News Shorts: March 21st 2013

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New photos from Only God Forgives, Pacific Rim, The Company You Keep, Monsters University, and cleaner hi-res shots from The Wolverine.Posters for Despicable Me...

More “Game of Thrones” Talk, VOD & Promos

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Academy of Television SesssionThe Academy of Television recently hosted an evening to celebrate the cast and creative team behind the popular HBO fantasy series...

New “Into Darkness” Poster, Pics, Trailer

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A big promo push for "Star Trek Into Darkness" today with the release of flash new trailer full of set pieces shot on an...

Kiefer Sutherland Turns Bad In “Pompeii”

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Kiefer Sutherland ("24," "The Lost Boys") is in final negotiations to star as the villain in Paul W.S. Anderson's 3D Roman disaster movie "Pompeii"...

Rufus Sewell Joins Ratner’s “Hercules”

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Rufus Sewell ("The Illusionist," "Dark City") is set to play Autolycus alongside Dwayne Johnson's Hercules in the Brett Ratner-directed "Hercules" film at MGM.An adaptation...

Nicolas Roeg To Helm WWI Feature “At Sunset”

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British director Nicolas Roeg ("Walkabout," "Don't Look Now") is developing "At Sunset," a First World War romance feature for Amerique Films.The story revolves around...

Wiig, Ferrell, McKay Plan “Welcome To Me”

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Kristen Wiig ("Bridesmaids") is in talks to re-team with her "Anchorman: The Legend Continues" co-star Will Ferrell and that film's director Adam McKay on...

Witherspoon To Produce “The Engagements”

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Fox 2000 is in final negotiations to acquire the film rights to "Maine" and "Commencement" author J. Courtney Sullivan's upcoming novel "The Engagements".Set in...

Kon-Tiki Helmers To Direct “Beatles”

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Norwegian producer Jorgen Storm Rosenberg has secured a deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing and EMI Music Nordics for an adaptation of Lars Saabye Christensen's...

Casting: O’Dowd, Angarano, Duplass, Vacation

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Thor: The Dark WorldComedian Chris O'Dowd ("Bridesmaids," "The IT Crowd") has confirmed that he has shot a one scene cameo, a date scene with...

Shepard, Farmiga Join “The Judge”

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Vera Farmiga and Dax Shepard have joined the cast of David Dobkin's "The Judge" at Warner Bros. Pictures, Team Downey and Big Kid Pictures.Robert...

TV News: Bates, Cleveland, Arrow

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Bates MotelThe "Psycho" prequel series "Bates Motel" premiered on A&E Sunday night to 3.0 million total viewers and 1.6 million in the 18-49 demo....

Warrior Helmer Takes Over “Jane”

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"Warrior" director Gavin O'Connor has stepped in to replace the absent Lynne Ramsay on the set of the western "Jane Got A Gun".Ramsey ("We...

Fourth “Transformers” Gets A Synopsis

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The Michigan Film Office announced this week that filming on the upcoming fourth "Transformers" will take place in that state, and in the process...

Justin Timberlake Is The New Daddy Warbucks?

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Justin Timberlake is reportedly in talks to play the role of Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks in the upcoming "Annie" reboot at Sony Pictures.The story follows...

HBO Cancels Much Acclaimed “Enlightened”

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HBO has opted not to bring back the half-hour comedy "Enlightened" for a third season. Laura Dern and Mike White created the series which...

Mark Millar Talks “X-Men” Sequel Scale

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Comics writer Mark Millar, Fox's new creative consultant for all their superhero projects, says he's finally spoken to director Bryan Singer. He has...

Casting News: Coogan, Bateman, Woodley

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DoubtComedian Steve Coogan has scored a starring role in ABC's David Shore drama pilot "Doubt" which also stars Rockmond Dunbar, Greg Grunberg and Kacey...

Ben Wheatley Develops HBO’s “Silk Road”

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British filmmaker Ben Wheatley ("Kill List," "Sightseers") is set to develop the thriller drama series "Silk Road" for HBO.Scribes James Vanderbilt ("Zodiac") and Laeta...

Lynne Ramsay A No Show On “Gun” Set

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Filmmaker Lynne Ramsay failed to show up for the first day of shooting on her new Natalie Portman-led western "Jane Got a Gun" on...

Mark Gatiss Talks Third “Sherlock” Series

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Mark Gatiss has confirmed that the first episode of the third series of the BBC's "Sherlock" will be called "The Empty Hearse".This is expected...

David Lowery To Pen “Pete’s Dragon”

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David Lowery ("Ain't Them Bodies Saints") and writing partner Toby Halbrooks have come onboard to pen a remake of the Disney family classic "Pete's...

Sam Raimi Comes Onboard “Rake” Remake

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Filmmaker Sam Raimi has come onboard to direct the pilot episode of the U.S. remake of the comedic Australian legal series "Rake" at Fox.Richard...

Rob Letterman To Helm “Goosebumps”

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"Monsters vs. Aliens" and "Gulliver's Travels" director Rob Letterman is in talks to helm the live-action film adaptation of children's horror series "Goosebumps" at...

Alex Garland To Helm “Ex Machina”

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"28 Days Later" and "Dredd" scribe Alex Garland will make his directorial debut on the $15 million original sci-fi thriller "Ex Machina" at DNA...

Casting: Isaac, Heidecker, Jones, Rotimi

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PartisanOscar Isaac has been cast in Ariel Kleiman's upcoming feature "Partisan" at Warp Films Australia.The story is described as a confronting tale about a...

David Goyer To Helm “Monte Cristo” Reboot

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"Batman Begins" and "Man of Steel" scribe David Goyer has signed on to direct a new film adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas revenge...

Tom Cruise Ready To Cry “U.N.C.L.E.”

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Tom Cruise is in early talks to star in the Guy Ritchie-directed "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." film adaptation at Warner Bros. Pictures.The original 60's...

Silver Producing “Escape From NY” Remake

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Joel Silver's Silver Pictures and StudioCanal are teaming for the latest attempt at a reboot of John Carpenter's 1981 sci-fi classic "Escape From New...

Jackman To Star In Coben’s “Six Years”

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Hugh Jackman is attached to star in a film adaptation of Harlan Coben's upcoming novel "Six Years" at Paramount Pictures.The story centers on Jake...