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Hughes is survived by his wife of 39 years, Nancy; two sons, John and James; and four grandchildren.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
A John Hughes filmography follows:
As director:
Curly Sue (1991)
Uncle Buck (1989)
She's Having a Baby (1988)
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Weird Science (1985)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Sixteen Candles (1984)
As writer:
Drillbit Taylor (2008)
Beethoven's 5th (2003)
Maid in Manhattan (2002)
Home Alone 4 (2002)
Beethoven's 4th (2001)
Just Visiting (2001)
Beethoven's 3rd (2000)
American Adventure (2000)
Reach the Rock (1998)
Home Alone 3 (1997)
Flubber (1997)
101 Dalmatians (1996)
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
Baby's Day Out (1994)
Beethoven's 2nd (1993)
Dennis the Menace (1993)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
Beethoven (1992)
Curly Sue (1991)
Dutch (1991)
Career Opportunities (1991)
Home Alone (1990)
Christmas Vacation (1989)
Uncle Buck (1989)
The Great Outdoors (1988)
She's Having a Baby (1988)
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Pretty in Pink (1986)
Weird Science (1985)
European Vacation (1985)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Nate and Hayes (1983)
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
Mr. Mom (1983)
As producer:
New Port South (2001)
Reach the Rock (1998)
Home Alone 3 (1997)
Flubber (1997)
101 Dalmatians (1996)
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
Baby's Day Out (1994)
Dennis the Menace (1993)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
Curly Sue (1991)
Dutch (1991)
Only the Lonely (1991)
Career Opportunities (1991)
Home Alone (1990)
Christmas Vacation (1989)
Uncle Buck (1989)
The Great Outdoors (1988)
She's Having a Baby (1988)
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Pretty in Pink (1986)
The Breakfast Club (1985)


Rumors have been flying that Warner Bros. Pictures wants Rain to star in their remake of Bruce Lee's "Enter the Dragon".
The classic movie about the martial artists turned undercover agent to bust a drug operation is being remade by Warner Bros. with the production title "Awaken the Dragon"
"Awaken" will be set in modern times and will revolve around the life of a FBI agent who follows a monk into the underground world of MMA fight clubs.
With Rain's new movie, "Ninja Assassin" set for release on November 25th, it seems like Rain is already gaining popularity in Hollywood despite the box office disaster, "Speed Racer".
Back in April we heard that Universal were aiming for a Bourne 4 summer 2011 release and a draft of the script should be finished by June. Well it is now the end of July and according to Matt Damon they still don’t have a script.
From Sci-Fi Wire:
“I just saw [producer] Frank Marshall, and we were talking about it,” Damon said in a group interview today in Pasadena, Calif., where he was promoting his History Channel special The People Speak. “Then I’ve talked to [Bourne Supremacy and Ultimatum director] Paul Greengrass quite a bit about that.”
During press rounds for Ultimatum, Damon and Greengrass joked that a fourth film would have to be called The Bourne Redundancy, because the character has already found his identity. For his part, Damon says he’s interested in reprising the action-hero role, but won’t commit before confirming the quality of the script.
“Oh yeah, we won’t do it unless it’s good,” Damon added. “Promise.”
The literary world was able to continue the Bourne series even after Ludlum’s death: Eric Van Lustbader wrote The Bourne Betrayal, The Bourne Deception, The Bourne Legacy and The Bourne Sanction. “I didn’t read those,” Damon said.
Since a script is still a long way off, Damon has not had to hit the gym to get back into fighting shape. He will, when the time comes, if necessary, he said. “Not yet,” he said. “None us have kind of seen [a script] yet, and Paul’s still cutting a movie that we worked on, so we’ll get together and talk about it.”
George Nolfi has been hired to write the script, so he could be working on it as we speak. Aslong as they get things going during 2010 they should hit their 2011 spot.
Resident Evil: Afterlife is planning filming for September this year. And it's going to be 3D. Milla Jovovich told ShockTillYouDrop that during an interview August 2:
“There’s a great script and it’s going to be pretty wild. It’s going to be in 3D,” she said diplomatically. “They figured out a lot of stuff. We start shooting in September, they’ve got it all figured out at this point.”
Anderson has really been getting prepared to make his return to directing the franchise since the first movie, especially with the 3D factor being added to the equation. “He’s been really studying it and seeing all the different things they have and watching every 3D movie ever made pretty much,” Milla told us. “Especially for a movie like this, because it’s wild and a lot of action and a lot of potential for 3D to use the medium at its best. Paul has been going to every 3D company and he’s now signed a deal to go with Jim Cameron’s 3D company–they did ‘Avatar’–It should be pretty interesting. I’ve never actually seen a 3D movie.”
James Cameron and his company spent years developing “3D virtual cameras which would produce stereoscopic 3D images simulating human sight” for Avatar, and the technology is supposed to bring 3D out of the ‘kid movie gimmick’ phase and revolutionize movies forever. That’s what they are saying. We’ll have to wait till December to see if the technology achieves that, but with more and more movies being filmed in 3D it looks like we’ll be seeing more of it in the future anyhow.
Vampires are becoming the THING in Hollywood at the moment. Pretty much everyone is making a Vampire movie or show; either scary, romantic or in between.
Well, Universal is getting on the wagon with "CIRQUE DU FREAK: The Vampire's Assistant".
The film centers on a young boy who meets a mysterious man at a freak show who turns out to be a Vampire. After a series of events the boy leaves his normal life and goes on the road with the Cirque Du Freak and becomes a Vampire. Watch the trailer below!
The film is directed by Paul Weitz (American Pie, In Good Company) and will be released on October 23rd. It also has quite a cool cast, consisting of John C. Reilly, Ken Watanabe, Ray Stevenson, Orlando Jones, and Salma Hayek.
Jason Segel is attached to star alongside Jonah Hill and Jason Schwartzman in "The Adventurer's Handbook," a comedy for Universal.
Jonah Hill, Matt Spicer and Max Winkler wrote the script, about four childhood friends who are bored with the monotony of their lives and embark on a global adventure inspired by the stories of explorers detailed in Mick Conefrey's book "The Adventurer's Handbook: Life Lessons From History's Great Explorers."
Universal picked up the book rights as well as the script in February.
Segel would play a talented musician who never got his act together, becoming a backup piano player and an alcoholic; Hill plays an engineer, isolated from his family; Schwartzman is a spoiled and cowardly three-time Grammy winner. (Kinda like Without a Paddle)
The studio hopes to be in production by early next year for a 2010 release.