What we’ve been reading – October 15th:

• Top 10 movie shoots from hell
  From "Cleopatra" to "Apocalypse Now," these infamous productions have all been struck by extreme weather, tragedy, illness and sometimes death.
• Fillion’s Super hopes
  "There are so many superheroes out there, I feel like there's none left. But there is one I think I could handle, and that's a redo of The Greatest American Hero."
• Twitch: Park Chan-wook confirmed for Le Couperet/The Ax remake
  Costa-Gavras confirmed the news at the Pusan Film Festival in South Korea, which runs until Friday.
• The Story Behind Toy Story 3
  How did this new adventure for Woody, Buzz and co come about? For that, we have to travel back in time. Back to the making of Toy Story 2, when Disney and Pixar’s relationship was a little different. Please keep your hands, arms, and accessories in the car, and no flash photography…
• ‘The Hangover’ as a best picture nominee?
  With several of the big-ticket “Oscar movies” destined to disappoint, perhaps a bona fide summer blockbuster will occupy a slot (or two) of the top 10.
• Kids’ books face a rough path to the big screen.
  Turning a children’s book into a feature film is akin to making a parachute out of a handkerchief, with the adapters having to adopt various strategies for fleshing out the material.