Emmerich Plans Sci-Fi Tale “Emergence”
Centropolis Entertainment has acquired Nic Kelman's large scale contemporary sci-fi pitch "Emergence" which filmmaker Roland Emmerich ("2012," "Independence Day") plans to direct.The story is...
Man of Steel On Track For $100M Opening
Tracking figures are indicating that the Superman reboot "Man of Steel" is heading for a $100 million opening weekend at the U.S. box office.With...
Universal’s Big Success With “Fast 6,” “Purge”
Everyone over at Universal Pictures has plenty of good reasons to celebrate this week.Yesterday came word that their summer tentpole "Fast and Furious 6"...
Hansel & Gretel 2 To Be “Pretty Insane”
Talking about the release of "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" on Blu-ray, Adam McKay says he and Will Ferrell are set to return as...
Minchin & Dreamworks Team On “Larrikins”
Comedian and composer Tim Minchin is set to write the music for the DreamWorks Animation feature "Larrikins".The story is set in the Australian outback...
Paramount Acquires Charbonneau’s “Testing”
Paramount Pictures has acquired film rights to Joelle Charbonneau's upcoming novel "The Testing".The story is set in a United States that has begun rebuilding...
TV News: IT Crowd, Jackie, Brand, Boardwalk
The IT CrowdCreator Graham Linehan has posted a photo of Chris O'dowd, Richard Ayoade and Katherine Parkinson finishing up rehearsals for the one-off wrap-up...
Denzel Washington To Grab A “Shovel”
Denzel Washington is in early talks to star in "Shovel Ready" at Warner Bros. Pictures.Set in a bombed-out, near future New York City where...
Tom Hardy, Takashi Miike Team On “Outsider”
Tom Hardy has joined the independently financed English-language Yakuza drama "The Outsider" at Linson Entertainment and Silver Pictures.Andrew Baldwin penned the script which is...
Microsoft Answers Some “Xbox One” Concerns
After both the Xbox One and the PS4 were announced earlier this year, many were left with some major questions. Microsoft in particular...
Casting: Irwin, Jacobs, Benigni, Pinto
InterstellarVeteran character actor Bill Irwin ("Rachel Getting Married," "Lady in the Water") is set to star in Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar" at Paramount Pictures and...
Melissa Leo Signs For “The Ever After”
Melissa Leo ("Olympus Has Fallen") has signed on for Mark Webber's third directorial effort "The Ever After".Webber ("The End of Love") and Teresa Palmer...
Sheridan, Dever Acquire “Grass Stains”
Tye Sheridan ("Mud," "Tree of Life") and Kaitlyn Dever ("Last Man Standing," "J. Edgar") are in negotiations to star in Kyle Wilamowski's coming-of-age indie...
Star Wars Producers Spin “R’Ha” Sci-Fi Tale
"Star Wars" franchise producer Rick McCallum and "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" producer Steve Tzirlin are teaming for the new project "R'Ha".The high-concept feature...
A Live-Action, Zombie-Filled “Archie” Film?
Warner Bros. Pictures has closed deals for a live action adaptation of the classic "Archie" comics books. There's a potential twist though -...
Kiefer Sutherland Voices Snake In MGS5?
"24" star Kiefer Sutherland will voice the main character of Snake in Konami's upcoming "Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain".Sutherland takes over from screenwriter...
TV News: Puppet, Eastbound, Hardy, Orange
That Puppet Game ShowThe Jim Henson Company and BBC1 are teaming to produce "That Puppet Game Show". Each week two celebrity contestants, the...
Man of Steel Is Already Near Profit
Despite boasting a production budget of around $225 million, it looks like Warners won't have to wait long for its Superman reboot "Man of...
Rodriguez Plans Latino James Bond Series
Comcast's El Rey network is planning a thirteen-episode "Latino James Bond" style series which "Transformers" and "Star Trek" co-scribe Roberto Orci is penning the...
Casting News: Lawrence, Giamatti, Rossum
Rules of InheritanceJennifer Lawrence ("The Hunger Games") is attached to star in and produce Susanne Bier's "Rules of Inheritance" at FilmNation.Abi Morgan penned the...
Don Johnson Joins “The Other Woman”
Don Johnson is in final negotiations to join the Nick Cassavetes-directed comedy "The Other Woman" at 20th Century Fox.Diaz plays a woman who finds...
Whedon Won’t Do “Avengers 2” Without Downey
Doing promo interviews for "Much Ado About Nothing," filmmaker Joss Whedon tells The Daily Beast that he couldn't imagine himself directing "The Avengers" sequel...
Carey Mulligan Wanted For “Rodham”
British actress Carey Mulligan ("The Great Gatsby," "An Education") has emerged as the front-runner to play Hillary Rodham Clinton in the indie biopic "Rodham"...
Grace Team Are “Seducing Ingrid Bergman”
YRF has optioned Chris Greenhalgh's book "Seducing Ingrid Bergman" which will be published in the U.S. next year.Set in post-WWII 1945 Paris before the...
Wasikowska Replaces Stone On “Crimson Peak”
Mia Wasikowska is in talks to take over the role Emma Stone was originally attached to play in Guillermo del Toro's gothic horror feature...
Franco, McAdams, Bridges Voice “Little Prince”
James Franco, Rachel McAdams, Jeff Bridges, Marion Cotillard, Benicio Del Toro and Paul Giamatti are set to voice characters in a feature adaptation of...
Javier Bardem Signs For “Violent,” “Gunman”
"Vicky Cristina Barcelona" and "Skyfall" actor Javier Bardem has scored two new roles.The first is the lead in "Margin Call" director J.C. Chandor's "A...
Sony Scores “A Prophet” Remake Rights
Sony has scored the English-language remake rights to the 2010 Oscar-nominated French hit "A Prophet".The original film follows an imprisoned young man's rise after...
Showtime Officially Cancels “The Borgias”
Showtime has confirmed that the current third season of the Neil Jordan-created medieval drama "The Borgias" will be the last. The June 16th...
Schrader, Refn Team On “Dying of the Light”
Filmmaker Paul Schrader has penned and is looking to direct, while "Drive" filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn will produce the upcoming feature "The Dying Of...