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Last week, the Post reported that Oscar winner Paul Haggis was writing a new movie about a New York party reporter, and that scoop quite naturally got nightlife writers buzzing: While Haggis has kept up an active social life since moving to New York, he's usually quite reticent with party reporters and certainly hasn't been "overheard asking numerous young party reporters about their experiences," as the Post reported. Last night, at the 2012 Revlon Concert for the Rainforest Fund, we grilled Haggis to find out what's what. "That story is bullshit. Bullshit," he said. Haggis is indeed prepping a movie called Third Person , which he hopes to shoot this August, but he's been writing it for years and claims that the party-reporting element is minimal. "It's about three story lines, three love stories, three relationships in three different cities that combine in a very odd way: New York, Paris, Rome. And so I wanted one of them to have a job ...

"The Equalizer" Has Found It's Screenwriter Fresh off their collaboration on “ The Next Three Days ,” Paul Haggis and Russell Crowe may be working together on a new project: “ The Equalizer .” Crowe has long been attached as a star and producer of the feature adaptation of the late-’80s TV series, and Haggis, who just directed Crowe in the upcoming Lionsgate thriller “Days,” is negotiating to take on the script. While the direction of the feature version is still being plotted, the original CBS series concerned the exploits of a former secret agent turned vigilante who could be hired to right wrongs. Edward Woodward originated the role of Robert McCall, who provided services for clients free of charge, on the condition they returned his help if he ever came calling. As opposed to the jokiness of the era's other shows such as “The A-Team,” “Magnum P.I.” and “Simon & Simon,” “The Equalizer” was remarkably grim. It also featured a notable theme song composed ...

The Next Three Days Traile r Lionsgate has released the trailer for the upcoming thriller The Next Three Days. The film stars Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Neeson , and Olivia Wilde . The Film is directed by Oscar winner Paul Haggis. The Next Three Days is a remake of the 2007 French film Pour Elle . Watch the trailer after the Jump.. Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a gruesome murder she says she didn’t commit. Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family together, raising their son and teaching at college while he pursues every means available to prove her innocence. With the rejection of their final appeal, Lara becomes suicidal and John decides there is only one possible, bearable solution: to break his wife out of prison. Refusing to be deterred by impossible odds or his own inexperience, John devises an elaborate escape plot and plunges into a dangerous and unfamiliar world, ultimately risking everyth...

Elizabeth Banks To Star In Next Three Days I have really enjoyed Elizabeth Banks movies from Spiderman which she played " Betty Brant " to her break out role in " 40 Year Old Virgin " and " W ". Her versatility in her roles are great. Elizabeth Banks is in final negotiations to star in "The Next Three Days" for writer-director Paul Haggis at Lionsgate . Banks will play the lead role of Laura, a woman who is imprisoned for a murder she claims she didn't commit, as her husband, the recently cast Russell Crowe , desperately tries to vindicate her. The suspense drama is a remake of the 2008 French thriller "Pour Elle," which was written and directed by Fred Cavaye . Haggis, his Highway 61 Films partner Michael Nozik and Fidelite's Marc Missonnier and Olivier Delbosc are producing. Lionsgate execs Alli Shearmur and Wolfgang Hammer are overseeing for the studio. Filming is scheduled to begin next month. Please leave Comment- S...