to the islands in 1948. In the '70s, a by-then-elderly Davis was a friend of Barack Obama's grandfather and would proffer advice to a young Barry, as he was called then. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull May 20, 2008
Produced by Frank Marshall. Executive producers, George Lucas, Kathleen Kennedy. (Variety)
Indiana Jones is back! And the Cannes Film Festival has him May 16, 2008
Says producer Frank Marshall: "I think you'll see a side you haven't seen before of Indiana Jones a warmth to the character, some heart, though it doesn't get sappy.". Some of that heart stems from the presence of the young Mutt Williams (Transformers' Shia LaBeouf), a young greaser in a black leather jacket who roars around on a motorcycle. (USA Today)
Nostalgia for series May 16, 2008
"Obviously, they were created out of the serials of the '30s and the '40s," Indiana Jones producer Frank Marshall said. "That's what inspired them.". (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
'Indiana Jones' adds to excitement in Cannes May 16, 2008
"That's our benchmark. This is the same kind of movie in that (Cannes is) kind of the perfect launching pad, because we can bring the whole world there," said Frank Marshall, producer on the "" movies. "It's perfectly timed for our release worldwide.". (CNN -- Showbiz)
Spielberg joins regulars for Cannes film fest May 14, 2008
"That's our benchmark. This is the same kind of movie in that (Cannes is) kind of the perfect launching pad, because we can bring the whole world there," said Frank Marshall, producer on the "Indiana Jones" movies. "It's perfectly timed for our release worldwide.". (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
'An A picture in the style of a B movie' May 10, 2008
What producer Frank Marshall described as an A picture in the style of a B movie - combining the talents of Spielberg and another of Hollywood's most successful film-makers, executive producer George Lucas - became a cultural landmark. When the more hectic Indiana Jones And The Temple of Doom was released in 1984, Indy was seeking a sacred stone with the help of singer Willie Scott (Kate Capshaw, the future Mrs Spielberg) and Short Round (Ke Huy Quan, a future stunt co-ordinator). (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Newest "Indiana Jones" being filmed on Big Island (1) Apr 8, 2008
The producer is Frank Marshall and the executive producer is Kathleen Kennedy. The movie started production in Deming, N.M., and it will be distributed by Paramount Pictures for an expected May 2008 release. (Helena Independent Record)
Oscar party circuit Feb 26, 2008
John Lasseter, Brad Bird, Kathy Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Scott Rudin, Julian Schnabel, Tamara Jenkins and Jim Taylor, Bart Walker, John Sloss, Daniel Battsek, Mark Urman and others had a fine time ... Disney honchos Robert Iger and Dick Cook attended, along with Joel and Ethan Coen, Ronald Harwood, Jon Kilik, Amy Ryan, Scott Rudin, Michael London, Elton John, and Frank Marshall. (Variety)
A look at Liman's filmmaking process Feb 22, 2008
Things went smoothly until Liman's first producer, Richard Gladstein, bailed before the start of production and Frank Marshall took his place. Soon Liman and Marshall were butting heads, as Liman tried to introduce new story ideas onset, and didn't consider a call sheet a blueprint for what he should do on a given day. (Variety)
'Indiana Jones 4' Trailer Reveals Clues About Crystal Skull's Alien Connection Feb 15, 2008
0:58: "This ain't gonna be easy," says Ray Winstone, who plays Mac, a character that producer Frank Marshall compared to Belloq and Sallah. "Not as easy as it used to be," Indy replies. (VHI.com -- Music News)
'Narnia's' Johnson rides hot streak Feb 8, 2008
Thankfully, an Americanized adaptation from Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall earmarked for Paramount -- set in Brentwood and featuring not Turkish Delight but cheeseburgers -- never jelled, and the blockbuster returns for the first "Harry Potter" pic gave Walden the confidence to proceed with a British-accented series. Johnson is also shepherding the third "Narnia" adaptation, "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. After being stymied by the WGA strike, it's scheduled to start filming in November... (Variety)
Cate mum on Indiana flick Jan 28, 2008
"What we've done is move it from the 1940s to the '50s so we're acknowledging that everyone is 10 or 15 years older and it plays into the story," producer Frank Marshall told Empire magazine. "The best way to describe it is that it's an Indiana Jones movie - it's got all the style and elements of the old movie," he added. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Producers ignore Globes' picks Jan 15, 2008
" Several honorary awards will also be handed out at the 19th annual gala Feb. 2, including the David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures to Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall, the Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television to Dick Wolf and the Stanley Kramer Award to "The Great Debaters. " AP-NY-01-14-08 1806EST | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PARTNERS | | | | | | Copyright ? 2008, azcentral.com. All rights reserved. Users of this site agree to the... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
TV faces long winter Dec 13, 2007
" 4. Season starts ... whenever Strike or no, summer probably would look much like this winter, with a load of reality TV. But such shows could suffer after so much exposure in winter and spring. Starting in February, for example, CBS plans to air "Big Brother " - until now a summer-only staple - three nights a week. Cable networks, which use summer to launch original series such as TNT's "The Closer," USA's "Monk" and FX's "Rescue Me," won't have them by then, either. But unlike past years, a... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
As new episodes fade, TV facing a long winter Dec 13, 2007
Even so, as the strike drags on, "It's going to start affecting people very seriously after the beginning of the year," says Frank Marshall, producer of the Indiana Jones and Bourne franchises. He predicts a feeding frenzy once the strike ends, as filmmakers compete for in-demand actors to refuel their pipeline. (USA Today)
First look: Whip cracks over new 'Indiana Jones' Dec 10, 2007
Indiana Jones co-producer Frank Marshall is authorized to confirm some rumors and detail some of the story, about a quest for South American relics with supernatural powers. When last we saw Indy, he was riding off into the sunset in 1989's The Last Crusade, set in 1938 near the start of World War II. The new movie, due this spring, is set at the height of the Cold War in 1957, so the character has aged in real time 19 years. (USA Today -- Life)
'Indiana Jones' Roles For Cate Blanchett, Ray Winstone Revealed Exclusively To MTV News Dec 8, 2007
"Well, no," "Indy" producer Frank Marshall laughed. "I think it's an opportunity that doesn't come along very often to do these kinds of big movies but they talk to Steven and he pitches the role. [Before they commit], they want to know, rightfully, what the part is.". (VHI.com -- Music News)
Scott Rudin drove 'No Country' Dec 7, 2007
"Also making a transition from big-budget producer to more indie fare is Kathleen Kennedy, who has produced many studio films for director Steven Spielberg ("E.T.," "Schindler's List," "Munich") and with her husband and Kennedy/Marshall partner, Frank Marshall ("Arachnophobia," "Congo," "Seabiscuit"). Oddly, Kennedy found herself producing two French-language films this year, Julian Schnabel's "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" and Marjane Satrapi's black-and-white "Persepolis," which is not... (Variety)
Maguire vs. Hitler Nov 17, 2007
That was the word Thursday at a lunch for Diving Bell" director Julian Schnabel and Amalric. Even though sources insist it s true, Amalric would neither confirm nor deny. Since his Diving Bell character communicates through blinking, we thought of asking him to do just that one for yes, two for no but thought better of it. Anyway, expect a formal announcement shortly. This is a done deal. For the untitled Bond movie s director Marc Forster, Amalric is a brilliant choice. He s a youthful looking... (Fox News)
A primer for "Indiana Jones" Oct 4, 2007
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull': A primer - Los Angeles Times. 1:03 AM PDT, October 4, 2007. (Los Angeles Times)
Quest for perfection Sep 1, 2007
As both star and de facto producer - he was deeply involved in its creation with producer Frank Marshall and director Paul Greengrass - his vision of what the "collision of different creative perspectives" would produce came true. "Yeah, it's the best that I could have hoped for," he says. (The Age)
Matt Damon to the manner Bourne Aug 24, 2007
" DAMON is starting his personal campaign on the job. "I was just talking to (producer) Frank Marshall about green movie sets," he says. "If you go on a movie set you'll see a lot of styrofoam cups in the trash and people having a paper cup of coffee and then throwing it away -- waste for absolutely no reason -- and it's just got to start creeping into the culture and our common consciousness. Fifty years ago everyone sat around smoking. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Video Update Aug 15, 2007
August 13, 2007 - The has been updated with a new video segment for Indiana Jones IV. The piece, titled "Reuniting the Family," includes new interviews with director Steven Spielberg, star Harrison Ford, creator-exec producer George Lucas and producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall. Besides a quick glimpse of Spielberg talking to Ford and co-star Shia LaBeouf on a university set and one shot of Spielberg picking Indy's fedora off the ground, the segment does not include any real new... (IGN FilmForce)
'Bourne' breaks box office records Aug 6, 2007
"We knew what Paul Greengrass was capable of doing, and Matt's just phenomenal. The combination of those two and producer Frank Marshall couldn't be beat. The exit polls couldn't have been better," U distrib chief Nikki Rocco said. "It equals a kick-ass action spy film.". (Variety)
Watch your back 007 Bourne is out to get you Aug 5, 2007
Every time someone suggested doing something that was standard in the action world, we said we had to do the exact opposite, says Frank Marshall, one of the Bourne producers. Bourne is seldom armed with anything more deadly than a ballpoint pen. (Times Online)
Bourne to be wilder Aug 2, 2007
You can thank Bourne for a start, says the Hollywood producer Frank Marshall. The blockbusting mogul, who counts Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Sixth Senseamong his credits, and who is also a producer on the Bourne franchise, says that everything changed during the first cinematic outing for Robert Ludlum s amnesiac superspy in The Bourne Identity. (Times Online)
'Bourne' producer says fourth film unlikely Aug 1, 2007
BOISE (AP) Frank Marshall won't rule out another sequel to the Jason Bourne films, but says the story has already ventured far afield from Robert Ludlum's novels. "There might be an idea out there that we could go forward with, but right now, the trilogy is done," Marshall said Monday at a screening of The Bourne Ultimatum. (USA Today -- Life)
HE'S BOURNE AGAIN! Matt Damon is Back in... Aug 1, 2007
"What surprised people the most was how fresh the movie was," comments producer Frank Marshall ... The Bourne Ultimatum is produced by Frank Marshall (the Bourne series, Seabiscuit), Patrick Crowley (the Bourne series, Eight Below) and Paul L. Sandberg (The Bourne Supremacy, Picking Up the Pieces). (Eurweb.com)
Damon, Marshall attend special 'Bourne' screening in Boise Jul 31, 2007
Damon, the star of "The Bourne Ultimatum," and producer Frank Marshall attended a screening of the film Monday at Boise's Egyptian Theatre as a fundraiser for Boise Contemporary Theater. The pair have attended screening events in Boise for each movie in the Bourne trilogy; though "Ultimatum" is expected to close the series, Damon said he would like future projects to bring him back to Idaho. (Nampa Idaho Press-Tribune, ID)
Bourne Again Jul 29, 2007
"It's not an advisable way to make a movie, but there's something about the chaos and this alchemy that happens between Paul, the producer Frank Marshall, three different guys working on the script - you get this big mix and then you bring the actors into it," Damon says. "All the Bourne movies have gone down to the 11th hour. This is not an advisable way to work if you want to live a long life, but it works for Paul.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Breathing new life into action films Jul 27, 2007
"Audiences are going back to the realism in these movies; characters they can identify with," adds Frank Marshall, producer of all three Bourne films ... Frank Marshall isn't worried. (Newsday -- Entertainment)
Indy's hat, and pants, still fit Ford Jul 19, 2007
"And a lot of Celebrex," producer Frank Marshall added. Lucas and director Steven Spielberg have not disclosed the title of the film, scheduled for release May 22, 2008. (Toronto Star)
'Indiana Jones' producers consider filming in Hawaii Jul 15, 2007
And a lot of Celebrex, producer Frank Marshall added. The movie just completed the first of three weeks of filming in. (KHOU.com, TX)
Universal Pictures Challenges Moviegoers in 'the Ultimate Search for Bourne With Google' Jul 13, 2007
The film is based on the novel by Robert Ludlum, and it is produced by Frank Marshall, Patrick Crowley and Paul L. Sandberg. The Bourne Ultimatum is from a screen story by Tony Gilroy, and a screenplay by Tony Gilroy and Scott Z. Burns and George Nolfi. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Indy 4: B Movie Jul 11, 2007
Producer Frank Marshall explained this approach to the New Haven Register: "Steven is very aware of the process and we're not cheating with CG (computer graphics) at all. It keeps the B movie feel.". Photography at the New Haven location has now wrapped, and the crew is heading to Hawaii where filming will continue. (IGN FilmForce)
'Indy' producer a hands-on kind of guy Jul 6, 2007
He's brought to the big screen some of the biggest movies of the last 35 years, including the three "Back to the Future" films, "The Sixth Sense," the "Bourne" series ("The Bourne Ultimatum" comes out next month) and "Seabiscuit.". For the last week, he's been working on his fourth "Indiana Jones" movie, and as the crew wrapped up the New Haven segment Tuesday, Marshall said the city was a terrific host. (New Haven Register, CT)
‘Indy' producer a hands-on kind of guy Jul 4, 2007
New Haven Indy' producer a hands-on kind of guy Ed Stannard, Register Metro Editor07/04/2007 NEW HAVEN While Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford are the household names, not much about "Indiana Jones" would happen without producer Frank Marshall. He's brought to the big screen some of the biggest movies of the last 35 years, including the three "Back to the Future" films, "The Sixth Sense," the "Bourne" series ("The Bourne Ultimatum" comes out next month) and "Seabiscuit.". (New Haven Register, CT)
Star Harrison Ford arrives for 'Indiana Jones' shoot Jun 28, 2007
"Maybe if my name had been different ..." said producer Frank Marshall, who along his wife, executive producer Kathleen Kennedy, met with the press Wednesday night with location manager Mike Fantasia. Marshall said the decision to look at Yale was based on brief exterior scenes shot for "Raiders" at the University of the Pacific in California, a school often chosen for its resemblance to Ivy League schools. (New Haven Register, CT)
Universal sees rebirth of box-office prospects Jun 6, 2007
Frank Marshall, producer of all three "Bourne" movies, said that he was initially anxious but that Shmuger and Linde rolled with the punches. 1. (Los Angeles Times)
Johnston Not Directing JP4 Apr 14, 2007
In past interviews with the press, producers Frank Marshall and Steven Spielberg have both suggested the director's seat would be his if he wanted it. Johnston's agents, however, deny any involvement with the upcoming action-adventure sequel. (IGN FilmForce)
