Scarecrow Acquired, “Amityville” Pulled
Screen Gems and Unbroken Pictures have scored the rights to Mike Scannell's horror-thriller spec script "Scarecrow". "The Strangers" director Bryan Bertino and...
Roxwell Films Options Manson Tale “Family”
Roxwell Films has optioned the rights to produce a film adaptation of Ed Sanders' 1971 book "The Family" which Jonas Akerlund will direct.The book...
Momoa’s Aquaman To Be A Surfer Dude?
Though still not confirmed, it seems fairly clear that Jason Momoa will play Aquaman in the upcoming "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" movie...
Deadpool Creator Talks Film Announcement
Following yesterday's announcement that the "Deadpool" movie is finally in the works for a 2016 release from 20th Century Fox, Newsarama has spoken with...
Star Trek 3 Filming & Story Details Emerge
It certainly looks like production on a third "Star Trek" is gearing up. Following comments from Zachary Quinto earlier this week that shooting...
Nick Frost Leads “Doctor Who” Xmas Special
"Shaun of the Dead" and "The World's End" star Nick Frost will appear in this year's "Doctor Who" Christmas special.In a statement, Frost says:...
Magic Mike XXL Gets Amber Heard, ConMovie News
Amber Heard is the latest name to join the cast of Gregory Jacobs' "Magic Mike XXL" at Warner Bros. Pictures. No details about...
Oz Author Baum Gets A Biopic
New Line Cinema has acquired Josh Golden's spec script "Road to Oz" which chronicles the early days of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" author...
Sam Elliott, Garret Dillahunt Join “Justified”
Sam Elliott ("Tombstone," "Ghost Rider") and Garret Dillahunt ("Deadwood," "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles ") have joined the cast of the sixth and final...
CBS Commits To A “Supergirl” Series
CBS has given a series commitment to a "Supergirl" TV show just weeks after "Arrow" producer Greg Berlanti revealed he's developing such a project.The...
David Ayer Could Helm A “Suicide Squad” Movie
Director David Ayer ("Fury," "End of Watch") has reportedly emerged as the top choice to direct a film based on the DC Comics "Suicide...
Whitta Penning Miller’s “Starlight” Film
Gary Whitta ("The Book of Eli") has signed on to pen the film adaptation of the Mark Millar comic "Starlight" at 20th Century Fox.The...
Angelina Jolie Is Set To Helm “Africa”
Angelina Jolie has set up "Africa" at Skydance Productions as her next directorial project.The film deals with paleo-archaeologist Richard Leakey who set out to...
Mattel Plans An “Ever After High” Film Series
Mattel and Cherin Entertainment are teaming for a film franchise based on Mattel's popular "Ever After High" toy line.The story follows the teenage sons...
Oakes Fegley Joins “Pete’s Dragon” Remake
Oakes Fegley ("Fort Bliss") has scored the role of 'Pete' in the upcoming remake of 1977 family classic "Pete's Dragon" at Disney Pictures.The original...
Review: “The Maze Runner”
It's tempting to dismiss director Wes Ball's adaptation of James Dashner's young adult novel as a Hunger Games knock-off, but to do so would be unfair. A breath...
Josh Brolin On Why He’s Playing Thanos
The recent "Guardians of the Galaxy" marked the debut of Josh Brolin as the Marvel Cinematic Universe super villain Thanos. It was our...
Rian Johnson Talks “Star Wars” Freedom
There's rarely more fun when filmmakers of a similar ilk interview each other. That was the cast this week when "Looper" director Rian...
Producers On Marvel Shared vs. DC Split Series
The debate over Marvel's shared universe vs. DC's separate universes approach to their heroes continued this week following comments from DC chief creative officer...
Gilliam Updates “Quixote,” “Defective,” LAIKA
With Terry Gilliam's "The Zero Theorem" finally hitting U.S. cinemas tomorrow, CraveOnline caught up with the filmmaker who offered an update on several of...
TV News: Thrones, Tyrant, Cocaine, Santo
Game of ThronesProduction on the fifth season of HBO's "Game Of Thrones" continues in Croatia with the town of Sibenik appearing to be turned...
Casting: Whishaw, Connolly, Reiser, Fugit, Mackie
London SpyBen Whishaw ("Cloud Atlas," "Skyfall") has been cast as the lead in the upcoming five-episode drama "London Spy" for BBC Two and Working...
Fantastic Four, “Creed” Score New Dates
Following their announcement of a February 12th 2016 release date for a "Deadpool" movie this morning, 20th Century Fox has done some further shuffling...
Shark Films Are Back With “In the Deep”
Sony Pictures have picked up Tony Jaswinski's spec script "In the Deep" after a vigorous bidding battle.The story takes place on a isolated beach...
Olympus Sequel Loses Its Director
Just six weeks before filming was to begin, the upcoming action thriller "London Has Fallen" has lost its director.Fredrik Bond has dropped out of...
Alexander Armstrong To Voice “Danger Mouse”
Comedian Alexander Armstrong is set to voice Danger Mouse in the revamped version of the classic 1980s cartoon. The new take will air...
Pinkett-Smith, MacDowell Join “Magic Mike XXL”
Jada Pinkett-Smith ("The Matrix Reloaded," "Gotham") is in talks while Andie MacDowell has signed on to the cast of Gregory Jacobs' upcoming stripper drama...
Godzilla Scribe Returns For Sequel
Legendary Pictures has closed a deal with "Godzilla" scribe Max Borenstein to pen the screenplay for the sequel to that film. Gareth Edwards...
AMC Unveils “Walking Dead” S5 Synopsis
AMC has unveiled an official synopsis for the upcoming fifth season of its zombie drama series "The Walking Dead". The new synopsis...
Kebbell In Talks For Messala In “Ben-Hur”
Toby Kebbell ("Dawn of the Planet of the Apes," "The Fantastic Four") has begun early talks play the best friend turned villain Messala in...