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  1. 'Taken' Director to Helm Sean Penn Thriller 'Prone Gunman' (Exclusive)

    'Taken' Director to Helm Sean Penn Thriller 'Prone Gunman' (Exclusive)

    4:09 pm 1/28/2013
    • by Borys Kit

    Pierre Morel, who turned Liam Neeson into an action star, is in negotiations to direct a project that is serving as Penn's entre into the action field. Read more

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  2. 'Taken' Director to Helm 'The Hitman's Bodyguard' for Skydance (Exclusive)

    'Taken' Director to Helm 'The Hitman's Bodyguard' for Skydance (Exclusive)

    3:10 pm 8/16/2012
    • by Borys Kit

    Pierre Morel's next project follows a protection agent who must escort a hired killer to testify at the Hague. Read more

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  3. 'Taken' Director Boards Action Thriller 'Bastille Day'

    'Taken' Director Boards Action Thriller 'Bastille Day'

    12:25 pm 4/17/2012
    • by Borys Kit

    Written by Andrew Baldwin, the film focuses on a young American artist and a washed-up CIA agent who are thrown together to stop an attack on Paris.Read more

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  4. Karl Urban and Ben Barnes Go Into 'Overdrive' (Exclusive)

    Karl Urban and Ben Barnes Go Into 'Overdrive' (Exclusive)

    5:20 pm 9/12/2011
    • by Jay A. Fernandez

    Karl Urban and Ben Barnes have been cast as car-thief brothers in the Marseilles-set actioner "Overdrive." Antonio Negret ("Seconds Apart") is directing the project, which was written by "Wanted" and "2 Fast 2 Furious" scribes Derek Haas and Michael Brandt. Pierre Morel is producing.Read more

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  5. EXCLUSIVE: McG, Breck Eisner Vying to Direct Universal's 'Ouija'

    EXCLUSIVE: McG, Breck Eisner Vying to Direct Universal's 'Ouija'

    10:55 am 12/18/2010
    • by Borys Kit

    Holiday homework for Universal execs: Pick a director the supernatural adventure movie based on the Hasbro board game. Read more

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  6. Pierre Morel Zeroing In on 'EDF,' AKA 'Earth Defense Force'

    6:49 pm 11/15/2010
    • by Borys Kit

    Last week the "Taken" director presented his take on "Ouija." Now's focused on "EDF."Read more

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  7. EXCLUSIVE: 'Taken' Director Presents His 'Ouija' to Universal

    4:21 pm 11/11/2010
    • by Borys Kit

    Pierre Morel also in talks to direct Warner Bros.' alien invasion film, "EDF."Read more

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