Revenge of the Nerds News

The "Revenge" Plan Is Shut Down

November 22, 2006 03:11:33

After being put on hold earlier this month, "Revenge of the Nerds" sadly has come to its end this time. Variety learned that Fox Atomic has officially concluded to stop the production on the project originally plotted for a summer release next year.

The reason behind this decision is said to be due to the dissatisfaction felt by the president of Fox Atomic, Peter Rice, concerning the dailies and his assumption that the movie has a smaller scale than the kind of film he is planning to release under the studio banner. The picture itself previously faced a refusal from officials at Atlanta's Emory University dealing with the on-campus shooting permit.

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The Nerds' "Revenge" Postponed

November 04, 2006 09:11:15

A shocking decision has been taken by Fox Atomic. The studio has confirmed that production on its "Revenge of the Nerds" is halted after Atlanta's Emory University, where most of the film takes place at, backed out of its agreement to permit the shooting on campus.

Reason behind Emory's action is still unclear yet, but it is believed that the refusal was triggered by the disapproval of the institution's officials on the raunchy nature of the flick. Fox itself actually has attempted to shoot the project at other colleges in Atlanta before finally came to a conclusion to shut it down.

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Jenna Dewan Takes "Revenge"

October 13, 2006 02:10:44

Getting deeper into acting field, former dancer Jenna Dewan has landed another starring role in "Revenge of the Nerds", a film remake of the 1984 comedy flick of the same title.

Lining up together with Chris Marquette, Katie Cassidy, and Efren Ramirez, among others, the beauty is set to play a teen who catches the eye of a nerd named Max, played by Marquette, as they both encountered their first day at the college.

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More Counted in "Revenge of the Nerds" Scheme

October 03, 2006 01:10:47

Following the inclusion of Katie Cassidy, more names are coming down to fill in the roles remaining in "Revenge of the Nerds." Variety has learned that Kristin Cavallari, Dan Byrd, Christopher Marquette, and Efren Ramirez have all agreed to join the cast of this remake project of the 1984 cult comedy of the same title.

Developed under Fox Atomic banner, the picture features Kyle Newman at helm with Adam F. Goldberg, Adam Jay Epstein, and Andrew Jacobson penning the script. Shooting will start next week with "Charlie's Angels" director McG serving as producer alongside his Wonderland Sound & Vision partner David Manpearl.

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Katie Cassidy Reaching for the "Nerds"

September 22, 2006 02:09:22

Katie Cassidy is in the brink to add one more big screen project in her resume. The beauty is reported to face final negotiations for a role in Fox Atomic's "Revenge of the Nerds", a remake of the 1984 feature starring Anthony Edwards and Robert Carradine.

If a deal is reached, the actress will likely be billed to play Suzy Stone, head of the Pi Delta Pi sorority who is also the queen of the campus. As for the movie, it has been confirmed that Kyle Newman is positive to direct with Adam Jay Epstein, Adam Goldberg, and Andrew Jacobson working on the script.

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