Charlie's Angels

Director Peter Segal (Get Smart, The Longest Yard) and writer John August (Big Fish, Charlie's Angels) are currently developing Billy Batson and the Legend of Shazam true to the hero's 1930s origin -- though most likely leaning toward comedy.

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...capture this spirit!'' beams director Curtis Hanson (L.A. Confidential). Most, though, like screenwriter John August (Charlie's Angels), are cautiously optimistic. ''There probably will be an echo effect as a popular president interacts...

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...some marquee screenwriters have been star struck. "I didn't know J. J. at all, except as a geeky fan," wrote John August, the writer of the "Charlie's Angels" movies and "Big Fish," on his blog. In another posting, August offered to chitchat...

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...which movies are still happening, which TV shows are going to try to finish their seasons," screenwriter John August ("Big Fish," "Charlie's Angels") wrote last week on his blog. "You know when there's a big evacuation - fire, hurricane - and...

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...Dougherty (Superman Returns) and Edward Neumeier (Starship Troopers). Mr August, who also wrote the script to Charlie's Angels and the Nines, hailed the French thinking. "It's a clever idea, one I suspect other countries may follow," he...

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