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Feedback: Isaac Newton, action and reaction hero

25 July 2012

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Isaac Newton, action and reaction hero

FEEDBACK feels the need to warn – or should that be “inform”? – you of plans by director Rob Cohen to write and direct a movie about the crime-stopping head of the Royal Mint three centuries ago, one Isaac Newton. Famed for such classics as The Fast and the Furious and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Cohen also plans a graphic novel version of his movie. The Hollywood Reporter says he has teamed up with BiteSize Entertainment.

Of course, like flying cars, not all movies get off the ground. As far…

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