Brett Ratner

TV News: Pact is part of filmmaker's expansion in TV -- Brett Ratner is looking to increase his TV output, sealing an overall deal with 20th Century Fox TV.  

Variety reports that Brett Ratner signed a two year contract with 20th Century Fox TV in an effort to increase his presence on the small screen. Ratner has found previous success on television with Prison Break, whose pilot he directed. Upcoming projects under Ratner’s production shingle Rat TV include Chaos, a satirical drama with a [...]  

Noted Hollywood director Brett Ratner, who directed films like ‘Rush Hour’ and ‘X-Men: The Last Stand’, is working on the international version of Hrithik Roshan starrer ‘Kites’...  

Famed action adventure film director Brett Ratner is currently re-editing the romantic action thriller "Kites," into an English-language version of Rakesh Roshan's and Reliance BIG Pictures motion picture.  

For the second time this week, the morning's Daily TwitPic showcases Brett Ratner's special relationship with pop legend Michael Jackson. Like the posting from earlier this week, today's pic comes courtesy of Twitter user @MJJalways. As tragic as the circumstances are, I've been enjoying the flood of candid Jackson photos we've been seeing in the past [...]  

Some of the weirdest and most interesting news lately has been about action in the edit bay. We saw that a couple of world-class craftsmen had been brought in to rework The Wolfman, for one. Now there are tales of tweaks that run both ends of the crazy spectrum. When we can run a news item that puts Brett Ratner and Peter Jackson in the same headline you know the world has gone topsy-turvy, but at least they're not working together. First up...  

Variety is reporting that Brett Ratner has been hand-selected by Reliance Big Pictures to re-edit a forthcoming drama of theirs, Kites, in order to make the film more accessible to international audiences. Yes, the man who made the Rush Hour trilogy has been tapped to once again crush cultural barriers (assuming that's what Reliance thinks he did with those films). The production is being filmed in both Hindi and English, so it'll be Ratner's...  

Well known American filmmaker Brett Ratner (RED DRAGON) is "editing" English version of Bollywood blockbuster KITES to fit in the Western psyche, according to reports. It may be the first for a Hollywood director formatting a Bollywood movie. Reports suggest that intercultural romance thriller KITES has two versions-one for domestic Indian audience and another English version for international audiences. While the domestic version has been...  

It's been months now since the untimely passing of Michael Jackson. Yet somehow, he remains very much a part of the public consciousness. Part of that is the documentary, "Michael Jackson's This Is It," which collects the pop legend's final rehearsal footage. Not only did the release trigger the flood of Jackson memorializing anew, the [...]  

A nonprofit organization dedicated to helping economically disadvantaged and homeless individuals become self-sufficient through employment opportunities. It currently helps more than 2,000 individuals a year change their lives through jobs. An invitation to a fundraiser sparked a relationship between Chrysalis and Brett Ratner, the director of Rush Hour. Through Ratner, the organization connected with various celebrities, including Salma...  

The worlds of comic books and "Twilight" overlapped unexpectedly back in August when "Youngblood" director Brett Ratner mentioned a desire to see "Twilight Saga" star Robert Pattinson in the lead role for the superhero team-up movie. Now, on the eve of the "New Moon" premiere, we have another "Twilight"/"Youngblood" crossover for you. "Youngblood" creator Rob Liefeld [...]  

International News: Director creates international friendly version -- Brett Ratner is going East. The helmer is re-editing the English-language version of Indian media conglom Reliance Big Pictures' $30 million "Kites" to help it find U.S. distribution.  

By Nathan Crabbe Sun Staff Writer Brett Ratner enthusiastically listed all the perks that come with being the director of big Hollywood blockbusters: a big house, cars, women and celebrity friends.But he told a University of Florida crowd that he was successful in the movie business because he was in it for the right reasons.  

A casting call may be out for the lead role in 'Conan,' since former franchise star Arnold Schwarzenegger is busy governing the State of California. Whether director Marcus Nispel agrees with Brett Ratner's perspective that the film's title character should be played by "an unknown" remains to be seen, but an established action movie legend [...]  

FROM SPLASH PAGE: A casting call may be out for the lead role in "Conan," since former franchise star Arnold Schwarzenegger is busy governing the State of California. Whether director Marcus Nispel agrees with Brett Ratner's perspective that the film's title character should be played by "an unknown" remains to be seen, but an [...]