February 28th, 2007 by dd
Newly minted Oscar winner William Monahan is reteaming with The Departed players Leonardo DiCaprio and Vertigo Entertainment for another Hong Kong remake, a thriller titled Confessions of Pain for Warner Bros. Pictures, which acquired the rights to the film.
Pain follows two close friends, one a police detective and the other a private detective, who team to investigate the murder of the cop’s father-in-law. As the investigation proceeds, they uncover evidence that shows that nothing is as it appears.
The original, released last year, was created by Alan Mak, Andrew Lau and Felix Chong, the team behind Infernal Affairs, the Hong Kong film on which Oscar winner Departed was based.
Pain is being developed as a starring vehicle for DiCaprio. Monahan, who won the Academy Award for best adapted screenplay for writing Departed, will adapt. Dan Lin will oversee for Warners. Departed won three other Oscars on Sunday, for best picture, best editing and best director (Martin Scorsese). [HollywoodReporter]
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February 27th, 2007 by dd
Dan, you DA MAN!
So mixed in with all the excitement of Marty winning his first Best Director Oscar (finally!) was his mention of my boy, Dan Lin! I’m completely biased but he was the second person that Marty thanked and has been consistently mentioned throughout the awards season. Who is he?
Dan Lin is the Senior Vice President of Production at Warner Bros. Pictures and works under Jeff Robinov, President of Production. Lin joined the Studio in 1999 as a creative executive and worked on The Departed with Martin Scorsese. He received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and while at business school, he interned for Warner Bros. Pictures before joining the company upon graduation.
The more recognizable faces are in front of the camera decked out and posturing in front of the world press on the red carpet. Time to give a shout out to those who make the projects happen and who ensure the quality is up to par. I’d say being an integral part of a Best Picture Academy Award is proof of a job well done. Keep an eye out for his name. He’ll be the first Asian American running a studio in no time. WOOT WOOT!
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January 19th, 2007 by dd
A HUGE shoutout to Martin Scorsese who won best director for the “Infernal Affairs” remake, “The Departed,” at the Golden Globes Monday, especially after he acknowledged the original director, Andrew Lau, during his acceptance speech. Even more importantly, he thanked my boy, Dan Lin, who is the VP of Production at Warner Brother Films – HOLLA!
And did you notice how Cameron Diaz, clearly unable to think straight since getting kicked to the curb by ex-beau, Justin Timberlake, misread the title as “Internal Affairs”; instead of Infernal. Way to kill those dumb blonde stereotypes, babe.
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