Jose Padilha to direct 'Elite Squad'

Hollywood Gang on board to produce the thriller

Jose Padilha, who won this year's Golden Bear at Berlin for his Brazilian thriller "Elite Squad," is attached to direct an untitled action thriller at Warner Bros.


Gianni Nunnari and his Hollywood Gang banner also are coming on board to produce the project along with Management 360's Guymon Casady and Darin Friedman


The story, by Jason Keller, revolves around an American Federal agent who goes undercover in South America's dangerous triborder area, described by Nunnari as a modern day Dodge City, trying to dismantle a terrorist funding network. Nunnari brought the director to the project, which was at one point titled "A Willing Patriot."


Management 360 and Hollywood Gang hope to cast the film with a major American star and a major Latin star.


Hollywood Gang's Craig J. Flores will exec produce.


Greg Silverman and Elisha Holmes oversee for Warners.


Hollywood Gang, in production on Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island," recently relocated to Warners, where they have several projects in development, including an adaptation of the Warren Ellis graphic novel "Ocean," Zack Snyder's "Illusions," and Frank Miller's "Ronin" with Sylvain White on board to direct.


Management 360 is developing IRA thriller "The Infiltrator" with Leonardo DiCaprio at Warners.


Padilha is repped by Gersh.

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X Factor fans furious over voting lines

X Factor fans furious over voting lines

A number of 'X Factor' fans ar reportedly upset that they could not register their votes for losing finalist Rhydian Roberts last Sabbatum night.
According to the BBC, several tV audience ar forthwith claiming that they tried to vote up to 10 multiplication on the nighttime only could non get through on the Welshman's phoneline.
Rhydian Roberts was beaten by Scottish singer Leon Jackson in the final of the demo on Saturday night.
In the beginning in the nighttime host Dermot O'Leary had announced that on that point was only 1% separating the circus tent two acts of the Apostles.
The BBC internet site reports that a fan of the show, Gwyneth Greenslade, said that she phoned 10 times to vote for Kenneth Roberts just could not get through.
She said that deuce of her friends also tried to vote for the Cymry opera vocalizer seven-spot times and 10 times respectively and too failed to register any votes.
Mrs Greenslade said: "If you ring 10 times you expect to get through - I was very thwart."
"A lot of other people in this area said they couldn't make through. It seems to be really unfair."
The reports likewise inside information other complaints from fans wHO failed to register their votes because of busy networks.
A number of tuner stations of the Cross in Cambria have got at present banned achiever Leon Jackson's song from being played because of listeners' complaints all over balloting on the night of the final.
A spokesperson for 'The X Factor' said at that place were no reports of problems with the headphone lines for the final.
Control out our 'X Factor' final pic veranda here.

David Sylvian and Ingrid Chave

   
Artist: David Sylvian and Ingrid Chave

   Genre(s): 
Other
   

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 Little Girls With 99 Lives

   Year: 1997   
Tracks: 10

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Britney Spears blows $61m

Britney Spears blows $61m

Britney Spears has blown $61m this past tense class, it has been revealed.
The troubled singer’s father — wHO was named co-conservator of her estate of the realm on February 1 — made the discovery after sledding through her books.
“It’s staggering how much money has been used up,” a Spears kinsperson ally says.
The ‘Toxic’ hitmaker has been forced to eggshell come out a fortune on expensive legal bills, rehab and psychiatric maintenance, as well as losing money due to her inability to work since her infamous head shaving incident in Feb 2007 and her accession into a psychiatric mrs. Humphrey Ward to begin with this year.





Sepultura

Arcade Fire to sue TV station?

Arcade Fire to sue TV station?

Arcade Firing ar reportedly considering pickings legal legal action against the Fox TV network for victimization their music without permission during Sunday's Superintendent Bowl in Grand Canyon State.
According to music internet site Pitchfork, Fox did non ask the Canadian River band if it could purpose their hit 'No Cars Go' on the name for the Subject Football League, which aired during the half clock time show.
The band's representatives are currently considering whether they should act on the matter.




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Winehouse summoned by Norwegian court

Winehouse summoned by Norwegian court

Amy Winehouse has been ordered to appear in margaret Court in Noreg afterward she appealed her all right for marijuana possession.
Hoarding.com is reporting that the 24-year-old singer-songwriter has been summoned to appear in court in Bergen on 29 February.
"I can support that she mustiness appear in court," Bergen constabulary spokeswoman Liv Karlsen said.
"If ace appeals a conviction, it's the rule that ace has to appear in person, so this is non surprising."
Winehouse and her husband Blake Fielder-Civil were arrested in Bergen on 18 Oct and detained overnight on charges of illegal drug monomania. They were both released the next day after each paying a finely of $715.
Winehouse later claimed she had been tricked into sign language the charges and did not know what she had put her touch to. Law read they ar for certain she knew, and that fluent English speakers helped her.
The singer's attorney has said that a article of faith and a finely could harm her career by making it more difficult for her to figure the US.




2Pac - Makaveli and Dillinger

Kylie back with Oliver Martinez?

Kylie back with Oliver Martinez?

Pop isaac Merrit Singer Kylie Minogue has reunited with former fellow Olivier Martinez after a year apart, according to reports published in several UK written document.
The couple have been seen strolling arm-in-arm in the streets of Genus Paris, where Martinez, 42, lives, sparking the reports.Minogue, 39, was likewise photographed departure his apartment to take his dog Sheba for a walk.
"Kiley has taken him back - with a new set of rules," a quaker of Minogue's told the Daily Mail.
"Ollie has agreed to try for a baby. That was always the stumbling barricade in their family relationship. They have both been bingle for a year and Kiley has realised she has ne'er had anyone that has matched up to him."
Minogue arrived in Capital of France stopping point Billy Sunday for the NRJ Medicine Awards and spent the followers years with Martinez.
"She has constantly described him as the erotic love of her life," a member of Martinez's crime syndicate told The Sun.
"World Health Organization knows what might chance? We would certainly like to figure them back up together."

The Black Seeds

   
Artist: The Black Seeds

   Genre(s): 
Reggae
   

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Discography:


   
 Into the Dojo

   Year: 2007   
Tracks: 13


   
 On the Sun

   Year: 2005   
Tracks: 11

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