Third “Hobbit” Pushed Back To Xmas 2014
No major surprise here. "The Hobbit: There and Back Again", the third and final film in Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" trilogy, has been...
Joe Wright To Helm Gaiman Adaptation
Focus Features, Playtone and Shoebox are set to acquire and produce a film adaptation of Neil Gaiman's upcoming novel "The Ocean At The End...
Extended Trailer For NBC’s “Hannibal”
NBC have released a full-length international trailer for its upcoming Bryan Fuller-produced series "Hannibal". The story is set prior to events in Thomas...
Rhino Rings In Latest “Spider-Man” Photo
The latest set photo from "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" released by director Marc Webb features a Russian ring tattoo book. This seems likely...
Gary Oldman Joins “Apes” Sequel
Gary Oldman is joining the cast of Matt Reeves' upcoming sequel "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" at 20th Century Fox.Set 15 years...
Tom Shadyac To Direct “Intouchables” Remake
Tom Shadyac ("Liar Liar," "Evan Almighty") is returning to comedy directing as he is in talks to helm a remake of last year's French-language...
Casting: Bettany, Baker, Cook, Malone
TranscendencePaul Bettany is in negotiations to star opposite Johnny Depp in the Wally Pfister-directed "Transcendence" at Alcon Entertainment.The story is being kept under wraps,...
Warners Set To Adapt “The Drowned World”
Warner Bros. Pictures has optioned the film rights to "Empire Of The Sun" author J.G. Ballard's 1962 sci-fi novel "The Drowned World" at Heyday...
Daniel Radcliffe Is Igor In “Frankenstein”
Daniel Radcliffe is in final negotiations to star as Igor in a revisionist take on "Frankenstein" for 20th Century Fox and Davis Entertainment.Based on...
Mikael Hafstrom To Helm “Tunnels”
Mikael Hafstrom ("1408," "The Rite") has signed on to direct a film adaptation of Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams' young-adult fantasy adventure novel "Tunnels"...
Winkler, Driver Team For “Coward”
Adam Driver ("Girls") has signed on to play the lead role in the period comedy "Coward" at Big Beach.Set in 18th century England, Driver...
Man of Steel Early Screening Talk
We're just under four months out, but a report from JoBlo today indicates their upcoming Superman reboot "Man of Steel" is essentially done.According to...
Johnny Depp’s Rep Confirms Next Projects
In an unexpected move, Johnny Depp's representatives have come forward to end speculation and confirm the actor's next three projects.First up is "Transcendence," the...
Chris Cooper To Play Norman Osborn
Acting veteran Chris Cooper ("The Bourne Identity," "The Muppets") has signed on to play Norman Osborn in Marc Webb's "The Amazing Spider-Man" sequel at...
Tom Hardy Turns Grunt For “Samarkand”
Tom Hardy is set to play a soldier in the drama "Samarkand" for Solar Pictures.Hardy plays an SAS veteran returning from the Middle East...
Bradley Cooper Up For “Kokowaah” Remake
Bradley Cooper has signed on to star in the English-language remake of Til Schweiger's 2011 German comedy "Kokowaah" at Warner Bros. Pictures and 22nd...
Casting News: Clarke, Pegg, Henriksen
Candy StoreJason Clarke has confirmed that he will star in Stephen Gaghan's crime thriller "Candy Store".The story follows an elite, highly trained deep-cover...
Kings, Aftershock, Annie, Turtles Set Dates
A couple of upcoming key film release dates have seen announcements or shifts in recent days.The Eli Roth-produced, Chile-set horror film "Aftershock" has been...
Writer Hired For Refn’s “Button Man”
Matt Cook ("By Way Of Helena") is the latest scribe to come onboard the film adaptation of "Button Man: The Killing Game" for DreamWorks.The...
Craig Brewer To Helm “Gangster Princess”
"Hustle & Flow" and "Footloose" director Craig Brewer is set to adapt and direct an adaptation of the Rolling Stone article "Gangster Princess Of...
FX Renews “Archer” For A Fifth Season
SPLOOSH! FX has ordered a fifth season of its critically-acclaimed animated comedy series "Archer".Currently mid-way through airing its fourth season (which will finish up...
News Shorts: February 27th 2013
New stills from Welcome to the Punch, Admission, The Sweeney, Wolf Creek 2, Carrie, Evil Dead, the set of The Wolverine, and cast photos...
Sequel News: Prometheus, Spidey, X-Men, Iron
Prometheus 2Out doing publicity for "Dead Man Down," actress Noomi Rapace says development is still very much underway on a sequel to Ridley Scott's...
Does Piracy Help “Game of Thrones”?
Attending the Perth's Writers Festival in Western Australia over the weekend was filmmaker David Petrarca, a frequent director of high profile HBO series like...
MacFarlane Won’t Host The Oscars Again
This year's Academy Awards host Seth MacFarlane says he won't come back for a second turn as MC of the annual film awards.Asked if...
Del Toro Pitching DC Dark Universe Take
Guillermo del Toro says that he and another writer, whom he won't reveal just yet, are about to pitch to Warner Brothers their take...
VOTD: The 007 Montage That Should’ve Been
While Shirley Bassey belting out "Goldfinger" was a nice touch, this past weekend's Oscars tribute to the 50th anniversary of the James Bond franchise...
Grahame-Smith Rewrites “Fantastic Four” Reboot
"Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" and "Dark Shadows" scribe Seth Grahame-Smith has performed a polish on the script for the "Fantastic Four" reboot at 20th...
Navid Negahban Joins “Words and Pictures”
Navid Negahban, best known for playing the terrorist Abu Nazir on Showtime's "Homeland", will star opposite Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche in the Fred...
The Weinstein Company Revives “Southpaw”
The Weinstein Company has picked up the rights to the troubled "Southpaw" project.Originally developed a few years ago to be Eminem's first movie since...