The “21″ movie
December 7th, 2007 — Robert Luketic
Robert Luketic is set to direct Ben Mezrich’s adaptation casino-set thriller 21, says Production Weekly.The story follows a group of young men who become experts in the art of card counting. Kevin Spacey, who optioned the book in 2002 after reading an excerpt of it in Playboy, will star in the film penned by Peter Steinfeld.
The project is slated to begin shooting in February taking in locations around Boston and Las Vegas.
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December 7th, 2007 — Robert Luketic
Born in Sydney Australia, Robert Luketic cultivated his prolific film career early when he won his first award for “Best Film” at the ATOM Film Festival at the age of 15. Luketic went on to study at the Victorian College of Arts - School of Film and Television (VCA), one of Australia’s most prestigious film schools. Luketic first attracted Hollywood’s attention with his award-winning short film Titsiana Booberini. After screening to much acclaim at several festivals within Australia, Titsiana Booberini became a hit at many internationally renowned festivals including Sundance, Telluride, Aspen and Santa Barbara.
Luketic directed the smash hit comedy Legally Blonde for MGM in the summer of 2001. This film, which grossed close to $100 million domestically and was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards, marked Luketic’s feature film directing debut. Next, Luketic directed the crowd-pleasing Dreamworks picture Win a Date with Tad Hamilton. This film, produced by Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher at Red Wagon, stars Kate Bosworth, Nathan Lane, Josh Duhamel and Topher Grace.
With an increasingly busy schedule, Luketic is developing a slate of projects including a feature film version of the iconic television show, “Dallas.” Robert Harling (Steel Magnolias) is writing, while Michael Costigan is producing for Twentieth Century Fox/New Regency. In addition, Luketic is developing a supernatural romantic drama, One of Us, written by Gerald DiPego (The Forgotten) with Alan Riche and Peter Guber producing for Revolution Studios. Also on Luketic’s slate is Matt Helm, for Dreamworks with Team Todd producing. This action-adventure film is based on a series of spy novels written by Donald Hamilton and will mark a major genre-breaking franchise for Luketic. Other projects include the comedy, Girl Most Likely To with Marc Platt producing.
You should watch his last work:”21 “!!
Luketic currently resides in Los Angeles.
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December 7th, 2007 — Robert Luketic
Set to mark his return into filmmaking after his 2005 work “Monster-In-Law”, Robert Luketic has reached an agreement to helm casino-set thriller “21″ for Columbia Pictures based on Ben Mezrich’s best-selling nonfiction book “Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions.”
Slated to start filming in February using locations around Boston and Las Vegas, the project takes a look on a group of young men who become experts in the art of card counting. Script is penned by Peter Steinfeld with Kevin Spacey to both star in and produce.
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December 7th, 2007 — Robert Luketic
Date of Birth:1973, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia more
Trivia:Graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) in Melbourne, Australia. more
Awards:2 wins more
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