Newswire || By: || June 20, 2011 02:00 PM EST

Tom Hanks Really Wants The Onion to Win a Pulitzer Prize

· How bad do the editors of The Onion want to win a Pulitzer Prize? So bad that they started a new nonprofit advocacy group to campaign for the award (Americans for Fairness in Awarding Journalism Prizes), and enlisted Larry Crowne star Tom Hanks to film a video for their cause. Hanx! Click through to watch the double Oscar winner's impassioned plea, then stick around for more Buzz Break.

[via Vulture]

· FilmDistrict has acquire the Taylor Hackford-directed Parker, with Jason Statham in the starring role. [Deadline]

· Danny Elfman will score The Hunger Games along with T. Bone Burnett, as well as Oz: The Great and Powerful for director Sam Raimi. [Movies.com]

· Do the only DC Comics adaptations that work come from the mind of Christopher Nolan? [LAT/24 Frames]



Comments

  • The WInchester says:
    June 20, 2011 at 8:46 pm

    "Do the only DC Comics adaptations that work come from the mind of Christopher Nolan?"
    No, they come from the Crank guys, and you can see that genius in fleeting moments shining through in Jonah Hex.
    (No Sarco)

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