This is exciting news, as I’m a huge fan of RDJ: Warner Brothers is courting Robert Downey, Jr. for a live-action production of the Carlo Collodi classic, Pinocchio. Tim Burton is currently attached as the director and wants to work with Robert, but it’s a matter of fitting it into his busy schedule. Bryan Fuller wrote the script for WB, with previous “Pushing Daisies” collaborator Dan Jinks on board as the producer.

In the version being developed at Warner Bros., Geppetto embarks on a quest to reunite with his missing marionette. The well-regarded script is by “Pushing Daisies” creator Bryan Fuller. Dan Jinks (American Beauty) is producing.

Neither Burton nor Downey has a deal with Warners, but sources say Burton is keen to direct the film and has begun talks with the studio, so it’s just a question of whether Pinocchio will be his next movie. The Alice in Wonderland director also is eyeing an adaptation of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children at Fox, among other projects. Warners wants to move quickly with Pinocchio, so if Burton chooses to make another movie first, the studio might move on to other directors.

According to two well-placed sources, Downey has expressed serious interest in the project (and in working with Burton), but his busy schedule must still be worked out. Warner Bros. is hoping that Burton and Downey commit soon so the project can be fast-tracked.

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Bloody Disgusting received a tip on the upcoming reboot of “The Munsters,” including some character descriptions and more information on the plot. It was also mentioned that filming will begin in February, so we can probably expect some casting (at least for the initial pilot) very soon. I thought it was better to just repost what their insider said rather than rewording, so check out more details on the show below:

We’re exclusively told by insiders that this will NOT be a remake of the original 1964 series that starred Fred Gwynne, Al Lewis and Yvonne De Carlo as a family of friendly monsters have misadventures never quite realizing why people react to them so strangely.

The modern take will instead be strange hybrid of the popular comedy “Modern Family” and HBO’s “True Blood”. While the series will be dark there will be a lot of heart and comedic elements. While I’m a huge fan of Bryan Fuller’s “Dead Like Me”, his “Pushing Daisies” never grabbed my attention, and frankly neither were any good at character development. The follow, though, gives me some series hope. There are a lot of interesting people moving into 1313 Mockingbird Lane…

The pilot episode, which is to be directed by Bryan Singer – who also was behind the camera for the “House” pilot, Superman Returns and X-Men – will focus on 10-year-old Eddie Munster who is unaware that he’s a werewolf, and that his family is composed of terrifying creatures. The madness begins when a baby bear attacks a scouting trip, only it turns out that this “bear” is actually Eddie transformed into a werewolf. Eddie is unaware of his metamorphosis and it forces the family to move in order to protect the family secret. The coming of age story gets weirder as he fights against his family when he learns of a shocker: they’re a family of flesh-eaters!

A few other random character notes: Lily Munster has an eating disorder and eats suicide victims. Grandpa Munster is a 600-year-old shapeshifter, and Marilyn Munster was adopted when her mother tried to eat her as a baby.

Bryan Singer – director of X-Men, Valkyrie, and the critically acclaimed The Usual Suspects – has been tapped to direct and co-produce Bryan Fuller’s reboot of the cult classic, “The Munsters.” The deal is still being finalized, but Deadline is reporting that Singer has been interested with the project even before it was green lit.

Singer has directed previous television pilots in the past, including Football Wives and the very popular House. He was also an executive producer on ABC’s Dirty Sexy Money.

Wonderful news! The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Bryan Fuller’s pilot for the re-imagining of “The Munsters” has officially been greenlit by NBC. The new series will take the concept of the original 1960s sitcom and turn it into a one-hour drama, making it “edgier and darker” in the process. (BFO also hopes that Bryan’s usual wit and whimsy will be retained!) Hopefully more information – including casting and further details on the plot – will be revealed soon.

It’s been a long while since Bryan Fuller’s talents have been seen on the small screen, but it looks like we’re one step closer to his grand return. According to Entertainment Weekly, NBC has purchased the “Hannibal” television series that BFO reported on two months ago. A source confirming to EW has stated that the deal is a “straight-to-series order.” That means, if NBC likes the script, we won’t have to wait on the network approving a pilot to see an entire series. Here’s to hoping everything goes well!

Edit: Deadline is also reporting that NBC is close to picking up the much anticipated adaptation of “The Munsters.” This has been a project in development for a very long time, but it seems the network – and new chief, Bob Greenblatt – have a lot of faith in it. Nellie Andreeva at Deadline stated that NBC may order a full series as early as this week, after Bryan Fuller submitted the redeveloped script last Friday.

It looks like Bryan has yet another project up his sleeves, this time a television series focusing on the Hannibal Lecter franchise. Deadline is reporting that Gaumont (a French film studio) is branching and bringing a production company to the United States, where they’ll develop new comedy and drama television programs.

Under this new title – Gaumont International Television – are already two shows: “Madame Tussaud,” a six-hour miniseries written by Michael Hirt (“The Tudors”), and… “Hannibal,” a one-hour drama series written by none other than Bryan Fuller! Hopefully we’ll see this new project come to fruition. In the meantime, check out a summary of its premise below:

Hannibal will explore the early relationship of Thomas Harris’ signature character, renowned psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lector, and his patient, a young FBI criminal profiler named Will Graham, who is haunted by his ability to empathize with serial killers. Fuller is executive producing with Martha De Laurentiis who has produced three Hannibal Lector features: Hannibal, Red Dragon, and Hannibal Rising.

As promised, Bryan Fuller Online has finally received a much-needed facelift. I wanted the site to have a personal flair while still focusing heavily on his career, hence a picture of Bryan with his dog. Many, many thanks to Flor at Sweet Revelation for creating the perfect layout; it’s exactly what I asked for and more!

In the coming weeks, I’ll be working on revamping the career section of the site to be better than ever. The gallery is also being updated extensively, rebooting the website to reach its full potential. Please come back for the latest on Bryan Fuller and his universe!

Bryan Fuller Online now has a Facebook page, which you can visit and like right here. An RSS feed will publish all updates to the Facebook page for easy access to news. Additionally, BFO can now be found on Tumblr as well, where (again) news will automatically repost itself; you can follow the account at bryanfulleronline. Remember: as always, you can find us on Twitter (@Fullerverse).

Looks like fans may soon get to see “The Munsters” brought to life once again! Although NBC initially passed on the pilot script, the new chairman – Robert Greenblatt – is thankfully giving it a second shot. More details below:

NBC has decided to give “Pushing Daisies” scribe Bryan Fuller’s revamp of the classic ’60s series “The Munsters” another shot, putting the series back in development after initially giving the idea a pass, a source familiar with the project confirms to TheWrap.

Also read: CBS Conjures Up a “Bewitched” Revamp

The proposed series would be a still-humorous, though edgier and darker, hour-long offering that would delve into the origins of Herman Munster, Lily Munster and their monstrous clan.

The network initially greenlit the pilot in September. While NBC brass passed on Fuller’s initial script, recently installed NBC Entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt was keen enough on the idea to order a second go at the script.

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News reports were abuzz when it was announced Bryan Fuller would be bringing back “The Munsters” to the modern world. After months of no updates on the progress (aside from Bryan mentioning it was just in script-form), TVLine threw fans a bone by asking NBC president Bob Greenblatt about the show:

TVLINE: The Munsters — does that project still have a pulse?

That’s something I read a very early draft of in January, and it’s an idea that I quite like. It’s still very much in development.

Unrelated to the above article/quote, I just wanted to mention that BFO’s gallery is currently down. My original plan was to have a large collection of screen caps from all of Bryan’s projects, but it’s just taking up too much space. I’ll be deleting all the images and reworking the gallery so that it’s still comprehensive, but not so exhaustive. Sit tight!