News Shorts: May 20th 2013
New shots of Orlando Bloom in Zulu, Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston in Only Lovers Left Alive, Henry Cavill in Man of Steel, Natalie...
7 Samurai, “Vengeance” Remakes Heat Up?
Contemporary Hollywood remakes of Park chan-wook's "Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance" and Akira Kuroswa's cinematic classic "Seven Samurai" are both gaining steam.Silver Reel and Lotus...
Fincher’s “20,000 Leagues” Delays Production
Production on David Fincher's remake of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" at Disney Pictures has been put on hold.Originally slated to shoot in Sydney...
Animated “Star Wars Rebels” Hits 2014
Disney has given the green light to Lucasfilm Animation's new television series "Star Wars Rebels" which will launch Fall 2014.The cartoon will premiere as...
Senna Director To Helm “Ali and Nino”
"Senna" director Asif Kapadia has signed on to direct an adaptation of Kurban Said's pre-WW2 1937 romance novel "Ali and Nino" for PeaPie Films.The...
Another “Transporter” Trilogy Coming
EuropaCorp and Fundamental Films are set to co-produce three more installments of the "Transporter" film franchise.The fourth, fifth and six films will be budgeted...
Casting: Meyers, Hopkins, Li, Penn
Star Wars: Episode VII"The Tudors" and "Dracula" star Jonathan Rhys Meyers is supposedly having his "name thrown around a lot" in connection to J.J....
Chris Evans Joins “Ten O’Clock People”
Chris Evans ("Captain America: The First Avenger") is said to be circling "Fright Night" director Tom Holland's "The Ten O'Clock People" for Dead Rabbit...
Doctor Who Officially Renewed For S8
Though already decided months ago, the BBC only confirmed this weekend that "Doctor Who" will return for an eighth season. Brian Minchin will...
Byrne, Hyland Attend “Vampire Academy”
Gabriel Byrne ("Vikings"), Sarah Hyland ("Modern Family"), Joely Richardson and Dominic Sherwood have joined the cast of "Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters" at The Weinstein...
Game News: Arkham, Xbox, Last, Sonic
Batman: Arkham OriginsKevin Conroy - the long time voice of the animated Batman in various shows, animated films and video games - has confirmed...
Viggo Mortensen Is “Far From Men”
Viggo Mortensen has joined David Oelhoffen's $7.7 million French-language feature "Loin des hommes" ("Far From Men") for One World Films.The story is inspired by...
Stakeland Helmer Is “Cold in July”
Backup Media's B Media Global is set to fully finance "Stakeland" and "We Are What We Are" director Jim Mickle's next project, the character-driven...
Into Darkness Opening Weekend Box-Office
SUNDAYEstimates are in with "Star Trek Into Darkness' scoring $70.6 million from Friday to Sunday, and $84 million for its opening four and a...
Have Your Say: “Star Trek Into Darkness”
J.J. Abrams follows up his widely acclaimed 2009 reboot of the "Star Trek" film franchise with "Star Trek Into Darkness" which opened last week...
Morissette, Sossamon Pay The “Price of Desire”
Vincent Perez, Alanis Morissette and Shannyn Sossamon have joined the cast of the romantic period drama "The Price of Desire" at EG Film Productions...
Casting: Dance, Fraser, Meyers, McIntyre
Despite the Falling SnowCharles Dance ("Game of Thrones"), Olga Kurylenko ("Oblivion") and Maria Furtwangler are attached to star in Shamim Sarif's spy-thriller "Despite the...
Assassin’s Creed, “Exodus” Set Dates
A bunch of film release dates that are several years out have been locked down this week.Jason Reitman's coming-of-age drama "Labor Day" is set...
A “RED 3” Is Already In The Works
Even though the first sequel isn't out for another two months, Lionsgate-Summit has already signed writers Jon and Erich Hoeber to pen the third...
Marton Csokas Is The “Equalizer” Villain
Marton Csokas ("XXX," "The Debt") will play the villain opposite Denzel Washington in Antoine Fuqua's cinematic reboot of the 1980s TV series "The Equalizer"...
Jordan Talks “Fantastic Four” Casting Rumors
"Chronicle" star Michael B. Jordan has shot down early online reports that he will re-team with that film's director Josh Trank on the upcoming...
We Are What We Are Gets Prequel & Sequel
Memento Film International has reportedly launched sales on a prequel and sequel to Jim Mickel's upcoming horror remake "We Are What We Are".The story...
Baywatch Trio Is “Killing Hasselhoff”
Grazeley Film Fund is set to fully finance the comedy "Killing Hasselhoff" for Lotus Pictures, Angelworld and Hoff Productions.The story follows a man trying...
Casting: Pegg, Hunt, Shandling, Robinson
Kill Me Three Times Simon Pegg has joined Kriv Stenders' thriller "Kill Me Three Times" for Hopscotch & eOne. Shooting begins mid-September in...
Camp, Trespass, Surprise, World Set Directors
Happy CampPeter Webber ("Girl With a Pearl Earring") is attached to direct the noir thriller "Happy Camp" for Bedlam Productions. Playwright Zayd Dohrn penned...
Freeman, Keaton Join Loncraine’s “Life Itself”
Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton are set to star in the Richard Loncraine-directed comedy Life Itself at Myriad Pictures, Revelations Entertainment and Latitude Productions.Based...
Laurent Cantet To Helm Cuban-Set “Itaca”
French director Laurent Cantet ("The Class") is set to direct the Spanish-language, Cuban-set drama "Vuelta a Itaca" for Full House.Set on a rooftop...
Campbell Bower, Fimmel Go Into “Overdrive”
Jamie Campbell Bower ("The Mortal Instruments") and Travis Fimmel ("Vikings") have signed to star in "Towards Darkness" director Antonio Negret's new Riviera-set, action thriller...
Andy Garcia Joins “Lets Be Cops”
Andy Garcia has joined the cast of Luke Greenfield's action comedy "Let's Be Cops" at Fox.The story centers on two friends (Damon Wayans Jr.,...
Fruit Chan To Helm “The Midnight After”
Golden Scene and One Ninety Films Co. are set to produce the Hong Kong-set sci-fi thriller "The Midnight After".Fruit Chan ("Three Extremes: Dumplings," "Made...