Davis Guggenheim Articles
Davis Guggenheim Will Not Direct Justin Bieber Biopic
Justin Bieber’s 3D film project needs a new director. Moscow is enshrouded by thick smog as a result of raging wildfires and the worst heat wave ever recorded in the Russian capital. What do those two tragedies have in common? Well, not much, really. Except for the fact that Davis Guggenheim, he of the Oscar-winning global-warming documentary An Inconvenient Truth, has dropped out of Paramount’s [...]
Justin Bieber, Davis Guggenheim to Team Up: The End of Civilization?
Proof positive that the world will truly come to an end in 2012: According to Deadline.com’s Mike Fleming, Paramount Pictures will "turn Justin Bieber’s life story into a 3D feature biopic." Justin Bieber, known for the harakiri-inducing song "Baby," will star as Justin Bieber, while the film "will be sprinkled with performances from his current concert tour." Who’s "negotiating to direct" this momentous venture? Possibly [...]
Christoph Waltz, Mo’Nique, Carey Mulligan: Academy 2010 Invitations
Oscar winners Christoph Waltz (above), Mo’Nique, Geoffrey Fletcher, Bob Murawski, Mark Boal, and Davis Guggenheim (right), and Oscar nominees Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Neill Blomkamp, Carey Mulligan, Gabourey Sidibe, Saoirse Ronan, Lee Daniels, Nick Hornby, and Jeremy Renner are some of the 135 film industryites invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Those who accept the invitation will be the only additions [...]
WAITING FOR SUPERMAN, REVOLUCION, John Lithgow: Los Angeles Film Festival 2010 (June 22)
Mikhail Khodorkovsky in Cathryn Collins‘ Vlast / Power, (top); Davis Guggenheim’s Waiting for Superman, (middle); Michael Noer, Tobias Lindholm’s R (bottom) The omnibus feature Revolución, Davis Guggenheim’s Waiting for Superman, Cathryn Collins‘ Vlast / Power, Tobias Lindholm and Michael Noer’s R, and "Over the Top: An Evening with John Lithgow" are some of the highlights at the Los Angeles Film Festival on Tuesday, June 22. [...]