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hollywoodreporter.com - 15 days ago

'Taken' director to helm 'Signals'

— hollywoodreporter.com — Director Pierre Morel is taken with "Signals." The French helmer, who most recently directed the $224 million-grossing "Taken," has signed to helm the original thriller screenplay written by Richard Potter and Matthew Stravitz. 'Taken' director to helm 'Signals'

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getthebigpicture.net - 15 days ago

'Taken' Director Attached to Paranoid Thriller 'Signals'

— getthebigpicture.net — There are two names you probably need to get to know in this article if you're not familiar with them already. The first is Pierre Morel , director of Taken and the upcoming From Paris With Love , which looks not nearly as good. Still, he's in demand these days and has another blood-pumping ... 'Taken' Director Attached to Paranoid Thriller 'Signals'

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Taken Director Pierre Morel Signs on for Paranoia Thriller Signals
/Film — ... on to make Transporter 2, 2008’s Incredible Hulk, and he’s working on the upcoming Clash of the Titans. I’m not sure what they’re putting in the drinking water in France, but it’s led to some of the best modern talents in action film making. If you’re a fan of action, you owe it to yourself to check out their previous works, if you haven’t yet. [Source: THR] From Paris With Love Movie Trailer Taken director Is In ...

Taken Director Sticking With Gritty Thrillers
Cinema Blend News — Taken Director Sticking With Gritty Thrillers It will have been nearly a year since Taken became a surprise hit by the time director Pierre Morel's next film, From Paris With Love finally hits theaters. Not that that's an especially long time to wait, but isn't a year without Morel too long? Anyway, he'll at least be keeping busy for the foreseeable future and keeping us entertained. For his next project he's decided on Signals , which is described in THR as in "the tone of a 1970s-era paranoid thriller like Three Days of the Condor ." Media Rights Capital picked up ...

TAKEN Directors next Project is SIGNALS
GeekTyrant — ... Taken’s kidnapping/revenge plot. MRC Films president Tory Metzger says: Pierre Morel is one of the most exciting filmmakers to emerge in years. Audiences have come to expect edge-of-their-seat action from him, and we are confident this next film will deliver just that. I couldn’t agree with him more. Morels next film is From Paris With Love, which is being prepped for a February 5th 2010 release date. Source: THR

'Taken' Director Attached to Paranoid Thriller 'Signals'
Get The Big Picture — ... , a thriller MRC bought back in April and is now speeding into production. It's been described as a contemporary film that echoes "the tone of a 1970s-era paranoid thriller like Three Days of the Condor. That decade, possibly the greatest or second greatest in all of cinema, did its paranoid thrillers right, so this isn't a bad thing at all. ...