In The Josh Marston Grip

Maria Full of Grace is one of the best debut films of all time, certainly the last ten or twenty years. Today, Variety have some updates on Josh Marston, the film's director - though perhaps unsurprisingly, many people are focusing on the JJ Abrams side of the story.

Marston pitched a new film to Abrams, who in turn took it to Paramount and set it up. Marston is to write the script and direct the film and all we know so far, really, is that it's a supernatural thriller. Cheers JJ - this project has got my attention far in a far tighter grip than any unnamed teaser trailer and cryptic website ever did.

Where this development leaves Marston's adaptation of Fortress of Solitude, I do not know.

For All Your Dark Tower Needs

An anonymous tell-tale is promising us a whole lot over at their new blog. Excitingly, this is somebody contracted to be involved with the entire Dark Tower series of films, the first of which (they say) begins shooting on 22nd June under director JJ Abrams. If the blogger is good to their promise, they should be an incredibly good source for inside info on the film - and eventual sequels.

I'll give you a taster, but there's more on the blog, so do pop over - and tell them who sent you.

Recently, I was signed in a very secretive project after an obscure audition... this has turned out to be so immensely HUGE, I am absolutely floored by it.

Stephen King's Dark Tower series begins filming on June 22nd at Paramount studios in Hollywood. There are so many details that I do NOT know at this point, but I do know that I am contracted for all of the books/films and it is by far the largest budget film series ever to be produced by Hollywood.

I look forward to sharing the experience as well as tidbits of information with those who may read this.