We don’t have to remind you who Bonnie and Clyde were or tell you about the famous 1967 film with Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway do we? Didn’t think so. Jeff Guinn‘s non-fiction book “ Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde,” will be adapted for the big screen by “ Up In The Air” scribe Sheldon Turner, and Burger is now attached to direct according to Deadline. Russell on the video game adaptation “ Uncharted” and now he’s adding another project to his growing slate of films, with an Oscar nominated writer in tow. The success of that film landed Burger his first bonafide tentpole, replacing David O. He burst onto the scene with “ Interview With The Assassin” in 2002, but four years his sophomore effort, the magician drama “ The Illusionist” was overshadowed by another similarly themed movie that came out the same year, none other than Christopher Nolan‘s “ The Prestige.” By the time Burger got to his Iraq war drama “ The Lucky Ones,” audiences had already cooled on the genre but this year, he finally struck gold with “ Limitless,” the sci-fi tinged thriller that surprised everyone by earning over $150 million worldwide. It looks like Neil Burger is finally seeing some dividends after a decade or so in Hollywood. Bryan Singer & Guy Ritchie’s “Excalibur” Projects Are Dead
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