Disney has acquired the rights to film a new version of “The Diary of Anne Frank”, which will be written and directed by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet. Mamet will produce along with Andrew Braunsberg. Mamet will be drawing on both the original diary, as well as the play by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich, to tell the story of the young Jewish girl named Anne Frank who, during the Second World War, hid with her family from the Nazis in the a secret attic of a house in Amsterdam, from 1942 until 1944 when the family was betrayed and arrested by the Nazis. Anne Frank’s sister Margot Frank, the…

Mike Nichols, who directed last year’s Charlie Wilson’s War, is confirmed to direct a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low for Miramax Films. Kurosawa’s original 1963 film starred Toshiro Mifune as a businessman who learns his son has been kidnapped and pays ransom to the criminals, only to find out it is actually his chauffeur’s son, sending him into dilemma of whether or not the child’s life is worth his money. The film itself was based on the novel King’s Ransom by Ed McBain. The reboot’s screenplay has been written by David Mamet (Hannibal, Ronin) and has not started casting yet. Scott Rudin and Martin Scorsese are set to…

Take a look at another new movie poster from the upcoming film “Redbelt” by director David Mamet and starring Rodrigo Santoro (Lost), Tim Allen, Emily Mortimer and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Plot: A fateful event leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry. Though his refuses to participate in prize bouts, circumstances conspire to force him to consider entering such a competition.

Check out the first official movie poster from the upcoming film “Redbelt” by director David Mamet and starring Rodrigo Santoro (Lost), Tim Allen, Emily Mortimer and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Plot: A fateful event leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry. Though his refuses to participate in prize bouts, circumstances conspire to force him to consider entering such a competition.