"Goosebumps" Movie in production; Jack Black to star

In spooky news befitting Friday the 13th, Sony and Scholastic Media’s is all set to adapt R.L. Stine’s best-selling Goosebumps series into a movie, with Jack Black on the lead, and Gulliver’s Travels director Rob Letterman. Goosebumps is expected to appeal with a built-in readership, and a possible nostalgic effect to original readers who may have their own kids now.  The report from The Wrap states that Black will star as a “Stine-like author whose scary characters literally leap off the page, forcing him to hide from his own creepy creations.”  Written by Stine starting in 1992, Goosebumps is the second-most successful book series of all-time, behind only Harry Potter in total sales.  Still going to this day, Stine has been called the “Stephen King of children’s literature” for his wildly popular and imaginative horror fiction tales.  The franchise has previously been adapted into a 1990s live-action TV series, video games and other merchandise, but the feature film production has been in development for some time.
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Will Ferrel and Jack Black join to become Tag Brothers

Ever since Jack Black punted Will Ferrell’s dog off a bridge in Anchorman, tensions have remained high between the two comedic veterans.  Not really.  But they haven’t had an opportunity to work together since then.  That’s all about to change with New Line’s Tag Brothers, a comedy pitch based on a real life occurrence.  A Wall Street Journal article chronicled the shenanigans of a Spokane, Washington group  of friends whose long-running game of tag soon became the subject of national attention.  Now in their 40s, they devote every February to a game of tag that stretches across the country.  [click the link below to read the rest of the article]